Longmen is extremely quiet today.
Valentine walked down the streets of the slums with a spring in his step. Although the weather is very good tonight, and the moon hangs high in the sky with a silvery light, there are still shadows on the ground. Valentin wrapped his thick black windbreaker and leaned against the wall, hiding his body in the darkness without revealing any trace. It was as if the sound of moving footsteps had been assimilated by the darkness, and the whole person was like a ghost. Usually walking.
He didn't want to make too much noise, because the integration movement had entered Longmen, and the scene in front of him was the best explanation. What does a normal Longmen slum look like? Although Valentin has only lived in this area for two months, he has also seen the four o'clock sun in the slums. The slums of the past were completely different from the downtown areas, and they would not fall asleep even when night fell. Under the night sky, colorful and blurred neon lights fill every corner of this land. Several main roads and intersections have been occupied by speeding gangs. There are drunkards on every street using their authentic Longmen swear words to curse life. Unfortunately, there would occasionally be one or two fights, but they would soon end with harsh words being exchanged and nothing would happen.
Just like the slums that Valentin has seen in movies and TV shows, the Longmen slums in the dark are so energetic, revealing and charming, like a bad girl in hot clothes, unabashedly venting what she has. youth.
But today, this bad girl rarely fell asleep.
Those neon tubes that were supposed to glow and heat in the night sky were now muted and did not emit any light. They just hung there quietly, revealing their dimmed and blackened tubes. There were no pedestrians on the originally lively streets, and those naughty kids who liked racing were nowhere to be seen. The smell of burnt rubber was rare in the air, and even the street lights were dimmed. The drunkard who likes to spit out fragrance has also disappeared, and only a few very distinctive Longmen swear words are still echoing in Valentine's mind.
The whole slum fell silent and fell asleep, except for himself.
"I thought……"
Valentine stood under a broken street lamp and looked around, unzipping his windbreaker to reveal his chin. His ability had expired when he left Qicheng. The motorcycle just now was reserved by Jiao Zhengyu so that he could return to Longmen as soon as possible. Now that he has arrived at Longmen, the motorcycle has also returned to Bu Langya's beside.
In fact, even if Jiao Zhengyu didn't take the initiative to take the motorcycle back, Valentine would still have to let him take the motorcycle away. After all, a motorcycle is not a bicycle. When the accelerator is turned, the roar of the engine can be heard from half the street. If it is so quiet, If you ride a motorcycle in a slum, you may be targeted by the integration movement before you even take a few steps, and it will definitely be a fight to the death.
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This is not the ruins of Qie City. His mission has been completed long ago, and there is no need to attract the attention of the whole city again.
"This ghetto will never be quiet."
Yes, it's too quiet. Not just the usual neon-lit drunken hooligans, he didn't even see anyone from the Integration Movement, and didn't hear a single footsteps, except for the occasional cat meowing, dog barking, and the wind rustling through the leaves. There was no sound, as if this place had become a dead city.
"Even ordinary slums have quiet moments." Jiao Zhengyu snapped his fingers, and the streetlight above Valentine suddenly lit up, becoming the second light source in the darkness.
His mental space once again overlapped with reality, and time stopped at this moment.
“When you see Gantry at four o’clock in the morning, the bad girl from the ghetto is asleep too—even though she’ll wake up again two hours later.”
Jiao Zhengyu smiled. He was very nice and an absolutely warm man.
"At that time, the slums would take off their leather clothes at night, wash off their heavy makeup, put on normal clothes and wake up with her two proud sisters."
"kindness……"
Valentine nodded and imagined the scene.
"Sure enough, everything in the world can be made into a girl, except girls."
"It's a pity that the current slums have been severely beaten by the integration movement..."
Listening to Jiao Zhengyu's increasingly dangerous words, Valentine quickly reached out to stop him.
"stop."
"Rather than hearing this, I still want to know why there is not even a trace of integration movement in the slums."
[A real man must be good at stepping back from the brink. ]
[This is what Mark Twain said. ]
"Because what the integration movement wants is control of Dragon Gate, which is different from when it invaded Chernobog."
Jiao Zhengyu turned around and stretched out his hand towards the slums. Valentin looked in the direction of his outstretched arm and saw tall buildings burning with raging fire in the distance.
"Chernobog became the first victim of the infected people's rebellion against the world - they destroyed the city, along with the natural disasters. And Dragon Gate became their target."
"They want to occupy Longmen and make it their own city for the infected."
"And if you want to truly occupy Longmen..."
"They have to destroy the city's original administrative structure..."
Valentine saw the dragon head sign hanging on the building. Obviously, that was the headquarters of the Longmen Guards Bureau in the upper city, where Shihuaiya worked. Valentine had been there once. At that time, his name was Valena, and Shihuaiya sent her an invitation to join the Guards Bureau, and the Guards Bureau team that set out to eliminate the black dragons was mighty and magnificent...
It's like it just happened yesterday.
But now, the building is in ruins.
"The slums were not their target at all, so they left some people who stayed in the strongholds, and the rest of the integration movement went uptown to cause trouble."
Although Jiao Zhengyu said this and his eyes saw the miserable situation of the Guards Bureau headquarters in the uptown area, Valentine still didn't believe that a group of thugs could break into the center of a big city so cleanly.
Even if this is the case.
"All right."
Valentine spread his hands.
"Then what should I do? Go back to find the trio of Totoro and Rabbit, or go directly to Shangcheng District to fish in the troubled waters? But I think this place is so chaotic that Yihuang and the others should have left..."
"If we go to the uptown area, we might be able to put on a good show of a hero saving a beauty."
Just like countless moments before, Valentine began to daydream again.
"You are indeed quite beautiful. I don't think Officer Chen would object to the word hero." Jiao Zhengyu teased. "It's just that she will most likely ignore you, an idiot who overestimates your capabilities and throw yourself into a trap, and do something more useful - such as saving some people in Longmen."
"After all, you are a magical and constipated medical warlock. You will not die after being beaten, but you can still be alive and running around crying and howling to attract the firepower of the integrated movement. You can just help the Guards Bureau complete some rescue missions. Maybe after the Battle of Longmen, Officer Chen will I will personally come to you and award you a 'Longmen Good Citizen' banner and five hundred Longmen coins."
"Then I will put Chixiao on your neck and ask you to report to the Guards Bureau and send a resignation report to Rhodes Island."
"Grass."
Jiao Zhengyu's series of taunts directly drained Valentin's anger. In the end, he could only hold back this one word to express his dissatisfaction.
"I can already imagine a series of bloody plots between the domineering superintendent and the weak police officer."
[But real men are better at leaping over cliffs and challenging themselves. ]
[This time it was Lu Xun who said it, sponsored by Red Bull. ]
"The premise is that you have to have the luck that you have spent a hundred years to open up Chen's strategy line to achieve this kind of development. Otherwise, it will just become an anti-capitalist drama script about a black-hearted city-state squeezing low-level operator 007."
[But human beings are always so overestimated. ]
[From Zhou Shuren. ]
"I can use Wu Sheng to pry open her heart. Don't you know how I opened Franka's strategy line in the first place?"
"Open your mind·Physics."
Valentine took a swift sword from the Blade Angel and made a stabbing gesture. Although it was dark night and the moonlight was not bright, Jiao Zhengyu could still see the light red light flashing on the slender blade of the swift sword.
Those are the traces left by the blood of the Eternal One. He used his own life to pour out this ultimate blade that will never be broken.
[But in the face of difficulties, human potential is endless. ]
[From Maupassant. ]
"But Chen's draw sword will split you in half the moment you take out the Swift Sword. Her Chi Xiao and skills are not as weak as in the game."
Jiao Zhengyu's words directly extinguished the flame in Valentine's heart who was eager to try.
[In the face of absolute strength, any belief, spirit, luck or technology is nonsense. ]
[Conan Doyle. ]
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Valentine put away the swift sword in his hand and coughed twice.
We've been fooling around for long enough, it's time to get down to business.
"So are Yihuang and the others still at Ye Yan's house?"
Although he just said that he was going to go uptown to cause trouble, it was just a joke. He knew what he should do now. No matter how beautiful or rich Chen Heshi Huaiya is, it's not what he should care about. He doesn't have the strength to care about it. It's better to quickly join Xing Yihuang.
After all, this girl is the person he cares about most.
————————Then he saw the regicide being beaten————————
"Does it hurt?"
Valentin held Xing Yihuang's wrist, raised her right hand and placed it in front of his eyes. Xing Yihuang has beautiful hands. Although there are many calluses on her fingers and palms, the back of her hands is still white and smooth like most girls. But now Valentin could not see the white and smooth skin in his eyes, only the bright red blood flowing out slowly and the wounds embedded in small stones.
He even saw white flesh in the blood.
"Tsk..."
Valentine frowned, and a blue arc flashed from the horns above his head. At the same time, Xing Yihuang's fingers also underwent visible changes. The blood on the skin solidified almost instantly, and the small stones trapped in the wounds were squeezed out by the rapidly growing human tissue. In just a few seconds, the wound on Xing Yihuang's hand disappeared, leaving no scar.
Facts have proved that close combatants like Xing Yihuang still need to wear gloves. Even the most ordinary gloves can at least ensure that her hands will not be in such a miserable condition.
After all, bones are hard but skin is soft.
"It doesn't hurt anymore... right?"
Valentin did not let go of Xing Yihuang's wrist, but raised his head and looked at the girl in front of him with a smile, but the smile quickly disappeared because he saw...
Xing Yihuang lowered his head and responded with a simple "Yeah", his voice was very shallow, like a mosquito buzzing. The handkerchief was tightly held in her left hand, and the knuckles of her thumb and index finger were slowly rubbed together. It seemed that the girl was very nervous. Her body was trembling slightly, and her body temperature was slowly rising.
Valentine could see all this clearly. After the battle not long ago, his Origin Stone skills were patched accordingly, allowing him to use more powerful skills, such as seeing a person's physical condition, heart rate, body temperature, etc. Now in his eyes, Xing Yihuang was like a furnace, her whole body was slowly turning red, and even her voice just now had a hint of warmth.
Valentine suddenly realized something.
The atmosphere between him and Xing Yihuang is extremely delicate now, and it seems that only a small external force can lead to the next step of the plot. What created this ambiguous atmosphere was his unintentional act of concern just now.
Looking back on the past three years, although Valentin and Xing Yihuang have become very close and would not feel awkward even if they were in the same room, there is still a little distance between them. Such gestures of caring for each other Almost nothing. Xing Yihuang would not be injured in daily life, and he would not have time to stay so close for treatment during a battle. And Xing Yihuang's concern for Valentine is even simpler. She will write down whatever Valentine wants, and then complete the task silently. This is the most difficult kind of care for people to discover, and this is why she can't beat Raphael at all.
So what are the most common interactions between two people? It was probably Valentin's joyful act of intentionally seeking death and then being beaten away by Xing Yihuang with minimal force. Although Valentin said something like saying that Xing Yihuang would be admitted to the ICU if he offended him, he did not hesitate at all when doing things. Although Xing Yihuang would beat up this guy every time when Valentin was causing trouble, she would never actually send this "bastard" to the ICU. Many times, her fists could not hurt this thick-skinned guy. guy.
Xing Yihuang doesn't even know what his relationship is with this guy, friend? Or lovers?
Nothing like it.
But just now, the mystery that had troubled her for many years was finally solved.
Valentine showed concern for her very naturally. Whether it was the tone of his words or the expression on his face when he saw the wound, Xing Yihuang understood her position in his heart.
This was probably the first time that Valentin cared about her so "gently", and it was also the first time that she showed shy emotions in front of a man, showing the emotions of a girl of her age.
Xing Yihuang felt that the missing piece in his heart had been filled.
Looking at Xing Yihuang, who was almost steaming in front of him, Valentin felt that if he didn't say something, something pleasant would definitely happen tonight.
"Uh...why didn't you stay at home so late and came out to follow the Kingslayer?"
And the moment he said these words, Jiao Zhengyu, who had been watching the show in his mental space, slapped himself on the forehead.
"Damn it, don't you know what point you are at right now? Just now you just need to become a bit more scumbag, speak more warmly, and act more intimately, and this girl whose emotional experience is as white as paper will be able to do whatever you want. It’s at your mercy!”
"It's absolutely no problem to play tonight... Oh, the current environment in Longmen may affect your life-long events, but I can project the mental space into reality to cover you two and have a proper coming-of-age ceremony!"
“The kind where time doesn’t flow and never needs to be renewed!”
Valentin raised his eyes, imagined the scene, and swallowed.
Then he entered the mental space and put Jiao Zhengyu into silent mode. Looking at the white-haired Feilin who was jumping and screaming but making no sound, Valentin nodded with satisfaction and returned to the real world.
"This is the task Dr. Kelsey gave me. Monitor the movements of the integration movement in the slums. If any cadres of the integration movement are found, report them to her and she will give me further instructions."
Valentine's words made the ambiguous atmosphere surrounding the two disappear without a trace, as if they had encountered the winter wind of Ursus. Xing Yihuang also returned to her normal aloofness, and the girlish shyness on her face disappeared into the night sky along with the ambiguity.
"I spotted the Kingslayer in the evening and started following her."
"Then you've been following me until now?"
Valentin thinks this Kelsey is going too far.
From evening until midnight, five or six hours...
Stop talking, I need a raise.
"right."
Xing Yihuang nodded slightly, pressed the switch on the earphones and reported to Kelsey.
"The Regicide discovered me and fought with me. I lost track of me, next to the second stronghold of the Integration Movement in the West of the Slums. During the tracking process, the Regicide stayed in each of the three strongholds of the Integration Movement for 10 minutes. , 23 minutes, 7 minutes, it is currently unclear what its purpose is. In addition, no troop movements were found in the integrated movement."
"understood."
Soon, Kelsey's cold voice came from the other end of the earphone, as if the Queen of Rhode Island didn't need sleep.
"In addition, operator Valentine has returned to Longmen and has joined me."
Xing Yihuang glanced at the little dragon man in front of him and said something else.
"Stand by."
Kelsey said two words briefly and disconnected the communication.
As if a heavy burden had been lifted, Xing Yihuang exhaled and nodded to Valentine.
"Let's go back."
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Under the bright moonlight, Valentine and Xing Yihuang walked side by side, as quiet as this night. They didn't speak, and the atmosphere between the two seemed extremely harmonious - that was just a look.
Only they themselves know how awkward it is between the two of them now. Although the relationship between them instantly heated up because of Valentine's unintentional care, the temperature quickly dropped when he changed the subject. The temperature has not risen now, but embarrassment has replaced the ambiguity that filled the silence between the two.
Xing Yihuang was still thinking about what happened when Valentin held her hand and asked "Does it hurt?" Although she didn't show it on her face, her heart was already bursting with excitement. Valentine's eyes were wandering, and he was pretending to be confused and eager to act as a virgin with zero love experience.
It's just that the deer that has been beating was put into a cage by him, and he could never jump out.
Valentine has never been in love, but he has read many romance novels and TV series, and he knows what to do in this awkward atmosphere. Not to mention those flirty things that make ambiguity return like lightning, such as holding hands, telling the truth, etc. Casual chatting can still dispel some embarrassment, but he doesn't dare to do that.
He understood who he was, and there was no other possibility for chatting in this situation except driving the car into a ditch. It would be okay if Xing Yihuang took the initiative to speak, but he also understood what kind of character this sister was. Do you want her to initiate a conversation? Unless this sister is already drunk, like she was on the roof that day.
What about those ambiguous actions?
Two shy people who love each other walking side by side seem to have no other possibility but silence.
Fortunately, this journey is not long and it is almost over.
Although he thought so in his heart, Valentine still felt a little tortured. He withdrew his gaze from the distant building, and casually turned his head to look around. Then his eyes were attracted by something, and even his steps slowed down a bit.
It was just now that he discovered that Xing Yihuang was wearing tights.
Is Xing Yihuang in good shape? OK, of course. But if you want to ask what is good about her, Valentine can probably only say that she has a slender figure and her arms are full of feminine strength and beauty, because he has never really seen Xing Yihuang's figure.
In fact, he had seen it, that day when Xing Yihuang was drunk, but he was also dizzy at that time. When he undressed the sister, he also had a look-at-nothing mentality. When he woke up the next day, I forgot everything I came here. I only remember that I almost didn't pick her up when I carried her back to the room. It was of no use except that Xing Yihuang was heavier.
But now, Valentine had a panoramic view of the curves on Xing Yihuang's body, without missing a single bit.
The tight calves, soft and swaying slightly with the steps, although not as plump as Raphael, can still make Valentine give a thumbs up. Her waist was very thin, forming a perfect S-shaped arc from top to bottom, which reminded him of the model pictures he had seen online. It's just that Xing Yihuang is not as thin as those models. Her figure is absolutely healthy. She is fat where she should be fat, thin where she should be thin, and has muscles where she should have muscles. Valentine could also see the lines highlighted by the fabric wrapping her arms. They were not straight lines like most girls, without any muscles. Of course, it's not as scary as the curves of a muscular man's arms, it's still within the range of a normal girl.
This is exactly what Valentin likes about her, from top to bottom, perfect.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Xing Yihuang noticed something strange about Valentine, stopped and turned around to look at the little dragon man behind him with a questioning look on his face. And at the moment she turned around, Valentin noticed another part of Xing Yihuang's body.
In the past, Valentin thought that this sister was not that big, but Xing Yihuang, who changed into a cheongsam at the Peninsula Hotel that day, made him understand his mistake. Now he realized his mistake again and repeated it in his heart. idea.
From top to bottom, ultimate perfection.
Perfect.
"It's nothing, I just found something wrong with your clothes..."
Valentine covered his mouth with his hand and blocked his nose with the knuckles of his index fingers to prevent bleeding.
"Is this a compression garment?"
Xing Yihuang lowered his head and looked at his clothes. She still hadn't realized the true fact that Valentine was going to be so weird.
"Tracking targets is troublesome. Compression clothing is the best choice of clothing. It will not get in the way like normal clothes. It is also breathable and sweat-absorbent, and is very comfortable to wear."
Isn't this just like running naked...
But what Xing Yihuang said is also true. Wearing a coat during battle will not make you look good, it will only make you helpless and embarrassed when the enemy attacks.
As an otaku who had never exercised much in his previous life, he naturally had no understanding of this type of sports-specific clothing.
"Okay, let's go."
After confirming that he didn't have a nosebleed, Valentin quickly followed Xing Yihuang despite Xing Yihuang's strange eyes, and gave her an awkward and polite smile.
The road is still long, but the night is no longer lonely.
