[APH Mega Bu Ying Lu Zhong] Fools' Carnival

Honda Chrysanthemum knelt on the floor and spread out a calendar, holding a beautiful glass round stone in his hand, and suddenly let go, letting the stone fall on the calendar under Feliciano's amazed gaze, pressing down one of the dates—— The divination results have shown that it is today three times in a row.Feliciano sat next to him and applauded: "That's amazing! He must be here today, we have to get ready!" He got up and ran out of the room in a hurry, Honda Ju also felt uneasy, got up and packed the divination tools, pulled The dark blue curtains are opened, and the glass reflects a calm gray-blue sea under the dark clouds.On a cloudy day in late autumn, a seaside town belonging to a living area nearby welcomed two foreigners, a man and a woman, both Chinese. To the residence of "Rocket Parade", Honda Ju and the others had been waiting for a long time.

"Welcome!" Feliciano stood at the door to welcome Wang Yao, his eyes widened in surprise when he saw Lin Xiaomei, "Wow - who is this super cute girl?" Lin Xiaomei smiled and waved at him. Waving: "Hi, just call me 'Lin'." When they entered the room, Honda Ju had already set up the tables and chairs, everyone got to know each other and then took their seats, Wang Yao cleared his throat: "So there is not much nonsense Say, let's get straight to the point. I'm here this time for Mr. Honda's return home. It's almost winter now, and every private airport is unwilling to help you. Judging from the current situation, you seem to have nowhere to go— —" Feliciano's heart was in his throat, he almost jumped up to refute Wang Yao, but Wang Yao's tone changed:

"But there is still a turning point. Don't be nervous after listening to it. I'm not joking. I still have some ideas." Wang Yao then explained his plan to Honda Ju in detail. During the period, he and Felician Nuo's expression changed from stunned to suspicious and finally to thoughtful. Wang Yao concluded: "This is the trump card, and the risk is very high. If you are willing to accept it, you must act as soon as possible. If you decide to be conservative and wait until What to do next year, your courage and energy should all be exhausted."

"I agree." Honda Ju unexpectedly made a decision on the spot, "I'm willing to give everything for this, I've thought about it before." Feliciano smiled brightly: "Great Ju! You finally You have found your own path... However, you can't give everything, you must go home alive, and Luther and I will help!"

"Although I don't know what happened, it must be a good thing." Lin Xiaomei and Wang Yao looked at each other and smiled.Suddenly, the room was pushed open from the outside: "I heard that people from the 'Fools' Carnival' are coming..." Ludwig, who was sweating profusely, walked into the room with a dirty kitchen hood tied around his waist. Apron, when he saw a room full of people, he suddenly realized that he was not dressed properly, and coughed awkwardly: "Hello." Feliciano rushed over to Ludwig and kissed him regardless of the stains on Ludwig's body, excited He yelled loudly: "Luther Luther, listen to me, we are going back to Los Angeles to find Brother Gilbert! What, the problem is solved so easily—"

"Actually, as long as Ju learns to fly a plane, won't she be able to go home by herself?"

At dawn, Alfred walked out of the forest with his guns in both hands, walking on the road without any cover.Following the crisis of being attacked by the enemy, he ushered in the second crisis of getting lost. He didn't pay attention to the movements of other people when he fled, and now he has no idea where they are.The weather today is not very good, it is cloudy and drizzling, Alfred sucks the rain from the leaves when he is tired from walking, he is thinking about Matthew while walking, if he is separated from Simon and the others like this, he has to think of other ways Went to find Matthew.Where is Matthew now?

The last time Alfred was in such a mess was two years ago when Alfred was still in high school. The school organized an annual boring hiking and mountain climbing. Alfred suggested to Matthew to leave the team halfway to explore, but they got lost.Alfred himself had nothing to worry about, but Matthew was a little nervous, as if he was going to protect him at any time. In the evening, they went around going around and relying on his luck, they finally walked back to the main road.He vaguely remembered that they saw the familiar road rest at ease, sitting on the root of a tree to rest, and Matthew stared blankly at the distance, at the quiet New Chicago city lying under the burning clouds and the ruined old city that had not yet been restored. Xiu's blue-purple pupils reflected the flowing clear light, the cool breeze soothed the anxiety, and a flock of birds flitted across the dark sky.

Alfred felt at that moment that they were Chicago, two new cities built on ruins, but one of them was still crumbling.He took Matthew's hand: "Don't leave me too far, I'll take you back." This sentence can be used on any occasion from the past to the present.

One hand interrupted Alfred's thoughts, and he was caught off guard by it and dragged into the woods, the other hand covered his mouth, and a low-pitched male voice sounded behind him: "Walking on the road, you don't want to die ?”—it was Simon.Alfred breathed a sigh of relief: "I can't find you. What's the situation now?" Simon let go of his hand and let him stand still. They looked at each other's mess, especially with a lot of reddish-brown stains on Simon's body. stains.Simon patted Alfred on the shoulder: "You have worked hard too. I found Tino and Amir. Let's meet up together." He frowned tightly and said nothing about other people. Alfred Following him, he successfully arrived at the temporary base No. 059 - a highway convenience store, where Tino helped him treat the wound.

They went out to find people and rest alternately throughout the morning, but only found the exhausted Berwald, while Lucas and Vashion were still missing.Near noon, Simon decided to go out to look for them for the last time: "If we still can't find them, we will go. We don't know when the enemy will attack again." Alfred wandered in the woods with him, and they saw the charred Bushes and untidy grass, and sometimes a dead body lying in a corner somewhere, Alfred asked: "If you don't find them, do you really want to go?"

"Of course, as long as the green hills are here, I'm not afraid of running out of firewood." Simon looked a little lonely when he said this.Alfred staggered forward with his gun in his hand: "I don't think you will abandon them, and neither will I. If you want to leave, everyone will go together, even if only one person is left behind, it will be a complete defeat." Simon's face was clear He said: "It's useless to be able to speak beautiful words--I think it's a good thing to take you away for the first time now. I thought I was a naive young master, and I would cry and want to go home in three days. I didn't expect an accident You are very strong. To be honest, you have learned something from us." Alfred shrugged.

"Hey, tell me about you, I always feel that you are hiding your true nature. Our team itself is a group of exiles. If you can't be honest with each other here, you are really a pathetic man. "Alfred subconsciously pulled out a smile and wanted to get away with it, but the pain in his body stopped him. The pain was real, Simon's gaze was real, and it was real that they got lost in the forest covered in bruises. Then Alfred Red himself should be real too.Alfred thought for a while: "...I have a brother."

"We're the ones who've been with each other the longest."

"He hides very deeply, and sometimes I feel like he is a stranger. He often walks into dangerous situations alone, and I pull him back every time. For this reason, I have done one thing that I regret the most. Until Now I sometimes wonder if there is a better way to solve the problem." Alfred looked back at Simon, who winked at him earnestly: "Is he your most important brother?"

"There is no one more important than him." Alfred said firmly.Simon patted Alfred on the back hard: "Since this is the case, cheer up! Think carefully, what you did back then is everything you can do, don't be too demanding on yourself in the past and the enthusiasm you have paid !" Alfred was caught off guard and staggered and fell forward. Simon stretched out his hand to grab him but was brought down. At the same time as the two of them fell on the grass, a gunshot sounded, and a stream of heat brushed past Simon. His ear landed in the wet dirt—a bullet.Simon, who reacted in an instant, jumped up and grabbed Alfred's hand. The gun fired twice at a place in the forest, and a figure fell down. Alfred quickly got up and looked around: "Killed?!"

"If we don't kill us, we will suffer. Didn't you say to reload in time? Why is there only two bullets in the magazine!" Simon knocked Alfred on the back of the head, "By the way, you kid actually saved my life , if it wasn’t for your fall, I’m afraid my forehead would have been pierced, what luck.” After that, he showed a big smile, “Thank you, Alfred.” Alfred Before De had time to say anything, suddenly, there was another rustling in the woods, and the vigilant Simon was about to pull him away, but he heard the footsteps of the attacker slow and weak, and Simon suddenly realized that he pushed aside the dense branches: "Partner?! Is your partner?"

"It's so noisy, I heard it once I said it." Under Simon's call, Lucas fumbled out of the muddy grass, with the unconscious Vashi on his back, "I heard the gun Sound..." Alfred took Waxiu, and Lucas immediately lay down on the ground exhausted, and Simon lifted him up: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, retreat as soon as you find all the people!"

"Where are we going next?" Alfred asked hurriedly.Simon points to the north: "The meeting place of 'Prometheus'!"

The birth of "Prometheus" and the announcement of the existence of the Alien Association took place in the same year. This is a loose alliance composed of independent teams. Through it, members exchange information, trade materials and cooperate with each other. The purpose of the alliance There is only one "mutual aid".There is no leader in the alliance in form, but some members have become actual leaders due to their special personal charm or prestige. One of them is Simon Thiessen who came out of the alien training camp.Simon's team is streamlined but well-trained, and their team members have a deep bond. Unless there is someone he particularly likes, Simon will basically not let newcomers join his team, but transfer the recruited newcomers to The other teams have been indifferent since then.

"My Ogbos!" At this time, the great leader Simon was wailing in the arms of Lucas who was taking a nap. Lucas routinely closed his ears and turned his head to continue sleeping. The situation of Juliet, who took poison and feigned death, was exactly the same, "They actually broke the engine! My white beauty..." Nuo climbed up to check with binoculars before departure, and saw Simon's car being beaten up from a long distance away. The body was smashed and dumped by the roadside, and he hasn't stopped screaming since then.Alfred dug his ear piercing: "Get a new one."

"You don't understand my relationship with her at all! No car can replace her..."

"It's so noisy..." Amir hugged his head in pain, "If I knew it, I would have pulled the truck with Berwald. I just escaped from death, please be quiet." Lucas heard Amir's voice , raised his hand to cover Simon's mouth, and the car was finally clean.Tino, who was driving, looked back: "Although everyone is very tired now, let's hurry up and sort out the status quo."

"My computer is broken." Amir frowned deeply, "But it also interrupted the tracking of the Alien Association. They should have obtained our coordinates for a moment. Don't relax. In addition, I need a new one. Channel." He paused, "Besides, the weapons suffered heavy losses, most of which were left on the road, two motor vehicles were scrapped, all the team members were injured, one lost consciousness, and the other had a broken mentality." Simon raised his hand. Hand interjected: "Good summary, but the last sentence is redundant."

"When the explosion happened, the boy opened the protective cover to save my life. The side effect of his ability seems to be fainting." Lucas said quietly.Simon gave a thumbs up: "Coincidentally, I survived because of Alfred's shit luck." They looked at each other and understood each other's meaning in an instant.The sky outside the car window was like a pot of thick porridge bubbling, and the glass was condensed with traces of raindrops. Through the blurred windows, the scenery on both sides of the road was like a gray oil painting that God wiped out with a brick knife. They drove into a deserted town.The night scene of Los Angeles in Matthew's camera flashed before Alfred's eyes: "Where is this?"

"Olympic Temple." Simon said half-jokingly.They drove to the city center, and a dilapidated stadium for [-] people stood on the open square. The half of the collapsed wall was blocked by someone with various construction waste. When they parked, Alfred's heart ached. Pounding, he thought about what it would look like inside.Simon knocked on the pitch-black glass door of the stadium, and someone unlocked the lock from the inside to let them in. They were led by several hazy figures through the winding corridors, past one tight curtain after another, and finally walked down the steps , down to a bright and spacious underground plaza.Alfred stared at the scene in front of him, stunned:

From one end of the square to the other, blankets for sitting on the ground are spread everywhere, tents are piled up with weapons in large boxes, barefoot people sit or stand, they talk and work, and sometimes they run away. Looking for other people somewhere, there are many wounded lying in an area in the corner, and doctors come to check their conditions from time to time, the leader-like person stands on a stool holding a small horn to shout, and there are rows under the shed with a big pot There was a long queue, and there was a big stage at the end of the stadium, but it was covered by a curtain, quietly watching this mysterious meeting place.

"What did you think of?" Simon asked.Alfred replied: "——the earthquake shelter on 'Judgment Day'. But I didn't expect there to be so many people and such a big place..." Simon smiled: "How long is the history of aliens being victimized? That's how big it is."

Solemnly, the crowd rushed towards Simon like a tide, and they spontaneously separated a path for Simon to move forward. Alfred followed him through the crowd, under the surprisingly quiet gaze of the crowd, there was an incredible sense of ritual However, Alfred seems to be sleepwalking.At the end of the road is the stage that was concealed. The receivers were waiting for them. They took clean towels and washed their faces. Someone lifted the curtain to clear the world. Simon took a sip of water and couldn't wait to walk onto the stage. Luca Si and the others sat quietly on the side of the stage.Waxiu, who had just woken up, was helped to the chair by Berwald, Amir was dozing off in Lucas's arms, and Alfred stood and stared at the stage intently, just like thousands of "Prometheus" members in the audience .Simon held up the microphone handed by someone else:

"Good morning, everyone." The voice was hoarse and steady, revealing a tired but firm meaning, which immediately caught everyone's heart, "I'm back."

I don't know who took the lead, and thunderous applause echoed in the stadium wave after wave, until Simon smiled and raised his hand to signal to stop: "Everyone should know that in the past six months, I have been in a different situation. Under the control of the association, just a month ago, my partners—” He stretched out his hand to the silent Lucas on the side of the stage, “rescued me from the high-security prison, and I was able to live here See you again."

"There are only two things I want to say this time. First, in response to my prison escape, the Alien Association has stepped up its suppression of us. They are very likely to arrest us on a large scale in the near future. It is a troubled time. We On the contrary, you can't be depressed. A true person with lofty ideals will not give up resistance until the last moment. Companions gathered here, we have common experiences and common aspirations. I hope that in the next difficult years, we can go hand in hand, Thank you very much." Simon bowed deeply, the audience applauded, he raised a finger, and everyone fell silent again, "There is a second thing, on the way to the meeting place, I happened to Saved two young men, even though we were only together for three days, we have experienced a lot together and I personally like them."

"So," Simon paused, smiling, "I decided to accept them as temporary team members. Alfred, Vash, come up and say a few words." The surprised eyes of the crowd suddenly fell on them, Alfred Urging the dazed Vashiu to move, Simon handed over the microphone and the center of the stage to them.Alfred was bathed in the spotlight, contented to receive the baptism of countless eyes, and he had been waiting for a long time to be in the spotlight.He cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: "Listen to me, my name is Alfred F. Jones! I am from Chicago, and I have been traveling across the United States with my friends in the past year, but I My brother and I were just caught by some bad guys before, and I didn't expect this situation to happen now, but whatever, I must give those guys who dared to take my brother a little color! I am in I'm here to ask you, is there anyone willing to help me?"

Alfred's voice echoed in the stereo, and the stadium was terribly silent. Everyone was obviously stunned. At this moment, Waxiu hurriedly grabbed the microphone: "And me! If you have the ability, please save my sister! She is only 12 years old, she has never experienced a happy childhood..."

However, Simon walked back and gently took back the microphone, and said in the ears of the two of them: "Although it is a good thing for young people to be frank, honesty is not used in this way." Hearing people's attention, he raised his voice deafeningly: "You all heard it! My companions are asking for your help, and I, Simon, am obliged to do so! No one forces you to contribute, and even so, you are willing to follow us, please raise your noble helping hand!" Without saying a word, Lucas and others on the side of the stage raised their hands.

As soon as Simon spoke, the audience immediately erupted. Gradually, some people raised their hands, and a few leaders' hands led to the crowd's hands. After ten seconds, almost half of the stadium people chose to join.Simon opened his hands: "Everyone, thank you!" He embraced Alfred and Vashiu's shoulders and bowed together.Alfred heard Simon's broken thoughts again: "Look, this is the right way." Alfred lowered his head and saw the jumping crowd in a daze, still feeling like a dream, the dazzling lights And the loud voices made him short of breath like drunk.

Things went surprisingly smoothly, everything was as Alfred thought, and the goddess of fate favored him again.Through the vast crowd, Alfred saw a familiar figure. It was for him to run again, and it was also for him to speak again. Alfred was willing to go back into the darkness and bring Matthew back to the sun.After raising his head again, Alfred grabbed Matthew by the hem of his clothes in secret, and dragged him back from the edge of the abyss to his side, fulfilling his mission as a confidant.

Arthur opened his eyes, and a warm lamp was flickering in the dark night. It seemed that two children were whispering under the lamp. He didn't realize that the lamp was the bright moonlight until he saw his eyes clearly. , the figure of the boy is just a dark shadow of a tree.He sat up and rubbed his eyes strangely. He felt hot, his muscles ached, and he was dizzy. There was a glass of water on the bedside table, and he took it to drink. His scorching breath made the glass mist, a weird brown color The stain was left on, and Arthur realized he had a nosebleed.Raising his hand to turn on the light, Arthur stood up with the support of the bed board. At the same time, someone pushed the door and entered, grabbing his shoulders and pressing him on the bed without saying a word.

Arthur didn't have the energy to swear, he barely recognized Francis in front of him: "What's the matter with you... what happened?" He was startled by his hoarse voice.Francis gently applied an ice patch to Arthur: "Don't move around, you have a fever, go back to bed and lie down."

Arthur pressed his temple painfully, he clearly remembered that he was watching the surveillance video with Edward and the others.Francis explained aloud: "You started to have nosebleeds after seeing the video with Alfred, and we found out that you have been having a fever - a high fever. You took the medicine and went to sleep. After sleeping for a day, if you want to eat Just say, other than that, you are not allowed to get out of bed." Arthur reflexively wanted to reply, "Who are you?", but Francis skillfully stopped him: "Otherwise, I will tie you to the bed."

Arthur didn't say anything, he couldn't beat Francis now.Francis nodded with satisfaction: "This looks much cuter. Wang Yao will be back tomorrow morning. We will discuss matters about Al tomorrow, so you can go to sleep. Is there anything else?" Arthur wrinkled deeply Frowning, feeling in a trance, he forced himself to ask: "You didn't do anything strange while I was asleep, did you?"

"Probably not." Francis snapped off the light.