Although it was not voluntary, Xu Zhi knew that he had been involved in a huge conspiracy just by being born in the Federation and living to this day.

Especially when she jumps out of the chessboard of the "Federation", she probably will not gain true freedom, but will jump from a small chess game into a bigger chess game.

One thing leads to another, and she is the variable. As a variable, she will be an existence that people want to eliminate.

No matter how you look at it, her situation will be dire after she leaves.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

The thunder in the sky was noticeably weaker than before, but the [Cup] attribute aura in the air was gradually dissipating as the crack continued to expand. Both sides seemed to have reached a limit and were about to decide the winner.

At this critical moment, the movement on Xu Zhi's side attracted the attention of these two people.

Before, her aura was not enough to attract the attention of the unknown archbishop and the [Overseer], but the moment she "broke through", the aura belonging to "Xu Zhi" became obvious, as if a faint but not to be ignored light suddenly lit up in the darkness.

When the unknown archbishop turned to look at her, Xu Zhi realized that the gaze that once put her under pressure was no longer frightening. This was partly because she had broken through the restrictions of her level, but more likely because it was already very tired and seriously injured.

Even if He helps the Archbishop reach a level of strength beyond his reach, and uses him as his replacement, the Archbishop is still only the Archbishop. Your chances of winning are much greater than before.

Xu Zhi smiled and raised his hand to draw out his knife: "It sounds like you didn't have much hope that I could win before."

But at the moment he grasped the hilt of the knife, Xu Zhi's expression was slightly surprised.

She felt the power within the knife that did not belong to her.

Xu Zhi looked back and saw that the place where Zhong Lingfan and others had been in the distance was empty, with only a formation emitting faint light.

There is no doubt that they are all dead, and only this formation is still running.

Now Xu Zhi could see the function of the formation at a glance. It was a sacrificial formation that extracted the souls of extraordinary people as sacrifices. Because of the existence of the formation, Xu Zhi still had the ability to [cut off] in her sword. Once she used it, it would burn the soul of the owner.

And it's not just one person's.

As a "transit station", Zhong Lingfan also obviously sacrificed his soul to the formation and became fuel.

She tried her best. When her body was about to perish and her consciousness had not yet dissipated, she sacrificed her soul to the formation, activated the final plan, and left a "trump card" for Xu Zhi.

But this also means that the person named "Zhong Lingfan" will completely dissipate, and even his soul will be burned, just like those lives sucked into the sun.

Why can it achieve such a level?

Xu Zhi was puzzled. If it was just because of his loyalty to her, Zhong Lingfan would not do this. At most, she would die without betraying her, instead of sacrificing everything like this. This move was probably more out of Zhong Lingfan's own "will".

All the people from the Federation are dead, and she should also know that no one will survive except Xu Zhi.

Even if only Xu Zhi has a chance to survive, would she be willing to make such a decision?

And judging by the sophistication and function of the formation, she must have prepared for this long ago.

Totally incomprehensible.

So she had said long ago that some people with the [Light] attribute are just like the [Cup] attribute. They are willing to give everything for something. It is a terrible belief.

But thanks to the existence of people like Zhong Lingfan, she now has an extra card in her hand.

After understanding Zhong Lingfan's selfless intentions, Xu Zhi suddenly felt a weight on her shoulders. As the "light" in her body appeared and the game console slowly flowed into her body, the emotions she had once discarded were gradually returning. Xu Zhi had already understood what "responsibility" was.

But she didn't care too much at first, until this moment, when she saw the formation left by Zhong Lingfan and realized that someone was willing to help her at the cost of his or her own death. Then she suddenly realized that she had already shouldered the expectations of countless dead people. They didn't expect her to "take revenge" or anything, but just hoped that she could survive as the last member of the Federation.

Xu Zhi had never considered herself a citizen of the Federation before, nor did she feel that Yuncheng was her home, but until now, she was willing to admit that this disappeared land was her hometown.

When the girl acknowledged this fact and was willing to look directly into her own heart, the [Light] attribute energy that was originally flowing slowly towards her suddenly became active and no longer needed the guidance of the narrator. These energies that should have belonged to Xu Zhi returned to her body at this moment.

You seem to have grown up a little.

"Is this the time to say this?" Xu Zhi tried to keep his tone the same as when he used to tease the narration, but it was difficult.

The thunder and lightning in the sky seemed to have stopped, but this did not mean that the [Observer] had failed. Rather, Xu Zhi's sudden "appearance" had created a stalemate in the situation.

It looks like you know.

The narrator doesn't seem to be stopping.

"What do you know?" The girl, holding a knife and pointing it at the sky, stared at her opponent, but her tone was not sharp. On the contrary, there was a hint of resistance.

【Know what I am.】

"A game console? I knew that from the beginning." The girl's tone seemed a little disdainful, and she wanted to drop the topic.

It seemed like someone laughed helplessly, and Xu Zhi heard a gentle sigh.

Still a child.

I once told you to pick up what you had left behind, and now you are doing well.

[It's the final moment. I need to return the ability that belongs to you.]

【Use this power to defeat it and leave alive. 】

Xu Zhi was silent. It was clearly the final moment, but her mind was not entirely focused on how to defeat her opponent. It was rare for her to feel very sad.

As if sensing Xu Zhi's mood, a female voice, which was exactly the same as hers, but more gentle, soothed her:

[Don't be sad, I was always a part of you, and now we've just become one again, haven't we?]

Yes.

That familiar voice was Xu Zhi's own voice, but when she heard it from an outsider's perspective, it was different from what she usually heard, so she just felt it was very familiar at first.

She had already guessed.

At the beginning of the game, she first awakened the extraordinary energy of the [Light] attribute.

[Very impressive! I've never seen anyone possess two top-tier affinities at the same time.]

The narrator saw that she still seemed unhappy, but even though the situation was critical, he still tried to comfort her.

[The moth was indeed more suitable for you at that time. You made the right choice.]

She threw away the [Lamp] and chose the [Moth]. No matter how talented she was, she couldn't really take two paths at the same time. The attribute conflict still existed. So Xu Zhi, who knew nothing at the time, almost subconsciously threw away the [Lamp].

She didn't like the lamp, and didn't like all the qualities of the lamp. These "beautiful", "kind" and "upright" things made her sneer at them at the time.

At that time, Xu Zhi was filled with world-weariness and uncontrollable hostility, and hated everything around her. Naturally, she would choose the more self-centered [Moth].

It's like a moth flying into a flame, except that the moth is her, and the light that attracts the moth is also her.

She once asked the narrator if the game console was her supernatural power, and the narrator denied it, which was not a lie.

The truth is, she awakened the extraordinary properties of the [Lamp], but she abandoned it unconsciously. The [Lamp] she abandoned attracted the fragments of other [Lamps] wandering around in this world, which led to the birth of the game console.

The game console is indeed not her extraordinary ability, but a unique "extraordinary item" produced by the fusion of her [Light] attribute and other fragments.

Now, the game console is disintegrating, returning all power to Xu Zhi.

This also means that the narration will dissipate.

We are not separated.

The narrator said so.

But from now on it will return to its original form, simply existing as a supernatural attribute, no longer having self-awareness, and no longer able to communicate with Xu Zhi.

Although it is regrettable, there is nothing we can do about it.

[Okay, cheer up. You don't want to give me a sour face at the last moment, do you?]

The narrator also made a rare joke with Xu Zhi.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhi pulled the muscles on his face hard to try to force a smile, but it was too stiff.

[It's so ugly.]

A dissatisfied voice emerged, and then the broken game console floated out of her pocket and flew in front of Xu Zhi. The already somewhat blurry screen suddenly lit up, revealing a simple pixel smile.

Afterwards, the narration voice no longer appeared in Xu Zhi's mind, as if it had lost the ability to communicate directly with Xu Zhi.

The pixel smile disappeared, and pixel subtitles with white text on a black background appeared on the game console's screen again.

【You have to smile like this, understand? 】

Xu Zhi reluctantly moved the corners of his mouth, but still failed.

The dark clouds in the sky suddenly dissipated, and the [Overseer] seemed to be preparing to do something.

There is no time.

The subtitles changed, and the worn body of the game console began to emit a faint golden glow. Its screen flickered, as if the battery was running out and about to shut down, or as if a new game was about to begin.

【The road ahead will all be yours to walk alone. 】

[Xu Zhi, I wish you good luck. Please remember that I will always stand by your side.]

The screen flickered, then went completely black.

A faint light covered the entire game console. In Xu Zhi's eyes, this game console that had accompanied her for a long time and was regarded by her as her only trusted companion turned into a light spot symbolizing the attribute of "light" in front of her eyes, dissipated little by little, and floated into her body.

Finally, most of the game console melted away, leaving only a faint golden light that seemed to form a ginkgo leaf half the size of a palm. Xu Zhi raised her hand, and the ginkgo leaf composed of light spots fell on her palm and finally completely merged into her body.

It was a fallen leaf that she had once ignored and thrown on the roadside, but now it had floated back into her palm.

【I will love you forever and ever. 】