Chapter 614 Carnival in Front of the Tombstone

The rain was falling sparsely, and the water drops fell from the distant sky, drawing straight silver lines in the long space, which was particularly obvious in the gray sky. As for Kiana, she didn't even dare to let her eyes see those silver lines. Maybe they were just misty raindrops, but she no longer had the courage to look at such things.

The wind swept the flowers in front of the tombstone, and from time to time two or three petals followed the wind, leaving more companions to guard the original stems and leaves in the miserable wind and rain. But the fate of those petals that left was by no means flying in the wind. They only fluttered for a moment, and they fell heavily under the blow of raindrops, and finally stuck to the ground without a livelihood.

Kiana slowly knelt in front of the tombstone, gently stroking the empty stone platform under the tombstone, but did not say a word for a long time.

Mei closed her eyes and stood quietly behind her. Theresa and Siegfried stood side by side with her, but they just looked at Kiana's trembling back, not knowing what to say.

Behind the two, Seele held an umbrella in her hand, wiped her bangs wet by the rain, and hesitated whether to open the umbrella. Bronya bit her lip and tilted her head. The heavy-armored bunny floated behind her in a quantum state. With just a thought, it could materialize, and then use a large and heavy mechanical arm to cover everyone from the wind and rain, but she didn't do that.

And farther away, on the wall next to the gate of this cemetery, a Valkyrie in blue and white armor was also looking at this place quietly. The rain gave her long hair a heavier weight, but she just untied her ponytail and let it loose. Apart from that, she said nothing and did nothing.

Not all sadness needs care to resolve, nor can all sadness be resolved by care. Sometimes, silence is also a kind of strength, and loneliness is also a means. Only when the boundaries between life and death and the meaning of life and death are understood in silence and loneliness, can sadness be truly resolved.

Otherwise, all the comfort, all the care, and all the self-righteous love will only leave a false illusion called "It's all right".

But it is obvious that it is not easy to do that kind of thing. Some people can't do it in their entire lives, and some people have never thought about similar problems in their entire lives.

In any case, this kind of thing that is quite vague and powerless to say is at least not something that Kiana can understand now.

She can't even accept whether death is real.

"Aunt, we didn't find Jizi's body, right..."

Kiana whispered, stroking the stone platform full of rain.

Theresa sighed first. She had expected Kiana to ask this question, but after thinking for a long time, she still hadn't figured out how to answer until this moment really came.

The water on the stone platform slowly dripped into the gap in the middle, and the water flow gently fluctuated the hands of time.

After holding it in for a long time, Theresa could only say this.

"Afterwards, while the Domination Theater had not collapsed, we sent another search team into that world bubble, but we found nothing except the puppet wreckage everywhere and a large number of Herrscher cores that have not been analyzed so far."

"..."

Kiana's silence made people panic. Theresa pursed her lips, but had to bite the bullet and continue:

"After our testing, the strength of those puppet wreckage was abnormally high, with hardness and toughness several times that of a normal human body. The strength of some parts used for attack can even be comparable to soul steel weapons, so they can leave traces in such an attack. If Jizi's body was also in the theater at the time, I'm afraid..."

"..."

"And... Kiana. We all held Jizi and There is no hope of death. Of course, if this is the case, it would be the best, but we have to face reality..."

"What reality? Isn't the reality that Jizi's body has not been found yet?"

"No, it's... In order to accurately locate the positions of all individuals of the Ruler of Domination, we installed a new positioning device on each soldier participating in the operation. This device also has some other functions, such as real-time monitoring of the user's pulse data, so... We actually observed that Jizi's heartbeat had stopped before Hyperion entered the Domination Theater... Kiana, we will not give up looking for Jizi, but... you also need to be prepared to face reality. "

Are these words cruel? For Theresa herself, it is difficult for her to say that these words are not cruel, even though she forced herself to accept this result a few days ago, even though she had experienced the death of her best friend many years ago.

She herself is like this, let alone Kiana.

So, in the end, she couldn't help but give hope:

"But Kiana, there is a piece of news that can be regarded as good news - we did not find the plague gem in the Domination Theater, which means that Jizi still has the possibility of survival."

"So this tomb is still built when there is still a possibility of survival?"

Kiana's words were a bit aggressive, but Theresa didn't care.

She didn't even dare to continue explaining. Should she say, "Unless it is a Herrscher, it is impossible to store consciousness in the core and survive", or "In fact, we recorded Jizi's death time from the moment the instrument detected that the pulse returned to zero"?

Theresa understood her niece's emotions at this time.

Sadness, anger, powerlessness, and even not knowing who to blame because the Herrscher had been defeated - she had already experienced the same emotions when Cecilia died, so she knew what kind of pain this was.

But even so, how to convey this emotion?

Theresa had no experience in how to convey words like "I understand you, I have the same sadness as you, so we should cheer up" to the other person in an appropriate way.

In the end, Siegfried took a step forward and squatted silently beside his "daughter".

He gently rubbed Kiana's head, but for some reason, this intimate action in the past made Kiana's body tremble violently.

Siegfried touched the stubble on his chin unconsciously, but after a short sigh, he finally spoke:

"Kiana, let's go back first. No matter what you want to do... continue to search for Himeko's whereabouts, or something else, you shouldn't get wet in the rain here, right? No matter what the situation is, as a teacher, Himeko definitely doesn't want to see her students get wet in the rain without caring about their bodies, right?"

"But...but..."

What responded to him was Kiana's increasingly trembling body and choking voice.

"Okay Kiana, if you continue to be so stubborn, it will be considered willful. I and the dwarf Theresa will forget it..."

"Hmph, cough, cough, cough——"

The dwarf coughed inappropriately at the side.

"Well... It's okay for Theresa and I, but look back, Mei, Bronya, Seele, and even Orchiddale, you can't let everyone accompany you in the rain, right?"

"Then... you go back first..."

As soon as Kiana finished speaking, her head was slapped hard by her stinky father, and she was so scared that her snot sprayed out in an instant.

"Kiana, how can we leave with peace of mind if you are here... We... can't let you stay here alone."

She secretly wiped her snot with her palm, and then wiped her palm on the stone platform where the urn should be buried in front of the tombstone twice to eliminate the evidence. After doing this, Kiana gave a muffled answer again:

"I will go back soon, but not now, okay..."

"Then we..."

As soon as Siegfried opened his mouth, the wind direction around him changed. The wind that was originally blowing diagonally suddenly ran behind everyone, blowing the cheers and celebrations in the base not far behind the cemetery to the tombstone of Himeko.

Siegfried didn't know what to say, and Theresa had no choice but to squat on the other side of Kiana.

Seeing that she was standing alone again, Mei turned her head thoughtfully in the direction of the base, and her eyes quickly turned back after meeting Bronya.

This is not Anti-Entropy's Salt Lake City base, which had already been trampled to pieces by Mikael. If you want to rebuild it, it will take more than a year to rebuild it in the best case. Therefore, after the battle with the Tenth Herrscher, the Hyperion carried the remaining personnel of the Salt Lake City base and headed directly to Anti-Entropy's secondary base in California.

The thousands of soldiers and staff here have not experienced the tragedy of the destruction of the Salt Lake City base. They are extremely excited and excited about the victory over the Herrscher.

Look, humans have defeated another Herrscher, and [I] and [we] have miraculously not fallen into any danger. Isn't this worth celebrating?

If there is anything more worth celebrating than victory, it is naturally [victory without any risk], commonly known as winning by lying down.

Of course, a large number of Salt Lake City soldiers, even the wounded, also joined the celebration team - not being forced, but voluntarily.

They need to indulge, whether it is performance, alcohol or sex, in short, they need to numb themselves as soon as possible and let themselves forget the tragic situation in Salt Lake City as soon as possible. Only in this way can they have the idea of ​​continuing to fight.

What is the World Snake doing at this time?

As the Lord, although she was forced to do it, and although she knew that most people in the organization probably only regarded her as a mascot to maintain the relationship with Tianming, Nientropy, and Shenzhou, a special sense of responsibility still drove Meiyi to worry for a second for this organization she didn't like.

But... I think it's nothing more than celebrating.

It's not just the World Serpent. At 8:00 this morning Greenwich time, after the second wave of searches for the Domination Theater and considering that there have been no riots caused by the Thousand Herrschers in the world for several days, in order to appease the people, Otto has publicly announced the victory in the battle against the Tenth Herrscher.

At this point in time, Shenzhou and Anti-Entropy should have also announced the news, that is to say, at this moment, the whole world is celebrating.

After all, the destruction caused by the first, second, third, and even fourth collapse can be described as tragic, and the number of deaths was never less than one million. Except for the unknown eighth collapse, the specific casualties caused by the riot caused by the Thousand Herrschers are difficult to count, but I am afraid that it is much less than before.

What's more, it has only been half a year since humans declared war on the collapse, and they have achieved a great victory with extremely small casualties. This fact is really conducive to boosting the morale of all mankind.

And soldiers without morale cannot fight.

And if the whole world loses confidence in fighting the collapse, what can a small number of them do?

Mei understands this quite well, because her exploration in the Paradise of the Past is very close to the end. Although there are still many places where the records are missing, she has also witnessed the last uprising of pre-civilized humans from the perspective of a latecomer.

Should I call it irony? Fifty thousand years ago, in the riot that took away the hope of the entire world, Himihu was disabled and could only survive in the paradise of the past. Fifty thousand years later, her clone used its own life to gain hope for mankind.

Yes, this is a hope that was not available 50,000 years ago.

Probably because she has seen more, Mei has become more sensitive to the situation in the world.

When Otto declared war on Honkai on behalf of mankind, the world could only be regarded as a mess. But through this battle against the Tenth Herrscher, the relationship between Anti-Entropy and Destiny has become less rigid, and the cooperation between the two parties will surely become more and more intense. Much, at least until defeating Honkai. Perhaps, people in this era really have a chance to become more united than in the previous era, and only with the backing of all mankind can these warriors fight with confidence and boldness.

But...how to tell Kiana...

The sound of celebratory music still floated in waves with the wind, and the rain could not extinguish everyone's enthusiasm. On the contrary, the rain made the rhythm of the music become faster and louder. Mei didn't know if Kiana had thought of what she had thought of, but what could she do even if she knew.

Her thoughts were being pulled between rationality and sensibility every minute and every second. She was probably just forcing herself to think rationally to avoid the emotional sadness caused by Himeko's departure.

If it were Mikael, what would he say?

For some reason, Mei suddenly thought of the man who was the culprit.

What would Mikael, who was once a hero, say?

He would probably say: "Wuxianta Jizi is undoubtedly lucky. She at least died as a hero with a name. Until a hundred years later, when humans recall the war against Honkai, they will still remember this name. . Everyone has two deaths. As long as someone remembers her, she will live with the world. And those ordinary soldiers who died in the ruins of the Salt Lake City base did not even have a chance to leave their names. "

No, not roughly, if he were present, he would definitely say this.

Even though he knew that this would poke holes in Kiana's heart, that person always liked to force people to admit reality, and there were only a few people who could make him make an exception.

Mei Yi didn't understand the reason before, but after seeing what happened, she could understand.

"The world will not give people a chance to be sad and decadent, not even for two or three days. You never know when the next collapse will come - Raiden Meiyi, I paid for this with my own blood experience.”

Well, if I watch those memories too much, Mikael-style words like this will always pop up in my mind for no reason, and sometimes there will be dubbing of Mikael's voice.

But suddenly, Mei's face turned stiff - it was better not to think about it, but when she recalled it carefully, it seemed that she herself was one of the few people who could make an exception for Mikael.

As expected, I couldn’t think about it any further.

"Uncle Siegfried, let's do this. You take the principal, Bronya, and Seele back first, and Hollandale also lets her leave. You each have a lot to do, so leave me here. Just stay with Kiana here.”

"They are indeed...but I am just an idler, what can I do...uh..."

Halfway through Siegfried's words, he looked at Mei Yi's serious eyes and quickly came to his senses.

After all, his identity is [father]. In interpersonal relationships, parents are undoubtedly the closest link, but almost no one chooses to confide in their hearts or reveal their true feelings in front of their parents.

Because the closer the relationship is and the closer the distance, the more afraid one will be of the sharp thorns on one's own body pricking the other person, and the more afraid one will be of the other person's sharp pricks pricking oneself. From this perspective, parents are undoubtedly the closest strangers in everyone's heart.

Although the same goes for the rest of the characters.

There is one exception.

Siegfried looked at the cold-faced girl in front of him with a complicated expression.

He opened his mouth several times, but in the end he could only say:

"Then Kiana will be left to you, Mei."

"Uncle, just don't worry."

Yayi nodded slightly, but that title made Siegfried feel relieved a lot.

Soon, only Mei and Kiana were left in front of Himeko's tombstone.

A lot of human voices are missing. Even though most people just make the sound of breathing most of the time, the difference will only be picked up by the ears after people have left the scene.

In short, a large number of people's voices were missing, and the cheers and music seemed even more harsh.

Mei bit her lower lip and finally took a step forward to Kiana.

She did not squat down, but kept standing upright, and a cold voice immediately sounded in Kiana's ears:

"I'm leaving soon."

"……ah?"

Kiana was stunned for two or three seconds, and then she let out a confused cry.

The corners of Mei Yi's mouth raised slightly.

"If you talk about busyness, I am the busiest one. I just inherited the position of the Lord of the World Serpent, and I don't have any prestige in the organization. I don't know how to clean up the mess after I go back. And the most important thing is... I have a hunch that the final battle will not be long. Before that, I have to read the records in the paradise of the past. Maybe there is a way to defeat Mikael."

"Is that so... Then..."

"So, Kiana, won't you see me off?"

In the increasingly strong wind and rain, the girl reached out to another girl. (End of this chapter)