At dusk, there was no sunset in the sky, but the already dark sky became darker.

Under the dead tree.

Xia Feng, who had already sensed that someone was approaching, did not open his eyes.

It wasn't until the man and woman stopped very close in front of him, and had no intention of leaving, that Xia Feng's eyes opened slightly.

It seemed that Hedley didn't expect to meet Xia Feng here, his expression was a little surprised at first, and then, he spoke up.

"Summer ......"

"Is there anything wrong with you?"

The name "Xia Feng" was interrupted before it could be fully called.

After all, Hedley and Xia Feng only have a one-sided relationship, seeing his reaction, Hedley frowned slightly, as if he doubted whether he had recognized the wrong person.

"Are you ......?"

Xia Feng did not deny it.

"It's me."

"I remember your name is Xia ....."

"My name is Zhang San."

"Huh?"

"I changed my name, and now I'm called Zhang San."

To be honest, Hedley doesn't have any subjective impression of Xia Feng, and when they meet here inexplicably at this moment, this feeling is like suddenly seeing the CEO of a listed company sweeping the road in an urban village.

In short, there is an indescribable sense of disobedience.

"Summer ..... Brother Zhang, why are you here? ”

Xia Feng's voice was very cold.

"For some reason, I became a mercenary."

"You're a mercenary?"

"Is there any problem, or do you think people like me don't deserve to be mercenaries?"

"No, no, no, you're mistaken."

Hedley didn't expect Xia Feng to speak so impulsively, he and Ogul are old friends, and in Colombia before, Ogul also enthusiastically introduced Xia Feng to him.

Although the occasion of the meeting was a little weird, out of politeness, Hedley just wanted to talk to Xia Feng like an acquaintance.

"You..... You okay. ”

"I'm fine."

"Need help?"

Xia Feng could see that Hedley's eyes were very sincere, but he still didn't want to cause some unnecessary trouble.

"No, I'm living well alone, I don't want to be disturbed, thank you."

Seeing Xia Feng's cold attitude, Hedley sighed.

"Then let's go first, my team and I are stationed on the west side of the barracks, if there is anything to come to me."

Ines, who was next to her, didn't speak from beginning to end, and she kept quietly staring at Xia Feng.

It's just that the summer breeze at this moment is like a stone, without any emotional outpouring, and even her special source stone skills can't gain insight into anything.

However, her instincts told her that Xia Feng didn't seem to be as simple as a lone mercenary.

.....

Late at night.

Xia Feng didn't go to get food for a whole day, so he sat quietly under the dead tree, because tonight was the last night.

The wind was biting, and he raised his scarf so that only his eyes were exposed.

As the minutes passed, his eyes grew colder and colder.

"Click!"

There was the sound of dead branches being trampled off behind him, Xia Feng's body didn't move, and he didn't even take the Shenyue Knife on his waist, even if he didn't look back, he could guess who was approaching him in the middle of the night.

"Are you okay?"

Hedley's burly figure appeared behind him, and he walked next to Xia Feng, and he gently threw a blanket on Xia Feng.

"It's cold at night, so put on it."

"I said, I don't need help."

"It's not about helping you."

Hedley leaned down and sat next to Xia Feng.

"It has been said that helping others is the same as helping yourself, and this sentence is even more applicable in our mercenary circles, because you can never predict who will be the next person to stab you with a dagger in the back."

Xia Feng didn't know about the real mercenary circle, but listening to Hedley's tone, he could already imagine the cruelty of this circle.

For the sake of profit, sometimes it is not necessarily an enemy who swings a knife at you, but also a friend you trust.

....

Xia Feng did not refuse this blanket.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

With a hearty exhale, Hedley removed a flask from his waist.

"Do you want to drink, ..... Zhang"

Looking at Hedley's eyes, Xia Feng seemed to be relieved, and he secretly glanced at the time on his bracelet.

"Call me Summer Breeze."

With that, Xia Feng took the flask from Hedley's hand, raised his head and took a sip.

It was a very spicy spirit, which could also be called a very poor quality wine, compared to the Victorian Reserve red wine he had drunk before, it was the difference between heaven and hell.

But when the liquor entered his throat, he felt that the wine was very delicious, as if it could fit perfectly with his suppressed heart.

With a wipe of his mouth, Xia Feng handed the flask back to Hedley.

Hedley took the flask and took a big sip into his mouth.

"Ah, it's been a long time since I've been drinking with outsiders."

"Outsiders."

Hedley smiled innocently.

"Don't mind, I'm like this, I never beat around the bush when I speak, for me, as long as it's not someone I can entrust behind it, I can call it an outsider."

Hearing this, Xia Feng's expression, which had been cold for several days, finally showed a smile.

"Outsider, I like that title, it's true."

After a few words of communication, they clearly know each other that the other party is a person with a story.

It's just that these stories may not have a chance for each other to learn more about each other.

....

Sitting side by side in the night breeze, Hedley's voice was a little melancholy, and some words could only be said to "outsiders".

"Xia Feng, do you think this world can still be saved?"

As a mercenary, this was obviously a very abrupt sentence, but Xia Feng heard it in his ears, but he understood what Hedley was thinking.

"I don't know."

"yes, who knows."

"Hedley, if you want to save it, you can try."

Hedley laughed to himself.

"No kidding, I can't even save my companions, how can I save the world? I'm not afraid of your jokes, my biggest wish before going to bed every day is to see the sun tomorrow. ”

Xia Feng's eyes were a little gloomy.

"You're right, even if this is a world that is gradually collapsing, compared to the lifespan of the infected, the speed of the world's withering is still too slow, so slow that no one cares, no one cares about what happens after they die, and all people can see is the immediate benefits."

....

Perhaps the topic was a little inexplicably heavy, Hedley took another sip of his own drink, and then said.

"Heh, you don't have to be so pessimistic, by the way, I can tell you an interesting thing."

"What's the matter?"

Hedley's expression was slightly mysterious, like a drinker in a tavern ready to brag.

"After the civil strife in Kazdale ended, my companions and I boarded a huge mobile ship, and you never imagined how big it was, not just big, but there was a lot of technology in it that we couldn't idealize in."

Xia Feng's eyes flickered.

"Huge mobile ships? Where is it? ”

"Well.... The big guy was on the move, and I was about the Minoan border when I left. ”

Speaking of which, Hedley seemed to recall some of the past, and his eyes were a little complicated.

There was guilt, self-blame, confusion, and unwillingness, and in the end, there was a glimmer of hope in his voice.

"If it's the people on that ship, maybe they can save the world."