Chapter 159 The King's Game (End) Iron hooves shattered the peace of Vania…

It's a tower!

The moment Jiang Yang's thought arose, an irresistible force suddenly gripped his consciousness and violently threw him away.

In a dizzying moment, he found himself standing inside the door that separated the land from the judgment, while the long-lost Golden Crow was clinging tightly to his clothes, desperately trying to prevent his body from passing through the door and going back.

He suddenly understood that if he were to unconsciously return to the No Man's Land while his consciousness was still inside Jiang Nuoer's body, he would likely remain trapped in the trial forever.

"Okay, let me go now."

Jiang Yang steadied himself and stood still. Jinwu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his voice, then crouched down and slipped back into the panel to return to All.

During this period, Jinwu has not dared to relax because he is worried about Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang turned around and looked at the end of the long corridor. Originally, following this path would have led back to the trial, but the end of the road was no longer the same as when he and Ji Yang had come. Instead, it was pitch black, making it impossible to tell what lay ahead.

He stopped in his tracks, deep in thought, when something fell from his coat pocket onto the ground with a thud.

He bent down and picked it up. It was the "Lovers" card. Ji Yang had said that the card looked familiar, and after thinking for a long time, he remembered that it had been held by a couple before.

But the couple later died during the trial, and the sign was left unused.

exchange.

Jiang Yang held the lover's face in her hand, turning it over and over to look at it. So that's how it is...

No wonder Jiang Nuoer's body contains his consciousness.

It's likely that the Tower's original target was Ji Yang, because it was this card that ultimately led to him becoming the target after he and Ji Yang entered the trial together.

Kota changed his mind.

She could have let him face Sirius in her place, but instead, she threw him out at the last moment.

Jiang Yang stared at the cards thoughtfully for a moment, then turned around and opened the door.

Well, overall it should be good.

But as soon as Jiang Yang stepped outside, he was met by Wu Yibai standing guard at the door. He instinctively reached out to make a move, but Wu Yibai said with a complicated expression, "Shall we talk?"

Jiang Yang learned the truth about the tower from Wu Yibai.

...

The trial in the King's Game.

Ta sat quietly on the edge of the bed covered with scarlet sheets, her face showing a numbness and indifference that was beyond Jiang Nuoer's years.

The footsteps and laughter of the Pope outside the door grew closer and closer.

He originally intended for Ji Yang to replace him as Jiang Nuoer.

They also planned to use Ji Yang's resentment to destroy the entire Holy Light Continent, and then offer all the souls of the Holy Light Continent to the tower as nourishment.

Jiang Yang arrogantly ordered Xiong Bingxin to blow up the stronghold in Wutou City, but so what? No man's land is never lacking trains, but rather the leader at the locomotive.

That's right, the two "drivers" on the unclaimed train had already been switched by him. Everything was proceeding smoothly, just waiting for Ji Yang to enter the King's Game.

But he changed his mind.

He also entered the King's Game twice during the time Jiang Yang and Ji Yang were playing.

Watching Ji Yang teach Jiang Nuoer to practice swordsmanship and become stronger day by day, and watching Jiang Yang kill the Pope again and again to stand up for Jiang Nuoer, he even entered Jiang Nuoer's consciousness twice.

Jiang Nuoer is undoubtedly confident and brave, completely different from before.

The only thing that puzzled him was that Jiang Nuoer didn't know that Ji Yang was her older brother, and Ji Yang had never mentioned it to Jiang Nuoer, but he knew.

Therefore, he really wanted to understand why Ji Yang was like this, and what exactly happened after Ji Yang returned to Aethergard in the original timeline.

In the original timeline, he became the Pope's open mistress and was forced to become pregnant time and time again.

The Vatican believed that his special qualities would enable him to give birth to the Vatican's most outstanding heir, but in reality, although his body could conceive, he was unable to give birth.

He lost many children, and grief and hatred overwhelmed him until he used heresy to create the No Man's Land.

After interacting with Ji Yang this time, he felt that if Ji Yang had known about Jiang Nuoer's existence from the beginning, he would not have stood by and watched Jiang Nuoer stay in the Holy City.

So why is that?

Is it because of the Father God and the Mother Queen?

He later understood the look in the eyes of the Father and the Queen; it was not disgust or resentment, but fear.

Because of his fear, she never dared to get too close to him. Perhaps also because of her fear, she never mentioned his existence to Ji Yang.

Although he did not understand where this fear came from.

He chased after Ji Yang's retreating figure as he headed towards Aethergard, trying to figure out what was going on, but he only felt that Ji Yang was leaving him further and further behind. He was the highest being in the No Man's Land, yet there were places in the Judgment that he could not set foot in.

...He returned to the No Man's Land with this confusion, and went to find someone he had never met in the No Man's Land.

Deyue.

Even though they clashed several times in the no-man's-land due to differing ideologies, and even though he was dissatisfied with some of Deyue's actions.

He never dared to, and then they never met again.

Unexpectedly, it was Deyue who spoke first to comfort him: "Relax."

In my memory, Deyue has always been like this, no matter what awaits her ahead, she always has a gentle and resolute appearance.

He held out a glass of lukewarm water and asked knowingly, "You seem to have known I would come?"

Deyue replied with a smile, "It's almost over, you should at least come and see me once."

He sat in his chair, tilted his head back, and said casually, "If the souls of the Holy Light Continent successfully enter the No Man's Land, everyone here will die."

"So I really wanted to stop Ji Yang at first, but Jiang Yang told me that I could trust him."

Deyue nodded knowingly: "But if things really go smoothly, you probably won't come to see me today."

"Yes, I want to talk to you to find out what happened back then."

Back then, Yue Viya joined forces with Aethergard to try to redress the injustice, but they ultimately failed.

These are the things he wants to know.

But Deyue told him a very unexpected fact.

...

The commotion reached the doorway.

Ta knew that Jiang Yang had wanted to take his place, but he had already had so many unpleasant experiences, there was really no need for him to drag others down with him.

And it's time to put an end to this.

The door was pushed open, and Pope Sirius, reeking of alcohol, removed his mask and walked in with a lewd smile.

Sirius's gaze greedily scrutinized the man sitting on the edge of the bed: "And he's bisexual~ I've truly struck gold~"

As he spoke, he lunged straight at him, his heavy body pinning him to the bed, the nauseating smell of alcohol hitting him in the face.

With flickering candlelight in her eyes, Jiang Nuoer saw another version of herself, in a magnificent cage, her eyes shifting from terror to numbness, and finally to deathly stillness.

He felt his abdomen bulge again and again, and felt the excruciating emptiness and pain as the disease was ripped from his body.

He heard the baby's faint cries abruptly stop, heard the priest coldly announce "failure," and heard Sirius say with a mixture of disappointment and greed, "Next time, next time it will definitely work."

And then there's Deyue... Only during Jiang Yang's last Un Entertainment event did that silly rabbit give birth to a ghost baby.

It's all time to end this.

Or rather, Jiang Nuoer, suddenly drew the short sword that Ji Yang had personally taught him to use, which he had hidden beforehand, and with all his might, stabbed it precisely and ruthlessly into the Pope's heart.

Sirius's obese body stiffened, his eyes widened in disbelief, a hoarse sound came from his throat, and he finally collapsed heavily to the ground.

Almost simultaneously.

A deafening roar and shouts of battle came from the direction of the Holy City's gates.

Iron hooves shattered the tranquility of Vania, and the royal banner of Asgard fluttered in the firelight.

The palace doors were smashed open, and heavy timbers crashed against the walls with a loud thud.

Ji Yang was surrounded by the blood and dust of the battlefield, his armor stained with bloodstains that were hard to tell whether they were from the enemy or himself. But his usually calm eyes ignited with a frenzied rage after he saw Jiang Nuoer’s belated vulnerability.

He spent a month traveling tirelessly, uniting his old followers, persuading the Father God, and even leading the vanguard to attack the city gates.

But it was still a bit late.

His younger brother, the child who should have grown up carefree under his protection, sat on the edge of the bed, his clothes disheveled, his collar pulled open to reveal his slender and fragile neck, his small body looking so thin.

The child still held the short sword in his hand, its blade stained with thick blood, which dripped onto the stall like ominous flowers.

He quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and took the sword.

She carefully wiped the blood off Jiang Nuoer's face, then took off the cloak from her armor and draped it over the child before gently pulling him into her arms to comfort him.

"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...it's my brother who's late..."

Jiang Nuoer hugged Ji Yang's neck tightly, burying her face in his firm neck. The fear, grievances, and pain that had been suppressed for too long finally erupted, turning into a wail.

...

The trial is about to end.

In the wasteland, Wu Yibai looked at Jiang Yang, his tone unusually pleading: "Could you... help the tower..."

"What do you mean? What happened to him?"

Wu Yibai hesitated before speaking: "He's sick, and only the medicine from Guangming Sanatorium can relieve his symptoms. I had Huang Er bring some out before, and it's almost finished."

"Then go find Yuejiang."

The Bright Sanatorium belongs to Litanwei, so cooperating with Yuejiang would be the best option; there's absolutely no need to ask him for help with this matter.

Jiang Yang replied subconsciously, but after speaking, she suddenly realized that the medicine in the sanatorium was for treating mental illness.

The tower is sick, and only medication from the sanatorium can alleviate its symptoms...

"Does the tower have a mental illness?"

"I don't know either, but he..."

Wu Yibai shook his head, looking somewhat troubled.

Seeing this, Jiang Yang didn't press further and replied casually, "If it's inconvenient to say, then forget it."

After a brief hesitation, Wu Yibai decided to confess: "After you went to the trial, Ta went to find Deyue, and I eavesdropped on their conversation."

"Before the tower... the use of drugs... resulted in the loss of many children..."

Jiang Yang remembered Jiang Nuoer in the solitary confinement room.

...

Jiang Yang took a deep breath and nodded: "Okay, I'll ask Yue Jiang for you."

[King's Game: End]