[Gintama] Immortal

Across the chest, the sound of the beating heart was steady and gentle, as if there were no transient waves.

"……happy?"

There was a long silence, Xu's voice seemed to be a smile but not a smile.

He chewed that strange word, with a strange taste between his lips and teeth.

"It seems that you have misunderstood something." The red pupils narrowed slightly, the winter moonlight was pale and cold, and the warm breath fell into the air, instantly filled with a damp and cold mist.

"Destroying the world won't work anymore, but I never said that I would let Songyang or his disciples go."

There was a slight pause in the voice, and he looked away, as if he could see the enemy's every move in the dark, and continued slowly:

"The wild dogs who have been beating around the meaty bones for so long, it's almost time for the dogs to jump over the wall."

Fires lit up around the ancient temple, like the eyes of a wild beast in the dark, Yae raised her head subconsciously, and the fires gathered into a net in the next moment, tearing through the winter night and whistling. She still wanted to open her eyes to see more clearly. Suddenly a shadow fell, he raised his arms around her waist, and suddenly led her a few feet away.

The centuries-old ancient temple towering over the years made a loud shattering sound, splashing sparks onto Xu's kimono sleeves, the temperature of the air scalding hot at that moment, and a turbulent heat wave blew in all directions.

As soon as she stood firmly, Yae pushed away the arm that was in front of her.

"Your senses have become dull." Xu said, "I thought your sequelae were almost healed, but it doesn't seem to be the case."

A figure rushed out from the building complex that was engulfed in flames, and after a closer look, that figure was none other than Gui who was carrying the abbot of the monastery on his back.

As soon as he put the person in a safe place, he ran over before wiping the ashes off his face.

"Eight..." Gui seemed to want to ask if she was injured, Yae moved faster than him, she pressed his face, "Hurry up and take this old man away first."

Gui widened his eyes, as if planning to protest.

"The target of these people is not you." Yazhong wiped off the ashes on his nose, "I won't die, Xu... and of course nothing will happen. Ordinary people will be injured if they stay here. You cover ordinary people and go first."

"... Yae, you know it's impossible for me to keep you here." Gui frowned, "The other party obviously came prepared, and the escape routes around them are probably blocked. Instead of dispersing and fleeing, it's better to defend against the enemy together .”

As he said that, he looked at None of the Matters and hung up high, standing aside to watch the burning void of the ancient temple.

"What?" Noticing Gui's gaze, the corners of Xu Xu's lips curved, "Are you afraid of being stabbed in the back by me?"

Gui: "I didn't say anything."

"If you don't feel at ease, just carry the human beings who will only hinder you over there, and run away as soon as possible."

He rested his fingers on the handle of the knife.

"If it hinders me, I will just cut you and the enemy together."

After the words were closed, the light of a knife as thin as a silk thread flashed in the darkness, blood splashed from the enemies who attacked first, and the horrified faces of those people were illuminated by the fire, and the appearance of non-earth people appeared in the flickering shadows.

"Oh?" Xu Xu made a voice that lacked interest, "Even the mercenaries are used."

The explosion at the central station and the pollution of the dragon veins were accidents jointly created by the conservatives of the new government and the illegal research organizations in Altana.Along the way, Yae encountered many killers sent by the conservative faction, and tonight was the first time he had a face-to-face meeting with another force.

The scorched dead wood fragments came with the night wind, and the crooked moon hung on the spire of the ancient temple. The whole ancient building was burnt red and shining, and the dazzling fire reflected on the snow, dragging out a long , red marks like bloodstains.

The old abbot closed his eyes, pinched the Buddhist beads and whispered straight to Amitabha.

Yae cut down several rough-skinned and thick-skinned celestial mercenaries one after another, and the rain of arrows roared towards her with fire in her mouth. She jumped back and forth, and placed the old abbot behind a relatively hidden rock. When it caught fire, it would ignite, and just as she vaguely felt that something was wrong, the sharp whistling sound of the arrow rain suddenly stopped, and countless fragments exploded suddenly.

The explosion caused smoke all over the sky, and the fragments in the smoke fluttered like spider webs. Yae stretched out his hand to pull the old abbot who had no time to react, but Xu's movements were much faster than hers. Fighting in the center of the enemy's formation, she was dragged out of the haze of the explosion in the next instant.

There are fragments of Altana crystals in the explosion.Yae realized when he was pressed in her arms, she quickly reached out to check his injuries, and when she touched him casually, she could feel the warm blood dripping down.

The ancient temple behind him collapsed in the sea of ​​flames, Gui, who was a step behind Xu, stopped his steps, and his eyes, still frozen in astonishment, suddenly became a little complicated.

The Altana of other planets and the dragon veins of the earth have a natural repulsion effect. The enemy obviously thinks that Xu Huan has the same terrible ability of infinite regeneration as before, so they think of weakening his power with weapons made of Altana crystal stones. ability.

Yae was not directly affected by the fragments of the explosion, but he still felt a little uncomfortable after ingesting the toxic smoke after recovering from a serious illness.

She touched Xu's forehead, his hairstyle was messed up, his light-colored broken hair was wet with blood, the lofty smile on his face disappeared, and his expression became obviously gloomy, because the blood that kept dripping down became more and more gloomy.

Gui blocked the enemy in front, and the enemy behind tried to sneak attack, but failed.The enemy shifted his gaze, wanting to pull out the abbot behind the rock as a hostage, but before he could run a few steps in that direction, Xu held his head and smashed it into the snow, and wiped his neck cleanly.

When the carotid artery was cut, a large amount of blood spurted out.

Xu Xu's expression flickered under the reflection of the fire, and he seemed to chuckle lightly when he drew out the knife.

He stood up slowly, turned to look at the remaining enemies, and the bright red blood dripped down his pale mandible.

"Why stand still?" He asked softly, "That would be very boring."

The abbot of the monastery hiding behind the rock closed his eyes and recited the Buddhist scriptures of superseding the dead, his skinny shoulders trembling unconsciously.Yae raised her hands to cover his ears.

When all the dust settled, the sea of ​​fire was still burning, and the wailing of the enemy was nowhere to be found.

The moment Gui Zhi stood up, the cold blade was pressed against his neck from behind without a sound.

"You shouldn't have stayed."

Xu's tone was not without regret: "Why did you suddenly let your guard down? Do you really think I won't kill you?"

The winter night is cold, but the sea of ​​fire is scorching hot, and the vast snow field seems to be sprinkled with blood-like setting sun.

Her throat moved slightly, and Gui stared straight ahead.

"I never let my guard down, I just don't underestimate my teacher."

The knife on his neck, with its sharp blade shining brightly by the flames, was always firmly on the side of his neck.

"If you can cut it down, do it."

long silence.

After a long pause that seemed to freeze for a long time, Xu's posture quickly relaxed.

"I can't cut you down, so what? You're not going to stop me, so try it - take the knife in your hand and cut off the head of this master."

"I did say I would stop you." Gui closed his eyes.

He seemed to take a breath.

"But I don't have to kill you."

He gave a false laugh, short and abrupt, as light as a breath sound.

"However, just now, I understood one thing." With a knife on his neck, Gui's expression remained calm, "Xu, I don't know you."

"I guess I will never understand your thoughts, and I have no interest in doing so. If you still want to destroy the world, I will do everything to stop you, but I will not kill you."

Xu laughed and said, "Because you can't bear to part with your teacher?"

Gui did not deny it.

He turned his head sideways and looked at Yae standing in the snow.

The edge of the blade pressed against the neck suddenly became heavy, and tiny blood droplets immediately gushed out. The trembling blade whined softly, and was restrained in place by an invisible force, and stopped moving forward.

"Boring." Xu said, "As always, you humans are still so arrogant."

"I've been thinking about it," Gui said suddenly, "Why did you leave Edo?"

"If it's for a comeback, you didn't regroup after leaving Edo. If your purpose is to destroy what Sensei has worked so hard to build, you only need to push Sensei to the forefront and attract the hatred of the world. In order to achieve this goal, you should not leave Edo, but disappear.”

He suppressed his smile.

Yae finally stepped forward.

"During this time, whether it was your will or not, you actually only did one thing in the end." Gui whispered, "You protected a person."

"Songyang." Xu suddenly said coldly, "Get out."

Veins appeared on the back of his pale hands, and the killing intent on his body was so sharp at that moment that it almost solidified.

But the knife in his hand just didn't cut off.

"Who do you think I am?" Xu put a soft voice, as if trying to show a mocking expression.

"Do you think that I, like humans, would do such ridiculous things?"

Gui looked straight ahead.

"I don't know who you are," he said, "I just know you're not a monster."

Yae couldn't see Xu's expression.

The sea of ​​fire was raging, but the sky and the earth were suddenly silent.

"...Kotaro." She seemed to hear Song Yang's sigh, but then the sovereignty of the body returned to Xu's hands.

He sneered coldly, but said to Yae behind him:

"...The world you chose is really boring."

Yae didn't deny it.

"Ah."

"The humans you choose are also extremely stupid."

"Ah."

"Everything you love is useless."

This time, Yae didn't respond directly.She wanted to say: Why did you scold yourself too?

Warm blood flowed down from the wound on his forehead, Xu Xu stared at the collapsed building in the sea of ​​fire, the knife in his hand remained motionless.

"But you still choose these - you choose human beings, and you choose to stay in this world."