Chapter 140 I'm Afraid My Father Would Kill You
When he returned to the base in District 5, Yuri felt that the land under his feet, which should have been familiar, had become a little strange.
He didn't know where this feeling came from. Although as the captain of the Devil's Army, he seldom returned to the base and most of the time he stayed in the contaminated area to command work, but he did come back occasionally. He never had this feeling every time he came back before.
And now, when he was finally able to take off his mask and breathe fresh air, he found that the air was filled with an unfamiliar sticky smell, as if mixed with blood.
This feeling is not good.
"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Yuri." Hogeni also took off his mask and stood beside Yuri with a smile on his face. "You and your men can have a good rest and relax..."
"Can we really take a good rest?" Yuri turned his head and looked at the large pieces of polluted and rotten flesh behind him. "With these things here, I find it difficult to relax."
"Don't worry." Hogeni shrugged, "We'll get it done tonight."
"Tonight?" Yuri frowned slightly and looked at Hogni, "You guys?"
"Yes, Captain Yuri." Hogeni said, "Your mission has been completed. Leave the rest to us."
"What are you going to do?" Yuri became alert.
"Haha, you know, of course we have to take those two things away." Hogen said with a smile, "Move them overnight."
“…Is it necessary to be so anxious?”
"Of course." Hogen said, "You should know that Bishop Oliver has returned. He needs those two things, and tomorrow he will give a new explanation to the people of Lyra."
"What explanation?"
"Of course..." Hogen smiled, "A brand new future."
Yuri's frown deepened.
He didn't know whether Hogni was deliberately trying to trick the Riddler or whether Tianqin had indeed undergone a lot of changes during this period of time, and he knew nothing, so he couldn't understand.
But no matter what, this feeling made him feel bad.
Yuri really wanted to ask Hogni to explain himself directly, but he also knew that he didn't have that right.
Because the devil is not Eve Star. After the incident ten years ago, the Eve Star unit was disbanded and the devil unit was established.
The two pioneer corps not only have different names, but also very different statuses. The Evening Stars could directly participate in all the affairs of Lyra, but now the Demons can only focus on the Polluted Zone and are not allowed to interfere in the decisions of Lyra. Even the Fifth Zone has been separated out, and the Knights of the Demon Corps cannot leave the Fifth Zone without applying.
They even added emergency devices around their necks to prevent the devil troops from getting out of control one day like the Evening Star did ten years ago.
This feeling of sacrificing for Lyra, but being guarded against by the entire Lyra, has always lingered in the hearts of every Devil Knight.
This also causes many devil knights to try every means to leave here.
The so-called Zhuxin Society and the guy named Yongxin are one of their methods.
...It seems like I'm thinking too far ahead.
Yuri was in a trance and felt that his thoughts were too divergent, so he retracted his attention and looked at Hogni again.
"Is there anything else we need to do?" Yuri asked.
"Like I said, you and your team just need to have a good rest." Hogeni was still smiling, "Leave the rest to us. We will also clean up the remains of the pollutants."
Yuri nodded.
Of course he understood what Hogni said.
This doesn’t mean literally giving them a break, but giving them a break.
Don't let the devil troops know what Hogni will do next, nor let them know when they will leave.
In this way, their whereabouts became a "secret".
This will allow us to transport those two things back as unnoticed as possible.
Although he guessed Hogni's plan, Yuri still didn't quite understand.
We have already returned to Lyra. Even if we don't trust the Devil Army, what about the Skeleton Army?
Can't we just let the Skeleton Army escort them?
Tianqin is not a chaotic place, and the other party is just one person. Is it really necessary to be so cautious?
and……
Yuri narrowed his eyes and looked at the people behind Hogni again.
Until now, these people have not taken off their masks and are still fully armed.
Logically speaking, Tianqin only has two armed forces, one responsible for external affairs, that is, the devil force against the polluted land, and the other responsible for internal affairs, the skeleton force.
The people brought by Hogeni are obviously not from the Skeleton Corps, so who are they?
If it was Bishop Oliver's, why did Bishop Oliver establish a new armed force? In theory, the skeletons and demons should obey his orders.
Is this part of the “brave new future” that Bishop Oliver speaks of?
It was only a few months since he came back, but Tianqin suddenly became incomprehensible.
Yuri was silent for a while, and finally did not comment on it. He just said to Hogeni calmly: "Remember to deal with it well and don't let those things leak out."
He was referring, of course, to the remains of those pollutants.
The body parts and purification source crystal had nothing to do with him, but the polluted debris were still related to him. Yuri decided to do his job well.
"Of course." Hogeni obviously understood what Yuri meant and replied with a smile, "Don't worry, we will handle it cleanly and won't make it difficult for you. Captain Yuri, thank you for your cooperation."
Yuri didn't say anything else and turned and left.
Of course, he did not do nothing. Instead, he called over several devil knights on duty outside Hogni's sight and asked them to guard the periphery.
Even if we ignore what Hogen is going to do, we must never let the pollutants leak out. Once such signs are discovered, we must immediately issue an early warning.
Only after several Devil Knights promised could Yuri leave with peace of mind.
After walking through several streets, Yuri's expression gradually relaxed, and his brows, which had been tense for months, gradually calmed down.
But his pace quickened.
Because the rows of low houses at the end of the street came into his sight.
The Fifth District where the Devil's troops are stationed is not a military fortress.
As its name suggests, it is just a partition.
Ten years ago, it also had many ordinary residents. It was not until the Evening Star incident ten years ago that the ordinary residents living in the Fifth District gradually withdrew, leaving only the newly established devil troops and their families.
In a sense, District 5 is the former Rim Station, the heroic village of Eve Star.
It's just that it has long lost its reputation as a hero, and is more of an existence that is feared and shunned by others.
Although it still provides housing and all basic living guarantees for the Devil Knights and their families, no one has long regarded it as a normal district.
Few Devil Knights are willing to bring their families to live here.
Among about ten Devil Knights, only one or two would do this, which is also the reason why there are very few people in the family area of the fifth district.
However, as the captain, Yuri still brought his wife and daughter over.
Although he has little time to meet his wife and daughter due to his busy work, that is still what he values most.
His wife did the same. Although she knew that he rarely came home, she would still light a lamp at the door every night just to illuminate his way home at night.
And now, Yuri saw the light, which made his iron heart soften instantly, and he was about to speed up his pace.
But suddenly he thought of the conversation with Hogni just now, so he stopped, turned his head and looked to the other side.
Not far away, a tower, not as tall as the Tower of Babel but equally majestic, stood in the moonlight.
That is the branch tower in the fifth district.
The person in charge is Bishop Weisen of the Fifth District.
Bishop Weisen has also not been seen for ten years.
What exactly happened?
What exactly is the "brand new future" that the returning Bishop Oliver talked about?
Yuri had been telling himself not to worry about things other than his job, but now, standing in front of the lamp that just illuminated the road under his feet, he found it difficult to convince himself not to think about these things.
Just at this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded behind me.
Yuri raised an eyebrow, but didn't turn around. He just asked calmly, "Have you been waiting for me, Ina?"
In the darkness, a tall woman walked out. It was Ina.
"Yes, Yuri." Ina nodded slightly.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I should say hello to you."
Yuri slowly turned around and looked at Ina who was standing behind him. Then his gaze moved from the bottom to the top, and finally to the flaming sword at Ina's waist.
Even though the sword was still in the sheath, one could faintly see the heat and fire it was emitting.
Yuri knew that the sword had been set on fire.
"What happened?" Yuri asked calmly, "After not seeing each other for a few days, have you already stood against me?"
"A lot of things happened, Yuri." Ina said softly, "I wanted to have a good talk with you, but... there is no time."
"...Is there no time again? I feel like everyone is reminding me of the time these days." Yuri tapped the emergency device on his neck that had stopped working. "It's as if someone installed this thing in my brain, but none of you are willing to tell me what happened."
"I'm sorry, Yuri."
"...Am I to understand that you have sided with your father?"
Ina did not deny: "Yes."
"...It seems that some people's concerns about your father are correct." Yuri said, "It seems that he has attracted a large number of people?"
"No." Ina said, "It's just me."
Yuri looked into Ina's eyes again, wondering if Ina was influenced or controlled.
But none of that happened, Ina's eyes remained the same, just as they were when she faced those pollutants.
She is not polluted.
Yuri sighed: "You should tell me what's going on."
"It's complicated." Ina said, "But it can be simply summarized - you brought back things from the contaminated area that you shouldn't have brought back."
Is it really because of this?
Yuri's heart was not too volatile, he just said slowly: "Since you are already here, it means that your father is here too, right?"
He looked around and didn't sense the presence of any extra people.
"It seems that your father has already rushed there." Yuri said, "Let's not talk about whether he can succeed or not. You came here... to stop me? Using my family?"
"No." Ina said, "I just came to stop you, and..."
She paused.
"A lot is going to happen tonight and I don't want your family to get hurt."
"So you're still here to protect my family?" Yuri said with a smile, "That's really your style, Ina."
"Don't move, Yuri." Ina stared at Yuri's hand and said seriously, "I know your swordsmanship, so I have already overheated the sword in advance. If you move... I don't want Anqi to lose her father."
Anqi is Yuri's daughter.
"So you want me to just watch?"
"After tonight, I can tell you everything." Ina said, "But not now. I don't have that much time, and you won't believe it."
"Really?" Yuri nodded slightly, as if he understood. Then he suddenly thought of something, looked into Ina's eyes, and said, "Speaking of which, a few days ago I met a... um, ghost in the Abyss? I want to ask if you know him."
"Don't try to divert my attention." Ina said coldly, "I will focus all my attention on you."
"I do want to know, because I promised him something." Yuri said, "He was wearing Evening Star's uniform, and he said he had forgotten a lot of things, even Tianqin, and only remembered one very vague thing."
He paused, then looked into Ina's eyes and spoke softly.
"He said he owed something to a woman, and that something was... a music box."
Ina's pupils narrowed slightly.
In an instant.
Two swords were unsheathed at the same time, one red and one black.
There was a blazing fire on the red sword's edge, as if it would cut through the silent night, while the black sword's edge was hidden in the darkness. When it was swung, no sword shadow could be seen, only the whistling sound of it cutting through the air could be heard.
clang!
The red and black swords were biting each other, and the red sword's edge almost broke the black sword's edge due to its high temperature.
But the black sword held on, and at the same time, the red flame on the red sword blade also completed its own heating.
The two of them quickly retreated, but now they were standing on the same starting line.
"It seems you do know that person." Yuri said.
"Yes." Ina did not deny it, "Many years ago, I called him uncle."
"And that woman?"
"It's his wife."
"How is it?"
“Crazy.”
Yuri was silent for a moment, then he said slowly: "He is a hero. I saw it with my own eyes."
Ina was a little surprised.
"Get out of the way, Ina," Yuri said, "I promise you, I won't hurt your father, and I will try to make the truth known."
Ina shook her head: "I'm not afraid that you will hurt my father."
"What is that?"
"I'm afraid my father might accidentally kill you."
Yuri was stunned.
The next second, a shrill scream resounded through the sky.
(End of this chapter)
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