20. Mask (8)
The ultra-high temperature particle beams were constantly staggered, and the moment the deflection force fields interfered with each other, the lightning flashed, and the scattered high-heat particles fluttered with the wind, sticking to a demon mist fish that smelled blood and swam over. The size of the hair, the clump of particles with no weight or speed to speak of, lightly vaporized the scales and flesh of the Demon Mist Fish, and flew to the other side.
The central area of the particulate particles has turned into a hot hell, and the air is filled with the stench of burnt hair and cloth.
The beam combat weapon was originally an attachment attached to the MDS, and it can only be used under the protection of multiple measures, and it is impossible to completely protect the flesh and blood with only a layer of deflection force field, and resisting the high temperature and heat wave is its limit.
Tearing through the smoke, Azdahaka kicked the hot roof of the car, and two beam axes and swords slammed down on Roland, suddenly turning vertically in pursuit of Roland who was sideways to avoid the blow. Following the sweeping axe and sword, Roland leaned his body and kicked the ground away. Combining his own movement and the strength of his enemy's arm, Roland circled to Azdahaka's flank and kicked the defenseless left side of the abdomen with the cover of a glowing light.
The two entangled, separated, Roland, who had a dry mouth and was panting slightly, just put on a posture, and Azdahaka, who was full of hideous smiles, stepped forward with his sword again.
At first glance, Roland seems to have an advantage, perhaps not yet accustomed to the human body, or not exercising enough, or the two huge beam axes and swords restricting the flexibility of movement, Azdahaka's watch xiàn is far from the strength shown on Alcatraz Island, and Roland is superior in terms of reaction speed and agility. But the warring sides and the giant needle ants and scorpions watching the battle are very clear. The real advantage is the Azdahaka, which can quickly replenish water and regulate body temperature.
Through the "spinning wheel", Azdahaka was able to monopolize Mana within 1 km in diameter, and as a dragon who was originally very good at water attribute techniques, it was easy to replenish the lost water in battle. The little mana he had had to be used for the crucial moment of the counterattack had no time to rehydrate, and if the battle was prolonged, he would sooner or later collapse from dehydration and sunburn, and Azdahaka would win without a fight.
Knowing this, Azdahaka swung his two greatswords in a constant manner. Doesn't care if he can hit Roland. It's just to swing his sword to create a hot cage, waiting for the moment when the water in Roland's body is squeezed dry.
Raising his sword again, a corner of the carriage slipped down the diagonal section, spotting the direction of Roland's dodge. Two axes and swords struck like crab claws. Didn't think much about it. Roland stepped forward, three lightsabers intertwined,
"It's amazing. ”
There was a blue-white thunder light in his eyes. Azdahaka licked his lips and said:
"Needless to say, my skills are sharper than before, can you tell me? How did you find out it was mine?"
"It's just a simple method of elimination. ”
On the other side of the lightsaber, the boy squeezed a hoarse voice out from between his clenched teeth.
From the moment he realized that the attacker was deeply connected to Alfheim, Roland began to investigate the suspicious object.
Li Lin and the various agencies under his command were the first to be ruled out, not to mention what benefits the attack on this train could bring to Alfheim or the consortium, in the operation for the purpose of capturing hostages, it was not his style to show off all kinds of cutting-edge technology one after another. If it were him, he would only implement efficiency, and even if he needed some exaggerated performances, he would carefully grasp the proportions.
Factions dissatisfied with the consuls were also eliminated, motivated but without the ability to turn ideas into action and the necessary support. If you don't have a deep understanding of those technologies, you can't operate them freely. Finally, considering the racial stance and the balance of power, the conservative grandfathers and liberal philanthropists are not stupid enough to seek the help of humanity in order to bring down the archons - a group of ants calls another group of stronger and more hostile ants, and forms a coalition to deal with a 10,000-ton monster that can shoot flames and all kinds of killing rays, and can fly at supersonic speeds.
As for the technicians in the relevant research departments, Roland did not list them as suspects at all. Elven technical researchers are the kind of scientists who don't understand politics and don't care about politics. At best, it is a pedant who is dedicated to learning. To put it mildly, a group of mad scientists who only care about the effects of their research – even if it gives them nightmares every day – have no idea what the impact of their research will be, let alone whether their research results are human and ethical. Under Li Lin's teaching that "the last thing needed to develop science and technology is human nature and morality, and scholars only need to concentrate on exploring the results", in order to revive the project, the technophiles who were not interested in the world outside the real room went to a place far away from the eyes of the military and Stasi to implement the mothballed technology, and even did not hesitate to attack the train related to the interests of the consortium?
After ruling out the above possibilities, the scope of suspects has been greatly narrowed.
This person is in a high position and has access to the latest technology and various information of Cheng Dù, but he is not really a core member. In addition, this man has a great hatred for Alfheim and Li Lin, or rather intended to betray him in the first place-
"When I think about it, I can only think of one object. One of the former triumvirate of the Guard, the three-headed dragon Aziz Dahaka!"
"It's really nostalgic, it's only been half a year, why doesn't it feel like I haven't seen you for a long time? It must be because I've already died once?!"
Sensing the user's heightened feelings, the power of the beam axe sword suddenly soared, and the scorching waves continued to invade the protective layer that protected Roland's body, and a few hairs curled and emitted green smoke. Following the force of the other party's squeezing, the boy jumped backwards before being burned.
"The reaction is still so fast, I really want to kill you more and more. ”
Putting away his axe and sword, Azi Dahaka lifted the burnt hood at the brim, revealing the face of a middle-aged man, resolute and strong, but with a light smile that did not fit in.
It was Hammer's face.
"Personality Transplant ......"
"You've heard of it? Yes, after all, it's your guardian. It's so convenient to have a Tongtian knowing to be an adoptive father. ”
Shrugging his shoulders as if he were self-deprecating, the silver cigarette case in his jacket pocket floated up, and he pulled out one and held it in his mouth, and Azi Dahaka raised his beam axe sword a little higher, and the tobacco immediately flashed red.
"It's better to be outside, Yalfheim's control over cigarettes is too strict, and smoking is not allowed in public, and the army is even more powerful. It was a wise choice. Ah, back to business. Let me start by asking a question, why did you think of me when I should have hung up?"
"Corpses. ”
Roland said unhurriedly:
"When I stormed the public bathroom you were in. Although it's too late to take a closer look. But there are two places that are awkward. First, there were corpses all over the ground, but the damage at the scene was quite limited, except for the damage caused by the fight with the sewer crocodiles at the time. There are few more changes. Second. I didn't find the bodies of General Hammer or the bipedal wyvern. ”
Despite the fact that the entire Alcatraz was wiped off the surface of the earth by the Mass Decomposition Bomb. But at that time, this question has been buried in Roland's heart, and with a series of events later, it was gradually buried. With the investigation of various suspects. When the face of the deceased Aziz Dahaka was crossed, the question resurfaced.
"I have made a bold assumption that if Aziz Dahaca had approached General Hammer before His Highness Minerva and I arrived there and agreed to some agreement on some terms, would Aziz Dahaka have revealed some information to Hammer? But then, wouldn't it be too stupid to attack me later, to blatantly rebel? You should know very well what the consequences of doing this will be, but you did it without hesitation, why? Now the answer is clear, because you have copied your own memory personality and transplanted it into Hammer's brain, and even if you lose your original body, you can still live in other forms. Operate in an underground society that is also out of reach of Alfheim. ”
"Wonderful, really wonderful inference, I'll add to it next. ”
Azi Dahaka raised his head slightly, and the antics in his smile faded into a deep hatred and anger.
"That's right, I was going to betray that monster from the beginning. But you also know that even if all the creatures in this world are tied together, they will only be overturned by that guy, and as for assassination, it is even more impossible, even if I want to stab him in the kidney in the back with a knife every day, I can't find the slightest opportunity. The only thing left to make that guy feel defeated was the effort to destroy him - 'That Place' and V. E consortium only. It is the secrecy that protects the two, as long as the relevant inside information is leaked to the human society, years of hard work will be blazing-"
The palm of his hand opened in the shape of an explosion, and Aziz Dahaka's smile became even more sinister and crazy.
"But that guy wasn't stupid, on the contrary, he was very shrewd. From the very beginning, in addition to the configuration of relevant institutions and institutions, he also set up physical insurance measures for this situation - a collar called the 'wall of will'. ”
Wall of Will - Li Lin has 100% independent intellectual property rights of the original operating system, the purpose of which is confidential.
The principle is very simple, the method of self-discipline is imprinted into the cerebral cortex, the object of the operation is consciously operated, and confidentiality measures are enforced.
To put it simply, after being branded with this technique, whether you want to or not, you will not be able to see what you shouldn't see, you can't listen to what you shouldn't hear, and you can't say what you shouldn't say. All kinds of keywords will be blocked, ahhhhh!!h
"Understand,Every time I look at a high-level member grabbing the uncensored version of Master Roland X Master Li Lin's book,My mood is the same。 ”
The Giant Needle Ant, a junior member of the Kidrot League, whispered, and her whining was muffled by the roar of Azi Dahaka and the crackling of the air scorched by the beam blades, and no one could hear her.
"So you make a deal with Hammer to reveal Alfheim's secrets at the cost of a personality transplant. ”
Taking advantage of the gap between Aziz Dahaca's ventilation, Roland came to a conclusion.
"Since your own brain can't leak information anyway, then you can get rid of the wall of consciousness by changing your brain - with this calculation, you made a deal with Hammer, and then you just need to disguise the scene. The illusion of the total annihilation of the Knights of the Golden Fleece was completed in one qiē. But there is one thing that you did not expect. ”
"Yes, we didn't think that when the technique had the function of self-enhancement and copied the memory and personality, the technique also began to be copied, and it was transferred to the body along with the copied personality. ”
Yan Sù's voice revealed a hint of bitterness, and Hammer shook his head helplessly.
After experiencing the power of conscious manipulation, trying to say things but not being able to say them, and not being able to write down things with a pen. Hammer finally had a preliminary understanding of Li Lin. It is also understandable why Azdahaka did not hesitate to degrade himself and merge his personality with the human body.
- If you want to fight that guy, you have to do it yourself to the point where you don't hesitate to do it.
"I can't tell. There's no way to get the other person to understand what you're trying to convey. Simply use the method of revealing marginal intelligence and showing cross-generational technology to tell the forces of all sides: where you don't know. With a more developed technological system and unfathomable forces, the unknown horror prompted the countries to start a hysterical investigation, and followed the paved track to finally find Alfheim. ”
There was a pause. Roland stared with mournful eyes at the man with a mixture of two personalities.
"There's no room for compromise, is there?"
"Exactly. ”
At this point, Azdahaka and Hammer's lives have been thrown into shambles, and for them who can only live in the cage of consciousness for the rest of their lives, the option of "doing it all over again" is not a choice.
silently, falling to the ground and dying like weeds on the side of the road;
Do not hesitate to practice yourself, but also to bring down the guy who sits at the apex of dominance;
They can only choose between this. Abandoning their identity as an ancient species, and carrying the expectations and lives of their subordinates, it is clear what choices Azdahaka and Hammer will make.
"Then what are you going to do, little master?"
His expression contorted into Azdahaka's usual contempt, and provocative words drifted over.
"Will you stop us to the death? or join us? Roland Dark, which side are you on, and what are you fighting for?"
"I ......"
"You should know very well that that guy is the root of the distortion of the world! Only by eliminating him will the world return to its proper form. ”
He opened his mouth hesitantly, and the moment he hesitated to answer, a large number of "buzzing" sounds from under his feet, becoming denser and louder, piercing his ears. Both sides, attracted by the anomalous phenomenon, looked around, shocked expressions appeared on everyone's faces.
"Flowers?"
Before he could say that, Roland denied the answer.
It could never be a flower, there was no flower in the world that could fly as freely as a coaxial rotor helicopter, and no flower could become more delicate and dripping like blood when the rhizome was broken and the water was cut off. Finally, and most crucially, it is impossible for nature to have a flower composed entirely of black diamond crystals.
The strange crystal flowers are just the tip of the iceberg, and if you look around, you don't know it, the earth has been covered with red and black crystals, and things that can't be connected with common sense are shuttling together.
Six long legs like a sword support a rugby-shaped torso like a sea urchin, a giraffe's long neck flicks around with a round head full of thorns, a thing with a vague mosquito silhouette has four pairs of ducted oars on its back, nimbly shuttling between twisting and extending flower vines, a bat-shaped object holding an orange-like orb in its mouth, spewing hot gas from behind and flying at high speed, and several fist-like objects spewing flames after the bat.
This is no longer the scenery they are familiar with, it is like another world, the world of black diamonds.
"It's hard to do it, it's ......"
His lips were purple and trembled slightly.
There is something in this world that can cause this effect in a short period of time, Roland knows. Although it was different from the extremely pure devouring at that time, and even formed a landscape similar to an independent ecosystem, there is no doubt that the scenery that constantly devours rocks, trees, and the earth in front of us and forms a chaotic and beautiful scenery of self-enhancement is the "Boiling Mirror Realm" - a living hell that swallows a qiē.
Burning villages, corpses everywhere, hands buried under wood, black diamonds that grew in value—the fragments of memories buried in my heart exploded, and the hand holding the sword trembled.
"I see, I've already prepared the final trump card, hmph, that guy has also begun to ignore the superficial effort. ”
Turning to the sides of the train to look out at the black diamond fields stretching toward the horizon, Azdahaka took a sip. He had expected that Li Lin would prepare a backhand just in case, but the "Boiling Mirror Realm" was not within the expected range. Faced with the ultimate trump card that can devour a qiē of matter and energy and constantly expand its sphere of influence, defeat is only a matter of time.
The remaining ghouls and demonic fog fish are still resisting, but as long as they touch the black diamond crystals, whether they are plant-type, animal-form, or basic crystal forms, they only have time to struggle for a few times before they become a seedbed for new black diamonds to grow. At this rate of expansion, it can last about a quarter of an hour at most...... It may not even take that time, assuming that the "Boiling Mirror Realm" has evolved into a quadruped form and a flying animal form since he boarded the car, then it won't take much time to evolve into a larger, faster-moving form, and the erosion rate will be faster by then. At that time, both the completion of the plan and the retreat will be greatly difficult.
"If you don't move fast, you can't do it...... What are you going to do?"
As he was about to take a step, Azdahaka let out a startled sound.
At some point, the boy suppressed his trembling and raised his sword to stop him.
"Isn't it obvious what to say?"
Blood dripped from his biting lips, a strong wind ruffled Roland's hair, and purple pupils stared at Azdahaka.
"I'm going to stop you. (To be continued......)