Shadow was a very special profession, but at the end of the day, all shadows were still human beings. They also had the seven emotions and six desires of humans. At most, they had gone through rigorous training to be able to strictly control the various desires that they were born with.
But this was only control, not erase. In this world, there was no method that could completely turn a person into an emotionless animal. Even if you turned a person into a fool, he would still be afraid, and would also be happy, this was something that could not be changed.
Every shadow was a different person, each had their own different life and different characteristics, including Lu Chen. Only on this point, all the shadows were the same, the only difference was their ability to control their desires and emotions.
Lu Chen had always been very good at controlling his emotions and desires, otherwise he would not have been able to lurk in the Evil Cult for so many years, and under the most dangerous environment in the world, he would not have been able to accomplish such great feats. But he was still a normal person, he also had times when his emotions fluctuated. When he recklessly killed Sumo, it was one of the few times when he lost control of his emotions.
And because his ability to control his emotions and desires was far better than ordinary people, Lu Chen was far more sensitive to his own emotional fluctuations than ordinary people. He knew that he would also be afraid, and also shocked, but he would suppress all negative emotions in the shortest possible time, and restore his calm. But this time, he felt something strange and different.
He found that after he woke up, although he encountered all kinds of strange and terrifying things, he seemed to be able to calmly judge from beginning to end, without any shock or fear. His emotions were calm, and could even be described as indifferent. If not for the fact that Atsu was by his side, when he saw Atsu, he would still have some ripples in his heart, but Lu Chen almost felt that he really was like a walking corpse.
A walking corpse...
Lu Chen silently sat down, his back leaning against the wall. This tall building that was dozens of feet away from the Horse Washing Bridge was deserted, without any sound.
Lu Chen closed his eyes, carefully listening, and very quickly confirmed that there really was no sound around him, the only thing he could feel was his own heartbeat, other than that, there was only silence.
Lu Chen felt that at this moment he should have felt a chill or even fear, but he did not.
After a moment, Lu Chen opened his eyes, and slowly turned his head to the side. Atsu was still sitting beside him, guarding him like it had done for many years. When he turned his head, Atsu even stuck out its tongue, and wagged its tail.
Lu Chen stared at Atsu, and after a while, he softly said, "Atsu, I can't feel your breath."
Ah-Tu did not seem to understand Lu Chen's words, and continued to look at him quietly. His pair of strange blood-red eyes flickered, and his gaze was gentle. He still looked like the black dog from before.
Lu Chen was silent, and after a moment of silent thought, he suddenly reached into his bosom and took out the little bird that was hidden in his bosom.
The little bird was still curled up in his palm, its head hidden under one of its wings, and did not move for a long time. Lu Chen gently stroked the feathers of the little bird with his fingers, and then realized that the body of the little bird had become cold without him noticing.
He could not feel the body temperature of the little bird, let alone its heartbeat. In his palm, it did not seem to be a stubbornly living bird, but an ice cube.
Lu Chen coldly looked at the little bird in his hand, and suddenly clenched his five fingers, grabbing the body of the little bird, and then slowly began to tighten.
The body of the little bird shook violently, and then its neck moved, and then the bird's head came out from under the wing, and it lifted up.
It looked the same as when Lu Chen first saved it, except for its eyes.
Its eyes were completely dyed red, as if blood was flowing, and after a while, there was even a drop of blood dripping from the edge of the little bird's eye sockets. The little bird's pair of blood red eyes stared at Lu Chen, and then it cried out. The sound was mournful and sharp, as if it had seen a great enemy with a blood feud, as if it could not wait to eat its flesh and drink its blood!
Next to Lu Chen, Atsu slowly stood up, its eyes flashing with blood red light, and it opened its mouth with its sharp fangs, like a ferocious evil beast.
"Puff …"
Suddenly, a muffled sound interrupted all sounds, and then it stopped abruptly. A cloud of blood splattered in the air, and the little bird disappeared from Lu Chen's palm, leaving only feathers, broken limbs, and flesh fluttering in the air.
There was blood slowly dripping from Lu Chen's palm. He glanced at his palm, and then turned around again, this time standing in front of Atsu.
He stared at Atsu's eyes, and Atsu also looked back at him.
Lu Chen stretched out his blood-stained hand and gently placed it on Atsu's head. Atsu's head and body seemed to shrink back instinctively, but it soon stopped. It just quietly looked at Lu Chen, and then it did not move.
Lu Chen gently stroked the hair on Atsu's neck and head, then he leaned forward and hugged its head in his arms.
"You wanted to kill this bird, why?" Lu Chen asked in a very soft voice.
Of course, Atsu could not speak, and its head was held in Lu Chen's arms, so it could not move, so it just wagged its tail.
Lu Chen became silent. His hand did not stop stroking Atsu. His face was stuck on Atsu's fur, and he could no longer feel warmth. Finally, it also felt cold.
But he still saw Atsu wagging its tail at him.
In his embrace, Ah-Tu's head rubbed against him out of habit, just like before.
These were all engraved in their memories, the secrets that only belonged to him and Atsu, and no one could take them away.
Except for death.
"I think this should still be a dream," Lu Chen said in a low voice, "Atsu, we have to go out, right?"
Atsu responded in a low voice.
Lu Chen closed his eyes as he held Ah-Tu in his arms. The hand that had been caressing Ah-Tu suddenly stopped. It was the blood-stained hand that had come to rest on Ah-Tu's neck.
The surroundings suddenly became silent. A moment later, a sharp and shrill roar that seemed to be filled with rage suddenly rang out from inside and outside the long street in the distance. The roar came from all directions like a raging wave. The walls around the house began to creak, and dust and gravel began to fall. From the corners and cracks, a dark red mist suddenly rushed in, like a demon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, pouncing on Lu Chen.
Lu Chen did not raise his head, and he did not even glance at the horrifying phenomenon around him with the corner of his eyes. He just hugged Atsu tightly, and his eyes were fixed on Atsu's body.
For a moment, he held his breath. He gritted his teeth.
There was no medicine for regret in this world. If he did something wrong, what should he do?
He had made a mistake, right?
He closed his eyes, and his mind suddenly went blank. However, he suddenly clenched his hand, and a moment later, a ball of black fire suddenly surged out. Then, with the ball of black fire in his palm, he directly destroyed the skin and flesh of Atsu, and broke the black dog's neck.
Atsu roared in pain and struggled desperately, but its body was tightly held by Lu Chen, and it could not move. It could only watch in despair as the black fire completely swallowed it.
In the next moment, their surroundings darkened. It was as if the raging tide of fog had completely swallowed Lu Chen and Ah-Tu.
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