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After a short rest, Draco still couldn't find peace.

The dark corridor was filled with infinite dampness, and there was only light behind the door at the end. She knew very well who was waiting for her behind that door.

The sword was still in his hand, not yet stained with blood.

Like before, she pushed the door open and saw the incarnation of evil sitting there calmly, with a look on his face that showed he understood what was about to happen.

Instead of accusing and scolding as she would have done in the real world, she retained her lingering anger and simply thrust the sword into the chest of her adoptive father, the conspirator Koschei.

Because it was not reality, Kosice's words were very clear. He chuckled and said, "My daughter, very good. This time the blade is closer to the heart than last time."

"If I knew you wouldn't feel any pain, I would be more decisive." The fire in Draco's eyes burned.

"You are an outstanding leader and an outstanding fighter, but unfortunately you are still a flesh-and-blood person. You are longing for the family affection that does not exist, right?"

"Shut up!" The girl with short gray hair was furious.

"Your father died at the hands of his sworn brother, but he remained in a high position without incident, forcing your mother to remarry and manipulating your sister's fate. Even if you let go of these things for now because time has faded, it's already now... Are you really unwilling to take a look? Even just a glance?"

"It's time to show me your flame... Didn't you describe your vision to me? Let the infected unite, let this land see your flame, for which you are willing to infect yourself... Longmen, we are close, you need a starting point... a city."

"I taught you how to do it."

"Spring is late again this year... My daughter, Ursus is too cold and he craves your flame."

The furious Tallulah couldn't control her anger. Just as she was about to open her mouth to refute, a drop of ice water dripped onto her neck. The surroundings became blurred, and the light gradually became clear.

When she opened her eyes, the first figure that emerged in the light was the one sitting next to her. The snow outside the shade of the tree was dazzlingly white. The figure noticed the change and turned back, coughed, and asked, "Are you awake? The operation was successful... cough cough... Did you rest well? Do you want to sleep a little longer? I'll keep watch for you?"

"...White Dove? Why are you here...What kind of surgery is going on?"

"Ah... It's nothing, you heard it wrong." Ling Dengxian was embarrassed. Seeing that Tallulah was a little confused after waking up, he couldn't help but say something rude... He quickly changed the subject:

"Why are you sleeping under this tree? If you want to rest, can't you go back to the camp and rest? This is not safe."

"I was a little tired. I just wanted to close my eyes and rest for a while, but I fell asleep unexpectedly. My problem was that I was a little careless..." Tallulah rubbed her eyes and sat up, and the clothes on their shoulders touched each other.

"Leader... this is not a question of carelessness. You really should have a good rest. If you continue like this, something bad will happen." Ling Dengxian could not help but blame him. The silver-eyed leader smiled bitterly, replied "I know" and said seriously: "Then Bai Ge, you came to see me for something, right?"

"Yes." Ling Dengxian rolled his eyes at her, "But you look really worrying now."

"fine--"

"It's not easy for you to solve my problem like this. Take a nap and help me when you wake up. As a reward, I will keep watch for you so no one will notice you are slacking off." Ling Dengxian said mischievously.

"It's not a question of who can discover it or not...Okay, just sleep for a while..." Tallulah had no choice but to accept his kindness.

It was cold, but she didn't dream about the poisonous snake this time and slept soundly.

Ling Dengxian lowered the sound of his cough and looked up at the sky outside the treetops. It was a rare day without wind and snow. When he lowered his eyes, he could feel a faint sense of vitality surging in the treetops.

As the increasingly chaotic and bloated integration movement was busy integrating itself, the exhausted fighters and the white doves who had been dreaming of a long journey touched each other's shoulders, waiting for the first flower of Ursus to bloom.

The silence will eventually end.

“I understand what you said…” The word “but” hung unresolved in Tallulah’s mouth.

"I know that the scale of the integration movement is expanding rapidly, and the quality of personnel is uneven. I can't force you to do it alone for De... Xuanlang said something, but try not to let her get too far away from me... I can't let her disappear in a meaningless sacrifice."

“I promise you.” Tallulah nodded. “It’s very hard to get recognition from non-infected people at this stage, but at the same time…it’s still difficult to transform the team…we don’t have the time or conditions yet…”

"It will happen." Ling Dengxian gave him a thumbs up and smiled brightly.

When Ling Dengxian turned around, Tallulah's eyes fell on his waist again. Yan Country, Longmen, mobile city, infected people...

"you--"

"Hmm?" The white dove in her eyes turned around, smiled gently, and gave a puzzled look.

"No, nothing. I just wanted to ask if you have time to accompany Alina for me? I might be very busy next time..." she changed the subject.

"Of course, I'm happy to help." Ling Dengxian had no reason to refuse.

"We still have to find Xuanlang. I'll go first."

I will trust you, even if you hold the red lotus.

"Leader! Leader... There's a situation! There's a situation ahead! There's a village!"

The sudden news made Ling Dengxian, who was about to leave, stop and look at the scout who came to report, feeling a little uneasy.

"What's wrong with the village? You're so anxious. We've encountered this before... Just make some deals, don't do anything radical..."

"It's different! Leader!" The infected warrior was emotional, with anger spreading in his eyes.

Ling Dengxian's heart was filled with alarm: Could it be? !

"Lead the way, I'll go take a look." Tallulah said decisively, and at the same time turned back to look at Ling Dengxian with some hesitation in her eyes.

"I'll go with you." Ling Dengxian made a prompt decision.

He couldn't let this uneasiness run wild, after all, he couldn't find a way to counter the Black Snake.

The snowy forest was crossed, and a crowd appeared, bright red and noisy, with malice fighting in the air. The villagers holding farm tools and the infected holding simple weapons were confronting each other, with swords drawn.

"The leader is coming!"

"Tallulah is here!"

"Leader! They...they kill the infected!"

"What's going on?!" Tallulah was shocked by the first message and her eyebrows slightly raised.

"Tallulah!" An angry and haggard Ursus infected stood up from half-kneeling, his head bleeding, holding a corpse in his arms, "Are the lives of us infected born so cheap?"

"My sister... she was lost when she was chased by the patrol team. I was on patrol today and found her water bottle near this village... I finally found her... I broke into the barn of these animals for this, I admit it, I will accept any punishment!! But, but... wuwu..."

"How are you going to deal with these beasts?!" He pointed at the damaged granary door in the distance with all his strength. There was no grain inside.

Ling Dengxian's pupils shrank.

There were only countless desperate and crazy bloody handprints, and tiny bits of glittering floating Originium dust.

After all, it is... hell on earth.

"Beasts?! You *Ursus swear* are beasts! You are worse than beasts of burden! Beasts of burden know how to eat grain and pull bricks, but what use are you other than asking the Empire to increase our taxes?! I don't even have enough food to eat, yet I have to beg for food from your grandfather. It's lucky that I didn't kill you with that hoe on the spot! Pah! You are worse than beasts!"

The civilians cursed fiercely, and the situation did not get better with Tallulah's arrival.

"You guys! You could have just expelled them!!"

"Expel them?! Who knows if they will secretly blow themselves up somewhere and kill us? These beasts should be locked up! Shoot them all!"

Shouting, cursing, and the fire of hatred flowing into the wilderness.

This is what you protect, believe in, and love...

Vicious whispers piled up in Tallulah's ears, hatred, sorrow, powerlessness, and anger, tearing everything away in her heart.

A surging white lotus blossomed among the crowd, and the young man with a dark flash in his eyes forcibly destroyed all the voices that were not his:

"Leader, I am willing to do justice on your behalf."

Tallulah cannot draw her sword.

She is still struggling, she needs to avoid it, she needs to calm down.

And he...isn't this what he has always hated? The distortion of human nature, discrimination...He was also squeezed by arrogance and prejudice and became gloomy.

However, this was not the kind of life he longed for.

Some decisions, once made, cannot be turned back.

If he draws his sword, then from now on, he can only be the "Integration Movement".

"..." Tallulah was silent. White Dove stretched out his hand to her and his eyes fell on her sword.

"Hush...huh..."

The feeling of falling into an ice cellar once again enveloped everyone present, and a dark figure appeared in a corner of the place at some point.

"When will it be your turn to punish the empire's crimes?!" The military cap of the Ursus Empire fell on the snow, and the sharp blade with the breath of death threatened the lives of all the infected people present.

"You... are that inner guard?!" Ling Dengxian's pupils shrank sharply, and he felt very disappointed. The power of the strongest inner guard... the brush is not as simple as one plus one equals two! !

The wind blew and snow fell. The figures of Ursus soldiers emerged from the snowy forest. All the infected people realized that they were ambushed.

"retreat!!"

"Don't be surrounded!! Join the main force!" Tallulah decisively drew out her sword and blocked the inner guards' sight. The two powerful forces collided violently. A blue-black figure emerged from the crowd and came to Ling Dengxian, still without saying a word, enduring the torture.

"You, are actually worried about me?" Ling Dengxian didn't expect that he was the one being looked for.

"No time for gossip, they are... very strong." Texas' body temperature is abnormal, and he is probably not in a healthy state.

"Leave the front to me. I will stay behind with Tallulah to cover the rear."

"Then I'll cover you."

"Don't be willful!"

"No willfulness!"

The wind and snow could not cover up the sound of the sharp blades clashing.

The brush repelled Tallulah, suppressed her flames with magic, and turned his attention to Ling Dengxian.