From the end of the world

Chapter 220 Will You Kill Me?

I think the official forces would not want to see the pace of change of the times coming so quickly, and they will definitely do their best to cover up the relevant news. But to what extent can such efforts have any effect?

Afterwards, there will certainly be countless people who are unaware of the existence of the strange world and want to investigate the truth of the incident. Although the nuclear explosion itself can be explained by science, there are a lot of traces at the site of the nuclear explosion that do not make sense. For example, the old base of the Humanitarian Bureau was only one kilometer away from the nuclear explosion but was not affected by thermal radiation and shock waves, but was destroyed by other forces instead; another example is the forest fire that raged in the forest and then disappeared for unknown reasons (I have now evacuated the sea of ​​fire in the forest).

You can't say that a country launched a nuclear bomb to put out a forest fire, right? The Soviets did use nuclear bombs to put out a fire, but it didn't seem to happen in a forest.

A nuclear explosion occurring within a country's borders is not a minor problem that can be covered up with a few words. Panic will spread within society and may even have spread to the upper class.

I heard that the logic of nuclear deterrence between major powers is that whoever dares to launch a nuclear bomb at them will be destroyed along with everyone else. When the nuclear explosion summoned by Silver Moon occurred, the person who controlled the nuclear button might have already put his finger on the launch button. Since such information has not appeared yet, it means that the situation has probably not developed to the most serious level.

Perhaps the battle between me and Silver Moon almost opened the curtain of World War III - even I don't know how to evaluate this matter.

The two or three diners who were talking at a nearby table did not realize that one of the two protagonists of the nuclear explosion was sitting next to them.

They also didn't notice that there was a human head at my feet - the head of the Sharpshooter was put into a plastic bag I picked up on the roadside.

After having supper, I took Ma Zao to stay at a nearby hotel.

Fortunately, unlike hotels and other places, most of the places to stay are still open.

But I hit a wall along the way. In the eyes of others, Ma Zao is just a child. I, a nearly 20-year-old adult man, would look suspicious if I took her, a girl who looked like a middle school student, to a hotel. Ma Zao couldn't produce her ID, and I didn't look like a guardian. When the front desk asked me and I couldn't explain clearly, the other party's business smile seemed to show the meaning of examining a potential sex offender.

In order to avoid trouble, I had to quickly change my accommodation to another hotel that was farther away, check in by myself, and then let Ma Zao use the power of return to teleport to the room and lock the door.

In addition, because it was my first time to book a double room by myself, I didn't know if it was a rule unique to this hotel or a general rule, but I needed to show two people's ID cards to book a double room. So in the end I could only book a single room.

Since it was a single room, there was only one bed. Ma Zao had to sleep with me. This was not the first time I had done this with Ma Zao, but it still made me feel very strange.

Or to put it another way, I feel guilty but also a little excited. Because I have feelings for Ma Zao, and now I secretly brought her to the hotel, which makes me feel immoral. I have power far above the secular law, but I still feel immoral for breaking the law. I am really immature.

However, maybe saying this will make people think I am a pervert - even if it is to continue to feel this sense of immorality in the future, I think it is necessary to maintain some moral thinking in my heart. Only moral people are qualified to be immoral.

After deciding where to stay overnight, I used fire to teleport back to my home in Xianshui City and brought the medicine for healing soul trauma to Ma Zao so that she could continue to take it. She still had to continue to recuperate her soul. In addition, the prop that Lu Youxun gave to bear the soul load on behalf of the user had been thrown away by us. It was better not to have something with a backdoor.

Let me take this opportunity to talk about the situation at the Zhu family. There is a reason why I didn't take Ma Zao to open the black fog vortex portal at the old base of the Humane Department to help Zhu Shi bring Chang'an back to Xianshui City. Because the Zhu family must cut ties with me now.

This was also discussed at the beginning. If I killed Luo Shan's Dacheng level, or even became hostile to Da Wuchang, the Zhu family would no longer be able to associate with me. On the way to the city with Ma Zao, I contacted Mr. Zhu through the "Firefly" left in Xianshui City and informed him of the situation here. I also informed Zhu Shi through the "Firefly" in the old base of the Humanitarian Department. The two of them quickly cooperated.

In fact, I was still a little worried. Even if Mr. Zhu said publicly that the Zhu family and I didn't have a close relationship, would outsiders really believe it? However, neither Mr. Zhu nor Zhu Shi seemed to think there was any problem with this, and they explained it to me in detail.

In fact, from an objective point of view, the Zhu family and I seem to have a very shallow relationship. Although Changan and I are friends, not to mention that Changan himself is not welcome in the Zhu family, we only officially interacted in college, and now I am just a sophomore. I usually keep to myself, and when it comes to outsiders' impression of Changan's friendships, the first thing that comes to mind is Changan's "happy daily life" with those bad friends.

As for the relationship between Zhu Shi and I, it is even less so in the eyes of outsiders. Zhu Shi and I used to chat online from time to time, and I officially met her as a demon hunter in mid-September, and now it has just entered October.

I recalled some of Lu Youxun's past attitudes. Although I never concealed my intention to stand by Zhu Shi in front of him and others, he never seemed to take it to heart and continued to try to get me to join the Transcendentalists. Obviously, in his eyes, I was not that firm in my support for Zhu Shi, and those words that expressed my position were just to go with the flow and support an acquaintance.

When I think about it this way, even though I always think in my heart that I am willing to do this and that for my friends, and I am not afraid to fight for my friends in action, how do they see me?

Take Zhu Shi for example. When she faces me, will she also think that I am too emotional, a "strangely heavy person" who always says that he is willing to go through fire and water for you? Thinking of this, I feel a rare sense of uneasiness in my heart.

At the same time, Dr. Silver Mask's evaluation of me also emerged from my memory.

——You will still care about your friends, and even can't help but pay attention to acquaintances with whom you have some interactions.

——Because you are actually very lonely and long for someone who can get along with you on an equal footing...

I couldn't get over this, so after thinking about it, I tried to ask Ma Zao indirectly. Did I really give people a heavy impression?

And she gave me a strange look.

"Zhuang Cheng, did you just realize it now?" she said, "But it doesn't matter, don't take it to heart. We are partners who trust each other's lives. If you have any difficulties, I will go through fire and water to help you."

No, actually you are not much better than me...

After hearing her words, I couldn't help but have this thought, and at the same time, for some reason, I felt relieved.

Afterwards, perhaps because of the residual effect of Lu Youxun's quick hypnosis, or perhaps because it was simply late at night, Ma yawned like a kitten and went to bed first. She even turned her body to sleep on her side, leaving more than half of the bed space for me.

I sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her lovely sleeping face, and then looked at her left wrist.

The red GPS bracelet was still on it. Previously, the bracelet was frozen and damaged by the hostile demon hunter. After waking up, Ma used the power of return to carefully repair it as if it were a treasure.

But at this moment, I recalled the scene I saw in Yin Yue’s “illusion”.

On the endless Arctic glacier, Ma Zao stood in front of me holding a phantom kukri.

She was wearing nothing on her left wrist.

Her slightly trembling voice seemed to ring in my ears again.

——Zhuang Cheng, I want to save the world...

——So, so...I have to fight you.

Ma Zao, if I told you my true feelings...

Will you kill me?
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Over the next two days, Ma was busy in his hotel room using the power of regression to trace back and investigate the charred head of the magic spear, trying to find the identity of the hostile Great Impermanence hiding behind the scenes.

Mr. Zhu also took the time to help me find out the direction of the wind in Luoshan and conveyed the news to me. Although he cut off ties with me, it was just a superficial effort after all. He didn't seem to really give up on making friends with me. I was really surprised and moved that he did this. Even if I really have the potential to become a great impermanence, this time the enemy is a real great impermanence. Once exposed, it will be a disaster.

Our means of communication was the "Firefly" left with him and Zhu Shi. In order to prevent exposure, I also thought about withdrawing the "Firefly" there, but he still persuaded me to leave it behind.

As an aside, because the Zhu family mansion was destroyed by Chen Long, Zhu Shi was originally scheduled to move next door to my house. Since it is estimated that it will be inconvenient for me to return to Xianshui City for a long time, there is no way to welcome Zhu Shi as a new neighbor. After Zhu Shi and Mr. Zhu met up, I talked about this matter with Zhu Shi, and we both felt a little regretful about it, and Mr. Zhu was even more regretful than us.

“I actually missed it…”

For some reason, he was particularly frustrated by this, but for some reason, he cheered up again and whispered, "No, maybe there is still a chance...!"

What kind of chance is this? I thought to myself.

"What kind of opportunity is this?" Zhu Shi complained.

Mr. Zhu sighed and said, "So that's what you are not good at, my granddaughter."

Let’s not talk about Mr. Zhu who was saying strange things, the next thing is about Lu Chan who was transported back to Luoshan.

Through the backup plan I hid in Lu Chan, I monitored his awakening.

(End of this chapter)