Da.
Kalpas fell to the ground. He had killed an upper-level fusion warrior and two entire punishment sword teams, but when he reached the edge of this "huge lake", he did not move forward.
The warrior who thought he would never give up stood quietly, and when he saw the scene in the center of the pit, his eyes jumped unconsciously.
A man held a gun with both hands and hunched his back, and another man lay on his back in a big letter shape, with a spear piercing his chest.
The light cast by the sky dyed his skin with a layer of golden color, and it looked like he was emitting a dim light. The remaining momentum still made people's heart beat faster, like a god of war.
Kalpas looked back and saw that there were broken rocks and pits everywhere in the mountains, and the sound of the tide of the sea seemed to be groaning afterwards.
It was really fierce.
He licked his lips, suppressed his fighting spirit, raised his right foot, and jumped into the pit.
"You're finally here." Ryan turned his head slightly, and his expression was not clear in the shadow of dusk. Noticing Kalpas' eyes, he held Herrscher of Ice tightly again, "Why, do you want to fight again?"
"I'm not interested in taking advantage of others." Kalpas shook his head disdainfully and said coldly: "If we want to fight, we should wait until you recover completely, that will be enough."
"Fully recovered? You can't beat me."
Kalpas' eyes suddenly became sharp, but soon returned to normal: "We have to fight, either I will be killed by you, or you will kill me."
To be honest, he didn't know how Ryan did it, or in terms of the record alone, he had already lost.
A high-level fusion warrior, a Pseudo-Herrschers, a Herrscher, and a judgment-level collapse beast, these beings added up far exceeded Ryan's upper limit of strength, but the result was that they all died, and this man was still standing.
In an instant, Kalpas suddenly felt a sense of nemesis. At least in the future that he could see, this man was his target of battle.
"You are much stronger than before!"
"Thank you for the compliment, but I will continue to be stronger, just like now." Ryan smiled with satisfaction, like a gourmet who tasted the delicacies of the world.
Even if he did not confirm the harvest and explored deeper, he knew that he was much stronger, and he turned the balance of victory and defeat back.
The Herrscher, after all, did not survive.
Ryan glanced at the ice-blue gem in his palm and slowly clenched it. This battle was not only the fate of the Herrscher of Ice, but also told the Herrscher:
Unless they do nothing, they will be found and killed by Ryan, and besides-
"The answer you are looking for is still fruitless, because the dead can't speak."
If I remember correctly, the original intention of the Herrscher of Ice was to find out the reason for the pseudo-herrscher 25. Now that everyone is dead, how can the answer be passed on?
"Kalpas, what do you want to do next?"
"Follow you, we have an agreement!" Kalpas answered without thinking. He wanted to fight with Ryan right now, but knowing that the latter was exhausted, he had to hold back.
That was really the best.
Ryan smiled silently, turned around, and walked towards Sundown Alley: "Then wait a moment, I'll go call Aponia and Pardofeliss."
"What do you want these two women to do for a man's business!" Kalpas was immediately unhappy.
"Because I still have things to do, I can't leave them in Sundown Alley."
"You can do it after fighting with me, of course, the premise is that you can survive."
Ryan paused, he had already prepared for the situation at the moment, he just turned his head slightly, half of his face hidden in the dusk.
"You are the challenger in this battle, right?" Kalpas frowned, sounding a little unhappy, but considering the opponent's amazing record, he nodded patiently: "That's right."
"Then the right to decide when to fight is mine, so one thing is one thing, I have to do my job, and it's impossible for me to serve you exclusively."
"It's not that troublesome, wait until you recover, and then find a place to fight directly."
"Are you forcing me to fight? Sorry, I hate being forced to do things the most." Ryan spread his hands.
"What if I hate it? You can try to die!"
"Haha, but I will go directly. You have seen my speed. Can you catch up?"
Of course, he can't catch up. The two powers of wind and thunder can push the speed to the limit, making Kalpas clench his fists. Shameless? It seems that it is hard to say. As a warrior with a stronger record, it is his right to decide when to fight. Goodbye? The picture of the god of war just now echoed in his mind, making him reluctant to part with such a good opponent anyway. Last time Ryan cheated and escaped, this time he appeared in a more terrifying form, which completely aroused his fighting spirit. He had to decide the winner before he could calm down.
It's really troublesome!
"Okay, I'll wait for you, you decide the time and place."
"A deal?"
"I always keep my word." Kalpas glanced at him with disdain.
Ryan nodded with satisfaction, thought about it, and said, "Okay, I believe you. Let's do this, you help me call Aponia and Pardofeliss, there should be some troops of the Fire Moth in Sundown Alley, you be careful."
"You dare to order me around?"
"Don't you want to start the war earlier? The time you save is yours."
I...
Kalpas hesitated for a moment, then nodded a little unhappy: "Remember, just this once."
After that, he was too lazy to talk nonsense and jumped into the sky with a "bang", and soon disappeared in the clouds.
Haha, you are a straightforward boy fighting with me.
Ryan watched the back disappear and couldn't help but smile. Fight or use, as long as you catch Kalpas' weak spot, there will be a lot of room for operation in the future.
"Then, let's do another thing first."
He turned his head to look at the Herrscher of Ice's body on the ground, hooked his finger, let it float up, and then flew towards the coast.
Passing by the fragmented land, overlooking the distance, half of Sundown Alley has been submerged by the sea, and only a few twisted cranes are left in the port area.
There is nothing, and gunfire can be heard in the town. Kalpas is not so gentle. If it encounters an obstacle, it will definitely go to war directly.
Ryan didn't care about the battle situation over there. He landed on the top of the crane, holding a gun, and quietly looked at the strong man leaning against the tower wall.
Andevich is not dead yet. Even though there is a huge blood hole in his chest, the powerful vitality of the upper fusion warrior also maintains his life, but he looks very embarrassed, the remaining honkai energy is very low, the body is exhausted, and the more important thing is the mental blow.
The brown eyes were dull, and the unshaven square face drooped. He glanced at Ryan for a moment, then drooped again.
"It seems you are not stupid, Lieutenant Colonel." Ryan also leaned against the wall, looking at the waves in the sea. "For a soldier, the most painful thing is not death, but betrayal. You can't imagine that the higher-ups are colluding with the Herrscher."
Andevich certainly didn't expect it. He was not mentally retarded. Even if the pseudo-herrscher could blend into the Cocoon, what was going on with this strange mission, where did the information come from, and why did it appear so coincidentally?
He didn't want to think about these questions, but he had to face them. Now he was angry and ashamed, but a man's sense of responsibility made him have to live.
"Dr. Ryan, you..." He slowly raised his head, but didn't know what to ask when the words came to his lips.
"You want to ask why I didn't tell you. Some things are useless to just talk about. You have to see it with your own eyes. Now you have seen the truth. How should the dignified 'Ice Breaking Fist' deal with it?"
Ryan didn't mean to comfort him. They were all adults. He just needed to guide them.
Andevich thought along the way and took a deep breath. His square face burst out with an extremely determined killing intent.
"I want to take revenge on the betrayers and get rid of them all!"
"Good awareness. I am also going to do this, so I wasted so much effort." Ryan decisively stretched out his right hand and saw the lieutenant colonel shaking it without hesitation.
Snap.
The two people who had just fought to the death shook hands tightly. Under the premise of common interests, there was no need for any verbal attacks at all, and as a man, there was no need to hold grudges.
"So can you trust me, Lieutenant Colonel?"
"Believe, more than before." Andevich nodded heavily. Ryan's wisdom, strength, and reputation were not comparable to his. He even vaguely felt that a huge plan was being implemented.
He suddenly felt lucky that he didn't die, otherwise it would be too unfair. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth.
"Doctor, just tell me what to do. I won't ruin your plan in a hot-blooded way. I'm not a child anymore."
Ryan's eyes suddenly became somewhat appreciative. This northern man was very decisive, but not as reckless as he imagined. It was right for him to come back specially.
"First of all, the Fire Moth can't go back. You are related to the death of the Herrscher, and you will die unclearly."
"I know, so I originally planned to kill as many as I could after I went back, and I could always find some clues."
"Our enemy is Honkai, and it's not worth it for someone like you to die for clues." Ryan shook his head.
Andevich was a little moved, but also a little confused. If he didn't act as bait, how could he lure those people out? Dr. Ryan wouldn't want to completely eliminate the Fire Moth, right? You know, within the organization, people like him who follow orders are the majority.
No, if it was really that simple and crude, Dr. Ryan wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to hide his identity.
His trust made Ryan feel comfortable. He was too lazy to beat around the bush, so he handed over a note: "Here's Herrscher of Ice's body. Go to this address, and someone will tell you what to do next. Before that, just treat yourself as dead."
"Understood."
Andevich took it, took a look, memorized it, and then destroyed the note.
This looked very professional, and Ryan asked again: "So who issued the order for this operation?"
He had expectations in his eyes, and the clues were broken several times, but this time was different. Andevich was one of the first batch of upper-level fusion warriors, far from being comparable to ordinary soldiers, and he must know more.
Sure enough, there was no confusion in the strong man's eyes, and he only uttered a few words from his teeth.
"Chief of Staff Carius."