The sun was almost noon.
The sunlight scatters from directly above the sky, no longer slanting, and the light passing through the wide and bright windows gradually fades away. The light in the whole room was a bit dim, and the sun shrank its light to a position very close to the bottom of the window rail.
The atmosphere froze.
Ji Chuancheng's sharp eyes were mixed with a trace of bright water, his eyes were red, and his voice seemed hoarse at the end, and seemed to be completely submerged in his throat. After finishing speaking, he silently lowered his eyes and never looked at Jing Xia again.
His whole body was trapped in a slightly darker color, as long as he didn't speak, it was as if he didn't exist at all. He seemed indifferent and calm as usual, but his tightly clasped fingers revealed the ups and downs in his heart.
On the other side, the young man froze, his throat was dry, and he couldn't even speak a word.
Those words passed through his ears, eardrums, eardrums, and into the depths of his brain, stirring up countless emotions. There seemed to be too many scenes in front of my eyes, from the indifferent and beautiful boy who kept holding my hand through the banquet when I was young, to the silent and handsome young man who stood behind me without saying a word to support me, and now …
The two faced each other silently in this small room, letting time go by, but they had nothing to say.
"A Chuan is my brother, it's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks. You, get out of here. 』
— For some reason, these words suddenly echoed in Jing Xia's mind.
This was at his 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, and this man was unable to attend because of a military mission. Someone once said jokingly, "Ji Shao probably forgot, haha." Without a trace of hesitation, Jing Xia blurted out this sentence.
A friend, a brother, a person who cannot be separated and is even willing to die for each other.
but…
Can it be more than that
Break the taboo line that no one dared to mention, and completely pierce the thin layer of window paper that no one dared to pierce.
His eyes suddenly warmed up, and Jing Xia gradually felt that his eyes were a little blurry. He looked down at his fingers, because after months of tempering and adventures, they were no longer as smooth and delicate as before. The thin wound spread from the fingertips to the palm of the hand, cutting the long lifeline into two, looking horrifying.
But he knew that these were nothing compared to the person opposite.
No matter how difficult and dangerous the task was, no matter how many scars he suffered that could not be healed, when this person returned to City B and saw him, he would always have that calm and calm face, saying lightly:
"Well, I'm back. 』
It's like a mantra, like a promise.
No one pointed it out, and no one debunked it. It seems that he deliberately pretended to be a brother with a close relationship, and suppressed all the things that were too much sacrificed and too protective in the past twenty years in a lie that had no credibility at all—
deceive yourself.
As if a fire was burning in his throat, Jing Xia's body trembled slightly. He tried his best to stabilize his body so that the other party would not notice the abnormality, but he had no idea that even if his breathing was interrupted, all his abnormalities would be detected by the other party. Perceived, and... shaken.
"A...A Chuan." The voice was already a little hoarse when he said it, Jing Xia paused for a long time, as if mustering up great courage: "I really, don't know... how to say it."
Ji Chuancheng still looked at the ground with his eyes closed, not knowing where he was looking at an unknown point, and he didn't seem to care about the young man's words and actions. Only the nails that gradually dug into the palm and formed half-moon-shaped indentations silently showed the helpless fear and fear in his heart.
If there is, you can hide it for the rest of your life, and pretend that everything is safe, just in exchange for being able to see the little happiness of this person. But once it's said—
There is no room for maneuver anymore.
For a moment, the room suddenly became unbearably cold.
Jing Xia's voice gradually choked up: "A Chuan, if I said I'm sorry, what would you... think?"
The silence that could stop time spread for a long time, just when Jing Xia thought he would not get an answer from the other party, he suddenly heard a deep and hoarse male voice. The voice seemed to be sharply ground with sandpaper, and it creaked out of the other party's throat, with a deep sigh.
"It doesn't matter."
Jing Xia was taken aback by the unexpected answer, and subconsciously repeated: "No...it's okay?"
The deep and dark eyes were raised gently, looking at Jing Xia quietly. As if hiding all his emotions, Ji Chuancheng looked at him in silence for a long time before continuing to speak, his voice was low-pitched, but he couldn't hide the trembling after barely controlling his emotions: "Say yes, It's my luck. You say I'm sorry, and I'll accept it. If you want, I'll do it until... "
His lips were still moving, but his voice was interrupted by the sudden shrill sound of sirens that sounded throughout the room. Jing Xia could only watch as Ji Chuancheng pulled his lips and said something, but couldn't hear his last few words clearly.
The originally dead and frozen atmosphere in the room was suddenly broken.
Before the two of them realized what happened, they suddenly heard a loud door breaking.
The two turned their heads together to look, and saw Qin Chu looking at them with a pale face, his eyes were red, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes. She didn't know when she stood there, and she didn't know how long she stood there. When she spoke, her voice was a little hoarse: "Young...Young master, little bastard, it's not good. Qi Yang sent someone to search for mutants at the bottom of the river The third team was completely annihilated, and a large herd of mutated beasts jumped over the embankment at Area 80!"
Her tone was urgent, and although she still couldn't hide the uncomfortable expression on her face, she was already immersed in that tense atmosphere.
A complicated expression appeared on Ji Chuancheng's handsome face. He frowned and walked forward quickly: "What level of mutant? How many are there? How are the current casualties?"
The three of them no longer cared about everything that happened in the room just now, and walked quickly towards the door together, then quickly turned and went downstairs, at a fast pace, because every minute and every second was worth fighting for.
A series of three questions landed directly. Although Qin Chu was still a little dazed in his heart, his brain had completely calmed down: "Area 80 is some distance away from here, and casualties cannot be confirmed yet. But before the border equipment in Area 80 is destroyed, the final inspection The result is - 128 E-level mutants, 65 D-level mutants, 32 C-level mutants, 9 B-level mutants, and..." The voice sank suddenly, and Qin Chu's tone was heavy: "1 Only A-level mutants."
Jing Xia's delicate eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed: "Impossible! How could there be an A-level mutant so soon? The attack this time is not large, but the strength of the mutant is very high. Generally, here In both cases, low-level mutants will be put on the front line first, and it is impossible for these high-level mutants to appear so early!"
Jing Xia has experienced three beast hordes, and except for the first time there was no mutant above A-level, there were even higher-level mutant beasts appearing each time. Even though there are differences in the size of the beast horde, the time and place are also different, and the combat strategies are also very different, but there is still one thing that has never changed, that is—
It is impossible to release the highest level of mutant beasts to fight from the beginning.
And Ji Chuancheng obviously understands this truth, and his face is solemn: "This can only show that there is a more powerful mutant hiding behind and has not been detected, and the reason why these mutant beasts are even A-level mutants is so early. It is about to come out and go ashore to cover its whereabouts from being discovered prematurely."
As soon as the words fell, Jing Xia and Ji Chuan looked at each other, both of them were surprised, as if they suddenly understood, they said in surprise:
"There are s-class mutants?!"
The beautiful and ambiguous atmosphere that was there just now, and the sad and heavy feelings that seemed to be palpable, all of a sudden disappeared before this sudden enemy attack. Ji Chuancheng never mentioned what happened in the room just now, and Jing Xia ran all the way to the shore of District 80 with a calm expression.
From a very far distance, at a distance of about 1,000 meters, one could smell the foul smell and... the pungent smell of blood in the air.
A giant mutant beast with a height of fifteen meters was sweeping across a large area with its long black arms and legs. The places that should have been suction cups had long been turned into sharp blades, reflecting metal light in the sun. As soon as it swept past, blood splashed, and there was no way to stop it.
Jing Xia's eyes froze, and she ran even faster.
Not all the evolutionists at the S city base can arrive quickly, and the first ones to arrive are the cleaning groups near Area 80. District 80 is a farming area, and at noon like this, ordinary people occupy most of the place.
And after this group of mutants landed ashore, the first to attack were these evolutionary abandoners who had no power to resist.
This A-level mutant octopus used its tough and unbreakable skin to recklessly break through the dam that humans have worked so hard to build for two months. Behind it, countless mutants climbed onto the shore, and a battle of great disparity in strength began. massacre.
Dried blood flowed out from the cuts of the broken limbs, staining the soft and loose land, turning the brown soil into a deep and dazzling black. Seeping downwards along the sparse soil, the blood penetrated into the soil, moistening the seedlings still gestating with the warm liquid, and feeding the hope of the future ridiculously.
"Hurry up! Li Cheng, take all these people away quickly! Leave Area 80 and go to the research institute!"
A tall and strong man punched a fiercely mutated beast flying away. He is muscular all over, and he is the candidate for the captain role in the first arrived team.
The man named "Li Cheng" didn't hesitate for a moment, he and another female evolutionary methodically gathered the surviving ordinary people together, and hurried towards the research institute.
At this moment, with the addition of the other two new teams, the three teams gathered together, and each assigned half of their staff to arrange for the evacuation, while the other half began to try their best to block the mutant beast's attack.
One person was sprayed by the venom from the splash, screamed heart-piercingly and covered his face that was constantly corroded and blackened, and the other person immediately stepped forward, blocking the mutated beast's advance with his body.
Most of the people here have experienced the "bloody day" a few months ago.
They all understand that to withdraw - is to die.
From time to time, someone's head fell, and from time to time, new evolutionaries rushed to the scene to join in.
This was a violent massacre far better than the "Bloody Day". While the evolutionaries were progressing, the mutant beasts left them far behind at an even more incredible speed. They seem to be cutting rice, and when they fall down occasionally, other companions will make up for them and carry out a brutal killing.
The beasts erupted with a rotten smell, and human beings fought bloody battles and never retreated.
When Jing Xia rushed to the scene, what he saw was such an ordinary Shura-like hell scene.
So familiar... as if it was still yesterday.