Ark Journey

[How did he know this!!! Tallulah didn’t tell anyone else about this except me!!!]

Her eyes widened, ready to rush into the snowstorm to prevent herself from becoming a tool to threaten Tallulah.

"Why do you know this!"

Xue Zhi waved her hand to signal Alina to stay calm.

"Don't be so anxious. I'm here just to solve this problem. And Alina, why are you so honest? What if I'm testing you?"

Alina's tense body relaxed a little, but she was still alert. Her brain was working rapidly, analyzing her portrait of Xue Zhi's personality.

"I think you are someone who would never do that. You are the type who follows your heart and speaks your mind."

"You are a good judge of people."

The person who made the sound was not Xue Zhi, but another person who appeared next to the fire and looked exactly like him and was dressed exactly the same.

"This is?"

"Preparations to resolve this matter."

Then Xue Zhi began to reveal her plan in full.

Alina was a little confused. After all, she was not a magician and her perception of spiritual power was not very strong. She could only rely on Xue Zhi's explanation to sort out the whole plan and could not see it directly.

After listening to Xue Zhi's entire plan, Alina pointed at the other Xue Zhi who didn't say much.

"So, this 'you' is the bait to seduce Tallulah's father?"

"Yes, on a spiritual level, this looks exactly the same as a real person."

She was obviously still a little skeptical, after all, this was an area that she could not reach at all.

"Can it be done?"

"It never hurts to try. If I wasn't worried about turning Tallulah into a fool, I would have tried to forcibly remove the thing that was parasitic in her mind when we met yesterday."

Alina was worried that Tallulah would be controlled and that she would become a fool.

So she always told Tallulah not to hate, but this was not a permanent solution after all.

Just as Alina was thinking, Xue Zhi suddenly added a sentence.

"Oh, by the way, I'm just letting you know. No matter what you think, I will do it in the end."

After hearing this, Alina's face turned red instantly, but she also knew that she had no power to stop Xue Zhi.

"How can you disregard Tallulah's safety like this! You, you..."

Looking at her anxious expression, Xue Zhi suddenly felt a little inexplicable joy. It was such a sin.

"I am 90% sure that I can succeed, Alina. Maybe you don't know my strength yet, but you can try to believe me."

After a day and a night, Xue Zhi confirmed that his mental strength was still increasing. Although he didn't know what his spiritual body had become, he felt that it was no problem for him to fight against the "evil god" who was still staggering on the earth with his real body and the void at the side.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming down a little, Alina rolled her eyes rarely. Xue Zhi's favorability towards her, which had been steadily increasing, was almost turning negative, although it was not high to begin with.

"It doesn't matter whether I believe you or not, you're going to do it anyway."

Chapter 12: Tallulah frowned and found that things were not simple

After being given a few cold stares, Xue Zhi laughed. He felt that the trip was worthwhile because he could make Alina make such an expression.

"Hahahaha, the result is the same anyway, why not choose the better option?"

Faced with Xue Zhi who refused to respond with either soft or hard words, Alina gritted her teeth and finally said something that sounded a bit threatening.

"I hope you won't break your promise, or I'll kill you!"

Of course, given that they had spent so little time together, there were some errors in her portrayal of Xue Zhi's personality. If she really spoke some soft words to Xue Zhi, he might actually make some changes.

Xue Zhi smiled and threw a long sword in front of Alina. The slender blade went straight into the ground. At this depth, the hard soil and rocks seemed as fragile as tofu in front of the sword.

"That's it, Alina. If I fail, you're always welcome to kill me."

Seeing Alina draw out the sword, Xue Zhi's smile became even brighter. This girl was so kind, and the change that happened now might be a good thing.

Having no sword in hand and having a sword but not using it are two different things.

And perhaps influenced by W, Xue Zhi began to like women with a bit of temper.

Seeing that there was nothing to talk about, Xue Zhi checked the time and changed the subject:

"Let's not talk about that anymore, let's eat first."

While the two were talking, Xue Zhi still did not forget to turn over the rabbit meat and naan bread roasted on the fire.

A piece of soft naan flew up, and the roasted rabbit and vegetables also floated up. Xue Zhi took out a small knife and cut the meat and vegetables without touching them with her hands. She placed them on the naan and finally sprinkled a lot of spices on them.

The fragrant, shiny naan stuffed with rabbit meat and vegetables slowly floated in front of Alina.

"please."

Alina wanted to refuse, but it smelled too good and her stomach was not very willing.

"......Thanks."

The naan bread was a little hot to the touch, but very soft.

Under the soft light of the shelter, Alina opened her little mouth and slowly tasted the lunch made by the dangerous man opposite her.

The taste is great.

The naan bread has a crispy crust and is soft and sweet on the inside. The rabbit meat is cooked very well, with a firm and tender touch. Its fragrance is not obscured by the various spices on it, and even the vegetables mixed in are fragrant and refreshing.

The taste was even hard to describe, after all, she had never eaten anything so good.

"delicious."

Alina gave an objective evaluation without any personal feelings.

Xue Zhi was very happy to hear that his craftsmanship was recognized, and then he reminded Alina:

"As long as you like it. By the way, don't tell Tallulah about what we discussed before. I don't know if her memory can be pried into."

Alina lowered her head and said:

"I see."

The atmosphere was a bit weird, and I always felt like something was wrong.

After finishing the meal and feeding Alpha, Xue Zhi found a suitable scabbard and belt for Alina.

Looking at Alina who was tightening her coat with a belt, revealing her slender waist (hungry), and hanging a scabbard long sword on her back, Xue Zhi gave a thumbs up.

"It's very suitable."

"Ah."

Alianna rolled her eyes at him again. It seemed as if this man had no idea that she and this sword might be used to kill him in the future.

Xue Zhi, who walked out of the shelter first, set up an air barrier at the entrance of the cave to keep the wind and snow out.

Alina followed her out of the shelter, and their figures quickly disappeared in the wind and snow.

The storm blew relentlessly, but there was no sign of wind inside the barrier. Only the cold air indicated what the outside world looked like at the moment.

Alina was a little worried about Tallulah. If she went back too late, she would definitely be worried, and in such weather conditions, the probability of getting lost in the blizzard was very high.

Alina, who was thinking about her friend, did not notice that Xue Zhi, who was walking in front of her, had stopped, and she bumped into him directly.

"Well..."

Touching her hurt nose, Alina took a step back and asked:

"what happened?"

Xue Zhi did not answer, he just frowned and looked up into the sky.

A familiar feeling appeared in the sky, which was a sign of the gathering of natural disasters. He had tasted it many times.

Soon, clusters of Originium crystals will appear on the ground.

[I don't remember a natural disaster happening at this time in the original plot. Why, the world line has ended, but Alina must die today? "Dongda Foul Words", I have fought my way through Kazdel and never saw a natural disaster fall on my head, or was the battle in Kazitun your response to the outsiders changing the course of events?]

A lot of thoughts flashed through Xue Zhi's mind. He really didn't remember that there had been a natural disaster here at that time. In the end, he could only attribute it to the local heaven.

[Heh, since I was able to save Alina once, then saving her a second time shouldn't be a problem. If you really have consciousness somewhere, then come and try it with me!]

A large amount of magic power rushed into the sky, and the weather core began to operate, destroying the chaotic natural disaster energy field in the sky.

Alina didn't know what Xue Zhi was doing, but she could see that Xue Zhi's eyes had become extremely cold, completely devoid of the smile he had when he was talking to her just now, as if he was looking at a damn thing.

High in the sky, the two energies were killing each other. Xue Zhi felt the strong resilience shown by the opponent this time. It was not as easy to deal with as in Kazdel.

The wind and snow around Xue Zhi and Alina became more intense, almost like a piece of solid ice enveloping them.

Alina didn't know what was going on. She could only put her hand on the sword Xue Zhi gave her to seek a little comfort.

[It seems that this is the only time you are rebelling. Why? Because this is Ursus, and Black Snake is the national will of Ursus. So you have a brain that is still usable in this land? ]

It's numerous fun to fight the destiny.

However, Xue Zhi did not have the patience to waste time with him. The efficiency of his magic output increased instantly. Thin black and gold lines appeared on the back of his hand. Large groups of magic power surged up, instantly dispersing the wind and snow surrounding them.

Alina opened her eyes wide, the dazzling sunlight fell, and everything calmed down in an instant, as if nothing had happened.

The sudden change in the environment made her confused.

"what happened?"

Xue Zhi just looked back at her, then said with a smile:

"The weather changes so quickly here. It's time to go, Alina."

On the back of his hand, those few fine lines quietly disappeared into the skin.

Alina's intuition told her that this change was definitely related to Xue Zhi, but her reason judged that this was almost impossible.

Does the Originium skill that can dispel a snowstorm really exist?

The rest of the journey was much easier, and it didn't take long for the two of them to get back to the Integration Movement's base.

And sure enough, he met Tallulah on the way.

Seeing Alina wearing a black coat and a long sword at her waist, whose style of dressing had become similar to hers, Tallulah felt something was wrong:

"Alina, it's snowing so heavily, are you okay? How..."

Thinking about what happened with Xue Zhi before, Alina's eyes looked a little tired.

"fine."

Xue Zhi was not interested in watching the conversation between the two here, as he had his own things to do. However, before leaving, he thought of something.

"You two can chat first. By the way, Alina, I'm free now as I promised you to be a teacher. You're welcome to come and see me."

"understood."

Chapter 13: The Day After Returning

After Xue Zhi left, the two girls also walked towards their tents. On the way, Tallulah kept asking:

"Alina, why are you suddenly dressed like this? And with a sword?"

As long as she wasn't talking to Xue Zhi, Alina would return to her original gentle self.

"It was snowing heavily on the road, and Xue Zhi saw that my clothes were not warm enough, so she gave them to me. This is great, isn't it? Look, it's very similar to your style."

"That's true."

Both of them are now dressed solemnly in dark colors, and the long swords at their waists add a bit of heroic spirit.

As for the latter question, Alina thought about it and decided to make up a lie to deceive Tallulah first.

"As for this sword... I encountered some danger on the road, and Xue Zhi gave me this sword because she saw that I had no ability to protect myself."

Tallulah immediately became nervous. She held Alina's shoulders and looked her up and down.

And somehow, she thought of the infected people who had been exiled before. Those people were not easy to deal with. When they were hungry, they could do anything.

"Danger!? Are you hurt!?"

Alina smiled and patted Tallulah's arm.