Abyssal Kingdom

They return to the stronghold.

It was even darker here, and only the lights in the team were on. Those humanoid creatures were moving in the dark, with only vague outlines left on their bodies. Some of them could occasionally see round non-reflective eyes, becoming pale and ugly animals in the abyss.

The team is still trying its best to collect the remaining ancient civilization technology in this darkness, and the battle is still going on, but there are only marginal firefights left.

Wei An heard someone report that someone in the team was missing, saying that he went to the dark to collect items, and then disappeared.

Guiling reminded of this possibility before, and the technical department also repeatedly warned that everyone should try to stay near the large army after entering the thick fog, because if you enter the darkness alone, you may be lost forever.

But it's hard to control in combat, it's such a dangerous world.

And although people disappeared from time to time, this army still stayed in the "old city" for an hour. They needed the weapons of ancient civilization too much.

Gui Ling drove directly to the area where the medical department was located.

The medical personnel brought by this team were the top group in Taoyuan, and several wounded soldiers were quickly taken down for treatment.

When Lieutenant Colonel Wei arrived here, Wei An briefly talked about the situation with him. He silently looked at the three corpses and the one who couldn't even bring the corpse back.

Guiling said, "Let's be cremated."

He seemed to be familiar with burying comrades-in-arms, and continued: "After leaving here, find an area with the highest spatial stability value to bury, so that you should be able to find it in the human domain in the future."

"Is there a high chance of us going back?" Lieutenant Colonel Wei said.

Gui Ling was silent for a while, and said: "You can put a transmitter in the urn, leave the storage disk, and tell us about the general situation. Even if you can't go back, someone can find them."

Lieutenant Colonel Wei stood behind him, remained silent for a while, then nodded.

"Well," he said, "at least they have an explanation for their family, and the pension can be paid smoothly."

He turned and left, Gui Ling quietly watched these people dispose of the corpse.

The army collected a lot of weapons and technology on the battlefield and evacuated the building.

They traveled another distance and camped in a relatively stable space area.

In this battle, they lost nearly twenty people, and there were several times as many wounded.

Lieutenant Colonel Wei is not going to move forward for the time being. Now that it has reached this point, it will come by itself. It is better to recuperate and wait in a better state.

The red side silently followed the crowd, helping them dispose of the corpses and taking care of the wounded.

The soldiers privately talked about Team Leader Li. This is a legendary figure who entered the Central Police Station with extraordinary achievements when he was young. Afterwards, he handled many amazing cases. They also talked about how he lost his family and how How did you clean up that organization at any cost?

His death is also legendary, with tenderness, in such a horrible and mysterious world, at the last moment he gave the gun to a young man who seemed unable to survive under the circumstances at the time.

And the teenager survived. Although this was not a rescue that conformed to the standard morals in the movie, no one blamed Hong Fang.This was Team Leader Li's choice, and his age and experience allowed him to make an unquestionable choice.

Several people saw Hongfang and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "It's good to be back."

In this war, people's origins and experiences have become blurred, and all people are the targets of evil spirits and are only human beings.

Because of the cremation, everyone is planning to hold a more formal funeral.

Wei An was smoking a cigarette, watching them work from the edge of the crowd, Hong Fang walked up to him.

"Any cigarettes?" the boy said to him.

"It's better for you not to smoke. The 'Provost' said before that you can't smoke at your age." Wei An said, "I'll wait for you to talk about it."

Hong Fang laughed, not feeling happy.

"People like me are not worth saving." He whispered.

"That's what I told them too," Wei An said, "but some people have better character and feel responsible for people like us."

The two were silent for a while, standing at the edge of the crowd.

Guiling talked with the people in the technical department in the crowd, and seemed to be talking about the usage of several weapons.

For a while, his eyes were looking in the direction of Wei An, who smiled and waved at him, and Gui Ling smiled back.Everyone in the team knew about the relationship between the two "Ministry of Internal Affairs field personnel".

Hong Fang looked at this scene and said, "...does he also feel responsible for you?"

"Yes," Wei An said, "he thinks I'm very pitiful, and he doesn't want to abandon me."

He smiled very satisfied when he said this, Hong Fang looked at him and muttered "It's absolutely amazing".

"I have lived many years of fighting and killing, full of calculations, and we all know that this is not as interesting as it is in the movie." Wei An continued, "I have to live a different life."

Hong Fang fell silent, Wei An thought for a while, but still extinguished the cigarette.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with smoking in front of this kid, who wasn't even a kid at all, but a space pirate.But thinking that Team Leader Li had just passed away and was still worried about taking him seriously as a 15-year-old boy, Wei An paid a little attention.

It's imprecise and perfect, but kindness that has done its best, and you can't help but want to follow along a bit.

"Anyway, so many people died trying to save you," Wei An said to the person next to him, "Leader Li made his choice. He has read your file and talked to you, so he has his own judgment."

He paused, and then said: "You'd better become a person who is more worthy of being saved. Considering that this battle is not easy to fight, you may not live for long, and it won't be too difficult."

"Thank you for your encouragement," Hong Fang said.

"You're welcome," Wei An said, "Just pretend, it's easy in front of some people."

Hong Fang turned to look at him, most of his face was in darkness, and under the light was a very young face, a bit dazed when he wasn't smiling.

But there are too many things in the child's eyes, it is a lot of hurt, blood and murderousness, it is a spiritual disability that cannot be healed, but his face under the light is so innocent, he wants to live, longs to live. with light.

Wei An patted him on the shoulder and walked away.

Funerals are serious.

There was a firing salute and a eulogy from his companions.

The military officer who served as the master of ceremonies carefully read everyone's name and position, and told their stories. These people have fulfilled their duties, and the Federation will give the best care to their families.

Gui Ling and Wei An stood in the darkness behind the crowd and watched, the scene was brightly lit, like a fragile but bright little temple in this endless darkness.

Lieutenant Colonel Wei walked to Guiling and said in a low voice, "I thought about going back."

Gui Ling turned to look at him, and the man said: "Mr. De... After the death of General De Xinming, I don't know what to do. The matter involved is too big. I asked the De family what to do, and they asked me to calm down. Steady, knowing I can't do much, just let me take this position."

He paused for a while: "But this matter is developing too fast, and the situation is getting more and more unexpected. I don't want to just leave here. We have spaceships, and we can withdraw troops immediately. This is not something I can handle. Let the central government The elite of the army are here. I brought the troops here, they listened to me, I don’t want them to die in such a horrible place!”

In front of them, the flames of the corpses rose up, and the scene was silent.

It was a solemn occasion, but there was so much sadness and fear in the silence.

After a while, Lieutenant Colonel Wei said: "But... those people are crazy, how can they raise such a thing? If we leave, many people will die, and many more people will die if we leave for a day! No, death can't solve it question!"

"This kind of thing, there is no way to retreat." Gui Ling said.

The other party fell silent, and the funeral flames were still burning.

"I will completely destroy this place. It will not be revived, it will not be rebuilt, and no one will do it." Gui Ling said in a low voice, "There are many things I can't do, but at least I can solve this thing."

Lieutenant Colonel Wei looked at him, and Wei An guessed that he probably guessed that their identities might be more complicated, but he didn't say anything.

He just nodded: "We will cooperate with all your requests unconditionally."

Then he gave him a military salute and left.

The solitary darkness returned to Guiling's side.

Wei An has been standing by his side, and since he came back, he hasn't said anything about the status synchronization.

Wei An thought of the pain when he was trapped by the contract, and when he thought about it, he became angry, trembling with anger.

Those people gave an extended contract to the evil spirits. It seems that anything in this world can control Guiling, torture him, and order him, just because he once made a promise to his own civilization, and they illegally obtained such a contract. that power.

It was too miserable a state, but he was so precious.

Wei An hugged his waist from behind, resting his chin on the hollow of his neck.

"We've got a car," he said.

"Hmm." Gui Ling said.

“I found out that there is space in the fallen city to grow by eating things,” Wayne said. “We’ll be able to turn it into an RV soon.”

"Ah."

"When this is resolved, we will leave the scope of the contract, and they will never find you."

After a while of silence, Gui Ling turned his head and kissed his hair.