The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Sister! This way!"

The same long pink hair reminds Sakura of many things, but if coupled with the bright red highlights on her forehead, there is no longer any objection to the meaning it represents.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry, Ling."

She smiled bitterly and shook her head, but she might as well have speeded up her pace secretly - all actions were so natural and natural.

Her right hand was held by the bell, and she could only raise her left hand to support the straw hat on her head. Pressing the body of the hat lightly with your fingertips, you can feel the soft long hair on the top of your head and the warmth between the hair strands through the thick grass.

She was a little dazed - it seemed like something was missing?

But before she had time to think about it, a pulling force came from her right hand - Ling was like a lively pony, pulling her forward among the chaotic crowd.

"Wait a minute, Ling, where are you going to take me..."

"Okay! We're here!"

Sakura stopped and stood side by side with her sister in front of a tall hall.

"Na na! This is the library of our school! Uh... In fact, it should be a museum. There are many writing boards, pottery sherds, and amber boards. It is said to be the first empire in human history - the Mu Empire Library The real thing..."

At this point, Ling stopped her sister's shoulders, leaned towards her ear in an eccentric way, glanced at the crowd around her, and complained in a low voice: "When the school advertises to the outside world, it is said that every stone brick used in this library is... It was passed down from the Mu Empire period. I can’t tell whether this rumor is true or not, but if it is true...look at this color, the ancients would probably crawl out of the ground so angry!"

Sakura's eyes twitched as she looked at the library in front of her, which was graffitied in distinct blue and pink colors with the crack of the door as the dividing point... or rather the museum...

The two colors themselves are not very solemn, and are not suitable for painting this kind of building that requires a sense of history, let alone the superposition of the two.

"Who...who did this? Your principal...won't you be angry?"

"Huh? Angry?"

Suzuichi tilted her head, shook her index finger, and said, "Sister, don't you think these two colors match the two silly... uh, two principals in our school?"

As Ling pulled her toward the museum, she lowered her voice and said:

"The new vice-principal wanted to paint all the buildings in the school pink, but of course the principal refused. The vice-principal took advantage of the night, carrying several buckets of paint, and painted half of the museum. The next day When the principal saw it during the day, he painted the other side blue in anger. "

"...What happened next?"

Sakura suddenly felt that it was a bit...unreliable to have Mr. Suzu come to study in this school...

But it's too late to regret it now.

"Later? What happened next?"

"It's just...it seems that no other building has seen such a strange painting."

"Ah...that...that's because the two principals looked at the museum and found that it would be more beautiful to just do ordinary painting..."

"..."

Sakura shook her head. She had long heard that the two principals of this school were very young, but now she just felt that they were not mature yet!

"Oh, Xiaoling, you actually talk about me like this behind other people's backs? It's so sad!"

"Uh...uh...ah!"

Sakura followed Ling's movements and turned her head stiffly, only to see a girl who looked about the same age as her looking at the two of them with a bright smile.

"Who are you……"

Sakura was about to ask, but Suzu beat her to it:

"That... that... hello, principal! You... how come you still remember my name as a new student, hahaha..."

"Oh, you really stopped me with this question."

Seeing the girl's panic, Alicia's face burst into a bright smile. She crossed her chest with her left hand, gently sucked her right index finger, and her blue and pink pupils moved imperceptibly in her eye sockets. change:

"Hmm... let me think about it, how to explain it! Hey! Let's do this! Dear Xiaoling, make a choice - in [Alicia, you are the only one in this school with the same hair color as her Choose between [I like you as a beautiful girl] and [Alicia likes you]: 321, answer quickly!”

Ling stared with a pair of dead fish eyes, the corners of her mouth twitched, obviously she didn't want to answer, and...

"Vice Principal Alicia, there is no difference between these two options at all, right?"

Sakura covered her forehead, already guessing the identity of this girl who suddenly appeared.

"...Ah! This girl also has the same hair color as me... Hey, wait! Look at your facial features, could it be Xiaoling's legendary sister!"

"..."

She knew that the other party was changing the subject, but Sakura felt a little... speechless?

"Oh! What should I do? I finally confessed to the girl I like, "I like you," but her family members heard it... This is really embarrassing!"

Alicia covered her face in excitement.

Sakura originally thought this was just a joke from the vice-principal, but when she saw the crimson cheeks under Ellie's fingers and the bloodshot earlobes, a line of black ellipsis appeared in her mind...

"Is she really shy? Or...has other motives?"

Sakura tried to figure out the other person's thoughts. As both women, she thought it wouldn't be too difficult.

But when she tried to figure out Alicia's mind, she found that her thoughts were completely tangled under the other party's guidance.

This also made it impossible for her to see through this woman's smile.

It's just... Sakura frowned. She felt inexplicably that she had seen this vice principal named Alicia somewhere before.

"Speaking of which, Ling, are you going to take your sister to visit the school museum?"

"Yes, it is!"

"Ah, that's great! No one here knows this museum better than me, so let me be your guide!"

The movement here had long been noticed by other students, but Alicia did not feel embarrassed. Instead, she waved to them openly.

Then, regardless of the fact that Suzu didn't agree to her request to be a guide, he directly held her wrist, and Suzu held Sakura's wrist, and the three pink figures started walking through the museum.

"Look at this three-legged pottery! Although it is too monotonous for modern people's aesthetics, but judging from the technological level of 50,000 years ago, it is a bit too impressive - look at this large black and white pattern, There are also teardrop-shaped feet. It is not difficult to see that the inspiration for this pottery is a cow. Oops, it is a bit regretful to think that our ancestors had just walked out of the African savanna at the same time..."

Ling lowered her head thoughtfully. These are things that teachers will not talk about in history classes. Vice Principal Alicia's current identity is not so much a guide, but a teacher! Ling only regretted that she didn't bring a notebook with her, so she couldn't take notes. When she returned to the dormitory later, she didn't know how much knowledge she could remember.

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Alicia looking at her with a somewhat amused expression, and she soon heard the latter's laughter:

"Hahaha! I'm kidding! Whether there was a breed of cows 50,000 years ago is still a question. What's more, the so-called earliest civilization and the earliest empire in human history - the Mu Empire, was originally A cover."

"A cover?"

Sakura and Suzu spoke almost at the same time. The former was a little hesitant at first. Judging from Suzu's reaction, it was obvious that she and Alicia were not familiar with each other. On the other hand, a vice-principal was personally paying attention to a student. It didn't seem right...

But if they have other intentions, the parents of their sisters are ordinary ordinary people from the Far East. She herself is just a white-collar worker in a medium-sized company, and she has nothing to ask for from the other party...

In Sakura's mind, the only person in Ling who is worthy of the pursuit of the vice-principal named Alicia is herself - then she thinks of this woman's bold confession before, and the naked look in her eyes when she looked at Ling and herself. ... Sakura's cheeks gradually turned red. Whether it was shyness or anger, she didn't even know.

If this is the case, she should be angry, but based on previous observations, although Alicia talks nonsense and her eyes are wandering, her hands are very disciplined, and she has been holding the bell three inches on her wrist, and her movements can be seen. It's very intimate, yet not misunderstood, and it's very well done.

This made her even more confused - if Alicia's goal was not what she thought, then what was it?

Her thoughts came to an abrupt end, because Alicia had already started to talk about new knowledge, and she couldn't help but empty her mind and prick up her ears. After all, she took leave from the company to find Ling. On the one hand, it was really for a visit. On the other hand, her sister is also interested in the so-called Mu Empire.

As the vice-principal of the college that owns this museum, and also the deputy director of this museum, Alicia is obviously the best person to serve as a guide.

Although judging from Sakura's experience, the level of most so-called experts and professors is just that, not as good as some amateurs who have money, time, and resources to study on their own, but Alicia is different. Her academic level cannot be evaluated, but she does make people feel comfortable when she speaks, as if she is having a normal conversation, and she unknowingly raises the suspense... and her voice is indeed very nice.

The clinker Alicia gives people the illusion of alarmism as soon as she opens her mouth:

"Let me put it this way - based on archaeological conclusions, the so-called Mu Empire most likely did not exist. In other words, the Mu Empire... was not just an empire."

Her beautiful peach blossom eyes were slightly narrowed, making them look slender and charming. Her blue-pink eyes were like holding a handful of water, clearly reflecting the expression she saw.

Sakura glanced at it and saw that the outline was exactly her own.

Her face couldn't help but turn redder.

"The earliest archaeological team did discover a large number of cultural sites on the Mu continent, covering almost the entire history of a civilization from its birth to its demise - look here, from pottery to bronze tripods to iron cauldrons, from stone axes to bronze swords to iron Spears, of course, and some are not suitable for display here.”

"Then... according to your statement, shouldn't it prove the existence of the Mu Empire? And that its level of civilization is higher than everyone imagined?"

Sakura wondered.

"Oh... the next content will involve confidential information... Should I say it or not... Oh, I really want to say it... ahhh, I can't help it! Anyway, I told you quietly , you won’t spread it outside, right?”

Alicia winked mischievously, which made Sakura even more certain of one thing - this woman, apart from her position as vice principal, had absolutely nothing to do with the vice principal.

She seems to be really just a girl in her twenties...

"Ahem! I'm going to start talking..."

She lowered her voice slightly.

Sakura and Suzu are worthy of being good sisters. They widened their eyes almost at the same time, held their breaths, and focused on Alicia's lips, as if reading lip language could reveal the truth earlier than listening to the voice.

But they only saw the corners of Alicia's mouth twitching slightly.

Because a sigh sounded behind her before she could speak:

"Hey... I knew you wouldn't be able to bear it..."

"Hello, Principal...Mikael!"

Ling instinctively straightened her body and looked at the silver-haired man who suddenly appeared behind Alicia.

There was a bitter and helpless smile at the corner of his mouth. Ling could obviously feel his emotions, but in practice, the starting point may be completely different——

Mikael's helplessness is obviously because of Ellie...and Ling, and of course Sakura's helplessness, is naturally due to the fact that a good story ended so abruptly.

It's really uncomfortable, but I can't say where it's uncomfortable.

Alicia was equally uncomfortable. After all, from her perspective, she almost spat out those words, but was forcefully pushed back by Mikael. It was strange that she felt comfortable.

But just when she turned her head and wanted to glare at Mikael as usual to express her displeasure, Mikael laughed jokingly.

The word "bad" came to her mind the first time she saw that smile.

Sure enough, Mikael's next words made her lose completely——

"But...well, actually I wanted to tell you last night. Regarding that matter, a large part of the material has been released. At least what you wanted to say just now is no longer confidential!"

"Ah? Ah!"

Alicia shouted twice, her eyes widened with a hint of disbelief.

But she quickly reacted, and regardless of the crowd of students watching, she pounced on Mikael with all her teeth and claws.

Fortunately, the other party still had sense. He held Alicia's wrist with one hand and pointed it to the side. The two people's movements were a bit intimate, but upon closer inspection, they maintained a sufficient distance.

The students who were watching "booed" and dispersed in a hurry, obviously not satisfied with the result.

But from another perspective, it also proves that this is not the first time these two people have done this kind of thing in public. At least the students are not used to it.

Ling's eyes were shining, and she leaned close to her sister's ear. She was about to say something... but unexpectedly, the two sisters were too close to Mikael, and they happened to hear the whispers between the other two——

"You didn't tell me such a thing! It made me struggle for so long just now!"

"I planned to talk to you last night, but who knew you didn't come to my room!"

"I...why should I go to your room! No, that's not right! Do you have to tell me in person? Can't you just send a text message?"

"I'm not..."

Mikael scratched his head in embarrassment, turned his head, and his eyes met the two sisters holding hands and eating melon.

The atmosphere became even more awkward.

Sakura sighed inwardly, feeling more and more unreliable in this academy.

But he also wondered, was this just a fun interaction between people? After all, judging from the look on the face of the vice-principal named Alicia, she really planned to tell the so-called "that thing". She should have known that what she wanted to say was confidential information and was just a pretense. That’s all.

Thinking about it this way, Sakura couldn't see through this woman even more.

Fortunately, at this time, Mikael came over. He looked at Sakura for a moment, smiled and stretched out his hand: "Hello, you are Ling's sister. Welcome to visit. From now on, it will be up to me and Alicia will be your guide together!"

Sakura reached out her hand without hesitation and shook it with his.

It was so decisive that she found it incredible. It wasn't until the two of them let go of their hands and she clenched her fists that all kinds of thoughts emerged.

Anyway, if you think about it carefully, this matter is quite strange - Ling is just a freshman who has just entered school for less than a year. She has neither participated in the student union nor the club. Why are the principal and deputy principals treating her so much? familiar?

Do you even know she has a sister?

Besides, why are the principal and vice-principal so young...

Sakura tried to think deeply, but before her thoughts could deepen, she was suddenly led to another path——

"Mikael... Principal, Vice Principal Alicia... do we... know each other?"

When Sakura asked this question hesitantly, Mikael and Alicia looked at each other unabashedly, and then they both sighed. Mikael said:

"Sakura, you finally remembered. Was that 8 years ago or 9 years ago? At that time, Ellie and I were traveling around to study. We were taken in by your parents for a while, and we even asked your father for sword skills. ”

Sakura's memory was finally completed, although there were still some contradictions. For example, eight or nine years ago, when Mikael and Ellie were only in their early teens, how could they study?

But this is not unexplainable. After all, in her hometown, a 16-year-old girl published a paper on the theory of relativity a few years ago, which shocked the world. In contrast, the two people in front of her left home early. What’s the point of studying?

Although there was still a sense of weirdness, Sakura quickly accepted this reality.

But her doubts have not completely dissipated, such as:

"So, Principal Mikael, what Vice Principal Alicia said just now..."

"Oh, that's actually very simple."

Mikael spread his hands, looked back at the rows of antiques in the display cabinets, and said in a distant voice——

"All these archaeological excavations, under C14 testing, were born at exactly the same time, yes, 50,000 years ago..."

"Fifty thousand years ago..."

Sakura repeated this time point, and she felt a sense of familiarity again. She seemed to have read a report somewhere, which mentioned the concept of the so-called "fifty thousand year" reincarnation...

When she started thinking about this, some kind of indescribable shackles were broken. Sakura felt this clearly, so the dream on the soles of her feet began to lose support, and everything began to break.

But her first reaction wasn't - "Oh, this turned out to be a dream."

Instead - "Ring! Take my hand, Ring!"

However, no one could hear her cry, and the light and shadow she saw before her eyes was only dazzling white.

Then she started to fall...

…………

The man fell from the mountain top into the lake, and then from the lake into space, and so on.

When he no longer wanted to endure this [reincarnation], his whole body suddenly felt light, and he no longer had the inertia of falling, and then he couldn't help but jump up.

The light around him told him that it was night - of course, the weakness in his body and the heaviness in his brain also proved this.

But that's not important, what's important is...

Who am I, where am I, what do I do?

The man looked at the "Kevin" label on the table and the already cold bucket noodles in a daze.

The greasy noodle soup absorbs the faint light emitted by the neon lights at night, and can also reflect Kevin's tired face.

He pushed the instant noodles aside in a daze and began to sort out the documents on the table.

He was the only one working overtime in the huge office, and the sound of flipping paper kept echoing in his ears, but his mood became more relaxed.

It's just that it's really hard not to feel lonely when you work overtime at night, right?

Suddenly there were footsteps in the corridor. Kevin stood up instinctively and looked warily at the voice-activated lights that turned on along with the sound.

But then he realized something and gradually relaxed his muscles.

After a while, Mei's silhouette appeared at the door of the office.

"How did you come?"

Kevin asked in a calm tone while sorting out the documents in his hands and turning off the computer.

"I've been waiting at home for a long time and you haven't come back, and you haven't replied to my messages. I can only come here to take a look..."

"Okay, I'm done with my work."

Kevin took advantage of the opportunity to go to the toilet to secretly dispose of the remains of the instant noodles. After locking the office, he held Mei Bingliang's little hand.

"Why are you still wearing a lab coat?"

Sensing the coldness, Kevin quickly took off his down jacket and put it on Mei.

"I was in a hurry to go out. I originally wanted to pick up the woolen coat, but I ended up wearing the wrong one."

May shook her head to show Kevin that he didn't have to worry about her.

The purple high pony tail swayed, consciously attracting Kevin's attention. No, to be precise, it was the spotted bow that caught Kevin's attention...

"What's wrong?"

Mei touched the bow a little shyly.

"You gave this to me last Christmas."

She reminded in a low voice. This reminder was naturally not asking for a gift, but guiding Kevin to focus on his surroundings——

"It turns out it's Christmas already..."

The Christmas tree on the roadside is hung with dazzling lights, and the ears are vaguely filled with people's laughter...

There is no grief, no screams, no decaying smell of dead soldiers, no suffocating feeling of Honkai energy...

"Is this the life I was supposed to have?"

This was a dream, Kevin knew it.

When the first layer of dreams shattered, he had already realized this reality.

Maybe it’s because the beauty in these dreams is too distorted, or maybe the enemy themselves failed to create a more perfect and realistic dream in their haste...

In short, no matter what the reason is... maybe he can't do it, maybe... in short, he has not left this world.

He felt that it was not that he was unwilling to face reality, but... he just wanted to see this kind of world a few more times, this kind of world that had not collapsed.

This world is not perfect, and it is also very dull. Kevin once thought that he preferred a passionate life, but at this moment he realized that his heart was so longing for ordinary days, and so longed for the collapse that had not yet appeared in his life. days in...

This kind of world is beautiful enough for Kevin, so beautiful that he can't bear to leave - it's just a dream, why should he wake up, he somewhat understands the meaning of this sentence.

He even had a strange idea - why was he experiencing a dream now? What if? Compared to ordinary life, that world with collapse is more like a dream! Maybe everything before was just a nightmare when I was working overtime?

As for the enemies in the dream... he believed that Mikael and Alicia could deal with them...

So he walked home with Mei in silence.

The cold wind in winter caused their bodies to gradually overlap.

…………

"Is this your trick? The Eighth Herrscher?"

Only one person did not dream. She raised a long bow called Feihua and pointed the arrow at the enemy who was close at hand.

The Eighth Herrscher didn't panic at all, just looked at her with a slight smile.

The big peacock-like bird spread its wings and tried to launch a spiritual attack, but Alicia was unmoved. The power that could control people's hearts was enough to make the other two fusion warriors fall into a deep sleep and not want to wake up. It has no effect on Shia.

"So, are you really going to kill me?"

The Eighth Herrscher suddenly showed a sad expression.

And Ellie's hand holding the bowstring suddenly loosened her grip.

…

When the people on Central Avenue were evacuated, Mikael rushed to Ellie's side immediately and only saw Moyuli's body and a pool of blood on the ground.

"Am I late?"

Mikael asked.

But Ellie just lowered her head and said nothing.