I, with a long knife in my hand, can only do one move

.That's the one. "

Peering into Rick's thinking eyes, Shuby said, "Huby is just interested in... those eyes..."

"Really or not? What I'm thinking about now can be said to be similar to a child's fantasy?"

Rick was originally a child, he should have such innocent fantasies, as simple as understanding the world at the beginning, just like games.

There is no unwinnable game, hard work will pay off, anything is possible.

Looking at the world through bright eyes - all he could think was...

"That's fine....No——I want to correct..."

Shubi tilted his head several times as if thinking deeply, perhaps finally reaching a conclusion.

She nodded vigorously - she successfully defined a "feeling".

Maybe that made her quite happy, she forgot that she was a machine, and smiled broadly.

"Well...I think....I 'like' that."

Somehow, not even Rick himself understood.

"It's so ambiguous again!"

— When was the last time you laughed like that?

Well, it was not long ago, when we had a family dinner together...with Cheng, Kelong, and Shubi.

Oh?Family dinner.....?

Rick hugged his belly, laughing from the bottom of his heart as if tears were about to flow.

It was really great to meet Hubie.

And that heartless, unhuman guy...has changed from a strange trouble that made him feel helpless and headache at the beginning, to a close friend who can put the settlement in his hands with confidence.

.......

It was almost evening, and the crimson sky turned dark red like burning charcoal. Cheng Rang jumped down from the observation deck and pushed open the door of the studio.

"It's not too late to come back, those two people..."

Cheng Rang has already discovered the traces of Shubi moving at high speed with Rick in his arms, and he is approaching here quickly. It is estimated that he picked the time he was on duty today to be able to come back so swaggeringly, otherwise, if someone sees him ... can not be explained clearly.

Well, it might be considered an enemy attack, hahaha!

Thinking of the funny scene, Cheng Rang raised the corners of his mouth and walked quickly to the gate of the settlement.

"Yo! Rick, Hubie. Welcome back."

Like Rick was always the first to welcome himself, Cheng Rang was also the first to welcome the two back.

"I am back."

"Thank you...huh?" Cheng Rang looked surprised. He looked into Rick's eyes and couldn't help but wonder.

I always feel that Rick's eyes seem to be a different person.

"what happened?"

Throwing the cloak in Cheng Rang's hand, Rick took Shubi's hand and walked into the settlement.

"It's nothing..." Cheng Rang shook his head, then rolled his eyes at the two of them and said, "Hey, tell me! Are you so proficient in holding Shubi's hand now? How many times have I said this? Where's the dog!"

"Hahaha, didn't you say you have a wife too? What are you envious of now?"

Following Rick, the three of them returned to the settlement. Cheng Rang sighed softly: "Hey, if Isabella hadn't been around, you would have been shown off to death by me!"

"Don't you still have your knife wife?" Rick retorted with such words and made a joke.

Ok?

Hearing this, Cheng Rang couldn't help but stop, staring at the backs of Rick and Hubie, thinking:

its not right?How could Rick still joke like this today?

Say-

"Rick! Are you back from making out with your wife? It's just in time for dinner!" Others in the settlement greeted Rick enthusiastically when they saw Rick who had returned.

"No intimacy! I just went to investigate some things."

Why didn't Rick refute Hubby being called his wife this time? !

Crone, who came out of the cave, still greeted Rick's return with a bright voice, and threw himself into his arms.

Could it be, did these two really have an affair?

Cheng Rang, who was heartbroken in gossip, smirked, pinching his chin and looking back and forth at the figures of the two men.

Staring at Rick, his spine shivered, and his whole body shivered.

"...Rick, what's the matter?" Hubby looked up at Rick who was trembling all over, and asked with concern.

Rick rubbed his shoulders, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the line of sight behind him.Cheng Rang quickly withdrew his expression, pretended to look around and whistled.

huh-huh-

Although it doesn't sound at all...

"It's nothing." Rick replied and turned his head again, the corners of his mouth twitched a little stiffly.

That guy... always feels like he's thinking something rude.

Chapter 47 Handover

Not long after the peaceful days passed, the time to come finally came.

As Rick feared——

Early this morning, Simon rushed down the stairs in shock and shouted: "Rick, Cheng! Something is wrong! I caught six dragon spirits from the telescope, and a large number of goblin fleets are coming here !"

Ke Long, who was holding a measuring device in his hand, also ran down and continued: "The marching routes are north-northwest and north-east-east! If there is a conflict like this,

Nine miles to the east will become a battlefield! "

Her loud report resounded throughout the settlement, and the momentary peace finally came to an end.

"Cheng!" After Rick and Cheng Rang looked at each other, they immediately understood what they meant.

"Leave it to me." After getting along for a long time, the few people have developed a tacit understanding.

Cheng Rang nodded, and immediately got up to take on the command task, efficiently evacuated all the staff, and instructed the food and luggage to be taken away.

At the same time, Rick, Hubie, and Crom raced against time to calculate the scope of the battle on the map.

The suitable evacuation location is determined from the 28 locations selected from the five-year survey.

Eight hours before the predicted battle begins, complete evacuation preparations, start moving, and then...

There are nearly [-] residents in the settlement, and all of them saw their residences being swallowed and destroyed by light. For more than a year, all the peaceful, beautiful, and warm memories and traces in that refuge were all along with the explosion. Fiery red and dissipated by the wind.

The number of people who died was less than two hundred, and they were those who were still directing the evacuation until the end.

Such a large-scale battle occurred near the settlement - such a disaster is already considered very small.

But looking at the settlement evaporated together with the rocky mountain from the high platform, the people were sobbing and crying.

In the sky illuminated by the fireball, even the dark clouds are coated with a layer of dazzling red, as eye-catching as the burning clouds that are approaching at sunset.

Cheng Rang stood beside Ke Long, put his hand on her shoulder, and looked at the battlefield in the distance.

"Lost homes will always be rebuilt. As long as people are still there, they will definitely be able to bounce back."

Kelong was clenching his fists tightly, his body trembling with anger.

The lost homes just need to be rebuilt—theoretically, that’s right.

Although he also lost the telescope that he had worked so hard to repair, there was nothing he could do about it. He could only recognize that it was originally there for today.

Materials, maps, measuring instruments, and other important items were all brought out smoothly, but...

"But so what?"

It's not just the tangibles that matter.The countless labors and sacrifices that have been accumulated to maintain that settlement, the emotions that people have lived there to this day, the wishes and prayers entrusted to them by the predecessors.

——Those disappeared in an instant.

And that's probably just because of stray bullets, without any malice or understanding, they were destroyed meaninglessly.

People who don't cry are weird, and people who don't feel frustrated are crazy.

It is true that I have regained my life——in that case, what will I do with this life in the future?

Experience the same thing again?

Another sacrifice to be made, so many tears to be swallowed, and so much pain and suffering to endure with biting lips.

To be wiped out again.... like garbage?

Unable to hold back the tears any longer, when the tears were on the verge of bursting out of his eyes, Ke Long's eyes reflected the back of his younger brother.

"Rick...? R-Rick!!"

He and Hubby sat on the ground side by side, with their hands on their knees, and Kelong immediately ran towards the trembling back.

Cheng Rang's hand, which was freed by Ke Long's shoulder, was hanging in the air. He looked at her running towards Rick's back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his expression became subtly complicated.

"Rick, cheer up! So many people survived, Rick has done his best!"

——It’s no longer possible, it’s reached its limit.

Don't make excuses... Ke Long told himself this, and made up his mind.

She can no longer rely on her younger brother and let him carry a heavy burden...from now on...

"Rick, you just rest! Okay? Then my sister will take over—"

The moment Cheng Rang heard Ke Long's words, he couldn't help feeling helpless for Rick's behavior, stretched out his hand and slapped his forehead, and let out a long sigh.

Subsequently.

"Huby, did you hear the verbal agreement?"

"..... verbatim...."

Rick raised his head briskly, with a treacherous smile on his face, sweeping away the dejected appearance just now, his eyes were full of childlike innocence.

As if the prank succeeded——

"Ah... huh? Strange, Rick... you!"

Perhaps it was a woman's intuition. Facing Rick's sudden change, Crohn retreated reflexively, and then bumped into a solid chest, letting out a mournful "嘿~".

Looking back, Cheng Rang, with a sorry smile on his face, put his hands on his shoulders.

Seeing this, Rick smiled and said, "Don't try to run away, Ke Long, from today onwards, you will be the leader of the settlement, please!"

"Huh? Huh—!?"

With a smile all over his face, Rick handed the map to Crone, then stood up straight.

"Here is the location of the new settlement. As long as you pass through the underground through the horizontal hole over there, you will be safe. Although it is a bit messy, you can live in it immediately. I just considered this before deciding to bring something out for my escape." Rick He exchanged glances with Shubi who was standing beside him, and said so.

"But... the person in charge is not Cheng..." Kelong said halfway, his eyes widened suddenly, and he stomped his feet: "Cheng! You are also in collusion with Rick and the others! Damn it! Only I was kept in the dark!"

Then he saw his younger brother walking in the opposite direction with a playful smile. At this time, he finally recovered from his empty state.

Kelon yelled: "Wait, wait a minute, Rick! Without you, neither I nor the settlement—!"

Anyway, Rick.... If his brother is gone, no one can replace him.

Crohn yelled as if crying, but——

"No, it'll be fine with Kron. Because next - no one will die."

"what?"

"Don't worry, I will ask Cheng to contact you at the right time. If it is Kelong, I can also hand over everyone to you with peace of mind."

As Rick said, he and Shubi gradually moved away. Ke Long stared blankly at their backs, and then subconsciously grabbed Cheng Rang's sleeve beside him.

"Rick... what does he want to do?"