on the sidelines

One day, Lina and Ken, who were wandering outside, were blocked by a man, and a familiar aura came out from the man, and the two moved closer in tacit understanding, calmly looking at the provocative person.

"Hehe, you are the 'adult killers' who have been very aggressive recently?" The strong man threw the knife in his hand casually, staring at Ken, with a cold light in his eyes, "[Wrapping] is very smooth, not bad."

Ever since the man appeared, there were only two words in Lina's mind: one with the ability to read, and a master.

Dare to stop them so blatantly, in addition to possessing strong combat power, the visitor should also have a lot of actual combat experience. Under the malicious thoughts of the other party, Lina took a step back and hid behind Ken with a scared expression, secretly analyzing the other party's behavior strength.

Very steady pace, every step, the body does not have the slightest swing; the knife thrown into the air, even if you don't look at it, you can still catch it firmly.The long-winded character is either a transformation type or an operation type, but if he dares to be blatantly provocative, it should be a transformation type.Overall, a decent opponent.

"Ken, I'll deal with him, use [Concentration] to look carefully." According to the conclusion obtained from the preliminary analysis, Lina ordered Ken to step aside and not interfere, while his body was covered by a membrane.

Ken had no objection, turned around decisively and stood aside, watching the battle that was about to start with cold eyes.

"Huh? You can also read?" The man stopped throwing the knife, licked his lower lip with the tip of his tongue, and then erupted with a more powerful recitation than before, his greedy eyes were glued to Lina's body, "One by one? Also good."

[The aura is suppressed. ] Lina looked harmlessly at the man who was slowly approaching her, but her heart was turbulent. She underestimated the opponent's strength just now, and now the opponent's ability is unknown again.The increasingly intense sense of danger in her mind made her hesitate, hesitating between attacks and raids, and finally she decided to give up the attack, hide herself first, and wait for the opportunity.

Lina chose a safe and tentative strategy, moving quickly beside the man, and suddenly disappeared at a certain moment, using [absolute] to hide her breath.

The man's eyes turned rapidly following Lina's movement, and finally fixed his eyes on the hillock where the waste was piled up obliquely behind him, narrowing his eyes dangerously [I actually missed it, this is the main course. 】

[Didn't escape! 】Feeling the murderous gaze from the man, Lina was secretly startled, and quickly jumped up to leave the hiding place.

boom!The place where he was hiding just now was punched into a deep hole by a man. Lena, who was about to jump into the air, was hit by a huge force on her back and hit the ground hard. She had to roll to slow down the impact that was too late to avoid. force.

[Very strong, the use of mental power is more proficient than myself. ] Lina wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth, calmly judged, the man who just used [Hard], within a few seconds of Lina stabilizing his figure, [Wrap] perfectly wrapped his whole body again.

Crackling, clapping, the man walked towards Lina leisurely, and applauded for Lina's wonderful performance just now.

"?!" Facing the man who was rapidly approaching the distance, Lina had no time to think, and instinctively hit the side of the man's weapon with the arm wrapped around [Jian], swept out with one foot, leaped back continuously, and pulled the two of them apart. distance.

"You have offended someone you shouldn't, and I can't help it." The man shrugged helplessly, staring regretfully at the panting girl who was suppressed by his own thoughts, feeling extremely happy [was dodged again~ 】

Lena spat out the blood clot that had clotted in her throat, and tied her hair up.This is the escape signal she agreed with Ken, and she didn't expect it to be used so soon.

Ken received the signal, and immediately disappeared quietly among the clutter of trash, while the man who was all the attention of Lina didn't pay attention to the boy who sneaked away.

"Who is it?" Lena suppressed the turbulent blood, suppressed the urge to escape, and asked with difficulty. She wanted to create more time for Ken to escape.

"Halle~" the man replied straightforwardly, "For the sake of your death, I will not lie to you."

"?" Lina looked at the man suspiciously. She had no contact with this man. To be precise, she had no memory of this name.

"Hehe, it seems that I killed too many people and I can't remember their names~" The man's chest heaved violently, amused by Lina's expression. "It's a pity to kill you."

"..." [Since it's a pity, can you let me go as if you didn't see me? ] Lina sighed helplessly in her heart, because this was obviously impossible.

"I won't be merciful this time~?!" The man who made a regretful speech shot again, but when he touched Lina, he unexpectedly jumped up, and the whole person flew upside down.

[Thank you for your long-winded character. ] Lina murmured silently in her heart, and put on her innocent smile again.There was enough time for Ken, and it was time for her to escape.

Very close to the little girl, the man seemed to hit the transparent wall and was bounced back hard. After the man stabilized his figure in surprise, the girl's aura had completely disappeared.

"It seems that there is no need to be a pity now~" The man put the knife close to his mouth, licking the sharp edge with the tip of his tongue, his eyes were frighteningly bright.

Lina has used her special ability [Lena's Space], within a certain range, all malicious creatures will be counteracted by the same force as her own attack. down reason.

Looking at the man walking away, Lina hid in the waste less than ten meters away from the man, in a state of [absolute].Lina secretly rejoiced that the man didn't use [Yuan], maybe it was on purpose, maybe it wasn't, Lina still broke out in a cold sweat.Although her [excellence] is praised by the master, but for [Yuan], unless you completely disappear in this space, you are waiting to be caught.

At night, after confirming that the man had indeed left, Lina quickly fled here under the cover of darkness.

Because they didn't know who they had offended, Lena and Ken changed to a more secluded residence, and canceled all recent actions. Fortunately, the food they had accumulated before was enough to support their disappearance for a while. During this time, Lena began to teach Ken Read advanced skills.

"Keep [Condensation] at all times, watch my movements." After speaking, Lina picked up a stone, wrapped Nian, and clasped it on the exposed steel at hand. A depression with the same diameter as the stone appeared on the steel in an instant." This is [Zhou], the application skill of [Wrap], use the skill of [Wrap] to wrap one's own mind on the object that the body touches, so that the nature of the object will be strengthened."

"Use [Jian], don't remove [Ning]" Throwing away the stone, Lina raised her right hand and slowly leaned towards Ken. The moment she touched it, Ken was thrown out and hit the garbage dump, and her whole body was embedded in it." This is an advanced applied skill [Hard] combined with the five techniques of [Entangling], [Jue], [Practicing], [Fa], and [Concentration]. [Envelope] wraps all the radiated qi in this place to increase the density of qi, and then use [absolute] to eliminate the qi from other parts. At this time, the place where [condensation] is used will receive 100% of the energy from the body [Hardness] is an important offensive weapon in battle, and it can be defended with Hardness or Hardness; but in the state of [Hardness], the defense of the parts of the body that do not use [Hardness] is 0 , if these parts are attacked by the opponent with mind, they will be fatally damaged. Therefore, if you are not sure that you can hit the opponent, do not use [hard] to attack the opponent.”

……

"I've told you everything I know. We will practice [flow] every afternoon, and you will allocate the rest of the time yourself." Lina very irresponsibly gave Ken a quick overview of linking theory with practice, and other things It is not within the scope of her obligations.

"What about the six departments? What department am I?" Ken quickly absorbed what Lena had just said, and asked what Lena hadn't mentioned.

"Huh? Oh, it's not urgent. You need to lay a solid foundation first, otherwise you won't have any powerful abilities in the future." Lina replied casually, took out a can of juice from her backpack, and sucked it carefully.

"Then what department are you from?" The boy nodded in agreement with the girl's statement, so he changed the question.

"?" Lina blinked, took another sip of the juice, and replied perfunctorily, "I don't know, I haven't tested it, let's test it together when the time comes."

"..."

The scratches on the wall are increasing day by day, and there are more than 30 counts. Although Ken does not have the terrifying talent of Little Jackie, at least it is not so bad. The use of reading is basically mastered, but he is not very skilled. Who made his master proficient in the use of Nian and a novice who is proficient in the four elements and [condensation] [flow] [hidden] [circle] [firm].

In addition to practicing [流] against Ken, Lina still practiced [Entanglement] dutifully at other times.More than a month is enough to make this chaotic area forget many things, so it's time to test the teaching results.

"Ken, let's do Mizumi-shiki." Lena put a glass of translucent liquid on the table, with a withered and shriveled leaf floating on the liquid. "Like me."

Lina clasped the glass with both hands, and continued to wrap the glass with thoughts, the leaves gradually melted, and finally disappeared.

"Trait system?"

"Well, you come."

Lena put another leaf into the cup, and Ken imitated Lena's movements, keeping his eyes on the changes of the water cup, and slowly, filamentous crystals appeared at the bottom of the cup.

"Realization system." Lina took back the cup, "Next, you can strengthen the abilities of adjacent elements according to your own attributes based on the knowledge of the six elements I talked about a few days ago, but you must first strengthen your own elements, and don't sacrifice the original At the end, otherwise the gain outweighs the loss.”

"I know, it's almost time for us to hide, we can consider hunting." Ken's brown pupils stared at Lena, he wanted to try the results of his more than a month of training.

"Indeed. Change the nature this time, and give priority to those who can read."

As soon as the words came out, a bright light flashed in Ken's eyes: "It's exactly what I want."

In the eighth district, the intact residential buildings can already be seen. Lina followed Ken and followed three men who left the residential area from a distance. Target.

As the clean streets were gradually covered by discarded objects, the three of them were already quite far away from the center of District Eight. The two exchanged glances, and the attack began.

Everything went according to plan, and Lena was in charge of what he couldn't read, and Ken who could use it.

Lina, who has stayed in Meteor Street for a while, has continuously matured her combat skills in each battle. Her reaction to the opponent's movement changes is no longer as slow as when she first came, and her predictive ability is rapidly accumulated and improved in each battle. , The intuition and keenness of fighting quickly transformed into an instinct, and soon, two new corpses were added to Meteor Street.

After neatly taking care of her prey, Lena sat on a high place watching Ken's fight.Looking at Ken, who was injured but able to do anything with ease, Lena knew that Ken didn't need her to worry, so she looked away, jumped from a high place, and began to search for food that might exist. She is now in a state of hunger.The original food reserve was enough, but the food during the hunting period was not counted. The mistake caused Lena to starve for two days.

Not here, not here, still not here, here... Ah, there is!

oo? !The food on Meteor Street can move by itself?Obviously, this is impossible.Along the moving food, Lina saw a cute girl holding a vacuum cleaner, sucking up the food she had finally found.

Eyes wide open, the two dull girls looked at each other, equally cute.

A girl with short black hair, glasses, a goldfish vacuum cleaner, and a combination of the above "little droplet?"

Girl, purple medium-length hair, new clothes, no danger, combined with the above "newcomer?"

Both of them stared in surprise at the same time, and exclaimed.

"how do you know?"

"how do you know?"

The two girls who were both in a "dumb" state gave the same rhetorical question.

Calculating the date, it should be during August-September 1996.8, when Xiao Di was about to join the brigade, even if he didn't, he should have been targeted by Kuroro.

Droplets are now too dangerous to touch.After reaching a conclusion, Lena decisively gave up the food and turned to leave.

Not long after Lina left, a deep voice said, "What's wrong, Xiaodi."

Xiao Di, who was keeping his gaze from a distance, shook his head, "It's nothing, Franklin, I just met a strange child."

"Then hurry up, the task is not completed yet."

"Ah."

"Lena, where did you go just now?" Ken wiped the wound on his cheek, wiping away the blood.

"Going to find something to eat, are you finished?" Lina didn't know that she had just brushed past a spider.

"kindness."

"Then go for something to eat?"

"it is good."

"Boss, the goods have arrived." Ken pushed open the wooden door of the grocery store, and saw a strange combination, a girl with glasses with a dumbfounded face, and a tall man with scars standing beside him.

"Ken?" Sensing Ken's silence, Lina called suspiciously, and pushed the door open.

"Ah, it's that strange girl!" Xiao Di pointed at Lina in surprise, her eyes widening.

"?" Lina glanced secretly at the burly man beside the girl, and looked at Xiao Di as if she didn't know what to do.

"The strange girl you mentioned just now?" Franklin turned to Lena, glanced twice, and asked Xiaodi, "Where?" Strange?

"She knows my name."

"...Anyone who can be noticed by Kuroro should be a bit famous. It's normal to know the name. Ken, what's her name." Lena stretched out her finger to Xiaodi speechlessly, turned her face to Ken, and got a satisfactory answer.

"Xiaodi from District [-], what's the matter?" Ken's eyes wandered between me and Xiaodi, "Do you know each other?"

"Huh, this person also knows my name?!" Xiao Di was even more surprised.

Franklin withdrew his gaze from Lena, turned around and walked outside the store, "Let's go, the leader is still waiting for us."

"Oh."

After watching the two people go away, Ken approached me and asked softly, "Who are they?"

In fact, Ken doesn't know Xiaodi, but he just understands Lena's mouth movements.

"Very powerful people, don't provoke them." After speaking, he threw the corpse to the boss and exchanged it for food and daily necessities.

Ken took a deep look at the direction in which the two left, and looked back.Lena didn't know if Ken had listened, but Ken's steady personality was reassuring.

One afternoon N days later, Lena, who came back from looking for prey, saw the Presbyterians in white robes walking into her and Ken's residence. Out of instinct, Lena hid her breath and hid aside until the visitor left. .

"What do the people from the Presbyterian Church want you for?" Lina came out from the shadows, and Lina heard every word of the conversation just now.

A year of life on Meteor Street gave Lina a bloody smell, coupled with her innocent appearance, it was really weird.

"Are you back?" Ken took the time to tidy up the housework and raised his head lazily. "They asked me if I was interested in doing things for the Mafia. It is said that the salary is good."

"Pfft, when you say that, you don't believe it yourself." Lena smiled and walked towards Ken, "It's better to do it yourself, forget about the mafia."

"Then you still ask, they have also looked for you." As Lena approached, Ken stopped what he was doing, and habitually opened a bottle of juice and handed it to her.

"Well, that's right." Lina took the juice that Ken handed over, and sat casually in the rattan chair with her feet crossed, "Hey, Ken, how about going to the outside world with me, so you don't have to be harassed by the elders. "

Ken rolled his eyes at the girl whose true nature was revealed at this time, and replied flatly, "Enough killing people, are you planning to go back?"

"It should be said that some things have to be prepared. Besides, you don't understand the nature of those 'bugs'. Don't say it so ugly." "What's the matter, is Ken angry? I really didn't know that you would care so much about existence other than your companions~"

"I want to stay and go out to have a look after a while." Ken avoided the second question. If he gets entangled in the second question, today's topic will not go on. He has fully experienced Lina's ability to avoid the important and ignore the trivial. More than half a year.

"Well, okay." Lina took out her phone and dialed the only number inside, "Hey, master...? No... I'm fine, I wasn't seriously injured... No, I ran away... I don't want to talk to my brother Call... no, brother, listen to me...!...!!... -_-#"

Crack, hang up the phone, Lina quickly typed [Master, I'm going to the Republic of Batokia, please help me get a tourist visa~] and quickly pressed the send button when the bell rang, then turned off the phone, and threw the phone to the corner of the table .

Ken watched Lena's rapidly changing expression while answering the phone, and finally hung up the call in annoyance. This was the first time Ken saw an annoyed expression on Lena's face, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, the master is too kind, and the brother is too slutty." Lina collapsed helplessly in the chair.

[I haven't seen you contact them for so long, I should be worried about you. 】Ken didn't say these words, but hid his envy in his eyes against the light.

next morning

"Let's go, put away your mobile phone number, and you must contact me when you come out." Lina bent her eyes, smiled faintly as always, and told Ken what to do after she left, "Don't contact the Presbyterian Church and the Mafia, they are nothing nice one."

"Well, I know, you can go." Ken threw his backpack at Lena expressionlessly. It's been two hours and he still hasn't left. What do you want to do...

"Oh, let's go." Lena looked at the backpack in her hand in disappointment. In fact, she wanted Ken to find out that there was no water source for her, but it's better not to remind her. Ken will get angry and affect the parting atmosphere.

Watching the melancholy leaving figure disappear from sight, Ken turned and walked in the opposite direction. He would not admit that the water marks on his face today were called tears, such a useless and cowardly thing.