Human Civilization After the Tenth Great Honkai / People's Joys and Sorrows Are Not Shared

A man in a standard Moth to Fire combat uniform leaned against a wall, gasping for breath.

A fist-sized hole had been blasted through his chest, while blood continuously poured from a bone-deep wound on his forehead.

The blood streamed down the man's cheeks and eventually slid into his eyes, dyeing everything in his vision a glaring crimson.

I'm sorry, Lin... Dad probably can't go back to your side anymore...

Feeling the pain wracking his body, a trace of apology flashed through the man's eyes.

Not long ago, an Emperor-class Honkai Beast had used its fatal tracking light blade to

pierce through his chest, leaving behind a ghastly wound.

In the peaceful days of the past, such an injury would merely have been a harsh trial in the life of a Flame-Chaser Warrior like him. With proper treatment, there would still have been hope of recovery.

But now, he stood on a battlefield engulfed in war, on the front line of humanity's struggle against the Honkai.

Here, time was devoured by the flames of war. Every second was filled with danger and uncertainty, while chances for treatment and rest had become an extravagant luxury, almost impossibly distant.

Gritting his teeth, the man endured the agonizing pain and struggled to raise his heavy head.

His gaze pierced through layers of smoke and flame, steadfastly fixing on the ruins in the distance.

There, the aftermath of explosions still raged, and several enormous silhouettes flickered in and out of view amid the billowing smoke.

"Quick, keep attacking! That thing is about to evolve into an Emperor-class Honkai Beast! We can't let it leave!"

The shouts from afar thundered in the man's ears like war drums.

He could tell that they were his fellow Flame-Chaser Warriors, locked in a desperate struggle against several rampaging