Burning Christmas Eve
Christmas was approaching day by day. Although the snow was so thick that even the gate of the port could not be opened, Black Swan Harbor was getting warmer and warmer. The indoor temperature reached an unprecedented 28 degrees Celsius. As Christmas was approaching, the doctor had provided the boiler room with an extra two tons of fuel and made sure it was as warm as spring so that the girls could wear beautiful dresses and dance.
Other than the party members, all the people in Black Swan Harbor were Orthodox believers. Every Christmas, there would be a lively celebration, with men and women singing and dancing. The doctor would also give the children a Christmas tree full of gifts, and each child would get a new set of clothes. It was only around Christmas that the children in Black Swan Harbor could dress up in festive attire, wear leather hats, and eat popcorn and ice cream like the children living in Moscow described in the book. The doctor announced to everyone through the radio that Major Bundarev from Moscow was trying to help Black Swan Harbor solve the problem of winter supplies. The supplies would not be a problem soon. Since supplies were no longer a problem, there was no need to save. The doctor generously gave the officers liquor and cigarettes, gave the nurses perfume and stockings, and provided beef with potatoes for dinner every day. The nurses had cut flowers with colored paper and pasted them on the wall of the passage. They had also decorated a huge Christmas tree with colorful lights. It stood in the golden hall with the portrait of Lenin. The treetops were level with the roof, and the children could climb under the tree.
"Did you hear that Major Bondarev is sending us back to Moscow in batches to attend high school?”Sergei said in a low voice during dinner.
"Where did you hear that from?" Yakov stopped eating.
"I heard the head nurse tell the nurses that there are no teachers here who can teach high school courses. It's time to send us back to Moscow to attend high school.”
"Did you hear wrongly?"
"It's true. The head nurse specifically said that there are only four people here who are old enough to go to high school. You, me, Khorjina, and Anton.”Sergei said," They said that the first batch would be the four of us.”
"If only the four of us could go to the same school.”Yakov stole a glance at Khorjina, who was sitting opposite him." It's so exciting to study in a high school in Moscow!”
"What you're trying to say is that it'd be great if you could go to the same school as Khorjinna, right?”Sergei grinned." It has nothing to do with me and Anton.”
"I didn't say that. You're just imagining things. We're good friends, so we naturally have to go to the same high school.”Yakov blushed.
"I'm not going to fight you for Khorina anyway, I'm not as tall as Khorina. Sergei whispered," How can there be no pretty girls in Moscow high schools? I went to a high school in Moscow to look for pretty girls. But you have to be careful, Yakov. If Khorjinna goes to Moscow, there will be many people chasing after her. There are many boys more handsome than you.
"I didn't say anything about Khorina! I said we are all good friends!”Yakov emphasized, but everyone could tell that he didn't mean it.
"I don't want to go to school in Moscow yet…I don't have any relatives in Moscow, and Moscow is so far away.”Anton said gloomily.
"Don't be silly. It's a rare opportunity to go to school in Moscow!，，Sergei said," I heard that the food ration in Moscow is much more than other places. In the future, you can work in big institutions. Muscovites have small sleeping cars and holiday villas, and you can also buy foreign goods.
" I think this place is good..." Anton licked the beef juice in his mouth and stared at the white thin figure at the end of the table. The girl's platinum hair had grown long and hung down to cover half of her face.
Renata finished the last potato, got up, picked up the stainless steel plate, and walked to the sideboard. Anton and Sergei followed her back.
"Anton, are you interested in paper dolls?”Sergei chuckled." Her breasts haven't even grown!”
Although he said that, Sergei was a little tempted by the skinny back. In his opinion, Renata was still far from Khorginna, but recently the unremarkable paper doll seemed to have suddenly become more beautiful. Her pale skin was moist and her eyes were lively. Although she was still thin, her calves were slender and her ankles were only as thick as a fist. Her lines were actually quite moving, like a willow tree that was sprouting, making people want to climb up for no reason.
"Girls will develop. Renata will be prettier than Khorjinna in the future.”Anton whispered. Khorjinna suddenly got up, glanced at Anton, cleared her plate and left.
"Hahahaha, Khorjina's ears are the best. You said the wrong thing!”Sergei chuckled.
Renata put the clean plates back into the sideboard, then used her body as a cover to remove the small wrench at the bottom of the sideboard and stuffed it into her sleeve.
The blizzard was howling outside. Renata carried Zorro and crawled quietly through the ventilation duct. Her thin body, which had yet to develop, could just crawl through the pipes that were less than 40 centimeters in diameter. For convenience, she only wore small underwear. This way, even if she got dirty, she could just wipe her body with snow and the nurses would not notice. The warm wind flowed in the pipe, but it was not very cold.
"Those pipes are used to deliver warmth to various areas. You can use them to reach the restricted area.”Zero's instructions were very detailed. He had drawn a piping diagram for Renata in the snow." To leave this place, we need food, transportation, and weapons... heavy weapons.”
Renata stopped in front of the 58th vent, unscrewed the screw with the small wrench she had stolen during dinner, carefully removed the filter, and threw the broken mat she had brought down.
There are many pipes there. You can step on the pipes and go down step by step.
However, the top pipe was very hot and needed to be covered with something to keep it insulated. Zero instructed.
Renata went down to the ground, crouched down, and ran to the junk pile. She turned over a large cardboard box and put it on her head. A few minutes later, she heard the heavy sound of military boots. Guards carrying Bobossa submachine guns opened the door of the warehouse and shone their bright flashlights around. They did not see any suspicious targets, so they closed the door and left.
"The patrol of the warehouse is once every 15 minutes, with three soldiers in a group. They only have a cursory look. With your size, you'll be safe as long as you use a large cardboard box to hold yourself. There are many large cardboard boxes there.”
Renata crawled out of the box like a little wild cat looking for food. She wasn't very nervous. This wasn't the first time she had gone out along the ventilation duct for " homework." She felt like she was very familiar with it. At first, she would tremble in fear, but gradually, she became familiar with the " rules of the game." This game was easy to play. Zero's words were the rules of the game. As long as one followed his instructions, it would be absolutely safe. She used the small fluorescent alarm clock on her bedside to illuminate the room and found the box that Zero wanted in the deepest part of the warehouse. The wooden box was as tall as Renata, but it had decayed over time. When Renata used a wrench to screw the screw, the wooden board made a terrifying friction sound.
The sound of military boots outside the door suddenly stopped, and Renata curled up in fear.
"Damned rat!" the guard mumbled. Then, there was the sound of flint rubbing. He lit a cigarette and continued patrolling.
Renata continued her homework, as diligent as a little mouse. All the screws had been removed, and in the wooden box was a Deska 1938 anti-aircraft machine gun. The 12.7mm caliber made it look like a small cannon. The nearly two-meter-long gun barrel was layered with heat dissipation fins, which showed how hot it was when it was fired. If it did not dissipate heat, the gun barrel would soften.
"Deska 1938, maximum range 5.4 kilometers, combat firing rate 125 rounds per minute, that's the most powerful weapon we can get our hands on. That gun was decades old, but the oil seal was very good, so it should be fine. The people here no longer remembered that gun. If you took it away, no one would notice. If you remembered, you had to take the bullet box away too.”
Renata pushed the 180-kilogram metal object through the empty warehouse. If it weren't for the fact that the wheel mount of the gun was well-oiled, she wouldn't have been able to move it even a centimeter. She walked through the long cargo passage and found the small compartment that Zero had mentioned near the dog pen. She pushed Dushka 1938 in, closed the door, and then quietly opened the small door at the end of the passage."Hey, good night."
The alert sled dogs did not bark but whined softly. Renata reached out her hand to the dog cage, and the sled dogs licked her hand meekly. A few days ago, these sled dogs became friends with Renata. Following Zero's instructions, Renata sprinkled a colorless and transparent liquid on the meat and threw it to the sled dogs.
"It's a hallucinogen that works on dogs. That thing would not hurt them, but it would make them feel that you were a close friend, and they would be more loyal to you than to their master. We need a means of transportation, and the only means of transportation here is a dog sled.”
Before the guards returned to the warehouse, Renata went back into the ventilation duct. She yawned and returned the way she came. Tonight's homework was over, so she could have a good sleep.
"Well done, my little princess.”In Room Zero, on the cast-iron recliner, the boy in the straitjacket opened his eyes.
"My people, will you welcome my return with a wreath of white bones?”
On Christmas Eve in 1991, the snowstorm arrived as promised. There was no light in the sky, and the whirlwind rolled the snow dust into a white dragon and rushed into the sky. The main entrance of Black Swan Harbor was closed, and all the doors and windows were nailed with wooden planks to prevent the snowstorm from affecting the atmosphere of the Christmas party.
Girls were chasing and playing in the corridor, boys were shouting their names outside the building, and Renata could see half-naked girls running past the door with dresses covering their chests. Their skin was as white as milk, and their young bodies were beautiful. The girls chased the boys out of the floor because they needed to change their clothes and put on makeup. The doctor asked the head nurse to open the trunks in the warehouse and take out all the beautiful clothes for the girls to choose from. There were some clothes that Renata had never seen before. There were black evening dresses, sundresses that were dyed like flowers, translucent dresses with white lace, and high heels and stockings that only adults would wear. The doctor smiled and said that since girls would grow up one day, it was better to wear high heels and walk around.
"Khorina, who are you trying to charm? Is it Yakov or Sergei?" Julova screamed after Khorjinna.
"If I were a boy, I would like you too!”
"Who put a thick cushion in their underwear? Who was learning how to perm their hair? It's our Julova, Julova!”Khorjinna laughed as she dodged.
They were only wearing underwear and stockings. Because they were not used to heels, they ran unsteadily. The boy downstairs heard their words and whistled teasingly.
Renata held Zorro in her arms, her new clothes hanging by the bed. She had done everything that Zero told her to do. Tonight was the day she left Black Swan Harbor. She only wanted to take these two things with her. She did not have a girlish figure like Khorkina or Julova, and there were not many clothes that suited her. Her new clothes were a white shirt with embroidered edges, a short, camel-colored woolen skirt with fur edges, a leather tube hat, and camel-colored fur boots. Although it was not as gorgeous as Zhulova and Khorina's dresses, it was still the most beautiful dress she had ever worn. She decided to wear this beautiful dress when she went to see her parents. Their daughter, whom she had not seen for many years, would suddenly appear so beautifully. They would definitely be surprised.
"Zorro, be brave. We're going to find Mom and Dad tonight.”She kissed the bear heavily on the head.
"Little girls, quickly put on your clothes and open the door! I still have to give you a lesson before the party starts, so that you won't mess around!”the head nurse shouted loudly from outside the building.
There were already many military officers and nurses gathered in front of the building. The military officers had changed into woolen military uniforms, while the nurses had put on woolen skirts and knee-high boots. They even had light makeup on.
Renata looked at the end of the corridor after changing her clothes. Room Zero was closed as usual, and no sound could be heard.
"Humans are really a race that is easily bewitched by material pleasures.”Bondarev sat by the fireplace and loaded the steel core bullets into the magazine." You only provided them with extra fuel to keep them warm. You gave the men cigarettes and alcohol, the women stockings and perfume, and the children new clothes, and they completely relaxed their vigilance and did not realize that danger was approaching.”
"Yes, humans are like this, stupid and fragile. They only need a little material to be satisfied. The men and women in the port were looking forward to the Christmas Eve ball. The soldiers were looking forward to pushing the female nurse onto the bed after the ball, and the boys were looking forward to confessing to the girl they liked. Weak things had no right to live in this world. The doctor stood in front of the mirror, buttoned up his shirt, and put on the cufflinks with a sickle and hammer pattern." But it will be different soon. After being strengthened by the dragon genes, a new human will be born, and all the bad habits of human beings will be eradicated!
"The vacuum bomb will be detonated at midnight. To avoid being affected by the shockwave, we have to leave Black Swan Harbor at least ten kilometers. Therefore, they had to leave before 23:00.”Bondarev glanced at his watch. It was 19:50, and the Christmas party was about to start in ten minutes. You should get ready to give a speech.
"Is the Vladimir ready?”The doctor checked his watch and put on his military jacket.
"There are no problems. The nuclear reactor and gas turbine have been turned on at full power. We'll set sail as soon as we board. However, the blizzard was more violent than expected. The visibility was only 50 meters. It was unknown if the sled dogs could find the Vladimir.”
"Believe in the sled dogs. They are elves of the Arctic.”The doctor hung the three medals of the Leninist, Red Flag, and October Revolution on his chest." Starting at 21 o'clock, the ventilation duct will send warm air mixed with hallucinogen to each area. As the amount of hallucinogen increases, everyone will have more and more fun. They won't notice we've left, they'll be completely immersed in the joy of Christmas Eve.”
"If there really is a god in this world, we will definitely go to hell, right?”Bondarev whispered.
"God never punishes evil deeds. Otherwise, I wouldn't have lived to this age.”the doctor said lightly. He turned around and pushed open the door. Warm air and music filled the air. Gold foil fragments flew all over the sky, and the golden hall was brightly lit.
The soldiers were playing the concertinas, and the young girls were singing and dancing. The children made wishes around the huge Christmas tree and tiptoed to reach the gifts on it. The smell of beef soup, baked cookies, and women's perfume filled the air. The doctor's appearance caused a wave of applause. The doctor raised his hands to greet everyone.
"My dear friends, today is Christmas, an important day in Black Swan Harbor. Our friend from Moscow, Major Bondarev, has confirmed to me that our research has been highly praised by our superiors! Soon, we will be able to go home in batches to visit our relatives. Everyone here will be rewarded. You will have military medals and can go to the Caspian Sea for a holiday. You are the country's meritorious service! Sing and dance! On this beautiful night!"
Renata stood behind the Christmas tree and watched everyone cheer. The soldiers and nurses hugged and kissed each other excitedly. It was everyone's wish to go home to visit their relatives. The doctor's promise was too exciting. However, Renata did not believe what the doctor said. Every word the doctor said tonight sounded like the hissing of a poisonous snake to her. It was creepy.
After the doctor clinked glasses with everyone, he returned to the office to continue working. The Golden Hall was getting more and more lively, and the temperature in the room was getting higher and higher. The young people were dancing the sailor dance, and it was so hot that they took off their military uniforms and threw them aside. The nurses also took off their coats, revealing the white lace of their underwear under their vests. They had all drunk a lot of alcohol, and their eyes were full of teasing. The scent of hormones overwhelmed the smell of perfume, making everyone blush. They hugged each other as they danced. The soldiers put their hands into the nurses 'vests. They bit each other's lips like lovers and bloodthirsty beasts. The children also became restless and imitated the adults to hug each other and dance cheek to cheek. Renata was the youngest of the children. The others were all older than her. Anton and Khorjina were both fifteen years old, and Yakov was sixteen. They looked very different from the skinny Renata. The boys had grown a few mustaches on their upper lips, while the girls 'chests were already full, and their waists swayed as they walked. Most of the girls chose silk dresses, which danced above their knees, revealing their slender and straight calves. The boys wore small military uniforms like adults, with yellow ribbons on their shoulders and a leather belt that was as wide as a palm that tightened their waists.
The music turned into a gentle slow tempo. Men and women hugged each other and rocked slowly. Their cheeks were close to each other, and their faces were so red that they looked like they were about to bleed. Renata hid behind the Christmas tree and peeked at the tall Khorjinna dancing with the handsome Yakov. Khorjinna was wearing a red translucent dress with a V-shaped opening at the back that reached down to her waist, revealing a small white vest underneath. Her long golden hair was tied up in a high ponytail, dazzling in the blurry lights. Renata thought she was humblingly beautiful, and every boy wanted to dance with Khorkina, so she changed partners for every dance. However, her favorite dance partner was Yakov, who had well-defined muscles and was already an adult.
Actually, Renata also wanted to learn how to dance. As she listened to the music, she couldn't help but tap her feet on the ground. However, she remembered Zero's instructions. She had to leave the Golden Hall quietly at around ten o'clock without alerting anyone.
She kept looking at the clock on the wall. There were five minutes left, and she still had time to watch Yakov and Khorjinna dance. Tonight, the young couple were like a prince and a princess on the dance floor. It was really enviable.
As he jumped, Yakov's hand slid down Khorrina's waist and openly reached into her skirt. He lifted the hem of his skirt and rubbed Khorkina's well-defined thighs, exposing the edge of her stockings to Renata. Renata was shocked and realized that something was wrong. If a boy and a girl were to hold hands, they would be beaten by the nurses. Although the nurses would not be so strict at the Christmas party, what Yakov was doing would never be allowed. Even if no one noticed, did Khorjinna not know how to refuse?
Khorjina clung to Yakov without feeling anything. Her white and soft body was like a white snake.
Horror exploded in Renata's mind. She realized another terrible thing. The clock had stopped! She always thought that it would be ten in five minutes, but these five minutes passed extremely slowly. Two dances had already passed. Only by staring at the clock carefully would one realize that the second hand had stopped moving. It was a mechanical clock. Every day, someone was responsible for winding it, and everyone matched their watches according to it. However, it actually stopped, so the time in the Golden Hall was forever locked on 2L: 55. The dancers felt that it was still early and the joy was not over yet.
Looking around, most of the people who were dancing were doing the same thing as Yakov and Khorina. The soldiers were much more arrogant than the young Yakov. They bit the lips of the nurses in their arms and pinched their bodies.
Renata retreated step by step to the corner, trembling. This place and these people were all wrong! Everyone was immersed in another world, as if tomorrow was the end of the world. They were completely different from usual. Their minds had been controlled by lust, and they had forgotten their shame. They had become beast-like things.
She had to leave immediately. Zero was still waiting for her. She carefully moved against the wall and groped for the door.
The door of the Golden Hall was locked. Three mechanical combination locks locked the mahogany door from different directions. The lock was filled with melted pine resin! Renata's heart was gripped by fear. It was obvious that someone had deliberately sealed off the Golden Hall. There was danger approaching, and the people in the hall could not escape. Even if they worked together, they would not be able to destroy this sturdy door. Renata banged on the door and shouted loudly, but her voice was drowned out by the sudden strong dance music. The concertinist jumped onto the dance floor and started playing. Men and women held hands and jumped around the concertinist, their heels shaking the ground. They were all very happy, drowning Renata's despair with joy, just like drowning a puppy's wail with a song from van der Rosen's Ode to Joy.
Renata couldn't shout anymore. She leaned against the door that she could never open and looked at the fools who were still indulging in joy at the end of their lives. She was an anomaly among this group of people. Even when they were normal, they were very different from her. It was not the iron gate and password lock that trapped her in Black Swan Harbor, but these strangers. It had been like this all these years. She lived in a cage made of concrete, steel, and strange strangers, hugging a furless teddy bear.
She was so scared that she wanted to cry, but she couldn't.
"Renata, why aren't you dancing?”Someone asked softly behind him.
She turned her head in horror and saw Anton leaning against the door frame with a flushed face. Anton was in room 14, a year older than Renata. He was thin and pale, with tiny freckles on his narrow face and a touch of pale yellow hair on his lips. Anton's brown eyes were fixed on Renata. He licked his dry lips back and forth, reeking of alcohol.
"Are you hot?" Anton asked in a strange voice.
Renata took a few steps back and hid in a corner, shaking her head vigorously.
"You're sweating." Anton approached step by step.
" I... I'm not hot..." Renata said hoarsely. Her voice did not sound like hers at all.
"Dance if you're hot. Let's dance.”Anton put his hands on Renata's shoulders and pulled off the shawl. Renata's thin and clear shoulders were exposed, and she was only wearing a small dress with a white gauze skirt.
In Renata's scream, Anton hugged her waist with both hands, lifted Renata over his head, and jumped into the dance floor with her. Someone on the dance floor grabbed Renata's hat, and her long blonde hair cascaded down like golden silk. The dancing men and women applauded Anton's bravery and shouted,""Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!"
Anton put Renata on the ground and danced around her. He swung his arms and legs as if he was possessed. There was no rhythm to it, and his eyes were fixed on Renata's body. Renata felt as if the gaze was going to strip her naked, and the people crowded around them. Anton caressed Renata's exposed skin wantonly. Khorjina and Yakov were beside him, kissing and cheering. Renata suddenly understood the intentions of those people. She stared at those eyes that were burning with desire and interpreted them as beasts. Tonight was a carnival, a carnival without rules. They could do whatever they wanted tonight, and no one would reprimand them. Tonight was the day their dreams came true, but they still needed a sacrifice. It was just like when humans were still ignorant. Every good day, they would sacrifice a virgin to the gods and sing and dance around her.
Renata was their chosen sacrifice because she was different from everyone else here.
Renata reached into her dress and pulled out the small spatula she had hidden in the corner of her dress. She had stolen it from an old toolbox in the warehouse. She felt that she needed a weapon to defend herself, but now she was ready to stab this spatula into her heart. She wanted to go home, but she did not care about dying.
She had always had a dream in her heart. In the future, she would grow up, develop, and become beautiful. Someone would politely invite her to dance and gently kiss the back of her fingers under the moonlight. She would fall in love with that person, and that person would also love her. She would do anything for that person. She didn't want to be like a lamb, swallowed by Anton like a beast. If that was the case, she would rather die.
The head nurse rushed out from the side and knocked away the spatula in her hand. She shouted with the smell of alcohol,"The paper doll is not obedient again!"
"Should we punish her?”She pushed Renata onto the carpet.
"Let's see if Renata has grown into a girl!”Yakov took a deep breath and kissed Khorjinna.
"It's approved!" the head nurse exclaimed.
The music turned into a cheerful waltz, and everyone rushed to Renata excitedly. Their hands caressed Renata's body unscrupulously. Some pulled down her shoulder straps, some tore her hair, and some pinched her arm with all their might. Her body was gradually exposed, and it was as white as ice or salt. Someone sprayed alcohol on it and tried to light a lighter. The head nurse knocked the lighter away and pressed the man down on the carpet. Renata stared blankly at the crystal chandelier on the roof. The world in her mind gradually became blank, and her body no longer seemed to belong to her. All the humiliation was like a play on stage. She didn't feel very sad, but her tears flowed down silently. Anton crawled into the crowd like a dog and kissed her lips. He froze for a moment and felt that the fun of the matter seemed to have been lost because Renata's lips were cold and pale, like the lips of a dead man.
The mechanical locks popped open one after another. The creaking sound of the door opening was not very loud, but it instantly drowned out the clamor in the Golden Hall. Everyone froze. They subconsciously turned to look at the door. The unfamiliar boy was leaning against the mahogany door with his arms crossed. Renata had never seen Zero so shiny. He was wearing a beautiful bearskin hat, an elegant navy blue coat, and a silver little angel badge on his collar. He looked like a young noble who had returned from hunting and accidentally entered the dance hall. Zero closed the door and walked to the center of the dance floor. Wherever he went, people naturally made way for him.
Zero used his body to separate Renata and Anton. He reached out and pulled Renata up. He unhurriedly tidied her dress, put the strap back into place, buttoned it up, combed her hair with his hand, and wiped the liquor off her body with a handkerchief. Finally, he looked at her from head to toe and revealed a disdainful expression."This kind of body can actually make people go crazy?”
He turned to face Anton and sneered,""Hey! Why did you touch my girl?"
Anton was like a frightened puppy, his eyes wandering.
"I'm asking you why you touched my girl.”Zero suddenly slapped Anton's face. It was so hard that Anton spun around.
Anton bared his teeth, fury flashing in his eyes.
"Why did you touch my girl?" It was another slap, and it made Anton spin around again.
"Why?" The third slap.
Before Anton could react, the fourth slap followed.""I'm asking you."
From the beginning to the end, Zero's ruffian expression did not change. He did not show any ruthlessness, nor did he sound fierce. He did not care at all and was even a little impatient. It was as if everything he did was a matter of course. His girl had been offended by another boy, and now he wanted to teach that ungrateful guy a lesson.
"I told you to go home before ten. Don't stay out too late.”Zero pulled Renata out of the crowd.
There was a sound of wind behind her. Before Renata could react, she was pushed aside by Zero. Anton rushed at Zero like a bull. His eyes were red and his skin was red. At this moment, Anton could knock over a calf. He couldn't stand the girl he liked being taken away like this. Zero took a deep breath and suddenly moved. She rushed towards Anton…She stepped forward, turned around, and punched. An extremely powerful uppercut landed on Anton's lower abdomen. Anton bent his waist in pain and his chest subconsciously protruded. Zero's fist landed on Anton's chest, followed by a critical blow to his jaw. Anton spat out a few bloody teeth and was knocked off the ground! This was not the end. Zero turned around and elbowed him in the side of his face. He spun 360 degrees and jumped up to chase Anton in the air. A new round of uppercuts ended in the air. No boxing champion could make such an incredible fist technique.
"Roar!" Zero roared with laughter.”
He landed lightly on the ground. Anton rolled on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Zero straightened his clothes." This is my first time. I'm sorry. There was a flaw in my final punch. I'm sorry."”
Renata remembered. She had once seen a Japanese magazine in the library that talked about a game that was played on TV. Renata could not understand it, but she remembered a series of pictures showing a Japanese samurai knocking an enemy into the air and then attacking again. The fist technique that Zero used was actually learned from a game magazine…Just like he said, all his knowledge was learned from books. He could even turn the fist technique that he imagined into reality!
Anton struggled to get up. The head nurse also rushed to Zero fiercely, as if she wanted to reason with this troublemaker. Zero suddenly turned around and looked at everyone. There was only a burning golden light in his eyes.
Everyone was shocked, including Renata. Zero said in a cold voice,""What are you looking at? Haven't you seen anyone fight over a woman?”
In an instant, the order in the dance hall was restored, and the interrupted dance began again. Men and women continued to sing and dance, drinking hard liquor, and even Anton joined in. It was as if the scene just now was just an unpleasant interlude. Now that it was over, there was no need to dwell on it. Everyone continued to enjoy the beautiful night.
"Happy birthday." Zero wiped Renata's tears with her sleeve.
Renata didn't say anything. She just watched as he kept crying. At this moment, she felt a piercing fear. Anton really wanted to rape her in front of everyone, not like Zero. She was so sad that she wanted to curl up and find a corner where no one was around to cry.
"Hey, hey!" Zero lowered his voice." Now is not the time to cry. We are not out of danger yet.”
Renata was still crying.
"Hey! They didn't do anything to you! Didn't I appear in time to save you? You're still a little virgin. You haven't developed yet. You don't even have breasts. At this time, they won't be able to see anything even if they pull your clothes!”Zero was getting impatient.
Renata continued to cry…Zero let out a long sigh.
"Woof! Woof!" Zero's expression suddenly changed. He barked at Renata like a dog, and his fawning eyes were like a little seal.
Renata looked at Zero blankly. Her mouth was originally pursed, but slowly, her crying face was smoothed by some kind of force. She accidentally smiled. Zero was like a demon. Demons were very smart. When they didn't want you to cry, they would always find a way to comfort you because demons understood people too well.
"Come! Dance! Anyway, he's already here!" Zero pulled Renata's hand.
No one could imagine that a boy who grew up in a straitjacket was actually an expert dancer. From the marine dance to the waltz to the tango, he danced every dance smoothly. Renata had never learned the dance steps, but she could follow Zero's eyes and follow his arms to get the beat. Zero was like a magician, and Renata was a white bird dancing with the magician.
"Who taught you how to dance?" Renata asked.
"I learned it from reading books.”
"The door is sealed shut."
"Because someone wants to blow up this port. They released hallucinogen through the ventilation duct, so you think these people are crazy. Hallucinogen was like a drug. People who took too many drugs would lose their rationality, integrity, and all other human morals. Now, they only wanted alcohol, strong music, and the opposite sex. " You and I are the only ones awake here." Zero patted Renata's head." Your bloodline is too good. Hallucinogen is useless against you. How can the lowly race hurt you with those dirty things?"”
"What should I do?" Renata asked.
"Do you still remember the map of the ventilation duct?”Zero said," Go back to your building through the ventilation duct. Come to Room Zero and find me. Hurry! We must retreat to a safe distance before midnight. I hope the dogs can run faster.”
He looked straight into Renata's eyes, his gaze deep."Do as I say, and you will soon be free. Let's go now, run! Run! Run!" There was a faint smile on his lips." My little princess!”
Renata was in a daze for a moment, and her palm suddenly turned cold. Between her arms, Zero turned into gold dust and fell on the carpet. It was still the same noisy dance hall. The air was filled with the smell of alcohol. Men and women danced and kissed wantonly. The door was locked by three combination locks. She stood alone in the middle of the dance floor, hugging the teddy bear with a serious expression.
The lieutenant on duty in the boiler room collapsed on the duty station with a bottle of red vodka in his hand. A steel core bullet pierced through his heart. Bondarev stood behind the lieutenant with a Makarov pistol. The doctor lit a match and threw it into the tank filled with fuel. The raging flames only took a second to rush into the cold storage. The fire was roasting the thick ice, and a thumb-sized embryo could be vaguely seen frozen in the ice.
"Are they all embryos mixed with dragon-type genes?”Bondarev asked.
"It's a product whose technology is not mature yet. It might go out of control.”The warrior wiped the fuel on his hand." If he grows up, he might be a problem for us.”
"Or even a dragon?" Bondarev asked.
"I don't know. In short, the second generation product will be better. It's powerful and controllable. The next target is the archives. We have to burn all the unnecessary blueprints. This reminded me of the time when the Soviets broke into Berlin. All the traps in Berlin were burning and burning all the documents.”
"There are still 20 minutes to 11 o'clock. Are the young people in the Golden Hall having fun?”Bondarev carried a large can of fuel on his shoulder and walked out of the boiler room with the doctor, stepping on the sticky blood.
"I hope that you can seize the last moments of your life and enjoy the pleasure of interacting with the opposite sex.”the doctor said coldly. Behind them, the valve of the oil tank opened, and tons of fuel poured onto the ground. The additional fuel allocated to the boiler room was not only used for heating, but also for burning the boiler room. After walking for a few hundred meters. With a thunderous bang, the raging flames engulfed the cold storage warehouse. The fuel explosion turned the two floors and the delicate embryos into ashes.
At the end of the dock, the doctor and Bondarev turned around and looked back at the blazing Black Swan Harbor. Every window was spewing flames, and explosions sounded one after another. The joyful sound of the concertinas and Christmas songs were faintly discernible in the explosion. The people in the Golden Hall were completely controlled by hallucinogen, imagining that they had returned to the peaceful Moscow.
"Vilhoyansk can already observe the flames here, right?”Bondarev asked.
"No, they can't. The visibility is too low in the snowstorm. However, the orbiting satellites could observe the infrared signal here.”The doctor said," The Air Force Squadron will send Su-27s to check, but the weather is too bad. Even the ace pilots have to make a lot of preparations for take-off. I calculate that they will arrive around 23:45. If they circle in the air, the vacuum bomb's gas column will shoot down the Su-27s. It looks more like an accident."
"You really are the most evil villain in human history.”said Bondarev.
"In the world of the dragon race, there is no good or evil, only strength and weakness.”the doctor said.
Two dog sleds were parked on the frozen sea. One of them carried four sleeping boys, and the other had two metal insulated cabins side by side. Bondarev opened the insulated cabins to confirm that there were two little boys less than one year old inside. They had nutrient tubes and wore oxygen masks. They had never shown up in Black Swan Harbor, nor had they ever seen the sun.
"The second-generation products are perfect. They have the power to change the world.”The doctor stared into the boys 'faces.
"When we have more finished products, we can rewrite human history and firmly grasp this world in our hands!”
"Take one last look at the place where you achieved your dream.”Bondarev looked at the building that was engulfed in flames." At least we mourn for the dead. The hands that want to control the world have to be stained with blood.”
"Your Highness, your compassion sounds hypocritical, but a hypocrite is a good candidate for a leader.”The doctor said,
"I'm just regretting that we can't take the dragon bone with us. We haven't done enough research on it.”
"It's too big, and it's still hidden in the rock stratum. There's not enough time for us to dig it out. However, the power of the vacuum bomb was mainly concentrated on the ground and would not endanger it. It would be buried underground again, and no one could dig it out. After we have mastered the entire world, you can return to your old place and dig it out and appreciate it in your home museum every day.”
"Good idea." The doctor nodded. They each stepped onto a sleigh and shook the reins. The sled dogs roared but did not move. They used their sharp claws to dig at the ice and roared at the burning Black Swan Harbor, as if there was something they could not bear to part with.
"Damn it, I forgot to bring the female dog!”The doctor frowned." The sled dogs here are the descendants of two bitches, Mia and Agata. Mia brought them out, but Agata is probably still in the dog pen. The sled dogs on your sled are all Agata's children. Forget it, give up on them. If Agata's children don't run, Mia's children won't run either. A sleigh is enough for us to leave. Move the goods to my sleigh.”
At that moment the Doctor heard the wind change behind him, and the beam of the searchlight fell upon him. He turned around abruptly and saw a huge black shadow floating in the air, its wings stirring up the snow in the sky. It was the heavy helicopter Halo on the Vladimir. It had taken the risk to come to Black Swan Harbor in such bad weather.
"Didn't you say that halos can't fly in this level of snowstorm?”The doctor was stunned. Something hard pressed against his back. It was Bondarev's Makarov pistol. The steel core bullets penetrated the doctor's chest one after another, tearing the old heart into countless pieces. The doctor spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of his lungs. His lungs were also destroyed. He forced himself to turn around and look at Bondarev, his eyes full of shock.
" Without me... you can't complete the research..." he hissed.
"We didn't even want to complete your research.”Bondarev's eyes were rippling with a beautiful golden color.
"Who…are you?"
Bondarev held the doctor and injected adrenaline into him with an air needle."Hold on for another minute and see the most magnificent scene.”
Black Swan Harbor suddenly shook violently, and the sound of a series of explosions spread from underground. However, it was not a premature detonation of a vacuum bomb. If it was a vacuum bomb, the area within a square kilometer would have been razed to the ground. A fiery light rose, and countless frozen soil fragments scattered on the frozen sea.
"Engineering Explosion?" The doctor asked hoarsely.
"The new type of engineering mine can even blast open the permafrost layer as long as the hole is suitable. Now, in a place you can't see, there is a huge hole with a depth of 180 meters, leading to the cave of the Russian Federation. We will use lasers to cut open the ice and take away your precious collection.”Bondarev said," You've been isolated from the outside world for too long. You don't know the progress of engineering. It's not difficult to instantly dig through the frozen soil today as long as I find its location.”
"You…want to take that dragon away!" The doctor understood.
" Yes." Bondarev reloaded, walked to the sleigh, and shot four bullets into the chests of the four children.
The children died under the effects of the powerful sleeping drug without any struggle. This was pure slaughter.
"You're not the only one who's willing to sacrifice lives for a great cause.”Bondarev pressed his chest and mourned for the children he had just killed, his expression pious. He took out an ice axe and dug a hole in the ice."I have to dig an ice hole to hide you. The vacuum bomb can't completely destroy your body, but it will destroy you to the point where you can't recognize the wounds. The investigation team in Moscow will find out your identity based on your charred bones. This is the destruction of the 'no survivors' that I planned. I'm not a member of Black Swan Harbor, so no one would think of searching my body.”
The snowflakes fell into the doctor's wide eyes and didn't melt for a long time. In such a cold area, death quickly cooled down. A team of sled dogs ran towards the burning Black Swan Harbor, probably to find their mother.
Renata held Zero's hand as she ran down the spiderweb-like corridor. Zorro was tied up behind her, and she carried a small bag in her hand. It contained her only luggage, a few pieces of underwear, and a small nightgown. She was wearing her only beautiful outfit.
The ceiling of the corridor began to burn as well. Pieces of the floor fell and shattered into pieces. Hot white steam shot out of the cracks in the ventilation pipes. The red-hot steel pipes gradually bent. All kinds of sounds merged into the song of the dying black swan. On the tower outside the window, a huge searchlight was sweeping aimlessly, like a helpless cyclops overlooking the wasteland.
Waves of explosions came one after another, and the hot wind and dust choked Renata so much that she could not breathe. However, she knew that she could not stop. If she stopped, she would die. At this point, she could only follow Zero's plan. Zero couldn't help at this time. When Renata found him, he was tied to a recliner in a straitjacket. His eyes were dull and lifeless. Renata finally understood why Zero wanted her to pick him up. In reality, Zero had no ability to move at all. Like the other children, he had undergone pontine splitting surgery. He was resistant to hallucinogen, but he was controlled by the sound of a wooden clap.
She found the scissors that were taped under the recliner. Zero had said that there would be a pair of scissors there. Renata cut his belt and pulled him out. Zero followed her obediently, but because he was wearing a straitjacket, he stumbled. He was still holding a white iron box with a withered flower in it. He had actually received the gift that Renata had given him in the illusion.
Steam and flames were everywhere, and she could barely tell where she was going. This was the first time she knew that Black Swan Harbor was so big. It was several times bigger than she had imagined. The corridor was ten times longer. There were all kinds of things she had never seen before. Through the quartz glass window, she saw the raging fire in the motor room, and the dazzling sparks on the wire. In the crucible of the metal laboratory, the copper paste was bubbling slowly. The water tank in the aquarium laboratory cracked, and the fifteen-foot-long white sturgeon rolled in the boiling water…Everything was dying, and they were the last two living people. Zero's knees were stained with blood, and as he crossed a door, he tripped over the frame, the sharp metal of which cut through his straitjacket and his knees. He did not seem to be aware of the pain at all. His face was still expressionless, but his running speed was affected. If she let him go, Renata could run faster and find a way to escape. However, Renata could not let him go because Zero held her hand tightly, like a child holding her mother in the crowd. Renata blew the dog whistle hard. This whistle could emit ultrasonic waves that humans could not hear to call out to the friendly sled dogs. This was also taught to her by Zero. But how did the sled dogs get out of the locked dog pen to find her? Despair seeped into her heart bit by bit. They were going to die together. This carefully designed escape would fail because of an " accidental " fire.
She couldn't run anymore. She hugged Zero and sat down against the wall. The high temperature in the fire moved upward. After sitting down, she felt that the air was slightly better and it wasn't as hot. She was not sad at all, but she regretted that she had been so busy jumping around in Black Swan Harbor during those full moon nights that she had not memorized the roads.
She suddenly thought of Black Snake. She didn't know where Black Snake was at this time. If Black Snake knew that its master was trapped in the fire, it would definitely come to save him, right? However, thinking about it, he felt that this was just his wishful thinking. As the master, Zero was only omnipotent in dreams and illusions. In reality, he was a helpless boy who was dragged around by him. What could Black Snake do? There wasn't enough oxygen in the air, and her head was getting heavier. Renata hugged Zero tightly... In fact, she was very afraid. She really wanted Zero to hug her, but at this time, she was stronger than Zero, so she had to do her best to protect him.
Shen Xiong's roar reverberated in the depths of her brain. She suddenly raised her head, not knowing if it was an illusion. Although she had never heard a black snake roar before, she subconsciously felt that it was the black snake calling. The black snake's aura was not far away, and it was anxiously calling for its master!
Renata struggled to prop herself up and leaned against the hot wall to listen. The wall was shaking, and it had the same rhythm as the deep roar in her mind. She suddenly remembered those full moon nights. When the Black Snake played the movement with the iron scales, Black Swan Harbor trembled and tottered. The Black Snake must be nearby. It was using its roar to destroy the building. It was opening a path for Renata and Zero. Renata's courage surged as she kicked the cracked wall with all her might, wanting to kick a hole in it. In the past, she had never trusted anyone, but now she trusted Zero and his pet, the Black Snake. Just like how the Black Snake used its tail to break the iron door on the night of the full moon to give her freedom, the Black Snake still did not give up on her today.
She vaguely heard a dog barking! It was those sled dogs! Those elves from the polar regions! They didn't run away in fear. They recognized Renata's scent from the burning smell and followed her across the wall! It turned out that there were still people in this world who would come to save her. It turned out that there were still people in this world who could hear her voice. It turned out that she was not so lonely that she did not have her own kind!
The wall collapsed, not because of Renata's kick, but because of the strange sound wave vibration. The blizzard hit Renata's face and the furry bodies of the sled dogs. The female dog named Agata had come to save Renata with her children. The sled dogs jumped around Renata and barked anxiously to urge her to leave. Renata hugged the dogs 'necks tightly, tears streaming down their fur.
That's right! There was also Black Snake. He should bring Black Snake with him and leave this place! Renata pulled Zero out of the gap and looked around. Half of Black Swan Harbor had been burned down to the point that only the fiery red steel frames were left. Fire dragons that were dozens of meters long shot out of the heating pipes from time to time, and the sky was dyed red by the flames. Under the blood-red sky, the heavy-duty helicopter dragged the steel cable higher and higher. The black skeleton was hanging from the steel cable. The front half of the skeleton was covered with iron-like scales, and the back half was only bones. The huge bone wings drooped weakly. It was a dead dragon, a friend that Renata had seen many times in her dreams. Renata then realized that what she saw was not a giant snake, but a dragon, a former king. During those long nights, it climbed up and down the roof. Renata stretched out her hands to show that she wanted to hug this big friend. It looked at her coldly like a father and brother, not accommodating her coquettishness.
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