I'm not Yingjie

Chapter 15 She Was Once Human

Consciousness is falling.

Lin was powerless to escape from this empty space. Those unspeakable things were tearing at his consciousness.

Death was chasing the weary soul from behind, the flashing edge of his scythe leaving a bloody mark on his neck.

Lin had been close to death many times, and each time he was in danger and just a thin line away from hell, so he understood what it felt like to be on the verge of death better than most people.

But those experiences were nothing more than the last half second of jumping off a building and landing, while this time, it was like falling from the top of a building and seeing the ground still far away from you in the raging wind for the first second.

Feel the life slipping away bit by bit, half a leg stepping into the underworld, and then watching yourself involuntarily lift the other leg and head towards death.

Lin's mind was very clear, so the mental torture he was suffering at that time was unimaginable.

At this time, no matter who you are, you will only pray that death will come soon.

Is this enough?

Lin thought so.

As a human being, did he do well enough? He completed his mission against the Herrscher, and he saved the lives of his friends.

Ever since he gained self-awareness, Lin has believed that human civilization exists in the form of inheritance, with parents passing on life and culture to their children, and then the children passing them on to the next generation.

So, with progress and inheritance from generation to generation, it has become what it is today.

Fallen leaves drift back into the moist soil, providing nutrients for new life. This is the form of human existence and the ultimate goal of human life.

Lin passed his life on to Mei, Kevin and the other members of the Fire Moth team, and then reached the end of his life. He seemed to have accomplished his life mission.

Lin couldn't do it just to survive for himself.

Let the unknown truth disappear in the night.

So, that's enough.

He closed his eyes and closed his mind.

"Live."

Suddenly a ray of light shone into the darkness.

"Your friends will want you to live, and I want you to live, too."

"If you must live for someone else, live for me."

A familiar voice came into my ears.

Lin opened his eyes, and the light was as dazzling as the distant rising sun.

He murmured and reached out his hand to touch the light.

"Aili...Shia?"

The light was like a white feather, and in the mottled sunlight, I caught a glimpse of the girl's pure smile.

A hand grasped Lin's soul.

……

"call--"

"Got you!"

The moment Lin exited the phase shift, a white hand grabbed his arm and caught him in the air.

In the heavy rain, the pink-haired girl's playful smile appeared in front of the stunned Lin.

"Alisa..." He weakly called out the girl's name, a name that usually gave him a headache.

Why is Alicia here?

Before Lin could ask the question, Alicia held Lin's head tightly to help him withstand the impact, then fell to the ground and rolled a few times to relieve the force.

"Cough cough..." But Lin's body still couldn't stand this kind of bumps, and he spit out two mouthfuls of green and red blood as a protest against Lin's rough treatment of his body.

"Oh, are you okay? I didn't expect that you, who were so lively, would be so weak." Alicia, who was still rubbing Lin's butt, jumped up immediately when she heard Lin's cough, and helped up Lin, who seemed to be dying in the next second.

"I didn't... ahem..." Lin was about to say his signature words when he was stopped by the itch in his throat.

"Boys who act too tough are not popular~" Alicia gently stroked Lin's back to help him calm down, and her pretty face with a smile always stayed in front of Lin, "It's okay to lean on other people's shoulders appropriately~"

Lin didn't respond. He closed his eyes, still supported by Alysia, and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Hmm... Lin, do you really think you are the only one fighting against the Herrscher? Even if the Fire Moth wants to exploit its employees, it won't let a single office worker do all the work, right?"

"...Fire Moth has no social insurance or housing fund. According to current job requirements, it is a shady company."

"Oh yeah...Huh? Lin, are you kidding me?"

"No."

Lin's expression was calm, and he certainly didn't look like he was joking. He exuded a cool temperament, but unfortunately his face was covered in blood, so his appearance and expression could not be seen at all.

Alicia shook her head regretfully: "My team was the first team to come into contact with the Third Herrscher, so we followed her direction of movement and followed her. I just happened to catch you when I arrived. Isn't that timely?"

"..." Lin remained silent, staring at the smiling flower girl.

What exactly is that voice in the void...

At this moment, Lin realized that there was something important. He suddenly raised his head from his tattered body and asked, "Where is the third Herrscher?"

Alicia frantically supported the staggering Lin, but his body could no longer move freely.

"Hey, don't get excited, the Third Herrscher is over there." Alicia felt helpless seeing him like this. It was rare for this person to have emotional fluctuations, and it would only make people feel sad if they saw it at this time.

He looked in the direction Alicia pointed, his gaze fixed on the purple-black-haired girl who was kneeling on the ground with her head lowered and motionless.

There was no longer any deadly flashing electric light on her body. She just sat in the sewage like a broken doll, letting the heavy rain wash her body.

Alicia's team members surrounded her with guns pointed at her head, waiting for the captain's order.

Lin let go of his hand on Alicia's neck, breathing heavily, his eyes cold: "Not dead?"

"It's not that easy for a Herrscher to die. Although the bombardment happened to hit the Third Herrscher when she was weak, she still managed to block the attack and survive." Alysia's eyes flashed with mixed emotions as she looked at the Third Herrscher. "But this is almost the same as death."

The core of the Third Herrscher is still in that body, and it has now entered a period of quiescence. With this slow recovery, it may not be long before it turns back into the incarnation of destruction standing on the dome. "

Capture alive? Impossible. With the current technology of the Fire Moth, it is impossible to capture a Herrscher alive. Once she recovers all... no, half of her strength, it will cause a devastating blow to the area that restrains her.

"Click."

The sound of a rifle being loaded echoed amid the silent sound of rain.

Alicia turned her head and saw Lin taking out a pistol and limping towards the Third Herrscher on the ground.

The Third Herrscher seemed to have sensed something and raised his head slightly, his empty eyes just meeting Lin's gaze as he approached.

The others immediately raised their guns nervously and were about to shoot her, but Lin and Alicia raised their hands at the same time to signal them to stop.

It was a long process. Lin walked in front of her, leaving a long trail of blood behind him and quickly disappeared in the rain.

"Cough cough..." Lin covered his mouth to prevent himself from coughing blood on her face, and then...

He raised the gun and pointed it at her forehead.

"..."

The Third Herrscher said nothing. Her blank pupils reflected the muzzle of the gun, and then she slowly raised her hands, making a gesture as if to hug.

The corner of her mouth curled up and she tilted her head and smiled.

"Oh!"

"Great! The Third Herrscher is dead! Humanity has won!"

"Humanity wins!"

"Humanity wins!"

As gunshots rang out, cheers spread far away in the sunlight that broke through the dark clouds, echoing in this empty city, never stopping in this ruin.

Alicia came forward, held Lin's hand again, and smiled gently: "Lin, you will become a hero when you go back."

But Lin pushed her away, just like every other time.

"I'm not a hero, I just killed another enemy."

Amidst everyone's cheers and hugs in celebration, Lin lowered his head and looked at the desolate land where a city once existed.

There used to be laughter and joy here, but now, there is nothing left.

"Humanity won...?"

Lin stared at the smiling face of the girl lying in a pool of blood.

Chapter 16: Soldier's Memories: The Last Color

After returning to this place with different styles in different areas, Mei held the things in her hand, turned her colorful eyes around, and saw the person she was looking for.

"I see. No wonder you joined my team..."

"It should be because of the psychological condition of the survivors that it would be more convenient to hand it over to the relevant parties."

Mei paused when she saw the back of the dashing gray-haired woman in combat uniform.

Hua, ranked twelfth among the Thirteen Heroes, is a pioneer who survived the previous generation. In Mei's era, her name was Fu Hua, and she was also the monitor of Mei's class at St. Freya Academy.

Mei has complicated feelings about her. Fu Hua has been by Mei and the others' side to monitor Kiana, the host of the Second Herrscher. She betrayed them at the critical moment, but Fu Hua sacrificed her life to protect them.

Responsibility, strength, and kindness, these are what Mei sees in Fu Hua, but in Hua, who is the memory of Fu Hua's pre-civilization era, these characteristics are still too immature, so Mei treats them as the same person, but will inadvertently distinguish them, which is very contradictory.

The helmeted man who was talking to Hua crossed his arms and was listening to Hua talking most of the time. The pattern of their conversation was Hua talking and Lin listening. This was the first time Mei saw the two of them talking, after all, Lin would not usually appear in this place.

However, Hua would occasionally mention Lin. In her fragmented memories, of which she didn't know which were complete, Lin accounted for an unusually large proportion, so it was not surprising that they would talk to each other.

But what surprised Mei was that Hua, who usually kept her word and only picked out the important points, was actually talking to Lin about some unimportant daily trivia. Lin was also quite patient in listening to her chat. This abnormal phenomenon was extremely rare for both of them.

"Raiden Mei, is there anything wrong?" Lin could see Mei watching them from the direction of the station, so he asked in his flat voice.

That sharp gaze came out from the blue part of the helmet, which should be the window, making Mei feel uncomfortable.

"Mei, nice to meet you again." Hua turned around and nodded to Mei.

"Hua, I found this in Paradise, it should be yours."

Mei handed the thing in her hand to Hua.

She would often pick up some dropped objects in the paradise. Since this was a space made up of memories, most of the things inside were constructed from the memories of Yingjie or visitors. Moreover, the fact that they could be visualized showed that these things occupied a significant position in the hearts of their original owners.

"This is..." Hua's eyes focused, and after seeing clearly what was in Mei's hand, he obviously paused for a moment.

In Mei's hand was a photo with four people in it. Mei had never seen the other people in Paradise, except Hua, who was standing at the edge. So it was not unreasonable for her to infer that this was Hua's thing.

But unexpectedly, Hua shook his head and said, "No, this is Lin's."

"Is this Lin's?" Mei looked at the person in the photo again in surprise, but did not see Lin's iconic helmet. However, after carefully checking the person's position, she found something suspicious.

"Could it be that you are the one sitting in a wheelchair with bandages all over your body?"

Mei pointed at the conspicuous bandaged man in the middle of the photo, with only a pair of black pupils that could freeze water with just his eyes, and asked the silent helmeted man.

But no matter how cold his eyes were, they were still far inferior to the almost sculptured man in front of him. The only thing that could connect them was that neither of them showed their faces.

Lin nodded silently.

"...I'm curious, do you and Qianjie have any settings where if someone sees your face, you will die or go berserk?"

Why do we always cover our faces when taking photos?

Lin's attitude towards this appeared to be nonchalant: "I just happened to be seriously injured at this time, and I just got out of the repair cabin."

The implication is that he did not have that kind of setting, it was just a coincidence.

"Lin, Mei, I'm leaving first." Hua saw that they seemed to have something to say, so he informed them and left.

"..."

Lin watched her go away, then retracted his gaze and looked straight at Mei, who was only slightly shorter than him. The pressure from his gaze made Mei quietly put her hand on the scabbard.

This helmeted man is not a fusion warrior, but the sense of oppression he gives is no less than that of other heroes.

It wasn't Qianjie's cruelty and bellicosity, nor was it the chill that emanated from Kevin just standing there. What made her on high alert was not Lin's strength or words and deeds, but simply his personality.