Chapter 54 Your conditions are not as good as his (seeking further reading)
The Arabs carried John Wick on a camel and walked all the way to a gathering place in the desert.
After arriving at the base, John Wick was thrown directly from the camel. At this time, John was completely unconscious, and falling from the camel failed to wake him up.
The Arabs dragged John Wick into the largest four-cornered pavilion in the gathering place and waited.
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the other side.
Parker, who was running fast in the desert, suddenly said: "Charlotte, John's scent has stopped moving again."
Charlotte Doyle, who was driving, knew that John had arrived where the elder was.
Looking at the SUV driving slowly in the desert, Charlotte braked, stopped the car, and then said: "Get out of the car and let's rush over. Driving in the desert is too slow."
He didn't want John Wick to lose a finger because of their slow arrival. After all, John was now his subordinate.
After hearing Charlotte's instructions, Iruka, Sasuke, and Xiao Li opened the car door and jumped out without any objection.
Ginny didn't quite understand, and looked at Charlotte in surprise. No matter how slow the car was in the desert, as long as it could walk, it would be faster than a human.
Seeing Ginny who was still confused, Charlotte ordered: "Parker, lead the way and move forward at full speed."
Only a swish sound was heard.
Parker's figure appeared in the distance first, darting far away in a few seconds, much faster than a car.
Iruka and the other three followed Parker without falling behind at all.
Seeing this scene, Ginny gained a new understanding of the profession of ninja.
Looking at Ginny who was still in a daze, Charlotte bent down slightly and said: "Get on my back, your speed is too slow, I will run with you."
Ginny didn't hesitate and jumped directly on Charlotte's back, wrapping her legs tightly around Charlotte's waist and wrapping her hands around Charlotte's neck.
Feeling the softness on her back, Charlotte said softly: "Hold on, I'm going to speed up."
Without waiting for Ginny to answer, Charlotte ran at full speed, jumped a few times, and caught up with the three people in front of her.
Ginny looked at the scene of rapid retreat in front of her, and her thighs tightened again. She was really afraid that if her thighs were loosened, she would be thrown off Charlotte's body.
Parker saw that Charlotte had arrived and said again: "It's a bit far away. I'm going to speed up. You can all keep up."
Charlotte glanced at the three of them, and then said: "While retaining your physical strength and chakra, move forward at full speed. When we get there, we will directly enter the battle."
"Yes!" X3
After seeing the three people's answers, Parker speeded up again.
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John lay on the carpet, with the sun shining on his cheeks, and finally slowly woke up.
"Drink!"
Hearing the voice coming from his ears, John Wick immediately looked at the pistol on his waist.
"Don't worry, your weapons are still there, drink some water."
After hearing these words, John Wick gradually came back to his senses and looked at the place where the sound came from.
At this time, sitting in front of him was a man with dark skin, dressed as an Arab, but looking extremely luxurious.
John sat up slowly, picked up the water glass in front of him, and was about to drink it.
I heard the man in front of me speak again: "Child, why are you so confused?"
John faced the man in front of him and said, "I'm not confused, I'm looking for you."
"Do you think I'm telling you your location again?"
John did not answer immediately, but slowly poured the water from the cup into his mouth. He was too thirsty.
"I have never seen anyone fight so hard to get rid of the world of killing, but finally returned to the starting point on their own initiative."
The elder stood up and walked to John, slowly squatted down, looked at John Wick and said, "Why do you want to live?"
Hearing this familiar question, John Wick did not hesitate, but he was thinking in his heart: Charlotte, I have already met the elder, where are you? Can you make it there?
"My wife, Helen."
"To remember her, remember us."
After hearing John's answer, the elder asked again: "So do you want to live for the memory of love?"
John said in a low voice: "At least I want a chance to fight for it."
The elder looked at the man in front of him who was begging for life and said, "I can give you one last chance to earn a life."
"However, what you strive for may not be the life you want."
"Complete a mission for us and your delisting will be revoked and the public bounty will be cancelled."
"You will be allowed to continue living, not outside the control of the High Table, but bound by it."
"Do what you do best for the rest of your life."
Listening to the conditions put forward by the elder, John Wick looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was complaining in his heart, I have completed my mission, which is to see you.
The delisting will be revoked and the bounty will be cancelled, but not because of you, but because of Charlotte. The most important thing is that he does not need to accept the constraints of the High Table, he only needs to be loyal to Charlotte.
Elder, your conditions are not as good as Charlotte's.
The elder obviously didn't know John's inner thoughts. He stood up, returned to his chair, and said, "Of course, the choice is yours."
"Death here and now, or live at the cost of death and remember the past."
John heard the elder ask him whether he should die now or live. John stood up slowly and glanced around with his peripheral vision, but found no trace of Charlotte and others.
He could only face the elder and ask: "What do you need me to do?"
At this moment, the elder said in a stern voice: "Your life must be exchanged for the death of someone else. The first person's name is Winston."
John was surprised and said: "What?"
The elder explained: "He forgot that he swore allegiance. The public reward and removal will not be lifted until you complete the mission."
"So if you want to live and remember the past, this is the choice you have to make."
John Wick slowly lowered his head. He did not expect that the elder's condition was that he should kill Winston, who had helped him survive.
Without Winston, he would not have been able to leave the Continental Hotel, nor would he have had that precious hour to escape to the Charlotte Office.
Looking at the serious-looking elder in front of him, John could only pretend to agree. He knew that if he didn't agree at this moment, he might not survive the next second.
I saw John Wick kneel down on one knee and slowly said: "I will serve the High Table and serve those who will die and lose their loyalty."
When the elder heard John's answer, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "Very well, child, put aside your weakness and reaffirm your loyalty to the High Table."
At this time, two of the elder's men carried a small table and placed it in front of John Wick. There were two items on the table, one was a shovel and the other was a mallet.
John stared at the two items in front of him, looking thoughtful.
The elder spoke slowly: "Mr. John Wick, I want to see it, show it to me."
John knew what the elder meant. He wanted him to cut off one of his fingers as a sign of loyalty, and let him choose with a shovel or a mallet.
Looking at the tool in front of him, John was thinking in his heart: Charlotte, can your wax bath be used to reattach a severed finger? If you don't show up, your subordinate will become a disabled person.
Seeing that there was no change at all, John Wick thought for a moment, picked up the shovel on the table, and was about to take action.
Whoosh·whoosh·whoosh·whoosh
Several shurikens were fired directly, killing the guards standing around.
Seeing this scene, John Wick also breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the shovel, and threw it towards a guard in the courtyard who was about to take out his gun and shoot.
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PS: The plot of John Wick is about to end, and it is about to enter a major Marvel event. Dear readers, you must follow it. If you don’t follow it, Pencil will really cry.~~o(>_