Chapter 399: The Final Deadline, Iceland Appointment (asking for monthly ticket)
Xia Pingzhou walked slowly among the group members, passing through several portals set up by Robert.
The scenes that come into view keep changing, like a passing tour. Sometimes it is an empty port with fishing boats anchored on the shore, and sometimes it is an empty street with every household's door closed to welcome the coming typhoon.
Every time he passed through a door, Xia Pingzhou would forget the scene at the previous door. The only things that remained unchanged were the rain and the figures of the people who followed.
After a while, Xia Pingzhou crossed most of Haifan City, passed through the last door, and walked back into the bar with an expressionless face.
The members of the group passed through the portal one after another and walked into the heated bar.
As Robert closed the portal, the sound of rain was completely blocked out. The only sounds that could be heard were the chattering of the team members and the rustling sound of the TV because it couldn't receive a signal.
There was a lot of noise all around, and Xia Pingzhou sat on the sofa with his head down, in a daze.
Qi Yuanli was sitting at the bar, thinking about the "Tonggu Compass" he had stolen from Zhou Jiuya. Xueyi was dancing a French dance with his hands on his hips. Andrew was drunk again. Yan Molin was eating vegetarian biscuits and looking up at the TV silently.
Xia Pingzhou tilted his head slightly and glanced at Rukawa Chiba out of the corner of his eye. He was still curious about how the doctor read the name "Kong Youling" from Zhong Wujiu's memory.
He was almost certain that the instructor and Kong Youling had hypnotized the two Lake Hunter team members. However, the details in between were still unclear, so asking Rukawa Chiba directly would be a good idea.
Thinking of this, Xia Pingzhou pulled a swivel chair and sat down in front of the bar, pouring ice orange juice into the glass while checking the system panel.
[Current attribute points: 2]
[Current skill points: 3]
【Do you want to allocate attribute points immediately? 】
He raised his finger and gently poked the dough board. Suddenly he found that Ayase Origami was looking at him motionlessly. In order to get away with it, he looked at Ayase Origami in confusion.
The two of them looked at each other in silence. He tilted his head, and the girl in kimono also tilted her head, her clear hair falling on her ears.
"Orange juice?" Xia Pingzhou asked.
The girl in the kimono nodded. Xia Pingzhou reached for the glass bottle of iced orange juice and poured her a glass as well.
Ayase Origami looked down at the orange juice in the glass.
Xia Pingzhou looked up at the attribute panel and quickly allocated the two attributes obtained from the task.
[The "Speed" attribute of your second unit has changed: S rank → S+ rank.]
[The "Spirit" attribute of your second unit has changed: S rank → S+ rank.]
[The current comprehensive attributes of Unit 2 are as follows: Strength: D-level; Speed: S+ level; Spirit: S+ level.]
Immediately afterwards, Xia Pingzhou opened the skill tree panel of Unit 2 and took a look at the skills that needed to be developed.
[Branch 1 (Group): ... → Final Recruitment (2 Skill Points) (Obtain one Knight Chess Piece, three Soldier Chess Pieces) → ???]
[Branch 2 (Brave): ... → Final Evolution (To be learned) (Learning this skill requires consuming 2 skill points on other branches) (Human Form) (Has reached the end of the branch)]
[Branch Three (Soul): ... → Repulsive Hand (The player raises their hand to repel a target from in front of them) (Learning this skill requires 2 skill points) (The end of the branch has been reached)]
Xia Pingzhou raised his head and glanced at the skills to be learned on the three branches.
He only has three skill points, and currently cannot meet the requirements to learn "Final Evolution" - "Final Evolution" requires two skill points in other branches, and this skill itself also requires two skill points, which adds up to four.
So, first exclude the skills in the second branch.
The third branch of skills seemed a bit useless to him, so Xia Pingzhou simply raised his hand and pressed the top of the first branch. After a while, the skill icon suddenly glowed with a black and white halo, and then a prompt box popped up.
[Congratulations, you have spent 2 skill points to acquire the skill "Final Recruitment" from the "Group" branch.]
[Tip: Due to the effect of the skill "Final Recruitment", one knight stone statue and three soldier stone statues have been added to your chess library.]
[The next skill for the "Group" branch has been developed and learned: Giant God Soldier (requires "2" skill points to learn) (Enlarges your Soldier and Knight chess types. The current spiritual attribute is sufficient to support them to expand to a height of 40 meters) (reached the end of the branch)]
"Giant God Soldier... this looks like it might be useful." Xia Pingzhou raised an eyebrow, thinking, "Unit 2's current combat effectiveness still relies mainly on the Queen Statue's individual combat capabilities. I wonder if this skill can change the current situation."
At this time, he only had one skill point left, and the remaining three skills could not be learned, so Xia Pingzhou closed the skill tree panel, picked up the cup and took a sip of orange juice.
As the cold liquid entered his stomach, he turned his head to look at Rukawa Chiba who happened to be walking over.
Rukawa Chiba pulled a chair and sat down, then turned on a song on the radio on the bar.
"Doctor, I have a question for you." Xia Pingzhou thought for a moment and suddenly said.
"What's the problem?" Rukawa Chiba turned his head and met his gaze with a smile.
Xia Pingzhou asked, "Kong Youling...who is the name you just mentioned?"
Rukawa Chiba clasped his fingers together, stared at the ring on his right index finger, and was silent for a while.
"I should have reported this matter to the captain first, but the captain seems to be focusing on Zhou Jiuya's antiques, so let me talk to you first." Rukawa Chiba said slowly.
Xia Pingzhou nodded.
Rukawa Chiba thought for a moment, "In Zhong Wujiu's memory, I saw a white-haired girl. He and Zhou Jiuya were chatting in the office when a girl suddenly opened the door and walked in, saying she was lost. They asked her name, and she said her name was Kong Youling. But after just a few moments of chatting, they were already mentally imprinted by this girl, without even realizing it."
Xia Pingzhou was silent.
He looked expressionless, but a series of thoughts were exploding in his mind.
"As expected..." he thought, "Kong Youling was the one who brainwashed Zhou Jiuya and Zhong Wujiu, but why would she help the mentor do this? And she didn't even mention a word to me."
After a moment, Xia Pingzhou raised his eyes and asked knowingly, "Is that girl also a psychic?"
"That's right, and her abilities and talents are probably stronger than mine." Rukawa Chiba smiled, "So I'm very curious about her background... But based on the clues we've gotten recently, she's most likely from that organization." At the end, he lowered his voice slightly.
"The Salvation Society." Xia Pingzhou blurted out.
"Yes..." Rukawa Chiba nodded.
"Cat Lover, Doctor, you two are still here, bitterly feuding?" the hacker said, approaching. "Why don't you come over to celebrate? The team leader said we'll have a long vacation after this mission. I guess we'll have to wait forever before we can get together again."
He paused and said, "If you don't come to play, the young lady won't come to play either. How boring."
The kimono girl lowered her eyes and said nonchalantly, "Kitten... prefers playing with the doctor."
"That's normal. Our little cat lover is not particular about sex, and is popular with both men and women." The hacker said, patting Xia Pingzhou's shoulder.
Xia Pingzhou was silent for a moment, then asked Rukawa Chiba, "Is the secret you told the captain before really that simple?"
"What secret?"
"The secret in Su Zimai's memory?"
"I don't know about that..." Rukawa Chiba curled the corners of his lips and said meaningfully.
Xia Pingzhou took a deep breath calmly. As long as the doctor was still there, his identity could be exposed at any time.
Thinking of this, he raised his head, his eyes swept across the excited faces of the members, and finally stopped his gaze on Yan Molin.
At this moment, the girl in school uniform was watching the TV motionlessly, eating one or two puffed biscuits from time to time.
He understood that if he wanted to take action, now was the time. As long as he waited for the other members to leave, he could take action against the Ripper.
Today is his deadline.
August 24, Haifan Mountain, Lingxin Lake.
The rainstorm stopped, and the cumulonimbus clouds in the sky were blown away by the sea breeze. The first ray of sunlight after the rain shone through the bamboo forest and onto the lakeside, illuminating a girl who was sleeping on a huge lotus leaf.
At this moment, the lotus leaf was constantly secreting sweet and crystal dew. The dew flowed on the lotus leaf like moonlight, moistening the girl's bloody wound.
The Lotus Leaf Demon himself didn't know what was going on.
First, the little Nian beast suddenly brought Lin Xingshi back in a hurry, and asked the Lotus Leaf Demon to use the dew it extracted from the Lingxin Lake to wash her wounds.
You have to know that this is the dew that the Lotus Leaf Demon painstakingly collected over a long period of time on Lingxin Lake! The dew contains the essence of heaven and earth and can be used to heal wounds and replenish the body.
Originally, the lotus leaf demon intended to save the dew for the prince, in order to flatter the king of the forest.
But the Little Nian Beast actually asked it to use the dew on an exorcist! Moreover, this exorcist was their mortal enemy, the leader of the Lake Hunters!
At first, the lotus leaf demon was unwilling to obey, thinking that a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. But when it saw the little Nian Beast silently raised its claws, it thought, let me humiliate you. Although it was disgusted and reluctant in its heart, it had no choice but to do as the Nian Beast Prince coerced and lured it.
“Wow…wow…”
At this moment, the water of Lingxin Lake was flowing slowly, and the hideous blood color on Lin Xingshi's body was visibly fading away.
The lotus leaf demon looked up at the sky, trying not to think about his own loss. Out of sight, out of mind. If he didn't look, he wouldn't feel any pain.
The clear weather was only temporary. Soon, a typhoon would arrive, and the rain would only get more intense. The demons in the forest had already retreated into their caves in fear.
The lotus leaf demon sighed softly.
After a while, Lin Xingshi slowly woke up. Her face looked fine, and her hair, slightly damp from the lake water, drooped over her ears.
"Happy birthday."
In the darkness, Lin Xingshi heard a calm voice that was inexplicably familiar. She suddenly opened her eyes from the lotus leaf and stared at the winding white clouds for a moment.
The clear blue sky after the rain was reflected in her clear pupils. She blinked, her expression dull and pale.
"Happy birthday?"
She murmured, slowly coming back to her senses.
Lin Xingshi slowly rose from the lotus leaf, turned her head, and looked towards the source of the sound. Then, on the lotus leaf, which resembled a long boat, she saw a young man in a black sweatshirt. He had a tuft of purple-red hair on his head.
He was sitting cross-legged, staring blankly at the lake with his head turned away.
"Xiao Nian?" Lin Xingshi tilted his head.
She remembered that when the little Nian beast transformed into a human form as a child, it also had a cluster of different-colored hair on its forehead, which seemed to have replaced the purple-red flame.
"What else?" The little Nian Beast turned around and looked into her eyes.
"You, are just wishing me a happy birthday now?" Lin Xingshi thought for a moment and then asked.
Her thoughts were still a little confused, and her brain was trying its best to sort out the fragmented images.
The little Nian beast tilted its head, "It's indeed late. Your birthday doesn't look happy at all..."
He paused and said, "But, here, this is your birthday present." As he spoke, he handed Lin Xingshi a bunch of forget-me-nots in his hand, which he had picked from the mountain.
"You saved me?" Lin Xingshi asked softly, looking down at the bouquet. She vaguely remembered some blurry images.
"right."
"I'm very happy to see you again, even though a lot has happened."
"A lot of things happened, but it's all in the past."
Little Nian Beast and Lin Xingshi sat in the center of the vast Lingxin Lake, looking up at the shimmering water. At this moment, Lin Xingshi's memory gradually returned, and he asked:
"Jiu Ya and Wu Jiu, what happened to them?"
"They were brainwashed by the Saviors, so they attacked you."
"The Salvation Society."
Hearing this name, Lin Xingshi's face changed slightly. She finally remembered the source of the pattern on TV and came to her senses.
"Yes, it is a very dangerous organization. During my ten years of traveling around the world, I have heard a lot about them." said the little Nian Beast.
He paused. "Iceland, Hofsdome. If you want to know the truth about Zhou Jiuya and Zhong Wujiu being brainwashed, then go there. You'll meet a man named Black Pupa, who will show you the way."
"Black Pupa?" Lin Xingshi was stunned. "Hasn't he already..."
"He is not dead, and he will be back soon." The little Nian beast said expressionlessly.
"By the way, how are Jiu Ya and Wu Jiu?" Lin Xingshi was silent for a moment and then asked.
The Little Nian Beast was silent for a moment. "Their condition... wait until you get back and confirm it with your own eyes. Zhuge Hui has already taken them back."
"Like this..." Lin Xingshi murmured.
She thought, since the Little Nian Beast and Zhuge Hui had arrived, Jiu Ya and Wu Jiu should be fine.
The little Nian beast raised its head and looked into her eyes, then suddenly raised its hand and touched her hair.
"Lin Xingshi, take care of yourself... I'll be waiting for you in Iceland."
After saying that, he stood up from the lotus leaf, and the lotus leaf devil floated towards the lake like a long boat. The little Nian beast got off the lotus leaf and walked into the quiet forest without looking back.
Lin Xingshi stayed on the lotus leaf, silently watching his back as he left.
On this day, a piece of news spread among the demons of Haifan Mountain.
The Nian beast lord is dead.
Before his death, the King of the Nian Beast handed over the position of King of the Forest to the Little Nian Beast in front of thousands of demons in the forest, and he became the next generation leader of the Zodiac Team.
And on the same day, the little Nian Beast announced something of vital importance: it and the captain of the Lake Hunting team had already decided on the time and place for the final battle.
In order not to harm innocent human civilians and the demons in the mountains, it will select a new zodiac team from the forest and take the new zodiac team to a distant and cold country to fight against Lake Hunter in that isolated place.
That place is called "Hofs Glacier".
(End of this chapter)
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