Defense tactical vehicles painted in gray-blue camouflage were parked across the main road, completely blocking the road into the city. The fully armed combat team was holding their guns and staring at the survivors who kept arriving. Everyone had to be interrogated by them. This made them look not like they were resisting the attacks of the Honkai beasts, but rather like they were deliberately preventing the survivors from entering the city. Seeing that they were about to reach the safe zone, only a few dozen meters away from the blockade set up by the army, Kiana suddenly stopped, her face a little complicated, because she knew that her identity could not be exposed. If she passed the checkpoints set up by the authorities, her position would definitely be exposed. Once you are captured by the military system, everyone's pursuit will arrive soon, and endless troubles will follow. More importantly, she looked at Su Jue who was leaning against the wall and catching his breath, and she was afraid that she might get him involved. After realizing that the life she had lived for all these years was just a lie, Kiana has actually slowly accepted the fact that she is K423. After experiencing betrayal and wandering alone, she is no longer so afraid that she will be used as an experimental subject by Destiny for research. If a person stays in darkness for a long time, he will not be so afraid of the dark. But if he sees the light while in darkness, the darkness will become unbearable. Before meeting Su Jue, she could face her own death calmly, but after he saved her, if Su Jue was also dragged into the vortex because of her, Kiana would fall into endless self-blame. Because she knew who the Tianming people were, and she also understood what kind of cold-blooded monster the leader of Tianming was. If Otto knew that Su Jue had seen the awakened Xilin twice and survived, he would definitely be interested in studying him. Thinking of this, she slowly let go of the boy's hand.
"What's wrong?" Su Jue, who had recovered from his shock, found that Kiana was looking at him and asked with some confusion. "You go first. I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do." She made a poor excuse, her face flushed. Kiana, who was always straightforward, would never lie. Su Jue did not expose her, but just stared at her closely until Qiana's face became redder and redder, her eyes were erratic, and she turned her face away subconsciously, not daring to look at him. He sighed deeply and said helplessly: "Okay, what is it that fell? Let me go with you to find it. It will be much more efficient if there are two of us." "Although, although my physical strength is a little poor, as long as I don't encounter a Honkai beast, I can still handle it." Kiana, who already felt uncomfortable because of lying, heard Su Jue say this and hurriedly said, "No need, I'm a Valkyrie, I can handle it alone. We're already in the safe zone, you go first, I'll come to you in a while." "The wanted Valkyrie?" Su Jue suddenly said. The girl's breathing stagnated, her heart seemed to be shrouded in a cloud, and a feeling of irritation surged in her heart. Sure enough, he already knew his identity? Then what would he choose to do? Or was Xilin right, and he approached her with a purpose? "What are you thinking?" Now, the boy's voice came to Kiana's ears again while she was lost in thought. She raised her head and happened to meet the boy's clear gray eyes. "So you already knew my identity." Her voice was a little dry. Was the first friend she had made in the past few months also going to leave her? "Identity? Didn't you say it yourself? It's only been a few days since we first met." At this point, Su Jue showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, "You mean the fact that you are wanted? Isn't this easy to guess? As a Valkyrie of Destiny, you basically act in a team. You appeared in this city alone, so you must have your own secrets." "Although I don't quite understand the management mechanism of Tianming, there are only two possibilities for being able to act alone. One is that you are carrying out a secret mission, and the other is that you don't want to be found by Tianming. For a secret operation, you certainly wouldn't dare to show your face, so the only possibility is that you are wanted." Kiana stared blankly at the young man who was talking so eloquently. The sunlight fell on the tips of his light gray hair, making his whole body seem to radiate a gentle glow. If the whole world is dark, that one candlelight becomes extremely precious. "Aren't you afraid of me?" "Why should I be afraid? Is it because your origins are unknown?" Su Jue lowered his head to meet the girl's blue and gold eyes. There was no hesitation in his gray eyes. "When you rescued me from the underground of the Honkai beast, my life actually belonged to you." "How can a person who is willing to save others in difficult situations and who holds the light of human kindness in the face of disaster be a bad person?"
The boy's voice was calm, but it was like a ray of sunshine after the rain, piercing through the haze that had shrouded Kiana's heart for a long time. Before Sirin's awakening, Kiana had always been an optimistic and cheerful child, smiling happily every day, as if nothing could affect her. It was not until she was betrayed by destiny that the mental defense built up with positive emotions was finally broken. Pain, despair, and resentment, under Sirin's guidance, all these emotions rushed to Kiana, constantly tearing open the gap in her heart, and turned into nutrients for the awakening of the Herrscher of the Void. And now, Xilin, who was trapped in the consciousness space, was shocked to find that the crack was slowly healing. "hateful!" Kiana was unaware of Xilin's impotent rage, and after confirming that Su Jue did not have any strange emotions about her identity, the two of them turned their attention to the matter at hand. How can I get through the military inspection checkpoints? "It's very simple, just put on some makeup." Su Jue said as he took out two hundred-dollar bills that he had saved for a long time from his wallet. "I've dealt with them many times, and this stuff is the best cosmetics." "Money? You mean bribing them? But the city's spies won't be bribed." "That depends on my makeup skills." Su Jue smiled, rubbed his fingers on the black marks on the car tires on the side of the road, and carefully wiped them on Kiana's fair cheeks, turning her from a relaxed Valkyrie into an ordinary girl who was running for her life. Chapter 18: Sudden Change "Name." "Su Jue." "Did you bring your ID card?" "I have it with me." Nodding repeatedly, Su Jue took out his ID card from his pocket. Although facial recognition systems have become popular in Tianqiong City, Su Jue still habitually carries his ID with him, which can avoid trouble in many cases. "Living in the suburbs? This is Xicheng District, how come you are here?" the man in uniform asked, repeatedly comparing the photo on the ID card to confirm Su Jue's identity. "Also, who is she? Where's her ID card?" His gray hair was curled into a rustic hairstyle, and his face was stained with black dust from the roadside. It seemed that he had been crying, and his face became dirty, and it was difficult to recognize his original appearance. He took Kiana's hand and squeezed it gently, and she immediately understood. She lowered her head slightly, making it difficult for people to see her strange eyes. Because of the inspector's harsh questioning, her body trembled slightly, and then she tugged at Su Jue's sleeves pitifully and hid behind him like a frightened deer. "This is my girlfriend. Her ID card was lost when the Honkai beast attacked." "By the way, I came to the West District to see a doctor. This is the medical record I just received this morning." He folded his thin medical record in half and when he handed it to the inspector, he had already inserted two banknotes into it. The inspector also understood the situation. He seemed to be checking the medical records as if nothing had happened, but in fact he took away the bribe money the moment he blocked the camera. However, when he found out that there were only two cards, he still glared at Su Jue with some dissatisfaction. As a lucrative job, he was accustomed to making hundreds or thousands of dollars every time. If he encountered some shady money, he could just make a big profit. He already looked down upon two hundred dollars. With a flattering smile on his face, Su Jue said with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I was a little late in seeing the doctor. I didn't expect to encounter a Honkai beast." After looking back and forth between Su Jue and the girl, the inspector sighed. Forget it, he is probably just a sick guy, so I'll just take whatever I can get. The inspector folded the medical record and politely handed it back to Su Jue. He looked righteous and said, "It is our responsibility to protect the citizens who are taking refuge. Checking their identities is just to better collect the identity information of the victims. After the disaster, the government will provide subsidies to everyone." "If she doesn't register, she might not get the subsidy. Are you sure you don't want to register her identity?" Pretending to be a little conflicted, he glanced at Kiana, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, Su Jue shook his head.
"Okay, the facial recognition device is broken. Go over there and write your name." The inspector led the two men to the building on the other side with ease, but in fact he was releasing them secretly. However, he seemed to have miscalculated this time. He had only taken two steps when a military vehicle suddenly screeched to a halt. The vehicle was dark grey in color, with only a small Ouroboros logo printed on the corner. "MD, it's from Shencheng Technology." Kiana heard the inspector's voice, lowered her brows, and tried not to look up at the people getting off the car. "stop!" The muzzle of the gun was pointed at the three people. The inspector's face changed. He patted his military uniform and retorted: "Who are you? How dare you interfere with the army's rescue work?" "Army? The prerequisite is that you have to be regular." The people from Shencheng Technology did not give him a good look at all. One of them raised the butt of the gun and hit the inspector in the face, knocking him to the ground. "What are you going to do?" The people who were guarding the checkpoint together noticed what had happened, raised their guns and rushed over. During the conversation, the people from Shencheng Technology had already taken the inspector's ID from him and put it into the special testing equipment. “Ding—Identity authentication error, unauthorized.” As soon as the alarm sounded, the faces of the people stationed at this checkpoint suddenly turned ugly. They were indeed not regular troops, but non-staff members affiliated with Tianming. However, now that the world has fallen into a great collapse, Tianming’s people are no longer enough, and it is completely normal to activate non-staff troops for maintenance. "We have the official authorization from Tianming..." the leader shouted angrily. Shencheng Technology is just a larger enterprise in Tianqiong City. How could it possibly challenge Tianming? If he is really the Mandate of Heaven, he should know that he can impersonate the name of any force in Shenzhou except Tianming. boom--! Just like a thunderclap, a bullet was embedded in the forehead of the person who spoke, and then blood gushed out in the sunlight. "Do you think we are negotiating with you? No, we are just confirming whether the deceased will cause any trouble." The voice hidden under the mask was low, and at the moment of shooting, the gunshots were continuous. The non-staff members who had only received rough training could only shoot, and compared with the well-prepared Shencheng Technology, it was simply a one-sided massacre. "Take everyone away!" After dealing with the armed forces, the people from Shencheng Technology didn't even bother to cover up and started arresting people directly. Su Jue, who knew the plot, naturally understood that they were capturing experimental subjects and trying to use the entire city's people to carry out the World Serpent's artificial stigma plan. Now that the Destiny Organization has not yet shifted its attention to Sky City, under the cover of the Honkai Beast's attack, they are not hiding their actions at all. Most of the survivors followed the guidance of the official channel to seek refuge. Only those who were scattered like Su Jue and his group would enter the checkpoint area, so there were not many survivors here. Obviously, the people of Shencheng Technology are also very clear that if they want to capture experimental subjects, these survivors who are separated from the main force are the most suitable. Even if they are missing, they can be counted as part of the attack of the Honkai beast. "Ah!!" Screams were heard and the captured person struggled desperately, but as a needle of anesthetic was injected into his neck, the scene quickly became quiet. On the contrary, Su Jue and Kiana, who were closest to the group, had not been affected by the anesthetic yet. However, they had no chance to escape and could only wait quietly to be caught. Seeing that the two were about to be arrested, Kiana, who had just recovered some strength, tried to mobilize the power of the Herrscher of the Void. The sudden change changed their plans. She looked at Su Jue, who seemed to have been frightened, with some concern. That’s right, he is just an ordinary person, and he has probably never seen such a bloody scene in his life. "Let's arrest these two as well." The leader said. He slowly approached the two people, but when he got close to Kiana, he seemed to discover something different about her hidden under the dust. "Why does this guy look like the girl that Destiny is looking for..." Kiana's heart sank, and she didn't care about the damage the Herrscher's power was causing to her body, and she forcibly drew strength from her already severely corroded body. However, before she could take action, a dull sniper rifle shot suddenly sounded, and then the head of the Shencheng Technology man exploded.
Two hundred meters away, a puppet lying on the rooftop had golden light in its eyes. Chapter 19: Sniper and Gray Snake The sniper rifle unloaded, and the hot shell was ejected, flashing a golden light. The puppet controlled by Su Jue was as precise as a machine, using the single-shot rifle accurately, pulling the bolt, loading the chamber, and pulling the trigger. Using the main body as the target, the puppet's sniper shot almost one by one. The exploding blood sprayed on the wall, and the red bloodstains dyed the Ouroboros mark on the transport vehicle red. The members of the combat team were well-trained. They quickly reversed the trajectory of the ballistic missile based on the direction of the blood splatter and located the position of the puppet. "About 200 meters at the seven o'clock direction." A member of the reconnaissance team shouted immediately, and then a bullet penetrated his mouth and exploded from the back of his head. They located the enemy's direction before they died, which eased the situation a little. They ignored the survivors around them and hid behind the combat vehicles. When the puppet showed its head again, the sniper team member sneered. "As a sniper, he didn't know how to change position after firing. He is really unqualified." boom--! The guns of the combat team were much better than those of Su Jue. When they found the position of the puppet, they fired almost simultaneously. The sniper bullets of the combat team went straight into the puppet's brain. The puppet's bullets also took away one of the sniper's teammates. "Hit!" Feeling relieved, the sniper was about to report his achievements to his teammates, but the next second, the sniper bullet pierced through his brain, sending the sniper's life and his professional knowledge to hell. On the rooftop, the puppet with only half a brain left was unconscious, and scattered wood chips fell to the ground. Pull the bolt, load the gun, and pull the trigger. The delicate puppets were controlled by the silk threads, sniping at the people of Shencheng Technology at exactly the same frequency. "Monster! Undead monster!" Like a precise god of death, the puppets continued to reap the lives of the remaining people. Even if they hid behind cover, they could hardly escape the pursuit of death. In just a few minutes, only the last member of the aggressive combat team was left. boom--! Fatal gunshots rang out, and the only remaining member of the combat team widened his eyes in horror before he died, with only one thought in his mind. Why did this bullet turn? Then came absolute darkness. The bullets controlled by the Ruler of Domination don't care whether you are hiding behind a cover or not, especially those who are targeted by those golden eyes. In a very short time, the level was already littered with corpses, and Kiana, who was still accumulating the power of the air law, was a little confused. But in the next second, a strong sense of crisis crept up her back, and the opponent's gun was locked on her. The reflection of the sniper scope fell into the girl's field of vision, and she instantly realized that she was the next prey. Can't hide. The moment she was targeted, this thought came to her mind. Su Jue was right next to her and seemed to have fallen into a coma due to excessive stimulation. If she dodged, he would definitely die at this angle.
boom--! The puppet didn't give her any time to react and the bullet was fired immediately. Kiana clenched her teeth and prepared to use her body to withstand the sniper bullet. "With a Valkyrie's physical fitness, she should be able to withstand it." She prayed in a low voice. At the moment the bullet arrived, Kiana suddenly felt that she was pushed hard and rolled on the ground several times.