The Warrior of Love

My father said that it was too early for me to explore the world on the ground, so he left me in the village and went on an adventure himself... and never came back since then.

I always remember what happened that day, so I know that the 'ground' exists, no matter what those guys in the village say, I must go there!

Not only to find my father, but most importantly... I want revenge."

"Revenge?" Jiang Liu was surprised.

"Yes, revenge!"

Kamina grinned, "Revenge for the 'fear' that made me tremble at that time!"

Jiang Liu was startled, then smiled slightly.

"and then?"

"Then?"

Kamina stretched her stiff neck and looked around.

"Then I came up. I thought there would be some insurmountable obstacles, but in fact it was just such a thin ceiling.

Anyone can break it, but everyone is willing to live in the darkness.

I don’t know how many times I imagined myself underground, and how I would have to muster up the courage to take the first step when I got to the surface... but in reality, I overcame my childhood fear quite easily.

Unlike that time, now all I feel is joy and excitement.

Well, you are much smarter than me, why do you think so? Jiang Liu.

"People grow up, and it's not uncommon for people to be able to laugh off things they couldn't handle when they were young."

Jiang Liu said calmly: "Sometimes, what leaves a shadow in our hearts is not the thing itself, but our fear of the unknown... But after we actually come into contact with it, we will feel that it is just like that."

"That's right... If only my dad were still alive, I could stand up straight and tell him that his son is not a coward.

But unfortunately, it seems that his luck is much worse than mine. He died so close to the starting point. It seems that he encountered danger soon after parting with me... Did he anticipate this possibility by leaving me in the village?"

Kamina looked at the new grave with mixed feelings.

It was only after he snatched the Red Lotus that he discovered his father's corpse...

During the battle that day, he accidentally found the remains of the victims among the collapsed rocks, and thus realized the fear of death. He overcame his fear and broke his own limits. This is how he was able to control Honglian.

Later, when he went to collect the remains for burial, he accidentally discovered that some of the items on the remains belonged to his father... He never told anyone else about this.

"Because I don't think there's anything to say."

Kamina stared at the wooden pillar that served as a tombstone quietly: "I had expected this day to come... Daddy hasn't come back for so long, maybe he has died on the ground - or something like that.

I just didn’t expect that this guy could save me once after his death... He is really a good father who loves his son.”

This young man, who looked like a bad boy but was actually more passionate than anyone else, spoke in a calm tone but his hands clenched into fists unconsciously.

Jiang Liu glanced at him, with no intention of exploring his current mood, and quietly stepped back and left.

"Dad... I finally found you... I'm here to see you!"

He always felt something hot flowing down, but that must be an illusion. As the leader of the Red Lotus Group, he was a man who could only laugh and not cry.

Even at the moment before death, you must remain calm. Only those who can laugh at death are real men.

"But I'm leaving soon."

Wiping away the non-existent tears, Kamina's face was filled with rebelliousness and confidence.

"I will see the end of the world for you, fulfill your regrets one by one, and then... one day, I will break all the 'ceilings'!

The road has been opened, and I, the Red Lotus Group, will keep moving forward until we break through the sky!"

-

"Everyone, Sayonara~"

Outside the valley, Kamina, Simon, Eru and Oboro are saying goodbye to the villagers.

...Hmm? Blurred?

"How did you get in here?!"

Kamina was startled by the mechanic who appeared beside her: "Are you going with us?"

"You can't be without logistics staff, otherwise we won't know how to repair our lost face." Long was carrying a package that was obviously bigger than the others, and no one knew what was in it.

"Besides, I also want to see what a place that can create face looks like."

“Well, that’s true.” Kamina thought about it and finally nodded.

It is hard to say whether the miracle of "fusion" can happen again. If the face is damaged beyond repair, their journey will be over, so it is better to have someone who knows about maintenance to accompany them.

"Goodbye, everyone. We will be back after saving the world."

Including Simon's pet pig, the four people and one beast waved goodbye to everyone, then left the village into the morning light.

Yuko looked at their backs, her eyes full of hesitation, but in the end she could only shake her head sadly.

Just then, someone handed her something.

"This is?"

Yuko was stunned, because that was the large rifle she usually used and a package filled with supplies.

"Dayak, you..."

"Go after them quickly."

Dayak, the village chief, smiled kindly and said, "We will protect the village. You don't have to restrict yourself like this."

"I……"

"Don't hesitate, they're going to go away!"

"Really!"

Yuko took a deep breath and a cheerful smile appeared on her face.

"Thank you, Dayak, and everyone in the village... I will be back, bye!"

"Goodbye...bring your husband with you when you come back?"

"Hit you!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Looking at Yuko's receding back, Dayak felt relieved, but also inexplicably uneasy.

"I always feel like...something seems wrong?"

The red-haired girl quickly caught up with the four people, causing another commotion in the small group.

"Yeah, well, this way, my Red Lotus Group will become even stronger!"

Kamina nodded with satisfaction.

"As long as we keep moving forward, the road will continue to expand...

Hmm? Jiang Liu, what's wrong with your expression? Do you have any objection to what the leader said? "

"No... although I don't know when I became a member of your group."

Jiang Liu looked around and suddenly frowned.

"I always feel like, have we forgotten something?"

"what?"

"That being said, it is indeed..."

“I also feel a little…”

"..."

"Red Lotus/Spiral Rock!"

Everyone stopped at the same time, looking as if the sky had fallen. When they looked back, their faces were flushed.

"It's over! I forgot to open the face!"

"How to do?"

"What else can we do? Go back and drive it out!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How can you just walk back like nothing happened after saying that before?"

"Ah, sorry, I was trying to save the world but I left my weapon behind - how can you say something like that? Are you stupid?"

"Captain, what are you doing, Captain!"

"...Jiang Liu? Why didn't you react?"

"Ah, me?"

Jiang Liu smiled slightly: "The Demon King will not be left behind, what does this have to do with me?"

Everyone: "..."

Chapter 1141: The advantage is mine

"Goodbye! Next time we meet, I will be able to maintain my dignity. Remember that, Kamina!"

……

“Hoohoo! Are you the group of humans that have been causing so much trouble recently?

What a pity that you have met Lord Barbossa. Your journey ends here!"

……

"Stop right there! Leave Jiang Liu here! His seed must be the strongest!"

……

"Please spare me, please spare me, don't eat me! I'm just an orc who looks like a pig. I can't actually be eaten!"

……

"I've encountered a lot of things these days." As he wrote down what he saw and heard today as usual, Long sighed inexplicably.

Yuko, who was cleaning her gun, tilted her head: "Is there?"

"Quite a lot... When I was in the village before, I never dreamed that I would experience so much."

Long looked through the previous records and couldn't help but laugh slowly.

"Do you remember the Black Brothers and Sisters?"

"Hei... Oh, you mean Ke Tang and the others? At first, we were attacked as orcs."

Yuko recalled the Bachika siblings she had met before, who called themselves "Orc Hunters".

The eldest brother Ketang and his three younger sisters habitually regarded Yanmian as an orc army, so they attacked Kamina's Honglian with strange weapons and combat methods. Later, when they saw Kamina sitting inside, they resolved the misunderstanding.

They are also a small team trying to survive on the ground, but compared to Yuko's village, they are not so lucky to encounter the ancients' arsenal. They use things like grenades and smoke bombs that they configure themselves, but they have rich combat experience and seem to have been entangled with orcs for a long time.

But Tang seemed to be provoked by Kamina and insisted on saving his face. They agreed that the next time they met, they would see which of the two had killed more orcs during this period.

"And there was the Amazon Sisterhood. It was really thrilling back then." The smile on Long's face became more obvious.

Yuko thought of something bad and her expression twisted.

The so-called Amazon Sisterhood is also a human tribe, but they do not live underground, but in caves in a hilly area. There, caves of all sizes are connected to each other, like an ant nest, so they can deal with the face and give birth on the ground.

In such a long period of closed environment, this tribe developed its own unique traditions and customs. In short, it is a matriarchal society where women are superior to men.

When passing by there, several men in the team were noticed, especially Jiang Liu, who was outstanding in appearance. He was even "hunted down" across several mountains, causing the team to escape from there in a miserable manner, which was more difficult than encountering a facial attack.

The above are just two examples of what happened in the past few days. There are too many things to mention, such as the encounter with Yanmian, the pursuit by a large group of orcs, and what I saw and heard in the human village.

The group had been on the journey for just over a month, but what they had seen and heard was more than in the previous ten or twenty years, and they had a deeper understanding of how big the world is.

"Are you ready? Let's go."

After solving his personal problems, Kamina came back and sat in the red lotus again. He bent down to pick up a piece of rope and tied it around his waist, while the other end of the rope was firmly tied to a tin house.

It was made of the remains of the knocked-down face, and could be considered a moving castle for everyone. In order to take care of Yuko, a separate bathroom was specially left inside.

"It's been more than a month, but we've only shortened the distance by one third."