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

Yuno paused and asked,

"Anna, do you want to go back with us?"

In the past, whenever Yuno felt wronged or unhappy at school, she would go home and cry, sleep, and then be fine the next day; so she thought that Anna should also go back and have a good rest.

Or, can we ask that great Ms. Changguang for help?

Yuno couldn't help but think.

"I'm currently the deputy captain and acting captain of the Snow Lotus Squad. Manila is my base and jurisdiction, and my team members... How could I abandon them and return to headquarters alone?"

Anna bit her lip and shook her head, then turned around, took Yuno's hand, gave her an apologetic smile, and said softly,

"I'm sorry, Yuno. Every time I come here, I make you experience something unpleasant. It was like this last time, and it's like this again now. I'm really sorry..."

"Every time? Last time?"

Yuno tilted her head. These two words made her extremely confused.

"Is this the only time I've been here?"

"Ok?"

Anna was stunned. She didn't expect her to say that.

"You obviously..."

"Bishop Otto wouldn't let me leave."

Yuno spoke the truth.

"I could sense he was hiding something from me, but I had no way of knowing what it was."

"..."

Anna looked at her in disbelief. After confirming that she was not joking, she was speechless for a long time. Then she suddenly burst into tears, choking with grief and anger.

"Liars...are all liars!"

After choking a few times, Anna suddenly raised her arm to wipe away her tears, held Yuno's hand tightly, and said seriously,

"Yuno, don't go back to headquarters, leave now... You are different from me, you shouldn't stay in that damn place full of lies!"

At this moment, she felt a deep disgust towards destiny and the glory it represented, which she had longed for in the past.

A feeling of being deceived and betrayed enveloped her deeply; she even didn't know whether the Yuno in front of her, whom she was very familiar with, was real or fake.

This terrifying feeling made her feel cold all over and unable to breathe...

"But, if I leave, what will you do? And what about the man who was taken back to headquarters? What will happen to him?"

Yuno thought about it, shook her head and refused.

"I can't go. You told me to take good care of him, and I can't go back on my word; and besides, I have a lot to ask him myself."

For Yuno, she also wanted to meet Lin Wei urgently and ask him why he rescued her. As a fellow survivor of Changkong City, why did he leave himself to fate without saying a word?

"But……"

Anna was about to say something when she suddenly saw a Valkyrie from the Snow Lotus team approaching quickly from the corner of her vision. She quickly composed herself and sat up straight.

"Deputy Captain, the survivor named Chen Tianwu has woken up. He and his sister want to see you and Mr. Lin Wei."

The Valkyrie team member first greeted Yuno in a friendly manner, and then reported to Anna.

"Mr. Lin Wei is not here, so I have no choice but to come to you, Deputy Captain."

"I see."

Anna stood up, and Yuno followed suit.

Anna turned around and looked at her. Seeing that she had no intention of changing her mind, she had no choice but to stop forcing her.

After all, Yuno wouldn't be in any danger at the headquarters; and with her watching over her, Lin Wei's situation might be better?

Anna comforted herself like this, gave her one last apologetic smile, and then hurriedly left with her teammates.

No matter what, she must respond to the request of the Chen brothers and sisters.

………………

Chen Tianwu was lucky. When he was hit by the sharp claw of the Honkai Beast, he only lost an arm and half of his shoulder, and was not directly cut in half. He managed to hold on until Rita arrived in time. He was definitely blessed with a long life.

Rita used solid ice to temporarily stop his wound, and then when the Eos arrived in Manila with the Undying Blade, she took the initiative to send him to the ship's infirmary and used the most advanced medical cabin on board to heal his wounds. Although the broken arm could not be revived, his life was at least saved.

The survivor camp that was rebuilt later had basic life-support facilities already set up, so the brother and sister were placed in a tent with other survivors and cared for by professional medical staff.

In Rita's opinion, even if we ignore the credit he gave her for Lin Wei's location, the fact that he was able to bravely rush out of the occupied area where the Honkai beasts were wreaking havoc on his own is enough to make her look up to him and give him some preferential treatment.

After being in a coma for a day, the first thing Chen Tianwu did after waking up was to ask about his sister's safety. He felt relieved when he saw her sitting by the bed with red eyes waiting for him. Then he immediately began to ask about Lin Wei and Anna, wanting to know if they were out of danger.

When the medical staff around him learned that the Anna he was talking about was a Valkyrie, they could not help but look at each other in confusion; until little Chen Tianwen took out the communicator that she had been holding tightly, they began to contact the nearest Valkyrie of the Snow Lotus team based on the unique logo on the communicator.

When she learned that it was the brave Chen Tianwu who woke up and made the request, the Valkyrie naturally did not hesitate at all and immediately went to find her acting captain.

Anna walked quickly to the tent of the brother and sister. She first squatted down and hugged the little girl who rushed towards her, and touched her head tenderly. Then she stood up, looked deeply at the boy's broken shoulder, and said apologetically,

"I'm sorry, it's my willfulness that has turned you into what you are now..."

In fact, she still did not regret her original choice, otherwise Lin Wei's current ending would be a hundred times more miserable than that of this young man, but she still felt guilty about it.

"Miss Anna, you are so polite. If you hadn't rescued me in time, I would have suffocated to death in that grave."

When he saw Anna come in, Chen Tianwu did feel a little resentful. After all, he had suffered a lot because of her decision. But after hearing her apology, the resentment, which was not very strong to begin with, also dissipated. He smiled with some relief and said,

"My sister and I are already very content that we were able to walk out of there alive. We shouldn't ask for more... I'd like to ask if Mr. Lin Wei is doing well now?"

Everything is peaceful now, which means Mr. Lin Wei’s plan was successful. I wonder how he is doing now; Miss Anna is back, so he should be fine, right?

The boy thought secretly.

"Lin Wei...was taken away by destiny."

Anna bit her lip, her tone a little lost; then she shook her head, barely pulling herself out of that emotion, forced a smile, and asked,

"Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"Um...I would like to take the liberty to ask you for something."

Chen Tianwu sat up from the bed, gently pushed his sister towards Anna with one arm, and asked,

"Can my sister become a Valkyrie like you?"

"what?"

Anna was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect him to ask such a question.

"Will there be more disasters like the one in Manila?"

Chen Tianwu smiled bitterly and asked himself,

"We were lucky enough to escape once, but what about the next time? Perhaps becoming a Valkyrie like Miss Anna will allow Wenwen to grow up safely?"

After waking up, he thought about it for a long time and felt that this might be the only option.

"elder brother……"

The little girl didn't expect her brother to say these words, and she felt inexplicably sad; after experiencing so many hardships, she has grown up a lot and can no longer be as naughty as before.

"No, no!"

Anna came to her senses and refused repeatedly like screaming.

"No, you can't..."

"Really? It seems like the aptitude of ordinary people like us is still too poor..."

Chen Tianwu was stunned, sighed with disappointment, then forced a smile and comforted Anna.

"It's okay. It's just a presumptuous request from me. Miss Anna, don't take it to heart."

"No, no, you misunderstood. Wenwen is very good, I like her very much."

Anna waved her hands repeatedly and explained hurriedly,

"It's just that, whether it's destiny or the Valkyrie, it's not what you think..."

Being used, abandoned, and sacrificed—isn't that the fate of a Valkyrie? If Wenwen also embarks on this path of no return, how will she face this brother and sister?

Anna became increasingly sad. She couldn't tell them these words, and even if she did, they might not understand.

"I'm sorry, I have to go. You two, brother and sister, go to another city and start a new life..."

Some of them didn't dare to look at them anymore. They hurriedly said their last words, then turned around impatiently and fled.

Chapter 219: Equivalent Exchange

"Wait……"

Before Chen Tianwu could open his mouth, he saw Anna's back as she ran out of the door, and he couldn't help feeling lost.

It’s easy to say that we should change cities, but where can we go?

If such a disaster can happen in Manila, where I have lived since I was a child, who can guarantee that such a thing will not happen again one night or day in the next city where I settle down?

The young man, whose request was rejected so bluntly, was full of confusion about the future. For a moment, he didn't know where to go next. He was like a duckweed leaf with its roots broken, not knowing where to take root.

"Brother, don't be sad..."

The younger sister walked up to him and kindly comforted him,

"Sister Anna isn't usually like this. She looks so pretty when she smiles! Now she looks like this, she must have encountered a lot of unhappy things, just like..."

The little girl paused as she spoke, as if remembering something. She looked towards her brother's shoulder where his arm was missing, and her voice dropped as her face did. She added softly,

"Just like our home..."

"..."

The boy, whose will had already begun to wane, was stunned when he heard his sister's voice. He was silent for a moment, raised his remaining hand and touched his sister's head, then cheered up and said teasingly,

"It's so strange. Where did that naughty and troublesome Wenwen go? How did she suddenly become so well-behaved and sensible?"

"Woo..."

The little girl's nose felt sore, her mouth drooped, and she started crying.

"I want to, but... I don't dare..."

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that."

The boy was stunned, a bitter feeling welled up in his heart. He showed a somewhat apologetic smile on his face and gently wiped the tears from his sister's cheek.

"Wenwen is starting to grow up. Even though she's still very young, she's already an adult..."

At this moment, even he couldn't tell whether he was feeling sorry for his sister or for himself.

Growing up is like this: moving from innocence to maturity, starting to learn to be independent; becoming less willful, understanding that there are things you can’t do and things you can’t say, learning to control your emotions, and being responsible for your own actions.

The most important thing is to understand that all the love and care I received came at a price...

For some people, “growing up” can be a very happy thing;

For some others, "growing up" is destined to be a cruel thing.

Because, the so-called "growing up" is, after all, the same thing - leaving a familiar world and entering a bigger and broader new world.

However, for some children, their growth is a natural process that only brings a little mental pain. As long as they look back, the familiar little world is still supporting them behind them.

For other children, their former world has been shattered and out of reach. They can only walk in confusion and fear, huddled in a cold and terrifying wasteland.

When they looked back, they suddenly realized that in such a big world, they only had this one relative to depend on.

But this is enough, don't be too greedy...

The boy cheered up, took a deep breath, rubbed his sister's head, and said with a smile,

"It's okay. I'm an adult now. I can go to work, make money, and support our family. After a while, when life is settled, I'll buy you lots of your favorite snacks, okay?"

"Wow... I don't want... snacks..."

The little girl cried and threw herself into her brother's arms.

"I do not want anything!"

Crying is the privilege of children, adults are not allowed to cry, especially during times like this.