How Was This Supposed to Be Delta Force and Turned into Arknights? Chapter 15

Han Fei pretended nothing was wrong and said, "Mr. Patriot, you were looking for me."

"Mm. Your name is Han Fei, correct?"

Patriot watched Han Fei and asked, "You are not from Ursus. Where do you come from?"

Han Fei scratched his cheek and said, "Yan."

Theoretically, he was from Siris, not Yan. But if he told Patriot he was from Siris, the man certainly would not know where that was, so he might as well borrow Yan's identity.

"Great Yan. A mysterious and prosperous nation."

Patriot casually praised it before getting straight to the point. "I heard about your deeds from Yelena. Are you interested in staying and joining us?

"If you are willing to stay, Yelena will be very happy as well."

"I really can't do that." Han Fei refused. "I can't stay."

The moment he spoke, the atmosphere abruptly changed, and an invisible pressure swept over him.

Han Fei could even sense that the red glow from beneath Patriot's helmet, where his eyes should be, had grown several shades brighter.

Hey? Didn't you say he wouldn't give me a hard time, Yelena?!

Patriot had something to say too. The moment he returned, he saw some punk touching his daughter's hand. He asked the boy to stay, yet he refused. What was that supposed to mean? Was he planning to run after taking advantage of her?

Just as Han Fei was considering how to ease the overly tense atmosphere, FrostNova's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Enough, Dad. Stop scaring him."

FrostNova slowly walked over and stopped beside Han Fei. Looking up at Patriot, she said, "I already told you Han Fei will be leaving in a few days. Why scare him?"

Patriot said in a deep voice, "Yelena, you know why I am doing this."

"I know."

FrostNova shook her head. "But there is no need. Things are fine as they are."

Patriot fell silent for a moment. "Then it shall be as you wish."

With that, he looked at Han Fei and said earnestly, "My daughter trusts you very much. I hope you will not betray that trust, nor do anything that will make her sad. Otherwise, my halberd will not spare you."

"Mr. Patriot, please rest assured."

Han Fei placed one hand over his chest and said solemnly, "I promise you that I will fulfill every one of those demands."

"I look forward to seeing it."

Patriot answered, then said to the two of them, "All right, go. You need not remain before me any longer."

Only then did Han Fei and FrostNova turn and leave.

Once they had gone a little farther away, Han Fei let out a long breath. "Your dad is really scary."

FrostNova glanced sideways at him and chuckled. "He did not even do anything to you. Was that necessary?"

"It was."

Han Fei nodded seriously.

He was not short. At 186 centimeters, he was considered tall anywhere, but before the two-and-a-half-meter Patriot, he looked as "petite" as a child.

Even without saying anything threatening, Patriot standing there was enough to exude overwhelming pressure.

Besides, Han Fei had been feeling a little guilty to begin with, so of course he found the man terrifying.

FrostNova said, "If you spend more time around him, you will find that he is not as frightening as you think. He is actually a fairly mild-tempered old man."

As they spoke, Talulah walked toward them.

Seeing Han Fei and FrostNova together, Talulah casually greeted them. "Where are you two headed?"

"I am taking him for a walk," FrostNova answered.

Talulah looked at Han Fei. "Would you mind one more companion? I happen to want to clear my head too."

At that, Han Fei and FrostNova exchanged a glance. The latter said, "Of course not."

Han Fei added, "I have no objections either."

Han Fei had only been going to raid bird nests anyway. Having Talulah along would not affect anything.

Besides, FrostNova had already agreed, so how could he refuse?

The three walked side by side toward the outskirts of the village. When they reached the entrance, another voice called out behind them.

"Doctor Han Fei, Big Sis, Talulah."

The three turned and saw a Yeti Squad member with a bow on his back jogging toward them.

Han Fei recognized him. He was the one who had proactively sought him out to treat his injuries before.

Volume One: Chapter 24 Emperor's Blades

Seeing the bow on his back, Han Fei asked curiously, "Where are you going?"

"I am going hunting."

The Yeti looked at the bow over his shoulder and said rather proudly, "Doctor, not to brag, but I am the best hunter in the squad!"

FrostNova said, "Are your injuries no longer a problem?"

Han Fei added, "Yeah, you are still injured. Do not push yourself."

Drawing a bow required strength. Han Fei was afraid the man would split his wounds open with one pull.

"It is no problem, Big Sis, Doctor."

The Yeti grinned and patted his chest. "Doctor Han Fei, your treatment was so effective that I have basically recovered completely."

"Is that so? Good."

Only then was Han Fei relieved. He asked, "By the way, I still do not know your name."

"My name is Semyon, Doctor."

"Oh, Semyon, right? I will remember that," Han Fei said.

"Doctor, just wait and see. When I get back, I will let you taste the freshest game."

Han Fei smiled. "Really? Then I will be waiting for dinner."

The Yeti named Semyon did not travel with Han Fei and the others. After greeting them, he took his bow and plunged straight into the snowy wilderness.

After Semyon left, Talulah said as they walked, "It seems the Yeti Squad has accepted you."

"Yeah, we are friends." Han Fei replied, "Just like you and me."

Talulah glanced at Han Fei and chuckled. "Indeed. We are friends."

Then she suddenly let out a long breath and said with some emotion, "If everyone were like you and held no prejudice against the Infected, this world would become a better place."

Without changing his expression, Han Fei praised her. "That is why people like you need to step forward and fight for the Infected's rights."

"Me?"

Talulah looked away and said softly, "You are right. Someone has to do something for the Infected. There should be a place for the Infected in this country."

"Exactly. Wait, I hear a bird nest."

Leaving those words behind, Han Fei darted beneath a tree under the watchful eyes of the two women and immediately began climbing.

As she watched him continuously climb upward, a string of question marks seemed to appear over Talulah's head.

Before this, Alina had told her about Han Fei's exploits of raiding bird nests, but even seeing it with her own eyes, Talulah still could not understand.

What was so worth raiding about a bird nest? At most, there were a few bird eggs inside. Was it really necessary?

Yet Han Fei looked so excited that anyone unaware would think some treasure was waiting for him inside.

"What a strange man."

Talulah shook her head, completely unable to understand.

"Indeed."

FrostNova agreed. "Sometimes, it feels like the things in his head are different from ours."

With that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Not long afterward, Han Fei came down from the tree and returned to their side, muttering, "At least give me a little purple. I still have not seen a single little purple yet. Is that reasonable?"

Although Talulah did not understand what Han Fei meant by "little purple," she could tell from his expression that he had found nothing good in the bird nest. She said,

"It is normal for a bird nest not to have treasure in it. I do not understand why you are so obsessed with raiding them."

"You cannot put it that way, I—"

Han Fei had barely gotten halfway through his sentence when Semyon came running back, his face full of panic.

"Something is wrong, Talulah!"

Talulah reached out to support the breathless Semyon and asked, "What happened?"

Semyon hurriedly said, "S-someone attacked our scouts. There is blood everywhere."

"What?!"

Talulah's expression immediately turned grave. "Go back and notify Mr. Patriot."

Before Semyon could agree, FrostNova suddenly spoke. "Talulah."

"What is it?"

Talulah looked sideways and saw FrostNova staring ahead with a grave expression.

Talulah followed FrostNova's gaze and saw a tall figure in a black coat standing amid the wind and snow not far away.

White flakes fell from the gray sky. The snow that touched his coat abruptly turned black, then shattered and scattered across the ground, filthy as mud.

Before Talulah could react, Han Fei was the first to cry out in alarm. "What? An Emperor's Blade?!"

As an Arknights player, Han Fei knew all too well what kind of existence this figure in a coat was.

The Emperor's Blades, also known as the Emperor's Blades, were among the most elite fighting forces in all of Ursus.

Though they later became a unit of measure for combat strength, they were in fact tremendously powerful.

The Emperor's Blade strode toward Talulah and the others, stopping only when it was around twenty paces away.

The Emperor's Blade's appearance was overwhelmingly intimidating. Han Fei was all right, since he had played Arknights for so long and understood the Emperor's Blades' background, so he did not find it particularly terrifying.

But this was Semyon's first time seeing an Emperor's Blade. Its pitch-black appearance and head flickering with red light made the young Yeti's body tremble.

Talulah noticed this and said, "Semyon, go back now."

"I, I—Aah!"

Before Semyon could agree, a black spear suddenly pierced through his body, impaling the young Yeti through the chest.

"Doctor Han Fei, Big Sis, I..."

His voice cut off abruptly. The young Semyon's body went limp, and he fell backward.

"Semyon!"

FrostNova's face changed drastically. She caught Semyon's body and said, "Han Fei, hurry, save him!"

The moment she spoke, FrostNova saw two hormone injections strike Semyon with perfect accuracy.

However, it was already too late.

The moment his chest was pierced through, Semyon had already become beyond saving.

In fact, the moment Han Fei drew his Hormone Gun, he had realized there was nothing he could do.

The Hormone Gun had a function that could automatically target those in need of rescue.

Yet when Han Fei drew it, the Hormone Gun's auto-aim did not activate on Semyon.

—The Hormone Gun's auto-aim could not work on a corpse.

Semyon was dead.

Looking at that young face, Han Fei recalled his confident words from not long ago.

—"Doctor, just wait and see. When I get back, I will let you taste the freshest game."

A nameless fury rose in Han Fei's heart. He turned around, stared fixedly at the Emperor's Blade, and said, "Yan curse, you really deserve to die."