Chapter 108 Since You're Leaving
The whole island was in turmoil, and the dusk line was filled with the wailing and chaos of people.
Everyone wanted to run towards the ship, but some people were going the opposite way.
In the chaos, Jian Yue saw Luo Ning. Luo Ning rushed out from nowhere, and he looked a little embarrassed. He stood in the storm and looked at Jian Yue, saying, "Where are you going? You can't leave!"
Jian Yue didn't seem surprised by his obstruction, and just asked, "What do you want?"
"The sacred tree cannot be destroyed!" Luo Ning excitedly stood in front of Jian Yue and said, "If the sacred tree is destroyed, our mission will fail. Our mission is to protect the sacred tree!"
Behind Luo Ning stood other players. They originally thought that they were just going to escape from Hope Island this time and that the chip was a device that could help them escape from Hope Island. They never expected that the entire island would be destroyed after the chip was activated. This made everyone a little panicked, after all, their camp was different from Jian Yue and his.
If the sacred tree was destroyed, their mission might fail.
Jian Yue's hair was blown up by the wind. His face was cold. He looked at the excited people in front of him and said, "The sacred tree has been gone for many years. The one that is alive now is not the real sacred tree. You have been to the north yourself and have seen the dead branches of the sacred tree with your own eyes. Don't you know what the truth is?"
Luo Ning said excitedly: "Why should I care so much? As long as it is called a sacred tree, it must be a sacred tree! You can't destroy the sacred tree. I will never let you go today!"
As his voice fell.
The other players around him also surrounded Jian Yue hesitantly.
Tiantian came over angrily. She was also seriously injured and her whole leg was still bleeding. She never expected that someone would jump out to cause trouble at this last moment!
Tiantian asked, "Luo Ning! What do you want to do? Players are not allowed to hurt each other in the dungeon. Have you forgotten?"
"There is indeed such a rule in the dungeon." Luo Ning sneered, but said: "But this dungeon is originally a faction battle. Either you die or we live. Under this rule, everything we do is reasonable."
The beach on the island was in chaos, but after saying this.
The alarm bell on the island not far away rang again, and the waves not far away from the entire island suddenly showed unusual winds and waves. With the appearance of the Hope Boat, countless flying ships appeared in the sky above the entire island not far away.
The island owner's voice came down with the broadcast: "All students immediately evacuate the Hope Ship's area. We will shoot down Hope Island in one minute!"
If we cannot stop the students from leaving, we will shoot down the boat that can transport the students away. This is the ark that our predecessors spent countless efforts to build, and there are even countless students who are already on the boat of hope.
There was even the sound of a child crying not far away.
The children in the lower grades fell down and cried. The sunset was slowly setting. When the night was slowly approaching, the warships on the island fired at the Hope Boat.
Once this artillery fire falls, countless people will be injured.
But when everyone was in a panic, the waves on the sea level not far away became more and more turbulent. A huge wave, especially a long dragon, roared over. The wave fell, but did not fall down. Instead, it hung on the extended beach with the Hope Boat as the center. The cold sea water breath came over and blocked the attack of artillery fire.
This sudden change shocked everyone.
Jian Yue was the first to react. He said directly to Li Meng beside him: "This is the water shield condensed by Leng Li's talent, but it won't last long if it only consumes his energy. You should arrange for all students to board the ship as soon as possible. It's better to be quick. It will be too late if you are slow!"
Luo Ning wanted to say more.
The sound of artillery fire and the waves crashed with a huge noise, the island was shaking and about to break apart, and the water rushed over to almost scatter everyone. He had no chance to say anything else.
Li Meng, Tiantian and the others were also in a very bad state. Everyone was in a mess. Her face was wet. She tried to say, "What about you, Steward Wang? Aren't you going to get on board?"
Tiantian also fell to the ground, and she said, "Let us help you."
Nangong Xi and Wang Wenwen, who were not far away, also hesitated.
"Leng Li can't do it alone. I want to help him, but this is what I have to do." Jian Yue's body was also covered with sea water. He wiped his face and said, "There is no time to say so much. Hurry up and evacuate the students to the boat with others. The water shield will not hold for much longer. Have you forgotten how much everyone has sacrificed to get here? Do you want everyone to die here now?!"
Li Meng was stunned.
Jian Yue's clothes were also covered with mud and his face was scratched by some stone, but at this moment his eyes were solemn: "Let's go."
The audience in the live broadcast room all had some feelings:
“This copy is really cruel.”
"Butler Wang... why?"
"Is it okay for him not to go back?"
Many viewers did not understand. After all, at this point, the hope of survival is so close, so close that it seems to be within reach. Now of course, everyone hopes to be alive.
"You will die if you go back!"
"You're clearly the first in the dungeon. How much reward will you get if you get out? Why are you trying to kill yourself?"
"But I always feel that if he doesn't go back, he won't be himself anymore."
"Hahahaha, he's a lunatic to begin with. I always feel like this is what he would do."
The audience who have watched the entire copy have already understood how crazy Jian Yue is, and even feel that nothing he does is surprising.
even so.
The number of viewers in the live broadcast room is still increasing. The Hope Island dungeon has made unprecedented progress. Moreover, most of the people in the entire dungeon are newcomers, and almost all of them survived. Either point is enough to attract people to watch.
The system panel also popped up: "The current number of online viewers in the live broadcast room is 63,200, and 30,000 viewers have voted for your live broadcast room. Please keep up the good work!"
At the scene, at the critical moment of life and death, no one was in the mood to say anything more. At this time, wasting one more second might be disrespectful to life.
Jian Yue found his floating light car amidst the earthquake on Hope Island.
The alarm of Hope Island resounded through the clouds. The floating light vehicle bypassed the water cover and the falling rocks. The outside was in chaos. In the center of the island, under the Sacred Tree Hall in the north, a huge white light rebounded and condensed into a protective shield, which surrounded the place tightly. All those who wanted to enter were blocked outside.
Inside again.
The huge stone door is extremely heavy.
The path through the stone gate and further inside is quite messy, with broken stones scattered all over the ground. This leads directly to the main core of the sacred tree. At the innermost part, there are branches spreading all over the ground, and under the branches, there is a ball of light with a very rich and bright glow. There, a person is sitting.
Leng Li's soul is 100% similar to the soul of the sacred tree. The soul of the sacred tree can be awakened by Leng Li, but at the same time, it will also consume and absorb Leng Li's energy.
It's getting closer.
Countless red faint lines can be seen radiating from Leng Li's body, as if continuously providing nutrients to the sacred tree. The energy source of the sacred tree is becoming larger and larger, and the energy is becoming more and more sufficient. Such energy can charge the self-destruct device. When it is charged to 100%, the entire self-destruct device will be activated.
The timer on the ground emitted a cold light, and the numbers were spreading bit by bit.
This method of extracting energy is extremely cruel and painful. Leng Li is at the very center of the light source. He can see the countdown timer not far away advancing little by little. The power in his body is radiating little by little. The extreme pain can almost swallow a person, but he just curled his lips and smiled, because soon the Hope Boat will set off and his lover will be saved.
Everything will end.
His origin came from the sacred tree and returned to the sacred tree. It seemed that he had just come to the world for a visit. In fact, he had experienced everything he should have experienced, but there was still a little regret that he didn't have more time to love the one he loved.
Leng Li smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly. He thought a long time ago that he had seen through this profit-seeking and hypocritical world and had no longer any attachment to it. But it turned out that he did have some attachment when that person came and greed appeared.
The boundless pain devoured people's sanity like waves, but at this moment, what sounded in his mind was the daytime when Jian Yue leaned in his arms and said, "Why do I want to see you even though we haven't separated yet?"
At that time, he could not fully understand this sentence. Until now, when he feels his life slipping away bit by bit, he can truly feel the meaning of this sentence. He still misses him very much. It would be great if he could see him again. Even if it is just a glance from a distance, he will feel relieved.
A huge light enveloped people.
Leng Li slowly closed his eyes and waited quietly for the end.
But at this moment, a pair of hands held his arms. Those hands passed through the barrier of the sacred tree, passed through the protective device set up by Leng Li, and held Leng Li's hands tightly.
Leng Li felt someone approaching and opened his eyes in surprise. In the light, he saw the face of the person he had been thinking about day and night. His eyes slowly widened and he even thought he was hallucinating, but the person in front of him looked so real. Jian Yue's hair was blown up by the aftermath of the huge energy shield. The nutrient shield of the sacred tree would absorb the energy of everyone in it.
Red blood stripes had already appeared on Jian Yue's arm. This was a very painful process, but he looked at Leng Li and still smiled, revealing a brilliant smile: "Master, do you miss me?"
Leng Li was stunned at first, but when he saw blood streaks appearing on Jian Yue's arms and even cheeks, he subconsciously pulled him over and hugged him. He was so distressed that he blurted out: "Who asked you to come?!"
Jian Yue buried his head in his arms, and for a moment, he felt Leng Li's body was so cold, as cold as sea water, but he quickly realized that such coldness represented the passing of life. Leng Li was slowly becoming one with the sacred tree, and his energy was merging with the sacred tree and the sea.
So Jian Yue slowly hugged him, hugged his lover, and said, "You said you would come to me when you were done with your work. I couldn't wait for you, so I came to you first."
Leng Li was furious. He said, "Are you stupid? This place is about to collapse. Leave quickly. I'll take you out..."
Jian Yue said: "I'm going out, what about you?"
Leng Li didn't say anything. He looked at Jian Yue, knowing that he could no longer hide it from him. The man's eyes darkened. He raised his hand and slowly wiped the blood off Jian Yue's face. Wherever he touched, the scars on Jian Yue's body healed. Even though his energy was almost completely absorbed, he still used his own energy to heal Jian Yue's wounds.
"I can't get out." Leng Li's voice was very light but very clear amid the shaking of the earth. He said, "Since I came in here, I can't get out."
Jian Yue looked at him quietly without saying a word. He did not move or refute. He just looked at him stubbornly, like a stubborn tree, firmly rooted in the place, and no matter how strong the wind was, it would not bend even a step. He was obviously the most tactful, the most fearful of death, and the one who knew how to protect himself the most, but at this moment he did not move at all.
Leng Li said: "The second chip itself does not exist, but the only person who can activate the spirit of the sacred tree is me. This was destined from the beginning."
He looked at Jian Yue.
Leng Li smiled gently, his handsome and cold eyes seemed particularly gentle when he looked at Jian Yue. His rough fingertips stroked the reddened corners of Jian Yue's eyes. He wanted to wipe away his tears, but he was about to merge with the sacred tree and absorbed too much energy. His fingertips showed white bones. He stroked his lover's face with some attachment and whispered, "This is my life."
Crystal clear drops of water fell on his palm, which was turning into bones bit by bit.
Drop after drop.
Leng Li wanted to wipe away his tears, but his hands that were slowly turning into bones couldn't do it. He could only whisper: "Don't cry, live well, your friends are waiting for you outside, right? I will send you away, take the boat of hope to leave here, never come back, those nightmares... won't come to you again."
I will personally eliminate those nightmares that trouble you day and night and make you frown.
Countless red bloods seemed to emanate from Leng Li's body like mist and were absorbed by the sacred tree, but his eyes looking at Jian Yue were still so gentle.
Jian Yue could only watch his lover slowly turn into dry bones in front of him. He looked at his eyebrows and eyes, which were blurred by tears at first, but then condensed in a very short time, emitting a firm light. His lips were trembling, and he was trying his best to suppress something, but under Leng Li's gaze, he laughed and said in a firm voice: "I don't believe in fate."
Leng Li was slightly stunned.
Eyes met.
He looked at Jian Yue and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Jian Yue raised his hand and held Leng Li's hand. Leng Li's hand had turned into white bones, but his hand was intact under Leng Li's protection. Their fingers were interlocked, and the beautiful ring sparkled in the light. He looked at Leng Li and said softly: "Master, do you remember that you said that during festivals, everyone would give gifts to their loved ones and important people. I thought about it for a long time and finally thought of what I should give you."
The deadly coolness merged with the lingering heat in Jian Yue's hands.
Leng Li felt that something was being transferred into his body. This was almost impossible. His abilities were integrated with the sacred tree's innate energy source, but the energy that Jian Yue was transferring to him was not rejected by the sacred tree at all!
unless……
Jian Yue was using his innate ability. After absorbing a little bit of Leng Li's innate ability, he converted it all into his own. In this way, he had the same energy source and could even replace Leng Li as the energy source supplier of the sacred tree.
Leng Li immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, and he immediately said: "What are you doing? Stop it now, do you know that you will die if you do this!"
Jian Yue slowly shook his head and said, "It's too late."
"It was too late from the moment I came in." Jian Yue took off the crystal core stone necklace on his neck. The stone emitted a dazzling light. He said, "I asked my aunt for your soul blood. She said that this is the life soul stone of your Leng family. No matter where you are, it can send you back to your ancestral land. In this way, you will be safe."
The soul stone suddenly lit up when it touched Leng Li.
Leng Li frowned: "Nonsense!"
He wanted to take the Soul Stone, but because the sacred tree absorbed too much energy, the bone-gnawing pain all over his body made it difficult for him to even raise his hands. But when he saw Jian Yue's face, Leng Li understood that if he did not take the Soul Stone, he would lose Jian Yue, and he would pay a huge price for it.
Leng Li raised his hand, bearing the pressure of the huge divine tree's light shield. Half of his arm had turned to bones, and there was nothing under his uniform. He forced himself to stand up, and blood even flowed from the corner of his lips, but his eyes were still gloomy and determined, just when he was about to get the soul stone.
"Young Master, you said that you were sent to Hope Island when you were born a long time ago, and you stayed on the island for the first few decades of your life. You couldn't leave, and you couldn't go away." Jian Yue held his hand, and a dazzling light emanated from his body. The energy was transmitted from him to Leng Li little by little. He was repairing Leng Li's bones and blood, but his own face was getting paler and paler. Even now, his voice was still calm, and he still had a smile on his face, looking at Leng Li with bright eyes.
He slowly approached Leng Li.
She placed a kiss on his lips and said softly, "What I want to give you is freedom, Xiaoyu. I hope that all the pain that the island has brought you will end here. There is a wider world outside, and a wider world waiting for you to see. If sacrificing for the sacred tree is the fate you were born to bear..."
The entire light shield became brighter and brighter, and the soul stone almost surrounded the person's entire body.
Leng Li's eyes slowly widened.
Jian Yue's voice fell into his ears, soft but clear: "I will end the pain that this fate has brought you."
As the light brightened, the images and shadows in front of him became increasingly blurred. He could only see that Jian Yue's eyes were sad, but gentle and happy. He sat in the light, surrounded by red blood mist. In the last moment of their eye contact, he said, "I love you, Xiaoyu."
The ground of the entire island of Hope Island cracked.
The huge roots and leaves of the sacred tree gained energy and pushed open the building, allowing it to see the light of day again. The withered leaves and branches appeared outside on the first day, and the buildings and stones on the island disappeared like rolling mud.
The light of the sacred tree surrounded the people under the tree and slowly rose up.
A blood-red mist surrounded the people.
A machine not far away was calculating the time it would take for the sacred tree to reach the self-destruction stage. Amid the alarms and noises, the Hope Boat on the edge of Hope Island sank into the sea.
The system panel popped up: "The progress of the main mission is 98%. The player's current safety value and health value are decreasing. It is currently 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%. Warning, the player's health value is about to reach the minimum life line. Please replenish it as soon as possible. Once the health value returns to 0, everything the player has will be permanently erased!"
The audience in the live broadcast room is also going crazy:
"Damn it, you are not serious!"
"Crazy, crazy, really crazy!"
"Why do we have to save those NPCs?"
"Even if the NPCs are alive, they can't save you!"
"What the hell is this?"
"This crappy live broadcast room compensates me for my mental damage!"
"No, Butler Wang, please don't disappear!!!"
"Why is it still 98% even though the sacred tree has been destroyed?"
"It seems that no one has ever completed the entire story."
"What hidden achievements are left to be completed?"
The entire live broadcast room was in chaos, and the island was not very peaceful either. The students on the Hope Boat naturally heard the noise as well.
Some students looked up and said in surprise:
"Look up at the sky!"
“It’s a sacred tree!”
"Why does the sacred tree seem to be withered?"
"There seems to be someone inside that light shield!"
The information terminal on Jian Yue's wrist kept ringing. He used all his strength to press the answer button. The communication popped up, and the faces of Tiantian and Li Meng appeared on the other end. Their anxious faces appeared on the screen.
Tiantian said excitedly: "Butler Wang! How are you doing over there? Is that you in that ball of light?"
Li Meng also said: "Butler Wang, why are you in that aperture? Didn't they say that the program can be started with the chip?"
Jian Yue didn't want to hide it anymore. He actually didn't have much strength left. But he thought that he had to have a decent ending. He smiled and said, "There is a chip. No one said that the chip must be a dead object, right?"
How could others not know what's going on at this point!
Tiantian's tears were about to burst out. She said, "Why didn't you tell us! Didn't we agree to go out together?"
Luo Ning, who was tied up not far away, laughed when he saw this scene. He said crazily, "You deserve it! I'll let you destroy the sacred tree! This is retribution, Steward Wang, you didn't expect this to happen, did you? Do you regret it?!"
They were all standing in the cockpit, and the communicator was also expanded outward, so the entire ship could see the situation here.
Jian Yue, who was in the communicator, had even turned half of his body into white bones. After listening to Luo Ning's words, he raised a sarcastic smile and said softly, "I don't regret it."
"I don't regret it. Those who left for the freedom of the young students who died in vain on the island don't regret it either. Today, even if it wasn't me, anyone on this island would make the same choice..."
His voice became smaller and smaller, and he almost ran out of strength at the end.
Tiantian said excitedly: "Butler Wang!"
His life safety value was decreasing, and his physical strength was slowly fading. When he finished speaking, Jian Yue glanced at the person on the other end of the communicator and said with his last bit of strength, "Let's go."
Tiantian burst into tears and cried, "No, how can I leave? Don't give up. There will be a way. Maybe there is a way. How can we save you?"
The scene was in complete chaos.
Li Meng immediately said: "Butler Wang's innate ability allows him to use other people's energy, but this means that he can also absorb other people's energy. The sacred tree is now absorbing his energy. If we can give him our energy, then we can prevent him from being sucked out by the sacred tree!"
Tiantian's eyes lit up and she said, "Good idea!"
"Are you crazy?" Luo Ning said, "Do you know how much energy the sacred tree can absorb? If you keep infusing him with energy like this, it will indeed save his life for a short time, but you will also be sucked dry by the sacred tree. How much energy do you have that the sacred tree can absorb? How many people will accompany you to die like this? He is a madman alone, are you two too?"
There was silence for a moment.
suddenly.
Someone stood up and said, "I can go with you."
The first person to stand up was not even a player, but a third-year senior. Jiang Yan smiled and said, "I only have one life, and there is not much hope for me if I stay on the island. If I can be of some use now, I won't be ashamed of the seniors."
Once you have one, there will be a second one.
"How can you let the juniors take the spotlight?"
"This kind of thing should be handled by our seniors."
"I've been thinking about this since a while ago. We've been controlled by Hope Island for our entire lives. How can we keep being suppressed and beaten?"
"Since we are leaving, of course we should all leave together!!"
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