Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

"I can survive on my own."

Looking directly into the boy's deep eyes, Peggy spoke in an extremely serious tone.

As early as when she escaped from the orphanage, she had already made plans to survive on her own in the world.

But later she wandered to that village and met everyone who treated her with kindness, so she stayed there for a long time.

But from Shi Hen's words, she could understand what he meant and knew that she was just a trouble and a burden to the boy.

After seeing all this clearly, how could she stay with the other party?

Shi Hen just saved her life and didn't owe her anything.

"Yes, you are strong."

Shi Hen nodded with satisfaction.

For a girl from a normal family, thirteen is just the age to act like a spoiled brat in her parents’ arms.

But for a child who grew up in hardship, thirteen years old is already mature.

As for the immature ones… they don’t live to be thirteen.

This is the fault of the times, and no matter how powerful Ren Shihen is, he cannot change it.

It's not him who is wrong, it's the whole world!

Hmm? Was I thinking about something terrible just now?

No, no, now I am a righteous partner who wants to save the world. How can I always think about destroying the world?

At that time, the World Snake reserve cadre Hen quickly suppressed the crazy thoughts in his heart.

Hearing Shi Hen's words, Peggy also raised her head, and a bright smile appeared on her skinny little face.

crunch--

The door of the hunter's cabin opened, and Raven walked in, covered in the wind and snow.

"It seems like you guys are getting along pretty well."

Glancing at the two of them, Raven said with a smile, while taking off his cloak that was covered with snow particles.

Siberian winters are never mild.

"Not bad." Without commenting on Raven's evaluation, Shi Hen took the four rabbits from the mercenary's hand, lifted them to feel the weight of their lives, and couldn't help but smile, "Sister Natasha has gained a lot."

Although there was a lot of food in the off-road vehicle, Raven insisted on catching the rabbit and refused to let Shi Hen do anything, saying something like this was his sister's dignity and other incomprehensible words.

Hearing Shi Hen's praise, Raven couldn't help but smile, his face full of pride: "I haven't hunted for a long time, it seems that my skills are still not rusty."

"..."

Looking at the proud raven, Shi Hen pursed his lips and said nothing.

With the strengthening of the human body by Honkai energy, even Yulandel is capable of becoming a top hunter in the forest.

It is really a sad thing that the mercenary queen who roams the underground world has to rely on a few rabbits to feel superior.

Throwing the rabbit in front of Peggy, Shi Hen kindly reminded her: "Here, your favorite rabbit."

He swore that he really meant well.

After all, these rabbits won’t be furry anymore.

Peggy: “…”

The girl opened her eyes wide, as if she couldn't believe that there could be such a cruel person in the world.

But half an hour later, facing the rabbit that was no longer furry but bald and exuded a strong smell, the girl couldn't help but eat a big one with tears in her eyes.

Oh, humans who can't resist temptation.

Shi Hen expressed contempt for Paige's superficial love, and shared the last rabbit with Raven.

Mm, it smells so good. He likes little rabbits the most.

Chapter 42: Remember to use your hands next time

boom!

A gunshot rang out in the woods. The metal bullet hit the tree trunk and blew up a piece of wood chips. A snow-white rabbit nearby was startled and jumped up. After a few jumps, it disappeared in the snow in the woods.

Failed again...

Looking at the few pieces of wood chips remaining on the snow, Peggy's face was full of regret.

As she thought about it, the girl looked around.

Nearby, a mercenary dressed in black and wearing a hood was leaning against a pine tree, looking at her as if he was looking at something very interesting.

"continue."

The mercenary said calmly, his voice as cold as his attire.

"Yes."

Peggy responded in a low voice, looking further away.

There, a young man in white was sitting cross-legged in the snow, his hands on his knees, motionless, even his eyes were tightly closed. Only the slight rise and fall of his chest with his breathing proved that he was still alive.

But the strange thing is that if she wasn't staring at him, the boy would give her the feeling that he didn't exist in this world.

No, perhaps it should be said that the other party seems to have merged with the environment, making it impossible to tell the difference.

"Stop staring at him if you want to have lunch today."

Seeing the girl looking at the boy again, Raven couldn't help but smile and said.

Exposed by the raven, Peggy blushed and quickly looked away, tiptoeing to other parts of the woods to search for prey hidden in the snow.

Because the other party’s words about not giving lunch were not a lie, but a real punishment.

If she couldn't catch anything with the pistol in her hand, she really wouldn't have any lunch today.

During the nearly one week of living together, she didn't have any proper food for nearly two days at most, and she barely survived by digging up some grass roots and wild vegetables.

But perhaps it was precisely because of her desperate mentality of starving if she didn't gain anything, her marksmanship had improved rapidly during this period, and on average one out of five bullets could hit the target.

Gathering her scattered thoughts, Peggy walked deeper into the woods, the soles of her shoes making a rustling sound as they rubbed against the snow.

On the other side, Raven patiently waited until the boy finished a stage of meditation before walking closer and asking curiously, "Is this the [Tian Yuan] you mentioned?"

"Yeah." Shi Hen opened his eyes and nodded, "After reaching the Tianyuan realm, consciousness can radiate out of the body, and have a certain degree of control over the surrounding environment."

In the terminology of cultivating immortals, perhaps this should be called divine consciousness?

However, no matter what this thing is called, after possessing this ability, Shi Hen's perception of combat can almost be said to have doubled compared to before.

If he meets Yulandel again at this time, he will be able to hang her up and beat her.

Of course, Tianyuan is just a state and does not represent absolute combat power.

When Yulandel, who carries the blood of Kaslana and possesses two kinds of holy marks, reaches Tianyuan, the opponent will be able to beat him up in the current situation.

This is determined by the difference in basic attributes between the two people.

But when the time really came, Shi Hen was sure that he had walked even further and would still be able to hang the girl up.

"Uh... that sounds pretty impressive."

Confused by Shi Hen's words, Raven could only utter an almighty sigh.

Being with the boy, she felt that her worldview was being refreshed time and time again.

Forget it, I'm used to it.

If Shi Hen started to behave normally someday, she would be surprised.

"By the way, this child Peggy...are you going to let her be like this?"

Raven mentioned the girl the two had picked up on the road.

"We can teach her the skills to survive, that's enough." Shi Hen nodded, "Let her create the rest of the way on her own."

From the brief time they had spent together over the past few days, he could feel that the girl was an extremely strong person.

Since they said they couldn't eat without hunting, the other party never asked for a bowl of soup. Even when they were too hungry, they just dug up some grass roots and wild vegetables.

So on the third day, the girl was "lucky" enough to find a rabbit that was not quite clear-headed.

People who can be cruel to themselves usually don't have a bad life.

Shi Hen is quite optimistic about Paige's future.

Perhaps in a few years, new legends will appear in Siberia.

For example... Snow Rabbit Hunter?

"…When I applied medicine to her these few days, I found that her wrist did not have any swelling."

There was a moment of silence before Raven whispered.

"Is it Honkai energy?"

Shi Hen touched his chin and guessed.

Although the pistol they chose for Peggy had less recoil, it was still quite a stretch for the thirteen-year-old girl, who was still underdeveloped, to finish the day.

But if the factor of Honkai energy is added, anything that does not conform to common sense will instantly seem reasonable.

Am I so lucky that anyone I pick up can be resistant to Honkai Impact?

No, it should be said that in this dangerous world, people who have the ability to harness the power of Honkai tend to survive more easily than others.

Therefore, people who are more resilient tend to possess some of these abilities to a greater or lesser extent. Peggy simply stimulated her body's potential after experiencing a life-and-death crisis.

This is very consistent with scientific principles, and there is absolutely no human cheating involved.

"It's very likely." Raven nodded in agreement with the boy's guess, "Honestly, have you ever thought about keeping her? I think she has great potential."

Not to mention the possible resistance to collapse, its tenacious and strong character alone is enough to amaze people.

If you are willing to train this child with care, his growth will never disappoint you.

"Where's Sister Natasha?"

Shi Hen asked back.

"Me? Forget it. I've already planned to..." At this point, Raven paused and quickly changed the subject, "I mean, I don't have the time and energy to train a child."

Although theoretically speaking, Shi Hen is only two years older than Peggy and is still a child.

"I'm not interested in raising kids either."

Shi Hen nodded in agreement.

Even if Paige is very talented, can she compare to him? Can she grow to the level of a Herrscher in the future?

The road leading to the final boss is rugged and difficult, and it is even impossible to tolerate someone walking side by side with you. It is destined that you will not have any companions.

"Pity."

Raven sighed regretfully.

She really thinks highly of Paige's potential and believes that she can be a help to Shi Hen.

But it was obvious that the boy's vision was much more discerning than hers, or he himself had his own ideas about his companions.

boom!

Another gunshot rang out in the woods.

Not long after, Peggy came over carrying a rabbit with a bullet wound in the chest and blood oozing from its fur. Its light golden hair, which looked a little withered, was covered with snow grains, and there were clumps of snow on its clothes as well.

Apparently, the girl hid herself in a pile of snow.

"Hey, I caught it!"

Looking up at the boy, Peggy had an expression that said she was about to praise me.

"Not bad." Nodding, Shi Hen glanced at the bloodstained rabbit, "How about trying without a gun next time?"

"Will you teach me how to make a trap?"

The girl asked hopefully.