Strike!cowardly [interstellar]

At the VIP seat, a person hurriedly passed through with his head lowered, and came to the side of Director Ai Weiruo.Ai Weiluo glanced at Sauron and His Majesty, and motioned him to the corner.

"what's up?"

"Report to the General Director, Marshal Lance has filed an application... He wants, wants to abstain!"

Ai Weiruo's expression suddenly changed, he covered his mouth nervously, and lowered his voice sharply, "Be quiet! What's going on? Why did Marshal Lance abstain from voting?"

"I don't know either... The Marshal's attitude seems very firm, Director General, do you want to allow it?"

This kind of situation is allowed in the arena. Dogs that have registered for the competition before due to illness or accidental injury can be abstained on the spot.

"Permit what!" Ai Weiruo turned his head and glanced at Sauron. The little emperor was still chatting with him in a low voice, but the long-haired man looked absent-minded, and gave an occasional "um" extremely perfunctorily.

Thinking of him not long ago, he said firmly:

——"That person, even if he loses in the game, he will never stop coming."

——"Lance has been educated like this since he was a child. For the sake of honor, he can die on the battlefield, and naturally he doesn't care whether his soul contract dog is dead or alive."

Avery felt a little slapped in the face.

Zoro seemed to sense his gaze, tilted his head, and raised his eyebrows.

Ai Weiluo lowered his head to hide his expression, leaned over and whispered a few words in his subordinate's ear, the subordinate nodded, turned around and trotted away.

He returned to Sauron and His Majesty, bowed solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, Marshal, there is an urgent matter ahead that I need to deal with."

Bazel nodded, and said with a good attitude: "The chief has worked hard, please."

Aveiro nodded to Sauron again, and strode away with a serious expression.

The fact that Marshal Lance wants to abstain from voting will inevitably cause an uproar among the public. When the time comes, he will be scrutinized, and the tricks he did during the registration process will no longer be able to stop him.Although he is supported by Marshal Sauron and has His Majesty's acquiescence, His Majesty will definitely protect Marshal Sauron. If it comes to finding a scapegoat at that time, he will definitely not be able to escape.

Not to mention dismissal, he offended Marshal Lance on the bright side, whether he can live in the future is still a question.

Chief Aveiro, who had to think about himself and his family first, left the VIP seat, walked around the hidden passage with a solemn face, and knocked on the door of Lance's special lounge.

"Please come in." The man said in a deep magnetic voice.

Ai Wei adjusted his clothes, changed his expression, and opened the door respectfully.

Standing at the door and saluting earnestly, "I have seen the marshal."

"What's the matter with Chief Aveiro?"

"Master Marshal..." Ai Weiruo approached a few steps, his face showing embarrassment, "Are you sure you want to abstain from the competition?"

Lance sat horizontally on the large sofa, with floor-to-ceiling glass on three sides, and he could clearly see the crowded audience and the playing field below.

There are staff in twos and threes in the field, making confirmation before the final match.

And his famous S-rank pet dog was lying quietly on the marshal's lap at this moment, curled into a ball, its soft body undulating slightly, as if it was... sleeping peacefully?

Aveiro: "???"

Are you really going to retire?So confident? !

Lance snorted a sneer, and looked at him coolly, "The director general asked the right question, and I also want to ask, when did I apply for the name?"

"..." Under his gaze, Ai Weiruo held back the movement of wiping sweat, determined his heart, and raised his head, "The marshal should know that this matter is not up to me alone, and now His Majesty is here, and the people of the entire galaxy They are all looking forward to your arrival, if you retire here, I am afraid that they will be disappointed..."

"Aveiro." Lance suddenly lowered his voice.

"...Yes!" Ai Weiruo was frightened, and his body shook, and he saw the man's blue eyes with a frightening color, which was the aura of life and death he used to see on the battlefield all the year round, and his legs couldn't help but start Hit soft.

"Do you know who I am?"

"Lance...Marshal Lance..."

"The position of marshal is to Your Majesty, like a sharp blade, invincible wherever it points; to all people, like a solid wall, which can protect them from life or death! Will it disappoint them in the game?"

After Lance finished speaking, he felt the white balls on his legs move, and his ears stood up, as if he was about to wake up.He gradually relaxed his body and gently pinched the soft flesh on its neck.

When Yao Zai'er was on the aircraft, he felt slightly drowsy, nestled on Lance's lap all the way, and looked like he was sleeping, but in fact his mind was still awake.

It listened to the worries and anxieties of Gbarton and Molly.

Lance's words made it open its eyes even more, and raised its head, "Wow?" It yelled.

In order to prevent exposure, the communicator had been removed before the physical examination. Lance thought it was hungry again, so he threw a raw material stone over.

Yao Zai'er was not attracted as usual, but still stared at him intently.

Seeing that Lance was angry and things were going nowhere, his wrinkled face showed a hint of ferocity, and finally stepped forward desperately and said: "Master Marshal! Don't forget, the audience waiting outside now think it is You signed up yourself! If you break the contract before the game, it will be equivalent to breaking your promise to the public and damaging your majesty as a marshal! Besides..." He cast his eyes like a vulture on Yao Zai'er, and said in a hoarse voice, " You have taken a pet dog by your side, and there have been many criticisms, but this time it does not fight, it is your non-war! Its retreat is your cowardice! How will you convince the public in the future?! This assessment is It will go through sooner or later, if it fails, it will never be your soul dog! Marshal, I am doing this for you—”

"Enough!" Lance suddenly became angry, and the bitter cold made Ai Weiruo silent for a moment, and took several steps back.

"go out."

"Marshal Lance..."

"I don't want to do it a second time."

"..." Ai Weiruo finally gave him and Bai Tuanzi in his arms a unwilling look, saluted bitterly, turned and walked out the door.

Meeting Marshal Lance still didn't turn around. It seems that he's blamed for this matter...

He slowed down his pace, and on the way back, a trace of resentment towards Sauron could not help but flash across his haggard face.

After the door was closed again, Lance lowered his head. The anger around him had dissipated, and he asked softly, "What's wrong?"

He twitched his finger, but couldn't get it out of Yao Zai'er's little canine teeth.

He frowned, feeling a little headache.

Being bitten and sucked by it so wet, the small tongue touched his fingertips from time to time, it didn't hurt, but a little itchy.

"Let go." He made a serious face on purpose.

"Wow~" Yao Zai'er didn't let go, pouted his little butt, pulled it out even more, and looked at him with his eyes in demonstration.

Lance slapped its meaty buttocks with a "slap", "After eating and sleeping enough, you start biting? What's wrong with that!"

"Aww! Aww..." Yao Zai'er was in a hurry.

Only then did Lance realize, "Do you have something to say?"

"Ow!"

Lance's beautiful eyebrows were raised, and he took out the communication instrument left by his father from his arms, and put it on, and the collar lit up.

Yao Zai'er shook his tail a little anxiously.

Ever since it found out that it was inexplicably going to participate in this selection competition, it has been watching the different reactions of various people. Some people persuaded, some ridiculed, and some proposed many solutions... But the only thing that remains the same is Lance's choice.He said he would voluntarily abstain.

While Yao Zai'er breathed a sigh of relief, he also understood that his master seemed to have made a lot of concessions for it.

So big that when he said it, everyone was shocked.

——"Boss... You are like this, didn't you just fall into Sauron's scheme?" said the big man Gbadden.

——"Their purpose is to make you look ugly in front of the people of the entire galaxy!...Who would have thought that Marshal Lance's soul contract dog would be like...that..." Miss Molly's eyes were full of worry and dissatisfaction.

——"With this temper, why did Lance take you to participate in the competition..." Mrs. Ludwig was surprised.

And that annoying old guy just now...

——"If you retire right now, I'm afraid you will disappoint them..."

——"Its failure to fight this time is your failure to fight! Its retreat is your cowardice! How will you convince the public in the future? Marshal!"

"Aww!" Yao Zai'er bared his teeth, and suddenly growled ferociously, lowered his front body and crawled on Lance's lap, making a standard attack for the first time.

A nameless aura spread out from the lounge, and the coercion from the strong made all the strong dogs waiting for the game to writhe uneasily, some ignored the owner's order, and anxiously pulled the leash around; Some simply put their tails between their legs and hid under the stool, not daring to come out...

The scene was extremely chaotic for a while, and Rogge reported in amazement: "Huh? What happened in the competition area? Oh—a strong Rottweiler broke free from the owner's shackles and rushed into the competition field! My God, It's going to attack a staff member!"

The black shadow barked and rushed towards the stunned staff standing in the center of the arena. Its owner chased after him desperately, yelling, but the dog still seemed crazy, and it was about to pounce on it——

Many spectators covered their eyes in disbelief. Everyone in the empire knew just how strong the bite and attack power of an adult, professionally trained fierce dog is...

Suddenly, the fierce light in Gouzi's eyes dissipated, and he regained his clarity. Looking at the person who was about to hit in front of him, he slammed on the brakes but couldn't control it any longer. His huge body "slapped" on the person, and he was about to faint from fright. In the past, it tilted its head and gave a very confused "Wow?"

The next second, I felt suffocation on my neck, and was chased by the owner who was running out of breath. Pulling it off the staff and pressing it to the ground was a violent beating!

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo?"

And the other fierce dogs gradually returned to normal, either calmed down, or got out from the stool, shaking their fur, trying to look around as if nothing had happened...

……

"Apollo?" Lance frowned, looking at the suddenly abnormal Baituanzi, it seemed that he didn't know himself at this time, and it was not weak and short like usual, even though he had seen too many vicious soul dogs on the battlefield There has never been one that brought him this feeling...

A low growl of "snoring" came out of the throat, and his eyes were full of warning.The sharp nails seemed to be about to pierce through his military pants and into his flesh.

But Lance didn't want to throw it out. He put his big hand on its back gently but firmly, stroked it slowly, and said softly: "Okay, it's okay. We won't go to the competition gone."

"Go home soon, okay? Why are you so scared..."

"Forget it, just be timid if you are timid, it's no big deal." Finally, it turned into a soft sigh.

Yao Zai'er's mind was in a mess, it felt as if it had realized something, and even vaguely saw the shadow of the Dao, but it was so fleeting, it was too late to think about what it was, and it let its cultivation base go on again. broke through.What followed was the fear, timidity, loneliness, longing, and helplessness accumulated deep in my heart... All the negative emotions in the past few months seemed to be released in an instant, making her uneasy and unable to help but want to burst out...

Just when its subjective consciousness was about to slacken, suddenly, as if a needle had been stabbed in its brain, a calm and dormant force surged up slowly and gently, causing it to yawn sleepily for some reason.

The tiredness of being on the road came back again, it was very timely, and it gradually calmed down...

When he opened his eyes, he saw the faint worried expression on Lance's face, and his big warm hand was caressing its back.

He still looks so stable and reliable.Let it feel safe in this world.

Yao Zai'er was fascinated, and suddenly remembered that when he saw this man for the first time, those deep spring-like eyes almost sucked him in. There are infinite mysteries in it, as if the variables in the natural world are all appeared in it.

At that time, it knew that it had found its own avenue.But that door was closed, and it was dark all around.

But at this moment, a hole in the sky suddenly tore open in its field of spiritual knowledge, and a golden light poured in, and the darkness was no longer everywhere.And that door opened slowly, and it walked in, and there was a brand new and strange realm.

Yao Zai'er stood in a place of light, his mind became more open, and he also wanted to understand some things.

It wants to stay by this person's side.

Even if he is very fierce, he will often make him do things he can't do, he can't lick his fur, and he will spank his ass every now and then...

It also wanted to stay by his side.

Seeing that it finally woke up, Lance breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that there seemed to be something extra in those wet almond eyes.In the past, it was full of uneasiness and pity, but now, it seemed to be more gentle and firm.

Di-

The terminal on his wrist lit up. He lowered his head and saw two lines of small characters appear on the screen above:

"Apollo, I want to compete."

"Apollo, I would like to fight for you."

The man who has always been calm was stunned, his hand that touched his hair paused in the air, and he looked at it twice, his blue pupils were full of disbelief.

In the end, he stared blankly at Bai Tuanzi who was on his lap and wagging his tail at him.

The clear and soft almond eyes are full of tenderness and trust, the corners of the lips that are always smiling are drawn happily, and the pure white fluffy fur without a trace of variegation, just like the angels recorded in the "Holy Book".

It was only when I put it on the ground that I could barely reach my calf, which was round and fleshy, and my pair of short legs looked clumsy when I ran, as if I would trip myself at any time.

Just such a little guy who has not even faded his lanugo hair yet said that he is willing to fight for him?

He was also the marshal who commanded all armies. Before he set off, the soldiers shouted slogans to boost their morale, but all they shouted were—"Willing to fight for the empire!"

Even for himself, it is the honor of the empire and the duty of a soldier to be loyal all his life.

No one has ever said to him: I am fighting for you.

Lance's Adam's apple twitched, looking at the little guy, he suddenly didn't know what to say.

He has never been very good at talking.

He bent down, hugged Bai Tuanzi into his arms, lowered his head, and kissed it lightly on the forehead.

The voice was unprecedentedly gentle and murmured: "Okay. I, too, will fight for you."

***

Ai Weiluo, who was about to go back to the VIP seat, was suddenly caught up by the people behind, who hurriedly whispered in his ear and said: "Director! Marshal Lance has changed his mind, he said he is willing to participate in the competition! But there are One request, the final duel, his pet dog will only compete once, and have a final duel with all the champion dogs in the field."