A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1252 - Chapter 1252 Chapter 846 Night Assassination_2

Chapter 1252: Chapter 846: Night Assassination_2 Chapter 1252: Chapter 846: Night Assassination_2 “You are already strong enough.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, you know you have a soft heart, but you didn’t choose to give up, did you? Recognizing your own weaknesses is a good thing, much better than some arrogant fools. If you were to cry and whine to me about how terrible it is and how you can’t take it anymore and don’t want to do it, then you would truly be weak.”

“Then… Mr. Duanmu…”

Mary looked at Duanmu Huai curiously. At this moment, his fierce face seemed to be filled with a touch of contemplation.

“Why are you able to keep going? I mean all of this… destroying the Evil God, eliminating the Aliens, fighting for the Tribunal… Sorry, I don’t know how to put it, but I want to know, what made you start doing this?”

“Hmm…”

Hearing Mary’s question, Duanmu Huai fell silent, and right at this moment, the waiter came over with a brand new dish, placed it in front of Duanmu Huai, and then carefully left.

“To be exact? I don’t want to die.”

“………huh?”

It had to be said, this answer really took Mary by surprise; she had been expecting to hear something more noble like fighting for the survival of humanity.

“Do you find it incredible?”

Seeing the slightly astonished expression on Mary’s face, Duanmu Huai chuckled.

“Yes, to be honest, it seems to me that Mr. Duanmu you have had quite a few adventures… even from what I’ve seen, several times you’ve willingly put yourself in dangerous situations…”

“What’s there to fear, I’ve crossed over, I have the protagonist’s halo, why would I fear death?”

“Huh?”

“Okay, just a joke.”

Duanmu Huai picked up a fork, speared another piece of cake, and stuffed it into his mouth.

“To tell the truth, at first I did indeed just want to survive. After all, so many things are threatening my life, if I don’t try hard I’ll be done for sooner or later. It’s the same now, the Tribunal’s strength still isn’t enough to confront the ultimate enemy, and once they fully recover, the whole Milky Way will be doomed, and then I’ll have nowhere to hide and can only accept the fate of either fighting to the death against them or surrendering to await death. So, I need strength, I need to bolster the Tribunal, I need more power to be able to fight them.”

Speaking up to this point, Duanmu Huai took another sip of coffee.

“The second point is simpler, maybe, I think I’m just good at doing this.”

“???”

Hearing this, Mary became a little confused, while Duanmu Huai just laughed self-deprecatingly.

“Can you imagine me wearing a white shirt, sitting in an office, being a regular employee?”

“Errr…”

Looking at Duanmu Huai, Mary thought for a moment, then dejectedly shook her head.

Even with her imagination as a Bard and a writer, she couldn’t picture such an intimidating man with eight-pack abs sitting obediently at an office desk working.

To tell the truth, Mary felt that if the boss scolded Duanmu Huai for slacking off at work, it’s quite possible that Duanmu Huai would straightforwardly pick up the keyboard and smash it into the boss’s face.

On the other hand, his image in Steel Battle Armor swinging the War Hammer in the heat of battle has become deeply ingrained, and that is the first thing Mary thought of.

“So you see, maybe I’m just good at this.”

Duanmu Huai spread his hands, in his original world he couldn’t even find a job, only capable of working menial tasks. Perhaps at that time Duanmu Huai also thought about doing a similar job, but unfortunately, the environment of that world didn’t give him the opportunity.

And now, well, he felt that perhaps he was born to do this, to charge into battlefields, to swing the War Hammer, to smash everything standing in his way into a pulp.

Perhaps he was indeed suited to be a Judge.

“Alright.”

Duanmu Huai finished the last piece of cake, placed the money on the table, and then stood up.

“The time has come, we should make our move.”

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, Mary turned her head, and under her gaze, the sky that had been fairly clear was now shrouded in dark clouds, with a cold gale howling past.

Then, torrential rain poured down.

“BOOM BOOM BOOM……….!!”

The sound of lightning, transmitted through the walls, seemed unusually muffled. The opulent hall was deathly quiet, once a place of luxury and pleasure. Every night, countless handsome men and beautiful women would gather here to indulge in the supreme pleasures of the senses. But now, only a cold and stiff air remained.

One after another, black figures sat or stood, their eyes all fixed on the television in the room. On the TV, a news anchor was broadcasting the news.

“…… Given the chaos, the government is initiating a crackdown on gang forces. Effective immediately, the entire city is under martial law. No one is allowed to go out on their own… otherwise, they will be arrested as suspects…”

“The actions of the humans are becoming more and more evident.”

An elder with graying hair stood up in anger, glaring at his compatriots around him.

“This is all because of your foolish behavior! They will never allow our existence. Once exposed, what we face is nothing but annihilation. After so many years, have you still not understood this truth? It’s impossible for us to build a city of our own, we cannot rule over everything!”

“But now we have no retreat left.”

At this moment, another young man stood out.

“The humans clearly want to eradicate us completely, we must fight back!”

“No, we should retreat, leave this place…”

“Leave this place? How? Through secret tunnels? The humans have blocked the entire city, they won’t give us a chance.”

“I’m more curious about how they found us.”

Then another woman spoke.

“So many of our kin have lost contact, not just them, I’ve also heard that many werewolves have been killed, and even their strongholds thoroughly destroyed… How do humans distinguish us? If they can pinpoint our location, find us with ease, then no matter where we hide, there’s no escape from their pursuit, right?”

“………”

Hearing the woman’s question, the others fell silent. Indeed, as she said, with every passing day, more vampires and their hiding places lost contact. No one knew if they had left or had been destroyed… of course, they hoped for the former, but if it was the latter, then their situation would be very grave.

“Perhaps we should…”

“THUD!”

However, before anyone could finish speaking, a sudden heavy sound from outside startled everyone, and then the young man who had argued with the elder quickly picked up the walkie-talkie.

“What’s happened? What’s going on outside? Answer me?”

But the other side of the walkie-talkie was dead silent. Meanwhile, heavy footsteps approached from outside the door.

“THUD… THUD… THUD…….”

The footsteps were neither loud nor fast, but they seemed to possess a sort of magic power, paralyzing everyone present, as if their bodies turned to stone. They could only turn their heads and stare fixedly at the grand entrance.

Waiting for that almost inescapable moment to arrive.

“THUD!!!”

Under the gaze of all, the thick and ornate door was smashed open, followed by a tall man in Steel Battle Armor wielding a War Hammer who walked in.

“Hey, good evening, folks.”

Duanmu Huai took off his helmet, staring malevolently at the vampires before him, revealing a ferocious smile. Just seeing this terrifying, devil-like face was enough to shock the vampires. Their bodies began to tremble, and their strength faded away. Although they were already dead, at this moment, they could once again clearly feel death and Destruction approaching them like a flood, an overwhelming force standing right before them.

And at this moment, all they could hear was Duanmu Huai’s cold, deep voice.

“Sorry, but it’s time for your party to end.”