Chapter 178 Date

"snort……"

As Kevin let out a breath, the ice surrounding the ship unconsciously expanded in another circle.

And as he took a breath, the ice surface shrank again.

If the ice wasn't constantly expanding and shrinking, it would really be like the reflection of the moon in the sky in the center of the lake.

In the boat, Kevin held the oar that was frozen upside down, while Mei, wrapped in two layers of cotton coat, sat opposite him.

The lake is not big. It belongs to the ecological area built by Fire Chaser Moth around the headquarters base. The roadside of the lake is full of tall camphor trees. There seems to be a man and woman walking on the road. It seems that they are Aldemir and Yiwen. Jie Lin?

The green hills further away are densely covered with vegetation, and the branches and leaves of the vegetation on them twitch in the breeze, giving the illusion that the vegetation and trees are all under attack.

The evening breeze swirled around the lake, bringing with it the fragrance of camphor leaves... and an irresistible chill.

"A sneeze! A sneeze!"

Mei sneezed twice in a row, and Kevin stretched out his hand to caress her back out of habit, but he silently put his hand down as soon as he raised it, and moved his buttocks, sitting as far away from Mei as possible.

Although it was a rare date, the two of them were speechless for a moment when they faced each other.

This is very different from the usual situation.

One is a doctor who is busy with work, and the other is the captain of the new first team of Fire Chaser. Neither of them usually has much free time. If there is an occasional holiday, Mei can temporarily put down the work at hand, and Kevin is very likely to Sent to investigate due to sudden Honkai reaction.

They don't have the Second God Key, and each mission takes at least two days. Often, by the time Kevin comes back to take a rest break, Mei's vacation is already over.

So in the past two years, if you think about it carefully, the number of times the two of them have dated is only a handful - but each time is an indelible memory for the two of them.

Kevin usually starts by telling some interesting things about the recent times. As he talks, he inevitably mentions the story on the battlefield. Although many Honkai events have been dealt with one step ahead by Anti-Entropy, after all, abnormal events The base is placed there, and Kevin has also experienced countless difficult battles. And on the date, these were the stories he could tell Mei.

When he finished speaking, it was Mei's turn. In fact, when Mei spoke, from an outsider's perspective, the two were definitely not lovers - more like teachers and students.

In fact, Mei and Kevin talked about philosophical topics, which she had her own thoughts on - after all, even if she didn't know how to deal with this kind of questions, she could still give some indirect answers of her own, but Kevin gave The answers he gave... were always his style. From time to time, he would intersperse a few earthy love words into his answers, or tell some jokes that made Mei laugh out loud.

This was the "date" the two had.

Although in the eyes of a third party, there is a sense of separation of "chicken talking to duck", this is the communication method unique to two people. Although Mei had already known the details of Kevin's mission from various reports, she still listened silently to Kevin's story every time. Although Kevin was overwhelmed by May's continuous philosophical questions, he was doing his best to respond to May.

Therefore, it is the first time that such a cold scene has occurred.

Kevin looked at Mei who kept sneezing and sneezing, and felt a little at a loss for a moment. He loved Mei, so he unconsciously wanted to get closer to Mei, but for Mei, he could only stay farther away from her. Some.

Only then did he understand what the so-called dilemma meant.

Only then did he understand what kind of sacrifices he had made behind becoming a "hero" - even if he killed the Herrscher easily, even if he became the object of admiration and pursuit by many people, even if his fighting power may have been comparable to that of Mikael We are shoulder to shoulder, so what.

These things that he once childishly expected now seem to be insignificant, if compared with what he has paid - he can no longer hug Mei.

Even when getting closer, you have to control the distance step by step. Every centimeter you advance risks giving Mei frostbite.

Fifty centimeters was the ultimate distance. If she got any closer, no matter how many layers of cotton clothes she wore, she would not be able to resist the severe cold emanating from her body.

What else could he say?

In the end, Mei spoke first, but she did not talk about the complicated philosophical speculations as usual, but practical work topics.

"Kosma... what happened to that child?"

"His physique, Honkai resistance, and reaction speed are all extremely good, and he also has the will to fight. However... I heard that he wanted to join the fifth team at one time, but for some reason, he stayed with me in the end. But... I killed the Fifth Herrscher with my own hands, and I don't know how... to face him."

Kevin's tone didn't sound as out of control as before. He even turned his head away and controlled his breath as much as possible - his body temperature reached minus 30 degrees. Even if the breath he exhaled accidentally hit Mei's face, It's also easy to hurt her.

"Kevin, you have no choice. I may not have made it clear to you, but I think you understand to some extent - from the second to the fourth Herrscher, although humans have achieved complete victory, the Fire Chaser Moth suffers from psychological problems. There are more and more soldiers with problems, and people are becoming more and more desperate. Why?

"Because all victories are brought by a Herrscher, and humans themselves do not have the ability to defeat large-scale collapse, so the first battle of the Fusion Warriors must be a vigorous victory, so as to give more Human hope is the only way to continue this plan and protect the civilization we live on - Mikael also understands this truth, so he left the opportunity to kill the Herrscher to you. "

"Of course I understand. Besides, according to the calculation results of Zero that you showed me, if this continues, there will always be Herrschers that even Mikael's strength cannot cope with. That's why we have to implement the Fusion Warrior Plan... "

"No, Kevin, you don't understand... I mean, even if there is a debt, even if I am sorry, I am sorry for you and him. That is not your responsibility to him, not to mention, according to Mikael's statement , the emotions displayed by the Fifth Herrscher are just the result of the fusion of the consciousness of the collapsed body and the subconscious of the original body. I have also done calculations. The probability of a Herrscher like Mikael appearing is more than fifty decimal points. Zero...so, this is all my responsibility!”

"No, Mei, what does that have to do with you? You don't want me to bear the responsibility, but you don't have to take it all on yourself. Could it be that those..."

Deadly silence once again enveloped the boat under the moon.

How long has passed?

One minute? Five minutes? Or ten minutes?

Mei Cai finally spoke again:

"Kevin, what do you think about the future of mankind and how to fight against Honkai in the future...or in other words, what do you think about reverse entropy?"

"The future of mankind also involves fighting against Honkai, which I don't really understand... But isn't this your strength, Mei? I just need to listen to you! As for anti-entropy... Of course, we can fight side by side. Okay! I don’t want to meet Mikael Saber, but then again, he’s really serious. I’m not his opponent now, right? Not to mention Alicia, Sakura, and the one named Qianjie. man."

"Well...in what sense is fighting side by side? Is it the same as the Fifth Herrscher, or..."

"Of course it would be the same as during the third collapse! I really want Mikael and the others to return to the Fire Chaser Moth... If nothing else, if we also have the Second God Key, I will We can complete the mission and come back in one day, and then we can have more time.”

Kevin looked at Mei and saw his bitter smile in her crystal clear eyes.

But Mei's eyes quickly narrowed into slits: "Okay, as you said, let us have more time in the future!"

Then Kevin's smile was no longer bitter - this was the first time he saw such a bright smile on Mei's face.

In her first memory, Mei was still a slightly ignorant and young girl. After joining the Fire Chaser, she gradually became intellectual, rational, and with a touch of coldness that even Kevin sometimes felt uncomfortable with.

Even when Mei smiles, it's usually just a slight smile or a chuckle.

She had never smiled so brightly, so happily, revealing her sensitive side that she had deliberately hidden.

For Kevin, this is also rare...

"By the way, Kevin, do you know that the base has plans to build an underground city? By then we may be able to be in the artificial lake underground... Haha."

"Underground city? Is it the kind in novels?"

"Yes! Your girlfriend proposed this."

Mei raised a finger, with a hint of pride in her tone.

"The original plan was to have 88 underground floors, but looking at the funds that can be applied for..."

Before Mei finished speaking, she kept staring at Kevin's face, but saw that handsome face suddenly turned pale——

"Mei! Lower your head!"

The hair on his body, including his snow-white hair, stood straight up - that was the biologically instinctive sense of danger brought about by the fusion factor.

So, just a second before the gunfire rang out, Kevin constructed an ice and snow barrier to cover the entire boat and knocked Mei down.

Then, the specially-made large-caliber soul steel bullet shattered the barrier, and a gorgeous blood flower bloomed on Kevin's body instantly.