Dr. Rhode Island is Lao Tzu Li Yunlong

The young man sat quietly, looking at the abyss under his feet, as if he would jump into the embrace of darkness at any time, and there were residents' children playing on the roof, but no one noticed him, as if the people sitting there were only poor people There are things that are not too common in the area, for example, like the twiggy antenna next to it, or the foul-smelling garbage bags piled up in another corner.

A bird whose name could not be named twittered, crossed a slightly dangerous arc, and finally landed on the boy's head wrapped in a cloak, unharmed, as if he used the motionless boy as a place to stay The bird stands proudly like a victor.

The boy who looked like a sculpture suddenly moved, and his world also came alive. He gently raised his hand, grabbed the little bird that was bouncing back and forth on the top of his head, and put this uninvited disturbing little bird The elf caught it in front of him.

"Hello." On the young man's dull face, there was a gentle smile, so gentle that the change in the curvature could hardly be seen, as if a slight change in expression might scare the little creature in front of him.

Standing in the palm of the young man, the bird was not afraid, but tilted his head and looked at the young man suspiciously. Maybe he was thinking about why a statue suddenly moved and made a sound?

The boy moved his palm slightly, and the bird flapped its wings and jumped up. Finally, a pair of small claws grabbed the boy's fingers, stood firmly, and did not fly away.

The boy raised his other hand and gently stroked the bird's small head, but he was pecked, and the arc of the boy's mouth widened a bit.

Adding new elements, the sitting posture of the young man has changed slightly. This is because the sculptor is adjusting the structure of the statue in order to obtain the overall perfection. After a slight modification, the sculpture has returned to a static state. Lively, but just a little creature standing quietly, it did not bring much change to the overall style of the sculpture.

The boy was still very quiet, very quiet, as quiet as a sculpture, almost dead.

"Faust?!" The sudden shout broke the silence, the bird let out a piercing cry, and fled in a hurry with flapping wings. The young man stretched out the hand where the bird was staying, trying to keep this short-lived friend. But in the end, he just stood up silently.

He moved, still alive, but still like a statue.

"What's the matter?" The young man turned around and looked at the person who was disturbing the view. It was his companion, wearing the uniform of the integration movement, but it was a tan color that was easier to hide. There were still many people wearing such clothes. By the boy's side, they used to be the boy's instructors, and now they are the boy's comrades-in-arms and subordinates—although the boy never regards them as subordinates.

Phantom Crossbowman is the name of this limited team, they are one of the most elite combat teams in the integration movement.

"Mephisto is looking for you..." The phantom crossbowman conveyed his intention of coming, but obviously he still had something to say, he hesitated to speak.

"I see." The boy tidied up the cloak that was used to strengthen the concealment effect, and was about to find the person named "Mephisto", who was his boss, his friend, and his brother. Always.

"Faust..." The moment he passed by, the crossbowman stopped the boy, still hesitating to speak.

"What else?" The boy stopped in his tracks.

The crossbowman clenched his fists. The mask concealed his expression, but he must have been struggling. Looking through the hole in the mask, he looked into the peaceful eyes of the young man. He made up his mind and said, "Faust, maybe this is not the right thing to say." For me, you can punish me all you want, but I still want to say, go away, with the brothers, that Mephisto guy is crazy, hell, he was always crazy, but now he is even more crazy, If he continues like this, he will die sooner or later, but you don't need to bury him with him!"

"Is that all you want to say?" the boy asked, he didn't seem to be angry, and his tone was flat, as if he had expected this.

"I..." The crossbowman felt that he still had a lot to say, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only quiet down.

"I see." Still responded calmly, like a sculpture, without the slightest emotion, "If this is the consensus of everyone, you can leave and go wherever you want, I will tell Mephisto Yes, if it’s just some people’s thoughts, those who want to leave can leave at any time, I will tell Mephisto that I will not stop you, I will not leave, I am the only one by his side, I can’t leave him , cannot betray him."

Chapter 370 The Wrath of Mephisto Six

He would not leave just because of his three or two words of persuasion, and he was actually very aware of this.

Watching the slightly thin figure of the young man walk down the stairs and into the cramped building, the phantom crossbowman who came to convey the news unconsciously clenched his fists. Not long ago, the young man in front of him was a member of the entire phantom crossbowman team. As an apprentice, it has only been a little over a year since he formally completed his studies, and he has been the captain of the Phantom Crossbowmen team for less than a year. Although the boy is the captain, in the eyes of the team members, he is more like a own brother or son.

Although the young man is not lively, his conscientious, responsible and silent hard work has won the favor of the team members. A sniper who lurks in the dark and seeks a one-hit kill should have kept silent. The young man code-named Faust, regardless of his personality or Origin Stone Skills exist for the purpose of becoming a sniper, and there is no obstacle in the process of being promoted to become a team leader. The members of the team who have personally taught the young man understand that the young is better than the blue, and the young is already stronger than everyone else.

The Phantom Crossbowmen team loves, and even respects, the captain who is still immature but has already shown his talents. This young hero is almost perfect—except for that flaw that everyone can't accept.

Mephisto.

Mephisto and Faust, the names of the two protagonists in a famous play, are now the code names of the two teenagers. They are inseparable, know each other, and struggle together as children on the cruel land of Terra. The tricks of fate have twisted them into a whole, and no one can separate them. It seems that even they themselves cannot get rid of this fetters and feelings. .

However, the two protagonists in the play are not friends. Although the two teenagers are friends, in the eyes of others, Mephisto is as good as not being a friend, or even worse than the devil named Mephisto in the play.

Compared with the lovable Faust, Mephisto is another extreme. The more you pay attention to him, the more you will realize the excellence of Faust. Almost no one in the integration movement likes Mephisto, including His nominal subordinate and confidant, the meaning of his existence seems to be to set off Faust from the negative side, and the integration movement unit affiliated to Mephisto has not been disbanded yet, and Faust and the Phantom Crossbowman squad have played a role in it. pivotal role.

As for Mephisto, he is the leader of the team in name, but almost everyone only regards him as the key ring that Faust hangs around his waist. If Faust didn't look at Faust's face, he might have betrayed his relatives long ago.

However, maybe everyone doesn’t like Mephisto, everyone may betray him, or have not been loyal to him from the beginning, but there is only one person who will never find him annoying, and will never betray him, leave him.

The person who never leaves is none other than Faust himself.

Almost everyone hoped that Faust would stay away from Mephisto, let alone replace him, or at least set up another branch to draw a clear line. However, Faust was determined to work for Mephisto, and he still cared about his People can only hold their noses and continue to work for Mephisto. The team maintains such a delicate triangular relationship. If Faust wants to leave, he can pack up and run away at any time, so why wait for others to persuade him? , carefully maintaining the balance of the team?

Damn, how did a good integration movement become what it is today?

Really talented people are willing to be inferior to others, and let the incompetent but courageous clowns perform on the stage. This kind of organization has not collapsed yet, and I can only thank God for his tolerance.

"Hi..." He sighed bitterly, and the phantom crossbowman could only keep up with the young man. The latter chose to stick to his friends. Is there any way for him to run out and set up his own family?Don't be funny, if he has such ability, the captain of the phantom crossbowmen team will not be Faust now, the integration movement is confused, composed of a group of confused people, and the elite phantom crossbowmen are no exception In the past, they tried their best just to survive. Once they stood up and called the shots, under the huge gap, they were actually very confused about the future. The kid comes to help him make up his own mind.

It's ridiculous isn't it?No, this is not ridiculous. Adults often worry too much and lose their way forward. On the contrary, children are ignorant and fearless. They can often ignore all difficulties and maintain clear goals.

The expectations and hopes of the entire Phantom Crossbowmen team are pinned on Faust. From this perspective, it is not a problem to say that he is the child of the team members.

The boy got into the dark corridor of the tube building, narrowed his eyes slightly, and adapted to the sudden change of light. This building has been occupied by the integration movement, and the cronies and phantom crossbowmen brought by Mephisto are scattered in each In the small pigeon cage, the whole building has been fortified. In their daily life, they will take off the uniform of the integration movement, and they may not be able to recognize each other. I realized that a middle-aged man wearing a sweatshirt and shorts, carrying a broken plastic basin to the faucet downstairs to wash his hands, and yelling "The landlord has no water" is actually a member of the hidden integration movement.

But today, these integrated members who have lived at home for several days and have almost fully integrated into the rhythm of life in the Longmen slums are all neatly dressed and wearing weird masks as organizational symbols. Faust went down a few floors, in twos and threes The integration members gathered here, buzzing in a low voice. Mephisto's temporary residence is on this floor. Obviously, they were waiting for the order from that small room.

Do you want to take action?

Faust walked all the way, noticed his existence, the crowded crowd made way for a passage, and the voice of discussion became much quieter. Faust looked around and found a team of phantom crossbowmen. Somewhat doubtful about the situation, he approached these old guys, and asked in a low voice: "How is it, did Mephisto say a specific action plan?"

"Not yet, Master Mephisto is in the room for a meeting, and the vice-captain is also there, waiting for you." The crossbowman who was asked shook his head, they didn't know more than Faust.

"Well……"

"But our situation is probably not optimistic." Another crossbowman whispered, "A brother who was standing guard on the outside came back. I heard him say that in just one day, those local snakes in the slums don't know What went crazy, they suddenly united and sealed off the entire slum area, checking anyone who came in and out, and detained all unfamiliar infected people, this is clearly targeting us."

"Don't be nervous, is there any news from Frost Star? Her team is on the outskirts of the slums, and we can control the situation." After entering the slums, contact was lost, and Faust didn't know that he had become an abandoned child. .

"We haven't received any news from Master Frost Star. You know, Mephisto doesn't like her. As soon as he entered the poor area, he cut off contact with her and led us to go it alone." A crossbowman shrugged , he is the type of person who is extremely unimpressed with Mephisto, and he stays here entirely for Faust, "Now the periphery has been completely sealed off, Mr. Frost Star will either dig a rabbit hole and hide like us , or, it may have been quietly taken down by Longmen."

"Probably not. With Frost Star's strength, it is absolutely impossible to take her down quietly. Since no news has been received yet, it means that Frost Star and the others should be safe." After a little thought, Faust made a decision. Based on such a judgment, he really couldn't believe that a natural disaster-level warlock like Frost Star could be pressed to death in the spring without saying a word. You must know that the warlock profession is best at making big noises. The strength may not be strong, but the explosion The sound must be loud.

"I hope so." The crossbowman's attitude was still relatively pessimistic.

"I'll go to see Mephisto." After a brief exchange of information with the old man, Faust walked to Mephisto's room. The door was ajar, and there were many people in the room, who were having a meeting to discuss , He hesitated for a while, and finally did not knock on the door, but gently pushed the door open, and walked into the room as quietly as possible, just like when he was lurking at the sniper point on weekdays.

"... Now, several well-known big gangs in the slums have united to complete the blockade of the center of the slums, and set up checkpoints on all the roads that can leave, specifically to screen out strange infected people." The crowd said In the center, someone said, "We have sent brothers to test it out. They are serious. The idea of ​​buying them will not work."

"It's okay, contact Frost Star, as long as she moves from the outside and cooperates with us in the internal and external attack, everything will be fine." This is the voice of Mephisto.

"Master Mephisto...Master Frost Star..." The person who explained the situation just now hesitated to speak.

"According to reliable information, Master Frost Star has left Longmen and returned to Chernobog." Someone interjected.

"The troops left behind by Lord Kingslayer seem to have been entrusted to the local internal management of Longmen, and they are unlikely to cooperate with us in launching an internal and external attack." Someone went on to make up the knife.

The air in the room instantly became quiet. Faust had already sneaked into the front row through the gap between the crowd, and saw Mephisto sitting behind the conference table with a dejected expression on his face. He was clearly a teenager. At this moment, he looked haggard, like a middle-aged social animal who had been working overtime for several days in a row and was still owed wages by his boss.

"Those who think we can break through, those who think we can find another way out, and Faust... stay." After a long silence, Mephistopheles said slowly, and most of the people were relieved immediately and filed out. Faust was called, but only two integration members in white robes remained. They both wore masks, and Faust couldn't figure out who was who for a while.

"It's all a bunch of trash!" Mephisto erupted as soon as the room was empty, "They're all a bunch of trash!! Frost Star, that dead rabbit, I'm here to fight for the integration movement, but she ran back to Chernobog Moyu, has she ever paid attention to the leader's order? What is he trying to do, rebellion? Everyone is trying to deceive me, only I don't know anything!!"

"Lord Mephisto, things are far from hopeless..." One person persuaded.

"No despair? Yes, no despair, they just surrounded us, they haven't come in yet, I know, they are afraid of my Originium skills, the power of the herd scares them, but does it matter? It doesn't matter , that’s not what I care about!” Mephisto stood up and said frantically, “What I care about is deception and betrayal, Frost Star’s dead rabbit, she betrayed me, the Integration Movement, and you! Don’t think I I can't see that many of you are dissatisfied with me, cowards! Idiots! Trash! A group of scumbags who don't know what loyalty is and have no sense of honor!!"

"Lord Mephisto, you're going too far for saying that!"

"You traitors are the moths hidden in the integration movement. I'm so mad!" Mephisto slammed his pen angrily, his voice changed in anger, his ore disease symptoms were concentrated in the throat, and he spoke normally The tone of the voice is ugly, and it is inexplicably funny that it is out of tune because of anger, "Can you tell me, besides eating, what else do you wastes do? How long have you been dragging me? Legs, I should have made you all into a herd long ago, so you can save yourself a little worry!"

"Ino, stop talking..." When it came to the sensitive topic of "herd", even through the mask, Faust could sense the changes in the expressions of the two people beside him. Originium skills are actually the source of dissatisfaction among members of the integration movement. Who would give his life to a lunatic who sacrificed his companions to make puppets at every turn?

Not mentioning the herd, everyone can still play together, Mephisto lost his words in anger, Faust didn't smooth things over, this kid might not be far from being beaten.

"Sasha, you must understand me, right?" Facing his only friend, Mephisto showed a rare smile without the slightest trace of madness, "We came here to conquer Longmen, but now, Because of those traitors..."

"Ino, you are tired, you should take a rest." Faust interrupted Mephistopheles, and let him dwell on the topic of "traitor", fearing that "traitor" will really appear, "maybe Everyone is really not capable enough to meet your requirements, but there will never be any traitors. Miss Frost Star must have another reason for returning to Chernobog. Our intelligence sources have been blocked. As the commander of the team, you must not Such arbitrary judgments should be made with insufficient intelligence."

"...You're right, Sasha, I'm so mad." In this situation, probably only Faust can make Mephisto calm down and reflect on his own problems. See When the pale boy finally stopped messing around, the other two integration movement members who stayed with him gave Faust a grateful look.

"Okay, let's think of a way together. Now that the opponent's encirclement circle has been formed, we have to try to break it, otherwise we will only be trapped here to death in the long run." Comforting Mephisto, Faust then took over the right to preside over the meeting.

Chapter 370 Abandoned Son

The sensible Faust got the right to preside over the meeting, and the other two old brothers who were left behind couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If Mephisto continued to go crazy and curse, they really didn't know how to deal with it.

In case that kid scolds you impatiently, and suddenly starts to give you a herd transfer gift package, then there is no place to cry, he can definitely do this kind of thing, or he is a little lunatic ?

A few people looked at each other, let's finish the basic exchange of attitudes first, some things don't need to be said, everyone understands, or in other words, it's right not to say it directly, otherwise, like Mephisto, who can't hold his breath The people in this group will only continue to be incompetent and furious, let alone help, and disturb the morale of the army. As a typical "crowd", maintaining stability in a crisis is more important than anything else. Even if you use deception, you can't let your uneasy emotions go spread.

They nodded tacitly. Obviously, the three remaining people all agreed with the principle of "stability above all else" - there is still a chance of survival in maintaining stability, and if the battalion is blown up, everything will be over.

The current situation is actually obvious. The periphery of the slums has been completely controlled by the Longmen forces, and Frost Star who is still on the periphery is smeared on the soles of his feet. So no matter whether Frost Star betrayed the integration movement or was temporarily assigned other tasks, in terms of the results , have caused Mephisto's unit, which sneaked into the center of the slum area, to become a strategically isolated army, or to put it a little harder, that is, this team has become an abandoned child.

As long as the Longmen forces have this idea, they can encircle and eat this abandoned child at any time. In contrast, no matter what the abandoned child does, it is like a meaningless death struggle. If there is a big storm, if you want to break out, there is no team outside to respond. It is really hard to imagine how lucky this small army needs to escape from the Longmen under the siege and interception of the Longmen forces.

This is an away game in an unfamiliar environment. If they can really escape, either it means that their combat effectiveness has reached the level of the world's top elite troops, or it means that the violent agencies of Longmen count as one. It's a fat waste with a vegetarian diet.

Those who count on the former obviously need a cephalosporin to sober them up, and those who count on the latter seem to be quite drunk.

Moreover, even if they were really lucky and successfully escaped from the Dragon Gate all the way, what should this army do now?Now that he has become an abandoned child, can he return to Chernobog and return to the organization of the integration movement?

How did this wedge, which was finally nailed into the dragon gate and take root, become an outcast for no reason?

What Faust can't figure out the most is the process of becoming an abandoned child. It's okay to be sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation, but at least you should inform me and say some beautiful words such as boosting morale and fooling people, and twenty ocean pensions per person , even if you can't cash it, you have to buy people's hearts first, right?It's not that they care too much about pensions and other treatment. This operation of buying people's hearts is actually done for those who have not been sacrificed. Dare to sacrifice your life for you?It's as if a passer-by was sentenced to death for no reason, and the passer-by never received a court summons during the whole process. Does this law still have credibility?

Now Faust feels that he is the passer-by who was dragged to the execution ground to be killed for no reason out of the whole situation. When he woke up, he became an abandoned child, and his sacrifice was meaningless. In the words of Longmen, what is this?

Frost Star has already run away, even if Mephisto's troops are sacrificed to attract the attention of Longmen, can the integration movement have the ability to start the battle and expand the results?

Anyone with normal intelligence would know that this is obviously nonsense.

Victims that can help hunters hunt wild animals are eligible to be called bait, otherwise they are animal protection organizations doing charity.

In short, when Mephisto's unit was inexplicably abandoned, looking at the whole situation, it is not even qualified to be a bait. This is not a normal decision that a commander should make. If it is Cher If something happened to Norberg and the attack on Longmen needs to be put on hold temporarily, then Frost Star and Mephisto can be notified together. Before the Longmen forces form a blockade, both of them can safely evacuate, and now only Frost Star is alone. Fleeing, leaving Mephisto alone and waiting to be beaten, and the integration movement troops were watching the show in Qiecheng hundreds of kilometers away, so Faust couldn't help but think about it.

Faust knows that Mephisto is not popular in the integration movement, and he is not blind. If the current situation is caused by this reason, then the result of withdrawing from Chernoborg may be even worse than it is now. .

This is really... There is no way to go to heaven, and no way to go to earth. Could it be that they can only raise their hands and surrender, obediently waiting to die?

If you surrender to Longmen, can you get Mephisto, and the brothers have a chance to survive?

Even if the integration movement is still reliable, in the current situation, Faust does not dare to count on his former "companion" at all, and it is clear that he will die if he confronts Longmen head-on. He can't help but think about the possibility of surrendering and losing half.

After weighing and thinking, Faust believes that if he surrenders, the probability of "death" and "living" is about half to half. The surrender of one's own side is not of much value to Longmen, but it is to avoid a small-scale battle , There are only a few hundred more mouths to eat. If you want to survive, you can only count on the kindness of Longmen. The infected can still find a place in this city, and "kindness" should not be completely wiped out.

But from another perspective, a substantive conflict has erupted between the two sides. The herds created by Mephisto are all infected people who originally lived in the slums, although these people may never appear in Longmen's official household registration files. , was born quietly, and died very randomly, but after all, he still occupies the righteous status of "Longmen residents". If Longmen insists on making a fuss about it, and wants to set a model for political achievements, one of these hundreds of people counts as one, I am afraid to be shot.

Anyway, more than 1000 infected people have already died, so what does it matter if a few hundred more die?No matter where they are, infected people are a trouble, and doing so can earn a reputation for upholding justice and upholding justice, so why not do it?

Thinking about it this way, "surrender" is really a choice that can only be made as a last resort. It is like a life-saving straw. As we all know, a straw cannot save a life in a flood, so in fact, it still cannot be counted on.

And Mephisto would never agree to this plan.

Faust looked sideways slightly, and glanced at his friend. The pale boy sat slumped on a chair, and seemed to be muttering something in a low voice. It's all just complaining words, Mephisto has always been like this, once something goes wrong, he likes to curse and throw all the blame away, scolding his teammates, scolding God and scolding his subordinates, but not scolding himself or Faust De and Tallulah.

This is a typical child's temper and child's thinking. Mephisto was originally a child. Even if he became a senior cadre of the integration movement, he was still a child who had not grown up and was far from mature.

Faust knew that this was wrong, but he didn't know how to correct his friend's bad habits, so he could only silently guard him like a shadow.