Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

"elder brother!"

After Jiang Ming safely rescued Chen Tianwu and settled him down, his sister Chen Tianwen ran to them and looked at her brother anxiously. When she saw that her brother had fainted and was covered in bruises, she quickly asked Jiang Ming to save him.

"Don't worry, Xiaowen, he'll be fine."

While Jiang Ming was comforting Chen Tianwen, he was treating Chen Tianwu non-stop. He first injected him with Honkai antibody to stabilize his condition, and then bandaged his wounds. While bandaging his wounds, Jiang Ming was also secretly using the power of creation to simply treat Chen Tianwu, at least not putting his life in danger.

After rescuing the three people who were crucial to this operation, Jiang Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief and his tense nerves gradually relaxed. Then, just like checking the questions after an exam, Jiang Ming turned his attention to Anna and the other two again, and this indeed made him discover something.

"Miss Anna."

"Hey... Hey, what... what happened?"

Anna, who was suddenly called, trembled and turned back to look at Jiang Ming, but saw that Jiang Ming was frowning and looking at her with a reproachful expression. This look made Anna think that Jiang Ming wanted to teach her a lesson for being a deserter.

Thinking of this, even though Anna knew that this was something that was bound to happen sooner or later, she still couldn't help but close her eyes in fear and wait for the scolding.

One second, two seconds...

The imagined blame did not come as expected. Instead, she felt an itchy feeling on her hand. Anna half opened her eyes slightly, and what she saw was Jiang Ming treating her hand that was scratched due to the fall. In Anna's opinion, Jiang Ming's expression was very serious. From cleaning the wound with water, to disinfecting it, to bandaging it with a bandage, his strength and technique were extremely gentle.

Anna was so nervous and guilty that she didn't realize she was injured from the fall until just now, but now Jiang Ming found out...

Looking at Jiang Ming who was bandaging her wound carefully, Anna couldn't help but feel a special feeling in her heart.

"Yeah... That's good. You can open your eyes now. An... ah... they're already open."

Jiang Ming thought Anna closed her eyes because she was afraid of seeing the wound, so he wanted to remind her to open her eyes after bandaging her wound. However, she had already opened her eyes, and her pale pink eyes were still staring at him, looking a little absent-minded. It felt a little weird...

"Miss Anna?"

"Ah... yes!"

Jiang Ming waved his hand in front of Anna again to make her come back to her senses. She realized that staring at others was very impolite and responded loudly with guilt. Although this seemed even more embarrassing, Jiang Ming didn't care much about it.

"I'm sorry, Miss Anna. I was too impatient before and didn't notice that you were also injured."

As Jiang Ming spoke, he continued to treat the other wounds on Anna's body.

Eh? So his blaming expression... was blaming himself?

"That...that...actually not...uh?"

Anna originally wanted to say no, but Jiang Ming didn't wait for her to finish and gently placed his knife on Anna's head, speaking in a soothing tone.

"That won't work. If the wound is not treated in time, it will leave a scar, and that would be unattractive."

"But...cute?!"

"Yes, even if she is a Valkyrie, she is still a girl. She should take care of her body. Don't learn from that hot-blooded idiot who forces herself to smile even when she is seriously injured. Even when she is hurt in her heart, she pretends to be calm... She is an idiot."

While Jiang Ming was saying these caring words, he sighed helplessly. No one knew what he was thinking about, but Jiang Ming's expression became somewhat distressed.

Seeing how he always cared about others, Anna's fondness for him increased again. Moreover, he was obviously educating people, but he could not be serious. This was a huge contrast to the strength Jiang Ming had shown before. The people being educated would want to laugh before they understood, which was far from the compulsion of destiny... However... this not-so-serious education...she didn't hate it at all.

"Jiang Ming, you...seem to be very good at taking care of people..."

After hearing what Jiang Ming said just now, Anna thought that Jiang Ming's family must be able to take care of many people. By asking this question, she could not only find out about Jiang Ming's family situation, but also find out whether he has a girlfriend or something like that.

"Yes."

Jiang Ming raised his head slightly and looked up at the sky. When he thought of those people at home, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"Although they are not useless vases, they also want to prove themselves, but I still don't want them to be hurt at all... They may suffer a lot of disasters in the future, and the meaning of my life is to minimize their pain and make their world a better place. If I can do all this, it doesn't matter if I die."

"Ah... Sorry, I accidentally said a lot of useless things. Don't take what I said too seriously..."

Jiang Ming exhaled and rubbed his aching head.

"Is that so..."

In the end, I still didn't know if he had a girlfriend... But judging from his doting tone, he should have one...

"Then...at that time...why?"

Anna looked into Jiang Ming's eyes with some worry, hoping to get an answer from his eyes and words.

"Hmm? When?"

Jiang Ming tilted his head when faced with this confusing question.

"It was... that time with that girl..."

Anna's voice became increasingly quiet, as if she had admitted that she was a deserter.

"Ah...you mean...why should I speak for you?"

"You... really know..."

"Haha, Miss Anna, no one is born a genius. We all grow from weak to strong. Even a genius will work hard no matter how talented he is. In the fight against Honkai, we may all sacrifice our lives, but this does not mean we have to fight for it, nor do we have to burn ourselves out for the so-called passion."

"It's natural to be afraid. If you don't feel afraid when facing those monsters, then maybe that person is a monster himself. But what are we fighting for? It's for this world, for every inch of land under our feet, for what's behind us, and for the things we need to do everything we can to protect."

"Valkyrie is not a tool to fight against Honkai. You also have your own future. Only by surviving can you save more people. But this does not mean that victory requires a small number of sacrifices. Your determination to fight to the death in the end has proved your answer. This is why I help you. You are the cutest person like this."

"So, do you understand?"

Jiang Ming smiled and looked at the girl in front of him who was biting her lips and trying hard not to let her tears fall.

"..."

"Yeah...I...understand..."

It was not until Jiang Ming had almost bandaged the wounds on her body that she reacted and asked about Jiang Ming's identity.

"By the way... may I ask who you are......?"

"Eh? Didn't I tell you at the beginning?"

Jiang Ming looked up at Anna in confusion.

"Um...I...didn't hear it clearly at that time."

Anna scratched her face and showed an embarrassed expression.

"...Okay~"

After treating Anna's wounds, Jiang Ming formally introduced himself.

"My name is Jiang Ming. I am from Shenzhou and I am affiliated with Saint Freya Academy. I am an A-rank Knight of Destiny. I have received a special mission from Destiny to come here to provide assistance. Please take care of me, Miss Anna."

Jiang Ming introduced himself with a smile, but after hearing Jiang Ming's self-introduction, Anna screamed "Eh eh——?!!!"

"You... are you the Jiang Ming who became an A-class female... Destiny Knight within a month, defeated the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chi You of Shenzhou by yourself, and tied with the strongest S-class Valkyrie, Youlandel, at the Destiny Headquarters?!"

After listening to his formal introduction, Anna recalled Jiang Ming. He possessed strong resistance and adaptability to Honkai, and had won one and tied one in the battles with Chi You and Youlandel. More importantly, he was a man. Even among the people of the Kaslana family, there were probably not many people who could perform better than Jiang Ming. He had no background, no blood, no family, no destiny, but purely relied on his own talent and hard work. She didn't expect that such a talent like the protagonist of a novel was right in front of her, so it seemed unnecessary for her to be too surprised that he defeated the Honkai Emperor in an instant.

However...there are only a few Honkai beasts left in Manila...

Anna's brain was working rapidly, but she still couldn't imagine that Jiang Ming could deal with almost all the Honkai creatures in the city by himself.

You wanted to say Valkyrie, didn't you?!

"Haha, maybe that's me."

Jiang Ming smiled bitterly as he looked at Anna who was very excited in front of him.

"Although I haven't seen you fight against the Judgment-level Honkai Beast and Yulandel, I heard that you only received a month of training in Saint Freya. But even if it was only a month, you still held your own against them."

"No no no."

Hearing this, Jiang Ming quickly shook his head.

"When I fought Chi You, I was actually at a disadvantage. If I didn't have some secret method, I would have lost from the very beginning. And even if I defeated it, I would have one foot in the gates of hell. Any assassin could kill me. There would be no difference between this and a draw."

"As for Yulandel, she never used her full strength from beginning to end. Even the Key of God did not exert its full power. The same goes for the armor..."

Jiang Ming gave a brief explanation of his battles with Chi You and Youlandel. Anna had never seen or experienced a battle of this level before, so she listened very carefully.

"So, if Yulandel didn't have the Moon Soul Armor, maybe I could win. Of course, only now."

"Why only now?"

Anna blinked her sore eyes.

"This... I'm telling you in secret, don't tell anyone else."

Jiang Ming smiled and quietly approached Anna, as if he was telling her a secret. Then he leaned his face close to Anna's ear and whispered in her ear.

"Actually... because there is a super-powerful force in Yulandel's body, but that power is very unstable. Even Yulandel cannot fully control it. She can only last for three minutes at most. But if she uses it, I might lose."

“Ah… this… is it like this…”

"Yeah, that's it."

Jiang Ming's unique masculine scent and lemon fragrance reached Anna's nose because he was too close, forcing Anna to be extremely alert. However, this way of talking, like children who don't want to tell others a secret, is also very cute.

"That... that."

At this time, a sudden male voice was heard. Jiang Ming and Anna looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Chen Tianwu who woke up.

"Ah, are you awake? Are you feeling unwell?"

Jiang Ming observed the bodies of Chen Tianwu and Chen Tianwen next to him. The original Honkai energy lines on their arms had gradually faded, and their pale faces had become a little rosy. Except for the fact that their physical injuries had not yet healed and they had some inconvenience in movement, they were no longer in danger of death.

"Well, thank you guys...for saving me and my sister."

Chen Tianwu thanked them sincerely, but he couldn't hide the sadness in his tone.

"I'm sorry, I just overheard a lot of your conversation."

Under Jiang Ming's treatment, Chen Tianwu had actually woken up a long time ago, but he was so weak that he couldn't speak, and only recovered now.

"It doesn't matter. It's not a confidential topic anyway. Compared to this, can we still take action now?"

Jiang Ming slowly walked towards Chen Tianwu's position.

“Yes…Yes…”

Chen Tianwu did not seem to want to cause them any trouble. He supported himself and tried to stand up, but his exhausted body refused to agree. He had just reached the point of half squatting when he felt a sharp pain in his legs. Fortunately, Jiang Ming had already realized that it was impossible for him to get up, and held him up when he was about to fall.

"Sorry..."

"There's no need to apologize. We came here to save you. I know you're still grieving over the loss of your loved ones, but at least... you and your siblings are still alive. Since you're still alive, nothing is impossible. I feel the same way. Being alive is more important than anything else."

"......"

Chen Tianwu was silent at first, then nodded heavily. He first looked at his sister, then looked around. Everywhere he looked was ruins. Judging from the conversation between Jiang Ming and Anna just now, the whole of Manila had been destroyed, but...

"What on earth is...going on?"

Chen Tianwu looked at them, wanting to get an answer.

"Accidents, natural disasters, earthquakes, whatever you want to think of them, there are some things that are blissful when you don't know them, but that's not the point. The point is how you're going to survive in the future. Destiny may further provide you with free treatment, but what to do after that is up to you."

Jiang Ming patted Chen Tianwu on the shoulder, and Chen Tianwu suddenly felt that his body was not as painful as before. At least his feet could stand straight.

"Okay, if I'm not mistaken, Tianming will send out thousands of rescue teams one after another. Anna, you stay here to take care of them, and I'll go rescue and clean up the other Honkai beasts."

Anna opened her mouth and wanted to say something when she heard this, but in the end she didn't say it. She understood that she was too weak, and that Chen Tianwu and the others had no ability to protect themselves and needed to be looked after. More importantly, she couldn't just leave other people alone. After thinking about this, Anna could only nod slightly.

Just when Jiang Ming was about to leave, he received a message from the Tianming headquarters. As Jiang Ming said, the message stated that Tianming had sent rescue personnel to set up a rear camp. If there were any rescued civilians or injured people, they could be sent there for further treatment. As Tianming knights, Jiang Ming and his men needed to return to the battlefield with other troops.

When Jiang Ming told Anna and the others the news, they breathed a sigh of relief. At least they didn't have to hide in fear anymore.

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