The pale moon flows in the dark clouds, and the hazy moonlight covers the ruins of this Sioux City garden, like a thin layer of frost, and the world is filled with the eternal emptiness and indifference.

Being in it,

It’s easy to lose yourself,

He even imagined that he was a sculpture that had gone through many vicissitudes of life along with these ruins.

In a dilapidated pavilion that can barely accommodate people, under the hazy moonlight, it is surrounded by countless rockery dead trees that are half buried in the yellow sand. In the darkness that the moonlight cannot reach, there are no insects and birds, only a dead silence and desolation.

Oh, it's not like there's no sound at all.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound of footsteps in the darkness.

Empress Dorothy Alita bent slightly and walked out from behind the rockery behind the pavilion?

There was a faint blush on her face and neck that was covered by black gauze, and she looked completely different from her usual cold and indifferent appearance.

Higashinohara, who was lying on his side on the cleared part of the pavilion ground, moved his ears slightly, but still fell asleep with his eyes closed. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of his black hair that was blown by the night breeze.

The black robe was soaked by rain and sea water and naturally fell down, making it look a little loose.

Even so, the black robe behind the woman still showed a beautiful and graceful outline when she bent over.

Maybe not many people in this world would think of it.

The woman who was always as cold and indifferent as the blue sky also had such a side, but except for Higashinohara, no one could see this side in the ruins of this huge garden.

"I know you're not asleep."

Higashinohara, who was sleeping with his back to the other party, suddenly heard the empress Dorothy Alita's voice, which was neither soft nor serious, and couldn't help scratching his nose in embarrassment.

He sat up holding on to the cold floor tiles and glanced at the returning empress Dorothy Alita, "I thought you were going to leave me alone and leave here."

Empress Dorothy Alita recalled her cautious appearance when she just got up at night, and her slightly red neck under the black gauze couldn't help but become a little more rosy. She turned her head away from Higashinohara and said coldly:

"If I abandon you at this time, I will not come to White Swan Harbor to save you."

Higashinohara was slightly startled when he heard this.

Although he had experienced the warmth of friendship and family when he came to this strange world, when it came to fighting the enemy, he had always been wearing a thick mask and fighting alone to escape death.

I have never had a trustworthy partner to fight alongside.

Thinking back on it now,

His heart couldn't help but feel warm.

So he said seriously,

"Thank you for coming to save me."

Hearing that Higashinohara was so serious, Empress Dorothy Alita was at a loss for a moment.

Immediately, she tilted her head and looked down at her feet. Her originally cold voice gradually softened and said:

"No need to thank me, I said you are mine, I will naturally save you."

Hearing the other party "bringing up old things again", a wry smile suddenly appeared on Higashinohara's face.

This cold-looking woman is really arrogant to the core and will never compromise with her words.

Hmm. It doesn’t seem to be the case.

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he couldn't help but think of all the absurdities during the "tit-for-tat" night, and his face suddenly looked up at Dorothy Alita with a strange expression.

Dorothy Alita noticed Higashinohara's gaze, and she immediately stopped talking after saying that sentence. She suddenly felt some strange emotions in her heart in this lonely night.

For a moment, the only sound left in the quiet air was the whine of the night wind blowing through the ruins of the garden.

at this moment,

It seems just like that time.

At this time,

Suddenly there was a cooing sound in the air.

Like some kind of signal,

Another "Cuckoo" followed immediately.

Higashinohara immediately breathed a sigh of relief, ending this sudden strange atmosphere.

In order to prevent the topic from leading in that direction again, he did not argue with this arrogant woman about who said "Cuckoo" first and who came last.

People are like iron rice and steel.

Just pretend that your stomach is growling.

Thinking of this,

Higashinohara couldn't help but feel helpless.

This time is different from the hell world after entering the border gate twice before.

Not to mention that he left both times well prepared and with sufficient supplies.

This time, at the end of the road, the empress hugged him and fell into it together. Naturally, it was impossible for the two of them to carry any food with them.

Empress Dorothy Alita also seems to be aware of this serious survival problem.

Thinking of what Higashinohara said just now after waking up from a coma and seeing the world for the first time, she couldn't help but said with a slight movement in her heart:

"Have you been to this hell world before?"

"That's right." Higashinohara admitted frankly.

The other party blocked everything in order to save him, and even lost the bet. If the Second Judgment Commander Puso Wiseman deliberately revealed his true identity for revenge, the Empress would be involved with him, the person who repeatedly killed the Cholera Judgment Commander.

Together, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a place in that world in the future.

At this point, there was no need for Higashinohara to hide anything from her.

But he seemed to know what the empress wanted to ask. He smiled bitterly, shook his head and said:

"As you can see, this place is desolate and there is nothing to satisfy our hunger."

Dorothy Alita paused slightly.

She was born in the Nine Clan of Zhengtian Ren since she was a child. Although she was not favored because of her mixed-race origin, she never thought that one day she would fall into the most primitive human predicament of hunger.

After pondering for a moment,

Raising her head inadvertently, Dorothy Alita found that Higashinohara had a wry smile on his face.

But they don't seem to be worried that they will starve to death in the next period of time.

"Is there anything you can do?" she couldn't help but ask.

"I have no choice, but didn't you just say that?" Higashinohara said with a smile, "If you bear with it a little longer, someone will send us supplies soon."

"Who would." Dorothy Alita stopped talking midway through her words.

Obviously, she also realized the implication of Higashinohara's words.

When she first arrived in this world in the evening, she told Higashinohara not to be too optimistic. The fourth-level purple border gate had a fatal attraction for the Nine Celestial Beings, and all forces would soon organize manpower to chase after it.

At that time, she thought the young man didn't listen.

Unexpectedly, the other party still "listened to it", but only from this tricky and unique perspective.

For a moment, she was speechless.

This young man, who was seriously injured and had no hope of recovery in the short term, no longer looked "optimistic" enough to describe him.

But it's a little too optimistic.

"What are you thinking about?" Higashinohara saw that the other party was deep in thought and was silent, so he couldn't help but ask.

Empress Dorothy Alita turned her head and glanced at the handsome young man's face after Higashinohara took off his mask under the hazy moonlight, which was as gentle and moist as a piece of beautiful jade.

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, hesitated for a moment and then asked:

"How old are you this year."

"Age?" Higashinohara asked subconsciously.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward again.

Even through the black veil, Higashinohara could detect the slightly embarrassed gaze of the other party.

He habitually made a dirty joke that he often made with his friends in his previous life.

But how come you understood it instantly?

Higashinohara realized that the arrogant woman in front of him was not easy to joke with.

Now that he is seriously injured, he will not be a match for this woman "in a short period of time".

If you really piss the opponent off and lose the huge agility bonus of White Swan Harbor, you may not be able to run away.

Bow your head and answer seriously and honestly:

"eighteen."
To be continued...