Shu Jingtong saw the sweat on Lin Yuan's face. The sweat drops were hanging down and gathered at the tip of her chin. She raised the back of her hand and wiped it away.
She is not at ease either. Shu Jing thought the same thing.
But, she is actually learning and growing.
When Lin Yuan fired the first shot, he missed the monster. The human-headed monster just paused for a moment and then ran away quickly.
But at the second shot, the monster's movements became unusually slow and clumsy, as if its brain suddenly went blank, and it was hit hard by Lin Yuan's bullet.
The monster shot by the third gun was completely frozen, unable to move, and became a living target. Lin Yuan shot off half of its head.
In just three shots, she learned how to instantly invade a monster's brain. In a short period of time, she learned how to capture the enemy and influence his actions.
In such a chaotic battlefield, her learning ability is so terrifying.
If she had not grown up in the White Tower, what kind of person would she have become?
This thought flashed through Shu Jingtong's mind.
The monster on the roof never appeared again. It seemed to feel threatened and hid far away.
The metal ceiling of the restaurant was slowly deforming, with bubbles forming in many places and oozing rusty liquid.
That giant human-headed monster is extremely cunning.
It no longer actively attacks, but at some point, it has smeared a large amount of extremely corrosive saliva on all the places it crawls over.
It was hit in the face again and again, and was filled with resentment, so it wanted to pry open the roof of the entire airship and lift up a corner of the tin can.
Let all the mutants swarm in, and let those guys inside who have caused me pain many times taste their revenge.
Tick.
The roof had been corroded in places and was beginning to drip with thick acid.
The liquid hit the dining table, and soon a puff of green smoke rose up, corroding a small round hole on the table.
Tick.
That sound seemed to strike everyone's heart, and it also burned a hole called terror there.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at the ceiling above them. They didn't know when it would be eroded and collapse.
Then expose this helpless guide to the monster's sight.
"Give the sentinel mental counseling and help her wake up."
Lin Yuan suddenly said, she kept holding the gun and reached out to rub her shoulders gently.
"Mental counseling? Here?" Shu Jingtong pointed at himself, "You, are you talking to me?"
The spiritual world is an extremely grand yet extremely fragile place.
When guides enter the Sentinel spirit picture, they are very careful, treading on thin ice, and being cautious.
If one is not careful, it may cause serious harm to the sentinel's spirit, and it is also possible that the guide himself will be lost in the world of the sentinel's mental picture and never wake up again.
Therefore, most counselors will choose to conduct psychological counseling treatment in a special counseling room.
Those high-end counseling rooms specially designed by the Empire are decorated warmly and comfortably, with carpets in warm colors on the floor, soft lounge chairs and facing sofas, and the walls have top-notch soundproofing.
Most guides will have some rituals before starting spiritual counseling, such as sitting quietly to adjust their emotions, playing some soft and soothing music, and smoking some light and comfortable fruity fragrances.
After entering the spiritual picture of the Sentinel, the guide is also gentle and polite, and will never rush into it.
Just carefully remove some mental pollutants deposited on the periphery, without being too rough, to ensure safety.
There is no such precedent. No one would provide spiritual counseling in such a bloody and crisis-ridden environment.
Or he was guiding a sentry who had just been seriously injured and whose mental picture must be in chaos.
"Yes." Lin Yuan turned his head and looked at him, as if it was a matter of course. "Your mental counseling score was the first in our class, right? I think I remember it correctly."
Although she didn't know her classmates very well, she still had some impression of their names as the top students in the academic assessments every year.
Shu Jingtong's face turned red. For a moment he thought that Lin Yuan was mocking him on purpose, and then he thought that maybe Lin Yuan was right.
Indeed, Lin Yuan's mental strength is very strong, beyond the reach of others.
But when it comes to this meticulous work of spiritual counseling, I am indeed the best in the school.
Shu Jingtong took a deep breath, found a clean spot on his clothes, and wiped his bloody hands dry.
When his hand reached out to the sentry's forehead, he couldn't help but look up.
Nicole and another female guide gave him a thumbs-up with sparkling eyes.
In the corner of his eye, Lin Yuan had already turned his head back, his eyes still fixed on the roof, as if he was sure that Shu Jingtong would take action without even looking.
She also remembers my grades.
Shu Jingtong adjusted his breathing, calmed down, and gently placed his warm hands on the sentry's cold eyes.
…
Lin Yuan felt like someone was pulling her clothes.
Turning around, I saw that the sentry with a long braided hair had woken up.
Half of her body was wrapped in white gauze, and her face was pale. But as soon as she opened her eyes, she reached out her hand to pull Lin Yuan.
"You..." She pointed at the gun on Lin Yuan's shoulder, "That gun doesn't suit you. Exchange it with me."
His voice was hoarse at first, but when he said the last word, he had already sat up with difficulty, took off a smaller Scorpion submachine gun from his waist, and exchanged it with Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan handed the heavy submachine gun back, took the much lighter submachine gun, and rubbed his shoulders.
Under the loose dark blue sportswear, a large area of red skin was exposed.
Half of the sentinel's shoulder was completely disabled. She used the only hand that could still move to pick up the heavy metal weapon and put it on her shoulder.
"You, you can't shoot anymore." Shu Jingtong reached out to help her
He bandaged the wound himself and knew how serious the wound was. If this person was not a sentinel but a guide or an ordinary person, such a wound would be enough to kill her two or three times.
That kind of clumsy temporary stitching cannot withstand the slightest vibration, let alone the powerful recoil of the gun.
"If you don't shoot, you'll die." The girl had dark circles under her eyes. She pulled her bloody hair back and looked up at the roof that was gradually softening and deforming. "You will all die, and so will I."
"Then you..." Shu Jingtong thought for a moment and finally said, "Then you put the gun on my shoulder?"
He supported the injured body of the sentry from behind, and stretched out his hands, which were usually only used to arrange flowers and make tea, to help support the heavy weapon, letting the hard butt rest on his shoulder.
Shu Jingtong knew that many people were watching him secretly. He was too close to a strange sentry.
But he suddenly felt that he didn't care anymore.
The one leaning against his body was a poor sentinel, without any title or halo.
But she is a life.
He is a hero who, even though he lost one arm, still picked up the gun and wanted to protect them.
He is someone who deserves my full assistance at this critical moment of life and death.
The sentry's body temperature came through the fabric of her clothes, and I could smell the residue of gunpowder and blood on her.
Shu Jingtong supported her and held the gun with her. The two of them were very close to each other, without any romantic thoughts in their minds.
At this moment, he vaguely felt that he was like a warrior, standing shoulder to shoulder with the sentry on the battlefield, waiting together to meet the attack of the fierce and brutal enemy.
The ceiling of the cabin shook, and dust fell down.
Then, a large piece of the roof shattered in front of everyone's desperate gaze and fell into the cabin.
There was a loud bang, stirring up flying debris and dust.
The sunlight shone in, very blinding.
The interior of the airship was no longer safe. It was like a can with its lid opened, revealing the fresh meat inside that anyone could eat at will.
A monster's face appeared on the edge of the gaping ceiling. It was a little boy of about six or seven years old, overweight, with two red spots on his cheeks, and his mouth was wide and strange, revealing his front teeth.
The sentry fired the first shot, and the boy's head was pierced on the spot, rolling along the inner wall of the airship while crying loudly.
The powerful recoil caused by the gunshot hit Shu Jingtong's shoulder unexpectedly.
It hurts so much!
It turned out to be such a strong force. He gritted his teeth, steadied himself, supported his back and bumped into his sentry.
The human-headed monster dodged the first bullet and rushed all the way, but suddenly slowed down halfway.
The face with tears in it began to smile foolishly, revealing a dreamy and foolish look.
The sentry's second volley of bullets followed and blasted it to pieces.
Another head popped up from the edge, followed by two, and a third.
As soon as those terrifyingly agile guys showed their faces, they seemed to be bewitched and moved sluggishly and slowly.
For a sentry with excellent eyesight and strong physical fitness, this is like shooting at a fixed target.
The sentry used two or three shots to kill the monsters steadily and fiercely. The monsters that were extremely troublesome before and that were everywhere were now as easy to kill as cutting vegetables.
She looked at the girl standing next to her with surprise.
The girl in a dark blue coat stood in the flying dust, her sleeves folded to her wrists, holding a small submachine gun in her bare hands, and looking up at the sky.
Under her feet, in the dust, there seemed to be countless mysterious things surging back and forth.
一個又一個的頭顱從缺口邊緣冒出來。
它們神色古怪，相互擁擠，望着?船艙中的人滴滴答答流口水。
只是，無論?哪一只，巨大?還是小巧的，都總是會在?一個莫名?其妙的時候出現動作?的短暫停滞。
隐隐約約的，可以看見一支支躍動的觸手，從陰影裏突然出現。
那些靈活的觸手準确無誤地瞬間侵入怪物的腦子。滴溜亂跑中的怪物，就會在?某一個瞬間陷入情緒上?的呆滞。
哨兵敏銳抓住這?樣的一瞬的機會，把怪物數槍解決。
兩個人一個控場，一個擊殺，簡直是配合默契。
哪怕不斷出現有人頭怪物出現，竟也無法突入如此?巨大?的缺口之中。
這?是向導？
原來真正的向導是這?樣的。從沒接觸過向導的哨兵心裏想着?。
以她的級別和戰鬥能力，原本無論?如何也無法同時對付如此?多的畸變種。
是身邊站着?的這?位女性向導，展開了她強大?的精神力控制，強力地控制了戰場，可以讓她數以十倍地發揮自己的戰鬥力。
她不曾體驗過這?樣酣暢淋漓的戰鬥。
哪怕子彈快要耗盡，哪怕身體虛弱到極點。
但是原本早該因?為?過度傷累而陷入混亂的精神圖景，此?刻卻一片安寧。
幾乎沒有出現一點因?為?身體痛苦和過度耗用?精神力而帶來的負面情緒。
這?樣穩定的精神狀态，讓她足以撐着?自己，全力以赴，毫無顧忌地拼到最後。
那位擁有着?純白金吉拉的精神體的向導，一直在?自己支撐着?自己。
是他用?那種貓科動物柔軟溫和的精神力，疏導排除了自己精神圖景中的所有痛苦的負面情緒。
原來這?就是向導。
難怪帝國如此?珍惜向導。
可是這?樣的向導，真不應該僅僅是哨兵們家庭的伴侶。他們該當?出現在?戰場上?，成為?哨兵們最好的夥伴、戰友。
有一瞬間，哨兵心中閃過了自己這?個級別的小兵不該有的念頭。
真是可惜，可能我護不住這?樣好的向導。哨兵看着?頭頂昏黃的天空，心中遺憾地想着?，可能到最後還是沒辦法護着?他們平安出去。
子彈已經沒了。身體也到了極限。
然而怪物還在?一只只地出現。
他們只是普通的飛艇護衛兵，接觸污染區的次數很少。
驟然進入這?樣陌生的，完全沒有情報的新污染區，是很難找到出去的出口的。
半空中和怪物們戰鬥的哨兵個個染血，不時有戰士一身是血地從數千米的高空墜落。
也有身負重傷的哨兵掙紮着?掉回飛艇中。
第一個摔下來的哨兵斷了雙腿，滿身都是血，他在?地上?滾了幾滾，撐起身來咬着?牙去撿他掉落在?地上?的槍，爬行的身軀拖出兩條長長的血痕。
“把我的槍給我，我還能打。媽的，那些家夥，那些家夥殺了隊長。”
他的眼睛通紅，臉上?有黑色的翎羽時隐時現，這?是狂化的征兆。
妮可猶豫了一下，向那個滿身是血的人走了過去，顫抖着?手接觸了一下他的皮膚，捧起他的臉。
我行嗎？像我這?樣的差生，妮可想。
我的梳理課成績并不好。我可能做不到。
這?個時候她突然後悔起自己往日在?學院裏的吊兒郎當?。至少，應該把疏導科學好一點啊。
手心裏，那張臉布滿了黑色羽毛的臉瞳孔豎立，沖她兇狠地吼了一聲?，把她吓了一跳。
只是很快，那張臉黑色褪去，轉變回人類的樣子。哨兵短暫地清醒了過來。
他愣了片刻，看了看自己斷了的腿，和變幻不定的身軀，把自己手中緊緊抓住的槍遞給妮可。
“你……你會不會用?槍？”他對妮可說，聲?音又輕又溫柔，像在?低聲?哀求一樣。
“你，你把它對着?我這?裏，開一下。”他的手上?都是血，虛弱地比了比自己的腦袋。
“求求你了，我不想最後變成怪物。”
妮可的精神體在?這?個時候出現。
那是一只通體銀白的網紋蟒。大?蛇白色的身軀在?地面游走，繞着?兩人四?周游動。
“沒事，你不會有事的，我是向導呢。很厲害的向導。請你冷靜下來，配合我。”
向導雖然很年輕，頂着?一個爆炸頭。但聲?音很溫柔，捧着?哨兵的手柔軟又溫熱。
銀色的蛇身在?四?周游動，漂亮的鱗片折射出彩色的微光，隔絕了周遭一切狂暴混亂的氣息。
哨兵愣愣看着?她，變幻不定的面容漸漸穩定下來。
“對，很棒。就是這?樣。我馬上?為?你做精神疏導。”妮可說。
從前，在?學校裏，她一直覺得自己是一個特立獨行的姑娘。叛逆，不羁，非常酷。
這?時候，她才知道自己從前種種自以為?是的行為?十分?可笑，不過是小孩兒的玩意。
現在?的我，才是真正地酷呢。
金尊玉貴的大?小姐閉上?眼睛，伸手按住了哨兵的雙眼。
有一個人走出來，就有第二個，第三個。
很多人跟了上?來，挽起哨兵的褲腿給他止血，包紮傷口。
看見那雙腿被咬斷的截面，好幾個向導眼睛都紅了。
天空的哨兵們努力守護着?搖搖晃晃的飛艇。
飛艇內的向導們，全力以赴治療着?一個個被送下來的傷員。
所有人都在?竭盡全力。
然而怪物仿佛無窮無盡。
此?刻的天空是橙黃色的，油彩似的色調，美?得像一幅畫。
誤入其中的小小飛艇，搖搖晃晃航行在?無邊的畫布中，絕望地尋找着?逃生的出口。
在?遠處的天空，海市蜃樓般地懸浮着?一片巨大?的城市虛影。
那是舊日裏才會有的城市，高塔一樣的摩天大?樓密密麻麻，亮着?星星點點的萬家燈火。霓虹彩燈懸浮在?城市間，來回環繞的高架橋上?，滿是往來行走的車流。
那座舊日的亡靈像是某人迷失在?過去的一個夢，黑壓壓地懸停在?遙遠的空中。
從那燈火輝煌的虛幻城市中，遠遠地飛出一群黑雲似的人頭怪物。
如此?陌生而巨大?的世?界，茫茫無邊無際。
怪物源源不斷，要去哪裏尋找逃出生天的那個“門”。
天空中能夠戰鬥的哨兵越來越少，幾乎每一個都已經或死或傷地躺在?飛艇上?爬不起身來。
向導們滿頭是汗，有不少人已經召喚不出自己的精神體。
舒景同放下了手裏的槍。
他的肩膀此?刻又紅又腫，已經徹底擡不起來了。
和他相互依靠的那位哨兵剛剛昏死過去，此?刻就躺在?他的腳邊。
他有一點絕望地看着?眼前的一切。
已經盡力了。
但又忍不住想，如果我，如果我們不是這?樣柔弱無力。
如果不是從小就生活在?安逸的白塔裏，如果能接受更?多一點的鍛煉，遇到今日這?樣的絕境會不會還有轉機。
明明就生在?一個恐怖的時代。為?什麽能夠蒙住雙眼，心安理得地活過這?麽多年呢。
汗水模糊了他的視線，他努力抹掉，眼前全是狼狽不堪爬不起身的同伴。
只有一個人，是林苑，她還和最初一樣，筆直地站立在?滿是血和塵土的戰場中間。
飛艇頂端巨大?的缺口邊緣，黑色的腦袋層層疊疊，源源不斷出現。
像是黑色的潮水湧起，但卻不曾落下，黏膩在?洞口四?周，層層堆積。
這?麽多的怪物，全被林苑一人按住了。
只是這?些怪物甩不掉，殺不盡，高高堆積的海浪終究有決堤而下的那一刻。
或許我們都會死去。但希望她，希望那個人至少最後能活下來。
舒景同目光模糊地想着?。
林苑固執地站在?一片狼藉的戰場中。
她的前胸和後背，都被汗水濕透。
飛艇外橙黃的天空，像是燒起了一片大?火。
滿天都是人面，各種各樣的臉，嬉笑怒罵，發出讓人心煩意亂的聲?音。
腳下全是血，滿地的血，同學和戰士痛苦的□□不斷充斥在?耳邊。
林苑覺得自己頭很疼，疼得好像要裂開來。
心中有一個巨大?的洞，空落落的，卻摸不着?，那裏被什麽東西強硬地封上?了。
林苑覺得自己仿佛回到了幼年時期，小小的她獨自站在?那場漫天的大?火中。
四?面都是痛哭和嚎叫，
所有人都會死的，她想，和那時候一樣，所有人最終都會痛苦地慘死在?這?裏。
她拼盡全力也沒用?。
哪怕耗幹了自己，最後還是救不了任何人。
但是沒關系的，她并不會感覺到痛苦，也不會感到難受。她是一個沒有情感的怪物。
心裏本來該裝着?七情六欲的地方是空着?的，被封閉了。就好像當?年父親封住了自己的五感，至今還沒解開一樣。
她永遠不會覺得難過和傷心。
只是為?什麽她還站在?這?裏。她有些不理解自己。
She was clearly already exhausted, but she had used her mental power too much and too recklessly. Her head was about to split open, and her tentacles were so weak that they were almost withered.
And those monsters were still piling up layer by layer like waves, gradually building up into a terrifying high wall.
It's not something she can solve alone.
The collapse is just around the corner, there is no point in holding on.
She didn't need to look, she had seen every face around her fall, saw their despair, saw their pain. She saw someone calling her to leave alone.
I am not weak, Lin Yuan thought.
I should belong to this battlefield.
Don't want to lose, don't want them to die.
I just...
The thick glacier that had been sealed off for many years in my heart cracked slightly.
At such a life-threatening moment, she actually felt a little relieved.
She seemed to understand a little bit what sadness was.
At this moment, there was a sound of waves, and the cold sea water flooded her heart which was tense to the extreme.
Lin Yuan was stunned. She heard a familiar whale cry.
Coming from far away, in the dusk sky.