Vol 2 Chapter 65: Atonement: Faun (14)

Roland and the other three took turns to watch the night, but Ethan had no chance to escape.
He was sleepless all night, but kept his eyes closed and pretended to sleep. He heard Roland talking in a low voice with Angela outside, and only a few words floated into his ears.
"...Eve...Mars...Intensification of the second universe infection...Mutation...Blockade...The black hole in the center of the Milky Way is unstable..."
Ethan leaned closer to the curtain to hear more clearly, but the conversation stopped abruptly. He quickly lay back to his original position and covered his head with a sleeping bag. He felt someone lift the curtain to look at him.
Roland got into the tent again and lay down beside him. His vigil was over and Angela succeeded him. Not long after, Ethan heard a slight snoring sound behind him.
Ethan rolled over cautiously and looked at Roland who was about one person away from his sleeping bag.
Unexpectedly and familiar scene, when he lived with Roland before, he used to look at that person's chiseled face quietly during the sleepless night. It's just that today, the love that once felt soothing in his chest has turned into bitterness and...hate.
He suddenly thought, if he moved carefully now and then slammed Roland's neck, would the special agent have a way to get rid of him? If you search him, there may be a self-defense weapon like a dagger, will it be faster to use it directly to pierce his heart?
But he also knew that Roland's peaceful sleeping face at the moment was an illusion, and if he really made a move, he would be subdued within a second.
Besides, these methods of death are too quick and too easy, aren't they?
He wanted Roland to be scared, wanted to hear his screams, like watching him desperate, wanted him to experience everything he had experienced in the forbidden city, let him cry and beg for his mercy...If he could grow those tentacles at this time If so, maybe he can catch Ahn'Qiraj in front of him, tear her bumpy body in half, tear off her white arms and thighs, swallow them, and then use acid bit by bit Corroded Roland's skin and ruined his self-righteous handsome face, so that he could no longer use that sweet appearance to deceive a humble, boring fool like himself who was too easy to be conquered.
Then he would eat him, just as he had eaten those horned men. He became a part of him and could no longer betray him and leave him.
His dark thoughts are like a storm trapped under his calm and ghostly expression, and he silently stretches out his hand in the direction of Roland. On the tip of the index finger of his right hand, there is black, about the thickness of an earthworm. Something tore through the skin and squirmed silently against the ground, climbing up Roland's shoulders quickly and gently like a snake, wrapping around his neck...
Roland shook his body and opened his eyes quickly. Looking to the side, Ethan was sleeping soundly with his back to him.
He often exhales and wipes the cold sweat from his forehead.
How could he have such a weird dream... He rubbed his neck, glanced at Ethan again, turned around and tried to sleep again. Two hours before the dim dawn of Mu Shenxing, he needed a full rest.
And he didn't know, Ethan, with his back to him, was looking at the little tip of his index finger still braving a black blood gap.
Roland only slept for less than an hour before being awakened by Ahn'Qiraj anxiously. She detected unusual vibrations on the ground, indicating that many people were slowly approaching them, within five kilometers. They quickly put away the tent and withdrew to the aircraft, and Ethan was naturally pushed into the cabin by Roland. The aircraft quickly lifted off, passing the silver luminous forest, and flying to the west around the spine of the vast snow-capped mountains. Ethan heard that they were sending a message to the spacecraft that came to meet him, saying that they had changed the joint location. He silently placed the sitting mark and imprinted it in his mind, waiting for Tanithel's detection.
The aircraft went all the way to the west, and the horned city lying on the horizon could be vaguely seen in the distance. At this time it was noon, a small orange-red sun in the sky, purple and rose clouds smudged with each other, covering the entire undulating ground in a gorgeous glow.
To Ethan's surprise, they landed near the city and parked the aircraft in a chaotic airport in the corner man market. The urban buildings of the horns are all almost elliptical shapes, and one or two bizarre buildings with sharp horns have occasionally emerged from the ground. The city is very lively, the streets are crowded and narrow, and there are many three-horned dark blue four-hoofed animals that people use as vehicles on the road, making the space for people to walk more and more limited. There are also garrisons of the Earth Alliance, and there are not many people on Earth, so they won't attract much attention. Roland put Ethan in a dark coat with a hood like them, and took him through the intricate alleys full of steps and ditches, knocking on the door of an earth-style dilapidated hotel.
I saw three Earth Army soldiers patrolling on Ethan Road, thinking about whether or not to rush over for help. But he finally got out of the control of the forbidden city, and really didn't want to just hand over himself. He decided to wait for Tanisel for a while.
The owner of that hotel was a middle-aged man with a big beard and a big belly. He saw Roland and the others, silently led them into the back-shaped corridor, and opened a room on the corner of the second floor. He locked the door carefully, "I thought you should have left here by now." The middle-aged man lit a cigarette and glanced at Roland, then looked at Ethan again, "Who is this?"
"Old acquaintance." Roland replied simply, "People from the Sagard tribe are looking for us, to avoid you for a while. You can leave tonight."
"Why are the Sagad tribe looking for trouble with you? Didn't you help them escape from Anas?"
"To be honest, I also think there is a problem." Ahn'Qiraj untied her chestnut hair in a bun and tossed it loosely. "Just for a prisoner, it is necessary to risk being discovered by the Earth Army. Did you chase the Dujiao Peak that far?"
"They must not dare to chase here." The other male Alpha agent said.
With an indifferent look, Ethan walked straight to a chair made of rattan and sat down, picking up a book on the coffee table and flipping through it. He felt the consciousness coming from Tanithel in his head, and he knew that the priest was near.
Sure enough, two hours later, they heard a knock on the door in the yard. The innkeeper asked in a weird tone, "Who are you recruiting?"
"My friend, Ethan Eldridge." The priest's voice came from downstairs.
Ahn'Qiraj was originally wiping his laser gun, and immediately jumped up when he heard the sound, opened a gap in the curtain and opened it out, whistling in his mouth.
"Um~~~ My abstinence priest little meat is here."
"Anyone else?"
"No, he is the only one."
Roland glanced at Ethan, "How does he know where you are?"
Ethan shrugged and grinned at him. "Isn't this the result you want?"
Roland didn't argue, and said to the other Alpha, "Banji, go out from behind and see if there are other people nearby."
Without a word, the agent known as Bangui turned out the window neatly. The boss in the yard is still prevarication, "We don't have this name here, did you find it wrong?"
Roland pushed the door out and stood beside the railing on the second floor and shouted, "Let him come up."
Ethan saw Tanisel appear in his vision, his green eyes resembling fireflies suddenly lit up. Tanithel glanced at him and stepped through the door. With a serious expression and rigorous steps, the ball of breath flew back and forth around him. Ahn'Qiraj sat gracefully on the table very close to him, with her slender legs folded together, "Little priest, wouldn't you follow us all the way because you missed me?
And Roland was standing next to Ethan, too close, as long as he wanted to, he could take out the laser gun from his waist and point it at Ethan's temple at any time. Although he has not done any threatening actions, Ethan knew that if things really developed to that point, Roland would never hesitate when pulling the trigger.
Tanisel turned a blind eye to Ahn'Qiraj's provocative gesture, a standard priestly calm expression, "You took my friend away, of course I will follow."
"Your friend?" Roland leaned easily next to the armchair where Ethan was sitting, his sword eyebrows raised slightly, "I'm afraid it's more than just friends?"
The priest's expression seemed to be a little impatient, "Why don't we stop talking nonsense and just say, how do you want me to take him away." As he said, the third eye between his forehead opened a gap slightly. Suddenly the room was filled with some kind of turmoil gurgling with the flow of air.
However, he couldn't hallucinate the two Ophiuchus agents in front of him like ordinary humans. There must be some device on their bodies that was specially designed to counter the super mental power of the Eve people, especially the priests of Eve.
In other words, they probably expected that they would meet Eve in Faun this time.
In other words, all of this is probably well designed. They probably just want to find a chance to catch Ethan, or maybe they want to use Ethan as a bargaining chip to make certain transactions with him. Sure enough, there is an important person in the Earth Alliance who is the work of Ophiuchus.
Although it was expected, Tanithel was still very upset. Especially when Roland showed that kind of unrestrained smile at him, especially when he put his hand on Ethan's shoulder so naturally, the priests regretted not putting his bottle with Sab Nicholas' body fluid together. bring.
At this time, another person came in outside the door, it was Bangui who had gone out before. At the moment when the door closed, Ethan still saw that there seemed to be people outside. Maybe the whole hotel is Ophiuchus. He and Tanithel are in jail here, I'm afraid they won't get out so easily.
"The Egg of the Prologue God," Ahn'Qiraj said suddenly, "I will let you go if I hand it over."
Tanithel sneered, "I didn't bring it."
"Do you think we really believe that you will safely leave the eggs of the God of Order on Mars?" Ahn'Qiraj gracefully grabbed a cigarette and opened the lid of the lighter with a click, "Anyway, you Eve have so many Why don’t you give us one of Preface God’s egg. Haven’t you stolen one yourself before?"
Ethan thought to himself that Ophiuchus even knew about Tanisir's use of the Egg of Order God in Red Earth before, and knew Tanisir was closely related to him, so how much did they know about their mutation?
I don't know yet... Otherwise, Roland next to him should not have the guts to stand so close to him.
Tanithel did not speak, but suddenly looked at Ethan with determination. Ethan heard him asking him in his head, "Do you want to go with him?"
Ethan was taken aback for a moment, as if he wasn't sure whether that was really what Tanithel said to him.
The voice in my mind sounded again, it was clearly Tanisel's voice, "Go to Ophiuchus with him, and you will be free. Change your name and live again."
Ethan stood up abruptly, startling Roland next to him. But seeing Beta's face was filled with a layer of anger, green eyes staring at Tanithel, his lips seemed to open and say something, but he was forced to press again.
Of course Ethan wanted to regain his freedom, and wanted to escape from this endless nightmare vortex.
But if the only way out is Roland, he would rather be trapped in the forbidden city forever.
Seeing him like this, the priest showed a sincere, even a little childish smile. He seemed to have made up his mind suddenly, and his gaze swept across the faces of the three Ophiuchus one by one, "How much do you know about the Egg of Preface?"
"You Eve people believe that it is a fragment of power that exists on the new planet in this universe, don't you?" Ahn'Qiraj replied confidently, "Or, it can also be said that it is extremely sophisticated left by some super civilization Smart computer."
Tanisel smiled somewhat mockingly, "So, you think you can control it? Do you really know what Prologue God is? Even though there has been a faith like Jehovah on the earth that is very similar to Prologue God , But the Prologue Gods who really exist outside the universe are by no means as amiable as you think. They...have a terrifying appearance no less than Entropy Gods, and have no mercy on humans. Anyone who tries to peep at them will be burned to ashes. Do you know what happened to the Eve who first discovered the Egg of Prologue and touched it without authorization?"
Roland seemed a little impatient, "What?"
"He became a dementia, as if his soul had been burned to death, leaving only a body with basic functions. He was kept in a mental hospital, and he always spoke a language that no one understood. Then one day he disappeared from the tightly sealed ward, but the autistic patient who was in the room with him miraculously recovered, and told everyone that he was eaten by his own shadow."
Bangui sneered beside him, "Should I feel scared? This kind of ghost story is not enough to deceive children."
Tanithel stared at him with a nearly stern look, "Eve spent more than five centuries trying to control them, but his understanding is still very limited. And those who were too arrogant to come into contact with the Egg of Order God at first No one can survive its radiation. What makes you so confident that you can safely bring it back to the Ophiuchus Alliance?"
Roland stepped forward slightly, shielding Ethan slightly behind him, with a somewhat threatening expression, "This will not bother you."
The eyes of the two people fought invisibly in the air. After a while, the priest suddenly curled his mouth, smiling beautifully and evilly. He reached into the lining of his robe and took out a blue quail egg laughing. There was some damage on one side of the shell, revealing a group of translucent gel-like things that seemed to be constantly surging spiritually. .
Obviously this is the one he brought to Mars.
There was a layer of light flowing from the little thing in his white palm, and you could see many thin lines criss-crossing like a circuit board on the watch case. Ahn'Qiraj's expression suddenly changed, becoming enthusiastic as if bewitched. She immediately reached out, trying to touch it.
The priest suddenly shrank his hand back, and his ethereal gray eyes stared at her with deep pity, "Are you sure? Once something has been done, there will be no way to make up."
This is a pun, and everyone present knows it. Roland glanced at Ethan behind him, and couldn't tell what kind of emotions were in his blue eyes.
But what Ethan thought was the blood that blended with blue and red, and the climax of pleasure when he tore the flesh and blood in the memory thread fragments...
Ahn'Qiraj did not see the priest's eyes clearly, and ignored his warning. Like most Ophiuchus, she never believed in religion, and even looked down on people with religious beliefs. She doesn't understand how people are so stupid and lazy to create a that can save them or punish them and help them understand this cruel universe that is sometimes incomprehensible. And because of this, she didn't believe that anything bad would happen just by touching that little thing. After all, wouldn't the priest himself hold it upright?
So she stretched out her hand and took the egg of God Order from the priest's hand carelessly.
In the next instant, her expression of excitement solidified on her face, as if she suddenly turned into a lifeless mask made of wax.