Chapter 21 The Flying Flowers Wither and Shine Again in the Sunshine

early morning,

When she opened the curtains, it was still gray outside the window. She didn't know whether it was clouds, haze, or the dust of the apocalypse. Bella couldn't remember how long it had been since she had seen the sun.

In this "golden cage", life is like a black-and-white film, so simple that no script is needed. The repetitive life has made Bella a little numb, so numb that she has lost hope and can't find the way forward in the future. All that remains is Waiting empty-handedly, waiting for a settled result.

At first, Bella was looking forward to the end of the world. She originally believed that a world without humans would be beautiful, but now she looks at the scenery outside the window...the yellow sand in the sky, the turbid air, the collapsed ruins, and the unbearable sight. Corpses...collapsed civilization.

Is this... beautiful?

Certainly not.

Bella looked out the window and fell into confusion and fear. She was not sure whether her ideas and thoughts were still correct, let alone why she wanted to live.

Many of the people who once loved her and loved her have left her.

Looking back suddenly, what is left of her? Does her life have meaning?

Bella couldn't help but think back to the question that she had never been able to find the answer to: Why do people want to live?

"Bata."

Just then, Bella's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door opening.

"Congratulations, Xun, you are free." Wutong's voice came from behind, "Want to go for a walk?"

Bella was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

free? What a strange word, what a scary word.

Can she also have freedom? She is a lawyer.

"This joke is not funny." Bella said calmly.

"It's not a joke, because mankind has failed, and you can't hurt anyone if you go out. Haha, congratulations, your wish has finally come true, how about it, are you happy?"

"Humanity...failed?" Bella muttered to herself.

She turned around with a dull expression and looked at Wutong, then she felt as if she had been struck by thunder.

Who is this familiar person in front of her? Is it really Brother Wutong? Why is it so strange?

Bella saw a smile on Wutong's face for the first time, a smile that was bright but made her shudder.

"Why is Brother Wutong laughing? Why is he laughing? How can he laugh?" Bella secretly doubted, "Brother Wutong...does he still have human emotions? Does he still have...humanity?"

Although Wutong always had a straight face in the past and seemed to keep away from strangers, Bella always believed that he was an emotional and emotional person.

Although Wutong was smiling now, Bella was not sure what kind of person he was.

One of Bella's wishes was to see the smiling Wutong, and another of her wishes came true.

Many of Bella's wishes came true, but she was not happy at all. Along the way, she preferred that her dreams would never be realized.

"The Thirteenth Herrscher has arrived?" Bella's eyes unconsciously avoided Wutong's eyes.

"Um."

"It's Alicia, right?"

"That's so smart. It's a pity that I don't have anything to reward you with. I'm sorry."

Bella felt even more uncomfortable after getting the exact news. Is another person who loves her leaving her?

"Aren't you going to take one last look at her?" Bella asked.

"No rush, actually I met her last night." Wutong said with a smile, "Do you want to go see her? I can take you there."

Bella glanced outside the door subconsciously. Suddenly, an inexplicable fear arose in her heart. She didn't want to go out, and she didn't dare to go out.

What is waiting for her outside?

Bella didn't know, maybe it was the collapse of spirit and ideas, maybe it was...death.

This cozy bedroom is her home.

Warmth may be false, but at least, nothing can hurt her.

"There's something wrong with your decision-making. You shouldn't have built three big cities in the first place. Humanity might be better off if we didn't stick together." Bella avoided the topic just now and found a random topic.

At this time, Bella hated herself for being so cowardly. She thought she should go see Alicia for the last time, but she didn't dare.

She didn't dare to go out, let alone see Ellie's death with her own eyes.

"In fact, it was not our decision, but the people's voting decision. We just chose to implement it this time, maybe because most people don't want to die alone."

Wutong poured himself a glass of very precious drinking water and continued: "If human beings are not united, they will perish faster. Where there are people, there will be Honkai Impact. If they 'spread out', even if humans can avoid Honkai Beasts We are attacked by dead soldiers, but how can we avoid natural disasters and man-made disasters? We no longer have the armed forces to defend scattered human beings."

As human civilization gradually comes to an end, the "level" of Honkai will gradually rise. Not only will the Herrschers inflict heavy blows to humans, but also "wild" Honkai beasts, Honkai disease, and frequent natural disasters will etc. will also cause devastating harm to ordinary people.

Moreover, in the apocalypse, people will no longer say that they are "lawless", even if there is "moral turpitude", it is completely normal.

It is often the bad people who are able to live a little longer. For the sake of food, drink... and the lives of themselves and those they cherish, people can become bad and wield the "butcher's knife" at their fellow citizens.

If the only remaining human beings don't stick together

, then, there will be more and more such bad people all over the world, because the Fire Chasing Moth no longer has the relevant power to govern them.

But even if three big cities are built and human beings unite together, it will only be a slow death. People are more likely to be infected with Honkai Disease if they gather together. It is useless to implement single-person and single-room isolation, because the air will be more unsafe, and , food and clean water sources are also decreasing day by day, and there is a possibility that the lawyer will be "one pot".

There is no cure for Honkai Disease. Once it is infected, there are only two outcomes, either death or becoming a dead soldier.

In order to fight against Honkai, the Fire Chasing Moth had stockpiled a lot of food suitable for long-term storage in advance. However, since the emergence of Honkai, the production of food has become less and less. The food in the hoard cannot sustain all mankind for so many years.

Coupled with the arrival of the 12th and 13th Herrschers, the "level" of Honkai was further raised. Even if these two did nothing, the people in the three major cities would not survive for more than a few days. Ordinary people simply cannot hold on.

In fact, humans are almost dead now, and ordinary people are too fragile.

Therefore, even if the Fire Chasing Moth defeated the Herrscher of the End, mankind was actually completely defeated, and there were too few survivors.

Humanity has long since lost.

Bella naturally understands the current situation of mankind very well. She observes the outside world through the window every day, and watches the news about the Fire Moth on time every day.

After a long silence,

Bella said softly: "Lead me to Ellie."

She finally overcame the fear in her heart and made up her mind. Bella wanted to see Alicia for the last time. She didn't want to have one more thing to regret when she died.

"Would you like to change your clothes? Do you want to dress up nicely?"

Wutong was rarely "dressed up". He put on the combat uniform customized for him by Fire Chaser Moth for the first time today. He looked very handsome.

It seemed that whether Bella went to see Alicia or not, Wutong planned to see her off for the last time.

In fact, Wutong and Alicia are not very familiar with each other.

Bella shook her head: "No, I'm afraid it's too late. No matter what I look like, Ellie won't mind. She will say I'm cute."

"Haha, okay."

Wutong turned and left the room, and Bella, who was wearing slippers, stood up quickly and followed his footsteps.

Bella, who left the "golden wire cage" for the first time after many years, was extremely nervous and uneasy. She walked like a bird that had been in a cage for a long time but could not fly when it got out of the cage.

Perhaps because there were not many people around, the long and narrow corridor was very quiet, and the footsteps of the two people seemed particularly heavy.

Wutong usually walks silently.

"Brother Wutong, why do you want to live?" Bella asked, feeling breathless due to the inexplicable atmosphere.

"Because I can't die, that's all." Wutong said a very simple reason.

Not long ago, Mei gave Wutong a plan called "Rescue", so he cannot die. If he dies, what will happen to the people or civilizations who are waiting for him to save?

Moreover, if Wutong had not defeated Honkai before his death, he might not be willing to die with peace of mind.

Bella was not very satisfied with Wutong's answer, but she felt relieved knowing that Brother Wutong still had a reason to live.

Not long after, Wutong and Bella "walked" to the battlefield. Wutong knew the time very accurately. As soon as they arrived at the battlefield, they saw the last scene of the flying flowers withering.

Alicia noticed the arrival of the two of them, and at the last moment before she died, she turned her head forcibly and showed a smile to Bella.

She didn't want Bella to have any regrets, she wanted to tell Bella: I, the beautiful me, saw you when I was alive, and you were still so cute, as cute as me.

Alicia felt very relieved because she saw Wutong's smile for the last time, and that was right! Young boys should smile more and stop keeping a straight face.

No matter when, Alicia never feels "ugly", and she doesn't mind others admiring her last gesture before leaving.

The stubborn flowers will never lose their color due to heavy rain.

Beautiful flying flowers, even withered and broken, are still fascinating. Bella saw Alicia for the first time after being carefully made up and dressed up. She was so beautiful and her smile was even more beautiful, but she still liked the old Alicia better.

She really wanted to let Ellie tease her again.

Alicia, who likes to chatter and never runs out of things to say, said nothing this time. At the end of her life, she only left a smile.

Alicia's smile calmed Bella's panic. This was the last thing Ellie could do.

No one present cried, probably because Alicia didn't like seeing other people's tears.

It may also be because they are numb.

I don't know when, the clouds that had never left the moon had dispersed, the sunshine reappeared, and the sky was still blue.