I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade-Chapter 1332 - 316: He Is a Hero, but I’d Rather He Were Not
Cui Tian, who suffered a fatal injury, felt his consciousness fade away. The gun in his hand fell to the ground, and his body leaned against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. In his dissipating gaze, it seemed he was reminiscing about past experiences.
A slight smile appeared on his face, his head tilted, hanging downward, breathless.
"Traitor successfully eliminated."
"Life signs vanished."
"Danger neutralized."
Bang!
The second-in-command woman angrily slapped the face of a nearby researcher.
"Why were you moving so fast? Now with this situation, do you all want to die?"
Everyone lowered their heads, trembling, not daring to utter a complaint.
The second-in-command woman, with a cold expression, ignored this group of incompetents and instead walked to the closed door, glanced at the heavily damaged door opener, and looked inside through the glass.
At first sight, she locked eyes with the blood-soaked Cui Xiaofei.
The second-in-command woman lowered herself to pick up Cui Tian, who had been killed, pressing his face against the glass to make sure Cui Xiaofei could see clearly: the person trying to save him was dead.
Inside the room, Cui Xiaofei saw Cui Tian’s lifeless body, his pupils constricted, breathing became slightly rapid, emotions fluctuated greatly, with blood flowing down his chest.
Then, looking down, his gaze fell to the ground. He knew Cui Tian died for him; if he hadn’t done this, Cui Tian could have truly survived.
Lin Fan is not a senseless killer; he can peer into the eyes of others and see whether there’s still humanity.
Did Cui Tian have it?
He did, the humanity always existed in his heart. Just why did he follow the Headquarters of the Mutants? It was to survive. Now he died to save himself, making Cui Xiaofei feel as if he had killed him.
Outside the door.
The second-in-command woman looked at the group of trembling researchers.
"How long to open this door?"
"Three hours."
A researcher said nervously.
Then suddenly.
The second-in-command woman’s expression changed drastically.
Something terrifying brewed in her mind.
If Cui Tian wanted to save Cui Xiaofei, why did he call her to say Cui Xiaofei was heavily injured when he could have let him stay outside alive?
Then why was Cui Xiaofei willing to be brought back to Headquarters?
Did he not know the outcome of returning to Headquarters?
Surely he knew.
Then why do it?
As if realizing something terrifying, the second-in-command woman retreated a few steps, disbelief and panic swelling inside.
Boom!
"Alert, alert, intruder detected."
The artificial intelligence alert sounded.
Swish!
The second-in-command woman looked towards the distant corridor, then to Cui Xiaofei inside the room, eyes aflame with revenge. She panicked, ran without further thought, deeper into the base. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
The researchers were dumbfounded.
Some didn’t understand the situation, why sprint all of a sudden, and what about this intruder?
"Damn, could it be Cui Xiaofei is the bait, attracting some terrifying guy here?"
"Huh?"
"Hurry up, what are you dawdling for, run after her, or we’re doomed."
At these words, the researchers ran faster than anyone else.
Boom!
Lin Fan punched through the sealed metal door. After riding a peculiar glass elevator down, he marveled at such a view; this was a true spectacle, and then heard an alert.
Identity not verified!
Identity not verified!
He knew these were common tactics used by some bases, how could he just listen? He violently destroyed the door blocking his way directly.
Walking through the corridor.
Another sound came.
He fired a side punch into the metal wall beside him, the force spreading, the metal wall quivering, forming layers of ripples like waves, extending and destroying all the weapons on the corridor walls.
As he moved forward, there was no obstruction, unlike past bases he’d been to, which usually had highly dangerous blockers, whom he often had no choice but to defend against.
Soon.
He saw a corpse leaning against the wall ahead, simultaneously sensing a heartbeat coming from inside the room. Approaching the door, he looked inside through the glass.
He saw Cui Xiaofei.
And Cui Xiaofei also saw Lin Fan, his expression gradually becoming excited; he knew everything was feasible, Lin Fan would surely find this place.
Lin Fan punched through the door obstructing him, forcibly removing the sturdy door.
"Your condition..."
Seeing Cui Xiaofei’s injuries, Lin Fan was shocked; the wounds were severe, leaving almost no part uninjured. On an ordinary person, such injuries could mean death several times over.
"You came."
"Yes, I came, thanks to the information you conveyed, I came."
Cui Xiaofei’s joy did not last long, as he struggled to climb out of bed, relying heavily on one leg to move forward. Lin Fan hurriedly came forward to assist, knowing Cui Xiaofei had sacrificed too much to help him locate Headquarters.
If not for him, he might have truly struggled to find it.
Who could have thought the Headquarters’ location was here?
In the vast ocean, finding the Headquarters’ entrance was as hard as finding a needle in a haystack.
Cui Xiaofei reached the door, staring blankly at the now-lifeless body, signaling to Lin Fan not to help, then slowly sat down.
Lin Fan looked on in confusion.
What did this body do when he was alive?
He didn’t ask; there were many things he didn’t know about, and it’s best not to speak on unknown matters, a lesson he’d learned back when working in a company.
At this moment, Cui Xiaofei was talking to himself.
"His name was Cui Tian, finding Headquarters was all his credit. Without his cooperation, I couldn’t have reached here, and my life was also saved by him. He was an ordinary person."
"Clearly, it shouldn’t have ended this way. I came here prepared to die, but he locked me in here to save me, and then he was killed."
Cui Xiaofei’s heart was heavy.
There was an indescribable gloom.
Lin Fan looked at Cui Tian, feeling equally somber. Ordinary people in the apocalypse were the weakest, yet often the strongest and most selfless.
They may not have earth-shattering power, but the power of humanity was beyond countless others’ reach.
"He is a hero."
"Yes, he is a hero, but I wish he didn’t have to be one."
With trembling hands, Cui Xiaofei took a photo from Cui Tian’s blood-stained chest, holding it up to Lin Fan.
"Look, this is his daughter. He wants to be by her side now."
Lin Fan gazed at the photo.
Unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
They should have been a happy father and daughter.
But the apocalypse... tore them apart.
The world doesn’t lack heroes.
Because everyone is a hero; the seemingly inconspicuous glory is an unsung hero burning himself, some paths we choose, but some paths have no choice.
Cui Xiaofei muttered to himself.
"I said life can lose countless times, but the last time must be a win; you asked if I won, I didn’t answer because I think I should win."
"But... my win is one you gave me."
"This kind of win means you won, your life truly won the last time."
