The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

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As Kevin let out a breath, the ice surrounding the ship unconsciously expanded in another circle.

And as he took a breath, the ice surface shrank again.

If the ice wasn't constantly expanding and shrinking, it would really be like the reflection of the moon in the sky in the center of the lake.

In the boat, Kevin held the oar that was frozen upside down, while Mei, wrapped in two layers of cotton coat, sat opposite him.

The lake is not big. It belongs to the ecological zone built by Fire Chaser Moth around the headquarters base. The roadside of the lake is full of tall camphor trees. There seems to be a man and woman walking on the road. It seems that they are Aldemir and Yiwen. Jie Lin?

The green hills further away are densely covered with vegetation, and the branches and leaves of the vegetation on them twitch in the breeze, giving the illusion that the vegetation and trees are all under attack.

The evening breeze swirled around the lake, bringing with it the fragrance of camphor leaves... and an irresistible chill.

"A sneeze! A sneeze!"

Mei sneezed twice, and Kevin stretched out his hand to caress her back out of habit, but he silently put his hand down as soon as he raised it, and moved his buttocks, sitting as far away from Mei as possible.

Although it was a rare date, the two of them were speechless for a moment when they faced each other.

This is very different from the usual situation.

One is a busy doctor, and the other is the captain of the new first team of Fire Chaser. Neither of them usually has much free time. If there is an occasional holiday, Mei can put down the work at hand, and Kevin is very likely to Sent to investigate due to sudden Honkai reaction.

They don't have the Second God Key, and each mission takes at least two days. Often, by the time Kevin comes back to take a rest break, Mei's vacation is over.

So in the past two years, if you think about it carefully, the number of times the two of them have dated is only a handful - but each time is an indelible memory for the two of them.

Kevin would often start by telling some interesting stories about recent times, and as he talked, he would inevitably mention the story on the battlefield. Although many Honkai events were handled one step ahead by Anti-Entropy, after all, abnormal events The base is placed there, and Kevin has also experienced countless difficult battles. And on the date, these were the stories he could tell Mei.

When he finished speaking, it was Mei's turn. In fact, when Mei spoke, from an outsider's perspective, the two were definitely not a couple - more like a teacher and student.

In fact, Mei and Kevin talked about philosophical topics, which she had her own thoughts on - after all, even if she didn't know how to deal with this type of issue, she could still give some indirect answers of her own, but Kevin gave The answers he gave... were always his style. From time to time, he would intersperse a few earthy love words into his answers, or tell some jokes that made Mei laugh out loud.

This was the "date" the two had.

Although in the eyes of a third party, there is a sense of separation of "chicken talking to duck", this is the communication method unique to two people. Although Mei had already known the details of Kevin's mission from various reports, she still listened silently to Kevin's story every time. Although Kevin was overwhelmed by May's continuous philosophical questions, he was doing his best to respond to May.

Therefore, it is the first time that such a cold scene has occurred.

Kevin looked at Mei who kept sneezing and sneezing, and felt a little at a loss for a moment. He loved Mei, so he unconsciously wanted to get closer to Mei, but for Mei, he could only stay farther away from her. Some.

Only then did he understand what the so-called dilemma meant.

Only then did he understand what kind of sacrifices he had made behind becoming a "hero" - even if he killed the Herrscher easily, even if he became the object of admiration and pursuit by many people, even if his fighting power may have been comparable to that of Mikael We are shoulder to shoulder, so what.

These things he had hoped for childishly now seemed to be insignificant, if compared with what he had paid - he could no longer embrace Mei.

Even when getting closer, one has to control the distance step by step. Every centimeter of advancement risks giving Mei frostbite.

Fifty centimeters was the ultimate distance. If she got any closer, no matter how many layers of cotton clothes she wore, she would not be able to resist the cold radiating from her body.

What else could he say?

In the end, Mei spoke first, but she did not talk about the complicated philosophical speculations as usual, but practical work topics.

"Kosma... what happened to that child?"

"His physique, Honkai resistance, and reaction speed are all extremely good, and he also has the will to fight. However... I heard that he wanted to join the fifth team at one time, but for some reason, he stayed with me in the end. But... I killed the Fifth Herrscher with my own hands, and I don't know how... to face him."

Kevin's tone was not as out of control as before. He even turned his head away and controlled his breath as much as possible - his body temperature reached minus 30 degrees, even if the breath he exhaled accidentally hit Mei's face, It's also easy to hurt her.

"Kevin, you have no choice. I may not have made it clear to you, but I think you understand it to some extent - from the second to the fourth Herrscher, although humans have achieved complete victory, the Fire Chaser Moth suffers from psychological problems. There are more and more soldiers with problems, and people are becoming more and more desperate. Why?

"Because all the victories are brought by a Herrscher, humans themselves do not have the ability to overcome large-scale collapse, so the first battle of the Fusion Warriors must be a victorious victory, so that more people can be given hope, so that the plan can continue, and the civilization on which we depend for survival can be protected. Mikael also understands this truth, so he left the opportunity to kill the Herrscher to you."

"Of course I understand, and according to the calculation results of Zero that you showed me, if this continues, there will always be Herrschers that Mikael cannot deal with, so we have to promote the Fusion Warrior Plan..."

"No, Kevin, you don't Understand... What I mean is, even if there is a debt, even if I am sorry, it is me who is sorry to you and him, and that is not your responsibility to him. Moreover, according to Mikael, the emotions shown by the fifth Herrscher are just the result of the fusion of the consciousness brought down by the collapse and the subconsciousness of the original body. I have also calculated that the probability of a Herrscher like Mikael appearing must be written more than fifty zeros after the decimal point... So, this is all my responsibility! "

"No, Mei, what does that have to do with you? You don't want me to bear the guilt, but you don't have to take it all on yourself. Are those..."

The dead silence once again enveloped the boat under the moon.

How long has it been?

One minute? Five minutes? Or ten minutes?

Mei finally spoke again:

"Kevin, what do you think about the future of mankind and how to fight against the collapse in the future... or, what do you think about anti-entropy?"

"I don't really understand the future of mankind and fighting against the collapse... but isn't this your strong point, Mei? I just need to listen to you! As for anti-entropy... of course it's better to fight side by side! I don't want to fight with Mikael, but then again, if he really gets serious, I'm not his opponent now, right? Not to mention Alicia, Sakura and the man named Qianjie."

"Well... what does it mean to fight side by side? Is it the same as the fifth Herrscher, or..."

"Of course it would be best to be like the third collapse! I really want Mikael and the others to return to the Fire Moth... Apart from anything else, if we also have the Second God Key, I can complete the mission and come back within a day, and then we can have more time."

Kevin looked at Mei and saw his bitter smile in her crystal clear eyes.

But Mei's eyes soon narrowed into a slit: "Okay, you said, let's have more time in the future!"

So Kevin's smile was no longer bitter - this was the first time he saw such a bright smile on Mei's face.

In the initial memory, Mei was still the slightly ignorant and immature girl, but after joining the Fire Moth, she gradually became intellectual, rational, and with a hint of coldness that even Kevin sometimes felt uncomfortable with.

Even if Mei smiled, it was often just a light smile or a chuckle.

She had never smiled so brightly and happily, exposing her deliberately hidden emotional side.

For Kevin, this was also rare...

"By the way, Kevin, do you know that the base has plans to build an underground city? At that time, we may be able to be in the artificial lake underground... hehe."

"Underground city? Is it the kind in the novel?"

"Yes! This is proposed by your girlfriend."

Mei raised a finger, and there was also a hint of pride in her tone.

"The original plan was to have 88 underground floors, but looking at the funds that can be applied for now..."

Before Mei finished her words, she kept staring at Kevin's face, and saw that handsome face suddenly turned pale-

"Mei! Lower your head!"

The hairs, including the snow-white hair, stood up-that was the instinctive sense of danger brought by the fusion factor.

So, a second before the gunshot sounded, Kevin constructed an ice and snow barrier to cover the entire boat, and threw Mei to the ground.

Then, the specially made large-caliber soul steel bullet shattered the barrier, and a gorgeous blood flower instantly bloomed on Kevin's body.