It's night, starless and moonless.
"Magic can also produce haze. It's really surprising."
After handing over matters related to the New York Tower project two days later, Zhou Li and Eluma left the meeting room. He refused Roja's offer and wandered the streets of Jordan with Eluma in the name of wanting to have some fun.
"There's no way. After all, the principle is the same as what you said, it's all about boiling water."
Eluma on the side used her khaki boots to gently create a ripple on the water, then carefully stepped on the edge of the road, repeating this silly action.
"Yeah, it's all about boiling water."
Zhou Li felt the oncoming cold wind and the not-so-fresh air, and said softly: "If people in this world got rid of boiling water, maybe you and I wouldn't have to be here."
"Hmm~"
Eluma put her hands behind her back and sniffed Zhou Li's scent with her small nose. She raised her head and said in a soft voice, "Zhou Li, take a rest."
"I do think so."
Zhou Li knew that Eluma noticed his fatigue, but he did not defend himself or show off. He just held Eluma's right hand, felt the warmth in the palm of his hand, and said calmly: "I don't want to regret that one day in the future I will regret taking a rest."
"I don't want to lose anyone anymore."
He looked at Eluma, and the girl in front of him replaced the moonlight in the sky in his eyes, so gentle and intoxicating. To this day, Zhou Li is constantly recalling his previous life, looking for clues that may be useful to him. But the only thing he didn't want to remember was that day, the day that made him start over.
Zhou Li didn't want to see Eluma fall in front of him anymore.
It was obvious that the day he was reborn was very important to him. There were countless clues hidden in that moment, but he still did not choose to recall the events of that day. Because no matter what, he couldn't avoid the scene of Eluma disappearing in front of him.
It was Eluma's death that allowed him in the previous life to break through the spiritual imprisonment set by the gods, and it also made Zhou Li choose to fight against the gods at all costs in this life.
But the price was too high, and Zhou Li did not dare to experience it again.
"Zhou Li, I'm scared."
What Zhou Li didn't expect was that this time, Eluma did not silently support her as usual. He was a little shocked and stopped.
"You are afraid of losing, and so am I."
Eluma approached Zhou Li, and her unique fragrance came to face her. She stared at Zhou Li, her blue eyes embracing all things like a deep ocean.
"I'm scared of losing you."
Her red lips parted slightly, and Eluma's voice was slightly trembling. For her, there was only a period of time that she didn't want to recall.
Those were the days before I met Zhou Li.
"You have no way to fight against your destined death, right?"
After hearing Eluma's words, Zhou Li was stunned. He first felt an emotion of joy or sadness, and then he felt relieved.
"Too."
Zhou Li chuckled helplessly and sighed: "You can smell emotions."
"No, it's not."
Eluma clenched the corners of her skirt tightly, with tears in her eyes, she gritted her silver teeth and said to Zhou Li, "I didn't smell your emotions."
"You can hide it from anyone, you can use any words to get others past you, and you can put on a show that convinces everyone."
Eluma took a step forward, stood on tiptoes, grabbed Zhou Li's collar with both hands, and forced Zhou Li to look into her eyes.
Gu Jian
"But why have you been avoiding my sight from beginning to end?"
Zhou Li stared blankly at Eluma, who was biting her red lips and with tears in her eyes. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
During the entire meeting just now, Zhou Li avoided Eluma's sight from beginning to end. Maybe it's subconscious, or maybe he just doesn't dare to look. Because what he was facing was a huge gamble, a gamble that he didn't even have much confidence in.
"I won't stop you."
Loosening Zhou Li's collar, Eluma turned her face sideways and slowly placed her ear on Zhou Li's chest. She is a reserved girl who rarely expresses her emotions like this.
"I really have no way to fight against my destined death."
After a long time, Zhou Li finally spoke, "Death by destiny is a law, a law of rules. Even I have no way to resist it."
Feeling the arms hugging him harder, Zhou Li put his chin on Eluma's forehead. He stretched out his hand, took Ai Luma into his arms, and said softly:
"So, I'm ready to gamble with fate."
"Let's see who kills me first, or whether I destroy Him first."
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On the second day, Zhou Li met with twelve followers of the God of Chaos in the conference room.
"no…"
Looking at the twelve clergymen in ragged clothes and gray faces in front of him, Zhou Li was a little confused, "Did you suffer some injustice? Or were you robbed?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Zhou Li, we are not poor."
One of the men with a big beard touched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Today is our worship day, but there was a little accident during the worship process."
"ah?"
Roja on the side opened his mouth and asked confusedly: "What is the process of your worship...?"
"Put dynamite and fireworks around us and light them."
The bearded man burped a gunpowder-smelling burp and said to the two of them: "Actually, we are usually very measured. Believers of the God of Chaos have explosion protection, and we usually wouldn't do this to ourselves. Mainly this morning. The believer responsible for guarding the explosives took a nap, and the explosives were deployed a little more than usual."
"How much more?"
At this time, Noxa, who was passing by, stretched his head out of curiosity and asked.
"Haha, about four times."
A bald man smiled heartily, and then was slapped to the ground by the bearded man.
"You're just laughing. I brought Gobulun over and they all know that a bowl can't hold six pounds of gunpowder, but you still have the nerve to laugh."
After giving the bald man a lesson angrily, the bearded man looked at Zhou Li and asked doubtfully: "Speaking of which, do you need anything from us, Lord Brave? Can we help you?"
"Well, you can help, and it's a big help."
Zhou Li took a look at these twelve men who were gray-headed but radiant. Zhou Li looked back at the New York Tower behind him, and then asked the bearded man: "Let me ask you first, if your church wants to summon the lava beast, how many sacrifices will it need?"
Looking at the bearded man whose expression changed drastically, Zhou Li smiled kindly, put his arm around his shoulders, and held firm.
"Don't worry, I'll just ask."
"I am a brave man, can I still harm you?"
