156: Uncle, you are really handsome.
After Sayyid walked out of Dam Zero, he simply strolled through the city's hail of bullets.
Asara's Soldiers didn't attack him, and even the Hafke Soldiers were immediately drawn to the fleeing civilians.
Sayyid had seen such scenes too many times; he had made many attempts, but his abilities were not enough to stop it all.
It could be said that no individual's ability was enough to rewrite it all.
Sayyid had long since become numb to this.
"Mom? Mom!"
"Wuwuwu—Mom, where are you..."
In an alley nearby, the crying voice of a Little Girl caught Sayyid's attention.
Knowing the fate of these people, he didn't want to get involved.
In many previous worlds, there were people who were close to Sayyid, but without exception, they all died in the end.
But for some reason, perhaps out of instinct, Sayyid still couldn't help but take a step and move towards the direction of the voice.
Walking to the alley entrance, Sayyid saw a Little Girl kneeling on the ground, reaching out her hands and constantly fumbling around in front of her.
Before her, a woman's corpse lay quietly, her upper body riddled with bullet holes.
But the Little Girl's eyes were empty; clearly, she was blind.
On the other side of the alley, four Asala Guard Soldiers stood with vacant eyes.
Because the Little Girl was kneeling, her figure was just hidden by a green trash can.
This was why the Soldiers hadn't discovered her.
Although Sayyid had seen such things countless times, his fists still couldn't help but clench tightly.
These Soldiers were almost all the Soldiers he had once led.
Although they were derivative bodies, Sayyid remembered everyone here.
Sayyid's clenched fists slowly relaxed, his eyes full of struggle and conflict.
On one side was a Little Girl with a similar experience to his, whose hometown was invaded and whose family died in the war.
On the other side were the Soldiers he personally taught and led, who died fighting to protect their homeland.
Sayyid seemed to be caught in a dilemma.
One second later.
Sayyid took the m249 light machine gun from his back and aimed it at the four Soldiers.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang————!!
"Ah—!!"
Because Sayyid was relatively close to the Little Girl.
The sudden gunshots startled her, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Thump—Thump—Thump—Thump—
The four corpses fell to the ground almost simultaneously.
Sayyid put down the m249 light machine gun in his hand, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.
Don't blame me... if you were here, you wouldn't want to do such a thing, would you?
Even though the recent gunshots had scared the Little Girl, she didn't get up and run, but instead reached out frantically with a look of terror on her face.
Only then did Sayyid notice that her right leg had been blown off... Just as the Little Girl's hand was about to touch her mother's corpse, a hand blocked the way.
"Mom?"
The Little Girl was first confused, then began to feel fear.
This hand wore a glove, and its size was not her mother's.
"Your mother... she has been transferred to a safe zone and is now safe."
"I... am not a bad person, you don't need to be afraid."
Hearing Sayyid's answer, some of the fear on the Little Girl's face receded.
"Are you... a military uncle?"
Upon hearing these words, Sayyid's hand trembled for a moment, and his heart felt as if it were being gripped by something.
"Yes."
The Little Girl's tear-stained face finally broke into a smile.
Even though Sayyid was accustomed to similar scenes, he couldn't help but be moved at this moment.
Sayyid took out medicine from his chest rig.
After feeding her a painkiller, Sayyid silently bandaged the Little Girl's leg.
"How old are you?" Sayyid asked, looking at the Little Girl's face while bandaging.
"7 years old."
During the bandaging, the Little Girl curiously reached out to touch Sayyid's face.
Sayyid was completely unguarded towards the Little Girl, and the bandaging process was exceptionally careful, so he didn't dodge this time.
"Eh? Uncle, your face is so hard."
The Little Girl's face showed confusion.
What she touched was Sayyid's mask.
"Is this... called a mask?"
"Mom told me that masks are amazing, they can cover people's faces so others can't tell if you're crying or smiling."
"It's truly amazing."
"Uncle, you must be very handsome, Mom said heroes are all handsome."
"Can I touch your face? I want to remember what you look like."
The Little Girl asked somewhat pleadingly.
Sayyid hesitated for a moment, then took off his mask.
The Little Girl's hand constantly fumbled over Sayyid's face, as if to remember every contour.
After a long while, the Little Girl smiled again.
"Uncle, you are really handsome."
After the bandaging was complete, Sayyid put on his mask.
He held the Little Girl in one arm and carried the m249 light machine gun in the other.
"Don't move around later, it's not very safe here. I'll take you... to the safe zone to find your mother."
Sayyid didn't know how to tell this 7-year-old girl the cruel truth.
Sayyid was very confused; every time he had descended before, he had a clear goal, which was to kill his derivative body.
But now, almost all of them were killed.
Now he only had one derivative body, the one that appeared in this world.
And this one, he didn't need to go to great lengths to find, as with the strength of a derivative body, it would naturally die in the war.
Moreover, he couldn't possibly travel the entire world for one derivative body.
Bang bang bang bang————!!!
The moment Sayyid walked out of the alley with the Little Girl in his arms, several bullets flew past him.
He looked in the direction of the bullets, and the entire street was almost covered with Hafke Soldiers.
Among them, there were also several vehicles.
The moment they saw Sayyid, the weapon's turret aimed at him.
Damn it... Sayyid cursed under his breath, turned around, and ran back into the alley.
No matter how strong he was, he couldn't do anything against these vehicles, especially now that he was holding a Little Girl.
He could withstand bullets, but the Little Girl couldn't.
Along the way, Sayyid stepped over the corpse of the Little Girl's mother in the alley.
Then he leaped over the four Asala Guard Soldiers' corpses again before running out from the other side of the alley.
The first thing Sayyid did after coming out was to glance around; apart from the chaotic crowds running everywhere, there weren't many Soldiers.
This made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Bang bang bang————!!!
Bang bang bang————!!!
Even firing with one hand, Sayyid's accuracy was still terrifying; he effortlessly killed some scattered Soldiers on this side of the street.
But the gunshots again attracted many Soldiers.
The Soldiers from the other side of the alley also continuously poured through the alley.
Sayyid stood the m249 light machine gun vertically on the ground, raising his right foot to step on the buttstock.
This was to ensure that he could pick up the weapon later without having to squat down.
Immediately after, Sayyid took out a hand crossbow from his waist and fired an incendiary bomb towards the alley exit.
Beep—
Whoosh—————
Flames instantly burned at the position in front of the alley exit.
The groups of Hafke Soldiers did not stop due to the flames, but instead rushed out of the alley over the flames.
Sayyid immediately returned the hand crossbow to his waist and picked up the m249 he had stepped on.
If it weren't for the Little Girl, he wouldn't need to be so disheveled.
But even with one hand less, which caused Sayyid a lot of inconvenience.
He did not put down the Little Girl he was holding in his left arm.
Any bullet could easily take her fragile life.
At this moment, the surrounding sounds of footsteps, gunshots, artillery fire, the cries of the crowd, and the shouts of Soldiers.
And even the sound of crocodiles tearing.
These noisy sounds were extremely deadly for a blind person.
Even if she were given a white cane now.
The dilapidated streets and bombed-out vehicles would make it impossible for her to move.
Sayyid ran while turning to shoot at the Soldiers behind him, and at the same time, he had to constantly use cover to dodge bullets.
Bullets hitting him might not be fatal, as his bulletproof vest was level five.
But if a bullet passed through his shoulder, it could still take the Little Girl's life.
Boom————!!!
A cannonball directly hit a shop by the roadside; Sayyid's pupils instantly contracted, and at this moment, time seemed to stand still.
The cannonball plunged into the shop, and then the shop inflated like a balloon... BOOM————!!!!
Fire and fragments of the wall instantly burst out!
Sayyid quickly twisted his body, turning his back to the direction of the explosion, tightly shielding the Little Girl in front of him.
The powerful air current lifted the Little Girl's hair, and some passers-by who were fleeing for their lives were instantly blown away by the explosion!
"Cough—cough—"
After the explosion, the smoke and dust dispersed, and debris from shattered stones continuously fell on Sayyid's head.
From beginning to end, the Little Girl curled up on Sayyid, not moving at all.
She could feel that the surrounding environment was very dangerous, and if she moved, she would harm the military uncle holding her.
And the Little Girl, who couldn't help but cough twice due to the smoke and dust, had a face full of apology.
Using the smoke and dust caused by the explosion, Sayyid continued to turn and run into the distance.
Such a disheveled behavior made Sayyid recall past events.
If that guy saw me like this now.
He would probably mock me again, wouldn't he?
Sayyid shook his head with a bitter smile.
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