The golden light stayed in the sky, and below was a vast ocean.
He watched the giant sea monster sink to the bottom of the sea with his own eyes. After being attacked by the defenders' power, he was seriously injured even if he did not die. The recovery time would be calculated in years, and maybe it would not fully recover in a hundred years.
Compared with the sea monsters that climbed ashore, Zhou Jinru vaguely felt that this guy had a lot of background. He could even talk to himself. Could he be an alien god from the deep sea?
He couldn't control that much, the accumulated defender energy was almost exhausted, and he had to return to land quickly.
Both feet stepped on the solid ground, and when the state was released, a sense of powerlessness came over him. Zhou Jinru suddenly lost his balance and half-knelt on the ground.
I didn’t expect that after so long, I still hadn’t fully recovered.
In Kelsey's words, the bucket had several holes, which were repaired and no longer leaked, but now it started leaking in several places.
…
"This is Hai Hei, a living Hai Hei. He is very different from the ones we captured before. It is also an important reason for the serious losses of the fleet."
Several Agor researchers stared at the monster in the special cage, their eyes shining.
"Originally, we were supposed to be unable to catch it, but an accident happened."
The researcher responsible for the introduction pushed the eyes on the bridge of the nose.
Someone asked: "What happened?"
"It's not clear, but we compared the previous Hai Hei language catalogs and came to a surprising conclusion. You may not believe it, but this is the fact. Hai He said that their very important god was severely damaged. He is a Humans do it.”
"A human?"
"How can it be?!"
"Perhaps, this is our opportunity. With this special heir, we can launch the deep-sea hunter plan..."
…
"so boring."
Beside the coastal lighthouse of Salt Wind City, a little girl of only six or seven years old was sitting, holding her head with her hands and looking at the sea level from time to time.
Her master said to climb up to the lighthouse as soon as the water rose to the steps.
The water did rise a little just now, but it quickly receded and never rose again.
The gray sky gradually became brighter. Gradually, the light emitted by the lighthouse was not as bright as natural light.
The little girl yawned, took a twisted glance, and suddenly found two people approaching from a distance, and one of them turned out to be her master!
"What is Master doing?"
I saw the stern-looking woman holding a strange man with a mask on his face.
"Master!"
The little girl yelled, but her voice was blown away by the sea breeze.
Not far away, the man looked up and whispered: "Is that your apprentice?"
"Not really, just a homeless little girl. I picked it up from Rock Bay Town. There is a lighthouse there, but there is no keeper for a long time."
"There are a lot of homeless kids in this land."
"Are you here to make a fuss?"
Zhou Jinru smiled bitterly and said, "No, thank you, otherwise I really don't know how to walk back."
The woman didn't speak until she approached the lighthouse, and then she whispered: "Is that you just now?"
"Which one do you mean?"
"Defender, why don't I feel your Defender energy fluctuations, and the agreement doesn't take effect?"
Zhou Jinru was stunned, and a strange idea popped into his mind. He didn't expect that the unknown woman guarding the lighthouse was actually a defender? !
He tried his best to injure the foreign god, but the defender's energy was not sensed. Could it be because the serial number was earlier?
Seeing that Zhou Jinru refused to speak, the woman did not ask further questions. She just said: "Your identity has been exposed. Not to mention the Inquisition, even the Agor people will come to your door."
"I'll be out of here soon."
"How fast?"
Zhou Jinru looked at the woman: "You really want me to leave as soon as possible?"
"If you don't leave, I might be exposed too."
"I will leave, just for a day or two. I have stayed in Yanfeng City for too long. It's time to go out for a walk."
The little girl looked at the two of them eagerly, not understanding what was being said.
Zhou Jinru held on to the wall and tried to stand upright: "Why do we defenders hide our identities?"
"Because of this deep sea. We are too powerful and people are afraid of our power. As long as the deep sea gives them a little benefit, some people will turn to the embrace of the deep sea. In Zhang Taiyue's words, it is that simple to prevent the deep sea from playing the defender card. .”
"How did he do it?"
"Just make people fear the concept of defenders. Since they are afraid of us, they will also be afraid of the deep sea. As for how to do it, I won't tell you until you tell me your serial number."
Zhou Jinru was silent for a few seconds, and finally asked: "What is your serial number?"
"No. 021."
No. 021 can confess, but he cannot.
The woman was a little disappointed.
"Then, goodbye, No. 021."
"goodbye."
Zhou Jinru left alone.
He returned to the rental place, poured himself a glass of water, then took out a suitcase that had not been used for several years from under the bed and started packing.
In fact, there was nothing to take with me, just a few changes of clothes, some personal items, and finally the money I had saved.
Standing in front of the mirror, he reached out and slowly unbuckled the mask. His face was in pain, and a drop of blood flowed out from the gap and fell into the pool.
He took off the mask with difficulty, and the face that appeared in the mirror was ugly, ugly, and disgusting.
Such is the cost of forcibly using Defender energy.
Zhou Jinru opened his mouth but said nothing.
He didn't regret it, he just felt confused.
The mask on hand is already somewhat worn, and I don’t know how Talaat has been doing in the past few years.
After skillfully completing the cleaning work and putting the mask back on, Zhou Jinru sat at his desk, wrote a letter of resignation, and asked the courier at the door to send it to the big library.
You cannot resign in person. Firstly, you may run into someone who is looking for you. Secondly, the curator will definitely try to retain you. After all, resigning suddenly is not a normal resignation process.
But he had to go.
Zhou Jinru carried his suitcase, walked under the stars, and left alone, leaving the city where he had lived for six years.
After dark, Yanfeng City is still very lively. Musical instruments with ethnic characteristics are played. Tired people raise their wine glasses and sing to their heart's content. The salty sea breeze spreads enthusiasm to everyone.
The young girl took her companion's arm and danced happily, her plaid skirt fluttering gently, like a blooming flower.
"Sir, would you like a drink? The first drink is free!"
The enthusiastic girl grabbed Zhou Jinru's arm and invited him to have a drink.
"No, I don't drink, thank you."
"Well, I wish you a faster life today!"
The girl didn't care and turned around to look for the next customer.
Zhou Jinru left the crowd, carrying the noisy prosperity on his shoulders, and walked into the deep night.
