Chapter 781: Severe Winter

"You really think so." Lucy stood up, looked at Link and said, "Maybe it's selfish of me to say this, but no matter what I do, it will hurt you. Instead of doing this, it's better to make it clear to you here .Link, I don't want you to be my sword and shield. You should not be my knight, Link, you should be you. Not anyone's knight, you are Link, the entire Idahua star There is only one Link!"

Link was shocked, looking at Lucy with dazed eyes.

"Your intentions, I know very well. But I like Alan, and I am willing to stay for him. If anyone has to protect me, it must be Alan, and only Alan. Only he has the responsibility to protect me, Because I am his woman."

Lucy whispered: "As for you, I am honored to have a friend like you. No matter what you do in the future, I will always remember that you are the first friend who is willing to approach me. You can hate me, it's you And I have the right to choose who I like, because that is my freedom."

The room just fell silent.

After a while, Link suddenly smiled. He stood up and put his hands on his chest: "It's hard here, but I'm glad you are willing to say these words to me, Lucy. Because you still treat me as a friend, and let me understand that you are no longer the same person you used to be." The girl who needs my protection. Because there is already someone more suitable than me by your side. Then I can leave with peace of mind..."

"Now that I think about it, Alan was able to get out of the way without having to fight me desperately. But at that time, you were behind him. I think that's why he fought back. There is such a man protecting you , I think I can rest assured." Link sighed: "Recalling that time, I was so unbearable. I lost control because I didn't want to accept the facts, and even ignored you. But even at that time, Alan still noticed you He is a careful person."

Lucy looked at Link unexpectedly.

Link nodded to her and said, "Since you don't need me as a knight, then I'll be your friend. As for my father, I will try to get him to cancel his plan to marry the royal family. But I'm not the only one who wants to marry you." One, that kid Allen has to work harder."

Lucy laughed: "I'm sure he will."

"Yeah." Link said with a smile: "Then go and find him."

"then you?"

"I'm fine. I'm not so fragile that I have to seek death if I lose my love. Don't confuse me with those wretches. If you think so, I will be angry."

Lucy shook her head and said, "Of course not, we, Mr. Link, are tough guys."

Link laughed: "To be flattered by His Highness,

This trip was worthwhile. "

"Then I'm leaving, Link. Take care of yourself in the future."

"certainly."

When she stepped out of the room, Lucy finally felt much more relaxed. Being able to explain clearly to Link and get his understanding undoubtedly solved a knot in Lucy's heart. She exhaled, and when she raised her head again, her eyes returned to their usual brilliance. She walked out of the training ground and saw Alan and Metalon chatting from a distance. The two people, one old and one young, seemed to be talking very happily, and there was a burst of laughter from time to time.

She quickened her pace and ran over, stretched out her arms,

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) Don't hold on to these two men who occupy an important position in your life.

In the room, Link looked at the three figures outside the window. With a faint smile on his face, he turned to Lucy's back and said, "I only bless you as a friend. Goodbye, the girl I once loved."

He closed the window and left alone.

The weather seems to be getting colder.

Ned couldn't help tightening his coat, but the fur-bottomed coat he was wearing couldn't give him the warmth it used to. Looking at the dim and indistinct sky of Linshuangxing, Ned sighed. A man with a skinny face was reflected in the frost-covered window glass. His eye sockets were sunken, and the surrounding area was stained with an unhealthy layer of jet black. The lips were pursed lightly, and there was no blood on the lips, just like the gray clouds in the distant sky, with a sense of sickness.

Ned held out his hand. The once strong arm was now so thin that there was only a layer of skin left. The thin, dry, black palm fell on his face, and even Ned felt that the bones in his face were too high, and he shook his head and smiled wryly. It turned out that he was terminally ill, and he had such a terrifying appearance.

The disease came suddenly.

More than half a month ago, Ned suddenly developed a high fever. Although he is not a master, he still has the strength in his early twenties. Not to mention that Ned is an awakened person, even if he is only a non-commissioned officer of more than a dozen ranks, he is almost immune to illness. There is usually only one disease that can make a power user sick.

Genetic breakdown.

This disease is difficult to cure even with the current medical technology of the Federation. It can only barely stabilize the patient's genetic structure and delay the complete collapse of the gene chain. But the probability of this kind of disease is very low, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as one in ten thousand, or even a little too much. But with such a low probability, Ned unfortunately suffered from this disease.

After the high fever that day, he felt subtle changes in his body. First of all, the source of energy began to lose, and then the body became worse and worse. But in the past week, he has lost a lot of weight. His original weight of a hundred catties has dropped sharply to less than a hundred catties. After the medical officer at the Kaiyan Base conducted a series of careful sampling inspections, when he saw the solemn expression on the medical officer's face, Ned knew that he was being targeted by the god of death.

The speed of gene collapse depends on the individual situation, some years will completely collapse, and some may only take a few months, or even ten days. Ned's condition is undoubtedly serious. In the gene chain structure diagram shown to him by the medical officer, even a medical layman like him knows that he is going to collapse when he sees the gene chain in the picture full of holes. Extremely fast.

Strictly speaking, he has less than one month left to live.

Under such circumstances, Ned naturally could no longer continue to serve as the director of the base. At present, all affairs of the base have been temporarily handed over to his adjutant. As for Ned, the Federation has allowed him to board the starship and return to Earth today. He will be sent to the military hospital in Babylon for treatment, and Ned has given up hope for himself. He only wished to see his wife and children before he passed away. He hadn't been back for five years.

I don't want to be able to go back this time with great difficulty, but to say goodbye for the last time.

Thinking of this, Ned sighed deeply. I thought it would be a long time, but I never thought that life has entered the cold winter in a blink of an eye.

There was a knock on the door.

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) The adjutant pushed the door open, showing a helpless and dignified expression: "Lieutenant Colonel Ned, the starship is ready, you can board the plane."

Ned nodded. He didn't bring anything to salute. Walking to the door, he patted the adjutant on the shoulder: "The base will be handed over to you, my friend. Keep an eye on it, and don't let those damned headhunters get dirty with it."

The adjutant sighed: "I will, sir. Take care."

Ned smiled, wrapped his long clothes tightly and left.

A moment later, he boarded the small starship. The starship will return to Earth directly via the Rainbow Bridge in less than a few hours. Thinking about seeing his family in the evening, Ned felt a throbbing and a little anticipation in his heart.

He sat in the cabin of the starship, and there were only five seats in the cabin. And now, of course, Ned was the only passenger. After the soldiers on the plane fastened his seat belt, Ned turned on his brain, and put the pictures stored in it on the screen. In the photo is a gentle wife, two well-behaved daughters and a naughty boy. Ned touched the photo on the screen, feeling drowsy, and couldn't help closing his eyes and dozing off.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly his heart beat fast, and Ned opened his eyes. At this time, the portholes on both sides of the passenger cabin had lowered the light barriers, and it seemed that the starship had already set sail. He clicked on the line drawing of the brain, and sure enough, a light spot representing the starship had left Linshuangxing. But suddenly, Ned realized that something was wrong. The starship did not head towards the Rainbow Bridge space station, but flew elsewhere.

Ned immediately clicked a few buttons, and the intelligence brain made an estimate based on the flight direction of the starship, and the dotted line representing the flight path actually pointed directly to the Garden of Eden!

"What's going on here?" Ned turned on the intercom at the armrest and spoke directly to the cab: "Please tell me, why did we go to the Garden of Eden?"

Ned asked three times, but there was no answer. After a while, a voice laughed softly and said, "Isn't that good, dear Lieutenant Colonel Ned. You can rest in peace in the Garden of Eden, but that's something that many people can't even hope for."

"Who are you?" Ned yelled anxiously. No matter how dull he was, he found that something was wrong. He called the guard again, but no one in the cabin answered. Ned could only unbuckle his seat belt, leaning on the seat and standing up.

Now it is so difficult for him to even move, but he has to go to the cab to see what's going on.

At this time, the automatic door of the cabin opened, and the soldier who had just fastened his seat belt walked in. Ned was about to ask him why he came in now, when he suddenly saw a lot of blood at his feet. The soldier seemed to want to say something, but suddenly fell to the ground. On his back, a dagger was inserted into his body until it ran out of handle!

Footsteps sounded, and a person came in from outside the gate. It was a man, he was smiling, and the x-shaped scar that almost covered his entire face undulated slightly with his movements. When this person walked in, the air became a little sweeter, and the strong smell of blood was rolling, as if the cabin was already filled with blood. Ned forced his composure, forced himself upright and asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Rhys, sir." As soon as he spoke, Ned knew it was the person he was talking to. He walked towards Ned, circled around Ned, and whispered in his ear: "But more people would like to call me Bloodthirsty Les."

(end of this chapter)

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