Chapter 166: Melancholy

Solomon sat on a chair near the window, silently looking at the hazy rain fog in the distance, with heavy raindrops hitting the glass surface, causing a boring noise.

"Do you think he will succeed?" A faint light shone through the window on Solomon's face, showing a bit of laziness and absent-mindedness.

Christina stood beside the bookcase, frowned and shook her head: "I don't know. I have never heard of the name "Vulture Mercenary Group", and there is no relevant record in terms of intelligence. Maybe... this is a newly formed private armed force."

"Private armed?"

Solomon smiled coldly and said slowly: "With an armored truck, its average strength is level 2 evolution, and there are even extremely powerful parasites. Who can have such strength except Sosbia and Ferdinand?"

"You mean, Are Sandro and the Luton family are ready to attack Liujin City?" Christina's face changed slightly.

"Bergson and Antonio are not fools. The reason they did not take action against us was to maintain the balance of this region. The strength of Sosbia and Ferdinand are not much different. Without absolute certainty, random attacks will not benefit anyone. With geographical location, financial resources and manpower factors, neither of them will easily launch an attack."

Solomon's eyes emitted a cold and puzzled look: "The Vulture Mercenary Group...their strength is too strong, a non-family armed force with parasitics... Except for the infamous "Claws" company and the two major families, I really don't know who can have such powerful power."

"It's very thankful that these people don't seem to be very hostile to us. Although they are a bit too much in terms of fees and requirements, their purpose is still only for money." Christina sighed. For some reason, she suddenly remembered Lin Xiang's beautiful face full of incomparable temptation.

"If he can really clear the rebels in the North District, money is not a problem."

Solomon did not notice her abnormality and said to himself: "As long as Liujin City still exists, we will have a stable source of profit. The problem in the North District has consumed too much of our energy. If it weren't for the incompetence of the first few mercenaries, I wouldn't have been known as "deception". Sosbia and Ferdinand were eyeing us, and the old ghost of the Fei family who could not die wanted to stretch their claws at any time. There are too many opponents that the guards in the Liujin City need to be prepared for. We can't destroy the North District alone. Instead of throwing the money to those mercenaries who have no strength and are not reliable, it's better to let them die directly, and we can save a considerable amount of expenses. But now... we have no choice."

"You really want to work with this sudden mercenary group?" Christina heard what he meant: "But you know nothing about their background."

"It doesn't matter - if this beautiful boy can get rid of that bastard Wang Yi, I will meet any of his requests."

Solomon picked up his arms and looked at the soldiers guarding the square with a cold expression: "That kind of undead creature made of corpses is really terrible. We have no ability to take the initiative to attack. We can't last long by relying on that weak blockade alone. Instead of putting the interests of the North District in the hands of a madman, it is better to give it to a stronger outsider. At least... this young man named Lin Xiang has a normal mind."

"But why don't you choose Sosbia or Ferdinand? In terms of strength, the two major families must be much stronger than mercenaries." Christina asked in confusion.

"That is no different from being a tiger-"

Solomon hugged his hands tighter and tighter, and continued to say in a cold voice: "Bergson and Antonio would never sit idly by and watch each other swallow Liujin City alone. The other side will fight back at any cost. Once this happens, the subtle situation around Liujin City will be completely broken, and the weak side will attract more troops. At that time... chaos and war will razend the place to the ground. The two big families... Humph! They would rather see the destruction of Liujin City than accept the result of being swallowed by the other party."

"So, you need to find a new partner?" Christina began to understand a little.

"This is a chaotic world, and the only person who has the right to decide is a powerful psycho. Compared to them, ordinary people are a pile of mould and rotten shit in the pit-"

The expression on Solomon's face suddenly became extremely ferocious. Soon, the angry flush on both sides of his cheeks gradually faded away, leaving only a weak pale. He turned around, walked towards Christina, stretched out his right hand and gently stroked the long gray hair hanging from both sides of her shoulders, and said sadly: "No matter how much money I have, I am still a waste without any strength. I... don't want you to be hurt."

Christina looked at Solomon silently. She didn't know how to deal with it, and couldn't find any reason to refute it. After a long time, she pretended to be relaxed and forced to smile: "Actually, there is no need to do this at all. If you hire me, we can't talk about any damn love. At best, I have accompanied you in bed a few times. You don't need to bear any responsibility to me, nor can you talk about the so-called obligation. You are still the lord of Liujin City, and I will also look for other goals that I am interested in. For example... that beautiful man named Lin Xiang, haha! He is very fond of my appetite."

"You're right, I have nothing but money."

Solomon smiled miserably: "Maybe I should go find a doctor to get an injection to make myself stronger. But I am afraid that I will always lie on the operating table like those soldiers who failed to evolve after injection of the potion, and never wake up again. Liujincheng is my only support. I cannot take risks and dare not try it. I...I...I..."

Silence ended up becoming silent.

Looking at the lonely man in front of him, Christina couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Eight years have passed since the day he received Solomon's employment.

At that time, I was a little girl who knew nothing, and Liujin City was just a sparsely populated ruin.

Solomon's grocery store is next to the cottage where Christina lives. He relies on buying and selling old goods cut out from the depths of the ruins. He trades between Sosbia and Ferdinand's settlements. Christina still remembers that whenever he stands under the cold and dim eaves and looks at this man he calls "Uncle Solomon" with envious eyes, he will always take out some bread or crude candy from his pocket, and hand it over with a smile.

Christina's father is an alcoholic. Every day, he would wander around the ruins, searching for useful old goods in the middle of dust and soil. This is the most convenient and the source of living for most citizens of Liujincheng.

Except for buying bread and water, the rest of the money was replaced by his father for wine, or was put into someone else's pocket in the casino. When he was hungry and had no money to buy food, Christina would always run to Solomon's house to find food. The man's closet was usually filled with fragrant coquettish bread and smoked sausages. He seemed to know that he needed food, but he never asked, and Christina remained silent.

That winter, my father got drunk as usual and lay in bed and never woke up again. As Solomon went out to buy goods, Christina had to stay at home and spent two full days with the cold body. On the morning of the third day, Rido from Chengnan Casino came to the door and claimed that his father still owed him more than 2,000 yuan of gambling debts. After plundering all the valuable things in the house, Rido sold the drunken body to the bacon shop and took Christina back to the casino. That night, drunkenly took off all his clothes, pushed Christina down on the bed, and fucked him hard for the night.

The next day, Rido began to arrange for Christina to pick up the guests. In two weeks, she received a total of fifty-four men. Whenever those sexually lusty guys rode on her body and fucked desperately, Christina was also carefully calculating the amount they paid for. When she silently calculated that Rido's income was far higher than her father's gambling debt, she quietly hid a sharp wooden thorn under her bed.

On the fifteenth night, Solomon, who returned to Liujin City, rushed into the casino with a few soldiers, rode on Christina, and bombarded the head of a fat pig who had just completed the ejaculation with a pistol. He cut off Lido's genitals with a knife, nailed his chin with a hook, and dragged it into the bacon shop like a dog.

That day, Christina had just turned twelve.

In this way, I and Solomon naturally lived together.

By heart, he is a good man, very nice to himself, and any request will be met. However, Christina never considers herself to be his wife, and at best, she can only be regarded as a lover or a sexual partner.

After all, she had no feeling of love for Solomon at all.

Love is a ridiculous word.

There is no so-called love in the wasteland world. This kind of civilization in the old era is a legendary luxury. There is only use and being used between women and men.

Christina felt that only the body could compensate Solomon for everything he did for herself and exchange for essential food. Occasionally, she would find a few handsome young people to spend the night together, and Solomon never interfered and didn't ask...

"I don't want you to be hurt."

This is a plain sentence, but Christina hears it and feels indescribable.

It's been eight years since he said so.

Closing her long and slightly erected her chest, Christina took a deep breath - she suddenly felt that she should say something to this depressed and pessimistic man.

comfort?

encourage?

Or... a few lingering love words?

Just as she was hesitating, the closed door of the office was suddenly knocked open by a huge external force. An officer covered in blood stumbled into the room and shouted in panic: "Oh, the Fei family's army suddenly launched an attack on us. The guard post on the east side of the city has been captured. Our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. We must send reinforcements immediately-"

The roads in Liujin City are very spacious. Most of the wreckage of vehicles from the old era were dragged out of their original locations and piled up in places relatively far from the residential area. The overall design of the old transportation system is mainly for trade purposes, which facilitates the entry and exit of large motor vehicles and civilian livestock vehicles. However, judging from the current situation, this necessary measure that is conducive to commercial exchange has become the best choice for foreign troops to enter the city.

An armored vehicle painted with a white round bottom marking was parked at the intersection. A soldier wearing a gas mask was replacing the ammunition links for a large-caliber machine gun mounted on the roof. On the street opposite the front of the car dozens of meters away, more than a dozen bodies in desert camouflage were lying across the street.

Carrying the defending Famas assault rifle, Fei Tu took off the gas mask from his head vigorously, revealing a very proud face. Because the outline of his cheeks was too long, although he was smiling, he looked a little cold.

An officer with the Fei family mark on his chest strode forward and saluted: "Your Excellency, we have broken through the outer line of the city and are currently advancing towards the central area."

"How is the casualties?" Fei Tuman asked casually.

"The loss is not big. Except for two soldiers killed by stray bullets, only six combatants were slightly injured."

As he said that, the officer smiled and patted: "The effect of anesthesia fog bomb is better than expected, and these are all your masterpieces."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Fei Tu laughed unscrupulously and said, "Tell the soldiers that as long as they capture the Central Building, everyone will receive three times the reward. If anyone can capture Solomon alive, I will reward him with 500,000 Sosbian dollars at one time--"

"What should the civilians in the city do?"

The officer turned to ask: "They are in large numbers, and to enter the central area of ​​the city, they must pass through residential areas."

"Kill all the men--"

Fei Tu smiled deeper, but on his too thin face, this smile seemed even more frightening: "Like outside the city, nailed the body to the electric pole on the roadside."

"What should a woman do?" The officer subconsciously licked his lips, and the naked flame of desire burned in his eyes.

"That's your business, there's no need to ask me."

Looking at the black smoke rising from the tall buildings in the distance, Fei Tu, with a hideous expression on his face, his voice was as low as a devil: "Remember, leave Christina behind, no one is allowed to touch her. I want that bitch who thinks he is noble to know what consequences will bring if he dares to refuse me-"

The gunfire from the south of the city became increasingly fierce. Despite the heavy casualties, the mercenaries who had no way to retreat could only attack the north area of ​​Liujin City. Although the terrifying corpses were not afraid of bullets, they were slow to move from a certain distance. The mercenaries quickly discovered that dense barrage attacks were the best way to eliminate such an immortal monster. Even in the worst case, there were always a few bullets that could accurately kill the heart.

Compared with up to two thousand mercenaries, corpses do not have a numerical advantage. The fear they brought to the mercenaries during the night attack was soon replaced by anger and survival instincts. A group of firepower groups alternated with each other, smashing the immortal monsters who were trying to get close to it. Without vision, no sense of smell, short-distance biological perception and reaction hunting instincts could not play a role at all, and could only become the targets of bullet snipers in vain.

Of course, the rebels would watch their combat power be consumed, and they began to leave their nests, hide behind the corners of buildings and the wreckage, and use various weapons to counterattack the attackers.

Guided by gunfire and explosion smoke, the mercenaries scattered in the city quickly gathered around the armored trucks to form a huge attack group. While surprised by the weapons and equipment of the "Vulture Mercenary Group", they also felt instinctively fear and envy of this strange mercenary organization - all members are naturally evolved humans, and even have extremely powerful parasites. This is a manifestation of strength, a guarantee of safety and benefits.

"I have decided to join you after this battle."

Yarman, who was covered in fat and fat, picked up the multi-tube machine gun, gritted his teeth and roared loudly, aiming at the wreckage of a car across the street and pulled the trigger. The bullet with a huge impact force tore the rust-covered wreckage apart, and a shrill scream immediately came from the hidden position on the back.

Lin Xiang, who was squatting beside him, smiled slightly, and did not say anything. He placed Barrett in his hand flat and aimed at a man with a blurry figure operating a heavy machine gun in the distance. The gunshot sounded, and a dark blood flower bloomed on the man's chest, and he fell to the sky helplessly.

"Boy, I like you very much, but not your butt."

While explaining his request, Yarman was also trying hard to distinguish the meaning of the words: "It feels safe to be with you. I have never seen a powerful mercenary group as strong as you. On the battlefield, this means a chance to survive. I have discussed with my people, and in total, there are forty-seven people who can breathe, and they will all be yours in the future--"

Lin Xiang still did not answer. He hugged his waist, rushed to the back of the broken wall more than ten meters away, and continued to shoot at the target in the distance.

Yarman was stunned and hurriedly followed, avoided the stray bullet and threw himself next to him, shouting in a rough voice: "Hey, okay, say something--"
Chapter completed!