Tokyo: Parasite

Chapter 396 166: Separation

Deep in the rainforest, Augustus found a hidden cave that had been arranged long ago, brought the unconscious Xavier in, and placed him on a folding bed.

"He looks seriously injured." Jingquan Ringo quietly appeared behind Augustus and looked at the unconscious Xavier.

Augustus never does business at a loss, so there must be something special about this person that makes him interested.

But since he didn't bring it up, Jingquan wouldn't ask for the time being.

"Ye Jie's spear is not easy to take. The more sins one has committed, the greater the damage he will suffer, but his words are not fatal." Augustus connected him to a life monitoring device, and judging from the data, he is still healthy.

If he had taken the spear, his self-defense methods would have been completely exhausted and he would have had no choice but to flee in embarrassment.

However, because Xavier's heart remained pure for a long time, even if he had the idea of ​​revenge at all costs, he was only slightly corrupted, and the damage caused by the Holy Light to him was extremely limited.

After making sure Xavier was safe, Augustus drew a few tubes of blood for use as materials.

Non-poison is based on Xavier's blood. If it had not been ordered by Augustus, there might have been a chance to use Rio as a testing ground to gradually iterate out a qualified extraordinary potion.

But he was too greedy. He was thinking about how to get rid of Augustus' control before he even really made the potion.

And what other methods does Fei Du have to control those runaway extraordinary people while keeping Xavier stable?

Even without Augustus's intervention, the experiment would have ended in uncontrolled destruction.

In the absence of the need for cannon fodder, Augustus would not hesitate to use this potion to grow into an extraordinary being.

Since this extraordinary power comes from Xavier and the Resurrection Corpse Powder, the upper limit will not exceed Xavier and the Wolf Lord.

No matter how perfect Xavier performs as an adapter.

In his eyes, the first-tier extraordinary people are undoubtedly the first generation of extraordinary people on the Holy Son Pill Path and the Divine Grace Warlocks on the Supreme Path. They have unlimited potential and it is not impossible for them to become gods.

The second echelon is the chosen ones among the Paladins and Moon-initiators. They have a good chance of being promoted to gods, but they must be subordinate gods, not true gods, and they may even be deprived of their godhood by the higher gods.

The third echelon is ordinary Moon Initiators and some beings whose power sources are unknown and cannot be classified for the time being, such as fox people and wolf lords. They may become very powerful transcendents, but the probability of them becoming gods is slim.

The fourth echelon is those who indirectly become extraordinary beings through the abilities of others, such as the followers of Wolf Lord, Xavier's monsters of the same blood, and Ye Jie's choir. They have a price to pay for their existence and are restricted by their superiors, so they are destined to never become gods.

Although they are divided into four echelons, this is in terms of potential. If we simply compare strength, there are strong and weak people in each echelon, and it is difficult to compare.

Take Ye Jie and Augustus for example. If the two met when neither of them was prepared, Augustus believed that he would most likely not be the opponent.

But the problem is that he can't be unprepared.

He has other research on Xavier's blood. Compared to Feidu's desire to create a qualified extraordinary person, he hopes to develop a potion that can allow the extraordinary person to achieve a breakthrough in strength or improve his strength in a short period of time.

Only such medicine can provide him with relatively useful help instead of creating a group of uncontrollable cannon fodder.

"Are you hurt?" Augustus looked at Jingquan Ringo.

Jingquan looked at the bandaged wound on his hand and said calmly, "Brand's angel's broken arm is a bit tricky."

Jingquan Ringo was fighting two paladins alone. Even though his strength had been greatly enhanced, it would not be possible without any cost.

In particular, Brand's mastery of the Angel's Broken Arm has gone further than ever before.

"That thing is on the same level as Ye Jie's holy water bottle. If he hadn't been exhausted early, coupled with Jennifer, your true identity would probably have been exposed." Augustus handed over a bottle of potion that he developed specifically to treat external injuries of extraordinary people.

Jingquan took it, looked at the layout of the cave, walked to a corner, and sat down to heal and adjust.

Pulling Feidu's head out from Xavier's arms, Augustus patted his head, walked to the table nearby, and began the embalming process.

Although the original plan to lure the Paladin to Rio for half a year did not succeed, considering that he brought Xavier and "atoneed with his death", Augustus could naturally give him a more decent ending.

At least, in Xavier's eyes, Fei Duzhi was a good teacher who always cared about him.

For a person like him, it is a great fortune if some people still think he is a good person after his death.

If it was Augustus
He chuckled.

How could he die?

He will also live to witness the appearance of the Supreme and become a member of eternity.

"When are we leaving?"

Jingquan asked as he looked at his arm which had become smooth again without any scars.

"Let's wait for the Paladins to leave. My old friend just happened to invite me. Maybe we need to go somewhere else." Augustus said without even turning his head. "He seems to be unable to hold back any longer."

"Old friend?" Jingquan frowned slightly, wondering what Augustus was trying to be mysterious about.

"Have a drink, 'old friend'?"

Yumi Takashima poured a glass of beer and handed it to Seiji Ito, who was sitting on the roof terrace with her basking in the sun.

"Old friend?" Ito Makoto hesitated as he took the beer and put it on the table. "I didn't expect you to call me that."

"At least at this moment, we are all strangers in a foreign land. Maybe we will be enemies in the future, but today, I don't think we can fight." Yumi Takashima drank it in one gulp and then poured another glass.

She didn't drink too much, but she drank one glass after another very quickly.

Ito controlled himself with difficulty, raised the glass and took a small sip, exhaled deeply, and sweated more than the wine he had just drunk.

"It seems that you have your own difficulties. If you can't drink, there's no need to force yourself." Takashima glanced at Ito with a little surprise, but didn't ask any further questions.

Everyone has secrets, and Takashima doesn't want to ask too many questions.

If it were in the past, she might have been curious about the faker's situation, but now she just wanted someone she could consider knowing to drink with her.

After hearing Takashima's words, Ito took another deep breath and drank the beer in one gulp.

Good, no spitting out.

"After Shinagawa, I lived under the shadow of that terrifying monster for several years. I was vulnerable to it. Maybe that's why I have a strong fear of water now." Ito calmly said his biggest weakness. "So that's it, hydrophobia?" Takashima raised his head and drank a glass of beer again, looking at the faint chanting of poems in the distance, and the high mass presided over by the three paladins before leaving began.

"Let me ask you a question." Takashima said faintly.

Ito didn't say anything, waiting for her to ask.

Takashima sighed, "It's not wrong for me to call you an old friend, because in the early days of the Special Affairs Bureau, many people in our department sympathized with your behavior, but they just didn't dare to say it out loud. As Noguchi's deputy, I have collected a lot of information about you, from the evaluation of your high school classmates to the impression of your former neighbors, and of course, more importantly, your ex-girlfriend, Ogawa Ayami."

"What I want to ask is, if she is in danger again, and the one in danger is a monster that you think you have no power to fight back, then will you protect her at all costs?"

Ito listened in a daze. He didn't expect Takashima to ask such a question.

"Yes." Ito answered simply.

"Look, you have overcome your hydrophobia because you still have people you want to protect with all your might. I envy you for that. If life was only about revenge, it would be meaningless. What do you think?" Takashima raised his glass with a smile.

Yumi Takashima's words left Ito stunned for a long while. It was as if a mountain in his heart suddenly collapsed and broke apart. His whole body and mind became extremely relaxed.

He took a bottle of beer stupidly, opened it casually, and drank it with his head tilted back.

Although his instinct was still resisting, it had eased a lot. He even had the urge to rush into the sea and shout "kill the sea".

"You're a very good psychiatrist." Ito said seriously after finishing a bottle of wine.

Takashima said self-deprecatingly: "Yes, Noguchi also said that to me. Although I, a half-baked psychiatrist, had no idea what to do with my situation, it was the power of the Paladin that pulled me out in the end."

The two of them drank new wine to celebrate the old, one can after another. Ito, who had no strong body, didn't want to use his ability to evaporate the alcohol, so he couldn't bear it first and slowly became dizzy.

"Is this really beer?" Ito asked as he looked at the beer with the word "orange bomb" written on it.

He hadn't drunk any alcohol since he was burned, but he had the impression that beer shouldn't make you drunk so quickly. Just seconds after he asked the question, he was completely defenseless and fell drunk in front of Takashima.

Takashima called out twice in confusion, but got no response. It seemed that he was really drunk.

"At least I have confirmed that Ito does not have the ability of a super strong body." Takashima drank slowly by himself.

After a while, Jennifer came back and looked at the wine cans on the floor. She was amazed and asked, "How much did you drink?"

Takashima looked into the distance and the mass seemed to be still going on: "Isn't the mass not over yet?"

"It's basically over, with only some finishing ceremonies left. Believers nowadays are so realistic. Their piety during blessing is completely different from their piety at other times." Jennifer touched her ring and sighed that people's hearts have changed.

After a few days of exploration, she could slowly feel how much faith the ring absorbed.

I just don't know what special abilities this object of her faith has.

For example, Brand's angel's broken arm can summon an angel's afterimage, Jennifer's holy water bottle can suppress evil spirits, and pure holy water can strengthen all things.

Her ring can
She inexplicably thought of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and shuddered involuntarily.

"Given your current physical condition, is it okay for you to drink so much?" Takashima had vomited blood a few days ago, and he started drinking today.

"Our bodies are immune to all diseases, so alcohol is nothing to them." Takashima was telling the truth.

Jennifer pointed at Ito who was lying on the ground: "What about him?"

"His ability is different from mine, but maybe he just wants to get drunk." There was a kind of envy in Takashima's tone that she herself was not aware of.

"Okay, we'll go back to Europa tomorrow. If you continue to stay here to recover, I can help greet the Rio officials."

"No, I am now healthy enough to go back to Japan for recuperation and learn about the latest situation."

It was only in the past few days that Takashima learned that Noguchi might be seriously injured and unconscious. Although she had left the Special Affairs Bureau for a few years, as a veteran from the early days, she still knew a lot of people and could help stabilize the situation if she returned.

Jennifer plans to return to Europe and fulfill her role as a saint of the Holy See more often by going to other churches to hold masses and preach, so as to collect as much power of faith as possible for the ring.

She was ignorant before, and now she shudders with guilt when she thinks about it.

She is not Brand. She has to be cautious when treating people. She plans to save people based on their level of faith in the future. If someone is not devout enough, she will ask them to reflect on themselves before doing anything else.

However, she still understood the principle that scarcity makes things valuable. If miracles were given too frequently, no one would cherish them, so a good balance must be maintained.

Jennifer didn't stay here for long. After knowing that Takashima chose to return to Japan, she simply packed up some things and said goodbye to Takashima, asking her to help tell Ito when she woke up that on this last day, she would go to the capital of this country with Ye Jie and others to have a thank-you banquet with state banquet standards.

Originally, Ito should have gone as well, but seeing how he is now, it would be better to wait until he sobers up.

"How long have I been sleeping?"

Ito sat up from the ground in a daze, looking at the dusk scene in the distance, feeling dizzy.

"That's not important. What's important is that you got drunk without any scruples." Takashima sat on the recliner, stretched out, and replied lazily, "By the way, your phone rang a few times in the middle."

"." Ito took it out, looked at it, and put it back.

He was included in the thank you banquet, and it was also an attempt to retain him. After learning that the Paladins had driven away the culprit, he mentioned that he was ready to leave for the next unknown destination.

But now he doesn't want to leave so much.

"Takashima, can you help me deliver a letter to Ayami?" Ito was silent for a while, then looked up and said to Takashima.

"Believe it? Okay." Takashima did not refuse.

Ito searched for a long time and finally found paper and pen, but he just put ink on the white paper and couldn't write a single word.

"Tell me, have I harmed her? Am I really qualified to win her back in my current situation?" Ito asked Takashima nervously.

"After breaking up with you, she didn't find a new boyfriend. Do you know the reason why she broke up with you now? If you know, you won't have any doubts anymore." They had analyzed Ito's feelings, but they didn't expect it to come in handy today.

After listening to this, Ito did not hesitate any longer and started writing silently.

(End of this chapter)