Crying Cat Face

Lee walked silently on the street. The surroundings had become completely silent at some point.

This was once the bustling last city of humanity, but now it had become a dead city, and she was the culprit.

All those who stood in her way, even her close friends, Lee would not let them go.

Su, Mobius..... All of them died under her Seven Thunders of Retribution!

Actually, Lee didn't have to go this far. Vill-V's The Great Hibernation had seven positions. She could have let more people survive and enter the next era – but Lee was a kind person, and she couldn't bear to see them suffer in loneliness, so she decided to send them to reunite with others. (thats... very not good word Lee)

Besides, in the current situation, Lee couldn't discuss with others whether they wanted to enter the hibernation pod or the core.

After all, Lee needed their minds to explode, both publicly and privately. And once their minds exploded, it was impossible for them to discuss the problem with her calmly.

However, rather than fighting and killing in the real world, it was better to have an eternal dream in the core, and then wake up to a new world.

Sigh, she was just too kind~

Now, excluding Kevin, there should be three people left who needed her to [save] them..... Where did they all hide?

Her consciousness calmly searched a large area around her. Suddenly, a reaction in a corner caught Lee's attention.

Oh, it's Pardo..... This big scene must have scared this little kitten. She should hurry up and help her find release~

...

Pardofelis was about to cry.

Although she was a MANTIS Soldier who had experienced so many Honkai eruptions and survived, her strength was undoubtedly the weakest among all the MANTIS Soldiers. Even the young Griseo could easily defeat her.

Pardofelis was not good at fighting at all. She had survived until now entirely because of luck and because many people were willing to protect her. Otherwise, she would have died in some unknown corner long ago.

But now no one could protect her.

After the reaction of the Thirteenth Herrscher appeared, those powerful people rushed over to fight the Herrscher – and then Pardofelis watched them go offline one by one in the communication connection.

Kalpas, Aponia, Eden..... All the people who protected her had left this world.

She couldn't contact Kevin, Elysia was missing, and Lee, who had always doted on her the most, was also nowhere to be found – but even so, Pardofelis could only hold on, because there were still many ordinary people next to her who were counting on her protection.

These civilians didn't know if Pardofelis was a front-line combatant. They only knew that she was a powerful MANTIS Soldier who could protect them.

If it had been the former thief Pardo, she might have thought that running away was a better decision.

But now Pardofelis had already joined the Fire Moth with Lee and became a warrior fighting for humanity. So even if she was afraid, even if she knew she didn't have the ability, she could only brace herself and stand up to lead these people to safety.

Without fantasizing about fighting the Thirteenth Herrscher who could easily kill Kalpas and the others, Pardofelis opened a small door that should have been locked in the fortress, sent a group of people she was leading out of the city, and then returned to the city to continue searching for survivors.

But the Thirteenth Herrscher was more terrifying than she imagined. Pardofelis had only made one or two trips when she was horrified to find that it was difficult to find survivors in the city.

Just as Pardofelis was feeling panicked and afraid of this discovery, the white figure made her eyes light up like a drowning person grasping at straws.

"Big Sis Lee—!"

Pardofelis ran excitedly to Lee's side, the tears in her eyes almost unstoppable. "Where have you been? Big Bro Kalpas and the others are—forget it, let's not talk about this, let's go!"

Carefully pulling the corner of Lee's clothes, Pardofelis looked around in a panic, and after confirming that there was no terrifying Herrscher coming to kill them, she pulled her, signaling Lee to follow her.

"I opened a small door on the city wall before, which leads to a shelter outside the city! Griseo and Hua are also there protecting the survivors. Let's go and meet them..... Big Bro Kal and the others are gone, Big Sis Lee, you definitely can't win alone. Let's get everyone together and then think about how to deal with that Herrscher!"

Pardofelis didn't know what the Thirteenth Herrscher looked like, and Lee had now restrained her aura and killing intent as a Herrscher. Therefore, even though the person who had committed that unforgivable crime was right in front of her, Pardofelis didn't recognize her.

"Shelter....." Lee followed Pardofelis's footsteps and asked softly, "In this direction, is it East Shelter Two?"

"Of course, or are you going to run further—"

Pardofelis, who turned her head, suddenly froze. She stopped slowly, looked at Lee's eyes, and stammered.

"Lee, Big Sis Lee..... Your eyes?"

"Ah, this..... Unfortunately, I can't control it very well." Lee smiled gently. "After becoming a Herrscher, some changes seem to be beyond my control."

"The remaining people are in East Shelter Two, right? I was originally worried about how to find the remaining people who ran away, after all, those shelters outside the city contain materials that shield Honkai energy reactions, it's troublesome to check them one by one."

Lee gently squeezed Pardofelis's hand, which she had instinctively tried to pull out. "Thank you so much, Pardo~"

"You, you are—!"

Pardofelis's legs were trembling, but since she was being held by Lee, she knew that she had no way to escape. After all, even powerful people like Kalpas and Aponia had died in the blink of an eye, how could she possibly survive?

.....But why is it Big Sis Lee?

Why did it have to be Big Sis Lee.....

Lee easily caught the blade that Pardofelis had swiped with her tail. Such an attack didn't even require her to deal with it carefully. Her subconscious instincts alone could defend against it. "Little Pardo, such an attack won't work on me, you know~"

Pardofelis should also understand this truth – but even though she was so weak and had already been subdued by Lee, she was still staring at Lee with red eyes.

"You..... Give me back Big Sis Lee!" Pardofelis raised her head stubbornly, but tears flickered in her eyes, and her voice had a hint of a sob. "She promised me before that she would go with me to bury my box!"

Box.....

Oh, I remember now. Before, Pardofelis was worried that her treasures, which she had accumulated over the years as a thief, would be stolen when she went to the moon to fight, so she wanted to find a place to pack them in a box and bury them in advance, and she asked her to go with her.

But there was no choice, plans couldn't keep up with changes~

Poor little Pardo, if you really went to the moon to fight, then according to Mei's battle plan, you probably wouldn't be able to come back alive to dig up your box and treasures.

"I'm sorry, Pardo." Lee silently raised Seven Thunders of Retribution.

"I'll help you bury your box."