Urban Odds: Cry Game

The city that never sleeps, the top floor of the black tower——

There is a pair of eyes, looking down at the people who file into the tower through the deep darkness.

The gathering of the imperial army has not yet spread, and the streets are as lively as usual, with beautiful dancers singing and dancing around the bonfire, and the surrounding residents clapping their hands and singing happily.They were still immersed in the joy of the Son's imminent return, and the streets were decorated with lights and festivities.

The people who invited into the tower didn't know what happened. They whispered in low voices in the corridor, guessing whether this emergency meeting was related to the return of the Holy Son.

Before everyone arrived, there was a lot of discussion in the huge conference room, and laughter from time to time spread along the long corridor to the ears of the third elder.

Hmph, laugh, laugh to your heart's content!One will make you cry!The third elder was disdainful in his heart, but his face remained calm, looking down at his own toes.

The elder who was kneeling on the ground was a little puzzled. He had reported the situation to Lilith and analyzed the seriousness of the matter. He hoped that Lilith would give some oracle to remind them what to do.Except for the fifth brother who died in battle, the other six elders knelt on the ground motionless. The corridor door leading to the Saintess Hall was closed and none of them were opened. Why did Lilith ignore him?

The Great Elder stood up and touched the wall next to the gate, but the hidden mechanism still couldn't open the gate in the corridor.Those eyes in the darkness were staring at him, the Great Elder seemed to have sensed it, and raised his head to meet Lilith's gaze, but unfortunately he couldn't see her, all he saw was the indestructible alloy gate in front of him.

"Saint Lilith... are you just watching the blood race perish?" The elder said towards the closed door, "Whenever the blood race is in trouble, you always send an oracle to lead everyone through the crisis. How about being silent for the second time?"

The third elder couldn't help but said: "She may still be sleeping and can't hear you."

The Great Elder said: "She is awake."

The third elder's old problem happened again, and he questioned: "You can't see her, so how do you know she's awake?"

The Great Elder was so annoying to him, he turned around and said, "Didn't we infer Lilith's sleep cycle!"

Third Elder: "Are you judging that she is awake based on the cycle?"

Great Elder: "That's right!"

The third elder: "No, based on the cycle, Lilith should wake up in three days!"

Great Elder: "..."

The third elder took out a small book from his pocket, turned to the page that recorded Lilith's sleep cycle, opened it and handed it to the first elder: "You checked the periodic table yourself, have you forgotten?"

The First Elder really forgot that Lilith's sobriety was not judged according to the periodic table, but the cautious Third Elder pondered over it and showed him the evidence.

The Great Elder lowered his face, and a murderous look flashed in his eyes.

The third elder was calm and composed, but in fact his little heart was beating wildly, and he broke out in a cold sweat.He had already sensed that something was wrong, the periodic table was formulated by the great elder, but he ran up to Lilith while she was asleep, and said "she's awake"... Where did this confidence come from?

Unless the Great Elder did not follow the periodic table, but used another method to find out the fact that Lilith was awake.

So here comes the question... What method did he use?

The third elder bit the bullet and maintained the posture of holding the book, and glanced at the fourth elder who had a good relationship with him-the fourth elder who would help him with a few words at this time was maintaining a kneeling position, without even raising his head .

The third elder secretly kicked the fourth child with his toe, but there was no response.

A thin silk thread was wrapped around the back of the third elder's neck, and when it was about to be wrapped around it, the guard came to pass a message: "Elder, everyone is here."

"Go, let's go to the meeting." The elder gave an order, and several other elders stood up one after another.No one paid attention to the third elder, and no one cared about the topic just now.The third elder stood there blankly holding a small notebook, feeling like a big idiot worrying about nothing.

"Elder."

Lilith's voice suddenly sounded beside her ear.

The other elders didn't stop. The third elder wanted to stop them, but Lilith said, "Elder, I'm only talking to you."

"Third brother, why are you in a daze?" said the fourth elder who was walking behind the team, "Hurry up and keep up!"

"Hey, here we come!" The third elder raised his ears and walked slowly.Lilith definitely has to explain something important...but why only tell him?

"Index entry, number nine, two nine eight."

The third elder was full of question marks, and blurted out: "What?"

The fourth elder heard it and turned around: "What's wrong?"

"Hey, what are you two muttering about? Come here quickly!" At this moment, the Great Elder had already pushed open the door of the conference room, and the elders walked in one after another.The third elder walked last, wanting to hear what Lilith had to say, but unfortunately Lilith didn't speak again.

The city that never sleeps, the tavern—

Ah Huan changed into casual clothes, and his only luggage was a simple small bag.

"There are many natural caves outside the city, and it's very safe inside." Ah Huan choked up with tears in his eyes, "I, I plan to go there and wait for him."

Xue Xiao said: "What if the empire invades?"

A Huan shook his head and said: "The mountain is so big that dragonriders can't fly in, and the army can't use it. As long as the mountain is not bombed, I can find a way to get rid of them."

Xue Xiao nodded, and let the window sideways: "I will tell the master."

Ah Huan bowed deeply to Xue Xiao, climbed over the window sill, and climbed down along the rope.She used the rope for the first time, and she had to fumble several times before stepping on the pedal.Xue Xiao and Zhou Yang leaned against the window and watched her climb down. Halfway through the climb, the small bundle fell off and fell to the ground with a "poof".Zhou Yang was really sweating for her, when a silver light flashed in his sight suddenly, a chubby silver bird flapped its wings and flew down to Ah Huan's feet, supporting her with its small body.Ah Huan crawled all the way down, and the little bird flew back and forth busily. It turned out to be a shrunken version of the blood owl wearing steel feathers. I guess the bird man was so small and cute in his childhood, right?

"Huh? This is...?" Ah Huan, who landed safely on the ground, raised his hand to catch the cute little Xiaoxiao.

Xue Xiao said: "My pet, let it accompany you into the water!"

Xiao Xiaoxiao flapped his wings and raised his head: "Chirp Chirp Chirp!"

Xiao Xiaoxiao opened the way ahead, and led Ah Huan into the secret passage to the underground waterway.

Zhou Yang joked, "Hey, don't tell me this is your son?"

Xue Xiao didn't bother to pay attention to him, opened the door, and walked into the corridor.There are no extra rooms in the corridor, and there is a gate at the end of the road, which was locked when Ah Huan came in.

Xue Xiao returned to the room, closed the door and locked it, and leaned against the corner with his arms crossed.

Zhou Yang was idle and bored, so he pestered him and said, "Big Daddy, you can change into another one!"

Xue Xiao pretended to be stupid: "What changed?"

Zhou Yang winked: "That cute little Jiujiu looks a lot like you!"

"..." Xue Xiao turned his head silently, his face was a little red.

Zhou Yang continued: "Changing one! Changing one won't consume too much mana, right?"

Xue Xiao was almost annoyed by him, he raised his hand and turned it over, before Zhou Yang saw how he transformed, a chubby little Xiao Xiao appeared in Xue Xiao's palm.

Zhou Yang stretched out his hand to touch it, Xiao Xiaoxiao huddled into a ball, turned his head coldly, that cool expression was carved out of the same mold as Xue Xiao.

Xiao Xiaoxiao's feathers felt fluffy and warm to the touch, Zhou Yang couldn't put it down, and showed Aix the feathers.After finally finding something for them to do, Xue Xiao closed his eyes and silently sensed another little Xiao Xiao.

The little owl was by Ah Huan's side, and what it saw, the blood owl could also see.The underground waterway was empty, and no one was encountered along the way.Ah Huan found the boat and sat in it.

"Thank you!" Ah Huan patted Xiao Xiaoxiao and started to untie the cable.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp!" Xiao Xiaoxiao completed the task, flapped his wings and flew up, and flew to a corner where Ah Huan could not see, turning into dots of light and floating away.

Xue Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, and touched his waist. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt a dull pain in the side of his waist, as if he had been bitten by a bug.

Just pain, no bleeding.

Forget it, it's not a big deal.Xue Xiao didn't care at the time.

In the underground waterway, the small boat remained in place and did not set sail.

The cable was half untied, and Ah Huan stopped moving.She seemed to have been pressed the pause button, her eyes were blank, and she put her hands down in a daze.

The boat undulated on the water surface, and a silk thread behind Ah Huan's neck fluttered gently with the ups and downs.

The city that never sleeps, the bottom of the black tower——

In front of the underground database, the ghost old man was sitting in his exclusive seat drinking tea leisurely.

The pot of tea is always steaming hot and full of tea fragrance.The old ghost held the scroll in one hand, and poured tea into the cup with the other.

"Don't look, there is only one cup." The old ghost said, "If you want to drink, bring the cup yourself!"

The third elder really took out a teacup from his pocket and handed it over.

Ghost old man: "..."

The third elder's mouth was dry: "Old man, I'm so thirsty, give me a drink?"

The ghost old man laughed loudly, picked up the teapot and said, "There is tea in the meeting room, but it's still the best tea. If you don't drink it, you are afraid of being poisoned. You even bring out the cup, lest people tamper with your cup?"

The third elder drank it all in one breath, and asked for another glass: "Old man, to tell you the truth, I think someone is going to kill me!"

Ghost old man: "So you think it's not safe anywhere, it's not safe to go home, and it's not safe to stay in the tower, so you hide here?"

The third elder did have this plan, and when the super bodyguard Xue Xiao was not around, he thought it would be safest to follow the ghost old man.After a few cups of tea, the third elder finally recovered his strength: "Old man, we have decided through discussion that the evacuation alarm will be sounded in the evening, and all residents of the city will leave the city that never sleeps through the underground waterway from tonight."

"In the evening...it will be soon!" The ghost old man refilled his cup, but the teapot was not filled with water, and there was still hot tea after pouring it back and forth.The third elder stared blankly at the small teapot, unable to figure out what the reason was.

The old ghost didn't go around with him, and said directly: "Tell me, what's the matter here?"

"That, Holy Son..."

"No!"

"Well, actually... I heard Lilith's voice..."

"What did she say?"

"Index entry, number nine, [-]." The third elder rubbed his hands together, "What do you mean?"

The third elder dared not tell the other elders, he thought the other elders were not trustworthy.He doesn't have many friends in the Black Tower, and after much deliberation, the only one who can talk to him is this ghostly guard of the reference room.

Unexpectedly, the old ghost took him into the reference room, found a record of Lilith's divine revelation and handed it to him: "Only this set is divided into three volumes, with index number nine. One hundred and eight pages... read it for yourself."

[Booklet: Dialogues of Divine Inspiration (No. 0310, all three volumes (volume [-])]

[Index entry: No. 59]

【Page number: [-]】

[Recorder: Liu Yun]

Lilith: "I'm dreaming again."

Liu Yun: "About what?"

Lilith: "Infected."

Liu Yun: "When did it happen...?"

Lilith: "The same day as the opening ceremony."

Liu Yun: "But there were no cases of infection on the opening day of the celebration."

Lilith: "This is a parallel event."

Liu Yun: "In the same day, may there be a safe opening ceremony, or an infection incident?"

Lilith: "That's right, do you still remember, what is a celebration?"

"The return of the Holy Son."

"The Holy Son returns, and the whole city celebrates. But if he does not come back, or if the return is not made public, then the celebration event will not happen. The return of the Holy Son needs to meet certain conditions, and the infection event also needs to meet certain conditions. But Those conditions are common and depend on someone's judgment or decision."

Liu Yun: "Then the infection doesn't necessarily happen?"

Lilith: "The opening of the celebration is also not guaranteed."

"What virus caused the infection?"

"It's not a virus, it's a living organism. Infection doesn't cause disease, but as the parasite moves, it destroys a large number of cells, leading to death. The performance of the parasite is manipulation and control... There is no cure. "

Liu Yun drew a key symbol under No Medicine.

Liu Yun continued to ask: "What is the route of infection?"

Lilith: "There is no infection route, whether to infect or not depends on the will of the pathogen, who it wants to infect, who it wants to infect, and who it wants to control."

Liu Yun: "...you can kill whoever you want?"

Lilith: "This kind of infection is limited. It's like sharing a piece of cake with different people. The more people share, the less cake will be eaten, and the less nutrition will be eaten. The more infected groups, the worse the control effect will be. This is the only breakthrough, but if the parasite does not leave, the infection will continue."

"It's terrible... Is there no solution?"

"There is no way, because the source of infection comes from..." Lilith was silent for a moment, seemingly not sure, "Maybe it came from one of the seven original species, I can't see what the source of infection looks like, but only those who can have this ability Only the original alien species, or people who inherit the blood of the original species... To eliminate the parasite, unless there is a parasite of the same level against it, kill it!"

"So, what are the symptoms of infected people?"

"No symptoms, but ... I saw some very, very thin lines between them."

"Wire?"

"Yes, line."

The author has something to say:

The third elder knew the method of salvation, but he didn't know what the "parasites of the same level" that could fight against it meant...

Who do you think it is? =￣ω￣=