"Confused?" Han Xiao took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and took out a lighter from his pocket. "That's easy to solve. You can bring your sister back to the Germinal Organization, and I guarantee that you won't have this kind of boring feeling again."
Hella glared at him, paused, and said to herself, "I didn't take good care of my sister in the past and let her go through so much torture. It's all my fault. In order to protect her, I kept training myself. Even when I think about the killings in the past, I have never regretted it. The more blood on my hands, the more relieved I feel. Only then can I wash away the guilt I feel toward my sister and prove that I am protecting my sister …"
"When I was in the Germinal Organization, my sister and I could only see each other once in a while. I knew that she yearned for a life in the outside world, so every time we met, I would tell her stories and share my experiences … Now that she has a new life, new friends, and a pet, she doesn't need my stories anymore," Hella said softly.
Han Xiao did not light up the cigarette for a long time, so he took out his gun and fired a shot into the air. He lit up the cigarette with the hot barrel, took a puff, and could not help but say, "That bear is mine …"
"Saving her has always been my wish. Now that my wish has been fulfilled …" Hella ignored him and said in a low voice, "She doesn't need my protection anymore."
Hella looked at her palm and said softly, "In the past, I couldn't wait to use all my time to train my Esper ability and make myself stronger. Now that the Germinal Organization is about to be destroyed, my sister and I are safe, power doesn't seem to be important to me anymore. So, I used all the time I used to train to accompany my sister. This has always been my biggest wish …"
Hella suddenly clenched her fist and crushed the stream of light. She lowered her eyes and said softly, "But why does this kind of dream life make me feel lost? It's obviously my wish, but it makes me feel empty. I hate this feeling …"
Han Xiao said, "Being in danger all year round, you won't be used to suddenly relaxing. This is a typical war wound. Of course, I'm more inclined to another possibility. You have the blood of war flowing in your bones, and your cells desire to fight. Bloodthirst is your nature. A peaceful life is a slow poison to you, and you will only gradually lose your courage.
Hella had a strange expression. "You sound like you're trying to lure me to do something bad …"
"What else do you want me to say? Comforting words?" Han Xiao shook his head. "I'm not going to say that kind of nonsense. A person like you doesn't need comforting. Your sister is your sister, and you are you. You don't need to suppress your nature for her, and she doesn't want you to become different from yourself. Don't find excuses. I can see that what you really want is to fight and kill. Pursuing power is your instinct. This world is bigger than you think. Don't think that I can beat ten of you with one hand. In the entire universe, there are many people who are stronger than me. "
"How can you beat ten of me?" Hella expressed her dissatisfaction.
Han Xiao's face suddenly turned cold, and his murderous intent burst out. The sudden change shocked Hella. She hurriedly stepped back and unconsciously used her Esper ability. The dark red light flickered, and her face was full of vigilance.
"Maybe one day, I will capture your sister like the Germinal Organization. At that time, if you don't have the power to resist me, heh … So, become stronger, or you will regret it."
Han Xiao's face was expressionless, and he retracted his aura. However, Hella's heart could not slow down.
Just a moment ago, her intuition told her that Han Xiao was not joking like usual. He was very likely to be serious!
It was as if the fangs under the disguise were exposed. In just a moment, Hella felt a chill down her spine.
"If you need, I can make some sparring robots. Or you can learn from Yi Yeqing and find some Inhumans to practice with. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I'm sleepy. I haven't finished this cigarette yet. I'll leave it here."
Han Xiao jumped off the roof and walked back to his house.
When Han Xiao's back disappeared from her sight, Hella retracted her gaze and let out a long sigh. Looking at the slowly burning cigarette on the roof, she hesitantly picked it up and took a deep breath.
She slowly closed her eyes, exhaled the smoke, and savored the taste of the cigarette.
After a while, she opened her eyes. The uncertainty and confusion disappeared, leaving only coldness and indifference.
"He's really a monster …" Hella muttered to herself. Suddenly, she shook her head and laughed. "Me too."
…
Han Xiao built machines every day, trained Mad Blade and the other three, and harvested the experience of the players. The experience accumulated on the interface steadily increased. His life was rich, and time passed quickly.
On Galaxy Calendar Year 688, December 7th, the frontline finally sent back the latest changes in the war.
The Germinal Organization only had the territory around their headquarters left. All the other bases had been destroyed.
Han Xiao received a notice that Bennett invited him to meet him at Sanctuary One.
"The war will end with the destruction of the Germinal Organization. The situation has been reshuffled. We, the Dark Net, have to reconsider our position," Bennett said over the phone.
After waiting for so long, the war was finally coming to an end. The Six Nations did not disappoint and successfully forced the Germinal Organization into a dead end. Han Xiao arranged the affairs of Sanctuary Three and left for Sanctuary One.
Half a day later, the helicopter landed on the helipad of Sanctuary One. Bennett had been waiting for a long time. He smiled and said, "You're the first to arrive. That's not like you."
Han Xiao heard that, turned around, walked back to the helicopter, and said, "Take off and come back when there's no more fuel."
Bennett did not know whether to laugh or cry. He went forward and pulled Han Xiao off the helicopter. "The board meeting will be held after the war officially ends. It should be in the next few days."
"How many days exactly?"
"That's hard to say. The situation now is a bit complicated." Bennett lowered his voice. "The situation is a bit tense."
Han Xiao's eyes flashed.
The two of them came to the meeting room. After closing the door, Han Xiao said in a deep voice, "Tell me in detail."
Bennett took out the intelligence and explained, "The current situation is like this. The wings of the Germinal Organization have been cut off. All the troops have retreated to the headquarters. The Six Nations have surrounded them, but they are very far away and have no intention of attacking the headquarters."
Han Xiao pondered and said, "Since all the bases of the Germinal Organization have been removed, the headquarters is the only target left. Wouldn't the Six Nations be done with a few hundred missiles?"
"Indeed, without all the sub-bases, the anti-missile capability of the Germinal Organization's headquarters will not be able to cope with the continuous bombardment of the Six Nations. Even if their real headquarters is hidden underground, it will be bombed and collapse. However, the Six Nations did not do that. They just surrounded them and did not attack. The reason is complicated."
Bennett took out another document and said, "Because of your intelligence, a large number of nuclear warheads of the Germinal Organization have been removed. The remaining nuclear warheads have been transported to the headquarters. Due to the single location, it is easy to intercept them, and the Germinal Organization has lost their bargaining chip. However, there are a lot of nuclear warheads. Even if they explode in one place, it will cause a chain reaction. According to the meteorologists of various countries, if this number of nuclear warheads explodes at the same time, in the next five to fifteen years, the radiation will cause the global climate to become very bad. Andrea, as the area with the highest radiation concentration, will become a real life forbidden zone. For humanitarian reasons, the Six Nations have to migrate the remaining population of Andrea after the war …"
"Secondly, when the Germinal Organization's troops retreated, they captured a large number of wanderers as hostages. It seems that they want the Six Nations to be cautious. If they want to bomb their headquarters, these innocent wanderers will die with them …" Bennett sighed.
"Thus, the Six Nations had different opinions. Raylan and Theseus suggested to ignore the climate disaster and the safety of the hostages and directly bomb the Germinal Organization. Stardragon did not say anything. Maple suggested to persuade the Germinal Organization to surrender. Hesla suggested to use ground forces to try and rescue the hostages. Ordina … ahem, they said that they were worried about the climate and the hostages, and they opposed all offensive measures."
Han Xiao was confused. "I can understand the rest, but what is Ordina trying to do? After fighting for so long, they still want to retreat?"
Bennett knocked on the table and said helplessly, "The leader of Ordina is in his last term this year. They have many political parties, and many people are eyeing his position. If they can delay the war until next year, they can use wartime policy as an excuse to skip the election and directly get re-elected."
Han Xiao was speechless. "That's crazy … So what is the Six Nations leaning toward now?"
"Surround them but not attack, and try to persuade them to surrender. The Six Nations' anti-missile strike is activated twenty-four hours a day. If the nuclear silos of the Germinal Organization launch any nuclear warheads, they will immediately intercept them and directly bomb the Germinal Organization's headquarters. Of course, this is the worst result. So, the Six Nations are now giving the Germinal Organization an ultimatum, hoping that they will give up resistance, hand over the hostages, and surrender. They are trying to reason with them and promise not to kill those who surrender. "
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