Invasion - Chapter 75
Chapter 75
Lin Yuan brought Ni Ji back to her home.
She told Xun Hua about what had happened, pausing for a moment, what word had the Queen used at that time?
Dedicated sentinel?
Yes, dedicated sentinel, that was the word.
"He’s now my dedicated sentinel," she said.
"Which means, next time I go to a contaminated zone, he’ll go with me," afraid that Xun Hua and the others wouldn’t understand, Lin Yuan specially explained.
Xun Hua, wearing gloves, was transplanting a few pots of evening primroses. Hearing Lin Yuan's words, he raised his silver mask.
"Dedicated sentinel? It's been a long time since I've heard this term. I thought you didn’t use this term anymore these days."
The gardener patted down the last bit of soil and stood up. "Since you now have a dedicated sentinel, how about a simple two-on-two combat simulation?"
"Two-on-two? But there’s only one of you?" Lin Yuan gestured at herself and Ni Ji.
Xun Hua waved, calling the little crab over.
He took off his gloves, revealing his golden fingers, and asked Guo Suo, "Can you do it?"
The little crab bit her handkerchief, trembling, but still said, "I- I’ll try.”
She felt that she couldn’t do it.
But Xun Hua had told her that this could help miss, make miss stronger, help her come back safely from outside.
The little crab really liked Miss Lin Yuan. For miss, she felt she could do it, even though fighting was still very scary.
Xun Hua's cold, golden finger touched Guo Suo’s forehead. The little crab, biting her handkerchief, looked a little dazed at first, then golden light appeared in her eyes, and her entire aura changed.
Her body began to grow taller, eight legs extending from under her skirt.
Those sharp legs were becoming huge, wide, cold as blades. Their sharp tips on the ground, huge limbs supporting her body. Eight giant sickles extended, like a tent, covering a large space.
A forest of blades below her waist, her upper body still the small girl in a maid uniform.
Her expression cold, her eyes golden, radiating killing intent, she charged straight towards Lin Yuan and Ni Ji.
Ni Ji reacted very quickly.
The body of a battle-hardened warrior could react to combat at any time.
He lowered his body, drew his saber, blocking Lin Yuan, facing the giant “crab” charging towards them.
But the next moment, the courtyard, the house, the giant crab, and Lin Yuan behind him vanished. Only a man wearing a golden mask remained in the distance, watching him.
The surroundings spun, and Ni Ji found himself in a small treatment room. Green liquid swirled before him like seawater, something emerging from the seabed, approaching.
Remembering what was about to happen, Ni Ji froze for a moment.
He rarely made this kind of mistake in battle, but in that short moment, not even a second, the “giant crab” had leapt up, jumping over his head.
The giant crab, descending from the sky, pounced on Lin Yuan.
Its eight sharp legs like blades pinned down Lin Yuan’s hands and feet, one tip pressed against her eyes.
Lin Yuan had actually immediately counter-attacked when Xun Hua made his move, she had become used to mental battles with Xun Hua.
But she had to admit that a warrior like Guo Suo, with a huge body, incredibly fast movements, and at such close range, was her weakness.
Lying on the ground, facing the little crab’s cold, golden eyes, Lin Yuan surrendered.
The golden light in Guo Suo’s eyes faded, she came back to her senses from her violent and belligerent state. Seeing herself pinning Lin Yuan down with her blades, her face turned pale.
She hurriedly shrunk her eight legs, reached out, and pulled Lin Yuan up, patting her skirt up and down to see if she was injured.
“You’re stronger than me,” Xun Hua pointed at himself and Lin Yuan, then at Ni Ji. "He’s also much stronger than Guo Suo. But the two of you together, aren’t a match for Guo Suo and me.”
“Ah, indeed, how could this be?” Lin Yuan and Guo Suo stood there, holding hands.
“Do you know why?” Xun Hua asked her.
Lin Yuan shook her head. Could it be because she and Ni Ji hadn’t fought together much and weren’t very coordinated?
But this was Guo Suo and Xun Hua’s first time working together too.
But she didn't mind losing to Xun Hua and Guo Suo.
Guo Suo's hand in hers was a little cold, probably from fright. Lin Yuan held the little crab’s hands in her own, warming them.
“Your offensive awareness is too weak, you were reluctant to attack Guo Suo, and you were also reluctant to attack me,” Xun Hua explained seriously and carefully, “Perhaps you don’t know this, but when facing a Sentinel-Guide team, everyone’s first target will not be the Sentinel, but the Guide in the team, on a battlefield like this, not decisively attacking the opponent, not protecting the Guide, will only result in complete annihilation.”
He felt very uneasy, and explained many battle details.
Having spent some time with Lin Yuan, he knew her personality very well, despite her cold and indifferent exterior, Lin Yuan’s heart was too soft.
Even towards mutated creatures with strong physiques like Guo Suo and him, she couldn’t bear to hurt them.
Guo Suo was simple-minded, she could be easily defeated with a strong mental attack. But Lin Yuan wouldn't do it.
And as for him, Lin Yuan almost knew all the weaknesses in his heart, but she had never used them, not once, not even when forced into a corner.
She had never used Windsor’s face, or the horrifying Rose Camp.
"Let's try again," Xun Hua heard the sentinel stand up and say.
"Then let's do it again," Xun Hua took Xiao Suo and stepped back. He glanced at Ni Ji, "You have to protect your Guide."
A golden light reappeared in Guo Suo’s eyes.
A crab had eight legs. When charging sideways, its speed was incredibly fast, leaving a trail of dust and smoke.
Ni Ji and Lin Yuan exchanged a look in that instant.
Lin Yuan turned and retreated, but Ni Ji didn't protect her as Xun Hua had expected.
Ni Ji’s feet exerted force, sprinting towards where Guo Suo was coming from.
He stepped on Guo Suo's hard leg, and flipped over her huge body.
As he landed, as expected, the ground turned into a bottomless abyss.
Ni Ji didn’t even look, he closed his eyes.
Another pair of eyes opened in his mind, Lin Yuan’s.
He shared vision with Lin Yuan.
Closing his own eyes, which were being interfered with, he used Lin Yuan's vision to see what was in front.
Through Lin Yuan’s eyes, he could see his own back. He watched himself jump over the giant crab and land on solid ground.
This perspective was a little inconvenient, but it was enough for a sentinel like him.
Ni Ji, before landing, charged forward, his leg sweeping out, tripping the fleeing Xun Hua, and the cold blade light of his saber, unsheathed in the moonlight, was pressed against Xun Hua’s silver mask.
Everything was over in just a second or two. Guo Suo had only just reached Lin Yuan.
Xun Hua lay on the ground, looking at the sentinel who was pinning him down with his blade, the sentinel's hand firm, his blade cold, his eyes sharp and focused.
He had just explained so many key points, yet he hadn't listened to a single one, only remembering to subdue the opponent’s Guide first.
He was a bit like Lin Yuan, always having his own ideas, never sticking to conventions, always surprising people.
Although their coordination was still a little unfamiliar, they could already fully trust each other.
Perhaps they didn’t know yet, but this was a very rare thing. Four hundred years ago, even many Sentinel-Guide pairs who had trained for years together couldn't fully achieve this.
Lin Yuan, seeing the battle was over, reached out and touched the giant crab leg in front of her.
When Xiao Suo was in her giant form, half of her leg was even taller than Lin Yuan, truly long legs, and she had eight of them.
The cold limbs were covered with fine hairs on the back, especially noticeable when she was large, they had a unique feel.
She really couldn’t bear to attack Xiao Suo’s mindscape. It didn't matter if she lost to Xiao Suo, Xiao Suo was so cute, she was her little crab.
Besides, even without hurting Xiao Suo, they could still win, couldn't they?
Ni Ji really was a good teammate, they didn’t even need to communicate to know what the other was going to do.
Guo Suo came back to her senses, embarrassedly retracting her long, furry legs under her skirt. She stood there, holding Lin Yuan's hand, the two gently pinching each other.
Miss never disliked her, this made her very happy, she could walk sideways on the ceiling when there were no outsiders around.
Ni Ji sheathed his blade, stood up, and reached out to Xun Hua on the ground.
He was in his sentinel uniform, his hand extended, the night sky behind him, the bright moon hanging above.
Xun Hua felt a little dazed for a moment, it was as if there were often such scenes in his memories, long ago.
His comrades bending down, reaching out to him.
At that time, he was still human, a Guide.
But later, there was no more. He was fitted with an inhibitor, reduced to livestock. The hands those people extended towards him were full of disdain and contempt. While despising his filth, they did the most cruel things to him.
In his daze, he held the sentinel’s hand. His golden hand and human flesh and blood clasped together.
Ni Ji's hand was very strong, his palm warm, holding that cold golden hand, he pulled Xun Hua up from the ground.
"Thank you, Guide Xun," Ni Ji said. "If it’s alright with you, I’d like to ask for your guidance during this period."
Xun Hua thought of the first time he had seen this sentinel, back in the contaminated zone.
That sentinel was a madman in battle, with a fierce aura, powerful and cunning.
He had once set fire to his materialized mental body. He had also lurked in the camp, warning Lin Yuan to be careful of him and Windsor.
But in the end, even though he had clearly captured the “Golden Tree”, he hadn’t delivered that final blow.
Xun Hua knew how much his body was worth, he had heard countless sentinels in the contaminated zone frantically thinking about that value.
In this era, it was a number that could make countless people kill their wives and abandon their children.
Xun Hua lowered his mask, looking at the hand clasping his.
The sentinel’s hand held the monster’s golden hand, and the other person's emotions were transmitted through their joined skin.
Clean and sincere, just like his words and actions, he had even used honorifics with him.
This man, a sharp blade, a powerful warrior, a madman on the battlefield,
But if you peeled away his thick shell, removed those sad experiences, he would be a warm-hearted boy, with hot blood, a soft interior.
He would hold a monster’s hand, thank a prisoner from the Rose Camp, and still call someone like him “Guide.”
He was a good sentinel.
Very suitable for Miss Lin Yuan.
The two really were very similar.
…
"Then I’ll take my leave," Ni Ji said his goodbyes to Lin Yuan. "It’s late, I’ll come visit again another day.”
He was always very restrained in front of Lin Yuan, his emotions controlled, maintaining a polite distance.
Lin Yuan made a sound of agreement, it really was late, the moon had already risen, after a long day, she was hungry.
She walked Ni Ji to the gate.
Xiao Suo bit her handkerchief, looking at Xun Hua, Xun Hua sighed.
Times really had regressed. Back then, sentinels, facing Guides, had been as enthusiastic as peacocks showing off their feathers.
These two, one rigidly restraining himself, the other stiff as a log, it was unbearable to watch.
He heard the sentinel outside the gate, far away, talking to Lin Yuan.
In a very business-like manner.
"When you asked me before, I thought of the Land of No Eyes, and I’ve already started collecting information. Since we’re really going there, I’ll organize the information when I get back, and send it to your personal terminal."
Lin, the wooden log, only said, "Oh."
"Then I'll leave now, you should rest early."
"Mm, okay," from one word to three.
Xun Hua pushed Xiao Suo, telling her to go inside first.
A small golden tree had appeared in the courtyard. Its golden leaves shimmering in the moonlight, gently swaying in the night breeze, the thin metal leaves clinking, singing a beautiful song.
It was Windsor’s song, left in the golden heart, Xun Hua listening to it repeatedly, every time melting his cold heart.
Under the moonlight, the song rippled, like a lover's soft whispers, gently tugging at someone’s heartstrings.
The sentinel and the Guide, saying goodbye outside the courtyard, heard this song.
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