Ten Days End

"He said this alone..." Qi Xia asked tentatively.

"No... there's one more thing behind it." The snake-man replied.

"Tell me." Qi Xia said in an unquestionable tone, "If you don't choose to believe me now, you may miss the best opportunity."

The snake-man knew that what Qi Xia said was true, so he paused for a long time and said, "He said "If you human zodiacs don't like the new leader, then take off the mask""

Qi Xia lowered his head and thought carefully about these two sentences. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that the snake-man thought it was a farewell, but now it looked like a mission. Because these two sentences are destined to become a mission only when he appears, otherwise it is just a farewell.

This mission seems to be not limited to the snake-man, but also makes him vaguely catch something.

Why did Aries tell the snake-man in advance that "he is him and I am me"?

Could this reason also be attributed to Aries' contempt for himself?

Qi Xia quickly shook his head, feeling that Aries was being unnecessary. If he had some contempt for him, he could have conveyed it directly to him through other information. There was no need to tell the human snake this sentence alone.

Although he also wanted to distance himself from Aries, there was no need to point it out at such an important moment of parting.

Of course, the second sentence is also worth noting - if you "human-level zodiac signs" don't like the new leader, you can take off your mask.

This sentence sounded like a death sentence, but the human snake actually regarded it as a farewell.

"Human snake, do you want to take off your mask now?" Qi Xia asked.

After hearing this, the snakeman smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have thought about this sentence for a long time, but I have not come to a conclusion."

"What do you mean?"

"I know that Brother Yang doesn't want to kill me." The snakeman said, "But he clearly knew that I would die if he took off the mask, so I have guessed many possibilities, but unfortunately none of them can explain his words. Maybe Brother Yang was also very sad at that time..."

"Then why don't I help you explain it." Qi Xia said, touching his chin, "Although I can't remember what kind of mood he was in when he said this, I should be able to replicate his thoughts."

The snakeman nodded.

"You also know that no one, whether I or Aries, wants to kill you, so the first question to consider is, under what circumstances will you not die if you take off the mask?" Qi Xia asked.

The snakeman thought for a few seconds and felt that this question was a bit outrageous.

"As long as we are still in the "End of the World", we will definitely die if we take off the mask." He replied, "Unless... we are no longer here."

"This statement is not true. "Qi Xia denied decisively, "Because Aries said "If you don't like the new leader", I assume that the new leader is me, and he also assumes that you are in the "End of the World" when you take off the mask, so what I'm asking is... How can I take off the mask in the "End of the World" without dying?"

"This... I don't know..." The human snake shook his head, "Based on my experience, all "human-level" will die when they take off their masks, and there has never been an exception."

"You've fallen into a misconception of thinking." Qi Xia reached out and knocked on the notebook on the table, "Have so many difficult problems not strengthened your thinking?"

"I..." The human snake lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

"Whether a "human-level" will die after taking off the mask depends on only one person." Qi Xia said in a deep voice, "That's "Suzaku", right?"

The human snake glared and nodded quickly: "Yes... "Suzaku" is the punisher of "Zodiac" fouls... But what you mean is..."

"If you want to survive when you take off the mask, it seems that there are only two ways. "Qi Xia held up two fingers and said, "One is the death of Suzaku..."

"Ah...?"

"The death of Suzaku means the liberation of all "human-level" animals." Qi Xia said, "At that time, all "human-level zodiac animals" can take off their masks and become "participants" again, without having to accept any sanctions."

The human snake stared with wide eyes and did not dare to speak for a long time.

"Suzaku" will die...?"

The "human-level zodiac animals" have to worry about how to escape from Suzaku every day, but they never thought that one day Suzaku will die.

"But Suzaku... how will he die...?"

Qi Xia did not speak after hearing this, but slowly stood up and came to the door on one side of the room.

This door does not lead to "Cangjie Chess", but to the street.

Qi Xia opened the door, looked at the sky of "The End of the World", and then roughly determined the direction, and looked in the direction of the prison.

Qi Xia seemed to know what the human snake was thinking, and whispered: "Someone will be responsible for dealing with "Suzaku". "

"What..."

"I have guessed Aries' intentions..."Qi Xia said again, "The "Human-level Zodiac" may be swept into the torrent of "killing Suzaku." "

"Ah?" The human snake paused after hearing this, feeling that this matter seemed a bit incomprehensible, "Didn't you just say that someone would deal with "Suzaku"? "

Qi Xia sorted out his thoughts and said, "Yes, but neither Aries nor I can guarantee that they will succeed 100%, and someone needs to help from the side, and you are the helpers."

After hearing this, the human snake hurried over to close the door and whispered, "...What do you need us to do?"

Qi Xia did not answer directly, but was silent for a while and said, "This is about the second way of "taking off the mask without dying." "

"What is it?"

"That is, there are too many "Human-level Zodiac" "breaking the rules" at the same time, and "Suzaku" can't kill them all. "Qi Xia said.

The human snake felt that every word Qi Xia said was breaking his cognitive limit, and even his voice began to change. This feeling made him inexplicably want to shout out the words "Yang Ge", but the sentence "He is him and I am me" blocked his eyes again.

"Wait... wait a minute..." The human snake waved his hand, "Isn't this too outrageous...? "Can't kill them all" also means can't die?"

"It's like this all over the world." Qi Xia said, "If the number of lawbreakers suddenly increases, the police force in all cities will be paralyzed. And here is the same, all the "human-level" are afraid of Zhuque's ruthless killing method, so no one dares to break the rules. "Suzaku" is also much freer because of this."

"It's really outrageous..." The human snake lowered his head and said, "You compare us to "lawbreakers" and "Suzaku" to "law enforcers"? "

"This is not my metaphor. "Qi Xia stared at the eyes of the human snake and said seriously, "but if it is really time to start the action... we will be outright "lawbreakers" in the eyes of all the "participants" and "zodiac signs". "

After hearing this, the human snake lowered his head again and pondered.

Qi Xia's words seemed to verify from the side that their opponents in this action were not only the "zodiac signs", but also those who did not know the truth and stood on the side of the "zodiac signs".

"Human snake." Qi Xia shouted again, "This afternoon, how many "human levels" can you encourage to take off their masks together?"

(I wish all college entrance examination candidates to write as they wish. May every stroke of your pen be worthy of your previous life, and then run towards a better future with no regrets and expectations.)