Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1470 - 1398: Brother, I Will Always Wait for You to Log In!

Chapter 1470: Chapter 1398: Brother, I Will Always Wait for You to Log In!

When Liu Gengxin was poisoning Huang Yi’s food in the Rose Prison, Huang Yi was playing with Little Chunzi in the virtual world.

They returned to the Hero’s Continent, to the forest where they were born.

Two years have passed, and this place has undergone tremendous changes. After experiencing several catastrophes such as national wars, demon clan invasions, and world-ending formations, this forest is unrecognizable. Many large trees have fallen, and new vines and moss have covered them.

This place was originally remote and a low-level area, so no players would come here, surrounded by silence.

Huang Yi and Little Chunzi walked hand in hand through the forest, as if they were seeing the time from two years ago.

"Brother, you turn into a Spirit Cat and take me leaping through the branches!" Little Chunzi said, her figure swaying and transforming into an exquisite and cute little white cat.

Huang Yi smiled, his body also swaying, turning into the Agile Cat Form.

Afterwards, just like before, he grabbed Little Chunzi by the neck and swiftly jumped onto a large tree, shuttling back and forth in the forest, leaping and dodging.

Little Chunzi felt like she was on a strange roller coaster, weaving swiftly through the branches and leaves, with light and shadow transforming quickly, thrilling and fun.

Two years ago, when she was just a little kitten, Huang Yi often played with her like this. At that time, Huang Yi was not yet the fearsome God of Slaughter, nor the most dazzling number one expert in the world, just a very ordinary novice, belonging to her alone. That was her happiest and most cherished time. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

But later, after Huang Yi became famous, he belonged to many people, and the time he gave her became very little.

After playing for a while, Huang Yi finally put down Little Chunzi, and both reverted to human form.

Little Chunzi, satisfied, held Huang Yi’s hand and happily said, "Brother, today is my happiest day this year! Can you play with me often in the future? I think about you every day, meal time, class time, sleep time, even in my dreams, I can’t live without you!"

"But I have no time! I have many things to do! I’m really sorry!" Huang Yi said guiltily.

"Then hurry up and overthrow the World Federation, get out of the Rose Prison quickly, and I’ll come to find you then! I want to stick to you every day, pester you, and make up for all the time you owe me over the past two years!" Little Chunzi tightly hugged Huang Yi’s arm and said expectantly.

"That day will come soon!" Huang Yi nodded.

As they walked, they suddenly saw a small wood-built village faintly in the forest ahead.

Curious, they walked over and entered the village.

This small village was very dilapidated, with vines entwining the wood around it, no one inside, and several wooden houses had long since collapsed into ruins with weeds growing over them.

At the innermost part of the village, there was a wooden house that hadn’t completely collapsed, leaving half standing, with a crooked sign hanging in front of the door that read "Osmanthus Inn."

"Ah! We came to this Osmanthus Inn two years ago! That’s when we met Poet Brother!" Little Chunzi stared at the sign and exclaimed softly.

Huang Yi shook his head and sighed: "I didn’t expect it to become like this within just two years. It was probably destroyed during the demon clan invasion! Last time I saw, the nearby Thorn City had also become a ruin! That girl is probably dead by now!"

"The girl who gave the doll?" Little Chunzi said, pursing her small lips and added sadly, "How pitiful! She was just an NPC, and once she’s dead, that’s it!"

"Yes! Once they’re dead, they are gone! For these NPCs, the virtual world is like our real world, once they die, they are gone." Huang Yi said, thinking of another girl.

That was the silhouette he saw in a window at Sally Garden in Thorn City. The silhouette had touched him slightly, although he had never seen the girl’s true face, didn’t know her name, or anything about her. But after Thorn City was destroyed, it had become a ruin.

If she were an NPC, she would likely be dead by now, never to exist again, just a trivial string of data, without any value, remembered by no one but Huang Yi.

Many times, Huang Yi found it difficult to distinguish the fundamental difference between the virtual world and the real world, the virtual world was too real, even NPCs seemed like real people, evoking genuine emotions towards them.

"Brother, are you afraid of death?" Little Chunzi suddenly asked, looking up.

Huang Yi thought for a moment and said, "I’m not particularly afraid. I prepared myself for death a long time ago. People like us rarely have a good end and often die while on duty. My predecessor died at just over 20, and I’ve also prepared myself. No matter how careful I am, I will eventually make a mistake. No one can always be perfect. I’m very lucky to have lived this long; I can’t expect to be this lucky for a lifetime. But even if I die, those who come after me will continue to follow in my footsteps. One day, they will achieve the goals I never reached and realize the ideals I couldn’t fulfill."

"You know it’s easy to die, so why oppose the World Federation? Can’t you live a normal life like most people?" Little Chunzi’s eyes reddened as she asked, choking up.

"But normal doesn’t mean right!" Huang Yi patted Little Chunzi’s head and said softly, "You’re still young and don’t understand many things. People shouldn’t just pursue three meals a day; they should have higher ideals. Some things are more important than life, things you do even if you know you’ll die. I firmly believe that this world can become better, people can enjoy a higher level of freedom, and shouldn’t live under the brutal rule of the World Federation. I hope one day, my friends, my loved ones, and our Freedom Organization brothers from all over the world can live in a better world. For this, I am willing to sacrifice my life. You must know that dying for an ideal is glorious."

"I don’t want you to die!" Little Chunzi pouted, letting two large tears roll down as she opened her arms and tightly hugged Huang Yi’s waist, pressing her small face against his body.

"As long as you remember me, I’ll always live in your heart!" Huang Yi patted Little Chunzi’s head, "Some say a person dies three times: the first time is when their heartbeat stops, and they biologically die; the second is when they’re buried, and people attend their funeral, review their life, and they disappear from relationships, their phone number becomes out of use, they die socially. The third time is when the last person who remembers them dies, then they truly die."

"I won’t forget you! I’ll never forget you!" Little Chunzi cried, tightly holding onto Huang Yi.

"Then I’ll never die!" Huang Yi patted Little Chunzi’s head, squatted, wiped her tears, and smiled. "Why does this atmosphere feel wrong? It sounds like I’m about to die. Aren’t I fine? Why are you so worried?"

"Because I only have you! My parents are always abroad for business trips and don’t care about me. I have no playmates, no friends. You have Sister Xiao Yu, Dao Feng, Thunder God, and so many other friends and countless fans, but I only have you." Little Chunzi held onto Huang Yi tightly, full of dependence.

Huang Yi stroked her hair and said, "That won’t happen! When you grow up, fall in love, make boyfriends, and have more partners, you won’t care so much about me."

"No, I will always care about you. You are the most important person in my heart, more important than any future boyfriend. If you and my boyfriend fell into the water at the same time, I would definitely save you without even looking at my boyfriend! Let him play in the water himself! Hmph!" Little Chunzi said firmly.

Huang Yi shook his head with a laugh, "Don’t rely on me so much. No one will always be with you. Someday, I will leave you too. You need to learn to live by yourself and be strong!"

"Sigh! I wish you were the same as you were two years ago!" Little Chunzi sighed and said sadly, "I used to look forward to every day, always waiting patiently where you logged out, feeling happy even if it was windy and rainy, or during the darkest night, because I knew you would come. But later, you became busier and left me. I didn’t know where you logged out, and I couldn’t wait anymore. Later, when I knew who you were in reality, I got even more afraid. I feared that one day you would suddenly die and never log in again. No matter how long I waited, the place where you logged out would remain empty, never showing your figure again."

After speaking, she, like a little adult, reached out to pat Huang Yi’s head and advised, "When can you relieve my worries? I worry about you every day, while still carrying my schoolbag to attend school and take exams. It’s very, very tiring! Can’t you be considerate of me?"

Huang Yi tapped her small head and laughed, "Alright, let’s stop chatting idly. We’ve played all day, I’m hungry and need to log out for food, you should log out and eat too!"

"No! I don’t want to!" Little Chunzi shook her head, holding onto Huang Yi tightly, acting like a spoiled child, "I can’t just let you go like this. You need to keep playing with me! Log out tomorrow!"

"That won’t do. I need to log out and eat, then log back in to do important things!" Huang Yi said seriously.

"No~ play with me a bit more~ you’re my brother after all, what kind of brother won’t accompany his sister? Doesn’t your conscience hurt?" Little Chunzi puffed her cheeks, shaking Huang Yi’s arm vigorously, acting coquettishly.

For a moment, Huang Yi’s heart softened, and he hesitated.

Why not keep her company for one more night and go straight for breakfast tomorrow morning?

After all, when executing tasks before, I often didn’t eat for a day or two. It’s only been one day, it’s no big deal.

But soon, Huang Yi realized Little Chunzi hadn’t logged out for food all day either. She doesn’t have such a constitution; she must log out to eat.

After a moment’s pause, Huang Yi made a choice——

"No, we have to log out to eat! If you want me to keep playing with you, we must log back in after eating. No matter what, you must eat."

Little Chunzi’s expression softened, she nodded and said, "Alright then! We’ll log out for food. I’ll finish quickly and wait here obediently for you to log back in. You must log back in!"

"Okay! I will definitely log back in!" Huang Yi smiled gently, patted Little Chunzi’s head, and then logged out on the spot, his figure disappearing into the air.

Instantly, Little Chunzi felt a chill, as the warm body she was leaning on disappeared, leaving her alone in the vast forest.

She stared blankly at the air ahead, feeling inexplicably empty inside, as if something was permanently lost.

"Brother, if one day you never log back in, I’ll still be here waiting for you."