Abyss Express

Chapter 750 Actin the Dark·Puppet in the Dark]

Foreword:

Dissatisfaction with oneself is a characteristic of genius.

——Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

[Part ①·Thread pulling and hooking]

Half an hour later, Foianini sat slumped by the window of the cabin.

The boatman woke up earlier than him and had returned to the steering platform. At this moment, he was discussing the next route with Judas.

"Brother Billy."

Foianini lowered his voice and held salty rice dumplings in his hands, but the fist-sized glutinous rice dumplings had to be divided into about twenty bites and eaten slowly.

"Is that guy really Judas?"

As the saying goes, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. The "mission objectives" repeatedly emphasized in the combat command center suddenly appeared in front of him. This series of changes gave Foianini an ethereal and unreal feeling in his heart.

It's like winning the Mark Six Lottery jackpot, but it seems that the first achievement of the group that makes the world rich and powerful is not their turn - they don't have the ability.

Billy: "It is indeed him, and the spirit body is suitable."

Foianini: “Midas turned into gold?”

[Turn It Into Gold·Midstone into gold] has an extremely strong spiritual pressure characteristic, which makes people feel like a dark cloud that cannot be dispersed.

Both brothers can see its spiritual form, floating beside Judah, always following the leader of all demons. It has amazing sustaining power. In most cases, Judah does not need to give verbal command. Guarding Judah’s body at every moment.

The black and gray bird feathers are like a soft and warm coat, covering Judas's body. Its head is thickly haired. It is not as ugly and ferocious as an ordinary vulture, but like a bearded vulture, it looks very much like a mysterious wizard from the Middle Ages. of petting things.

It tilted its head slightly, and there was a blood-red thread on the eyelids. The two eye lines were so black that they could absorb light, like sharp hunting knives. It spreads all the way to the chin, and then builds thick mandibular bristles, turning into a chic and wild beard.

The god with a bird's head and human body just glanced at Fuianini for a moment, and seemed to hear the whispers of the two brothers.

Foianini immediately closed his mouth, ate up the rice dumplings in three swipes, and did not dare to say another word.

This is the sense of oppression brought about by [Turn It Into Gold·Midstone into gold]. It is completely different from the shameful character of Judas who is cunning and flexible. The psychic pressure exuded by [Turn It Into Gold·Midstone into gold] is very different. asphyxia.

Foianini and Billy could feel that just by being close to it, the temperature would drop several degrees.

When you speak next to it, your voice will be swallowed up by the invisible dark cloud.

All thoughts seemed to be unable to escape its blood-red eyes.

It is so beautiful, so pure, so powerful.

Its soul power can harmlessly and sterilely decompose life, classify life, and define the value of life. It can also save life, control life, and use life.

When [Turn It Into Gold·Midas turned into gold] turned his head, his eyes completely left Foianini.

The boy finally took a breath. He felt like the chaotic paste in a chrysalis, like a lump of irregular flesh and blood with organs and limbs that had not yet fully returned to their original positions - in [Turn It Into Gold·Midstone. ] In front of him, he only felt dwarfed and ashamed. He could not help but feel a sense of shame and a strong sense of shame in his heart.

Foianini and Billy were both very sure that this was a characteristic of Judah's spiritual pressure.

Just as the blue Morpho butterfly can influence other psychics and use spiritual pressure to help insects transform into cocoons and become butterflies, this [reproduction] behavior is the innate talent of the blue Morpho butterfly, a strong personality that is involuntarily exuded, just like an excellent Art works will also stimulate the audience's desire to create, allowing culture to be continuously passed on and reproduced.

The special spiritual pressure of "Turn It Into Gold" made the brothers feel a strong, indescribable feeling of embarrassment, tension and uneasiness. It's like being locked up in a narrow and quiet room. This house is full of mirrors. What is reflected in the mirrors are their ugly and unbearable images, their unacceptable character flaws - their ugly bodies, Ugly soul.

"Why." Foianini's eyes were blank for a moment, trying to get lost in this inspiration: "Why do I feel like I can't have enough to eat?"

"Billy. Brother Billy?"

"Why?"

Even though he had just filled his stomach, the taste coming from his tongue was not enough!

My stomach no longer whined, and I could feel that there was something inside even if I patted my abdomen gently.

But "hunger" never disappears!

"Billy! Billy Horn! Why! I feel so hungry."

Foianini was delirious and grabbed his eldest brother's sleeve.

Even after enduring the test of the Blood Eagle and facing the spiritual pressure torture of [Turn It Into Gold·Midas] again, Billy's brain began to have thoughts.

He was so confused that all his thoughts were flying——

——There are many useless ideas, many fallacies, and they gradually become reasonable.

The gunsmith's teachings were of no use.

"If we continue to help Judah, will we go down the same path?"

"Foianini? I don't want to do this"

"I didn't volunteer. I don't know how to write a diary. I don't know."

"I saved Judas' life? Is this true? Oh my god, oh my god."

"But where is Fayi? I feel so hungry."

"I can't bear to leave her"

"If I just go back like this, I will continue to work in the workshop and continue to be a craftsman."

"What is my highest achievement in this life? What is the meaning of life? Becoming the King of Craftsmen?"

"The best-case scenario is to get off the ship safely, and then Kuai Dao's counter-revolutionary team will take me to a small room."

"I know I will tell the truth, I will tell the truth"

"Mr. Victor will take a book from my brain and convict me."

"Foianini, I'm so hungry. I don't want to live like this."

"But there's no way! But there's no way! Damn it! There's no way!"

Billy wanted to regain control of his brain, but these useless thoughts were eating away at his mind.

But the little helper was also at a loss. Like Billy, Foianini fell into a state of paranoia and selfishness.

"What are you talking about? Billy!"

"Obviously you already have so many things! Hey! Hey! Hey hey hey! Hey! Who can't figure out the situation?"

"Even if you surrender to the enemy now, you still brought your sister-in-law (Fayi) to your side!"

"I don't have anything! When we were paragliding in the highlands of Blackwind Town, you pushed away the pretty girl from the Knife Attack Team! Why are you so selfish? Can't you please stop seeing me?"

"What about the next meal? What about the next meal? Billy?"

Foianini covered his head with his hands and fell into the panic of hallucinations of being murdered.

"Without food for Judas, I, the most useless guy, will become a human being."

"The boatman wants to take you back to Taizhou. Fayi is Judah's life-protecting feather, and what about you? You can kill these blood eagle monsters. What should I do? What should I do with this useless guy!? I am still on this ship. location?”

"Why? Why?"

Foianini was crying, his shame driving him crazy with hunger.

"Can I only be eaten? Can I only be eaten? Billy? You are a blood servant, and you will soon become a noble."

At this moment, Judas stepped into the cabin with a happy face.

Foianini was so frightened that he trembled all over. He hurriedly hid deeper, rolling and crawling and hugging the wooden beams of the platform.

"Hey!~Hey!~"

His face turned pale with fear, and he seemed to have turned into a child of twelve or thirteen years old.

This is also the gift that [Turn It Into Gold·Midas] brings to psychics, making them unwilling to be ordinary and making them ashamed. When the red morpho butterfly flaps its wings, there will naturally be madness and bravery growing from the bottom of the heart.

When facing the blood eagle monster, Billy lost part of his spiritual support, which happened to be Judah's helping hand. It happened to be this kind of courage derived from madness that allowed him to find some strength.

"There's good news! Brothers!" It's not as scary as Hunwei. When Judas said these words, he felt as relaxed and freehand as if he was discussing an NBA game: "This ship won't sink for a while, brother boatman."

Judas paused for a moment, gave Billy his hand, and pulled the man up——

"——He has been running this route for eight years. He remembers every mountain pass, every branch, the backflow of Half Moon Bay, the visible whirlpools, and the invisible reefs and dangerous shoals! "

"Thank you for that! Billy Horn! Thank you for reminding me!"

Billy was a little confused: "Me?"

Judas nodded: "You tell me clearly. Only after you explain clearly can I realize that things are not absolutely bad or absolutely hopeless. Only by saving the boatman brothers can we be saved."

After saying this, Judas pushed Billy again and asked Billy to help Foianini up.

"If nothing else happens, we will be able to reach Taizhou in four hours' flight."

"There's just a little bit of security work left, so I need the help of my two brothers."

When Foianini saw Judas approaching, he screamed: "Don't eat me!"

Judas had a dumbfounded expression on his face: "Am I that terrible? I just feel ridiculous."

Billy took Foianini's arm and stood on the other side, silent.

Judas spread his hands and whispered.

"I was fucked to pieces by your teacher with an incomprehensible firepower, and I don't even know how I ended up on this ship - can you understand this feeling?"

"My guards are all idiots. My life-protecting feather did not warn me, but watched me go down this dead end."

"As for Faye Florsalin, she is actually with you."

Speaking of this, Judas still had some thoughts.

He didn't want to expose the secret of [Tianzhi], so he just said it.

"For this little boy like you."

Judas pointed at Billy Horn's nose and tapped it gently. His eyes were fierce and vicious, but also a little funny, and he chuckled.

"You say I'm scary? I just think it's ridiculous!"

"The successive failures almost broke my heart, but I can't let myself get up after a setback, right?"

The leader of all demons speaks in plain language. He is not as different from the villains in any grand narrative hero legend as Billy Horn imagined - he is too "ordinary" and too "ordinary".

"People have to survive and think about the future."

Judas' expression was rich, and he suddenly changed from a depressed state to a joyful and lively one.

Very similar to the gunsmith, this guy has an extremely tough heart and can always find various ways to release all negative emotions.

"We can't sit still and wait for death. I have also considered what you just said, Billy Horn."

Billy wondered: "What did I say?"

"It's not good for you to return to the battle group, I know." Judas and Billy winked, their expressions were extremely greasy, like clowns: "You saved my life by some mistake."

"I must find a way to repay this kindness."

"Of course!"

Speaking of this, Judas suddenly pulled Fayi over who was looking at the scenery outside the door.

"I've never cared much about what happened to you two. I don't care."

Then he sent his good sister back to the side of the ship and asked Fayi to stand guard and keep an eye on the blood eagle monster behind him.

"I didn't even think that this girl would be tempted one day. That was my dereliction of duty——"

Judas muttered under his breath, whispering to Hunwei.

"——Although I don't really encourage employees to engage in workplace romance."

"Just kidding, don't worry."

Billy Horn's inner tension is slowly disappearing——

——Foianini looked puzzled.

"Brother! This guy."

Billy said in a deep voice: "What exactly are you going to say?"

"I just want the relationship between us not to be so tense." Judas held his head high and opened his arms, like a disciple of Jesus welcoming the Holy Light: "Things will become clearer little by little, and no one can falsely accuse you! Compared to Leigh Horn!”

"If you want to return to the battle group safely, I have a solution."

"Let's just say that we escaped death in the blood eagle's mouth."

"Take my arm and my thigh to ask for your future."

"This is your military exploits. No matter how much you gain, you won't be able to get it. You also know that you and Foianini don't have this ability."

Foianini said in surprise: "What a great idea! Brother Billy! If you can bring some evidence back! We..."

"Why can't I take your head?" Billy Horn asked.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Foianini's expression immediately changed.

Judas didn't hesitate at all. It seemed to him that all the provocations in these words were just a child's cry for candy, a kind of naughty trick. He immediately responded: "Okay, that's fine too!"

This time it was Billy Horn's turn to be silent. Ask yourself, does he really have the courage? Do you have this ability?

Foianini whispered: "Brother Billy? You."

Billy Horn, on the other hand, became more sober: "What do you want to say? Little brother? What do you want to say?"

Foianini: "Are you too greedy?"

"Where!? What?!" Billy was about to be controlled by another emotion, resentment and confusion, and the feeling of betrayal.

Foianini: "I think we help each other, we are all grasshoppers on a rope. Mr. Judas has given up a lot of benefits. He is willing to cut off his arms and thighs to testify for us."

Speaking of this, Foianini felt more and more hungry.

"According to this statement, when conducting a pheromone review, just say what you have to say! You can barely get through it!"

"Teacher Victor will definitely understand us, we are just small characters."

"After all this time, we can't go back to the war center empty-handed, right?"

"If it's really possible."

"I think at least a Golden Heart."

[Part②·Yingyingchuochao]

The Golden Heart Medal is the highest honor awarded to combat heroes during Operation Autumn Harvest and is also a symbol of wealth and power.

Soldiers who can get this medal will at least start as second lieutenants in the decision-making unit of the Transportation Department in the future. If they are capable enough, they can climb to the position of brigadier general. If they don't want to join the army, they will have nothing to worry about for the rest of their lives.

Obtaining the hands and feet of Judas in the decisive battle was the first achievement.

"And moreover," Foianini became thirstier as he talked: "You have to have this medal, brother, you have to have it - it will also make it easier for your sister-in-law to come back to you, right?"

Flavia and Duran were able to transform from being blood-giving monsters to servants only because of the guarantees of King Detective David Victor and Anonymous. They could get the tickets to recreate their lives and live again. They needed the help of an authoritative person. Huge help.

Who is Billy Horn? At best, they are just a warband following the gunsmith to forge iron and make weapons.

No one can remember him, no one cares about him. Faye Florsalin stepped onto the trial seat of the Lazuli Tribunal, and it was no use even shouting at the top of his lungs.

There was a pair of invisible big hands that had already grabbed the brothers tightly.

It is not psionic, but it is more powerful than psionic.

It is a silent violence, something more terrifying than iron and fire.

"I don't think so." Judas shrugged helplessly and laughed suddenly: "It's not as powerful as this little brother said, right? My head is worth that much? Hey!"

"Don't talk nonsense." Billy Horn said expressionlessly, "What do you want me to do?"

"Oh!" Judas pointed to the driftwood on the side of the ship: "There are many blood eagle monsters coming, brother."

"We have to find a way to unload the cargo and throw away the driftwood, bamboo rolls and cargo, otherwise these blood eagle monsters will climb up along the big bamboo."

Billy didn't say anything nonsense and pulled Foianini to the deck.

"Work."

Judah hurriedly followed. The leader of the Guild Alliance climbed into the stuffy warehouse with the two little brothers without any airs.

The unloading process is very simple, that is, one person stands on a high place to carry the cloth roll, another person picks it up, and another person sends it to the deck, and the cycle repeats. Calculated by weight, at least half of the 150 tons of cloth and miscellaneous items must be thrown away. The pressure on the waterline of the passenger ship will gradually decrease, and the ship's side will be farther away from the river. Naturally, the driftwood used to maintain the waterline can be discarded.

The process of labor is slow and painful——

——Judas, as the last resort, kept sending Soul Power to help.

Foianini's job is easier. He only needs to stand on the goods and slowly hand each roll of cloth and box one by one into Billy's hands.

The three of them chatted without saying a word, just like assembly line workers who went into a factory to tighten screws.

"Foianini, please help me! Slow down, slow down! Slow down! Your brother has just finished a fierce battle." Judas received the container from high on the deck.

Foianini: "Hey! He can do it!"

Judas: "No, we have to help each other."

"Mr. Judas." After delivering this item, Foianini received the next one with a very serious expression. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he started to ask: "Can I still use it?"

Judas praised without hesitation: "You are so powerful that you are so powerful! Boy! I am very optimistic about you!"

"Really!" Foianini was praised, and regardless of whether Billy could catch it or not, he gritted his teeth and lifted the two boxes and carried them under him.

Billy remained silent, shouldering the box and slowly walking to the deck ladder. Halfway through, Judas quickly came down to greet——

——Billy couldn't hold it any longer, so he naturally handed the thing in his hand to Judas's arms. His movements were very smooth, and his cooperation with the other party was as natural and tacit as if they were old friends for many years.

Judas also looked like he was struggling, and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll climb up first and you wait a moment. Lifting requires much more effort than lifting. It's hard for me to exert my strength down there."

Foianini was nonchalant and asked: "Mr. Judas! Since I'm still useful! I won't be eaten, right?"

"Hahahaha! Hahahaha!" You laughed so hard that he almost let go. He quickly grabbed the handrail of the stairs and walked up slowly: "What are you talking about! Your brother is still here!"

What I am going to say next is rather profound and difficult to understand.

Judas sneered and said——

"——I can't eat my younger brother in front of him."

"Do you believe me, Foianini?"

"It seems that blood-giving monsters can eat people."

"I don't want to cover up anything in a roundabout way. I am the natural enemy of Homo sapiens. This is an ironclad fact."

"But today, at least today, I won't eat you."

"Maybe tomorrow?"

Judas put down the chest and took a new chest from Billy.

"If I can't find anything to eat, I can't starve to death, right? Fortunately, we can reach the finish line in just over four hours! It's only two meals at most!"

Foianini breathed a sigh of relief and escaped from the fear of death.

He didn't question Judas, he believed it wholeheartedly.

Pieces of goods were thrown into the Wujiang River, the ship's side gradually rose, and the river became farther and farther away.

The undulating bamboo roll was torn apart and discarded by Ms. Fayi, and fell into the rushing river.

More than forty minutes later, Judas called everyone to the deck and huddled in front of a row of barrels.

The canvas above the head temporarily blocked the wind and rain, and everyone was very close.

"Okay! Brothers!" Judas clapped his hands, as if applauding, "If there are blood eagles chasing us again, it won't be so easy to jump on this ship! Well done! We're doing well! "

Foianini was inspired, and nothing seemed better than the feeling of escaping death.

Even if he is tired and hungry, even if he is dizzy and has no strength to speak.

Billy Horn did the same, just nodding along with Judas' applause.

"Let's eat!" Judas lifted a barbecue grill from under the table. He used local materials, split large driftwood trees, cut them into bamboo sticks, and strung them into rows of meat skewers.

"Where did the meat come from?!" Billy was shocked.

Judas said bluntly: "It's the flesh of the blood eagle."

"Is this fucking human flesh?" Foianini cursed.

"No way! I know what you two want to eat! I know it all." Judas waved his hand, showing the fresh river shellfish on the skewers, showing the skirt and meat pillars of the clams, "I can do something about it!" I can always find a way!"

The bearded vulture emerged from Judah's shoulder again——

——It picks and chooses, breaks down and categorizes these aquatic products with extreme caution.

The part of the element that belongs to the fish-human hybrid species is included in the recipes of Fai and Judah.

Shrimps, crabs, fish, meat, shells, snails and other aquatic products were all swept away in front of Foianini and Billy, leaving a portion for the boatman.

"Isn't there a Vita brand? Isn't there a virus left in it?" Billy was doubtful.

"It's become a panacea." Judas pouted, his face full of innocence: "Did I light a fire? Are you free to do so?"

It's hard to imagine that humans can eat at the same table as blood-giving monsters.

A handful of dry firewood was lit in the damp wooden barrel, and the cloth roll became the best kindling. The most indispensable thing on the ship was fuel.

The blood eagle meat skewers rich in Vita's brand were roasted to create a pink droplet. Judas immediately changed positions and sent the three sapiens to the windward position.

Fayi said nothing. She looked at Billy the Kid with lowered eyebrows and nodded lightly.

Foianini held up a piece of white squid meat and smelled it carefully, but he really didn't dare to eat it.

The boatman brother has long been pessimistic about everything: "It's good to have something to eat. Little brother, are you picky about food?"

The fish was divided into two portions, raw and cooked. Oil smoke and aroma came out of the barbecue grill. The fish in the boatman's hand was just dipped in some salt before he put it into his mouth. He swallowed it immediately before chewing it. It was obvious that he was hungry. broken.

Foianini was so excited that he quickly went to catch——

——Judas caught Foianini’s dirty hands.

"Your eldest brother didn't eat. He did the most work, put in the most effort, and shed the most blood. It's not your turn, so wash your hands."

Foianini didn't hesitate at all, and responded naturally and immediately: "Hey! Okay!"

Billy Horn cautiously waited until the boatman finished eating, then returned to the steering wheel behind him to watch the wind and rain.

He stared carefully at the boatman's neck, at the lymph nodes and oral and nasal mucous membranes that were most easily eroded by Vita Brand, trying to see clearly the changes in the skin.

There is no virus and no incubation period symptoms.

He calmed down and returned to the dining table to get the barbecue, only to realize that his portion of food was particularly large——

——More than twice that of Foianini. At a rough glance, there should be more than 1,700 grams of fish, snails, and shellfish.

He casually placed a few skewers of grilled meat on Foianini's plate.

"Hey!" Judas pointed at Billy's nose: "This is for you, you can't refuse."

Billy curled his lips and cursed: "You bastard, how do I want to eat? It's your turn to take care of it?"

Judas, who had been kind and smiling before, changed his face at this moment.

"Eat as much as you do, that's the rule."

Billy asked, "If that's the case, what's the problem if I feed him mine?"

"The problem is too big." Judas said with a cold tone: "You are humiliating him, Billy Horn, you are pushing him into the abyss little by little. Foianini feels very uncomfortable, he feels very uncomfortable, can't you see His expression?"

Facing the food sent by his eldest brother, Foianini felt uncomfortable all over.

"Big Brother. Big Brother Billy"

"Mr. Judas is right. I can't do this much work."

"No, it's enough to eat these. That's enough."

"I will definitely do better next time! I'm not good enough."

Judah: "He's a genius, Billy! So are you! Aren't you hungry?"

The soft and warm darkness seems to wrap everything up.

Judas: "Not satisfied, that is the mark of genius."

In the wind and rain, the firelight reflected the profile of Billy the Kid, and he didn't know how to refute.

He didn't understand why it was like this, as if everything was completely different, as if everything had become bizarre, and everything was being carried out according to Judas' wishes.

He can see spiritual bodies, can sense spiritual power, and seems to capture the real world with inspiration——

——But reality is made up of more than just these things, far more than that.