Chapter Nine: The Love of the Savior
The footsteps grew closer, and I could almost smell the dust rising from around the bend in the mountain road. I should see it soon.
Huan could hear her heart pounding.
Encountering war in a foreign, desolate mountain—such a thing was something I wouldn't have even dared to imagine before; it seemed ridiculously exaggerated. But now—
I am experiencing it firsthand, with these companions, with the people I love.
"etc--"
The Oni-hime, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and reached out to stop everyone.
Mind your own business. Perseverance is key.
He could certainly hear the sounds coming from ahead, and he could roughly guess what was happening.
I stopped everyone because I didn't want someone to meddle in other people's business. Oni-hime glanced at the bewildered Huan.
"Why aren't they coming over yet? It seems like they've stopped."
Unfortunately, Qina, unaware of the situation, revealed something that everyone except Huan already knew.
"Maybe they're just resting here. We're tired too, so let's rest here for a bit as well." Heng said as he sat down on the ground and pulled Huan into his arms.
Let's delay for a while; I don't want him to see those unpleasant things.
"I think I can hear a child crying over there... What's going on?" Qina still didn't understand and walked into the dark alley.
Peso quickly and stealthily tugged at her sleeve, but it was too late. The belatedly realizing what was happening, he finally had an idea…
Ah! Little child! Huan Teng jumped up!
Could it be—
When I woke up, Heng told me that the people in that village had all fled because they thought there was a terrorist organization because of what happened to Gella...
Could it be!
Could it be that the people from that village fled to this mountain for refuge... and then encountered the enemy army!
“Heng—” He looked at him uncertainly.
"Okay, I understand." Heng stood up.
Let him meddle if he wants; his Huan has always been this kind of compassionate person, just like he has been for twenty-two years... Anyway, he can't resist that expectant look in Huan's eyes.
I should have gone straight there. This delay has only made Huan even more unhappy...
...
After turning a corner, there was a large open space deep in the mountains.
but--
Huan stood there blankly, her mind blank for a moment.
What he saw before him...was even more horrific than the tragedy Gella had shown him.
The mountain path was soaked in blood, with piles of mangled corpses lying there. Soldiers in foreign uniforms walked along the winding path, seemingly without end. The soldiers ahead, having already slaughtered their way through, laughed wildly with twisted faces, pouring gasoline on countless bodies…
"stop!"
Huan thought his vocal cords were already damaged, but he never expected that he could still shout so loudly.
At the same time, the other side also discovered them.
At this moment, he stopped trembling.
The enemy was stunned for a moment, momentarily bewildered by their reckless actions, but they quickly came to their senses. The very front line alone had dozens of guns pointed at them.
"Ring, what do we do now?" Ghost Princess asked, somewhat frustrated.
He's just an ordinary person, yet he did this... Is he crazy? Or... is it because he has perseverance, hence his fearlessness?
She glanced at Wang furtively; his expression was calm, and he even seemed somewhat happy. He was standing sideways in front of Huan, ready for anything.
Hmph, being the king's lover must be so blissful.
Because... this man will not lose to anyone except God!
"I don't know, we'll probably be killed next." Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, Huan turned around and answered her like this.
What!
He actually thinks that way!
So... from the very beginning... I never thought of using the power of others...
Ignoring death... they simply stood up based on their own will!
Has this person really not regained their memories and powers yet?
Huan brought her face close to Heng's ear and gently kissed him: "I'm sorry."
I'm sorry, although they originally intended to go in this direction, and were bound to encounter each other... but, in truth, he wasn't confident from the beginning, after all, it's an army. And the number before him... was far greater than he had imagined. Even Heng probably wouldn't be able to escape unscathed.
However, he should still apologize. His impulsive action might have ruined their better plan. At the very least, it hastened everyone's deaths…
I guess I just couldn't control myself.
Heng suddenly reached out and gently stroked his face. Unbeknownst to him, tears had already covered his entire face.
It's not fear!
It's tragic...
It turns out that humans can be this cruel when they kill each other.
This is war! Although he already knew and could imagine that the battlefield was probably even more bloody... he just didn't want to think about it and avoided it... that's why he didn't want to go to the battlefield!
But everything before him made him realize how absurd and ridiculous his wishful thinking had been.
What about the Nobisora family? What about the mission to protect humanity? Do such cruel humans really have any value in being protected?
What Noah's Travel Group! What destruction of humanity! Such ignorant humans are more ruthless in killing each other than those killed by them... Do we really need to destroy such a self-destructive human race?
Everything... is just too ridiculous.
Everything... is so tragic.
However, he had no regrets whatsoever! The common people were innocent! Although his weak strength could only serve as a sacrifice here, he still wanted to stand here and shout out his true feelings!
"Mother……"
The childish voice, like a discordant note, jolted everyone awake!
My gaze followed the sound—
Amidst the pile of corpses doused in gasoline, a small figure struggles to crawl out from under a woman's body... Clearly, a mother has used her body to protect her child.
“This is the value of human survival,” Heng said softly to him.
Nobisola's mission is to protect these kinds of people!
The reason why Noah's intervention was needed for the destruction of humanity is precisely because of this kind of humanity.
Huan, you are the light of hope; you are the only one who cannot despair. Heng looked at Huan, whose eyes were gradually regaining their light, and a weight was finally lifted from his heart.
The despair in his eyes just now made Heng feel as if his heart would shatter at the same moment. This intense resonance... was a testament to his love.
"Damn it, we missed one! The little brat!"
A soldier turned around cursing and quickly fired a shot at the child.
However--
Everyone was stunned!
The air is frozen!
ring!
It's a ring again!
Just like that day when I shielded Peso with my body... I lay on top of the child...
Blood streamed down his shoulder—
He shielded the child's body, and in doing so, he also blocked the bullet!
For a moment, even Heng's mind went blank.
He assumed that Huan had given up because Huan hadn't asked him for help.
Anyway, so many people have died, one more won't make a difference—he was wrong, that was just his logic, which is why he couldn't fight against the power of God like a radiant ring.
Huan has a heart that desires to save all living beings; he will not give up on even the smallest one.
But... that's not the point!
He could move that distance and get there the instant the gun was fired... but Huan... no, Huan's speed was faster than his just now, otherwise, how could he not stop her when she was right next to him?
Has he woken up?
wrong!
"Ugh..." He couldn't help but groan in pain.
She still covered the child beneath her and crawled laboriously toward Heng. Her injured shoulder could no longer bear any weight, and with her only movable arm, she held the child tightly in her arms, then used her legs to propel her body forward.
The officer closest to him raised his gun at him again.
There won't be a second time! Heng clenched his fists! Today he would slaughter every single soldier here!
He didn't want to kill in front of Huan, but they ended up hurting Huan!
Unforgivable!
"Hello--"
The ring unexpectedly stopped at the officer's feet, which surprised Heng, who was about to start a massacre.
“They are just civilians, they have nothing to do with the war. Release the child.” He spoke with difficulty, each word making the sharp pain in his shoulder even more acute.
“Our orders are—kill without mercy.” The officer looked at him coldly.
Huan laughed; Huan actually laughed despite being in this situation.
"So what are you hesitating about? If shooting is your true intention, then you shouldn't respond to my words, but should respond to me with bullets."
A flicker of hesitation crossed the officer's eyes.
"You abandoned your wives and left your homes to come here and participate in a battle that has nothing to do with your own interests—is this what you truly feel in your hearts?" Huan continued, already beginning to adjust to the pain of his wounds. "If war is the duty of soldiers, then at least these civilians are innocent! Can this kind of killing really quell the discontent in your hearts? Everyone has someone they deeply love, someone they love more than their own lives... You also have someone in your hearts—in your homeland!"
Almost all the soldiers involuntarily lowered their guns.
"Seeing this child's miraculous survival, don't you... understand?"
The officer's eyes gleamed as he slowly lowered his gun, and the others followed suit.
Huan smiled again, a smile of relief.
Then she fainted.
Sigh, Heng let out a sigh and relaxed his fist.
If we kill these people now, he won't be happy when he wakes up.
I went over and hugged him. Thankfully, it was just his shoulder that was injured.
It turns out that the speed he just released was just a momentary, unconscious release. In order to save the life of a stranger's child, he always put his own safety last. I really can't stand this guy's savior-like heart!
The Ghost Princess picked up the child, and Bisso and China followed.
A miracle has occurred—
On the winding mountain road, the densely packed marching troops all moved to one side of the road, hugging the mountain wall to make way for them.
The entire unit suddenly raised their hands in a proper military salute, every gaze solemn and sacred.
Heng smiled. This was the miraculous ability of his ring, unrelated to strength.
That is—the power of the soul.
...
On the plane during the negotiations—
Staring blankly at the corpses scattered on the ground, Sonas carefully examined himself. Thankfully, his clothes weren't soiled. How could he allow them to be defiled by such ugly and lowly humans!
"What do we do now?" Koupat was in a bad mood.
The war had only been going on for a day, and the casualty figures were still so low, yet negotiations had already been successful! It was an absolute joke.
That's an insult to their planning abilities!
"Ah, there's nothing we can do about it. They're just cowardly humans. We should have known they couldn't be trusted." Sonas seemed indifferent.
Now that the negotiations have been successful, these useless things are no longer needed.
Both heads of state have died in the middle of negotiations, but it will take some time to investigate the matter thoroughly, and the war cannot be stopped during this period.
"Then let's do something else!"
That's the important part!
Will I be able to rejoin the team? Will I be able to save the life of the most important person in my life?
As long as we catch that person!
Everything will fall into place!
...
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