Who hid my body?

Ocot sat in a corner, his large hat covering his entire face.

He raised his head and looked at the scenery outside the gear car that was rapidly receding, and an indescribable anxiety flashed in his eyes.

Ocot didn't know where this anxiety came from. Logically, he should be the one who was more at ease - he not only dealt with the troublemaker who had some knowledge of what happened ten years ago, but also pushed the suspicion onto Gerard. If all went well, he could deal with this biggest trouble at once, and then no one would be able to stand in their way.

He thought he had done it perfectly.

But...why?

From the beginning, he had been shrouded in a strong sense of uneasiness, as if someone was always watching him.

This shouldn't be possible, because Ocot had checked many times and didn't find anyone following him.

But that strange feeling never left him, and he had already had this feeling during the day.

Therefore, Okot could no longer regard it as his own illusion and took action immediately. He originally planned to go directly back to the Tower of Babel to report to Lord Yongxin, but he immediately changed his destination and headed to the fifth district.

As the division bordering the polluted land, the Fifth District is the most special and is the one that Ocot knows best. Once he arrives in this district, no matter what is staring at him, he is confident that he can get rid of it in the Fifth District and ensure that the threat will not be brought to Lord Yongxin.

As long as you reach the fifth district.

The speed of the gear train is gradually slowing down.

Ocot knew that this was normal, because the gear train in the fifth district was not allowed to run at the same speed as in other districts, as if it did not want to wake up something in the area.

But even though this was a normal process, the slowdown in the speed of the car still made Ocot feel deeply uneasy.

He looked out the car window.

As far as the eye can see, there is a bridge, and behind the bridge is the fifth district.

Just cross the bridge and you'll be there... just cross the bridge.

Ocott didn't know if he was too anxious, he always felt that the train was getting slower and slower.

This seems to exceed the slowdown in the past.

In the end, the "click" sound confirmed Ocot's guess.

The train stopped before reaching the bridge.

"Hmm...what's going on?"

"Why did it stop suddenly?"

The other passengers in the car also noticed something was wrong and became confused.

There are very few ordinary residents in the Fifth District, so most of them are workers sent there to fight pollution. They obviously know more than ordinary people.

"Is this a routine checkup?"

"Where are the members of the Devil's Army? Why don't I see them?"

In Tianqin City, the gear train is a very special unit. Even the "skeleton" troops responsible for city defense are not allowed to stop the gear train without the approval of their superiors. But another unit is different. The pioneering unit "Devils" responsible for fighting pollution has greater authority than the "skeleton" troops. They can stop any gear train entering the fifth district in the name of fighting pollution.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the people present to speculate that it was the "devil" troops that stopped the gear train.

Only Okot knew that it was definitely not a "devil" force.

Because this train has not yet entered the fifth district, and that group of "devils" are not allowed to leave the fifth district without being recruited.

But if it wasn’t the “devil”, it would be impossible for the “skeleton” to get authorization from their superiors in such a short time… then who could it be?

Ocot narrowed his eyes slightly, and the only possibility suddenly came to his mind.

"Crunch".

The door of the carriage was slowly opened, followed by the sound of heavy footsteps.

In an instant, the noise in the carriage disappeared, and people looked at the man who got on the train midway in horror... because half of his face was covered in blood.

The blood flowed out from his tightly closed left eye, and was still flowing out bit by bit until now, but there was no problem with the other half of his face. His open right eye scanned the people present like an eagle.

Everyone stood up. This extremely shocking scene brought them a great shock. They dared not look at the other party's face covered in blood, nor did they dare to look at the intact eye that seemed to be searching for prey.

Whenever they were swept by that eye, they felt a chill down their spines, as if they were prey being targeted.

Fortunately, this situation did not last too long. Soon, the passengers discovered that this man's gaze penetrated all of them and fell on the corner of the carriage.

That is, on Ocot.

"No one else." He spoke slowly, his hoarse voice revealing a majesty that no one dared to refuse, "Get out of the car immediately."

Everyone looked at each other.

They still didn't know whether the newcomers were from the "Skeleton" unit or the "Devil" unit, but the other party obviously didn't seem to be interested in explaining, so they didn't dare to ask any more questions and got off the car one after another.

Soon, there were only two people left in the carriage.

Ocot raised his head and looked at Gerard in front of him. After a moment of silence, he said, "Although I do know that your authority as the captain of the Evening Star has not been revoked...but how did you find me?"

He stared into Jellal's closed eye.

"What it is?"

Gerard did not answer Ocot, he just approached him little by little, the metal bar in his hand exuding a luster like a sword blade.

Ocot did not move, but said calmly: "You can't attack me. I am a Lyran. Sir Gerard, no matter whether you are now a member of the Skeleton Army or a Knight of the Evening Star, you can't attack me - your weapons can only be used to target pollutants."

Gerard stood in front of Okot, was silent for a while, and nodded: "Indeed, my weapon cannot be pointed at you."

Ocott heaved a sigh of relief.

But the next second.

"Pfft".

His left shoulder was pierced by the metal bar and blood immediately gushed out.

Ocott's eyes widened.

"But this is not a weapon."

Jellal said softly, and then before Ocot could react, he exerted force again.

Ocott's left arm was cut off.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 82 Thirteen Locks Can't Protect You

Gerald's movements were too fast.

It was only after the broken arm rolled twice on the ground that Ocot came to his senses.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

He desperately covered his wound and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

"Jellal! Your heart lock has indeed failed. You are now betraying Tianqin..."

He endured the pain and roared at Jellal with all his might, but Jellal did not give him a chance to finish his words. He pulled out the metal bar and chopped at Ocot's other arm.

"clang"!

With a crisp sound, Gerald's metal bar collided with a thin mechanical arm, producing sparks.

Jellal looked up and saw a mechanical arm extending from Ocot's back.

At this moment, Ocot's back was heaving wildly, as if something was trying to break out of his body.

Jellal sensed something was wrong and attacked Orcot's head, but the sudden mechanical arm began to block it.

Clang, clang, clang!

There was a series of blacksmithing sounds, and sparks bloomed on Ocot's forehead, but he didn't even look at them. He just held his head tightly, as if he was suppressing something.

After a moment, he let out a terrible howl. His expression was even more painful than when Jellal chopped off one of his arms. The movement behind him also reached its limit at this moment. One tiny mechanical arm after another emerged from behind him. It was unclear whether the "ripping" sound was tearing clothes or flesh.

In a very short time, Ocot has changed dramatically.

He jumped from an ordinary person who did not seem to have undergone much metal modification to a weirdo with eight mechanical arms hidden in his body. The fully extended mechanical arms made him look like a tall-legged spider.

Then Okot controlled the eight robotic arms and poked them towards Jellal. Jellal immediately stepped back, and the robotic arms left holes one after another on the floor in front of him.

After temporarily forcing Gerard to retreat, Ocot covered his head again and gasped for breath. It was obvious that these eight mechanical arms were a big burden for him.

At this moment, Gerard finally had time to express his inner astonishment - he did not expect Okot to become like this.

"It seems that I was not the one who betrayed Tianqin." Gerard said slowly, "You are the most direct evidence. Your transformation is absolutely not allowed."

After hearing what Gerard said, Ocot immediately laughed, and his face was twisted in pain, which made him look extremely hideous. "I'm sorry, Gerard, your knowledge is outdated. Tianqin introduced a new bill three years ago, allowing some mechanical modifications that were not allowed before... Just like what you see."

Jellal narrowed his eyes slightly.

He did know the new bill that Ocott was talking about.

According to Tianqin's previous rules, metal prostheses can only be added when they replace the original prostheses, and new ones cannot be added to a complete body. In simple terms, a new prosthesis can be used to replace the original flesh arm, but it cannot be added out of thin air to become a "third hand".

This was once a strictly prohibited red line that no one could violate.

But the bill three years ago moved the red line back a little, but at most it only allowed "five fingers" to become "six fingers".

And people like Ocot who directly added eight robotic arms to their bodies...

"You crossed the line," Gerald said. "A lot."

"Yes, yes, I did cross the line, I don't deny that." Ocott was still smiling, "But what is the penalty for crossing the line? Sir Gerard, let me tell you, the punishment rules of this plan are not yet mature, so you may not understand. But the penalty for crossing the line in this plan is... a fine of 3,000 silver coins, but it does not require the removal of the part that crossed the line. Unfortunately, I have already paid the fine of 3,000 silver coins."

Ocot's smile grew wider, and his eight mechanical arms pointed at Jellal at the same time.

"So, I paid the fine but did not betray Tianqin. And you, Lord Gerard, you have no authority to punish me... But you still attacked me. You have violated the 'lock' in your heart. You are the one who betrayed Tianqin. You are the rebel!"

Gerard had no way to refute what Ocot said because he knew that Ocot was right.

The "lock" in his heart was long gone.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to obtain Carol's information from the archives so smoothly today, nor would he have been able to remove Ocott's arm as smoothly as just now.

He is now a true...rebel.

And Ocot is still a legal citizen of Lyra.

As he looked at Ocott, the image of Carol's death involuntarily emerged in his mind again. The family photo that he had cherished in his heart was destroyed along with his life.

Gerard gripped the metal bar tighter and tighter, and the fingers that were not replaced by metal were cut by the sharp metal bar and bled profusely.

"When did Tianqin become like this?" Gerald asked softly, "Is it because of you guys?"

Ocot still looked at Gerard with a playful expression, but in his heart he was still alert, wary of this knight who had unlocked the "lock of heart".

"Well, it seems that guy is right." Gerard slowly raised the metal bar in his hand and pointed it at Ocot. "Sometimes, I also need to do things that were unimaginable before."

Ocott frowned slightly.

That guy?

Who are you referring to?

Gerard had no intention of explaining, he just leaned down slightly.

"Don't worry." Gerald said, "After I kill you, I will pay the fine."

……

Tower of Babel.

The young man sitting alone in the office opened his eyes, looked at the setting sun, and suddenly asked, "Why hasn't Okot come back yet?"

An old man just walked in and heard what the young man said. He immediately bowed and said, "Lord Yongxin, Okot is on the cog train to District 5. According to his report, the Knight of Xixing did something out of line today. He went to deal with it, and then something unexpected happened."

Then the old man told the young man everything that happened today.

The young man was silent for a while, then he said softly, "Jellal's heart lock is really broken."

"Yes." The old man replied, "This is the first time in ten years that he has entered the archives room and the first time he has done something 'out of line'."

"...Interesting." The young man said with a smile, "For the past ten years, we have been trying to stop him and get rid of him by saying that he was contaminated and the 'Heart Lock' was unstable, but we all know that it is false. But now... his 'Heart Lock' is really broken."

The old man was silent for a while, then said, "This is indeed surprising. What on earth could have caused the 'lock' in his heart to break?"

"It's been ten years. The fact that the heart lock has locked him up for ten years is beyond our expectations." The young man said, "That's why we arranged for him to go to the Rhine, hoping to really put an end to him... Unfortunately, he was lucky, or rather, the archbishop of the Rhine was not very lucky, which caused some errors in our plan."

After saying this, the young man fell silent again. He looked at the sun in the distance that had already sunk halfway. From his angle, the sun looked like it was about to be swallowed up by the steel city of Lyra.

The old man waited for a long time, but the young man showed no intention of speaking, so he couldn't help but say, "Then what about Okot..."