Doomsday Bandits and Tramps

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"Well, does it taste okay?"

Xiu looked at the sweet potato in his hand. It was obviously a big one, but the part that could be bitten was only a little in the middle, and the outer circle was completely burnt, and the edible part still smelled like burnt when stuffed into his mouth.

"Barely, it can fill your stomach."

Xiu propped his head, and looked at Seth curiously: "You, a supernatural being who uses fire, can't control the fire well?"

"Cooking only."

Seth also peeled a sweet potato himself, and when he stuffed it into his mouth, his complexion changed, and he frowned bitterly: "Hey, I don't know why the things I made are so unpalatable."

"The ginger soup?"

"Uh, for that, just chop the ginger and throw it into the water to boil."

"Okay, I get it," Xiu sighed helplessly, "Your cooking skills are only as good as boiling water."

"Ah ha ha......"

At the end of the day, it was cleaning, repairing, cutting grass and firewood, and even took a sea bath at night.

After tossing until now, the two of them have filled their stomachs, and their sleepiness has also come up.

Seth and Hugh slept on the other side of the room, on pillows rolled up from a change of laundry.

"Ah~~~"

Seth yawned, threw a few more pieces of firewood into the fireplace, clapped his hands, and fell asleep beside Xiu.

"If it's cold at night, you can hug me, only tonight, and I don't charge for it."

Xiu nodded, buried half of his face in the blanket and asked, "Are you sleepy?"

"you are not tired?"

Seth helped to repair and roll up the thin blanket, and lay down himself: "I see that you are so sleepy that you can't keep your eyes open."

"Sleepy, but can't sleep."

Xiu yawned, turned over and looked at Seth: "Can I ask you a question?"

"Loved." Seth opened his mouth and came.

"..."

Seth smiled: "Is this answer satisfactory?"

Xiu felt that his face was hot, and he only dared to look at Seth with two eyes: "I didn't want to ask you this."

"It's boring," Seth smacked his lips, "you can ask."

"Why are you so concerned about Albion?"

Xiu said: "Tinis City and Albion City are located in the south of the sky, and the other is in the north of the earth. They are so far apart..."

"Even though we are so far apart, we still meet each other. Apart from fate, I really can't think of any other words to describe our fate."

Xiu rolled his eyes at him: "How about using the word 'Nie Yuan'?"

"Haha, it's okay, evil fate is also fate."

"Roll, I don't want to talk about pulling down," Xiu wrapped the thin blanket tightly, and turned his back to Seth, "In short, your rhetoric about human righteousness is too unreliable."

"Hey, don't take the blanket away, what should I do if I have a cold?"

Xiu ignored him, leaned against the wall, and spread some blankets for him.

Seth smiled, grabbed a corner of the blanket and got in, naturally wrapping him in his arms.

Xiu struggled a few times, but he didn't break free, and he didn't waste his strength, so he said coldly, "Let go."

"Hey, don't make trouble, it's time to catch a cold at night."

Xiu didn't bother to talk to him, so he straightened his neck and pretended to be dead.

"Be careful."

Seth chuckled, and after a long silence, he suddenly hugged Xiu tightly: "'You have to be careful, the matter of Albion is definitely not as simple as we think'. This is what Carol said to me before the temporary last sentence."

Xiu Xin was startled, most of the drowsiness woke up immediately, and he turned to look at Seth: "Carol has also been to Albion?"

"Back then, Carol was the team leader of the search and rescue team sent out by the Temple Tower."

Seth said: "When we arrived at Albion, we saw a piece of scorched earth, collapsed houses, and charred corpses all over the place, but there were only a few scattered corpses of alien beasts, and we didn't find what you said. Similar to the traces of an explosion."

"No? How could there be no?"

"That's why I find it strange," said Seth, "that you know I use fire, and know fire better than anyone."

"People who can burn roasted sweet potatoes don't seem to be qualified to say such things."

Seth's face darkened, and he flicked Xiu's forehead: "Do you still want to hear it?"

"Okay, okay, tell me, I won't interrupt."

"The burning of fire must meet three conditions at the same time: combustibles, combustion aids and fire source. Simply put, it is something that can burn, air and fire source. Albion was burned too thoroughly, from the cliff to the coast, It feels like the fire is burning inch by inch along the earth."

Seth analyzed: "Albion blows the north wind all the year round. If the fire starts on a cliff, it may burn the whole city, but I can't find the fire point, or there may be fire points everywhere. It's not like a fire. , It's more like setting fire, it's too deliberate, I don't think the strange beast is capable of doing such a thing."

"So, you are also suspecting that Albion was massacred?"

"Well," Seth said, "I told Carlo my judgment, and there are indications that the destruction of Albion may have nothing to do with the alien beast, and the report submitted by the search and rescue team also stated so."

"And then?" Xiu asked.

"We returned to Tinis City, and in less than a month, all members of the search and rescue team died."

"what?!"

Seth covered Xiu's mouth, looked back at Prin's direction, and was relieved when he saw that he was snoring lightly.

Xiu broke Seth's hand and asked in a low voice, "Are they all dead?"

"Well, except for me, they all died for no apparent reason."

Xiu was a little excited: "Then someone also attacked you?"

"No," Seth shook his head, "I left the Temple Tower just because I didn't."

"This, why is this?"

"Nobody knows I've been to Albion except those in that squad."

Seth put his hands behind his head and looked at the dark ceiling: "After the news of Albion's destruction reached the city of Tinis, a riot broke out in the city. When I was suppressing the riot, I was accused of abusing my ability and hurting Innocent, sentenced to solitary confinement in the Temple Tower, but that kind of place can't hold me."

"I also know that you are not the kind of person who will accept punishment obediently."

Seth smiled: "At that time, I was quite crazy. I broke the door lock while it was dark, and I was so angry that I was going to catch those idiots who accused me to have a meal. On the way, I ran into the card who was going out of the city. Luo Er. He was afraid that I would cause trouble again, so he took me to Albion as a non-staff member."

"So, your name is not on the official search and rescue team list."

Xiu took a deep breath, and an inexplicable chill rushed down his spine.

"Scared?" Seth asked.

"A bit."

Seth hugged Xiu tightly, and said softly: "When I was sure that someone was going to kill someone secretly, I originally wanted to use myself as a bait to lure out the person hiding in the dark, and then cut the corpse into pieces. But, I can't let Pullin comes with me on my adventure."

"Are you afraid that no one will take care of him?"

"I'm afraid he will be silenced before me," Seth said, "because he is Carlo's younger brother."

"he?"

Xiu's eyes widened, and he suddenly recalled Prine's reaction when he heard the name 'Carol', and suddenly understood everything.

"...he's Carol's brother."

"Well, for his safety, I can't take any risks. So, I took him out of the city of Tinis and started a new life in a dark alley. While trying to investigate the cause of Carol's death, I ran into you .”

"I see."

Slender let out a sigh of relief, and finally figured out the whole story.

"Now it seems that there is some inextricable relationship between Tinis City and the destruction of Albion. Even if it wasn't caused by Tinis City, it is absolutely inseparable."

"However, we have no clue," Seth said. "The only man in the mask who might have known the truth didn't show up after leading us back to Albion. It doesn't feel like a trap, but I still haven't figured out what he did. intention of."

"Wait."

Xiu said: "Wait for him for two days. If he doesn't show up, we'll go back to Tinis City. We can always find a way to find out the truth."

"it is good."

The two chatted a few more words, sleepiness gradually gained the upper hand, and they fell into a deep sleep.

Pullin opened his eyes, grabbed the hem of his clothes tightly, and wiped away the tears on his face.

"Brother, wait for me, I will definitely avenge you!"

The next day, it was almost noon when the three woke up.

After a simple meal, they began to repair the house, clear the weeds, and put the furniture back.

On the third day, they searched for clues of the year in the ruins, but did not find any valuable clues.

On the morning of the fourth day, the masked man still did not appear.

The three of them decided not to wait any longer, and prepared to set off to return to Tinis City.

Prin, who was packing his bags, asked, "Xiu, are you sure we should go back now?"

"Playing wild, don't want to go back?"

Seth patted Prin's head: "Don't forget, the results are due in a few days, you should worry about your own life first."

"Ah, I won't tell you which pot is not opened and which pot to lift."

Prince ran back to the house, Seth finished checking the condition of the car, and stood in front of the hut with a soft sigh.

"You don't want to go back either?" Xiu asked.

"A little bit," Seth said, "at least it's a house I built by myself. It's a pity that I left after living in it for only two days."

"Do you want to make yourself look good?" Xiu rolled his eyes at him, "It's just a little repair work, how come it's a house you built with your own hands?"

"Oh, don't pay attention to these details."

Seth held Xiu's shoulder and smiled at him: "Actually, you are also reluctant to leave."

"Going, it's not like I won't come back."

Xiu looked at his home noncommittally, with a downcast expression: "If you know the way home, you can come back anytime."

"kindness."

"Seth."

"kindness?"

"Before I leave, I want to visit them again."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Seth greeted Prine, and Prine followed after making a fuss.

The sun in the morning was a bit weak, and a thin mist shrouded the land of Albion.

Xiu knelt in front of the tombstones of his clansmen and kowtowed three times: "Everyone, I will definitely find out the truth and avenge you! Dad! Mom! Brother! Wait for me to come back!"

"elder brother......"

Pullin clenched his fists and murmured softly.

Seth pressed him on his shoulder, hugged him into his arms, looked at the rows of tombstones, his gaze was like a torch: "Carol, don't worry, I will take good care of Prin for you."

Xiu got up, and the three of them prepared to return.

Suddenly, a white light in the distance shot through the mist and fell straight on the cliff.