The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

"You're still as cold as ever."

After dealing with the last two mechanical life forms, Lin Qiao spread his hands helplessly.

"Anyway, the mechanical lifeforms have been dealt with, so you should be relieved now..."

"!?"

Just when Lin Qiao was about to say something, something extremely abrupt appeared in A2's field of vision.

——It was an object that looked like an arrow.

But the strange thing was that she didn't notice how the thing appeared at all.

There was nothing there the previous second...it was as if it appeared out of thin air.

then--

The arrow suddenly appeared and shot towards Lin Qiao silently and at an extremely fast speed.

What's worse is that the place where that thing appeared was in the blind spot of Lin Qiao's vision.

"Step aside!"

Although I don't know what it is, I am sure that the thing that can be used against this guy in front of me is definitely not just something used for hunting by humans in the Old World as recorded in the literature.

Almost subconsciously, she kicked Lin Qiao.

"A2?"

Lin Qiao was kicked aside unexpectedly and was a little dazed.

But then he saw a scene that made his eyes burst with anger.

The arrow that appeared out of nowhere shot directly through A2's chest - where the core of the android was.

Obviously, the body of the android, which was made of super-strong metal components, did not provide effective defense.

Something that looked like blood, but was probably coolant or some other liquid, was slowly flowing down from the place where the arrow had hit.

"…arrows…be careful…"

The throat vocalizer spoke the last words in a drawn-out and even out-of-tune manner.

In just a few seconds, A2's ice-blue mechanical pupils dimmed, and finally the whole person fell heavily to the ground like a stopped machine.

"A2!!!"

Chapter 14 The World!

——A2 hates mechanical life forms.

It was this group of war machines created by aliens that invaded the earth, and they were also the direct murderers of their own companions. There was no need for any reason to hate them.

——A2 hates androids.

Among them, they particularly hated the headquarters, as it was the suicide combat orders they issued that led to a series of tragedies among their companions.

——Also, A2 hates humans.

He sits on the moon every day and issues harsh orders, and the only thing he can do is shout at the android resistance on the ground to die, which sounds like a great and glorious declaration.

Although this hatred is not as strong as that of mechanical life forms, compared with the former, it is probably the kind of hatred that is fighting for second place and striving for first place.

But she found it hard to hate the human who claimed to be from another world... Or as he once said, since he was from another world, there was no need to regard him as the creator of the artificial humans in this world?

This may be a good excuse, but it cannot deceive the underlying logical code of the android - humans are humans.

But when did this helpless obedience, which was originally limited by the underlying logic, turn into a heartfelt desire for the other person to survive?

Is it when the other person says that he wants to get along with you normally?

Or should I persuade myself to look at things other than revenge?

Or something else?

Honestly, with only a few seconds left to live and many functions in her body rapidly stopping functioning, she really couldn't think of the answer to this question.

As for the future that Lin Qiao talked about, it might indeed be full of happiness, but...

It's too short.

A few seconds is too short.

A2 no longer had time to think about the future.

"...be careful...with arrows..."

Use your last moments to leave messages that can help the other person as much as possible.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to see some liquid flowing down Lin Qiao's bright red mask that was strong enough to defend against metal bullets, and finally dripping onto the desert.

——Will humans shed tears for the tools they make?

It's still a difficult question to answer... but I don't think so.

After all, it’s just a tool. If it breaks or you don’t like it, can’t you just replace it with a new one?

Just looking at Lin Qiao's panic and sadness, she didn't feel any regret. It was obvious that she had not achieved her goal all along... Why did this happen?

Sure enough, after spending a long time with illogical creatures like humans, even she herself became strange.

At the last second before her thought process stopped functioning, A2 remembered the curse that had been with her since she was born - no, perhaps it was not a curse, but a blessing to others.

Humanity, glory forever...

……

There was a commotion under the sand dunes not far away, as if something was moving underneath.

Soon a man came out from underneath.

He was wearing a linen cloak similar to the one Lin Qiao wore when she came to the desert. It must have been obtained from a resistance soldier's android.

As he crawled out, some darker sand with some moisture was brought out from underground.

In order to make himself feel a little better and avoid being roasted alive by the scorching sand, he poured all the water he brought with him on himself.

It turned out to be the right choice.

Using this method, he was able to survive longer in the desert, and the high temperature emitted from the upper layer of sand did deceive Lin Qiao's immature thermal imaging senses.

And finally successfully completed a sneak attack.

“But I didn’t hit it.”

Li Teng's words revealed a deep sense of regret.

A purple muscular man, whom only he could see, appeared behind him and quickly patted his clothes to shake off the brown sand that was stuck to his body.

platinum star

This is the Stand he awakened through the "Arrow".

Similarly, the latter was also the object he had thrown at Lin Qiao before.

As an arrow made of an unknown meteorite, it looks just a slightly gorgeous decoration and is no different from an ordinary ornamental item.

But it can ignore most defenses, and it also carries a virus that has a slight chance of awakening a stand. To anyone other than him, it is extremely poisonous - this is also thanks to the system.

Don’t think that in the animation everyone can awaken a Stand.

But the difference between people in the real world and people in the JOJO world is huge... At least so far, no one who has been pierced by the arrow has survived.

And the most important point is that the arrow is under his control and can be automatically retrieved even after being thrown out.

Simply put, this is an "arrow" that belongs only to Li Teng.

Although he managed to throw the arrow successfully with the help of Star Platinum's ability to stop time, it was just like what he said.

——This sneak attack failed.

"What a nuisance, that android."

Thanks to this, what was originally a simple and clear matter is now becoming troublesome.

His eyes moved towards Lin Qiao over there.

"..."

silence--

The only sound was the wind blowing around, picking up the fine sand and making a faint sound when it rubbed against the scarlet armor.

I didn't cry out in grief, nor did I collapse and roar in rage because a friend who was chatting with me just a second ago died in front of me.

No expression can be seen on the spider-shaped mask.

Just standing there in silence...then clenching his fists until they made a crackling sound.

"A2..."

The android in his arms, which had stopped functioning, looked like it was asleep.

The delicate porcelain doll's face remained the same as always, and did not lose its color due to the death of its owner - this was natural, after all, it was an artificial human.

Although they were created in imitation of humans, even the corresponding reproductive organs were imitated, there is no such thing as blood in their bodies.

But those ice-blue pupils dimmed completely.

With a slight tremor, he touched A2's face.

After wiping away the stains from the previous battle with her fingers and simply smoothing her long white hair, Lin Qiao closed her eyes.

"…Sorry, I have to deal with other things first…"

"So, please wait for me for a moment... just a little while..."

It was as if she was gritting her teeth as she uttered the last few words. Lin Qiao moved gently and placed the angel-like A2 in her arms on the sand.

It was as calm as the moment before a volcano erupts.

The pair of main eyes and three pairs of single eyes on the head emitted some extremely dazzling red light.

——Kill you!

Although nothing was said, this meaning was indeed expressed.

Bang!

There seemed to be some muffled sound in the air, a red afterimage flashed by, and a sonic boom circle chased behind Lin Qiao.

The sand that was raised by his running had not yet settled when he had already crossed a distance of hundreds of meters and rushed in front of Li Teng.

The right fist, which was filled with destructive energy, burned violently and fiercely as if covered with a layer of flames, and then swung towards his face without any mercy.

"What a terrifying speed!"

Li Teng smacked his lips when he saw all this through the perspective of Star Platinum with a precision of A.

however--

"Speed ​​and the like are meaningless in front of me!"

"The World!!!"

"!"

At this moment, time stopped.

The wind stopped flowing and the dying birds stopped falling.

Everything in the world seemed to have been paused, and everything fell into a state of stillness.

And there is only one person who can move freely in this static world.

“So, this is what happened.”

He looked calmly at Lin Qiao who was still running and punching in front of him.

The fist burning with dark red flames of destructive energy was only less than a foot away from him... but it was no different from eternity.