【AK】Meet at Dawn

Chapter 8 Conspiracy

It was pitch black in front of my eyes, and I couldn't see anything, only my hearing became sharp.Aslan stumbled to the ground, and the force that pushed him was relentless, without a trace of tenderness.With the sound of the door closing, everything fell silent.The ground is cold and hard, with the touch of mud and sand, and the air is filled with a damp smell, and there is a musty smell of wood.

Even though their hands and feet were bound, their eyes were blindfolded, and they were left alone in the house, it was impossible for ordinary people to know how frightened they would be.Aslan lay quietly on the ground, calming his frantically beating heart.His life and death are in the hands of these people, and he can deeply feel the hatred these people have for the new humans.

The village was destroyed, Iluka, there are two elements that can be judged.

These people were rallied out of resentment over the destruction of the village and launched the attack.But that doesn't explain their equipment and weapons, or why they have such powerful attacks.There must be other forces supporting them, although I don't know what kind of force it is.

Rescuing Iluka was just an accident. When it fell, I didn't expect to fall into the enemy's camp, let alone such a young child would go to the battlefield.All the adults around Iluka are dead, and he is the only one alive, which can be said to be lucky or unfortunate.Because of saving Iluka, these people suppressed their anger and spared his life. The hatred in their hearts was not as deep as imagined, and the importance of Iluka to them was also surprising.

Maybe he still has a chance to live.

What can be done now?

Conserve strength, break free, understand the environment, and look for opportunities to escape.

It has to be done step by step.

Aslan stretched his body and moved slowly on the ground.He quickly discovered that the room was very small by feeling his body.When his head rested against a piece of wood, the up and down friction pulled the blindfold off, and the darkness in front of him suddenly eased.

Although the hut was also very dark, there was light coming in after all, and the eyes that adapted to the darkness quickly captured the details in the room.

It was a vacant hut piled with logs. The south side was lit by water droplets. Half of the ground was wet, presumably there was water nearby.There were some sawdust scattered on the ground, and a rusty saw blade was hidden among the sawdust, revealing a slight metallic light.

The corner of Aslan's mouth twitched.There is no such thing as an unparalleled road. Only when you calm down can you notice everything around you.

Half an hour later, Aslan was free again. He walked lightly to the door and put his ear on the door.From time to time, there were footsteps passing by outside the hut, and then disappeared.The slight sound of pacing came from five or six meters away, and the creaking of the door could be heard from time to time.If the opposite side is not a house, then it is a mountain wall, because all the footsteps are from far to near and from near to far, bypassing the house where Aslan was held.

The house where the prison was held must have been an important passage in the past, and the footsteps that sounded from time to time were both hasty and solid, and there was no sense of tension.This must be the central part of their stronghold, and the only way to escape is probably to kill the guard when no one is there, change into his clothes, and get out.

It is not easy to seize this gap in time.

Aslan sat down slowly against the door.No food, no water, unfamiliar environment, reckless actions will ruin his life, all he can do now is wait.Any sound is his message, and the outside world is his opportunity.

He has to make sure nothing goes wrong.

It's easy to open the door. If you scream and make a noise, it will definitely attract the attention of the guards.But it is not known whether the guard has the key and whether he will impulsively open the door first to check.

So there is only one chance, and it must not be wasted.

Aslan took a deep breath and counted the time silently.It was about noon when I was caught, and it took about an hour to drive to the base. Although I couldn't see the road after blindfolding, the driving was basically straight, without any turns, and I could still get the general direction.

Going west or northwest after escaping, you have the opportunity to leave the enemy's stronghold as quickly as possible.

But what about after escaping?

The body moved its hands and feet, the purpose was obviously to put them to death.I don't know if it's luck or misfortune, but his body lasted ten minutes longer than Kira's, which was long enough for him to fly back to the base to escape, but he chose to protect Kira's retreat and was shot down.

His head was slightly tilted to the west. Although he couldn't see the blue sky outside, Aslan's eyes were still fixed on the far side, and the image of Kira flying far away was reproduced in his mind.He should have escaped.Yitzhak agreed to take him away, so what is Kira doing now?Have you returned to the plant or are you desperately trying to find him?

Clasping five fingers into his palm, Aslan's chest felt sore.

The more lonely and fearful the moment, the deeper the yearning.When night comes, the longing that wells up in my heart is endless.

Kira...

Miss you very much.

Miss your warmth, your eyes, your kiss.

No one wants to.

Aslan took a deep breath and closed his eyes.He wants to live, no matter what.

I don't want to see Kira's tears again.

Yitzhak brought Kira back to the National Defense Council and notified Lux ​​immediately.When Lux arrived, she was surprised to see Kira tied there with her head hanging down.

"Yizhak, what's going on?" Lux walked towards Kira quickly, showing strong dissatisfaction in her usual gentle tone.

"He's disobedient!" Yitzhak stopped Lux ​​while explaining, and lowered his voice, "Aslan's ms was shot down, and his life and death are unknown now. So..."

Lacus froze immediately.The delicate and flowery face was heavy, and she understood Yitzhak's actions.If it wasn't tied, Kira would never have come back.Kneeling down and holding Kira's shoulder, Lux's fingers trembled slightly.

Kira...are you crying?

"Kira..."

Kira raised her head slowly, her eye sockets were astonishingly red, but tears just rolled in her eye sockets, her lips were clenched tightly, and the expression of suppressing the pain was heartbreaking.

"La, Lux..." Kira leaned on Lux's shoulder, "Let me, let me go..."

Lux hugged him tenderly. "Can't."

"why?"

"I can't lose you anymore." Lux choked up, "If Carpantalia falls, the Supreme Council will have to send troops to reinforce it, and the war... will not be stopped!"

Kira shuddered. "What?"

"Although it has not been confirmed, this attack is indeed the result of the Atlantic Federation supporting the resistance organization behind the scenes." Lux lowered her head, "Plant can't sit still, but I can't allow the war to start lightly. Capantaria's The casualties made the people panic, and although I tried my best to stop it, I was still questioned."

question?Kira looked at Lux in bewilderment.

"The Speaker was attacked a few days ago." Yitzhak reached out and untied Kira, "Kira, don't forget your duty."

Kira clenched her fists.His duty is to protect Lux's safety. In times of turmoil and frequent wars in the world, only leaders who adhere to the way of peace can turn war into peace.Lux must not be in any danger, nor should the main fighters take advantage of it.

Wiping away her tears, Kira gave up her plan to go to Earth.

Although he doesn't believe in the military, it's not that he doesn't understand the importance.

He has sworn this life, if Aslan really had a chance, he would continue this relationship forever.

"I will stay," Kira stared at Lux, "I will protect you."

Lacus breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to look at Yitzhak.

"In any case, we must do our best to search, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we must not give up."

"Understood." Yitzhak replied while saying, "Although I issued this order, I don't know whether those in the military who want to fight will work hard to do so."

Lux looked at Yitzhak, who looked back at her.Waiting for an opportunity, the opportunity will not come, and those forces that are just around the corner are a terrible hidden danger after all.Hatred cannot be eliminated for a while, but because of hatred, wars cannot be created again, and more hatred can be created.

"I'll investigate." Kira gritted his teeth and said, "I will find out whoever tampered with me and Aslan's body!"

"...You mean Perrin?" Yitzhak was slightly surprised. Didn't the man escape?

Kira's five fingers dug deep into his palm, aching like a wound on his heart.He had already lost Aslan once, and now he lost it again, all thanks to these people!Why treat them like this?Why reject them so much?What did they do to deserve such persecution?

Do these people know the pain and guilt that Aslan is carrying?Don't know!

Unforgivable, do not want to forgive!

They gave everything and lost the peace they gained, and they are not allowed to be trampled and destroyed!

"Those who try to destroy everything," Lux said slowly, "we can't let them do such things anymore."

This is not an easy task, Yitzhak pursed his lips.He couldn't stay silent any longer.Aslan was transferred to the front line, encountered danger again and again, and people kept trying to kill him, what was it? !

In the silence, deafening gunshots sounded, and the chaotic footsteps and gunshots coexisted one after another.The chaotic situation made everything no longer peaceful.

attack?

sneak attack?

Aslan leaned against the door and listened carefully.The gunshots were far and near, and the guards did not leave in panic, but carefully observed the situation.Presumably the attack situation is not that critical, and the situation is not as bad as imagined.

Aslan remembered those people said that this was their base.Since it is a base, the precautions should be very strict, so how could it be attacked suddenly?

Whether it is an attack or a sneak attack, in such a small house, the chances of survival are very slim.Aslan slammed into the wooden door violently, and after a loud noise, he fell to the ground, his hair covering his eyes, and only his profile could be seen through his shoulders.

The blood on the cheek was created after cutting the finger with a saw blade.The more realistic the scene and the more complicated the situation, the easier it is for the guards to get confused and lose their normal judgment.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Aslan held his breath. In the silence, listening to the rapid drumbeat of his heart, he had never been so nervous, and even his hands and feet felt numb.

He never thought that he would also be afraid of death.

He has experienced the battlefield of life and death, he has wandered on the edge of life and death, as a soldier of ZAFT, life and death have already become consciousness.Since there is war, there will be sacrifices, and it is not uncommon to lose life in war.

But at this moment, the image of Kira flashed in Aslan's mind.

He seemed to hear Kira's mournful cry and felt heart-piercing pain.

He couldn't stand it.

I have already gotten used to Kira's smile, and after seeing Kira's blank and disappointed expression, I realized that my heart would feel pain and I couldn't bear it.

He didn't want to see Kira's crying face again.

He had to live, no matter what, and the strong desire gathered all his strength to seize this only possible opportunity.

The door opened.

The guard froze for a moment when he saw the blood on Aslan's face.

At that moment, Aslan jumped up, pointing the short, rusty saw blade at the guard's neck.This is his only weapon.If you want to threaten the opponent, as long as the opponent feels the coldness of the saw blade, it is enough to cause a sense of fear.

The guards never imagined that a bound captive could have such swift movements.Feeling the sharp and cold touch on the neck, the psychological defense immediately collapsed.

"Shut up, or I'll kill you." Aslan's deep voice was full of deterrence.

The guard nodded dumbly.He has no choice.

"What's going on with those gunshots?" For the fugitives, knowing the real situation is the most critical part, no matter how impatient they are, they can't ignore it.Aslan was very calm, although the anxiety in his heart had already turned into a raging fire, burning his reason little by little.

"No, I don't know." The guard looked puzzled.For him, the gunshots in the base were unbelievable. No one came to inform him, and no sirens sounded.This is also the fundamental reason why he did not leave his post.

Aslan slammed the guard on the back of the neck with his palm. Seeing the guard fainted on the ground, he immediately closed the door, hurriedly took off the guard's clothes, and put them on his body.

At this moment, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps approaching from a distance, heading straight for the wooden house.Clutching the guard's gun in his hand without thinking, Aslan carefully looked out through the crack of the door.The man wearing the same outfit stood in the open space outside the house. He couldn't see his face clearly, but from his back and movements, the man was obviously surprised that there were no guards around.

He turned around.Aslan immediately withdrew and retreated behind the door.As the man's footsteps approached the door of the wooden house, Aslan held his breath, stretched out his foot and pushed the guard to the door.

When the door opens, it will be blocked by the body of the guard.How would a man react?Should I turn around and call someone, or force my way in?

Either way, it gave Aslan a chance to sneak attack.

Men are the latter.When he saw the body lying on the ground, he was taken aback, and pushed the door hard without hesitation. Just as half of his body entered the door, the cold muzzle on his forehead completely stunned him.

"Don't move." Aslan lowered his voice and threatened, his hands were already ready to stun the opponent.

The man turned his head, and this time Aslan was stunned.

Perrin?

Even if he changed his clothes, even if the light was dim, he could still be sure.

Perrin raised his hand, the gun twirled in his fingers, and then hung down.

"Why...could it be you?" Aslan questioned aloud, with no intention of putting down the gun in his hand.Perrin had a hunch, though no proof, that something had been done to Kira and his mech.Not a friend, not necessarily an enemy, he didn't trust this person until he figured out the other person's intentions.

"Sure enough, you are not dead." Perrin raised his hand and pressed down Aslan's gun.This action stunned Aslan for a few seconds.His wariness towards this person... seems to be not as high as he imagined.Perhaps it was because Perrin appeared here that surprised him, or maybe it was the surprise in Perrin's tone that surprised him. In short, he had no intention of killing the other party at all, and Perrin obviously knew this very well.

Aslan didn't understand why Perrin appeared here.

Before he could ask, Perrin grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the cabin. The haste of his steps almost caused Aslan to fall.

"Perrin!"

"Run away now! They are fighting among themselves!" Perrin raised his gun and dodged behind a stone house.Aslan hastily glanced at the surrounding scene. More than a dozen three-story buildings and scattered bungalows formed the scene in front of him.village?A base with such a powerful force turned out to be such a poor place?

It's really hard to understand.

"Peran..." Aslan spit out the question in his heart, "Why are you here?"

Perrin raised his fingers in a booing motion.They noticed several men in military uniforms running and shooting, flashing past their eyes.Perrin raised his head, and Aslan looked at him puzzled.

"On the opposite side, their car is parked there." Perrin stepped out first, and Aslan was forced to follow.

"Are you familiar with this place?"

"I'm not familiar with it. I just studied the location of the garage. After all, I want to escape." Perrin replied while running.

"Why are you here?" Aslan asked again.This is really too much doubt, believe it or not, it's just a matter of a blink of an eye.

"...Why do you say?" Perrin walked up to a military vehicle and released the insurance in two or three steps.Noticing that Aslan was not following, he turned his head.Aslan stood just five paces away, watching him cautiously.

There was a fierce battle not far away, and the gunshots continued.

Aslan and Perrin looked at each other face to face, and time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

Perrin leaned against the military vehicle. "I saw you being taken away by them, so I sneaked in here."

Aslan was taken aback for a moment.

"Will you go or not?" Perrin jumped into the car.

The matter of Perrin's framing of Kira has not yet been clarified, but the genuine concern in his words has actually reached Aslan's heart.

Perrin didn't say so, but Aslan believed it.

Because this person had no reason to sneak into the enemy camp, and he didn't even take such a big risk to spy on the enemy camp. Besides, he was just a maintenance division and had not received training in special forces fighting and fighting.

Only fools would do such a thing.

It would be a lie not to be moved, but Aslan was indeed a bit dumbfounded.If you want to save him, why do you have to tamper with the body?Is not this contradictory?

In the midst of hesitation, the situation changed unexpectedly.

Three or five figures appeared in the garage, and Perrin instinctively raised his gun. After doing the same, Aslan was stunned again.

Three children, a young man and a middle-aged man.He recognized at least two.Iruka and the man who captured him.These two people can be regarded as his saviors anyway, even under such circumstances, he has no intention of attacking each other.

"Aslan!"

It was the boy and girl that Aslan did not know who called out their names.He didn't remember meeting them, much less telling them their names.

What the boy and girl said next shocked him even more.

"Save us!"

When did he take the stance of saving lives?In any case, he is an adjuster, and the opponent is a natural person, and he is in a hostile camp.

But the situation did not allow him to think too much.The men who were chasing after had aimed their guns at the five people.Of the three children, one was injured, but the other was a strong and well-trained soldier.

Aslan shot without hesitation, knocking the gun away from the man who was chasing him, then dashed over, swung his fist, kicked the caster, and knocked the three men unconscious.Seeing that the situation was not good, the other two turned around and ran away.

A few more men ran over, and Aslan's heart tightened. As soon as the gun was raised, the middle-aged man said: "It's my own, don't do it!"

The situation turned in the blink of an eye.After the men appeared, the gunfire gradually subsided.The men guarded the five people and pointed their guns at Aslan and Perrin.Aslan looked at them with raised eyebrows.

Is this the attitude towards the savior?

"Don't do anything, he saved us." The middle-aged man spoke again.The men obediently stood aside and put away their weapons.

The middle-aged man walked in front of Aslan, and his imposing demeanor made Aslan realize that his identity was unusual.The middle-aged man stretched out his hand: "I am the village chief Rachel, thank you for your help."

Aslan held his hand, the strange change of position revealed a change in the situation, and he was keenly aware that this might be an opportunity.Why these people want to attack the Capantaria frontline base, why they have such a powerful force, these things may be clear.

"Excuse me, what happened just now?"

"It's a long story, but it seems we can have a good talk." Rachel said, "Will you help us?"

"If I can turn hostility into friendship, I would be very happy." Aslan said sincerely, "As long as it can eliminate the current war, I am willing to do anything."

Rachel looked into his eyes.His green eyes were clear and calm, and he had an extraordinary bearing. Although he was in a dangerous situation and had a chance to escape, he did not escape. He tried desperately to do what he should do and what he wanted to do.

Maybe we can really talk about it.Rachel nodded.The situation has developed in a direction he didn't expect, and the fate of the user and the used can be noticed by anyone with a little brains.

Perrin got out of the military vehicle with resentment all over his face.He didn't understand why Aslan would help the enemy, and he didn't understand why the great chance of escape was so lost, but the reality was that if he didn't follow Aslan, he might die on the spot.He glanced at Aslan, full of doubts in his heart.He always thought that Aslan was a strange person, he could endure being wronged, and he remained calm when he was betrayed. He actually believed in the enemy when life and death were at stake!

Should he be said to be great, or should he be said to have no brains?

Perrin didn't know.He heaved a long sigh. Now that he had come to this point, he could only follow in the footsteps of Aslan.