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The sky was unpredictable, and it was hard to tell when the fine rain began to fall outside. The wounds on his skin started to heal in the delicate dance of the misty rain, but the scars on his heart found no remedy for their pain.
With a heart that felt empty and a body marked by scars, he stumbled through the rain and fog, lost in the haze. Suddenly, it felt as if he was transported to a familiar spring, where time seemed to reverse for a moment, yet his thoughts raced far away.
He and she embraced tightly; his fingers brushed through her hair. Her gentle demeanor, each smile and frown, was etched clearly in his mind. The world had changed, and everything felt like a distant memory. Tears welled up before words could escape his lips—were they tears or rain? The cold droplets traced intricate lines down his face.
In the military camp, there were temporary spots for soldiers to relax and unwind, places that could also be called outlets for venting frustrations. Without specific missions, soldiers could come here with their identification and receive a glass of whiskey and coke.
The rain mist resembled a graceful maiden, silently observing him as he staggered through the fog.
Xiao Qiang was drawn in by the sounds of laughter piercing through the rain. It was his first time at the Soldier's Home Club.
Inside the club, he leaned against the bar where three people stood—one woman and two men.
Encouraged by the two men, the woman tilted her head back and downed her drink in one go. Shaking her empty glass, she laughed heartily, "K, it's your turn now."
Suddenly, a loud crash echoed as a seemingly drunk man burst into the club. The noise captured everyone's attention, including that of the woman and two men leaning on the bar.
"Hey goddess, he's here for you," K chuckled as he raised his glass to his lips for a sip, watching Xiao Qiang as if he were an amusing spectacle.
Xiao Qiang noticed L Captain (Li Hang), Wen Kai, and Lin Yu all staring at him intently.
"What are you looking at? Just some stranger; what's so interesting?" he snapped as he walked straight to the bar. "I'll have a whiskey."
L Captain signaled for the bartender to serve him a glass of water instead.
"Wildfire, I still have an old score to settle with you. I order you to return to Campsite immediately." Xiao Qiang knew what L Captain meant by old score—it referred to when he had sneaked away during training.
"Okay, I accept my punishment. But before you penalize me, I need to tell you something."
Xiao Qiang didn't know whether the cup contained wine or water. He raised it to his lips and took a gulp. After swallowing, he paused for a moment before spitting everything out.
L Captain saw his face turn pale and knew trouble was brewing. He quickly shouted, "I order you to return to Campsite now!"
Xiao Qiang raised his hand, a half-smile on his face as he looked at L Captain. He gently pushed aside the finger pointing at him and said, "Commander, please don't point at me like that." Then he shifted his gaze to the indifferent Lin Yu and asked, "Goddess, do you remember our vow?"
K clenched his fists beside them.
The Goddess of Number 22 quietly grabbed K's arm. "K, let's go," she said, avoiding Xiao Qiang's piercing gaze. As she passed by him, Xiao Qiang suddenly grabbed her arm.
The Goddess froze. "You..." In front of so many people, she had to maintain her composure, but something around her neck caught Xiao Qiang's attention.
Wasn't that my Chain? How could it be around her neck? Doubt crept in as he slowly loosened his grip and glanced at K's face. "Wen Kai, you..."
"You've got the wrong person." If it weren't for Number 22 stopping him, K's fist would have already landed on this reckless rookie who had failed against Wildfire.
L Captain's orders were absolute, and Xiao Qiang couldn't escalate the situation further. He watched helplessly as the Goddess walked away with Wen Kai.
Having sneaked out during training, Xiao Qiang had to return to the camp to face punishment.
Once the Goddess of Number 22 and K were out of Xiao Qiang's sight, she nervously released her grip and sighed, gazing up at the endless rain mist. "I was foolish. He has appeared in my dreams countless times. That incident in the shower room felt strange; he offended me but couldn't provoke my limits..."
"Yeah, I understand."
"K, you won't understand." The Goddess of Number 22 tugged at her collar and fiddled with the Chain. "They told me this is his."
"Legend has it that it's your fiancé's."
"Well, they gave me this Chain and told me a tragic story. My fiancé was killed by a Mimic Alien. I want revenge... I've been training day and night, but I'm still lost. Revenge is my goal, but what comes after that?"
"Alright, it's raining heavily. I'll take you back."
"You and L can step back; I can't. I choose to stay, and it's for him."
"Mm." K wrapped his arm around the goddess's shoulders as they walked together into the misty rain. He could feel her trembling. "Do you want to know what really happened, or are you curious if that guy from earlier is in the memories that were erased?"
"Yes."
"Our memories are all gone. That guy just called me Wen Kai, which puzzled me too. However, retrieving our memory data might be difficult. No one is allowed to access memory data before retirement."
The goddess bit her lip tightly, remaining silent. Despite being so close to K, she felt no warmth. The moment she brushed past that man who had offended her, she sensed a warmth quietly blossoming from within her heart.
The mist continued to swirl dramatically in an eerie dance. In front of the goddess's dormitory, an elder stood waiting.
"Master."
Seeing the goddess with K, the elder sighed in relief. "I was wondering why you hadn't returned. Did you go to the club?"
K nodded apologetically. "Yes, Master has been waiting here for a long time."
"It hasn't been long. Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
"No, you have matters to attend to. I'll take my leave." K stepped away from the goddess and her master, once again merging into the cold, misty space.
"Master, wait for me; I have something to discuss."
"Yes."
"What about?"
"I sensed a strange message."
"Mm, go on." The goddess entered the room and activated a button. A wall moved aside with a whoosh, revealing a dark chamber where a three-dimensional sensing device resembling an interactive map was set up.
The old man, named Jack, was from the USA and possessed extraordinary perception abilities. He was also a prominent figure in the Cosmic War. However, during a fierce battle with aliens, he was injured and could no longer accurately determine the specific location of enemies.
In the Cosmic War, Goddess No. 22 was captured by aliens during close combat. They dripped a drop of blood into her eye socket, seemingly intending to use her for experiments.
She managed to escape and thwart their plans. Since then, the goddess could always sense strange messages coming from outside herself. These messages resembled radio waves; when they were strong, it coincided with the most intense alien invasions, and when weak, the aliens would quietly conceal themselves.
Upon learning this, the old man was overjoyed. He discreetly found the goddess and informed her that the drop of alien blood had actually linked her consciousness with that of the aliens. They intended to use her to perceive human armed forces and the history of human civilization but ended up failing miserably as she utilized this energy to eliminate them.
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