The arrival of Xue Ling Huan Bing, as she expected, was not known to many people. She did not even set foot in the new residence of the Fool's Adventure Group. Although for those who had a good relationship with her,
This approach may be a bit unkind, but in her own words, this style of interacting with other people as little as possible can be regarded as a way of protecting herself.
"What's more, there are so many women accompanying you. My appearance... may cause some misunderstanding, right?"
"Hehe, hehe... you seem to have many more misunderstandings than they do."
Walking side by side on the streets of Tania illuminated by the setting sun, the voices of Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing invariably became light and gentle. It seemed that they were being known to the world, but at this time they were scarred by the war.
The city is affecting the state of mind of every player who enters here. However, the topic between the two people is of course not limited to lamenting the war. There is also a lot of talk about the war itself, which naturally includes
He mentioned the incident in Zalaha City mentioned by the woman before, as well as some of Duan Qing’s views on the past battles: “Perhaps this is the reason why Zalaha City has become like this, regardless of the previous war.
How the process went, it is indeed an undeniable fact that the Empire did not capture this place in the end... The people who still resisted the Empire probably gained a lot of confidence."
"Have you forgotten the coalition forces of Eta County and Xifeng County still guarding the east of the city? Without their presence... no matter how powerful the several great magisters are, they probably won't be able to complete the shock effect, right?"
"The situation may indeed be as you say, but... this seems to be more of a reason for the citizens of Zaraha City to resist."
"No, it's not just that."
The woman who had just crossed Yare Street suddenly slowed down: "They must have other things to rely on, or... other reasons."
"Oh? Come and listen."
"There is no direct evidence, this is just my personal feeling." The woman took the lead to walk into the shadows in the alley in front of her, and her voice gradually became colder: "There were many riots in Zaraha City a long time ago.
At that time, our Wings of Freedom were still following the emperor's butt, so we had some personal experience. In my opinion... it is impossible for a few ordinary city citizens with no experience to do such a thing.
, even after Bernard led the army to leave, they did not have the ability to do this."
"There must be a mastermind behind those guys." Xueling Huanbing, who arrived here, turned back and looked at Duan Qing: "Of course... from your standpoint, you are called the leader of the resistance."
"I'm not as powerful as you think. How could I possibly know what's going on there?" Duan Qing showed an innocent look in his eyes: "But... when I was in the battlefield dungeon, I received a message from a follower.
The civilians who escaped there. Through that incident, Dusk had subsequent reports and a tendency to pay more attention to the Emperor. Now it seems... that may be the beginning of the Emperor being able to blow up the fortress gate.
"
"...Do you suspect that civilian is the spy we sent there?"
"I don't think so, but what he said at that time... is indeed very concerning."
Duan Qing's voice lowered slightly: "Have you and the Imperial people... ever massacred the citizens of Zaraha City?"
"……No."
Xueling Huanbing pondered for a while, then shook her head decisively: "At least there has never been such an order. As for whether there is any personal behavior in private..."
"Including after the riots occurred?"
"..."
The woman looked back at Duan Qing's face, but after a while she still shook her head: "No, we have never done anything like this."
"...Very good, it seems your sixth sense is coming true."
The light in front of the two people suddenly became brighter, and then they came to Valletta Street following Duan Qing's lead: "If there are signs of obstruction in things like life and death... the intensity of this trouble
, it seems to be higher than you and I imagined."
"...Perhaps I should go back and investigate this matter." Xueling Huanbing, who had some understanding, also nodded: "Maybe Zalaha City is in the same situation now..."
"The Restorer."
A specific word suddenly appeared in his mouth, Duan Qing snapped his fingers and said to the other party: "I don't know if you have heard of this name or if you have dealt with them, but I need to remind you first...
"
"They seem to be the masterminds behind this operation to bring down the tower."
He pointed to the hospital in front of him with an open building, and then gestured around: "Here... this is it. Does it look familiar to you?"
"This...is where the finals game starts?"
"Yes, fortunately you still recognize it."
Duan Qing clapped his hands and walked out of the alley and came to the door of the hospital: "The process of the game that day was almost exactly the same as everything that had happened here. It was probably because some muscle in the system was cramped and I deliberately chose the same path.
Timeline. But since you are here for review, I will still go through the normal process with you, but before that... I must first understand the background of this incident with you."
"The Speaker of the Principality was framed by the President as the leader of the imperial lackeys before, and he has been assassinated for many days." His voice gradually became solemn and ruthless: "The latest assassination happened the day before that day.
, and the assassin... is a refugee."
"……refugee?"
"Yes, refugees." Duan Qing replied: "Koska County, Feron County, and later Talon County... There are many refugees who fled here because of the war, and some of them even spread to Fenghua
Near the town, there are probably many miserable people who have been displaced and whose relatives have died, so it is understandable that they hold hatred towards the principality..."
"...Is this the motive?"
"We don't know the specific situation. After all, the person is dead." Duan Qing, who was standing at the door, turned around and pointed to a corner next to the door: "It's probably right there... no matter how he slipped over.
, that man stabbed Pamir in the back, and that’s why he was so weak when you escorted him later.”
"Don't look at me with that look, he must take action himself." Looking at the two doubtful eyes from under the black cloak, Duan Qing immediately waved his hand and explained: "I can't even find the strength to walk, so why not?"
You have to go to people’s gates to declare... They call this action a parade. Although it is very appropriate, isn’t it us who are the ones who are tired in the end? Oh, by the way, and you..."
After shaking his head and complaining feebly for a while, Duan Qing said hello to several city residents who were coming in and out, then he picked up Xue Ling Huan Bing and walked toward the parliament hall: "Anyway, this battle will end later.
This happened without any expectations, without reinforcements, and even the last city guard was on their side... Well, that fool Tusker, no one under him even listened to him, and he didn't even know that he had lost the city defense.
Tu also deserves it..."
"Ahem..."
"Ah, I forgot that you were the team that died at that stage."
Showing a sympathetic smile towards the other party, Duan Qing continued to lead the way forward: "I don't know what kind of battles were happening elsewhere in this city at that time, but based on the situation we encountered at that time,
Look... the enemies that appeared are still very obvious."
"They are not from this city." Duan Qing pointed to both sides of the street: "So... we can fight back unscrupulously."
"...The situation at that time must be more difficult than what we encountered, right?"
"Of course, after all, we still have to deal with players."
Sighing and looking around the street, Duan Qing began to look for the places where some fierce battles occurred in his memories: "Unidentified men in black, people from your guild, people from the city guard, and demon hunters."
The person they brought... Do you know Demon Hunter? Very good. They seem to have formed an organization recently, similar to the Shadow Society in the player group. I don't know who commissioned it. Killing once is not enough.
, I have to come and kill you a second time..."
"...and there are Imperial people, right?"
"Yes, there are Imperial people too."
Pointing behind them, Duan Qing paused: "The chaotic situation at that time cannot be described in one or two sentences. Those of you who participated in that battle should know it much better than me.
Fortunately, we have the red lotus barrier, the numerical advantage of two more people than you, the understanding of the ins and outs of the whole thing, and... the firepower to kill one faster than you."
"This is the key I want." Duan Qing stopped in his tracks: "In a battle like escort, the most important thing is the firepower of the team. As long as your cleaning speed can keep up with the pace set by the system,
Then there is no big problem. This incident can be regarded as a special case, but it does not exceed the scope of imagination. If your team at that time could reasonably allocate the number of battle teams and hit all the output...
To the extent that he is on par with the second best in the world, at least there is no problem."
"...but we only have two main output members..."
"So the question comes back - why is it that the second best player in the world has so many substitutes, and in the end, even with a healer, he can play faster than you?" Duan Qing asked happily, while pointing to his forehead: "Why do you guys
Our team only has five people, and we can’t even come up with a tactical plan for the final game?”
"I won't repeat it if it's unnecessary. Anyway, you should understand."
The footsteps of the two people moved forward again, crossing the first intersection with the clatter of the ground: "The subsequent tests and coping methods are also trivial. As long as the previous problems are solved, those
They should all be things that can be dealt with casually. Seeing that you have made such great progress, I won’t go into details here. Next, I will tell you... some out-of-scope content about this battle, if you want to hear it.
Okay, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to hear it, I’ll just treat it as some of my own gossip. If you don’t believe it, then these are just some stories I made up myself… Well.”
"It seems that you are more interested in this topic." Looking at the look under the cloak, Duan Qing seemed to know the other party's answer: "Well first of all... I don't know if you have watched the overall performance of the individual competition.
The final was the one that your family Liangchen Meiyu lost, and I can tell you responsibly that the two guys in the final... both used some abnormal means."
"I've always told you not to take it to heart about your inexplicable loss to Liangchen Meiyu. That's why." Duan Qing showed a gloomy smile when he arrived here: "It's not like I didn't know what that guy was doing before.
Why did he suddenly become so strong... I naturally have some speculations of my own."
"...What is your guess?"
"Nerve stabilizers, or neuroleptics."
The autumn wind under the setting sun suddenly blew across the street, inexplicably lowering the temperature around the two people: "This thing is not a rare thing. Someone has used it a few years ago. Although the effect is not very good, it will be useful for the future."
The virtual reality technology implemented by neural access to the game...is enough to produce unimaginable surprise effects."
"...What are you?"
Duan Qing noticed the expected shock in the woman's eyes. Duan Qing stopped and shook his head with a smile: "I know you don't believe me, so I have no intention of accusing him of using contraband, but...
…Since that’s the case, I will naturally have my own reasons.”
"His temperament has changed a lot, and this is one of the obvious manifestations." He pointed to the sky above him: "The battle in the Sky City, including the previous duel with you... He
Does it give people a different impression? You may think that it is his occasional nervousness due to being too excited, but combined with his disproportionate increase in strength and precise control of the character... I think my guess is more realistic.
Maybe some."
"Those drugs will more or less produce some such side effects."
"This, this is impossible..."
"Don't get excited yet. No one has discovered this now anyway." Duan Qing patted the woman's shoulder and signaled not to worry too much: "In any case, his combat experience is still adequate. He also doesn't know how to cover up such behavior...
He should have his own set of preparations, but even if the alliance cannot discover his 'secret move', this method is not a sure-win method, because no matter how outstanding an individual's strength is, when dealing with problems that require the joint efforts of five people to solve,
Under the siege of hard power, some flaws will still be exposed."
"The defeat of Sky City was one of the lessons the veterans in your team taught him." Duan Qing said without looking back: "Of course... the same was true in the finals."
"You mean..." Xue Ling Huan Bing suddenly opened her eyes wide: "Duan Shanhe also does this?"
"..."
Duan Qing stopped again and was silent for a while: "...I've been through this before. Both of those two people used inhuman means, but..."
"Compared to that person in your family, Duan Shanhe's level is much higher."
He turned his head and looked into the other person's eyes.
"That's the method of Yi Jian."
This chapter has been completed!