Ni Ji saw the message sent by Ji Xuan.

Among the sentinels in this team, there are two of them who are their companions. They have the same goal, but they keep it a secret and move quietly in the dark night.

Both of these people received the notice from Jixuan.

The content was very brief, "From now on, everything will be arranged by the Avengers."

Each of them has his own code name, and Ni Ji's code name is "Avenger".

The information was sent at the same time, just a short sentence, and it was completely destroyed after not staying on the individual terminal for long. It used a secret communication method that is difficult to track.

Obviously, something happened to Ji Xuan who was in the White Tower?

Others received a notice asking them to follow Ni Ji's arrangements from now on.

But Ni Ji himself did not receive any text messages.

Ni Ji knew that this was a kind of protection for him.

Ji Xuan must have had something very serious happen, which is why he hastily entrusted everything to him temporarily.

Even for the sake of protecting his safety, I didn't send him a single message.

Ni Ji crossed her ten fingers and rubbed them lightly, then nodded slightly to the man and stopped talking.

There are too many people here, and they never act too familiar unless it is necessary.

The man retreated calmly, without letting anyone notice this little episode.

The road condition in the polluted area is not very good, and the car body shakes violently.

The sky was like a melting candle, slowly fading downwards, mushrooms dying along the way, and the air was filled with ashes like willow catkins.

It was like a heavy snowfall covering the entire ground.

Just at this time, the car arrived at that place.

A huge iron tower-like ruin appeared in sight.

The body, a mixture of human and monster, had an angry look on its face and raised its head to roar at the sky.

That is the body of the dead Ta Zi.

This is a cemetery, the final resting place of Ni Ji's former comrades-in-arms. A long time has passed, but their bodies still retain their original appearance, standing here.

The car drove slowly past the blackened skeleton, and the sound of the howling wind was in the air.

Ni Ji straightened his clothes and wiped the blood off his face.

Try to let your former partners see that you have cheered up.

Strong winds blew white fluff all over the sky, causing it to fall on his shoulders and head.

It was very gentle, as if his companions who were buried there were saying goodbye to him.

In fact, things haven't changed much. Ni Ji looked at the remains of his comrades and sat in the flying catkins, thinking.

The partners around me back then met with accidents one after another, and it is still the same now.

Perhaps even Adjutant Ji, who has always been extremely cautious, could not escape the fate.

For a moment, Ni Ji felt a pair of cold eyes, crossing the space, looking straight at him from the top of the distant tower, and falling on him, watching all of them.

That feeling is chilling.

He lowered his eyelashes and saw the little hand next to him in the crowded carriage. The fingers were slightly curled and gently rested on the edge of his black uniform. The skin was as white as a handful of snow.

At this moment, Ni Ji felt a strong desire in his heart. He really wanted to hold that soft hand and draw some warmth and strength from it.

I want to very much.

But there are too many people around, and they are all sentinels with keen five senses.

His gaze lingered on the hand for just a second or two, then he looked away.

In the swaying carriage, people were talking in a noisy and bustling manner.

The sentinel captain sat upright with his back slightly leaning back against the cold inner wall of the car.

At that moment, a tentacle squeezed in between the car wall and his back and poked him in the lower back.

The skin on Ni Ji's back, waist and legs tensed up instantly.

The nimble tentacle poked his crotch once, and after a moment, pinched it again.

Ni Ji couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lin Yuan beside him.

Lin Yuan was sitting upright, his dark eyes moving back and forth in his sockets.

She does know!

Ni Ji knew very well that sometimes the tentacles behaved in a way that Lin Yuan herself was not aware of. She had too many tentacles, and each had its own independent consciousness.

Sometimes Lin Yuan fell into a deep sleep or was concentrating on fighting, and some of the things the tentacles did to him could not be regarded as Lin Yuan's own thoughts.

But this time, it was obvious that Lin Yuan knew, and it was even possible that she took the initiative to drive the tentacles to do this.

She... She pinched her waist twice?

There was no expression on Lin Yuan's face. With his hands out of sight of others, he made a sign language gesture to Ni Ji.

"Do you feel better?"

When they communicated in the past, they often communicated directly in the spiritual world. The speed was very fast, and the will was transmitted in an instant, with almost no delay.

If that doesn't work, you can also use oral narration.

But for some reason, Lin Yuan chose sign language, the slowest way of communication. It was as if time was not tight and everything could be done slowly.

Just like the communication between him and his former partners.

"I played games with Nicole. She did the same thing and it made me feel better."

The slender, white fingers moved in the shadows, communicating slowly and silently.

She is such a sensitive and gentle person. She can always take care of her low mood at the first time.

"Are you feeling better? No?" the hand gestured.

Ni Ji lowered his eyelashes and stared at the hands hiding in the shadows, signing to him.

I was thinking, actually there are some differences.

Today, I am no longer as weak as I was that year. I will no longer give up on myself easily. I have the courage to keep going no matter what happens.

The person who gave him this courage was now sitting next to him, leaning on his arm.

Ni Ji answered Lin Yuan's question with a smile.

His smile was very beautiful, like the chilly snow-capped peaks suddenly dyed with orange-red sunlight, so beautiful that one could not take one's eyes away.

The transport vehicle loaded with sentinels drove out of the contaminated zone 33, leaving behind the city that was slowly reappearing in the human world.

The vehicle began to speed up and sped along the long road.

A sentry in the carriage poked his companion with his elbow.

Her companions looked up and followed her line of sight, and saw their icy-looking captain through the gaps in the crowd.

Captain Ni Ji held his gun, lowered his eyelashes, and fell into a relaxed sleep with a soft smile on his lips.

Captain Ni was like an iron man on the battlefield. Almost no one had ever seen him fall into a true sleep. He was always alert, and seemed to be awake and alert all the time.

Even the slightest movement would make him suddenly open his eyes and cast a sharp look.

When and where else can I see him sleeping so relaxedly in such a crowded and noisy place?

That smiling look made them feel that what their companion said might be true.

Captain Ni is in love.

Ni Ji fell asleep in the shaking carriage.

He had been fighting for a long time and was exhausted.

Soon, we will have to face a more dangerous battlefield in Kyoto. Right now, we need a completely relaxing sleep.

Only when you are with someone can you get such a completely peaceful sleep.

That person happened to be right next to him.

Lin Yuan looked at the sentry beside him.

He didn't sleep with his head against him like he did when the two of them were together before.

He just held the gun, his body slightly curled up, and the direction he curled up was towards himself.

His face looked terrible, with blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. His collar was untied, and a large purple-red scar could be seen on his shoulder extending to his collarbone.

Lin Yuan knew how exhausted he was, and also knew that he had a lot on his mind.

But he curled up, leaning against the wall of the car and sleeping next to himself, and he could still smile at himself.

He always smiles to himself, and he looks really good when he smiles.

While Ni Ji was sleeping, his fingers would often twitch slightly, as if he was trying to grab something subconsciously.

If there weren't so many people watching, Lin Yuan felt that she should give him one of her tentacles and let him hold it while sleeping.

When this thought flashed through my mind, I inexplicably felt as if I had seen this scene somewhere before.

In a damp and dark place, the sentry had sweaty skin, taut muscles, and a strong arm holding a sticky tentacle.

There is also a black fish tail swinging in the air.

Why do these strange scenes that don't exist in my memory always appear recently?

[Did you do anything impolite to Xiaoyu when I was not around?] Lin Yuan asked the tentacles.

[No, no, absolutely not.] The tentacles wiggled their tips in unison in denial.

[All of this? I did it in front of you]

[Don't blame it on us. Maybe you did something bad while we were asleep.]

[That’s it, that’s it]

[For example, pinching the chin, pinching the waist, doing this or that?]

[That’s it, that’s it]

[Don’t say anything, I always feel like I’ve tasted him somewhere or sometime.]

【! 】

【？ ？ ？】

【? ? ? ? ? ! ! ! ! ! 】

[I mean mouthparts, lips.]

[Every time he spoke, I always felt very strange. I must have been there sometime before and knew what it felt like.]

【Why can't I remember it? 】

[It's so strange, we have so many brains, but no one can remember it? ]

We drove all the way back to Kyoto.

After getting off the car, Ni Ji extended his hand towards Lin Yuan in the carriage.

Nowadays, it is no problem for Lin Yuan to jump into a small carriage.

But she suddenly felt that she could allow herself to be weak occasionally, so she put her hand into the sentry's black-gloved hand.

Ni Ji held her hand tightly and protected her as he jumped out of the car.

At that moment, she could feel the sentinel's slender fingers tightened almost imperceptibly, and he held on for half a second longer before finally and reluctantly releasing his fingers.

They were separated there, and the path was divided into two ends.

Ni Ji turned and walked towards the tall white tower.

Lin Yuan and her friends walked back to her home.

After separating for a moment, Ni Ji couldn't help but look back on the road.

Seeing the end of the road, his guide was surrounded by countless powerful sentinels.

"It's been a tiring trip. Let's go to Yuanyuan's house for afternoon tea?"

"Ask Yun Luo if he can come. I have some new insights and would like to discuss them with him."

"I wonder what delicious food Xiaosuo will prepare. That girl always prepares a lot of delicious food for us. I like her so much."

"I want to ask the gardener at Lin Xiang's house for a bunch of roses. The flowers in her house are the most beautiful among all the houses."

They chatted and laughed all the way as they headed towards the warm villa where spring flowers were blooming.

There is no me among those people.

Ni Ji stood on a high place, looking at the cheerful group of people until those figures turned the corner and could no longer be seen.

Finally, he turned around, his face as cold as frost, and walked towards the tall white tower alone.