The spacious hall was paved with milky white marble. In the center was a nine- to ten-meter-tall stone statue of a goddess, with a glass wine glass fixed in her right hand.
There is also glass under your feet, and through the transparent glass you can see the slowly flowing river below.
...an underground river?
The air conditioning here seems to be very low, and the chill seeps in through your skin. You walk forward slowly, scanning the surrounding environment.
Amuro Toru behind you also followed you and walked to your side again. The blond young man still had a slight smile on his face, and you couldn't tell what he was thinking at the moment.
There are other people walking underground, and their steps are very slow. You can't help but follow their pace and slow down your own steps.
"Welcome, Ms. Chaoyang." The elderly man in a white hood walked over with a cane, supported by the people around him.
"?" You know my name? I guess I got it from the information I got when I registered at the front desk.
The corners of your mouth curled up slightly, revealing a polite arc: "Hello."
"Another Wine Spirit Festival is here... I'm glad Miss Chaoyang is willing to go here to continue her life." The hooded old man spoke slowly, pausing from time to time to adjust his breathing. "This is a great contribution, and we will remember you forever."
“?” What?
You didn't understand what he meant, but you could guess that the organization had already taken care of the intermediate steps. So you nodded in agreement without saying anything more.
However, Amuro Toru beside him seemed to move slightly.
Follow the hooded old man to the goddess statue. Looking up at the statue from here, you can feel her greatness. Looking at her stone face from below, the exquisite carving technique shows her tenderness and sadness.
Surrounded by the milky white marble and the river at your feet, a unique atmosphere is created.
You secretly turn your gaze to the hooded old man, carefully observing his face and comparing it with the information you have searched in your mind.
...Is this guy the target of the mission?
The blond young man stood beside you with his hands in his pockets, without making any other moves. As a non-executive, you didn't know what they meant, so you couldn't act rashly.
There was a strip of light yellow glass right in front of my feet, different from the transparent colors around it, and it was shining with waves of light. The hooded old man made a gesture of invitation: "Please go this way, Miss Chaoyang."
"..." You quickly scan the people around you. Their movements are still slow, and their gazes move towards you slowly like ants crawling.
...makes one feel sick.
Turning your gaze back to the front, you will see a light yellow road leading to the bottom of the tall goddess statue.
"I'm with you, miss." Amuro Toru slightly raised the corners of his lips, he said with a smile, and walked to your side, "...Don't be afraid." He whispered.
“……”This is the second time he said this——So what should we do?
If I tell you, you certainly won't be afraid.
Most people are simply afraid of the unknown.
Look ahead and walk along the road, paying close attention to the changes ahead and around you.
Compared to your cautiousness, Amuro Toru seems more relaxed, but from a close distance you can still notice his tense arm muscles and fluttering blue eyes.
The road is not wide, so you have to walk in a straight line. It is very open and there is almost no shelter.
If someone were to aim at you from a high altitude and shoot at you, I believe they would almost certainly be able to hit you with one shot.
An unknown dark wind slightly lifted the hem of your long skirt and brushed across your calves. The long skirt made you feel even more uncomfortable - as expected, women's clothing still made you very uncomfortable.
So how did Kidd adapt and interpret it perfectly!
...It seems that I haven't worked hard enough (?)
Your mind is full of thoughts and you feel much more relaxed. Your sweaty palms finally calm down a bit, and you let your hands hang down naturally - there is a hole through the layers of your long skirt where you can reach your hands in, and inside is a small equipment bag (your weapon).
When we started walking, everything was very quiet. Then, I don't know who started it, but low singing started from one person to many, and the environment was filled with an echoing, meaningless chant.
...So it's really creepy. This atmosphere.
But everything went smoothly along the way.
It's just that the singing all around distracts me.
Enduring the increasingly loud singing around you, you have now slowly walked to the base of the goddess statue.
Amid the chanting, the sharp sound of breaking through the air seems low-key, but trained people like you can still capture it sensitively!
"call out--!"
The blond young man pushed you hard, and you both dodged to the sides. The bullets whizzed into your original positions, breaking through the glass and splashing sparkling glass shards!
It really is true!
Without hesitation, he pulled out the hidden Glock, and at the same time glanced at the tall statue of the goddess - he could use it as a temporary cover.
"Bourbon!" You shouted, pointing to the goddess statue beside you to signal them to move closer to the shelter.
Something strange happened, but the singing around you still showed no signs of weakening. Judging from the direction of the bullet just now, it was most likely a murderous attack from above. Amuro Toru raised his wrist and swept upwards, then moved towards you.
You also raised your gun and focused your attention diagonally upward, but when you moved to the side, the glass under your feet suddenly shattered!
“!!” How is it possible——!!
The large area of shattered glass was like a shallow layer of ice, with no bearing capacity at all, and the shattered glass was not threatening to scratch the skin at all, but——
As soon as you fall into the water, you will immediately feel the suction from below, like a whirlpool that prevents you from getting ashore or swimming away!
As you struggled upwards, you saw Amuro Toru's slightly surprised expression. He seemed to want to come forward and pull you up, but the stable position was too far away from you. If he wanted to pull you up, he would have to reach the dangerous thin layer of glass -
You are struggling in the water, while your opponent is hesitating - whether to risk his life to save a person from the enemy camp, even though that guy is a semi-innocent little white rabbit.
——Maybe this doesn't need to be thought about. He quickly calmed down.
He has witnessed too many deaths, strangers, enemies, partners, friends, and even...his best friend and childhood friend who had agreed to witness the future together.
He shoulders something more important. The heavy responsibility and the unconscious trust of his beloved country and people make him sober at all times and know that he cannot fall down, cannot be soft-hearted, and cannot turn back.
"..." Amuro Toru lowered his eyes and slowly withdrew his hand, which was not able to reach the other person. His eyes met yours, and his purple-gray eyes were without the slightest wave.
“……!”
The suction that couldn't be shaken off no matter what, the gradually disappearing strength, and the cold liquid that poured into my chest...
Are you going to die? Go back again?
I don’t know where I will go back to this time… and what I will forget…
I was thinking vaguely, and the chanting around me became distant.
Suddenly, I heard a loud splash of someone falling into the water!
You try hard to open your eyes again in surprise, and that person's strong hand grabs your arm and pulls you out of the clutches of death!
You finally breathed in the fresh air and gasped for breath. Even with your blurred vision, you could still clearly see the pair of dark red eyes in front of you.
Shark Fang holds your hand tightly: "Ajie will definitely protect sister." He whispered.
The author has something to say:
I think I should be able to finish writing the next door Qingchuan Chen's article in June, and then write about Jiang Lai, and it will probably be finished in July and August. In this way, August should be the advance collection of that Gin son (thinking)
I can't wait to persecute the office animal Jiang Lai again! Hahaha~
Of course, plans cannot keep up with changes, so we should leave it as it is for now (thinking)
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