Sleeping Without a Care / Waterfall

"You Scum Mushroom..."

"It's coming."

The second half of the sentence was abruptly cut off, and the whole scene was as if the play button had been pressed. The heavy rain shattered into pieces, and the man dragged the lance with the girl tied to it with one hand, moving forward two or three hundred meters in an instant.

"Crack—"

The ground was like a shattered block, cut open by the impact, and the rain hit his face like knives. Lin pulled out the spear from the Oath of Judas and stared at what had just swooped down from the crack.

If he wasn't mistaken, it was a very familiar "acquaintance".

"Click".

The crisp sound of mechanical joints snapping shut drowned out the rain; alloy blades were pulled from the scattered ground; and the scarlet monitor was filled with the ruthlessness of mechanical creations.

During the period when Jilin was delaying the KY Plan, he had a lot of dealings with them.

The metal corroded by Honkai Energy was covered with a thin, unsettling film, like the slime of insects.

"Mechs?" It was Bianca who spoke. She recognized the enemy that had landed at a glance. She often had some unpleasant conflicts with organizations that had mechs. Most of the time, she would smash those junks to pieces, but the next time, a more advanced mech would always come to her.

Her own Schicksal also possesses mechs, and in her view, the mechanical monster before her is clearly more similar to Schicksal's mechs.

Mechanical creations controlled by Honkai Energy are not new. The core of many mechanical creations is much more fragile than the outer shell, so they are corroded by Honkai Energy first and eventually become Honkai Beast with mechanical bodies.

Bianca struggled violently; she had to fight. "There are enemies! Let me go!"

"What are you better at fighting?" Lin Ha exhaled a breath to adjust his combat state. His injuries had not fully healed... in fact, he could be said to be in extremely poor condition, but he couldn't care less about that right now.

What are you saying?

The second and third mechs fell from the crack one after another. These were all mechs that had been swallowed by the pseudo-black hole during the Ninth Honkai War. They were now planning to faithfully carry out the program that set them when they were created—to kill humans.

With each dull thud, countless crimson single eyes appeared in the darkness, launching a bloody charge towards the two!

"Mechs or Honkai Beast, which are you better at fighting?"

Bianca paused for a moment, then smirked. "What's the difference between smashing it into mincemeat and smashing it into scrap metal?"

Lin grabbed the chains of Oath of Judas with his other hand, turned and charged forward with a fierce momentum—

"Then the mechs are in your hands."

Behind them, bizarre Quantum Honkai Beast slammed into the ground one after another, roaring as they joined the mechs, surrounding the two of them.

Twelve spears lit up from the unfolded cross, transforming into streaks of light that shot straight into the sky, accompanied by the sound of wind being cut and the sound of Honkai Beast's flesh being torn apart!

The chains binding Bianca loosened the moment Lin turned to greet the Honkai Beast. She landed on one knee, her golden high ponytail dancing wildly in the fierce wind and torrential rain!

The mech rushed forward, raising its blade to slice through the rain!

"Boom!"

What greeted it was a pinkish-white fist.

The horse's tail trembled violently with its owner's movements. The difference in hardness between flesh and metal should be similar to that between an egg and a stone, but the mech fell apart in this lightning-fast uppercut. The core of the mech, which was hit head-on, was like an iron watermelon, and its parts exploded like watermelon seeds!

Bianca lunged forward, inhaled, raised her fist high, and slammed it into the ground in front of the surging mech army like a mudslide!

"Boom----"

The unparalleled, monstrous strength smashed the familiar ground into pieces!

The surging mechs were momentarily stunned, then blasted to the ground by the wind pressure and impact, sinking deep into the cracks in the ground!

Her makeshift armor, dripping with rain, shone like stars in the darkness. A giant, armored figure appeared behind her, raising his broadsword and slamming it down on the mechs!

"Bang!"

Lin dodged the boulder that was launched from behind him, and with a flick of his wrist, he spun the cross in the air like a gymnast, slamming the heavy cross down onto the Honkai Beast's head.

He was prepared for the enemies to emerge from the rift, and these mechs and Honkai Beast were probably only a very small part of the rift.

Bianca described it as some kind of quantum distortion phenomenon. Lin paid special attention to this sentence. He had a premonition that the "thing" in the crack was the cause of the phenomenon, and that it was very likely unrelated to him.

He attracted Bianca here, but His real purpose was the warrior from 50,000 years in the future beside him.

Why? Lin had no idea, but he devised a way to get that "thing" to make a move.

If His target is Bianca, then He cannot ignore Bianca, who is unable to move and has no power in her body.

As expected, after Lin had only held Bianca captive for a little over a day, He couldn't hold back any longer. However, He was very cautious, and those who came here through the rift were just some low-level Honkai Beast and mechs.

The enemy was numerous, but Lin and Bianca handled it with ease. Their main task was to prevent the mechs or Honkai Beast from escaping to places they hadn't noticed and hiding in the World Bubble. The battle lasted about five minutes, and all that was left on the ground were parts and chunks of flesh from the mechs and Honkai Beast mixed together.

Bianca flung the mech that had pierced her lance to the ground and stomped on its core. Lin, carrying the Oath of Judas, silently walked to her side, glanced at the chaotic battlefield, and saw that every enemy Bianca had hit looked as if they had been stomped on by Godzilla.

I had already witnessed it before, but I still have to marvel at how destructive she is.

Lin stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then casually reached out and placed his hand on Bianca's smooth shoulder. "Well done, you silly goose..."

"Smack!"

Bianca turned around, grabbed the chain hidden behind his arm, and kicked the Oath of Judas with her long, stockinged leg. Lin Mo watched silently as his weapon flew hundreds of meters away like a shooting star.

Then, the blonde girl grabbed his wrists with one hand, lifted him up, and looked at him with a smile.

"What were you trying to say, Scum Mushroom?"

Chapter 51 Sleeping Posture

Novels often feature a plot where the villain, who once went to great lengths to torment or hinder the protagonist, falls into the protagonist's hands and, faced with their tragic fate, can only regret the ugly side they once showed to the protagonist.

If the protagonist is kind-hearted, the villains will likely not suffer any consequences, only receiving a slightly harsh lesson that leaves them resentful and ready to seek revenge. However, if the protagonist is ruthless, they will most likely not see the sun rise tomorrow.

Lin, who had found the wires in the wreckage of the mechs tied to his lance, thought that Bianca must be kind-hearted.

But he glanced briefly at the mechs she had shattered; some of them had been smashed into iron discs by her delicate pink fists.

Even if you're kind-hearted, you might accidentally turn him into something that looks like the mashed potatoes she ate.

"Scum Mushroom, how does it feel to be tied up like that?" The girl took off her hair tie, ran her slender fingers through her long, shimmering hair, and then looked at Lin, whose position had been reversed, with a smile, like a smug little girl.

After the battle, her armor disappeared, leaving only her tight-fitting black outfit. It seems that 50,000 years later, there is technology that can store armor on a person.

Lin replied expressionlessly, "The scenery is quite nice."

"What are you staring at?" Bianca covered her body, which was accentuated by her tight-fitting clothes, and whispered with a flushed face, "Pervert."

She observed the post-war devastation; such a sudden situation was beyond her expectations. It seemed there were still many things she didn't know about in this World Bubble.

"Do you have the means to leave the World Bubble?" Lin asked suddenly after she finished observing.

"Yes, the Holy Sword Durandal can help me... Huh?"

Bianca frowned slightly and tried to use Durandal's power, but no matter how she called out, it had no effect.

She can enter and leave the World Bubble at any time using the power of the Holy Sword, which is why she was able to investigate the disordered quantum phenomenon by herself after Schicksal observed it.

"... Phew, it seems I can't leave until the truth comes out." Bianca adapted to the situation very quickly. She had encountered many strange events that ordinary people would never experience in their entire lives, and this was just one of them.

She smiled radiantly, turning her head to look at the immobilized Lin: "So, what should we do with you next?"

Lin snorted, "Hmph, treat me the way I treated you before, I can take it. You can look and touch me as you please."

"You really are shameless." Bianca was astonished. She narrowed her eyes, thought for a moment, then clapped her hands and laughed, "Then I'll hang you up for one night."

Lin was all alone, strapped to a lance. He looked up at the crack, perhaps tired from the battle, and he was unusually sleepy.

Bianca went to sleep in the tent. From Lin's observation over the past two days, her daily routine was very healthy, similar to Lin's.

In fact, Lin can see many of his own habits in Bianca. She probably exercises every day, and when she arrives in an unfamiliar area, she will first observe the environment and make records. She is probably a workaholic.

She's often too serious and straightforward, and her rigidity doesn't match her appearance. It's not that it's bad, but Lin rarely sees a girl who's so easy to fool.

As he pondered, Lin closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. This was the only time he had truly slept in a long time, apart from falling into a coma.

A sword blade pierced the sky and descended, shattering the Red Ice that had frozen the earth, and setting ablaze with Red Ice...

"..."

Lin had his eyes closed, but he was already awake. His sleep quality wasn't very good; many terrible things were running rampant in his dreams, like layers upon layers of nightmares.

It took him a long time to calm himself down. He planned to open his eyes and examine the crack again, but just then...

"Are you already asleep?"

A whisper so faint that it would be impossible to hear unless the surrounding environment was completely silent reached his ears.

Bianca's footsteps were even fainter than her whispers, and he didn't even hear when she left the tent and came to him.

"I remember seeing a wound on his chest before..."

Lin's clothes were found to be in small pieces, and after confirming that everything was in order, she went around to the back of the rifle and untied the wires binding Lin.

"Whoosh..."

Just before he fell to the ground, he landed in a soft, fragrant embrace.

The good news is that he doesn't have to sleep on the rifle tonight; the bad news is that if he's found awake, he'll probably be turned into bear cookies.

"..."

Suddenly, everything went quiet. Lin couldn't hear the wind whistling as he moved, but instead, a suppressed breathing sound seemed to be approaching.

Why does he smell nice?

He heard Bianca's murmurs, but didn't quite understand what she was saying.

The breathing grew closer. "Just a... just a sniff, it should be fine, right..."

Lin quietly squinted his right eye, and he could see the girl's long, flowing hair cascading down in the starlight. She gently hugged Lin's waist, her hands resting on his back, her delicate nose close to his collarbone, inhaling his scent.

What is she doing?

Under Lin's questioning gaze, her cheeks flushed, and she seemed intoxicated and joyful as she traced his collarbone up his neck.

She was about to touch Lin's chin—

"Whoosh."

The night wind stirred the wreckage of the mechs beside her, instantly shattering her entranced expression.

Bianca belatedly looked at Lin's sleeping face so close to hers, and she leaned back as if in a knee-jerk reaction.

What am I doing...?

Later, she seemed to say a lot of self-comforting things and didn't do anything out of line. Lin was then moved into the tent. She helped Lin choose a position where his wound wouldn't be pressed, and then she slept next to Lin.

Fortunately, the tent was big enough to comfortably fit two people.

Lin breathed a sigh of relief; finally...

"Call..."

"..."

Lin heard a soft snore, as if her nose was blocked, and slowly turned her head to see Bianca sleeping with her entire head buried in the pillow.

Regardless of how fast she falls asleep, her sleeping posture is really not very good.

Lin thought for a moment, then got up and put his hand on her shoulder to help her adjust her sleeping position.

However, to his utter surprise, Bianca, who was exceptionally talented in many ways, was unparalleled in her sleeping habits. In addition to burying her head in the pillow, she would kick the blanket off the bed five times a night, rolling around in bed, and drooling until the sheets were wet when she wasn't rolling.

There's no blanket today, but there's a forest.

"Smack."

Lin calmly glanced back and forth between Bianca's innocent and adorable sleeping face and her arm, which was gripping his wrist as firmly as an iron pillar.

He tried to pull his hand out.

This movement triggered a switch.

"Whoosh!"

"..."

An irresistible force pulled him into the girl's arms. She usually used the blanket as a pillow, tucking it between her thighs and wrists. This time it might be more convenient because Lin's body took up less space than the blanket.

His limbs were restrained, making him even more immobile than when he was tied to a lance. He stared speechlessly at the gap in the tent door, the girl's face nuzzling against his, her sweet snores continuing in his ear.

And so, he spent the whole night gazing at the moonlight in silent, poignant silence.

Chapter Fifty-Two Waterfall