Embers of Embers

Chapter 636 Humans and Demons
rise.
keep going up.
Lorenzo woke up. He tried to move his body, but found that he was so exhausted that he no longer had the power to drive his fingers. He could only barely open his eyes and look at the gray world.
He is rising.
There was no strength to hold up the body, but the heavy body began to become light.
The "weight" is decreasing little by little, constantly discarding the unimportant impurities in the body, like smelted gold, becoming more pure and light, abandoning all the bad qualities, until the earth can no longer restrain Lorenzo's body. .
Rising into the sky, reaching heaven.
"What's wrong with me?"
Lorenzo was confused. It was difficult for him to understand the current situation. His hazy consciousness made his thoughts freeze and difficult to think about, like a rusty gear that was crumbling.
After an unknown amount of time, he was finally able to muster some strength, his hands gradually regained control, and then he began to wave with great effort.
Lorenzo saw a wall, a wall that looked like a gate to heaven. It was filled with gray-white humanoid statues. They were entangled together, as if they were fighting for themselves. They stretched out their hands one after another, and their arms continued to extend. , and finally came to my own eyes.
Very close, so close that Lorenzo could hold the palm of the stone statue if he stretched out his hand.
Why are they reaching out to themselves?
Lorenzo didn't understand, but soon he found that the distance between himself and these stone statues was getting farther and farther. He couldn't feel the existence of his legs, so this was probably not acting out of his will. Then Lorenzo felt that I encountered something.
Turning his head with difficulty, Lorenzo saw another person.
His mind seemed to have fallen into the cold sea, and the biting cold penetrated Lorenzo's whole body. He was a man suspended in the air, his clothes were shabby, and became dilapidated under the ravages of time, and it also followed Lorenzo. Renzo's collision moved slowly.
The face was revealed in front of him bit by bit, completely blank.
This person had no facial features, just flat cheeks, just like the watchers he saw in the illusion.
Lorenzo could feel that more power could be mobilized. He turned his head hard and looked around, only to see that behind Lorenzo, there were countless similar corpses, one after another, suspended in the air.
His eyes were looking toward the end behind him, where there was a dazzling dome of light. Lorenzo could only see a few blurry black shadows, which were very close to the light source, so close that they almost merged into one.
No...that's not quite right.
Lorenzo realized that the situation was not good, and he looked at the "wall" in front of him in fear. Only at this moment did he understand why the stone statues moved like this.
It's not a wall at all, it's the ground.
Looking further out, Lorenzo is one of the many floating corpses climbing upwards. They are attracted by the dome light and continue to rise away from the world, just like angels summoned by God.
Lorenzo stretched out his hand, and he tried to grasp the hand extended by the stone statues, which wanted to hold him and prevent his ascent.
But Lorenzo has become too light, and too many things have been abandoned in the process of rising.
Lorenzo didn't know what would happen if he continued to ascend, but he instinctively felt fear, far beyond the fear of death.
"damn it!"
He cursed angrily, like a drowning man, waving his hands indiscriminately, but no matter how he struggled, the distance between him and the stone statue was still getting farther and farther.
In the end, Lorenzo could only stretch out his hand straight and lift his fingertips hard, even if he touched the stone statue. At this time, the dust on the stone statue fell off, revealing a sad look, as if Lorenzo couldn't bear it. 's departure.
"What are you doing..."
Lorenzo muttered, looking at the face of the stone statue, he felt familiar for some reason, as if he had seen it there.
The stone statues shook slightly, more and more dust was peeled off, and the entangled stone statues all revealed familiar faces, but Lorenzo just couldn't remember who they were, and they also had the same sadness on their faces. , watching Lorenzo leaving together.
There is a crack spreading on the stone statue.
Lorenzo heard what someone seemed to be saying, and the next moment the stone statues moved strangely. They were like demons, opening their mouths and shouting mourning, one on top of the other, entangled with each other, and countless arms overlapped. Until a hand crossed the long distance and grabbed Lorenzo who was about to leave.
Pull down hard.
Lorenzo falls.
His vision turned into darkness, as if he was sliding down an abyss until he hit the bottom.
Lorenzo opened his eyes suddenly, his forehead covered with cold sweat. What he saw was no longer the weird scene, but the gray ceiling, and the sound of his rapid heartbeat and the ticking of the clock could be heard in his ears.
"Ha ha……"
Lorenzo breathed hard, he didn't know if everything just now was an illusion, or what, it was so real, even the final fall.
He tried to get up, but felt severe pain all over his body, as if Lorenzo had hit the bed hard from nothingness in the fall.
"This... what's going on?"
Lorenzo recalled that he remembered that he killed Roger's carrier, and then his consciousness fell into a coma...
Slowly raising his hand, he saw that it was covered with bandages, and scarlet color was still seeping under the white cloth.
"sublimation……"
Lorenzo remembered that in order to fight against Roger, he broke through the double threshold and reached the irreversible abyss. For this, he obtained the power of Shanda from the darkness, but he also paid a corresponding price. .
His thoughts were interrupted, and severe pain came from his mind.
It's unclear whether this is the price of sublimation or a side effect of Quan Neng Shanda's salary. In short, Lorenzo feels very bad now. If possible, he really wishes he could be in a coma for a while longer.
He raised his head hard and saw clearly the ward he was in. The door was a heavy iron door. He was the only one in the room. There was Florund's potion on the small table beside him.
Lorenzo felt something strange on his head. He stretched out his hand and touched it, and felt a cold touch. It was a crown of holy silver. Probably because they were afraid that he would be invaded while he was in a coma, the doctors put this on Lorenzo.
After fetching several Florent potions, Lorenzo injected them all at once, and the potions rushed through the blood and were transmitted to all parts of the body.
"what……"
Lorenzo took a long breath. Under the injection of the medicine, the bad feeling can be relieved a lot. The mental and physical exhaustion cannot be erased so easily.
He sat up with difficulty, pulled out the needle inserted in his body, and untied the bandage. As the secret blood calmed down, the self-healing speed of the flesh and blood under it also slowed down, but now all that was left was trauma. That's all. It seems that the broken bones have almost healed during the dormant period.
"Predict future."
Lorenzo rubbed his eyes vigorously, never expecting that he could actually obtain such mysterious power in the darkness.
Lorenzo has always had a strong curiosity about this power. After all, Lawrence's original madness was because he saw the dim future through the power of Shanda's salary, which drove him to think of "saving the world". various behaviors.
From this point of view, Lawrence is full of fatalism. He firmly believes in fate, the arrival of the future, and also believes that he will die in that future.
Suddenly Lorenzo had a slightly crazy idea.
He knew very well that the more things obtained from the darkness, the more expensive Lorenzo would pay.
But...what if I don't try to look into such a distant future?
Yes, just go a little deeper and peek into the future of old Dunling, the endgame of this war.
There was a glimmer in his eyes. Lorenzo had just woken up from a coma and was in pain. Logically speaking, he should have a good rest, but as soon as this idea came to his mind, it couldn't stop fermenting. Constantly urging in Lorenzo's ear.
But what if the future you see is gloomy?
Lorenzo suddenly thought, what if what he saw was a failed ending?Old Dunling will fall and the purge mechanism will be destroyed. No one can stop Roger's progress until everything goes into Lawrence's prophecy.
If you see this kind of future, do you still have the courage to continue?
Yes, do you still have the courage to continue?Walking into a gloomy future with fear in mind.
What about Lawrence?
The scarlet ocean flashed before Lorenzo's eyes, and in a golden glow, all things ushered in their end.
"Lawrence...what will the ending be like?"
Lorenzo's voice trembled slightly. He suddenly realized that he did not know the end of the Doomsday War, and it seemed that Lawrence didn't know either. The only thing he knew was that he would die in that Doomsday War, but what happened after that? ?
Will you win or lose after that?
Is the so-called future destined like fate, or is there still a possibility of change?
Lorenzo felt terrible. He didn't have such an opportunity before, but now he has the ability to "cheat", but the consequences of this will make people fall into deeper pain.
The heavy door was pushed open with a squeaking sound. Lorenzo suddenly raised his head, his pupils were bloodshot, and he looked at the visitor warily.
"I heard from them that this ward is used to detain patients who are out of control, such as those who are facing the abyss," Zuo Zhen walked in and said to himself, "those who have a trace of reason, but have long been People who start demonizing.”
"Zuo Zhen." Lorenzo called his name.
Zuo Zhen nodded with a smile, and then said, "Mr. Holmes."
Lorenzo looked at him with some confusion. He had no contact with Zuo Zhen, and even said that he had only met a handful of times. He didn't know why Zuo Zhen came at this time, and Lorenzo felt a little uneasy.
In his eyes, Zuo Zhen was like a cunning old fox, always wearing a false smile on his face.
This kind of person seems to be very kind and friendly to everyone, but when necessary, he will easily sacrifice anyone. What is even more frightening is that Lorenzo can be sure that this guy Zuo Zhen will die for him from the bottom of his heart. One grieves, and then continues to sacrifice indifferently, as if the two are not in conflict.
Yes, there is no conflict.
"How's it going?"
Lorenzo asked, wondering what happened during his coma.
"Fortunately, it is still under control. The Shattered Dome has collapsed and the command department is being moved to a new location. The knight commanders have suffered heavy losses. Percival is unable to continue fighting, and Gareth has died in the line of duty."
Zuo Zhen stood aside and did not sit down. He kept a relatively safe distance from Lorenzo.
"Gareth..."
Lorenzo's expression was a little surprised, but when you think about it, the Knight Commander is also a human being. As long as he is a human being, he will die eventually. It's just a matter of when and where he dies.
He didn't have much contact with Gareth, and he only remembered a familiar face. Then this person died, and there was one less familiar face. Lorenzo felt a little uncomfortable.
Those who fight monsters need to become cold and ruthless, but not everyone can be absolutely ruthless.
"Do you have anything else to do?"
Lorenzo glanced behind Zuo Zhen and could see the exposed gun handle. He still remembered Zuo Zhen's fatal shooting. It can be said that his antimemetic bullet played a key role in crushing Roger. armor, so that he could kill him with one sword.
"I want to inform you that Arthur and I will be responsible for the next command, which means..."
"I need to follow your orders, don't I?"
Lorenzo was the first to speak. He looked at Zuo Zhen somewhat unkindly. The bullet bag on his waist was filled with antimemetic bullets. Zuo Zhen was now fully armed.
Zuo Zhen came to see him fully armed.
"Are you afraid of me?" Lorenzo asked.
Zuo Zhen didn't demonstrate either, he said very frankly.
"Yes, I'm scared. No one is afraid of monsters, let alone demons like you."
"What do you want to say?"
Lorenzo did not refute Zuo Zhen's title. As early as the moment he implanted the secret blood, he had already made the decision to step into the darkness. After so many years, he had no regrets.
"The next situation will become more and more dangerous. I speculate that Roger's third contact will be the outbreak of war... that is to say, the next time."
Zuo Zhen directly picked off the falling star and wiped the gun body, his movements filled with a sense of threat.
"We need to gather all our strength, and everyone must resolutely follow every order. I can trust them, and they can trust me, but only you..."
"you do not trust me?"
"Well, to be precise, I believe in you, Mr. Holmes, but I don't believe in your decision." Zuo Zhen's words were elusive.
"Would you turn into another demon in order to kill one demon?"
Zuo Zhen asked, he slowly approached Lorenzo, his words were full of confusion, "Just like when you killed Roger, abandon everything and fall into the darkness."
Just thinking about it makes me feel scared. If Zuo Zhen hadn't shattered Roger's defense, no one would have imagined what would happen next once Lorenzo and Roger fell into a long-term stalemate.
Maybe Roger will be killed, maybe Lorenzo will become the second Roger.
Lorenzo was also silent this time. He recalled that weird nightmare. He was constantly rising, and at some unknown moment, he reached the same "height" and completed his sublimation.
He somewhat understood Zuo Zhen's words, and didn't know how to respond.
"I know you will say that this is a necessary sacrifice. I can understand this. In fact, I also agree with your behavior. Instead of hesitating, it is better to make a decisive decision. But what I want to say is that all actions need to be done well. Plan, have you ever thought about how we will deal with you once you become a lunatic like Roger?
I don't trust you, and I suspect that in your next actions, you will do something crazy that is beyond our control. "
Zuo Zhen sighed again as he spoke, with a helpless smile on his face.
"It's a pity that your power is indispensable and you must participate in it."
"Are you here to teach?" Lorenzo asked.
"No, I just want to chat with you. After all, we will live and die together, but all I know about you is what is in the document." Zuo Zhen stood by the bed and looked out the window at the night. ,
“Isn’t the documentation enough?”
"Not enough, that's just your surface, I want to know your inner thoughts more," Zuo Zhen turned his head and looked at Lorenzo who was leaning on the pillow, "I know I can't control your will, and I can't interfere with your actions. In other words, what I said above is nonsense and nothing can be changed.
So I just wanted to talk to you and see what Lorenzo is like under the skin. "
"But this can't change anything." Lorenzo looked a little bored.
"No, this can at least calm my inner uneasiness a little bit," Zuo Zhen laughed, "You know, absolute and blind trust is not so easy. Jiuxia has a solid creed, and the purification agency has a thorough implementation Regulations, except you have nothing.”
"I want to know whether under the demon's body is a human soul or a demon's."
Zuo Zhen suppressed his smile and questioned Lorenzo in a serious manner that he had never seen before.
"Lorenzo Holmes, what is life to you?"
(End of this chapter)