“In the fourteenth century in Europe, Honkai beasts appeared again. This time, they seemed to have evolved due to some changes, and became more powerful than before.
"But humans have also made some progress. At that time, the Mandate of Heaven had already taken shape in Europe. They not only formed a knight group specifically to fight against Honkai, but also developed anti-Honkai weapons."
As soon as he finished speaking, the army of knights in front of him launched a charge towards the group of Honkai beasts opposite.
They were obviously well-trained, and the huge knight spears in their hands made them invincible when facing the Honkai beasts.
Not long after, all the Honkai beasts on the field lost their ability to fight, but they were not killed.
Although the knight army also suffered considerable casualties, it is undeniable that this was the first time that humans gained a certain advantage in the battle against Honkai.
Kiana looked at the Honkai beasts that clearly still had signs of life, then looked at the remnants of the knights who clearly had no intention of fighting again, and blinked.
"Why don't they completely destroy the Honkai beasts?" After pondering for a moment, she still decided to speak and asked.
Lu Mian shook his head, as if he had already guessed that the other party would ask this question, "Because they can't do it. At that time, humans were unable to completely eliminate the Honkai beasts. They could only attack their special parts to make them lose their fighting ability, and then capture them if necessary."
At least, that's how it started.
Not everyone in the world is Kaslana, and few people would leave their good pistols behind and choose to kick a Honkai beast to death with two feet.
As far as Lu Mian knew, how to properly kill Honkai beasts had actually been a difficult problem that scientists born in this era had been studying throughout their lives.
Even Otto was invited to participate in the discussion.
And as if to verify his words, the scene around the three people changed again.
Also in Europe, in a complex of European-style buildings, a row of indestructible prison vans holding bruised and battered Honkai beasts that had lost their ability to resist flowed into a huge church like a constant stream of water.
Seeing this, Lu Mian added without hesitation:
“The captured Honkai beasts were imprisoned in the basement of the cathedral at the European headquarters of the Destiny Organization.
"People thought this was a great victory, but they never imagined that this was just the beginning..."
Then the Black Death occurred, which is also a classic event. Many people died from it at that time.
Therefore, some people infer that Honkai has a certain degree of intelligence and can transform between different forms.
Just as he was about to tell everything mentioned above, a breeze blew by.
It brought with it a few purple iris petals, and also brought with it a few wisps of faint fragrance lingering around her hair.
Lu Mian only felt an electric current climbing up his arms from his spine. His body trembled and he slowly looked back.
However, the white-haired girl, wearing a blue and white thief uniform and an incongruous black windbreaker, easily blocked out the world and the noisy crowd behind her with her independent style.
If not Kallen, who else could it be?
"That's very easy to explain. Can you tell me about it too?" Karen said with a gentle and skillful smile.
From the moment she saw Kallen, the hair on Kiana's head began to spin wildly.
I don’t know whether this is a beautiful girl finder or a love rival detector.
She wanted to say something, but suddenly she seemed to realize something was wrong. She tilted her head and looked at the man beside her, "Amian, do you know this sister?"
"Yes, she is an old friend of mine," Lu Mian nodded without denying anything, and then changed the subject, "Kiana, Bronya, I'm sorry, the situation has changed, so let's stop here for today's study."
After hearing this, Kiana opened her mouth and obviously wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Bronya, who had been absent throughout the whole scene.
The three-no girl, who was unexpectedly reliable in some ways, gave Lu Mian a look that said "It's okay, I understand", and then pulled Kiana, who still didn't know what was going on, out of the virtual reality.
Now, ignoring the scenes and characters serving as the background, there are only Lu Mian and Karen left in this world.
The two of them stared at each other, and neither of them spoke first.
Or maybe, no one had figured out what to say.
Ying Xiao believed that it was fate that made their emotions completely converge at this moment:
Kallen has experienced five hundred years of wasted time and her emotions are very heavy.
Lu Mian, on the other hand, lived his whole life again in the previous civilization, and had almost settled down and prepared himself.
Therefore, this reunion did not seem abrupt or awkward at all.
In the end, it was Lu Mian who spoke first:
"It's been a long time since we last met, my dear Saint Lady. Ah - welcome home?"
The words did not receive any decent answer, or perhaps, the girl's emotions, which could no longer be restrained, and the action of throwing herself into his arms were the best answer.
At this moment when we meet and embrace each other, the heaven and earth seem insignificant.
A long time, a long time.
In fact, it is hard to say how much time had passed before the two people, who had been hugging each other for a long time in this small world that seemed to have existed only for this reason, slowly separated.
Lu Mian gently stroked Karen's silky silver hair, speaking softly as always:
"When did our good girl come back? Why did she want to reunite with me in this virtual reality?"
"Just when you asked Otto to arrange this, I thought I could use this opportunity to prepare a surprise for you.
"How was it? My surprise didn't turn into a shock, did it?" Karin first explained the whole story and then stuck out her tongue.
There is a clear implication in his words.
But Lu Mian didn't understand and just pretended to be dumb and said:
"How could that be? I unilaterally declare that this is the best and most sincere surprise in the world, and I will not accept any rebuttal."
It's a pity that after five hundred years of leveling up, Kallen's skills have improved and she has no intention of buying in.
She puffed her cheeks slightly and pointed at Lu Mian's broad chest with her bare index finger, "Why is that girl so sacred? She even calls you 'Amian' in such an intimate way.
"I haven't even used such an intimate name before."
Hearing this, the corners of Lu Mian's mouth twitched slightly, and for a moment his heart felt as if a box of seasoning had been overturned, with an indescribable mixture of emotions.
Is this segment a bit too familiar?
How come I had to do it again when I met Otto under the moonlight before, and now I have to do it again when I meet Karin in this virtual reality.
If things continue like this, won't it be lively when Mebius, Mei, Alicia and the rest of them meet him again in the future?
Apart from anything else, the two old guys, Dante and Leon, would definitely be sitting on a plastic stool, eating melon seeds and laughing.
Gee...
Lu Mian, who could already vaguely foresee future developments, felt a sudden chill in his heart, and he also knew that this was not the time to brainstorm.
He suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, chuckled and asked back:
"Kiana and I are just simple friends who have lived together for a lifetime. There's nothing much to say. But you can also call me the same as her. How about that? Do you want to change it?"
Now it was Kallen's turn to be silent, not knowing how to respond.
She wanted to agree, but her experience of growing up with Lu Mian and Otto might not necessarily lead her to agree.
Seeing that Karen was frozen and speechless, Lu Mian raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little proud.
This thing is not for catching an adulterer, but for preventing jealousy. Can't it be easily done with just a few words?
Anyway, the first time is new, the second time is familiar...
Chapter 36: Lu Mian's Fantasy (Three in One)
Virtual reality, Europe.
After talking about Kiana, Lu Mian and Kallen started walking together, shoulder to shoulder and hand in hand.
Kallen didn’t have any special emotions because of the previous interaction between Kiana and Lu Mian, nor did she delve into it further.
Rather, this is normal.
After five hundred years of wasted time and hardships, she probably wouldn't be too excited unless she witnessed Lu Mian's death again with her own eyes.
And she would never let that happen again.
Just like that, Lu Mian and Karen just walked silently, and no one said anything.
It was as if language, an important form of emotional expression, was extremely redundant between the two of them.
Revisiting the old place, walking on the land where she met, accompanied, understood and finally parted with the people around her, feeling the rustling of the false wind passing by her ears, Karin's lips curled up with a sweet smile.
Just because she found her only truth again.
The girl smiled sweetly and narrated all her experiences bit by bit, without missing a single detail.
The world suddenly became very quiet, with only the sound of the wind rustling two black windbreakers of the same style and size.
Even though Lu Mian already knew everything that happened to Karen after his death, he still listened very carefully and chuckled appropriately.
The reason is simple: Karen is willing to talk and he is willing to listen.
That's it.
It's funny to say that five hundred years of experience and stories don't seem that long when you count them bit by bit.
After only speaking for more than twenty minutes, Karen actually ran out of things to say.
She really didn't know what to say next, so she raised her hand and scratched her head, which was extremely inconsistent with her status as the only saint in the past five hundred years, and smiled sweetly:
"By the way, Mian, did you know? Otto already has a child who looks exactly like her."
Hearing this, Lu Mian was stunned at first, and then he suddenly understood.
This is talking about the "Messiah", the little girl who was born from the shell of the Void.
Not only is he of the same bloodline as him, but he was also raised and trained by Otto.
In every sense, they are his direct descendants.
Lu Mian nodded after thinking about it, and he didn't seem surprised. "You are talking about the Messiah, right? I know that child."
"Yes, it's her." Karen nodded excitedly after finding the topic again, and couldn't wait to continue talking. "Do you know Mian? That child was very cute when she was young..."
He continued talking for more than ten minutes.
As time passed quietly, it was a sunny morning just now, but in the blink of an eye, the sun had set.
The silent night enveloped the whole world, and numerous stars twinkled and blinked, circling around the indescribably soft round moon.
Don't get me wrong, no matter how eloquent Kallen is, she can't talk for a whole day without stopping.
This shift occurs because virtual reality was never designed with the idea that people could survive and live there.
Therefore, the flow of time here is not based on the 24-hour system like the real world outside, but is more casual.
If historical events and time were not skipped, the day and night would suddenly change 360 degrees like it is now.
Taking advantage of the night, Lu Mian and Kallen came to the thousand-year-old tree at the Kaslana family’s residence.
Coming back to this old place which held great significance for both of them, they both had different looks on their faces.
Staring at the towering tree in front of him, Lu Mian's face gradually showed some obvious memories.
But it's just some memories.
The person he missed has returned to him, and under this premise, he prefers the present time.
After all, nostalgia is just a shot of sedative that can only be used when you cannot get what you want.
Nothing good.
Kallen's expression beside her also changed in a different way.
She did not recall anything, but just glanced at the people around her gently, with a hint of relief in her clear eyes.
Then, under the witness of this thousand-year-old tree that symbolizes both "beginning" and "end", Karin gently hugged Lu Mian.
At the same time, her figure began to emit fluorescent light - a sign of departure.
Seeing this, Lu Mian paused, stretched out his hands to wrap around Karin's jade back, lowered his eyes and asked in a gentle voice:
"We are leaving now. Aren't you going to stay a little longer?"
Because her vision was blocked, Kallen's expression was unclear.
But she puffed up her cheeks slightly, like a cute little bun, "It's that guy Otto. She complained that we were alone for too long and she didn't allow me to sneak away.
"Even now that I want to come to St. Freya's Academy early to live with you, you won't allow me to do that. Really, you don't care about it."
