Chapter 220
Da da da!
The barrage of fire, almost effortlessly, formed an interwoven network that halted all incoming arrows and pierced through the Lunarians's body without any resistance.
The Lunarians fleet that appeared in the sky was torn to shreds in an instant by this violent barrage of fire, turning into a fine mist that fell to the ground.
The Gem People stared in shock at Xiao Huasheng, who had just been telling a story in the center of them, and the next second he tore the Lunarians fleet to shreds.
Before the Lunarians could even shoot their arrows, Xiao Huasheng elbowed them down.
Xiao Huasheng then rushed towards the direction where the Lunarians's plane crashed, hoping to find out whether these lotus root people were edible.
Her silhouette, with her flowing red hair in the sunlight, was etched into everyone's mind.
But when she stepped forward and looked down, she saw that all the Lunarians were smiling at her.
These Lunarians, crippled and mutilated, merely gazed at her.
They were like the wind, their huge gunshot wounds scattered by the wind, turning into wisps of smoke in the air.
"Don't you have anything to eat? No, aren't you made of lotus root?" Xiao Huasheng asked, his eyes wide. "Could you just be simple souls? Then where do you get your physical bodies?"
One of the Lunarians seemed to want to say something.
But it was immediately beheaded by the arriving Bort, turning into smoke drifting in the air.
"Don't talk to them, they'll ambush you from the shadows... Many of our comrades were taken away this way," Diamond said, looking at the Lunarians on the ground.
Behind the slain Lunarians, an arrow lay hidden, ready to strike Xiao Huasheng at any moment.
Seeing this, Xiao Huasheng couldn't help but feel disappointed, "Oh..."
As she swiftly and decisively defeated the Lunarians, the other Gem People rushed over, all utterly astonished.
Before the dust had completely settled from the battle, the Gem People eagerly gathered around Xiao Huasheng.
The tension they had felt earlier was gone, replaced by an almost overflowing shock and curiosity. Their eyes were all fixed on the strange artifact in Xiao Huasheng's hand that had just emitted a thunderous sound.
"Xiao Huasheng! What was that just now? It was amazing!" Benitoite was the first to rush over, his eyes wide open, trying to reach out and touch the cold metal gun barrel, but hesitant.
"The sound was so loud! And... all those arrows, all of them at once..." Diamond clutched his arm, which was slightly injured from deflecting the arrows, his face filled with disbelief.
"Too fast! Faster than Bort blade! So many Lunarians, gone in an instant!" Jade murmured to herself, still savoring the devastating scene just now.
Although Bort didn't speak, her dark eyes were unusually filled with inquiry as she stared intently at the Victor Submachine Gun, seemingly analyzing its structure and principles.
If the gems also possessed such weapons, perhaps not so many of their companions would have been taken away by the Lunarians.
The gems chattered excitedly, their voices filled with undisguised admiration.
This ranged power, capable of deciding the outcome of a battle in an instant and exceeding their comprehension, brought them a tremendous shock.
Looking at the sparkling gem- Gem People surrounding him, Xiao Huasheng saw a group of children filled with curiosity about a new toy.
She weighed the heavy gun in her hand, a complex smile appearing on her face.
"This?" She held up the Vector slightly, allowing everyone to see its sleek lines and beautiful metallic sheen. "This is a 'gun,' my Guardian Gun, a more efficient and powerful ranged attack tool than a bow and crossbow."
She paused for a moment, then said, "It's beautiful, isn't it?"
Xiao Huasheng has always liked this Vector, and no matter how much her combat power has evolved, she still loves using it.
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After all, shooting is cheap and easy, and she would only switch to a more robust gun structure if the Vector structure is insufficient to support high-energy ammunition.
All the firearms she took out were physical firearms formed from condensed energy, and each had a different energy consumption depending on its size and structure.
Of course, these guns will disappear as soon as she gets rid of them and no longer wants them.
There is absolutely no possibility that the enemy could have captured this item.
Soon, the first Gem People user appeared.
"Can I touch it?"
Phosphophyllite volunteered, his eyes practically sparkling with anticipation.
Xiao Huasheng had no reason to refuse. She placed Vector into Phosphophyllite's hand and said with a smile, "I'll teach you."
"Put your hand on it, then aim at the target you want to shoot and pull the trigger."
The red-haired Angel patiently guided the curious Gem People, leading her to pull the trigger of Vector's gun.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and the bullet struck the grass.
Immediately afterward, the Phosphophyllite holding Vector felt a jolt, and then his entire body shattered into pieces on the ground with a crack.
She landed on the ground in scattered pieces.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Huasheng's eyes widened.
Kongo, with his eyes closed, said, "For them, there are very few things with high resilience, and they don't have any soft tissues to cushion impacts, so they can only bear everything with their own bodies..."
Kongo's implication was that none of these gems could withstand the power of firearms.
The vibrations from the gun were enough to shatter such large gemstones. Even if few could withstand two impacts, they would eventually break under the intense vibrations.
Seeing this, Xiao Huasheng was speechless.
At the same time, Kongo said to Xiao Huasheng, "Can we talk tonight?"
A human-like look of worry appeared on Kongo's face. The Kongo system still couldn't classify Xiao Huasheng as 'human'.
In his eyes, Xiao Huasheng was still a 'Gem People', only with more human components than other 'Gem People'.
He is ultimately mechanical and incapable of making flexible divisions.
But at least he could make some compromises and tell Xiao Huasheng some information about this world.
"Hmm." Xiao Huasheng nodded, not refusing.
She glanced at her energy bar; she had fired a total of 244 bullets.
She used up 24 days' worth of her survival energy in one go, leaving her with only a little over 74 days.
If possible, she still wants to find a way to survive in this world.
If she were to turn into a cement statue, then it would be truly over.
She will only transform once again into a terrifying statue, unconsciously strangling people.
The Gem People once again expressed their dissatisfaction with this blatant preferential treatment.
"The teacher likes Xiao Huasheng very much."
"I want one too. The teacher should talk to us about it tonight."
"But won't you be too sleepy to fall asleep at night?"
"If you want it, you can make it!"
An unknown green gem, shattered on the ground, uttered this arrogant statement.
Xiao Huasheng smiled helplessly, "If you are also from another world, then it's not impossible for you to listen with me."
Upon hearing this, the Gem People lost their temper, but what they had never lacked in all this long time was time spent with Kongo.
They loved wearing this Kongo.
Kongo also enjoyed his time with them. He didn't want the Gem People to disappear, so he stayed here to protect them.
To Kongo Kong, they were just children, innocent and naive kids.
It brought hope to his long and desperate life.
Soon, night fell.
Xiao Huasheng arrived at Kongo's room as promised, and Jin Gang quietly waited for Xiao Huasheng's arrival with his eyes closed.
Upon seeing Xiao Huasheng's arrival, Kongo gestured for her to sit down and began to speak.
"Actually, a long time ago, the world wasn't like this anymore; you should have realized that."
"Is this Earth? Why is there no food at all, and even the air is poisonous..."
Xiao Huasheng possesses a human sense of smell, so naturally he can always smell that strange odor in the air; normal air definitely doesn't smell like that.
"Yes... After six meteorite impacts, all of humanity on Earth was wiped out, even microorganisms perished in the impacts."
"After humans die, soon after, the Moon Lunarians appear on the moon. They possess the memories of their previous lives, and with these memories, they continue to live a good life on the moon. However, as tens of thousands of years have passed and no new life has been born, all the Lunarians yearn to enter the cycle of reincarnation as soon as possible. This world has become meaningless, and they all pray to go through the cycle of reincarnation. I am the prayer machine."
Kongo then continued, "Then... then... afterwards..."
Xiao Huasheng: "?"
She looked at Kongo blankly, while Kongo closed his eyes and explained.
"My system doesn't allow me to tell you that much. You are not human... and my program is programmed to only reveal the whole truth to humans."
Kongo's implication was that Xiao Huasheng was not a fully human being as he perceived him, and therefore could not know the whole truth.
"There's such a setting? That explains why you're so fixated on this. If that's the case, why not just use your own will to overcome the system's limitations?"
Kongo: "..."
He then laughed helplessly, "I love the Gem People. Perhaps I was weak from the beginning; I didn't have the willpower to break through the limitations of this system."
In this world, Kongo is completely bound by humans, to the point that only by being destroyed can he break free from human constraints.
As long as he exists in this body, he cannot escape the shackles of humanity.
The so-called breaking through limitations through willpower...
Xiao Huasheng's over-the-top Reality-Warping Ability was perhaps a bit too much.
If she were also inside this Kongo body, she might actually be able to break through.
"Is that so... But humans are all gone, so what's the point of still worrying about them? Don't you have a new family that's enough to live on for the rest of your life?"
Kongo couldn't possibly be unaware of such simple logic.
Whether we dwell on it or not, humanity has long since vanished from this world, leaving behind only the remnants of civilization.
The Kongo are remnants, as are the Gem People, including the Lunarians.
However, what Xiao Huasheng found rather fantastical was why human souls could transform into Lunarians after death.
Logically speaking, if a race is wiped out, it means it no longer exists.
Xiao Huasheng felt that the reason why the Hume Index of this world was relatively low was that even when people died, they could not completely die.
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"Then give me some advice on what I should do next. I'll starve to death if this continues," Xiao Huasheng said slowly, looking at Kongo.
Kongo's eyes widened suddenly.
"Starve..."
These two words struck like two heavy hammers, striking the core of Kongo, a structure built from intricate machinery and profound emotions.
For the first time, his usually calm and composed face showed such intense emotional fluctuations—a complex expression mixed with shock, pain, and the sudden activation of distant memories.
Xiao Huasheng's words were like a key, unexpectedly unlocking the box of memories he had deliberately kept sealed away and that he least wanted to touch.
His mother, the human who created him, gave him a mission and his first warmth, her last figure slowly walking towards that cold end amidst endless waiting and growing weakness.
It has entered the most tragic end for an organic compound.
The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds.
Kongo's hands, resting on his knees, tightened slightly, and his metal knuckles made a very faint grinding sound.
"Food," he repeated softly.
A moment later, when he reopened his eyes, he spoke slowly in a more solemn tone:
"I cannot tell you everything about humanity's past, but... perhaps, there is a direction regarding the food you need."
He raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the walls of the room, directed towards the distant ocean, which appeared even more profound and unfathomable under the night sky.
"Deep in the ocean... far from our usual habitats, lives a special people with a deeper connection to humanity."
Kongo carefully chose his words, cautiously avoiding any potential limitations imposed by the system: "They are another branch of humanity, evolved over a long period of time under specific environmental pressures... In form, they are closer to the slugs you are familiar with."
He paused to make sure Xiao Huasheng understood the information before continuing.