Embers Ad Infinitum

After the "old tune team" left the outskirts of the fortified Gerstburg, the grass in front gradually became thinner. Looking into the distance, one could vaguely see a wasteland and hills.

"How many kilometers?" Shang Jianyao, who was sitting in the back row, asked the automatic measuring instrument Gnawa.

"It's almost two kilometers away from Gerstburg." Gnawa chose to use vague data with a more human temperament this time.

Shang Jianyao was disappointed:

"It's less than three kilometers."

He looked at Bai Chen who was driving, opened his mouth to speak, and then closed his mouth.

"You want Xiaobai to drive faster?" Jiang Baimian glanced at this guy.

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao nodded quickly.

"Do you want to get to Sankilometer as soon as possible and let Kitis's body go back?" Jiang Baimian asked again.

Shang Jianyao frankly admitted:

"The Eighth Research Institute has awakened people from various fields. I don't know which ones will be sent this time. It's too dangerous, too dangerous!"

Yes, Jitis is not yet an awakened person... Although she is using another body, even if she is lost, it will not affect her true identity. But the problem is that we do not have a complete understanding of the abilities in various fields. Ghost I wonder if there is a way to restrain the "Shenjing Tong" and "Fate Tong"... Jiang Baimian agreed with Shang Jianyao in his heart.

They couldn't bear to let Kitis get involved in the battle between the "Old Tune Group" and the Eighth Research Institute. They hoped to get to Sankilometer as soon as possible and take over the Bodhi statue from Kitis's body.

Anyway, the oldest AC-42 military exoskeleton device has been mortgaged to Gitis.

The only problem was that this section of the road was complicated and difficult to navigate. Jiang Baimian did not dare to let Bai Chen drive too fast, lest something unexpected happen and the people from the Eighth Research Institute take advantage of it.

She calmed down, straightened up and looked ahead where no vehicles could be seen:

"Keep the same status as before and don't relax."

From time to time, I recall the state of "Yougu"'s gaze and "Zhuang Sheng's" dream.

…………

Behind a small hill, a figure was leaning against a red pine tree, with one hand in his pocket, looking up at the blue sky in the distance.

This is in sharp contrast to the dim haze in the direction of Gerstberg.

The figure was just over 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black windbreaker, black trousers, black boots, gloves of the same color, and a silver Gauss rifle on his back.

His black hair is neatly combed back, he has sword-like eyebrows, an unusually straight bridge of his nose, and golden eyes. He is angular and quite handsome.

Qiao Chu!

This person is none other than Qiao Chu, the special commissioner of the Eighth Research Institute who previously controlled the "Old Adjustment Team" and led them to the ruins of Marsh No. 1, the ruins of Dajiang City!

At this time, he did not show that kind of uncontrollable charm, or there were no humans or animals around to prove this.

Suddenly, Qiao Chu raised his hand and touched the white headphones plugged into his ears, as if listening to something.

After hearing the end, he frowned and his expression became not so good.

When he put down his raised right hand, he whispered to himself:

"I'll listen to you for the time being this time. It won't take long for me to become a professor!"

If he hadn't delayed for too long at the critical point of entering the "Soul Corridor" from the "Sea of ​​Origins", with the rich information on the "Soul Corridor" rooms of the Eighth Research Institute, he might have explored the depths now.

He stretched his left palm forward, revealing the ordinary-looking black electronic watch on his wrist.

Immediately afterwards, Qiao Chu took off the watch and threw it to the ground.

In an instant, two completely different feelings formed around the red pine tree he was leaning against:

One is the ants that circle around the watch as if they have encountered something hateful, and the other is the various creatures that are approaching Qiao Chu uncontrollably.

The latter comes from the price Qiao Chu paid for "out of control charm", which makes him exude fatal attraction to the surroundings all the time, and the targets, whether they are men, women, or beasts, are not spared.

After he entered the "Soul Corridor", the situation in this regard became more and more serious, and he could only apply for the electronic watch from the Eighth Research Institute to reduce the impact.

Qiao Chu didn't think much of the abilities that came with that electronic watch. He took advantage of the negative effects of this item:

"Disgusting"!

"Disgusting" neutralized Qiao Chu's "out of control charm" to a large extent, allowing him to freely enter and leave various settlements without causing any abnormalities, but only enjoying some privileges that good-looking people often get.

If it weren't for the strong suppression of Gerstburg, he would have thought that it would be a better plan to go directly to the door yesterday and raid the team that used to be his slaves.

After getting used to the state of unlocking the "seal", Qiao Chu turned around, walked out from behind the red pine, and headed towards the road between the hills that led to the ice field.

He knows that the target team now has an additional robot member, so he is not too worried, because the basic ability obtained by the "Supervisor" field after entering the "Psychic Corridor" is to interfere with electromagnetism.

Although this couldn't help him deal with the robot, it was enough to influence the opponent's judgment and hold it back for dozens of seconds.

…………

"It's three kilometers around the hill." Gennava reminded Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao nodded happily and said to Bai Chen in front:

"Xiao Bai, remember to stop the car then."

Before Bai Chen had time to respond, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes became a little more obsessed.

A figure appeared next to the hill, a familiar figure from the "Old Tune Group".

That was none other than Qiao Chu, the special correspondent of the Eighth Research Institute with black hair and golden eyes, sword eyebrows and starry eyes!

Bai Chen stepped on the brake with his right foot and gradually applied more force, making the vehicle slower and slower so that it could stop smoothly in front of Qiao Chu.

Long Yuehong, who was in the passenger seat, did not stop her. Instead, she looked forward to it and praised sincerely and silently:

"He's handsome again."

Gnawa in the back row didn't seem to notice anything about this, and just asked:

"Are you ready to take over the Bodhi statue now?"

Jiang Baimian next to him and Shang Jianyao next to Jiang Baimian were both silent, staring straight ahead.

The off-road vehicle following their car suddenly accelerated its speed and forcibly passed ahead.

Kittis' male body wearing a peaked cap and gray-blue clothes was looking toward the hills with burning eyes, as if searching for the cause of her sudden heartbeat.

The next second, "he" saw Qiao Chu, his expression was dazed for a moment, showing obvious doubts.

This was because Gitis's consciousness, which was far away on the edge of Gerstburg, noticed something was wrong.

She is outside the influence of Qiao Chu's "out of control charm", so she will naturally not be affected.

However, the male body holding the Bodhi statue did not maintain a puzzled expression for long, and soon turned to obsession again.

Qiao Chu's "out of control charm" is always exerting influence, continuously!

In this way, Kitis's male body kept switching between resistance and obsession, slowly driving the car closer to Qiao Chu.

Qiao Chu looked at the off-road vehicle in surprise, and frowned at the fact that there were still people who could struggle.

At this time, the jeep of the "Old Tune Team" passed the off-road vehicle driven by Jitis's male body and stopped not far from Qiao Chu.

The three car doors opened. Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao got out one after another and ran towards Qiao Chu.

Qiao Chu concentrated his energy and forcibly interfered with the electromagnetic signals received by Gnawa. He hoped that the four humans from the "Old Tune Team" would come to him and form a human shield before the other party would notice.

That way, he could coerce Shang Jianyao, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen to control the robot.

Kick and kick, Shang Jianyao ran as fast as he could, and was the first to arrive in front of Qiao Chu.

He is indeed the most active one... Qiao Chu recalled what happened at the Swamp No. 1 ruins and nodded slightly.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao raised his upper body slightly, pulled his right arm away, and turned his hand into a fist.

boom!

His bronze fist hit Qiao Chu's angular face, causing a large number of golden stars to pop up in front of the commissioner's eyes, and causing several of his teeth to loosen and fly out.

"Return our military exoskeleton device!" Shang Jianyao shouted angrily.

At this moment, Qiao Chu's eyes were filled with disbelief and extreme confusion.

This punch made him doubt his life. This punch also made Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, Jiang Baimian and others sober up.

After all, Qiao Chu's "perfect appearance" in their minds was damaged.

"Why are you not affected?" Long Yuehong blurted out.

Shang Jianyao punched Qiao Chu again, knocking him unconscious, and then replied proudly:

"Liking someone will only affect my ability to save humanity!"

"This..." Long Yuehong was confused for a while.

Jiang Baimian recalled the past and asked in shock:

"Is this the 'reasoning clown' you inflicted on yourself at the Swamp 1 ruins?"

It’s been several years!

This madman has not been able to remove the effect, and it continues to this day!

"Huh?" Shang Jianyao was confused at first, then woke up.

Jiang Baimian then looked around, frowned and said:

"The only enemy is Qiao Chu?"

This is impossible!

You know, the "Old Tune Team" has robots that can counter that charm!