We are from the future ark

As he spoke, Hong's body began to slide all the way down and finally stopped next to a window.

"Then we'll take our leave."

Frost Star's apologetic voice came from the room. She supported the Patriot's huge body with great difficulty, apologized to Chen Qi, and walked out of the house.

"You old stubborn fellow, I've already told you not to drink so much... I'll make you pay when you wake up..."

Frost Star's mumbling could be heard in the corridor. As Chen Qi watched her leave, he heaved a sigh of relief and slowly closed the door.

"Really? You actually asked me to drink with you. Don't you know that my nickname in Rhode Island is 'Seven and a Half Jin'?"

After the two walked away, Chen Qi finally showed some different expressions. As the highest commander of Rhodes Island, he represented Rhodes Island in negotiations with so many forces. How could his alcohol tolerance be poor?

He wanted to get him drunk with just one bottle of vodka... When General Dong invited him to dinner, he didn't get drunk even after three bottles of vodka. He only lost to General Dong once in drinking.

Chen Qi himself didn't know the reason, maybe it was because he was born insensitive to alcohol.

Just when Chen Qi was about to take a rest after having a good meal and a drink, there was suddenly a light knocking sound at the window.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of the window, and when Chen Qi saw the person in front of the window clearly, he was stunned.

"--red?!"

Chen Qi almost subconsciously called out the name and quickly opened the window. Hong's body immediately threw herself into Chen Qi's arms.

However, seemingly because he used too much force, Chen Qi's body was helplessly knocked to the ground and was pinned down by Hong.

Feeling the familiar embrace in his arms, Chen Qi's eyes still flashed with a strange light, and he subconsciously hugged Hong in his arms.

But just when Chen Qi touched Hong's palm, he felt a wet and hot touch, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

When he looked at his palm again, he found that it was already stained red with blood.

Originally, Chen Qi wanted to ask how Hong came to Chernobyl and how she got here.

Now, this question seems to have an answer.

Hong is very fast, even faster than a land car. Hong's explosive power and maneuverability are not worse than that of a land car moving at full speed.

As long as all four limbs are used together, unleashing one's wildness, and running non-stop for a whole day... it is not unimaginable to reach Chernobyl.

But how easy is that? How can anyone keep going at full speed all day long?

…but Red did it.

"red……"

Gently calling out the girl's name, Chen Qi held the unconscious girl in his arms and gently placed her on his bed.

Chen Qi didn't say anything. He carefully bandaged the wound of the unconscious Hong Bao, gave her some water, and waited for the girl who had saved him more than once to wake up.

While dreaming, Hong seemed to see some different scenery...

Chapter 35: Red's Memory, Everything in the Future

Rhode Island... Rhode Island...

I don’t know when it started, but this place that originally made all the infected people feel safe has become full of dangers.

Hong didn't understand, she just felt it was very strange. She, who usually had almost nothing to do, seemed extraordinarily busy during this period of time.

Kal'tsit often has tasks to assign to her, and the Doctor also often has tasks to entrust to her, because she is the best at these tasks.

Hong would not refuse. Kal'tsit gave Hong a place to stay, so it was natural for her to complete the task assigned by Kal'tsit.

Hong carried out missions again and again, killing people time and time again, both big and small, of all races and from all countries.

The red dagger was stained with blood again and again, and his body was stained with the filthy blood that could never be washed away.

Continuous killing, continuous execution... this is the meaning of red.

However, as Hong returned from his missions again and again, he slowly discovered that the number of people in Rhodes Island was slowly decreasing.

The first time I noticed these things was in the kitchen. Hong came to the kitchen, only to find that the kitchen utensils that belonged to a pink-haired girl had been put aside for a long time.

The girl who always made cakes of strange colors disappeared, the uncle with horns who was busy in the kitchen also disappeared, and the food that occasionally appeared in the air... was never picked up again.

That was the first time that Hong intuitively felt that something he cared about and was accustomed to had disappeared.

Slowly, everyone in Rhodes Island, without knowing why, gradually disappeared...

Everyone in the reserve team disappeared after a mission, leaving only a girl holding a sword, covered in blood, who was rescued.

After an operation, the three-man team from Black Steel International who cooperated with them only returned with a distraught person... and two bodies hugging each other tightly.

Penguin Logistics...For some reason, Hong never found her beloved tail again, and no one talked about the missing wolf girl again.

Until one day, Hong once again received an order from Kal'tsit.

"Hong... I'm sorry, but Rhodes Island may no longer be your home."

Kal'tsit and the Doctor stood in front of Red. Facing Red's somewhat puzzled expression, Kal'tsit slowly took a baby from the Doctor's arms and handed it to Red.

"Take him to Longmen and find a person named Shi Huaiya, and then through her, find a person named Chen Huijie."

"Although I don't want to admit it, maybe...she is the last person we can trust."

"…Rhodes Island may have no future after today, but we no longer have the power to retreat."

Kal'tsit said this, and the Doctor beside him didn't say a word.

Hong didn't understand why Kal'tsit wanted to drive her away and let her take the baby with her? Who was this baby? Whose child was it?

"Hong, you are not technically a member of Rhodes Island, so you don't need to bear all this."

"Take him with you, go to Longmen. It may be the safest place in the future."

"…if our Rhodes Island really has a chance to survive."

“…When he grows up, you will bring him back to Rhodes Island, inherit our will, and continue to lead the future of the infected.”

——These were the last words Kal'tsit said to Red before she left Rhodes Island.

Under Hong's gaze, Rhodes Island was moving farther and farther in one direction. Hong kept watching all this, holding the baby in her arms, until the shadow of Rhodes Island disappeared.

After a long time, a long howl echoed in the barren land. The wolf girl grabbed the baby by the scruff of the neck and ran all the way towards the Dragon Gate...

……

Hong didn't know her birthday, and she had long forgotten how old she was, but she clearly remembered that after leaving Rhodes Island, she accompanied this child all the way for a full twelve years.

For twelve years, Hong watched the child grow up day by day. His eyes, which were originally difficult to open, became sharper without him knowing when. His delicate little hands, which seemed like they would break at the slightest touch, also became stronger.

Hong remembered the child's name, the name given to him by the woman named Chen - Chen Qi.

Hong didn't know how to describe this feeling. She had accompanied this child through countless ups and downs. It was only 5 years in Longmen, and after bringing the child to another woman named Tallulah, another 6 or 7 years passed.

During this period, Hong was in crisis more than once, and she used her fighting skills time and time again to eliminate those who intended to harm them.

Hong didn't know who these people she killed were. She only knew that she wanted to protect the young child and let him grow up healthily.

This was no longer due to Kal'tsit's order, but Red did it voluntarily.

As Chen Qi grew older, her claws gradually became less sharp. She suffered many injuries and had many scars on her body.

Although the woman named Tallulah found many doctors to treat her injuries, after each treatment, Hong could keenly feel that she was becoming increasingly overwhelmed.

She is not old, but as an assassin and a killer, she is "old".

The wolf's claws were no longer as sharp, and its fangs had lost their former luster. She began to find every battle difficult.

But... Hong was very happy watching the boy grow day by day, his sword swings becoming more and more powerful, and his skills becoming more and more refined under her guidance.

It seems that my own "aging" has become no longer important.

Until that day, they were chased and attacked once again.

This time, Hong finally knew who the person was who had been chasing them and making them uneasy in Longmen.

——Ursus! And——Wolf Hunter!

Hong is also a wolf hunter. However, while being a wolf hunter, Hong is also a "wolf".

This time, Ursus joined forces with the Wolf Hunter organization and carried out their most confident revenge on her, Chen Qi, and Tallulah, who had been in exile for many years.

Tallulah's attention was attracted by the opponent's main general. This time even Tallulah found the situation a bit tricky, and Hong had to pick up the dagger and fight his way out of the siege with Chen Qi.

Hong forgot his tiredness and continued waving the dagger in his hand, killing his way to almost the end.

Until she saw the glowing muzzle of a gun.

Hong's eyes suddenly focused at this moment, but she knew that she had lost the chance to dodge.

All she could do was to push the young man next to her outwards with all her strength, almost instinctively.

At the last second, Hong's gaze left the enemy for the first time in the battle. Her eyes looked at Chen Qi, who she had pushed away. His eyes reflected Hong's expression at the moment.

There is no anxiety, no sadness, the red eyes are so relieved and touching.

It was also at this moment that Hong understood why she had been protecting this young man for the past twelve years.

At the beginning, it was “responsibility and commitment”.

And now, it’s because Hong “loves” him.

Unfortunately, Hong only understood all this at the moment before his death.

But, Hong did not feel any regrets because he understood this at the moment before his death.

"……goodbye."

A crystal teardrop flashed across the corner of Hong's eye, and finally, it was completely engulfed by the blue light that was sprayed out...

After a burst of gun smoke, Hong disappeared, leaving only a piece of red rag, which slowly drifted away into the distance with the wilderness wind...

The wind from the Far North carried the red shadow away into the distance, as if it was drifting towards a hometown that it didn't even know about.

……

"Ugh."

In her sleep, Hong's body looked particularly uneasy. From the corner of her eye, a crystal tear slowly flowed down.

Why is she crying?

"Red, red."

Is that... Chen Qi's voice?

"Chen Qi."

She called out the name softly, and her red eyes slowly opened. When the blurriness in front of her eyes disappeared, she saw the familiar figure again.

...The figure was much older than the one in her dream.

"Hong, thank God you're awake. I... eh?"

Chen Qi didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief, however, looking at the tears falling from Hong's eyes, Chen Qi suddenly became panicked.

However, Hong did not say anything, but just stared at the young man in front of him calmly, as if he wanted to engrave this figure in his memory forever.

She didn't want to forget him anymore.

Chapter 36: Rhodes Island, arrived at Longmen!

"Red, why did you come to Chernobog?"

In the early morning, facing the awakened Hong, Chen Qi said with a somewhat helpless tone. Then he suddenly thought of something, frowned slightly, and said with some suppressed anger:

"Did Kal'tsit ask you to come?"

"It's Hong. She asked to come here on her own."

However, contrary to Chen Qi's expectations, Hong shook her head gently, her eyes never leaving Chen Qi, her tail swaying happily from side to side behind her, she said lightly:

"Hong, I want to protect Chen Qi, so I came here."

“…I can protect myself now.”

Chen Qi was stunned when he heard this. When he heard Hong say this, an inexplicable feeling suddenly surged in his heart, making him feel a little amused.

Protect him... To be honest, I don't know since when, Chen Qi has never heard the words "protect him" from other people. Although he is the highest position in Rhodes Island, Chen Qi does have many guards around him, but in fact, Chen Qi also knows that if he can't even deal with them, these guards can basically only be used to delay time for him to escape.

Chen Qi himself had forgotten that from an unknown day on, he changed from a person protected by others to a person who could stand on his own, and finally, he became the person who protected the entire Rhodes Island.