On the occasion of collapse

Chapter 360: Sleep a little longer, after all, you have to face reality when you wake up

Sitting on the chair in the garden, Poria drank black tea one sip after another.

Just a few hours ago, Francis took Kallen on a mission together, which was considered a training for Kallen.

As his fiancé, Otto also went with him. After all, the goal of the mission was just to deal with a few knight-level Honkaiju.

As for why he is a fiancé?

That was of course because Francis had already met with Niklas, the parents of both parties agreed, and the two little ones didn't resent it, so the matter was settled.

Now, a year has passed since Otto and Kallen entered into an engagement.

Kallen has celebrated her 13th birthday. Otto is one year older than Kallen and is now 14 years old.

Today is the day that Francis decided to take Kallen to practice. Otto asked to go with him and also asked Niklas for his permission.

But there was one thing that Fu Ling noticed. Francis brought the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment with him.

The knight's destruction of the Honkaimon did not require him to bring the Sky Fire Holy Judgment with him at all.

You know, when she met Francis, he was able to protect his team members even under the siege of several tank-level Honkai Beasts by himself with the most ordinary iron sword.

Although if she had not arrived, Francis might have had an accident, but in Fu Ling's view, it did not constitute a life threat. At most, those team members would have died there.

Therefore, where is Francis' own strength, he will bring the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment, which means...

Niklas was going to take action on him.

This mission is a trap.

Niklas put Otto on the chessboard as a bargaining chip.

Nicholas forced Francis to play this game.

He had to get down, he couldn't hide.

Now, Nicklas gave Francis two choices.

Either sacrifice the 'Queen' to keep the 'King'.

Either the 'King' dies and the chess game ends.

He is the king, and Karen is the queen.

Otto is the restricted elephant.

Niklas saw this opportunity, so he inserted Otto.

It's just forcing him to make a choice.

If Karen dies and the Kaslana family has no heirs, Niklas will have a lot of time to infiltrate the Kaslana family, and he, the head of the family, will also be labeled as incompetent.

If Otto dies, Niklas will have a legitimate reason to blame Francis. Even if he can't really do anything to him in the end, the reputation and credibility of the Kaslana family will plummet.

No one would care if Otto took the initiative to follow him, they would only care that he, Francis, failed to protect a child.

Francis could probably guess what Niklas had prepared for him.

So this time, he brought the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment with him.

He chose the last option among the options given to him by Niklas.

It is also the one that Nicholas wants to see the most.

That's who he is, go to hell.

...........

"Huh." Putting down the tea cup in her hand, Fuling stood up and looked at the direction of the sun setting.

The sun has set.

Francis had already guessed that such a day would come, so he said those words to Fuling at that time.

It can be regarded as explaining the funeral arrangements, but it feels a bit like entrusting the orphan.

However, if Francis really died, Karen would really be an orphan.

Kaslana.

The shield of the people, the creed is never to give up any of our companions.

It's incredible that this is actually passed down as a creed.

Looking at the setting sun, Fuling turned around and looked at the family emblem representing the Kaslana family on the eaves behind her.

It is a sword and a shield.

It is a sharp blade against the enemy and a strong shield to protect mankind.

Looking at this family emblem, Poria thought of something.

Can the sharpest sword break the strongest shield?

From Fu Ling's point of view, this question is actually stupid.

Because the sharpest and the strongest are just definitions.

The so-called sharpest is actually just sharper than some things, and the same is true for hardness.

Nothing in the world is absolutely the best.

The word "most" is only valid within a certain range.

Taking his eyes away from the family crest, Fuling raised his feet and walked slowly towards the house.

It's time to go back. It won't be long before bad news comes...

———————————————————————————————— (The author is learning to draw, so it is inevitable that the updates will be unstable. This month I will update them one by one. Chapter, maybe there will be a break in updates or something. I will resume double updates next month...probably...hehehehehe.)

"Master Fuling, that's probably it." Drowsily, Kallen seemed to hear a strange voice not far away.

Karen was sure that she didn't know the owner of this voice.

But the next voice was very familiar to her.

"Well, I understand. You can go back first. I'll just wait here for her to wake up."

"Yes."

The sound of the door closing was heard, and after a while, Karen felt a warm hand gently caressing her head.

"Let's sleep a little longer. After all, we have to face reality when we wake up." Poria's gentle voice sounded in Kallen's ears.

She didn't urge Kallen to wake up quickly, but let Kallen sleep for a while longer.

Poria's voice seemed to have a magical power. Kallen felt that her head was slowly getting heavier, and her head that was slowly waking up was also slowly becoming blurry.

Until she fell asleep again.

Watching Kallen fall asleep again, Fuling sat on the chair next to the bed and rested his hands lazily on the small table at the side.

She learned about Kallen's condition from the medical staff, who said she was fine and only suffered minor injuries.The most serious injury on his body was a slight fracture of his forearm.

The others were all skin injuries.

These are nothing to Fuling. The injuries on Kallen's body are just trivial matters. The most serious ones are the injuries in her heart.

After all, the person who died was none other than Kallen's last relative in this world.

her father.

Fu Ling didn't know how strong this 13-year-old girl could be. Even the death of a friend would have a huge psychological impact, let alone a close relative.

So she asked Kallen to sleep a little longer, so that Kallen would be in a better state of mind when facing reality after waking up.

Looking at the sleeping little girl's tightly knitted brows, Fuling stretched out her hand and gently rubbed Kallen's brows.

Thirteen.....

She and this uncle really have an inexplicable fate.

Poria thought as she looked at the girl's brows that gradually relaxed.

"Dong." A small voice sounded outside the door. Fu Ling raised her head and saw Otto who opened the door gently.

Putting her index finger to her mouth, Fu Ling silently made a silent gesture to Otto.

Otto nodded and walked to Fuling's side lightly.

He didn't speak, but the concern and worry in his eyes couldn't be deceived.

Children's emotions are the purest and simplest.

Fu Ling could tell that Otto really cared about Karen.

That guy Francis must have confirmed this before he dared to agree to the engagement.

Neither of them spoke. The two of them, one big and one small, just stood by Kallen's bed quietly, looking at the sleeping Kallen.

At this time, none of them thought that one day in the future, they would see another Kaslana like this.

Chapter 361 Suffering is the nutrient for growth

"Sister Ling, how is Kallen?" Otto, who was standing next to Fu Ling, had a thick gauze wrapped around his head and looked like he might have been slightly injured.

"The physical condition is fine, nothing serious, but Kallen's mood may not be too stable." After looking at Otto, Fuling said slowly.

"..." Otto said nothing, he knew that Kallen lost her father.

He didn't know what it felt like, so he didn't know how to comfort Karen.

"Sit down, Kallen needs to sleep for a while." Looking at Otto with his hands clenched in fists, Fu Ling knew that he had reached a dead end.

If you can't get out of the dead end, you may do something extreme.

"Yeah." Otto's current situation is similar to what Fu Ling thought. He believes that Francis' death is inseparable from him. If he doesn't follow, Francis can escape with Kallen. If he doesn't hold him back, Francis will not die.

It was his fault that Kallen lost her father.

His thoughts were confused. He thought that he had harmed Francis and that it was all because of him that this happened.

I have to say that this idea is too pessimistic.

Time passed quickly in Otto's chaotic mind. He didn't even notice that the sky was getting dark and the lamp on one side was lit by Poria.

"Hmm." Kallen, who was sleeping, frowned and snorted dully.

"Karen, are you awake?" Otto, who was still in a daze, was awakened by Kallen's muffled groan. He raised his head and looked at Kallen lying on the bed.

"Yes, Otto?" Holding her head, Kallen felt the tingling sensation coming from her brain and opened her eyes with difficulty.

"Well, it's me." Otto stood up excitedly. He looked at Karen, who had no expression on her face, and wanted to say something, but held back.

Kallen also opened her eyes. She turned her head and soon saw Poria sitting beside the bed.

"Otto, can you please go out for a moment?" Kallen looked at Fuling and said to Otto.

"Ah? Okay...Okay." Otto nodded doubtfully, and Otto quickly realized why Kallen wanted him to leave.

Standing up, Otto walked to the door, looked back at Kallen who was still staring at Fuling, pursed his lips, Otto walked out of the room and closed the door.

"Click." The sound of the door being closed reached Karen's ears, and naturally also reached Fu Ling's ears.

"Sister Ling, is my father really..." After a while, Kallen asked hesitantly.

This is the reality she needs to face, even if she doesn't want to face it.

Therefore, she needs someone to break through the ridiculous fantasy buried deep in her heart.

"Yeah." Looking at Kallen, Fu Ling quickly gave the affirmative answer without much hesitation.

"Then, will I never see my father again?" Kallen's eyes were slightly red, and she knew she was asking a very stupid question.

A warrior dies on the battlefield, this is the fate of a warrior.

For the knights of the Kaslana family, it is an honor to die on the battlefield.

"Yes." Nodding lightly, Fu Ling did not deny the answer. Even if she knew that denying it now or giving Kallen another lie would make Kallen feel much better.

But Fu Ling didn't, because Fu Ling knew that Francis was dead, and Kallen needed to support the Kaslana family.

Instead of letting Kallen rely on a lie to comfort herself, it is better to tell her the bloody truth so that she can wake up and grow.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Suffering is the nutrient for growth.