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Ryan was very understanding. Think about it, a young girl suddenly jumped into the battlefield. He didn't believe that there was no struggle at all, but she gritted her teeth and made some achievements. So what was wrong with being a little willful?
"Tell me, where do you want to go?"
Hua didn't say anything, just raised his hand and pointed forward, and Ryan was speechless.
His human car has been walking for two hours. Is Hua planning to make him run a marathon in the middle of the night?
Okay, let’s keep going. Hua is extremely brave today. What if he uses a guillotine on me later?
The coast is in front of us. In the darkness, we can hear the sound of waves hitting the shore. The lighthouse in the distance is hidden in the night and looks like stars from afar.
When they reached the front of the breakwater, Ryan exerted a little force with his legs at the sides of his waist, as if he was clamping the horse's belly. He stopped immediately and let go of his hands, but Hua was still hanging on his neck and refused to come down.
"Hey, we have to find a place to sit."
"It's fine this way." The girl replied firmly.
If it were someone else, Ryan would have lost his patience long ago, but he was surprisingly patient since he rarely saw Hua's willful side anyway.
She is always very obedient, keeping many things in her heart and following me quietly. If she hadn't been drinking, she wouldn't be so annoying.
So he stood facing the sea and asked softly, "What happened?"
"Did you see it?"
"You hid it very well, but we have known each other for many years and you can't even see this. I am unworthy of being your senior brother."
The girl behind him was silent, except for a slight force of her hands on his shoulders. Her breathing became rapid, and then she began to mutter to herself like in a dream.
"I have been cleaning up the Honkai beasts in Shenzhou for a while, but I can't kill them all. Dozens of cities have become ruins. I hunt Honkai beasts every day and carry their bodies. Then the people in the team also die one by one..."
Ryan listened quietly. He had actually read the battle reports, but compared with his personal experience, those lines of text seemed pale and powerless. It could be said that blood and tears were hidden between the lines.
The third collapse affected the entire East Asia, killing tens of millions of people. It was the most horrific disaster before the seventh collapse, and Hua happened to be involved in the whole process.
Ryan was silent, feeling that he should have intervened from the beginning. Even though he was mentally prepared, these things were still too exciting for an eighteen-year-old girl.
She searched for survivors in the ruins, she fought a decisive battle with the Honkai Beast, she pressed the wounds of her dying teammates that were constantly bleeding...
"Honkai beasts kept appearing in that area, and we couldn't kill them all, so we had to act as guards and evacuate survivors from high-risk areas. As a result, the Honkai disease came back again."
"It started with quarantine, and the sick were abandoned, and finally they killed each other. We received secret orders, right, to those infected."
"Stop talking." Ryan interrupted the other party. He certainly knew what methods were available to treat Honkai disease.
In order to prevent the spread of infection, all Honkai disease patients who disobeyed orders were shot. Although it was a helpless move, the impact on humans was much greater than killing Honkai beasts.
There is a price to pay for being a hero, but that price is a little too high.
"Brother, do you think I'm being hypocritical? Mr. Kevin can obviously handle it."
"Don't compare yourself with that Paramecium. He can't think of so many things. His mind is full of Mei. Besides, East Asia is really a purgatory." Ryan didn't mean to comfort her. He thought that Hua's African characteristics were coming into play again.
So many war zones were left in East Asia, and then they had to go to extremes to return safely.
"What you have seen is what all mankind will have to face sooner or later. Just come over." Ryan patted the little hand on his shoulder and asked, "The key is what have you gained?"
"I found that Honkai is not as simple as the propaganda said. There is no way to kill them all. We don't even need Honkai beasts. It's enough to let humans kill each other. Even though there is no Herrscher, we are running around so hard that even Captain Himiko has to go for psychological treatment."
Himiko?
Ryan thought of the cheerful tomboy, who was a mature warrior.
"What's up with her?"
"She was a little mentally ill after returning from a clearing mission. A small town was used as a quarantine base. Just when the Honkai beasts attacked, those Honkai patients rushed out and attacked us from behind."
I'm dead, and you guys can't live either?
Ryan took a deep breath. He could guess what would happen next. There would be a bloodbath. The damage would not be great, but it would be enough to destroy the faith of the warriors who wanted to be heroes.
"Originally, our enemies are not just the Honkai Beasts and the Herrschers. They are just the instigators to expose all the ugliness of mankind." Ryan sighed. He also killed a lot of idiots on the Mu Continent. Those people were like blind people, still obsessed with fighting for power.
"No wonder I can sense your fear, but why do you persist?"
"you."
"I?"
"Yes, you are my hope." Hua raised his head, his emerald eyes burning like flames, "If you were in Shenzhou, I wouldn't even feel fear, because you are like a big tree, blocking all these things out!"
The firm tone made Ryan laugh and cry. He was not an omnipotent star god. At the same time, he felt somewhat fortunate.
If he had not taken that step at Qianyu Academy, he would now be unable to do anything except comfort the useless Yasasi. And just as Hua guessed, his plan had already begun.
"If you want to stay with me, I can arrange it."
The girl behind him showed a struggling expression. She certainly hoped to be protected by this man, just like when Ryan stood in front of Moshazhi like a giant at the seashore, shielding her from all the wind and rain.
"Brother, I have already stepped into this world. If you want to move forward, you need a stepping stone, and I need strength to be qualified to be a stepping stone."
Ryan's expression froze. He really wanted to cover this girl's mouth to stop her from making random comments. The rebuke came to his lips but he swallowed it back.
The plan of slaughtering the Third Herrscher and taking away the power went smoothly, but he knew that Honkai was not a simple game of killing monsters and leveling up. Its exam-like nature meant that the more intense the human resistance, the more excited Honkai would be.
Not to mention the distant past, the phrase 'outsiders' lingered in his mind like a curse.
Even if I intervene, the world line will change drastically, but without me, the fate of the previous civilization is already the worst, how much worse can it be?
At least, besides Alicia, there is another flame of hope, and someone is willing to pursue it, just like Hua.
"Thank you for your trust, which even made me feel a little pressure."
“Are you afraid of pressure?”
"Hahaha, this thing is a catalyst for me. If there is no pressure, we would not know each other at all. So just do what you want. When you come back, I will give you a gift."
Ryan also thought it through. He respected Hua's will and let her embark on this path. So he stopped imagining things and created conditions and found a way to keep her alive.
"what gift?"
Hua was still confused when he saw Ryan turn his head. Half of his face disappeared into the night, but the other half that was revealed had eyes as bright as stars, looking straight into his eyes.
"Do you want to be a fusion warrior?"
If it were normal, Hua would probably answer, "Everything is up to you," but she was still drunk and a hint of ecstasy appeared on her face.
Ryan used to follow his own temper, but this was the first time he took the initiative to let her get closer, as if he no longer regarded her as a child, but as a companion like Kevin.
Isn't this recognition what you desire?
"miss you!"
"Then let me arrange it."
"How to arrange?"
"Then you have to ask this woman who is still awake so late at night."
Hua was puzzled. He turned his head and saw a ferry approaching on the sea. A green-haired woman was standing on the bow with her arms folded. Her white coat was dancing in the sea breeze and a strange smile was on her lips.
Mebius??
She immediately tensed her muscles, as if she was ready for battle, looking as if she was facing a formidable enemy.
Mebius also saw the two of them, locked his eyes on the girl on Ryan's back, and raised his long eyebrows slightly.
"Oh, you didn't come back so late, so you came here to enjoy the sea breeze. It's quite warm for the two of you to lean against each other."
The ferry slowed down at the shore. I had waited most of the night to show off my breakthrough in 'Soul Steel', but this bastard showed up at the beach for a date.
It's just... really infuriating.
Why do I have the illusion that I was caught cheating? I must remain calm at times like this, otherwise I will be mercilessly laughed at by this woman.
The man on the shore suddenly disappeared and landed silently on the deck. His expressionless face made Mebius feel a little guilty. She had imagined many situations and found that the reality was a little different.
"W-what do you want to do?"
Ryan didn't even ask her how she knew his whereabouts, because this sarcastic woman must be being ironic, and there was no need to explain anything, because Mebius could always find a loophole.
With just a slight shake, he held Hua in his arms, and just as Mebius was about to have an attack, he stuffed it into her hands.
"I have decided to launch the Fusion Warrior Plan immediately and hunt down higher-level Honkai beasts now. I'll leave some things to you." Ryan spoke very quickly, and his whole body floated.
"Notify Mei that I need information on Houkai beasts above the Emperor level. Ask Ying to bring it to me. I'll send the collection coordinates to your email. Also, for the breakthrough of Soul Steel, I need some prototypes. Find a way to send them to me."
Even Mobius didn't react. It was like when she was about to ask for an explanation, she was suddenly given a bunch of research materials, which made her confused and she could only hug the equally dazed girl.
If she was like this, let alone Hua, they both said in unison: "Now?!"
"Of course now. The research is done. Should I stay and play house with you? Saving the world is very busy." Ryan floated higher and higher, raised his hand to stop the two people who wanted to open their mouths: "Hua, remember what I said to you tonight. If you want to keep up with me, you must become a fusion warrior; Mebius, in exchange, I will find you a suitable Honkai beast, and I will never let you suffer."
The words were very serious, and they raised some questions, which made Hua and Mebius think instinctively. When they came to their senses, the man had disappeared on the sea, leaving only a straight white wave.
"Wait..." Mebius stretched out his hand, but couldn't even catch the tail gas. His eyes moved slightly, and he felt that his plan was cut off by a sharp blade.
We agreed to corner him tonight and get a handle on him, but...
She slowly lowered her head, and her eyes met with Hua who was also blinking in her arms. They were both stunned for a moment, and then separated as if they had been electrocuted, each showing an expression of disgust.
After a few seconds of silence, Mebius patted his clothes and spoke slowly, "Why are you here on the beach so late at night?"
On normal days, Hua would definitely keep silent, as if he was afraid of saying something wrong and causing Ryan to pick up the mess.
But now that she was still drunk, she was unusually brave and took this opportunity to ask the question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time: "Dr. Mobius, are you my senior brother's fiancée as the rumors say?"
What a mess. Eh, but that bastard made me go out to blow the wind in the middle of the night, so I can take revenge on her.
Mebius quickly found a reason to convince himself, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Hua raised his hand to stop him.
"You hesitated, it seems not."
"Haha, when did I hesitate? I was just thinking, what can I say so as not to make you sad? A little girl like you is very fragile. What if you can't figure it out and jump into the sea, and Ryan comes back to settle the score with me?"
Mebius said a lot of things, but Hua just shook his head firmly: "You are lying."
"Little sister, how can you tell that I'm lying?" Mebius frowned, and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
"intuition."
Hua was very frugal with his words, but his eyes were full of determination, which made Mebius, who was full of revenge, grit his teeth.
She clearly hadn't said a lot of exciting things yet, such as sleeping together, giving him a massage, and giving him stockings, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know how to say them.
Because Hua didn't respond at all, his eyes revealed a clear meaning: I don't believe anything you say, and I'm too lazy to talk to you.
Don't listen, don't listen, the bastard chants sutras.