Overturned Tower

8:45 am.

Xiacheng District, food factory area. Factory No. 012, Area A.

This is exactly the meeting place arranged by the Veil of Ignorance in advance.

As early as an hour and a half ago, Russell had arrived nearby and then set up an ambush on the top floor of a nearby factory.

Russell was very glad that he had a showdown with Delphinium about his psychic powers yesterday.

Because just after that, Delphinium keenly noticed a detail.

She still remembers the appearance of "Blue Songbird" because she conducted a thorough investigation on Xiao Liuli not long ago. Others must have forgotten about this third-rate singer.

But you need to know that Xiao Liuli itself belongs to the "Veneil of Ignorance" organization.

——Lan Geyu was transformed into Xiao Liuli by this organization back then!

Although the "lover" and the people behind her didn't recognize his identity the day before yesterday... but in the veil of ignorance, someone must have seen what "Blue Songbird" looked like in the past.

Just in case, Delphinium helped Russell with special effects-level camouflage makeup.

As a result, the image of the "barber" today is quite different from yesterday: the angle of the ear feathers on the "barber's" head and the hairstyle on the sideburns have been adjusted, and the outline of the shadow of the cheek is also slightly different. Even the height and thickness of the ponytail have changed, and the facial features have also changed to a considerable extent.

After Delphinium's transformation, Blue Songbird's original gentle and sunny face, which reminds people of a pastry chef, has become more feminine.

He was asked by Delphinium to squint his eyes unless there were special circumstances. This will give people a slightly unfathomable and sinister feeling... and the face of Bluebird itself can dilute the traces of this kind of performance and make it natural.

It was something that someone who had just met once could barely recognize it...but someone who hadn't seen him for a long time would never imagine it.

Coupled with Russell's acting skills, it is enough to interpret a completely different image from Bluebird - just a "barber".

Just like Russell being able to reset his transformation without changing his costume.

The items and states held by Russell's various incarnations are like the "costumes" of this identity, which can be temporarily "preserved" in this form.

It's like a one-click outfit change stored in the "Character" interface that can switch professions. Even the weapons you carry can be fixed.

So Russell put the shotgun and the captured pistol on the identity of the "Barber", and placed the decapitation of the saint, the chips of the delphinium and the inferior on the main body.

He thought for a while and tied enough explosives to the incarnation of "Alice". As a backup in special circumstances.

Although Russell arrived very early, he did not enter the venue immediately.

He didn't even use psionic transformation.

This is to make use of the body's night vision ability - Russell's psychic disease has almost all the positive characteristics of the sand dune cat itself, which of course also includes the night vision ability. But after turning into a bluebird, he will lose this ability and can only rely on night vision goggles.

However, the field of view of night vision goggles only has a single color, and it will become very blurry after passing through the telescope.

And the person Russell is waiting for is the Bird of Paradise.

Russell knew that Paradise Bird was a mechanical angel, but Paradise Bird itself did not know that the "Barber" knew about it... Due to this information gap, Russell deliberately revealed a lot of information to Paradise Bird.

When he left that day, when he saw the look in Paradise Bird's eyes, he knew that she understood everything.

——Paradise Bird already knows that the leaders of these underground gangs are all mages. And today's gathering is exactly the gathering of mages.

As long as she is an angel, she will definitely come and bring people with her. Because she couldn't miss this good opportunity.

But they have not received an invitation letter, and they have no underground organization affiliated with them, so they may be stopped at the door.

If they choose to call in directly after being discovered, they may directly scare away the mages who have not yet arrived. There is no guarantee that they will be served in one pot.

Although the request given to them by the director of Kamal Se was to capture one of them alive.

But according to Russell's point of view, it doesn't matter if they are all captured or killed. Once these criminal organizations are eliminated, both uptown and downtown will become better, not worse.

...Of course, if strangulation can save it, we still have to save it.

Stopping the angels and bringing them in is what Russell is waiting for here.

It turned out that Russell was right.

His judgment was correct - the birds of paradise have really arrived!

But his judgment is not entirely correct...

Because the Paradise Bird did not bring any reinforcements, but was alone.

"...Is she so confident?"

Russell was a little worried.

Although in theory, every mechanical angel is a strong person with a red shift of level 6 or above.

Even demons that have completed their awakening can be defeated head-on.

But this is after all, a small number against a large number.

Of course, there is also a possibility. That is, she is actually serving as a position, performing similar tasks to Russell.

When the time is right, bombing will be called - this is completely logical.

No matter what, let's take care of her.

Russell thought so and jumped down from the highest point of the factory.

He put on the Bluebird's mask in the air.

Brilliant ultramarine flames lit up the night sky, and his body was filled with flames and swelled.

Russell turned into a flying bird almost the moment he turned into a "barber", flapping his wings and passing through the gaps in the building, approaching the position in a straight line at the shortest distance.

When the Paradise Bird was stopped, the barber had already flown not far behind her.

At this time, the barber discovered with great interest... The person standing at the door checking the identities of passers-by was the "lover" whose arm he had burned off.

Her left arm has been replaced with an advanced metal prosthesis.

And it was the model that Russell was familiar with: the three-fist iron claw.

"You can't go in."

The lover stopped the Paradise Bird without hesitation.

"Why can't I go in?"

Paradise Bird frowned and defended in a low voice: "You also know that I am indeed an official member of the White Lion Group, and I am not a high-ranking person. I fully meet the invitation requirements. In this case, why can't I enter?"

She seemed less energetic at the moment, as if she hadn't gotten enough sleep. I don’t have the energy to argue with anyone.

The lover sneered and crossed his arms: "Didn't your boss give instructions the day before yesterday to protect you?

"It's too dangerous here, even if any big boss wants to kill you or take you away. By then, your boss won't be able to protect you.

"But if something happens to you, he won't go to other big guys, but will come to trouble a little guy like me... I can't afford this risk, little pigeon. I won't say anything to you today. Will put you in."

Unlike the day before yesterday, the "lover" who had one of his arms transformed into a prosthetic body was unexpectedly reasonable today.

She is no longer manic and frivolous, but has become calm and rational.

From this perspective, the severe beating she received before was obviously valuable.

But this is reasonable. Anyone who cannot learn lessons from pain will never survive in the lower city that follows the law of the jungle.

Paradise Bird still wanted to make a few excuses...but at this moment, she felt someone put his hand on her shoulder naturally.

She was frowning and trying to distance herself.

However, at this moment, a gentle and friendly voice sounded from beside her:

"Then...I'll take her in, okay?"

The bright red pupils of Paradise Bird were slightly dilated due to fear, and her narrow shoulders could not help but tremble slightly.

She almost immediately judged who was approaching behind her quietly.

This is the dangerous man who can burn off someone's arm with a smile!

He is also a mage!

If her lover hadn't had her arm cut off, she would have been burned alive.

Obviously he and Strangler have the same spell. Strangler can burn people to charcoal in a few seconds. There is no reason why he can't do it.

But he just used the flame to roast the other party slowly, and the flame may not spread even one centimeter upward in one second...

If he laughed wildly at this time, or said a few cruel words, he would still be in the understanding of the Paradise Bird.

But while he was torturing the other person, he could show such a gentle smile and encourage the other person to cut off his arm by saying things like "This is a reward."

And all this happened when "he touched his lover." After his lover's hand was cut off, he intimately touched his lover's hair.

What a crazy and twisted person would have to be to do this!

Paradise Bird can even imagine that the moment his hand touched his lover's hair... the despair and fear that surged in the lover's heart.

——Because she had a similar feeling in her heart the moment she realized that the barber's hand was on her shoulder.

Her upper body was completely frozen and she didn't dare to move.

Under the gaze of the Paradise Bird, visible fear gradually appeared on the face of the "lover" opposite.

"Yes...yes! Of course you can..."

She was a little incoherent, and bowed to the barber with great respect, and immediately got out of the way: "Please come in, Sir Barber."

The barber smiled, like a big brother next door, and nodded slightly in return.

"Your prosthetic hand looks great."

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a clean and harmless smile: "The person who designed it must be an aesthetic genius."

"...Yes...Thank you for the compliment?"

Lovers don't even know how to respond.

But the fear in her eyes and expression had already attracted the attention of everyone around her.

Being watched by people, the barber was not timid at all. On the contrary, Paradise Bird felt his heart beating fiercely.

"Let's go."

The barber patted her shoulder and said gently.

His palms were very warm, with a dry feeling like the sun.

But where he couldn't reach, the palms of Paradise Bird were already soaked with sweat.

As soon as she took a step, she stumbled and fell weakly towards the barber.

Paradise Bird swore that this was by no means a show of coquettishness, nor was it a way to attract the protective desire of a strong man - she didn't dare at all.

In fact, she was a little unsteady...

Pigeons are timid animals and can easily be scared to death. And she is also the most timid among the white pigeons.

The moment she fell over, her little heart almost rose to her throat.

She was afraid that she would anger the other party and then be burned into a roasted pigeon in public.

But fortunately, the barber didn't seem to blame himself. His strong arms grabbed Paradise Bird's shoulders, almost holding her in his arms, and helped her stand up again.

"is that OK?"

He looked at the paradise bird in his arms and made a low and magnetic voice: "Be careful, don't fall."

——If you just look at this scene, you will look like a prince in a fairy tale picture book.

But when the Paradise Bird saw his smile, his mind almost went blank.

The thought of "What on earth does he want me to do" lingers in the heart of Paradise Bird and cannot be dissipated for a long time.

"Who are all here?"

The barber politely asked his lover: "Where are they?"

"A few have already arrived. If you are looking for the boss of Strangler, he arrived very early. And our big leader was the first to arrive..."

"oh?"

The barber asked with interest: "I heard that the leader of the Veil of Ignorance has never appeared?"

"Yes, he is here this time!"

The lover replied very definitely.

It seemed that just mentioning their big leader made her less afraid of the barber, and even her voice became much clearer.

"Is this the barber?"

A young and cold voice came: "I have heard that you... are the new apprentice of the furnace."

When the lover heard the sound, his eyes suddenly lit up and even glowed.

She respectfully bowed in the direction from which the voice came, and sincerely said: "Big Chief!"

The barber was thinking, quietly looking in the direction of the sound.

But when he saw the speaker clearly, the right hand holding the right shoulder of Paradise Bird subconsciously tightened his grip a little.

The other person has the face of a scholar and a morbid temperament. His skin is so pale that he looks like a terminally ill patient, and he has a very friendly smile on his face.

If he were older, he should be like a noble prince.

"Thank you very much for saving your lover's life the day before yesterday. I quite like her."

He said with a calm smile, and even bowed to the barber in a decent manner: "Thank you for your restraint, Mr. Barber."

To other underground leaders, such a move would have become laughable. Like a bear in a dress.

But for him, it was so appropriate. It was as if this etiquette was originally meant for him.

"...Such a young elf?"

The barber said slowly: "It's really unexpected. I thought that a big shot at the level of an 'elf' would at least be someone hiding behind the 'veil of ignorance'."

"After all, this is the career I love."

The young elf boy with black hair and red eyes said with a smile.

He looked probably less than ten years old, and his pointed ears proved that he was a pure-blooded elf.

Although he is a young boy, his pupils are not clear, but deep and dim.

Like high-end red wine, or a pool of blood that can drown others.

He looked up at the barber and introduced himself seriously: "My name is Tovatus, Tovatus the Discordant, the founder of the Veil of Ignorance. You can just call me Discordant."

Tovatus looked at the barber and said thoughtfully, "You look...a bit familiar."

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