Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

"This isn't the first time I've done something like this."

"You're so confident."

"That's why I'm popular with girls."

"...It seems so. Not only are they handsome, but more importantly, confident and courageous men are the most attractive to women."

"You don't need to emphasize my appearance every time."

"Uh...you are the most handsome person I have ever seen in the world, but you are a man. I really can't ignore this reality."

"Thank you for the compliment, but my girlfriend is prettier than me."

Brunhilde was right; this wasn't the first time he'd brought his pregnant girlfriend in front of her... because that was Cecilia.

He spent a whole year with Cecilia, who was pregnant, during which time he got to know the members of the Snow Wolf Squad... In a way, he cheated on his girlfriend while she was pregnant. However, after getting to know them better, he realized that the night attack he was launched by Shigure Kira was actually orchestrated by Cecilia, so it wasn't cheating at all.

Cecilia's logic has always been that if you don't want your cat to go to the other side, you can keep it to yourself. She quickly and easily fed all her best friends to her Ragdoll cat to prevent Brunhilde from sneaking out to eat while she was pregnant.

“Girls outside might not be clean, but I’ve watched Qiluo and the others grow up step by step, they’re all trustworthy people! Honey, what are you unhappy about!” Cecilia scolded him loudly like this, “If I hear Qiluo and the others complaining to me again that you’re not cooperating, I’ll take Kiana back to the Shaniat family!”

This led Brunhilde to believe that she was Cecilia's tool for taking care of her subordinates' love lives, and that winning over her best friend was always successful.

Vladimir slapped his thigh and laughed, then slapped his wound and coughed a few times.

"I thought you were a romantic, but it seems you're a scumbag... a cute scumbag."

Brunhilde frowned as she glanced at him, but noticed that the man was already fully armed, just like her. He was already critically wounded and on the verge of death, but he was carrying an old Gatling gun. It was obviously secondhand, displayed in the store as some kind of "treasure," but it was very well maintained and looked brand new.

He carried a whole bag of bullet chains and walked outside with a strength he didn't know he had. His whole body was covered in wounds from the exertion of his muscles, and his clothes, which were almost dry, were now covered in blood again.

Originally, he was a man as strong as a bear, but because of his injuries, he became like a sickly ghost. Now, however, he has stood up straight again and is still as fierce and imposing as ever.

Chapter 107 Spatial Abilities Are So Cool, Your Majesty!

"What do you want to do with this body?" Brunhilde glanced at him.

“Of course it’s to kill the enemy. Do you think I escaped from the plane before you arrived?” Vladimir actually took out a cigar from his pocket, handed one to him, and then leaned closer with a cigarette in his mouth.

Brunhilde raised her hand and fired right at the cigarette butt. The bullet quickly ignited the cigar, and he took a deep breath, then coughed from the fumes.

“These are all the Honkai Beasts you mentioned, um. I’ve killed several before, but their numbers keep increasing. I think it’s because every time a gun is fired, it makes a sound, and the sound travels especially far in this silent snowfield. So, in a way, I would have died even if you hadn’t come… I’ve been guarding this gas station for at least four hours.”

"But can you still kill the next round?" Brunhilde said calmly.

“You know what? In the eyes of us Siberians, you have two very strong buffs right now,” Vladimir suddenly changed the subject.

Brunhilde raised an eyebrow.

"You need to protect your woman, to help her break through the enemy lines on this battlefield. That's the first thing." The man smiled. "You also need to cross the flames of war to find your woman who is in danger. That's the second thing. You know, this is a buff that male protagonists in movies and TV shows often have. Generally, male protagonists only have one buff, but you have two."

"so what?"

"You have beautiful wives who love you, you're a winner in life, don't you regret dying here?"

“Actually, I was a little, even a little desperate, but I had a terrible mother, and one thing I learned from her was that the more dangerous the situation, the less you should show weakness. Fear, despair, regret, and loss are all weaknesses, and the more weak you are, the more dangerous the situation will become. Even if you are about to die, you must stay calm. Only by staying calm can you seize a chance to turn things around,” Brunhilde said. “So I always stay calm in front of her.”

"You love your mother very much."

"On the contrary, the reason I remained calm was to prevent myself from falling into the trap of loving her; only by remaining calm could I maintain my hatred."

“A truly impeccable personality, your character is as refined as your appearance.” Vladimir gazed at the approaching horde of Honkai beasts, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly said, “My wife lives in Chapayevsk, Samara, in the military dependents’ sanatorium next to the Border Guard Museum. If you are still alive after everything is over, please tell her that the Soviets abolished religion, marriage has no sanctity, and relationships between the sexes only need to be based on mutual affection—of course, I am not supporting the sexual promiscuity theories of Kolentay, Mayakovsky, and Osip (author's note: see end of chapter)—I just want to say that even if she remarries, it is morally and legally permissible, and she doesn’t need to miss me.”

He took a deep drag, puffed out the cigar, and then tilted his head back to exhale a large cloud of thick blue smoke. Any cigar master would say that this was a reckless way to smoke, but for Vladimir at that moment, it was a once-in-a-lifetime enjoyment.

"Are you telling me to run away and cover our retreat by making these kinds of final arrangements?" Brunhilde laughed. "Don't be silly, you're not qualified, and we have nowhere to run anyway. We might as well stay and kill as many as we can."

“You don’t understand the men of this land,” Vladimir said calmly. “Kid, you’re not Soviet, you don’t understand. Soviets value friendship. Those who rush in to protect land that isn’t their own are true friends. When friends come, there’s good wine. No Soviet man would let you die here… to put your friends in danger and then expect them to come and rescue you… that’s not manly at all. Even my mother in the afterlife would despise me for being so spineless.”

"Then let's go together."

“I’m enough on my own. You’re such a beautiful and kind girl, a treasure of humanity. Even though you’re a bit of a jerk, it would be a loss for the Miss Universe pageant committee if you died here.” Vladimir was still joking about his appearance. “Believe me, Soviet women can hunt down three hundred German soldiers with sniper rifles, and Soviet men are even fiercer and stronger! You guys come from the back, my plane that made an emergency landing is right there. I said before, it didn’t crash, it just made an emergency landing! Just kidding, that’s a Su-27, a precious gem worth tens of millions of dollars. How could you think I let it crash? Even if I die, it can’t be damaged! Even though it’s on fire, our plane has a unique feature that the joints don’t interfere with each other, so it can still take off!”

He took a breath. "You guys have pilot's licenses, right? If not, that's fine. It's pretty much the same as driving a car. Remember, pulling forward is for diving and pulling back is for ascending. You don't need to worry about the buttons; it's all fully automatic now. The cockpit is a bit small; it's a single seat, but two people can squeeze in. It was designed for two people, so don't worry!"

“I have a pilot’s license…” Bonya said softly.

Brunhilde was quite surprised. She hadn't expected this quiet, well-off young lady to have such a hobby. She always thought that quiet, gentle girls were all like that. Cecilia also liked racing cars, and her modified Koenigsegg could reach 400 km/h! According to her, that wasn't exciting enough, and she could go as fast as Cecilia.

“Coco has several helicopters. I was her pilot for a long time. I’ve flown all kinds of planes.”

"This plane is my beloved aircraft, you have to take it... Even that damn dragon couldn't shoot me down, you absolutely can't blow it up! By the way, the fourth red button from the left is for ejection, but I don't recommend you use it because I'd rather you die than have my plane totaled. Listen to me, don't believe that bullshit that there are only valuable pilots, not valuable planes. The cost of this one plane is enough to buy the GDP I could create in thirty lifetimes. Ever since we broke ties with Ukraine, every one of these that blew up is one less available..."

Brunhilde stared at the man, who was covered in wounds yet kept talking. He was full of energy and even arrogant. He stopped her in the room, packed his things, picked up his Gatling gun, and was about to go to war. His eyes were full of expectation and looked bright.

"The Soviet Union has collapsed." Brunhilde finally said softly after being silent for too long.

"The demise of the Soviet Union doesn't mean the Soviet people are gone. How should I put it? For the sake of this land, for the sake of all humanity! Humanity will always have to fight against... those who are anti-human, those who seek hegemony, those who play with life, all sorts of villains! I know what you want to say, but I'm doing this for my beliefs. Besides, I can't let your children go first, can I? I know you Europeans are afraid of the Soviets, afraid of the Bolsheviks, but our ideals are advanced! Here, it's always the Party members who go first, the middle-aged people who go first, and the children who are protected until the end! Especially a wonderful child like you! Oh, I'm so happy to know you're not an enemy. I really don't want to fight such a cute little guy like you."

She was protected again; Brunhilde couldn't remember how many people had protected her before.

The woman named Misterlin said she had always been lonely and lacked love, but Brunhilde felt she didn't lack it. She loved many people and was loved by many people. Therefore, she loved this planet. She was definitely not as withdrawn or sorrowful as Misterlin described. Her journey should still be long.

“If we die, there will be handsome young people like you singing at our graves. But if you die, what will we, a bunch of smelly, strong men, sing? It won’t sound good anyway.” Vladimir dragged the Gatling gun and ammunition belt out the door, and after a while, as the gunshots rang out, his hoarse voice could be heard.

It really doesn't sound good.

"In the garden at night, all is quiet, and the leaves no longer rustle."

"How beautiful the night is, how cheerful my heart is, on this enchanting night."

"The river flows quietly, with gentle ripples, and the water reflects a silvery light."

"I could faintly hear someone singing softly, what a peaceful night."

……

“That’s so cool,” Brunhilde said softly, a bright, girlish smile finally appearing on her delicate, cool face, befitting her age.

The roaring Gatling gun continued its sweeping attack. The Honkai Beasts, sensing the escape of another human, opened their massive jaws and emitted strange cries. These were actually the roars of the Honkai Beasts, but they were meaningless. Every attempt to intercept them was shattered by the machine gun fire, their roars quickly drowned out by the thunderous barrage. They gave up, turning their attack on the man piloting the Gatling gun, their shrill cries revealing silicon-based fangs.

The man chuckled silently, glancing up at the gas station.

The Su-27 took off from the highway and soared into the sky.

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the other side.

On the Fall of the Tower of Babel.

Maria was covered in cold sweat. She was an A-rank Valkyrie, one of the most outstanding among A-rank Valkyries, after all, she possessed the blood of the Shaniat Saint and had grown up under Cecilia's guidance.

But at this moment she dared not go forward, because the opponent was so powerful that he had directly destroyed the Tower of Babel from the inside, a building that theoretically could not be destroyed even by nuclear weapons!

Yes, the Tower of Babel's external defenses were designed to be comparable to bunker buster bombs. Theoretically, it would take several nuclear weapons detonated at close range to threaten its existence, and Claire destroyed the Tower of Babel! Although she attacked from the inside, at least the walls were the same thickness, regardless of whether they were inside or outside!

As for how it was destroyed...

Maria suddenly jumped backward repeatedly, and the low-rise buildings on both sides of the harbor seemed to be blown up by a directional explosion, falling down in unison towards Maria!

Before the collapsing building could hit Maria, she leaped up, her body erupting in a shockwave-like tail flame as she struck the ground and then soared into the air!

The next moment, lava erupted from the spot where she had just landed. It spewed up from the ruins, from the collapsed buildings, and from every part of the ground!

Fiery red waves shot out from the ground, and slurry with a temperature of over 1,000 degrees Celsius splashed everywhere, instantly setting the port where the Tower of Babel was located ablaze!

Maria was utterly horrified! Gazing at the stunningly beautiful woman in a white dress sitting atop the Tower of Babel, now broken in half, this was her immense power! Just moments before, the magma that erupted from the earth had pierced through the layers of the Tower of Babel, breaking through each level and piercing through the entire hundred-meter-high structure! Then, without its supporting pillars, the Tower of Babel crashed down with a deafening roar, almost causing an earthquake!

She was so powerful that even the Judgment-level Honkai Beast Bellenas on the horizon avoided the battlefield and chased after a plane into the distance!

This is S-class!

Kaslana family's S-rank!

Faced with the terrifying eruption of lava, Maria dodged and quickly looked at the others.

The two young girls who called each other "sister" were alright, but the older sister's ability was quite unique—it was a spatial ability. She directly created a "spatial grid" beneath her feet. This spatial grid was essentially an exchange of material units between a void and the ground; to be precise, the older sister summoned a large, square block of concrete. The two sisters stood on the concrete, flying through the air.

Of course, a large chunk of concrete was missing from somewhere on the ground.

When the lava erupted, the older sister set up a series of "space grids" beneath herself. These grids lifted the two sisters up and quickly propelled them to other locations, allowing them to fly at high speed.

The usage is crude, but it is indeed easy to use.

Mistelin did not dodge; she simply stood alone in the air, the banner of Shaniat fluttering, creating a force field that completely protected her, preventing the high-temperature magma from getting close to her.

Maria couldn't figure out what Mistrine's abilities were. This woman just looked like Cecilia, but she didn't expect her strength to be just as astonishing.

“Hey, you guys don’t really need to use so much concrete for support. It’s a waste of Honkai energy,” Maria reminded the older girl among the younger ones. “You have spatial abilities. Essentially, for you, a piece of paper is enough for you to sit on, or you don’t even need anything. Simple air can support your body. Because when space is solidified, the density of matter is uniform and infinite. If you just solidify a spot of air to support you, to others it will look like you’re sitting in the air. It’s pretty cool!”

The older sister frowned. "So handsome? What's the point of doing this?"

“It just means it’s cool,” Mistelin interjected. “You don’t understand. If your father… well, if your brother came, you would understand.”

“I only have an older brother, no younger brother,” the older sister continued, frowning.

"Then it's my younger brother. It doesn't matter. People around here generally don't care about titles. We'll have to go through it all anyway."

P.S.: The theory of sexual promiscuity: Beginning in the 1920s, due to various ideological reasons, "free love" became prevalent, and many moral and legal obstacles in heterosexual relationships disappeared instantly. At the same time, religion was abolished, marriage became secularized, and Soviet citizens could easily enter into or dissolve marriages an unlimited number of times. Furthermore, non-marital sexual relations were no longer considered reprehensible. Representative figures include feminist writer Kolentay, party leaders Lenin, Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky, socialites Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky, and the Brick couple, among others.

年轻人道德观念也发生转变，1914年到1922年，高校女生性经验比例从25.7%上升到53%，男生比例从67%上升到85.5%。

Until the late 1920s, social attitudes began to revert to the old morals. But even into the 21st century, factions holding these two ideologies continued to debate their respective paths.