Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 1085 Night Talk
Cartloads of hot soup and food were delivered.

As more and more children appeared around, a group of people came here at Andre's call to maintain order and prevent chaos from happening.

After all, those gathered here are all children.

Tents were quickly set up, and the children, who had eaten and drunk their fill, gradually fell into sleepiness. After taking the thermal blankets from Sergei, Andrei and others, most of them obediently walked into the tents and soon fell into a deep sleep.

"Aren't you going to sleep? It's safe here. No bad guys will show up."

As the number of children gathered in front of him gradually dwindled, Sergei discovered that the little girl was still by his side, holding a thermal blanket and looking at him intently.

Hearing Sergei's voice, the little girl looked at the tent not far away, then shook her head and hesitated.

"Mom, Aisha can't find mom."

Sergei's eyes changed, he sighed silently, walked over and picked up the little girl.

"Your name is Elsa, right?"

The little girl nodded.

Although Sergei had a scar on the left side of his face, the little girl was not afraid. Instead, she gradually felt sleepy in Sergei's arms.

Looking at the little girl's head nodding back and forth, Andre beside her said softly.

"Aisha, it's late, go to bed first, okay?"

The little girl nodded her head, but she shook it hard, forcing herself not to fall asleep.

"No, Elsa, Elsa wants to, wants to wait for mommy."

Sergei looked at the little girl gently and spoke slowly.

"But it's bedtime now. Elsa, get some sleep first, and I'll take you to your mother tomorrow, okay?"

After a pause, Sergei gently took the little girl's right hand and said as if making an agreement.

"Come! Uncle has made an appointment with Aisha now. As long as Aisha sleeps well, uncle will take you to see your mother tomorrow."

With Sergei's promise, the little girl, who finally couldn't bear the sleepiness anymore, murmured a few times, then lay down in Sergei's arms and fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Andre pointed to the tent on the right and spoke softly.

"There are beds in the tent over there. Besides, there's no one else here."

After sending the little girl into the tent and settling her down, Sergei walked out of the tent, only to find that Andrei had lit a bonfire not far from the tent.

The same scene also appeared in other places.

I guess it was Andre who arranged it.

In the flickering firelight, Sergei also saw some soldiers on duty and on guard.

"After joining A-LAWS, I have participated in several similar operations. Some unpleasant things happened during those operations. So, I became more cautious."

After throwing the wood in his hand into the fire, Andre said casually.

Sergei nodded and walked to the other side of the campfire and sat down.

"This is the right thing to do. Those gathered here are all defenseless children. In this chaotic situation, children are the most vulnerable."

Andre nodded but said nothing.

Before they knew it, they had fallen into silence again, with only the sound of burning wood remaining.

"Feel sorry."

Through the flickering flames, Andrei could not see Sergei's face for a moment, he could only hear Sergei's voice.

He moved his lips and was about to speak, but was stopped by Sergei.

"Andre, listen to me first."

Andre was slightly moved, but remained silent.

"I nearly died in that battle on the orbital elevator."

Andre's expression changed, he clenched his hands, and wanted to stand up and refute, but he lost all his strength in an instant.

"Come to think of it, you may not believe it. At that moment, I saw Kelly, your mother. At that time, she was still the same as before, standing in the kitchen, cooking your favorite meals, and telling me about the things you liked." In the firelight, Andre seemed to see a pair of eyes, a pair of eyes full of memories and guilt.

"Before the battle, Keli asked me to take good care of you. At that time, I just thought Keli was overthinking. I didn't expect that after that, it would be a farewell forever. I couldn't accept Keli's departure, and I couldn't forgive myself for not being able to save my wife. Under self-blame, guilt, and even regret, I ignored you and broke my promise to Keli."

"It's my fault. It's my responsibility. Andre. I'm sorry!"

Andre was stunned.

How many years!

At her mother's funeral, when she, who had lost her mother, wanted to find a little comfort from her father, the man called father fell silent and never said a word to her.

After that, Andre thought more than once that even if it was just one sentence, even if it only took one sentence, perhaps the resentment in his heart might be reduced.

This thought continued to trouble Andre, making him sink deeper and deeper into depravity.

Every time I see Sergey, I can't help but want to use this opportunity to question him.

However, after the battle in the orbital elevator, everything changed.

The man he hated disappeared.

Perhaps only after experiencing loss will you understand the preciousness of that moment.

Andre slowly closed his eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The answer I had been seeking for years, the apology I had been waiting for for years, finally came at this moment.

But, for some reason, Andre couldn't respond to this moment with words.

After a moment's silence, Andre stood up.

"Colonel. Go to bed early! Tomorrow, we still need to accompany Aisha to find her mother."

Sergei was stunned for a moment.

He had imagined many scenarios since he met Kelly on the brink of life and death, but he had never imagined the scenario of this moment.

"At least, we might be able to prevent Elsa from losing her mother. No, we must help Elsa find her mother."

After saying this, Andre strode away.

Gradually, Sergei smiled with relief.

At the same time, he also saw the smile of his wife Kelly in the firelight.

Sergei raised his hand to wipe his face and prepared to get up. As he was guarding the door of Aisha's tent, a burst of fire suddenly lit up on the other side of the city ruins.

Then, low explosions like thunder followed.

"Enemy attack?!"

Sergei's eyes changed and he took out the communicator.

"This is Sergei, bridge, please answer!"

Silver-white mechanical soldiers emerged from the ruins of the city with their fangs and claws bared, blocking Feng En and Shaci's retreat routes.

"Shaji. Do you see clearly now? The true face of your beloved girlfriend!"

Facing those legion mechanical weapons called scouts, Feng En, who only had a pistol in his hand, remained calm and even continued to use words to stimulate the figure in front of him who was surrounded and protected by the legion.

"Louise Halevi. I suppose you have gone through what is called the Ascension?!"

Feng En's sharp eyes fell on the silk scarf wrapped around the other person's slender neck.

Hearing this, the other party's expression changed and he subconsciously raised his hand to touch the scarf.

"This, this isn't true! Louise!"

Seeing the other party's actions, Shaci, who had witnessed how the legion plundered human heads, changed his expression and asked quickly.

However, what he got was the other party's slowly lowered right hand and a bitter smile.

"Shaci Crossroad. Sorry! Let's just stop here!"

(End of this chapter)