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

But the vitality of the dead soldiers is strong after all, so it still has enough strength to launch the final attack.

Following the direction of the scarlet sword that pierced through him, the assassin stared closely at the young man who was so close in front of him, and stabbed forward with all his might with his five sharp claws.

The two bodies were connected by the thermal sword, and Shi Hen even had to maintain the output of the weapon, so the five sharp claws tore open the energy shield without any surprise, and pierced the boy's chest with the remaining force.

This is the consequence of not slowly reducing the boss's health.

"The equipment department's stuff is really unreliable..."

Shi Hen muttered something with his last bit of strength, and then fell backwards.

"team leader!"

Xier couldn't help but scream, and without caring about her arm that was still bleeding, she quickly supported the boy's collapsed body.

"..."

Bronya was stunned for a moment as she stared at the scene in front of her.

When Shi Hen scratched Xier's arm, she thought the other party wanted to use Xier as bait, and anger suddenly rose in her heart.

After all, when she was a mercenary in Siberia, she was a ruthless person who often sold out her teammates, and she did such things without any hesitation.

But before she could react, it was all over.

[People who cannot complete their tasks are called waste.

But if you can't even protect your companions, then you are worse than trash. 】

The boy's words suddenly came to mind, and Bronya couldn't help but feel lost.

In her value system, there is no such thing as teammates or companions.

So, when Xing got in her way, she could knock him down without hesitation.

If she were in Shi Hen's shoes, sacrificing Xier would undoubtedly be the best choice, because even she could tell which prey the assassin desired most.

But no, Shi Hen did not wait for the best opportunity for the assassin to launch a sneak attack, but instead chose to confront him head-on.

Bronya didn't think the other party would ignore the risks behind this behavior.

But the boy did it anyway.

Just to... protect them?

For a moment, Bronya couldn't help but think back to the day when she first arrived at the orphanage and Seele handed her a bowl of steaming beet soup.

That kind of warmth that penetrates the body and mind, how similar is it to today?

"Captain! Captain! Wake up..."

Seeing the boy's blood gushing out from his chest, Shi Hen's body seemed to become a little colder. Xier couldn't help crying, and big tears fell down her cheeks.

"Xi'er, the captain..."

Bronya spoke, with a hint of sadness in her voice.

With her many years of experience as a mercenary, the girl could easily see that Shi Hen was already beyond redemption.

The assassin's attack damaged his lungs, and the boy could only live for a few minutes at most.

"No! No way! Impossible!"

Shaking her head vigorously, Xier was unwilling to accept all this.

Even though they had only been together for a few days, Shi Hen was willing to use his own life to protect them.

How could such a good person accept this kind of result! ?

Due to the emotional shock, even the girl herself did not notice that a crack had appeared in the white circle outside the stigmata pattern on her chest.

Somewhere in the darkness, feeling the extremely strong desire, a shadow couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly to reveal a hint of sarcasm.

“You actually prayed for strength for a guy like this?

In that case, I will reluctantly fulfill your wish..."

A voice sounded in Xier's heart, and the holy mark on the girl's chest immediately glowed with a strong white light.

In the extremely bright light, a huge silver-white sickle slowly emerged from the girl's hands.

And in the sky farther away, an armed helicopter was rushing towards this place at full speed. A woman in military uniform with golden curly hair and a proud figure was gazing at the night sky with a heavy face.

Chapter 81: The Truth and the Black Hand

Ah, the strange ceiling.

Looking at the snow-white sky above his head, Shi Hen felt no ripples in his heart.

He is the man who is going to be the ultimate boss of this world.

boom!

The door was suddenly opened, and a blonde girl rushed in. She looked at the black-haired boy lying on the bed and couldn't help but feel distressed: "Hen, you finally woke up, how do you feel?"

Although she rushed into the ward very quickly, the woman's voice was very gentle, as if she was afraid that a louder voice would aggravate the boy's injuries.

"Ms. Cocolia?" Looking at the woman, Shi Hen showed just the right amount of surprise on his face. He frowned and thought for a few seconds before finally reacting and speaking, "I'm fine, but I still feel a little weak. How are Bronya and the others?"

As a qualified captain, you must always put the safety of your teammates first.

"Bronya and the others are fine, and Seele, the worst case, is just overexerted. But you..." Cocolia couldn't help but sigh, clenched her fists, and an angry look appeared on her face, "You've been unconscious for a whole week!"

"so long?"

Shi Hen was surprised.

“You’re injured too badly, even Xier… By the way, you don’t know yet, right?

After you passed out, Xier suddenly awakened the power of the stigmata and gave you emergency treatment, which allowed you to hold on until help arrived."

Cocolia explained, with a look of lingering fear on her face.

If Xi'er hadn't woken up by chance, then...

Thinking of this consequence, Cocolia's anger suddenly grew even stronger.

Of course, she would never have thought that even if Xier had not awakened, Shi Hen would be able to survive and wait for reinforcements.

Don’t ask why, asking is the power of miracles.

Anyway, after a certain period of time, Shi Hen will become the one in a million person who awakens the Holy Mark, and then all the unreasonable things will seem very reasonable.

Without enough strength, how can he fight side by side with this group of cheating players in the future?

"Stigmata?"

Shi Hen asked doubtfully, while secretly sensing his own hands.

Well, the bandage on my hand was removed as expected.

But for Shi Hen, who has been in the Tianyuan realm for almost a year, it is not difficult to temporarily hide the holy mark pattern.

However, once the power mobilized reaches a certain level, this concealment will instantly become ineffective.

Therefore, the bandage should be applied when necessary, and both hands should be bound.

This is more symmetrical and makes it easier to find excuses.

Not everyone is as easy to fool as Kiana.

Oh, I miss the first day of White Hair Dumpling.

"Yes, the stigmata." Cocolia nodded slightly, with a hint of guilt on her face, "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you before that Xi'er is the owner of the natural stigmata."

"If I also had stigmata, I would definitely not expose them so easily."

Shi Hen shook his head.

After all, he made it to the rank of colonel, and his character was still that of a good student, so it was natural for him to know the importance of natural stigmata.

"If it were you, you would definitely choose to use this power to protect more people."

Cocolia shook her head, obviously not believing the boy's words.

"This is the thought that Mr. Walter left us." Shi Hen did not deny this praise, "A person's struggle should be connected with the happiness of the majority of people."

"Yes~ If everyone could have your awareness..."

Hearing the boy's words, Cocolia couldn't help but sigh.

Although she didn't like the style of the conservative group, it was undeniable that Walter did have considerable appeal, especially for an idealistic kid like Shi Hen.

It’s a pity that the young man’s passion is worthless in the eyes of some people.

Thinking of the bastard who secretly tampered with the mission information, Kokolia wanted to tear him into pieces.

"But Mr. Walter also said that we should tolerate the differences of others." Sitting on the head of the bed, Shi Hen showed a bright smile on his face, "As long as we persist in fighting, we will always attract other like-minded people to join us."

"Y-really?"

The corner of Cocolia's mouth twitched slightly.

After joining Anti-Entropy for so many years, how come she doesn't remember Walter saying such a thing?

Besides, you little brat have never seen Walter’s true face, right?

But looking at the smile on the boy's pale face, Cocolia didn't feel comfortable refuting him.

After all, Walter is the other party’s dream. How can she smash a child’s dream?

crunch--

Shi Hen and the other man were blowing Walter when the door of the ward opened again.

The people who came in this time were the anti-entropy scientific duo and a brown-haired young man in his twenties wearing a military uniform.

"Dr. Tesla, Dr. Einstein, hello." As a member of Anti-Entropy, Shi Hen of course took the initiative to greet the two of them. At the same time, he looked at the last person with a puzzled look, "Who is this?"

The young man did not have epaulettes on his uniform, so he could not judge the other party's rank.

"Hubbard, you explain it all yourself."

Moving slightly to the side, Einstein said coldly.

“I’m sorry! Colonel Shihen!” The young man called Hubbard bowed to the boy on the bed before speaking, “It was me who tampered with the information from the intelligence department, causing a serious accident in your mission this time.”

Shi Hen raised his eyebrows with a bit of surprise on his face, and then asked in confusion: "Excuse me...Mr. Hubbard, have I offended you in any way?"

“No, no!” Hubbard quickly shook his head and glanced at Einstein and the other man beside him, then at the blonde whose eyes were almost spitting fire. He swallowed his saliva with a gulp, and then explained tremblingly, “I…I heard that you, Colonel, have been getting closer to the radicals recently, so I…

But I swear, I really didn't mean to hurt you! I just wanted to teach you a lesson..."

"Isn't that just it?"

Kokolia narrowed her eyes slightly, and her voice was filled with a strong sense of oppression.

"Tell the truth, Hubbard."

Einstein also urged.

"At this time, are you still trying to hide it?!"

Tesla waved his fist as if he was going to punch the young man in the face.

"Yes..." Being watched by so many big men, Hubbard no longer had any hope and could only confess, "I think that assassin will definitely attack the children brought by the Cocolia executor first, and Colonel Shihen...

If you fail to protect those children, you will definitely incur the hatred of the Cocolia executors, and then... you will have no choice but to choose us conservatives..."

As everyone knows, Shihen's adaptability to Honkai energy is only good, and is in no way comparable to those extremely outstanding children in Cocolia.

Considering the characteristics of the assassin, it is clear who the other party will choose as prey.

On one side is an invincible enemy, and on the other side is a stranger whom he has only known for a few days. The boy's response is predictable.

After all, people are always afraid of death.

It’s a pity that Hubbard underestimated the boy’s awareness.

Shi Hen is the man who wants to target Walter!

Chapter 82: Walter's Spirit Lives On

"Hubbard, you bastard!"