Ark, they don't revolve around you

"Aren't you surprised?"

Quartz hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Before joining Rhodes Island, I was a mercenary."

Mercenaries are born for war. Although they are uneasy, they are not surprised.

Zhuang Ning nodded, then turned curious: "You know we are the ones being conquered, right? Aren't you worried?"

"I...maybe I'm used to it." Quartz whispered.

"Get used to it? Next, you may become hostile to your own country."

"Colombia? But Colombia never gave us anything. My father passed away when I was very young, leaving behind a huge debt. I had to join the pioneer team, but my salary was withheld. In the end, I became a mercenary..."

"I am a gear in a pocket watch called Columbia. If it breaks, it must be replaced... But Rhodes Island will not abandon me."

Zhuang Ning laughed: "Rhodes Island will never abandon its people."

He stood up slowly and looked out at the wilderness. "On the contrary, we will spare no effort to destroy those who have abandoned us and insulted us."

"Be it Casimir, Leitania, Ursus, or Columbia..."

Quartz heard a trance-like sigh.

"But let's start with Lateran?" Zhuang Ning smiled and whispered, "There are too many angels in Lateran."

Chapter 24: Righteous One, I Will Protect You Until the End of All Things

The Archangel woke up from his coma and felt his scalp tingling and his limbs sore.

It seemed like something had changed, but my memory was hazy.

In the dark room, she opened the curtain and a ray of light shone in.

The moment I saw the light, my memories came back to life like needles, shocking my brain.

She saw herself being controlled and fanatical, and she didn't even hesitate when she killed someone.

She remembered that she pulled the trigger at Zhuang Ning without hesitation, and then... then, the will of the gods revived in her body.

I was controlled like a toy, and finally died like an ant...

"Why?" At this moment, Archangel seemed to hear the sound of breaking.

It’s hard to describe what this was, but something I had always insisted on was torn apart.

She rushed to the toilet, vomited violently, and then vaguely realized that something was wrong.

There are horns on the top of the head and a tail... But how can Sakota have a demon's tail? !

Ordinary Sakota may not know this kind of reaction, but Archangel knows it in his heart.

Fall from Heaven.

This means that she will no longer be protected by the law and will become a wandering soul in Lateran.

But why? The Angel of Power asked, did I do something wrong?

Misfortunes come one after another. First, he is affected by Arturo's spell and falls into madness. After finally being cured, he is used by the "master" he has always trusted...

The Archangel finally remembered what a broken heart felt like.

It was a collapse of faith. She once took the law for granted in life and considered being born a Sakota a blessing, but she was wrong.

The tears began to fall, and soon they could not be stopped, quickly gathering on the ground.

If someone had told Angelica a month ago that her life would be shattered, she would never have believed it.

But this is all true!!

Neng Tianyong pinched her face with her fingers, pressing hard until blood came out. She roared, screamed, and uttered incoherent curses.

In the Lateran Canon there is a righteous man named "Job".

This righteous man lived a flawless life and was courteous and polite to his neighbors, servants, and friends.

So the devil made a bet with God and questioned his loyalty to God.

God tacitly allowed the devil to use all kinds of means to torture Job, so Job's property disappeared, his servants fled, and Job's family, including his wife and children, died one by one.

As a result, he had nothing left, and in the end he sat in the air, his body covered with rotten pus and ulcers, becoming foul-smelling...

Only then did Job burst out with the most vicious curse, directed toward the gods, toward the heavens and the earth, and toward everything!

The Archangel would never have thought that he would actually utter similar resentment:

"May that day be dark. May God not seek it from above. May no light shine upon it."

"Let darkness and the shadow of death claim that day. Let thick clouds dwell upon it. Let an eclipse of the sun overwhelm it."

"The Lord in his anger has torn me, he has persecuted me, he has gnashed his teeth at me; my enemies have looked on me with anger."

“God delivered me up to the ungodly and cast me into the hands of the wicked.”

"...Ha." A sneer came from the side.

The Archangel raised his head and looked at the figure, who was dressed in black and shrouded in darkness, with a playful look on his face, just like the evil spirit recorded in the scriptures.

"Even at this time, you are still thinking about your holy scriptures, Aneng?"

"—"

"You'd better not stare at me like that. After all, I saved your life." Zhuang Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you know how long you slept?"

"do not know."

"It's been a whole week." Zhuang Ning said calmly, "It's been very hard for me to move you around this week."

"Why do you have to take me with you? Why not just leave me aside?" The Archangel looked gloomy.

The child suffered such a great blow that he obviously lost his confidence in life.

Zhuang Ning didn't mind, and didn't intend to drink poisonous chicken soup, so he asked casually:

“How can I see the body and feel it?”

"It's very bad. It's very painful."

"Without the law, you won't be able to use your own Guardian Gun, and that won't be any better."

This sentence hit the Archangel hard again. The Guardian Gun was of great significance to a Sakota, and Mostima carried it with him most of the time after many days.

"It's you!" The eyes of the Archangel were full of anger, "It's all because of you!"

"Because of me? I can understand your anger, but it's best not to implicate innocent people." Zhuang Ning chuckled.

Seeing his happy look, the Angel of Power became angry and asked: "Why are you laughing?"

"Thinking of something happy?"

"You're just laughing at me!"

"A little bit, right? You're really unlucky." Zhuang Ning's expression turned dignified, his eyes were stained with gold, and he looked as majestic as a god. "But is this really a completely bad thing? Not necessarily. At least you have gained your freedom and seen the truth."

"the truth?"

"The law is not a god, but a machine." Zhuang Ning said coldly, "The Sakota are not a superior race. They are just lucky enough to come into contact with the law."

"Just one thought and you will all become cannon fodder. It is me who frees you from the destined destruction." His fingertips touched the trembling Archangel. This cheerful and lovely girl trembled all over as if she had been electrocuted and was almost crazy.

"You are the same as the law. Even if you were resurrected, I would still have my own ideas!"

"There is no such thing as love without reason. I resurrected you and buried my blood in you."

"Blood?"

"A trivial experiment by which I can control you, like this."

The Archangel's eyes widened in horror and his hands rose uncontrollably.

She was being manipulated like a puppet and could only watch helplessly as she uttered words that did not belong to her.

"I am willing to serve you."

The moment I said it, a wave of disgust rushed into my heart.

But Zhuang Ning immediately snapped his fingers and canceled the order.

Exiah suddenly regained control of her body, and the Doctor became even more terrifying in her eyes.

"You are actually of no use to me." Zhuang Ning said seriously, "I won't control you just because I'm bored. You are free, but now you can't go back to Rutland."

"You're just going to let me go?"

"Just consider it as my reward to you. In fact, your greatest value lies in the fact that you were once the carrier of the Law God's descent." Zhuang Ning smiled, "But you have made enough contributions, so I won't force you."

"Like I said before, it doesn't matter where you go."

"But I'm a fallen angel, why would anyone want me like this?"

"Who knows? Mostima has fallen from grace, and is still living a carefree life. I can have someone give you a fake identity and let you go to another city, to Xiosta, Columbia, Victoria, or even Yan."

"Or, if you want to go back to Penguin Logistics, that's fine too. I'll feel at ease that way."

The Angel's mouth opens and closes.

She looked at Zhuang Ning and burst into tears: "Why are you so nice to me?"

"good?"

The Angel of Power heard the sneer again, and Zhuang Ning looked at him coldly, "Didn't you complain before that it was all my fault?"

"That was just something I said in anger, you know..." The Angel closed her eyes and let the warmth in the corners of her eyes spread.

The red-haired angel raised her lips again and smiled slowly, just like she used to be: "If I hadn't left Rutland, nothing would have happened."

"This is my own choice. Now that things have come to this, there is no way I can go back to my normal days."

The Angel of Power walked in gently, with an unchanged smile on his face, "Instead, you have been saving me all the time, no matter what you think."

"——" Zhuang Ning responded coldly, thinking that Angel's lie was really ridiculous. She just didn't know where to go because of fear.

"I will still follow you." The Archangel took a deep breath. "Whether you want to go find the law, I will go too. I want to see our God with my own eyes and see how He treats us, His... weapons."

"Do you know what I'm going to do next?" Zhuang Ning asked.