Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

"Is that so... Then, Xiao Wen, is there anything we can help you with?"

Jiang Ming looked into Chen Tianwen's eyes and asked seriously.

"I need help...ah! Brother! My brother!"

Chen Tianwen grabbed Jiang Ming's sleeve and said anxiously.

"My brother's name is Chen Tianwu. He was originally with me, but when I was reading in the library, the house suddenly collapsed..."

Chen Tianwen looked around anxiously, but what she saw made her unable to accept it for a moment. After all, everywhere she looked was ruins, which made her feel suffocated.

"Chen Tianwu... I see. We will help you find him now."

"Eh? But... Honkai Beast..."

"Don't worry, Miss Anna. The Honkai beasts may have been completely wiped out."

Jiang Ming helped Chen Tianwen to get up, then entrusted him to Anna, and signaled her not to worry.

"Miss Anna, you will take care of this child first. Although there are only a few Honkai creatures left, don't be careless. Remember, stay by my side at all times."

"Okay... okay... eh?"

Anna nodded in agreement quickly, but was suddenly stunned. However, when she saw that Jiang Ming had already left, she quickly took Chen Tianwen to chase after him.

"Um, Mr. Jiang Ming... you just said... there are only a few Honkai creatures left?"

"Yes, Miss Anna, but... just call me Jiang Ming. I'm not used to calling him Mr. or something like that."

Jiang Ming turned around and chuckled. Anna was slightly stunned when she saw Jiang Ming's sudden smile, but now was obviously not the time to think about this, so she continued to ask hurriedly.

"So...you mean, you single-handedly...destroyed all the Honkai beasts and death warriors in Manila?"

After asking, Anna held her breath and waited for Jiang Ming's answer, because she was afraid that the sound of her breathing would cause her to miss some amazing news.

"..."

"Haha, I'm not that capable."

Jiang Ming replied with a helpless smile. Anna was relieved after hearing that. After all, if Jiang Ming really killed all the Honkai beasts, then his strength would be too terrifying. No, no... He seemed to have killed the Honkai Emperor just now with just one move...

And...why would he speak for himself?

"...Miss... Anna?"

Just as Anna lowered her head and kept thinking in her mind, Jiang Ming's intermittent voice came, which made Anna quickly come back to her senses. She looked up and found that Jiang Ming was waving his hand at her with a worried look on his face. The distance was so close that Anna could even smell the lemon scent on Jiang Ming's body.

"Ah...ah? W...what happened?"

It was the first time that Anna was so close to a boy. She didn't dare to move at all. Or perhaps, she didn't want to move away. Her voice was a little intermittent.

"Please cheer up, Miss Anna. Our rescue mission is not over yet. Since we are still alive, we must do something."

"I know you are probably still immersed in the sorrow of your teammates' sacrifice. If I had come earlier, maybe this wouldn't have happened."

"No...No...I..."

"But since you are still a Valkyrie, you must fulfill your duties as a Valkyrie. Don't let down the Snow Lotus Squad, your captain and your teammates. Don't think about anything else. I'm here."

"Yeah...I know."

Anna took a deep breath and nodded, thinking that she would ask the questions she wanted to ask when she got back.

"Yeah, really good."

Jiang Ming touched Anna's head out of habit, and when he reacted it was too late. Anna was already a little shy because of Jiang Ming's sudden action, and her originally fair face was a little rosy, which was the only good thing about it.

“Huh…?”

"Ahh... sorry sorry, I'm so used to it."

Jiang Ming quickly pulled his hand back, and although he looked a little embarrassed, he tried his best to remain serious and apologized to the blushing girl.

"No...no...it's okay."

Anna lowered her head and kept shaking it to show that she was fine, but she thought carefully, doesn't this mean that she doesn't reject Jiang Ming's head touch? Ah! Will she be misunderstood...? !

After Jiang Ming confirmed again and again that Anna didn't seem to mind, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to look for Chen Tianwu.

Anna saw Jiang Ming was seriously looking for someone, and she was observing him carefully. When Anna saw Jiang Ming's serious look, but he tried to remain serious and apologize to her even though it was obviously an embarrassing thing just now, she thought... so cute.

No, no, Anna, what are you thinking about? Even though I rarely see handsome, reliable and cute boys because of work, they saved me, enlightened me, helped others, and even gave others potions that can increase Honkai resistance without hesitation, even though I have never seen such selfless spirit in anyone.

Moreover, he took her into consideration and did not treat her as a deserter. Instead, he always cared about her and spoke for her. After all, if people knew that an A-rank Valkyrie had deserted on the battlefield, she could not imagine how much punishment she would receive. Moreover, she was from the Shanyat family and had been trained to fight against Honkai since she was a child. She became a Valkyrie at the age of 12, and was promoted to an A-rank Valkyrie at the age of 16. She even served as the vice-captain of the elite team Xuelian...

The more I think about it, the more guilty I feel. Who is he...?

"ginger......"

"found it!"

Jiang Ming quickly ran into the ruins.

Let me say something!!!

Knowing that now was not the time to be petty, Anna forced herself to suppress her curiosity and quickened her pace to catch up.

.......

Suffocation, severe pain, fatigue, and weakness.

His body was like a withered tree root buried under the scorched earth, unable to move. Amid the layers of pain, the man could not feel a single ray of light.

"Ahh..."

Gradually regaining consciousness and feeling the pain in his body, the man trapped under the rubble let out a slight wail unconsciously from his dry throat. In this rubble where there was almost no sunlight, the man wanted to open his mouth to call for help, but just as he opened his mouth, he soon felt a sharp pain in his throat, and a salty taste with a hint of rust entered his mouth, which made the man swallow unconsciously, but the smell of blood became even stronger.

"Is this the end...?"

He was unwilling to give up and tried to move his hands. In the darkness, he could only feel the cold and dry touch, but the only response he got was the tiny grains of sand on his cheeks and the pain from the split wounds, which was like the bites of ants and was extremely painful.

Having almost exhausted all his strength, he was physically and mentally exhausted and just wanted to have a good sleep. However, the pure and deep darkness and deathly silence still made the man feel suffocated and he wanted to give up.

But there seemed to be something in his heart that he could not let go, which greatly stimulated the man's desire to survive. He continued to try to escape from the abyss, but the countless bricks and tiles pressing on his body were like a towering mountain. With his ordinary body, it was a miracle that he could still be alive after the disaster, but now, I am afraid it is also the end.

The man finally accepted the reality and closed his eyes in despair, but at this moment, he heard some noise in the silent ruins.

"found it!"

anyone?

Salad—Salad—

No...is this an illusion...?

Salad—Salad—

The sound became clearer and clearer. He opened his eyes hard and found a beam of light in the distance, shining into his eyes through the gap. Although it was insignificant, it seemed to him like the dawn of hope.

boom--! !

Along with the sound of stones falling to the ground, like the chirping of larks and the sound of nature, the originally desolate hearts rekindled the fire of hope, and the heavy rocks and soil were quickly removed.

Jiang Ming's figure appeared in front of the man.

“Help…Help….”

The man's voice was almost inaudible. Although his vision was obscured by the smoke and dust caused by moving the stones, although his body was covered with wounds, and although he now felt tired even breathing, there seemed to be a force pulling him to stretch out his trembling hands. That was the reason why he had to live, and that was his belief that he had to find his confidants.

When he was rescued by Jiang Ming, his body no longer allowed him to continue and he soon fell into a faint.

......

"My Lord Bishop... that Honkai energy antibody potion..."

"Oh, I know that one, Dr. Maki's masterpiece. What's wrong with that?"

"Do you need......?"

"Haha, don't worry, I've already got what I wanted, as for them... just let them be."

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Chapter 119 The cutest person

"elder brother!"

After Jiang Ming safely rescued Chen Tianwu and settled him down, his sister Chen Tianwen ran to them and looked at her brother anxiously. When she saw that her brother had fainted and was covered in bruises, she quickly asked Jiang Ming to save him.

"Don't worry, Xiaowen, he'll be fine."

While Jiang Ming was comforting Chen Tianwen, he was treating Chen Tianwu non-stop. He first injected him with Honkai antibody to stabilize his condition, and then bandaged his wounds. While bandaging his wounds, Jiang Ming was also secretly using the power of creation to simply treat Chen Tianwu, at least not putting his life in danger.

After rescuing the three people who were crucial to this operation, Jiang Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief and his tense nerves gradually relaxed. Then, just like checking the questions after an exam, Jiang Ming turned his attention to Anna and the other two again, and this indeed made him discover something.

"Miss Anna."

"Hey... Hey, what... what happened?"

Anna, who was suddenly called, trembled and turned back to look at Jiang Ming, but saw that Jiang Ming was frowning and looking at her with a reproachful expression. This look made Anna think that Jiang Ming wanted to teach her a lesson for being a deserter.

Thinking of this, even though Anna knew that this was something that was bound to happen sooner or later, she still couldn't help but close her eyes in fear and wait for the scolding.

One second, two seconds...

The imagined blame did not come as expected. Instead, she felt an itchy feeling on her hand. Anna half opened her eyes slightly, and what she saw was Jiang Ming treating her hand that was scratched due to the fall. In Anna's opinion, Jiang Ming's expression was very serious. From cleaning the wound with water, to disinfecting it, to bandaging it with a bandage, his strength and technique were extremely gentle.

Anna was so nervous and guilty that she didn't realize she was injured from the fall until just now, but now Jiang Ming found out...

Looking at Jiang Ming who was bandaging her wound carefully, Anna couldn't help but feel a special feeling in her heart.

"Yeah... That's good. You can open your eyes now. An... ah... they're already open."

Jiang Ming thought Anna closed her eyes because she was afraid of seeing the wound, so he wanted to remind her to open her eyes after bandaging her wound. However, she had already opened her eyes, and her pale pink eyes were still staring at him, looking a little absent-minded. It felt a little weird...

"Miss Anna?"

"Ah... yes!"

Jiang Ming waved his hand in front of Anna again to make her come back to her senses. She realized that staring at others was very impolite and responded loudly with guilt. Although this seemed even more embarrassing, Jiang Ming didn't care much about it.

"I'm sorry, Miss Anna. I was too impatient before and didn't notice that you were also injured."

As Jiang Ming spoke, he continued to treat the other wounds on Anna's body.

Eh? So his blaming expression... was blaming himself?

"That...that...actually not...uh?"

Anna originally wanted to say no, but Jiang Ming didn't wait for her to finish and gently placed his knife on Anna's head, speaking in a soothing tone.

"That won't work. If the wound is not treated in time, it will leave a scar, and that would be unattractive."

"But...cute?!"

"Yes, even if she is a Valkyrie, she is still a girl. She should take care of her body. Don't learn from that hot-blooded idiot who forces herself to smile even when she is seriously injured. Even when she is hurt in her heart, she pretends to be calm... She is an idiot."

While Jiang Ming was saying these caring words, he sighed helplessly. No one knew what he was thinking about, but Jiang Ming's expression became somewhat distressed.

Seeing how he always cared about others, Anna's fondness for him increased again. Moreover, he was obviously educating people, but he could not be serious. This was a huge contrast to the strength Jiang Ming had shown before. The people being educated would want to laugh before they understood, which was far from the compulsion of destiny... However... this not-so-serious education...she didn't hate it at all.

"Jiang Ming, you...seem to be very good at taking care of people..."

After hearing what Jiang Ming said just now, Anna thought that Jiang Ming's family must be able to take care of many people. By asking this question, she could not only find out about Jiang Ming's family situation, but also find out whether he has a girlfriend or something like that.

"Yes."

Jiang Ming raised his head slightly and looked up at the sky. When he thought of those people at home, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"Although they are not useless vases, they also want to prove themselves, but I still don't want them to be hurt at all... They may suffer a lot of disasters in the future, and the meaning of my life is to minimize their pain and make their world a better place. If I can do all this, it doesn't matter if I die."

"Ah... Sorry, I accidentally said a lot of useless things. Don't take what I said too seriously..."

Jiang Ming exhaled and rubbed his aching head.

"Is that so..."

In the end, I still didn't know if he had a girlfriend... But judging from his doting tone, he should have one...

"Then...at that time...why?"

Anna looked into Jiang Ming's eyes with some worry, hoping to get an answer from his eyes and words.

"Hmm? When?"

Jiang Ming tilted his head when faced with this confusing question.