Trafford Buyers Club
Chapter 2224 Eternity
Chapter 2224 Eternity
A few heads emerged from the grass, and then began to look at them——they returned to the manor of Princess Angelize.
It is very likely that the people in the fantasy circus are still regarded as Count de Creia's birthday present to the princess, and are under house arrest somewhere in the manor.
In Mei Danzuo's view, this [Yulia] senior's ability to inquire about information is definitely Max's, so after a brief discussion, the two of them split up and acted directly.
As long as you don't meet the royal family who can activate the unreasonable [Godless Domain], the safety factor is still very high... Even if it is not as good as this mysterious [Eleventh] senior, self-protection should be no problem, the senior sister is happy agreed.
Besides, the King of Swords General who had pointed her face probably didn't have time to pay attention to himself at the moment.
Therefore, after seeing Mei Danzuo leaving with Barbaria, [Yulia] quickly chose a direction to sneak in.
……
The guards of the Queen's Manor were even more hip-stretched than in the middle of the night before—because there were signs of death announcements on everyone's heads at this time.
People are panicking, even the guards are too busy to take care of themselves at this time.
In fact, along the way, we passed many residences of nobles, and the holy land was already in chaos due to the activation of [Leviathan]—although the manor was not out of control at this time, it was like a string that was twisted to the limit .
Is it really only possible to see one step at a time?
On the way to find the members of the fantasy circus, [Yulia] senior sister subconsciously thought about this question... If it is just passively going on like this, why does the boss let herself stay here?
He has all the pages of the holy land world in his hands, okay?
This is a game that doesn't care about the outcome... a game?No, it's still too hasty to describe it as a game—however, the boss said that the pages of the book are already in his hands, so naturally there is no need to lie.
Having experienced previous experiences, Senior Sister [Yulia] knows that every page world is evolved from the contents of the diary on the page—but evolution needs a foundation, basic characters, and basic events... a certain An opportunity, even real, has happened.
"The content of the book page also means the final direction of the book page world. Since the book page has been obtained, it means that the end of the world is known in advance... What does the boss care about?"
[Yulia] Senior sister feels that her IQ is not enough at the moment. It may be because when she was in Domremy Village in the landscape painting, she had a burst of fascination, which seriously affected her thinking ability.
"Wait, I already know the ending, but I still need to care about the process of the strategy...the process? If I don't participate in it myself, I can't enjoy the process, right? In other words..."
Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, the senior sister [Yulia] suddenly stopped, her heart beat a few times, and she blurted out: "Here, could there be a hidden ending beyond the pages of the book?!"
suddenly.
"Let me go, please—!"
……
A burst of noisy voices came, interrupting [Yulia] senior sister finally had some clues... In the corridor ahead, two women in black were holding a woman in black. The girl in costume pressed against the wall.
The girl in the maid's attire was still holding a backpack. The backpack had been tilted, and what poured out of it... seemed to be some valuable items.
It seems that such a situation is easy to happen. When disaster strikes, the servants at home will always try to take some valuable things from the master.
It is always the prince's manor, and it seems that it cannot be spared - in fact, the prince's manor is already considered very good, and robbery outside has already begun.
Under the sign of the death declaration, many people only hoped to escape from the Holy Land—if the first nobleman who fled in an airship was not directly shot down by [Leviathan], I am afraid that the airships in the airspace of the Holy Land would have been exhausted at this time. get away.
As for the woman in black, she is probably a more loyal unit under the subordinates of Princess Angelique?
There was no plan to make a move until the two women in black took the maid away, and the senior sister [Yulia] was eating a melon that came along in the courtyard on the way.
After a few people left, she casually pushed open the door of the crime scene—the room was rarely messy, and many cabinets and drawers showed signs of being turned over.
It looks like a study... But didn't Senior Eleven say that the study of Her Royal Highness is actually an arsenal?
"Probably a document processing room or something?"
It seems that there is no value in searching—[Yulia] senior sister casually flipped through the basic booklet on the table in the room, and finally confirmed the nature of this place—it turned out to be an accounting room!
"Eh? The cashier should have a gift list... Oh, I found it, this is it."
While picking up the list of gifts, another list also floated out, [Yulia] senior sister picked it up casually and took a look... She stared blankly, "This, it seems to be a list for a banquet? What is attached to this..."
"Come on, it's on fire! It's on fire!!!"
A burst of rapid exclamation suddenly sounded... Senior sister couldn't help frowning, only to see a smear of redness appearing outside the window, and it spread rapidly.
"This manor really was a night full of disasters." Senior sister [Yulia] couldn't help shaking her head, and muttered: "This senior [Eleventh] is really eclectic in doing things."
……
Instead of spending time looking for it by yourself, it's better to let the target you're looking for come out of your own accord, fire... Actually it was Barbaria who set it off.
Medanzuo assured that he did not give any instructions or orders, but only briefly analyzed it, which was all thanks to Barbaria's wit.
He was sitting on a roof, using the sight buckled from the sniper-type [Killer], looking around the manor, "Oh...I found it."
In the burning manor, I saw a party from the Fantasy Circus, carefully looking around at this time, and then quickly rushed into a yard, watching the surrounding environment nervously.
"Mr. [Sunny Sky], why did this manor catch fire all of a sudden?"
"Whatever it is, the messier the better... I didn't want to come to this place, and I don't know where the leader is right now."
"There seems to be a way over there." Mr. [Sunny], the animal trainer who is almost the deputy head of the circus, quickly pointed to an arch in the yard at this time, "Because the guards are too busy to take care of themselves, let's leave here first. !"
As if a pair of mysterious hands were helping them, those guards who could not escape on the road had fallen to the ground before they arrived—until they successfully passed through the passage in the second half of the manor. He climbed over the wall and came out, but there was no danger.
"Kaz, take the others to find a safe place to hide first."
"What about you?" Hercules Katz looked at [Sunny Sky] suspiciously and asked.
[Sunny Sky] said quickly: "After I deal with the traces of escape, I will follow you immediately."
"Okay, be careful, I will leave a mark on the road." Mr. Katz was not too pretentious at this time, and took everyone from the circus with him, and sneaked into the woods behind the manor under the cover of night.
It wasn't until the figures of the crowd disappeared that Mr. [Sunny Sky] let out a sigh of relief... It looked around, but the surroundings were dim, and there was no abnormality.
Mr. [Sunny Sky] said slowly: "Although I don't know who you are, I'm really grateful for your help...Can you show up and see?"
"It's no need to thank you, if you can, answer some questions for me!"
The voice came from a big tree not far away. When Mr. [Sunny Sky] looked for the sound, what he saw was Mei Danzuo who jumped down from the tree with the [Quencher] on his shoulders!
"Aren't you just..." Mr. [Sunny Sky] couldn't help staring.
Mei Danzuo narrowed his eyes and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Beast Trainer, is your ability to accept it good?"
【Sunny day】Mr. was startled, subconsciously frowned and said, "Say it."
……
"What! Captain, he really..."
"Really?" Mei Danzuo tilted his head, "So, Mr. Beast Trainer, you seem to know something else... For example, the purpose of your captain?"
In the night, Mr. [Sunny Sky] just groaned silently.
Mei Danzuo directly approached and said: "The situation is very bad, worse than you imagined. The deadline is at noon tomorrow...Obviously, I don't want to die tragically under the trial of [Leviathan]. I choose to protect myself , I hope you, Mr. Beast Trainer, can also choose to confess."
【Sunny day】Mr. suddenly sneered and said: "Like you, holding a weapon against someone's chin, is it considered a choice?"
"It's not easy to be a good person these days." Mei Danzuo said with a chuckle, "It's not as refreshing as being a bad person. You don't have to worry about the so-called law, and you can leave morals and ethics aside."
Mr. [Sunny Sky] said calmly: "It's useless for you to kill me. The leader is the kind of person who won't change once he decides what to do... If I'm not wrong, you actually came back to us at this time, Is it to use people from the circus to negotiate with the head of the circus?"
Mei Danzuo didn't answer directly, but said indifferently: "Babaria, it should be done, wait for me in front, right?"
The direction he was looking at was clearly the direction Katz led the crowd into the forest.
"I've said that what the leader decides to do will not change." Mr. [Sunny Sky] shook his head: "Even if you tie us all in front of the leader."
Mei Danzuo shrugged, "You have to try it out, and you won't say anything...I can't just take this trip in vain. After all, I will gain something? After all, I'm not loved by anyone. Angel!"
[Suppressor] fired at the lowest power, and the animal trainer [Sunny Sky] was hit with a bloody hole in the left thigh.
Mei Danzuo said calmly at this moment: "For the time being, let me wrong you first!"
After a while, Barbaria was seen slowly walking out of the forest carrying Katz, a strong man covered in iron armor... He put Katz directly at Medanzuo's feet.
"Master, except for the pet bird, everyone has been knocked down." Barbaria said without changing his face.
"Pet bird?" Medanzo frowned subconsciously.
"A little blue bird took advantage of the chaos and flew away."
……
"senior!"
Under the night sky, a phantom that was as light as a mist flew down quickly, and then became solid... [Yulia] senior sister couldn't help but blinked her eyes after landing.
In front of Medanzo and Barbaria, there was another car—the car should have been driven from the garage of the manor, and it was an extra-large one.
On the bucket of the car, everyone from the fantasy circus was piled up inside like an arhat.
"Senior, who are you?" As if understanding Mei Danzuo's intention, senior sister [Yulia] couldn't help hesitating and said, "Could it be that you plan to use these guys?"
However, Mei Danzuo's expression was suddenly serious at this time, and he was staring at [Yulia] senior sister closely.
She subconsciously covered her chest and backed away, "What do you want?"
"Yulia... Anyway, you haven't told me your real name, so let's just continue to call you Yulia." Mei Danzuo said seriously at this time: "Your star creation technique is the most powerful star creation technique. How big is it... like a temple in the world of evil spirits, is it already the limit?"
"What... do you want to do?"
At this moment, Mei Danzuo raised his head and waved his arm, "How about we grab that thing?"
God Exterminator!
【Leviathan】!
【Yulia】Senior took a breath of air, then forcibly calmed down in an instant, frowned and said: "Let's not talk about it, the generals on [Leviathan]...maybe it's difficult to deal with two generals. Tens of thousands of knights are needed to control [Leviathan]! Besides, I have consumed too much in the first few pages of the world, and my soul power has been severely lost, let alone [Leviathan]... a slightly larger house, can Somewhat reluctant."
"But, newcomer!" Mei Danzuo squinted his eyes and said at this moment: "You are full of prevarications, why are your eyes so...greedy? Your true nature is revealed?"
[Yulia] The senior was taken aback suddenly, and frowned subconsciously—if, if she had a star creation creature that could stand on the stage!
In an instant, Miss Witch from the Academy of Itzi world bit her lips and gritted her teeth: "This one! My mother, I'll bet the big one!!"
……
……
……
……
Below are bright flames like fireworks... Since the second half of the night, devouring flames have ignited everywhere in the Holy Land.
Like a bonfire, it completely boosted people's emotions at night, making people frantic amidst depression and fear.
A small figure flew across the night sky, its jewel-like pupils could see everything in the Holy Land... It was still soaring, its vibrating wings cut through the airflow, and its feathers seemed to emit a little bit of star-like gleam .
It suddenly found something, turned over, and swooped down... It landed on the top of a bell tower in the Holy Land—on the shoulder of a young man with black hair and black eyes.
After the little blue bird stood firm, it kissed the young man's cheek affectionately...but it stopped soon, and it actually made a clear and clear voice like a human child.
"[J]?"
"You're looking for the wrong person." The young man smiled and said, "I'm not your regiment leader."
The blue bird's nictitating membrane flickered quickly, and a look of doubt appeared in its nimble pupils.
"That's right." The young man said at this time: "At that time, it seemed that [I] gave [You] to her as a pet, and [You] followed [Me] until then... I now, a little I'm a bit impressed."
"Her?" The blue bird showed even more puzzled eyes, and its nictitating membrane flickered a few times.
The black-haired young man... Boss Luo said softly at this time: "Your name... Latios."
"Lady... Oss?"
(End of this chapter)
A few heads emerged from the grass, and then began to look at them——they returned to the manor of Princess Angelize.
It is very likely that the people in the fantasy circus are still regarded as Count de Creia's birthday present to the princess, and are under house arrest somewhere in the manor.
In Mei Danzuo's view, this [Yulia] senior's ability to inquire about information is definitely Max's, so after a brief discussion, the two of them split up and acted directly.
As long as you don't meet the royal family who can activate the unreasonable [Godless Domain], the safety factor is still very high... Even if it is not as good as this mysterious [Eleventh] senior, self-protection should be no problem, the senior sister is happy agreed.
Besides, the King of Swords General who had pointed her face probably didn't have time to pay attention to himself at the moment.
Therefore, after seeing Mei Danzuo leaving with Barbaria, [Yulia] quickly chose a direction to sneak in.
……
The guards of the Queen's Manor were even more hip-stretched than in the middle of the night before—because there were signs of death announcements on everyone's heads at this time.
People are panicking, even the guards are too busy to take care of themselves at this time.
In fact, along the way, we passed many residences of nobles, and the holy land was already in chaos due to the activation of [Leviathan]—although the manor was not out of control at this time, it was like a string that was twisted to the limit .
Is it really only possible to see one step at a time?
On the way to find the members of the fantasy circus, [Yulia] senior sister subconsciously thought about this question... If it is just passively going on like this, why does the boss let herself stay here?
He has all the pages of the holy land world in his hands, okay?
This is a game that doesn't care about the outcome... a game?No, it's still too hasty to describe it as a game—however, the boss said that the pages of the book are already in his hands, so naturally there is no need to lie.
Having experienced previous experiences, Senior Sister [Yulia] knows that every page world is evolved from the contents of the diary on the page—but evolution needs a foundation, basic characters, and basic events... a certain An opportunity, even real, has happened.
"The content of the book page also means the final direction of the book page world. Since the book page has been obtained, it means that the end of the world is known in advance... What does the boss care about?"
[Yulia] Senior sister feels that her IQ is not enough at the moment. It may be because when she was in Domremy Village in the landscape painting, she had a burst of fascination, which seriously affected her thinking ability.
"Wait, I already know the ending, but I still need to care about the process of the strategy...the process? If I don't participate in it myself, I can't enjoy the process, right? In other words..."
Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, the senior sister [Yulia] suddenly stopped, her heart beat a few times, and she blurted out: "Here, could there be a hidden ending beyond the pages of the book?!"
suddenly.
"Let me go, please—!"
……
A burst of noisy voices came, interrupting [Yulia] senior sister finally had some clues... In the corridor ahead, two women in black were holding a woman in black. The girl in costume pressed against the wall.
The girl in the maid's attire was still holding a backpack. The backpack had been tilted, and what poured out of it... seemed to be some valuable items.
It seems that such a situation is easy to happen. When disaster strikes, the servants at home will always try to take some valuable things from the master.
It is always the prince's manor, and it seems that it cannot be spared - in fact, the prince's manor is already considered very good, and robbery outside has already begun.
Under the sign of the death declaration, many people only hoped to escape from the Holy Land—if the first nobleman who fled in an airship was not directly shot down by [Leviathan], I am afraid that the airships in the airspace of the Holy Land would have been exhausted at this time. get away.
As for the woman in black, she is probably a more loyal unit under the subordinates of Princess Angelique?
There was no plan to make a move until the two women in black took the maid away, and the senior sister [Yulia] was eating a melon that came along in the courtyard on the way.
After a few people left, she casually pushed open the door of the crime scene—the room was rarely messy, and many cabinets and drawers showed signs of being turned over.
It looks like a study... But didn't Senior Eleven say that the study of Her Royal Highness is actually an arsenal?
"Probably a document processing room or something?"
It seems that there is no value in searching—[Yulia] senior sister casually flipped through the basic booklet on the table in the room, and finally confirmed the nature of this place—it turned out to be an accounting room!
"Eh? The cashier should have a gift list... Oh, I found it, this is it."
While picking up the list of gifts, another list also floated out, [Yulia] senior sister picked it up casually and took a look... She stared blankly, "This, it seems to be a list for a banquet? What is attached to this..."
"Come on, it's on fire! It's on fire!!!"
A burst of rapid exclamation suddenly sounded... Senior sister couldn't help frowning, only to see a smear of redness appearing outside the window, and it spread rapidly.
"This manor really was a night full of disasters." Senior sister [Yulia] couldn't help shaking her head, and muttered: "This senior [Eleventh] is really eclectic in doing things."
……
Instead of spending time looking for it by yourself, it's better to let the target you're looking for come out of your own accord, fire... Actually it was Barbaria who set it off.
Medanzuo assured that he did not give any instructions or orders, but only briefly analyzed it, which was all thanks to Barbaria's wit.
He was sitting on a roof, using the sight buckled from the sniper-type [Killer], looking around the manor, "Oh...I found it."
In the burning manor, I saw a party from the Fantasy Circus, carefully looking around at this time, and then quickly rushed into a yard, watching the surrounding environment nervously.
"Mr. [Sunny Sky], why did this manor catch fire all of a sudden?"
"Whatever it is, the messier the better... I didn't want to come to this place, and I don't know where the leader is right now."
"There seems to be a way over there." Mr. [Sunny], the animal trainer who is almost the deputy head of the circus, quickly pointed to an arch in the yard at this time, "Because the guards are too busy to take care of themselves, let's leave here first. !"
As if a pair of mysterious hands were helping them, those guards who could not escape on the road had fallen to the ground before they arrived—until they successfully passed through the passage in the second half of the manor. He climbed over the wall and came out, but there was no danger.
"Kaz, take the others to find a safe place to hide first."
"What about you?" Hercules Katz looked at [Sunny Sky] suspiciously and asked.
[Sunny Sky] said quickly: "After I deal with the traces of escape, I will follow you immediately."
"Okay, be careful, I will leave a mark on the road." Mr. Katz was not too pretentious at this time, and took everyone from the circus with him, and sneaked into the woods behind the manor under the cover of night.
It wasn't until the figures of the crowd disappeared that Mr. [Sunny Sky] let out a sigh of relief... It looked around, but the surroundings were dim, and there was no abnormality.
Mr. [Sunny Sky] said slowly: "Although I don't know who you are, I'm really grateful for your help...Can you show up and see?"
"It's no need to thank you, if you can, answer some questions for me!"
The voice came from a big tree not far away. When Mr. [Sunny Sky] looked for the sound, what he saw was Mei Danzuo who jumped down from the tree with the [Quencher] on his shoulders!
"Aren't you just..." Mr. [Sunny Sky] couldn't help staring.
Mei Danzuo narrowed his eyes and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Beast Trainer, is your ability to accept it good?"
【Sunny day】Mr. was startled, subconsciously frowned and said, "Say it."
……
"What! Captain, he really..."
"Really?" Mei Danzuo tilted his head, "So, Mr. Beast Trainer, you seem to know something else... For example, the purpose of your captain?"
In the night, Mr. [Sunny Sky] just groaned silently.
Mei Danzuo directly approached and said: "The situation is very bad, worse than you imagined. The deadline is at noon tomorrow...Obviously, I don't want to die tragically under the trial of [Leviathan]. I choose to protect myself , I hope you, Mr. Beast Trainer, can also choose to confess."
【Sunny day】Mr. suddenly sneered and said: "Like you, holding a weapon against someone's chin, is it considered a choice?"
"It's not easy to be a good person these days." Mei Danzuo said with a chuckle, "It's not as refreshing as being a bad person. You don't have to worry about the so-called law, and you can leave morals and ethics aside."
Mr. [Sunny Sky] said calmly: "It's useless for you to kill me. The leader is the kind of person who won't change once he decides what to do... If I'm not wrong, you actually came back to us at this time, Is it to use people from the circus to negotiate with the head of the circus?"
Mei Danzuo didn't answer directly, but said indifferently: "Babaria, it should be done, wait for me in front, right?"
The direction he was looking at was clearly the direction Katz led the crowd into the forest.
"I've said that what the leader decides to do will not change." Mr. [Sunny Sky] shook his head: "Even if you tie us all in front of the leader."
Mei Danzuo shrugged, "You have to try it out, and you won't say anything...I can't just take this trip in vain. After all, I will gain something? After all, I'm not loved by anyone. Angel!"
[Suppressor] fired at the lowest power, and the animal trainer [Sunny Sky] was hit with a bloody hole in the left thigh.
Mei Danzuo said calmly at this moment: "For the time being, let me wrong you first!"
After a while, Barbaria was seen slowly walking out of the forest carrying Katz, a strong man covered in iron armor... He put Katz directly at Medanzuo's feet.
"Master, except for the pet bird, everyone has been knocked down." Barbaria said without changing his face.
"Pet bird?" Medanzo frowned subconsciously.
"A little blue bird took advantage of the chaos and flew away."
……
"senior!"
Under the night sky, a phantom that was as light as a mist flew down quickly, and then became solid... [Yulia] senior sister couldn't help but blinked her eyes after landing.
In front of Medanzo and Barbaria, there was another car—the car should have been driven from the garage of the manor, and it was an extra-large one.
On the bucket of the car, everyone from the fantasy circus was piled up inside like an arhat.
"Senior, who are you?" As if understanding Mei Danzuo's intention, senior sister [Yulia] couldn't help hesitating and said, "Could it be that you plan to use these guys?"
However, Mei Danzuo's expression was suddenly serious at this time, and he was staring at [Yulia] senior sister closely.
She subconsciously covered her chest and backed away, "What do you want?"
"Yulia... Anyway, you haven't told me your real name, so let's just continue to call you Yulia." Mei Danzuo said seriously at this time: "Your star creation technique is the most powerful star creation technique. How big is it... like a temple in the world of evil spirits, is it already the limit?"
"What... do you want to do?"
At this moment, Mei Danzuo raised his head and waved his arm, "How about we grab that thing?"
God Exterminator!
【Leviathan】!
【Yulia】Senior took a breath of air, then forcibly calmed down in an instant, frowned and said: "Let's not talk about it, the generals on [Leviathan]...maybe it's difficult to deal with two generals. Tens of thousands of knights are needed to control [Leviathan]! Besides, I have consumed too much in the first few pages of the world, and my soul power has been severely lost, let alone [Leviathan]... a slightly larger house, can Somewhat reluctant."
"But, newcomer!" Mei Danzuo squinted his eyes and said at this moment: "You are full of prevarications, why are your eyes so...greedy? Your true nature is revealed?"
[Yulia] The senior was taken aback suddenly, and frowned subconsciously—if, if she had a star creation creature that could stand on the stage!
In an instant, Miss Witch from the Academy of Itzi world bit her lips and gritted her teeth: "This one! My mother, I'll bet the big one!!"
……
……
……
……
Below are bright flames like fireworks... Since the second half of the night, devouring flames have ignited everywhere in the Holy Land.
Like a bonfire, it completely boosted people's emotions at night, making people frantic amidst depression and fear.
A small figure flew across the night sky, its jewel-like pupils could see everything in the Holy Land... It was still soaring, its vibrating wings cut through the airflow, and its feathers seemed to emit a little bit of star-like gleam .
It suddenly found something, turned over, and swooped down... It landed on the top of a bell tower in the Holy Land—on the shoulder of a young man with black hair and black eyes.
After the little blue bird stood firm, it kissed the young man's cheek affectionately...but it stopped soon, and it actually made a clear and clear voice like a human child.
"[J]?"
"You're looking for the wrong person." The young man smiled and said, "I'm not your regiment leader."
The blue bird's nictitating membrane flickered quickly, and a look of doubt appeared in its nimble pupils.
"That's right." The young man said at this time: "At that time, it seemed that [I] gave [You] to her as a pet, and [You] followed [Me] until then... I now, a little I'm a bit impressed."
"Her?" The blue bird showed even more puzzled eyes, and its nictitating membrane flickered a few times.
The black-haired young man... Boss Luo said softly at this time: "Your name... Latios."
"Lady... Oss?"
(End of this chapter)
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