"What did Heli say?" Susan asked Bai Fei, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Bai Fei, cradling his saber, glanced at Susan driving and Tao Xue watching him from the back seat. He shrugged and said, "He told me to save people properly and leave the rest for you and him to handle."
Tao Xue, in the back, pouted and leaned back in her seat.
Susan nodded seriously. "When we get there, you two are only responsible for saving ordinary civilians. Don't worry about anything else. Once you're done saving people, leave immediately."
Bai Fei looked back at Tao Xue, then said, "Okay."
The car stopped. Looking at the Canghai Bay apartment building a street away, Susan pushed open the door and got out. Immediately, her figure flickered and vanished from the spot.
Bai Fei sighed and tilted his head at Tao Xue, signaling her to get out.
After they got out, the two of them sprinted towards Canghai Bay Apartments.
In front of Canghai Bay Apartments,
Heli stood beside a large rock with "Canghai Bay" written on it. He watched people occasionally emerge from the apartment building, silently counting the time, and pulled the shotgun from his back, cocking it.
Suddenly,
He stopped his actions, his body stiffening, and he stood frozen in place.
At the same time,
Xiao Yue and Jin Fang appeared on the large rock beside him. Xiao Yue stood looking at the Canghai Bay apartment building, while Jin Fang sat on the rock, smiling at the frozen Heli.
"What are you looking at?" Jin Fang asked Xiao Yue.
Xiao Yue replied, "I'm looking at that cat."
"That cat?" Jin Fang turned his head.
"Yes, that cat, and that dog," Xiao Yue nodded.
"Huh?" Jin Fang then realized,
Xiao Lan was gone.
Looking up at the dark night sky above the Canghai Bay apartment building, two beasts were tearing at each other.
One was a black-furred male lion, the other a dark blue wolf.
In the night sky, the two beasts grappled, their claws and fangs tearing through the air, leaving behind ripped spaces filled with illusory currents. Blood splashed out and disappeared into the void.
They roared, their eyes filled with fury and ferocity, their bloodshot eyes fixed on each other. Both were wounded, their fur and flesh torn by the other, then healed, only to pounce again. When the injuries were severe and did not heal immediately, they let their blood spray.
This was a fight to the death, for their gods.
Xiao Yue said, "The black cat that can create illusions, and the wolf-dog that can see through illusions. The moment they meet is a fated confrontation."
Jin Fang chuckled. "Normally, that dog doesn't seem so powerful. Now it's silently gone to such a high place and become so big. When it goes home to do chores, the household broom will be too small. It's too small."
At this moment,
Two people walked out of the apartment lobby. They walked directly to the large rock, in front of Heli, and looked at him.
Both Xiao Yue and Jin Fang watched the two people below with great interest.
Jin Fang smiled and said, "Xiao Yue, you're such an idiot. I'm not calling you personally an idiot, but your idea. You shouldn't interfere too much in Heli's life. Heli isn't a toy that you or He Jun can casually order around.
You don't understand him. There's a fire hidden in his eyes."
Xiao Yue, uncharacteristically, didn't retort. He silently watched the three people below.
Heli's dazed eyes gradually cleared. He rolled his eyeballs, as if trying to distinguish reality from a dream. He squeezed his eyes shut forcefully, then abruptly opened them again.
But his body still couldn't move. He was like a paralyzed patient, with only his face able to move.
He looked at the two people standing before him, blinked, and a flicker of disbelief flashed in his eyes, followed by calmness, sadness, and acceptance.
He smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, are you... a divine envoy too?"
These two people were Zhang Fucheng and his son, Zhang Boyu.
Zhang Fucheng's gaze was calm. He met Heli's eyes and nodded, "Yes, we both are."
Heli blinked, nodded, and asked again, "Do you want to kill me?"
Zhang Fucheng shook his head. "We have killed many monsters. There were demons, spirit warriors, espers, and ordinary people."
As he finished speaking,
He paused, staring into Heli's eyes. "But we have never killed a god. We believe in Bokeuis, who has allowed us to survive since the beginning of the era. 3657 years. This number isn't exact.
We two survived from the previous era and were transformed into immortal monsters by our god."
"Zombies?" Heli asked.
"Yes, more or less. To be precise, mummies," Zhang Boyu replied.
Heli pondered for a moment. "Mummies?"
"Yes."
Heli clicked his tongue twice, with a hint of mockery and ridicule. "So, you don't need to eat at all. Eating instant noodles is just a waste of money."
Zhang Fucheng and Zhang Boyu exchanged a look and said, "Instant noodles were the last meal we ate over 3600 years ago, when we were still human. We only remember the taste of instant noodles, and that taste has been preserved in our memories for over 3600 years."
"Then you are quite miserable." Heli's words were sincere. Then he asked again:
"In my mind, it's like a hand is plucking my nerves. My consciousness isn't confused, it's more like I'm dreaming. It's very brief. I'm constantly being stabbed in the chest from behind with a knife. It's a dream I had. Although it's not very scary,
The dream keeps repeating, and it's already repeated hundreds of times. If you did this, please help me change the dream.
I'm a bit tired of it."
Zhang Boyu smiled. "The dream you had last time was also made by me. It was mainly to test you."
"Is that so."
Heli pursed his lips and asked Zhang Fucheng again, "When I was in the psychiatric hospital, how many times did you visit me? Were you also confirming if I had awakened?"
Zhang Fucheng nodded, admitting it.
Having received the answer, Heli fell into thought, then smiled faintly, with a sense of dejection, and more so disappointment. "The truth is too stark. I'd rather never know. This is so damn messed up."
Heli collected his emotions and asked Zhang Fucheng again:
"During the last God War, was I killed by those so-called gods?"
Zhang Fucheng answered without hesitation, "Hoth, Nefertari, and Bokeuis were the ones who made the final move. They jointly trapped you when you were severely injured from the great battle. Annihilation extracted and burned your form, humanity, and beast nature. Your body and head could not be destroyed by Annihilation, so he sent them to Kexuotu, where they were destroyed."
Heli memorized these names. He then asked Zhang Fucheng, "What do you want to do next?"
Zhang Fucheng and Zhang Boyu exchanged a look and smiled. They said to Heli, "Help us find release. We've lived for thousands of years, and we're tired of it."
"Okay."
Heli agreed. The shotgun in his hand extended several iron chains, binding the father and son...
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