The original god, the zero-seat executive of the Fools

Chapter 143 Pain

"..."

Silence spread at the bottom of the abyss. After a long time, Paimon was the first to break the silence and whispered to Chao Ying: "Now, what should we do? If there is spiritual support, we shouldn't be able to stop it..."

Ying did not speak, but Dain sighed: "In that case, I will be here to witness it."

Ying glanced at Dain in surprise. She thought Dain would stick to his plan to stop the abyss.

Ling smiled and said nothing. He turned and walked in the direction of the device. Everyone, including the Apostles of the Water Abyss, followed behind him.

It's strange that the two completely opposite parties, in the presence of Knox, actually walked together in perfect harmony, but the atmosphere was a little weird.

Ying walked up to Ling and asked him in a low voice: "Do you... really know any friends who were turned into Qiuqiu people?"

Knox glanced at her indifferently: "What do you think?"

"..." Ying pursed her lips and whispered, "It's sad..."

"Heh, guess again." Knox waved his hand as if impatient: "We are enemies now, don't get close."

"Not an enemy!" Ying stared firmly into Knox's eyes: "If you think it's right to do this, I won't stop you."

The voice echoed clearly among the stone walls. Dain couldn't help but glance at Ying's back, but quickly looked away.

"Right?" Knox moved his lips as if he felt ridiculous, and then said in a calm voice: "I support Abyss's plan just because it is related to [natural law] and is beneficial to me. In other words, I am taking advantage of those Qiuqiu people. When doing experiments, right or wrong has never been my consideration.”

"...I have said it before, if it is something that is good for you, even if it is wrong..." Ying said with some difficulty: "I will also support it."

"It doesn't matter whether you support it or not." After Knox finished speaking, his footsteps stopped because they had reached the location of the device.

Beside the spring, the priest of the Thunder Abyss who was activating the device nodded to Knox and then began his work with full concentration.

Suddenly, the upside-down spring flashed with golden light, and the crystal-like device also shone brightly. The moment the two were connected, invisible ripples enveloped the bottom of the abyss.

"Uh...ah..." Extreme pain surged from the depths of his soul. Dain covered his forehead with one hand, and cold sweat instantly covered his body. This kind of pain, as if his soul was about to be stripped away, was too terrifying...

"Roar!"

"Ahhh!"

"Woo-!"

All kinds of painful roars echoed and reached here. Ying and Paimon, who were surrounded by pain, looked around uneasily. Ying looked at the device that was constantly running in the hands of the apostle of the abyss. She clenched and unclenched her fists several times, her eyes He suddenly threw himself at Knox, who was folding his arms and looking indifferent——

"Is this really good? Inflicting such pain on them..."

Glancing at Ying who had a look of unbearable expression, Knox said nonchalantly: "It's just a tearing of the soul. It's easy to get used to it."

Ying's words paused, and the look she looked at Knox became extremely complicated. Was it the pain of her soul being torn apart...?

Ying gritted her teeth and wanted to turn around so as not to look at Dain's painful appearance. She also wanted to cover her ears and not listen to those painful roars, but she did not do so because it was her choice not to stop Dain. .

At this moment, the sound of heavy footsteps came through the roaring sound. Everyone looked for the sound and saw a black snake knight holding a big sword walking towards here with difficulty step by step.

As the distance between the spring water and the device got closer and closer, his footsteps became heavier. Finally, with a dull sound, the sword that symbolized the knight's second life fell into dust.

"Halfdan!" After seeing the knight's figure clearly, Daine exclaimed: "In this case, you will..."

Before the words could be finished, the knight named Halfdan had already jumped up and jumped towards the device.

While Dyne stretched out his hand in an attempt to stop him, he subconsciously glanced at Knox, only to see that he was just standing there calmly, showing no signs of stopping Halfdan's move.

boom! !

Halfdan's body fell on the device, and the light that connected to the upside-down spring was suppressed beneath him.

The extreme pain from the depths of his soul gradually subsided. Dain took two big breaths and looked at Halfdan silently.

"This... Lord Demon God!" The Apostle of the Water Abyss and the Priest of the Thunder Abyss looked at Knox, seemingly seeking his instructions.

Knox was silent for a moment and said calmly: "They can't make a choice, so it's understandable that we help them choose. But now that the Kanreians have made their own choices, let it be."

After saying that, a circle of black lines spread out on his body, and the sound of something breaking came from all directions of the stone wall.

That was the sound of other attachments breaking.

The Priest of the Thunder Abyss and the Apostle of the Water Abyss looked at each other, bowed to Knox at the same time, then a portal appeared behind them, and then retreated and disappeared.

As the device was completely shut down, Daine completely returned to normal. He quickly walked towards Halfdan who was lying on the device. After several confirmations, he was sure that Halfdan was dead.

Darkness emerged in his eyes, and sadness appeared in his expression.

But, at this moment, light emerged from Halfdan's body.

In Dain's surprised eyes, a young man wearing Kanria clothing appeared in front of him.

The young man waved to Dyne with a smile, and then performed a standard Camria knight salute.

He lowered his head and said to Dain: "I'm sorry, [Sword of the Last Light] Lord Dainthreb, at that time... I failed you and failed to protect the people."

After saying that, he looked at Knox, who was not far away, with a complex look on his face: "Lord Nenox, the people of Canria will never forget your kindness... Compared with what you have borne, we These dead people are just trying to live peacefully, but if your scarred soul also feels sleepy..."

Knox calmly interrupted Halfdan: "There's no need to talk nonsense. You don't have much time. Just say whatever you want to him." As he spoke, he gestured in the direction of Dine.

Halfdan bowed deeply to Nynox, then smiled at Dain and said: "Kanria...has not lost its country, has it? After all, you are still standing here."

Dyne paused, nodded slightly, and replied, "Yes."

After getting the answer he wanted, Halfdan showed a satisfied smile. With this satisfaction, his spirit body turned into light particles and dissipated between heaven and earth.

Dain closed his eyes and tried to calm down the turmoil in his heart. After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes with a breath: "So, there is no need to restore the country..."

Chapter 144

The air underground is always turbid, and it's hard to feel good if you stay here for a long time.

Knox walked alone in the cold and damp underground mine, listening to the subtle sounds of battle echoing in his ears and the non-stop footsteps hanging behind him. There was no unnecessary expression on his face.

Until I saw the light in the distance, the sound of fighting became clear.

Knox walked out of the mine, and as he expected, a weak Lei Ying warlock was manipulating the thin power of thunder element to fight against the irrational Black Snake Knight.

Perhaps because she was too focused on fighting, or because she was too weak to care about her surroundings, even though Knox was not far from Lei Ying Warlock at the moment, the other party did not notice his presence at all.

click...

He accidentally stepped on a piece of gravel, and Warlock Lei Ying, who had already run out of energy, fell to the ground with his legs weak, and the last bit of thunder element in the air also dissipated.

"Roar!" The monster's roaring voice roared out from under the former knight's cheek, and the terrifying heavy sword struck Lei Ying Warlock's cheek head-on. She subconsciously wanted to raise her arm to block it, but she was too weak to even raise her arm. Her strength was gone, or because she knew it was useless, she moved her arms slightly and lowered them, and the lower half of her face that was not covered by the mask actually showed a look of relief.

boom!

There was a dull sound of thunder, and Warlock Lei Ying closed her eyes tightly in fear. Death may be a relief for some people, but the fear of death has already penetrated into everyone's soul.

But after a while, Warlock Lei Ying discovered that her consciousness still existed, and there was no severe pain as she had imagined. She tentatively opened her eyes.

However, what she saw was not the ferocious and terrifying Black Snake Knight, but a young man with silver hair and purple eyes who looked at her silently with a calm expression on his face.

Warlock Lei Ying blinked for a long time, rubbed it with his hands in disbelief, and finally opened it again, and finally opened his mouth wide: "Executor... Sir?"

Knox didn't answer her, but waved slightly, and a pile of food and drinks fell in front of her.

He said calmly: "Recover your strength and then gather outside the layer of rocks."

After that, he turned around and left.

"Please wait!" A weak but anxious voice came from behind. Knox turned his head slightly, his expression neither happy nor sad.

Warlock Lei Ying, who had obviously not had a drop of water or a grain of rice for a long time, did not look at the deliciously fragrant food and the water source full of life. She looked at the aloof Executive Officer: "Executive Officer! You are here to support us. Do you know there are survivors in other teams? Well, we haven’t received supplies for a long time..."

"The Fools and Liyue had a falling out. I just happened to pass by and saw the fresh corpses on the roadside, so I thought of coming over to see what happened. As for the other living people, I could feel some of their auras, but they were all Quite weak." Knox raised his eyebrows: "Looking at you, you look really miserable. The task is very difficult?"

Knox's words stunned Warlock Lei Ying for a moment, and she muttered to herself: "Did we have a falling out with Liyue? No wonder the supply line was suddenly cut off..."

Then, she remembered what the executive officer had asked, and she quickly replied: "We are the ninth company that stationed in the Strata Abyss a long time ago, and we were ordered to help Liyue investigate the dark disaster left behind..."

"The Ninth Company?" Knox thought for a moment and said uncertainly: "[Rooster]'s men?"

"Yes, our Ninth Company is the direct subordinate of Lord [Rooster]!" Even now, this foolish soldier is proud of this matter.

After saying that, she hurriedly asked: "Executor, you will save other people, right?"

Knox said indifferently: "If they are still alive before I arrive." After saying that, he turned and left without any delay.

Watching the Executive Officer's back go away, Warlock Lei Ying opened her mouth several times but was unable to speak. It was not until the Executive Officer finally disappeared with a burst of dark flames that she dropped her shoulders as if giving up. He swallowed back the things about his lost brother.

Asking the Executive Officer to help you find your brother is really ridiculous... Anyway, the Executive Officer is here. If he is still alive, he will definitely meet again on the ground... right?

She looked at the food on the ground, stretched out her hand and started to bite and chew it...

Da da da!

A burst of footsteps came closer and closer, and soon, in the astonished eyes of Warlock Lei Ying, a beautiful girl with blond hair and a strange white flying man rushed in at extremely fast speeds.

The other party seemed surprised to see him.

In fact, Ying really didn't expect that there would be so many stupid people here.

After hesitating for a moment, Ying stepped forward and asked politely: "Um, I'm sorry to interrupt your meal. Did you see a silver-haired person passing by here just now?"

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Warlock Lei Ying looked at Ying with a strange look: "You mean... Mr. Executive Officer?"

Seeing this expression, even Paimon realized that the other party had misunderstood something, and quickly explained: "Don't misunderstand! In fact, we are his friends!"

"Friends of the Executive Officer?" Warlock Lei Ying's eyes looked very distrustful.

"It's true!" Paimon said anxiously, and she looked at Ying: "Prove it quickly."

"..." Ying glanced at her, a little helpless, but then looked at Warlock Lei Ying whose face was full of inquiry and distrust, she also subconsciously began to think about how to prove that she and Ling were friends... There is no doubt that if Naturally, a symbolic object that has some kind of spirit on your body is the best proof, but if not, then talk about some little habits that only good friends will pay attention to.

But think about it carefully, she has, or has had, Ling's tokens, which are some small gifts that Ling gave her from time to time 500 years ago, but let's not talk about whether those things can prove to the Lei Ying warlock in front of her that she and Ling Even if it was possible, she had already discovered that those things were missing when she woke up alone on the continent of Teyvat. For this reason, she was still lost and sad for a long time...

As for the secrets that are only known among friends, of course she also knows that, for example, Ling likes to eat strawberry-flavored candies, likes to drink sake that is not very high in alcohol content, likes rainy and snowy weather, and likes the fragrance of a flower called "gardenia" , likes the lively atmosphere, her favorite food is sweet cakes, and she often suffers from insomnia... There are many, many, many things about Ling and life that she knows and remembers in detail, but what is the use of them?

The Lei Ying warlock in front of her couldn't possibly know that. Since she didn't know it, even if she said it, it wouldn't help... Just like even though she knew so much and had countless shared memories with Ling, there was always something like this between the two of them. There is a huge gap. No matter how she makes up for it, he is always far away from her. Just like now, she keeps chasing his footsteps, but she can't find him.

The 500-year gap does not seem to be easily bridged.

Chapter 145

All the survivors of the Fools that Knox found under the rock, including the Lei Ying Warlock, totaled five.