Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

"Um, Sister Jizi, what happened to her?"

Yuexia saw that Ji Zi looked a little at a loss and surprised, so she asked Jiang Ming.

"Nothing, just that an acquaintance is waiting for her outside. Instead of that, how about having a steak? Ah—"

Jiang Ming put a piece of steak to Yuexia's mouth, and Yuexia obediently ate it.

......

"Master Kallen, why are you here?"

Jizi came to Kallen and asked with some confusion.

But Karin still looked at Jiang Ming and Yuexia who were sitting in the Houmu Happy Restaurant with an ugly face, until Ji Zi waved her hand in front of Karin, she reacted.

"Ah, it's you, Himeko."

Kallen shook her head vigorously as if she was trying to sober herself up after getting drunk, and looked at Himeko.

"Yes, it's me, Lady Kallen."

Ji Zi asked the same question again.

"What brings you here?"

Upon hearing this, Kallen fell into deep thought, wondering whether she should tell Jiko that the white-haired little girl was the murderer of the vampire incident.

......

"Jizi, listen to me carefully for what I'm going to say next."

Kallen sighed and looked at Himeko seriously. It was the first time Himeko saw Kallen so serious and she also became nervous. But after hearing what Kallen said, the first thing she thought of was that it was impossible.

"What!...Lady Kallen, are you saying that the little girl is the culprit of the blood-sucking incident?"

Jizi couldn't help looking at the moon, but was blocked by Jiang Ming because of the perspective. Jizi kept thinking in her mind, no wonder he held her in his arms, was it to prevent Lady Kallen from seeing...

But if Yuexia is really the murderer of the blood-sucking incident, then what about Jiang Ming? An accomplice? Isn't he the captain of Hyperion? Why did he do this?

"Yes."

Karin nodded and acknowledged this harsh fact, then told Ji Zi that Jiang Ming had approached her before and threatened her not to take Yuexia away by threatening that the number of victims of the continuous blood-sucking incidents would continue to increase.

"impossible!"

Jizi flatly denied Kallen's words. Kallen was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that Jizi, who had worked with her for many years and was always upright despite her mediocre qualifications, would actually protect the murderer. This made her feel even more complicated.

"Lord Karen, I don't think Jiang Ming would threaten you with people's lives. He must have his reasons for doing so. Moreover, if that girl is really the murderer, why did she appear in the daytime? Why didn't she hurt people directly? She is a very good and pitiful child. She must have her own reasons for doing so."

Ji Zi couldn't believe what she said. She had only been with Jiang Ming for less than three days, but she didn't think he would hurt her. Just like this morning, when Ji Zi knew that Jiang Ming had gotten her drunk, she could have pretended that she didn't care, but she still made a joke like that.

"I'm not saying this because he makes delicious breakfast. It's just because Jiang Yue is very cute and would never hurt anyone. Yes, that's right. That's it."

Jizi thought so secretly, and in fact, what she said was almost entirely right. Hearing what Jizi said, Karin clenched her hands unconsciously. In the morning, she saw Yuexia eating marshmallows and holding Houmu's happy look in her arms. She should have been happy about this, but she just couldn't be happy.

The greater the hope, the greater the despair. She didn't understand why Jiang Ming was so nice to Yuexia, but in order to save and protect more people, she had to take her away no matter what. However, if she showed up now, it would hurt more people instead.

After lunch, Jiang Ming told Yuexia that Ji Zi might not be able to come due to something. Yuexia was somewhat depressed when she heard that, but in the following time, Jiang Ming took her to more facilities in the amusement park, and soon, her depressed mood was forgotten.

......

March 2006, 8 25:19:14

Jiang Ming accompanied Yuexia to the rooftop again.

"Why do you suddenly come here again?"

Jiang Ming asked while looking at Yuexia while paying attention to the guy behind him.

"Well, because this is where I danced with you, and it's the place where I have the most memories and am happiest."

He said this while looking at the vast moonlight, but he could not hide the sadness in the corners of his eyes at all.

"Then let's stay. Anyway, there are still many facilities in the amusement park that we haven't experienced yet. It's just a pity that there are too many people queuing up."

Jiang Ming said with some regret.

"The world is still big, and I can take you to a wider world, so please stay."

Kallen, who was hiding not far away, heard this and clenched her teeth tightly, almost unable to control her emotions.

"...No."

Yuexia refused again.

"You are a very good person, just like a sister. If I were a real girl, a normal person... I would definitely choose to stay and live with you."

"But I'm too dangerous. I really need to leave. I need to leave this place and find a place where I can end my life. I'm completely different from real humans. Staying here will only hurt more people."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Jiang Ming gently placed his knife on Yuexia's head, denying her words.

"If you want to suck blood, just suck mine. As long as it's right, if I do this alone, won't others get hurt? Besides, you and I are actually the same. I came to this world to protect you girls. Otherwise, I will lose the meaning of living."

Jiang Ming hugged the girl in front of him tightly and spoke in the most gentle tone.

"So, just trust me."

"..."

"I've always wanted to hear someone say this to me..."

Theresa buried her head in Jiang Ming's body and cried bitterly, "I really, really just want to be an ordinary person."

Jiang Ming wiped the tears from Theresa's face with his hands.

"Then come with me. I'll take you to a place where you won't be hurt and where there's love and care. Even if there isn't one, I'll create one for you."

boom!

As if unable to bear what he saw and heard at the moment, a cold gunshot rang out. Jiang Ming raised his hand and blocked the flying bullet with a sword. Yuexia was frightened by this sudden scene and hugged Jiang Ming tightly.

Kallen stepped out of the darkness.

"elder sister......?"

Yuexia looked at the person in front of her in disbelief. She didn’t understand why her sister wanted to hurt her?

"Why...? I thought my sister was the only one who would protect me..."

"enough......"

Kallen looked grim and spoke in a low voice.

"If you want to take her away, I'm afraid you can't do it as you wish."

Jiang Ming stared at Karen with a cold expression.

"I've said enough!"

Because of Jiang Ming's promise, Karin could no longer control her emotions and shouted angrily.

"Why did you give her hope? Why did you treat her kindly? Why did you tell her about a future that was impossible?"

"You deceived me. You were not sent by Otto at all."

"It doesn't matter who sent me."

There was also a hint of anger in Jiang Ming's tone.

"What's important is that you actually pointed the gun at a girl, your own sister... I'm indeed not someone sent by Otto. I just hope that she can live a better life. Her wish is that simple!"

"But she's too dangerous!"

Kallen interrupted Jiang Ming.

"Ever since she left the Destiny Headquarters, she has been unable to control her urge to suck blood. If she continues to live, more people will surely die."

"..."

"so what?"

Jiang Ming's tone at this moment was extremely cold, as if those so-called victims were the same whether they existed or not in front of him.

"What did you say?"

Kallen's voice was trembling a little. Ji Zi also walked out of the darkness, staring at Jiang Ming with wide eyes. She didn't expect that Jiang Ming, who was always gentle, could say such cold-blooded words at this moment.

"I said, so what?"

"I've already said it before, I came to this world to protect them, nothing more. If I can't even do this, then what's the point of me living in this world? Then what's the point of me having this power?"

"Think carefully about this. Who is the culprit behind all this? Did Theresa do this voluntarily?!"

"Why do you want to blame Theresa for what that idiot Otto did? I can take Theresa away from here and live in a better place, so that she can become a normal girl."

"it's useless!"

Karen loudly denied Jiang Ming.

"This is just your self-satisfaction. Even if you take Theresa to hide in Anti-Entropy, it will only prolong your life for a while. The power of destiny is beyond your imagination. The existence of Anti-Entropy is just the result of the bishop turning a blind eye. If the bishop is willing to use all his strength and regardless of the cost, the demise of Anti-Entropy is just a matter of time."

"This is the result of Anti-Entropy trying their best to protect you, but they will definitely not try their best to protect you. Then Theresa will still be taken back by the Bishop, and she will be treated more harshly than before. In order to prevent her from escaping again, the Bishop may even deprive her of her ability to move. And I don't have the confidence to take Theresa away unscathed..."

Kallen took a deep breath, twisted her neck slightly, revealing the bloody bite marks on her fair neck, and spoke as calmly as possible.

"This body...died 500 years ago. The bishop used Theresa's ability to revive me, but I have lost most of my senses and only have sporadic memories of the person named Kallen."

"I don't know what I am. Theresa is my only relative. But now I can only choose to destroy her and repay her with this fake life..."

"We...are things that shouldn't have existed in this world from the beginning..."

At this moment, Jiang Ming saw something called enlightenment in Karen's eyes, and what it contained seemed to be heavier than he thought.

"Although I don't know who you are, you are a gentle person. Self-satisfaction is also a kind of gentleness. Even if Ji Zi and I are combined, I am afraid we are not your opponents. But a little bit of gentleness alone can't change anything."

"Take this gun. It contains a special bullet that the bishop gave me. This bullet is fatal to both Theresa and me. I can't choose that, but you are different."

Karin threw the gun in her hand to Jiang Ming, but her meaning was actually very clear. She just hoped that Jiang Ming would shoot her to death and then run away with Theresa.

Jiang Ming was also deeply lost in thought at this time, because the system actually popped up at this time.

[Ding! An event has been detected, start options]

[Choice 1: Shoot Theresa to death]

[Reward: Eleventh Key of God - Judas's Oath]

[Choice 2: Shoot and kill Kallen]

[Reward: Ninth God Key - Star of Eden]

[Choice 3: Shoot yourself]

[Reward: Live your life again with all your current abilities]

......

Jiang Ming slowly raised his pistol and pointed it at Karen. Karen also smiled, an expression of relief, but Yuexia and Jizi didn't even think about it and were about to step forward to stop him.

boom!

Muffled gunshots echoed through the sky, but after a long, long time, Karin still didn't feel any pain. She opened her eyes with a little confusion, only to find that Jiang Ming had pointed his pistol at the sky and had fired the special bullet empty.

"Why...why would you do that?"

Karen's eyes widened, full of confusion, but Jiang Ming didn't intend to pay attention to her.

"I'm not going to argue with you."

Jiang Ming threw the pistol to the ground and said with impatience in his tone.

"I will take Theresa away directly, and no one of you can stop me."

After saying that, Jiang Ming prepared to take Yuexia away, but Kallen and Jizi, who wanted to stop him from leaving, found that they could not move at all.

Jiang Ming, who had just turned around, suddenly sensed a hint of danger and quickly raised his right hand towards the dark sky.

"The first generation of thunder seal, the strongest thunder, the thunder emperor Vajra Dharma!"

Light blue lightning blocked Jiang Ming's way, blocking the sudden attack and fell to the ground. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that it was a weapon.

"Black Abyss White Flower?!"

Kallen recognized the weapon immediately, because it was the symbol of the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny, which meant...

"Jiang Ming! Take Theresa away quickly. We can't stop her alone..."