Ember Gun

  Chapter 623 Return

For a man, it was a thunderstorm night that was not too bad. After all, after living in Old Dunling for so long, he had experienced the worse weather in Old Dunling. All of this now seems to be kind. Besides, he likes this feeling quite a bit.

  The cold air poured into the mouth and nose, as if frost was growing along one's internal organs, immersing the consciousness in the cold water, rubbing vigorously, and peeling off all the fatigue and suffering.

   "Only those who listen to me will settle down and go there, enjoying peace and fear of disaster."

  He stroked the scratched cross and whispered a prayer.

  The man was sitting on a bench on the platform with a suitcase beside him. He seemed to be preparing for a long journey, but it was late at night, the train had already been suspended, and he was the only one left on the empty platform.

  It's not so much about leaving, it's better to say that he just got off the train, but as if he didn't want to accept the facts, he didn't want to leave here, as if to get out of here, he was about to step into a vortex that he couldn't get out of.

  What is he waiting for.

  Think carefully about his long holiday. The man almost immersed himself in the beauty forever. It was not until this day that he was called back to realize that he had never left the battlefield, as if he was cursed, he was walking with him like a shadow.

  It’s just a little regretful, and I don’t know how many people still remember him. He had heard about the retirement process of cleaning up agencies before, but when he really experienced it personally, he felt the complexity.

   was first introduced from the existing system. Under the weak influence of antimemetic, he disappeared into the record as if he had never existed before, and then the files were archived and fell into the depths of darkness, covered with dust.

  Then transitioned for a while in the scavenger department, and finally retired completely.

  The man has come to the last step. He has a small yard of his own in the countryside far from Old Dunling, and he lives happily with his family.

  It stands to reason, but every story will have a bad turn, and now he will usher in his own astray.

   "I really don't want to come back."

  The man complained, but there was nothing he could do. He had to come back, for whatever reason.

  In the clean-up agency, the information of each member is kept strictly confidential, and everyone usually only calls each other by code. It is even less known about the individual's past.

  So few people know that a man has been working in the cleaning agency for many years. Compared with the Kestrel and others, he has the deepest work experience. If there is a right opportunity, he might be promoted.

  But the man refused in the end. He has been loyal to the cleansing agency for many years. Finally, he chose to leave and disappear without warning at an appropriate time, until today's return.

  Looking to the other end of the railroad track, I could hear a slight vibration, it seemed that something was running wildly on the railroad track, heading here.

They came to pick up their own. The galloping iron snake tore the light into a white glow, smashed the cold raindrops, and the light was scattered in the rain. It stayed in the man's eyes for a long time before slowly disappearing, when he reacted. When the door of the car was opened, the familiar figure walked out of the car. When he saw the man, a smile appeared on the stiff face of the person who came.

   "I thought you were dead, and I was sad for a while."

  The man put down the cross, stood up, and walked towards the person who came, "I have prayed for a while before you, and I hope God can see it for my sake and let you go to heaven."

   "To be precise, it is half dead, not completely dead. It is not yet time for God to make a decision for me."

  Joy and the man hugged together for a short time, and then let go. Seeing the familiar face always makes people feel warm.

  "It is indeed half-dead. I can smell the rotten smell on your body, like maggots are eating under your flesh and blood."

  The man was both sad and happy. After speaking, he whispered and prayed, as if he was praying for Joey.

   "If I hadn't seen you in the retirement list, I would have forgotten your existence." Joey said.

   "It's normal. The scavengers have been doing this all the time. All those who leave the cleaning agency will be forgotten. It is only when the real forgetting comes that everyone realizes this thing is terrible."

  The man picked up the suitcase, Joey reached out his hand to take it, and pushed it into the compartment.

"It feels good to remember you again," Joey smiled. His perception of men was also affected, but not to a great extent. When he learned of the existence of men again, those forgotten memories came out of the shadows. Climb out, "How's your retirement life?"

"It's perfect. I made a small yard by myself, planted some flowers and plants, and lived happily with my wife and daughter... Actually, there is nothing to say, and happiness looks the same," he added, "but it's really great , I guess this is the heaven God has prepared for me."

  The man lights up a cigarette, trying to get back to the previous feeling, and get himself into work faster.

  "Wife and daughter...I haven't heard you mention these." Hearing these Joey seemed unbearable.

"Of course I haven't mentioned it. Who has nothing to mention this kind of thing? All day long, it will only make people feel uneasy." The man didn't care about it, he smiled, "In fact, I I had a hunch."

   "What premonition?" Joey asked.

"The good life is an illusion. Sooner or later, I will return to Old Dunling again, as if I never left." The man shook his head in distress, "I understand how Lorenzo felt when he regained his nails. I thought this day would be postponed for a long time, who would have thought it would be so fast."

"To be honest, when I received the order to be transferred back, I was extremely resistant. I was wondering whether I would run away with my family and escape to a place where the cleaning agency could not find it. I think you are all so busy anyway. There is no time to catch me..."

  The man said frustrating words, but Joey didn't dislike him. No matter how much he said such frustrating words, this guy still appeared here.

   "Since you think so, why are you still here?" Joey asked.

  The man paused for a while, as if thinking of something, then smiled again.

   "Why...does this still need to be said? Is there any reason that can be compared to save the world?"

  This is really a just cause. For a moment, Joey felt that the man's figure was much taller, but this did not match the man in his memory, Joey asked.

  "Fake? I thought you were for your god," Joey was a bit nasty. "It's a pity that your **** is fake."

"Hey, I've known this kind of thing a long time ago. Who believes in things like gods?" The man has a cross on his body. He has always been pious, and now he is rebellious. Exhausted."

  All of this was imprinted into his behavior like a brand. Although he didn't care, he always reverberated.

  "But you are right. The reason is indeed false. It is not so much to save the world, but to save the world with my wife and daughter.

  I also want to spend my life with them, but if you don’t kill all those lunatics, all I want is nothingness. "

  Man’s words, Joey always felt like he had heard it. He let go, and the car was dim, as if he was going to some unknown place.

   "So... welcome back to hell, Robin."

The iron snake is galloping. In the middle of the night, there are more iron snakes and trains running. They are full of souls who have left and returned. Their names are recorded on the retired roster, and after a long and beautiful time, they respond. Eliminate the recall of the agency.

  The direction of the flow poured into this city, as if something was gaining momentum in the dark.

  ……

  The fire in the perpetual pump is roaring. The technicians are working day and night, cooperating with the mechanical institute located above, tens of tons and dozens of tons of holy silver are melted, poured into the mold, and shaped into a new weapon.

  Splash of sparks and smoke, like the freeze frame of an oil painting.

  The gods swung their hammers in the furnace, hitting the iron, killing the despicable, sublimating the great from the remains, and casting that extraordinary sacredness.

With the blessing of the industrial assembly line, the production of large quantities of holy silver weapons began to rise rapidly. Boxes of holy silver bullets were piled into the warehouse, waiting for the antimemetic blessings of the anonymous people to resist erosion. With holy silver There is also a certain amount of interlayer protective clothing, and then the armor of the original sin armor is plated.

  Everyone performs their duties, preparing for the beginning of the war.

  In the busy factory, there are doctors from the Black Mountain Hospital walking through it, and the underground rail link to the Black Mountain Hospital is opened. These doctors have been taking care of the technicians to prevent these guys from overwork.

   "Supervisors" wandered on high places, crossing air corridors one after another, and reaching the most scorching depths.

   "The progress is fast."

  Merlin put her hands on the railing, looking at the hot fireworks below, she could see a faint figure from it, it was so tall, like a giant.

   "Well, after all, it was the order of the Duke of Stuart, the priority is very high."

  Nicholas followed him. Merlin has been taking him for the past few days. There is obviously no important research, and two people need to work together, but they are just like this, moving forward in parallel.

   "We have strengthened the original central frame, and the external armor has also been reconstructed, and these have been loaded with Holy Silver."

  In his voice, the thick chain lifted the red frame from the sea of ​​fire, the skeleton was rugged, like a corpse.

  The rest of the armor is displayed on the nearby brackets. They are repainted, only waiting for the central frame to be adjusted before assembly.

  "The only thing that is still worse is the implantation of the monster flesh and blood. It is being cultivated, and it will probably take a while before it can be installed."

  Melin stared at the shaky skeleton, he asked.

   "What kind of flesh and blood are used, are those we bred before?"

   "Well, the flesh and blood of the Holy Grail, so this time the overall strength of the black angel will rise again, and the coverage of the holy silver armor can also greatly limit the agitation of flesh and blood."

  Merlin shook his head and said in denial.

   "There is no need to take care of Lorenzo, there is no need to impose any restrictions on flesh and blood, as long as it does not break through the frame of armor."

  "How to solve the erosion?" Nikolai asked. In the armor of Original Sin, the greatest threat is the erosion of the flesh and blood of the monsters.

  "Do you think the current level of erosion can still affect Lorenzo?"

  Merlin only felt that Lorenzo was underestimated at the moment, "The bolt of silver binding has been removed, and the sublimated will can easily achieve a critical breakthrough. This thing is no longer a threat to him, but a weapon."

  Nicholas only felt a little uneasy, he said.

  "[Final Echo], Holy Silver Armed...We put so many weapons on him, wouldn’t it be possible to create another monster?"

"Lorenzo is already a monster. It's just that he is on our side. Even if there is such a problem, the premise of this problem is that we can survive, right?" Merlin was not worried, he began to bother to think about the future. This kind of thing, "There really is a situation like that, I think Lorenzo will be easier to deal with than those two monsters."

   "Also, I think Mr. Holmes can understand."

  The corners of the stiff mouth were slightly raised, and Merlin seemed to be smiling.

  A harsh rubbing sound sounded, and the metals adhered to each other, sparking slightly, and you could see more consistent armor hanging on the rails, which was very different from the armor of the original sin armor.

  "The transformation of the Ubud has also begun?" Mei Lin asked.

"Well, Jiuxia carries a large number of UFOs. After our analysis, these weapons are more suitable for holding positions and can cooperate well with the more flexible three-generation armors. So we added holy silver armor to it, but I don’t know how much it can be transformed before the war."

  Nicholas was very worried.

  "The most important thing is that the initiative of this war is on the side of the monsters. Before they show their fangs, none of us knows when this crazy thing will begin."

  He smiled helplessly.

   "It may be a few months later, or it may be in the next second."

   "Don't worry too much about this kind of thing," Merlin looked at the busy technicians below, "This kind of thing is just like sudden death. Who knows what will happen next second?"

  Nicola's expression was a bit strange. He looked at Merlin, and said with some suspicion, "Are you ‘just kidding’?"

   "Almost, people sometimes have to be humorous, what's wrong?"

  Merlin said casually, “I look a little bit off, and in the face of pressure, instead of grumbling, I’d rather be happy. When you don’t want to die, do you still have a grudge on your face?”

   "Death is liberation, it is to say goodbye to the world. I think that if you say goodbye, you should at least show a smile or something."

  Merlin raised her hand as she said, pulling at the corner of her stiff mouth.

   "I just think you...different from before." Nicola said that Merlin, whom he is familiar with, is much more serious than this.

"Of course, I was still chasing the truth at that time, but now Lorenzo brings the truth back, so that everyone can see the truth," Merlin took a deep breath and sighed, "I have witnessed my teacher's lifelong wish. , Even the lifelong wish of all alchemists."

   "My wish is fulfilled, right?"

  Nikolai did not answer, but Merlin said to himself.

   "So my life is quite complete, since it's a complete farewell, how much I should smile, right?"

  (End of this chapter)