Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

Chen Tianwu's heart was burning with passion, and he twisted the handlebars desperately, increasing the speed higher and higher.

"Brother, brother, the sky is clear!"

The sister who was held tightly in his arms felt a familiar warmth on her face. She quickly raised her little face and looked in that direction. She saw the blue sky that was so familiar in her memory and shouted excitedly,

"Did Brother Lin Wei and the others succeed?"

"Squeak!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Tianwu braked suddenly, took off his helmet, raised his head, and looked in a daze at the beautiful sky that he had once been accustomed to but thought he would never see again in this life, and the brilliant sunlight that spread from the sky to the earth.

For a moment, the part of his heart that was shrouded in darkness seemed to be penetrated and melted by the beautiful sunlight, reaching deep into his heart; allowing this young man who had suddenly fallen into hell to see for the first time what "hope" and "beauty" were so intuitively.

The clear blue sky, as if washed by water, and the warm light that falls on my body - this is what it feels like to be alive...

"so good……"

The boy felt sad and wanted to cry.

"Brother, what should we do next?"

The little girl pressed her face tightly against her brother's chest, listening to his reassuring heartbeat, and asked softly,

"Do you want to go back to find your brothers and sisters?"

If we turn back, it probably won't be as dangerous as it is now, right?

The little girl thought silently.

"us……"

Chen Tianwu was also a little excited. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly froze. From the corner of his eye, he saw a huge Honkai beast slowly approaching here in the distance. It was probably attracted by the previous sound.

"No, we can't go back."

Chen Tianwu calmed down, dismissed the idea that had just popped up, and said to his sister seriously,

"Mr. Lin Wei, Miss Anna, and the others must be in danger right now, much more so than we are. We must rush to their companions as soon as possible and tell them this news!"

"Yeah, I understand, brother."

When the little girl heard it, she understood, and a sweet smile appeared on her face, like an angel.

"Brothers and sisters have helped us so much, we should give something back!"

"Wenwen has grown up..."

The boy touched his sister's hair, then fastened her helmet, and put it on again, firmly encouraging his younger sister and himself.

"Don't worry, sister, we will survive!"

"If we change to a new place, a new city, we will have a new life, no different from before!"

"We will have a new home and a new future!"

"Ok!"

The little girl nodded heavily.

The boy took a deep breath and turned the handlebars again.

The roar of the vehicle started again, and the wheels drew a semicircle on the ground, leaving a long trail, and sped away steadily into the distance.

The battle is not over yet, they still have things to do!

………………

the other side.

"This is not the way to go."

Jier suggested to Anna,

"We'll split into two groups. I'll be responsible for luring those damned beasts away from the riverbank to buy you some time. You take this opportunity to evacuate with Mr. Lin Wei as quickly as possible!"

"Separate? What about you? What will you do?"

When Anna heard this, her hands and feet instantly turned cold. How could she not understand what the captain meant by "divide the troops into two groups" - it was nothing more than using one person's life to buy time for another!

I refused loudly immediately.

"No, no! I don't agree!"

"This is an order!"

Jier shouted mercilessly, her voice even louder than Anna's.

"I'm the captain, it's not your turn to speak here!"

Anna never gave up and argued with reason.

"But, it's clearly not the end yet. There must be other ways. We just have to persevere..."

"It's because we haven't reached the final moment yet, so we still have room to choose our tactics."

Jie'er's voice was very cold, no longer as gentle as before.

"When that time comes, it will be too late to run away. We will all die here!"

"I'm also an A-rank Valkyrie. I can also do things like diverting enemies, clearing paths, and buying time!"

Anna responded without giving in.

"As a Shaniyat, I will never..."

"Snapped!"

Anna was just halfway through her words when she was slapped by Jier without warning. She fell heavily to the ground. She raised her head and looked at the woman who was as furious as a lioness in disbelief.

"team leader?"

"Oh, you still remember to call me captain?"

Jier said coldly,

"Put away your ridiculous, spoiled little princess's temper. Open your eyes and see clearly. This isn't headquarters, this isn't the ivory tower where you grew up carefree like a child! This is a battlefield! The enemy won't coax you, and Honkai won't let you down. Whether it's the viruses in the sky, underground, underwater, or even in the air, they're all trying to kill you at all times!"

"What makes you think you can keep being so willful, huh?"

Jie Er questioned with every word,

"Are you familiar with this city? Do you know which streets lead where, which rivers have complex water patterns, which buildings require special attention, where the population is high, and where the terrain is complex? Do you know how to slow down the enemy as much as possible, so that you don't become a ridiculous sieve, allowing the Honkai beasts and the Death Soldiers to stroll past you, around you, and easily kill and destroy everything you protect?"

"Answer me, recruit!"

"I……"

Anna was speechless. The captain's unprecedented harshness and coldness made her feel even more anxious and uneasy, and she felt even more disgusted and resistant to what might happen next. She said with some sadness,

"But you will die..."

"There are only two of us who can move here. If I don't go, do you have to go? What can you, a new recruit, do? You will just sacrifice yourself in vain!"

Jie Er put away his cold expression, touched the red and swollen mark on Anna's cheek with some apology, and said softly,

"What's more, if I really lost you, how would I explain this to Mr. Lin Wei when he woke up?"

"no, do not want!"

Anna held Jier's cold hand tightly and said sadly,

"We've worked so hard to get to this point. Everything is almost over, and victory is within reach. Why would we do something like this now?"

"Haha, yes, I know, victory is just around the corner."

Jier glanced disdainfully at the increasingly numerous Honkai beasts in the distance, then raised her head and, somewhat absentmindedly, admired the hard-earned, precious blue sky. She closed her eyes, enjoying the warmth of the sun, breathing in the precious, warm sunlight filled with vitality and energy, and murmured,

"It's so beautiful..."

"So, Captain, let's hold on a little longer, okay?"

Seeing Jie Er like this, Anna begged hopefully,

"When everything is over, let's go sunbathing together and enjoy the beauty of life together, okay?"

"Haha, of course..."

Jie Er opened his eyes and said with a smile,

"But, in this darkness before dawn, someone still needs to stand guard for the final time. If I don't do this kind of thing, do you, a rash new recruit, have to do it?"

"But...but..."

Anna burst into tears and said,

"But you clearly promised me that you wouldn't joke with your life!"

"haha, really?"

Jie Er smiled gently and wiped away her tears.

"But being a stepping stone, paving the way for the future for those who come after me, this is definitely not a joke!"

"Woo...you're cheating!"

Anna felt even more aggrieved.

"You clearly know that things shouldn't be like this..."

"Haha, yes... you're right, things shouldn't be like this... but what should they be like? It's been so long, I've forgotten!"

Jier shook his head and sighed tiredly,

"I'm tired, Anna..."

"I've walked on this road for too long, and I'm exhausted both physically and mentally... Now, I can't walk anymore!"

Although she had a youthful face and was in her prime, Jier's eyes were filled with fatigue and weariness, like those of an old man with a vicissitude of life. She smoothed Anna's messy hair lovingly and said gently,

"My journey ends here, the end has been reached. But you are different, Anna. Your journey has just begun. This is just the starting point of your life. You still have a long, long way to go. So, cheer up and keep moving forward!"

"No... liar, you lied to me..."

Anna vaguely remembered that not long ago, in that candlelit room, the captain had said the same words to her. Memory and reality overlapped in an instant, making her dazed and confused as to whether she was dreaming or in reality.

"You knew this day would come, didn't you?"

"This day was bound to come sooner or later, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

Jier shook his head and said,

"We Valkyries, the shattered shells of a hell called Collapse, were imbued with new missions and responsibilities. We returned to Hell, wielding our weapons in battle under the name 'Valkyries'—death is merely our inevitable fate. There is nothing to fear."

“Life… … “Not a good person?”

Anna protested loudly,

"We are human! No one has to die, and no one deserves to die! The end of battle shouldn't be death... That's too sad!"

"Haha, really? It's great to have such awareness...it will allow you to go further."

Jier smiled lightly and said,

"Anna, unlike us weapons named 'Valkyrie,' I believe you will one day become a true Valkyrie, leading humanity to defeat powerful enemies and replace us, these pathetic stepping stones who cannot see the future, towards a future filled with sunshine and bright flowers..."

"Although you're still young now, every soaring eagle started out as a fledgling and grew up little by little. I believe you will one day become a towering tree!"

As she spoke, Jier stretched out a hand and gently plucked a small lotus from her chest. She placed it solemnly in Anna's palm, who was already sobbing, and helped her hold it tightly, saying solemnly,

"Team Snow Lotus, it's up to you!"

"Ah... this, no... Captain!"

Anna screamed suddenly as if a strong electric current swept through her body.

"No, I can't!"

Jie Er smiled slightly, then suddenly his expression turned pale and he said in a scolding voice,

"Anna Shaniat, listen!"

Hearing this instructor-like serious command, Anna instinctively stood up straight and straightened her chest.

"Yes!"

"Take Mr. Lin Wei and evacuate safely!"

"……Yes!"