The civilization before the collapse, heroes and heroes are reborn with me

"Of course, because I came here to get your signature." Zhu Yufeng handed the document to Alicia, "I'm going to Europe now. We may not see each other for a long time."

"Going to Europe? Why so sudden..." Alicia was stunned.

"Because the eggs need to be separated? I don't know." Zhu Yufeng shrugged. "Isn't there a shortage of people in Europe? The top management looked at this place and immediately chose me to go there. Alas, if I were gone, their hairline would be ruined by you."

I heard that Europe is short of people...but why is it Feng...

Alicia put down the fruit basket, took the document and took a look. There was no prank. This was a real transfer order without any falsehood.

Alicia signed the document and handed it back to Zhu Yufeng: "Why did the transfer order come so urgently this time? If there is enough time, I would like to hold a farewell party for you."

"Who knows?" Zhu Yufeng took the document and said, "Then I'll go pack my things and get ready to leave."

……

"Later I found out that it was you who applied to go there on your own initiative." Alicia looked at the young man and said.

The young man looked at the past scenes and explained the reason: "Because Europe was indeed short of people at that time. They needed someone with experience in fighting against the Herrscher. Kevin and you are both the two main forces of the headquarters. Kevin also wants to stay with Mei, so I am the most suitable person."

Alicia turned her eyes to the screen and said softly, "Yes, because you went there, the European branch responded and provided support very quickly when dealing with the Ninth and Tenth Herrscher incidents, and did not suffer any major losses."

"It's not all my credit." The young man shook his head, "It's also Lilith and the others, especially Lilith. When I first went there, I couldn't handle a lot of things. Fortunately, I still have her."

Alicia's hands quietly closed.

"You weren't the only one who had experience fighting the Herrscher and could have gone through there," Alicia said. "And why didn't you discuss it with me..."

"You will agree, won't you?" The young man looked at Alicia and said, "Indeed, I am not the only suitable candidate, but I am the most suitable one. I can play a greater role there, and the facts have proved it, haven't they? Moreover, it's not like we haven't been in touch since then. You even sent me your rejected mission report and asked me to rewrite it for you."

Alicia was silent. Yes, they were still in contact...but how could this compare to Lilith who was always by his side?

The scene faded and the two people continued to move forward.

Other scenes kept passing by them. Alysia looked at them and said with an inexplicable emotion: "It seems that you got along well with Lilith and the others during that time."

The young man seemed to not hear the emotion in her words. He walked ahead and said without turning his head: "Indeed, I dare say there is absolutely no better deputy than Lilith. I don't know how much hair I would lose without her."

Alicia followed him silently, her eyes falling on the scene where Lilith confessed to the young man under the moon. She couldn't help but stop and watch for a while, then looked at the young man again. He didn't even notice that she was not following. Alicia could only speed up to catch up with the young man.

She looked back inadvertently, only to find that the road she had walked on had disappeared.

The two walked together for a while, and Alicia suddenly asked: "Feng, have you ever... ever liked me?"

"I like you now too." The young man stopped and turned back to smile at Alicia, "I have always liked you, Alicia."

"No... I mean... have you ever had the same feelings for me as you have for Lilith?"

"Well... didn't you refuse many times?"

When has she ever refused? So many times? You've never confessed... Wait, could it be...

"You've almost knocked me crazy." The young man turned around and continued walking forward.

"Who would..."

"Because I'm actually a very timid person and I can't say that kind of thing seriously... I also know that if I say that kind of thing seriously, you'll have to answer, right?"

"..."

"If that happens, it will be hard for me to even stay by your side, right? Once I confess my love, there is a risk that our relationship will never be the same again. I... don't have the courage that Lilith has."

"..."

"Alisa, I've wondered why you, as a Herrscher, a natural Herrscher, like humans so much?"

Alicia's pupils shrank. She had never told anyone this secret, so how did he know it... And it seemed as if he had known it a long time ago.

The corridor ended at a door dotted with stars. The two men came to the door, which opened automatically. The young man walked in, followed by Alicia.

Behind the door is a boundless starry sky.

"This is……"

"Perhaps you have forgotten everything, but I have never forgotten that night. I have never forgotten the starry sky that you and I once looked up at together, and the people who live under the starry sky in this world."

The young man looked up at the starry sky in his memory, his eyes full of nostalgia. Alicia looked at him, but did not see herself in his eyes.

……

"You're here, Feng~" Alicia waved to Zhu Yufeng, "How about the place I picked? Here we can see the starry sky above our heads and overlook the entire city!"

"Indeed, the weather tonight is good and we can see the stars clearly." Zhu Yufeng came to Alicia, looked up at the sky full of stars and said.

"Right? This is the highest point in the city. There are not only stars, but also a square over there. The lights are shining, and it's very lively today. And the park at night is also very nice~"

Zhu Yufeng quietly watched Alicia leaning on the railing pointing at every place in the city. The lights of the city were reflected in Alicia's eyes, just like the bright stars in the sky.

He just looked at Alicia and smiled helplessly in his heart.

This is Alicia...

He withdrew his gaze, followed Alicia's line of sight and introduction, and admired the city that he had never noticed before.

He suddenly understood Alicia's thoughts. It turned out that this era, which he labeled as "cold, heartless and hopeless", could also have such warm moments.

It seems that my previous views were a bit too narrow.

……

"Are you interested in listening to a story I tell?" The young man retracted his gaze and looked at Alicia.

"Of course, as long as it's your story, I will listen carefully to it." Alicia said with a smile.

……

There was a young man who loved a game very much. He loved the character named "Alishia" in the game. He felt sad for her story, but also yearned for her innocence. He wanted to change her ending, and wanted her to continue her story and continue to witness the splendor of humanity in the new era.

He also wanted to be a hero, a hero who could save the thirteen Fire Chasers.

It was not known whether some high-ranking being in the dark had heard his wish, but when he woke up one day, he actually traveled to the world in the game. Although the only flaw was that he was trapped under the rubble like a monkey at the beginning.

And it was at this moment that the girl he admired rescued him from the rubble.

From then on, his story in this world began.

He spent every day with the girl, laughing and playing with her. Gradually, he got to know the girl better than he did in the game, and he realized that he really loved her.

But he had already been labeled as "unreasonable" by her, and she was the "daughter of God" who loved all mankind, so his feelings might be doomed to failure.

He originally thought that it would be good to stay like this and stay by her side as her deputy, and experience and witness this journey of chasing fire with her.

That conversation under the starry sky changed his mind. For the first time, he began to pay attention to those people he thought were NPCs, and for the first time he looked at the world in the right light.

He began to learn to see the world and accept the world as she did.

In the end, he finally understood the beauty of this world, and he decided to do something for this world. This was not only his wish, but also to protect the world he loved.

Therefore, he took the initiative to go to the branch that was in urgent need of talents, and opened a new chapter in his story. There, he met a group of reliable new partners, the future "Thirteen Fallen Angels", and also met the girl who resonated with his soul.

She also used to hate this world. He looked at her as if he was looking at his past self. He accepted all her sins and confessed his identity to her.

He was redeemed by Alicia, and because of this he redeemed Lilith.

Before the events of the Eleventh Herrscher, Roffko and Admiral calculated the exact time of the end, and they found the path to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

The end is inevitable, but the carrier can be chosen.

So they made a temporary plan after the arrival of the Eleventh Ruler. The fallen angels would use themselves as keys to open the door to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers for him.

They will steal the authority of Honkai and build a ladder for him to become a god.

……

"What was the success rate of this plan...at that time?" Alicia asked softly.

"Almost zero." The young man shrugged. "But I believe Lilith can do it. I believe in her more than any so-called data."

Alicia looked at the young man and said nothing.

……

When did you fall in love with him? Was it when you were playing and joking with him in your daily life? Was it when he and you were in perfect harmony and had a tacit understanding?

She also thought that if he stopped joking one day, she might agree to him.

But...she only left a trace in the first half of his life; the second half of his life did not belong to her.

After the Ninth Herrscher incident, he and Lilith made their relationship public. God knows how she got through those days. She wanted to know the details, but found herself unable to start.

After the Eleventh Herrscher incident, the entire Fallen Angel team was wiped out, and she had the chance to spend time with him again. However... their relationship seemed to never be the same again.

……

The young man finished his story, looked at Alicia, and smiled: "Congratulations, if the collapse is a test, then this time, humans have passed the test. From now on, your world will no longer collapse. Congratulations."

"What about you, are you... leaving?" asked Alicia.

As soon as she said this, she knew the answer. She just held on to the faint hope that he would deny her and stay.

"Yes, I... am about to leave." The young man nodded. "Lilith and the others are still waiting for me. I will bring the story of the thirteen fallen angels to a close. Next, it will be your story."

"Can you... not leave?"

The young man shook his head slightly. "Fooling 'Him' has a price, but this price is not unacceptable to me. It is better to say... 'very simple'?"

That's just for you.

She wanted to say that, but suddenly she remembered that he had once said something similar to her. In that story of his in which he had never participated, she also did what she thought was simple and something only she could do, and paid what she thought was a simple price.

"When you made this decision, were you... afraid?" Alysia asked softly, "Bet everything, just to leave at this moment?"

"Of course I'm scared, Alicia." The young man smiled and said, "How can I not be scared? Once I die, I will never see the people who love me and the people I love again. But... I'm not that scared, because this is something I do for all the people I love and the people who love me. For you, for the world, I have to do it."

But...I don't want to...

The young man looked up at the starry sky again. In that distant place was the other shore where he would return. His body was gradually covered by the light. He hesitated for a moment, looked at Alicia and asked: "Alica, at the end of this story, am I... a hero?"

"Of course, you are undoubtedly a hero of mankind, our hero, and... my hero." Alicia replied.

"That's good... Thank you, Alicia." The young man smiled with relief. "I think there is no recognition that would make me happier than your approval. It's great to meet you."

"Me too, Feng, me too..."

"Then...goodbye, Alicia."

"..."

She didn't want to say goodbye, she still had a lot to say to him, but she knew that it didn't matter whether she said it or not, after all... she became a passer-by in his life.

She took a deep breath and gave him a bright smile with all her strength: "Goodbye, Feng..."

The young man waved to her, and he turned into light and went to where the stars were.

The screen turns again.

Alicia looked around. Eden and others were standing on her left and right. Kevin was standing quietly at the place where the end disappeared, gazing at the distant starry sky.

"He's gone," Kevin said.

"Yes, he's gone." Alicia walked to Kevin.

"He... has never been an enemy of humans." Kevin retracted his gaze, "But we didn't truly understand what he did until the end... There is no Herrscher of the End here tonight. The only one sleeping here is the noble and proud warrior of the Fire Moth, the first and last fallen angel, the traveler gazing at the stars, and our friend, Feng."

"When...did you know that?" Alicia said softly.

"On the road to fighting the collapse, we will always be faced with helpless choices." Kevin squatted down and placed a Fire Moth badge on the ground. Its owner had already left, but at this moment it was still shining brightly.

“The dead pave the way for the living, and the living sing elegies for the dead.” Kevin stood up and left. “His life does not need anyone’s evaluation, and no one can evaluate it.”

Alicia looked down at the badge lying quietly on the ground. After a while, she looked up at the starry sky and murmured goodbye to the young man again: "Goodbye, my beloved whom I once missed..."

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When she only had eyes for him, he was already looking at the boundless starry sky.

Extra: What It Carries

"I'm sorry, Ying. I was the first one to arrive, but in the end... I still didn't protect Ling well..." Zhu Yufeng gently placed the black box in Ying's hand, "I'm sorry..."

Ying took the black box with a gloomy expression and called her sister's name softly. She was still immersed in the pain of losing her only relative, so that even with her keen perception, she did not notice Zhu Yufeng's increasingly paler face.

Zhu Yufeng looked at Ying and felt the pain all over his body gradually disappearing. No, it should be said that he was gradually losing consciousness... The strength in his body was also gradually disappearing. It seemed that something in his body wanted to break free, but was suppressed by another force. His pupils gradually lost focus. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he whispered: "At least this time... I saved you... Destiny, it seems that this time, I won half a game..."

After saying this, this man who had never fallen down and had never revealed his vulnerability to anyone, fell heavily to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, and the part of his arm that was exposed began to undergo horrifying changes. The shell of the Honkai beast grew out of his arm like scales, and red lines began to appear on his face.