Arknights is too real, right?

Ifrit is not afraid of fire, this statement is not pure. Not being afraid and "not being afraid" are completely different concepts.

Just like someone said that I am not afraid of death, it is not because he has the ability to resurrect that he is not afraid of death, but because he feels that in the face of certain things, he can bear or is willing to bear death.

Of course, Ifrit is indeed immune to flames to a certain extent, but her current state is obviously not something that immunity to flames can solve.

"Ifrit, don't be brave, leave it to me."

"Oh, I leave everything to you, you are not a god."

This was the first time Ifrit said such words. She didn't know when she started to understand that Xia Feng had been enduring the wind and rain for her.

And it is not his obligation to bear this kind of responsibility.

Xia Feng glanced at the young man who looked similar to him at the main entrance of the base and found that the "person" also started to move this way.

"Ifrit."

"I also feel it. There is a guy over there who is very dangerous."

"I can handle it. You go back and find the turtle first."

Ifrit interrupted him with a weak and stubborn voice.

"Source Stone."

"What?"

"Give me the Source Stone."

After hearing Ifrit's words, the Wolf next to him subconsciously took out an Origin Stone from his bag.

Xia Feng roared immediately when he saw this.

"What are you doing? Don't give it to her!"

Judging from past experience, Ifrit was unable to continue fighting after releasing the powerful explosion just now. Now being able to stand and talk is considered extraordinary.

However, the enemy will not give them time to negotiate on the battlefield.

"boom!"

Number 021 in the distance suddenly pointed his palm here, and then, a thick flame roared towards him.

Just as Xia Feng was about to raise his knife and attack him, Ifrit found the strength to kick him away, and then snatched the Origin Stone from Wolf Da's hand.

The next second, Ifrit's thin body met the pillar of fire.

The fire bloomed, and the unbearable high temperature spread out. If they didn't leave, Xia Feng and the others would be severely burned by the high temperature of the flames.

In desperation, Hong Dao grabbed the hesitant Xia Feng and rushed out of the high temperature coverage with Lang Da.

Because the movement was too large, Xia Feng's communicator fell to the ground.

Xia Feng actually did not lose his judgment due to impulse.

His reason told him that before helping Ifrit, he could not ignore No. 022 who was walking towards him step by step.

After leaving the high temperature range, Xia Feng looked back at Ifrit. She was right, this kind of flame could not hurt her.

Holding back his worry and turning around, Xia Feng rushed towards the back where Gui Gui and the others were.

"Everyone, step back and shrink your defenses!"

He didn't know the strength of the boy who copied his ability, so he had to ask everyone to move back.

He wanted to stay with everyone, and whenever that young man made a move, he had to keep up.

After the flames dissipated, Ifrit gradually lowered her raised palms, breathing heavily.

Even if she is holding the Source Stone at this moment, it is difficult for her to release the power just now. The "melting furnace" in her body seems to be imprisoned by a huge shackle. She can only feel its existence, but cannot activate it again.

No. 021 stretched out his hand, and flames rose from his palm.

"Sister, it's impossible for you to defeat me in this state. I want to merge with you and become one person."

"Shut up."

Stepping forward on her weak legs, Ifrit gritted her teeth and rushed towards 021.

Unable to release fire, she can only attack with the most primitive method, which is her fists.

However, what greeted her was No. 021's fist filled with flames that had been blessed by Origin Stone skills.

"boom!"

Ifrit's arm was easily knocked away, and the punch hit her hard in the face.

The thin body spun and flew out, falling to the ground and rolling around a few times.

No. 021 kept up the pace and gradually got closer.

"It's useless. The simulation data of Balrog is recorded in my mind. Even if you can consume the Source Stone in your hand now, you still can't defeat me."

"Shut up."

Holding her body, Ifrit climbed up with difficulty.

021 raised his palm ruthlessly, and a thick pillar of fire knocked down Ifrit who stood up again.

High temperature was radiating from Ifrit's body, but due to the excessive consumption just now, she could not exert the corresponding strength at the moment, and could only passively continue to be beaten.

After being knocked down for an unknown number of times, she lay on the ground and struggled for a few times before standing up.

"Sister, it seems that I can only make you completely incapacitated, and then devour you in the same way as the simulation experiment."

Opening her eyes with difficulty, Ifrit opened her mouth as she looked at No. 021 walking towards her step by step.

"I'm not your sister, my name is Ifrit."

"No, you don't have a name, and neither do I. We are all the same, just numbers."

"Who said that, I am different from you!"

No. 021 looked at her expressionlessly.

"Ifrit is the real name of Balrog, but you are not the successful experimental subject of Balrog's plan. If I successfully devour you, I will become Ifrit."

"No, you're talking nonsense!"

"We are all the same. You are No. 019 and I am No. 021. Experimental subjects should not have our own thoughts because we can be replaced at will."

"No."

"Provide data support for experiments, use the cost of failure to change the planning of subsequent experiments, and be destroyed after losing value. This is our mission."

"No, no, she said I won't be replaced."

"No. 019, my sister, we will all be replaced, just like now, I will replace you soon, and then you will disappear, and no one will remember that an experimental subject that has lost its value once existed."

Ifrit's voice became weaker and weaker.

"No, we are different, different"

A distant memory emerged in Ifrit's mind.

She had obviously forgotten many things, but she always remembered this scene.

In a cold laboratory.

As the experimental equipment stopped operating, people in white coats left one after another.

Ifrit was so stimulated by the huge pain all over her body that she was mentally confused. At this moment, a pair of warm hands picked her up and hugged her.

In Helmer's private room.

Ifrit was carefully cleaned of the medicine and dirt on her body. After taking a hot bath, Hemo helped her put on clean and fresh pajamas.

"Is it warm?"

"kindness."

"Would you like some candy? It's specially prepared for you."

"want."

Sitting on the chair, Ifrit bulged her cheeks. The sweetness of the candy made her very happy, and her little head couldn't help but move from side to side.

"tasty."

Helmer looked at her tenderly.

"As long as you like it, I can often prepare candies for you in the future."

Feeling the touch of Helmer touching her head, Ifrit blinked her big eyes and asked.

"You're a good guy, what's your number?"

"I don't have a number, my name is Helmer."

"Hemer. Hello Hemer, I will call you Hemer from now on. By the way, my number is 019."

At this moment, the door to the room was pushed open, and a large number of people from the Defense Department broke in.

The person leading the team had a cold face and held a scary gun-type weapon in his hand.

"Commander Hemo, please do not have private contact with the experimental subjects. You have violated the regulations."

"Feel sorry."

Afterwards, the helpless Ifrit was forcibly taken away.

A few months later.

Ifrit came to Helmer's room again.

Warm hot bath, dry clothes, delicious candies, Hemo took care of her tenderly as before.

Sitting on the chair, Ifrit felt a little restrained.

"Hemo, don't those guys not allow you to have private contact with me?"

Homer smiled and shook his head slightly.

"It doesn't matter. I got the permission. Now I'm not a staff member, I'm already a doctor."

"Doctor? Are you very powerful?"

"Oh, it's nothing special."

Holding Ifrit's hand, Helmer pulled her up.

"019 is just your code name, but everyone should have their own name. The name is unique and cannot be replaced. From today on, your name will be Ifrit."

Ifrit blinked her big eyes and repeated in a murmur.

"Ifrit."

"Well, to celebrate that you have your own name, I give this to you."

Helmer smiled and handed a storybook to Ifrit.

"What's this?"

"This is the book."

"But... I can't understand."

"It doesn't matter. I can teach you slowly. From now on, we will always be together. Ifrit, you are special to me."

In the battlefield filled with high temperatures, Ifrit's ears seemed to echo with Hemo's gentle voice.

"Hermer."

The soreness all over her body had numbed her senses, and weakness and weakness dominated her body.

For some reason, tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

"Hemo. I'm not an experimental subject. I have a name. You gave me the name. I'm different from those guys who only have numbers, right?"

Tears blurred her eyes, and the figure of 021 gradually walking towards her became blurry.

Ifrit doesn't know what swallowing is, maybe this is her mission as an experimental subject.

"Ifritchi!"

In the blur, Hemo's voice suddenly reached Ifrit's ears.

The communicator that had just been left on the ground by Xia Feng made a sound. Even though its appearance had been burned completely by the high temperature, the excellent high-temperature-resistant parts still maintained the final communication function.

Hemo's voice was filled with tears, but there was an unshakable persistence in his crying.

"Ifrit, you are not an experimental subject, you are the most important person to me. Over such a long time, Xia Feng has taken you to see this huge world, right? You are the same as everyone else, and you are the same as everyone else. Everyone is different. The same thing is that you also have the right to enjoy the world instead of staying in a cold laboratory. The difference is that you have a unique name. This name has a unique meaning to me. No one can replace you. You are the only one in the world. Accept the care of your friends and love the people you want to love. Your life has just begun now."

Hemo's voice from the communicator echoed on the battlefield, and Ifrit's blurred eyes gradually became clear.

There was a bright light shining in the pupils.

A long time ago, Helmer seemed to have said something similar to her.

But she didn't understand the meaning of these words at the time. For her at that time, the cold laboratory and the candy she looked forward to after the experiment were her whole world.

After following Xia Feng to escape from Rhine Life, she saw the world outside the laboratory.

During the year I spent at Kuroba BBQ Restaurant, various scenes full of emotions were constantly played out in front of me.

Everyone is giving their own emotions and receiving the care of their peers.

From Xia Feng, she saw the explosion of various emotions, persistence in desperate situations, courage not to fear death, and determination to bear everything for the important people.

From Colombia to Victoria, from south to north.

The snowy mountains of Syracuse, the grasslands of Casimir, the natural disaster area of ​​Sami, the prison of Longmen, the snows of Ursus, and the arena of the Royal Academy.

Xia Feng taught her with practical actions.

What is the intertwining of sadness and joy, the coexistence of laughter and tears, a life of flesh and blood.

At this moment, Ifrit finally understood what the inexplicable emotion that filled her heart was every time she looked at Xiao Mo in the cage.

It turns out that that is love.

And love is mutual.

"Snapped!"

A sound of breaking shackles seemed to come from the soul, and the furnace that was sealed due to lack of emotion was completely broken at this moment.

The burning last wish turned into endless flames.

The flame djinn Ifrit and Ifrit from the Black Feather Grill were connected in souls at this moment.

The Balrog has truly awakened.

Thank you all for your monthly votes at the end of the month and the beginning of the month. Thank you to Emiya, the number one fan last month, and The-devil, the top vote-getter. Thank you both. Fengfeng has been busy in the past few days. The actual number of words in these two chapters today is almost the same. There are three chapters, I didn’t divide it into three chapters, it will be more coherent together. A little redundant explanation, in the normal timeline, Ifrit did not merge with the Balrog. It was because of the appearance of Xia Feng and Rhine Life referred to the data of the Black and White Twins. The Balrog Plan was considered semi-successful, so Don't think that the next Balrog will be too strong or too weak. Don't worry, it won't lose its fighting power.