Embers of Embers

Chapter 607 Lies [Thanks to the leader of Anatiomical]
Joey Joshua, a high-ranking knight of the Purge Agency, codenamed Xuanfeng.
In the previous battle at Black Mountain Hospital, due to excessive injuries and erosion, Joey should have died there. He may have died from excessive blood loss, or he may have transformed into a demon due to erosion.
Both endings sound pretty good. The scavengers had already begun to take over the battlefield. Even if they turned into monsters, they shouldn't be too much of a threat.
Joey had done something terrible before he collapsed, and he just wanted to forget about it and get a good night's sleep.
Joey felt that his life was worth it. He had a pretty good childhood, had some friends who were not very serious, and had a short life. He also made enough contributions to the world. His life has come to an end. The end point, what we have to do now is just the final ending.
End it all and find eternal peace.
Unfortunately, reality is always unsatisfactory, even in death.
Joey did not die. After a long nightmare, he woke up in this place of mourning and had a new identity.
He became a member of the scavengers, put on a gas mask and a heavy coat, said goodbye to everything before, became the dark side of the purge agency, and became the "returner".
"Returning to the dead... Do you even want to use the 'dead'? You really make the best use of everything."
Joey, who was lying on the hospital bed at that time, asked the man in black in front of him.
"If you have carefully read the various agreements you signed, you should know that one of the agreements is that the cleanup agency has the power to dispose of your 'body' under special circumstances."
The man in black laughed maliciously, looking like a sinister boss squeezing his employees.
"Besides, are you really willing to die in this way? Or stand up and fall on another, more grand battlefield?"
Joey didn't respond. He was very weak. He only felt pain all over his body, as if his bones had been broken and then put back together again. His ears were filled with the noise of the machine, like an unstoppable buzzing.
He tried to get up, but couldn't sit up. His muscles screamed and hurt like a knife. Joey couldn't see what was wrong with his body. It was like a real corpse, and his breathing was maintained by a machine.
"How did you revive me?"
The voice was hoarse, like a broken blower blowing dust and residual heat.
"Some extremely risky surgical operations... You are dying anyway, so try it out, and you will be dedicated to science."
The man in black approached Joey, and the dim light illuminated the shadow under the hood. The scarred face was exposed in front of Joey's eyes, and Joey's breathing quickened involuntarily.
"The internal organs are seriously damaged. We will implant a small amount of demon flesh and blood into them to repair them, and then cut them to ensure that your body will not die. Mentally, during the operation, we will continue to inject you with Lorende potion, I thought you would wake up, but in the end you fell into a deep sleep, as if you were really dead."
The man in black was making unfunny jokes, but Joey had no intention of laughing. What he said was too terrifying. He actually used demon flesh and blood for medical treatment, and it seemed that this was a very common thing among scavengers.
Joey thought about his memories of the scavengers.
This is the most special department in the purification agency. Its person in charge, Joey, is still unclear. And they seem not to be controlled by the Broken Dome. They are completely independent of the purification agency. If you continue to think about it, you will find relevant information. It's just blank.
The most frightening thing is that after thinking carefully, Joey realized that he never knew what the scavenger department was called.
That's right, he didn't know, and probably people he knew well, even Arthur, didn't know either.
Everyone only knows that these silent guys who come to deal with the battlefield are called scavengers. Over time, that department is also called the scavenger department, and there is nothing else.
"Unfortunately, none of these measures can guarantee your mental survival. After all, you have already suffered too much erosion before the operation, let alone the ones that are applied again during the operation, so I will impose an inverse mold on you. Therefore, this power can effectively curb erosion, even better than Florund's potion, but its side effects are huge, and you may forget something."
The man in black continued.
"If you're lucky, you'll just forget a few scattered things. If you're unlucky, you may forget how to breathe and suffocate to death."
Antimemetics, powerful but uncontrollable.
"You must have gone through this too, so what did you forget to survive? Galahad."
Joey asked with an ugly smile.
Galahad, one of the Knight Commanders, disappeared completely when the Original Sin Armor lost control. There are different opinions about his whereabouts. Some said that Galahad died in the armor, while others said that he became a madman and was lying in Black Mountain Hospital. in some corner.
Joey never expected that he would actually see Galahad here. Thinking of his ending and his own ending, Joey recalled more people whose names could not be found in the cemetery. Maybe this is the place. Their final destination.
Breathing, panting, heartbeat...
Joey looked at the bright lights above, and it was very difficult for his tired will to think, like rusty gears, biting each other, making a tooth-breaking sound.
He seemed to have made a decision.
"Do it, Galahad."
……
"The Scavenger Department is not actually a retirement department. We are the dark side of the Cleansing Agency. We are responsible for transforming into 'Deus Ex Machina' when things get out of control, solving all the problems, and then throwing the antimemes into the Pillar of the Furnace. Erase everyone’s memory and ensure your own privacy and safety.”
Several people walked quickly, and Galahad explained to Watson everything related to the scavenger department.
"After Jiuxia's assistance, we vigorously used antimemes to build all of this," Galahad described his kingdom in the shadow. "The dead also appeared after this, and some outstanding soldiers were attacked by Suffering from fatal erosions, they will undergo prefrontal lobe surgery, become a fool, and stay in a nursing home until they die."
"The returning dead will give them a new path, forget some things, and continue to live in the shadows."
"Are you and Joey both products of the Dead?" Watson asked.
"More or less," Galahad raised his head, "hiding in the shadows doesn't feel good."
He didn't sound too disappointed when he said it, and he immediately smiled a little.
"Do you know? The Black Angel that Mr. Holmes has been using was originally my car. It was also thanks to that armor that I became what I am now."
There was no reaction under the cold mask. In fact, this was the first time Watson knew this. He didn't expect that the two of them had crossed paths a long time ago.
"he came."
The silent Joey said at this time.
Several people stopped, and the figures of the strangers in the distance gradually became clearer. There were three of them, striding towards here, walking in unison, neatly and sharply.
The faces of the three people all had the same smile. In this dark underground, people only felt an unspeakable coldness. The leader came in front of them, and the two people behind them were like guards, standing behind them without saying a word. hair.
"Hello, everyone."
The leader Cai Gong said.
Galahad looked very surprised when he heard the Jiuxia people in front of him speak, "Can you speak? I always thought you were a bunch of mutes who can do nothing but smile."
"Each Cai Gong's flaws are different. Some can't speak, some can't see, some can't hear. I'm just a relatively lucky healthy person." Cai Gong replied with a smile, a false smile, as if it were a cold machine.
"Why are you all called Cai Gong?" Watson asked curiously.
She didn't know whether this was a name or a title, and why they all called her by this.
"It's like you are called a scavenger. The name is not important. On the contrary, sometimes it can get in the way."
Cai Gong still had a deliberate smile that made people uncomfortable. If Lorenzo were here, he would definitely want to punch Cai Gong in the face to see if he had any other expressions.
These guys all wore the same uniforms and had the same expressions. If it weren't for their different appearances and body shapes, they would be like twin brothers.
"Then do we want to start? The antimemetic weapons are ready, and the 'Death Cell' and 'Deus Ex Machina' will be launched in parallel. Now we only need to release the bait to attract the target."
Cai Gong said, in the darkness, these guests from Jiuxia have completed many tasks and built the grand stage with their own hands.
"Are you going to leak the information about [Final Echo] here at this time?"
Mr. Cai waited for the responses from several people.
"Let me see..." Galahad stopped.
"Are you hesitant?"
Watson looked at Galahad beside him. It was difficult to see any expression on his scarred face, as if he had become paralyzed when he was injured.
"This is a big deal. Once such news is leaked, both Roger and Edlon will be attracted to Old Dunling. This great city will become a battlefield, and our chances of winning are slim." Galahad road.
"What are you doing?"
Joey on the side reacted even more. According to the information he knew, this link did not exist at all. He should have used the new pope and Lawrence as bait to delay time.
"It's part of 'Deus Ex Machina.'"
Watson said.
The deus ex machina is the most abrupt turning point in the plot, which is annoying, but the prerequisite for turning is the existence of contradictions. Now what Watson and the others have to do is to create contradictions and reverse the situation at that critical moment where there is no adjustment. all of these.
"The reality is actually completely opposite to what you speculated," Watson said. "Adren will not hunt Roger at all. Although they are enemies, the real disaster is only the Unspeakable One under the Well of Ascension. Delenn must ensure that Roger's actions will not cause restlessness in the Well of Ascension."
"Roger's goal is only the Unspeakable, while Edron's goal is completely opposite to his. Presumably the Temple of Stasis is being heavily guarded at this moment, and perhaps Edron is sitting there personally to prevent Roger from having any trouble. He would not leave the Well of Ascension for any chance of being near this place, where Edron was nailed and bound."
"In other words, the message sent to the new pope was actually sent to Edron?"
Joey woke up with a start. Under the double-sided operation of Lorenzo and Watson, they seemed to have deceived everyone... Maybe this was the original plan, to deceive the enemy and deceive themselves.
The two sets of plans are moving forward in parallel, and no one knows when they will intersect, erupting into the most ferocious fireworks.
"Yes, [Final Echo] is the only weapon that can threaten the Unspeakable, and Roger will not let it go. If the Stasis Temple cannot be captured, he will definitely choose to destroy us first.
And this thing is also very tempting to Adren. Lorenzo said, in fact, we are on the same camp as Adren, and he will also come to snatch [Final Echo] to end all this. . "
Watson revealed the enemy's direction.
"The reason why Roger is troublesome is that we can't find him at all. He can wander in anyone's mind and become an assassin in the shadows. But this time, we have to expose him to the sun, and he will come Old Dunling, we resist, our resistance will be very tenacious, and Roger will be crucified in Old Dunling."
"Then Edlen realized that Roger existed in the old Dunling and was still being held back. This hidden enemy finally appeared, just waiting for him to kill him, and there was also [Final Echo]... " Joey murmured.
What a temptation this is to make the two monsters kill each other.
"With his strength, if he travels through the [gap], he will be here in a few minutes."
Joey felt like he couldn't breathe for a moment, "You want to attract these two monsters to Old Dunling and trigger a bloody battle?"
Once such a bloody battle breaks out, Old Dunling will not be spared.
"We also thought about setting the Cape of Fury as a battlefield, but it was too obvious. Roger easily realized that this was a trap. Only here, with countless citizens, layers of systems and steel, could the purge agencies and heroes Erweg’s core, only this value can erase his doubts.”
Galahad opened his hands and embraced the darkness, as if to support the buildings on the surface.
"So that's why 'death row' exists."
Joey then raised his head and looked into the darkness, at the shelter being built. What will be protected there is not the citizens, nor the data and technology. What will be protected there is a legion. At the end of the battle, from Crawling out of the darkness, giving them a fatal blow...
He suddenly remembered something, his eyes were full of suspicion, and he murmured.
"Deceive the enemy, deceive yourself..."
Joey stared at Watson's silver mask, trying to see through the metal and the mind beneath it.
"Is what you said true? Is this the whole plan?"
Watson didn't answer, only a little bit of light hovering in the darkness.
Lies and misleading one after another, no one knows the truth except "outsiders".
(End of this chapter)