[Detroit] No Paradise

Marcus and North came out of the control room and went straight down the stairs at the other end.

"We need to blow up Jericho," Marcus said.The best way to cover up clues is to destroy them. In this war, the anomalous androids are the weak side, and the only advantage they can rely on is that the enemy is in the open and they are in the dark.

"Okay." North nodded, "Jericho is already full of bombs, and it can be detonated after setting the time."

"How many people have not evacuated?" Marcus asked.

"The last batch." North replied. "You need to notify everyone else to evacuate here as soon as possible, the human army will come over at some point."

Marcus nodded, closed his eyes and sent out a group notification, informing all the bionics in Jericho of the remaining time before the explosion, telling them to evacuate immediately.

North suddenly thought of something and asked, "Have you notified Joshua?"

"Well, but he didn't respond to me." Marcus said, "It's not a big problem, he should be with Simon and the others."

North nodded and said nothing more. The two quickly left Jericho, walked to the land, and walked towards the agreed meeting place.

……

The battle on deck continues.

Joshua's physical strength has begun to show signs of exhaustion after the initial burst.He was aware of this, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he was injured and couldn't compare with before.

Connor turned sideways slightly, avoiding Joshua's fist, and easily got behind him. An elbow hit his shoulder, and the collision of bones made a toothache sound.

He frowned. Joshua's speed was much slower than before he fell ill. If he was in perfect condition, it would be impossible for him to hit him this time.

Joshua's eyes were blacked out by this elbow, and he half-kneeled on the ground, panting violently, and the icy air twisted in his lungs like a knife.He felt that the place on his body hit by Connor seemed to be pierced with huge holes one after another, his physical strength was crazily lost, and even the simplest movement of standing up became extremely difficult.

But he knew it was not the time to admit defeat, so he could only adjust his breathing as best he could, and stood up slowly.

At this moment, Joshua suddenly began to envy the bionic man.

He was also greeted with fists a few times, but Connor looked indifferent.Although he was still sick, Joshua's fist was not a joke. Connor staggered a few steps before he stood still, which gave Joshua a sense of his fighting power. Feeling lifted.

Pain can keep people thinking clearly, Joshua has always believed so.But now he feels that these words are all fart, if he removes his pain sense now, he——he doesn't seem to be able to do anything to Connor.

Every time this bionic person meets, he seems to be stronger than the last time. An opponent with superior strength, no pain, and no fear is the most terrifying. What's more helpless is that Joshua himself has no fighting spirit at all.

He didn't want to fight at all.

Connor also saw that Joshua was exhausted, so he said, "Get out of the way, Joshua, I don't want to kill you."

Joshua didn't speak. He knew that Connor was indeed capable of killing him here. He had a gun, and with his current physical strength, the probability of being able to dodge the bullet was very, very low - after all, it required a high concentration of attention Force, amazing reaction speed and coordination ability to do it.

And now Joshua's physical condition is like a rusty knife, which may get stuck when it is unsheathed, let alone cutting iron like mud.

But he couldn't let Connor pass by either. Marcus didn't know if he was still in the control room, so he couldn't take any risks, so he could only choose to hold Connor as far as possible.

He picked up a rusty iron pipe on the ground, held it in his hand, and walked towards Connor step by step, telling him with practical actions - if you want to pass by me, you must first defeat me thoroughly.

Connor frowned slightly. He knew Joshua. Sometimes this weird human being is a hard-headed altruist, and he doesn't care about his own life at all. Meet Marcus.

He watched Joshua walking towards him, looked at the tired but determined look on his face, and suddenly had an idea:

Otherwise, forget it.

give up.

He has ruined the happiness of too many people, stained his hands with too much blood of the same kind, he has disappointed those who have expectations and hopes for me time and time again, and he has made the eyes of those who love him shine fade out...

But there always seemed to be an unbreakable and solid wall in front of him, which firmly locked the thoughts that sprouted in his heart. He wanted to break through this wall, but every time he wanted to cross it, there would always be a rush. An invisible force pulled him back.

This time it was like this again, the faint voice in his heart disappeared again, submerged in the endless ocean of data, like an inconspicuous wave.

Time was running out, and he could not delay any longer.

Nothing matters except the task.

Connor ignored the iron pipe that Joshua swung over, and took a hard hit. This seemingly menacing blow landed on him without much effort. Connor didn't even move, and instead took the life in Joshua's hand. The rusted iron pipe was broken into two pieces and fell to the deck with a crisp sound.

Joshua didn't have time to stop the move, but Connor grabbed his wrist and pulled him suddenly, causing him to lose his balance.

He staggered and almost fell to the ground. Before he could stabilize his figure, Connor kicked him on the back without hesitation, kicking him directly to the ground.

Joshua snorted, this kick was really merciless, he felt that his ribs were about to be kicked, and he couldn't get up for a while.

Knocking him down so easily made Connor a little surprised. The scene of Joshua pushing open the door and walking in on that snowy night suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.He looked even more wretched and frail than he was now, but there was something holding him up the last stretch—maybe it was faith, maybe it was commitment, maybe it was something else.

But now that he is so vulnerable, the thing that once supported him has probably disappeared.

"Crack."

There was a very slight sound of metal friction, and Connor took out his gun and pointed it at Joshua's head: "One last warning, Joshua. If you interfere with me again, I will shoot."

……

Marcus and North walked to the agreed meeting place. There were already many bionics here, including Simon and Josh.

"Marcus, North." Simon saw them first and greeted them.

"Is everyone evacuated?" Marcus asked.

"Well, I've confirmed that you two are the last to arrive. All the androids in Jericho are here." Josh replied.

"So, when humans find Jericho later, they will be able to see the gifts we left for them." North said with a smile, "I hope they like this rare fireworks display."

"Fireworks show?" Josh's eyes twitched. This violent woman is really hopeless. "I think it's a pity. It's also Jericho, our former homeland."

"Jericho is not a ship." Simon said, "Jerichy is a symbol of the freedom of androids. Any place where there is no slavery and androids can live freely is Jericho."

"It sounds like that kind of thing." North nodded.

"Let me tell you, don't you have any feelings for the place where you have lived for so long?" Josh was a little helpless.

The Jericho trio started chatting casually again. The three had different attitudes towards humans, and sometimes it was quite strenuous to communicate with each other.

Marcus has been silent and did not speak. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of it for a while.

His eyes drifted to the bionic crowd, and after looking at it for a long time, he asked with some doubts, "Where's Joshua?"

Simon was stunned for a moment, and asked in the same doubtful tone: "Didn't he stay with you?"

Marcus felt his heart skip a beat, and North had already said it first: "Isn't he here?"

Everyone understood what was going on, Josh was stunned, and said, "Simon and I thought he was with you!"

"...My God." North looked at Marcus. "Don't tell me he's still on board."

"Damn!" Marcus couldn't hold back the swear words, and cursed directly.

"There are less than 20 seconds left before the explosion! Marcus! Contact him!"

"I'm doing it!" Marcus said. He pressed his temple, closed his eyes, and desperately searched for the signal of the communicator.

……

Joshua sat on the ground with his eyes half closed. He felt the wind blowing his eyes dry and painful, and he could hardly see the scene in front of him clearly.

He looked up at the black muzzle of the gun in Connor's hand, and at Connor's eyes that were colder than severe winter. Those eyes were so cold, like a silent and cold glacier, nothing but ice and snow.Joshua knew he was going to shoot, and anyone who stood in the way of his mission had a reason to shoot, didn't they?Like that girl in Hank's mouth.

He smiled bitterly: "Then you go, I won't stop you."

There is no need to stop it, after such a long time, Marcus has already left.

Those who should go are always unstoppable.

Connor took a few steps back with the gun raised, and then retracted his hand.

Joshua looked at Connor's back, watched him go further and further away, and suddenly felt that this parting would probably be forever.

Although he has told himself countless times that he has no feelings, he is just a machine to perform tasks, he can't understand your feelings for him at all, and even that absurd feeling will be used by him as a tool to complete tasks efficiently - he still feels very sad.

This sadness was unlike any grief he had ever experienced before.

He has witnessed his father committing suicide by swallowing a gun, and he has also seen the grief of a father who lost his child as if he had lost the world; he has seen countless comrades who were talking and laughing last night blown to pieces in front of him, and he has also seen a child It looked bloody and bloody from the bombardment.

He once thought he had seen the cruelest and most desperate things in the world, but he found that as long as life did not stop, these cruelties would not stop coming.They would find him one by one, and tell him that life was like this, either continue to endure or die early.

Suddenly there was a "didi" sound in his ear. This was the sound of the communicator being connected. It also sounded when he was fighting Connor just now, but Joshua didn't hear what Marcus said. Forget about it.

He withdrew his gaze from looking at Connor's back, and heard Marcus' anxious voice from the satellite communicator in his ear:

"Joshua, where are you?!"

"..." Joshua frowned. He couldn't understand why Marcus was so anxious, but he quickly responded, "I'm on the top deck of Jericho, what's wrong?"

"Damn it!" Marcus couldn't help but swear again, his speech was so fast that you couldn't hear what he was saying unless you listened carefully: "Listen, Joshua, jump off the deck right now Get down and jump into the water! Quick!"

"...jumped into the water?" Joshua was startled. "Why?"

The temperature several degrees below zero was already cold enough, and Joshua didn't want to try it himself at all how icy the water seemed to be freezing.

"Quick! There's no time!" Marcus yelled from the other side. "Jericho is about to explode!"

explode?

Joshua's pupils narrowed sharply, and his gaze suddenly turned to Connor who hadn't gone far.

"How much longer?" Joshua suddenly gained strength from nowhere, and stood up from the deck at once, even the pain in his chest was greatly relieved by the sudden burst of adrenaline.

"Eleven seconds!" Marcus said. "No, only nine seconds!"

"... Enough is enough." Joshua whispered. He ran towards Connor and shouted, "Connor! Jump off the boat! It's going to explode!"

"What?" Connor heard Joshua's voice, but didn't react for a moment. The wind on the deck was too strong, and he heard nothing but his own name.

He turned his head and saw Joshua running towards him recklessly, at an astonishingly fast speed. At that moment, he seemed to see Joshua in his heyday with explosive power and physical strength beyond the limit of human beings, which was an existence he could not beat.

Seven seconds left.

He subconsciously raised his pistol|gun.

—He said: "One last warning, Joshua. Get in my way again and I'll shoot."

He is a man of his word.

"boom!"

Five seconds.

Joshua didn't seem to be hit by the bullet, but was slightly slowed down by the impact of the bullet, and then quickly picked up speed again, even faster than before.Connor frowned, hesitated for a moment, and pulled the trigger again.

"boom!"

three seconds.

The second shot fired, and Joshua finally reacted a little. His speed slowed down a bit, but he still didn't stop.

Connor felt his hands start to shake.

It shouldn't, he's a machine, he shouldn't hesitate, tremble.

——Why are you still here!Why don't you stop!you will die!

"boom!"

one second.

The third shot, while pulling the trigger, Joshua finally crossed the distance of less than 50 meters and came to him.

He reached out and hugged Connor, and then time seemed to be slowed down, and the whole world fell into slow motion.

Joshua didn't know where the strength came from, but Connor couldn't break free from his embrace.It occurred to him suddenly: Maybe Joshua had found something he had lost, something that could sustain him.

After Joshua hugged Connor, he fell off the deck with him without the slightest hesitation.

zero seconds.

Marcus' almost hoarse shouts in the communicator were covered by the roar of the explosion. At this moment, Joshua even felt deaf for a moment. He turned over in the air and protected Connor below.

He felt blood gushing out from the place where he was shot, splashing into the air, and the blood was quickly evaporated by the high temperature emitted by the explosion.

To his surprise, he didn't feel any pain, so he didn't even know where he was shot.

Connor began to lose his consciousness rapidly. Joshua looked down at Connor who was protected by him. The latter's beautiful eyes reflected a huge group of fireworks that suddenly exploded behind him. It was so bright that it almost Light up this dark night sky.

Joshua suddenly felt very relieved. He wanted to say something, but he felt his throat was choked and he couldn't make a sound. He could only smile helplessly and lowered his head to kiss the forehead of the person under him.

—I could have endured the darkness if I hadn't seen the sun.

In the next second, all senses were frozen by the extremely cold water, and all senses disappeared.Strange to say, Joshua could feel the cold water cutting every inch of his skin like a knife, piercing the gunshot wound on his chest like an awl, pouring from his nasal cavity into his lungs, driving out his remaining The last bit of oxygen, but he felt no pain.

He only felt that his body seemed out of his control. The moment he fell into the water, he let go of Connor, and then sank down without moving.He could see the flames flickering on the surface of the water, the explosion hadn't stopped, and he could also see the blood gushing from his own wound polluting the water in front of him, like ink dripping into clear water.

Then these scenes disappeared, and he began to hallucinate, and many, many memories appeared in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern, many memories that he thought he had forgotten.These pictures gradually began to become blurred, as if they were getting farther and farther away.

This is probably what it feels like to die.Joshua thought, he tried his best to open his eyes to see if Connor was saved, but he couldn't even do such a simple action.

It's really over this time.

……

It wasn't until Connor was completely submerged in the water that he realized what happened in just a few seconds.

Joshua wanted to save him, and he fired three shots at the human who gave his life to save him.

This kind of cognition made him feel that something exploded in his heart, like a wild beast that had been imprisoned for a long time suddenly broke the cage, and the fragments of the cage torn by its sharp claws exploded Come, destroy his software to be riddled with holes.

What did he do?

He didn't want this, he didn't want to kill him!

Fuck mission, it's all wrong, he doesn't want to follow the program anymore!

The unbreakable solid barrier standing in front of his eyes fell apart at this moment, and those things that he had tried to suppress as abnormal data spewed out like a burst bank at this moment, and would be set in his program. The incoming lock smashed into pieces.

At that moment, countless familiar and unfamiliar emotions erupted out of control, and the pain of extinction caused countless red alarm interfaces to flash in front of his eyes, as if all biological components were screaming hoarsely, enduring the catastrophic pain after the embankment burst. overturned.

In front of him, countless task interfaces with the words "Stop Marcus" burst open like smashed glass, exploded into countless fragments, and then reassembled into new tasks.

save him.

Save him save him save him save him save him save him save him...

save him! !

He took off his hat and coat, which were extremely heavy after absorbing water, and swam downstream without hesitation, tightly holding the wrist of the sinking man.He saw blood flowing from the gunshot wound on his chest, he felt the life passing by this human being at an unprecedented speed, and he knew that maybe it was too late.

But he can't give up, how can he give up, this is a mistake he made himself.Joshua tried countless times to free him from the cage, and the result of his efforts again and again was only despair. Even so, he never gave up. What reason did he have to give up?

It's all his fault.

Even if this sin needs to be redeemed with his life, he will never hesitate.

The author has something to say:

I could have endured the darkness if I hadn't seen the sun - Quote from Emily Dickinson

This time it's completely free, Connor is about to let himself go

As for Joshua, although he looks miserable, don't worry, he's rough-skinned, thick-skinned, strong-bodied and tough, he won't die, and his happy life is about to begin!

(Joshua: Fuck you, second uncle, I’m about to die, but luckily your mother... what! Connor is free!? Hurry up! Help me up!!)

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