Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

"It's not good to stay at home all the time."

"If you think I'm annoying, you can just go away."

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was... you should go downstairs and get some sun sometimes, right?"

"No, don't bother me, go away."

"..."

Only then did Lin Cheng begin to reflect whether he had spoiled her in the past year, but it was clear that this was also the promise he had made himself. As long as she wanted, she could stay like this forever. Later, he always tried to coax Jiang Lingxue to go out for a walk, or find something to do, but Jiang Lingxue was never interested in anything... Anyway, he could buy anything he wanted online at home, and he didn't even have to pick up the express delivery himself. He just had to tell Lin Cheng what he wanted to eat, and if he didn't know how to do it, he could let him learn.

Giving up is a cyclical process. The worse it gets, the more it wants to give up. Lin Cheng always feels that this is not going to work... If it goes on like this, Jiang Lingxue will become more and more like a puppy out of shape in the world.

He didn't need a puppy and always regarded Jiang Lingxue as a very good friend... The two of them lived together for a year and never mentioned the word love. Occasionally, they would snuggle in bed together to watch a romantic movie. No matter how tear-jerking the plot was, they would just look at each other. If anyone cried, the other would definitely laugh at him/her first.

He began to try hard to review and find things that could interest Jiang Lingxue. One afternoon, he suddenly had an epiphany. He thought of Jiang Lingxue's short video fan account and came to Jiang Lingxue... She was studying the cute rabbit tail she had just bought.

"Do you want to be a big star?" Lin Cheng looked into her eyes.

"Actually, if you want to kick me out, you can just say it directly. You've hinted at it nearly twenty times in the past two months." Jiang Lingxue looked at him calmly, with a hint of contempt in her eyes. "I know you're tired of playing with me. All you have to do is tell me to leave, and I'll pack up and get out right now."

"No, can't you just talk properly and communicate properly? You haven't been out for more than a year."

"how?"

"Are you going to stay like this forever?"

"I haven't thought about the future. It depends on when you get tired of me and kick me out."

"I really think you should find something to do."

"After all, it has affected your life, right?" Jiang Lingxue had a sneer of contempt on her lips.

"Why do you miss me so much?"

"What else? Or are you so self-righteous that you think all this is for my own good? I don't think there's anything wrong with my current life, and there's nothing that needs to be changed, but it's clear that you're getting impatient. Fine, fine, I'll pack up and get out tomorrow, okay?"

"I'll say it again, I'm not trying to drive you away, I just feel..."

"Why should you help me feel that? Who are you to me?"

Lin Cheng was silent.

"Why aren't you talking? Master? Boyfriend? Best friend? Father? Husband?" Jiang Lingxue sneered, "You're so self-righteously gentle, so self-righteously correct, so self-righteously deceiving yourself, so hypocritical."

"Is that who I am in your eyes?"

"No, I'm very grateful to you, Lin Cheng." The contempt in her eyes gradually subsided. "You are a stranger person than me. You are obviously more pessimistic than me...but you always lie to yourself, self-righteously thinking that as long as you treat the world gently, everything will be full of hope. It's good to lie to yourself. I think it's time for me to leave...If I don't leave now, it seems that I will only make you dislike me at home."

"I have never disliked you..."

"Okay, okay, I know you're a pushover." Jiang Lingxue reached out and pinched his face. "If you think it's okay for me to be a big star, then I'll give it a try, okay?"

She moved closer and sat astride him, tapping her fingertips on his chest. She tilted her head and suddenly smiled.

"Then cherish our last night."

"I've messed up your life for the past year, so...if you need me in the future, just come to me. I won't let anyone touch me except you. This is my compensation to you."

Later, the two didn't see each other for a long time.

We never chatted on the Internet again.

60 natural disasters

The story of memories ends here.

Jiang Lingxue, who was leaning against the door, had also finished her third cigarette. She took out her cell phone and took a look, and found the ID that she marked as "master". This ID was changed when she was still at Lin Cheng's house, using Lin Cheng's cell phone. The note she gave to Lin Cheng was master, and then she used Lin Cheng's cell phone to change his note for herself to puppy.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with being a puppy, but after a long time, there will always be a day when people will hate you.

The dialog box was still there half a year ago. During this half year, Jiang Lingxue would take it out and look at it over and over again.

It was obvious that he was the proudest person, but he never seemed to notice that as long as he sent her a message, as long as he said he missed her a little bit, she would show up regardless of her safety.

But he never needed her.

Many nights, Jiang Lingxue would stare at her phone after getting drunk, typing on the dialog box, but always pressed the delete key in the end. He was the one who wanted her to leave, so... as long as he didn't say anything, how could she have any reason to take the initiative to look for him?

Litchi and Grape were both his good friends... Although Jiang Lingxue felt that they were probably more than just friends, she never seemed to have a clear position beside him? Maybe she was a puppy before... But later she didn't even have the qualifications to be a puppy.

She's just a stupid idol who has spent so much money but hasn't received much in return. She has nothing good about her except that she looks pretty.

A few days ago, she saw him drinking with the girl named Lu Xiaoxiao in the bar. When she saw him holding her waist, her heart couldn't help but stab several times. She couldn't explain this feeling. It was nothing, right? He should have his own life, with a lovely woman who would talk to him about the things he liked and go out for a walk with him... But at that moment, her chest hurt so much that she could hardly breathe. She ran away when they were not paying attention, and hid in the bathroom for a long time. She couldn't help but shed tears, and she couldn't wipe them away no matter how hard she tried.

That was clearly supposed to be her place.

The night before yesterday, she returned to this house, but the jewelry that used to belong to her and her favorite pairs of high-heeled shoes were gone. She did say in person... that he would just throw them away for her, but she couldn't help but fantasize that he had left them at home for her, waiting for her to come back one day so that she could take away another necklace. But maybe when she said that he would throw them away for her, he had already thrown all these things away?

That's right. After all, she was the one who always had a bad temper and was lazy. She made his life a mess, so it was natural that she was disliked.

Jiang Lingxue came here the night before yesterday, but he didn't go home that night... In fact, he guessed that he would come that night, right? That's why he deliberately didn't go home? Jiang Lingxue couldn't help but think about it all night, sitting at the table and smoking all night, but he still didn't have the courage to take out his phone to send a message.

Maybe sending messages will only disturb his good things and ruin his good mood.

It's obvious that you are nothing, with nothing good except being bad-tempered and timid. I've lived with him for a year and a half, and I've never heard him say a word about like and love.

What kind of girls are Lu Xiaoxiao and Xu Wanyue that he likes?

Jiang Lingxue couldn't help but start fantasizing.

...............................

Before I knew it, I had smoked my fifth cigarette.

Jiang Lingxue knew that smoking was not a good habit, but she could never change it. At that time, Lin Cheng would always persuade her to quit smoking, but it was always ineffective. She always did what she wanted. There was once when she was smoking in bed and accidentally set the sheets on fire. After Lin Cheng said something to her, she huddled in the corner with her knees hugged for the whole day. No matter how he coaxed her or apologized, she never said a word to him.

Later, Lin Cheng gave up persuading her. He would open the window when she smoked, clean her ashtray, and replace her cigarettes with slim cream pops. He gave her a box a day. Whenever she finished smoking and came to him for the next box, Lin Cheng would press her down on the bed and bully her severely.

But in fact, she hadn't smoked much in the past six months. Whenever she felt like something was missing in her mouth, Lin Cheng's disappointed look on his face the day she moved out would always appear in her mind.

Whose fault was it? Jiang Lingxue couldn't help but wonder, but she couldn't come to a conclusion. When she was eighteen, she thought she wouldn't have any expectations for anything, but it seemed that everyone would grow up.

The older I get, the more I become like a child. I start to be afraid of being alone and become crybaby and fragile.

The cigarette butts in the trash can in Lin Cheng's room the night before were found by her in the compartment of Lin Cheng's cabinet. In fact, she had always known where Lin Cheng hid the cigarettes, but it was really funny when she acted like a spoiled child to him.

That guy always had a helpless expression on his face, and sometimes when he was pushed into a corner he would go crazy and bully her severely.

Jiang Lingxue didn't hate being bullied by him at all.

When her hand reached for the cigarette box and took out the sixth cigarette, her cell phone suddenly vibrated. She was stunned for a second or two, took out the phone, and saw the message from the "master".

"If possible...smoke less in the future."

"Okay, I won't smoke anymore." Jiang Lingxue typed a reply to him.

She finally reached the elevator, opened it and went downstairs. She casually threw the box of cigarettes in her denim jacket into the trash can. It was still raining outside, but her steps seemed to become cheerful, like a little girl who couldn't help jumping up and down after getting candy.

..............................

The next day.

Today is the third day of my relationship with Xu Wanyue.

Lin Cheng made an appointment with her on the chat app last night to go to Taohuawu to take photos today, but the weather seemed a little less than satisfactory. The sky was a little gloomy, but not particularly bleak. Lin Cheng couldn't drive, so Xu Wanyue drove downstairs to pick him up.

Lin Cheng sat in the passenger seat, looking sideways at Xu Wanyue in the driver's seat. Her jet-black hair was braided into a lily bun, but it seemed a little crooked. She was wearing a light blue Hanfu dress, with a gauze-like skirt that hugged her body, slightly revealing her collarbone. She looked quite ethereal and beautiful. Her ankles were covered with thin white silk. Hmm? It felt astringent. Was it a garter stocking or an over-the-knee sock?

"The hair is braided crookedly." Lin Cheng reminded.

“I studied from the video for an hour.”

"What a clumsy little hand."

Xu Wanyue's eyes were dim, "Can you?"

“Really.”

Jiang Lingxue really forced Lin Cheng to learn a lot of things. In the past, Jiang Lingxue's short video account wanted to shoot a video of Hanfu wearing, so Lin Cheng went to learn the hair braiding skills. After arriving at Taohuawu, Xu Wanyue changed into white embroidered shoes, but she was still holding a box, and in the box was a pair of crystal white high heels.

The purpose of high heels is to make the calves look slender and long, making the temperament more elegant, but in fact Xu Wanyue’s legs are quite long. But if she likes it, then let her be.

The peach blossoms in Taohuawu have not yet completely fallen, but it seems that they will soon. It is already late spring and the weather has gradually become hotter. There were quite a lot of people here in the early spring, but because there is no one to maintain it, there is some garbage on the ground brought by tourists. Lin Cheng cleared a piece of open space, and the lighting there is not bad, although the light is a little dim today.

The address here is remote enough, and there is a small village about ten minutes away. Lin Cheng began to teach Xu Wanyue how to pose. Xu Wanyue was clumsy, so he taught her step by step, occasionally pinching her little hands and slender waist.

Xu Wanyue always blushes, but now she becomes very well-behaved, not as gloomy as before. It seems that she is playing the role of a good girlfriend seriously. Lin Cheng starts to take pictures seriously, and Xu Wanyue's eyes are bright and full of expectation.

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Near Taohuawu, on the top of the mountain.

The weather was a little damp and cold, but fortunately the Alliance's uniforms were warm enough, so Futian and Rikou didn't feel anything. They were looking at the surveillance footage on the tablet. At the moment, they were not wearing masks. Both of them were around 23 years old, which was considered to be relatively young SS-level ability users in the Alliance in recent years.

Futian has short hair and his facial features look serious and a little fierce, while Rijiao looks gentler and more elegant, with long hair tied into a ponytail.

Even though they didn't understand why they, who were all SS-level, had to take on such a strange mission, obeying orders was the first iron rule of the alliance.

There are three people in this mission. In addition to the two of them, there is a guy called "Shaman" in the alliance. He is the core of this mission, and his ability is... to summon creatures from the abyss.

"Are you sure you want to summon an S-level abyss creature? Summoning an S-level creature is random... and I can't fully control it. If it dies, I will also be harmed." The shaman made a final inquiry before officially using his ability.

"We will take action and control the situation before he kills the abyss creature." Futian replied indifferently. Corona was silent on the side. After getting Futian's promise, the shaman gritted his teeth slightly and raised his hand. He had already laid the groundwork for the summoning ceremony in Taohuawu. At this moment, the ability was activated. At this moment, a shrill buzzing sound came from Taohuawu and reached the ears of the three people.

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"Okay, okay, we're done..."

Suddenly a buzzing sound was heard.

Lin Cheng's voice stopped abruptly, and both he and Xu Wanyue were stunned at this moment. Most people in this world have experienced natural disasters, and of course they are very familiar with this beeping sound. This is the sound of a space rift about to open.

Xu Wanyue had also experienced a natural disaster, and those bad memories suddenly emerged in her mind. She subconsciously looked at Lin Cheng. Lin Cheng, who had a gentle smile on his face before, now his smile seemed to suddenly freeze there, and became a little dazed.

"Lin Cheng, Lin Cheng!" Xu Wanyue called his name hurriedly.

"The space crack has opened." Lin Cheng quickly came to his senses and responded to Xu Wanyue's words, but his expression at this moment suddenly made Xu Wanyue feel a little strange. In her memory, Lin Cheng always had a hint of indifference in his eyes at all times, and he always looked lazy and gentle, but at this moment his eyes suddenly became very cold.

She couldn't explain the chilling feeling. Perhaps it was similar to the day when Grape threatened her, but even more terrifying.

The space in front of him began to distort, and Lin Cheng's voice rang out, "S-level space crack, leave here, contact the alliance for reinforcement, and evacuate the people in the next village, let them run as far as possible."

Lin Cheng's voice became soft again, but it seemed to have a strange magic, causing Xu Wanyue to nod subconsciously. She took out her cell phone and began to call for reinforcements from the alliance, but suddenly came to her senses and asked, "What about you?"

Lin Cheng looked at the twisted vortex in front of him, raised his hand to touch the ear clip, fastened his belt, and opened the flip phone. "If we can delay it, we should be able to deal with it for a while. Run faster and don't look back."

He inserted the flip phone into his belt.

“standing by.”

61 Predator

The mask concealed his eyes.

And when he completed his transformation, the twisted space crack in front of him finally opened, and the squirming flesh and blood formed in an instant, turning into a three-meter-tall monster.

Lin Cheng's head suddenly felt a sharp pain.

Plunderers: Most of them are A-level catastrophic monsters, and a very small number are S-level. They are humanoid monsters with double sickles on their arms. They are irrational, full of cruelty and desire for killing. They are the most common killing machines in the abyss. The double sickles on their arms can absorb flesh and blood power through killing to advance to the next level.

And the scarlet sickle standing in front of Lin Cheng at this moment proved that this was an S-level predator.

Countless scenes from the past flashed through Lin Cheng's mind at this moment. In his memory were the remains of many plunderers, the unwilling eyes of humans, and the roars that seemed to ring in his ears.

At the moment he was in a daze, the plunderer had already let out a particularly sharp howl. If an ordinary person was standing here, this howl would have almost pierced the eardrum. Xu Wanyue had already run more than ten meters away. Fortunately, she was very obedient and knew that her abilities would be useless even if she stayed here. The most important thing was to request reinforcements.

Xu Wanyue covered her ears tightly and ran with big strides. The high heels she was wearing almost made her fall. Her cell phone was connected to the alliance's dedicated line. She hurriedly sought reinforcements from the alliance, but Lin Cheng's words seemed to keep ringing in her head: Don't look back.

But she couldn't help but look back.

The black and red faiz had already punched the plunderer, but the plunderer's sickle also swung down at that moment. Although he consciously accelerated to avoid it, the sickle part still cut his chest, and cracks appeared on his armor. His punch hit the plunderer, and the plunderer only retreated half a body, while he flew backwards for a long distance and landed on a peach tree.

"Don't look back, keep running." Lin Cheng seemed to have noticed Xu Wanyue's eyes and said it again seriously. At this moment, the plunderer was already running towards him, and the sickle chopped down again, but he rolled over to avoid it.

Xu Wanyue turned her head and strode forward. The car stopped not far away. After getting in, she started the car. Lin Cheng in the rearview mirror was still fighting with the predator, but no matter how you looked at it... he was at a disadvantage.

The plunderer is extremely fast and has the ability to sense flesh and blood within a very large range. Its existence is to kill all targets within its perception. There is a small village one kilometer next door, so he stayed there to delay time!

She remembered that Lin Cheng had told her that the leather suit could only exert A-level power and could only be used for a maximum of fifteen minutes at a time. After use, the power would be exhausted. Xu Wanyue hurriedly reached out her hand and wiped away her tears to avoid blurred vision, then drove towards a nearby village and took out her cell phone to call Lizhi again.