Endless Debt

The gloomy clouds completely covered the city, and thunder rolled in them, and then it was like a lake was poured down from the sky and poured on the city.

The rainwater hit the eaves, was diverted by the grooves, gathered together, and rushed through the streets. Some of it rushed into the rapid Rhine River, and some flowed downwards, pouring into the thick fog of the unknowable gap.

The rain gradually became heavier, raising a hazy layer of mist on the surface. The surging mist gave the city a somewhat unreal feeling, like a psychedelic dream.

In the blue hue, a dark figure gradually emerged, like an untouchable ghost, standing on a high place, overlooking the city.

Gray was also among them, looking nervously at the quiet streets around him.

Currently, Opos is still under the control of the Bureau of Order. They can harass him unscrupulously on the edge of the city, but when he is actually in the city, the threats hidden in the dark still make him feel uneasy.

Now Gray just wants to complete the task quickly and leave the city.

The others remained silent. Everyone was covered with gray raincoats, standing like sculptures in the rain curtain. Their eyes looked at each other and intertwined. From time to time, they looked at the man at the front, waiting for his orders.

Waiting is always boring, let alone waiting in this environment.

Suddenly, Gray shivered. It was unclear whether it was because of the cold heavy rain or because of this unfriendly city.

The uneasiness inside him became more and more intense.

Gray took a deep breath and tried to calm down his anxious mood. As a member of the King's Secret Sword and a Condensator who entered the extraordinary world, he felt that he should not be so fragile.

"Every time I come to this city, I always feel an inexplicable fear... It's not because the Order Bureau is here, it's just a simple fear of this city."

The voice of her colleagues rang, and Milansa walked to Gray's side with a smile on her face.

The rain poured on her body, holding the raincoat close to her body, as if she was wet. Even in the dim light, Gray could still clearly see the curves of her body.

Her short brown hair poked out slightly, and her delicate face was so close. Gray felt his heart beat a little faster, and couldn't help but step back and distance himself.

"Are you okay, Gray?" Mirasha asked.

Listening to her words, Gray cast his gaze into the distance. The light in the big crack was still there. Under the heavy water vapor, the light was dizzy and rose upward.

"I'm okay," Gray swallowed and murmured, "I'm like this sometimes. I don't understand why I'm so attached to this city, and I beat my head to pieces for it."

Gray tried to keep his voice light, and Miranza patted his shoulder gently.

"Don't be nervous. When I went on a mission for the first time, I was in a similar state to you. Just relax."

Milansha smiled at Gray. Such a smile seemed so warm and friendly on a rainy night, which made Gray relax a lot.

He smiled back and his breathing gradually became easier.

Gray is considered a newcomer in this team. Although he has been a condenser for some time, he only performs tasks that are not dangerous. He thought that he would gradually become a qualified King's Secret Sword step by step. , but suddenly he was transferred here, infiltrated into Opos, and acted under the eyes of the Order Bureau.

It feels like you have just mastered the art of swordsmanship, and then the teacher calls in a swordsman and orders you to find a way to defeat him.

Everyone else in the team has rich experience. Gray, a newcomer, naturally feels a lot of pressure and nervousness. Fortunately, Mirasa takes care of him. Different from the indifference of others, Mirasa is very enthusiastic about himself as a newcomer.

Like the authority levels of the Bureau of Order, there are also obvious class distinctions in the King's Secret Sword, the most obvious one being "recognized".

Although they are all named the King's Secret Sword, only those who are "recognized" can possess the sword named "The Secret Sword", and this has become a symbol of status in the King's Secret Sword.

The only people recognized in the team are the captain and vice-captain Milansa. The captain always has a cold face and never cares about what the team members think. However, Milansa is different. Her status is higher than Gray, but she has never shown any sense of arrogance. Instead, she acts like a sister, guiding herself.

Gray peeked at Milansha from time to time, and he had to admit that he had a hidden affection for his vice-captain.

"This is work, Gray. Don't think about these messy things during working hours."

Regarding such emotions, Gray could only keep mumbling in his heart to control his thoughts.

"The ghoul successfully boarded the train, nothing unusual."

A voice sounded from behind, and another person came over and said to the man at the front.

"Is that so?" The captain turned his head and looked at the team members, "Then let's move on to the next step."

"Next step?" Milansa didn't understand. "What next step?"

Judging from the mission that Milansa learned about, when the ghouls successfully evacuate, they only need to evacuate, there is no next step.

"Vice Captain Milansa... okay," the captain's face was hidden in the darkness under the raincoat. His words paused for a moment, and then he spoke briskly, "Nothing, prepare to evacuate. Everyone, our mission is over."

The captain's words made Gray take a long breath. He could finally leave this hellish place. Now he just wanted to go home and have a good rest. If possible, he would also like to invite Milansha to dinner. He didn't know if the vice-captain would Will accept my own good feelings.

Mirasa's expression was a little solemn. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say why it was strange. After looking at the team members, she put these messy thoughts behind her and attributed all the abnormalities to the pressure brought by the mission. .

Everything happened so suddenly. This long sword team was put together temporarily. The team members were not very familiar with each other, so they were sent to carry out such an important mission. Moreover, the mission itself was also full of mysteries.

They had to risk their lives to protect a guy named Ghoul. As for what kind of goods he was transporting, Milansa had no idea.

Like Gray, she also has a deep sense of unease, but as the vice-captain, she must hide such emotions and not affect the team members.

But... I can finally leave.

Milansha couldn't help but sigh, feeling a sense of relief. This city always gave people a deep sense of depression.

"You can go home now, Gray."

Milansha turned her head and said to Gray, but for some reason, Gray looked at her with horror, as if something bad had happened to her.

Then a sharp pain shot through his abdomen.

Mirasa lowered her head, and a sharp dagger opened her abdomen from behind. As she twisted the hilt hard, the exposed sword tip slowly rotated, churning the internal organs into blood.

"Milansa!"

Gray roared and drew out his short sword, and complicated light tracks bloomed on his body. It was fleeting, but traces of some kind of power surge could still be seen from the surface of his body.

"Did you...betray us? The sixth seat's guess is correct."

Milansa slowly turned her head and looked at the captain from the corner of her eyes, but his face was still hidden in the darkness and could not be seen.

"No, we have been loyal to different monarchs from the beginning, so how can we talk about betrayal?"

The captain said indifferently, and at the same time he clenched the dagger in his hand. He tried to slash horizontally and cut Mirasha's body completely, but Mirasha held the dagger in one hand, and the light was wrapped around it. Captain of Power For a while, I couldn't shake it even a little bit.

"What are you doing!"

Gray swung his short sword and slashed at the captain, a dim trajectory wrapped around his hand, and the ether amplification reached its peak in an instant.

Gunshots rang out and bullets penetrated Gray's knife-wielding arm, followed by more bullets that penetrated his calf.

Gray looked at the others with confusion. The teammates who had fought side by side before showed their swords and guns, their faces hidden in the darkness, like ghosts wandering on a rainy night.

"Why?"

Gray asked in confusion, not sure whether it was tears or rain that filled his eyes.

"You guys..."

Mirasha roared angrily, raised her fist and slammed the sword blade that pierced her body. After hearing the harsh metal sound, the dagger was broken by Mirasha so easily, and the broken metal remained in her body.

But this was not the end. The captain pulled out the secret sword he was wearing. At the same time, Milansa reached out and tried to grab the captain, but the captain retreated quickly, not giving her any chance.

"Find a way to get rid of her."

The captain ordered that as the vice-captain, Milansa was still very powerful. Even if he attacked her first, this guy would not be easy to kill.

"The guys from the 'Ascension School' are really troublesome." The captain complained as he held the secret sword.

The condensers of the "Ascension School" use their secret energy to target their own bodies, which makes it difficult to succeed in assassinating them as long as they are still alive. Even if they succeed, they still have a certain ability to resist.

Such as now.

Milansa coughed up a lot of blood, and in a blink of an eye, her teammates all turned into enemies. She realized that she had been involved in a conspiracy from the moment she formed the team, and this conspiracy did not seem to be against her. She just entered it by mistake. The unlucky guy among them.

He is not the only unlucky person.

Gray fell to the ground, blood gushing out from the bullet holes. He was only a first-stage sublimation master, and bullets were extremely fatal to him. Moreover, he was not a "body ascending school" sublimation master like Milansa. His flesh and blood body Fragile.

He raised his hand, wanting to do something for Milansa, but another gunshot rang out, and blood exploded in his chest.

"Gray!"

While Mirasha roared, she punched the ground. The next moment, the ground was torn apart, and the entire building began to collapse under her blow.

Others jumped away from the building one after another, and some were still trying to kill Milansa. A gloomy look flashed in the captain's eyes. He originally wanted to deal with these two people quietly, but he still caused such a big commotion. He didn't know. When will the field staff from the Order Bureau arrive?

Swirling dust obscured his vision.

A bone-chilling chill hit Gray's body. He felt like he was going to die. When his consciousness was about to fall into coma, a slight stinging pain came from his chest, and he opened his eyes.

"Miranza?"

Gray's words were like murmurs of sleep.

He could only barely see Milansa's face clearly. Her face was pale, and he seemed to be held in her arms, with an injection of medicine inserted into her chest.

"Don't die, Gray."

Milansa lowered her head and said to herself. Even though she had such a fatal wound on her abdomen, she could still smile to herself at this time.

Then Gray felt a sense of dizziness, and then his vision fell into darkness.

There were waves of stench coming from all around, and filth was all over his body. He raised his head hard and realized that he seemed to be lying in a trash can. The cover was slightly opened, allowing him to barely see the outside world.

Violent ether fluctuations continued, and the vibrations were loud, as if a monster was destroying the streets, smashing the pavement, and slamming the street lights like long sticks.

"Don't die, Gray."

The words echoed in his ears, and Gray bit his tongue. The severe pain lifted his spirits. The dim trajectory wrapped around his body, and the rolling ether brought some relief to his injured body.

The heavy rain washed away the blood, and he worked hard to suppress his breathing until it was as if he did not exist in this world, and the ether enveloped his body.

Soon, the restlessness outside also stopped.

The blood loss and severe pain made Gray's consciousness somewhat blurry. He vaguely saw a white flower scattered by the heavy rain, its petals falling, washed into the darkness by the rain, and the remaining branches falling into the pool of water.

Thunder flashed across, and the white color glowed with bursts of light.

The imaginary picture was shattered by a rough voice, and the figure hit the ground not far away, shattering into pieces along with the imaginary flowers.

Her body was twisted, with countless wounds on her body. Several sword blades penetrated her body, nailing her to the ground. Her head turned over, and the clear eyes on her pale face looked at her. , as if saying something to myself.

Gray's eyes widened, with bloodshot eyes all over the whites. The drowsiness of death was swept away. He almost roared out, but his reason tightly bound him, and all words were strangled in his throat.

"Milantha..." he moaned tremblingly, in agony.

"What a troublesome guy... where is Gray?" the captain's voice sounded in the rainy night.

"We haven't found it. He is a condenser of the 'Original School' and he also controls the etheric shield. If he wants to escape, we won't be able to find him in a short time."

"Damn it, this guy is seriously injured anyway, he won't live long, the mission is important."

The captain hesitated for a few seconds, then ordered, and the group stopped no longer and soon disappeared into the rainy night.

Gray did not move rashly. After a long time, until he could no longer hold on any longer, he released the secret power and crawled out of the trash can in embarrassment.

He couldn't stand up, so he just crawled in the water. He didn't know how long it took, but Gray came to Milansa's body.

"Milansa..."

Gray hugged the body tremblingly, and there was no sadness or joy in his voice.