They Said Delta Force—How Did It Turn into Arknights?

"This is for your safety," Patriot said in a deep voice.

An Imperial Guard had died here not long ago. There was no way Patriot would not worry about the Imperial Guard's retaliation.

Patriot only had Yelena as his daughter now. He did not want to see her suffer even the slightest harm.

Talulah had originally wanted to see Han Fei off as well, but upon hearing Patriot say this, she could only abandon the thought. She looked at Han Fei apologetically and said,

"Since FrostNova and Mr. Patriot are seeing you off, I can only stay behind. Sorry, Doctor Han Fei."

"It's fine."

Han Fei said indifferently, "I don't care about that."

He could understand Talulah's concerns. Reunion had only a few high-level combatants at present, and someone capable had to stay behind to guard the place.

If all their high-level combatants left and something happened, there would not even be anyone in the village who could make decisions. That would be disastrous.

"When are you leaving?" FrostNova asked.

"Right now, I guess." Han Fei shrugged.

"Is that so?"

FrostNova sighed. "Leaving without saying goodbye like this... a lot of people will probably regret it."

Quite a few people in the Yeti Squad had received Han Fei's help. If they knew he was leaving now, they would definitely come to bid him farewell.

"It's fine."

Han Fei waved his hand. "It's not like we can never meet again. Whatever we have to say can wait until next time."

"True." FrostNova said, "Then shall we leave now?"

"Let's go."

Han Fei replied, then turned to Talulah. After thinking briefly, he said, "Talulah, I know Alina is important to you, and that you care deeply about her opinions.

"That is exactly why you should place more importance on protecting Alina. She is not a fighter, yet she often travels alone across the Tundra without any security personnel. That is very unsafe."

Talulah had not expected Han Fei to bring up Alina before leaving. She froze for a moment, then nodded. "I understand. I'll take it seriously."

Even so, Han Fei was still worried, so he added, "Talulah, trust me. Strengthening Alina's security will bring nothing but benefits."

Han Fei was no longer the insignificant guest he had once been, but an important person whose words deserved serious consideration. Since he had emphasized Alina's security so heavily, Talulah naturally could not take it lightly. She immediately said solemnly,

"Don't worry, Han Fei. I can promise you that Alina will never walk through the wilderness alone again. Even if she does not want it, I will send fighters to protect her."

"That's more like it."

Only after seeing how seriously Talulah took it did Han Fei finally relax. He waved his hand and said, "All right, I'm leaving then. See you next time, Talulah."

"Goodbye, Doctor Han Fei."

Talulah remained where she was, watching as the three figures gradually disappeared into the wind and snow.

Only when they were completely out of sight did Talulah withdraw her gaze and sigh. "What a pity."

The truth was, traveling through a blizzard really took time.

Han Fei had thought the few kilometers would not take too long, but in reality, he had walked until he was starting to feel hungry before the extraction point finally appeared in his sight.

"This is far enough."

Han Fei stopped and glanced at FrostNova. "You really don't need to come any farther."

FrostNova looked at Han Fei with obvious reluctance. "Then... I'll see you off here."

"Yeah, thanks for walking with me for so long." Han Fei smiled. "Goodbye, Yelena."

With that, Han Fei headed toward the extraction point.

Watching his retreating figure, FrostNova hesitated for a moment, then suddenly reached out and grabbed the hem of Han Fei's clothes.

"What is it?"

Han Fei turned back in confusion.

"Can you... give me another shot?" FrostNova asked tentatively. "Just one shot is enough."

It was not an excessive request, so Han Fei agreed directly. "No problem."

He immediately took out a hormone syringe and gave FrostNova a shot.

The next second, the hormone syringe struck FrostNova's body precisely and dispersed into green mist.

As the syringe took effect, FrostNova felt her body temperature gradually begin to warm. Along with it came a courage that seemed to arise from nowhere.

FrostNova looked into Han Fei's eyes. The next second, she abruptly spread her arms and threw them around him.

"Uh..."

The sudden embrace left Han Fei somewhat at a loss. He instinctively glanced at Patriot beside them, his hands hovering in midair as he wondered whether he should put them down.

"Sorry. Just let me be selfish this once."

Perhaps because her head was buried against Han Fei's chest, FrostNova's voice sounded muffled.

"Please forgive my abruptness, and... my somewhat cold body temperature."

Hearing that, Han Fei hesitated for a moment, but ultimately placed his hands on FrostNova's back in front of Patriot and said softly, "Why do you like apologizing so much? Isn't that a little too distant?"

Honestly, for Han Fei, this embrace was not particularly warm.

The hormone syringe could indeed warm FrostNova's body temperature, but that took time. It was not instantaneous.

So when FrostNova embraced him, the experience was not exactly pleasant for Han Fei.

However, the coldness of her embrace could not make him pull away. Even through their clothes, he could feel the softness of the girl's body and the pounding of her heart.

He lowered his head, looked at Yelena's white hair, and said softly, "You don't have to be too sad either. We'll meet again. I promise it won't be long."

"Mm."

Yelena answered softly. Only after several breaths did she raise her head and say, "I'll wait for you to return, for the day we meet again. I swear I'll become stronger. By then, you won't have to be forced to leave like you are now."

"Okay."

Han Fei smiled and replied, "Then I'll look forward to it."

"Mm."

Yelena nodded firmly.

The next second, Yelena noticed the change in her body temperature and voluntarily released Han Fei. "All right, I've absorbed enough warmth."

Han Fei smiled. "Then I'm really leaving."

"Mm."

Yelena took a step back, waved at Han Fei, and said softly, "Goodbye."

Han Fei backed into the extraction point. Before long, a ten-second countdown appeared before his eyes.

10, 9, 8...

When the countdown ended, a helicopter flew over from the distance and hovered above Han Fei. A rope dropped down from it.

Han Fei reached out and grabbed the rope, waving at the two people in the distance. "Goodbye, Yelena, and Mr. Patriot."

"Goodbye, Han Fei!"

Yelena waved forcefully, watching Han Fei climb the rope into the helicopter before finally disappearing from their sight.

P.S.: This is a promo swap I had arranged with a friend before, but I forgot to post it. The synopsis is as follows:

Bai Luo transmigrated and, by chance, obtained a system that called itself Ultra Live.

According to the system, Bai Luo needed to become Ultraman's human host and travel through various worlds, saving those inhuman tragedies and livestreaming the events.

Thus...

Before heading to the world of All Tomorrows...

Bai Luo: Seven, humanity has gone extinct.

Seven: ????

Before heading to the world of Warhammer 40K...

Bai Luo: Tiga, all of humanity has fallen into darkness. I need your help.

Old Tiga: ???

And inside the livestream...

Emperor: Are you saying there is an alien species that values the lives of others, is willing to sacrifice itself to save others, and possesses exceptionally noble character?

Black Tower: Are you saying there is a strange artifact with no delay that can travel freely through the universe without restrictions?

Zoffy: Are you saying that in corners beyond our sight, war and conflict are everywhere, genocide is commonplace, and the entire universe is shrouded in darkness with no hope at all?

Emperor: sweating_cold.jpg

<Multiverse Livestream: Starting by Telling Seven Humanity Has Gone Extinct>

Hafk's Big Hand

The moment Han Fei boarded the helicopter, his vision went dark. Then, the familiar settlement screen appeared before him.

Extraction Successful!

Four large green words filled Han Fei's vision. Then, a more detailed settlement panel replaced them.

[Match Earnings: 803367]

[Total Defeats: 67]

[Match Highlight Defeat: Ursus Emperor's Blade]

Looking at the defeat list, Han Fei felt a little curious.

Why does this Emperor's Blade have a name while the other inspectors don't?

In Delta Force, the highlight defeat list only displayed players, not bots.

But that Emperor's Blade did not look like a player at all.

Was it because he was strong?

Han Fei could not quite figure it out.

A few seconds later, the settlement screen disappeared automatically. The next moment, Han Fei returned to the familiar Special Operations Center.

Having grown used to the liveliness of the Tundra, Han Fei was genuinely a little unaccustomed to suddenly returning to the Special Operations Center.

He took a deep breath and shouted, "Hey, is anyone here?"

His shout echoed through the empty Special Operations Center, but no one answered his call.

Just as Han Fei had expected.

"Tch."

Han Fei clicked his tongue and walked straight to the research department, the huge cylinder in the center of the Special Operations Center. He sat carelessly atop a metal crate and casually complained,

"They gave me such a huge Special Operations Center but no operators. What am I supposed to do with that? Don't tell me I'm really expected to keep this whole base running by myself."

As he complained, Han Fei summoned the interface—the in-game start screen.

He opened the warehouse and began sorting through the loot from this match.

"I can keep the helmet and armor. Sell off all this miscellaneous blue and green stuff. This Demon Fragment is only worth three hundred thousand per slot... tch, I'll keep it."

When Han Fei played Delta Force, he had a habit: if the price for selling a blue item to the Quartermaster differed from its market listing price by 1,500, he would list it on the market. If the difference was less than 1,500, he would sell it to the Quartermaster.

There were not many blue items that met this condition. For example, forehead thermometers and military rations earned far more on the market than by selling them to the Quartermaster.

The reason he did not list everything on the market was that there were not enough listing slots. Even with a max-level market, it was not enough to list all the loot he extracted in one go.

To save time, it was more convenient to sell items with small price differences directly to the Quartermaster.

But now that Han Fei was this broke, he naturally could not be as extravagant as before.

He obediently listed the blue items on the market one by one. Even when the price difference was not 1,500, he still listed them there.

As for the green items, Han Fei followed his old habit and tossed them all into the Quartermaster's hands, converting them into warm Haf Coins.