Rebirth in the Civilization Before the Collapse: Heroes and I
Chapter 179

Kevin Wasn't Afraid

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Throughout the journey to the hotel, the three of them remained silent. Although Elysia always wore a smile, Zhu Yufeng and Pardo didn't dare to start a conversation.

Everyone could see that Elysia was almost driven to madness by Lilith's provocation. Even if Elysia and Zhu Yufeng were still lovers under their fake identities in the mission, they were still lovers. Lilith didn't care about these things at all. If they really broke up, and Lilith was still Fire Moth, wouldn't Elysia have high blood pressure every day?

In addition, it seems that Lilith knows her very well, but she knows very little about Lilith... On the one hand, Zhu Yufeng is unwilling to mention it, and on the other hand, Elysia doesn't really want to mention it either, just to make things difficult for herself.

Now, Elysia feels it is very necessary for her to learn more about Lilith.

And one thing is, I don't know why, maybe because she's my biggest rival in love, so I treat her differently from others? I feel like my emotions fluctuate more when I'm with Lilith, it's like I have to compete with her?

For some reason, I remembered Lilith saying that she looked at me like an older sister looking at a younger sister. So... could this be the younger sister's resentment towards her older sister and her desire to compete with her?

This is just too much...

When they arrived at the hotel, they ran into Sakura Kevin and Hua who had come to visit. When Hua saw Elysia, she instinctively took a step back. Was Elysia's condition not quite right?

Seeing Kevin, Pardo breathed a sigh of relief. With Boss Kevin here, there was no problem. After all, if something really happened, Boss Kevin would just have to take the blame.

Who doesn't know that Kevin is the Archbishop of the Feng-Lilith Faction?

No matter what happens after that, even if the sky falls, Kevin hold it up.

Kevin immediately noticed that Elysia was acting strangely. He looked at Elysia with some oddness. In his memory Elysia would never get angry, but now... it seemed that she really was angry?

"You... had breakfast outside?" Kevin asked.

"Yes, this is Sakura Breakfast, and quite a few things happened in between." Zhu Yufeng glanced at Elysia.

"Was that my fault?" Elysia smiled.

"It was indeed my fault." Zhu Yufeng nodded.

Zhu Yufeng's quick admission only made Elysia. He didn't mention Lilith at all, did he? So you think Lilith did nothing wrong?

Zhu Yufeng genuinely felt that Lilith's actions were perfectly reasonable; this was exactly the kind of thing Lilith would do.

What's more... it all started because he messed with so many girls. If it's not his fault, whose fault is it? So he took the blame.

Kevin and Hua looked at Pardo.

Pardo said with a headache-inducing expression, "When I went to have breakfast with Brother Yu Feng and Sister Elysia, we ran into Sister Lilith, and then we had breakfast together."

Kevin's expression turned serious, and he continued to ask, "And then?"

"After that, Sister Lilith kissed Brother Yu Feng at least twice, once indirectly and once directly... Sister Lilith even peeled an egg for Brother Yu Feng and Sister Elysia each." Pardo said while glancing at Elysia. As an observer, she found it outrageous, and Sister Elysia, as the person involved, probably felt it even more deeply.

It's like, it seems like Lilith and Brother Yu Feng are the real couple, and Sister Elysia is just someone else who's in on the side...

Magnificent. "..."

That's all? It doesn't seem wrong at all. Lilith and Kaede have always had a good relationship, and Lilith kissing Kaede doesn't necessarily mean it was a kiss, right? Don't they have a custom of kissing on the cheek in Europe? Besides, Lilith even peeled an egg for both of them. Doesn't that mean they get along quite well?

The simple-minded Hua didn't understand that much at all.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Well... he just felt a headache coming on. Lilith kissed him twice, Elysia kissed him twice, and Vill-V heard it all...

Recalling how he almost got knocked down and taken to base by Vill-V, he became even more uncertain about what he would face after Fire Moth.

"As expected of Lilith ... Has she said when she plans to join the Fire Moth?" Kevin said, his tone becoming lighter.

Elysia: "..."

Hehe... I guess I'm planning to bury Kevin for another day...

Speaking of which Kevin and Feng also have a good relationship. In their previous life, they often chatted together, just like Su and Kevin. I remember Mei saying that if Su were a girl, she might be in danger, just like Su...

Elysia has started to drift off into other thoughts.

"Elysia, calm down," Zhu Yufeng said to Elysia. "Anyway, you did the same thing as her, didn't you?"

Elysia squinted at Zhu Yufeng. "How can that be the same? Even though we both kissed twice, can you understand the frustration I felt being manipulated by Lilith? Oh, wait, Yufeng, you've been manipulated by Lilith quite a bit too..."

Kevin's eyes sharpened in that instant, a similar expression? Elysia, you...

Noticing Kevin's gaze, Elysia looked at Kevin, crossed her arms, and squinted, saying, "What? Kevin, do you think I can't do this?"

Kevin turned her gaze to Zhu Yufeng, her meaning clear. "Why didn't you stop her?"

Zhu Yufeng rolled his eyes. First, he didn't know that Elysia would attack him. Second, even if he did know, so what? Could he beat Elysia with his strength?

Kevin understood. "Oh, Feng has no choice. He has to consider him as a good brother!"

"It's not good for you to stand outside alone, let's go inside," Zhu Yufeng said. "By the way, where's Hen?"

"He had other matters to attend to, so he sent us over," Hua said. "Where are Kosma and Disaster?"

"Amo and Sister Daisy ..." Pardo said, squinting. "When I went out, Sister Daisy seemed to have gotten dressed up. She's probably on a date with Amo somewhere now."

Kevin. Kosma was a promising young man. It seemed he didn't need to worry about that side anymore. Now it was just a matter of Feng's side, the problems with Elysia and Lilith.

Well, it's not that Kevin is targeting Elysia. After all, in his previous life, Elysia always appeared when he needed her most. After the first incident, she comforted him and told him not to blame himself. After the seventh incident, she held a birthday party for him to help him overcome his depression. And in the eighth incident, she calmed him down because Mei was attacked by the eighth law...

Without a doubt, Elysia is a reliable comrade-in-arms and an important friend to him. If Elysia needs help, he will do his best to help her.

But what does this have to do with him supporting Lilith and Maple? Lilith and Maple are already very close. Mei even said that the two of them are probably soulmates. If Mei said that, then it must be true.

The group returned to Zhu Yufeng's room. Sakura, who was reading a book, was a little confused when she saw a group of people come in. "What are you all doing here...?"

"We just happened to run into them," Zhu Yufeng said. "They were also here to see you."

After Kevin put down the things for Sakura, Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng: "Next, it's our time, right?"

Zhu Yufeng nodded.

"What are you planning to do?" Kevin asked.

"Go and take care of some 'our' matters, Kevin. Your curiosity shouldn't extend to investigating even this kind of thing, right?" Elysia said kindly to Kevin.

Kevin didn't answer, but instead asked, "About Lilith?"

"It's not just related to Lilith, it's also related to me and Elysia," Zhu Yufeng said. "As for the specifics... let's keep it a secret between Elysia and me for now."

Pardo held up the key in her hand. "Do you need the key to our room and Sister Daisy's room?"

Zhu Yufeng reached out and took the key from Pardo's hand. "Thanks, Pardo."

"Hey, we're like family. Anyway, Sister Daisy is probably not here right now. If Brother Yu Feng and Sister Elysia need to discuss things alone, you can help out if you can. It'll save you from having to go out and walk an extra distance." Pardo shrugged and said.

After the two left, Kevin looked at Pardo and asked, "Where were your rooms again?"

Pardo looked at Kevin with narrowed eyes and said, "Boss Kevin, you're not trying to eavesdrop, are you?"

"Don't you care?" Kevin asked quietly.

"Anyway, we believe that Sister Elysia and Brother Yu Feng can handle it. Don't you know what kind of people they are, Boss Kevin?" Pardo spread her hands. "Compared to us, Boss Kevin, you've spent more time with them, right?"

"They are more trustworthy than anyone else," Kevin said. "So I have no doubt that they can handle this."

Can't he just be curious?

Since no one else seems to mean it, then forget it. If Su were here, she would definitely go and eavesdrop with me.

Su, who was on his way to the Third Research Institute to find Admiralty, sneezed. Admiralty's situation inevitably stirred his emotions. He also thought of Kevin, who was currently on a mission, and hoped that he was not by Kevin's side and that Kevin would not cause any more trouble... He was afraid that if he was not careful Kevin would not be able to be saved.

Back to Kevin.

"When you went to have breakfast, did you find anything?" Sakura asked.

Pardo then recounted the whole story again.

Cherry. "..."

As expected of Lilith.

On the other side.

Zhu Yufeng opened the door with his key, glanced back to make sure no one was following, and waited for Elysia to go inside before closing the door.

The two went to the window and looked at the scenery outside. Zhu Yufeng spoke first, "Although I don't know how Lilith did it, it seems like she knows our identities?"

"Indeed, when I first saw Lilith, I did feel a sense of familiarity," Elysia thought. "However, it might be because Lilith didn't really want to sip with me at that time; I didn't sip with her that much."

"First of all, I must state that when I first brought Lilith back to the Fire Moth base, she didn't have much affection for me," Zhu Yufeng said. "She did... almost kill me once."

"Why?" Elysia asked, puzzled.

"She probably felt that I was an obstacle on her path to freedom," Zhu Yufeng recalled. "After all, she had personally killed her own family and her fiancé."

"Huh?" Elysia was a little taken aback. She knew Lilith was somewhat like a little devil, but...

"She's like your opposite. The more you love this world, the more she hates it," Zhu Yufeng said. "When I was the Tenth Herrscher, when I went to suppress the Rebel Army, she said something like this: She doesn't like quiet days. She longs for killing and wailing, and enjoys betrayal and turmoil... Although she added that if I were here, it wouldn't matter."

"If that's the case, you mean that even if you didn't plan to bring Lilith back to the Fire Moth ahead of time, she would still find a way to..."

"Yes, she has a way." Zhu Yufeng paused for a moment before saying, "But she will probably still do it herself and kill her own family members."

Elysia remained silent. Lilith hadn't shown her fangs when she was in front of her, so she only thought of Lilith as a rival with a somewhat nasty personality. Now it seemed... that Feng's transformation in his previous life was probably inseparable from Lilith's true personality.

Zhu Yufeng never really cared about the other people in this world, while Lilith reveled in the dying cries of the dying. The two of them met...

"But don't worry, at least I can tell that Lilith doesn't have much malice towards you except to provoke you," Zhu Yufeng continued. "But if you ask me what my attitude is towards what she's going to do next... my answer will always be the same: I don't care about these things."

"Then, Maple, when you're with me, do you ever feel restricted?" Elysia asked. "After all, she's Lilith; surely she won't object to anything you do?"

"Indeed, she won't object to me." Zhu Yufeng nodded. "But when I'm with you, I don't feel restricted at all. Although I might change some of my ways because of you, you are different from Lilith. I know that very well. The difference between you and her to me is like... I'm a car. She lets me drive in the direction I'm going, while you will correct my direction. That's about it."

Elysia seemed to be deep in thought.

"As I've said before, my only goal is to save you, to save all the Thirteen Heroes of Fire Moth. I only want this outcome; I don't care about the consequences. Therefore, Lilith will choose to let me achieve my goal in the most convenient way, and I won't object, nor do I care about her personality," Zhu Yufeng said. "Even if she is utterly wicked, as long as she can help me achieve my ultimate goal, then I can accept her. I think that's why we can get along so well."

"You only care about the outcome, not the consequences." Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng. "So, you don't care how much of this consequence you will bear, right?"

Zhu Yufeng did not answer.

"I...I think I understand. However, as for Lilith's conjecture, we probably won't know the answer until she joins the Fire Moth and Mobius conducts a detailed examination." Elysia continued.

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