Endless Debt

Lebius lowered his head to review the documents. As more and more information was poured into his mind, his eyes became more solemn, his chest became confused, and a strange hot feeling surged in his blood.

"Ha...that's terrible." Lebius muttered.

"What's wrong?"

At the same time as the voice sounded, the visitor opened the door. Lebius raised his head. He looked at the other person and said, "I'm still not used to you looking like this."

Jeffrey raised his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "I'm not used to you sitting in a wheelchair either."

The two were silent for a while, then laughed silently together.

The Decay Epidemic incident caused serious damage to both of them. Lebius was paralyzed and could only sit in a wheelchair. He relied on the power of control to move. Jeffrey was better than him, but he was only better. Just a little.

In an attempt to stagnate the power of the Glory One, the overloaded alchemical matrix directly caused Jeffrey's eyes to become bloodshot and he fell into temporary blindness. At the same time, he was also baptized by the age-destroying fog and the plague of decay.

Today, Jeffrey's hair has a lot more gray, and there are a lot more wrinkles on his face. He looks a few years older, but his biggest change is that he wears thicker glasses. The backlash of the alchemical matrix makes his Vision is affected.

In the end, Jeffrey still failed to retire, but like Lebius, he also said goodbye to the front-line battle. Relying on his previous experience in the logistics department, he shared the work pressure for Lebius.

"In addition to the rise of the disobedient royal court, the evil in this world in the abandoned land is the most important thing right now. Once the light is extinguished, the balance of the seal will be completely broken, and this monster will escape from the cage. By then... The city is about to experience yet another destruction.”

again?

When he noticed this word, Lebius himself couldn't help but smile bitterly. Oath City Opos was really troubled. It was like a whirlpool, attracting monsters and monsters.

"Relax, Lebius," Jeffrey comforted, "At least we don't have to be on the front line anymore. It's such a comfortable life like this."

Bologg nominally serves as the team leader, but many orders are still issued through Lebius. Now Bologg is more like a super gold medal thug. As long as the two of them lie lazily in the office, they will It can solve most of the work, which is very comfortable.

The faint light of the ether lit up, and the illusory ether shadow appeared behind Lebius. The wheelchair moved on its own, pushing Lebius out from behind the desk.

"Where are you going?" Jeffrey asked.

"Go see the minister. There is a report. I want to report it to him personally."

As Lebius spoke, two blade-biting wolves stood up from the corner, followed closely behind Lebius, and under the control of Lebius, opened the door for him.

It is said that he is paralyzed, but under the power of ether, Lebius' movements are much easier than before. Bailey even suggested that Lebius should be equipped with some exoskeletons and mechanical arms, but Lebius Bius hates having superfluous things attached to his body, and prefers to directly control the dominant object.

As Lebius moved forward, a door suddenly appeared on the wall of the room, and then the door opened, revealing a dark space.

Summoning room.

A space that is not subject to Belphegor's prying eyes. Apart from the decision-making room, it is the most private space. In a certain sense, this is also considered Nathaniel's office.

Even Nethaniel needs a space of his own to vent his accumulated emotions.

No one is an iron man in the true sense. Everyone is essentially a fragile body of flesh and blood.

After a brief period of darkness, the vague light became brighter, and Lebius saw Nethaniel, who had been waiting for a long time.

Everyone has changed since the events of the Plague of Decay, including Nethaniel.

The lion-like Nathaniel, who always had a confident smile on his face and was full of powerful meaning, disappeared. Now the lion that appeared in front of Lebius seemed to be old and full of decadence. , the smell of alcohol lingered around Nathaniel, and his bloodshot eyes were full of doubt and confusion.

Nethaniel is no longer elusive, and the friendly and calm attitude before has also disappeared. Now Nethaniel spends most of the time alone in the meeting room, with a gloomy face, as if he is plotting. What are you wearing?

As a person who has personally experienced the secret war, Lebius can understand Nathaniel's mood to a certain extent, but on a deeper level, he does not know anything about the information related to them.

Nathaniel raised his head, and he noticed Lebius arriving, his expression not changing at all.

Long before everything started, Nethaniel seemed to have compromised, agreed to everyone's orders, and arrived at the battlefield carrying Xilin's body. In fact, at that moment, Nethaniel had vaguely guessed what would happen. But when Xilin was really resurrected and stood before him alive again, a suffocating feeling still penetrated his heart.

Even though he knew that the Secret War was a scam, Nathaniel still couldn't help but feel doubts that penetrated his bones. From this point of view, what did he do?

Nathaniel often laughs at himself, thinking that even if he becomes a Glorious One, he is still just a pathetic pawn.

"Minister, I got what you wanted."

Lebius approached Nethaniel and handed over a document.

Nathaniel took the document and glanced at Lebius, "Don't you want to ask something?"

"What do you mean?"

"This secret operation... this is not an order from the decision-making room, but my personal request," Nathaniel said. "Obviously, this is against regulations, and you are a man of code."

Lebius's expression did not change at all, "I just have the same curiosity as you, Minister."

Nathaniel's wandering eyes froze for a moment, and then Lebius continued, "Actually, if you think carefully about the story of the Decay Plague, we are fully capable of preventing Xilin's resurrection. Put it in the nursery instead of taking it to such a dangerous place.

With my trust in the decision-making room, I also believe that the decision-making room will not make such a stupid decision...unless this is exactly the effect the decision-making room wants. "

Lebius continued, "Based on your experience, you will inevitably be dissatisfied with this. Although you can't say you betrayed the decision-making room, you must be full of doubts. And I am the same as you, minister."

He lowered his head and glanced at the document in Nathaniel's hand, "You should know more secrets than me. For example, I don't know why this curiosity points to Boluogo, but it doesn't have much impact. I’m actually very curious about the origin of Bologo.”

"Should I say that your reaction was within my expectations?" Nathaniel whispered.

Lebius just smiled.

Opening the file and flipping through it briefly, while he was reading, Lebius said, "I have talked to Bologo about his childhood before, and he said that he came from a place called Redwood Town. "

"Bologo's story is very vivid and his emotions are real. It doesn't look like a lie. However, I searched a lot of information and never found such a place. I once suspected that he was lying to me, but there is no need for him to make up such a story. He came to deceive me with lies, and the more he told, the more loopholes he had. With Boluogo's character, he could have refused to discuss it with me."

"Verifying the authenticity of Bologo's past is as simple as finding another person from Redwood," Nathaniel said.

"But it's not easy. According to our calculations, almost eighty years have passed since Boluogo was born. Redwood Town has completely disappeared from the map, and most of the people who once lived there have also Gone."

Lebius took a deep breath, "Fortunately, I did it. After all the difficulties, we searched for a needle in a haystack and finally found a person from Sequoia Town. According to the comparison of information, he even joined the army with Boluogo."

Nathaniel nodded. He had already seen that person's information on the report, as well as all the information related to him.

"Where is he now?"

"It's within Oath City Opos."