Chapter 64

After using nuclear weapons to capture the Boaz fortress, the Earth Alliance fleet, after a brief resupply, continued to advance toward PLANT's final home defense line—Jachin Due.

Archangel, Flay's room.

"No... it wasn't me... I didn't think it would be like this..."

"Don't come over!"

The young girl woke up from a nightmare, holding her head in pain, wanting to drive the images in her mind away.

The dazzling nuclear explosion, the destroyed fortress, the imagined wails of the dead, the condemnation of the world.

These images kept flashing through her mind, against her own will, replaying in the form of a revolving lantern, emphasizing the sin she bore.

"Why..."

Flay moaned in pain, the lingering fear biting at her soul like a venomous snake.

She trembled all over, hugging herself tighter and tighter, gradually developing an absurd illusion that she was about to suffocate.

"So cold, so scary..."

Murmuring, feeling the loneliness and hesitation in her heart, she subconsciously looked for something to rely on.

She was originally just a sheltered young lady who knew nothing of the world. As the daughter of the Atlantic Federation's Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Flay had lived her life soaked in honey, so she naturally lacked an independent and strong personality, subconsciously relying on others whenever anything happened.

When she was young, she could rely on her high-ranking father; at school, she could rely on her boyfriend, the school heartthrob. After boarding the Archangel, although she used Kira, she also relied extremely heavily on Kira's protection. Even after being captured by Rau Le Creuset, because of his voice, which was similar to her father's, she could surrender herself to him.

And now, lonely and helpless, she began to need someone she could rely on again.

Subconsciously, Flay thought of Captain Li Boyong, who had saved her from the escape pod, and his gentle expression when he comforted her.

She gritted her teeth, threw on some clothes, and walked out of the room.

At the same time, Li Boyong was in his room checking to see if the system had any new functions after completing another mission.

Since he had been able to complete the system's missions relatively easily recently, he rarely called the system the "Devil System" anymore, but was able to treat it in a more peaceful manner.

But when he finished checking the system's new functions with full anticipation, he couldn't help but burst into a string of curses.

"I curse you, you devil system!"

After completing the mission that popped up during the Boaz defense battle, a new function was added: a function that could view character intimacy.

It wasn't that he could see everyone; it had to be a character whose intimacy had already reached a certain level for this function to be used.

But if it were just that, why would Li Boyong burst into curses?

The key was that below the character intimacy panel, there was this explanatory text.

"When a character's intimacy reaches a high level, the host can spend a certain amount of points to recruit them as the host's follower after obtaining the other party's consent. And when the host completes the main plot of this world, the recruited follower can follow the host and leave."

Character?

Intimacy?

Points?

Recruit follower?

The main plot of this world?

Leave together?

Damn it, I've been traveling through here, fighting for my life for six or seven months, and I've already found two girls, preparing to live a happy life like an immortal after the war.

Now you're telling me about some main plot, some leaving together.

So you're telling me this system is actually an infinite-flow system?

You want to take me from world to world to complete missions?

But damn, isn't this system's "three-no" attribute a bit too thorough?

It only gives a few hints when brushing missions and completing them, and even when a new function is opened, I have to explore it myself. What's worse is that such an important thing, I had to infer it from the explanatory text of a function.

Li Boyong was so angry he laughed.

Damn it, this system really knows how to play. If I had brushed out this function, I might have finally survived to the post-war period, and before I could even touch Natarle and Shihe's hands, I would have been suddenly sent to another world.

With this system's character, such an inhumane thing is really possible!

Just as Li Boyong was feeling indignant, the doorbell in the room rang.

Who is it?

He was stunned, collected his exploding emotions, floated to the door, pressed the unlock button for the sliding door, and opened it.

"Flay?"

Li Boyong saw an unexpected figure. After a slight daze, he discovered that Flay's state was not right; she seemed to have just woken up, just casually draping her military uniform over herself, vaguely revealing some fair skin, exuding a seductive aura.

"Did something happen?"

Li Boyong withdrew his gaze that had inadvertently fallen on that patch of fairness and asked somewhat unnaturally, while also wondering why she appeared here.

But Flay kept her head down, seemingly hesitating about something, and did not answer Li Boyong's question.

"Flay?"

Li Boyong asked again with a heavier tone. Unexpectedly, Flay suddenly threw herself into his arms. The two of them floated into the room together due to inertia, and the sliding door at the entrance automatically closed after losing its sensor signal.

Li Boyong hadn't reacted yet, and the disheveled Flay in his arms was already panting and beginning to use gentle movements to seduce him.

"Hold me tight, comfort me. Captain, you can do anything you like."

"Are you crazy?"

Li Boyong wanted to push her away, but found that Flay was holding onto him tightly; for a moment, he couldn't push her away.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Major Natarle."

Flay suddenly let out a neurotic laugh. Taking advantage of Li Boyong's slight daze, she licked Li Boyong's neck like a pet cat, making a charming nasal sound, "Help me forget those painful things. Come, do what you like, the crazier the better, it doesn't matter if you just break me!"

Flay was originally a very cute girl, and now that she was showing a flirtatious side, she displayed a kind of decadent beauty.

And she emphasized that she wouldn't tell Natarle, which indeed gave Li Boyong a very good excuse for indulgence.

So to be honest, Li Boyong was indeed tempted.

But he did not accept this kind of thing, instead firmly pushing Flay away again.

"Why..."

The pushed-away Flay looked at Li Boyong in confusion, as if the last straw had been taken away, despair appearing in her eyes.

It was as if she were saying, I've begged so lowly, why do you still refuse me?

"Because you will regret it."

Li Boyong said in a deep voice.

Now that he had calmed down and thought about it, Li Boyong somewhat understood why Flay would make such a crazy move.

She just wanted to find an object to comfort herself under the immense fear and pressure.

This feeling was a bit like a girl who had run away from home after a complete falling out with her family, meeting a mature uncle who was nice to her on the cold, windy street, and then self-destructively and actively following him to a love hotel.

Although not entirely correct, it was indeed somewhat similar to that feeling.

Afterward, the girl would likely regret her rashness, and when she thought of her boyfriend at school, that regret and shame would make her wish she were dead.

And Li Boyong did not want to be that uncle taking advantage of the situation; he preferred to be the kind person who brought the other party home.

Is that strange?

Is it being a "saintly bitch"?

Not necessarily... it's just that personal principles are different. He just made a choice according to his own principles.

"Sorry, both Natarle and I somewhat ignored your feelings, didn't notice your pain, and failed to guide you properly."

Li Boyong did not choose to rebuke her, but like a big brother, rubbed Flay's hair, and then, while carefully helping her tidy her clothes, continued to guide her, "Think about Kira. You must have a lot of things you want to say to him, right?"

Mentioning Kira, Flay was stunned, then nodded gently and said "Mm," her gaze revealing all sorts of complex emotions.

There was the guilt of having used Kira, and also the attachment to Kira...

"That's good, then don't do things that make you regret it. Even if you can't see him for now, one day you will be able to see him again, and then you can say what you want to say clearly."

Li Boyong helped her tidy her clothes, and while buttoning her collar, continued: "If you are really afraid in your room alone, I can chat with you, but don't think about such silly things again."

Listening to Li Boyong's comfort, Flay gradually calmed down. She remembered the previous events and nodded gently with a blushing face.

"Mm."

Seeing this, Li Boyong breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to say something else when the room door was suddenly opened again.

Natarle appeared at the door. She looked at Li Boyong and Flay in the room, and with one glance, she saw Flay's flushed cheeks, the mark on Li Boyong's neck, and those hands on Flay's collar.

Natarle's gaze turned cold, and she snorted coldly, "Sorry, I disturbed you!"

After saying that, she left decisively.

Li Boyong stared blankly at everything that had happened, and only after the room door closed again did he react and chase after her.

"Wait! Natarle, listen to my explanation!"

What kind of sin have I committed!

I'm not the male lead in a romance drama, why let such a cheesy plot happen to me?

Damn it, the final battle is about to start, what's the meaning of giving me such a misunderstanding at this time?

Are you forcing a flag on me?

After I get killed off, are you going to let Natarle hold my urn and feel guilty?