Huaxia First Deep Affection and Yekaterina

"You're... a Huaxia Person?"

Kujo, clutching the wound on her thigh, looked at the scruffy uncle in front of her with complex emotions.

In the Barbaric Realm, the power of rules made all languages mutually intelligible.

Whether it was Huaxia language or Sakura language, when conveyed to the other person's mind, it would automatically be translated into their mother tongue.

"That's right."

The uncle took a drag from his cigarette, the firelight illuminating his face, which was etched with stories.

"My name is Lu Shiyan."

"Or... you can call me by another name."

He exhaled a smoke ring, the corner of his mouth curving slightly upward.

"Huaxia First Deep Affection."

Upon hearing this ID, Kujo and Hoshino's pupils contracted simultaneously.

Ninth on the Novice Ranking!

"Now, for safety's sake."

Lu Shiyan held his palm upward, his tone becoming firm.

"Hand over your guns first, cheaters."

"O-Okay! I'll hand them over right away!"

Hoshino was timid to begin with. Hearing that the other party was a Big Boss in the top ten of the rankings, how could she dare to resist?

She quickly surrendered, fumbling to take the P90 submachine gun hanging from her neck and tossing it over.

"Hoshino! You coward! I was blind to decide to save you!"

Kujo yelled sharply.

As the descendant of a prestigious family, her pride would not allow her to bow down to a Huaxia Person.

"All foreigners are enemies! Especially Huaxia People!"

Kujo's eyes were wild. She raised the pistol in her hand and aimed it directly at Lu Shiyan!

"What if I don't hand it over?!"

Looking at the dark muzzle, the smile on Lu Shiyan's face didn't change at all; he didn't even blink.

"Heh heh..."

"As expected, some things never change, like a dog returning to its vomit."

Lu Shiyan took the cigarette from the corner of his mouth and flicked off the ash.

"People from the Cherry Blossom Country can never shed their inherent ingratitude."

The moment his voice fell...

Hum!

An invisible magnetic field fluctuation instantly erupted!

Kujo felt her pistol suddenly come alive, emitting a twisting sound.

"Crack!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the gun barrel was bent ninety degrees by an invisible force!

"What?!"

Kujo was greatly alarmed.

Before she could react, Lu Shiyan flicked his wrist.

Whoosh!

A scalpel was thrown, heading straight for Kujo's brow!

"Take responsibility for your stupidity."

The aura of death washed over her, and Kujo didn't even have time to close her eyes.

However...

Ding!

Just as the blade was about to pierce her skin, a slender, fair hand reached out from mid-air, steadily catching the flying scalpel.

The blade cut through the glove, but couldn't harm the hand in the slightest.

"Lu, you can't kill her yet."

The white-haired Su Country girl said calmly, "Otherwise, 'that guy' will come looking for us."

Lu Shiyan was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead. The killing intent on his face instantly vanished, replaced by a look of annoyance.

"Sigh, look at my memory, I almost forgot about that bastard."

"Sorry, Yekaterina, getting old makes one impulsive."

Looking at the uncle who had been decisive moments ago but was now apologizing with a grin, Hoshino and Kujo were stunned.

How could his expression change so quickly?

Yekaterina returned an elegant smile.

"No, Lu, you're not wrong."

"This woman brought it upon herself."

With that, Yekaterina slowly crouched down and looked at Kujo, who was slumped on the ground.

"Since I can't kill her, I'll just teach her a lesson."

She narrowed her eyes, then extended a finger and pressed it onto the bloody hole in Kujo's thigh that had been blasted open by the Vacuum Bullet.

Then, she gave a forceful twist!

"Ahhhhhh!!!"

Piercing screams echoed in the hallway, and Kujo's pain caused cold sweat to instantly drench the back of her clothes.

"So noisy."

Yekaterina frowned slightly, then swiftly applied a chokehold to Kujo's neck, forcing her to pass out.

Plop.

The world fell silent.

Kujo fainted with her eyes rolling back.

Hoshino, standing nearby, trembled in a corner, terrified.

She knew she absolutely couldn't defy these two, or she might not even live to see tomorrow.

Just as she feared, it happened.

After dealing with Kujo, Lu Shiyan turned around and walked towards Hoshino.

He pointed a finger at the cross insignia on Hoshino's combat suit.

"Little girl, what's your Supernatural Ability?"

"I... I..."

Hoshino stammered, tears welling up in her eyes, "My Supernatural Ability is... B-rank Healing Light."

"Oh? A healer."

Lu Shiyan nodded in satisfaction. "Very good, follow me."

"Then... what about Kujo-jie?"

Hoshino pointed at Kujo, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and asked weakly.

Yekaterina stood up, wiped the bloodstains from her gloves, and said coldly.

"Those who make mistakes should be punished."

"She can only stay here and leave her fate to chance."

"If she's still alive by tomorrow morning, she'll be qualified to go to the second floor."

Hoshino didn't dare to disobey, but out of fear of monsters, she still asked tremblingly.

"Um... are there monsters on the first floor?"

Lu Shiyan heard this and deliberately lowered his voice to scare her.

"Yes."

"And... not weaker than the one outside."

"If you want to stay here and accompany her to feed the monsters, it's not impossible~"

"Ah?!"

Hoshino's small face instantly turned pale, and tears finally fell.

"I... I understand! I'll go with you!"

"But you must let Kujo-jie come up tomorrow!"

Speaking of this, as if to bolster her courage, she actually mustered the courage to say the harshest words in the softest tone.

"O-otherwise! I'll commit suicide with her to show you!!"

"Hmph!"

She also sniffled forcefully.

If you didn't know, you'd think she was acting spoiled with an elder.

"Pfft... Hahaha!"

Lu Shiyan was immediately amused by her timid and cute appearance, and couldn't help but reach out and rub her head.

"You, this guy, are really interesting. You don't look like a soldier at all."

"Threatening someone with suicide? Does your Sister Kujo know she's going to die with you?"

Yekaterina beside (him) also helplessly rubbed (her) forehead.

"Alright, Lu, stop teasing her."

"The first floor is temporarily a 'Safe Zone'. This foolish Cherry Blossom Country woman shouldn't die."

"Mmm..."

Hoshino puffed out her cheeks, finally realizing she had been made fun of.

But (she) also breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time recalled the information revealed during their previous conversation.

For some reason, there seemed to be some kind of rule here: people couldn't die casually, or it would attract terrifying things.

"Hmph!"

Hoshino snorted angrily, lowered her head, and followed behind the two.

The three of them followed the dim stairs and arrived at the second floor.

The air here was filled with the smell of moldy books and old blood.

Lu Shiyan pushed open the door of a classroom with a "Class 3-2" sign.

"Go in, new School Doctor."

As Hoshino tremblingly walked into the classroom, the scene before her eyes completely shocked (her).

In this bizarre middle school surrounded by monsters, there were actually so many people!

A total of eleven!

And...

They didn't look old, wearing tattered black stand-collar school uniforms and sailor uniforms. They were clearly students!

To be precise, they were Transmigrator students from the Cherry Blossom Country!

Five girls and six boys, each huddled in the corners of the classroom.

They all had injuries of varying degrees, some bandaged with torn cloth strips, others still bleeding.

Everyone's complexion was extremely bad, their eyes filled with numbness and despair.

Looking at these compatriots who shared the same language and culture as (her).

Hoshino's mind instantly flashed with the white bones at the school entrance, and the tragic sight of Sato and Ikeda's deaths just now.

Could it be that...

...those people had only died not long ago?

"Ugh!"

The immense psychological shock made her stomach churn, and she couldn't help but bend over and retch.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Lu Shiyan pinched his nose disgustedly and waved his hand.

"Don't puke here! If you're going to puke, go puke outside!"

Just then.

Those students in the classroom noticed Hoshino.

More accurately, they noticed the Cherry Blossom Country combat uniform she was wearing.

That was their country's military uniform!

The next second.

There wasn't the "fellow countrymen meeting fellow countrymen, eyes brimming with tears" that Hoshino had expected.

"It's you!!"

A boy with bandages wrapped around his head suddenly stood up, his eyes erupting with bone-deep hatred and rage.

He went mad, grabbed a rusty iron stool from nearby, and desperately charged towards Hoshino!

"You damn murderers!!"

"You dare come back!!"

"I'll kill you!!"

"Wh... why?"

Hoshino was completely stunned, frozen in place by fear, forgetting even to dodge.

Clearly, compared to these two foreigners, she was one of their own people. Why was she being called a murderer?

The instant the stool was about to smash onto Hoshino's head.

A big hand grabbed the boy's wrist.

Lu Shiyan blocked the frenzied student with one hand, his brow furrowed slightly.

"Let go of me!! Mr. Lu! Don't stop me!!"

The boy struggled desperately, tears streaming from his eyes.

"I want revenge!! I want to kill these damned liars! Murderers!"

"It's all them!!"

"It's all because of these bastards..."

"My sister died because of them!!!"