infinite loop

It's the beginning of the new year, and people who live under the shadow of monsters all day have no intention of celebrating.In the early morning, the streets of Sydney are covered with hazy mist as usual, appearing deserted and desolate.

After receiving the notification from Chuck, it took Su Li less than 10 minutes to organize all of Catherine Lopez's belongings—they are very similar in this respect, and they both live so simply that they can be called To the point of shabby.

Holding the light suitcase in her hand, she wore one of the few ordinary clothes and boarded the helicopter sent from Hong Kong.

It is rare to have the opportunity to return to the motherland in other worlds. She wanted to see what Hong Kong looks like in a parallel space, so she temporarily shelved her plan to seek death... In fact, it is almost impossible for her to find a smooth death under the strict care of the medical staff. Methods.

Sitting bored in the smooth sailing cabin, she shifted her gaze over the suitcase.The case looks like it's been around for a while, the matte patent leather is cracking and peeling, and the mottled surface is covered with an old family photo - it's a family of four, three of whom can be seen as standard Europas Kind of, only Catherine suddenly has an Asian face.According to Heck, Catherine was adopted by the family when she was 13 years old, and before that, no one knew where she came from.

Standing to her left in the photo is her non-blood sister, Alice Lopez - Catherine's co-pilot who unfortunately drowned on the other side of the Smasher pod.

No wonder her adoptive parents never came to visit her while she was recovering from her injuries in Australia. I'm afraid she couldn't accept the death of her own daughter while her adopted daughter was still alive and well.

She looked at the photo for a while, then stuck it back in place and pressed it firmly.

She didn't have to wait long, the helicopter finally landed in an open field after being turbulent by a strong air current.

Under the starless night sky, the fine rain curtain continued, and she dragged the suitcase and walked towards Hansen and his son who were waiting in front of the elevator.

Even though Su Li repeatedly emphasized that there was nothing wrong with her body at all, Heck still thoughtfully took the luggage that was not too heavy in her hands, and Chuck, who was wearing a dark cap, was always by the side With one hand in his trouser pocket, he watched coldly.

Heck Hansen's personality is strict and gentle, he is a man of few words... He is a completely different type from his son who always looks like he needs to be beaten every time he sees anyone.

There seems to be some insurmountable gap* between the father and son, and this is the first time they have appeared in front of her together.

She squinted at Chuck, and only then did she notice that there was a chubby bulldog on his heels... How did the father and son raise it so fat?

The medium-built bulldog seemed to know her, and ran over happily with four short, thick legs. First, it rubbed its oily triangular nose against her legs, then lovingly bit her cowhide boots with its short teeth, and Get your trousers wet and wrinkled.

Contrary to its enthusiastic attitude, Chuck brushed past her expressionlessly, without even looking at her, and walked straight to the elevator leading to the inside of the base, his hands moving vigorously. He twisted the handle and said directly to the door without turning his head, "Max, come here."

The bulldog who received the summon barked, unaware of the owner's uncertain thoughts, and ran back wagging its little tail.

"How are you, Catherine?"

He gave her an apologetic look for his son's rude behavior, Heck turned his face slightly and asked with concern.

"Oh, thank you for your concern...it can't be any better than it is now, I can even show you the boulder on my chest immediately, Mr. Hansen." Su Li stretched her muscles and bones, and nodded without thinking .

Although some exaggerated elements were mixed in, she did not lie—among the many bodies she had passed through, Catherine Lopez had the highest degree of fit with her...it was almost like a person.

A "ding" announced the arrival of the elevator in front of him, and the door full of rust marks opened to both sides, revealing a figure standing in the center with his hands behind his back.

"Good morning, gentlemen."

The man in the elevator car was tall and majestic, and Su Li recognized it at a glance. It was General Steck Pantecost she had just seen in the news not long ago—the only surviving original founder of the "Jaeger" project. One of the people and the top person in charge of this last base.

The woman who accompanied him behind him lowered her eyebrows, her shoulder-length black short hair was highlighted with two strands of symmetrical bright blue, and she took a step forward first, holding up a black umbrella for him.

"It looks like you're almost fully recovered, Miss Lopez."

General Steck had a stern face, his calm and incomprehensible eyes slid across her face, and after a moment of silent thought, he suddenly said, "...you have a similar experience with him, maybe some words from you are more convincing. "

It wasn't in a commanding tone, but his voice carried an irresistible coercion. After saying a word, he turned around and walked towards a large helicopter waiting in the corner of the tarmac, "Go!" Well, we're running out of time."

"..."

Completely unable to understand what he was talking about, Su Li was a little confused, but the other party's words reached this point, so she stood at attention, and quickly followed through the fine rain falling from the sky, "Yes , sir."

So half an hour later, Su Li, who was already on the helicopter for the second time in a day, withdrew her eyes from staring out the window, and looked at General Steck, who was sitting upright and cleared his throat, obviously had something to say.

"You should know my purpose in bringing you to Hong Kong, Miss Lopez."

He took out a small aluminum box from his closet pocket, poured out an unknown tablet and put it in his mouth, his Adam's apple moved and made a swallowing motion, and continued, "Is it your sister who died in the 'Smasher', or When you maintain synesthesia...you must be very clear about what it feels like. Mr. Beckett has also experienced the same feeling, so I assume that there are conditions that trigger synaesthesia between you."

...Mr. Beckett?

It was the first time she had heard the name.

As if realizing that she couldn’t recall immediately, General Steck clasped the knuckles of both hands, put them flat on his knees, and explained concisely, “Mr. Pilot, in charge of operating the American airframe 'Dangerous Rover*. Five years ago..."

Speaking of this, there was an unusual sigh in his eyes, "Five years ago, his brother was killed in a monster blocking mission, just like you and Alice Lopez, they were also in the same situation at that time Synaesthesia. Later, he drove the mech back to the base by himself, and disappeared for five years.”

What Su Li didn't expect was that the legendary Mr. Beckett they were looking for actually worked at a construction site.

——That is one of the implementation sites of the "Wall of Life" project.

She once heard Chuck describe the plan this way: "These guys want to build a useless wall around the earth, wait and see, soon they will know that this crap will replace the Skua machine What a stupid decision A is."

Regardless of personality and personality, each mech pilot has his own unique sense of pride and mission, and it is almost impossible to accept any decision that negates the meaning of their existence.And this former pilot, Mr. Beckett... now actually earns his living by building a high wall that completely contradicts the theory of the mecha.

No matter how you think about it, it feels a little weird.

Raleigh Beckett himself looked a bit sloppy, his dirty coat was splattered with oil, his short pale blond hair covered in sweat was messily pressed under the construction helmet, and only a pair of blue eyes exposed under the broken hair on his forehead were clear and refreshing. Su Li was obviously stunned for a moment, and turned to ask the general with his eyes.

"This is Miss Catherine Lopez, the only remaining driver of the 'Monster Smasher' in New Zealand."

General Steck introduced him in this way.

Nodding his head knowingly, he looked at her calmly, his expression changed slightly, "...I saw you on the news broadcast on the construction site, Miss Lopez."

Raleigh Beckett led them deep into the construction site, randomly picked a flat concrete floor and sat down, absently fiddling with the newly earned meal cards, looking down at the dirty looking Without the original color of the upper, "So...five years and four months, what is the purpose of you bringing Miss Lopez here, General?"

General Steck stated calmly and solemnly, "There is an American third-generation aircraft that needs someone who can fly it. That's why I came to you."

He first glanced at Su Li from the corner of his eyes, and then faced Raleigh again, without any attempt to hide it, "Tell Mr. Beckett why you are here, Miss Lopez."

Su Li, "If the general can take you to Hong Kong smoothly, I will be one of your co-pilot candidates."

In fact, she is not particularly able to understand how the dual-pilot airframe system of this era should be actually operated, let alone the theoretical basis for laying the foundation for practice, but fortunately she has a ridiculous memory barrier as a cover... then she can only adapt to the situation up.

Put the catering card back into his pocket, moved his fingertips to untie the locking strap of the hard hat on his chin, Raleigh smiled slightly, put the hard hat on his feet, and raised his eyes slightly, "'Dangerous wandering Or'... I'm afraid I'm not your first choice."

General Stark's voice sank, "You are my first choice - all hunters who have piloted dangerous strays are dead, and you are the last one."

"..."

Hearing the answer given by the other party, he glanced at the faces of the two people in front of him one by one and remained silent for a while, then got up and patted the corner of his clothes that had been hardened by the cheap natural soda starch, walked forward a few steps, turned his back to them and did not look back, "No offense, Miss Lopez—but I can no longer allow anyone to enter my brain. The moment my brother died, I died with him."

A half-circle of light spread out behind him, highlighting the tall and straight figure. He moved his steps uncoordinatedly, took out the meal card and walked to the restaurant on the construction site several meters away. "...I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do. General."

The author has something to say: *Father and son's knot: For a girl who hasn't read novels.The reason why Chuck the Wallaby has a gap with his father is that when he was nine years old, the "fourth invasion" happened: at that time, monsters attacked Sydney, the military used nuclear weapons, and the people had only one hour to evacuate.Heck's time was running out and he had to face two choices: pick up his wife or pick up his son.In the end, he chose to let his son survive, causing Chuck's mother to die in the nuclear explosion.Since then, Chuck has been to his father... QAQ Actually, it’s really abusive when you think about it carefully. Compared with Raleigh, OTZ really lost a lot of things in life. QAQ

*Dangerous Wanderer: The third generation of American mechs.See the picture below for details↓

*Raleigh Beckett: Be sure to see the end of this animation!When the little angel smiled, I was so cute that my whole body melted away_(:з)∠)_

When I was coding this chapter, I kept brushing up the comments of the last chapter... To sum up my mental journey, it is → 嘤嘤咔 no comment QAQ no comment means no one loves me QAQ no one loves me so I won’t update it!

... Then while thinking about it, I opened the word document and started to code honestly _(:з)∠)_

2013.8.1316 40:[-] completed.

Tonight, I have an appointment with friends to fight in the cinema again, so the second update will be cancelled...

The update on the 14th is still the same, around 00:30.