NOVEL NEXT Chapter 63: A Meteor Is Beautiful Because People Know It Won't Fall
Otto smiled. For Shu to directly communicate with him without any reservations, instead of relying on Theresa to act as an intermediary, was good news for him.
After all, if he wanted to obtain that information and framework using a gentler approach, then too much distance or mutual respect wasn't a good thing either.
It was also possible that Shu was in a hurry. Indeed, there wasn't much time left...
"Of course there's a way. The train station, as a transportation hub, only needs a little manipulation to get the train to the tracks you want. Those railways haven't been abandoned."
"That's great! Without further ado, let's set off immediately!" Shu boldly raised his foot and stepped onto the edge of the guardrail, looking at the dark night scene, full of confidence.
"Shu, the train station is that way..." Theresa tugged at Shu's sleeve, quietly adjusting his direction.
Shu: "..." Is it going to kill me to look cool for once?
…It might actually kill me… Never mind. Let Kiana do this kind of stuff. Mei says that she likes to fantasize about being a hero…
Otto chuckled and stepped on the accelerator, turning the car around and heading in the direction Theresa had just pointed.
All the way, Shu stood behind the cab, staring at the road ahead, his eyes burning brightly, even though he didn't know the way at all.
"Mei, look at Shu's eyes. They're even brighter than the headlights!" Kiana looked at Shu with curiosity, then was gently tapped on the head by Mei.
"Kiana, don't say things like that about others." Mei's tone was a little serious. It was clear that Mei wanted to give Kiana a stern lecture, but seeing Kiana hugging her head in grievance, Mei's tone softened uncontrollably.
But the lesson still had to be taught, "Shu is just too happy after getting results. Do you think you would be any better if you knew that you had passed your makeup exam?"
Kiana wanted to argue, but she thought about how she had looked back then...
[Kiana: Yess! I passed!! Haha! I passed!! Hahaha!!!]
Kiana lowered her head in shame. She seemed even more unbearable back then...
Looking at Kiana, who had buried her flushed face in her lap, Mei could only smile and pat Kiana's head, sighing, her voice also softening. "Kiana, all this time, Shu must have been very tired… I feel that he's very different today compared to when I first saw him at the academy…"
Hearing this, Kiana stopped breathing, and looked back at Shu's back.
She was the first one to meet Shu. She was the one who knew every single change in Shu the most.
It was a view from below. Looking up, Kiana saw that there were no stars in the dark, silent night sky, only the headlights projecting some light, and Shu's eyes, which had captured all of the light, shining brightly in the night sky.
They're beautiful… Kiana blinked, gazing up from below, staring intently at Shu's eyes.
It seemed to be a deep black, but it was not entirely black, as if someone had added a little seasoning to a clear soup. It was insignificant, but it was definitely there, unable to be ignored, and also not easy to take seriously.
But Kiana noticed it. She looked more and more intently, wanting to see exactly what that strange color in Shu's eyes was...
It seemed… to be a colorful shimmer? But it also seemed like a pure color standing out from them…
Was it… pinkish-purple?
Kiana suddenly thought of the glimmering light that was flickering on the Honkai beasts. Kiana remembered that when she first saw that light, she thought that such pure light should not exist on Honkai beasts… at least, not on the Honkai beast that was chasing them.
But Shu…
Suddenly, a series of muffled sounds came from overhead, and everyone's eyes instinctively shifted upwards.
Only Kiana's attention stayed on Shu's face for a brief moment, and in that moment, Kiana saw Shu's face suddenly become extremely stiff, then slowly turn to fear, and he quickly hid that fear. He simply kept a straight face and looked at the sky seriously.
With just that look, Kiana could no longer find that pinkish-purple color. Shu's eyes seemed to be the same as before, dark and deep.
How unfortunate…
Kiana turned her gaze to the sky, only to find that there were now blurry shadows quickly flashing across it. Although the night was silent and dark, with the dark clouds as a backdrop, Kiana could still see that they were white monsters flying through the air at a ridiculous speed.
"Is this… the Honkai beast swarm you were talking about?" Kallen asked quietly. She thought they would be the same Honkai beasts from before, maybe a bit smaller... she didn't expect them to be small, but they could fly…
Shu looked seriously at the Honkai beasts sweeping through the sky. They had been flying past for at least ten seconds now, their numbers so vast that it made his scalp tingle.
Just like in his memories, Shu watched as those advancing-class Honkai beasts surged towards the Nagazora Bridge. For a moment, he didn't know how to express himself.
Unless ordered by a higher-ranking entity, Honkai beasts rarely attacked unmanned buildings. Now, these Honkai beasts were rushing toward the military base in droves, which meant that there were many survivors in the military base, even more than all the people in their car.
Shu was powerless... He couldn't save everyone, even though he wanted to, very much so.
Thinking of this, Shu couldn't help but look at Kiana. He saw that Kiana was biting her finger, her eyes fixed on the Honkai beasts in the sky. Shu let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed that Kiana hadn't realized it yet... It was actually quite good. At least, she wouldn't have to live in such pain.
After all, they could have reached the military base.
"Let's wait a while before we leave, and proceed slowly." Otto slowed down the car. Everyone in the car tacitly kept quiet. Only the distant, muffled sounds from the direction of the Nagazora Bridge could be heard.
Looking up again, the last Honkai beast was at the end of the group. Shu looked at the Honkai beasts that were heading towards destruction. He suddenly felt that the streaks of white flashing across the dark night were like a different kind of meteor shower.
"Huh, Shu, your hobbies are really..." Kiana shuddered, expressing strong disapproval. "Calling them meteor showers is closer…"
Shu's lips twitched, indicating that he wasn't going to argue with Kiana, it would lower his value. He simply sat down, staring blankly at the retreating Honkai beast swarm.
"Meteor showers and meteorite showers?"
"It's just that meteor showers are too far away from us, so we give them countless equally distant wishes. On the other hand, meteor showers that come closer are just a kinetic force of destruction."
"Heh, it's just like watching a play. Who would have thought that it would suddenly descend upon us?"
In the driver's seat, Otto was gently tapping his fingers on the steering wheel, but his eyes never left Shu's reflection in the rearview mirror.