Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 556 Becoming a Human (Combined Chapter)

Under the dim moonlight and the firelight of the tent, the face of the person coming was slightly illuminated... Qing Rong recognized that it was Lin Er, the survivor of the previous skyfire.

But he couldn't help but shudder.

When they found Lin Er, although part of his skin was ulcerated by the high temperature, compared with Ji Hai and most of the herdsmen of the Baimei clan, his injuries were only minor. Therefore, they did not take it seriously. They just lamented that he was lucky to be covered by Ren Lin's body and escaped the disaster.

But at this moment, his face was scratched and his skin was rolled up.

It's more serious than a burn.

And looking at his hands covered with minced meat... this was actually scratched by the other party himself, but he had a relieved smile on his face as if he didn't feel the pain at all.

Add to that the strange tone of voice, the alarm in the tent, and the fact that this person was clearly under guard and yet appeared here again...

Qing Rong flipped his hand and quietly pressed down the sword.

He stepped sideways and stood in front of Ji Hai.

Lin Er frowned, as if he was very dissatisfied with his actions.

"Did we know each other before?" Ji Hai asked.

He saw where the other person was looking.

"No, there's no need to know you..." Lin Er approached excitedly, "But I saw you that day, so I can't forget you..."

After adding alcohol.

Lin Er felt his strength returning.

This might be what the doctor meant by "full of food and drink", after all, he performed the eating ritual properly...

Qing Rong then remembered:
Before they brought Lin Er back to the camp, they passed by Ji Hai who was receiving first aid, but he was still in a coma.

"I have collected quite a few pieces, but unfortunately they were burned by that thing in the sky. But if they see you, they will definitely be satisfied..." Lin Er is still pressing forward.

"One piece?" Ji Hai pulled at his collar, "Do you want my clothes?"

"It's clothes..." Lin Er paused.

"But it's your skin!"

Before he could finish his words, he had already pounced on him.

But Qing Rong and Ji Hai reacted faster and dodged to the left and right.

The situation at hand.

Even a fool can see that something is wrong.

The reason why they were still dealing with Lin Er was that they saw that the alarm had sounded in the camp behind the other party. They only needed to delay time and wait for reinforcements to arrive without taking any risks themselves.

It’s just a pity that the other party looks like he is not very smart, but he is actually very impatient.

Qing Rong dodged and the steel knife was unsheathed.

But just as the blade was pulled out halfway, a streak of sparks flashed and at the same time his arm shook violently.

Lin Er's palm had already tightly grasped his knife, making a crunching sound.

Pieces of skin and flesh kept falling down.

This weirdo's speed and strength...are much more amazing than he imagined.

Qing Rong took a quick glance and saw the broken iron shackles on his feet - Lin Er had actually broken free from the restraints of the safety measures alive.

It seems that if he had not voluntarily allowed himself to be tied up that day, it would have been impossible for the soldiers of the White Eyebrow Clan to bring him back.

——These were the only thoughts that flashed through Qingrong’s mind.

A heavy blow.

It hit him in the chest.

Before Lin Er's whip kick came up, Qing Rong quickly dropped his knife, pulled out the scabbard and blocked it.

A huge sound of bones cracking.

The exquisite scabbard made of animal bones was instantly shattered and fell on the gold and iron breastplate - the good news was that with these defenses, Qing Rong at least did not break his own ribs.

But he was still knocked flying... and to make matters worse, by the time he struggled to get up, he had rolled into the grassy valley, plowing a large gully.

On the other side, Ji Hai was left alone.

Qing Rong rushed over quickly, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

not good……

He was anxious.

Although his work in the White Eyebrow Clan was mostly just diplomatic missions... but as the companion of the young clan leader, he was born to fight for him in the future, and he had been practicing martial arts since childhood.

His real strength is no less than any commander in the army.

It’s just that my qualifications are still insufficient.

However, in front of Lin Er, he was defeated in the first encounter.

In contrast,

Ji Hai has just recovered from a serious injury. His talent lies in taming animals but not in fighting. How can he be a match for Lin Er?

I saw the white-haired young man on the other side reaching his hand into the animal robe, looking a little panicked.

He obviously wanted to take out the bone xun he carried with him, but he forgot that it had been damaged before and he had not had time to buy a new one.

not to mention.

Ji Hai didn't have his own powerful pet at the moment, so even if he used his talents, he would not have much fighting power...

Qing Rong immediately took out his short knife and dagger and rushed towards them.

But Lin'er had already demonstrated his speed before. After repelling Qing Rong, he immediately pounced on Ji Hai.

Push him to the ground.

Lin Er's other hand was holding the broken sword - just now, he actually twisted off the blade of Qingrong's sword.

He was about to stab Ji Hai's neck.

"Wait..." Ji Hai ignored the force that seemed like an iron clamp that could crush his chest, and struggled to hold the opponent's arm. For a moment, Lin Er's movements really slowed down, and no one knew when he had so much strength.

However, the broken sword was still getting closer and closer.

"Qingrong, don't come over here!" Ji Hai gritted his teeth and shouted, then turned to look at the weirdo on top of him, "You want my skin... why?"

“Why…” Lin Er seemed to have been inspired by a key word. Although his expression was still distorted and broken, his voice became excited. “Of course it’s because…”

"Become something like you...become...a human!"

In his tone.

With endless envy,

Even jealous.

Sex, appetite, touch... and even reproduction.

The Doctor said that these are all incredibly wonderful things, but they... can only be experienced by humans.

And oneself, and one's own kind.

It can only be restarted, forgotten, and then decayed in despair again and again in the endless years.

more importantly.

——This world does not belong to them.

We betrayed our master.

The doctor said... One day, someone will come out to settle this sin and settle accounts with every betrayer, even His Majesty the Emperor will not be able to escape.

Different from the small-scale fighting of Aucklanders.

That is the real trial.

Taking the world by storm.

They haven’t forgotten…

Fragmented words flashed wildly in Lin'er's "brain": ancient memories, the doctor's teachings, prophecies of the empire's collapse... many of these things were even logically contradictory, but at this moment they were mixed together at the same time, running in parallel on multiple lines.

"By then, the only ones who can survive are real humans..." He finally said, "So, I want to become you."

"Please... give me the skin..."

"But..." Ji Hai at this moment seemed unusually calm, unlike his previous actions.

He spoke:
"Do you think I'm a 'human'?"

Ji Hai's words made Lin Er suddenly stunned.

He scanned quickly.

Hair, pupils, skin color... Humans have one and only one pair of eyes and one mouth... They are also different from the bugs and scaly monsters I encountered before... This is the impression and definition of humans in my mind...

The sharp blade of the broken knife was already touching the aorta in Ji Hai's neck.

Qing Rong was still about 7 or 8 meters away from them. With his speed, he could reach them in less than a breath... But because Lin Er had completely held his friend hostage, he did not dare to act rashly even without Ji Hai's stop. Not to mention his own lack of strength.

At the moment, Ji Hai didn’t know how to hold back this strange guy, so the best strategy was to maintain the status quo and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

At this moment, Lin Er suddenly noticed it.

Below Ji Hai's neck... there was a sutured wound, which was densely packed in a circle.

Adjacent skin.

The color and structure are also slightly different.

"You changed your skin!"

Lin Er reacted and became furious.

"Yes," the young man said, "I'm sorry, I got there first."

"Who's your number?" Lin Er suddenly lifted him up. "How could you do this? I was the first one to find this man... His skin is mine!"

"You're too slow."

"No, I don't believe it!" Lin Er held the sharp knife and continued to stab, "I heard from the doctor that... in the ancient past, humans could also perform skin transplant surgery..."

Click.

His hand was stuck again.

"Then how do you explain my strength?" The young man pressed the other's hand and slowly lowered it, saying, "It's fine if I'm human... but if I'm not..."

"The guilt of harming a companion, didn't the [Scholar] tell you?"

"Zero Two."

Lin Er... Ling Er's mind was running at high speed, electric sparks were running wild in the circuits, and the skin on his forehead turned burnt yellow.

He had never mentioned the title of doctor...scholar to these two people, but they could say it so accurately...

Plus their own unique strength, the sutures on their skin...

The possibility of being like one.

More than 80 percent

"Where's your number and identification code?"

Zero Two's voice was no longer full of emotion, and all the simulated changes in tone disappeared.

Cold as a machine.

"just in front!"

The searchlight's beams suddenly swooped down and enveloped them.

And all over the mountains, people holding torches appeared - judging from the sound of weapons colliding, they were obviously fully armed soldiers.

Leading the group was a young general in a black robe, who was rushing towards this side.

He took the lead and rode so fast that all the followers behind him were left behind.

Qingrong was delighted.

They were now at the border of the Land of Flash and the Land of Revenge. Now that reinforcements had arrived, even if this weirdo suddenly attacked, the two of them could delay it for a while if they fought with all their might.

The other party has no way to retreat...

"Let's go!" Unexpectedly, Ling Er grabbed Ji Hai's hand and dragged him towards the revenge land, saying in a complex secret code, "Now that things have come to this, let's leave here first... We can settle the rest in private later!"

"Snapped."

The young man shook it off.

"I can't bear to part with this skin."

He spoke the common tongue.

Zero Two was stunned for a moment, suddenly realizing that this companion of his was among humans and was not exposed.

At that moment, an inexplicable emotion surged in my heart.

He felt that it was at this juncture that he finally understood what the doctor...the scholar meant by true jealousy.

But scholars must follow the rules.

He had no choice but to abandon this fellow and run to the place of revenge alone.

Seeing that his friend was out of danger, Qing Rong rushed to his side. He did not have time to check on his condition, but looked at him in surprise: "How did you ..."

How did you convince him?

Just now, both sides were talking a lot. Some parts of what they said could be heard clearly, but Qingrong didn't understand anything at all.

He just suddenly felt it.

This good friend seemed to have suddenly become a stranger.

"Don't worry about me," Ji Hai didn't look at him and started on his own, "Chase after me!"

Qing Rong quickly grabbed him and said, "That's the place of revenge!"

As the skyfire moved westward, Zero Two ran very fast and it wouldn't be long before he escaped into the area covered by the revenge skyfire.

not to mention……

Can you beat him... Qingrong thought to himself.

Ji Hai glanced at him.

At this time, the black-robed general leading the rear had already arrived beside the two men and saluted them.

Qing Rong quickly returned the gift.

As the envoy in charge of the White Eyebrow Clan's diplomatic affairs, he knew this person—

Huo Buyang.

Although he is young, he is said to be a good friend of the Red King before he became famous, and now he is an important figure in the Cult of Embers. He has come a long way and only recently arrived in the Land of Flash.

Compared to when he was in Scone Town, Xiao Huo was taller and more sturdy. He held the heavy steel whip with all ten hands and just nodded slightly in return to Qing Rong.

Instead, he turned to Ji Hai who was beside him.

Want to say something.

But at this moment, the red stars shone brightly, and the sky fire of revenge came crashing down.

This time, countless huge beams of light were not aimed at a specific target, but swept aimlessly, densely packed from the sky to the vast land, weaving a harp-like net.

Zero Two ran away.

It fell right into the net.

Qing Rong, who was attracted by the strong light, suddenly opened his eyes wide with disbelief on his face: he saw that the laser that was powerful enough to melt the earth enveloped Ling Er's body and indeed ignited a flame - but the man was still running.

The skin, flesh, and blood he cherished... turned into charcoal bit by bit and turned into ashes flying in the air.

A red human figure.

All that was left was a running steel frame.

"Bone, bone man..." A word squeezed out from Qingrong's throat.

Even though it is burned red by the high temperature, it has not melted after all... The third rule of survival: Only mechanical life can move in the revenge land.

Skeleton Man.

Skeletons disguised as humans!

Before he could react further, his good friend beside him, "Ji Hai", suddenly made a gesture to Huo Buyang.

For Xiao Huo, this gesture was extremely familiar to him.

When we were at the hub station, this was a secret code that had been agreed upon and used successfully countless times.

clang--

Qing Rong, who was still in shock, felt a black screen before his eyes and his whole body went limp.

The young man in black robe appeared behind Qing Rong like a ghost, and at the same time retracted his hand and caught him out of politeness.

"How is Ji Hai?" asked the white-haired young man.

"He was disguising himself as you, distributing engine oil and spreading the gospel to the followers in the cult... He is now exhausted... Everyone had a good impression of the first meeting with 'First Flame'." Xiao Huo whispered, "But, Brother Lu, even his friends and the bone people can't be distinguished... Is this enough?"

"Not even close."

Lu Meng took out something that had been hidden under the beast robe, and his fingers flew with extremely skillful movements.

That was not a bone flute or a wine bag... In almost the blink of an eye, the folded and disassembled Old World crossbow took shape again in his hands.

Newly arrived masterpiece.

The crosshairs in the field of vision were pointed directly at the robot figure running in the flames.

(End of this chapter)