People are on the Ark, assisting Oma Zi-O

That’s really interesting. Is that the Consciousness Empire that only appeared once in Ceobe’s dream in Arknights?

No, it didn't feel like that simple thing, and at that moment, it seemed that I could feel that in the depths of the sea of ​​consciousness, there was something, something alive.

The complicated thoughts did not hinder Ark's actions. The orange-yellow sublimation key fell into his hand and was activated under Tallulah's puzzled eyes.

"Invisible!"

Ghost Program Sublimation Key. When fighting alongside the legendary knights, Ark Mao was not just taking away specialties from various worlds.

"Ghost's ability!"

And the power of the legendary knights.

The orange-yellow light overlapped on the sublimation key, aiming at the empty front in Tallulah's eyes and Alina's soul in Fang Zhou's eyes.

The Sublimation Key drew a strange pattern in the air, which seemed to be an eye pattern.

Accompanied by golden light, a vague shadow suddenly appeared before Tallulah's eyes.

"濉旈湶鎷"

"Shuilu"

"I'm so tired!"

The sound was a little distorted, and seemed to be mixed with some strange sounds.

"Tallulah!"

"Alina!"

Finally, the figure solidified and looked like it really existed, and the voice finally fell into my ears.

But when Tallulah excitedly flew over and wanted to hug her best friend in her arms as she used to, the feeling of no physical object and the coldness of her hands and face buried in the snow made Tallulah's face stunned.

"It seems that we have no way to contact."

Alina looked at her hands, which suddenly became vague again, with regret in her eyes.

"That's natural. Being able to show you before Miss Red Dragon is the limit of what we can do under our current conditions. To contact the ghost or to revive you in your own body requires separate procedures, and that requires a safe environment."

puff!

resurrection……

Tallulah's body buried in the snow trembled slightly, and she pulled her face out of the snow. She looked at Alina's illusory figure, and then looked at her best friend's body still lying in the snow. She finally realized that the person in front of her was not her friend, but her friend's soul.

"...Although I couldn't meet Alina, I'm still very grateful to you, sir. What's your name?"

Standing up from the snow, Tallulah shook off the snow on her body, tidied her appearance and mood a little, and then looked at the Ark.

Tallulah had only just begun to harbor doubts about the man who had appeared here and suddenly offered her a helping hand by revealing Alina's soul.

Who was that person? Why was he here? Why was he helping me? Was he simply being kind?

His eyes involuntarily glanced at Alina's body.

The last question mark gradually disappeared, and the thought that the other party must have some purpose began to fill Tallulah's mind.

This method cannot be explained by simple Originium skills.

Talulah suddenly remembered that the patriot Bozhukasti had once told her about the ancient witchcraft of the Sarkaz, many of which could manipulate human souls.

And that kind of witchcraft is only mastered by a small number of Sarkaz known as Absolvers and Whiplash.

Beating the heart demon?

Could the person in front of him be the rare Sarkaz mentioned by the patriots?

She had heard from the Patriot that the status of the Whiplash clan was quite high among the Sarkaz clans. Even though the Sarkaz nation was in decline and had a bad reputation in various countries, some Sarkaz races still enjoyed an outstanding status in the shadow of some countries by relying on their tyrannical military force and strange means.

Thinking of this, Tallulah became even more confused about the other party's sudden help.

Of course, the most crucial part, and what Tallulah pretended not to hear at this moment, was the second half of Fang Ark's words.

He can revive Alina.

This was not very attractive to Tallulah, but she felt that she could not expose such obvious desires to a stranger. A leader sometimes had to expose his desires to give direction to his subordinates, but sometimes he had to hide them to protect his weaknesses.

This was also the part of knowledge belonging to the ruler that Koschei had taught her. Even if she didn't want to accept the gift from the old black snake, she could not deny that some of the knowledge he taught her did play a role at some times now.

"It seems I'm under suspicion. Hmm, that's understandable, but since I haven't shown any hostility or even offered any help, it's best to suppress that sharp suspicion for now. It's best to think without expressing it, Red Dragon's cub."

It was only then that Tallulah noticed the way the other person addressed her.

Red dragon.

The other party knew the secret of her race. Even when she was Koschei's adopted daughter, the race she claimed to the outside world was Vaifan, not Draco, which was controversial and would cause countless troubles.

After all, once those three words were spoken, they would probably instantly ignite a war between the two old empires on this land.

Firelight spread in her eyes, and the other party's identity became even more suspicious in Tallulah's mind.

But the other party is right. Now that the other party has not shown any hostility or even given any favor, it is best to suppress the sharp suspicion in your heart and not express it.

"Thank you for your help, sir. My name is Tallulah, and I'm from a nearby village. I was wondering if you'd be interested in visiting our village and letting me express my gratitude for your kindness."

Village?

Alina's spirit looked at Tallulah, a hint of relief in her eyes.

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Chapter 7 The American cockroach has noticed you

The wind and snow were howling, but not as strong as when Talulah was rushing here. At that time, the heavy snow was not even enough to make the red dragon feel cold.

"As a leader, you actually ran out without even explaining to others. Talulah, you are still too impulsive. You should at least tell Froststar and the Patriots."

"Alina, please don't criticize me now. Wait until we get back to the camp and then you can talk about it slowly."

"No, don't even think about changing the subject. It's because you're always impulsive and emotional..."

Seeing Alina in ghost form floating beside Tallulah and chattering incessantly, and Tallulah walking forward while carrying Alina's body, Fang Zhou couldn't help but smile.

Although this scene has a weird and sanity-inducing feeling no matter how you look at it, but, hey, it’s a relatively good ending, isn’t it?

If he had arrived a little earlier, Fang Ark could have easily saved Alina's life with the help of the magic of the dog and the horse. Unfortunately, he was one step too late.

It was quite difficult to find a white-haired Elafia in the vast snowfield. At that time, Ark had already flown to a position close to the star pod, overlooking the entire snowfield from the sky. The geographical information accurate to the centimeter was collected by the Galatron Demon Machine and processed, and the figure of Elafia who matched Alina in Ark's memory was searched from it.

But by the time he found her, it was too late. Alina had already died. [PS1]

Then there was the following scene.

Later, the lies that Tallulah told him were undoubtedly exposed by Fang Zhou on the spot.

I already know that your blood belongs to Draco. Do you think I would be unaware of your operations on this snowy plain?

These were Ark's exact words at the time. Talulah's face froze in place, but Ark later said that he was just interested in the infected forces struggling on this snowy field and he had no ill intentions.

At this point, Talulah could no longer hide the truth, and she couldn't directly attack Ark. After all, from Alina's perspective, Ark did do her a favor. In the end, she could only pay more attention to Ark and take him to the Reunion camp.

"correct."

When they were about to reach the camp, Fang Zhou saw smoke from cooking not far away, and he suddenly called out to Tallulah.

"what happened?"

Tallulah immediately turned around and looked at Fang Zhou with gratitude. This was the second time the other party had done her a favor.

"That method only allows you and me to see Alina's soul. Others, without special telepathic Originium skills or some long-cultivated ability to perceive unusual objects, cannot see or sense the existence of Alina's soul."

Tallulah was slightly stunned, glanced at Alina and then felt a little sad.

If that's the case, then it doesn't mean those kids...

"I see."

Tallulah digested Fang Zhou's words, and then the two of them and their spirit continued to walk towards the camp. However, during this process, Alina stopped nagging Tallulah and came to Fang Zhou's side.

"Mr. Ark?"

"Hmm? What? Miss Alina, do you have any questions?"

Alina came to ask in a low voice, but even if she lowered her voice, how could she hide it from the red dragon with keen senses?

Tallulah shifted her attention slightly.

"Why did you help me keep my soul here? Was it really just because Tallulah asked you to do so?"

This is Alina's more fundamental question.

Why did the other party help him and others, and use such means?

Alina Bittalullah understood the root of the problem.

At that time, she really saw a dark hole that was about to suck her soul away. It was Mr. Fang Ark in front of her who wrapped her up with that powerful and terrifying power.

Even though she was protected by another force at the time, Alina could still feel the terrifying force outside resisting the black hole.

Why would such a powerful person lend a helping hand to an unknown Elafia? Was it because of Tallulah? Oh, he said Tallulah was a red dragon.

Drake.

Alina knew about this race. Tallulah had once told her about the deeds of the red dragon and about the relationship between the red dragon and the ancient empire called Victoria on the earth today.

So, this person came for Tallulah's red dragon bloodline?

Did he want to bring Tallulah back to Victoria to ascend the throne and become regent? Alina remembered that some of the novels in the hands of the passing peddlers had such a description.

Seeing that Alina seemed to have some wrong ideas, Fang Zhou shook his head.

"I'm not doing this for any reason. I just happened to be passing by. You speculated on my purpose and worried that it might harm your companions, but I came here and I went forward only to search and confirm. But you're right about one thing. I only did it to protect your body. The real reason for my action was indeed Tallulah's request. After all, it was Miss Red Dragon that I was looking for in this snowy plain. However, I will not harm her. In fact, compared to others, I care more about her self-esteem and safety."

Fang Zhou did not lie, he was indeed looking for one. After all, Talulah herself was one of the candidates for the Demon King that he had chosen, and one of the people that he thought was more likely to be recognized by the Power of the Demon.

Thinking of this, Fang Zhou tightened the big book between his arms, and Alina turned her eyes to the book.

"Calendar of the Devil's Advent".

It sounds like the title of a novel.

Tallulah's eyes flickered in front of her.

Find me.

What does he want from me?

Red Dragon, what does he want from my identity?

Tallulah was filled with doubts, and when she came to her senses, she found herself standing at the entrance of the camp.

There, two members of the Yeti Squad were standing guard.

"It's Tallulah, Tallulah back... Tallulah?"

Because of her emotional fluctuations, Tallulah's face looked obviously bad at this time. In addition, with Alina's body on her back, the two members of the Yeti team looked at each other in silence.

"This is a friend I met outside. Take him to find a place to rest in the camp. I'll go and take care of her."

"No need, Tallulah."

"what?"

Miss Red Dragon turned her head and looked at Fang Zhou with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"If you want to save Miss Alina, time is precious. I can preserve the soul for a long time, but if the body is without the soul for too long, it will lose its ability to serve as a container. By then, Miss Alina will probably have no choice but to use a completely mechanical body."

"Ugh?"

Why do I suddenly feel like I can't keep up with the pace? It just means that time is running out, right?

"Well, then, I'll take you to my tent first."

Having said this, Talulah ignored the strange looks from the snow monster team next to her, and carried Alina's body and the Ark to the big tent in the center of the camp.

"Tell me, I must have heard correctly just now, didn't that man mention something about the soul or the body container?"

"Seems to be."

The two snow monsters whispered to each other.

"This doesn't sound like a good thing. Should I tell Big Sister to stop letting Tallulah get tricked? I think I've met that girl she's carrying a few times, and she seems to have a good relationship with Tallulah. Let's go tell Big Sister that the gatekeeping mission... Oh, brother!"

A snow monster said this, and his companions next to him also agreed.

So when they saw two infected warriors from other teams passing by, the two snow monsters decisively entrusted the job of guarding the door to them, and then hurriedly ran towards the camp of the snow monster team in the latter's confused eyes.