Merit Book·Xinghai

The ground cracked and fell, and countless people screamed and fell to the lower floor. The drop of more than 100 meters was enough to kill most of them.Even for some races with inherently strong physiques, it is inevitable that arms and legs will be broken if they fall from such a distance.

But compared to them, the people on the second floor are the real disaster.After all, there was a battle before the third floor where the ground cracked. As long as the living people were not stupid, most of them had already escaped. Most of the fallen were rescuers from various departments, and they basically carried some self-rescue devices on their bodies.

But the people on the second floor were just living a normal life before. Suddenly, a piece of the sky above their heads was missing, and a large holographic image turned into chaotic lines or a sudden black screen. Then the sky collapsed, and the huge floor straightened up. Falling down!

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

People even forgot to run away. Many people just opened their mouths wide and screamed, watching the black floor and various buildings smashing straight on their heads!

Suddenly, the person who fell from the sky only felt his body lighten, and the speed of falling immediately slowed down, and he even seemed to have a feeling of lightness.Some people who responded quickly activated items such as exoskeleton armor on their bodies, while some people who reacted slowly did not notice these changes at all, and were still screaming at the top of their throats.

And the people on the ground clearly saw that when the falling floor was about to hit the tallest building, suddenly a huge cloud covering the sky and the sun was born out of thin air with a "bang", smashing the falling floor, gravel , various metal fragments, and a mecha all supported them.The cloud seemed to be crumbling and unbearable under the heavy load, but in the end it still held up all the falling objects and did not hurt the people below.

And many people who were falling in the air were suddenly surrounded by huge balls. Those balls fell slowly like balloons, and some of them bounced a few times when they fell on the ground, as if they were elastic like a football.

The people on the second floor were all at a loss—is there such emergency equipment on Leucas Ao?Since there is such a device, why did so many people die in the fall of the seventh floor three years ago?

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When the shaking stopped, Todd breathed a sigh of relief, then looked down.The girl in his arms was safe and sound, but fainted from the sudden shock.

The moment the ground cracked, everyone fled to the outside, but Todd ran back to the house in the center of the crack, holding the girl hidden inside in his arms.During the fall, he also kept the girl completely in his arms.In this way, although he will be smashed to pieces, the girl has a slight possibility of surviving.

But now, something unexpected happened—they were all alive and well, but the surrounding...what is this?

A large white, soft-looking thing wrapped the two of them in the middle, as if lying on a soft bed.It is precisely because of the protection of this thing that they can land safely and unscathed.

However, as the head of the Leucas Ao Supervision Department, Todd knew the general situation, personnel, weapons, equipment, and various emergency measures on each floor of the ship.Unlike those ordinary people who were still guessing the reason, Todd knew very well that their spaceship did not have such fall prevention safety measures installed at all.

Todd let go of the girl, stretched out his hand and carefully poked the white silk object in front of him twice. He didn't feel any harm from it, so he decisively tore it apart, and the sunlight-like light from the second floor came in immediately.

He got out and saw that he was on the top of a tall building, the surroundings were pitch black, no one could be seen, only some messy wires and sundries.The building is very high, so he can easily overlook most of the scene on the second floor—the tall buildings are row upon row, the bright lights change and blur, the street lamps on the main road and the lights of the suspended cars are like an endless river, from nowhere There was an ethereal singing.

The holographic image on the top floor is a bright and dynamic starry sky. Sometimes you can see the brilliant stars, sometimes you can see the moonlight like water, sometimes meteors fall like rain, and sometimes you can see mysterious nebulae.

This is the second layer, also known as the layer of eternal night.The simulation here is always night, and there is always a starry sky above your head. Sometimes fine rain is used to add a bit of poetry, but most of the time the climate is monotonous and boring, but the lights on the ground and the stars in the sky complement each other. The scene always presents an intoxicating teasing.

But at this time, an ugly scar suddenly appeared in this splendid and colorful scenery. It was a floor that fell from the upper floor, and it was held up by a white cloud that came from nowhere, but there was no other driving force. is wonderful.Some people stood at the window or on the side of the road and pointed at that place, but more people looked at the place where the floor fell.

There, a beam of white light from the third floor shot down through a small opening.It wasn't such a strong white light, but it dimmed the surrounding starry sky.

It's like the sun shines from heaven into the world.

Some people stretch out their hands from a distance, as if they want to touch the sun with their fingertips.However, so far away, it looks so close, but in fact it is so far away.

Todd didn't look much, turned around and pulled the hole of the white ball wider, trying to hug the girl out.

"I advise you not to do this first. Although she is asleep, there are still some things that are not suitable to be said next to children. "

Suddenly a voice sounded right next to Todd's ear, and he was taken aback. The whole person quickly dodged to the side, and one hand was stretched behind his back.

There was a young man sitting on the water storage table only three steps away from him, but it was strange that Todd hadn't found him when he looked around.

"Do you want to take this?" The young man said, and a black box fell from his hand to the ground.

Although Todd can't actually pose a threat to him with this thing, but in order to prevent the other party from having unrealistic fantasies and wasting time doing unnecessary things, Rong Yuan still took all his weapons away.

Todd froze, "You... When did you...?"

"It's not important." Rong Yuan walked up to him and said, "I have something to ask you."

Todd stood up slowly. After seeing the black box fall to the ground, he realized that there was a huge gap between the two sides. He stopped making unnecessary resistance and hung his hands by his sides to show that he did not make unnecessary small movements.

"These white things that saved us... did you do that?" Todd asked.

"Yes." Rong Yuan said.

"Thank you for saving my life." Todd said coldly: "But if you want to take advantage of this to get some secrets out of my mouth, it's impossible. I will never betray Lord Lika."

"You don't need to worry about this, I naturally have a way to get the answer I want." Rong Yuan said: "What I want to ask is, why did you release this murderous executioner like you when facing an assassin?" Child, even risking his life to save her?"

The kidnapped family of four was originally left by Rong Yuan as a chance for the assassin.

The assassin assassinated Todd in the street, causing countless casualties, and it stands to reason that he deserved to die.But Rong Yuan could feel the sadness, loneliness and resentment in his soul that had nowhere to rest.It is not incomprehensible that he chooses to avenge Todd because of the loss of his close relatives. It is not incomprehensible for him to fight against the strong with the weak.

Rong Yuan just wanted to see if this person's conscience had been completely corrupted by hatred, and if he would have any compassion when facing the two kidnapped children.

If he had considered the safety of these two children, even if he hesitated for a few seconds, Rong Yuan would give him a chance to help him achieve his wish.

But what Rong Yuan didn't expect was that it was Todd who seized this opportunity.

Although he didn't know that this was a test, but at the moment of life and death, if this person's subconscious reaction was placed on others, it would undoubtedly be admirable conduct.

But it happened to be Todd, the bloody and indebted murderer, who may have created hundreds of orphans with his own hands, but he was desperate to protect a little girl.

Too contradictory and too weird.

After being silent for a while, Todd said, "You kill me, I won't say anything."

"Oh." Rong Yuan looked at him for a while, and said, "Then I'll take a look for myself. I just learned a new little trick recently."

He walked up to Todd, stretched out his hand, and put it lightly on his forehead.Todd wanted to back up, avoid his palm, and try to tilt his head back, but found that he couldn't move like a bug caught in a spider's web, and even the simple act of blinking became more and more difficult. slow.

He lost consciousness for a moment, but he seemed to wake up soon, unconsciously looking at his memory like an open book, the pages were flipping over, each page recorded the most important things in his life. of those memories.

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Killing, screaming, countless people died at his hands.However, looking at the blood-stained hands, he only felt empty in his heart.

Every once in a while, he will go to the No.18 floor to accept orders or return orders.Sometimes he saw the other director generals, but he didn't care about them, except for Mapp.

That man was like a father and brother, caring for him and guiding him, even Todd, who was cold inside, couldn't refuse his kindness.

They share their allegiance to Lord Lioka.That adult always hides himself in a black protective suit, no one knows what he looks like.But he is open-minded, clear about rewards and punishments, outstanding, and caring for them in every detail, he is the person they most admire.Even if that adult told them to die, they would execute it without hesitation.

In his free time, Todd had no entertainment, hobbies, or indulgences.Either studying or exercising, life is monotonous and boring.Except for the fact that the people he killed were different, every day was like a repeat of the previous day, and every year was a repeat of the previous year.

Soon, the memory came 60 years ago.

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The tall and thin man with narrow eyes took his hand and led him through a long corridor that seemed to have no end in sight. After walking for a long time, Todd, who was less than half the height of the man, looked up at him, full of gratitude and admiration in his heart .

At last they came to a spacious drawing room.

A man in a black hazmat suit that completely covers even his face sits in that room looking through stacks of papers.His posture is very casual, but it gives people a sense of superiority.

"This is Lord Lika." The thin and tall man introduced, "It is precisely because this Lord paid attention to your case and found suspicious points that he asked me to investigate."

"Thank you for your gift, Lord Liuka." Todd bowed awkwardly and said timidly.

The man looked at him, reached out and touched his head, vaguely feeling that he should be showing a smile, because his tone was very pleasant.

"A thank you is not enough." The man said softly in a hoarse voice, "As a reward, you will be loyal to me from now on!"

"Yes, my lord."

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With a "kuang", a dark door was pushed open forcefully, and a tall man walked in quickly.

Sweaty, weak and pale, Todd was strapped to a cold chair, surrounded by the marks of incontinence.But the man walked up to him indifferently, untied the shackles on his hands and feet, and whispered to him, "It's been found out. That matter has nothing to do with you. The real murderer has been caught. I'm here to rescue you." go out."

Todd looked up, squinting at him.The eyes of the man in front of him were narrow and cold, like a poisonous snake.But as if he didn't see the dirt on Todd's body at all, he reached out to hug the thin and small him, and carried him out of the dark house.

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The short Todd sat on a chair in a daze, his hands and feet were shackled, and the white light shone directly into his eyes, the whole world was dark, as if he was about to drown someone Heishui, only heard a stern voice kept drinking and asking: "Say, why did you kill Irene?"

"I didn't," Todd said blankly.

"Zizizi——" Under the intense current, Todd trembled all over, wanted to scream but couldn't, his teeth chattered, his heart seemed to shrink into a ball, and his brain felt dizzy for a while.

A few seconds later, he came back from hell, trembling slightly like a dehydrated fish, covered in sweat.

The cold voice asked again: "Say, why did you kill Irene?"

Repeatedly, endlessly.

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Todd, who had just turned ten years old, happily walked to an appointed place, feeling as happy as if he was floating on a cloud.He has a good thing, a very important thing to tell his most important person.

He climbed up the stairs, and saw at a glance the scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life—the little girl in a white floral dress with braids fell to the ground, lying in a pool of blood.

For a moment, his mind went blank.

The world in memory seems to have turned black like ink at this moment.

He rushed forward frantically, hugged the girl and tried to stop the blood gushing from her neck, but it didn't work.The girl had stopped breathing, and her eyes, once bright as stars, remained forever in fear and horror.

He hugged her and wept bitterly, he didn't know how all this happened, only grief and despair remained in his heart.His world collapsed in that instant.

A dozen men in black and blue uniforms rushed over to surround them, pointed guns at him, and shouted, "Don't move! Put your hands up!"

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He was curled up under the dark stairs at the bottom of the corridor, with bruises all over his face, and every sound of footsteps above his head made him tremble with fear.

Until a girl walked over lightly.

She was only one or two years older than Todd, and she was still a child, with an ordinary appearance and a thin body. Her yellow hair was tied into two thin braids, and her eyes were brighter than the stars in the sky.In Todd's memory, she seemed to be glowing all over, illuminating his dark memories brightly.

The girl walked down the stairs lightly, looked at Todd with a worried face, and asked softly, "They hit you again? It's too much. The Kelao are human, how could they treat you like this?"

Todd reached out to wipe the blood on his face, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "It's okay, I don't hurt."

"Liar! How can it not hurt." The girl said distressedly: "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I brought you a piece of bread from home. You should eat it quickly."

Todd didn't want to take it, because he knew that if her family found out about the girl stealing bread, she would be scolded.But the unbearable hunger made him unable to say no, and finally he took the bread and swallowed it in big mouthfuls.

The girl knew that he was afraid of being discovered, so she didn't speak, just took out a small handkerchief from her bosom, and gently wiped the blood on his face.

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The smaller one sat cross-legged on the ground, wearing only an old dress that had been mended dozens of times on his skinny body, but he didn't seem to feel the cold, while sniffing, he was holding a branch, lying on the grass He was checking one complicated formula after another on the computer, but he didn't notice a few people in extraordinary clothes who stood beside him and stared at him for a long time.

The leader, a young man in a black protective suit, said in a hoarse voice like rust: "This kid is very good, you can arrange it, don't let his talent go to waste."

"Yes." A tall and thin man beside him responded, and lowered his head to take a deep look at Todd, his eyes were as vicious as a poisonous snake that chooses someone to bite.