"Before the happiness had even faded, the sorrow of betrayal suddenly arrived. That stunned look before death would become his final expression. How exciting."
"..."
With just a few words, Mr. Chen was left speechless and choked with emotion.
Zhao Bai turned off the recorder and comforted him.
"I know it's hard to accept, but that's what Honkai is. The dead can come back to life, but their core is completely changed. She isn't anyone you once knew. She is merely the Honkai will's agent in this world."
"My condolences."
Mr. Chen remained silent for a long time. Then, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he looked up and asked,
"When she died... was she in pain?"
"Absolute Zero spread through her entire body in an instant. Every cell lost all activity at the same time. She suffered no pain and turned into snowflakes filling the sky."
"That's good."
As though it were his final comfort, Mr. Chen sat on the ground and breathed lightly. Only after a long while did he raise his head and look at Zhao Bai.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao Bai."
Zhao Bai fell silent and shook his head. He quietly left the scene with Mei and headed for the parked SUV.
Because his hands had suffered frostbite, Mei drove for the time being.
The SUV roared onward. They had barely traveled ten kilometers when a desolate wail suddenly came from behind them, sharp and grief-stricken, like an old wolf crying as it licked its wounds.
It was hard to imagine that such a sound had come from a human.
Even after killing a monster, Zhao Bai was in no mood to celebrate. Dark clouds filled the sky, as if reflecting his state of mind.
They headed south all the way until they reached