under the mask

Everything has returned to calm, and the coastline has become a mess.

Everyone looked at the sky like a sculpture. The torn dark clouds at the other end slowly healed, and the sky turned into a low gray cloud curtain again, while the wind and snow were still whistling in people's ears.

"Lord Scott!!" A few soldiers reacted first, jumped off the reef in a staggered manner, and ran towards the bridge that was engulfed by the huge fireball just now.Their faces were panic-stricken, their hair and brows were frosted white.

Although Scott Van Degu is a great nobleman, he is only a second lieutenant in the army, and he is not even a military academy graduate. However, they all know how much this unusually young second lieutenant is valued by the prime minister, which makes him young. Light yet already has a place in Paradre.The moment when the pterosaur spewed fire at Scott was too sudden, and they couldn't react. If Scott died, all the soldiers here would be in bad luck!

However, when they waded close to the broken bridge, the violently burning fireball gradually dissipated like smoke. Scott raised his head from behind his military coat, and gently lowered his arm holding the corner of the coat in front of him. The black military The coat was like a flying black butterfly, turning into ashes and flying around.

He stood there intact, as if nothing had happened.

The soldiers all looked at him with their mouths open in disbelief. Is this a miracle?

Scott raised the corners of his mouth, and the cold smile was fleeting.He raised his wrist and looked, the black leather gloves were also turned into ashes, but his white and strong fingers didn't show any burn marks, not even a single stain.

But he still felt the burning pain.If the pterodactyl's flame lasts longer than 30 seconds, maybe he's really going to start burning.

A dark emotion rose in my heart.

"Lord Scott!" A soldier shivered from the cold in the water, raised his head and asked him: "All the pictures have been captured, what should we do next?"

"To all the nobles in the central city, all the commoners to see... tell them what kind of existence that pterosaur just now is, tell them what kind of existence the red-haired twins are... and how our great nobles were captured by spies from the north Bewildered..." Scott turned and walked towards the shore, the bridge was shattered piece by piece with his footsteps: "The entire auxiliary star is under martial law - capture the double dragon mount of the traitor Claude!"

He jumped onto the rock and walked towards the waiting vehicle a hundred meters away.

Joe's face was purple, and he stopped him angrily.

"You lied to us!" The poor director was trembling, scolding Scott with fiery eyes: "You use us to achieve your dirty conspiracy-I don't know what's going on...but our student... Levi... you , You hurt my students!! And—and—"

He wandered around tremblingly and dazedly, the two exploration ships that had been built with huge sums of money were smashed to pieces by the mermaids...there were dead mermaids everywhere...a comatose student...a comatose Russell...the experiment soaked in water The equipment... and his researchers... looked at them blankly, wrapped in blankets at a loss...

He is looking forward to the scientific research activity.

Scott tilted his head slightly, his dark pupils pierced him like ice cones, and then he walked up to him step by step, looking down at him from the bottom of his eyes...he is...he is a faculty member of the Imperial University, and an educator worthy of respect...but he In the eyes of this tall young man, it seems to be as ugly and small as a bug on the ground, which can be trampled to death at any time.

Joe collapsed to his knees, and Scott walked past him.

Half an hour later, the alarm sounded on the blue and yellow planet, and the castle in the sky was overturned by this shocking news.The processed video was continuously played on the top of the simulated battle building in the East District. What everyone saw was the transformation process of the red-haired Jacob, and then unexpectedly summoned a huge red pterosaur with extremely fierce appearance, and the annual worship The subject, Levi Spall, is with the monster Jacob...!

An hour later, the video was continuously played in 3D in the cabinet's parliamentary hall. Prime Minister Greder sat in the center of the head, clasped his hands on the conference table, and looked at his colleagues calmly.

Most of the cabinet members are the great nobles of the empire, and only a few are upstarts who have been promoted by Greed himself in recent years.After watching this video repeatedly, the faces of the big nobles are not very good-looking. No matter how this video came from—whether it is true or not—they have "understood" what the Prime Minister wanted to convey to them.

The age of peace has lasted too long.

"If my dear Andrew was still here, how shocked and disappointed he would be..." Greed shook his head with regret, expressed by his compassionate and handsome face, which was very infectious to those around him.

The confidant on the first seat on his right, the great nobleman Tujia Verdecourt immediately agreed with the speech: "Yes, the era of peace has made our next generation lose the correct understanding and vigilance of the northern forces... think Think about it, Andrew and his son and daughter-in-law all died on the northern battlefield, but his only grandson hangs out with the adopted son of a traitor—too depraved!"

"Very well said, Tujia." Gradle nodded approvingly: "Skett played a big role in this operation... It can be seen that your education is very successful."

The patriarch of the Verdecourt family nodded respectfully to him, but the corners of his mouth raised uncontrollably.But when he heard the name of his only son, for some reason, Tujia's heart trembled strangely. He suddenly thought of his son's indifferent expression like a mask, and his mechanically cold and ruthless eyes.It's not like his son who loved to laugh, was lively and outgoing since he was a child...Since entering Parad, the smile on his son's face is like the sun in winter, completely hidden behind dark clouds.

"Oh! It's no wonder," Elizabeth Muka sneered suddenly, "Li Wei's behavior is not right, and he got mixed up with that red-haired monster as soon as he went..."

"But, how did I hear that your heir is a classmate and good friend of Levi Spall?" Taylor Inkui fiddled with the jewel ring on his thumb, mocking without raising his eyes.

Lady Elizabeth's eyes immediately pierced him like a knife, her face was livid.

"My granddaughter has already made a clean break with the Spal family boy. The Prime Minister is very clear about this, so I won't bother you!" She said bluntly.

There was an awkward silence in the conference room.

"Everyone, the most urgent task now is to let the people see the current situation clearly," Gradle smiled slightly, breaking the silence: "We need to alert the people and let them know that if we are still indulging in the illusion of peace, decades of The former war will be rekindled before we are caught off guard—the forces of the north have quietly infiltrated every corner of the central city, and the twins have been lurking in the city of Skye for nearly three years, and we don't know anything about it ...how horrific that is."

"This reality must be communicated to the public, everyone must be vigilant, and we must take the initiative."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the remote control and pressed it, and the 3D image in the middle of the long circular conference table disappeared and turned into a holographic portrait.

"Master Prime Minister." The holographic image of that person stepped forward, and his deep and mellow voice echoed clearly in the conference room, just like he was here: "The arrest warrant has been issued, and we have blocked the entrance and exit of the auxiliary star, and controlled All transportation equipment...they have entered the unexplored deserts of the far north, but we are sure that we can locate them within a day, and ask the Prime Minister to issue an order."

"Thank you for your hard work... Admiral Lynn." Greder's smile became more warm, making people feel like a spring breeze: "The trial will be open to the public, and this matter will be left to you."

Lynn's holographic image bent slightly, and respectfully performed the noble etiquette.He straightened up, his dark blue eyes were full of undisguised ambition, well hidden under his gentle and handsome appearance.

Gradle twitched the corner of his mouth and raised his hand to signal that he could finish.

So Lynn saluted again, turned and walked to the other side, and the holographic image disappeared the moment it passed through the table.

"...The meeting is over." Gradle propped his chin with one hand and said softly.

At this time, Jacob's transformed red pterosaur also carried Abel and Levi to their brother's secret base. In the extreme north far away from Sky City and all the bases of the auxiliary star, the place has been covered by thick snow. There is a boundless desert underneath, and in an amazing place that looks like a continuous snow mountain, their secret base is built here.

The sand dunes here are no longer the size of the city of Skye or the south of the Sea of ​​Death, but are as high as mountains, stagnant, and covered with snow in winter, making it almost impossible to cross them by manpower.

The red pterosaur raised its head to the sky and screamed, and began to dive towards the snow-capped mountains. Its wide fiery red steel wings set off violent air waves, and even caused an avalanche in the low places.

"Quiet!" Abel yelled, "Are you going to lure...people...to...!!!"

The strong wind poured into his mouth, and he had to lower his head, wrapping Li Wei tighter in his arms.The partial deformation of his body allowed him to resist the high wind and snow, but Li Wei couldn't help it. He lowered his head and looked at the person in his arms worriedly, and saw his lover curled up quietly in his arms. The forehead, the long eyelashes trembling slightly, together with the slightly frowning eyebrows, showed that the other party was very uncomfortable and was just trying to bear it.

Abel's heart ached like a knife.

Only that time in the game, he had seen such a fragile expression of Li Wei... But that time his mood was not as painful as it is now, he didn't know that he would be so sad and powerless.

He hugged Li Wei carefully, pressed Li Wei's cold face to his warm neck, and then kept kissing his ears and cheeks, trying to comfort his suffering lover with his body temperature.

Li Wei endured a severe headache and closed his eyes to feel Abel's pity.If this kind of emotion was normal, it would definitely embarrass him, but now, he just feels very warm and at ease...even overwhelmed the pain in his body.

"I...it's okay..." He mumbled, his throat hurt again.

Abel rested his chin on his hair, and opened his eyes hard to look down. The cold mist continued to spread in front of his eyes, and gradually he could see the lower scenery.He desperately opened his eyes wide, but the hot liquid still dripped down, slipping silently into Levi's black hair.

It's too embarrassing to let my wife find out.

The brother under him let out a low cry again, with a hint of sadness inexplicably.

Jacob can also feel his feelings...or, in other words, the tingle in his heart at the moment is also shared by Jacob.

Ten minutes later, the red pterosaur retracted its steel wings, flapped its steel feathers slightly, and landed outside a cave hidden among the snow-capped mountains.

Abel slid off the pterosaur with Levi in ​​his arms, and strode into the cave.

The red pterosaur shook its body, and then squeezed its huge body tightly. Amidst a tooth-piercing crackling sound, the red and sharp dragon scales gradually disappeared, its body shrank, its limbs elongated, and finally Jacob was naked. standing on a snow-covered platform.He moved his neck and turned around to look at the distant sky. The dark clouds were low and the wind and snow were raging. The weather here was only worse than that in the south of the Sea of ​​Death, at least it would not be discovered in a short time.

He didn't stay any longer, and ran into the cave with an eager expression.

This place was found by Abel and Jacob when they were in the first grade. They often wandered the desert at night. For safety reasons, they could only explore the unexplored northern part of the army, and this cave was their One of the frequently visited places, where food and water are stored, as well as some standing medicines and clothes, etc.But most importantly, there are hot springs here.

There is no ocean in the north of the Sea of ​​Death, but there are several freshwater rivers converging, and the groundwater is more abundant than in the south. It is only because of the climate that half of the year is in the freezing period.But in this area covered with sand dunes, the effect of geothermal heat is more obvious. Occasionally, such hot springs will appear, and those hidden in sand caves are even rarer.

"Hurry up, treat Wei's wound first." Abel sat on the ground and held Li Wei's upper body in his arms.They sat on the edge of the hot spring, where the temperature is the highest, and it is as warm as spring compared with the outside.

Jacob responded, and fumbled hurriedly from the ventilated sand wall at the entrance of the cave, finally took out a large package, took out the medicine box from it, and handed it to Abel.He sat next to Abel and assisted him in cleaning Levi's wound.

"That bastard injected Levi with drugs like nerve paralysis... Check to see if there is a soothing agent," Abel carefully lifted Levi's chin, revealing a bloody bite mark on one side: "This is Sharman's bite." Yes, he has it on his shoulders and legs, which must be disinfected..."

Jacob's eyes were red, and he took out injections and disinfection equipment from the medicine box, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

"...Where are we..." Li Wei was a little sober and asked with difficulty.

"Don't move," Abel yelled uncontrollably, "I'm hurting you!"

"Brother, why are you yelling at him!" Jacob stared at him dissatisfied, then leaned over and kissed the corner of Li Wei's mouth: "Hey, we are in the north, only Abel and I know this place, and those people can't find it for the time being ...Can you sleep for a while?"

Li Wei fumbled around with his hand, and it was held by Jacob.He fell silent and fell asleep again.

Abel panted heavily, wiped his face, and continued to lower his head to clean Li Wei's wound carefully.After a shot of soothing agent, Li Wei's expression became much more relaxed, his brows were relaxed, and his breathing became even.

In fact, his wounds are not serious, mainly because Abel arrived at him in time, and the uniforms of the winter students are quite thick, and Li Wei has the smell of pterosaurs on his body. Those mermaids hesitated for a long time before making a move. .When Abel and the others cleaned up the surrounding area of ​​the wound, they were all relieved. There was no missing piece of flesh, but there was more blood loss, and the effect of the paralyzing potion was more serious.

Abel finally sprayed Li Wei with the medicine to stop bleeding and promote wound recovery, wrapped it with a waterproof bandage a few times, then carefully took off the rest of Li Wei's clothes, and put him in a shallower hot spring next to him.Li Wei was very cold in the sea, the temperature of this hot spring is not so high, more soaking is only good for Li Wei.

"Hurry up and go in too, hold him and don't slip down." He stood up and was going to find some clothes.

"Yeah." Jacob was also froze. Although their red pterosaurs are not afraid of fire and can overcome water, but to be honest, it doesn't mean that they like to soak in icy water, or face the wind and snow in the winter. fly.