Li Xin drove the centurion across the country, killing all the demons he saw along the way.

Finally, his centurions charged all the way to the former location of the war zone headquarters.

This is where the disaster started, and it will also be where it ends.

At this time, the fortress's void shield had been overloaded by ship-borne weapons, and the theater command building had also been shattered.

All that appeared before Li Xin was a ruin.

At the top of the ruins, there was a large demon corpse. At this time, the corpse had been scorched by the high temperature of plasma and was deader than dead.

The corpse was curled up and kneeling on the ground, as if protecting something, and had no intention of letting go even until death.

Li Xin looked at the size of the demon, a demon that was at least ten meters tall. It was almost certain that this was the culprit of the disaster.

The centurion walked slowly forward, over the ruins of the headquarters, and finally came to the front of the demon.

As soon as the robotic arm touched the demon's body, the body collapsed instantly and shattered into ashes and fragments on the ground.

Among the pile of debris, Li Xin saw a lantern in the shape of a human head. He used his psychic power to pick up the lantern.

This demon protected this lantern before he died. Could it be a treasure or something important?

But when Li Xin used his psychic power to bring it in front of the centurion, Li Xin looked at the human head lantern with a shocked expression.

There is a soul inside, screaming in pain, still being burned by the soul fire.

It's Duan Xinjie...

Looking at this soul, Li Xin couldn't help but think of the first time he met Duan Xinjie.

It was when I first came to Yadun to take up my post that I met this kind commander.

I just don't know when his body was taken over by the devil. I think it must have been when Li Xin felt something was wrong.

Unexpectedly, the two people who originally had the potential to develop a father-in-law and son-in-law relationship would eventually meet again under such circumstances.

Li Xin opened the cockpit door and used psychic power to extinguish the flames on Duan Xinjie's soul.

Without the burning of the soul flame, the pain in the soul disappeared instantly. Although it was still painful, it was not as severe as before.

Li Xin's expression was complicated. He said to the soul, "Commander Duan."

Duan Xinjie, who had gradually recovered from the pain, looked at Li Xin outside and sighed: "It's... Li Xin!"

"It seems that the battle is over. Did we win?"

Li Xin could hear a hint of hope in Duan Xinjie's soul language.

Li Xin nodded and said, "Yes, victory belongs to us."

"Most of the demons and fallen have been killed, and the others could not escape our pursuit!"

"This disaster will eventually subside."

After hearing this, Duan Xinjie laughed heartily with satisfaction and said, "Good! Good! Good!"

"Great! This way, I feel much more at ease!"

But soon his mood dropped again, and he said in a deep voice: "This disaster caused by me is finally going to be quelled..."

"I'm such a... sinner!"

When Li Xin heard him say this, he wanted to comfort him for a moment, but he couldn't find any reason to comfort him.

Because just as he said, this disaster, which affected a huge area and caused casualties of possibly tens of millions of lives, was caused by Duan Xinjie.

This is a crime that can never be washed away no matter what. Even if Duan Xinjie is killed or injured thousands of times, it is still not enough to wash away this crime.

But from another perspective, he is also a poor man. His soul was captured by the demons of the subspace, and his body was occupied by the demons. Everything he did was not his subjective intention.

Duan Xinjie sighed for a while, then said to Li Xin, "Qingyan...is she okay?"

Li Xin said: "Qingyan is very sad, but she is fine. Now she is focusing all her energy on work. Maybe she wants to forget this pain for a while!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Xinjie finally laughed with relief.

But soon he began to make painful sounds again. For a soul, being trapped in this demonic cage would bring pain no matter what.

Although there is no burning of the soul flame, there will soon be a biting cold, as if a knife is constantly cutting the soul.

Duan Xinjie endured the pain and said to Li Xin, "Li Xin, from the first time we met, I knew you were a good young man."

"Seeing you is like seeing myself when I was young."

"I have two things I want to trouble you with."

Li Xin hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Commander Duan, you decide. I will do whatever I can."

Duan Xinjie said, "My crimes are unforgivable and my death is not a pity, but Qingyan and... the Duan family are innocent."

"I know the Duan family will definitely face liquidation, and I hope you can take good care of Qingyan in the future..."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Please rest assured!"

"I'll take good care of her."

Duan Xinjie received Li Xin's assurance and smiled with great satisfaction. Then he said while suppressing the pain:

"The second thing is, please completely crush my soul!"

"I am already dead. Even if I were to die a thousand times, it would not be enough to bear the responsibility for my sins. My soul has also been marked by the demons of the Warp. I do not want to fall into the Warp and suffer torture again."

"Just crush my soul, and consider it a favor..."

Hearing Duan Xinjie's second request, Li Xin took a deep breath and finally nodded slightly.

Duan Xinjie's soul fell into Li Xin's hands. Otherwise, whether he fell into the hands of the devil or entered the Ministry of Judgment, torture would be waiting for him.

The devil wants to hear Duan Xinjie's pain, and the Judgment Department wants to punish Duan Xinjie.

Neither of these is obviously a happy ending.

Duan Xinjie smiled when he saw Li Xin nodded. He said in a deep voice, "Come on!"

Li Xin sighed deeply and used his psychic power to smash the human head lantern directly. The lantern was also smashed along with Duan Xinjie's soul.

As his soul was shattered, Duan Xinjie let out a laugh of relief. Compared to the previous ones, this laugh of the soul was truly from the heart.

Li Xin let the fragments of the Centaur lantern fall, then closed the cockpit door.

He looked into the distance, where a judge was standing. She took off her mask and it was Gao Bingyan.

Gao Bingyan glanced at Li Xin's centurion twice, then looked at the fragments that fell to the ground. Finally, he said nothing, turned around and continued to leave to participate in the battle.