The villain knight doesn't want to be a hero

Taking the phone handed over by Lin Qiao, A2 looked at the list above. After a brief hesitation, A[-] clicked the circular button in the center of the bottom.

The next second, the phone switched to the main interface.

After browsing the square-shaped APP logo above, A2 finally focused on one of the software with a beige background.

"What's that software with an 'E' written on it?"

"It's written with an E? It's probably eh... Just wait a minute!"

I just said that I feel like I forgot something, this is what feelings are!

Seeing that the source of his happiness was in danger of being discovered, Lin Qiao jumped up like a carp and took away the mobile phone in A2's hand.

"What are you doing? Are you so panicked all of a sudden?"

"Stop blabbering, I regretted it!"

Long press on the APP icon above, but just a second before it was about to be deleted, Lin Qiao hesitated.

——It seems like a pity to delete it...

"Anyway, anyway, I remembered that there are still some things I haven't done. I'll give them to you later."

"Is it really just like this? It always feels like you are hiding something."

"I'm not, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"

Facing A2's piercing gaze, Lin Qiao put her phone in her pocket, then turned her back and entered a state of pretending to be dead.

......

However, the warm time will eventually end.

Even if it is against one's wishes, some things will not stop.

Although A2's hideout is relatively close to the inner circle of the original drug circle in the city, it has successfully helped Lin Qiao avoid shrinking the drug circle twice in the past few days, but...

After all, this is not the Circle of Destiny.

In his field of vision, the blue light curtain that represents the end of life has approached the dangerous level...

To put it simply, the place he was in now was an awkward place inside the blue circle and outside the white circle.

Even though the system would give them a certain amount of time to escape the virus every time before shrinking the circle, this time would gradually decrease from the initial twelve hours.

Now, there was only more than an hour left for him to rush to the next poisonous circle - in contrast, the safe zone lasted less than a day.

Even though the remaining map area is still wide enough, this is by no means good news.

And the number that represents the number of survivors is that only the last fourteen people are left.

What's worse is that the previous expectations have become a reality - the poisonous circle finally spreads in the desert.

Compared with cities with complex terrain, deserts are much simpler.

It's a good thing, but it's also a bad thing.

Even if the possibility of street fighting is avoided, a head-on conflict is not something to be thankful for. .

"But there's nothing to regret...right?"

Frankly speaking, it is very rare to be able to spend a relatively relaxing time under such circumstances.

As for life or death next, it all depends on whether you can create a miracle.

"That's what I say, but I really don't have much confidence..."

When she thought of this, Lin Qiao looked a little helpless, but also a little nervous.

After all, the Battle Royale game, from the time it was launched to the time it was withdrawn from the game, except for the occasional lucky break or two, where he succeeded in winning the chicken in the end, most of the time, for him, it was just a skydiving and transporting captain simulator. That’s all.

I put the spider silk backpack on my back. Because I only carried one water tank this time, the weight was much lighter than before... but it felt heavier under my feet.

"Are you going?"

At this time, A2's cold voice came from behind.

"Well..."

Some scratched their heads in bewilderment.

Even though they had been together for a while, it was still difficult for Lin Qiao to read A2's thoughts from her expressionless face.

After staring at A2's porcelain doll-like face for a long time, Lin Qiao's throat squirmed slightly: "Um, A2..."

"what happened?"

"It's just... forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

He swallowed back the fact that humanity had perished.

At least he wasn't mentally prepared to explain all this in person, and then face the unknown changes in A2.

"Anyway, thank you...and sorry."

"Thank you and apologize again. What is it for this time?"

"No, I just wanted to say that."

"unclear meaning."

And I can't understand it...but I'm almost used to this guy suddenly doing unexplained things.

Is this human?

"Ah, by the way, this is for you. I promised you before."

As if remembering something, Lin Qiao took out her cell phone from her pocket and handed it to A2.

The battery is full, and the power bank still has the last two cells left.

In addition, there is a video he recorded - it was recorded when A2 went out to fight against mechanical life forms.

Inside was most of the information he knew about Neil's world, which contained the truth about the Yoroha Project and the fact of humankind's demise.

This is also a relatively compromise method that he can come up with... although it is actually to escape.

Silently, he took the creation that Lin Qiao handed over and belonged to humans in another world. The screen with cracks on it reflected his face.

Although she was dressed in the same battle-damaged style as before, the dust on her face and body had been wiped clean - this was also a habit she had developed half-heartedly recently.

Looking at the leaving red figure, the ice blue artificial mechanical eyes changed from time to time.

"Wait a moment--"

After calling Lin Qiao over there, A2 picked up a heavy-looking sword and a one-handed sword and carried them behind his back.

"Your next destination is the desert, right?"

"That's right... Judging from your appearance, you don't want to follow me, do you?"

It wouldn't be a good thing if that were the case.

The opponent is also a human being. As an artificial person, it is not a matter of whether she can take action; even if she can, facing a group of time-travelers with golden finger plug-ins, even if she is a prototype with stronger combat power, she cannot enter and leave the battlefield unscathed. .

"Besides, don't you still want to take revenge on the android headquarters? To be on the safe side, you shouldn't get involved..."

"Stop talking nonsense. A guy who is being chased all over the place by a wild boar has no right to speak."

"..."

No, do you have to mention this?

Ding!

He tapped the scarlet visor on Lin Qiao's head with the blade of the one-handed sword, making a crisp sound.

A2 paused and continued: "And I don't like to owe people anything."

"Anyway, given your character, even if you go there, you will just hide somewhere until the end."

"I'm quite familiar with the terrain around here, and there happens to be a hiding place I used before, which should allow you to stay for a long time."

"This is the reward. As for before that..."

He shook the cell phone in his hand that was turned off to save some power.

"——Just keep it yourself first."

After saying that, he put it into the backpack made by Lin Qiao with spider silk on his own initiative.

He watched her every move blankly, but before Lin Qiao could say anything, A2 quickly walked under the table where the parts were stored and took out two sets of flaxen shabby cloaks from the bottom.

There are a lot of damage and scorch marks on the edges, and a lot of dust will fly up when you pat it lightly...but the size is enough to cover the body.

Then he threw one of the sets to Lin Qiao.

"Put it on."

It was said simply and concisely, without any sloppiness.

"The color of your body is too conspicuous even if you are camouflaged... It would be better to say that just tying a few branches with leaves on your body will make you an easier target, even if you are hundreds of meters away in the desert. Everyone will be discovered.”

"Rather than walking around like a fool and being attacked without knowing anything in the end, it's safer to pretend to be a resistance army."

At least for most people, the Android Resistance Army is completely neutral or friendly units. Pretending to be them is indeed safer...

At least it's much better than tying two branches with green leaves on the body like Lin Qiao.

After all, whether it is red or green, it is really eye-catching when the overall background is a sea of ​​yellow sand.

And based on the final result of this battle royale, the scale of the operation of two or more people will greatly reduce the probability of being suspected.

"A2...."

"Stop being verbose and just do as you are told. Besides, the mechanical lifeforms in the desert have been moving very strangely recently. I have to go and clean them up... Also, you don't have that much time to waste, right?"

"..."

Yes, there is not much time left.

Whether it is the time for the final decisive battle or the time to stay in this world.

Chapter 10 The end is coming

No more nonsense or anything.

The two of them each put on a dusty cloak and hit the road.

The place A2 mentioned is not too far away, and one and a half hours is more than enough time.... provided that you don't encounter other travelers on the way.

Fortunately, this went very smoothly because I followed her advice.

And because they had been hunted by Yorha, and as a combat-type android, sneaking behind enemy lines was a basic skill, so not even the mechanical lifeforms noticed the two of them along the way.

Lin Qiao was holding an AK picked up from the roadside, which made it look more like him.

Although it took a long detour, the most important thing was not to cause trouble with these two.

Green vegetation is disappearing...

The farther away from the central area of ​​the city, the more obvious the signs of desertification become.

And when we walked out of the ruins formed by the remains of the city, the signs of civilization completely disappeared, leaving only a piece of yellow sand.

If the forest area with the most abundant water resources provided an inexhaustible greenery in front of them, then what they entered was a restricted area of ​​life.

And that is, after entering the desert, the already hot temperature around us directly increased to a higher level.

Since the earth has stopped rotating and revolving, and is exposed to the sun 24 hours a day, the yellow sand on the ground is so hot that even the light is distorted by the high temperature it emits.

From time to time, the wind blowing in front of me would make the cloak on my body make a constant "pattering" sound, and even cause a sandstorm.

If you open your mouth to breathe at this time, you will definitely be fed a mouthful. .

"A2, are you okay?"

He pulled up the cloak that was wrapped around his body, but was blown back by the wind.

Use spider silk to secure the cloak, trying not to expose the unusual red armor underneath.

Such an environment is fine for him, but it is a lot for artificial humans like A2.

"It's okay. As early as when the Yoshiha type android was produced, various possible extreme environments have been considered... As long as it is not in water, there will be no problems elsewhere."

Wearing high heels and not sinking into the sand, A2 walked steadily on the desert surface and answered calmly.