I'm just here to help, not be her mother.
Yu Yachen rubbed her forehead.
She had zero interest in romance, and, of course, zero interest in babysitting.
Although the [Killer Queen] given by the system was powerful, she had no interest in the "harem-raising" lifestyle. She believed she was fine living on her own.
System, if I get this woman back to her camp safely, the mission will be complete, right?
[Of course!]
"Um, Miss Yu, are you from Yan?"
As Yu Yachen was communicating with the system, Alina, who was leading the way, suddenly turned back to look at her nervously.
"I'm from Columbia. I came to the Ursus tundra to do some research," Yu Yachen casually invented a reason.
"By the way, did they do anything to you? Does your face still hurt?"
She quickly followed up with another topic to brush past her identity. It was only a simulation, after all.
Alina subconsciously touched her red cheek, then shook her head and said softly, "It's fine. I'm not some delicate flower."
"Actually, I was out trading for supplies with another village. Those people who tried to rob me... they were originally from our camp. They left because of a disagreement. They only did that because they had absolutely no food left."
"You don't have to say any more. I understand," Yu Yachen replied flatly.
"If not for being driven to desperation by hunger and cold, who would choose to do evil?"
Those emaciated Ursus men were conspicuous enough with their stick-thin bodies.
Yu Yachen understood Alina's way of thinking. She understood it, but she didn't agree with it. Everyone is selfish. From a selfish point of view, she had every right to kill those Infected. If it weren't for the simulation's rating, she would have ignored Alina's plea.
But from Alina's perspective, even after being harmed by them, she could still view them with tolerance and kindness.
Very kind, but also very foolish, isn't she?
"Thank you," Alina's face flushed slightly.
A decisive and ruthless protagonist is always popular, but who could dislike a gentle and meticulous heart hidden beneath that exterior?
[System Notification: Alina's favorability +5! Current favorability: 30/100 (She's realized she likes you a little!)]
"How much further?" Yu Yachen suddenly asked. They had been walking for a while.
"Just ahead. We should be there in a few minutes."
Alina pointed forward with a slender finger.
"Say, is everyone in your camp like you?" Yu Yachen asked.
"What?" Alina was confused.
"Like you... so naive—Watch out."
Before she finished speaking, Yu Yachen suddenly grabbed her wrist and yanked her into her embrace. Alina staggered and crashed into her chest. Several black crossbow bolts cut through the snowstorm, aimed straight at their backs.
"[Killer Queen]."
The pink humanoid Stand emerged from the white-haired woman's back. Its powerful arms blurred, catching every single one of the speeding bolts.
"Who are you?"
Yu Yachen held Alina's head, pressing her into her chest. She turned to the side, looking back at the uninvited guests emerging from the blizzard. They were dressed in pitch-black military uniforms, wearing masks with breathing tubes, and armed with crossbows and blades.
One of them was even holding a hunting dog on a leash. Unlike the previous Infected, these were fully armed Infected pursuers.
Yu Yachen knew little about the snowfields, so she didn't recognize their identity. But it didn't matter. She'd just kill them all anyway.
"Um, Miss Yu."
Just then, Alina's soft voice came from her chest.
"I... can't breathe..."
Buried in the white-haired woman's chest, Alina subconsciously gripped the fabric at Yu Yachen's waist. The small movement caused her to fall completely into the other's embrace. A faint fragrance filled her nostrils, but what made her dizzier was the rhythmic heartbeat coming from the other's chest.
[System Notification: Alina's favorability +5! Current favorability 35/100 (So... so big!)]
Why is the favorability going up again?
Yu Yachen was confused. She looked down and saw the Elafia woman in her arms was trembling slightly. "Sorry, are you okay?"
She let go, but she happened to notice that the other's fingertips were red with cold, and the white mist from her breath was shaky. Holding her had been like holding a block of ice; her thin clothes were clearly not enough to ward off the wind and snow.
"I-I'm fine."
"Don't move."
Yu Yachen sighed. She swiftly undid the buttons on her suit, took off the jacket, and draped it over Alina's shoulders. She even helped tuck the collar in to keep the cold wind out. As the fabric, still carrying Yu Yachen's body heat, wrapped around her, Alina froze. The scent of sandalwood mixed with a faint, sweet...
[System Notification: Alina's favorability +10! Current favorability 45/100 (It's a secret crush!)]
"You go on ahead. I don't have time to deal with these guys while protecting you."
"Mm..."
Alina clutched the jacket tighter. The faint blush on her face spread to her ears, whether from the cold or her racing heart, it was hard to tell.
"Damn it, are you two Infected ignoring me? What the hell are you doing in broad daylight? Some kind of lesbian show?! Disgusting!"
As if smelling the sour stench of romance, the leader of the Ursus pursuers cursed loudly.
"Just wait until I drag you both back to the mines! We'll see if you can still play the hero then!"
Furious, he raised his arm, ordering his subordinates to attack. Several crossbow bolts cut through the air, aimed at Yu Yachen's head.
Killer Queen emerged from behind the white-haired woman, its arms a blur as it easily deflected the attack.
After confirming that Alina was a safe distance away, Yu Yachen raised her left arm.
Behind her, Killer Queen mirrored the pose.
Killer Queen had two special abilities. The first was turning any object it touched into a bomb. The second was [Sheer Heart Attack].
Considering Killer Queen's short range of 1-2 meters and the enemies' scattered formation, Yu Yachen chose to deploy her second bomb.
On Killer Queen's left hand, the skull insignia on the leather glove suddenly detached itself and fell onto the thick snow.
On the ground, the round skull decoration slowly transformed into a small, blue, tank-like vehicle topped with a skull.
"Look over here..."
The toy tank's wheels left two long tracks in the snow. Although ordinary people couldn't see the Stand itself, they could see the tracks it left.
"LOOK OVER HERE!"
A hoarse cry echoed through the air. With an unprompted roar, the toy tank suddenly launched itself into the air, pouncing toward the Ursus pursuers—
"BOOM—!"
The moment the tank made contact with a human body, it exploded. The massive cloud of smoke and dust briefly overwhelmed the snowstorm.
[First simulation complete. Calculating rewards...]
Stand Name: Sheer Heart Attack
User: Yu Yachen
Destructive Power: A
Speed: C
Range: A
Durability: A
Precision: E
Potential: A
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