Kevin, but he is a male mother in Xingtie with little Ai Li

Bronya first turned her head to look at the four people behind her. After seeing them nod almost at the same time, she looked at Jeppard again: "This is the only way to solve the dilemma and save Beloberg. For this, I will not hesitate at all."

As a Silvermane Guard who has been fighting on the front lines for many years, Bronya certainly understands how difficult it is to deal with hordes of Rift Monsters... But at this time, she can only put her hopes on herself, and also on her companions behind her.

"I understand. Hold on to your weapons, this will definitely be a fierce battle."

Jeppard gently placed his palm on his chest to express his high respect to everyone, and then shouted loudly to the iron guards around him: "Everyone load your guns and prepare for battle! The life and death of Beloberg depends on tonight, we must hold on until dawn!"

"--yes!!!"

Nearly a thousand Silver Mane Iron Guards in the camp shouted deafeningly at almost the same time. Most of them didn't even understand why the monsters were attacking the city, and why Bronya and the others had to go deep into the Rift to seek survival... But obeying orders was their duty, as was protecting this city called Beloberg.

They only knew that if their defense line was breached, the homes behind them would become a mess and cease to exist, so they could not retreat even a single step.

"Follow my command - open the gate!"

Rumbling--

The heavy iron door, which was more than half a meter thick, slowly opened under the operation of mechanical gears, but the deafening sound would naturally be heard by the monsters of the Rift Valley outside the city wall.

This sound was not only the Iron Guards' battle horn, but also the command and target for the monsters to launch a general attack.

"Guard Officer Jeppard, the first wave of Breach Creatures will arrive at the city gate in about a minute. A rough estimate is that there will be more than 500 of them!"

The scout on the city wall immediately counted the current battle situation. The densely packed monsters were almost the largest number he had ever seen in his life...but this was only the first wave of attack.

Come to think of it, since the Star Core has already planned to completely destroy Beloberg, how could it show mercy at this time?

This was all thanks to the geographical advantage of Beloberg being located in the mountains. Otherwise, there would probably be tens of thousands of world-shattering monsters pouring in from all directions at the same time.

"Silver Mane Iron Guards firepower team, get ready. Immediately suppress the enemy with artillery fire when they enter the 100-meter range! All members of the Amber Battle Group, leave the city and follow me into the frontline fortress to build defenses!"

Even though the situation between the enemy and us was very different, Jeppard's command was still so calm and he led the entire Iron Guard camp into order.

In fact, closing the gate and defending the city wall is the tactic that can minimize the losses, but if they want to make way for Bronya and others as much as possible, they must adopt this more radical approach.

The Silver Mane Iron Guards armed with guns quickly rushed into the defensive fortifications that had been prepared for hundreds of years outside the city wall. Bronya and Seele and others naturally followed Jeppard and mixed in, trying their best to grope forward.

After the first round of bombardment, there were less than half of the world-ripping monsters left charging in the front, and they fearlessly charged towards the front line in the hail of bullets.

When stepping into such a grand and dangerous battlefield for the first time, most people would at least be temporarily shocked, but Seele rushed to the front without hesitation, and even cast a provocative look at Bronya.

"Follow closely, guys from the upper zone, don't hold me back!"

Under everyone's shocked gazes, Xier rushed directly to the front of the hundreds of monsters amidst the hail of bullets. Her entire body flashed in a posture that was difficult to capture with the naked eye. Almost every attack could easily take the life of a world-ripping monster.

You know, that thing won't necessarily die immediately even if it's hit head-on by a shell, right?

"My Uncle Yang, is this still a human being? Why do I feel like she is many times more powerful than before?"

San Yue Qi's mouth almost turned into an O shape. It wasn't that he was completely shocked by such strength, but he had become so much stronger in just a few days... Was Mr. Kevin's special training really that useful?

How about she sign up for one too?

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and catch up!"

Fortunately, Xing slapped San Yueqi on the forehead in time, and she realized that Dan Heng and Bronya had even run more than ten meters away, and hurriedly followed Xing.

With Xi'er leading the way, the group soon broke through the encirclement of the Breach Monsters under the fire cover of the Silver Mane Iron Guards and began to move towards the deeper snowfields.

"The Silvermane Guard can only help you so far, everyone."

Looking at the figure gradually disappearing in the distance, Jeppard on the front line could only silently keep his blessings in his heart.

I must succeed, and I must come back alive...

Chapter 61 A Certain Old Friend Called Otto

"So, as long as we are willing to promise you not to interfere with the end of this civilization, you will not fight us, right?"

Walter, who was far away on the Star Train, was still unable to completely let down his guard against Kevin. After all, the saying "once bitten, one becomes afraid of ropes for ten years" is not without reason.

And he had to admit that the other party was right about one thing... As outsiders whose strength and technological means far exceeded those of this planet, even if they had no ill intentions, their perspective on things was inevitably condescending.

But they are also human beings. They cannot pay meticulous attention to the feelings, life and death of everyone on this planet. And as Kevin said, they are not here to be babysitters, and they cannot be that babysitter.

"Yes."

Facing Walter's question, Kevin nodded without hesitation.

"Okay, I can agree to your condition." Walter nodded, but then said, "But if the children on the Starry Sky Train are in danger, we will definitely choose to help, even if it means becoming your enemy again..."

Walter was acting like a negotiator, but before he could finish, Kevin interrupted him in another tone: "Don't you even trust your own children?"

"......What?"

"I choose to believe them, to believe that those children can solve the problems on this planet by themselves, and they should believe in themselves more than anything else."

Since the battle at the end, Kevin also had a new view on the so-called bond and belief. But if you want these children to grow up healthily and healthily, you should at least let them realize that the most reliable thing for them is always themselves and their companions.

If you always think that there is a parent to protect you no matter what crisis you encounter...how can you really grow up in difficult situations?

"..."

Walter was silent for a while. He felt that this guy seemed to be completely different from when he first met him. He was no longer a machine that lived simply for the instruction of "eliminate the collapse", but a real human with flesh and blood.

"Okay, let's get off topic for now. I have something else very important to ask you... Are you here because those kids have broken through the Cocoon? Walter... Yang."

This is a very important question. Even though Kevin has left his original world, it does not mean that he will turn a blind eye to the world that he had saved with the efforts of countless companions.

The question about the "cocoon" is equally important. After all, according to the final guess... it is actually a tool that some advanced civilization put into the end of the "Tree of Imaginary Numbers" to cut off the flow of imaginary numbers. If its blockade is broken, it means that their world is likely to connect with this huge and unknown universe.

Whether this piece will bring about some unknown dangers is secondary. After all, a mature civilization must always learn to survive in this cruel world.

But what about the advanced civilization that placed the "cocoon" at the "end of imaginary numbers"? Will they feel something in their hearts, or do something else... All this is still unknown, and for humans, the unknown is the most terrifying thing.

What kind of civilization could intercept the "Tree of Imaginary Numbers" that created countless worlds? Kevin couldn't imagine.

Could those great beings called "Star Gods" do this? Kevin couldn't imagine it either.

Even though he is extremely powerful compared to a civilization like Beloberg, his existence is still insignificant compared to the wider universe, just like an ant certainly cannot tell which is more powerful between a lion and a tiger.

"No, humans are still hundreds of years away from fully mastering Honkai energy. The reason I came here was simply because of the Void Manzang opening the star gate and then accidentally stumbled upon it... I still can't find the beacon to return home, and the blockade of the Cocoon still exists."

"... Void Ten Thousand Treasures?"

Walter's answer barely made Kevin put his worries aside, but another familiar name brought back his memories.

When the previous civilization came to an end, the First God's Key, which was said to be able to store all knowledge, had not even been completed... Kevin truly saw its power on a man named Otto.

He was a truly smart man. If he was given enough time, Kevin had no doubt that he could find a way to completely expel Honkai and even use it with ease.

But in his heart, he never really put fighting against the collapse above his own goals. He kept trying to understand the cause of the collapse just to try to save his beloved...

Otto Apokalis is undoubtedly an extremely selfish man. He is so selfish that he only cares about his own thoughts. If the only way to save the person in his heart is to burn the whole world, Kevin believes that he will not hesitate at all.

But Kevin actually envied him, envied his selfishness... Because Kevin knew very well that he was also a selfish guy, but he could never be as purely selfish as that guy.

Kevin also knew very well that the reason he chose to save the world was not out of any lofty ideals or ambitions. He might indeed be a kind person, but his ordinary kindness was far from enough to embrace the whole world.

The so-called reason for saving the world... is just to follow her footsteps, for the expectations of comrades, and for the promise to her...

"So, Xukong Wanzang has also come to this universe?"

"That's right, but because our philosophies are different, he has already run away. He is in this vast universe, but I can't find him."

"...ran away?"

When Kevin heard this answer, he was undoubtedly stunned. No one thought that this divine key could actually live out his own ideas.

"So, does the power of the Herrscher still remain in you?"

Kevin's sudden question made Walter's anus tense for no reason, and he immediately frowned and replied: "Why are you asking this?"

"Nothing, just that we've been apart for so long... I sometimes miss my old friends."

Chapter 62: Should I tell you that my little Ai Li has a hemorrhoid on her butt?

On the other side, after finally passing through the waves of countless monsters and breaking into the Rift, the densely packed Rift creatures around them all disappeared for some reason.

What appeared before Bronya and the others was a ruin full of weirdness and absurdity. Judging from the building wreckage that could be seen everywhere, this place was probably once a part of Beloberg hundreds of years ago, but after being completely swallowed by the Rift, it completely lost its former glory.

"Is this... the rift that Jeppard mentioned?"

Xier frowned and looked around, while Danheng objectively commented: "Compared with this place, the erosion in Beloberg is nothing."

For Dan Heng, who had been on many pioneering journeys, fighting in the Rift Realm was a common occurrence. However, there were few other Rift Realms like this one, where dim crystals like dry branches could be seen everywhere, abruptly inserted around, and the golden impurities slowly flowing through them announced its danger to everyone.

This was probably a sign that some other dimension had seriously affected the real space. Even Dan Heng had never seen such a thing.

After all, there is basically no world that can survive the disaster brought by the star core and the pressure of the antimatter army for seven hundred years like Yalilo-VI... Most worlds where star cores appear will basically no longer have any information after a few decades.

"I say... do you feel this place is weird? It feels like... it feels like we are being watched by many pairs of eyes?"

San Yueqi was not the only one who felt this way. After hearing what she said, Xier also described it: "Indeed, this place gives me goose bumps and makes me uncomfortable. It feels like there are bugs crawling under my skin."

This may not be untrue. After all, the spatial dimension where the rift is located is extremely unstable. It is possible that there are demons from other dimensions staring at these ignorant humans.

"We have no guides now, and no means of detection that can point directly to the core of a star - we can only proceed step by step."

Dan Heng was the only one who did not deviate from the topic. He folded his hands and analyzed carefully, "But there is no need to be pessimistic. The more polluted the Rift Realm is, the closer we are to the source..."

"Who said you didn't have a guide? I came all the way here! Do you know how much I paid to find you?"

The voice of the sixth person suddenly came out of the team of five. Everyone looked around and finally turned their heads and found that little Ai Li was standing behind them and was chattering about her glorious deeds: "In fact, I am not afraid to tell you secretly. As a savior who once saved the world, finding the location of the star core is as easy as eating and drinking water for me!"

"Uh...putting aside the fact that these words don't sound real, why are you here?!"

San Yueqi was extremely unbalanced at this moment. They had clearly put in a lot of effort to fight their way out of the surging tide of monsters, so why did this guy suddenly appear here?

Why! You have such a convenient function, why didn't you tell me earlier??!

"I have a very powerful parent. Isn't this a matter of course?" Little Ai Li gave San Yue Qi a righteous look.

"This, you, I..."

San Yueqi was so choked that she couldn't say a word. She tried very hard to find some facts to refute it, but in the end, she could only helplessly complain why her Uncle Yang was so useless.

Bronya and Seele, who didn't know little Ailie at all, looked at each other in bewilderment. After realizing that the parent mentioned by little Ailie seemed to be Kevin, the same thought popped up in their minds at the same time - could this be Mr. Kevin's (that guy) daughter? Why don't they look very similar?

"Alright, alright, stop wasting time here. The rest of the world is still waiting for news of our success. As saviors, how can we stand still here?"

"I know a path that can lead to the star core. Just follow me!"

The childish little Ellie quickly and successfully put herself into the role. She immediately took a step forward and walked at the front of the crowd, heading towards the shortcut she mentioned among the intricate ruins.

Standing at the back, Sanyueqi stared at Xiao Ai Li's back, and suddenly put his mouth close to Xing's ear and asked softly, "Do you feel that Xiao Ai Li's walking posture seems a little strange?"

"Where... is there?"

After hearing San Yueqi's reminder, Xing also tried to stare at Xiao Aili's back for a long time, but he could not see anything except the fact that she was indeed very short.

"there must be!"

San Yue Qi nodded immediately and said confidently, "I walked like this a few days ago when my butt hurt a lot but I didn't want others to notice it!"

But why does this happen? Can children also get hemorrhoids on their buttocks?

Doubts could not help but arise in Sanyueqi's heart.

"Uh......"

This unexpected answer inevitably made Xing stunned for a moment. She even saw little Ai Li, who was walking in front, slow down her steps for a moment, and then continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened.

Everyone’s life is not easy...Xing couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

Everyone followed little Ai Li's footsteps and gradually went deeper into the rift world. They really didn't encounter any trouble along the way. Although it was such a huge rift world, unexpectedly there was not even a single creature in it.

The only thing that can be considered troublesome is probably the omnipresent feeling of being watched, which makes it impossible for people to relax their minds no matter what, and they can only passively remain in a state of mental tension.