Arknights, the Angel of Justice is waiting for level 16

The gangs in the Lower City were waiting for the Rat King to make a move. They waited for the uncrowned king to rally them so that he could cut off Nine's Upper City hand in one fell swoop.

But... they didn't wait.

So, the gangs, unable to sit still, began to test the waters.

Bloody incidents became more frequent, and the security in the downtown area deteriorated to the point that gangsters dared not wander around in remote areas.

"Nine, I said a few days ago that you were playing with fire, but now I take it back, you are gambling with your life!"

Ji Luo sat in Jiu's office, looking at the girl who was silent with her head down, feeling exhausted.

"Why don't you just stop after you recruit 2,000 people as planned?"

“More people joined than expected.”

Jiu lowered his head and his voice sounded very gentle. But Ji Luo didn't buy it. He had seen with his own eyes what Jiu was like in front of others.

It can be said without exaggeration that now in the entire Liming Construction Company, no one dares to look up at Jiu, and their eyes are all lowered to the ground when they speak.

——It’s not an exaggeration at all, the actual situation will only be more terrifying than this!

Too many people have died in recent days. Attacks, fights, assassinations, and all kinds of bloody incidents are constantly happening everywhere, and everyone seems to have gone crazy.

"Nine! You and I had a very good plan. We built high walls and slowly became king, slowly encroaching on the surrounding areas, and making survival our top priority. But what about you? What are you doing..."

Ji Luo really didn't want to interfere with Jiu's business, but what she did had already exceeded a certain limit.

The rumors about Chen and Ji Luo had spread all over Longmen. But she endured the pain of social death and came to remind Ji Luo.

It is conceivable how great an impact Jiu’s current behavior has.

"Ji Luo, I want to make up for my past mistakes. You are right, the brighter the upper city is, the darker the lower city is."

“The infected, the poor, criminals, spies, local gangs, foreign gangs, bounty hunters, and all kinds of unknown people are all running rampant here.”

"Counterfeiting, smuggling, stealing, hiring assassins, murder, robbery, and rape have become everyone's habits. Casinos, drug trafficking, and brothels are openly everywhere."

Jiu's tone remained calm, but from her pupils, Ji Luo saw a dark hint of death.

"Nine! Wake up! This can't go on!"

Ji Luo knows Jiu the best. Since the natural disaster, Jiu has suffered from a serious mental illness that cannot even be described as depression.

She had a serious tendency to self-destruct. If Ji Luo hadn't used coercive measures, she might not have survived to this day and would have died together with someone long ago.

And now, everything she did seemed extremely stupid, but it definitely contained a deadly killer move.

She... is planning a war that will affect the entire lower city, using fire, iron, and blood to cleanse all the evil.

"Ji Luo, I am very clear-headed. What I am doing now is an upright conspiracy."

Jiu hadn't slept for two days and two nights. She seemed to have a headache, but hatred and regret made it impossible for her to sleep.

"Now, I have 5,000 people. Although more than 4,000 of them are useless, if I give them some time, they can all be put to use."

"Everyone in the downtown area knows that I am uniting the gangs and forming a team. The gangs have two choices: sit back and watch me grow bigger, or come and fight me."

"If they don't take action, I will clean up the internal situation and then I will be able to fight them. If they come to attack me, then the people in my hands will have to fight to survive."

The way Jiu spoke reminded Ji Luo of a word: calm madness. Her plan was actually just one sentence: let the people in the lower city kill each other, and eventually all the bad guys would die.

"Don't worry, Ji Luo. Wei Yanwu has already supported what I'm doing now. The fact that the Rat King has remained silent until now is itself an attitude."

"When will the Black Sleeve Troops enter the battlefield?"

Ji Luo was not surprised that Wei Yanwu would enter the scene, but the key question was, after this incident, would he push Jiu out and use him as a pawn to appease public anger.

"I don't know... Ji Luo, can you let me lean on you for a while?"

Jiu rubbed his forehead sleepily. Ji Luo looked at the haggard girl, sat down beside her silently, and let her rest her head on his thighs.

"Go to sleep, everything will be fine when you wake up."

"Ah."

Jiu nodded gently and slowly closed her eyes. Nightmares and pain made it almost impossible for her to fall asleep. Only when she was with Ji Luo could she feel a moment of peace.

"Ji Luo, I'm sorry. After I die...will you blame me?"

"maybe."

Chapter 106: Like the morning dew falling on earth

The girl, who had been suffering from insomnia for a long time, slept on Ji Luo's lap for a whole afternoon. When she opened her eyes, she found that it was already dark...

"Are you awake? Eat something."

Ji Luo put down the comic book in his hand and placed his palm on Jiu's forehead. He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she no longer had fever symptoms.

"You should take care of your health. If you keep going like this, you won't be able to hold on."

"Okay~ I will."

Jiu was still a little confused at this time. She sat up from the sofa. Ji Luo handed her the water. The girl held the cup with both hands and drank it in small sips.

Ji Luo pounded his legs twice, stood up from the sofa, slowly took out the takeaway from the box, and filled half of the table in one go.

"I ordered takeout, it's a little cold, do you want it heated up?"

"No, I'm just hungry."

Jiu put down the water cup, pulled the chair next to her, and sat down at the table. Ji Luo handed her the chopsticks, and the girl whispered thank you.

Both of them ate this late lunch very slowly. Jiu was still a little groggy because he had slept for too long.

Ji Luo was a little silent. He often stopped using the chopsticks in his hand and occasionally glanced out the window.

Even though Jiu was slow, she noticed that something was wrong with Ji Luo. She stood up, walked to the window, looked outside, but found nothing.

"Ji Luo, is there something wrong outside the window?"

"No, I just think someone is coming."

Ji Luo smiled and shook his head, motioning Jiu to continue eating. The girl frowned in confusion, but still sat down at the table and continued eating.

Not long after, there was a sudden noise outside. Jiu wanted to get up and take a look, but Ji Luo held his arm.

"Eating. Nothing is more important than eating."

"..."

Jiu had already noticed that something was wrong. She reached out to take her cell phone, but was stopped by Ji Luo again.

"Everyone is here, why bother checking messages? It's better to chat face to face."

"..."

Jiu pursed her lips and looked at Ji Luo solemnly, but Ji Luo just shook her head and put her phone in her pocket.

"Nine, in this world, besides Surtel and Yeban, you are the most important person to me, more than anyone else—"

Ji Luo did not tell Jiu what the existence of the apostles meant to him. But sensing his heavy emotions, Jiu also slowly relaxed.

"Ji Luo, is it... that Wei Yanwu made a move?"

"Does it matter?"

"Very important."

"Okay, you guessed it."

Ji Luo looked at Jiu's shaken eyes, and finally understood why Chen had endured the rumors and came to him today.

"Nine, it's time to wake up from this dream."

"You said this was all a dream?"

Jiu gritted her teeth and closed her eyes in pain. Tears rolled down her cheeks. The girl held back her grief and refused to cry out loud.

Tuk-tuk-tuk~!

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door. Ji Luo put down the hand that was reaching out to Jiu, and the girl hurriedly wiped away her tears.

But the person outside the door did not wait for a response from inside, but pushed the door open and walked in.

"Longmen Guards are investigating the case! Nine, you need to come with us."

Shi Huaiya and Xing Xiong walked to the table and took out the arrest warrant. Behind them were a dozen fully armed members of the Guard Bureau, which seemed to be enough for a tough battle.

"..."

Jiu didn't reply. She reached out and took the arrest document, and read it word by word in silence.

Opposite Jiu, Ji Luo sat calmly on the chair. He tapped his fingers on the table twice, and his gloomy pupils slowly lifted up.

"Shi Huaiya, where's Chen?"

"Chen has other work, I am..."

"Wei Yanwu asked you to come directly, right?"

Ji's voice sounded low and sinister, as if there was a burning rage brewing in his throat and about to burst out.

Without waiting for an answer, Ji Luo slowly stood up from his chair. Under the light in the room, his shadow suddenly enveloped them, making everyone in the Guards Bureau feel depressed.

"Ji Luo! What do you want to do! Jiu is just a routine inquiry, she will be fine! Resisting arrest is a felony, don't make a mistake!"

Shi Huaiya looked at Ji Luo at this moment, and a sense of fear inexplicably rose in her heart. She raised the gun tremblingly, with the crosshairs pointing directly at Ji Luo's forehead.

At the same time, the police officers behind Shi Huaiya were all on edge, ready to attack at any time.

However, Ji Luo ignored Shi Huaiya's threats. He took long breaths, his chest heaving violently, as if he was suppressing the anger in his heart.

But in the end—he still didn't succeed.

"Who do you think you are talking to?"

Ji Luo suddenly raised his head, and his pair of glowing heterochromatic eyes were finally seen by everyone!

At this moment, Ji Luo's left eye was flashing with a scorching light like the scorching sun, while the deep purple color of his right pupil was like the brilliance of the stars!

"Fool!"

Ji Luo pressed his right hand on the table, and Shi Huaiya suddenly felt the pressure of a mountain collapsing. Her bones and muscles seemed to be wailing. The gravity of the wave pressed down, and instantly all the police officers of the Guard Bureau fell to the ground!

"gravity?"

Shi Huaiya never thought that Ji Luo's source stone skill was gravity, and it was so powerful. She tried to lift the gun in her hand, but it was like lifting a mountain, and there was no response.

"Ji Luo? What's wrong with you?"

At this time, Jiu also discovered that something was wrong with Ji Luo. She knew what Ji Luo's Originium skills were, so she understood better than anyone what the power of gravity meant!

"It's okay! It's just that the erosion rate of the evil star has reached 10%."

A ferocious smile appeared on Ji Luo's face. He reached out and tore off the bandage on his right hand. The core of the evil star was shining brightly, as if celebrating his first step.

"Don't worry, Nine. The power it has been accumulating for a long time has been exhausted. Now, I can't change back, and it... has ended here."

"..."

Jiu was just heartbroken because of Wei Yanwu's betrayal. But now, looking at Ji Luo who was furious, she suddenly felt that everything was over.

——When someone is angry and sad for you, you can see what is really important.

"Ji Luo, it's enough, it's enough, what you have done for me is enough!"

Jiu had not thought about Wei Yanwu's betrayal, but she never expected that the ruler of Longmen would stab her with the most fatal blow when the situation was going so well!

"Nine, you are my apostle! Remember, only I... have the right to deal with you!"

Ji Luo is the one who knows best how hard Jiu works. She once risked her life to protect Longmen, and now she is working hard to change the downtown area.

——Everything she has done has exceeded her duty, and she never owes this city anything.

It was Wei Yanwu who owed her!

"And no one...can hurt you without paying a price!"

Chapter 107: No one can avoid paying a price

The 10% erosion degree of the evil star allowed Ji Luo to gain the power of gravity. As an original star spirit, Ji Luo used the power smoothly and naturally.

"Black Cape Shadow Guards, huh? You guys...have seen enough!"