Stretching out a hand to stifle a yawn, Himeko looked somewhat tired and smiled. "Besides, I'm sleepy right now and don't feel like going out. I'll go another day..."
"Alright..."
Seeing the reluctance on Himeko's face, Ling Feng could not keep trying to persuade her. After all, he and Himeko were not that familiar. If the person before him had been Kiana, he definitely would have dragged her off for testing...
"Captain, you can leave now..."
As she ate the noodles Ling Feng had prepared, Himeko gave him an order to leave. "I'm going to sleep in a bit. Close the door when you leave, and if anyone asks, tell them I'm not going to class at all today. We'll talk about it tomorrow..."
Ling Feng: "..."
"Alright, then get some good rest..."
Since Himeko did not want him to stay, Ling Feng could not keep lingering here. This was a woman's dormitory, after all...
Making a farewell gesture, Ling Feng left Himeko's room...
"I'm sorry, Captain..."
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Himeko's lips. "Actually, I wanted you to stay a little longer too, but..."
"Pfft..."
Himeko suddenly coughed up a small mouthful of blood, except...
It was no longer red blood, but a viscous pink fluid. This was blood that had been corrupted by Honkai energy. It gradually changed from red to pink. Once such symptoms appeared, a human's consciousness would begin to fade, and the body would start changing, until eventually...
The pink blood would ultimately turn purple, and the body would completely become a puppet of Honkai, turning into something like a zombie: no human consciousness, acting entirely on instinct, like a walking corpse...
"Heh..."
Seeing her condition, Himeko merely smiled faintly. From the day she had become a Valkyrie, she had already prepared