"Uh."
Kiana was instantly speechless. Himeko had indeed mentioned it when assigning the mission.
"Then... should we go back now?" Kiana asked cautiously.
Himeko snorted. "No need. Fu Hua's team has already gone over."
"Then our points..." Kiana had half her body inside the vehicle while wrapping her arms around Himeko's upper body.
"Shoo, shoo. Don't let it happen again!" Himeko said impatiently, pushing Kiana away.
Kiana returned to the vehicle and danced excitedly. "Oh yeah, no points deducted!"
They had completed their mission that morning, so the afternoon was free time.
Han Jiang parked the vehicle back in the lot. He had accumulated quite a few crystals lately and was considering whether single pulls were better or if he should go for a ten-pull.
He had no idea whether this lousy system even had a pity mechanic. Hopefully, it was not some bottomless pit.
"Han Jiang, you said you would protect us. Is that true?" Bronya suddenly asked after Kiana and Mei got out of the vehicle.
"Why wouldn't I?" Han Jiang asked in return.
If Mei had asked this after what happened today, it would have felt perfectly reasonable.
In Han Jiang's understanding, Bronya had always been the embodiment of rationality.
She only showed her emotional side around people close to her, and he clearly was not among that small circle.
"Why would you?" Bronya asked again.
"Because I see you as friends. If I won't even protect my own friends, what kind of God of War would that make me?" Han Jiang insisted on calling himself a God of War.
"Bronya must have people she wants to protect too, right?"
Bronya looked at Han Jiang calmly. "But your current combat rating is C+, the same as ours. If we encountered the same danger, your combat ability might