The night is as cool as water.

There is no moon tonight, and even the starry sky is extremely dim.Qin Wuwei sat alone on the balcony for an unknown amount of time, the cold wind howling, and the light of fire between his fingers seemed to be the only spark in the dark night.

Jiang Yao smelled a smell of tar.

Although Jiang Yao himself doesn't smoke, he doesn't really mind it.After all, executives are under a lot of pressure, and smoking to relax is the norm.

However, when Jiang Yao sat down beside him, Qin Wuwei immediately extinguished the cigarette.

Jiang Yao had seen this detail in Police Officer Fang before.

It was an act of seeing him as a child and consciously being an elder, so he consciously pinched a cigarette.

It is a natural silent love.

... Although Qin Wuwei has stripped away all emotions, the tenderness in his bones has not changed.

Still love to take care of people.

Jiang Yao felt sour in his heart.

He raised his hand, and with a bang, a small fireball ignited in the palm of his hand.

He controlled the intensity of the small fireball and put the fireball on the railing.

The fire was extinguished, and the heat and light radiated together, illuminating the balcony and the empty living room behind it.Even though the north wind was still howling, with this small ball of fire, the balcony seemed to have become a campsite.A little more chic and warm.

"I'm not cold." Qin Wuwei glanced at the fireball, "I'm not afraid of cold."

"I know." Jiang Yao said, "But I just want...to make it brighter. I don't want you to sit in such a dark place alone."

"..." Qin Wuwei didn't say a word.The calm and pale face flickered in the flickering firelight.

As if he was thinking about how to answer Jiang Yao's words like he did during the New Year's Eve dinner just now.

Jiang Yao was afraid that he would say sorry again, so before that, he said first: "I still want to hug you, is that okay?"

Qin Wuwei glanced at him and said, "Yes."

Jiang Yao came over and gave him a hug.

... Qin Wuwei has no feelings anymore.

Therefore, even if it is to fulfill his last wish for his younger brother, Qin Wuwei will not feel any sadness or sadness in his heart, even if he uses the New Year's goods prepared by his younger brother to have a New Year's Eve dinner with everyone.

But Jiang Yao still couldn't help but want to hug him.I want to light a fire for him, and want him not to sit so lonely in the dark night.I want to accompany him and talk to him.

Qin Wuwei quietly felt the hug.

All he can feel is temperature and strength, these objective existences that have nothing to do with emotions.

He didn't actually feel anything from the hug.

...it's weird.

Just like when we had New Year's Eve dinner.No sorrow and no joy.My heart was empty, without any emotion.

Not numbness, but emptiness.

Empty as if washed out of all color.

Is this what it feels like to be stripped of emotion?

Even so, he still didn't push Jiang Yao away.

As a person with cleanliness, in fact, physically speaking, Qin Wuwei is not used to having physical contact with people.

But he still chose to accept the hug.

Because he knew that if he pushed away at this time, Jiang Yao would cry.

Jiang Yao is always crying.Makes people mistake him for a fragile crybaby.

no.Actually not.

It's because he has really experienced too much sadness, too much pain.Those things are enough to break the nerves of anyone.

Jiang Yao just cried.After crying, cheered up again.He fought bravely again.

It's pretty good already.

Moreover, Jiang Yao is too kind and too easy to empathize with others.

Like the case of "Blood Remnant Pearl" Zhang Bufan, in fact, he can completely ignore it, or directly report it to the management bureau, without having to take action himself.

But he went anyway.

Jiang Yao's heart is very soft.It is easy to grieve for the suffering of others, and thus gain strength, willing to stand up bravely to protect and save.

Jiang Yao's personality is really good.

His parents, and the person in his heart, really educated him very well.

Qin Wuwei was quiet and let Jiang Yao hold him.Until Jiang Yao hugged him enough, he took the initiative to let go of him.

"The hug is over, let's get down to business." Qin Wuwei sat up straight.

The gentle firelight swayed on his face, softening his paper-pale face.

Qin Wuwei looked at Jiang Yao and said seriously:

"I haven't had time to teach you anything before. I'm remiss as a guardian."

"Not dereliction of duty." Jiang Yao shook his head, "You are very good to me."

"Your previous fighting style has always been crushed by combat power." Qin Wuwei didn't answer his words, and continued on his own, "This is probably your habit. When you were 'over there', you alwaysThis is the way to fight. But now against Xu Wang, this way will not work."

"He's going to teach you tactics," Lu Zhi said.

"En." Jiang Yao also understood, and pulled the chair towards Qin Wuwei.Lean forward slightly and listen carefully.

"This time [Attack the Tower], the task assignment has already come down."

Qin Wuwei said, "I lead the team to be in charge of the [Tower of Ruins], Ivana team is in charge of the [Sacred Tower], ten years in charge of the [Golden Tower]...you are in charge of the [Colorless Tower], which is Xu Wang."

Jiang Yao nodded.

It is the only choice for him to fight against Xu Wang.

After all, he is currently the strongest fighting force in the human camp.Only he has the hope to fight Xu Wang.

"Tell me about your previous fighting style first." Qin Wuwei said, "Your previous project reports didn't include a specific fighting process."

……really

Every time he came back from a mission before, Qin Wuwei would carefully read his project report.

Although those "reports" are mostly crooked and incomprehensible scribbles.

Qin Wuwei read every report carefully.

How can it be said that as a guardian dereliction of duty?

This time, Lu Zhi didn't prepare Jiang Yao's speech in advance.

Jiang Yao stumbled a bit, but he still gave a general description of the previous missions, including the details of the encounter with Xu Wang in the seventh administrative region.

After listening to Qin Wuwei, he quickly came to a conclusion: "You rely too much on the degree of pollution."

"The degree of pollution is equivalent to your basic combat power. It is true that the same talent will have very different effects in the hands of people of different levels. With your ability, even the most basic enhancement of [strength] can be amazingEffect."

Qin Wuwei said lightly.

"But you lose all your advantages against the tens of millions of Xu Wang. You rely too much on pure combat power and have almost no tactics."

Jiang Yao: "Yes."

He also realized this problem.

Take "prohibition" as an example.Xu Wang's "restriction" attached to the black spikes can easily seal his "regeneration" ability.However, the "restriction" he used could not restrain Xu Wang.

This is grade suppression.

Qin Wuwei continued: "There is another problem, that is, you used to work together. Xu Wang knows you too well. To deal with this kind of enemy, the best way is to use tricks and catch them by surprise."

Jiang Yao unconsciously leaned forward: "How can I catch people by surprise?"

Qin Wuwei: "Think more than it. Think farther than it. Think more possibilities than it. Not only to predict its actions, but also to predict your own reactions. For example..."

Qin Wuwei gave a few examples of himself.They were all examples of him defeating the strong with the weak in previous battles.

Jiang Yao was enlightened after listening.

"Tactics are not something that you will use after listening to the explanation." Qin Wuwei subconsciously touched the cigarette again, and touched the cigarette case with his fingers, as if remembering that Jiang Yao was still by his side, he withdrew his hand again, "It's my fault that I have been tooI'm busy, I don't have time to teach you."

Jiang Yao is still thinking about the case he just provided.

After a while, he smiled wryly.

"When I was 'over there', I didn't use my brain. I went on missions with Lu Zhi. For so many years, I just listened to his instructions. I never thought about why it was like this, why not like that."

Jiang Yao closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"It's been so long, and I haven't made any progress. I'm so disappointed."

"I don't think so." Qin Wuwei glanced at him lightly, "Don't forget that you have autism. And you habitually listen to Lu Zhi because of your absolute trust in him. He will never harm you.You. Of course, this also means over-dependence. It is not conducive to your formation of your own combat system. On the contrary, I think that after you come to 'here', you will really start to grow."

Qin Wuwei paused and asked:

"Is it because Lu Zhi is gone?"

Jiang Yao was all over for a while, and suddenly raised his head.

"Sorry. My expression is not appropriate." Qin Wuwei realized that his words would hurt the other party only after seeing his expression.This is a sequela of brain tissue removal.It is now difficult for him to predict the other party's emotional reaction before speaking.

"I understand what you mean..." Jiang Yao raised his hand and pressed his heart, "But he is here. He is really there."

Qin Wuwei stared at him for a while, then suddenly asked: "When you ran away, your San value dropped sharply. In the end, you stopped the car at around 60. Is it him?"

Jiang Yao: "Yes."

That time Xu Wang took Jiang Yao away and deliberately stimulated him, inducing his mental trauma and causing him to go berserk.

Jiang Yao's san value almost fell below 60.

But in the end miraculously, it stayed at 60.

It was as if someone was holding him tightly.

It was as if someone, with all their strength, grabbed him on the edge of the cliff.

Qin Wuwei nodded: "Then he is indeed here."

Jiang Yao blinked hard, tears flashed away.Laughed.

...

That night, Qin Wuwei chatted with Jiang Yao for a long time.

Qin Wuwei taught almost all of his combat experience over the years.Some tactics are even beyond Jiang Yao's comprehension ability, Jiang Yao thinks hard and tries hard to understand.The people in my heart also helped to explain.

It was the night before the final battle.Jiang Yaoru was enlightened and deeply moved.

"Thank you." Jiang Yao took a deep breath and thanked earnestly, "I really learned a lot. Thank you."

"En." Qin Wuwei responded lightly.He raised his head to look at the little fireball on the balcony, and suddenly said, "Actually, I couldn't come today because I have to be busy for ten years. I lied to you."

Jiang Yao froze for a moment.

"..." Lu Zhi was silent for a while, as if he wanted to ask what he was going to do for ten years.

However, there was no question after all.

Qin Wuwei didn't continue this topic either.

The two chatted a few more words casually.Before knew it, drowsiness hit me.

The two sat on the balcony chairs and just fell asleep.

There is no moon tonight.Even the stars are dimmed.

The cold wind howled, blowing the corners of their clothes.The two in their sleep didn't care about it.Days of mental tension and exhaustion allowed them to fall asleep peacefully in the bitter cold wind.

So much so that he didn't notice the footsteps behind him as light as a cat.

"...Alas." Ivan carried two blankets and walked to the balcony, between the two of them.

He looked at this and then at that.

Then he nimbly squeezed a "restriction" and caged it outside the balcony.

The north wind was blowing like a knife, and the two of them were able to sleep.

Are you afraid that your face will be scratched when you wake up?

"Forbidden" blocked the chilly wind for the sleeping two people.

Ivan put two blankets on each of them.Lightly.After all, he was a killer.

This sneaky technique is still there.

Neither of them woke up.

But it can be seen that the two thick fluffy blankets are very useful to both of them.They all hugged the blanket in their sleep, and shrank their shoulders and heads into the blanket.

Jiang Yao even sniffed his nose.

Good guy, it's already freezing!

Ivan couldn't laugh or cry.

I started to think about whether to cook a ginger soup first, and wake up the two of them before going to sleep after drinking it.

...

The next day, early morning.

The golden light illuminates the earth through the clouds.

There are still five hours left before the second phase of the human counterattack plan - "tower attack".

The division of tasks has been distributed to all participating members.

Mutants currently have four towers.According to the results of recent investigations, the intelligence of these four towers has been updated as follows:

The "Golden Tower" is located in the Grand Canyon in the east of the United States.Belongs to "council".

The "Holy Tower" is located in Antarctica.Belongs to "mentor".

The "Tower of Ruins" is very close, in Yijiang City.Belonging to "believers".

As for Xu Wang's "Colorless Tower", it has been staying at the location of a cathedral in Northern Europe since two days ago.

In the face of global crisis and catastrophe, the boundaries between countries are no longer so important.All countries in the world, all S-level and A-level executives unite to form four teams.Go to the four giant black towers respectively, and launch a major attack on the "tower" level mutants.

In addition to the "tower", there are also a large number of members of the peer association, who are also the targets of this general attack.

The first team was headed by Ten Years, and went to the United States to kill the "Director".

The second team, led by an experienced S-level executor from the West Country, and Ivan was among them, went to Ice Pole to kill the "Mentor".

The target of the third team, the "Apostle", is located in Huaguo, and Yijiang City is also Qin Wuwei's home field.The team is led by Qin Wuwei, assisted by Chen Weigang, and the team members are other S-level and A-level executives from Huaguo.

In the fourth team, there is only Jiang Yao alone.The target is the "Colorless Tower", Xu Wang.

Jiang Yao doesn't need teammates.

On the one hand, it is easy to accidentally injure, on the other hand... Let alone Xu Wang, even Jiang Yao's current pollution level is as high as more than 500,000.

It's okay when you are consciously restraining yourself, but once you get real, the ultra-high concentration of pollutants will definitely make all human beings within a radius of dozens of kilometers fall into evil immediately.None were spared.

Therefore, Jiang Yao cannot have teammates.He can only go on alone.

"No problem."

Lu Zhi said.

"I am here."

Jiang Yao smiled.Standing up, with a swish, the zipper of the battle suit was pulled to the top.

Since the combat locations are distributed all over the world, it is necessary to knock down the four "towers" simultaneously as much as possible.Therefore, all fighters with "space" talents must go to the assembly point in advance to set up space cracks.Man-made portals.

Jiang Yao came to the assembly point.This was originally the apron of the huge underground fortress, and all the planes were withdrawn at this time.The whole area is empty.

The people from the scientific research department have already assembled on the underground apron, and are busy directing the workers to bring in various instruments.

That was used to fix space cracks.

With the current level of human science and technology, although it is impossible to build space cracks by itself, there are still technologies to stabilize the interior of the space and allow cracks to exist for a long time.

You can't just think about going and not wanting to come back.So frustrated.

Jiang Yao is also going to help build the space crack, so he needs to be there in advance.

He walked towards the stairs and was about to go downstairs when he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Jiang Yao."

It is ten years.

Jiang Yao turned his head and saw a man with a warm smile like sunshine, still wearing a thin white shirt.

He seems to be always out of tune with his surroundings, and he is always thousands of miles away from the world.

"Senior, hello." Jiang Yao immediately stood up and greeted him seriously and respectfully.

"Your [tower]." Ten years raised his head slightly.

This is underground, and you won't see the sky when you look up.The gaze of ten years seems to have penetrated thousands of meters of reinforced concrete, and saw the giant black tower suspended in the sky.

"Yeah. It's still broken." Jiang Yao said.

He knew his "tower" was still broken.the reason is simple.

He still can't see other people's "towers".

"Have you already made plans?" Ten years asked.

"Yes." Jiang Yao nodded.

"That's good." Ten Year smiled warmly.

Jiang Yao's "tower" is still broken, but his state is very relaxed.

From this point alone, Ten Years had guessed that he had his own plan.

And that plan doesn't have to be explained to anyone.Believe in his decision for ten years.

Ten years always gives people a feeling of calm and breezy.Like a soft and white cloud.Softly and lazily, floating in the sky.

The distance from this world is always thousands of miles away.

But it's warm when he smiles.

——Like a clear sky, the clouds warmed by the sun are falling down gently.

become...become...

After staring at it for ten years, Jiang Yao suddenly said, "Big quilt No. 1."

ten years:"?"

"Jiang Yao..."

Lu Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why do you have your old problem again..."

Jiang Yao froze for a moment, only to realize that he blurted out another code name for someone.

"I'm sorry, senior." Jiang Yao blushed and apologized quickly.

But ten years is really like a soft quilt.

Warm by the sun, soft, hot and fragrant clean quilt.

"?" Ten years blinked blankly.

Then, he laughed.

"Go, don't be afraid." Ten years came over and patted him on the shoulder, "There is nothing behind you. Not only is there a home, but there are countless heroic souls standing behind you. They will always be your strongestbacking."

Jiang Yao nodded seriously.Hearing the word "backup", my heart suddenly moved.

He remembered that Qin Wuwei had said something similar.

"Do it when it's time to do it. Jiang Yao, don't be afraid to use violence. When the situation is compelling, when you must use violence in order to save lives, for the nation, for the country, and for the interests of more people, the entire administration, the entire country,The heroic souls of countless martyrs will stand behind you and become your strongest backing."

Qin Wuwei's voice echoed in his heart.Jiang Yao felt sore in his heart, couldn't help but asked Ten Years: "Have you ever regretted it?"

Ten years of course knew what he was asking.

"Actually, I regretted it the first time I put it in the tank." Ten Years said with a smile, "But now 300 years have passed."

Jiang Yao's eyes were slightly hot.

He still had a lot to say and ask, but Ten Years interrupted him before he could speak: "Jiang Yao, do you know why Ivan suddenly became stronger after Andre's death?"

Ivan?Andre?

Have you known Andre for ten years?

Oh, it's not impossible.

After all, it is very reasonable to wake up every ten years for ten years, and it is very reasonable to meet Andre.

Jiang Yao thought about the question for a while, and answered honestly: "I don't know."

"Oh." Ten Years smiled slyly, with the light of mischief in his eyes, "Then I won't tell you either. You can go if you want."

Jiang Yao: "???"

"Is he actually this character?!"

Lu Zhi was shocked.

Jiang Yao: "..."

After ten years, Jiang Yao, who was full of question marks, left.

Jiang Yao was left standing alone on the platform, with ten years of Ivan Andre in his mind.The figures of the three people kept shaking in his head.

Almost knocked him out.

...

"You already told him?"

Ten years came to the rendezvous.In the corner, Ivan in combat uniform pinched his cigarette and stood up.

The angle of the stairs just blocked his figure.Jiang Yao couldn't see it from upstairs.

Ten years smiled: "Yes. I told him."

Ivan: "He's not angry, is he?"

Ten years: "No."

Ivan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. In fact, I have been struggling, should I tell him..."

"Actually, every executor knows that his destiny is to die in battle when he joins the administration." Ten Years Youyou interrupted him, "He also knows. But he still can't give up. His heart is too soft."

The innocent child has never seen the cruelty and sorrow of this world, and his heart will always be soft.

And Jiang Yao has experienced so much, but still maintains a warm and soft heart.

How rare.

"Yes." Ivan said quietly.

"So, give him less mental burden." Ten years smiled.

Thinking of the nickname that kid just gave him... The corners of Ten Ten's mouth became even wider.

Ivan asked: "Senior, have you ever accepted other people's...?"

"Me? I've lived for 300 years." Ten Years smiled, "Of course, I have survived to this day because of the kindness and help of others."

Ivan stared at him, and suddenly his heart moved: "Then your tattoo..."

"Oh, I almost forgot." Ten years tilted his head, and took off the golden ring on his ear bone.Throw it in the trash can.

The exquisitely crafted golden ring rolled a few times in the trash can, making a crisp crashing sound.

"Tattoos and these messy things are all because of emptiness." Ten years stood in front of the trash can, touched his ear on the other side, his neck, and other places on his body.Can't seem to remember if there is anything else missing, "It's easy to fall into nothingness after living too long. I used to use this method to confirm that I was alive for a while...not anymore."

Confirmed.Everything that can be picked has been picked.

The remaining tattoos cannot be removed.There is no need to go to tattoo removal at this time.

Turning around ten years later, the smile is still warm.

Ivan looked at him, distracted.

Although he hadn't spoken for ten years, Ivan seemed to hear his inner voice through his warm smiling eyes.

I have used the way of hurting myself to confirm that I am still alive.

Not anymore.

——Now I will step on the last big stage of my long life.

"Senior!" Ivan suddenly straightened his body and said solemnly, "I am honored to be able to fight side by side with you!"

This time, ten years did not make him laugh.Ten years also got serious and looked into his eyes.

"It's a great honor for me too, my comrade."