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Chapter 215: Survival of Charity

"Are you going south? Then you have to change the route, and it will probably be quite a long way." The man and Ling Dengxian each used the campfire to heat up the food they brought with them. The only food Ling Dengxian brought was dry rations, and the other was fresh animal meat from Lukasech.

"Do you know where I'm going?"

"If the infected people in Ursus still have a destination, it is most likely the Integration Movement. As far as I knew before I left the team, the Integration Movement has a tendency to move south." Lukasech said calmly.

"...How do you know?" Ling Dengxian felt a little uneasy.

"When hostile forces correctly judge your movements more than once, you have to consider three possibilities."

Lukaszech didn't seem to care about his expression. "First, the commanders on both sides have very different abilities. Second, there is a traitor or a ghost among you. Third... it's both."

"..."

"Of course, from what I know about that group of idiots, apart from that group of war vampires, there are basically no commanders worth looking at. Talented newcomers are excluded from the circle and can only do record-keeping work, while powerful losers are arranged to get credit."

"Those vampires look down on you infected people. They are very busy. You haven't threatened their interests yet, and you can't make any profit from them. So the answer is obvious."

Ling Dengxian was silent for a moment and shook his head: "I have to go back as soon as possible."

"No matter how anxious you are, the snowstorm will pass."

"Maybe we can try." Ling Dengxian was very worried, especially since she was not around and was among a group of infected people whose emotions were becoming increasingly unstable...

"No matter how urgent it is, you have to wait. If you die, you will lose everything."

"If I do nothing while living, I will lose everything!" Ling Dengxian swallowed the food and could not sit still any longer, so he decided to take a risk.

"Hush...huh..."

A familiar dangerous aura filled the air, and Ling Dengxian drew his sword reflexively. The snowflakes pouring into the cave slowly turned black, and finally a terrifying dark figure appeared. His armor covered with cracks also showed that he was in a very bad condition.

"The Emperor's Blade!" Lukasech's face instantly turned dark and fierce. He immediately picked up the ritual reaction blade and stood up.

"The Hundred Battles Vanguard... Lukasech Silnas, the leader of the Empire's Honorary Hundred Battles Vanguard... participated in the Four Emperors' Battle... hissed... performed outstandingly in local battles and was once a candidate for the Internal Guard selection... why did he defect?"

"I don't want to do this anymore." Lukaszech's calm mind slowly cracked, revealing his hidden anger.

"The Empire...gave you honor, and you trampled on it?"

"I don't want the honor of the empire... I only want an empire of honor! Can you give it to me, you worms?"

The dark spells collided, the battle blade was blasted out of the hand, and the once powerful pioneer of a hundred battles was hit hard against the inner wall of the cave and coughed up blood. The brush wanted to chase, but a white sword light cut off his attack path.

Ling Dengxian held the white sword in his hand, and the other hand was also ready to hold the evil-devouring sword.

The momentary commotion caused some vibrations in the cave. The three of them looked up at the top of the cave. It seemed that the cave was not stable.

"Do you want to fight more?" Ling Dengxian asked.

"...The natural disasters outside are more terrible than you think." Huabi said coldly and slowly put away his sword.

He is not in good condition. If Bai Ge wants to risk his life and overdraw again, then the three of them will die here.

"I can see that." Ling Dengxian took a look at his armor. There weren't so many cracks when the two of them last fought.

"I will let you go for now...but if you continue to make inappropriate remarks, I will forcibly kill you, sinner."

“Ahem…” Lukaszech didn’t seem to care, but didn’t want to say anything more.

He was just so disappointed.

"He saved my life, I won't sit idly by." Ling Dengxian took a step between the two of them.

"...I, also saved your life, hiss... huh...what are you going to do with it now?"

"Or do you not remember who pulled you away from the most dangerous area during the avalanche?"

Ling Dengxian was silent. Of course he remembered the black chain, which puzzled him. He frowned and asked, "Why did you save me?"

"Because you are still useful."

The inner guard walked to the other corner of the cave and sat down facing the two of them, but no one would doubt who would take the first move if a fight broke out.

"...If you want me to do something in the Reunion Movement, I'm overthinking it. You guys are not that naive, are you?"

"Hiss... huh... the sinner is still here. I... is he fainted?"

It seems that the reason why Lukaszewski did not refute was not because he was afraid of death, but because he hit his head and fainted.

He underestimated Huabrush's strength. Huabrush was not an ordinary guard.

"So? Don't be too naive. The enemy's kindness can't make me a fool to surrender to the enemy." Ling Dengxian estimated the strength.

"No, this is a great thing for the infected."

"hehe."

"What? Serving the Empire, no longer being hated by the Empire, and having land to live on... isn't that enough?"

"...What do you want to say?" Ling Dengxian became more cautious, and after a moment he felt ridiculous, "If I were to be moved by such an offer, it would be too--"

"Bribe you? No... an outstanding warrior empire will not deliberately bribe you, especially since you don't have a high position in the Reunion Movement..."

"This is the condition. The entire integration movement is used by the Empire, and the Empire will give you what you need, all of you infected."

Ling Dengxian first felt that there was something fishy going on. In the original plot, Ursus had no signs of showing such an attitude: "Empty mouth."

"Go south."

"what?"

"You are going south, right? There... we will show you the sincerity of the empire, and there is only one thing you need to remember -"

"This is a gift from the emperor."

"Regardless of whether it's true or not, why me? You also said that I don't have a high position in the Reunion Movement."

"I have the most contact with you. Besides... it doesn't have to be too high, just enough to influence your leader's decision."

"I want you to be the one who controls the direction of the Reunion Movement. Tallulah's anger is unpredictable, and you are more rational." The Ursus Internal Guard stood up and extended his hand to him.

"Then you are really blind... I am even more willful than Tallulah."

"A great Yan person has come all the way to Ursus. Who would believe you if you said he had no purpose or plan?"

"If you don't have any preparation, you are a complete idiot."

"..." Ling Dengxian felt offended and sighed, "You guys are still thinking too much. I just want to modify some tragedies."

"empire……"

"Alright, alright, I'm not the one who makes the decision, and I can't influence Tallulah. I'm just an idealist who studies medicine. I'm just trying to save her before she falls into the abyss. You guys really miscalculated this move, so give up."

"..." The brush was silent for a long time, then withdrew its hand, leaving only the remaining flame in the air, breathing.

The sound of the wind and snow seemed to be weakening.

It was not until cold sweat broke out on Ling Dengxian's forehead that he nodded: "Listen to your opinion... We will consider how to correct it."

"However, let's take a look at 'sincerity'. This time, your fate is in your own hands."

"It's impossible to work for capital. This is undoubtedly the enemy. (Yan Yu)" Ling Dengxian blurted out.

"Capital? You want to do business?" Huabi heard a word whose meaning he did not understand.

"...You can understand that I hate exploitation."

"...Stand up straight first." The brush chuckled and took another deep look at the two of them. The gradually weakening wind and snow faded away the black color.

"By the way, there is an undercover agent from the group army in your team, so be careful. That's all I can say."

The wind and snow were decreasing but still strong, but the brush was no longer suitable to stay here.

The inner guards left, and Ling breathed a sigh of relief. His limbs were a little stiff due to being tense for a long time. He picked up a piece of firewood and threw it into the remaining fire, but it almost extinguished the last light.

As it withstood the impact, the tiny bit of light slowly grew larger, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

Ling waited quietly for Lukasech to wake up, and then he would run again.