Chapter 98 They're Crazy
The last gear train was moving slowly on the track. The carriage was so quiet that the only sound was the turning gears.
There were only two people in the carriage, sitting in two corners, one in front and one behind. They looked like people who had nothing in common, but they were wearing the same uniform, only one set was new and the other was old.
Neither of them spoke, but a voice sounded in the other person's mind.
"Do you think this squad leader is here to kill you?"
The person who spoke was naturally Bai Wei, and sitting in the front and back of the train were Kud and Gerald.
"Why did he want to kill me?"
In response to Gerard's question, Bai Wei chuckled: "Are you asking knowingly or are you just daring not to believe it?"
Gerard slowly closed his eyes, and after a while he replied, "I don't know."
He still remembered what was said to him in the Skeleton Force headquarters.
Now, the people here are using means beyond the rules to deal with him.
In the past ten years, although countless people wanted Jellal dead, he was still alive because those who wanted him dead would not directly kill him, but would let him die within the rules. For example, they would order him to perform some extremely dangerous tasks and only provide minimal support or no support at all, or throw him into a dangerous swamp forest and hope that he could not get out, or make deals with some forces that did not belong to Tianqin and let them do it.
Anyway, the bottom line is that I won’t do anything to Jellal myself, because that would cross that line.
But now, even if Bai Wei didn't specifically remind him, Gerard could feel that the other party's behavior of crossing the line was increasing.
Things that would never be done before are now happening frequently.
So, when Kud offered to send him off, Gerard had anticipated such a development.
Although he didn't want to think about it, his body had already reacted. From the moment he entered the train, his body had always been in a "warm-up" state to ensure that when faced with an emergency, his body would not be able to respond immediately.
After all, the one he was facing this time was not a novice like Ocot.
...Kud.
Even if we count the old comrades who are no longer alive, Kud is one of the strongest people Jellal knows. In the Skeleton Corps, he is also the youngest team leader and has been on long-term field missions.
The Skeleton Army is also divided into two parts. One is the security force responsible for city defense, and the other is the dispatched force responsible for dealing with other churches. The latter often have to face the situation of being away from Lyra for a long time without being replenished, so their own mechanized transformation degree will not be too high, and the parts other than mechanization must also be more outstanding.
This is somewhat similar to Xiaoxing of the past, emphasizing that machinery is an aid to the body.
Gerard and Kude are both outstanding in this area. In many cases, when Gerard looks at Kude, he feels that the other person is somewhat like his own shadow in the past, especially since the two of them have been "partners" for a long time and they know each other well.
It is precisely because of this that, emotionally speaking, Gerard does not want to regard Kude as a mortal enemy.
But from a rational point of view, he had to be extremely vigilant against Kud, not only because Kud himself was very powerful, but also because... he had no weapons at hand.
Yes, Jellal has no weapon now, his chainsword was left behind in the Skeleton Corps.
The reason given by the Skeleton Army was very simple: their weapons were too old and needed maintenance and repair.
This is also the official rule, and Gerard has no way to refuse.
This is a complete conspiracy.
And Cool carried his folding cutting axe with him. Jellal had also seen that axe. With the blessing of [Overload], Cool could fully unfold the cutting axe within one second and launch a thunderous slash. This was difficult to block for Jellal, who did not have a chainsaw sword and whose body was far inferior to Cool's.
So after entering the carriage, Gerard sat directly in the seat farthest away from Kud, just to give his body enough time to react.
But Gerard knew that even so, it would be difficult for him to defeat Kud.
"If a fight really breaks out, will you make a deal with me?" Bai Wei's lazy voice sounded in Gerald's mind, "I'll help you kill him."
When asking this question, Bai Wei had already guessed Gerard's answer.
And it turned out that he was not wrong, Gerard refused.
"No."
"Why?" Bai Wei said, "He will really beat you to death. Are you still insisting on not using my power to hurt the Lyra people? Don't you think this is a cover-up?"
"I didn't steal any bells," Gerard said, "but I know that he is not the mastermind, and I don't know the truth behind it. He is just following orders from his superiors."
"So you just let him kill you without any resistance?"
"Of course I will resist," Gerald said, "but I will only use my own power to resist, not yours."
Tsk, what a hassle.
Bai Wei felt that Gerard was a really smelly and hard guy, like a stone in a toilet.
Just as Bai Wei was thinking about how to induce this guy... oh no, persuade him, Kud on the other side had already stood up and picked up his folding axe.
…Is it time to start?
Bai Wei narrowed Gerard's eyes, and he also felt that Gerard had tensed his body and made full preparations.
But Bai Wei also knew that Kud was not a fool like Okot who had a set of divine equipment but didn't know how to fight. From a certain perspective, Kud was a younger Jellal who had more advanced physical assistance and weapons. In this case, Jellal was no match at all. Once Kud wanted to fight for his life, it would be difficult for Jellal to survive.
Is there no other solution?
Bai Wei's pupils froze slightly.
If it really comes to that, even if Gerard doesn't want to, he will have to force his way through.
He would not allow Gerard to die here.
No one is allowed.
"Knock knock."
The train passed the second to last platform and headed towards the last station.
The lights of the second-to-last platform gradually faded away, and the flickering light and shadows danced in the eyes of the two people.
Kud slowly raised the chopping axe in his hand.
Bai Wei opened his eyes gradually.
then……
"Bang".
A crisp sound.
Cooder threw the axe out of the car, and the weapon, which was both exquisite and violent, disappeared into the darkness in an instant.
Gerald was stunned.
"I was not sure before, but when they asked me to kill you, I knew... they were indeed crazy."
Kurd looked directly at Jellal.
"It's time for us to have a talk, Evening Star."
(End of this chapter)
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