Apart from natural disasters, most disasters are caused by humans.
There is even a saying that natural disasters are Earth-kun's way of punishing humans, with the aim of warning them that they cannot control this world.
Whether it's nuclear radiation, the destruction caused by war, or various strange experiments, all of these can potentially harm this world.
However, the essence of humanity, besides being a copycat, also seems to be very fond of courting death. This Zombie crisis is the result of their courting death.
Besides these, the US, which cooperated with Neon, is also one of the culprits.
During the period when the safe zone was being successfully constructed, the Honkai Beasts deployed for sea searches found warships anchored at sea.
According to the markings on the warships, these were US warships, and some were Neon warships.
At this point, the case can basically be solved. This matter was orchestrated by the high-ranking officials of the US and Neon. It is likely that these people did not strike their territories because some important personnel had not evacuated.
Since they are still here, then don't leave. Let's discuss what they were thinking when they formulated this plan.
(fuhai: What's wrong with you, little brother?)
Just as these people thought there was no danger staying at sea, a large number of Corpses suddenly appeared on the warships.
With the firepower on the warships, these Corpses could not cause any impact at all, but they did not expect Death Soldiers to be mixed among these Corpses.
If these warships were attacked from the outside, it would probably take a considerable price to defeat them, but attacking them from the inside is like attacking from within a living organism.
This step is very important; if these warships are not eliminated, the missiles loaded on them are very likely to bomb the land.
With no further worries, the construction of the safe zone proceeded smoothly, from an initial small village to a small city, and even to the largest gathering place for survivors.
In this zombie-infested place, Inaba Tsukiyo and others successfully established a kingdom for the living.
After a year, the antidote was successfully analyzed, and almost everyone in the gathering place was vaccinated, no longer needing to worry about turning into a Corpse.
"It wasn't easy. After so long, the situation in this world has finally stabilized."
Standing on the highest building in the safe zone, Inaba Tsukiyo sat on the railing, looking at the city she had built.
"I knew you'd come here. As the leader of the safe zone, slacking off here instead of working properly will earn you complaints from Saya."
"Saeko? What does it matter? All I have to do is stamp documents. Saya will handle it; I trust her."
Being the administrator of a safe zone is not that simple. History has records of monarchs who died from overwork.
During the busiest period, Inaba Tsukiyo handled a lot of paperwork, so much that she still finds it daunting.
Eventually, citing eye problems, she pushed the stamping work onto Takagi Saya. Of course, Takagi Saya had strong opinions about Inaba Tsukiyo's actions.
She didn't believe Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't see anything. Even if she couldn't see, couldn't she at least simply stamp documents?
Hmph! She just wants to be lazy! Really, doesn't she know that this makes it easy to hand over power to others?
Actually, Inaba Tsukiyo didn't care who held power in the safe zone; she only cared if the safe zone could develop well, which is why she used a high-pressure policy in the early stages.
Now that her tasks were complete, she no longer wanted to do those troublesome things, and it was time to say goodbye to this world.
"...Hey, Tsukiyo. Are you leaving?"
Busujima Saeko, who had been watching Inaba Tsukiyo, suddenly spoke. A year was enough for her to see many things clearly.
"As expected, I couldn't hide it from Saeko. Since you even heard about me leaving."
She wasn't too concerned about Busujima Saeko discovering her imminent departure; on the contrary, it would have been more problematic if Busujima Saeko hadn't noticed.
For the past year, Inaba Tsukiyo had been with Busujima Saeko and Marikawa Shizuka.
They had all grown significantly, both in Kendo and in other aspects.
"You've been too obvious, Tsukiyo. Or rather, your existence is too suspicious. It feels as if you exist to prevent all of this. Sometimes we wondered if you were a savior sent by heaven to help us through this crisis. Now it seems you truly don't belong to this world; you have other missions to complete."
Unbeknownst to her, the others had also arrived. These were the teammates who had organized at Fujimi Academy. They felt something was amiss, so they gathered here to bid Inaba Tsukiyo farewell.
"You've done so much for us, yet you plan to leave without saying goodbye. Do you want us to feel guilty for the rest of our lives, Inaba-san?"
Komuro Takashi, this guy Inaba Tsukiyo disliked the most, had also become a qualified member after experiencing so many things.
He no longer extended excessive kindness to others, understanding that things should be approached from a team perspective, rather than the saintly idea of wanting to save everyone.
"Shizuka doesn't know about this yet, but if she knew you were planning to leave this world, she'd definitely cry. That girl, she's like an overgrown child, always crying at the slightest provocation."
Minami Rika, Marikawa Shizuka's good friend. Inaba Tsukiyo rescued her from the airport she was stationed at, where she almost died surrounded by zombies.
"I'll take good care of her, but you must come back to see her sometime. Otherwise, she'll definitely be angry. You know her personality, right?"
"...Heh heh~ This is truly an unexpected scene. Before, only a few people saw me off. I didn't expect so many people to see me off this time."
Shaking her head with a smile, Inaba Tsukiyo felt very happy. She didn't understand why she felt this happiness, but she liked this warm feeling.
Farewells always carry a hint of sadness, especially when saying goodbye to people with whom one has forged friendships; this is the most heartbreaking.
Inaba Tsukiyo didn't know if she would have the chance to meet them again. Leaving this time, she didn't know when their next reunion would be.
But one thing was certain: Inaba Tsukiyo had no regrets about meeting them. They were her best companions.
"I don't know what to say during a farewell, so I'll just speak my mind."
"Komuro Takashi, I actually disliked you very much. Because of your kindness, I was very worried that you would do something to harm the team. I once thought about eliminating you the first time you made a mistake. But your later performance was very good, so I let you off."
"Uh... Well, thank you very much then."
Komuro Takashi said with a somewhat awkward smile. These weren't the words one should say during a farewell, were they?
"The one among you who pleased me the most was the fatty. No, I can't call you fatty anymore. I didn't expect you to decide to lose weight and learn my Gun-Fu when Officer Nakaoka woke up."
This was where Inaba Tsukiyo was most surprised. She hadn't expected Hirano Toda to have the idea of losing weight, and that this idea had actually succeeded.
It must be said that every fatty has potential. After losing weight, Hirano Toda's appearance was no less handsome than Komuro Takashi's; he was a complete heartthrob.
Perhaps this was the family's genes; his family was completely a protagonist template, and after he slimmed down, he also had a protagonist's face.
After losing weight, his progress in learning Gun-Fu accelerated, and Hirano Toda displayed astonishing talent.
Although he couldn't fully master the Kaslana Family's Gun-Fu, he could already wield dual guns in hordes of Corpses, cutting down their lives like a one-man army.
Is this the so-called power of love? To protect Nakaoka Asami, or to respond to Nakaoka Asami's expectations, Hirano Toda actually accomplished such a miraculous feat?
"Hehe~ It's not as exaggerated as you say, Inaba-san."
Hirano Toda scratched his head shyly. When he first lost weight, he himself was startled.
Everyone who knew Hirano Toda couldn't believe that he would turn out to be handsome after losing weight.
Nakaoka Asami felt like she had struck gold, like buying a lottery ticket near the station for small change and winning the first prize.
Inaba Tsukiyo was very happy to be able to make trustworthy friends in this kind of world.
She was very worried about meeting a friend like Fu Hua. Although she cared about her, following her like a stalker every day and asking her to help with gacha pulls was truly terrifying.
By the way, during the time she was away from the Honkai World, who did Fu Hua ask to help her with gacha pulls? Would she have gone berserk because of her departure?
Inaba Tsukiyo was a little worried. Although Fu Hua was very rational, in her irrational moments, she could display power even greater than a Herrscher.
Finally, Inaba Tsukiyo hugged Busujima Saeko, whispered a few words in her ear, and then left this world.
She didn't, like Hozumi, make Busujima Saeko a hero of this world, making her a member of the Throne of Heroes.
Hozumi had already given alaya enough trouble. Adding another Busujima Saeko now, alaya would probably explode on the spot upon finding out.
Just after Inaba Tsukiyo left this world, Death Soldiers across the globe turned into specks of light and vanished.
At the same time, the Heroic Spirits in the Throne of Heroes felt a certain summons and rushed towards a certain place.
In that place, there was a blue spatial gate. This spatial gate had appeared many times before, but they had ignored it.
Ever since Okita Souji, Nero, Medusa, and others entered the spatial gate and were warned by alaya not to extract information from it, they knew this spatial gate was not simple.
There was nothing for them to do by staying there, and the Servants in the Throne of Heroes also wanted to see what was on the other side of this spatial gate.
However, many Servants had this idea, but only one could pass through the spatial gate.
To secure this spot, the war among the Servants began.
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