The terrifying killer of the Brotherhood, Lyock's ghostly figure appeared on the roof of a house. The next moment, he appeared in a nearby alley. The next moment, he rushed towards the broad avenue.
Dozens of corpses lay on the blood-stained ground, including elite members of the Brotherhood wrapped in black cloth, and members of the Blood Bottle Gang wearing red turbans.
Leyock roared again and disappeared. When he reappeared, it was already the signboard of the shop opposite.
It's like - like he's trying his best to get rid of something following him.
The sounds of fighting continued in the distance.
Suddenly, a calm and stern expression suddenly appeared on Leyock's originally anxious face.
The next moment, Leyock's machete passed through his left armpit at a weird angle, and like an Amamba snake preying on prey, it stabbed his left rear like a thunder!
There was no one there, but—
"Tear!"
There was a sound of clothes being torn!
"One hit."
"'Ghost in the Wind,' Rolf."
Leyock raised his scimitar and wiped the blood on the tip of the knife. The anxiety and anger on his face had disappeared, replaced by a cold-blooded look that contained madness.
"'Silent Killer' Leyoke, are you just lucky, or have you really sensed my position?" A strange, feminine voice floated from all directions.
Leyock just maintained his original posture quietly without saying a word.
"It would be a shame for a killer like you to be in the Brotherhood."
As the voice fell, a figure appeared on the road in front of Layok.
A green-haired man wearing gray tights with tattoos on his face playfully touched his left collarbone, where blood was slowly flowing out of a wound.
Leyok's pupils shrank suddenly. His blow should have stabbed the opponent's heart perfectly, and then he pulled it out the moment after piercing the atrium blood vessels. As a result, his knife only grazed the opponent's collarbone?
Leyock was surprised for a moment, but quickly regained his composure and silently prepared for the next blow.
A killer must always be confident that his next blow will kill.
If Rick were here, he would definitely disapprove of Lyock's nickname of "The Silent Killer". That annoying killer has the most nonsense to mock him, right?
Even Thales, the time traveler, would nod: Lyok was not too "quiet" when he was fighting with Belicia in a goblin fight.
But at this time, Leyock's eyes were sinister, his whole body was motionless, and he stood on the signboard like a statue. He was indeed full of "silent" horror.
But the next moment, Rolf, known as the "Ghost with the Wind", changed his expression.
"Forget it," Rolf snorted, "I didn't expect that guy Kalka was actually killed by Morris. Is it true that the fat guy is worthy of being one of the six giants of the Brotherhood?"
"I'll hide for a while. But don't get me wrong, our game is not over yet, 'Silent Killer'."
The next moment, Rolf disappeared.
At the same time, Morris - one of the six giants of the Black Street Brotherhood and the mastermind of the population business - appeared at the corner with a team of elites and a fierce look on his face.
"Boss!" Leyock instantly floated down from the signboard and saluted Morris.
"It's Rolf the Ghost of the Wind."
The fat Morris nodded and dropped the body on his hand to the ground.
This was a strong man, but he seemed to be in extreme pain before his death. If the Brotherhood's exclusive black doctor, Strange Doctor Ramon, was here, he would quickly analyze that the strong man had purple lips and purple eyes before his death.
Congestion, nails pink.
The "Wolf Warrior" Kalka, a supernatural warrior from the nomadic tribe from the Giseri Grasslands of the Eastern Continent, died of suffocation.
"Have you found anyone else?" Morris asked solemnly, showing no joy at all in getting rid of a powerful enemy - especially if the opponent was a warrior with supernatural powers.
Layok shook his head with a heavy face: "No. But I encountered transparent air obstructions in several places. According to the descriptions I heard in the past," the killer paused, and said with great solemnity and worry: "I suspect that there is one of us
A powerful person with supernatural powers that I don’t understand has taken action.”
Morris said nothing.
He just frowned tightly.
"That's not a supernatural power, but an 'air wall'."
Under Leyock's doubtful gaze, Morris sighed.
"The one who took action was the magician of Qi..."
Leyock was stunned.
Immediately, Morris, the fat giant, spat bitterly.
Yes.
One of the two leaders of the Blood Bottle Gang.
The magician of air.
Ryok recalled his impression of the magician and thought: No matter which superpower he is, if he hears that the enemy he is facing is a magician, and he happens to be a magician who has restrained his own abilities,
You won't be too happy.
For this foolproof surprise attack, the Brotherhood gathered almost all the elites from the Yongxing City headquarters and organized them into groups in order to catch them by surprise and deliver a fatal blow. However, at the very beginning of the attack, the elites of the Brotherhood were attacked by several huge forces.
The force was scattered by strong winds, and some parts of Hongfang Street were no longer even passable. The originally powerful elite force instantly split into a multi-headed snake that could not see each other.
In the poems sung by the minstrels, the monster hydra Kilika was eventually cut off one by one by the hero Nekaru and died.
Judging from Morris's reaction, it was undoubtedly the "Qi Magician" who distracted them.
How is the boss going to deal with him?
But Morris had a completely different option in mind.
That scary guy, I hope I don't run into him head-on - Morris thought, listening to the constant sounds of fighting in his ears, and identifying his location.
"We were supposed to gather elites and attack the Blood Bottle Gang branch in Hongfang Street, but in the end, they ended up ambushing us - damn, it's really embarrassing to be thrown into the Kingdom of Mingye."
"The opponent's only two magic masters have dispatched one, and we still foolishly went forward to die! Our brains are simply duller than the sacrifice of the God of Night!"
Morris cursed with blasphemous words, but his mind was racing.
"There must be a traitor! When I get back, I'm going to squeeze Lancer's lungs out! How can this bad old man do intelligence work!"
Leyock lowered his head and wisely did not follow his boss, who was one of the "Big Six", in cursing another "Big Six" of the Brotherhood.
Morris took a deep breath and quickly made a clear judgment:
"Since the enemy is a magician, and we don't have any experts above the extreme level - the attack on Hongfang Street has completely failed!"
Leyock looked up in surprise.
Total failure?
The Qi Magician...is that scary?
"Scatter out and give orders to all your own people: Give up the target, return to the original path, and break out with all your strength!" Morris gritted his teeth viciously:
"Let's go back to the dark streets!"
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Yara looked at Thales, and the expression on her face gradually disappeared.
Time seems to have passed a long time.
But Thales just stared at her motionless.
Until the other person exhales and lowers his head slightly.
"Smelly brat."
Yala had no expression on her face, just looking at the dim ground in the cellar.
Thales didn't even dare to speak out loud.
But then, the young female bartender quickly said silently:
"You - you - did anyone tell you -"
Thales listened attentively.
"——Are you very precocious?"
This time it was Thales' turn to be stunned for a moment.
precocious?
This—a time traveler—haha.
Think about it quickly, how did the senior time travelers get through when they were suspected by the locals?
Then, the time traveler touched his head, blushed, and said sheepishly:
"Hehe - am I very precocious? Haha, um, Yara, I understand what you mean, but I still enjoy my current single life, and I don't want to -"
"Ding!"
Yara, whose expression was instantly distorted, stabbed Thales in the forehead with a finger!
"Kid, please stop it a little bit!"
"Also, call me sister Yara!"
Thales rubbed his forehead in pain, but a memory faded in front of his eyes.
It was a warm sunny afternoon.
"Wu Feiren! It's not like Dota 2 can't continue to operate without you! Please stop it a little bit!"
"Why do you keep saying the same thing lately?"
"Hey, this is a famous saying in the second dimension, of course - why are you still arranging the next show?"
"Oh, my friend asked me to cheat, I'm sorry I won't go!"
"Only your Dota level? Bah! Please stop it a little bit!"
"Same sentence again - Hey, my gaming mouse!"
Thales rubbed his head and buried this memory deep in his brain.
What's going on lately? There are more and more flashbacks.
Although it is a good thing, you can regain a lot of knowledge and wisdom from your previous life, but you can't always have flashbacks at critical moments, right?
He shook his head, looked at Yara whose expression was different, and said clearly and clearly:
"I don't ask for much. We just need to cross Hongfang Street and escape to the territory of the Blood Bottle Gang. From then on, we will take care of ourselves. No one will know about you and you won't get into trouble! Now is
The night before dawn is the darkest. From XC District to Hongfang Street, it shouldn't be a problem for you to hide from the Brotherhood's spy."
"I dare not say about other places. Even if we show up, we will be noticed by the Brotherhood. But Hongfang Street, Hongfang Street is the junction of the Brotherhood and the Blood Bottle Gang. There are a few of us who escaped.
The only chance! The Brotherhood will definitely spend time catching the fleeing beggars, and by the time they react, they won’t be able to chase them through Hongfang Street!"
At this moment, Thales, who was confident and determined, slightly raised his lips.
"call!"
Yara sighed and closed her eyes.
"When all the other beggars are fleeing, you go straight to Hongfang Street. It's a good plan. With my skill and experience, there is no chance that I will attract the Brotherhood's eyes and ears."
When she opened her eyes again, her eyes suddenly became sharp and shrewd, sharp and terrifying, as if she had instantly transformed back into the female killer she once was.
Even Thales rarely sees Yara like this.
"But you will be safe once you reach the territory of the Blood Bottle Gang? You can make the Underworld Brotherhood very stretched, but only temporarily."
"The Brotherhood has countless talented people and superior combat power. Even the Blood Bottle Gang who are competing against them is at a disadvantage. It is only a matter of time before the real culprit is found."
"And after that, where else can you go? As long as you are still in Yongxing City, the Black Street Brotherhood will always find you."
"Even if we leave Yongxing City, how do you know that the Brotherhood's power will not be more terrifying and unscrupulous than in Yongxing City?"
Yara's words seemed to hit Thales' weakness instantly.
Thales looked pale and shook his head.
Yes, his plan has not gone that far yet. His abilities are limited and his wisdom is limited. He has no way of guessing what will happen after Red Square Street.
But they have nowhere to go, right?
Only go to Hongfang Street.
"That's our business." Thinking of this, he said stiffly.
Yara, a shrewd and fierce killer Yara (not the lazy and indifferent female bartender Yara before), shook her head.
"But, this is impossible——"
Seeing that Yara was still shaking her head, Thales became anxious.
In order to win Yara's help, he tried his best, from fighting for love to building relationships, and even used the righteous cannon. How could he still fail? There is no such thing as this!
It’s not like playing Football Manager!
There is no other way. As the Mavericks, at the critical moment of team battle, we cannot begrudge the opportunity to enlarge just because we are greedy, greedy for more, and greedy for money!
Earth-shaking sacred cow, decisive jump!
"I know that compared to providing food and drink, compared to giving me a dagger, this request is too much. But please look at the three children over there. Their hopes are all in this bar! Yara, please
Help me! And—”
Thales said with difficulty.
Yara raised her eyebrows.
The time traveler was very reluctant to say the following words, because in his opinion, it was completely naked coercion and torture.
"Besides - you still owe me a favor, don't you?"
Thales said firmly.
"ha?"
Yara's eyes were full of doubts and surprise, but then she broke into laughter.
The female bartender placed a wolf-leg knife on her leg in front of Thales.
"Favor? You mean, you once suggested that I change the weapon to look like this, and you thought it was a favor? Well, that counts, but you took too much advantage of the favor."
Thales saw the wolf leg knife.
The memories with Yara suddenly came to mind.
That was a long time ago.
"Yara Yara, I have thought of a way to make up for the strength and speed of your sword!"
"How many times have I told you to call me Sister Yala! Go, go, go, a little devil who doesn't know how to fight, has supernatural powers, or magical powers, and doesn't know anything about magic. Don't disturb my training."
"Yara! This is it! Look at this picture!"
"Hey! The style and curvature of this knife - where did it come from, kid? It seems quite interesting."
"This is called a dog-leg-knife! Believe it or not, it is a weapon from another world!"
"Bah, bah, what a dog-leg, even if you have to use it, please change it to a nicer, more prestigious name! Also, call me sister Yara! Also, what is another world? Don't go to the Mingye Temple to watch dramas.
People there are crazy!"
Thales thought of this, shook his head, and drove away the memories.
He firmly said the following words slowly and word by word:
"No, it's not the favor, it's the favor - it's you who stimulated Quaid to this point, made him lose his mind and go crazy, caused heavy casualties to the beggars, and made us have no choice but to flee."
Thales finished this sentence seriously.
The voice fell.
Yara's eyes widened and she looked at him in disbelief, her beautiful eyelashes trembling.
"You-how did you-"
Thales was still a little nervous at first, but looking at Yara's expression, he finally made a decision in his heart.
"Yes."
Thales nodded, feeling a little heavy in his heart.
"Did you cut Quaid's hand before? He cursed and called your name. Also, when Quaid's biggest shame is mentioned, he may be angry, but more of it is ashamed.
How could he be so crazy that he tortured and killed a beggar? I don’t know what happened, but Quaid must have come to the Sunset Bar to drink and offended you. Then, for some reason, he went crazy and lost his mind and rushed into the abandoned house.
Come, kill - kill half of the beggars."
"That's right."
"The lives of half the beggars are actually related to you, right?"
At this moment, Thales really saw the trembling in Yara's eyes.
Damn brat.
Yara cursed in her heart, but the wolf-leg knife she held in her hand kept shaking, betraying her mood at the moment.
A bit too smart.
Aren't they just dozens of beggars? Yara was trembling in her heart. I didn't kill them myself and they had nothing to do with me.
It's all that Rick, that damn accounting guy.
It has nothing to do with me.
Doesn't matter?
In front of Yara's eyes, a baby covered in blood suddenly appeared, wrapped in a precious blanket, and then she raised the knife in her hand.
At that moment, her heart seemed so heavy that she couldn't bleed.
"So, please help the four remaining beggars in front of you, because this is you - this is the favor you owe us."
Thales felt extremely uncomfortable, but he still said these words in pain.
Yara closed her eyes tightly and inserted the wolf leg knife back into her boot.
"Of course, if the shape of the Wolf's Leg Knife can be considered a favor, then it's good. You don't have to worry about a lot of debt."
Thales seemed to feel that the atmosphere was too depressing, so he laughed again.
Just, very reluctantly.
It took a while before Yara opened her eyes.
She raised her head slightly.
"Tiles, you are such a special child."
"You can always hit someone else's vital point with one blow."
"Quaid probably died like this, too. He was fatally struck by you."
Her tone was a little weak, which made Thales feel uneasy.
But what she said next made Thales feel like he was falling into an ice cave.
"But it's useless. Even if I'm willing to help you and sacrifice my life to protect you - you still can't pass through Hongfang Street."
Yara spoke word by word.
Every pause seemed to kill Thales.
"Because, tonight, the Brotherhood will attack Hongfang Street."
"It has already begun. Hongfang Street will become the most terrifying battlefield in Yongxing City tonight."
The time around me seemed to have spasmed, and it took a long time to return to normal time and space.
"What did you say-" Thales asked with trembling lips, colorless.
"So, give up. You also know that since Hongfang Street is already a battlefield, no matter how powerful I am, even if I have the strength of 'Wrath of the Kingdom', it is impossible for me to carry four scarred children through it.
The battlefield between the two mafia giants."
Yara said sadly.
Thales looked at Yara in shock, and then at the three children in the distance who had almost destroyed the bread. Colia saw him looking over and waved happily. The four-year-old girl always easily forgets her injuries.
pain.
"Don't worry," Cinti licked the crumbs off her hands and patted Ryan, who was still panicking: "Tales will take us to escape."
"Well, Thales is the smartest, he can do everything!" Kolya added happily, holding up half a piece of bread.
But on the other side of the cellar, in front of Yara, the time traveler who entrusted the confidence and hope of the beggars buried his face in his hands in despair.
"how so……"
"How could the Brotherhood attack Hongfang Street today..."
"Why tonight..."
"It shouldn't be..."
"Haha, unexpected, unexpected..."
"Ha ha……"
"We can't go to other places at all..."
"Except for Hongfang Street and later the Western District, the Brotherhood has eyes and ears..."
"Unless we go straight to the lower city area, go to the sewers and the devious path from there, that is the territory of the Iron Bat Society..."
"No, the Iron Bat Society has long surrendered to the Black Street Brotherhood..."
"Go back to the abandoned house? Destroy Quaid's body and eliminate all traces..."
"Impossible, other children have known it for a long time..."
"We will always be found..."
"what to do……"
"what to do!"
Thales's face was ashen, his lips were pale, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead.
Yara couldn't bear it, but she could only shake her head and pat him on the shoulder.
"You can stay here with me," Yara sighed, "I have people I trust who can hide you for at least a month."
"I can go find the old guy," Yara paused and said awkwardly: "The brotherhood values the old guy's face very much. You guys - at least you won't die."
But life is definitely worse than death - the hopeless Thales added in his heart.
"Sometimes," Yara looked at Thales's dejected look and lamented that this smart boy was about to reach a point of desperation, "we always have to accept our fate."
Thales' vision suddenly became blurry again.
"Qi Ren, alas, she is gone. You, you, you have to express your condolences... Wuwu..."
"I know, Fei Ren. Haha, sometimes, we have to accept our fate. Now that she is gone, this is a hurdle we must overcome. No one is exception, haha."
"Aunt...you...she..."
"You have to accept your fate... Wuwu... accept your fate... Wu..."
Accept fate.
What is my destiny?
Travel to this world and then be slaughtered?
Do I deserve it?
ridiculous.
Read so many books.
Did so much research.
Wrote so many papers.
How could I accept my fate!
How can you believe in the so-called fate!
Thales raised his head suddenly, startling Yara.
His eyes were full of determination and anger at this time.
"Kid, are you okay?" Yara asked tentatively. For some reason, she was a little afraid of this seven-year-old boy at this time.
"They stay with you."
Thales suddenly uttered a sentence.
"Three of them, stay here. You have to stay too, in order to protect them. Just say you caught these three beggars."
Thales said without emotion, as if everything in front of him had lost its color.
"What?" Yara was a little surprised, but Thales ignored her.
"I will collude with the three children to confess. I am - the 'single' murderer of Quaid."
Thales continued to say expressionlessly, emphasizing the word "alone", "When the Brotherhood comes, you just tell them... let them come to me."
Yara frowned: "Then what should you do? Do you want me to hand you over?"
"I'm going alone."
Somehow, Yara suddenly realized that this child had already made up his mind.
And no one can violate his decision, let alone stop him.
But she couldn't let him die like this.
After all, he...
"You can't even get out of the lower city, kid. As soon as daybreak, the Brotherhood will definitely find out the clues, and their spies will catch you back. When the time comes, you will only regret it, why didn't you beg me to kill you now?
you."
Yara said with a complicated expression.
Thales turned his head, his eyes were so cold that it was scary.
"Yes," Thales said coldly. Since time traveling, he has stayed in the Brotherhood's suburban base for one year and in the Lower City for four years. He is well aware of the Brotherhood's methods and capabilities. "I probably can't escape."
Lost."
"But they can survive and don't have to bear the pain left by Quaid."
No, Quaid, he has left them with unforgettable pain forever, he said silently.
Yala stretched out her hands and put them on his shoulders, but turned her face to the side.
However, Thales felt that Yara's hands, a pair of killer hands known for their stability and precision, were trembling slightly.
No, I still have a place to go.
The only place.
And I already knew that, didn't I?
Thales burst out laughing.
Destiny, that's actually what happens.
It's playing with you.
You have to try to fight back.
He looked at the bread he had just finished eating, and looked expectantly at the three children here - they were no longer beggars.
The time traveler turned his head and looked at Yara firmly but calmly.
Looking at Yara, whose face was gloomy and her eyes were red, Thales spoke softly.
"It's half past four. It'll be dawn in a while. It's still a long way to Hongfang Street. Please tell me all the places to pay attention to."
"It's time for me to go."
"Let's set off towards Hongfang Street."
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Note:
1. Football Manager - that is, the "football_manager" series of team management games. Players often feel like this: Regardless of tactics, psychology, lineups or public opinion, I have done everything I can - but no matter how I save
No matter how many times I try again, I still can't beat my opponent!
Facing Yara's rejection, Thales also felt the same sense of powerlessness.
2. Maverick - that is, "Earthshaking Bull" or "Earthshaker", an optional hero in the Dota2 game. His ultimate move is a pure damage skill. The more enemies gather within a certain range, the greater the number of enemies.
The higher the damage of the ultimate move. Amplifying it in a sufficient number of people can even reverse a losing team battle. Therefore, the timing of Mavericks entering the battlefield to amplify is very important. Because he wants to maximize the amount of damage, he carefully waits for the crowd to gather.
If you hesitate or zoom in too late, you may miss the opportunity for a team battle; if you are anxious and zoom in too early in a sparse crowd, it may be a waste.
Faced with Yara's rejection, Thales chose the latter between hesitation/caution and risk-taking/decisiveness.