Sequence: The God Eater

The Sigma District is built on the mountainside in a staggered manner.

The whole area is like a city that has stagnated at some point in the last century. It is neither modern nor dilapidated, but has a solid and practical retro feel.

Its urban layout is divided into two parts, one half is at the foot of the mountain, and the other half extends upward layer by layer along the hillside.

The blocks at the foot of the mountain are relatively open, with wide and straight main roads lined with old red brick buildings, most of which are no more than six stories high.

The iron railings, the exposed water pipes and wires, and the clothes hanging on the balcony all have a sense of age.

There are all kinds of shops on both sides of the road, with wooden signs, retro neon lights, and sliding glass doors. Street vendors are shouting, and the air is filled with a strong smell of fireworks. The street lamps hanging on the air-raid glass give the surroundings a soft light.

As you walk up the mountain along the many roads, the architectural style gradually changes. The houses here are built according to the mountain's terrain, and many houses are directly embedded in the mountain.

But if you look closely.

People living in the area below the mountain certainly have a good mental outlook.

But the people living in the mountainous areas - you can't even see their faces.

For most people, their faces seemed to be shrouded in mist, and their appearances could not be recognized at all.

Only a few people can present their faces truly, but no one knows whether the face is real or fake.

Most of them keep to themselves, and occasionally two or three of them appear together, but they remain silent and do not communicate.

It seems like everyone has many secrets.

Death is a common occurrence in mountain areas.

Sometimes, two people who seem to be strangers to each other will attack and kill the other person the moment they pass by each other.

On the rugged road, uniformed managers often pass by and collect the bodies that have fallen on the roadside at some point into storage boxes, just like collecting a piece of garbage that no one cares about.

Life on the mountain has always been maintained in this peculiar order.

In a stone house on the mountain.

Lu Daoxing and a man whose face could not be seen and who was wearing a black cloak, sat beside the fireplace and warmed themselves by the fire.

The burning wood made a crackling sound and a faint burnt smell rose in the air.

Lu Daoxing's coat was stained with blood and dust, and it smelled a bit bad. I wonder how long it has been since he last changed it.

His face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, and his lips were slightly pale, as if all the vitality in his body had been drained away, leaving only the shell of a walking corpse.

"Lu Daoxing, who asked you to come here to find me?"

The man was wrapped in a black cloak, his voice was hoarse and low, with a hint of temptation and defensiveness.

Lu Daoxing's eyes dimmed, and he replied briefly, "Old Li."

The man asked again, "How dare you enter this room when you don't even know who I am?"

Lu Daoxing still didn't look at him, but just lowered his eyelids: "I believe Lao Li. If he asked me to come to you, you wouldn't hurt me."

"Li Tianming is really causing me trouble." The man laughed and leaned back in his chair. "If you are seeking refuge, you can stay as long as you want. The cellar in the kitchen leads to the underground city, where you can find everything you need. If you want me to help you kill Jiang Yuanrui, forget it. I don't have the confidence to take his life while being surrounded by the Jiang family."

Lu Daoxing's eyes finally moved, but the faint ripples soon subsided again: "You seem to know everything?"

"You killed people in and out of the Jiang family seven times, and the whole safe zone was in an uproar. I just live in the Sigma District. I am not deaf or blind. How could I not know?"

Lu Daoxing nodded: "That makes sense."

Then continue to roast the fire in silence.

The air was silent for a while, but the man in the black cloak became restless first.

He asked, "Lu Daoxing, do you want to kill all the people in the Jiang family?"

Lu Daoxing shook his head.

"What do you mean? That's not what you meant?"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

"Do you think you can't beat Jiang Hao?"

"For now, yes."

After Lu Daoxing gave a brief answer, he fell silent again.

The man in the black cloak stared at him for a while, frowning: "Lu Daoxing, why did you come to me? You should have an explanation, right?"

"Yes. Help me kill someone."

"I told you, I can't possibly accompany you to kill Jiang Yuanrui. Not to mention that Jiang Hao might be there, the heavy siege and Ma Shi in charge are not enough..."

"Don't kill Jiang Yuanrui."

The man was stunned: "If you don't kill Jiang Yuanrui? Then who to kill? Jiang Hao? It's even more impossible! His most beloved youngest son Jiang Changqing? I won't help you with that either!"

“Neither.”

After saying that, Lu Daoxing warmed himself by the fire in silence again.

His dark eyes were fixed on the flames before him, but the fire could not illuminate his eyes.

The man in the black cloak couldn't stand it any longer. He kicked over the stool and pointed at Lu Daoxing and cursed: "Lu Daoxing, can you finish your words at once? The way you speak halfway makes me feel like someone is choking me while I'm peeing!"

Lu Daoxing nodded: "Sorry, I've been in a daze lately. Uh, what did you ask just now?"

The man squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "I say, who do you want me to help you kill?"

"Jiang Yuanxiu."

"Jiang Yuanxiu?" The man touched his chin and asked in confusion: "It sounds a bit familiar..."

"Jiang Hao and Jiang Yuanrui's younger brother, the mayor of City 121."

"Mayor? Only the mayor of City 121? You can just go and kill him yourself, why are you calling me?"

"Because I don't have the confidence to kill him."

"Are you kidding me?"

Lu Daoxing did not rush to explain, but took out a card from his arms.

Snake, Queen of Hearts, [Regret].

"Jiang Yuanxiu is responsible for doing all the dirty work for the Jiang family. With his strength, he should be waiting for me to find him. There must be no ambush around."

"What do you mean? You want to say that Jiang Yuanxiu is [Regret]?"

"Um."

Lu Daoxing nodded, and his eyes dimmed again.

The man knew from previous experience that Lu Daoxing would soon be distracted and dazed again, so he quickly asked, "What evidence do you have? If there is no evidence, it will be hard for me to believe you!"

Lu Daoxing shook his head: "There is no evidence, you can believe it or not."

As he spoke, he took out a thumb-sized piece of red crystal and placed it next to the campfire.

"Help me kill Jiang Yuanxiu, and this is yours."

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