By passing through the second-floor window in the form of blue elemental electricity, Xu Le successfully evaded the pursuit of law enforcement and guards.
It is now past 8 o'clock. Due to the Kuroshio tide and time, the buses have stopped running around 8 o'clock.
In other words, if he wanted to go back now, he would have to walk back.
The Zion Progressive Building is located inside Zion, while the studio is very outside.
In the current situation, there is not even a tricycle, which is a bit cheating!
"Forget it, just walk back."
Just after taking two steps, Xu Le's steps suddenly stopped. He didn't expect Ai Li to appear in front of him.
When he saw Gouzi, Xu Le felt a little guilty for no reason, because he didn't know what killing Zhang Nuoan would do to Ai Li.
After all, Alley has been a licker for many years, and I don't know if she can change her identity during this time.
"Why are you here?"
"It's been more than 3 hours. I went home and got my equipment and went to your studio to look for you. They said you weren't there, so I turned around and went back to the Zion Progressive Building.
After confirming that you were not there, I looked for you in the nearby area. I only came to this place when I heard the explosions of the battle and the sirens of the law enforcement officers."
Xu Le scratched his head in embarrassment. He had been trapped in the bus for too long. More than three hours was indeed too long. There was no problem with Alley's trajectory.
"Something happened to me."
"Is Zhang Nuo'an dead?" Ai Li stared at Xu Le.
Xu Le's scalp was numb when he saw it. Are all women's intuitions that powerful? In his previous life, Xu Le heard that a woman could transform into Sherlock Holmes because of a single hair.
He now feels that Alley should also have potential in this area.
"He is indeed dead."
Xu Le has no intention of hiding it. Even if he hides it tonight, after today's dark tide, Ai Li will know the real result when he goes to work tomorrow.
Unless, neither of them survive tonight's black tide.
When Ai Li heard that Zhang Nuoan was dead, his expression was slightly dazed.
After all, they were true childhood sweethearts. The two grew up together. She took the path of a warrior, while Zhang Nuoan became a warlock.
They once had the same ideal, and both chose to fight for Zion, and also joined Zion's official system.
After that, they worked together for a long time.
When did the relationship between them start to change?
The appearance of Xu Le? No, no, before Xu Le appeared, there were already problems in the relationship between her and Zhang Nuoan.
To be precise, the relationship between her and Zhang Nuoan should have started to change when Zhang Nuoan became power-seeking.
He wants more power, better resources, more support and connections.
In fact, she should have woken up when Zhang Nuoan pursued Li Qingcheng, but she has never been willing to wake up.
It wasn't until Xu Le's dog-licking remarks came out that she finally woke up.
Now after hearing about Zhang Nuoan's death, Alley seemed to realize that his former companion was really dead.
Just think of it as saying goodbye to the past.
Ai Li didn't make any gestures as a daughter, she just pondered for a moment and then said:
"You're not hurt?"
"Ah? Me?"
"Would I ask a dead person? I don't know why, but I always feel that things that I thought were particularly important before have become less important now."
"This is a relief."
"Relieved?" Ai Li tilted her head slightly, then straightened it immediately, because she rarely showed such movements.
"Maybe it's because your three views are different. You feel that your three views are different and you are not on the same path, so you feel relieved."
"What are three different views?" Alley didn't quite understand the meaning of this word.
Xu Le nodded and began to explain patiently:
"What are the differences in three outlooks? Let's put it this way. You revere heaven, while he worships authority. This is a difference in world view. You believe in conscience, while he pursues material things. This is a difference in values. You want to be an ordinary person, but he wants to be an ordinary person.
When one person is superior to another, this is a different outlook on life.
This is what a very famous scholar in my hometown said, and there may be different understandings, but this statement is very similar to my own thoughts."
After hearing Xu Le's explanation, Ai Li nodded slightly:
"That scholar must be a very powerful person. What is his name?"
"His name is Yu Hua."
But Alley quickly frowned slightly:
"No, isn't your hometown Zion? Why haven't I heard of this famous scholar named Yu Hua?"
Xu Le was silent for a few seconds, then said bravely:
"What does a martial artist like you know about academic matters?"
"Neuropathy!"
Xu Le saw that Ai Li's mood was quite stable. After thinking for a while, he decided to tell her what he discovered during the battle:
"But in the battle between Zhang Nuoan and I, a third person intervened."
"The third person? Who?" Alley was a little surprised.
"Xia Libo."
"Doctor Xia?"
"It's hard to describe this man's condition. In short, he is definitely not as simple as an ordinary doctor."
Xu Le briefly told Alley about the situation at that time. After all, they both worked at Zion Progressives, so it was necessary to inform Alley in advance so that she could have an idea.
However, Xu Le basically ignored everything about Gu Yin Duo's imprint.
Now that Ai Li no longer has the mark of Gu Yinduo, let her be her own Zion Progressive Defender.
Being a normal transcendent is always much better than being a mark holder.
If Ai Li really becomes the puppet's little brother, then he will have to be careful when practicing with her at night in the future.
What if she stabs herself quietly?
"What was Doctor Xia's reason for taking action against Zhang Nuo'an?"
"Well, I don't know about this..."
Xu Le changed the topic, and Ai Li saw that Xu Le knew the inside story, but since he didn't want to tell it, she wouldn't force it.
"What should I say now? It's almost 9 o'clock."
"Hurry back to the studio."
Xu Le glanced at the red moon, which was already very obvious, and felt a little confused in his heart.
[Countdown to the Red Moon Tribulation: 3 hours, 14 minutes and 33 seconds]
…
At this time in that ordinary church.
Xia Libo looked a little sluggish, but he repeated with enjoyment on his face.
When it crackled in the body, Xia Libo was not sure whether his soul had been redeemed, but he felt that his body had been redeemed.
The succubus is a man's best life mentor. Under her guidance, Xia Libo gained an unprecedented experience.
Joy is the only feeling.
This is a feeling I have never experienced in my previous 20 years of life.
He has an unprecedented and amazing physique in this regard, which allows him to fight like a tireless old cow.
“So comfortable!“
After the ultimate happiness, Xia Libo took a long breath and murmured to himself.
“I don’t know if this is my own salvation or an indelible sin.”
Xia Libo sensed the time, and the dark tide was approaching, but he was sitting here doing such an unbearable thing, he was really ashamed.
"These weird Xu Le..."
After saying this, he shook his head again:
"No, this situation occurred because of my peeping. If I hadn't taken the initiative to spy on his behavior, I wouldn't have been contaminated by the mental energy of desire.
In the final analysis, it’s still my own fault.”
Just as Xia Libo was about to sit up from the wet floor, a slender hand passed under his armpit and rested on Xia Libo's chest, drawing circles continuously.
"Do you want to get up so early? There will still be a while!"
Xia Libo's brows furrowed. His mind told him that this was not redemption, but a sin. He should not allow his actions to remain in such sin.
But his body told him the completely opposite feeling, an unprecedented experience in more than 20 years.
"That's all, if I don't go to hell, who will? If that's the case, then just restrain her more in the future."
With that said, Xia Libo grabbed Sister Lailai's fingers and pulled her onto his body.
joy.
…
Another two hours passed. Outside Qiangwei Studio, Wang Shu and other members of the mercenary group were arranging some defense work.
The first is the weird layout of the ashes outside the studio. Wang Shu used the lighthouse night watchman’s gradient technique, which is not very expensive but has significant effects.
Then there is the placement and construction of the fence. Wang Shu left a passage, which the other mercenaries did not understand at first.
But Wang Shu’s explanation made them feel very reasonable:
"Generally speaking, monsters above level 3 can ignore the fence, but monsters below level 3 can be blocked by me, so leaving such a walkway to give some opportunities is a good choice."
"Isn't the boss back yet? It's already 11 o'clock."
Wang Shu shook his head. At this time, Xu Le not coming back is indeed a big problem.
These black tides are completely different from the past.
Starting from that time in June, at this point in time, the power of Guyinduo and Red Moon will begin to radiate to the earth.
Weirdness can even occur long in advance, like the one at Beacon University.
Due to the complete lack of precautions, a large number of weird things were missed in Shangcheng District, and even a certain classroom was wiped out collectively.
The second time they were killed by Xiong Zemo without participating in the mission, but that time there were already a large number of high-level scattered monsters in the black tide, and they broke through the city wall to defend themselves. This is the third time now.
It is said that Zion's defensive strength is very strong, and before the strengthening black tide comes, it is almost completely flat.
No Level 3 monster can break through Zion's long-range fire coverage, and even Level 4 monsters cannot stop Zion's dense close-range artillery.
As for level 5, normally speaking, level 5 weirdness rarely appeared in the Kuroshio in the past. Even if it did, the extraordinary people in the city would not be able to live without it.
All it takes is some masters to contain the high-level monsters, and then provide intensive firepower bursts.
Considering that Zion can produce weapons as good as the Killing Lord, it won't take much time to deal with level 5 monsters.
But the premise of all this is that the city defense can be stabilized.
Wang Shu looked at Levis aside. Among them, Levis seemed to be the only one who had experienced the last black tide in Zion.
"Dr. Levis, how was the situation during the last black tide?"
"Last time, due to the shortage of the battlefield plain area, some black tide weirdos rushed into the city from Area 6, and finally developed into street fighting and tug-of-war.
Fortunately, the reaction of the Zion Council was relatively fast, and they quickly responded and provided guidance for law enforcement to clean up the city.
Zion’s defense is very strong, so there’s really no need to worry about it,”
"Thank you, Dr. Levis." Wang Shu nodded.
"You're welcome. After all, you are all Xu Le's friends." Levi's was also very polite.
As a Zionite, he still has confidence in Zion.
"It's better to wait for Xu Le and the others to come back. All we have to do now is wait. Maybe the city's defense will be strong and everything will be fine next."
"I hope so."
Regarding Levi's statement, Wang Shu could only respond in this way. He is not from Zion and does not trust Zion's defense as much as Levi does.
Taking out his broken knife, Wang Shu leaned against the flower bed.
At a position where no one noticed, he extended a branch of the Golden Light Tree underground.
This is his new perception method. It is not exposed on weekdays, but now that it has reached the black tide, there is no point in hiding it anymore.
The streets were not empty at this time.
Because there are studio buildings nearby, most studio personnel have prepared various defenses.
And there are also many studios like Rose Studio that hire mercenaries for defense.
This is a very normal method of cooperation. In times like the Kuroshio, mercenaries will not charge very high fees, because most of the time they will not choose to fight to the death.
Just as Wang Shu was listening to several mercenaries not far away bragging about their past experiences, he suddenly felt something amiss.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It's not a sound, it's the vibration of the ground. It feels like heavy high heels stepping on the ground.
Wang Shu quickly stood up and took a look around. At present, the entire street was standing and chatting. Among them, the researchers in the studio were all staying at home, and it was unlikely that they would make such a heavy sound.
Those mercenaries usually wear combat boots. Even female mercenaries cannot wear high heels at this time.
What do you mean by the sound? It doesn't match.
But Wang Shu's perception was very clear that the footsteps were approaching!
"Alert, prepare for battle."
"Uh? Wang Shu." Ge Sini looked at Wang Shu with some confusion. It was only 11 o'clock at this time, and the surrounding environment was also very humorous. Why should we prepare for battle?
"I said, prepare to fight..."
The other mercenaries looked at each other in confusion. At this point, they still didn't want to obey Wang Shu's order.
Only Gesni honestly put on her helmet, picked up her weapon, and made a warning posture.
The other mercenaries took the initiative to look at the group leader Wang Jing, even though Wang Jing had already said before that they needed to obey Wang Shu's orders during this mission.
But it is obvious that Wang Jing still has absolute control over the team.
The widow Wang Jing hesitated for a moment. She did not sense the danger, but she looked at Wang Shu. Judging from Wang Shu's serious expression, he was not joking.
Since she had already said that Wang Shu had full command, she naturally could not deny her previous words at this time.
"Everyone, follow Wang Shu's order and be on alert immediately."