Steel steam and flame

The cold and delicate words did not reach very far before being drowned out by other loud sounds, echoing in the silent air of the night, like the crowded wind that suddenly vented from the door and flowed for a long distance. The glass lamps in the hall were also shaking violently, and the ripples of sound transmission seemed to be outlined in the light, which was somewhat distorted. This is the air heated by the propelling gunpowder flame ignited at the muzzle, and it also carries white smoke compressed by invisible pressure and condensed into a ball.

Two big holes were made on the counter, and the sawdust fell very quickly. Just as Cassia put away the pistol, they all fell to the ground. Cassia glanced to the side out of the corner of her eyes, then bent down to pick up the bullet casing that still had warmth left on the ground, and put it into her trouser pocket.

"What's going on?" There was confusion from the corridor next to him. At this moment, Keshan, who heard the noise, ran up from the basement quickly, holding the pistol in her hand with the same vigilance. He glanced there warily, and then walked to Cassia's side. The smell of gunpowder smoke that she hadn't smelled for a long time was almost becoming a nostalgic smell for her.

The two big holes were very eye-catching, so she stepped forward and looked inside the wooden counter.

Blood was already flowing on the ground, occupying a large area. An exquisite pistol fell not far from the edge of the pool of blood. The woman dressed as a counter clerk was paralyzed there, with a big hole in her body. The rise and fall of her chest was rapidly weakening, her breathing had almost stopped, and her face was without any clothing. A look full of pain. Her eyes were looking resentfully in Cassia's direction, but because of the counter blocking it, it seemed that Cassia's complete face could not be seen from that angle.

"Rescue me. Maybe I can hold on for a while longer. Why shouldn't I ask?" Keshan glanced at the pistol again. She was born in the Holy Church, and her time to become a surgeon was no shorter than that of students like Cassia. Through the knowledge learned and the long time spent in the Holy Emperor's Hall, it was easy to identify that the pistol was a custom-made pistol used professionally by the Holy Envoys of various regions. There is a wing logo on the gun body, which is an extremely delicate handicraft.

"How to deal with it? It's the Holy Envoy of the Holy Church, but it shouldn't be someone from the Holy Church in Manoma." Keshan asked as she looked at Cassia who was walking straight to the corridor. When she turned her head again and looked at the woman at the counter, There is only a body left there that will slowly become cold and hard.

Keshan chased after Cassia and stopped her. Her eyes scanned his back, but there were no signs of injury. "The body is just left like this? And what happened just now?"

Faced with the question, Cassia stopped and turned her head to look at Keshan, her face inexplicably stiff.

"What else can we do? In a bright hall, both sides became suspicious of each other's identity, so they wanted to test it out. Finally, they noticed that the other side had taken out a pistol, and then they shot without hesitation. It’s just the opponent. It’s just a matter of happening in this order. Whoever shoots faster and who can prepare in advance to dodge the predetermined trajectory wins. Although I shot a little slower, I dodged the opponent’s bullet. Won the final victory in this duel. That's why you didn't see me lying there, but the female counter staff." Cassia climbed up the stairs, "Something must have happened up there, you'd better not follow me. . If they are all dead, it is completely impossible to leave Doris alone. Go to the basement, drive out and park at the intersection just now, where you should be able to see a room with an entire wall. window. If everything can be solved smoothly, I will let you know the sequence password through the light."

"If not, I will take the Saint away by myself?" Keshan's voice paused, "Why are you and Grandma Roberta like this? Am I really a burden? Why are you facing this kind of thing? Even if you don’t have the slightest idea of ​​taking me with you to execute it. Rather than my strength, you should know that my surgical stage is higher than yours. As a drag, I feel that I should be more of a helper. Shoot and aim to kill, as A housekeeper or servant who should be gentle and capable, I will not show mercy at all!"

Cassia smiled and shook her head: "This kind of thing is not worth sharing, nor is it worth dragging a group of people over. If it is a good thing, I can assure you that I will not forget to call you. Please believe me This sentence. But compared to me, I think you are more suitable to take care of Doris. She needs someone to stay there, and your task is far from completed. And in front of guns that don’t look at anyone’s face, during the operation stage The impact is not very big. If you are hit by a bullet and you should die, you still have to die. If two surgeons meet, and the level of surgery alone can determine who wins in the end, then I have trained hard day and night. What's the use? Is the sweat shed by a group of us just sweat? It's better to sit at home and read newspapers. When the natural fusion of the surgical stage comes out decades later, who else can cure me? "

"Please go over and wait. I am still very confident in myself, and my face still looks young. But things like age sometimes have little to do with the number of years lived. Some scientific geniuses in the empire, A single head can widen the gap between you and others by decades. This kind of thing cannot be compared. I am not a genius, but I have at least worked harder than most people. No matter what the result is, it will not take too long. Do your best at any time. Get ready to leave. If you two end up at the edge of the Endless Sea, Doris will tell you what to do."

The sound at this time came from the corridor, and Cassia's figure was already heard in the stairwell. When Keshan wanted to catch up, she could no longer move forward. Human beings are so strange sometimes. The distance between the two is obviously very short, and it is easy for Keshan to climb the stairs to catch up with Cassia. But once that opportunity is missed, the body begins to instinctively resist.

Arriving on the ninth floor, Cassia didn't hear the footsteps coming from behind, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Make up for the bullet that was fired, check whether all the conditions are intact, and then put aside the extra thoughts in your head at the moment, and your breathing, heartbeat, and reaction are all ready. Finally, he unfolded his cross pupils, and using the soft-soled patent leather shoes that became standard equipment, coupled with increasingly fine power control, he quietly climbed to the eleventh floor.