Chapter 84 The bottom line is always getting lower
【Overload】Terminated.
The violent humming sound of the machine slowly stopped, but Ocot, who should have been dead, was not completely dead yet. Even with his heart pierced, he was still lying on the ground twitching continuously, his vitality was terrifyingly tenacious.
Gerard walked up to Ocot and said nothing, just looked at him quietly.
The life in Ocot's eyes had completely disappeared, and it was only his flesh that was still twitching, like a lizard's tail that had been chopped off from its body.
"What a strong vitality." Bai Wei's voice sounded in Gerard's mind.
"Because he sewed contaminants into his flesh and blood." Gerard was not stingy with his explanation. He raised his hand and pointed at the wound on Okot's open chest. He could see the flesh and blood inside was still squirming, as if trying to close the gap. "Such a wound is not fatal to the contaminants, so the contaminants will try to recover, but it is fatal to humans. So he is dead, but the contaminants are unwilling to admit this fact."
Gerard has seen too many scenes like this. Those who are contaminated will eventually have this fate and will not be able to rest in peace even after death.
Therefore, being polluted was the outcome that the Knights of the Evening Star least wanted to see. As long as there was any sign, they would rather destroy their bodies than be desecrated and toyed with after death and become real monsters.
And this guy in front of me was actually actively planting pollution in his body.
When he thought of this, Jellal felt an indescribable anger welling up in his heart.
Tianqin... When did she become like this?
"So why did you just kill him?" Bai Wei asked, "Didn't you ask him more questions?"
"The polluted people are not worthy of trust." Gerard leaned down and began to examine Okot's body. "The polluted people often pretend to be unpolluted, and then use various means to drag the unpolluted people into the abyss. The sound of their voices is a huge source of pollution and should not be listened to."
When he said this, Gerard paused again, and a strange look flashed across his face.
After all, just now, he suffered a more direct pollution than the sound. Ocot released the source of pollution into his mind. Anyone in that situation would inevitably go crazy on the spot, but he was... unharmed.
But is it really unscathed?
Gerard heard Bai Wei's exclamation again in his mind.
"Ah, the corpse is in such a state but it still refuses to die. It really has an amazing vitality."
Jellal couldn't help but think of a certain person who only had one finger and one eyeball left but could still speak properly here. He felt a rare urge to complain, but he still held it back.
"If you want to get information from him, it's better to find it directly from him."
Gerard fumbled through Ocot's clothes and soon pulled out a badge and an identity booklet, both of which had "IV" prominently printed on them.
When he saw the sign, Gerard's mind suddenly emerged with a familiar yet unfamiliar face that was engraved in his memory, and he immediately fell silent.
"What's wrong?" Bai Wei asked.
"This is the seal of the Fourth District." Gerard said softly, "I know the bishop of the Fourth District. At least ten years ago, I was acquainted with him."
"I see." Bai Wei said with a smile, "When the mastermind behind all this pointed to a former acquaintance, you couldn't accept it? Tsk, if that's the case, why not think about it on the bright side? What if this is just a coincidence, and the bishop you know is unaware of all this?"
Gerard opened Okot's identity book, which recorded his name and position - administrative assistant.
"This is a position that allows direct contact with the bishop," Gerard said. "I find it hard to believe that the man I know well would have such weak control over the lower classes. That would be an insult to him."
"So, you would rather believe that he is a cunning villain than to believe that he is just an idiot who has been sidelined?" Bai Wei said with a smile, "Maybe this is also a kind of understanding."
Gerard was silent for a while, then said, "Maybe I don't know him as well as I thought. Or maybe... too many things have changed in ten years."
"Yeah, after all, even you no longer abide by all the rules." Bai Wei said with a half-smile, "Before, when you activated the [Overload] state, it was not to fight pollution as you said... or it was not just to fight pollution. You wanted to use the [Overload] state to remove the old 'locks' on your body, right?"
Gerald had a blank expression on his face.
"The mechanic maintained your body, but did not maintain the 'lock' inside it. This is consistent with what he said to you at the end." Bai Wei said slowly, "He hopes that you can leave Tianqin and break free from this lock."
After listening to Bai Wei's words, Gerard said nothing, nor did he question Bai Wei why he knew everything, as if he agreed with Bai Wei's guess.
But Bai Wei didn't finish his words.
The essential problem with Jellal unlocking the lock was... he had once again violated the rules that Tianqin had set for him.
The most direct reason for this was the new deal Bai Wei had made with him.
The battle tonight made Gerard realize that if he wanted to continue on this path, he would definitely not be able to do it in shackles.
So, either unlock your own shackles, or... continue to use Bai Wei's power.
And Gerard chose the former.
Since they were all violations, Gerard decided to trust himself. He always had the greatest fear of Bai Wei.
However, Bai Wei was not worried about such changes. After all, this morning, Gerard was still determined to never have a second deal with Bai Wei, but by the evening, things had changed drastically.
People’s bottom line is always being lowered, and there’s still a lot of time, isn’t there?
At this time, a noisy sound came from afar, accompanied by one light after another shining from the track of the gear car.
The Skeleton Army, which realized the situation later, finally caught up here.
Today is over.
Bai Wei was just about to take a break when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.
Under the bridge connecting to the fifth district, something seemed to be wriggling.
Bai Wei immediately turned his gaze over, and then said "Oh" in slight surprise.
Gerald heard it: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Bai Wei did not say anything to Geralmin, but smiled faintly and said, "I'm just curious about how you are going to explain what happened tonight to your colleagues."
"There's nothing to explain. The evidence is already here."
Gerard looked towards the track, and soon several lights shone on him.
"Hey guys! This is the Skeleton Force! I order you to put down your weapons and shut down your metal drive!"
Gerard slowly raised his hand, and soon, Kud and Chalmers appeared in front of him.
"There's important evidence behind me," Gerard said calmly.
"Behind you?" Chalmers frowned tightly, "What nonsense are you talking about? There is nothing behind you!"
Gerard was stunned for a moment, then turned his head suddenly.
Behind him, there was nothing but a pool of blood. This made him subconsciously raise his head and look at the water under the bridge.
Under the dark water, a tentacle rolled, slowly dragging Okot's corpse, whose eyes were still open, into the endless abyss.
(End of this chapter)
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