Hearing Ji Xiaoniao's promise, Ren Jianmo felt as if his heart had been lightly pricked by a thin needle, numb and slightly distressed.
He looked back at Ji Thrush's pupils, and saw unshakable firmness in them.
"Actually, I know that my current level is far behind yours..."
Ji Thrush rested his forehead gently on Ren Jianmo's shoulder, and whispered:
"However, I will work hard... Not to mention catching up with you, at least, I won't cause you trouble..."
As he spoke, he lifted the blanket on his shoulders and covered half of Ren Jianmo's legs, as if he wanted to share his body heat with him.
"I'll help you out, so..."
Ji Xiaoniao smiled at his beautiful Ren, and hooked Ren Jianmo's fingertips under the blanket with his fingers.
"We're always together, okay?"
Ren Jianmo curled up his fingers and held Ji Thrush's hand in his own.
"Listen to me, little bird..."
Ren Jianmo lowered his head and got close to his lover who was leaning against his arms. The tip of their noses was touching the tip of their noses. Their breaths were almost audible. Then they said three words in a soft and slow voice:
"sorry… "
Ji Thrush froze for a moment, and opened his eyes wide.
He never expected that his heartfelt confession would be exchanged for these three words, and he immediately wanted to speak up.
However, what he met was Ren Jianmo's pupils that suddenly became shallower.
[Hear me out.]
The mountains and forests in the early morning are dark and quiet, except for a little light from the computer screen, there is only a dim light source from a night light next to it.
Obviously, the two of them just looked at each other in the dim light, and neither of them spoke, but Ji Thrush could hear the voice belonging to another person sounding from his mind.
[There are some things that I cannot tell you yet.]
Ren Jianmo used his ability to say to Ji Thrush:
[However, in the future...]
At this point in his "speaking", he suddenly stopped, slightly hooked the corners of his lips as if mocking himself, and shook his head again.
In fact, Ren Jianmo himself cannot guarantee anything.
Now he has lost all the memories of the past, whether it is combat power or ability level, it is also a lot worse than when he was at his peak.
In addition, even without any substantive evidence, Ren Jianmo can actually guess that he is under the strict surveillance of "Peach Blossom Spring", and has received a lot of "special attention" with his team.
So Ren Jianmo knew that, in a sense, his existence had dragged down Ji Thrush, as well as Mo Tiangen and the Fan family siblings.
Without him, these four people should be like other participants, accumulating experience one by one "world" according to the difficulty they should have faced, and gradually growing stronger, instead of being a novice who doesn't know anything like they are now When they are young, they have to face difficulties far beyond the capabilities of ordinary people, and are forced to the front line of life and death time and time again.
Originally, Ren Jianmo could choose to leave the team and return to the state of acting alone.
But he didn't.
Up to now, apart from the fact that he has been unable to let go of the child Xia Jithrush, more importantly, he has regarded himself as a member of the team, wants to stay in the team, and wants to live with these people...
-and…
Ren Jianmo held Ji Thrush's hand a little harder.
—and, what if he left
"Peach Blossom Spring" has been watching them.
Ren Jianmo knew that even if he left Ji Thrush and his team now, "Taohuayuan" might not show mercy to them.
What's more, even if they didn't meet at the beginning, the child, like other participants, started from the F-level difficulty, spent a long time counting years, became stronger bit by bit, and was lucky enough to be able to climb the pyramid What about the handful of high-ranking powerhouses at the top... so what
Ji Xiaoniao will still be like everyone else, and can only gamble his life in various difficult "worlds" month after month, until one day he dies in a place he can't see...
…
Thinking of this, the faint tingling feeling in Ren Jianmo's heart suddenly became stronger, and even the black pupil of his right eye turned into a light to almost platinum color in the change of mood.
Another of his abilities unexpectedly lost control for a short time at this time.
Although it was only half a second, Ren Jianmo still saw a vague shadow on Ji Thrush's face.
He suddenly reached out and pulled up the blanket, covering the two of them with it.
In the darkness, Ren Jianmo hugged his baby tightly in his arms, then caught the child's lips with his own lips, and pressed them firmly.
Ji Thrush was still waiting for the second half of Ren Jianmo's "unfinished" sentence, but suddenly his lips were tightly held by the other party, and he kissed him firmly, and he was a little dazed for a while.
But he soon stopped worrying about it.
Classmate Xiaoniao put his arms around the shoulders of Ren Damei, the two of them huddled together in a thin blanket, exchanging warm and lingering kisses...
…
"Tsk!"
Mo Tiangen, who was lying at the foot of the wall, turned over, faced the wall, and curled up his strong waist.
—Even if you are wrapped in a blanket, does that thing soundproof
It's only such a big room, and the surroundings are so quiet that you can hear a pin drop. Teacher Dagen feels that unless he is really deaf, even if he plugs his ears, he will inevitably hear those rustling movements.
—What a great thing to fall in love with!
Mo Tiangen thought angrily.
—One day, I will also find a partner, and then I will blind you!
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As soon as it was dawn the next day, the five people got up early. After washing and repairing, they asked the research team to borrow an off-road vehicle and were ready to set off immediately.
Mo Tiangen was in charge of driving.
Based on the information in the laptop that Ren Jianmo brought back, several people quickly got in touch with Site 9.
After confirming the identities of the five people, the other party's liaison officer expressed the hope that everyone would come to Site 9 as soon as possible, and also said that someone could be sent somewhere to meet them.
So Ji Thrush, Ren Jianmo, Mo Tiangen, and the Fan family siblings spent a whole day and a half, reversing three times of transportation, and finally arrived at the No. 9 station designated by the mission at noon on May 17.
The SCP Foundation of this "world" can't be considered rich and wealthy, but its scale and sphere of influence are quite large.
According to the knowledge that Ji Thrush and the others have supplemented during this day, the number of SCP items in this "world" has now reached more than a thousand. Except for special items or phenomena that cannot be contained due to various reasons, most of them are Concentrated storage in more than fifty sites around the world.
And Site No. 7 and Site No. 9 are the two largest central institutions of the Xia Kingdom where they are currently located.
After the devastating major containment accident at Site 7, those staff members who escaped by chance basically chose to go to Site 9, which is relatively close to Site 7. They have arrived in succession in the past two days and have been Station No. 9 arranges unified reception.
The five of Ji Thrush mixed in with these fugitives, but it didn't seem abrupt.
It's just that the people had just arrived at Site No. 9, and a group of people immediately came up to take them all away, search them separately, and conduct quarantine inspections one by one.
However, during the time they were going to Site No. 9, the five Season Thrushes had already figured out a set of words to explain how they escaped from Site No. 7 through the "Gate of Surprise" and arrived at Sequoia Lake Mountain Forest. protected area.
In addition, several people have reliable legal identities in this "world", and the agents at Site 9 did not embarrass them. They ended the review the next day, released them free, and arranged for the five to stay at the site. accommodation.
On the evening of May 18th, Ji Thrush and the others had just returned to their freedom, so they had a quick meeting in the cafeteria while they were having dinner.
They were scattered all over the No. 9 site, and their residences were a little far away. These days, they could only rely on "online conference anytime, anywhere" to communicate. other people's attention.
"Hey, this task is really too troublesome!"
While queuing up for dinner, Mo Tiangen stood behind Fan Hemian and complained in a low voice.
"It's already the fourth day, and we haven't even completed the second mission yet!"
Although they have already arrived at Site 9, they haven't even seen a hair of the "group B participants". At this time, the task still shows a red incomplete status.
What's more, even if you think about it with your heels, you know that the difficulty of the A-level "world" is definitely not as simple as letting the two teams meet each other, and there must be more crazy things waiting for them!
The elder sister of the Fan family heard Mo Tiangen's muttering, and looked back at him.
"That's because you have little experience."
She curled her lips and said in a low voice, "The longest trip between me and Xiaolu lasted ten days."
Fan Hemian thought for a while, and added:
"I also heard that there was a team doing S-level missions, and they were delayed in a 'world' for a whole month..."
Mo Tiangen shuddered when he heard that.
Indeed, this is only the fifth "world" Mr. Dagen has experienced.
Although the first four times were full of dangers, the longest time it took was only three days in "Spiritual Twenty-Four O'Clocks". Like this, until the fourth day, I couldn't even get a glimpse of the true face of the "opponent" At a glance, it is truly unprecedented.
And according to Fan Hemian, as the difficulty continues to increase, they will encounter more troublesome and time-consuming "worlds" in the future...
Teacher Dagen scratched his hair irritably, feeling more and more depressed.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long.
May 19th is the fifth day that Ji Thrush, Ren Jianmo, Mo Tiangen and Fan's siblings came to this "world".
At nine o'clock in the morning, Site 9 notified five people to go to a meeting.
The residence that Ji Thrush was assigned was a bit far away, and when he arrived at the meeting place, the others had already arrived.
He walked into the conference room and saw his four companions and five strange men sitting face to face with them at a glance.
"Please sit down."
A middle-aged woman in a black suit and skirt smiled gently at Ji Thrush, motioning him to sit in the only vacant seat at the scene.
She is one of the deputy directors of Site 9, and she is also the manager responsible for receiving and relocating the survivors of Site 7 this time.
Ji Thrush and the others have dealt with this middle-aged lady, and know her name is Dr. Roland.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get straight to the point."
Dr. Roland looked around at everyone, and said in a deep voice:
"I have called you this time to hope that you can form a special attack team and enter Site 7 again."