Chapter 848: Killing in the Night
The sun began to set gradually.
The melodious piano music echoed in the coffee shop. Mary sat at the table, siping her coffee lightly, and looked outside. Through the windows, you can enjoy the view of the city outside. Looking around, under the setting sun, a charming aura emerged in this ancient city. Of course, if you don’t consider the monsters that are ready to move in the dark...
“It seems that the food here is pretty good.”
Duanmuhuai''s voice sounded in Mary''s ears. She turned her head helplessly and saw Duanmuhuai sitting opposite her picking up a fork and stuffing a piece of cake into her mouth. He did not sit on a wooden chair like Mary, but instead sat on a large sofa - Duanmuhuai was dragged directly from the hall of the coffee shop. After all, ordinary four-corner chairs could not support his weight.
The store manager and waiter pretended not to see this. No matter what, it didn’t matter that they were the only one group of customers a day today, so it didn’t matter...
"I often come to such stores in Wudu."
While stirring the coffee with a spoon, Mary spoke with emotion.
"Every day after school, I would come to my wife''s shop with Charlie and Angelica, drinking black tea, eating snacks and chatting. At that time, the shop was always full, with couples and family members coming to eat. Everyone would enjoy this leisurely atmosphere while having fun, but..."
Speaking of here, Mary looked at the empty coffee shop hall.
“It feels very deserted here.”
"There is nothing to do. After all, in this way, it is already considered that the boss of this company has a conscience. Judging from the skills, he is indeed conscience, otherwise he would not have been able to open for so long."
Duanmuhuai also commented casually that although he is not a gourmet, he can still taste whether it is delicious or not. At least the cakes and desserts in this store are indeed good, and the coffee is quite delicious.
In addition, at this time of today, he is still opening a store... the boss is quite persistent.
Oh, say this...
"Please give me another one."
Duanmuhuai reached out and shouted to the counter. The boss nodded and continued to work silently.
“…Mr. Duanmu, this is not what I enjoyed in the coffee shop.”
Seeing Duanmu Huai''s meal of the pastry in front of him like a wind swaying in the wind, Mari was speechless.
"It''s all the same. You eat something, but you pay attention to the mood. How can you fight if you don''t eat enough?"
Duanmu Huai naturally doesn''t care about Mary''s complaints. Perhaps it''s because she was born as a young lady, the little girl always has a bit of a petty bourgeois mood, but for Duanmu Huai... it''s similar to whether it''s a coffee shop or a beef noodle shop, it''s enough to fill her stomach.
"Everyone likes this, girls."
"An also likes to drink tea and chat with Gureya. It seems that the two of them don''t eat much. By the way, I don''t understand what it means to just drink tea and chat - oh, just brag with us men while drinking beer, right?"
"Uh...I think it shouldn''t be the same thing?"
Thinking of the rude men she saw in the tavern laughing and waving the wine glass in her hand, Mary was sweating coldly - how could this be compared with the afternoon tea time between herself and Charlie and others?
“I think it’s almost the same.”
Duanmu Huai curled his lips.
"Men like bragging, women like gossip, and drinking something to moisten their throats makes it happier to chat. Isn''t that all?"
"Why………"
Mary knew that she could not convince Duanmu Huai, so she sighed silently, and then looked at the scenery outside again.
"Mr. Duanmu, is it really right for us to do this?"
"What do you want to say?"
"Those werewolfs, vampires, maybe we can not just kill them, but arrest them and find a way to rescue them..."
"It is indeed possible, but this is not the court''s approach."
Duanmuhuai stuffed the last piece of cake into his mouth, then took a sip of coffee and swallowed it.
"The Court of Justice is not a good house. Mary, we are not a policeman, nor a court. We will not consider what the motives of these guys are, and what reasons are. We only recognize the result... No matter whether they are voluntarily or forced to transform into alien monsters, no matter how pitiful their life experience is, their existence itself poses a threat to humanity, so it must be purified and eliminated. For our Court of Justice, the fact is that simple."
Duanmuhuai spread her hands.
"I know this too, but...every time I see those who beg us for mercy, I feel a little reluctant to start..."
“This is normal.”
"Hey? Is it normal?"
Hearing Duanmuhuai''s answer, Mary stared at him in surprise.
"I thought Mr. Duanmu, you would say I am weak or something..."
"Aren''t people like this? Everyone has different ideas and opinions. As long as you distinguish the primary and secondary, then there is no big problem. I have killed a lot of people along the way, but I know very well why I am fighting, and aliens... are absolutely not allowed to exist."
"I can''t be as strong as Mr. Duanmu."
Mary lowered her eyes and sighed, while Duanmu Huai smiled and reached out to pat her head.
"You are strong enough."
"is that so?"
"Yes, you know you are very soft-hearted, but you didn''t choose to give up. It''s a good thing to recognize your weaknesses, which is better than some arrogant people. If you cry here and tell me that you can''t stand it and don''t want to do it, then you are really cowardly."
"Then...Mr. Duanmu..."
Mary looked at Duanmu Huai curiously, and this ferocious face looked full of emotion at this moment.
"Why can you continue? I mean all this... destroy the evil gods, destroy the aliens, fight for the Inquisition... Sorry, I don''t know what to say, but I want to know, why did you start doing this?"
"Um………"
Hearing Mary''s inquiry, Duanmuhuai fell into silence. At this moment, the clerk also came over with a brand new meal, placed it in front of Duanmuhuai, and then left carefully.
"Strictly speaking? I don''t want to die."
"………Why?"
I have to say that this answer was really beyond Mary''s expectations. She thought she would hear greater answers for the survival of mankind.
"Do you find it incredible?"
Looking at Mary''s slightly surprised expression, Duanmu Huai smiled.
"Yes, to be honest, I think Mr. Duanmu, you actually took a lot of risks... Even in my opinion, you have taken the initiative to fall into danger several times..." "What are you afraid of? I have traveled through time. I have the halo of the protagonist, but I am afraid that I will die?"
"Why?"
"Okay, just kidding."
Duanmuhuai picked up the fork and stuffed another piece of cake into his mouth.
"To be honest, at the beginning, I really just wanted to survive. After all, so many things threaten my life, and I will end sooner or later if I try hard. The same is true until now. The power of the Inquisition is not enough to fight against the ultimate enemy. Once they are completely restored, the entire Milky Way will end. At that time, I have no place to hide and can only accept the fate of either fighting with them or surrendering. So I need strength, strengthening the Inquisition, and more strength to fight against it."
Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai took another sip of coffee.
"The second point is simpler. Maybe, I think I''m good at doing this."
“???”
Hearing this, Mary was a little confused, while Duanmu Huai smiled mockingly.
"Can you imagine me wearing a white shirt and sitting in the office as an office worker?"
"Well………"
Looking at Duanmu Huai, Mary thought for a moment, then shook her head dejectedly.
Even with her imagination as a bard and writer, she could not imagine that such a fierce man with eight-pack abs would sit at the desk and do things honestly.
To be honest, Marie thinks that if the boss stumbles on Duanmuhuai to work and scolds him, Duanmuhuai might just pick up the keyboard on the table and smash the other person in the face.
On the contrary, he was wearing steel armor and wielding a war hammer to charge on the battlefield, which was already deeply rooted in people''s hearts. This was the first thing Mary thought of.
"So you see, maybe I''m good at this."
Duanmuhuai spread his hands, and in the original world, he couldn''t even find a job, so he could only brush orders. Perhaps Duanmu Huai had thought about doing similar work at that time, but unfortunately the environment in that world did not give him this opportunity.
Now, he felt that he might have done this by nature, rushed to the battlefield, waved the hammer, and smashed everything that blocked him into meat sauce.
Maybe I am indeed suitable to be a judge.
"alright."
Duanmuhuai finished eating the last piece of cake, put the money on the table, and then stood up.
"It''s time, it''s time for us to do it."
Hearing Duanmuhuai''s words, Mary turned her head and under her gaze, she saw that the originally clear sky was covered with dark clouds and the cold wind was howling by.
Immediately afterwards, heavy rain poured down.
“Rumbling……!”
The sound of lightning coming through the walls seemed extremely dull, and the luxurious hall was silent. This was originally a luxurious and enjoyable place. Every night, countless handsome men and beautiful women appear here to enjoy the supreme happiness from the senses, but now, there is only a cold and stiff breath left here.
Black figures were sitting or standing, their eyes staring at the TV in the room. And on TV, a news host is broadcasting the news.
“…………In view of the chaos in the form, the government will launch a crackdown on gang forces. From now on, the entire city will enter a state of martial law. No one is allowed to go out privately… Otherwise, they will be arrested as suspects…”
“Human actions are becoming more and more obvious.”
An old man with gray hair stood up and glared at his compatriots around him.
"This is all caused by your stupid behavior! They cannot allow our existence. Once exposed, then all we face is a catastrophe. It has been so many years. Don''t you understand this truth? It is impossible for us to build a city that belongs only to us, and we cannot rule all this!"
"But we have no choice but to retreat now."
At this moment, another young man stood up.
"Humans obviously want to completely eliminate us, and we must fight back!"
"No, we should retreat and leave here..."
"Leave here? How to leave? Use secret passages? Humans blocked the entire city, and they would not give us a chance at all."
"I''m even more curious about how they found us."
At this time, another woman spoke.
"Many of our compatriots have lost contact, not only them, but I also heard that many werewolfs have been eliminated, and even their bases have been completely destroyed... How do humans distinguish us? If they can lock our position and find us easily, then we can''t escape the pursuit wherever we hide, right?"
“…………”
Hearing the woman''s questions, others stopped talking. As the woman said, vampires have lost contact with the secret holes they used to hide in these days. I don’t know if they left or were wiped out… Of course, I hope it is the former, and if it is the latter, then their situation will be quite bad.
"Maybe we should..."
“Dong!”
However, before he finished speaking, a heavy sound suddenly came from outside, which made everyone stunned. Then the man who had just quarreled with the old man hurriedly picked up the walkie-talkie.
"What''s wrong? What''s going on outside? Answer me?"
However, on the other side of the walkie-talkie, there was a dead silence. At the same time, heavy footsteps came from outside the gate.
“Dong…dong…dong…dong…dong…dong…dong…dong…dong…dong…dong…dong
The footsteps were not loud and not fast, but it seemed to have some kind of magic that bound the actions of everyone present. They seemed to have even turned their bodies into sculptures, and they could only turn their heads and stare at the gate.
Waiting for the arrival of that almost inescapable moment.
"Dong!!"
Under the gaze of everyone, the thick and luxurious door was smashed open. Then, a tall man in steel armor and holding a war hammer walked in.
"Hey, good evening, everyone."
Duanmuhuai took off his helmet and looked at the vampires in front of him fiercely, showing a hideous smile. Just seeing this terrifying face as if it were a devil, even the vampires were shocked. Their bodies began to tremble and their strength disappeared. Although they had long been dead, now, they seemed to have felt that death and destruction appeared in front of them again, like a flood, with an incomparable powerful aura.
At this moment, they could only hear Duanmu Huai''s cold and low voice.
"I''m sorry, it''s time for your banquet to end."
(This chapter ends)