The red gem lies quietly in the palm of the mechanical prosthesis made of complex metal parts. The first impression it gives is like solidified blood, but it still maintains fresh vitality.

Bernissa's eyes were filled with an indescribable enthusiasm.

She picked up the ruby ​​shaped like a curved dagger, pointed the tip at the position of her heart, and then...

laugh--

There was a faint sound of a sharp object piercing the metal, and the ruby ​​pendant that looked like a dagger was pressed into her heart.

The bright red blood flowed down the black hemp rope of the pendant and eventually dripped.

But the dripping blood did not fall to the ground, but suddenly floated upwards just before it hit the ground, just like the planet's gravity suddenly reversed.

puff--

The white ribs filled with blood suddenly pierced her chest and abdomen, then bent and extended, completely wrapping her upper body.

At the same time, bones on the arms and legs began to pierce through the flesh and blood, forming armor on the body surface and thorns on the joints.

Finally, there are two broad shoulder blades. After they emerge from the body, they are like the wings of a butterfly that has successfully broken out of its cocoon, quickly blooming in the air, and finally forming a pair of ferocious bone wings.

"Everyone get out of the way."

A harsh and hoarse voice came from the transformed Bernitha's abdomen.

His teammates who had been stalling for time surrounding the three-meter-tall monster retreated without any hesitation.

Bernissa fanned her bone wings, and her whole body was like a bullet being discharged from the barrel, rushing towards the monster with an afterimage that was difficult to discern with the naked eye.

The fierce battle broke out in an instant. There were no fancy flames, thunder and lightning, nor exaggerated battles that frequently caused the earth to shatter. Instead, there were only fights between fists and bodies, dull hammer blows, and the scene of shattering rocks and flying rocks on the ground.

…

…

The sound of "ta da" footsteps sounded in the fog that shrouded the whole city.

A pair of feet wearing bright silver metal pointed boots walked out of the mist, followed by a burly body covered in silver metal armor, and a head with a rough face.

This is a middle-aged man in his forties, with long golden hair like a lion's mane.

Soon, the "hard" footsteps of the middle-aged man with blond hair and silver armor attracted the attention of Bernissa's four teammates.

They held sharp cast steel weapons tightly in their hands, and looked at the man who was slowly approaching, their whole bodies tense and full of vigilance.

"Boss, there is a silver knight."

One of the team members shouted loudly to Bernissa, who was fighting fiercely with the monster.

Bernissa used her fists to exert force, and after fighting with the monster, she selectively took a few steps back, and then took the time to look at the Silver Knight who had stopped at the outside of the battle circle.

"Hey, that shiny one over there was us here first."

The blond Silver Knight did not answer, but made a gesture of invitation, which probably meant nothing more than "I'll wait for you to fight first."

"Kakakakakakakaka..."

A dense sound like the clashing of teeth came from the monster's mouth, as it grinded its teeth to express its anger.

Bernisha raised her fists in a fighting spirit and punched each other twice, making a dull banging sound.

"Look at that shiny guy."

After saying that, she charged at the monster again.

…

…

Early the next morning, Jiangxi Lin woke up from a deep sleep.

I stretched myself out, then got out of bed and walked to the window, opened the curtains, and looked out the newly lit window.

The phlogiston street lights had been extinguished at some point, and the streets with a light mist looking particularly quiet.

He is probably really tired lately, and he sleeps very well every night.

As usual, he brushed his teeth and washed his face in the bathroom, then tied his shoulder-length brown hair back with a hemp rope, and then went downstairs to the kitchen.

Yesterday, Abel Vera stewed a lot of lamb tail soup, but Jiang Xilin didn't like to eat anything too greasy in the morning, so he made a cup of pine sugar water and served it with slices of bread. After eating briefly, he put on his knee-length pants.

Wearing a long coat, a felt bowler hat, and carrying a handbag, he went out.

…

On the platform of the steam rail bus, Jiangxi Lin stood up straight and waited for the bus.

The cold and moist wind blew on my face, and the visibility in the mist-shrouded streets was not high.

Next to them, two men in their thirties were discussing in a low voice some topics related to steam rail buses.

Jiangxi Lin, who had nothing to do, listened carefully.

…

"Destroyed?"

"Well, it seems to have been quite damaged. The entire track was pulled up from the ground?"

"No way, how powerful this is!"

"It doesn't feel like something ordinary humans can do."

"It can't be an alienated unclean person, it has not been seen in the royal capital for many years."

"I don't know. I also arrived at the newspaper office early in the morning. The editor-in-chief told me, no, I am now being sent to the Antrou District to collect information. It's really hard to be a practical commissioner. The gentlemen in the Government Affairs Department are always trying to find ways.

To conceal the truth, if you want to know the exact information, you have to go to the scene to investigate in person."

"Yes, those gentlemen in the Government Affairs Department always like to hide the truth from us, and I don't know why. What's wrong with telling us straightforwardly?"

"I think they may be hiding the truth because they don't want to cause panic in society."

Jiang Xilin interrupted at the right time and took the initiative to push himself into their chat.

The main reason is that he is eager to know more detailed information about this matter. After all, Abel Vera and Abel An'an, the two people he cares about most in this world, are still there.

"Why would telling us the truth cause panic in society? If there really is an alienated and unclean person in the royal capital again, can concealing it make it disappear? I think the gentlemen of the Government Affairs Office should inform the most authentic information as soon as possible

In this way, even if a disaster occurs, we will have more preparation time to prepare and save ourselves."

One of them, a relatively short and skinny young man, used a long paragraph of seemingly well-founded words to refute Jiang Xilin.

"If everyone..."

"If everyone chooses their own self-rescue method, the situation will inevitably become quite chaotic, which will actually affect the rescue operations organized by the Royal Government Affairs Office."

As soon as Jiangxi Lin opened his mouth to say five words, the young man who claimed to be the practical commissioner snatched his words away.

He was not angry at being robbed of his words, but silently waited for the practical commissioner to finish speaking, and then responded with a "right" with a smile.

In fact, there are many other influencing factors. After all, human nature is complex, especially in a world where empathy between people has declined significantly after three hundred years of winter.

For the sake of profit and survival, it is estimated that most people will choose to benefit themselves at the expense of others without hesitation.

But he didn't intend to tell all this, after all, no one likes to have others analyze the dark side hidden deep in their heart.

Facing the affirmation from passers-by, the practical commissioner showed a friendly smile to Jiang Xilin.

The short and thin man who was rejected turned around unhappily and took two steps to the side, as if he no longer intended to continue the exchange.

"Hello, my name is George Cody, and I am the practical specialist at Lust Newspapers."

"Hello, my name is Jiang Xilin, and I am a fan of weird events."

Jiangxi Lin shook hands with the fact-finding officer of the Lusted newspaper and at the same time made up a false identity for himself.

However, George Cody did not seem to have doubts about his fabricated identity. On the contrary, he was very curious and began to ask him about the strange events he had experienced.

"I have encountered evil organizations hiding in the sewers that conduct illegal human experiments, and I have also seen extraordinary powers that can 'awaken' corpses, unclean ones with deformed bodies, arcane masters who have mastered powerful arcana..."

After Jiang Xilin casually talked about some things he had encountered, he began to ask about the destruction of the bus tracks in Angtru District.

"Is the location of the destroyed track far from Androni Girls' School?"

"It doesn't seem to be far, just two streets away."

Damn it, just two streets away?

Jiangxi Lin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated a lot. He clearly remembered how horrific the disaster in Dongting City was that was almost caused by him.

Not to mention being at the epicenter of the disaster, even if it was an administrative district away, it would be almost completely destroyed.

Seeing Jiang Xilin's nervous expression, the practical commissioner George Cody raised his hand and patted his shoulder, comforting him with a smile on his face.

"Your daughter goes to school over there. It's okay. Don't worry. According to the news I got from the newspaper, except for the serious damage to the ground and steam bus tracks there last night, the houses and buildings were intact. Even

Almost everyone said they were so asleep that they didn’t even hear the fighting on the road.”

So, is this normal?

Jiang Xilin touched his chin and did not correct the mistake in George Cody's words.

With such a loud noise, it is impossible that everyone could not hear the sermon.
To be continued...