out of time

Chapter 39
After a brief silence, the camp owner looked at Xu Qing and suddenly spoke.

"Child, let's let this matter go. You have rescued Team Lei, and this person is dead. There is no need for us to continue to fight to the death."

"Besides, I'm the elder of the Vajra Sect. If you fight to the death with me, it's tantamount to going to war with the Vajra Sect. The patriarch of my sect is a strong foundation builder!"

Xu Qing was silent, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staggered a little, but raised his right hand as if to wipe it off.

At this moment, the battalion leader, who had just said that he wanted to strike, suddenly had a cold light in his eyes,
The whole person rushed towards Xu Qing with a bang, the speed was so fast, the golden light all over his body burst out unprecedentedly at this moment, and the whole person seemed to have turned into a golden body.

"The third method of King Kong!"

Seen from a distance, the camp owner's whole body was filled with golden light, his aura was astonishing, and his murderous intent was extremely strong.

But Xu Qing's expression didn't change at all, the original intention of staggering disappeared in an instant, as if everything was false, his raised right hand didn't wipe the blood, but raised it above his head, his blood-colored eyes also slightly closed.

In his mind, the statues that walked down like gods in the temple that day, and the stunning hand raised seemed to contain some kind of great sword.

He imitated this knife countless times, but never used it.

Now, he felt that he could use it.

A purple light burst out from his upper body, covering his whole body and his raised right hand.

Different from the golden color of the statue, what Xu Qing exudes after copying is purple.

Under this purple light, Xu Qing's right hand dropped slowly at the camp owner's side, seemingly at random.

Nothing out of the ordinary, very ordinary, very simple, and there seems to be some extraordinary charm contained in this ordinary.

This extraordinary charm caused all the purple light to converge on Xu Qing's right hand in an instant, and at the moment it fell, a... huge knife shadow appeared vaguely on top of his head!
This shadow is huge, like a sky knife!

The purple light rose and shone, replaced the sun, replaced the golden light, replaced everything, along with Xu Qing's right hand, suddenly... cut off!
The sky thundered, the ground of the camp roared, and the strong wind accompanied by the dazzling light rolled and exploded in the surroundings like a tide.

As all the scavengers involuntarily retreated, the battalion owner's body slowed down from its previous rapidity until it stopped a foot away from Xu Qing.

He stared blankly at Xu Qing in front of him, then slowly lowered his head to look at the ground under his feet.

Under his feet, a straight crack appeared on the ground... The crack was seven or eight feet long, spreading from under him to behind him.

"This knife..." the camp owner murmured, a bloodstain suddenly appeared on his forehead, the bloodstain instantly split to his chin, then swept across his chest, until behind his dantian, blood erupted, and his body was directly turned into two halves on the spot, falling down down.

There was silence all around, only the sound of rapid breathing revealed the unbelievable horror in everyone's heart.

Under the setting sun, the afterglow sprinkled on the blood-stained ground, reflecting the lonely face of the young man. Drops of blood flowed down his fingers, dripping into the bloody pool on the ground, splashing layers of ripples.

The figure in the ripples was a little blurry, but the meaning of falling apart and the coldness in his eyes were clearly revealed.

Xu Qing silently put away the blood-stained dagger and black iron pick, and took away the illegible talisman, then turned around and walked towards the cross and luanya in the crowd.

Cross and Luanya, with awe in their expressions, watched Xu Qing approach, watched him silently take over the exhausted and comatose Lei Team, carry him on his back and walk away.

So he lowered his head and followed him away.

Under the setting sun, Xu Qing's shadow was stretched very long, covering the blood on the ground, revealing an unspeakable sadness.

The scavengers around couldn't help but look at his figure, at the blood and corpses that filled the long street.

The blood seemed to form a shocking bloodstain on Xu Qing's back.

Someone remembered the bloodstains that Xu Qing dragged the giant horned python in the colosseum during the camp trial.

The two images, the two bloodstains, seem to overlap at this moment.

"Children!" I don't know who was the first to yell out, and all the scavengers who gathered here soon yelled out.

"Child!!"

"Child!!!"

The voice became louder and louder, and there were old people, children, adults, and women with feathers on their heads.

Fanaticism gradually appeared in their eyes, and their roars gradually reverberated into the sky.

This is... a salute unique to scavengers!

……

At sunset, at the gate of the camp.

Xu Qing carried Team Lei on his back. When he came here, he turned his head to look at the cross and Luanya.

The two also looked at Xu Qing, with awe and complexity in their eyes, obviously guessing something.

"Are you leaving?" Cross asked softly.

"I'm going to see Team Lei off for the last time, and then... I'm leaving." Xu Qing nodded.

The cross and luanya are silent.

Feeling parting, Xu Qing took a deep look at them, then looked over at the camp where he had lived for almost half a year.

"Take care." Luan Ya stared at Xu Qing, stepped forward to help him tidy up his messy hair, did not dislike the blood on his body, and hugged him gently.

"Where are you guys?" Xu Qing asked softly without rejecting Luan Ya's hug.

"We're leaving here too, don't worry, Shizuo and I have hands and feet, and our strength is not bad, so we can go to any camp." Luan Ya said with a smile.

Shizuo still didn't speak, but stepped forward and gave Xu Qing a hug.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, waved to them, turned around and strode out of the gate of the camp, walking further and further in the direction of the restricted area.

Behind him, in the setting sun, Cross and Luanya stood there silently, watching him go far away, until Xu Qing's figure disappeared at the end of the goal, Luanya murmured.

"Cross, will we see him in the future? Unfortunately, we don't know his name yet."

"Yes... the name is not important." Cross said softly, holding Luan Ya's hand.

Xu Qing left, left the camp, and walked towards the restricted area.

He carried Team Lei on his back, moving forward silently, just like when Team Lei was seriously injured, he carried Team Lei on his back, like when he saw off Team Lei when he was seeing him off, the same road, the same people.

But he could feel that Team Lei was getting lighter and lighter, with less and less vitality in his body, and the meaning of death could not be stopped.

The sadness in Xu Qing's heart became more and more intense.

Silently step into the jungle, silently walk in the restricted area, silently move towards a direction, keep walking, time passes slowly, the sunset has gone, and the night has come.

However, he seemed to feel the blood and killing intent in Xu Qing's body. No strange beast appeared in front of him along the way, and Xu Qing was allowed to move forward sadly.

After an hour, a weak voice came out behind him hoarsely.

"Child, I just had a dream."

Team Lei woke up, murmured in a dazed expression.

He didn't ask himself why he was here, he didn't ask why Xu Qing appeared, and he didn't talk about his experience.

"I dreamed of Taohong, and I also dreamed of you."

Xu Qing's eyes were a little red, and the sadness in his heart was thicker, and the speed was faster, but he tried his best to keep steady, and he was getting closer and closer to the destination.

"In the dream, you were still very well-behaved, and you were always number one in the school."

Team Lei wanted to laugh, but it seemed that these few words had consumed most of his strength, his voice gradually weakened, and he murmured softly before he fell unconscious.

"What a dream."

"Child, I can't hold it anymore."

Xu Qing lowered his head and galloped with all his strength. On the way, he tried to use his own purple crystal to help Team Lei, but it was useless and could not keep him alive.

Finally, half an hour later, he came to the place where they met the singing that day, it was still that area, and it was still that big tree.

When he got here, Xu Qing gently put Lei Dui down, and supported him against the tree. His eyes were red and his nose was sore, and he looked at the wrinkled, exhausted old man in front of him.

"Team Lei." Xu Qing said softly.

The old man leaned against the tree and slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were cloudy, and he looked blankly at the world in front of him. It took him a long time to recognize where it was, and he gradually smiled, and there was some light in his eyes.

"Son, do you have any wine?"

Xu Qing nodded silently, took out a jug of wine from the leather bag, put it near the old man's mouth, and fed him a big gulp.

This sip of wine made the light in the old man's eyes brighter at this moment, like the last light of a candle.

At this moment, he saw Xu Qing's red eyes clearly and laughed.

"Why are you still crying?"

Team Lei seemed to have gained some strength, and with Xu Qing's support, he struggled to sit up.

Leaning against the big tree, he wanted to raise his hand to touch Xu Qing's head, but he couldn't, but the moment he gave up, Xu Qing took his hand and slowly placed it on his head.

The old man smiled.

"Actually, I am quite lucky. At least at this time, I have someone to accompany me, have wine to drink, and someone to bury me after I die."

"And in this world, among all the people, how many people died alone and desolately, and their corpses were exposed silently in the wilderness."

"Actually, death is not terrible. What is terrible is that before dying, there is no familiar person in front of you..."

Having said that, the afterglow in Team Lei's eyes gradually dimmed, and he spoke suddenly.

"Kid, I want another sip."

Xu Qing's heart was full of sadness, and he took his jug and gently put it on Lei Dui's mouth. While the wine was overflowing, Lei Dui looked behind him with a dazed expression and murmured.

"Tao Hong, are you here to pick me up..."

The wine spilled on the old man's skirt and fell into the soil, but he didn't drink it, and the light in his eyes went out along with the fire of life.

Xu Qing's body trembled and his head was lowered. The sadness in his heart could no longer be controlled, and it spread from the bottom of his heart, covering his whole body.

He grabbed the flagon vigorously, even though the flagon was deformed in his hands, he didn't notice it.

After a while, Xu Qing bit her lip, silently put the jug aside, and looked up at the old man who could never wake up.

The ruins of the city appeared uncontrollably in his mind, and the other party suddenly looked back at his figure in the distance.

"Child, would you like to leave here with me?"

Tears flowed down the corners of Xu Qing's eyes drop by drop.

The blood stains on his face melted away, leaving two clear traces, which landed on the skirt of his clothes.

Growing up in the slums, he stopped crying a long time ago.

But today, he didn't hold back, looked at the old man's body until the sky became bright again, and he silently buried the old man and the jug under the tree.

Scavengers don't need steles, because no one goes to pay homage.

But the old man has a monument.

In front of the tombstone, Xu Qing stared blankly.

After a long time, he took out a ball of sackcloth from the leather bag, and took out the only piece of candy inside.

Silently put it in his mouth, leaned against the big tree, and closed his eyes.

Sugar, very sweet.

Someone told Xu Qing that if you eat it when you are sad, you will feel better.

(End of this chapter)