Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 763 White Shadow (Thanks to the book friend Stargazer’s Full Moon Rabbit True Ancestor Shayu for the reward!) (1/4)

A silent place of death.

At the same time, it is also the place where our compatriots fall into eternal sleep.

When the Stamen Gundam slowly landed in the open space in front of a building that had collapsed for the most part, Lacus Clyne recognized the identity of the building almost at the same time.

“Crop Development Center.”

This is the name of this building, and it is also the place where Lenoa Sara, who will become Lacus Klein's mother-in-law in the future, is also one of the twelve members of the PLANT Supreme Council and the wife of Patrick Sara, and works.

"Colonel. Why are we here?"

Lacus Clyne slowly descended from the cockpit of the Stamen Gundam and stood on the destroyed and dead land.

"I do not know either."

A trace of golden light flashing from under He Ming's transparent mask was captured by Lacus Klein.

"Colonel, your eyes?!"

Although He Ming had started wearing sunglasses to hide the changes in his eyes when the Polaris approached Junius 7, Lacus Klein was very sensible and chose to remain silent and ignore it as much as possible.

But now, the increasingly obvious golden light made Lacus Klein no longer able to ignore it.

Because, along with the brightness of the golden light, the aura on He Ming's body gradually changed, becoming mysterious and unpredictable, and becoming somewhat aloof.

This sudden strangeness made Lacus Klein's heart tremble again.

"Sorry! This is a change caused by me. Please try to ignore it! Klein."

As things stand, He Ming has no way to explain the origin of the transformer to Lacus Klein.

Moreover, not far away, in He Ming's sight, the white figure that once appeared in front of him and guided him to find the lifeboat where Lacus Klein was located appeared again in front of the building that had collapsed for the most part.

"Klein. Do you believe that ghosts exist in this world?"

"Eh?"

Half an hour later, He Ming was in front and Lacus Klein was behind, both holding flashlights, and carefully walked through the corridor filled with debris and debris.

During this time, when they passed by some rooms with open doors, they would always see the victims who died in the catastrophe.

Because He Ming had entered the rational state unique to reformers, he was not shaken by the tragic situation before him.

But Lacus Klein's movements gradually became slow and even stiff.

"Is this the first time you've seen this kind of scene?"

He Ming reached out and pulled Lacus Klein, leading her through the corridor.

Fortunately, Junius 7 has now lost the ability to maintain gravity, so He Ming easily took Lacus Klein through the corridors, and they were even faster than when he let Lacus Klein follow behind him.

After Lacus Klein glanced at He Ming who was holding her right hand, her gaze involuntarily drifted towards the room passing by.

Although there were no other light sources except her own flashlight and the one in He Ming's hand, Lacus Klein could still feel the presence of her fellow PLANTs and the victims of Junius 7 in every corner of those rooms.

"Yes, Colonel."

Lacus Klein bit her lip and tried to break free from He Ming's hand, but was unable to do so.

Although her own lack of strength was one reason, the bigger reason was that He Ming was unwilling to let go and allow her to act independently.

"Don't move! There are some problems here."

As if sensing something strange about Lacus Klein, He Ming stopped after passing a bend.

"what?"

I don’t know if she had the same feeling, but Lacus Klein’s voice seemed to become much lighter.

"Remains. Starting from the corridor we were in just now, we haven't seen many remains along the way." The number of casualties on Junius 7 is estimated to be around 24.

He Ming didn't know whether PLANT and ZAFT had organized personnel to collect the remains of the victims after Bloody Valentine's Day, but judging from the situation outside, there were still a lot of remains inside the building.

But for some reason, the deeper He Ming went into the building, the more the number of remains around him seemed to decrease.

"I, I don't remember the Council and ZAFT sending anyone here to collect the remains of our dead compatriots. Even Aunt Renoir's grave is just a cenotaph."

Lacus Klein glanced around the corners cautiously.

"is it?"

Unfortunately, Lacus Klein couldn't see it, or perhaps she didn't feel the white shadow that had just appeared vaguely beside her.

In the blink of an eye, the white shadow disappeared and reappeared at the other end of the corridor, waving at He Ming.

The quiet corridor,
Strange white shadow,
One male and one female,
Dim flashlight,

I have to say that this scene is simply a classic scene in a horror movie.

"Let's go!"

He Ming picked up the flashlight, shone it on the road ahead, and followed the guidance of the white shadow, going deeper into the building.

Lux Klein, who was no longer being pulled forward by He Ming, hurried to catch up, but for some reason, she gradually felt a sense of loss, or perhaps uneasiness, in her heart.

"Colonel. Just now, that question just now..."

Perhaps to hide her uneasiness, Lacus Klein once again asked He Ming why he came here.

This time, He Ming answered.

"Probably, following some guidance."

He Ming, who was walking in front, did not stop. Instead, he seemed to be very familiar with the surrounding environment. The journey was smooth and he did not encounter any obstacles at all.

But because of this, Lacus Klein, who was following He Ming, gradually discovered that the surrounding environment seemed to become cleaner.

The bodies of the victims...are gone.

The debris floating around the corridor, blocking the way forward, is gone.

Even in a trance, Lacus Klein had the impression that there seemed to be signs of human life nearby.

This is simply an incredible...illusion.

"No! Stop."

However, He Ming asked Lacus Klein to stop at this time.

"Did you find anything?"

Lux Klein subconsciously peeked out from behind He Ming.

"Lacus Klein. Have you ever seen a ghost?"

He Ming asked this again.

Because, two figures appeared in front.

One was a man's figure that looked familiar to He Ming and whose name he could call out, while the other was a white figure that had been guiding him here.

The moment He Ming and Lacus Klein appeared, the man who was trapped deep in the building by an unknown device shouted out in surprise when he saw He Ming.

"It's you! It's you! It's Him, He asked you to save me!!"

"It's me, it's me!! It's me, MR.D... No, it's me, I'm Aegis-Aleus!! Quick, quick, save me from here!! I know about Embrio's plot!"

(End of this chapter)