“BINGO！”
KP applauded in admiration and expressed his appreciation without any reservation. "You are an excellent investigator, Ms. Ai!
Congratulations, you have solved the hidden puzzle of this module — The Death of Paracelsus! "
He paused for a moment and revealed a mysterious smile, "If you can complete the secret mission, after clearing the module, I will give you an additional reward. Believe me, it will not be inferior to the fragment of the Philosopher's Stone."
In this regard, Ai Qing did not feel the slightest bit of joy.
Because this was the mission that Abraham Van Helsing could not escape from.
— — Completely strangle this miracle!
In the silence, Huai Shi stared at the ceiling in a daze for a long time. He looked at Lily's back as she operated the alchemy equipment and suddenly whispered, "If only I had discovered it earlier."
Ai Qing sneered at such weakness, "Would it have been easier for you?"
"I don't know. At least I can lie to myself that everyone who boarded this ship deserved it."
"You can also lie to yourself now. This is just a game, a piece of history. No matter what you do, no one will pursue the record."
"Yes."
Huai Shi closed his eyes.
This was just a record, a record of the past. This was not even something that really happened. It was just a game built with the fragment of the Philosopher's Stone.
Just like what he did in the past.
He should have been used to it.
As long as he pulled the trigger, everything would be fine.
Regardless of whether the people in front of him were old or young, they were already dead, and it had nothing to do with him. This was just a game, but he could still grow.
How beautiful.
But when Huai Shi looked at Lily's back, he did not know what to do.
Her back was facing Huai Shi.
She was defenseless.
She concentrated on adjusting the ratio of the potion in the crucible, focused and relaxed, as if she was in her own home. She softly hummed a song from an unknown place in her throat.
Huai Shi was almost certain that this was not an illusion like the second body, but a real whole.
He did not even need an axe.
As long as he pulled out the flying dagger that was close at hand, he could completely end all of this.
His fingers twitched.
In the end, he retracted his hand weakly.
"I can't do it, Ai Qing."
Huai Shi sighed dejectedly and lowered his eyes tiredly. "If I kill her, I'm afraid I'll become the kind of person I hate the most."
If he killed Lily here, then what was the difference between him and the instructor who massacred an entire village for an insignificant reason?
What would happen to the person who was angry and sad because of this?
To kill his past self?
Perhaps Ai Qing would tell him that this was growth.
The so-called growth was to deny the past self.
Huai Shi never minded denying himself.
However, he could not imagine how he would face Lily who was lying in a pool of blood.
Would that pair of pure eyes regret trusting Huai Shi in the end? Anger? Sorrow? Or was it the kind of serenity that calmly accepted everything in the end?
"If it were you, what would you do, Ai Qing?"
"I would probably hesitate, just like you." Ai Qing replied calmly, "But in the end, I think I would kill her … I want to save myself. No matter what happens, I have to live."
"…" Huai Shi was silent.
"Do you want me to give you an order, Huai Shi?"
Ai Qing asked. "It's like I ordered you to spare Qi Yuan's life. I ordered you to kill her. If you want, I can do that. After all, this is the relationship between us. You're in charge of the operation, and I'll take care of the rest.
The so-called supervisor is used to do this. You don't have to worry about it. "
Huai Shi did not speak again.
"Then, Huai Shi, I order you."
Ai Qing made a cruel voice. "Finish your task and kill Lily."
"Wait a minute …"
Huai Shi subconsciously opened his mouth, but at that moment, he finally understood.
"See, only when the coin falls, you know which side you want."
Ai Qing sighed and lowered her eyes. "I won't give you any more orders, Huai Shi. You have to make your own decisions and face the consequences."
"But is this really okay?"
Across the table, KP smiled and asked. "He doesn't even know that this decision is related to your life."
"No, it should be said that you have been confusing one point from the beginning to the end."
Ai Qing raised her eyes and looked at him. "Even if he doesn't complete his task, as long as he can set foot on the New World, it means that the module has passed.
If he wants to live, he doesn't have to kill Lily. "
"It sounds like that. I don't deny your conjecture." KP shrugged. "Unfortunately, I thought you would be more straightforward and decisive … more like the person I saw in the file."
"People always change, don't they?"
Ai Qing retorted coldly, "Besides, you want me to force him to kill Lily. That's your real purpose, KP, right?"
"… … …"
KP was silent for a moment and slowly nodded. "That is true."
"I don't see fairness in your game, at least … there is no fairness in your rule book."
"Ah, you need to understand this. This is just like 'Justice'." KP revealed an ambiguous smile. "It will occasionally be late, but occasionally … it will also be absent."
"But not this time." Ai Qing stared at him and told him firmly, "As long as I'm here, it won't happen."
"I am looking forward to it."
KP smiled.
He threw the dice in his hand.
The game continued.
.
.
Lily's medicine was effective.
At least, the large amount of tranquilizers inside was effective.
The present Huai Shi could barely restrain the surging killing intent in his heart and carry out some weak activities. Like a patient who had been lying in bed for a long time, he walked around the narrow cabin and carried out some rehabilitation activities.
In fact, there was no need.
As long as there was enough blood, vampires could quickly recover their health. For Lily, artificial blood was a piece of cake.
It was even apple-flavored.
As for the effect, although it was a little lacking, it was at least better than nothing.
Huai Shi had already recovered sixty percent of his strength.
But because of his chaotic thoughts and the uncontrollable killing intent in his heart, he didn't know how to face Lily. After the initial thanks, he didn't say anything else. He just sat alone in the corner, holding a pen and writing in the Book of Destiny, trying to clear his thoughts.
But soon, he found that this didn't do any good to the irritation and anxiety in his heart.
In addition, there was one more thing he didn't tell Ai Qing.
Because he found that the Holy Mark of a believer … was extremely similar to a ghost.
No, if he looked at it chronologically, a part of the core of a ghost came from a believer … It was just that the two were diametrically opposite.
The former selflessly shared this favor with a pure source of piety, while Huai Shi … was a negative energy generator.
And now he had become a vampire, a negative energy absorber. It was like walking on the road of the Abyss to the end …
So, how many parts did Crow use to assemble the Holy Mark of a ghost? No, it should be said that in addition to the Holy Mark of a believer, how many miracles were related to the Abyss Pedigree?
How deep was the water of the Abyss Pedigree?
At this point, Huai Shi was no longer the silly boy who didn't know anything. At the very least, he understood bits and pieces of it.
In this world, there was no miracle for no reason.
The real miracle wouldn't suddenly appear, suddenly come, and suddenly disappear.
In other words, no pedigree appeared out of thin air. There must be a reason.
So, where did the Abyss Pedigree come from? Or was the Astronomy Association really powerful enough to create a non-existent Holy Mark Pedigree with their bare hands?
This was more terrifying than Paracelsus creating an android with his bare hands.
After all, there was only one Lily, but a pedigree could exist forever and be transmitted to tens of millions of people. Each pedigree could be said to be the foundation of the world's axis left behind by the gods. Now that the gods were dead, the Astronomy Association's move was no different from creating a group of gods with their bare hands, and they had also obtained the approval of the world's axis.
Was it possible?
The more Huai Shi thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He rubbed his eyebrows in annoyance, and then … he noticed Lily's cautious gaze not far away.
As if sensing the irritation and depression in Huai Shi's heart, she didn't disturb him. Instead, she flipped through the dictionary in her hand and secretly looked at him, thinking that she was very covert.
Noticing his gaze, her expression froze for a moment, and then she became calm, as if nothing had happened.
"Ahem." She asked, "Are you busy?"
"No, no …"
Huai Shi shook his head. He didn't know how to tell her.
But she had already come over and curiously looked at the messy words that Huai Shi had recorded in the book. After finding that she couldn't understand them, she looked at the scribble that Huai Shi had casually sketched in annoyance in the corner.
Then she froze.
"Who is this?"
She leaned closer and looked at the mocking and arrogant face in the notebook.
With just a few strokes, the cold and cruel eyes were so vividly depicted. He was opening his mouth as if he was about to spit out vicious words.
It made people feel uneasy.
"Uh …"
Huai Shi didn't know how to explain. In the end, he could only say, "This … this person is called Brother Raven Fly."
Then, Lily understood. "Beelzebub?"
"… Uh, probably." Huai Shi wiped the sweat on his head. "He likes to make people eat shit."
"What about this black man?" Lily asked. "He looks very confused."
"Yes, he's very confused."
Huai Shi added three question marks above the black man's head.
"What about this?"
"This is a frog called Pepe."
"Why does it look so sad?"
"I don't know." Huai Shi sighed. "Probably because it's very painful to live."
"That's a pity. It looks quite cute." Lily shook her head regretfully. "Like a little doll, but Hohenheim didn't like it. He even threw away what I made."
"Really?"
Huai Shi was silent for a moment and shook his head. "He shouldn't have done that."
"Well, when people get old, they probably have a bad temper. But when they lose their temper, they regret it and apologize to me, hoping that I'll forgive him … but I've never been angry with him."
Lily curled up in the chair and sighed softly. "He was very panicked before he died, as if he was hiding from something, but he never told me. After giving me this ticket, he passed away … In the end, he didn't allow me to call him father. "
"…"
In the silence, Huai Shi hesitated for a long time and reached out to touch her hair. "I believe that in his heart, you're more important than anything."
"Who knows?"
Lily shook her head. "Everyone's heart is hidden in their chest, and no one will see what's inside until they die. Hohenheim told me to learn to protect myself, but I don't even know what to guard against.
How can I know what other people are hiding in their hearts? "
"Yes."
Huai Shi responded dryly. Feeling the almost boiling killing intent in his chest, he couldn't help but want to vomit.
He felt disgusted by his hypocrisy.
"Well, speaking of which …" He stiffly changed the topic. "How old are you this year? I mean your age. "
"Well, let me think."
Lily didn't seem to notice this. She lowered her head and began to write and draw quickly in the notebook. Huai Shi leaned over to take a look, and then felt dizzy.
In the middle of the various long numerical calculations, there was a simple diagram of the movement of the planets … It was as if she was revising the calendar. Even calculating age was so hardcore!
Soon, Lily finished the calculation. "Four and a half years old."
"Huh?"
Huai Shi was stunned.
Four and a half years old?
Sister, are you kidding?
Huai Shi looked at her mature appearance in amazement. Even if we are of different races, you should at least be an adult, right?
"Ah, my physique is not the same as the average person." Lily seemed to react and stiffly avoided the question. "You, you?"
"I'm seventeen," Huai Shi replied.
Lily's expression instantly became disgusted. "Liar, but your bone age is already 38 years old!"
"… I can only say that due to various reasons."
Huai Shi sighed. He felt that he sighed more today than in the previous year.
He had no idea how to introduce himself to Lily.
After all, he was now Van Helsing.
Abraham Van Helsing.
He was the executioner of the Church, the vampire hunter, and the murderer who came to kill Lily …
Just as he was deep in thought, he heard Lily's cheerful voice. "Look, I've also finished drawing!"
"What did you draw?"
Huai Shi lowered his head and then spat out a mouthful of water.
Just below the title page of his dictionary, there was a vivid panda head emoji, but the face was empty …
"Because I don't know what emoji to draw." Lily scratched her head in distress. "I feel that no matter what I draw, it can't surpass your drawing."
"…"
That's because my drawing is the crystallization of the wisdom of countless people!
How can you compare to it alone?
To be able to draw an emoji in the year 1620, it could only be said that … it was a fresh experience that Huai Shi had never imagined.
Amidst his messy thoughts, he heard Lily's voice.
"Huai Shi."
At some point, the girl had turned in front of Huai Shi. Her eyes blinked and were full of expectation. "I just thought: Why don't we travel together after we reach the New World? Anyway, I have nothing to go to … You have nowhere to go, right?
And I can make blood for you, so you don't have to worry about finding food anymore. "
Huai Shi looked at her blankly.
He didn't know how to answer.
"Can't I?" Lily asked.
"No, it's good."
Huai Shi shook his head stiffly and asked dryly, "Do you have anywhere you want to go?"
"Yellowstone, how about it?"
Lily thought for a moment and suggested, "I've always wanted to go to Yellowstone. It's said that there are many geothermal springs there, and there are lions and elephants. What about you?"
"… I don't know."
Huai Shi lowered his eyes and his voice was a little hoarse. "I haven't thought about it yet, so let's talk about it next time. I have to sleep for a while."
Lily was stunned for a moment and nodded. She returned to her workbench and continued to monitor the progress of the potion. But after a long time, she couldn't help but look back at Huai Shi who was leaning against the bed. "Am I bothering you?"
"… No."
So, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked nervously, "We are friends, right?"
"Yes." Huai Shi lowered his eyes. "We are friends."
"That's great."
Lily smiled happily, like a child, ran over, and gave him a gentle hug. Huai Shi didn't even have time to react.
"Then you sleep, I won't disturb you." She realized that she had lost her composure, took a step back and picked up her dictionary. "Ahem, when you are free, let's talk again."
Huai Shi looked at her blankly for a long time and closed his eyes.
"Damn it …"
Looking at the defenseless girl with her back facing him, Huai Shi reached into his arms and grabbed the cold handle of the dagger. He quietly pulled it out and stared at the pair of scarlet eyes reflected on the dagger's blade.
Then, he threw the broken toy to the side.
F * ck the Church!
F * ck Van Helsing!
F * ck everything!
Old! Son! No! F * ck! F * ck!
Enduring the pain of anger in his heart, Huai Shi raised his head and breathed a long sigh of relief. He smiled. "Lily, how about I teach you how to draw a crying cat's head?"
"Okay, okay."
…
When it was about evening, there was a commotion outside the door. After a while, someone gently knocked on the door and asked if there was anyone inside.
After they opened the door warily, the person outside the door smiled and brought good news.
America was about to arrive.
Thanks to the turmoil, so many people died, the speed of the ship was unbelievably fast. Not long ago, there was a witch on the ship who was good at astrology who calculated the distance between them and America.
If they maintained this speed, they would reach the New World tomorrow morning.
Everyone would be able to obtain freedom and relief.
Therefore, someone proposed to hold a banquet to celebrate.
At this moment, the gloomy and depressing atmosphere on the ship had been swept away. Everyone looked happy, with a warm smile, gentle conversation, and elegant behavior.
It was as if they had been reborn.
For some reason, Huai Shi's heart couldn't help but sink.
Yesterday's turmoil and disaster didn't seem to have left any traces on the ship. The story continued.
It was developing towards the predetermined ending.
He lowered his head and only saw the end of the chapter that slowly appeared on the Book of Destiny. A line of large black words.
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