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In the valley, where there used to be a high platform, now only a pile of rubble remains.The gravel was mixed with soil and pieces of wood of various sizes.

This place is like being put into a meat grinder and grinded again, and even the surrounding mountains have collapsed to varying degrees.

The original appearance is not recognizable at all.

Commander Du felt a little emotional, but at the same time felt relaxed.After all, what he had worried about for a long time had happened in the direction he expected.

Thinking about it this way, he felt that the gloomy Captain Zhou beside him looked much more pleasing to the eye.

"I know what you think," Commander Du narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked towards the valley mouth in the distance, "but my attitude has never changed. My people can survive, and this is the greatest victory."

Zhou Liang sneered, "It's useless for you to tell me, go back and explain to the higher-ups."

Commander Du was in a good mood and didn't care about his attitude, "I know you've been comparing yourself with the European headquarters all these years. Of course, I'm not saying that this kind of comparison is not good. There is competition and there is motivation. But which side kills the most There are more monsters... Does this have a fart meaning?!"

"Where's IQ? Brother?" Commander Du didn't pay attention to Zhou Liang's face. He became angry when he mentioned this. How many outstanding demon hunters have been lost?! Are you too stupid to count the cost?!"

Zhou Liang was shocked by his sudden outburst of anger.But he quickly adjusted his thinking and began to refute him, "People are not harmful to tigers, but tigers are harmful to people's hearts. These bloodthirsty big monsters, if they are kept alive, they will definitely cause trouble. Years? Is this kind of thing rare?"

Commander Du sneered at his statement, "If you have the ability to harm people, you will definitely harm people? I think you have grown a xxx, should you be eunuched first and then put into society?"

Zhou Liang blushed with anger, "These big monsters are not suspected, they have a criminal record! And they haven't served their sentences yet! Have you ever thought about what you are? You are helping them escape from prison ! You violated discipline!"

Commander Du rubbed his chin for a while and thought about it, and he actually agreed with this statement, "Is it a violation of discipline... What should I do if I don't? Like you, you were treated as a marionette by the big witches and drove the big monsters to a dead end together. Give them a chance to break the boat and start killing humans?!"

"You are sophistry!" Zhou Liang was furious, "You help the monsters escape, you are justified? Let me ask you, what should you do if the big monsters get through this teleportation array?!"

"When there was no teleportation array at the beginning, didn't Nuwa also come with her followers?"

Zhou Liang, "..."

Commander Du looked up at the small hole on the knife-sharpened mountain wall, and said indifferently: "Sometimes I treat them as foreigners. Foreigners have committed crimes in our country, what should we do?" What is the best way to deal with it?"

Zhou Liang sneered, "This is not the same thing at all!"

"That's the same thing." Commander Du said with certainty: "It's really not cost-effective to waste a lot of our time and money to transform them. Facts have proved that our transformation is obviously not that good. The most cost-effective method Of course, they should be sent back to the country. Where should the scum from which country be sent back? We can deal with it and digest it ourselves. Whether it is life or death has nothing to do with us? Just don’t come to harm us.”

Zhou Liang felt that Commander Du was a very irresponsible person, and every word he said was justifying himself.

"What about discipline?" He asked Commander Du back, "What about your duties?"

"Don't hold the chicken feathers as arrows." Commander Du smiled ambiguously, "I'm not afraid to tell you that the mission I received is very clear, that is, to go to the west area to investigate the situation of the seal, and adapt accordingly. As for the decision I made... ..."

Commander Du stopped to think for a while, and then said to him seriously: "I don't think any order violates my duty. Oh, when it comes to duty, we probably have disagreements. For me, the The first thing is to save lives. Save the lives of your subordinates, save the lives of more human beings. As for the others...you can say whatever you want, I have a clear conscience."

Zhou Liang's face flushed red.What Commander Du said, it seems that he is the only one who is great, and everyone else has become a treacherous villain for fame.

He stared at him with an incredulous look, "Bai Yu is still serving his sentence, he broke the seal, and he still gathers a crowd to make trouble. This will require an additional sentence! Old Du, is there any reason for you to violate discipline?!"

"It doesn't make sense, I don't care if I say it myself." Commander Du sighed, and when he passed by Zhou Liang, he reached out and patted Zhou Liang on the shoulder, "But I think so, our resources are limited. , munitions, weapons, these all require money. Do you think about how much is the annual research funding for this, and how much will be spent once a war breaks out? And our demon hunters, each of which is very precious. I always I feel that keeping them alive is the ultimate victory. Any other honors on face... are all farts!"

Zhou Liang, "..."

Seeing his face turn black, Commander Du finally felt relieved, and kindly reminded him: "Actually, you also have a problem to explain. For example, when did you collude with the big witches? What are the conditions for the collusion? I think this problem It’s very serious, and you need to give everyone an explanation.”

"Great witches have no criminal record..."

Commander Du interrupted him, "To be precise, we didn't catch him."

It's just that he didn't catch the handle.The conversation Ming Xia heard in the cave will never be hallucinations.He wouldn't believe it if they hid here and watched the monsters jumping up and down without any private thoughts of their own.

Zhou Liang was furious, "Who said just now that there is no doubt?!"

Commander Du looked at him expressionlessly, "If you have the time to pick out words with me, use your brain first."

Zhou Liang looked at him angrily, but Commander Du had already strode away, leaving only a sentence from a distance, "I'm not done with the current business. If you want to convict me, it's not your turn." .”

Zhou Liang was about to explode with anger.But he looked around and found that many people were listening to their quarrel.He also didn't want to create the impression that "the two teams are fighting each other", or that "Zhou Liang is desperately suppressing the old leader".Commander Du can lose face, he still has to maintain the image of the leadership.

Zhou Liang forcibly suppressed all his anger, and pretended to be calm and asked a team member next to him, "What did you find?"

The team members carefully glanced at him, and replied cautiously: "There is no sign of life yet. The energy fluctuation is also very weak, and it is gradually weakening."

Zhou Liang thought angrily, and gradually weakened, that means they all really escaped.

There was a sudden movement in his heart.They are all gone, it must be wrong, the big witches didn't say they were going to leave, when they contacted him at the beginning, they said they wanted to help the sixth group to repair the seal and lock the big monsters back.

If there were no such words, why did Zhou Liang insist on arresting all the big monsters when everyone knew that the seal had been broken?He didn't have the ability to repair the seal by himself.

Thinking about it this way, Zhou Liang became a little uncertain again.

And Jiuxiao, he said well at the beginning, he wanted to use their power to dissuade Bai Zhen.He kept this attitude all the way, but when he entered the valley, he couldn't find anyone immediately.It is said that he went with Bai Hao.

This liar!

The more Zhou Liang thought about it, the more breathless he became. He didn't understand that Jiu Xiao had changed his mind temporarily?Or were you talking nonsense from the start?Or is Commander Du lying to him, in fact, Jiu Xiao didn't go with Bai Yu?

Zhou Liang was wondering how likely Commander Du was to lie to him, when he heard Commander Du standing not far away and asking a technician, "The teleportation array has been closed, can you confirm that this place has been destroyed?"

Zhou Liang quickly looked over, only to realize that the technical soldier who was talking to Commander Du turned out to be Wen Liang.He had seen Wen Liang before, but he didn't expect to see him for a while. Wen Liang's temples were all gray and his face was haggard, so that he didn't recognize him at all.

Wen Liang nodded at Zhou Liangliang, and said to Commander Du: "The remaining energy waves here will dissipate within a few days, and there are no energy marks left by the monster race. When we were trapped in the oasis, Bai Zhen said However, all magic circles consume energy, and they also need energy to repair and keep it in a good operating condition—similar to the nature of our car maintenance.”

"But firstly, everyone doesn't know the exact location of the teleportation array, and secondly, they can't get so many finishing touch stones. So the teleportation array has been consuming its own energy for so many years. If they didn't find the secret volume this time , deduced the exact location, and raised enough finishing touch stones to open the teleportation array, in a few decades... at most, it won't last a hundred years, and the teleportation array will disintegrate by itself."

Zhou Liang's eyes widened when he heard this, "...Really?"

Wen Liang glanced at him, "Actually, I'm more worried about the whereabouts of Bai Yan and others. I don't know if the teleportation array can smoothly send them back to the demon world in a state of disrepair. If there is any failure on the way, they will The whereabouts of... it's really hard to say."

Not only Zhou Liang, but Commander Du's expression also changed.

Wen Liang remained calm, "I've already told Bai Yu about this possibility, whether or not something unexpected happens, it's their own choice."

The choice you make, of course, you have to bear any possible consequences by yourself.

Zhou Liang didn't know how to evaluate this matter for a while.

During the silence, someone shouted above his head: "Old Du! Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw!"

Because they knew that the matter was not completely over, everyone was actually tense.As soon as they heard Commander Du's order to retreat, they immediately assembled and retreated towards the mouth of the valley as quickly as possible.

The hillside where the cave was located began to vibrate, and rocks of all sizes rustled down the hillside.

Qingtan and Qingqiu carried their companions on their backs and patrolled above the valley, and were delayed by the large army.

Nan Jiang remembered that Zhou Liang also had a few assistants with the ability to fly, but for some reason, he did not follow the action team into the valley.

Qingqiu patrolled the valley very responsibly, picked up a team member who was left behind due to a fall, and threw him in the direction of Qingtan.

Nan Jiang caught him in a hurry, and found that this person was a bit unfamiliar, and he should be Zhou Liang's person.

"injured?"

"It's okay," the soldier shook his head, "I sprained my ankle."

He knew Nanjiang well, and he also knew that Du's commanding team was currently in subtle opposition to Zhou Liang's position, so he looked a little embarrassed.

Nan Jiang patted him on the shoulder, motioning him to sit down.He actually wanted to say that no matter how the leader dealt with Commander Du and Zhou Liang, it had nothing to do with them, the frontline staff working below.But the soldier had probably never experienced this kind of situation before, and it was his first time sitting on a fox, so he was extremely reserved. Nanjiang also felt that this was not a good time to speak, so he had no choice but to say nothing.

The shaking of the mountain became more and more obvious, and the valley and the surrounding hillsides were also affected, and the frequency of the vibration tended to be synchronized.

When Qingtan and Qingqiu ran out of the valley with the two fallen soldiers rescued along the way, the valley was once again filled with smoke and dust.

A group of dark birds flew out of the valley, flying around in mid-air like headless flies, and then swarmed over them.

This situation looks a bit like an earthquake.

The team retreated again, into a dry river.At the end of the river is a wooded mountain.As the terrain rose and the surface conditions became more complicated, the marching speed began to slow down.

At dusk, they reached the top of the mountain.Looking back from here, the entire valley is filled with smoke and dust, but the mountain peaks that originally stood around the valley have disappeared.

The space suddenly became extremely open.And in the center of the valley where the smoke and dust have not cleared, a huge crack passed through the place where the high platform was originally, splitting the bottom of the valley in two, and the raging water jetted out from the crack, filling nearly one-third of the valley. valley bottom.

Qingqiu said suddenly: "I seem to see a figure in the dust."

Ming Xia also saw it, it seemed to be Wu Ji, and it seemed... It was just an illusion caused by the dust rising.

"Don't be afraid." Qingtan said suddenly: "The abilities mastered by the big witches are all auxiliary. Even if they have any intentions to make trouble, they must call the monsters, promise them benefits, and order them to be pawns. ——There are no big monsters of the level of Baizhen, and the little ones are actually not difficult to deal with."

Ming Xia didn't know what other people thought, but after hearing these few words, he was indeed relieved.

The water level at the bottom of the valley is still rising, and it may not be long before a brand new lake will be formed here.

The former high platform, the cave full of murals... have all disappeared.All the traces that existed will completely disappear in everyone's memory with the passage of time.

It's as if they never existed.

Just like... so many legends and stories, Nuwa mending the sky, the battle of ten thousand demons, Yuan Tiangang's formation... No matter what happened at that time, what is the truth of the matter, in the end they have all been painted by time and become It became a legend.

Ming Xia thought to himself, what they are going through now may become a story when it is mentioned a few years later.

Thinking about it this way, he felt that he had also become a part of the legend.

Nan Jiang put his hand on the back of his neck and squeezed it lightly, "What are you thinking?"

Ming Xia turned her head to look at him, with a bright smile on her face, "I was thinking... It's finally over. It's great."

A smile appeared on Nan Jiang's face.

Behind them, Qingqiu nestled in Qingtan's arms, and yawned loudly, "...why don't you leave? You have to get out quickly, Ming Xia wants to treat me to fried chicken."

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