He can't connect all the dots yet; he's missing a piece of the puzzle that can link all the clues. He knows he's not far from finding that piece.

He Ao put on his coat and slung his backpack over his shoulder.

He stared at the twisted lines above his head, then raised his spear, leaped up, and swung it. The sharp blade sliced ​​through the underside of the painted lines, and shattered canvas fluttered down, destroying the twisted lines completely.

Those incomplete traces still seem to attract distorted pollution, but it has become much lighter.

The sound of people talking could be heard outside the door. The FBI and the pollution cleanup team seemed to have gained the upper hand and were beginning to approach the seventy-seventh floor.

"Data copy successful".

At the same time, Eve's voice rang in He Ao's ears, "Ejection escape device detected. The device is currently damaged. Should we attempt to repair it?"

He glanced at the small door at the far left end, which was flickering with fire. Behind the door was a catapult device, but it had been destroyed by the Shadow Man's final blow.

"Need not."

He Ao shook his head, buttoned up his clothes, took out the folding knife, put it back inside his clothes, and then folded the gun back into the shape of a cane.

He looked up at the window that had just been shattered by the Shadow Man not far away, sprinted to the breach, and then leaped into the air.

boom--

At the same time, the red door was pushed open, and Ishia rushed in with her entourage. She glanced around the hall, saw the bloodstains on the floor, and then rushed towards the broken French window. "Old sir!?"

Two hundred meters above the ground, the white-haired old man spread his arms wide, like a bird soaring through a steel jungle, gliding across the sky.

Almost the instant Ishia rushed to the window, Heo gave an OK sign to the person behind him.

The next second, the backpack on his back unfolded, transforming into a small parachute that stopped his descent and carried him deeper into the city.

Seeing this, Ishia's previously anxious heart relaxed.

She smiled.

hum-

Just then, her bracelet received an anonymous message.

[Look up]

She was startled and instinctively wanted to look up.

At that very moment, a new message was sent to her bracelet.

Mr. Sito: [Don't look up]

Calvin, a little later.

Chapter 685 We Are Not Alone (Mega Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

"Does it hurt?"

Sinji raised the automatic sewing machine in his hand.

"No pain."

He Ao slowly shook his head, then glanced at the crack in the door.

Jiaxi was sitting in a chair eating ice cream and watching TV, without glancing in their direction.

"I don't have much anesthetic left, so it's not as effective as it used to be. Please let me know if any problems arise."

Sienzi glanced at He Ao's calm expression and continued to operate the automatic sewing machine in his hand.

Throughout the entire process, He Ao maintained the same expression, without even frowning.

Only after the entire stitching was finished did He Ao's slightly tense muscles relax a little.

"ox,"

Sinji gave Heo a thumbs up and put away the automatic sewing machine. "Old man, have you really never been a mercenary or assassin before? But the mercenaries and assassins I've met have much weaker willpower than you."

He put the automatic suture device aside and picked up the wound medicine on the table. "Someone like you could quickly become the sharpest weapon in any mercenary group."

Are you pointing me in the right direction for re-employment in old age?

He Ao smiled and looked at him.

"The competition among mercenary groups is very fierce now,"

Sinji carefully and evenly applied medicine to the wound. "There are young people everywhere on the streets who can't find jobs. Although the Kegete Consortium has driven down the price of mercenaries, at least they have food to eat. Dying in the wilderness is better than starving to death on the streets."

As he said this, his voice gradually faded.

Only after applying all the medicine did he look at He Ao's gruesome wound on his waist and sigh.

“Old man, at your age, this kind of injury is very difficult to heal in a short time. For many elderly people, this kind of injury and complications are enough to take their lives. Even if you are healthier than them, you still need to be very careful.”

As he bandaged He Ao's neck, he continued, "Theoretically speaking, I should advise you not to move around too much for the next two or three months, and you should even be hospitalized for a while."

He wrapped the bandage around and around, "But I guess you won't listen to me. After you apply the medicine, you should rest for a while and avoid any strenuous activity, otherwise the wound will easily reopen."

"Okay, I'll be careful."

He Ao nodded and gently pressed the bandage on his shoulder.

Sinji handed him the still-intact coat to put on, and Heo picked up the cane leaning against the side and walked outside.

They are currently in the back room of the Sinji Clinic.

After realizing that Heo's injury was quite serious, Sienzi brought Heo here.

"What are you going to do next?"

After stepping out of the inner room, He Ao looked up at him.

"As you said,"

Sinji glanced out the window. "Go ask him yourself."

"Good luck."

He Ao glanced around, then raised his cane to salute.

"Old man,"

Sienzi looked at him and said softly, "Take good care of your injuries."

"I try my best."

He Ao nodded.

Then he walked over to Jiaxi, who had finished her ice cream.

"Grandpa, where are we going next?"

Jiaxi looked up at her grandfather.

"Let's go home first."

He Ao reached out and rubbed her little head.

"Okay~!"

Jiaxi nodded excitedly, then looked up at Sienji, "Goodbye, Uncle!"

"Bye-bye, Jiaxi!"

Sienji smiled and said goodbye to her.

He walked to the door and watched He Ao and Jia Qian walk out of the clinic, get into the SUV parked outside, and finally disappear into the deep night.

He raised his head and glanced at the bright moon in the sky.

Then he looked down at his bracelet.

Lines of text were projected

Christos... Nolanca Group... Miners' Mutual Aid Association...

Each line of text represents a name—a person's name or the name of a group.

This is what he has collected: names that have been captured in the news since the appearance of 'K', names that seem to be changing the world.

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The SUV drove on the quiet street.

Jiaxi sat in the back seat, her head resting against the edge of the window, her chest rising and falling slightly.

He Ao withdrew his gaze from the rearview mirror.

Jiaxi is asleep.

The girl was too tired. She hadn't slept while waiting for He Ao, and she hadn't slept well last night either.

And at her current age, she is at a stage where she needs a lot of sleep.

The vehicle slowly entered a smooth section of road. He released the steering wheel, letting Eve drive, while he himself opened his bracelet and looked at the document he had just received.

This is a document compiled by Eve, containing key information from the core host data of the Evolutionary Evolution.

This document contains far more key information than what was obtained from the Evolutionary Division.

Although it seems that some of the most confidential information or knowledge is not recorded in these materials, the remaining information has also resolved many of He Ao's doubts.

First, there are records about nightjars.

These documents explicitly mention the method of cultivating corrupted monsters given to the Nighthawk by the Evolutionary Path.

However, the Night Hawks did not kidnap and kill as they had imagined. Instead, they kept the corrupted monsters hungry and continued to analyze and study them.

Therefore, Evolution had no choice but to kidnap deliverymen and food couriers, commit some missing persons cases, and then frame Nighthawk for them.

The official documents of Evolutionary Descent do not provide detailed information about these events, but Eve found many work plan documents on the employees' computers concerning the kidnapping of ordinary people and the framing of Nighthawks.

It must be said that Evolution's procedures are very well-organized; kidnapping and framing are all planned and require approval from superiors.

Through these planning documents, Eve also traced the connections between the Evolutionary Force and the Pollution Cleanup Department.

It was this person who reported the fact that Nighthawk was raising pollution monsters to the headquarters of the Pollution Cleanup Department.

However, judging from other documents, this person had already 'died unexpectedly' after Nighthawk's death.

There is no information left about how he contacted the pollution cleanup department or what kind of 'accidental death' occurred.

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