Arknights, the Angel of Justice is waiting for level 16

Inside the fragments, a wisp of pure white holy flame was burning in the distance, silently guarding her.

"The remains of the evil star are resonating... the star core in Ji Luo's body is agitated again!"

Sartel knew very well the choice Ji Luo would make, and was not even unfamiliar with his true identity.

But if possible, she would rather fight with her life than let Ji Luo transform into a star spirit again.

Because…the memories engraved in her mind were too ominous.

That pure white holy flame is Ji Luo's most core ability and the foundation of his fighting. The holy flame is not infinite, but the enemy may be.

At that time, she was still seriously injured and was in a very bad condition at night. Ji Luo, who was exhausted, had to transform into a star spirit and continuously convert some kind of "experience points" into holy flames to support him to continue fighting.

The siege in the wilderness continued, and the pursuit never stopped day and night. Ji Luo held on to it all by himself. For several days in a row, the fighting almost never stopped, and even the time to breathe was precious.

In the end - he killed all the enemies, and brought her and Yeban to Longmen alive.

Surtel still can't forget that night when the fighting finally stopped, Ji Luo sat by the fire with an expression on his face that looked like he was about to cry.

"It's so hard for me~ The experience bar that was almost full before is now less than halfway."

"..."

At that time, Surtel actually had a lot of emotions in her heart, but she didn't know how to express them. Even the words she could say couldn't be said because Ye Ban was next to her.

In the end, she just made an agreement with Ji Luo - if there was anything, he had to tell her first, and as long as he decided to fight, she had to be there.

"Ji Luo, please rest assured, no matter life or death, no matter where you are... I will be with you."

Chapter 44: There is always someone waiting for you

It was only later that Surtel found out that Ji Luo's memory had also been lost. He had forgotten... a very long time ago.

He seemed to have experienced a great war. Outside this world, among the stars, he burned himself and died together with an enemy.

But - they are not dead.

Ji Luo became so weak that he almost died and returned to his original state, while his enemy faded into the [Star Core] state, waiting for the next awakening.

The remains of the evil star are actually just fragments of the broken body of that existence.

Even so, the erosion and infection contained therein are an irresistible corruption for the creatures of the Terra world.

As for the core of the evil star, this kind of disaster born in the distant starry sky, in this world, there is no way to balance it.

At that time, the [star core] was simply exposed to the air, which caused a super-large natural disaster to form, and the scope continued to expand, raging endlessly.

——If left alone, the entire Ursus will disappear, and the endless natural disasters will destroy the entire world.

"He is the calamity I brought to this world. I...should be his prisoner."

He walked into the natural disaster, and after everything was over, when the two met again, Ji Luo said this to her lightly.

But at that time, what exactly Ji Luo was feeling, Sartel had no idea.

She only knew that Ji Luo had sealed the star core of the evil star in his body. He became a prison and also a jailer.

Ji Luo was constantly being eroded by the [Star Core], but he never said anything. Only at night when he was sleeping soundly, he would frown and clench his teeth.

"After all... I can't do anything."

Surtel buried his face in his knees, silently enduring his misery.

When he comes back, she will wipe away her tears and still smile.

Ji Luo told her that if the entire star of disaster could be likened to a living being, then the remains of the star of disaster would be its broken body, and the core of the star would be its complete soul.

Whenever the fragments of the body approach, the star core, which is the soul, can resonate and control the remains of the evil star.

If the fragments of the evil star were simply placed there, then the resonance might just be a vibration and restlessness.

The most feared thing is that someone would integrate the fragments into their body for the sake of power. Then, the erosion of the evil star would twist them into monsters, turning them into puppets and servants of the [Star Core]!

——In order to avoid such things, Ji Luo even deliberately spread rumors to inform people of the danger of the remains of the evil star.

He also taught people to use lead and mercury, combined with other metals, to seal the "remains of the evil star" and isolate it from the erosion of the evil star's power.

But... there is no shortage of idiots in this world, and fools who are arrogant enough to think they can control this power.

The remains of the star of disaster on Surtel's body were obtained from the corpse of such an ignorant person.

"From outside the world, we have gained the power to deny the world... How foolish it is for Rhine Life to say such a thing."

Sartel still remembers the crazy faces of those people from Rhine Life and the endless pursuit and capture of them.

Sooner or later, this vengeance will be settled along with their ignorance!

"Ji Luo..."

In the darkness, the girl raised her head from her knees, took out a tissue to wipe her tears, and stared blankly out the window, thinking about him in her head.

——What exactly is Ji Luo's Originium technique, and why have I never seen him use it?

——What is the existence called "Evil Star"? Why does Ji Luo often look up at the starry sky? What is he waiting for?

Why does Ji Luo always turn back into a non-infected person every time he transforms into a star spirit? Why does he always use Originium to scratch his palm and get infected with Originosis again?

Sultel knew very well that Ji Luo was hiding many things from her, but she never took the initiative to ask and would just wait for him to talk.

Because she will always be by his side, the future...will eventually come.

One day, he would tell her everything.

She was so sure of it.

Waiting always makes people anxious and worried. Surtel waited for a while, and finally she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore, so she got up and took Levatin.

— and walked into the kitchen.

It was once said on TV that when a man comes home and sees steaming hot meals, he always feels at ease and happy.

Surtel decided to make Ji Luo a happy man.

But not long after...the kitchen was filled with smoke and burnt objects.

When Ji Luo returned to the rental house, he thought he was attacked and reflexively prepared for battle.

But then, Ji Luo saw the "miserable-looking" girl. He couldn't hold back his expression and burst out laughing. In the end, he laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.

"Sarter, what's wrong with you?"

"I wanted to cook, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult."

There were black marks on Sulter's face that looked like the bottom of a pot. She slumped on the sofa, looking discouraged and unhappy.

"It's like this for the first time I cook. I just need to practice more in the future~"

Ji Luo put the ice cream in his hand on the table, sat next to the girl, slowly stretched out his arms and hugged her.

"Thank you, Surtel."

"Ji Luo, are you... okay?"

The expression on the girl's face was a little uneasy and timid. She turned around, stared at Ji Luo's cheek, and slowly stretched out her hand.

"I feel the resonance of the remains of the evil star. Has the star core in your body settled down?"

"Well, everything is...alright."

Ji Luo held the girl's hand and placed her warm palm against his cheek. He spread out his right hand to show her the bandage.

"Sorry, I was in a hurry this time and didn't have time to meet up with you. The [Star Core] has been at ease for so long, and this sudden attack has made a mess of it."

"I know about the remains of the star of misfortune in Longmen. Have you found them?"

"No, the other party preserved it very well. The reason why the star core can resonate is probably because the other party opened the sealed box and inspected it."

Ji Luo flew for nearly three hours, almost flying around the entire Longmen, but still failed to find the target.

"But it doesn't matter. In the box sealing method I passed on, some of the materials I chose were very expensive. This in itself is a clue."

"You mean..."

Having encountered this situation before, Surtel naturally understood what it meant.

In Longmen, the person who is most qualified to possess the remains of the evil star and the person most likely to preserve the remains of the evil star is definitely Wei Yanwu.

"Yes, it's very likely. I was afraid of being discovered, so I deliberately didn't go near the key areas of Longmen. And there are no clues in other places, which is already pointing to the answer."

Although Ji Luo is very confident, he is not blind. Longmen's background must not be underestimated. Even if he has to deal with the remains of the evil star, he must be careful.

"Sarter, don't worry, I'm not in a hurry. We always have enough time."

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Chapter 45: Letting Go of Obsession

Surtel's personality is so quiet that it gives people a feeling of indifference. She seldom asks about other people's secrets, but is used to listening.

Ji Luo's experience today was by no means as trivial as he said, but the girl did not ask any further questions. She just let him hold her quietly until... Ji Luo's cell phone rang.

"Whose phone number?"

"Nine."

Ji Luo glanced at the caller ID and frowned unconsciously. Sensing Ji Luo's worry, Sulter reached out and held Levadin's hand, preparing to get up and go out.

"I'll help you kill her."

"Not at all, really not at all!"

Ji Luo looked at the murderous expression on the girl's face and knew that she was not joking, so he quickly hugged her waist and pulled her back to the sofa.

"When I revealed my true form, there was a lot of noise, but there couldn't be any living creatures around. She didn't have any evidence."

"Even if she doesn't have any evidence, she can still arrest you."

Surtel's perception of Terra's officials can no longer be described as prejudice, it can only be said that he wants to kill them all.

"Jiluo, you showed mercy in Ursus, but more people died!"

"This is Longmen, not Ursus, and... Nine is different too."

"How can it be different! It's always been the same. You... have always been like this."

Surtel suddenly became stubborn, and the girl stared at Ji Luo with her purple vertical pupils. The anxiety that had accumulated over the long wait finally showed up.

"Ji Luo, I understand the principle of saving the infected... But in my heart, you are more important than this world."

"I understand, I understand, I always understand."

Ji Luo knew that the girl was worried about him, but at this time, he only had this answer.

Ji Luo also noticed the abnormality in his mentality. He was too anxious to find like-minded teammates and to do something.

In his normal interactions with Jiu, he inexplicably and on a whim revealed her situation and thoughts, and told her the end in the cruelest words.

Afterwards, when he was chatting with Chen, he deliberately guided the topic, exposing Longmen's hypocrisy to the girl, and even deliberately drew out the Chixiao Sword to shake her mind.

Obviously, his relationship with the two of them had not reached that level, but he still spoke a lot of big truths in a very stiff and inexplicable way.

——Why? He didn't have to. He could have been slower, could have waited a little longer, could have been less deliberate and direct!

But he still did it. Although he said that he did it for money, in the final analysis, he was still eager to do something.

The brutal massacre on the frozen soil of Ursus, the erosion of the star core day and night, the killing of enemies everywhere in the wasteland... The experience of this year made Ji Luo feel more and more wrong. He longed for justice, but his threshold of pain was getting higher and higher.

——Ji Luo noticed that he was becoming indifferent, numb, and longing for peace.

Especially recently, Ji Luo's peaceful days in Longmen made him even want to do nothing and enjoy this journey peacefully. He has the ability and strength to ensure his own safety and live well with Surtel.

But on the other hand, his compassion and mercy made it impossible for him to sit back and watch hundreds of millions of people suffer. It was as bloody and cruel as the feudal era and slave society. As an infected person, how could Ji Luo remain silent and turn a blind eye!

He is just special, he just has powers, otherwise... he is just one of them, no different.

He can break away from his class, but he cannot betray it.

"Sarter, I admit that I was too anxious. I might be reminding myself, or I might be pushing myself. I want to leave myself with no way out, because the other ways... are too comfortable."

Ji Luo suddenly remembered a poem, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." The poem raged against the dying of the light, but it also made people read the deep desire... the desire for change, the desire for struggle.

--Though the wise at their dying understand that darkness is right, For their words burst no lightning, And they do not go gentle into that good night.

Laziness is human nature, and the desire for comfort is everyone's psychology. Ji Luo has the same thinking as humans, so he is very scared. He is afraid that if he stops, he will choose comfort and give up the fight.