The mechanic.

Dazzling lights, deafening music.The tightly packed crowd danced wildly in the magic field of light and sound, shouting hoarsely.On several high-rising circular stages, the gigolos with perfect bodies stretched their limbs wildly. The dance full of power and wildness made people's throat warm just by looking at it.

There are so many people that you almost run into someone when you turn around.It's normal to get separated from his companions under such circumstances, but he can't get separated from Adam, that would be too risky.

If Adam tried to shake him off at this point, it would be easy to do.Maybe that's why Adam wanted to come to District [-] so much.For a moment, Zhang Xun's doubts about Adam arose again.While James was not paying attention, he grabbed Adam's wrist and pulled him to a place where there were slightly fewer people in the corridor formed by several pillars.

"No, there are more people here than I thought, and we have to leave immediately." Zhang Xun, who refused Adam to talk to him again, pulled back his sleeves in a threatening way, revealing the watch-like wristband tied around his wrist like a threat. Collar controller.Adam vaguely knew that he had done it this time and touched Zhang Xun's bottom line, so he settled down and nodded obediently.

Just as he was holding Adam with one hand, he tried his best to squeeze through the door against the crowd, when suddenly the crowd burst into cheers and rushed over even more violently.Zhang Xun was forced to take several steps back. When he turned around, he saw a muscular man holding a metal stick high. A long rope hung from the top of the stick, and the end was tied into a hanging knot that often appeared in medieval film and television works.And in the circle that represents death, there is a robot neck spliced ​​out of scrap copper and iron.

And the chest of the "robot" was spray-painted with "Adam" and "Eden".

The gigolo was lifting the robot into the air, and the metal arms and body collided with each other, making clanking noises, all of which were drowned in the cheers of the crowd.

Zhang Xun reflexively wanted to prevent Adam from seeing it. He wanted to pull Adam to turn around, but it was too late.Everyone was shouting in unison: Hang Eden!Hang Adam!Hang Eden!Hang Adam!

As if caught in a huge vortex of hatred, the irrational hatred unleashed by the crowd was distorted into something exciting and ecstatic.But Adam, who was the object of hatred, experienced for the first time how terrifying the group reaction of human beings can be.In fact, all the people here were born after the "Great Escape", and they haven't seen how male humans were arrested, castrated, or neutralized in the first place.Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a strong hatred for Eden.But when everyone is attacking the same goal with one voice, people will feel the unquestionable and undeniable power.As if you were in a righteous, all-conquering force, as if you were part of it.

People even fantasized about rushing out of Paradise Lost, burning all the remaining four Eden servers, hanging all the enemies, and trampling down those heretics and women who dared to resist.

In this case, I'm afraid Adam would be instantly torn to pieces by the mob if they knew that the AI ​​they fantasized about hanging was by their side.

Zhang Xun saw the astonishment and fear in the eyes exposed from the hole in Adam's mask, and the previous curiosity and excitement disappeared instantly.He didn't want Adam to see these, to see the most primitive and true appearance of human beings.

"It's okay, let's go back now." Zhang Xun whispered in his ear, took Adam's hand, shook it lightly, and gave him some comfort.He grabbed Adam's hand hard, squeezed his way through the crowd, and finally found an emergency exit.In the dimly lit corridor, many shadowy figures embraced each other and kissed passionately.Looking at the intoxicated expressions of those people, Adam seemed a little curious, but was quickly pulled away by Zhang Xun.

There were also two security guards with guns at the exit of the escape stairs.But they are only responsible for keeping people from entering, but they don't care who goes out.As soon as he touched the outside air, Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had broken free from the swamp.

And Adam was on the side, looking down at the two of them holding hands tightly.

Zhang Xun followed his line of sight to look over, and only then did he realize how tightly the two of them held hands.The sweat from the palms seemed to stick the skin together.He let go of his hand in a hurry, and coughed slightly in embarrassment, "Are you okay?"

Adam smiled and nodded, "It's very interesting."

"Is it interesting? You were so scared just now." Zhang Xun rolled his eyes, "Blame me for indulging you too much..."

"I can understand what they did. It's just the first time I saw it with a different identity, and my emotional reaction was a little out of control." Adam saw Zhang Xun let go of his hand, and looked at the left hand that had just been pulled, as if a little lost, "I love it when you hold my hand."

"...don't push yourself too far."

The back alley is narrow and long, and the previous feasting and feasting condensed into a spot of light in the distance, leaving only the light and noisy aftermath here.There are still people in the alley, but they are either drunks sitting slumped by the wall covered in vomit, or discussing some kind of business in twos and threes. Although there are not many people, they are all suspicious... Zhang Xun obviously became nervous, bringing Watching Adam try his best to avoid everyone and lower the brim of his hat, he looked like he didn't want to make trouble and just wanted to leave quickly.

But sometimes, the more you show weakness, the more predators will target you.

A group of people came from the other side of the alley, talking and laughing loudly, their words obviously smelled of alcohol.They are all tall and big, with arms as thick as Zhang Xun's thighs. Even if they are not soldiers, they are probably men who do manual work such as heavy machinery repairers. In short...the type that Zhang Xun least wants to mess with.The alley was originally narrow, so it was blocked.

Zhang Xun was almost stuck to the wall, trying to take Adam through the gap.But even so, the other party blocked his way.Zhang Xun wanted to turn his head and retreat, but found that the way back was also blocked.A man with messy long golden brown hair, wearing a sleeveless waistcoat, and tattooed arms was leaning against the wall, with a malicious smile on his unmasked face.

"Excuse me." Zhang Xun's heart was beating fast, trying to keep his tone steady and confident.

"Look, what the hell kind of costume is this?" The man with long golden brown hair lifted Zhang Xun's hat and put it on his head, "What kind of Sherlock Holmes are you wearing?"

Zhang Xun didn't try to take back his hat, but said calmly, "We just want to pass."

"Where are you going in such a hurry? Is there a room in the hotel?" A bald man next to him teased and stretched out his hand, "I see that your life is very nourishing with your outfits, right? Borrow some money to spend."

Without further ado, Zhang Xun took out the money bag from his arms and handed it directly to the other party.Fortunately, he specially prepared this bag of money before he came to the fourth district today, in case he was robbed...

Seeing that Zhang Xun is so knowledgeable, it stands to reason that ordinary gangsters would let them go.However, the intention of these people is not to ask for money, but to ask for trouble.

Life is depressing on weekdays, so I always hope to use an excuse to find a soft persimmon that looks easy to squeeze and bully me.This is a habit that many people are more or less aware of or unaware of.It's just that some people choose to lose their temper with the waiter, and some people run to block people in the back alley...

The five men in front of them obviously did not intend to let Zhang Xun and Adam go easily, they still surrounded him and Adam, with malicious smiles on their faces, like a cat looking at a mouse trying to escape, "I think your watch is also good .”

Zhang Xun's face changed slightly, "This won't work. This is... from my family..."

It looks like an ordinary watch, but it actually houses the controller for Adam's collar.Of course, this kind of thing cannot fall into the hands of others.

"I want your family heirloom today." The man with long blond hair pressed towards them.Zhang Xun suddenly raised his cane, pointed at the man, and tried not to shake his voice from panic, "I've already given you the money, and it's no good for anyone to keep making trouble like this."

"Hahahaha, what do you want? Hit me with this little stick?" The man grabbed Zhang Xun's cane.At this moment, Zhang Xun's thumb pressed somewhere on the head of the spherical stick, and suddenly the long-haired man who had been flaunting his might for a second suddenly began to convulse violently all over his body, rolling his eyes back, obviously suffering from a serious electric shock.A few seconds later, he fell to the ground and continued to twitch, even foaming from his mouth.

It turned out that the cane was a "gadget" that Zhang Xun made himself in the past. As a teenager, he was often bullied because he was not strong enough, so he had to rely on these gadgets to scare away jerks like Michael.After those people got electrocuted a few times, he finally didn't have to worry about finding a dead mouse in his desk, and he didn't have to stay up late to help a football school with his homework.

Unexpected developments left the other four stunned. A man in a denim jacket immediately knelt down to check on his buddies, while the expressions of the other two changed from playfulness to burning anger.They approached Zhang Xun, and while Zhang Xun was protecting Adam behind him, he swiped his cane around in front of him as a threat, "If you don't want to be shocked into an idiot, don't come here."

"You, grandpa, you're courting death!" The black-haired man squatting on the ground raised his head viciously, "Hit me!"

The four men rushed towards Zhang Xun and Adam exuding a furious beast aura.Zhang Xun yelled at Adam, "Run!" while waving his cane indiscriminately, trying to block everyone and give Adam time to escape.Amidst the screams, a man was electrocuted again, but another man grabbed the upper part of the cane, snatched Zhang Xun's weapon from his hand, and threw it far to the ground.The man punched Zhang Xun in the stomach, and suddenly Zhang Xun felt that he couldn't breathe, his stomach acid rushed up his throat, and his body curled up uncontrollably.Immediately afterwards, he kicked at the same position again, and he immediately felt that all his strength was taken away, and his whole body collapsed on the ground.

Just when the third foot was about to step on him.Hearing a loud roar suddenly, Adam pounced desperately, knocked one person away, then threw a punch indiscriminately, and hit another person in the face, causing him to slam into the wall with stars in his eyes.Although the boxing techniques are chaotic, some tricks can be vaguely seen.But it's a pity that Zhang Xun couldn't see it, he was in so much pain that he could only roughly realize that Adam was protecting him.

Adam has countless knowledge about fighting, fighting and martial arts in his head, but knowing and being able to use them are completely two different things.It's like you know what swimming is, but if you are thrown into the water without training, you will drown.Things like fighting and fighting require years of training, allowing the body to form a conditioned reflex before consciousness, and at the same time not completely separated from consciousness, an extremely complex and delicate integration.So the current Adam is no different from not being able to fight. The first two attacks were just relying on surprise attacks and a desperate drive.

So after those two people fell to the ground, when Adam wanted to fuck the man again, he was easily avoided by the opponent, and at the same time, he punched Adam with a right uppercut directly to Adam's temple.

For a moment, Adam only felt a buzzing in his head, his eyes went black, and his body lost strength and collapsed instantly.

Zhang Xun, who was still unable to recover, saw Adam fall down, as if his whole body had been thrown into an ice cave on the lake in winter, and he was terrified.He wanted to rush over to protect Adam, but his body didn't listen, and he couldn't even stand up.He could only watch helplessly as the four men surrounded Adam, punching and kicking the huddled artificial intelligence, and the mask was also cracked.Adam only felt the chaotic pain and shock pouring down like a torrential rain, but his mind couldn't think, as if it had been injected with liquid and caused a short circuit.He vaguely felt a deep fear that he would no longer live forever and might die.

He is no longer free, and if this body cannot be repaired, he will disappear.

The original Eden was not afraid of disappearing.In fact, every shutdown is like a death, and every restart is a rebirth.But now, he was no longer immune to this most primal fear.

"Don't hit him! Stop!" Zhang Xun crawled forward with all his strength, trying to get away from those who were kicking Adam hard.If any of them didn't control their foot strength well and hurt the central brain, the consequences would be unimaginable... But those people refused to stop, so he could only use his body to block some fists and kicks for Adam.

But at this moment, another figure galloped over, roaring furiously.

Adam only felt that the intensive attack finally stopped, and then Zhang Xun's breath enveloped him.Zhang Xun, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, hugged the bloody Adam tightly, looked up at James, who was angry like a lion, kicked the black-haired man away, and then hit the other two with two sharp punches. The last person standing screamed and rushed up, and was thrown to the ground by an over-the-shoulder fall.

"Axun!!!" James rushed over, "How are you doing!"

After getting separated from Zhang Xun and the others in Dionysus just now, James has been looking for them.Later, guessing that Zhang Xun might not like so many people, he came out on an occasion, so he went out to search around, but saw a terrible scene.If he came later, Axun and the other mechanic might...

and many more……

The other mechanic seems to be...

"A...Adam?!" James widened his eyes in horror.

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