Lying on the passenger seat, Red Spider leaned heavily against the leather seat, covering his wound and grimacing.
Although this was just a tentative attack, it still broke Red Spider's defense to a certain extent.
Bai Ling held the steering wheel tightly and said without turning his head: "If I had known, I wouldn't have been so surprised just now!"
Now he really couldn't believe it.
Hermes had just discussed this with him not long ago, but how come after he went to find Kaguya, the other party sent people to chase him? Thinking of this, Bering glanced at the bullet hole on Starscream's shoulder.
Although he did not have much knowledge about hot weapons, he could at least recognize that the white marks that seemed to be burning around him were definitely something that could tear the soul apart.
You know, not long ago he shot the witch hard with a similar pistol.
So the witch has no objection to this at the moment.
She just bit her nails and muttered to herself: "Could it be that He has already started the reckoning?!"
The first target of this reckoning is her "Witch" Chris Charaktu!
Thinking of this, the witch couldn't help but felt confused, and even the wind used to block her vision began to float, as if some faint fireworks arrived in the cold night.
Looking at the witch who was already finding it difficult to control herself, Bai Ling said nothing but stepped hard on the brakes.
Obviously, even with certain tricks, the witch still has to obey the laws of physics.
Under the influence of inertia, she leaned forward slightly, and because of her light weight, she fell directly into Red Spider's arms.
“Oh my god!”
Starscream hugged his "colleague" and "archenemy" tightly: "Are you scared already? Is that Hermes so scary?!"
Before the two of them finished speaking, Bai Ling opened the car door and said, "Get out!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Red Spider hugged the witch, kicked open the car door, and jumped out of the car!
The moment the three people jumped out of the car, the car burst out with tremendous heat, making the three people beside the car feel like they were in the scorching heat of the earth's crust! "What the hell, what kind of special bomb is this?! Can a human really create such a powerful precision explosion?!" Red Spider held Bering in one hand and the witch in the other, and the spider legs behind him spun at a speed that could be called teleportation, leaving deep marks on the ground one after another.
If she hadn't been quick-witted and dragged the three people away from the center of the explosion before the bomb exploded, I'm afraid Bai Ling would have been blown into pieces!
This bomb is very strange. Obviously, the larger the equivalent, the wider the impact range should be. However, I don't know what method the person who made it used. It's like all the power is concentrated in a small space. Outside the space, you can only feel the breeze on your face. However, in that confined area...
That is terrifying energy like the movement of the earth's crust!
The witch who was held in the arms of Red Spider struggled and said: "Hermes is an expert in alchemy... This thing may be mixed with some laws of the 'soul'! It is possible that everything you just felt was an illusion, but even so, you can't gamble!"
"Even if it's just an illusion, if it acts directly on you, then the law of the soul can affect your mind, and then directly cause a devastating blow to your soul!" The witch said with difficulty, "In the past, He used this method to paralyze everyone, and then directly killed all the guys who didn't follow His opinions! In other words, He is a person who can take advantage of your thinking inertia! He is very experienced in perceiving people's hearts!"
Bering, who was dragged on the ground by Red Spider, crossed his arms and said, "It seems that Hermes is really a radical and sinister guy."
Seeing Bering being dragged by the collar and sliding on the ground, Starscream was almost mad: "What are you doing now?! Why don't you use your prophetic ability?! Oh my god, again?!"
Just as Red Spider was speaking, another miniature shell flew towards Bering.
Looking at the hot weapon passing in front of him, Red Spider originally wanted to kick it away, but soon his whole body tensed up and he jumped high again!
This time, her speed was even faster than before, and she even faintly touched Qi Guang's edge! You know, this is almost an extraordinary performance for Red Spider's current core! Not long after, the original shell landed at Red Spider's previous position.
And it only took less than a second.
With a loud "bang", a bottomless pit was blown out in the middle of the asphalt road. The bus stop next to it was blown into the sky by the strong wind and smashed heavily on the wall of an office building while spinning!
A middle-aged man, holding a coffee cup in his hand, stared blankly at the bus stop sign that was slanted next to his boss's door.
With a "splash", the coffee completely ruined the guy's pants in his trembling hands.
"What...thing?" he muttered to himself.
Not long after that, he saw a little girl holding a woman who looked like a paper man in one hand, and dragging a pale-faced adult man with the other hand, jumping from the ground to the edge of the window sill of the office building in two steps.
Then he saw the rather petite little girl in front of him, who had hooked her toes on the windowsill and was hanging upside down beside the window while carrying two people on her shoulders, like an upside-down cross!
“What is this…?”
In the man's confusion.
The man in the black windbreaker and red scarf who was suspended in the air smiled at him and said, "Sorry to bother you. Please continue with your work."
"We'll be done here soon," said the red scarf, crossing her arms, "please don't mind it."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded blankly: "Oh, it's okay, you have worked hard..."
Amidst the inexplicable greetings, the Red Scarf, that is, Bai Ling, looked at the large army in full military formation in the distance and said, "This is really scary. It seems that Hermes had already predicted that we would appear in this place."
Red Spider hid in the narrow shadow, hanging Bering and the witch upside down like two potted plants: "So, what do you think?"
idea?
Bai Ling, who looked like a human potted plant, groaned, "To be honest, I originally thought that Kaguya might have betrayed us. But then I thought about it and felt that this possibility was not very high. I really can't think of any bargaining chips that Hermes has that can make Kaguya believe that He can help her get revenge."
Moreover, Bai Ling didn't think that someone like Luqi would allow Kaguya and Hermes to make a deal.
As a secret agent planted by Bai Ling next to Kaguya, as long as the news of Bai Ling's death did not come, Lu Qi would continue to keep a close eye on Kaguya. Not to mention, Nightingale was also guarding Kaguya at the moment. If Kaguya really made any unusual moves, it would be impossible for Bai Ling not to receive the news in advance.
But the car was indeed planted with a bomb after he went to the abandoned factory.
"But there is one thing that is very strange," Bering stroked his chin, "Hermes should know that bombs are meaningless to me."
How could a bomb explode just when you are about to go back?
Whether Hermes was trying to find out his hiding place or was planning to kill him, it was impossible for him to detonate the bomb while Bering's prophetic ability was still effective. Unless He wanted Bering to notice it in advance and get off the car.
After all, using a bomb to kill a prophet...
Is this a bit fanciful? But the current offensive is real, and the "soul" law attached to the bomb is also real.
Bering thought for a long time and felt that apart from Hermes, there were probably not many people who could do this.
Just as he was thinking.
Starscream suddenly jumped down from the windowsill, turned 720 degrees in the air and landed steadily, while firmly grabbing the other two guys.
Grabbing the witch by the collar, Starscream cursed: "Forget about this guy, but why do you want me to catch him like a chicken?!"
Bai Ling glanced at the witch who had completely lost her mind and was startled: "No, she is not afraid..."
"It was some special spiritual method that affected her soul!" Bai Ling said, and at the same time seemed to remember something, "I understand, the witch was born from Hermes!"
While on the bus, Bering once heard the witch say in person that someone had infected the witch with "fear", which made her the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
At that time, Bai Ling had some guesses that perhaps the reason for the witch's birth was not a natural formation like other alien species.
And now, Bai Ling suddenly had an idea.
As an expert in souls, no one understands the nature of fear better than Hermes. No one knows better than Him how to pinch aliens! In other words, perhaps the birth of the witch was orchestrated by Hermes!
Similar to the Pale Lady! 'No, there is a difference,' Bering denied again, 'The Pale Lady originated from the artificial man Frankenstein, while the witch originated from the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Frankenstein has artificial properties, similar to the Philosopher's Stone. The witch is obviously different from both of them.'
Perhaps it was some more immature method. After all, compared to the Philosopher's Stone, the birth of the witch was obviously earlier. And if you look closely, the witch is almost the same as a human, and there is no sense of machinery.
Perhaps the witch was an experiment, the first example of a species that Hermes was going to create by hand? Thinking of this, Bering couldn't help but frown.
Originally, he thought it was crazy that the Hermetic Sect would pinch alien species with their bare hands. Now it seems that this is entirely because their leader is a complete lunatic.
How could someone create a monster for himself, and then be betrayed by it in the end? Even though the witch said that she just stood by and watched when she was on the peninsula, Bai Ling didn't believe that she didn't take advantage of the situation.
If she hadn't done something, there was no need for her to be so afraid of Hermes! Being dragged along the ground by Red Spider, Bering thought for a moment and said to Red Spider, "Try to take the main road."
"I need a more stable environment," he said.
What the hell?! Starscream was stunned.
But soon, she dodged another accurate barrage of bullets and nimbly jumped into the traffic next to her: "You said it! If someone dies, you can't blame me!"
As she spoke, she stepped on the roofs of other people's cars and used her sharp spider legs to directly penetrate the body of the car, using it as leverage to allow her to sprint forward high!
Not long after, several exquisite small grenades fell in front of some vehicles.
A few seconds later.
With a loud bang, there was another fierce storm, followed by several private cars being blown up into the sky, with parts scattered all over the ground! Amid the roar of machinery and the blast of shells, Bai Ling was dragged upside down, and at the same time, Luo Hongzhe's cell phone was taken out.
Then he dialed a phone number accurately.
That was a call from Hermes. Although there was no record on Luo Hongzhe's phone, Bering had written it down in advance.
After a brief busy tone, the call was connected soon.
"I knew it was you," Hermes' voice was still unrecognizable as male or female. "It seems that I did call you in the future? Otherwise, you wouldn't have known this number - you couldn't have used enumeration, right?"
This teasing, as if from an old friend, did not make Bai Ling relax. He just crossed his legs to prevent his boot from being scratched by the ground. "Is this your gift to me? A precise and intensive attack?"
Looking at the shadows covering the sky in the distance, Bai Ling ignored Red Spider's screams and continued to speak on the phone: "You even drove armored vehicles and helicopters into this city. Are you planning to completely expose my position and then tell Omniscient about everything?"
Listening to Bai Ling's voice, there was a low laugh on the other end of the phone: "Relax, this is just a friendly reminder."
friendly?
Looking at Red Spider's hasty escape, Bering did not think this was friendly.
Meanwhile, Hermes said briskly, "Of course, you may not understand. This is normal - after all, anyone would feel uncomfortable in such a situation. But believe me, this is really just my kindness."
Amid the rumbling sound, Hermes' voice sounded as mechanical as a telegraph: "After all, if I wanted to, I would have sent this city and you into the sky long ago."
"And after all, isn't this all in the future?" Hermes said with a smile, "Since it is in the future, it will naturally not happen when we return to reality. When Chris appeared beside you, I only sent a chariot from the future. Can it be considered friendly?"
In silence, Bai Ling sneered: "So, because this is in the future, you want to crush me?"
"No, no, of course not," Hermes said, "After all, I just want to see you."
Amid the rumbling sound of the armored vehicles, Hermes' voice seemed to come closer from afar: "I have been waiting for you for too long. I miss you so much that I am a little bit out of line. I think it is understandable, right?"
As he said this, the setting sun turned blood red, illuminating half the sky.
The helicopter was hanging high in the sky, and soon a figure fell rapidly from the sky.
And Red Spider also stopped at the right time.
"You can't run away," she said. "There's a dragnet around us. If you charge in, I can't guarantee your safety."
The words fell.
Bai Ling just nodded slightly: "Then don't run away."
"Anyway, the real owner is here too."
The words fell.
With a loud "bang", a black figure fell heavily on the armored vehicle in front of Bai Ling and others.
As if to relieve the huge pressure after landing, the man stretched his body and moved his bones back to the correct position little by little: "I am old. I can no longer feel as relaxed as when I fell from the stratosphere to the Pacific Ocean when I was young."
Rubbing his neck, the figure looked at Bai Ling in front of him.
He stepped off the armored vehicle in a few steps and gave Bai Ling a kind smile: "You must be the prophet. I have been waiting for you for too long."
Looking at Hermes in front of him, Bering said calmly: "I didn't expect your body to be like this."
Hearing this, Hermes also looked down at himself: "Really? I think it's pretty good."
Hermes stroked his arm with a smile on his face. "Especially with my current appearance, when I take the bus, there are often kind young people who help me sit down. And they like to call me grandpa, which makes me very happy. After all, I really want to have more grandchildren."
Hermes, who looked as old as a dead tree, said nonchalantly, "So I often pretend to get off at the same stop as them and then follow them. Those strong young people certainly don't think an old man like me is a threat. Occasionally, there will be a few kind-hearted people who chat with me. It's quite interesting."
"But I still like younger children. You know, compared to adults, children's souls are purer. How should I put it? They are like crucian carp soup, which tastes delicious and is beautifully white. Adults are like hot and sour soup, which is too thick and colorful and sometimes feels a bit choking. Of course, different emotions will have different taste experiences. For example, fear. I like scared souls very much, especially when they are begging for mercy. They are like seafood with blanched sauce."
Hermes smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on his face. "It's delicious. I'm very satisfied."
really.
Bai Ling sighed: "You are just like what Miss Chris said, a paranoid, crazy, and lowly scum."
"Maybe," Hermes said noncommittally, "If you've lived for many years like me, then your taste will definitely be lighter. When you were young, you had more fun. Now that you're older and more sentimental, you naturally prefer children."
When he said this, he still had the kindness that is unique to an elderly man.
However, beneath this kindness was something Bailing had never seen before... pure darkness and madness.
Although Starscream's inner world is crazy enough, it is still inferior to Hermes.
This is not because Red Spider is kinder, but because of the difference in time.
During these long years, Hermes was like a glutton who had completely lost his sense of taste. When a person who is keen on the taste buds has tasted most of the conventional food, what will he do next? Bering felt that there was no need to think about it further.
That must be so weird and strange that ordinary people can hardly imagine.
And that is what Hermes is.
Especially when wearing Kaguya's jade pendant.
This jade pendant can see the soul of a person after death, and it is considered a rare treasure of Kaguya.
When wearing it and looking at the people around him, Bering could see that Red Spider and the Witch were surrounded by black smoke, and it could be seen that the number of dead souls in their hands was definitely not small.
And when looking at Hermes...
Bai Ling could only see a clear sky, as clear as the sky after rain.
It certainly couldn't be that Hermes was so kind that his hands weren't stained with blood.
I'm afraid it was Hermes who even played with the souls of the dead.
Bai Ling had never seen such a person before.
No wonder Bai Ling blurted out the word "scumbag" when he saw him.
To call him a scum is to overestimate “scumbag”.
After a moment of silence, Bering looked at Hermes and said, "So, why did you go to such great lengths to come to me? What is your purpose?"
"You can't possibly be discussing Tianyuan matters with me, right?" Bai Ling said coldly, "Didn't you already call me? Or, even though you said that you've already called me, you're still suspicious of something in your heart?"
Facing Bering's insistence, Hermes waved his hand: "Of course not, how could it be possible? I trust you very much."
He smiled, revealing his yellow, stained teeth: "I came here this time to give you something."
Give something.
Bai Ling looked at him in silence.
Hermes showed no sign of abnormality when Bering looked at him like this. He just pulled open his coat with a normal expression and said, "I know that you prophets are all powerful people who can foresee the future. I'm afraid you will look down on the gifts from small minions like us. But, what I brought this time is different."
As he spoke, he took something out of his pocket, rubbed it for a long time, and then handed it to Bai Ling with both hands as if he was offering a treasure: "Here, please look!"
Looking at the thing in front of him, Bai Ling was rarely stunned: "This is...!"
Holding this thing in his hand, Hermes said proudly, "That's right."
"This is an alien species," he stroked the thing gently, "or to be more precise, it is an alien species that has taken over the laws. It is also a treasure that I brought out from the Abyss, and it ranks among the top items in my collection."
When he said this.
Not only Bering, but even Starscream was staring at the thing in his hand.
It is difficult to describe the appearance of this alien species that has occupied the laws in concrete terms.
If you must describe it, then He is a... glowing, hazy sphere. In the sphere, you can see something twitching slightly, like a heart or a fetus still in the womb.
"I... fuck..." Starscream cursed, "This is fucking... this is fucking..."
She was dazzled by the thing before her.
No wonder she looks like this.
Not to mention Red Spider, even Bering had to use extremely strong willpower to force himself to move away and not continue to look at that thing.
Focusing his eyes on Hermes, Bering whispered, "What do you want to do by bringing this thing out?"
Hearing this, Hermes smiled.
He rubbed the glowing sphere slowly, smiling: "This is a very common law. You may not know it. Its name is '%*V@'. This is also normal. After all, after this thing was brought out of the Abyss, it was as if it did not exist. It's just because I am a partial holder of the soul law, and I was the one who brought it out, so I can remember it."
As he spoke, a term that was so difficult to pronounce that Bering had almost never heard of came out of Hermes' mouth.
Hearing this term, Bai Ling fell silent.
As Hermes said, he hardly ever heard what Hermes said.
Caressing the glowing sphere, Hermes sighed, "It's a pity, because I wasn't well prepared when I went there, so I could only bring out such a simple thing. Oh, its power is to turn liquid into '%*V@(!', just like grapes fermenting into wine. After drinking it, you can get a short-term pleasure, a bit like the secretion of dopamine."
As he said this, he actually took out a small cup from his pocket and spat into it.
Then Hermes threw the thing into the quilt filled with his saliva.
Not long after, the ball of light emitted a bright light.
In just a moment, Bering and Starscream smelled a fragrance coming from the cup of Hermes' saliva.
This was definitely not any smell they were familiar with.
Gently shaking the cup of red liquid, Hermes looked at Bering with a smile: "How about it, do you want to try it?"
"No," Bai Ling declined, "You can taste it yourself."
Hearing this, Hermes just shrugged and said, "Well, it looks like you have mysophobia."
As he said this, he drank the liquid in the cup and uttered a light groan: "Wow... It's like I've eaten the soul of a child with his smile. I feel my inspiration is surging... It's great, it's great."
With a short and joyful sigh, Hermes grabbed the ball of light and handed it back to Bering: "Okay, now it is yours."
Looking at the sphere in front of him, Bai Ling frowned.
As if sensing Bai Ling's doubt and refusal, Hermes just smiled and said, "Take it. This is an excellent research material for you. If you really want to enter the Abyss, those aliens who have stolen the laws will definitely be your biggest enemy. Not to mention, through this form, you may be able to better understand the meaning of the prophet."
"Believe me, I've said before that I came with good intentions, so my gift is naturally sincere," Hermes said with a smile, "This is the first step of our great friendship - starting from a law that has disappeared! Hahaha!"
Amid Hermes's laughter, Bering remained silent.
After a long while, he finally said, "What do you want?"
Bering didn't believe that Hermes would give him benefits for no reason.
However, it was beyond his expectation.
Hermes waved his hand. "What do you want? No, I don't want anything. I have said it many times, I came here with good intentions today, to give you a gift. I have said before that my phone call should be regarded as having happened, so now, you can naturally regard it as having happened. As for this thing, it can return to the real world with your consciousness - because the laws are unique. Once it leaves my hands, it will belong to you, no matter where you are."
Smiling, Hermes shrugged again: "Well, it seems that you don't believe my good intentions. Hey, young people nowadays."
"In that case, I will give you another gift," he looked at Bai Ling sincerely, "use this as a reward for my kindness."
The words fell.
Hermes took a step forward and pointed at the witch: "Chris, my child."
"I swear, from today on, I will no longer pursue what happened to you in the past. Likewise, from today on, your soul will no longer be held captive by me."
Hermes' face was calm: "You are free, Chris."
With his voice.
Soon, the confusion and trance on the witch's face gradually faded away.
Almost as soon as Hermes made his vow, the witch's expression gradually improved.
Clapping his hands, Hermes looked at Bering with a smile and said, "How is it? From today on, Chris is no longer the timid, mean and cowardly girl. She has gained her own soul, her mind has returned to normal, and naturally she no longer needs to harm others for entertainment."
"She can be said to be the most human-like alien at the moment," Hermes said cheerfully, "After all, I originally designed her to be based on the human model, but I thought it was a bit too boring, so I adjusted her so that she couldn't get a normal sense of comfort. She is always bored, and because of this, she has done a lot of wrong things."
"But that was all in the past. Now she is full of compassion, kindness and mercy."
Hermes shrugged and smiled kindly. "Of course. When she wakes up, I wonder if she will commit suicide out of guilt. I can't say for sure..."
Hearing this.
Starscream was furious: "You bastard!"
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