"It's over..." The human young man knelt on the ground and sighed: "Finally...it's over."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Mut." Hathaway came over to comfort you: "I'm sorry that this happened to you. This should not have been borne by you. This is different from what history records."
"No." Mutt suppressed his tears and replied in a low voice: "If that guy comes in person, he will be the one injured. This is... the best result."
Mutt didn't know what the other party meant by "this is different from historical records", but he could roughly guess it. He went into battle wearing Albert's clothes, and from the moment he appeared on the cavalry,
He became Albert's stand-in.
Presumably, future history will also describe it this way. The person who solved the [Ashes Storm] was the "great hero" Albert. But no one knows that there is another [truth] hidden under the shadow of history.
.
However, this is good. Albert does not have to face this matter in person, but Mutter will do it instead. This is the best result. Thinking of this, Mutter's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, and he felt slightly relieved.
It hurts so much.
"...What should we do next?" the cat boy asked again.
"Nothing to do. I will take over this ship and sail it to a place where it will not cause trouble to the outside world. And Uncle Mut, it's time for you to go," Hathaway said.
"What to do with [Singularity]?"
"If you are referring to the [Singularity] that the hunters are talking about, it should no longer exist." The young human replied: "It is the interaction between [Ash Eater] and the ship's barrier that produces those effects."
The heterogeneous photons in the environment. [Ash Eater] have been contained and sealed, so there is no need to worry about them polluting the environment."
(It always feels like a bit of a joke...)
Mutt subconsciously rubbed his arm. He could feel an unnatural protrusion through the protective clothing. Mutt knew that crystals had grown on his arm again, and the crystals even pierced the bandage wrapped around his arm.
That location is probably already blurred by flesh and blood. This is the price of using the crystallization ability, and the cat-man boy was further eroded by the abyss.
"By the way, this is for you." Hathaway noticed Mutter's actions and took out a small bottle of medicine from the pocket of his tactical belt.
"This is------" Mutt awkwardly took the medicine bottle. The medicine in the glass bottle looked a bit familiar: "Is it the [recovery medicine] that Leo has been using?"
"If you use this, it will have a certain effect. After all, it is a drug that temporarily reverses the law of cause and effect. It can even slow down the erosion of the abyss."
"I never knew [recovery medicine] could be so miraculous..."
"But using it to resist the erosion of the abyss requires paying an equally huge price. This is an equal exchange. ------Although I don't think there is anything worse than being eroded by the abyss." Hathaway said:
"It's up to Uncle Mutt to decide what to do... Well, you really should go. I'm going to hide this ship and reduce the number of witnesses as much as possible."
"Okay..." The cat boy put away the medicine and began to move towards the deck.
When he jumped on the iron horse and flew away from the mysterious spaceship, the ship suddenly disappeared. It seemed that some kind of optical camouflage was turned on, but it actually became completely transparent, in this dark night sky
It is even more difficult to detect.
Mutt took off his helmet and could finally breathe a breath of fresh air with peace of mind. As the crystals on his arms stung him more and more, he took out the bottle of [Recovery Medicine] and took one tablet.
With such a small dose, there should be no problem, right? At least it would be nice to stop the growth of the crystals on the arm. The cat boy thought so.
"Brother Mutt, little brother Mutt, can you hear me?" At this time, Nina's communication (telepathy) came.
"You can hear that [Ashes Storm] has been resolved." Mutt replied: "You would never imagine that there is actually a ship inside there------"
"A boat of what?"
"Uh..." The cat boy was stunned for a moment. The words had obviously reached his lips, but all the memories in his mind had disappeared. He had forgotten all the memories from boarding the ship to leaving the ship.
Cleaned.
The only vague impression left in his mind was that he saw a skinny "holy remains" of unknown origin in the center of the [Ashes-Destroying Storm] ------
Then there was some kind of inexplicable great sadness that came over my heart.
"Ugh..." Mutt groaned as he covered his throbbing chest.
"What's wrong? Brother Mutt? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? ------Did you inhale the ashes of [Ash Destruction Storm]?"
"No...it's okay..." Tears kept pouring out of the corners of his eyes, but he didn't know why he was crying: "I'll be back soon...right away...
....This will all end."
The cat boy looked up at the bright moonlight in the sky with a sense of loss.
After being hit by the [Ashes Storm], there were almost no remaining monsters in the sky above Lviv. The whole world became so clean, yet so empty that it was uncomfortable. Mutt tried to recall it, but he couldn't recall it no matter what.
Can't get up.------What has he lost?
Whether this [forgetfulness] is a curse or a blessing, no one can tell clearly.
When Mut returned to the roof of the Central Temple of Lviv and joined Nina and Castro, he heard the Khajiit man coughing.
"Ahem...I'm finally back." Castro covered his mouth and said while coughing.
"Are you okay?" Mutt had already cleverly put on a hood to hide his face and continued to pretend to be Albert. However, only Castro and Nina were present, and these two people already knew that Mutt
Especially impostors.
"My lungs are just a little itchy, it's okay. Damn it, is there mold in the respirator?" Castro complained a few words and was busy putting away the surrounding barrier generators.
"Respirator...?" Mutt originally wanted to ask, but he soon understood. It was probably that [Ashes Storm] had just approached the Central Temple and was close enough to threaten the Central Temple.
They have reached the level of human beings, so Castro and the others used a barrier to protect themselves and isolate themselves from the erosion of [ash-eating]. There is no oxygen inside the barrier, so an oxygen supply device is needed.
"Confirmed... all the hunters in the central temple are safe and sound!" Nina said: "Everyone is still alive and has not been wiped out by Ash Eater! The hunters are leaving the refuge room! Great!"
"Wait, what?!" Mutt suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed drastically: "Has Ash Eater ever eroded to that kind of place?"
"Of course, the [Ashes Storm] just now covered almost the entire central temple." Castro replied, rubbing his chest.
"Stupid tiger is still unconscious in the underground courtyard!" The cat boy hurriedly took off the asbestos protective clothing, jumped off the iron horse and ran out.
Albert, who was in the underground courtyard, was not isolated and protected by the stone chamber of the shelter. If Ash Eater had invaded that kind of place, wouldn't it be ------!
"...How could it be!" Nina covered her mouth and exclaimed.
"This is the price you pay for lying." Castro scolded in a low voice, although the scolding was not imposing at all, but more like worry.
Wearing obviously ill-fitting clothes, Mutt pretended to be Albert, and ran back to the underground courtyard of the central temple in a panic, trying to find the place where Albert originally fell, which was protected by a crystal fence.
Tiger youth.
However... there wasn't even a single figure there.
A gap was opened in the crystal fence. Judging from the crystal fragments scattered on the ground, it seemed that it was opened from the outside! And the other party used unimaginable power to forcefully break through the extremely strong fence!
And Albert, who was originally in the fence, disappeared!
Someone took advantage of the chaos when the Ashes invaded the Central Temple and kidnapped the young Khajiit youth who was numb and unable to move!
"No...!" Mutt took a deep breath and was at a loss. Albert did not die from the ash-eating erosion, which was a great blessing among misfortunes. But where is he now? He fell into
Whose hands is it?!
Oops. It was too bad. Mutt began to blame himself. Why did he think that a mere crystal fence could protect Albert? The enemy was a guy with great powers, and he had even knocked down Albert with an anesthetic needle.
special!
The stupid tiger fell into the hands of the enemy. God knows what the traitor would do to him. Will his life be in danger?
Mutt knelt on the ground and was at a loss for only two seconds. He forced himself to take a deep breath. It was useless to panic. Instead of panicking, it was better to find a way to save Albert.
There is no known traitor within the hunter organization who did capture Albert. But Mutt still has one advantage, which is the "asymmetry in the amount of information." The other party knows that Albert has the ability to clone himself, that is,
It is said that the other party may have mistakenly thought that what was captured was only one of Albert's clones, not necessarily his true self.
Albert's clone can be released at any time, and the traitor who kidnapped Albert must also know this.
If Mutt continues to act as Albert's "original self", the other party may think that the captured "doppelgänger" has no value in continuing to be imprisoned. Then they may neglect supervision or even give up the kidnapping plan.
...It would be great if things went as smoothly as imagined.
"Nina, there are a few stupid old...Mr. Albert's clones elsewhere, right?" The cat boy thought of what happened before.
"Yes." Nina replied: "There are several clones over there in the hall who are in a deep sleep state and cannot be woken up. Moreover, it is like being in a different space. No one can do anything while lying there motionless.
Touch him."
"Understood, I'll go take a look right now." Mutt hummed, covered his face with a scarf, and hurried to the hall.
He must move quickly enough. The hunters who were taking refuge in the stone chamber of the refuge have already arrived one after another. If Mutt is seen by too many people, his disguise may be seen through. People in the hunter organization who know Albert
There were not a few of them, no matter how blind they were, they couldn't have mistaken Albert's height.
When Muttlian rushed to the hall, there was indeed no one in the hall, except for a few shadows that looked like Albert, lying there peacefully and sleeping.
Mutt tightened his chest. He always felt that this scene had a painfully familiar feeling. (To be continued)