Don't bother me, I'm super fierce

"Out."

There was wind and sand blowing up on the flat ground outside the insect star, anxiously waiting for them to come out, people who did not dare to act rashly saw a stumbling figure of Shi Zhou vaguely, delivering the news in a low voice but excitedly.

Green sadly ordered them not to go back for rescue. The entire Zerg's lair was completely changed under the Queen's instructions, and the structure of the maze changed. They could only die in vain if they went there.

Waiting is more stressful than fighting. In the silent imagination, someone quickly lowered his head to hide his red eyes from worry. Now he raised his head happily after hearing the sound, and stood on tiptoe to look forward.

Shi Zhou didn't seem to be seriously injured, except for the bloodstains on his hands and face, the rest of the body was mostly intact.

While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts still did not let go.

And one more person?

Such doubts directly turned into clear grief when Shi Zhou got closer.

Shi Zhou's face was horrifying, paler than white paper, and his red eyes and lips were more dazzling than blood.

He casually threw the eggs in his arms on the ground, and the eggs made a muffled noise. After touching the hard stone, they bounced hard a few times and stayed there safely. The crimson pattern seemed to have sucked blood, silently Bewitched and laughed at something.

Shi Zhou's voice was so hoarse and his eyes were empty, as if he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south, he casually shouted at a point in the air: "Phoenix!"

The quiet mecha sensed the master's call and jumped up from the stand-by position. Shi Zhou climbed onto the mecha in one go, with enough power, the golden-red light moved straight towards the insect nest as if it was about to fly out.

"Stop him! Does he want to go back and die!" The team leader was the first to notice Shi Zhou's intentions, and also drove the mech to rush in front of Phoenix, blocking his way with the dazzling back of the knife.

Phoenix didn't react at the moment, or perhaps Shi Zhou's body had reached the end of his crossbow, and after being intercepted by another knife light, his legs softened and he fell to his knees on the vast ground, causing the broken rocks to collapse and the sand to collapse.

The light of the setting sun covered all the mechs present with a layer of mournful dark yellow. Tears raged on the faces of all the people, and they closed their eyes tightly to mourn the sacrifice of their companions.

Fenghuang knelt on the ground, lowered into the dust, and never got up again.

Shi Zhou didn't know how he got back to the imperial capital. His memory seemed to have vague images of flashing red lights in the emergency room and the sad cries of help from the people around him. They were so sad that he insisted, because at the end of his escape , the dying Zerg cut off his arm and threw it fiercely at his back, condensing into a trace that was so wounded that it could no longer bleed.

He was put on the hospital's clean hospital gown again, and when the operation was over and the drip was on, he was half-awake and half-awake, feeling like he was waiting for some news.

When someone came to inform Si Lin who had been guarding by his hospital bed:

The queen egg of the Zerg has been resolved.

Oh, so this is what I was waiting for.

Shi Zhou thought this way in a daze, so he passed out in relief.

In the long blank dream, Shi Zhou has always wondered why those people he feels he owes are never willing to come into his dream to scold him, he is not even qualified to see them more.

That was the case with the little boy back then, and it is the same with the crew cut now.

Do you feel that you have nothing to say to yourself, so you don't want to pay attention to this person who wasted your life?

When he opened his eyes, he still couldn't figure out the answer to this question.

Everyone knows that Shi Zhou must be the one who was hit the hardest, but he can't help but want to comfort him.Because Shi Zhou went to the camp of the Zerg army to fight every day, and when he came back exhausted, he squinted and went out again.

Others don't know, but Green can understand that this situation is exactly the same as that of Si Lin back then.

"Shi Zhou, let's go first." The adjutant led a team of officers to say goodbye to him. They had just concluded a small meeting to sort out the enemy's situation.

"En." Shi Zhou nodded, comparing the data on the optical brain repeatedly.

Today is a bit different. The officers present all put on the black uniforms that they would only put on on the most important occasions. The cuff buttons made a crisp sound from time to time as they moved around. In the past, they were too troublesome and cumbersome to wear them. Expect the most modest dressing etiquette.

Before leaving, the adjutant looked back at Shi Zhou for the last time, his eyes were full of sighs, and finally closed the door gently.

In fact, the documents in front of Shi Zhou hadn't been turned for a while, but what really brought him back to his senses was the creaking sound of the door being pushed open.

Shi Qing, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, appeared.

Shi Qing stayed away from the political center after returning from M-star, and took the initiative to apply for assignment to other stars to defend the territory.Shi Zhou hadn't heard from him for a long time, but no one thought that this negligence would cause him to be bitten severely and pay the bloody price.

Although everyone knew that Shi Qing must have manipulated the map, no one could find enough evidence.Moreover, the old emperor, who had not participated in political affairs for a long time, personally came forward to protect him, and the instigator of this tragedy retreated unscathed.

There was a scar on Shi Qing's face, which broke the pure and innocent feeling on his face, and the depth of the wound could almost imagine the danger at that time.

He walked up to Shi Zhou and knelt down. Seeing that Shi Zhou didn't react too aggressively, he looked at Shi Zhou more boldly, his brown eyes full of longing.

He is deeply aware that Shi Zhou's soul is like a rag doll, and the broken breath makes him obsessed and entangled.

"I thought you would kill me with a knife." Shi Qing said.

After all, his wrong map indirectly killed a person.

Shi Zhou cast a cold glance: "This is my business."

Perhaps Shi Qing made some mistakes, but the real person who should have died was himself, and he couldn't escape the guilt. The original purpose of Shi Qing's map was only to harm himself, and the flat head was just for him.

Shi Qing obediently knelt down on one knee, and generously admitted his intention: "What a coincidence, I just wanted you to die, but instead dragged others down in vain."

He sighed lightly: "It's a pity that you didn't die."

Shi Zhou no longer wanted to ask why, and he was not interested in any of Shi Qing's thoughts.But today, Shi Qing seemed to come here specially to chat with him and confess, clutching his wrist, the pain was quickly transmitted to the brain along with the nerves.

Shi Qing spoke gloomyly, "Shi Zhou, why don't you die?"

I finally made up my mind to kill you once, why can't you die.

He repeated it several times to himself, stubbornly waiting for someone to give an answer, and finally gave up and muttered to himself: "You are not dead, and I don't want you to die. Fate is always wrong."

"Aren't you curious? Why did I become like this? You used to educate me bitterly and asked me why I became so disgusting, why don't you ask now."

Shi Zhou only needs to act as a mute to hear the result, and Shi Qing seems to have come to confess today.

"Brother, look, fate is always wrong. For example, the prince and I were kidnapped together, but he met you, and he was the one you saved in the fire."

Shi Zhou blinked quickly, flashing a flash of astonishment.

It turned out that the starting point of everything came from that time.

Shi Zhou knew that the benefactor who saved the prince was himself.Because this is the plot in the book that clearly asks him to go.

After passing through the Golden Triangle, the prince will be kidnapped by thugs and encounter an accident. The system deliberately asked him to wait there early to complete the plot points.But the only surprise was that Shi Qing, who was told by him not to come out with him, sneaked out and was arrested together.

At that time, when he saw it, he was knocked unconscious by a random stick and could do nothing. When he woke up, he was really locked up with Lance, but Shi Qing was nowhere to be seen.Such a small child, what should I do if something happens to me.The system assured him again and again that Shiqing would not have any problems, so he was relieved.

Later, he and Lance conspired to set a fire and caused turmoil to escape, and the other children who suffered innocent disasters were released together.

Which process is wrong, it is worth clearing the madness to the present point.

Shi Zhou was puzzled, lowered his head slightly, and asked seriously: "What's wrong?"

He really wanted to come up with a result, to see what happened to him, where he went wrong, and ended up in such an irreversible ending.

Shi Qing was taken aback for a moment, not thinking about Shi Zhou's approach, and suddenly felt a sense of innocence.

"In the fire, you didn't save me."

When he was young, he was used to following in Shi Zhou's footsteps, so that when Shi Zhou disappeared in front of him for a short while, he would become restless. After Shi Zhou specially asked him not to follow out on the day when he stayed at home, he quietly followed Shi Zhou. Zhou's footsteps.

As long as he looks at Shi Zhou from afar, he will be satisfied.

But everything took a turn for the worse, the inexplicable kidnapping, the sticky and dark environment of the cell, the suffocating punches and kicks, he silently counted the days and told himself to get through it, and worried that Shi Zhou would be injured in the same way.

Until that fire, he saw with his own eyes that Shi Zhou was unscathed, pulled Lance out of the flames, and never thought of him during the whole process.

I am your younger brother, why can't you see me, why don't you save me.

Such incomprehensible and unwilling doubts filled his heart at that time, and thus a dark seed was planted, took root and germinated, and grew into a twisted and sinful fruit.

I want my brother to only see me from now on, stop ignoring me, stop leaving me to take care of people who don't want to do it.

Shi Zhou pulled the distance away, straightened his waist, and regained his lack of interest, ignoring Shi Qing's sudden angry gaze, and his long eyelashes drooped:

"Lance was the closest to me, and he was blind, so I dragged him away, and anyone else would do the same."

"What about me? I'm your younger brother." Shi Qing grabbed Shi Zhou's clothes, leaving deep wrinkles.

"I'll go back later." Shi Zhou raised his eyes coldly, discussing the past without any emotion.

Shi Qing suddenly froze in place.

"But he was hit by the falling plank and passed out." Shi Zhou pulled back his shirt, and moved a little further away from Shi Qing, "But there is no scar, no evidence, you can think I'm lying."

"I woke up after being in a coma for a while. The guards sent by Lance rescued everyone, and you have returned to me."

He stood up to leave.

When Shi Zhou is a man, he is most afraid of being in debt, because his character makes him have the strictest requirements on himself. He can't control others, but he can control whether he has done something wrong.

After the matter was clarified, he had never owed anyone, so he had a clear conscience. Maybe he had a small regret at the beginning, but the regret was eliminated in a tragic way.

"So you didn't want to save me back then, did you?"

Shi Qing had already fallen to the ground, and the cold ground gradually cooled his body temperature.

Shi Zhou will not answer again.

Shi Qing suddenly laughed, and the roar was concealed in the laughter.

What he had been thinking about for so long turned out to be just his imagination and delusion.

She has obviously returned to his side, walked step by step, always maintained that vain family love to enjoy his care, hid her twisted love, and could stay by his side forever.

Shi Qing stretched out his hand vigorously in the direction of Shi Zhou, grasping Xuxu in the void, waiting for his return just like in the firelight back then.

The only difference is that Shi Zhou will not turn around this time.

**********

Shi Zhou walked out and headed to a destination with Fenghuang.

There is a wasteland next to the military base, which is full of white roses, and there are many tombstones. All the soldiers who died in battle return to this place.

Flathead's funeral was held here.

The phoenix stands not too far away on a small hill nearby, and it happens to have a panoramic view of the scenery there.

[Aren't you going to see him off in person? ] The system asked cautiously.

"I think he probably doesn't want to see me." Shi Zhou replied.

Phoenix silently changed the color of his appearance to solemn black.

[You still have this function? ] The system is surprised.

"Mechas will die too. There are too many dead companions. I specially asked the mecha master to add them for me." Phoenix's voice became very low.

Like the death of a human, the death of a mecha is either caused by damage to the body, causing the "soul" to die with nowhere to go, or the "soul" chooses to dissipate in self-exile after too boring and long waiting.For so many years of being bored in Phoenix, the most common thing he did was to send away familiar comrades one after another.

"Zhou Zhou, have you ever thought that they don't regret saving you, so they have no regrets for you, so they didn't come to you." Fenghuang understood that when Zhou got into a corner, he whispered to comfort, "For example, if you Would you feel unworthy of dying because you saved someone else?"

Shi Zhou said without hesitation, "No."

There may be regrets, but absolutely no regrets.

"That's right, since you think so, shouldn't others be allowed to think that way?" Fenghuang returned all these words.

Shi Zhou choked, and pressed his lips tightly: "This is different."

The difference is that he is not used to accepting love, bearing love and digesting love.

"Sigh." Fenghuang was helpless, his heart softened more than half, "Many people love you very much, don't be cautious, doing your best is repaying them."

Shi Zhou shrugged and didn't answer the question again, as if he was evading.

After the group of officers at the foot of the mountain left, he left the mech and walked into the cemetery on foot.In the photos hanging above the tombstone, young smiling faces are full of vitality. Their lives are frozen at the highest point like fireworks, and they have exchanged their lives for protection without regrets.

Shi Zhou gently put a small bouquet of white roses he had just picked in front of Pingtou's tomb, and touched his smiling face lightly, his words were still in his ears during the brief chat.

A gleam flashed in Shi Zhou's eyes, and he let out a breath, like a promise: "I will guard your home for you."

Outside the cemetery, a figure seemed to be waiting there early.

When Shi Zhou stood still, he saw Percy from a distance.

The sickness on Percy's face became more and more intense, and the haggardness that could not be concealed made Zhou stunned when he saw him.

"What's wrong with you?" Shi Zhou didn't hold back from asking because he had never seen Percy so weak.

The blue color in Percy's eyes grew thicker, as if they were about to drip.He didn't answer Shi Zhou's question directly, but asked another irrelevant: "Do you want to go?"

"Where are you going?" Shi Zhou didn't understand, he thought Percy's state was very strange.

"The empire is at stake, won't you leave? Ah Zhou, it's too dangerous here, we...

When Percy hadn't finished speaking, Shi Zhou Qing's light and pleasant voice firmly intercepted all his subsequent words: "Stay here, don't go away, if you can live well, maybe you might collect my body for me."

He smiled at Percy, his tone light and playful.

Based on the fact that he and Percy don't get along much, the relationship between him and Percy should be the most harmonious among the characters in the novel.Percy was good at winking and never made him feel uncomfortable.And with an attitude of "a person who is about to die is good at his words", he has the idea of ​​smiling and sacrificing his grudges.

Percy's Adam's apple rolled heavily, and the guilt in his heart was deepened by Shi Zhou's reaction.

By accident, he always pushes Shi Zhou further away from him.

Let's go to another planet together.

The unfinished words will never be spoken, he lowered his eyes and pulled the corners of his lips stiffly: "No, I will wait for your triumphant return."

"Then I will borrow your good words." Shi Zhou didn't know why, so he said goodbye to him and left.

Watching Shi Zhou leave, Percy threw the new ID card he had prepared in his hand into the trash can without any regrets.

No need, whether it's Shi Zhou or yourself.

The empire has entered the stage of preparations for war. It took the people in power a long time and hard work to go from the initial collapse and panic to calm acceptance.

What is more terrible than death is that people's hearts first start to slack.

People in despair are best at grasping hope. At least the empire is well prepared and minimizes the damage as much as possible.

Shi Zhou spends day and night in the training room or appears in the battlefield to quickly improve his strength. Every time the pain and the unbearable anxious waiting for the critical point almost consume all his patience.But thinking about the people standing behind him, his friends, his comrades-in-arms and Si Lin, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

At the most uncomfortable time, he even thought about whether to take the medicine left by Krell to achieve a rapid improvement effect in a short period of time, he hesitated several times, and under the strong dissuasion of the system and Phoenix, he let go of the tightly held medicine bottle.

The medicine bottle has been unsealed, and the number of granules seems to be decreasing secretly, but I obviously haven't taken it, so why is it still less?

Shi Zhou's heart was full of desolation, and he put it back on the coffee table, pretending that he didn't know anything.

The system couldn't help comforting him, calling his name: [A Zhou...]

"It's okay, I'm going to rest..."

He was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep before he finished talking on the bed.

In the steady ups and downs of breathing, the system went into a dormant state silently.

Shi Zhou recently lived in a small house in the city at random. Because everything was too hasty, the originally planned decoration design was not displayed, but a few pieces of necessary furniture were perfunctorily placed, which is not much different from living in a model house. the difference.

There was a strange sound of the key, and the door was opened openly. Percy hid half of his face in the darkness, looked up and down the room, seemed to dislike its simplicity, then turned his eyes and stared at it for a long time.

He walked to Shi Zhou's bedside, carefully scrutinized the juvenile's sharper chin under the moonlight, and his gaze ranged from soft lips to gentle nose to beautiful eyes.He didn't do anything, as if he just came here to appreciate it.

"My methods are always so despicable." No one answered him, he commented on his behavior of entering someone's house rashly, proud and self-deprecating.

He sat down without saying a word, his eyes gradually distant.

He was the one who released the false news that the Zerg Queen was giving birth.

He had colluded with the Zerg very early and reached an exchange of interests.The Zerg wants the resources of the empire, and he wants the power of the empire. The two are exchanged to achieve a mutually beneficial and win-win outcome.Later, when he knew that the Zerg was about to attack the empire, he felt indifferent. Anyway, the empire was so filthy, some people could not even compare to the Zerg.

The only variable is the time of day.

That boy who he kept in his heart but was always tied up and didn't know how to treat him properly.

From the time he suddenly realized that he loved him to the time he realized that he could never get him again, he seemed to have gone through a long journey.He is such a proud person, after knowing that Shi Zhou didn't like him at all, he should have cut off all the feelings heartily, and returned to the road.

But only after experiencing it did he realize how real and uncontrollable the sticky feelings in the script that he sneered at.Especially knowing what kind of torture Shi Zhou had suffered and so on, his dislike of the empire as a whole almost made him vomit when he met those people.

Why did Shi Zhou have to fight for such an existence?

Percy inevitably felt jealous towards Si Lin and his friends, not much, and it was extinguished in a flash. His initial pretense caused him to miss the opportunity to stand beside Shi Zhou.

He lightly placed a feather-like kiss on the tip of his brow, ignoring the subconscious tense muscles of the lower body because of the sudden defense, and smiled knowingly.

This is the closest distance he has ever been with him except when Shi Zhou carried him on his back when they first met.

As if I shamelessly took advantage of it.

I don't care about the empire, I don't care about life, but since you want to protect it.

"I'll help you." Percy said in a hoarse voice, solemnly making a promise, and then opened the door and left quietly.

The movement in the room only lasted for a moment and then returned to calm, blending with the night outside the window.

The place where the sky should have been lit up with a fish belly was dark, and large swathes of dark clouds were piled up to block the existence of the light. The siren sounded harshly, notifying all residents to take refuge in the air-raid shelter.

War is coming.