Embers Ad Infinitum

On the second floor of the Hunter's Guild, there are four armed men guarding the president's office at the door.

After the explosion from North Street, Xu Liyan picked up the dinging black phone and listened to his subordinates reporting to him the situation monitored by the drone.

Before he could give the order, a burst of fierce gunfire erupted at the South Street City Gate.

This made him frown instinctively, giving him a bad premonition.

Xu Liyan waited patiently for a while, and finally a person was replaced on the other end of the phone, who reported the unexpected incident that the wanderers in the wilderness were causing a commotion and were about to rush into the city.

"Is this the situation that 'Father' wants?" Xu Liyan said to himself, hung up the phone, dialed again, and got through to the top commander of the city defense army.

He ordered with a cold expression:

"Gather the main force immediately and push out all the wilderness wanderers who rush in. Don't care how many people will die."

After issuing this order, he called the confidant in charge of the city's main guard:

"Divide the manpower into two parts. One part will go to the No. 1 Hospital with heavy weapons to assist Odik in dealing with the 'Priest', and the other part will assemble downstairs to escort me back to the City Lord's Mansion."

The City Lord's Mansion has permanent fortifications and underground bunkers, which are many times safer than the old building of the Hunter's Guild.

Moreover, if the riot becomes more serious and the "priest" escapes from the encirclement and the situation cannot be controlled in a short period of time, he can still escape from the relatively safe and closer north city gate under the protection of the city's main guard. Leave, return to your own manor, or go directly to another city.

After arranging these things in an orderly manner, Xu Liyan stood up and walked towards the door with his entourage, who was covered by a burqa and hood.

The four armed men outside immediately dispersed and took up their positions, guarding against possible attacks from different directions.

At this moment, Xu Liyan suddenly felt itching on the back of his left hand.

He subconsciously reached out his right palm and scratched the back of his left hand a few times.

Not only was the itching not relieved, but it became even more severe.

Xu Liyan felt anxious and used more force.

Red scratches suddenly appeared on the back of his hand.

Almost immediately, unbearable itching appeared on his back, on his chest, on his thighs, on his face, in all places covered or uncovered by clothes.

The more he scratched, the more itchy he became, and the more itchy he became, the more he wanted to scratch. In just a few seconds, he felt like ten thousand ants were crawling over his body. He wanted to take off all his clothes and scratch it for a while.

Not only him, but the four armed men also had similar reactions, and they had reached the point where they couldn't hold the gun and just wanted to scratch their itch.

Dang, Dang, Dang, the metal firearms fell to the ground and bounced a few times.

The only one who didn't move was the mysterious man who was completely shrouded in a hooded burqa.

"Huh..." A slightly surprised voice sounded from a room at the other end of the corridor.

Then, a man walked out.

This is a woman. She has long blond hair and a pair of light blue eyes. Her skin is rough and the pores on her face are slightly larger. She looks very attractive.

She is the vice president of the local Hunter Guild, Kristina!

"You don't feel itchy?" She asked curiously, looking at Xu Liyan's extremely mysterious follower.

While she was speaking, three people came down the stairs near the president's office.

Some of them were holding pistols, and some were holding "short-necked" submachine guns, and their eyes were fixed on Xu Liyan, who was being tickled crazily.

Among the three people, one is a woman, 1.65 meters tall and has a baby face, and two are men, one is masculine and handsome, and the other is weathered.

They are the remaining three members of the "old tune team" that disappeared before:

Wei Yu, Lu Jiqi, Yun congratulations!

At this moment, the mysterious man wearing a hooded robe took a step diagonally and stood between Xu Liyan and the three attackers behind him.

Amidst the clanging sound, the mysterious man's body was hit by a large number of bullets with sparks flying everywhere, but only his clothes were damaged and not a drop of blood was left.

With a sweep of the ground, the mysterious man took off his robe, revealing a tall body composed purely of a black metal skeleton and various mechanical components that looked intimidating.

He raised one hand and declared the Buddha's name calmly:

"Namo Anuttar Samyak Sambodhi, the poor monk no longer has this feeling.

"Although I still feel itchy, I can bear it completely. It's like facing an illusion."

This answers Christina's question just now.

He is indeed a mechanical monk, a mechanical monk living in this wasteland.

Kristina raised her eyebrows:

"What about another one?

"May all your desires be fulfilled."

The next second, Xu Liyan and his five bodyguards noticed that the itching on their body was gradually weakening, and the mechanical monk's flashing red eyes suddenly brightened and were close to blood.

"Eruption of love? You are indeed an awakened person, an awakened person who believes in the mandala." The mechanical monk muttered to himself, then clasped his hands together and said calmly, "Female donor, this poor monk is not pure. Junior Brother Mage and the others can still barely control themselves."

While he was speaking, Xu Liyan and the five bodyguards had already found places to hide, and started a gun battle with Wei Yu, Lu Jiqi, and Yun He.

This mechanical monk was located in the heart of the gun battle. He was hit by stray bullets, but he stood still, as if he had just encountered a heavy rain.

Christina held her crotch and bowed slightly:

"But it can be seen that you are also affected."

A smile appeared on her face, but it seemed quite sacred:

"The mandala is in your heart and mine."

"Donor, everything in the world is illusory, and so are desires. If you are addicted to the pleasure brought by the physical body, you will be bound by it and become a female beast in the world." The electronically synthesized voice of the mechanical monk actually brought out a bit of compassion. a feeling of.

He clasped his hands together again and solemnly said:

"Six paths of reincarnation, the path of animals."

As soon as the mechanical monk finished speaking, Kristina saw countless shadows of beasts.

There were wolves, tigers, hyenas, and wild boars, all looking at her with green eyes.

Under such gaze, Christina's self-perception suddenly changed.

She found that she had also turned into a wolf at some point, covered in gray-black rough hair, with a tail that looked like dead grass hanging down.

She was a little panicked and confused. She wanted to say something, but she only made an animal sound:

"Ouch..."

In Xu Liyan's view, Kristina and the other three attackers suddenly and strangely fell to the ground, stretched their limbs on the ground, and screamed "Ouch".

Their eyes seemed to have lost the light of wisdom.

"Haha..." Xu Liyan couldn't help but laugh, walked out of the shelter, and said with some fear and excitement, "You don't think that I only have some ordinary bodyguards and rely solely on the help of 'senior hunters' invited from the guild. Right? If it weren't for Master Jing Nian, how could I have known in advance that someone was going to assassinate me?"

Xu Liyan's five bodyguards instinctively turned their heads and looked at the mechanical monk.

Although Jing Nian was not wearing a monk's robe and was wearing a cassock, exposing his body made of metal skeleton and heavy firepower, he still maintained the behavior of an eminent monk and said calmly:

"The most important magical power gained by the poor monk after seeing himself is:

"Precognition."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of gunshots on South Street suddenly became blurry, and the whole building shook and shattered instantly, like a dream.

Xu Liyan shuddered suddenly and found that he was still in the chairman's office and had just put down the phone.

"Zen Master, just now..." Xu Liyan quickly turned his head and looked at the mechanical monk Jing Nian who was wearing a hooded robe.

Before he could finish speaking, Jing Nian nodded:

"The poor monk was also dragged into a fantasy world and had a battle with Christina the benefactor.

"This is very much like a certain ability in the field of the person who holds the end of the year."

"The last person...isn't this the leader of the 'anti-intellectual religion' belief? 'Father'? Shouldn't he be in the No. 1 Hospital? They have other awakened people coming?" Xu Liyan stood up in shock and anger. , "It is currently unclear whether there is any problem with Kristina. In the illusion, she behaves like she is from the Church of the Holy Desire. If she is indeed involved, it means that there are people in the Prime City who want me dead! "

Jing Nian whispered the Buddha's name:

"Alchemist Xu, it's better to leave here as soon as possible and return to the mansion."

The common illusion just now completely exposed his identity and revealed his abilities.

This allowed him to "predict" a strong crisis.

"Okay!" Xu Liyan pulled out his pistol and walked towards the door.

Five bodyguards outside immediately surrounded him, like human shields.

They were all ready to use their bodies to stop bullets.

As long as the city lord does not die, their family will definitely receive the best care.

"Next, the highest alert state." Xu Liyan ordered.

"Yes, City Lord!" one of the bodyguards replied.

He immediately added:

"We were dragged into that illusion just now and we know what happened."

Xu Liyan looked at the bodyguard and found that he looked very tired, with heavy dark circles under his eyes and a pair of rather deep eyes.

"Yes." Xu Liyan nodded, "When this matter is completely over, I will not be stingy with rewards!"

At this time, the red light in Jing Nian's eyes suddenly became intense.

His auxiliary chip told him:

There were only four bodyguards outside before.

And his consciousness believes:

The total number of bodyguards is five, no problem now!

"No..." Jing Nian's mood sank, and he immediately used the "animal way" with the largest range of influence indiscriminately.

At this moment, the five bodyguards simultaneously raised their guns and aimed at Xu Liyan.

The eyes of four of them were slightly dull and dull, as if they were not facing the city lord, but an enemy with a life-and-death hatred.

Without any delay or hesitation, they all pulled the trigger.

Bang bang bang!

Sparks erupted from the muzzles of the five guns, and multiple bullets poured towards Xu Liyan.