Alien Knights

The souls of Rachel, Evie and Meredith were pulled into Sutherland's soul space.

In the gorgeous sunset, accompanied by the gentle chirping of insects, and the pleasant breeze blowing through the heavy grapes, Sutherland's manor sits quietly on the hills.

Meredith looked at the manor in the distance, slowly opened her eyes, murmured something unconsciously, and walked forward absentmindedly.

Evie glanced at Meredith and asked Rachel, "What is she talking about?"

Rachel: "In Ancient Tyrol, that's my home."

A group of three people walked slowly along the steps on the slope to the gate of the manor.

Standing at the door were a middle-aged woman and a young man and woman.

Meredith walked up to the middle-aged woman and stretched out her trembling hand, wanting to touch the latter's face, but she was afraid of something and hesitated.

Sutherland walked out of the manor, looked at the three women who had arrived, and stretched out his hand to make a welcoming gesture.

Meredith suddenly rushed over, grabbed Sutherland's clothes, and said loudly: "These are just illusions you created! My mother, my brothers and sisters are all dead!"

Sutherland did not resist and said softly: "After I had a body, I asked the spiritual aliens in the Presbyterian Church to store their souls into my body... But because it was too long ago, I only found three of them. , and the souls of the three of them have suffered varying degrees of wear and tear. As for the others..."

Meredith opened her mouth and turned to look at her smiling mother beside her. Her mouth opened slightly, and her whole body felt like it was struck by lightning: "So... they are all real..."

Ignoring the reunion of these relatives, Evie hurriedly walked up to Sutherland and asked, "Where's Todd?"

Sutherland sidled aside and got out of the way.

Evie rushes into the manor.

Rachel followed Evie. When passing by Sutherland, the former looked up at the latter without saying anything.

Rushing into the front yard of the manor, Evie found Todd standing in front of the flowers in the garden.

Rushing over and hugging Todd, Evie breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, you're okay."

Todd patted Evie on the back, with a hint of bitterness on his face.

"How is Muxi City?"

Hearing Todd's question, Evie raised her head and said: "Wayne has created the undead vaccine, the city's defenses have been basically completed, and everyone has sworn to live and die with the city..."

Todd nodded slightly.

Rachel walked into the garden and stood opposite Todd.

This scene is like a pair of lovers meeting again after being separated for centuries.

Rachel asked in a low voice: "Will you blame me for not telling you those things?"

Todd: "Are you referring to giving up Twilight City, or are you talking about soul memory?"

Rachel's expression froze, and after a moment she said, "You finally remembered."

Todd: "With Sutherland's help, I remembered something from my past life, something that was older than living on earth."

Rachel: "We were once together and tried to change everything, but..."

Todd shook his head and interrupted Rachel: "When did you realize that you have soul memory?"

Rachel: "Before, Sabrina and I visited the Presbyterian Church and planned to get Eliade's notes... But what I didn't expect was that Sutherland was monitoring every move I made. under."

Todd: "It was at that time that Sutherland helped you recall the memories of your previous life."

Rachel: "Yes."

Todd: "But I don't understand. After taking you back to Muxi City, I have seen you many times in the soul space, but I have never seen any soul fluctuations in you..."

Todd paused for a moment when he said this.

Soon, he added: "I understand, Sutherland has provided some protection for your soul to prevent others from seeing the clues."

Todd sighed slightly: "From that time on, you and Sutherland reached some kind of agreement. You helped him contain and transfer the alien group, and he promised to give you a way to escape before the end." the road."

Evie took off the spear from behind, pointed at Rachel's chest, and said coldly: "You broke your oath."

Facing Evie's weapon, Rachel's expression remained unchanged and she said slowly: "I have never betrayed my oath, but the object of my oath is only Todd, not Muxi City."

Todd stretched out his hand, pressed Evie's spear, and said to Rachel: "Is there any difference between giving up Twilight West City and giving up on me?"

Seeing the sadness in Todd's expression, Rachel's eyes slowly softened: "Todd, we discussed this matter a long time ago..."

"You can't protect Muxi City and everything there forever. Sooner or later you will leave... For me, Muxi City with you is a place that can be called home. If you are no longer here, , that city, in my opinion, is no different from a pile of stones.”

Todd: "That's the city you and I built with our own hands. We watched it grow from a desolate beach to what it is today."

Rachel: "A child cannot live under the wings of his parents forever. Sooner or later, he must learn to be self-reliant and grow independently."

Todd took a step closer to Rachel and said in a deep voice: "However, if the entire family is on the verge of destruction, parents will never leave at this time, leaving only the children to face unknown dangers! Rachel, Do you understand? Now is not the right time to leave!"

Rachel: "There is never a suitable or inappropriate time. You lend a helping hand this time, but what about the next time? What about the next time? What's more, the destruction of the world this time is simply unavoidable. There will always be a way to save yourself. future……"

Todd closed his eyes and smiled bitterly: "You want to say that even if the child is gone, you can have another one anyway, right?"

Rachel looked at Todd, took a deep breath, and said: "Even if Sutherland doesn't trigger the end of the world, the undead will still destroy everything, just like the time we experienced together in our previous life, everything is just a nightmare. It's just reincarnation again...Todd, come with me. In a new world, we can start again. With soul memories, we can create a more perfect world."

Todd shook his head vigorously: "A more perfect world? If you can't protect everything now, how can you talk about the future?"

"If I didn't try and just asserted the outcome of failure, then my previous efforts would become meaningless. Even if I escape this time, the shadow of failure will always follow me, torture me, and make me regret it for the rest of my life. Endless."

"Think about the times we fought, think about the people who fought alongside us, and ask me to leave them and run away? I can't do it."

Rachel could no longer remain calm, and her voice increased a bit: "Look at now! Under such circumstances, do you think there is a chance of winning if you stay?!"

Todd stared into Rachel's eyes and said firmly: "In order to protect the city, in order to protect those who trust me...even if there is only a one in 10,000 chance, I will stay."

Rachel was stunned.

After a while, Rachel closed her eyes and laughed instead. As she laughed, she whispered: "I should have guessed it a long time ago. This is like you."

Todd looked at Rachel quietly and said: "I know, in your opinion, my words and deeds look like a passionate idiot, but even if you know that the next step will be a certain death, leaving others behind and running away... ...I still can't do it. So..."

Rachel opened her eyes and looked at Todd: "So? So what? You suggest letting me leave alone?"

Todd shrugged and said with a wry smile: "You don't have to accompany an idiot to death..."

Rachel said expressionlessly: "Yes, there is no need for me to accompany an idiot to death."

After saying that, Rachel left the garden without looking back.

Returning to the gate of the manor and looking at Meredith who was holding her mother crying, Rachel walked up to Sutherland and said, "Send me away."

Sutherland glanced at Rachel: "I told you once, you can't convince him."

Rachel repeated again: "Send me away."

In an instant, Rachel's soul returned to the island in the magma.

Climbing up from the ground, Rachel glanced at the giant dragon in the center of the island, then crawled along the cave back to the platform where the alien species gathered.

Arriving in front of Eliade, Rachel asked: "Where are the things I asked you to prepare?"

Eliade looked at Rachel, frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"

Rachel: "I'm sure."

Eliade took out a strange-looking key from his arms and said to Rachel: "This is the key to my laboratory. Everything you want is placed there..."

Rachel took the key and found that Eliad was hesitant to speak.

Rachel: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Eliade: "Rachel, you should leave with us."

Rachel put the key in her arms: "I will stay."

Eliade: "For what? Todd?"

Rachel turned around and said, "No, because I'm an idiot."