【Shining】Fallen

Chapter 29 29 Son of God and Son of Man

The wind roared, and the distant roar came like a tsunami.

The whole street was burning, and the greasy smell and thick smoke spread at an extremely fast speed. People around them kept falling down. They died one by one before the wild beasts attacked. into great pain.

Enkidu didn't let go of the knife in his hand, even though there was no living person around, black smoke was billowing, and a wild beast would come rushing from the corner at any moment, and one paw could knock off half of the head.

His body was full of wounds, and his whole body was dripping with blood as if crawling out of a sea of ​​blood. The inhaled toxin began to spread from his lungs, and his internal organs seemed to be smashed into pieces, which was so painful that he almost couldn't stand still.

He closed his eyes and stood quietly for a moment, panting for a while, every breath was like the last, his throat was so hot that it hurt his lungs, suddenly, he heard the cry of a child.

A boy rushed out from a dark street corner, his hands and feet were so thin that they seemed to be cut off immediately, the mutant beast attacked with a huge mouth, Enkidu hooked the boy's collar, swung the beast's body away with a knife, and a lot of blood spurted out. It splashed all over his body and face, and before he could avoid it in time, his body shook and he stabilized immediately.

The child stared blankly at Enkidu as if he hadn't recovered from his fear.

"Go and hide," Enkidu said, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"I..." The child took a step back in fright, and immediately stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, his eyes were wide open, his eyeballs were bloodshot, and tears welled up in his eyes, "Don't...I don't want to, everyone is dead... ...coughing and coughing...like all the blood was coughed up...then they all turned black and died..."

He choked up and could hardly make a sound, "You...will you die too...will I be the only one left alive?"

Enkidu paused, staring at the child with those eyes that were extremely calm and unwavering at all times.His face was stained with blood and dust, his porcelain-like skin was covered with wounds and black spots, his clothes were tattered, and the bloodstains were ferocious, embarrassing and terrifying.

Then he smiled slowly, like an epiphyllum blooming under the moonlight, fleeting.

"It's a good thing to be alive," he said jerky and slowly, as if learning to speak for the first time, "I used to... think that life and death are the same. People throw candy and bread at me... give me a hug, Kiss me... send me flowers."

He heard people's laughter and heard people's cries.

"I didn't do anything, but they still gave me kindness."

He hid the boy in the house, touched the top of his head, and smiled like a real person.

"Go on, it's a good thing to live."

He closed the door and moved on.

The only swaying creature nearby was the huge white wolf, so conspicuous and huge in the bright fire and quiet darkness, it was like a moving mountain of meat, with three heads, one of which was deformed The earth shrank in the carrion, and the human beings looked small and vulnerable under its burly body. Compared with its figure, Enkidu's long knife was like an embroidery needle.

The giant wolf was chewing something, the blood mixed with saliva flowed down, the pieces of meat and bones were easily swallowed whole, the nose was blowing air, it seemed to be looking for something, and it was frantic and violent, its front paws kept pawing the ground, as long as it When it finds its prey, it swallows even a corpse mixed with bricks.Someone kept uttering the last scream in its mouth, like a soft match being chewed and swallowed.

"Aw...! Aww!!" It let out a long wolf howl, showing where the enemy was.

Enkidu changed his weapon. The long knife could no longer withstand the next blow. He picked up a small knife from the ruins, which was very sharp.

He wanted to continue walking forward, but at this moment his body felt a huge pain, and he almost fell to the ground immediately. The sweat quickly soaked his clothes, sticking to the flesh and blood, and he began to cough violently, constantly, The blood clots and internal organs that had begun to dissolve fell into the palm of his hand, and his palms were covered with black patches. His eyes felt dizzy, and something hot flowed out of his ears. He touched the blood on his hands.

"You're about to die."

He heard someone talking behind him, that bright and arrogant tone of self that was enough to light up the entire darkness.

"Since we are going to die, why don't we give up, at least we can get a moment of peace before we die."

Gilgamesh stood beside him, his clothes neat and his shoes clean and spotless.

He crossed his arms and said condescendingly, without ridicule or sarcasm, but simply told him a simple fact that everyone knew.

Perhaps in his view, this is his rare kindness.The self-centered tyrant has the power to advise others without malice.

But Enkidu actually wanted to laugh a little.

It's great to see you at the end.Thinking of this, he vomited another mouthful of blood, curled up on the ground and trembled.

Gilgamesh quietly looked at the frenzied giant white wolf. The beast was howling crazily, making an unbelievable howling sound, and hitting the building with its huge body, causing dust covering the sky and shaking the ground.

"You are struggling in vain." Gilgamesh said, with a calm expression, "Tianji can't bear the narrow space anymore... A government that has relied on eliminating minorities to stabilize power since its establishment cannot tolerate the existence of people under its nose. 800 million aliens."

The world will be destroyed in only fifty days. Why not get rid of the hundreds of years of unsightly residue before it is destroyed?

Gilgamesh didn't seem to see Enkidu's pain, and only narrated it himself.

"If you kill that thing now, you won't be able to save anyone. Tianji released a plague... No, that can't even be called a plague, it's just a virus that Bian Yue and Tianji have already defeated."

Citizens of this planet have been continuously vaccinated against viruses since they were born. However, in this isolated island that has been isolated for too long, a simple virus that was eliminated a hundred years ago is enough to wipe out most of the living creatures within three days. people.

The rest of the original citizens who were driven here will be killed by the mutant beasts.

"You see, even if you kill all the mutated beasts now, Zaza still cannot escape perishment—before the world is destroyed, this place will disappear from the world first." He shifted his gaze to Enkidu, "Everyone will Ushering in death, including most of the Bianyue people, only 300 million Tianji citizens can survive."

Enkidu gasped in pain, a blood clot choked his throat.

"You can still live for more than ten minutes. Why don't you quietly look back at your life at the end of your life and usher in the end? Struggle will make you painful, and resistance will make you despair."

And Enkidu was speechless.

Gilgamesh looked away.

This man is going to die, he thought in his heart, and at the same time felt his heart sinking slowly, as if it were tied with a heavy stone.After that, there will be no more this man in the world, and he will never see him again.

Just like the previous dozens of walks, they stayed in a quiet, dark night, talking freely.In this hell full of gunpowder smoke, flames, the stench of dead bodies, and endless death, Gilgamesh suddenly came to talk about sex.

He had to say something, or he didn't know what he would say.

He said that when he went to the narrow room, he managed to find some fun.Even if the narrow space is destroyed, he will occasionally think of it after leaving this planet.

He said he guessed why his shields had failed and someone wanted to murder him and take his place of supremacy.

He said that the man isolated him, completely sealed the narrow room, ordered the killer of the wooden pen and the manager of Strelitzia to monitor him, and after the failure of the assassination mission to Enkidu, he released a huge mutant beast, trying to take advantage of his loss of protection. The hood and most of the weapons will kill him outright here.

He said that this white wolf is a toy made by Tianji a few years ago. It was originally placed in the Colosseum. Its fur is so thick that even a beam gun can hardly pierce it. It has a huge body and is very flexible at the same time. Its attack power can be compared with that of Enki. all compared.

He said that he would go back to heaven and execute that man.Such an outrageous sinner must die a miserable death.

He said he didn't think the bones of the Wailing Beast were ugly...

Then he saw Enkidu stand up.

That man——was covered in blood all over his body, with black markings almost covering his entire body. Large and small wounds festered with the spread of the virus. He couldn't even stand upright. Like falling down.

But he didn't fall down in the end, and stood up straight, holding the knife, as if a thousand troops could not resist his blow.

He asked Gilgamesh, "Will that giant wolf attack you?"

Gilgamesh felt the absurdity and was almost irritated by him.

"What are you doing!"

He saw the blood from Enkidu's ear meandering into the collarbone, the collar was completely soaked in clotted blood, and the beautiful face that was not human looked at him quietly.

And for the first time in his life, he really felt the anger.

"You're about to die!" he shouted angrily, with anger boiling in his veins, "You should just wait to die, what does that beast do has nothing to do with you! Even if it wants to attack, do you still want to protect me? Just rely on you?!"

Why don't you wait quietly to die!

He was almost really about to question, but Enkidu looked at him, as if he heard the questioning in his heart, and answered him.

"Because I haven't given up...I want to save them. I want to save you."

Gilgamesh almost sneered at his overreaching!

Enkidu gazed at him almost tenderly.

"It's more meaningful for you to live than me." He said softly, the corrosion of the virus had invaded the trachea, and he found it difficult to breathe, "So, I want to protect you."

Yes, Enkidu thought, Gilgamesh's life was more important than Enkidu's.

This importance is not the status or rights in this world, but the quality of life.

Empathy is out of the question - empathy would be poison to kill.Enkidu, like all the narrow dwellers, killed his own empathy first in order not to be killed by empathy.

However, Gilgamesh is different. There seems to be another law in him. He is like a tyrant living in the clouds. The distance is too far away, and his behavior is often cruel, but he knows what is right and what is common sense. The world he sees It is vast and boundless, and its behavior is different from anyone in the narrow space.His empathy is not without, nor is his tenderness, he just gives it to those he approves of.

The days spent with Gilgamesh, talking with him, knowing everything about this planet... By feeling Gilgamesh, you can feel all the emotions that humans should have...

His dead heart seemed to come alive and be infused with soul.

He looked at Gilgamesh - the color of this man's body was too eye-catching, seeing him was like seeing a huge scorching sun burning wantonly in front of his eyes, and once he got close, there might not even be ashes left.

But, it was so beautiful, just like the half-set golden sun he saw in the eyes of his dead sister back then.

"I would trade my life for you," he said, smiling at him.

Gilgamesh couldn't believe it, something—something completely out of his control churned in his chest—

He was angry—

Why... why is he, Enkidu!

The whole planet, the whole world...all begging him for Gilgamesh's mercy, begging him to look over them!

Enkidu is nothing but a body of flesh and blood, and he, Gilgamesh, is a man-made god!How dare a mere human come to protect him!

He actually put Gilgamesh on an equal footing with him!

Gilgamesh was furious.

Then he froze in place.

Enkidu gently grabbed his shoulder and kissed him.

"This is the first kiss I ever got," he said, "and now I'm passing it on to you."

That kiss, Shamut's hug, the bouquet he was given...all of this made Enki a human being.

And the Gilgamesh in front of him is the former Enkidu.

Everyone regards him as a god, aloof and alone.

"I can't make you human," said Enkidu, "but you have a kiss now... you will have more things by and by."

He let him go, and smiled one last time before leaving.

That white face was covered with ugly black lines and blood, only that smile was truly full of tenderness.