Léon: The Cat Killer

Feeling Xia's worried grip on her hand, Rosemary took Ellie's hand and pressed the elevator button, her expression remaining calm and composed.

“Sister Susuluo is a very skilled doctor, so she's fine... Also, ‘contamination’ and ‘poison’ are different. It seems to be contagious through line of sight... N... Sister Medic is also a very strong toxicology expert. If that thing were poison, it shouldn't have made everyone so exhausted.”

Looking at the rosemary, she actually sighed, a rare occurrence. Wearing her red-trimmed Rhodes Island uniform, Aili patted her flat chest, mimicking a cat's expression.

"Then let's ask the teacher later, he knows everything!"

"Yes, the teacher is the oldest and most knowledgeable person, he must know what that 'pollution' is."

The two little ones' optimistic attitude infected the kitten somewhat, but as a Rhodes Island operator, she also understood that sometimes knowing how to deal with a situation and actually dealing with it are two different things... Just like how she had clearly obtained the power entrusted to her by her father, yet she was still helpless in many things.

But Rosemary felt there was no need to let the two little ones know these things; they... weren't ready yet.

As the elevator reached the third floor, Rosemary habitually led the two little ones to the cafeteria, which had become a common activity room for everyone. She then took off her shoes and stepped with the two little ones into the area specially designated for children... It was a five-meter square corner, where the welfare department had thoughtfully used soft carpets to blend it with the rest of the area.

This is also one of the few areas on the third floor where adults consciously lower their voices and smoking is prohibited.

"It will take some time to eat. Have you finished your homework?"

"It's done!~"

"The homework assigned by Froststar is quite simple... it just requires us to learn how to use those things."

As she spoke, Sia brought over her and her sister's backpacks...

After becoming a member of Rhodes Island, Sia felt that her older sister was becoming increasingly mentally challenged, whether it was making faces at Rosemary while playing or discussing topics with others... This made Sia start to feel that she might have a responsibility to take care of this idiot.

After all, this is her silly older sister who pulls her forward no matter if it's a sandstorm or a blizzard, and who always smiles at her and says "no problem" no matter what.

"Xia?"

Feeling the slight pulsation of the connection between thoughts, Rosemary gently roused Sia's spirits, and the green fake cat looked up to see its silly older sister's expression as if she were looking at a fool.

No? You're the kind of person who reveals your true colors the moment the environment gets a little better, daring to wink at me, the one who does all the homework, backpacking, and schoolwork?!

The atmosphere among children can change in an instant. Rosemary felt that the two little ones' thoughts were changing quite dramatically. Then, she lost focus for a moment, and the green fake cat pounced on the red fake cat. The two of them began to frantically attack each other's weaknesses.

Hmm... After thinking about it, Rosemary decided not to interrupt the sisters' tickling battle.

When she was little, she also liked to pounce on Kate when she turned her back... Well, compared to Kate, who would swing her arms and throw herself to the ground, Ellie was much gentler... She was even pinned down on the stall by Sia and laughed so hard she couldn't get up.

She's such a gentle older sister.

As Rosemary nodded, her ears twitching as she pondered whether she should join in, wondering if rushing over would be seen as immature, a slightly unfamiliar voice came from the side:

"Hey, what are you playing?"

"Froststar sister! QAQ" V

Ellie looked at Frostnova with tearful eyes, while Sia also turned her head and said: I

"My older sister looked at me like I was an idiot, but it turns out she's the idiot. I'm stronger now."

Seeing the fake cat angel with green accessories sitting on her sister in a 'strong' pose, Frostnova chuckled and reached out to remove Shia from Airi's body. (Part Two)

And now the twins are indeed distinguished by their clothing, which is great news for Frostnova, who isn't very good at telling them apart... She's finally freed from the daily awkward game of 'Guess Who I Am' after her inability to recognize faces was exposed.

As for the real cat that resembled a cloud, Frostnova greeted it with a smile: Age

"Rosemary, right? You rarely come to the third floor."

"Because I have to work..."

The cat tilted its head and said half of what it was going to say: j

"The exploration vehicle will be parked this afternoon to help dispose of the bodies, and the manufacturing station also needs to be started, so the propulsion system will not continue for the time being... Since no flight warning is needed, I can take a break..."

Seeing that Frostnova seemed to be trying to start a conversation, Kitten continued: u

"If you need anything, just ask Medic. Everyone's tired and sleeping right now... Maybe PRTS will wake everyone up at dinner time." (Wife)

"Ah... I see. Everyone on Rhodes Island has really worked hard this time... Hmm, it's time for them to rest."

"Frostnova, is there anything I can help you with? I'm also an elite operator from Rhodes Island. You can talk to me if you need anything."

Rosemary's words genuinely surprised Frostnova. Having spent some time on Rhodes Island's exploration vehicle, she had gained a fairly good understanding of Rhodes Island's internal hierarchy from the PRTS...

The term "elite operator" refers to an operator who is a member with PTRS level 5 or higher. They are the executors of the authority to shut down critical components of the exploration vehicle, such as the Originium reactor and the Originium steam turbine power system, with a single command.

Rosemary possessed such privileges at just over twelve years old, which greatly shocked Frostnova, who had previously thought that Rosemary was merely a family member or at most a gifted child laborer.

After the white rabbit scratched its ears on its head shyly, Froststar said with a slightly flushed face:

"Well...it's not really anything important...it's just about my treatment...and...a little gratitude."

"grateful?"

Seeing the cats looking at her curiously, Frostnova pulled out a handful of dog tags from the cloth bag she was carrying with a complicated expression.

Ursus mostly uses paper identification for these kinds of identification items... while Rhodes Island tends to have small metal tags hung around the neck of the person being identified.

However, seemingly taking into account the low temperature and cold of the snowfield, Dulin used plastic and synthetic fiber woven ropes when making these things... The identities of the deceased that could be identified were all engraved on them, and even for the deceased whose identities could not be identified, Dulin made corresponding identification tags for them.

'May your soul rest in heaven, you who have been defiled, and may no more be subjected to such desecration.'

Aside from Sister Mary's blessing, all Rhodes Island could offer them were cold, impersonal code names.

But Froststar was already quite satisfied:

"Although, in theory, most of the Integration Movement members who moved eastward along this route felt unable to integrate into the organization or could not tolerate the barren life on the snowy plains, which is why they wanted to move to the warmer and more developed Far East... but seeing them end up in such a miserable state still makes one feel... things shouldn't have turned out this way."

Seemingly feeling a slight discomfort in her chest, Frostnova pressed her hand gently against it, giving a wry smile, and then murmured:

"And it just so happens that the old stubborn man left right when the true identity of the mastermind was discovered..."

"...Froststar, are you worried about 'The Emperor's Blade'?"

As Rosemary's pure, girlish voice entered the room, the Yeti and the Shield Guards, who had been talking, playing chess, maintaining their weapons, or doing handicrafts, suddenly fell silent.

Rosemary sensed fear and helpless anger from the thoughts around her... anger at her own weakness.

Although Ellie and Shea didn't understand what that 'blade' was, seeing everyone's terrified expression... Ellie, who had been joking around and making the exploration vehicle full of laughter, also took her sister's hand.

That might be something terrifying, perhaps even more terrifying than an army of scavengers.

Otherwise, why would the warriors who have been fighting on the snowfields be so silent?

Just as Ellie was wondering how to react, she suddenly felt warmth above her head... It was Rosemary's hand. The cloud-like real cat was trying hard to learn from her older sister, believing that she should become a barrier between the younger generation and fear.

Therefore, the young operator spoke so fearlessly:

“It’s alright. If he really shows up, I’ll take him down… The tactical unit has already recorded that guy’s figure. Medic didn’t attack at the time, probably because she was worried about something… But, if he actively interferes with us…”

Weiwei made a fist gesture in the air, and a flash of blue lightning passed through the girl's palm.

"I'll handle it when the time comes."

Although the cafeteria remained silent, Frostnova watched as the little cat, who was only a head taller than Ellie and Sia, made a solemn declaration of hostility towards Ursus, and she chuckled with a mixture of annoyance and amusement.

Although her first reaction was to take his statement as the ignorance and fearlessness of a child... after thinking about the old stubborn man's evaluation of the other party, and realizing that this little one might really be able to avenge those compatriots, Frostnova... she immediately became both amused and exasperated.

The white rabbit felt that even the curve of her lips was full of bitterness.

As the special incinerator collected the last of the Originium dust, PRTS happened to issue a notice to continue the passage, and the vehicles began to slowly accelerate.

Thus, Frostnova barely managed to snap out of her sudden wave of self-loathing. After checking the offline map of PRTS, White Rabbit calculated the vehicle's speed and distance to the settlement, then gave Rosemary a bright smile:

"...Such an important matter, you still need to discuss it with Medic...And before that, please allow us to entertain you all...We should be able to reach the Reunion camp around dawn, and Talulah will probably be very welcoming to you all."

The white rabbit's words probably made Rosemary very happy. The two fake cats behind the kitten looked at the cloud-like Felin and twitched their ears for once. Even their tails stood up high and swayed slightly from side to side at the tips.

After confirming that this was Rosemary's happy gesture, Ellie slapped away her silly sister's hand, who was trying to shake her fake cat ears to imitate Rosemary's actions, afraid that Frostnova would see the Sarkaz horn below the cat ears. Then, under her sister's glare, she once again showed that carefree smile and shouted:

"Great!~"

P.S.: I'm going to the snowfield to experience the power of the demonic blade... Here's a picture of the little guys being cute in their daily lives to tide me over.

PS2: Meow Meow Cat

It's normal for people to feel like they've seen Ellie and Shea before based on their appearance descriptions... After all... my first impression of them is shown in the picture below.

Waiting for the aura to upgrade and change color, the two little ones picked up guns and went on a killing spree. (This is obviously impossible.)

4th Crimson Warm Winter: 120 The So-Called Most Tragic Fate

Frostnova stayed in the third-floor dining hall for a long time until Irene, the maid from the welfare department, came to urge the children to go to sleep. Only then was Frostnova freed from the various questions from Ellie and Shia.

After all, it's fine to have this white rabbit explain to the children how to use a hunting knife and the precautions for making fire in the snow, but to ask her to give a theoretical lecture like Rosemary does, 'based on survival as the main point of view, discuss the five elements of a backpack in cold regions,' is simply putting Frostnova in a difficult position.

So, as it got late into the night, when Rosemary and the children were reviewing what she had learned from Kal'tsit, Frostnova was also among those being educated.

Incidentally, the so-called five Cs of survival ability refer to:

1. 'Cutting tools' – Cutting tools used to manufacture desired items and process food.

2. 'Cover elements' – Covers used to create climate/temperature in protected areas.

3. 'Combustion devices' – These are burning devices used for starting fires, not only for preserving and cooking food, but also for making items and providing the necessary warmth.

4. 'Containers' – Containers for fetching water from a distance or protecting collected food.

5. 'Cordages' – ropes used for binding.

For details, please refer to Rosemary's textbook, the fourth book in the second row of your desktop bookshelf, "Jungle Crafts 101: The Art of Wilderness Survival".

While Froststar was interacting with the children, she forgot that she actually wanted to talk to Medic. She took a nap and woke up in the middle of the night. Remembering that her work was not yet finished, Medic first went to check on Rosemary, who was sleeping peacefully in her dormitory, before heading to the first floor by following the indicator lights on the baseboard of the vehicle corridor.

Medic knocked on the door of the welfare department:

"Ah Fu, are you there?"

Medic felt that if the elderly man hadn't used PRTS's call function, he would know why he would definitely come.

And sure enough, just a few seconds later, a voice came from behind the door:

"...It's 2:40 a.m. now. Visiting at this time...if you didn't oversleep because you were too tired from the previous battle, then it can only mean that you're still too concerned about things that happened during the day."

Seeing the door open with a 'beep', Medic tilted his head at Afu, who had obviously scrambled to his feet and was now only wearing a shirt and trousers. After turning around to make sure no one was in the hallway on either side, Medic listened intently to the sound of the elevator ascending back to the upper floor, tilted his head again, and went inside.

"Yes, I care. Let's continue our conversation from earlier..."

"...The Cyclops's prophecy of calamity?"

"What I want to know is everything about the 'pollution' and its source... Shouldn't the history of the Sarkaz be documented?"

Hearing Medic's question, Afu sighed and turned on the lights in the welfare department hall. As the sound of the PRTS coffee machine automatically starting up and making coffee rang out, the old Sarkaz rinsed the white porcelain coffee cup with hot water. His gaze seemed to pass through his work and return to the distant past when Sarkaz had not been shaped into its current form by Originium.

"Although, from Felin's perspective, the lifespan of an elderly Sarkaz can be measured in millennia... but if we're talking about going back to when the word 'Kazdel' still referred to this land... I can't do that myself. I'm just repeating what I've heard, is that alright?"

After Medic nodded and took out his recorder, Afu used a preheated cup to catch the coffee and, while making latte art, said:

"First, the 'source of pollution'... is said to be beyond the far northern ice sheet, that is, the ice sheet further north of the legendary northern Tian Shan Mountains, where Ursus and Sami meet..."

"Because it's not an ice field, I know that name."

“Yes, at the end of that icy plain, in the height of Kazdel's power, it was a forbidden area, and the ‘demon’ resided there…”

"Is it alright to say its name?"

Seeing Medic prick up his ears anxiously, Afu smiled and shook his head. The leaf-like latte art on the coffee cup was his German and Italian creation, which he had studied for three days.

“The evil spirits have not yet reached the point where they can be spread through ‘knowledge’. Although they have many counterintuitive characteristics, they still have a ‘source’... They ‘collapse’ from the source, and this is the rule that even the evil spirits must abide by.”

"Collapse...that black snow..."

"That's a kind of substantial collapse, the most superficial kind of contamination collapse... and it may have been affected by the 'behemoth,' judging from the geographical conditions, probably the Sami behemoth... Oh, do you know about behemoths? They are a race that is as ancient as the Tikkaz and has continued to this day, although people nowadays prefer to call them 'gods'."

“Giant beasts, I know. Great Flame and Sherag are the two furthest and closest places where giant beasts have appeared... So 'Snow' was able to detect the contamination through contact, which might be the god of Sami... What did the giant beasts over there do, right? I've written it down. Please continue about the contamination... What is substantial collapse?”

"That's a metaphor for demons corrupting reality, but Ursus has given it a very nice name..."

"……country?"

Ignoring Afu's exaggerated "You know that?", Medic's tone became unusually insecure:

“I only read about it in the information… Each Imperial Guard has a unique ‘kingdom,’ and I originally thought it referred to some kind of special spell with similar effects…”

"That's a valid interpretation. In fact, the Kingdom is a transitional product of the fusion of 'alternate dimension' and 'reality'... It blurs the lines between thought and reality, even altering the laws of physics and human social cognition. What's most terrifying is that those involved may be completely unaware of it... You've already witnessed this during the day."

"So Franka was hurt by the 'Kingdom'?"

Seeing Afu shaking his head with a smile, Medic pursed his lips:

"Isn't that right?"

"Of course not... The Kingdom is clearly a spatial alienation. The scene where the black mist seems to condense into another world is obvious just by looking at it."