dtnovels Chapter 71 Confession Under the Ruins
Chapter 71 Confession Under the Ruins
Sky City.
During this time, Chen Feng has been helping Kiana survive in this city.
The collapsed city ruins resembled skeletons gnawed by a giant beast, and the wind howled through the broken high-rises.
Chen Feng carried the enormous Godfall Sword and walked ahead.
This sword is so big, I don't know how Himeko uses it so skillfully.
Kiana followed a few steps behind him.
At this moment, she no longer had to be on edge and constantly scan her surroundings, unlike a few days ago when she was carrying Chen Feng on her back.
Now she has her eyes fixed on Chen Feng.
It's as if having him by my side gives me a sense of security.
However, the other person's back looked rather frail to her.
"Chen Feng, where do we go next?"
"I don't know. I've never been to Sky City before. I'll just look around and see if I can find a place to sleep."
Chen Feng glanced at the surrounding buildings, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"We can't just sleep on the streets, although in the current situation it seems to make little difference whether we sleep on the streets or not."
Kiana couldn't help but smile as she listened to the other person's matter-of-fact tone.
But just as she managed to curl the corners of her mouth, she snapped back to her old self.
She thought back to her time at St. Freya, when she was always nagged by Himeko-sensei and Bronya Mei.
Looking back now, that time was truly a luxury.
"Chen Feng, um, thank you."
Kiana suddenly whispered her thanks.
Chen Feng paused for a moment, then turned to look at Kiana, his eyes filled with doubt.
Chen Feng turned around, and the dim yellow light of the street lamp shone on his profile, making his white hair appear so glaring in her eyes.
"Why are you thanking me out of the blue? If you really want to thank me, just give me some food when you find it."
"Dream on!"
Kiana immediately bristled upon hearing this, and the familiar bickering atmosphere finally relaxed her tense nerves.
The two flipped over a collapsed GG sign.
Chen Feng suddenly stopped and listened intently.
"What's wrong?"
Kiana immediately became alert, gripping her dual pistols tightly.
"Shhh."
Chen Feng gestured for her to be quiet, then pointed to a dilapidated convenience store not far away, "There's some noise."
The glass door of that convenience store was long shattered, and the inside was pitch black, but you could vaguely see the shadows of collapsed shelves.
"Honkai Beast?"
Kiana lowered her voice.
"It doesn't look like it."
Chen Feng frowned. "If it were a Honkai Beast, the commotion wouldn't be this small."
He gestured for Kiana to step back, then gripped his greatsword tightly and cautiously approached.
Just as she reached the door, a grayish thing suddenly darted out from inside, startling Kiana so much that she almost pulled the trigger.
Chen Feng reacted extremely quickly, holding his greatsword horizontally in front of him.
The thing crashed into the greatsword with a dull thud, then fell to the ground with a thud; it was a dirty stray cat.
The cat seemed terrified, arching its back, its fur standing on end, and hissing fiercely at the two of them.
The atmosphere froze for a second.
Chen Feng: ...
Kiana: "Pfft."
The tense atmosphere from just now vanished instantly.
Chen Feng reluctantly put down his sword and looked at the cat.
The cat looked at him, its eyes, which shone in the darkness, reflecting his pale white hair.
"Tsk, even the cat thinks I look weird."
Chen Feng muttered a dissatisfied remark and bent down to touch it.
The cat nimbly leaped away and disappeared into the ruins.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Kiana finally burst into laughter, all the gloom that had been weighing on her heart for the past few days vanishing. "Chen Feng, your new look is quite intimidating! Even the cat was scared away!"
"Stop talking nonsense."
Chen Feng stood up, then coughed twice, trying to brush off the awkward situation.
"Alright, let's go inside and see if there's anything to eat."
The convenience store was in a mess, with shelves overturned and packaging bags scattered all over the floor.
"There's bottled water! And a few packs of cookies that haven't expired!"
Kiana's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over.
The two sat on the steps outside the convenience store, sharing the packets of biscuits.
The taste was so-so, and it was even a bit soggy, but Kiana ate it with great relish.
"That's great."
She mumbled through a cookie, "If Bronya were here, she would definitely steal my cookies again."
Chen Feng didn't say anything, but silently handed her the hard-won bottle of mineral water.
Kiana took the water and drank a big gulp. The cool water slid down her throat and made her feel much more awake.
"Chen Feng".
"What's wrong now?"
"Your hair..."
Kiana reached out and gently touched the strand of white hair at his temple with her fingertips.
Chen Feng paused for a moment, then stuffed the last bite of the cookie into his mouth and mumbled something.
"This is called... the price of growth. Look how powerful I am now. I can cut down three Honkai Beasts with one sword."
Kiana felt a pang of sadness seeing his forced bravado.
She knew he was lying to her, and she also knew that he did all of this for her.
"Chen Feng".
"Um?"
"From now on... don't let this hair turn white again."
Kiana said earnestly, "Although white hair looks cool, I still prefer you the way you were before."
Chen Feng was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
That smile looked especially warm against the backdrop of ruins.
"OK."
He nodded, not joking as usual, "Once this is over, I'll find a chance to dye my hair back."
The two sat in silence, watching the bioluminescent plants in the ruins begin to emit a faint light.
"Sleeping here tonight?"
Kiana hugged her knees and asked.
"Yes, this place is relatively secluded, and most importantly, it has a roof, so at least we won't get wet if it rains at night."
"You go to sleep first, I'll keep watch for you."
"And what about you?"
"I'm not sleepy."
Chen Feng casually remarked that he was also very tired, but Kiana needed a safe environment to rest even more than he did.
He must ensure Kiana's safety.
Kiana didn't insist when she saw this; she had been too tired lately.
She curled up against the wall behind Chen Feng, and soon her even breathing could be heard.
Chen Feng did not turn around.
He just sat there quietly, like a silent stone statue.
After a while, he heard Kiana turn over behind him. He turned his head and saw that her brows were furrowed, as if she was having a nightmare.
Seeing this, he reached out and gently placed his hand on her forehead. A faint golden light shone, smoothing her furrowed brow.
After doing all this, Chen Feng was about to withdraw his hand when Kiana instinctively grabbed it.
Chen Feng's body stiffened for a moment, then relaxed.
He didn't pull his hand away; instead, he gripped Kiana's hand in return.
Standing before the two, Kiana gazed tenderly at the heartwarming scene before her.
Late at night.
Chen Feng was also feeling drowsy at this point.
【Kiana】She quietly stood up, came to Chen Feng's side, and carefully hugged him with her illusory figure.
At this moment, the illusory Kiana seemed to be able to feel the warmth emanating from him.
After a long while, she looked at Chen Feng's face with his eyes closed, reached out and gently cupped his cheeks, and gently kissed him.
"I love you, Chen Feng..."