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After the Dark Nest base was blown up, Dr. Shawna was "invited" to Phoenix City by Zero. As for the army and staff of the original parliament, they were sent to the Blu-ray Mountains and handed over to Leo. Dr. Shawna was very angry after Nero's power disappeared. Zero did not imprison him in a dungeon, but arranged a separate room for him. In addition to being restricted in freedom, Dr. Shawna's treatment was not bad, as a captive.
"How's your injury?" Douglas asked as he walked the streets of Phoenix.
Zero moved his shoulders and said, "It's almost better, I guess there should be no problem with fighting."
Douglas smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Looking at you makes me feel old."
"Young people have vitality, but old people have wisdom, so you see, the world is sometimes quite fair."
"You are quite good at making me happy." Douglas shook his head, then stopped suddenly and said, "Zero, what chance do you think we have of winning?"
"Although Oglok is a top powerhouse at the twelfth level, but with you and Leo. In addition to Paul and Instructor Cario, I think..."
"I'm not talking about that old guy Ogg." Douglas blinked and said: "It's Proseus, do you think we can do that thing?"
Ling paused and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"certainly."
With a wry smile, Zero said: "The chance is very small. You can think of it this way, what we are fighting against is the Creator. Of course, the Creator of another planet, but it won't be too bad. For example, we are like a group of Ant, trying to overthrow an elephant."
"It's really a vivid metaphor." Douglas spread his hands and said, "It sounds like looking for death. Do I want to thank you for your explanation?"
Zero shook his head and smiled: "I said that the chance is very small, so it does not mean that we are hopeless. Proseus is very weak now, which can be seen from the fact that it did not cleanse the entire planet immediately after it appeared. You know , it was never so merciful when it dealt with Atlantis. But with each passing day, it regains some power. So we have to end this war as soon as possible, then find out its location, and deal with it with all our strength He, there is still hope."
"Sounds like I would like to retire is not an easy thing." Douglas sighed.
"That's because the world still needs you," Zero said.
The old man shook his head, looked at Zero and said, "No, what the world needs is you. There are young people like you, you are the hope of the world. As for us, we just want to provide the world with a little afterglow of hope. "
"Let's go, let's see Xiao Na go."
When I came to Xiaona's residence, I heard the sound of falling things coming from inside, and Xiaona's angry screams. Zero shrugged: "The doctor's mood has been unstable."
Zero nodded to the two soldiers outside the door, and the soldiers opened the door. Douglas walked in, and there was a cup in front of him. He quickly reached out to grab it and said, "Shauna, is this how you treat old friends?"
After speaking, he winked at Zero outside the door. Zero smiled and left before Douglas walked towards the living room, and the door closed again behind him. Dr. Shawna's hair is disheveled and his eyes are full of wires. He was still angry just now, but now he saw Douglas quiet down, and said after a while: "You are here."
"I am coming."
"Then ask your little friend to release me." Xiao Na said.
Douglas shook his head, smiled and said, "You know that's impossible. Shawna, how many years have we not seen each other?"
"I haven't seen you since you got out of the parliament."
"You're still so angry."
Xiao Na said loudly: "Of course, I watched two best friends turn against each other, do you think I can be happy?"
"Well, Xiao Na, I left because I disagreed with Ogg. This point is still the same now."
"So what are you planning to do now?" Xiao Na said, "Let me guess, are you planning to attack Evernight City with your little friend, and then prove you are right?"
"Am I wrong?"
"Could it be that what Ogg did was wrong?"
The two old men confronted each other, just staring at each other. After a while, Douglas shook his head and said, "Shauna, I didn't think about attacking Eternal Night City. I just wanted to persuade Ogg to let him stop. I'm here now, and I just hope you can help me too. Help me persuade Ogg."
"It's so funny." Shawna patted his chest hard: "Old man, I'm Dr. Shawna from Evernight City. Now I'm very sober, so I know what loyalty is, and who is my friend."
Douglas said loudly: "But I know what righteousness is, and I also know that I should make the right choice. Look at the world with your eyes, old guy. Isn't there enough bloodshed in this war? How many soldiers lie forever On the battlefield, how many people are displaced because of the destruction of their homes? How many people will never see their relatives come back? Shawna, the world is crying!"
Xiao Na sneered: "I didn't know you were a poet."
Douglas's eyes lit up, but he slowly retracted it: "I'm not a poet, I only know some truths. Well, you say Ogg is a friend. Then Shawna, do you know that Ogg used the resources of the council, Are you doing something private?"
"You mean the dark nest? I think there is nothing wrong with it. Ogg is a genius, and geniuses are always difficult for others to understand. So he had to use some means, that's all." Xiaona shrugged.
"Well, it seems that you know a lot." Douglas asked again: "And do you know how this war started? Let me tell you now, it was planned by Ogg. He himself The director acted out a scene, we didn’t attack the Shadow City at all, it was all planned by Ogg himself. As for the evidence, the law enforcement team of your parliament should be able to give you the answers you need.”
Xiao Na's body shook, and he lost his voice: "This is impossible."
"Believe it or not, this is the truth." Douglas said: "The Shadow City was considered a city under your council at the time, but what happened. In order to give an excuse to start a war, Shauna did not hesitate to wash his own city with blood. Such behavior , Do you think it is worthy of the word loyalty? A person who can sacrifice a city and thousands of civilians for his own ambition, even including his own army of soldiers. Do you still decide to defend such a person?"
"I can tell you that tomorrow I will go to Eternal Night City. I will go with me, besides Zero, Leo, and some other members of the parliament. They need an answer from Ogg." Douglas slowed down "So you still think, Ogg is right? If that's the case, I have nothing to say."
Xiao Na lowered his head and remained silent.
Douglas sighed, turned and left. When he walked to the door, Xiao Na suddenly said: "When you leave tomorrow... take me with you."
"Um."
Douglas pushed open the door, and in the room, Shawna said again: "Ben, it would be great if time could be turned back. Think back, we all came together to save the world. The days when we fought for the same dream, It's really beautiful."
"Unfortunately, time will not turn back. And even if it turns back, the ending will not change." Douglas said, and then gently closed the door.
Watching the door close, Xiao Na sighed heavily. But Douglas continued outside the door: "But now, some young people have inherited our dream and are working hard for it. So you see, the world is not too bad. Isn't it, old man."
Xiao Na's mind flashed Zero's face, and then he also smiled: "It's really not too bad."
He got up from his seat, opened the refrigerator, and poured himself some wine. But he didn't drink, just shook the glass and watched quietly. The amber liquid in the cup is undulating, just like this turbulent world.
The same is the swaying ** in the wine glass, but what is reflected is Zero's face. He is currently in a bar in Phoenix City, but when he left Xiao Na's residence, he was bumped by Feng and the others, and then he was dragged to the bar.
After drinking a glass of brandy, Haiwei's face turned red, she slammed the glass on the table heavily and said, "Head, I'm going to Evernight City together tomorrow."
Zero smiled and said, "Let's talk about it after you wake up."
"What are you talking about, this is just a glass of wine. Am I going to get drunk? Am I going to..." Before he could finish speaking, he had already slammed his head on the table, and fell asleep like a lion cub.
Yeliu made a helpless expression, lifted Haiwei up and said, "I'll take her back."
"Ye Liu, when I'm not around, Phoenix City has to be watched by you." Ling said.
Ye Liu nodded, but did not speak. Picking up Hai Wei and walking out of the bar, the black-haired girl had just left before Brown came in behind her. The big man sat down, patted the wine table and said to the bartender, "Give me a bottle that is strong enough, don't serve me those sissy things."
Then he thumped his shoulders and said: "You all don't know that practicing those boys is more tiring than me playing with a cane."
Although the army in Dawn City stood still this time, Brown still insisted on intensive training for those soldiers every day, which was also zero acquiescence. After all, after dealing with Oglok, he had to face Proseus. It is better for these soldiers to be tired now than to lose their lives on the battlefield in the future.
The bartender brought a bottle of spirits and was about to pour it into a glass when Brown grabbed it. He unscrewed the cap and poured it into his mouth. He really drank the wine like water.
Feng beside him shook his head: "Dude, be careful not to get drunk in wine."
"It's okay, it's a small thing." Brown looked at Ling again and said, "Then, I'm going to Evernight City tomorrow."
Nodding his head, Brown waved his fist and said, "Give that bullshit speaker a good beating, that old boy made me lose a lot of people."
"I'm not the main character in the next scene, I'm just going to observe it." The retailer said, and then said: "Okay, I have to get up early tomorrow, so I won't be crazy with you. Su and Feng, you two also Don't be too late, remember to gather on time."
Patting Brown on the shoulder, Ling said: "Drink less wine."
"Hehe, I got it." Brown took a big gulp and stuffed the wine bottle in, indicating that he didn't want to drink anymore.
Zero left the bar, and when he returned to his residence, he saw that the lights in the bedroom were still on. He opened the door. Inside, Lia was leaning against the bed, reading a book. Books are also a luxury in this era. After all, after the catastrophe, there are not many books left. The cover page of the book in Leah's hand has turned yellow, but there is no need to doubt its value.
Of course, value is also relative. In the hands of those who appreciate it, this book may be exchanged for a year's worth of food. Otherwise, it's just a pile of waste paper.
"What are you looking at?" Zero asked.
"The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas, an old French writer. General Morgan lent it to me. You see, the main character Edmond was framed by others, but he got a fortune in misfortune. That's great." Lily Ya said sincerely.
"That's just a novel." Zero shrugged, he squatted down beside the bed, put his ear on Liya's lower abdomen and said, "You should go to sleep, more sleep is good for the baby."
"He is very active." Liya said with a smile, which was full of tender maternal love.
Zero removed her book, patted the pillow for her and put Leah to sleep. He sat by the bed and gently combed Leah's hair with his hands: "Tomorrow I'm going to Eternal Night City, how about this. I'll send you back to Dawn City, and you can help Bisi deal with the city. Some chores are done, as for those important tasks, I will leave them to Sean."
"That means I won't be able to see you for a while." Leah said with some reluctance.
"Indeed, but for the sake of our children, you should be obedient. Besides, you can be with Bisi." Ling Rou said.
Leah nodded and said, "Okay, listen to you."
Looking out of the window again, he said, "I don't know how Cinderella is doing?"
Zero kissed her on the forehead and said, "One day, we will meet. Now, go to sleep."
"Yes, sir."
Lia turned over and gradually fell asleep. Zero took a shower, changed into clothes and lay down in bed, just hugging Lia. In this day and age, being able to hug and fall asleep is also a kind of happiness.
When the biological clock in the body reached the preset point, Zero opened his eyes. In fact, for people who have evolved a split brain, sleep is actually dispensable. However, as long as there are conditions, Zero will not give up this right to be an ordinary person. It was still early, Lia was still asleep, and Zero didn't wake her up. After changing his clothes and leaving the residence, he first found Brown.
Brown is up and doing strength training with soldiers on the training ground. When Kan Ling arrived, he shouted to the soldiers: "You guys keep practicing, who dares to be lazy, be careful I will beat you."
Then he walked towards Ling: "Boss, what do you want to order?"
"It's nothing, find a few reliable ones today. Then call out a few people from Jinglei and send Liya back to Dawn City."
"Don't worry about small things, I will take care of them."
Zero patted his shoulder, turned and left. Back at the command building, Feng and Su had already arrived at the gate of the building. The three of them didn't go upstairs, so they sat down in the lobby downstairs. A moment later, Douglas and Dr. Shawna came hand in hand. Seeing Shawna, Zero nodded to Douglas and said, "Can we go?"
"Okay, let's go."
In the early morning of this day, the army located outside Phoenix City set off. The Hall of Valor is basically dispatched by the whole army. The five legions formed a joint army and marched towards Eternal Night City in a mighty manner. The army was like a long dragon on the coastline road. In addition to Sol and several other leaders, including Douglas, Algart's heavyweights are basically among them.
At the same time, a train team also drove out from the Blu-ray Mountain Ridge. It's just that the train line is not long, there are only five cars at the beginning and the end, but there are important figures from the Augustus family sitting in the cars.
The army of the parliament has returned to Evernight City first, but the army is still under Leo's control. The army will stop near the Eternal Night City and wait for the troops from the Hall of Valor to arrive before entering the Eternal Night City together.
At this time, Eternal Night City still had a peaceful atmosphere. Those who know that great changes are imminent are already prepared. And those who are not eligible to know the news, still start a new day according to the usual rhythm.
Xiu Ya returned to Prison No. 1. After learning that the Dark Nest Base was destroyed, she and Zuo Fei returned secretly. The whole process was carried out silently, and the prison guards seemed completely unaware that she had been away for a while. To be able to do this, it is obvious that Zuo Fei has also used a lot of resources behind the scenes.
It was still early in the morning, and Xiu Ya heard footsteps outside. It stands to reason that even if it is a guard, it is not yet time to patrol, and I don't know who is coming. When the door opened and saw the lonely figure outside the door clearly, Xiu Ya made a gesture and said, "Father, you..."
The Speaker of the Dark Council, Oglok, was standing outside the door leaning on a cane. He looked at Xiuya for a full minute before he sighed and said, "Come out, child."
Xiu Ya was covered in cold sweat, and in this minute, she felt as if she had been thrown into the polar ice ocean. Oglock's icy murderous aura filled the entire cell. Fortunately, he finally withdrew his murderous aura. So Xiu Ya knew that he had already learned about her departure.
At this moment, Xiu Ya was faced with a choice. He broke through the wall and took the opportunity to escape. She still obediently listened to Oglok's words. After a little hesitation, she gritted her teeth and walked out of the cell.
Oglock nodded: "You did the right thing. If you chose to escape just now, then I can only kill you. No matter how much I like you."
Xiu Ya suddenly knelt down, hugged Oglok's leg and said, "I'm sorry, father."
"Xiu Ya, if you were given another choice for a while, would you still leave?"
Xiu Ya thought for a while, didn't speak, just nodded. Then said: "I always think that only in this way can I help you."
"Okay, you are worthy of being my child. Carry out your own beliefs, even if others think you are wrong. If not, how are you different from the ordinary people who follow the crowd?" Oglock said loudly, with joy in his voice.
But the more so, the more Xiuya's heart sank. Because she knew that Oglok probably wouldn't change his mind.