A Protracted War

After recovering the six cores, Mei immediately went to Han Jiang's side.

During the explosion just now, she had been well protected. Other than her hair being blown into disarray...

"Are you... okay...?"

Mei crouched beside Han Jiang and looked at the burns on his arm.

She extended her delicate fingers, wanting to touch them, but afraid of hurting him. Moisture began gathering in her eyes.

"Why are you like this?" Mei's tone shifted slightly as she complained to Han Jiang.

Han Jiang said indifferently, "I didn't think that much just now. I thought the Dominance Herrscher was going to surround and attack us. Who knew it was going to self-destruct? You know..."

Mei gave a soft hum and said, "Next time... you're not allowed to do this again."

"It's not like I have no ability to protect myself. Don't treat me like some helpless little girl."

Han Jiang smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say. He couldn't exactly just stand by and do nothing, could he? But he couldn't say that out loud either.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. Just a minor injury."

When he came back to his senses, Han Jiang realized Mei had been staring at him the whole time.

Night gradually fell, and the surrounding buildings had become devastated by the Herrscher's self-destruction.

Buildings had collapsed, roads had been overturned, landscaping trees lay scattered everywhere, and cars of all sizes had been reduced to scraps of metal.

At the same time, the Honkai Beasts and Deadwalkers in this area seemed to have vanished. In the ruined city, it was as if only Han Jiang and Mei remained.

"Bzz... bzz..."

The infrastructure at Ye Jia Highland was quite good. A streetlamp ten meters away, its "neck" completely twisted, suddenly lit up.

Han Jiang looked at Mei's exquisite face