I am a former Flame Chasers

A little moonlight sprinkled through the gaps in the clouds, just illuminating the man under the windowsill. Ryan propped up his head and saw Kevin hanging on the window sill on the fourth floor.

"When did you come?"

"Well, it's evening now. Can you let me go up first?"

Ryan seemed not to hear it. He thought for a moment and suddenly realized: "You came to get something, but saw Su in the dormitory. You didn't want to meet him, so you just hid outside the window and waited for him to leave?"

"Yes, yes, I've been hanging here for two hours and my hands are numb." Kevin was frowning, sure that Ryan was playing a prank on him.

"First tell me why you don't see him."

Perhaps it was because the dark clouds blocked the moonlight again, Kevin expression was obviously dimmed a little, and he said hesitantly: "What we are doing is very dangerous. The more Su knows, the more worried he will be. This is meaningless. I joined the Fire Moth to protect them. It's best if they don't know anything, then the problem will be solved."

"Yeah, just as I guessed."

"You've already guessed it and you're still asking me on purpose?!" Kevin was furious for a moment, and then he saw a hand reaching out to him, and then pulling him into the dormitory like a piece of paper.

Kevin lay on the ground and took a few breaths. He thought that Ryan usually looked like a weak scholar, but he turned out to be very strong. But when he thought about what happened that night, he felt it was natural.

The aftermath of his battle with the Honkai Beast destroyed two teaching buildings. Is he still a human being?

As he was muttering to himself, Ryan face suddenly came in front of him, and he was so shocked that he quickly sat on the ground.

"W-what are you doing?"

Ryan squatted on the ground and looked at Kevin expression. After a long while, he shook his head and said, "Nothing. I just think you have changed a little. You know how to think rationally. Let me guess. Did you see some exciting information during the recruit training?"

Speaking of information, Kevin fell silent. The recruit training had lasted for more than half a month, and he roughly understood the truth of the world.

Towns were reduced to ruins, and the blood of the Fire Moth soldiers flowed like a river. With the help of virtual reality technology, you can experience the feeling of a battlefield firsthand. Then you will see soldiers smashed into meat paste, charred corpses next to tanks, and witness the horror of the Herrscher.

Thousands of new recruits were instantly covered by the artillery fire created by the Ruler of Reason, leaving not even a trace behind.

Kevin swallowed, the nausea coming back.

"It seems that you have indeed changed." Ryan patted his shoulder and said lightly: "People always change because of the environment. This is normal. The important thing is to always stick to your heart."

"You want to persuade me?"

"If I were to advise you, I would have kicked you out of the Fire Moth a long time ago. Since you have talent, you have to shoulder that responsibility. I am also reminding myself by saying this."

Ryan grinned. When he saw Kevin in the present, he thought of his past self. He was very excited when he regained consciousness. Seeing the magnificent home, he had already planned how to be a prodigal son. Then one day, he saw a familiar pattern on the information his father brought home.

'I remember I was completely stupefied at the time. I tried to restart the game several times but couldn't do it. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and think of a solution. I consulted many firearms instructors and so on.'

This feeling of confusion did not get better until he was ten years old. Once, Ryan was hunting in his own manor and was attacked by infected animals. The feeling of vomiting caused by extreme fear is still Vill-Vd in his mind.

'I killed it and started my own destiny, just like a person caught by a straw. I made up my mind to leave my comfortable life and travel around the world, learning from fighters, assassins, and hunters. I frantically absorbed knowledge while hunting Honkai. When I came to my senses, I was already at the forefront.'

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Kevin waved his hand in front of Ryan eyes, and the latter immediately came to his senses.

"Some things from the past. Seeing a rookie like you, it's inevitable that I will reminisce about the past."

"Wait, we are the same age, why are you acting like a senior?"

"Am I not a senior in the Fire Moth?" Ryan stood up slowly, with his hands on his hips, "New recruit Kevin, call me senior quickly, your instructor didn't even teach you this little etiquette!?"

Kevin face flushed immediately, and he felt that Ryan was right. Judging from the battle that night, Ryan could beat all of them new recruits with one hand, but he also felt ashamed.

"Senior...Senior."

"I can't hear you, you want to fight Honkai even with such a low voice!?"

Kevin clenched his fists, then saw Ryan also raised his fists with a smile, so he had to grit his teeth.

"senior!"

"Okay, you're very energetic. Now, tell me all your specialties..." Ryan was halfway through his words when he saw Kevin murderous expression. He knew that the paramecium had reached its limit, so he quickly put on a friendly expression, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Su has packed everything. Let's go back to the Far East Branch together."

"That's better, otherwise I would have beaten you up today. Hey, are you going back to the Far East Branch too?"

"I received a troublesome mission, and I have some things to research, so I might as well stay for a few more days."

Kevin was overjoyed and quickly picked up the gift and helped Ryan carry two bags: "That's great, I can't see Mei now."

"Now that you have lost your woman, you think of your brothers, right?"

"No way, I've always cared about you, just like your junior sister."

Ryan expression froze for a moment, and then he realized that Kevin was talking nonsense.

"You kid cheated me, didn't you?"

"Haha, I guessed it right. There really is something wrong."

"Don't talk nonsense. When I met Hua, she had just graduated from elementary school." Ryan said casually. He didn't want to talk about his travels before because Mei was too smart and it would be easy for her to be exposed, but it doesn't matter now.

"I was studying martial arts in Shenzhou at the time, and her family was a martial arts family, so I visited her and we gradually became familiar with each other."

"Then what?"

Kevin took a sip of water and listened carefully. If it were in the past, he would definitely doubt why a teenager would learn fighting skills everywhere, but now he understood.

Ryan worked harder than him and started fighting earlier.

"She was honest but unlucky, and she ran into some troubles, so I helped her sort them out. Then, every once in a while over the years, I would go back to Shenzhou to see her."

Looking at the cold man, Kevin swallowed his saliva, as if he smelled blood. That incident must be a big deal for a normal person.

He found that he was too stupid before. For example, Mei had said that Ryan was not simple, but he had never taken it to heart. Only now did he realize that this guy had been preparing for this day for many years.

After staring at each other in silence for a moment, Kevin suddenly punched Ryan in the chest: "I used to think you were quite serious, but I didn't expect you would not let go of even elementary school students."

Shit, I thought you were going to break up with me.

Ryan almost couldn't hold it in and raised his fist as well: "You're looking for a fight, aren't you?"

The two of them walked out of the door with laughter, and the dullness just now disappeared. Ryan held the door handle and looked to the side with a smile: "Then I'll close the door."

Kevin only showed a hint of nostalgia and nodded.

"Okay, let's come back after we solve the Honkai. I hope everything will be the same as before."

Ryan didn't scold him for making random comments, he just gently closed the door. The gradually closing door seemed to be sealing off a beautiful memory, until it was completely locked with a "click".

He and Kevin looked at each other, opened their palms, exchanged keys, and put them in their innermost pockets. Then they dragged their luggage and disappeared into the corridor.

"Let's walk back to the branch and go to the commercial street for a midnight snack."

"Eating noodles again? Can you change to something else?"

"That ramen shop is about to close. Please eat with me one last time."

"Then it's your treat."

"Tsk, you're such a cheapskate."

...

Mu Continent, York City.

As the most prosperous city in the world, it is still bustling with traffic even late at night. Looking down from the high-rise buildings with the fire moth pattern, you can see the prosperity of mankind.

Densely packed taillights formed a light band, the buildings were still brightly lit, office workers who were working overtime were walking hurriedly on the road, and occasionally one could hear the sound of gunshots from zero-yuan purchases.

On the giant projection is a beautiful girl, whose perfect singing voice makes passers-by stop and take an occasional breath, and then the green light comes on and they continue their busy day.

"Humanity is so rich, Era is so brilliant, no matter what kind of trials it has to go through, it is like a moth chasing a flame, never stopping, so which will burn out first, the moth or the flame?"

An old man in front of the French window was humming poetry. A thin face was reflected in the glass. He had a goatee and gray hair that was neatly combed back. A fire moth brooch was pinned on the chest of his straight suit.

"There are moths chasing fire, so of course the flames will be annihilated first."

The old man's green eyes turned and saw the door open and a middle-aged blond man stopped in front of his desk.

"Callis, are you so sure?"

"Yes, Commander in Chief, we have gathered all the talents and dealt with the two Herrscher." The handsome man named Calis bowed gracefully. He had to be so sure because the person in front of him was the Commander in Chief of the Fire Moth, who could also be called the Commander or Speaker, anyway, he was the one who made the decisions in this supranational organization.

"Even if there are occasional shortcomings, at least everything is under control now."

Occasional shortcomings?

The old man glanced at the documents on his desk. Every piece of paper was top secret. On the top was a file, which was a photo of a girl with a ponytail.

"The U.S. Congress refused to invest more money, citing the financial crisis as the reason. Lucia also refused to put nuclear bombs into combat. They still don't understand. They are afraid that we will be unable to solve the problem after solving the Honkai Impact. However, they don't know that we don't even understand what Honkai Impact is."

"Each country has its own standpoint. They only unite reluctantly because the crisis of survival outweighs the immediate interests. But they also have to consider the future." Calis smiled and took out a bottle of wine from the cupboard and poured a glass. "So we have to thank the Herrscher for his appearance."

"Yeah, without you, the League of Nations would have passed the division proposal long ago. After all, beasts below the Emperor level are not good enough, so there is no need to keep the Fire Chaser Moth."

"Then we have to toast to the Herrscher." The middle aged man toasted from a distance, took a sip, and said, "7 branches, 35 sub-branches, the Fire Chasing Moths have indeed gone beyond control. No wonder they are unwilling to continue to invest after seeing the horror of the Herrscher."

"This only proves that the Herrscher is not scary enough!" The General Manager tapped the table lightly, leaning forward, his thin body bursting with powerful momentum, "According to the report sent by the Far East Branch, we have found a talented person, but we have also encountered a lot of trouble. His identity has been exposed. I have guessed the content of the meeting later."

Calis glanced at them, smiled and shook his head: "Hand over the vampire, and then follow the clues to dig out those old things, right? There is no other way. The Fire Moth is a combination of powerful departments of various countries. Although I have caused many people to die heroically, it is inevitable that some will be left behind."

"It's been two years since the Second Herrscher. People are like this, they always forget the pain once the wound has healed." The old man showed sarcasm. It was just like in those blockbuster movies, when aliens attack, humans will unite and repel the enemy, but will also fight because of the uneven distribution of the spoils.

"Don't worry, they won't leave."

"The family behind that kid doesn't have that much power. Even if he is a member of the Fire Council, he can only represent one voice in Europe."

"It has nothing to do with them." The blond man took out a document from his briefcase and placed it on the table. It was filled with dense data and charts. The old man took just one look and held his breath.

"The third Honkai is approaching."