The Alliance officer, realizing that he was simply wasting his precious time here, grumbled in complaint.

"What a waste of time, those damn viruses aren't going to come all the way here, let's wrap it up!"

After some grumbling, the Alliance soldiers left in frustration.

"Ouch!"

Rubbing my sore shoulder where they had pressed, I looked down the alley, and everything seemed to make sense.

"I see."

Oh, the world moves too fast, especially on cold days like this which makes me freeze lying on the ground.

I was also worried about the girl's well-being; evading Alliance inspections was no easy feat.

Being caught by the Alliance would mean squatting in a prison for a year or more, otherwise there's no way out… Oh, why is my heart so soft?

I stood up from the snow-soaked ground, shaking my head in resignation as I patted my wet pants.

I already have one freeloader at home, so I suppose I wouldn't mind one more?

Especially since my father was legally arrested by the Alliance, she wouldn't fare well alone.

"I see you're not in the mood to hang around here anymore, huh?"

The alley was dark and intimidating, making me wary, ready for any need.

After all, the only ones needing to evade the Alliance are probably the Evil Entity, right? That creature that doesn't exist in this world has always been their target, even the Imperial Army fears such monsters.

"The man causing trouble earlier must be your father, right? He's been taken away!"

The trash can suddenly shook violently, then immediately calmed down.

Hmm, there was a big emotional fluctuation, did I hit the mark?

So, I put on a nonchalant expression, swaying my head slightly and squinting as I walked towards the end of the corridor.

"...I think I probably know the relationship between you two, come out!"

I suppressed my footsteps tightly so as not to startle her, trying to convince her to come out.

So, with a slightly probing tone, I said.

"I understand why your father would use this method to help you escape, so don't be afraid, I'm not with those weird uncles."

Whoosh!

With a slightly forceful gust, a bottle smacked my forehead!

Carefully, I sensed the threat and effortlessly dodged her strike by tilting my body back.

Huh, this speed is at least sixty times slower in my eyes, she needs to do better to try to catch me.

As her attack missed, the bottle crashed to the ground, shattering.

"Huh?"

Although it seemed like a move only a reckless person would make, if a normal Alliance soldier had taken that hit, even with a bulletproof helmet, they would have been half-dead for sure.

"Ow, it hurts…!"

The girl who fell to the ground suddenly sat up, hands on her forehead, wincing.

"I… didn't mean to, let me see…"

As I reached out to touch her, she flinched like a scared deer and quickly pressed herself against the wall at the end of the alley.

Now I really didn't know what comforting words to say, but what really surprised me was where did she get that amazing strength from?

Could it be?

"Evil Entity nature?!"

"No!" The little girl shook her head and hugged her head, denying, "I haven't been infected by anything strange, no!"

"Well... Miss, would you like to join our team?"

As I said that, I intended to go over and help her up from the ground, especially since her father had been taken by the Alliance army...

"Your father was taken away by the Alliance army."

"No, he's not my father, my father died on a mission, he's my uncle."

Tears streaked down the little girl's face, her voice tinged with a hint of crying, making me feel a bit sorry for her.

So I comforted her, saying, "I see."

I carefully touched her hair with my hand so that she no longer held any aversion towards me.

Now I dared even more boldly transfer my breath into the little girl's body to identify all her current physical conditions.

"Eh?!"

There was a mysterious force inside the little girl's body repelling me. She was infected too, but I couldn't restore her to her original state...

"No, you have the power!"

I heard the familiar voice again in my ear, was it Yukari? Have I started hallucinating again?

Juxi's Leadership - Appointing Apostles.

God appoints some humans as his apostles and the death of a god will be inherited by these apostles the will and power of the god. Of course, except for the most famous evil villain - Satan!

"Haha, don't worry, you won't become like those empty shells!"

I generously reached out to her for help, hoping she would be the first to be willing to help me, or rather, our interests were mutual.

"Why should I believe you?"

She still seemed unable to fully trust my words, but I patiently crossed my arms and told her the truth.

"Your life force is almost depleted, you should have gone to meet a necessary human experience - death at this time!"

Just a moment ago, I was joking but now the mood suddenly became serious.

"If you don't want to die so soon, you better follow me!"

The world has already entered a state of extreme cooling, and my chances are almost gone, so I warned her in passing.

"Remember, holding you has no benefit to me, I can just leave you here."

"Then leave me here, I have no attachment to this world anymore."

I felt like my question was perfect, but her answer shocked me.

"..."

An Evil Entity that has lost its meaning of existence cannot be given a soul again, or rather, authority.

"Is that so?" The palm of my hand placed on her forehead was suddenly spread open by some kind of will!

"The power of a fallen angel can bless you, give you a chance for rebirth, don't you like that?"

The angels of heaven have already begun to act; their goals may not be nobler than those of the fallen angels, but they prefer to call themselves sacred paladins. These angels with divine power believe that they are the righteous ones, tasked by the gods themselves.

"The battle between gods and demons has never stopped, and as mediators, our goal is just as the name suggests..."

True gods are not just so magnanimous, they are just like me, mere messengers of the gods, and the fallen angels are my messengers.

"Alright, follow me, I'll help you create an alibi!"

She didn't say anything more, but her actions kept closely following me, not daring to be left behind.

(League Headquarters)

"At the League Headquarters, it will take us a long time to breach Elena's defense system. In addition, there is a very special encryption program that is blocking our people from entering the system."

"Oh no!"

A programmer abruptly stood up from in front of the monitor.

"Commander, Elena is fixing their system. We can no longer infiltrate with our permissions."

The League Headquarters fell into an awkward situation for a moment, with still no news from the Imperial Army.

Yuanhui's once flushed face turned pale with fear, and all the hair on her body stood up, "Ah?"

Half an hour later.

"It's too dark!"

Yuanhui and I both didn't know if we had just had a nightmare. They had various cakes and drinks in their hands, staring at each other with cold eyes for a long time, then clung to my legs and sat on the ground, tears of regret streaming down.

"Sob sob sob, my allowance! That she-devil!"

"Sob sob, why did I make friends with you, a worldly treasure as a brother?"

I roared in pain, my eyes burning with repressed anger.

"What's the point of crying? Look, I bought so many things, I'm fine with it, brother!"

My expected comfort had no effect whatsoever, after all, losing a bit of money is no big deal!

"Alright, brother, here's six thousand bucks to get you through!"

With that, I readily took out my wallet, pulled out six banknotes, and handed them to Yuanhui, who had been crying on the ground. Unexpectedly, this shameless guy, like a child given a lollipop, immediately stopped crying, which was indeed embarrassing to stand out in the street.

(Half an hour later)

I couldn't believe that so many things had happened in just half an hour, everything had come too suddenly...

The New Era, no one will forget that day, not even me, Yukari, and the others!

Twenty-four years ago, the world experienced the largest disaster in history, and that disaster that destroyed humanity was the New Era!!!

It was a disaster that could destroy humanity, the death toll was uncountable.

Those who had experienced the New Era were undoubtedly lucky survivors who had narrowly escaped from its clutches, like my parents' generation and the grandparents' generation.

It's necessary to understand that most of humanity on Earth did not lose their lives, although the odds were much higher than stock market returns, lives were at stake!

"Wow, who told you to break the door, go back and fix it!"

"Hold on, asshole, wasn't it you who helped me pry the door open!?"

Yuanhui and I were instantly frightened by this bleak scene, our faces also appearing somewhat pale.

I will never lose my will to face death, and I will never abandon my childhood friend who has been with me!

"Ah! Asshole!"

Yuanhui used all his strength to firmly nail the damaged iron door to the gap, then for safety, he pulled a car over to block the doorway.

Huffing and puffing, pushing this almost two-ton car made them pant heavily, I made sure the door was very secure before slumping against the blocked door and falling onto the car hood.

"Let's think calmly, buddy!"

Yuanhui suddenly remembered something, had a flash of inspiration in his mind, staggered towards a corner of the warehouse, steadied his stance and shouted at me, who was at a loss.

"Although it's a bit unfortunate, at least I know we have to disarm that prestigious school bus now!"

"Wait, we can use it to escape from this place; if we dismantle it, we'll be screwed..."

Watching him standing still and talking sense to himself, I looked at him disdainfully for a long time before squeezing out a few words.

"Do you want to die? That car is equipped with a high-current anti-theft lock, it's extremely risky to dismantle it!"

Even I, who used to be known as the top electronic hacking expert, was helpless against this electric shock lock. You should know that without an insulated key, it is absolutely not worth taking such a big risk with this lock.

Heh heh!!

"No wonder you're our big bro!"

Yuanhui chuckled and wiped his nose with his thumb. It took me a long time to react, and my brain involuntarily recalled the dark history of elementary school.

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