Man on the ark, forced to become king

The unexpected attack rendered all of Talulah's preparations futile, but she quickly recovered, holding her saber in one hand, pointing it diagonally at the ground, with blazing red dragon fire enveloping the blade.

Such an attack cannot be taken head-on with the body; it must be neutralized in the same way or made to miss.

With such a slow activation time, Talulah could have easily avoided the greatsword's attack range, but she didn't.

If I hide, will my sister be disappointed?

The thought couldn't help but cross her mind, so Talulah didn't dodge. As the blue greatsword fell, she also raised her hand and slashed out a fiery blade of light that stretched into a crescent moon. It was the same technique that Black Serpent had used to cut down the Ursus troop transport, but with much less power.

boom!

The magic sword collided with the blade light formed by the red dragon's flames, and a powerful shockwave erupted instantly from the point of intersection, forming a visible ring of ripples that spread outwards.

In an instant, tree branches bent, and a hurricane-like storm swept across half of the camp, nearly blowing away some unstable tents.

Click!Click!Click!

A dark gray ice wall suddenly appeared, blocking the front of the camp and stopping the subsequent onslaught. Yelena landed angrily in the center of the field, her chest heaving, clearly furious.

"You two! Are you trying to destroy the camp?!"

Chapter 130 Sisters' Night Talk

The battle drew to a close with Yelena's reprimand; in fact, even without her intervention, the contest between the sisters would have ended long ago.

The new spell that Talulah had just mastered and could only be successfully cast with the aid of a weapon was easily broken by Talulah with a casual slash, making the difference between the two obvious.

Although that sword light was extremely strenuous and caused considerable damage to Talulah in her current state, it was not visible from her appearance.

What she could observe was that Talulah only made her move after she used the Great Caria technique, and easily unleashed that slash with almost no charge-up, with power similar to that of her combat techniques when using a weapon.

What's the point of continuing?

In terms of physical strength, the two are evenly matched.

However, Talulah's reaction time, skill, experience, and spell power are far superior to hers, so continuing the fight wouldn't change the outcome.

Besides, she didn't come here to find her long-lost sister and start a fight.

Talulah was in the same boat. If it weren't for verifying her conjecture, she wouldn't want to engage in a meaningless battle, and if the fighting continued, her newly built camp wouldn't be able to withstand the devastation of powerful spells.

"follow me."

Talulah first apologized to the angry Yelena, then waved for Chen to follow, leading her towards her small tent.

Chen remained silent, sheathed his sword, and followed closely behind as they walked back.

In the entire camp, only one tent had its light on, making it very conspicuous in the darkness.

Once inside the tent, Chen could see the entire interior. Inside, he only saw a long, narrow pile of hay and a relatively smooth stone. Judging from the Originium lamp and notebook placed on it, that should be the table.

Apart from that, there was nothing else in the not-so-spacious tent, not even a spare piece of clothing.

"You live here?"

Even though Chen had some understanding of the Reunion Movement, he never expected Talulah's life to be so simple.

"Yes, it's already pretty good to have a tent to shelter from the wind. Before I met you guys, I was worried about what to eat tomorrow and where to find food for everyone."

Talulah spoke calmly, spreading out the pile of hay and skillfully smoothing it out.

"Since we have limited space, you'll have to sleep with me."

"Why don't you go home?"

Chen felt a pang of sadness watching Talulah's skillful movements.

How much suffering has my sister endured all these years? How many life-or-death battles has she faced?

While she was studying in Victoria and enjoying a peaceful life in Lungmen, her sister was living a life of constant hiding and uncertainty on the icy plains.

This kind of life is worse than that of the poorest people!

They clearly had the ability to escape and survive on the ice plains, so why didn't they return to Lungmen?

He could have escaped this situation simply by returning to Lungmen...

"Go back? Go home? Return to Longmen?"

Under the light, Talulah raised her hand, her arm, adorned with a few jet-black crystals, reflecting a faint glow.

"As you can see, I am now an infected person, and I can never go back."

"So what if they're infected?"

Chen excitedly grabbed the hand and touched the crystals on it, his voice trembling slightly.

"There's a way. It's okay if you get Oripathy. We won't abandon you!"

"do not touch!"

Talulah quickly pulled her arm back, frowning and scolding.

"Don't touch the Originium crystal, it might..."

"That's impossible. Unless there's direct blood contact or extremely strong Originium radiation in the environment, it's impossible for someone to contract Oripathy!"

Chen tried to reach out to grab it, but Talulah blocked him with her other hand.

"Be more mature, Huijie. You're not a child anymore. You can't be as willful as you were when you were little."

As she spoke, the girl from Draco sighed helplessly, pulled Chen to sit on the hay, and said softly, "We are all moving forward. We can't go back to the past. You have your life, and I have things to do."

“I’m so glad you could come here and I’m so glad to see you again. I’m really glad.”

"I don't know why you're here, but this isn't the place for you. Wait until tomorrow, and have your teacher take you back to Lungmen. That's where your world truly belongs."

After many years, Talulah had so much to say and so many things to share when she saw her sister again, but in the end, she said nothing. She just suppressed her reluctance and urged Chen to leave quickly.

Chen doesn't belong here. She deserves a better life and a brighter future. Staying here will do her no good and may even lead to an insurmountable crisis.

So, no matter how reluctant she was, she couldn't stay here.

Her world should be bright.

"No, I'm not leaving! If you still hate Wei Yanwu and don't want to go back to Longmen, we can go to other countries, other cities, anywhere is fine!"

Chen stared into Talulah's eyes and firmly rejected the suggestion.

Leaving? I finally got to see my sister, how could she leave?

After leaving, my sister was left alone on the icy plains to continue to suffer and live a precarious life.

She can't accept it!

What can you possibly accomplish by staying here?

Talulah shook her head helplessly and patted Chen's hair.

“I won’t go back, Huijie. This has nothing to do with Wei Yan… I don’t hate him, and you don’t need to hate him because of what happened back then.”

"There are always things that people can't do. No one is omnipotent. It wasn't Wei Yanwu's mistake for Koschke to take me away. He just made the right choice. If it were me, I would have done the same thing. No matter how painful it is, sometimes, choices are necessary."

“I will not return to Lungmen because I have more important things to do. Look at the camps outside. I am their leader. I am responsible for them, to keep them alive, and then to save more people, to save more infected people.”

"This is my motivation and meaning for moving forward. Once I chose to embark on this path, I could never go back to the past."

"But……"

Chen opened her mouth, unsure of what to say; she suddenly felt a profound sense of unfamiliarity.

Long after that incident, when Chen saw her sister again, she suddenly realized that everything was different from what she had imagined.

The Talulah of the past is gone forever. The Talulah of today has embarked on the path she has chosen and has her own goals.

Save those infected, save even more lives?

Chen Lian couldn't even comprehend what those eyes saw.

Even though the two of them were very close, almost within reach, she felt as if her sister was very far away, so far that she couldn't even see her clearly.

"No buts, Huijie, you can't stay here. The supplies you brought have been a great help. Now, you should go back to your life. I'll come to Longmen to see you when I have time."

"I can help you."

Chen suddenly became serious and solemnly gave his answer.

“I can’t understand what you’re trying to do right now, but if you’re not going to come back with me, then I won’t leave either. I’ll stay here and help you with whatever you want to do.”

"...You're still as stubborn as you were when you were a child."

Talulah knew her younger sister all too well; she was so stubborn, once she made up her mind, she would never turn back.

She said that if she was going to stay here, she would never leave.

But that wasn't what Talulah wanted. She knew very well how dangerous what she was doing was; it was about making an enemy of one of the most powerful nations in the world, and there might be even more enemies in the future.

Leaving Chen here would be tantamount to ruining her future.

So, find an opportunity to knock Chen unconscious and hand him over to that Shining to take away?

This might be a good idea, provided that Shining is willing to help.

"Are you planning to ambush me, knock me out, and then send me away?"

As Talulah pondered the feasibility of doing so, she saw Chen stare wide-eyed with a wary expression, his hand resting on the scabbard.