Steel steam and flame

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Zero asked as he walked, stopping fifty or sixty meters in front of Cassia.

"I have only been here not long ago, but I have been waiting in other places for a long time. I originally thought that you would come here overnight, but then I thought about it, the dark environment is really not good for you, so I didn't pay too much attention." Cassia replied, The tone was as relaxed as Zero's, like an acquaintance who suddenly met after a long time. It was neither emotional nor enthusiastic. The atmosphere between the two was not tense and seemed normal.

"I thought there would be a lot of people coming." Cassia continued what she said, observing from left to right, "I should have left traces for you all the time. It's because I trust you too much, and I thought you could find a way to do it in a short time." Find me within time. It seems that the actual situation is different from what I imagined. The intelligence said that there is a team of experimental subjects specially prepared for me this time, but you are here alone..."

Cassia thought, he jumped off the root, found a shorter one, sat on it, and motioned to Zero to find one nearby: "Your mixed team separated? Is it to Find me faster without leaving any traces, right? The experimental subject did not follow you, which means that it was separated and allocated to other small teams, so that other small teams have time to retreat and wait for support after encountering me. That should be the case ? After all, you really don’t need support. It’s you who supports others, not others who support you.”

Zero walked a few steps to the roots of a nearby ancient tree and sat on a root like Cassia. It's just that both of them chose the kind of rhizome that is only slightly higher than the ground. They seem to be sitting, but their feet never leave the ground. After sitting down, except for the movements of their hands and upper body, their legs There was no trace of movement of the feet.

Zero and Cassia both have extremely rich combat experience, and they understand the importance of facing themselves in a down-to-earth manner. Unless you can really fly, and this kind of flight can also allow you to gain extremely fast speed in an instant, otherwise in the battle, with the reaction ability and explosive ability of the two, they have the ability to seize the enemy's flaw, and they will be stuck in the air without leveraging their strength. That short period of time is enough for them to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

Zero did not answer Cassia's inquiry. After sitting down, he looked at Cassia quietly. He seemed to have guessed that this conversation would last for some time.

"I need time to rest, or should I say, I need to give you a certain space, launch a signal flare, and inform the teams on both sides of you that I am here and need to gather here as soon as possible." Cassia continued.

"No need." Without any hesitation, No. 0 answered simply, "Although I don't understand it very well, and I can't fully analyze your plan. However, there are still a few points that I can make clear. One of them, Let the whole team gather together and appear in front of you. It seems that we have surrounded you and have more power to deal with you. However, is this the actual situation? I don't think so. You and I are considered the same kind. Survival The environment is different, but at least because of our bodies and strength, we still know a little information about each other. Even if the team gathers together, if you want to retreat, the entire team plus me and the Dragon Knight will never be able to intercept you. . On the contrary, after the team gathered together, it seemed that we had restrained you, but it was also you who kept us where we were."

"In addition, there are not many people in that team who can really collide with you head-on. Whether they converge or not does not really mean much. Besides, in terms of offensive methods, your range attack methods must be It’s much more powerful. I’m afraid that after the team gathers, some people will do nothing and lose their combat effectiveness for no reason until they die.”

"Actually, it's not that powerful. It can only be used against ordinary teams. It will be completely useless on you." Cassia tried to explain, but Zero was completely unmoved by these words.

"You must have thought carefully about how to deal with us." Zero's tone was always calm, "So before I figure out your plan, I think this situation is the best way I can think of to deal with it."

Cassia smiled: "Compared with you when you were in the knight squire examination, you have changed a lot now."

"It's the same for everyone. After all, the time between then and now is not short. If we don't make some changes, sooner or later we will not be able to keep up with this era. It is the time when we are approaching the Red Star, where we are, and our own Strength is not an advantage, it belongs to the line that is beyond the reach of both top and bottom. However, I still need to thank you here. If I hadn't met you during the knight squire assessment, I would not have left on my own after the assessment. If it had been then If I return to the test base, I will probably look different now."

Speaking of this, Zero fell into a brief memory: "When I crossed the tundra, crossed that no-man's land, and went to a city on the coast of the empire, I was greatly impacted in my understanding and thinking. As a very important person, For a long time, I just killed my time by fighting against the second-type creatures. After coming into contact with this new world, I still maintain my enthusiasm and strong interest in it. This is thanks to the empire setting up a team in every city. A public building like the National Library."

"Do you know how I spent the past two years?" Zero, who asked and answered questions to himself, was still in his happy memories, "In the beginning, I accidentally formed a force to do business in the dark world. To grow in power, I read all kinds of books. But at my current reading speed, it would take a long, long time to finish reading the books in the National Library in that city. But I did gain a lot, at least. Now I can think about a lot of things.”

Cassia listened very carefully, but she was also thinking about future countermeasures. Delaying time and waiting until Hai's side is ready is his purpose, but it is meaningless if the entire team cannot come.

"Since you said you can think a lot, you should have your own opinions about your own affairs and the current complicated situations?"

"There is no need or reason for us to be on opposite sides. Is that what you want to say?" Zero looked over, "As for what you said about 'my own affairs', I have indeed been thinking about it. After all, Not long after arriving from the tundra to the coastal areas of the empire, I came into contact with the dark world, and of course I also came into contact with many black market intelligence dealers. At first, I was defrauded of a lot of money by those intelligence dealers because I didn’t understand the market. However, later, I made them spit it out in multiples.”

"Although it has been nearly two years since then, I know that Torvillest, who is like my father, has been sending people to interfere with my cognition and limit my contact, but they should be right. My growth rate estimate was wrong." No. 0 nodded to himself, "However, these factors do not affect anything."