Chapter 32: Song of the Savage Paradise
The dawn of the seventh day after the Night Cavalry entered the western wilderness finally arrived in the silence of a high morale.
The three armies converged on the Great Crystal Plain, each preparing for battle. The dense mass of people seemed silent yet excited, with only the rustling of instruments and the clinking of weapons' spirit particles to be heard. A faint murderous aura permeated this beautiful crystal sea, bringing a slight sense of foreboding.
At this moment, even the twins, who were usually the most playful, became quiet. One black and one white, they stared at the dawn sky in the east from afar, with cold eyes, and stood behind Beichen.
Xifeng and Atlas, two soldiers with high-tech protection, seemed to be discussing some kind of combat method. Gu Yinyue walked through the sea of arms to check the readiness of each army. Xiao Peng repeated over and over again to the leaders of each group how to deal with various sudden situations. Xiaxue looked at the natural giant tower in the distance with confidence and moved his limbs gently. Lahan was not nervous at all and whispered low-level jokes with the warrior Chiya beside him, and then received a heavyweight glare from Yagad in return. Beichen was standing in front of Yaye with a serious face, looking up at him.
"Yaye, I hope I can use you in the next battle."
"…Are you sure?"
Yaye's eyebrows moved.
"Holding the Dark Seed, even standing still is a problem, let alone killing the enemy. It's impossible."
"The concentration of the star power here is so high that it's sticky." Beichen shrugged with a wry smile, "So Pandora's Box has plenty of energy. I can use it to suppress some of the pain caused by the backlash."
"Don't rely too much on that thing. It was Chiyue who gave it to you."
"Of course I won't rely on it. If I can avoid touching it on other days, I definitely don't want to touch it. But today is the most important day, I have to use it."
Seeing Beichen's stubborn expression, Yaye placed his hand on her forehead:
"Drug addiction starting up again?"
"Yeah." Beichen lowered his voice, not wanting others to know. "In fact, I had a vague attack last night, and I'm afraid I won't be able to control it if I continue."
"I'm a little curious, what will happen if you can't control your drug addiction?"
“I would see the person in front of me as my favorite or most disgusted person, and I would see the scene I most wanted to see, or the scene I least wanted to see… and then I would truly immerse myself in these scenes.”
Beichen grabbed her forehead with her hands a little too hard - she couldn't continue.
During the time when she was under house arrest by Ling Shuang, she once lost control. That time, she saw everyone - Xiang Ying, the Twins, Yaye, Xifeng, Gu Yinyue, Yagad, Atlas, Xiao Ping... even Redis and Rui, Glenshe, Lingdier, and Jialina... all of them were scattered into fragmented limbs and pieces of flesh, soaked in a shallow sea of blood. In the middle of the sea of blood, Ling Shuang was holding someone's intestines and laughing, and was desperately stuffing a heart into her mouth - the illusion was so real that she could almost remember the feeling of that disgusting... smelly and sticky thing touching her tongue.
Those few minutes of hell almost made her want to end her life. If it weren't for the subconscious reminding her not to die, then...
Just one loss of control made it difficult for her to sleep well for almost a week. It was only when Lahan considerately nestled on the sofa and chatted with her during the day that she could distract herself and sleep for a while - but then she was woken up by nightmares again.
Therefore, we must never succumb to the illusions brought about by drug addiction again.
Faced with those hallucinations, even the backlash from the Fallen Darkseed weapon, the agonizing pain that gnawed at her body and bones, seemed endearing and familiar. She would rather endure this kind of pain than fall into that empty hell again.
Yaye seemed to understand her expression and stretched out his big hand to gently pinch her cheek.
"No matter how real an illusion is, it can't stand up to scrutiny. Damn Matcha is so stupid. Fine, since you're so M, I'll satisfy you for a bit. But if you can't take it anymore, let me go immediately, okay?"
"I, I don't have an M!"
Beichen retorted somewhat weakly, then let Yaye's hand rub her head and shake it.
"Hey, little loach, if you want to act cute, why don't you come to us?"
Black Disaster's voice interrupted, dispelling some of the gloom brought on by drug addiction. Although Ling Shuang's shadow flickered before his eyes under the influence of drug addiction, trying to replace Black Disaster's image, Beichen bit his lip hard and drove the shadow away.
"That's right, we will get jealous. When we get jealous, we will become useless, downgraded, and grow beards and afros."
"How is that possible!"
Beichen slapped away Su Jie's dirty hand that was around his waist, then nodded seriously to the three warriors in front of him.
"This battle, please."
Gemini immediately made a thumbs-up gesture, "Leave it to me," while Yaye chuckled confidently:
"Oh, I totally forgot. I've advanced—I've been drinking a lot of good, high-quality blood these past few days. These ferocious animals are in pretty good shape. If you use my words later, there might be a surprise."
"Ah, so Yaye also has a full body combat weapon form?!"
"I guess, but I'm not sure since no one has used it."
Yaye shrugged, then looked behind Beichen—Agad, Xifeng and Atlas came over.
"Miss Beichen, everything is ready, we can start the general attack."
Yagard asked Beichen for instructions in a low voice. Beichen was about to nod when Xifeng stretched out a hand.
"Huh?"
Beichen was a little confused when Xifeng extended his hand.
Xifeng raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't tell me that as the general of the Left Route Army, I have worked hard for you for six days and you don't want to show any appreciation."
"Ah? So... what does Xifeng want? Money?"
"I have so much of that stuff I'd love to use it as bullets. Give me the spoils."
Beichen was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and nodded:
"Spoils of war! ...Ah, if Xifeng hadn't told me, I'd almost forgotten! Here! These are scales we collected from some strange crocodile-like creatures when we passed by a wetland. They're beautiful, aren't they? Like natural, thin gemstones, so hard!"
As she spoke, she took out a translucent black scale from the Gemini's storage space, which shone elegantly in the morning light, and handed it to Xifeng.
"I originally wanted to make it into accessories and give it to everyone after I finished beating it, but if Xifeng wants it, I'll give it to you first."
"This is just a prepayment. You must also send me a copy after the jewelry is made."
Xifeng took the scales handed to him by Beichen with an expressionless face, then took out a string of pendants from the storage space and threw them to Beichen:
"Since you gave me the spoils, I can't just say nothing. This is my return gift."
“……?”
Beichen stared at the beautiful transparent substance in the shape of a bullet but worn on a necklace in his hand in confusion, while the others all looked at Xifeng with extremely contempt: If you want to give someone a pre-war amulet, just say so directly, why do you have to use Beichen's spoils of war as a cover!
"What is this?"
"You can tell it's a necklace just by looking at it, are you an idiot?"
"..." Beichen's mouth twitched, "I know it's a necklace, but..."
She looked at it carefully. The beautiful transparent substance had fine sand in the middle that glowed in the dark. It looked very beautiful, and the shape was carved into a very typical bullet shape - but the knife work was not particularly delicate. There were several tiny scratches, as if it had been made in a short time.
Beichen clapped his hands in sudden realization and looked at Xifeng with emotion: "So that's how it is. Is this the amulet made by Xifeng?! Thank you, Xifeng, I will treasure it! Wow... Xifeng made it!"
After saying that, he hung the bullet necklace around his neck with a flattered expression.
Heihuo and Sujie looked at each other as if they had made up their minds. Yaye had a blank expression on his face and seemed to be lost in thought. Yagard stared at the bullet on the necklace, not knowing what he was thinking. Xifeng snorted coldly and adjusted his military cap.
"Who made this especially for you? You think too highly of yourself. I just couldn't sleep at night so I carved it to pass the time. It's frivolous to treat such a crude and inferior product as a treasure."
“…”
"Dare you be any more awkward, Xifeng?" ――Except for Beichen, who took Xifeng's sarcasm seriously and looked a little aggrieved, almost everyone else was complaining in their heads.
"Beichen, Beichen."
Just when everyone was confused, Atlas came up with his tail wagging.
"I made pudding. For Beichen. Xifeng said that we should eat well before the battle. Beichen didn't sleep well last night, so he should replenish his energy."
"Atlas, I didn't say that."
Xifeng's expression suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment, and he interrupted the other person anxiously.
But Atlas was an honest and good (?) possessed moon angel. He just tilted his head in confusion:
"Strange, Xifeng clearly said it in the memory bank."
"You heard it wrong, forget it."
"oh."
Although Atlas felt a little strange, he nodded honestly and ignored the matter while everyone looked at Xifeng with contempt.
However, his next words almost choked Xifeng to death.
"Xifeng also said that Beichen seemed to like pudding-like foods, so I got the pudding recipe from the database. Beichen, Beichen, try it."
Atlas was wagging his tail excitedly while speaking, but Xifeng's face turned green. He snorted coldly, covered his facial expression with the brim of his hat and walked towards his camp.
Beichen took the pudding with a touched look on his face, looked at Atlas and then at Xifeng's back:
"Of course I'll eat all the pudding Atlas made just for me. And Zephyr... the Zephyr who always wants to kill me actually cares about me! I suddenly feel like life is bright and drug addiction is nothing more than a passing cloud in the sky!"
"Um, why do you think Xifeng wants to kill you?"
Heihuo interrupted with a twitch of his mouth, and then Beichen turned his head away with a painful look on his face as if he remembered something bad.
"He once made a bullet out of pudding and shot it into my mouth... I nearly choked to death."
“…”
What? It turns out that giving away amulets and making up a lot of excuses is just a mild attack - everyone thought to themselves with some concern.
Beichen didn't notice everyone's confusion. He just happily put the pudding into his mouth one bite at a time, and used a small spoon to poke the beautiful beads inlaid in the pudding. The beads were of different colors, soft and elastic when bitten, and had a wonderful fragrance, a bit like QQ candy.
"Atlas, what is this? It's delicious."
"real."
Atlas' voice rose several notches in excitement.
"As long as Beichen likes it. This is the eyeball of [Beep──], [Beep──], [Beep──], and [Beep──]. It is rich in trace elements and stellar spiritual energy substances, which is very good for replenishing physical strength──"
But before Atlas could finish his words, Beichen spat out the pudding in his mouth.
Then the tail that had been wagging furiously just now suddenly dropped down.
"Beichen, don't you like it?"
"No, no, no, no, I like it very much! How could I not like it? If anyone dares not like it, I'll beat him up, hahahahahahaha... I just ate too fast and choked!"
No matter how churning her stomach was, Beichen was helpless when she saw Atlas' lifeless tail, so she endured the nausea and continued to put the pudding into her mouth with a twitch on her face, trying hard to remind herself: This is QQ candy, it is really just QQ candy, it is absolutely QQ candy!
“Humans are really hard-working sometimes.”
Heihuo put his arm around Sujie's shoulder and made sarcastic remarks.
"Yeah, I hope Little Loach won't have a psychological shadow on Pudding."
Su Jie also looked at Beichen with a wicked smile as he swallowed the eyeballs of a creature with a green face.
By the way, I've had a shadow over puddings for a long time, ever since that pudding bullet incident - Pudding, you and I have a grudge, right? Pudding, in fact, we were sworn enemies in our previous life. We fought until we reached the bottom of the cliff but there was no winner, and in the end, we died from a duel of internal energy, right!
──Beichen’s heart was completely occupied by Pudding’s hideous evil smile.
"Alright, alright." Yaye finally stood up. "Do you feel better after all the fuss? Is your drug addiction still acting up?"
Beichen was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and clenched his fist:
"Much better. Looks like the bullets and pudding are still effective—"
As she spoke, her smile gradually faded. After a few seconds of silence, she took a breath and looked at Yagad:
"Agaard, let's go."
Then, in the early morning of that day, this unknown large crystal field, after a long period of silence, fell into crazy shouts and killing.
This is a war of the most primitive kind.
Two groups of organisms living in clusters fought against each other in the same territory in order to seize their own living space.
The invaders fought to gain territory, while the occupiers fought to defend it. The loser would lose everything, even their very lives. Every living thing on this battlefield, when they raised their weapons, staked their resolve.
This is the cruelest competition and also the ugliest killing.
Now, the leader of this massacre, the girl called the Red Moon Priestess, is holding a grappling hook and rushing to the front of the huge black battle line together with the warriors around her!
Roar──!
The roars of a hundred thousand troops and hundreds of thousands of weapons emitted at the same time shook the heaven and earth with a rumbling roar.
A large amount of black fog immediately surged up from the white tower in front, and then rushed towards the battle line. As it got closer, it could be seen that the black fog was composed of countless huge insects with black shells on their bodies.
Beichen led all the warriors who rushed into the first wave, and rushed forward while crushing the spirit crystal "Fire Dragon" in his hand.
boom!
Tens of thousands of red flame tornadoes formed a sea of fire and rushed forward. The black fog that came into contact with the sea of fire disappeared instantly.
Insects are afraid of fire, this is a law.
When combat power is equal, wisdom and intelligence become more important weapons, and in this regard, humans obviously have the advantage - this is why humans have been able to occupy a dominant position in the world's ecosystem throughout history despite being physically inferior to other animals. Beichen once found this a bit ironic, but now she has to admit and make use of it.
She was the one who led the killing. They were the aggressors. Even if she felt reluctant, she could not regret it.
When the sea of fire died down and the army rushed to the bottom of the white tower, they had to walk among thousands of charred insect corpses. Even many battle-hardened soldiers couldn't help but make slight retching sounds.
Without losing a single soldier and consuming only 10,000 spirit crystals, two-thirds of the insect army were burned to death, and the remaining one-third was stunned by the flames and distorted heat waves, losing their group identity and becoming scattered combat units. The deterrent power immediately dropped by several levels.
The soldiers looked to the front of the battle line - there, the most central figures of the army came into direct contact with the enemy a few hundred meters away from the white tower.
The Crimson Moon Knight, holding a silver-white long-handled axe, swung the axe with heavy, quick steps, chopping the giant flying insects that came towards him into several pieces without hesitation, and the bright green body fluids splattered all over the white armor;
Holding a giant sword, "Silver Moon of Hook Life" swung the red giant sword in his hand horizontally. The whistling sword energy cut through the shells of all the flying insects in a straight line in front of him. In an instant, several flying insects fell to the ground and twitched, and the path ahead of him was cleared;
A pulsar, armed with a sniper rifle and clad in optical camouflage, moved through the dark swarm of flying insects, firing red tail-chasing bullets continuously from the muzzle, hitting and detonating one target after another, and then wiping away the green liquid splashed on his face with disgust;
The possessed Moon Envoy, holding the Star Spirit Sword, raised his wings high in the sky. The floating cannons beside him emitted brilliant light, transforming into thin lines that simultaneously struck multiple enemies. The light of the Star Spirit Power flashed fiercely, heralding repeated killing.
The ghost-eyed mercenary laughed wildly as his two swords flew. With a sneer, he sliced off the wings of one enemy after another with his sinister dagger. The First Weapon smiled as he cleared a vacuum of space dozens of meters around him. The young man sneered as he detonated dozens of light balls with his crossbow, blasting a large number of enemies to pieces. With a light laugh, he whipped the attacking enemies, sending them tumbling to the ground more than ten meters away.
Everyone transformed themselves into the hardest blades and the most bloodthirsty fangs, ruthlessly crushing all hostility that approached them under their feet!
The 100,000 Night Cavalry turned into a ferocious meat grinder and advanced rapidly, leaving only broken limbs and debris wherever they passed.
Yet, even at the center of the battlefield, Beichen saw his own soldiers fall. Some, pierced by the paralyzing needles, decisively used their spirit crystals to evacuate the scene. However, others, having already used up their spirit crystals or received no spirit crystals, relied on their own luck, retreating to safety under the protection of their companions, or being instantly reduced to a pile of bones by the enemy's sudden attack.
When this scene happened just over ten meters away from Beichen, she didn't have time to rush to rescue him. For a moment, she felt her nose suddenly sore and her eyes suddenly turned red. But before the twins in her hands could speak, she had already gritted her teeth to suppress her sadness, and her eyes were replaced by blood-red murderous intent.
On the battlefield, no one has the right to cry.
This was war, and since it was war, there were bound to be casualties. She had anticipated this, but only after seeing it firsthand did she realize it.
These lives are the price she must bear and the weight on her heart in order to realize her ideals. They are the heavy blood-stained cornerstones on which she builds her utopia.
From then on, she could no longer regret, could no longer retreat, had no time to hesitate, and had lost her vulnerable position forever.
Otherwise, how would she face these souls who died in battle?
She was carrying the lives of millions on her shoulders and anticipated such a scene, yet she still embarked on this path.
A dark light flashed across her sight. She lowered her head and saw the amulet given by Xifeng hanging on her chest. Then, her expression became more resolute.
Roar──
The girl let out a loud and primitive cry like a lonely animal.
People couldn't help but look towards the source of the sound, and countless insects were attracted and changed direction.
And in the center of millions of eyes, the Red Moon Priestess was suspended high in the sky in the red light. In her hand was a huge black sickle that was several inches taller than her.
Her combat uniform was changed into the full-body form of a giant scythe. The gorgeous black tights outlined beautiful curves, and the dark red lines were stained with ominous murderous aura. A few inches of just the right amount of fair skin were exposed on her chest, forming a sharp contrast with the color of the clothes. On the back, the black bone parts were densely arranged into the shape of wings, gently flapping to keep her suspended.
In an instant, even the unintelligent insects understood—
That was the god of death descending upon the battlefield.
Roar──
She let out another long cry—it was the most naked and direct provocation to all enemies.
Indigenous people of this land, look carefully! I am the king of the group that invaded your land. If you want to protect your hometown, come and try to tear me apart. Then, I will let you experience my power with your own bodies!
I am the one you should defeat, so come here!!
She transformed into a beast and issued a final challenge in a language that all creatures could understand.
Instantly, the insects roared in anger, their wings flapping like a humming bird as they all charged towards the Death God in the sky!
Then, in the red light, all attacks became futile. The huge flying insects were like moths to a flame, and were swallowed and crushed by the hellfire raised by the giant scythe.
The ultimate strength, speed and skill are perfectly combined at this moment.
The black blade transformed into countless crescent moons, and under the swing of the slender arm, it outlined the sharpest defensive network, cutting the enemies that rushed on it into pieces; the long sickle handle drew a strange and evil light under the complex movement trajectory, shrouding all the creatures around it in the shadow of death; the red blade wind sang a shrill and gorgeous requiem, ruthlessly announcing one doomsday prophecy after another, and turning them into the purest truth.
She galloped across the sky, danced in the strong wind, and ruthlessly performed killing while leaping.
Everything close to her had its lifeline cut off. She became the supreme judge of harvesting souls, and at that moment, she dominated the direction of the battlefield.
It was at that moment that the warriors of the Night Cavalry witnessed the most dazzling and brutal beauty blooming in the sky.
From then on, no matter how stunningly beautiful or charming a woman was, they would still persist. Nothing was more moving and eye-catching than their king during the slaughter. They wanted to kneel down under those black bone wings.
Finally, her image escaped the status of a symbol served by Agard.
——It truly became the spiritual faith of her warriors.
It hurts so much, it's piercing, so painful that I can't help but cry uncontrollably.
But she didn't show any expression on her face. As she swung the sickle, the tears drifted away in the air quickly without anyone noticing.
She didn't know whether it was the backlash pain brought by the Fallen Dark Seed or the crushing pain from her heart - in short, now she could feel nothing but pain.
But her mind was unusually clear and she never stopped killing.
There is absolutely no way out.
From now on, whoever stands opposite me, whether it is an insect, a beast, a possessed moon angel, a monster, or a human or a weapon, as my enemy, I will respect you, honor you, accept all your fighting spirit, fight back with all my strength, protect your pride and dignity as a warrior, watch over you and love you as an enemy, but I will not give you any mercy, a moment of tenderness, or the slightest hesitation.
I will swallow and digest the pain of killing alone, so if you feel hatred, come at me.
But I can't die, I won't die, and I won't regret it.
Because behind me, there are hundreds of thousands of people who have entrusted their future to my shoulders. If I hesitate even a little towards the enemy, I will be ten thousand times more cruel to them.
In order to never let that drug-addicted dream come true──
In her slightly blurred vision, she saw the familiar figures under her feet.
In order to protect you and keep you alive, in order to build a homeland that belongs entirely to us, in order to have a pure land where we can completely release our freedom - this pain is nothing.
It’s nothing!! I can bear it!
Under the fierce and determined light of the sword, the killing gradually came to an end.
The vast plain was littered with insect corpses, the battlefield became quiet, and Beichen looked at the giant white tower with some confusion.
Strange, why didn’t the queen worm appear?
Ten minutes later, when Beichen rushed into the tower with the people around him and hundreds of elite soldiers, everyone got the answer.
The ground in the huge space at the top of the tower was soaked with green juice, and strange body parts were scattered everywhere.
And on the huge corpse in the middle of the space, sat a man whose face could no longer be seen and whose body was covered with green juice.
But Beichen immediately recognized who he was because of those sparkling eyes, which she had gazed upon with all her heart countless times.
"elder brother."
She called out softly, and Glenshe, who was sitting on the corpse, looked up and threw a hairy, sharp thing in his hand - something that looked like an insect leg - to the ground.
Then he jumped down and walked to Beichen and stretched his shoulders.
"This thing was so difficult to deal with that I just had to take apart everything I could."
As he spoke, he pointed to the hundreds of strange biological parts scattered throughout the large space.
"Are you not hurt?"
"I've got some minor injuries, but I'm mostly tired. I've been fighting this thing all morning, and I haven't felt this good in ages."
Beichen widened his eyes:
"All morning... So you left the main force and came here when we launched our advance?!"
"This is more efficient, right? Most of the male insects are attracted to you."
Glenn She shrugged casually as he spoke, but seeing how disheveled he looked, you could tell how thrilling this battle was.
Tu Ling's quasi-chief, the man called "Funeral Mad Dog", was now covered in smelly green slime, but Beichen remained indifferent and threw himself into his arms, hugging his shoulders tightly.
"Thank you for your hard work... Brother."
"Um."
Glenshe was probably really tired. He leaned all his weight on Beichen, slowly closed his eyes and breathed softly. In the distance, a corpse began to wriggle. After more than ten seconds, a small creature, also covered in mucus, crawled out from under it and ran to Glenshe's feet, wagging its tail and biting his trouser leg.
──It’s that Shiba Inu “Furball”.
This little guy is really lucky and strong to be able to survive in such a dangerous battlefield.
"Hey, Ash."
The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield, and Glenshe, who had rested for a while and began to recover his strength, rested his chin on Beichen's shoulder and asked softly.
"I like it here. This land is where the people of the Tuling tribe should truly stay. I want to move my tribe here, is that okay?"
"Of course, no problem. Come on! We all have the last name Tu Ling, so I won't hesitate to open the back door! Brother, you can choose any place you want to set up the tribe. - Although everywhere here is dangerous."
Glen She laughed and patted her back with a brother's loving look.
She didn't know when, but she no longer thought of "Yashu Tuling" as a pseudonym to conceal her identity, but regarded it as her real name in this world.
"Have you decided where the capital will be?"
"It's here, this crystal ore." Beichen let go of Glenshe's arms and looked around.
"This tower would be very clean if we removed the insect nests. We could use it as the main city. It's spacious and well-ventilated. This hall would be perfect as an audience hall—and the view is great too."
As she spoke, she walked to the edge of the hall and stopped. Because it was a large, hollow space, she could directly see the vast land below the tower. A gentle breeze blew, dispelling the bloody smell and making her feel more relaxed.
Glenn She raised his eyebrows in interest:
"You don't want a grand and magnificent palace."
"I don't have enough supplies to spend lavishly. Being here can save me the manpower and resources of building a structure. Why not use such a beautiful natural fortress?"
As she spoke, she turned to look at the vast and beautiful crystal plain below her feet.
"What's more, I'm the victor of this war. I gained this land through the most brutal slaughter. In essence, what's the difference between me and this queen worm? Staying where it once was, I think it suits me perfectly."
"Indeed," Glenshe said with a rare teasing smile, "As a rare female insect, yet able to command tens of millions of male insects to fight for you, it's indeed very similar. But..."
Mad Dog reached out and tidied her messy hair.
"Even the Queen Bug's blood is cold. ...But you are warm."
Hearing this, Beichen suddenly smiled with relief.
Three months later, the western wilderness area was officially occupied by the Night Cavalry, and the originally overflowing number of possessed moon messengers and ferocious animals was reduced to a number within the normal ecological range.
Beichen did not order the extermination of the possessed moon messengers or animals, but instead adjusted their numbers to accommodate human survival.
However, even so, this land is still very dangerous. The possessed moon messenger will not appear below level six, and the animals still retain their ferocious habits. The canyon is full of natural mazes, and even the most seemingly harmless plants in the forest may be a dangerous trap.
But Beichen felt that there was nothing wrong with this.
If they try to survive in such a land, their vigilance will be maintained at a high level at all times, they will constantly exercise their survival ability, all of them can feel the highest joy of continuing life, they release their instincts in battle all the time, and have the most direct dialogue with this wild, mysterious and beautiful world.
Freedom is often accompanied by crisis, and defeating the crisis can lead to the enjoyment of the most complete freedom.
This land is theirs now.
Filled with the unknown, brimming with power, and pulsing with vigorous vitality, it's like a wild and untamed pure land, inspiring both fear and yearning. Faced with this yearning, the weak choose to retreat, while the strong choose to explore and conquer. Those who leave here will undoubtedly stand above everyone else in the land beyond...
This is and only is... the stage for the strong, the paradise for the strong.
Another month later, the news of the Red Moon Priestess's founding ceremony was announced to the public in the western wilderness.
The ceremony was open to all countries, but apart from some heads of state with strong military backing, only outstanding, bold and confident warriors came to observe. The total number of people and weapons was only a few tens of thousands.
As for outsiders, the Night Cavalry displayed ample confidence—they didn't need to take action; no one but them could escape unscathed. Dare to cause trouble? No problem, there were plenty of hungry, ferocious animals—they were the only ones who could dominate this land!
Before the banquet for the founding ceremony began, the Night Cavalry, as the first group of citizens and soldiers, stood in a square formation in the center of the Dajingyuan, while the guest seats on the periphery were filled with visitors.
There stands a huge crystal monument with a simple and solemn appearance. The monument is engraved with densely packed names of people. In front of the monument, there are large areas of beautiful white flowers that cannot be named.
The crystal monument was built on a high platform. In front of the monument, there was a young girl surrounded by several warriors with different appearances but whose strength could be seen at a glance. Facing the crowd below the stage was Yashu Tuling, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes.
The scene fell silent, and she spoke softly. Her clear, yet somewhat cold voice drifted away like a thread, reaching everyone's ears.
"Citizens of Elysion, look carefully. Behind me, on the crystal tablet, are engraved the names of 991 men and women. These are the names of those who sacrificed their lives in this war to establish our nation. We have triumphed this time, but we should not only celebrate what we have gained, but also look back at what we have lost."
As she spoke, she waved her hand and pointed at the crystal monument behind her.
"This Heroes' Tomb is the first thing I showed you after announcing the founding of Elysion. This means it's the most important. I built it on the path leading in and out of the palace so you can see it often. I hope you'll always remember that the land we enjoy today was earned with the blood and flesh of our brothers.
The names here include humans and weapons. In life, they fought together on the battlefield as partners, sharing life and death together. In death, they are buried together as companions in eternal sleep. I believe they will feel comforted and happy about this."
The Night Cavalry stood still like black statues, while many people watching from the outside became agitated.
"In Elytheon, there's no distinction between weapons and humans. The only thing that distinguishes individuals is your individual abilities. Racial affiliation means nothing to us. As long as they're recognized, even if they're possessed by a Moon Emissary, we welcome them. Our decision to make this place our home means we'll always be in danger and face hardship. Those who feel fearful or tired can leave now, and I won't stop them."
The black army remained motionless.
"Very good. From this moment on, everyone who is still standing here is my family, Yaxiu Tuling. As long as you do not betray me or harm me or the things I want to protect, and as long as you are willing to abide by my rules, I will do my best to make this place your paradise.
My name is Yashu Tuling—"
The girl raised her hand, and then the audience roared in response:
"My name is—"
Everyone announced their names. Seeing this, she laughed gently yet fiercely.
"The enemy is in front of us, what should we do?"
"Clear and destroy them all!!"
"Our friends and loved ones are behind us, what should we do?"
"Bet the protection of your soul!!"
"What do we have?!"
"A sharp blade, an iron will, and unyielding wisdom!"
"What are we missing?!"
"The enemy's defeat, the unfortunate plea for mercy, and the provocateur's submission!!"
“What we are proud of!!”
"A weapon braver than any other, a human being stronger than any other, a companion who stands shoulder to shoulder, a loyal and kind comrade!"
“That’s right!!”
The witch's voice was clear and heroic.
"We will never instigate others, but we will also never hesitate to demonstrate our strength. To those who do good to us, we will repay them tenfold, and to those who wrong us, we will repay them a thousandfold! Residents of Elytheon!
My sword will be your fang, my sickle will be your armor, my claws will break the darkness of the future, and my spear will be a bright lamp to guide you forward!
By the Red Moon Cerrand, by the Poison Moon Cerrand, by the Graveyard of the Gods Cerrand, we, the people of Elytheon, swear an oath—"
The deafening shouts, like cheers that reached deep into people's hearts, echoed far away over Jingyuan.
"Until the last moment of our lives, we will strive to survive, fight tirelessly, remain cautious, always maintain tenderness and cruelty, always balance humanity and wildness, always enjoy freedom, always pursue happiness - never betray, never retreat, never give up, never give up easily!!"
Queen Ash of the Wasteland, a girl as famous as Queen of the Underworld, Ringdimia, and Queen of the Burning Night, Galina, engraved her name into the memory of the world on that day.
Chapter 1: The Twins Risk Their Lives to Wait (Part 1)
Black Disaster and Su Jie were born in a small Protoss mine in the Kingdom of Latia.
They were born in the light of the Star Mine, rippled by the powerful celestial energy of the moonquake night. The ability granted to the Single Leaf Combatant is "personality granting"—thus, as top-grade Yeyue Clan, they were elevated from their larval state to full-fledged personalities by the mine's managers, who simply killed a few low-level possessed Moon Envoys.
Their outstanding abilities immediately caught the eye of a local noble, a landed earl. Therefore, unlike other weapons, they weren't sent to a centralized evaluation center for hunting and advancement. Instead, the earl seized them and used them as backup weapons for his son.
The Earl's son was not a spiritual warrior, but a frail musician. His favorite thing every day was to play his harp in his room. He had no interest in taking weapons to hunt for possessed moon messengers in the suburbs. He was also not very skilled and only knew a few fancy moves for self-defense. Black Disaster and Su Jie were chosen and contracted with him precisely because they required less star power to advance and were considered extremely easy weapons to use.
Therefore, Hei Huo and Su Jie, who were only at the Single Leaf level, relied on the young master to take them to the Moon Envoy's "killing" every day, and only after a month, they were able to barely advance to the Double Wings level - the ability obtained by the Double Wings level is humanization, so they can finally show themselves as young men wearing different black and white clothes.
Since they were born, they have not participated much in hunting, and their instincts as weapons of war have not been satisfied. Heihuo and Sujie are dissatisfied, but they do not blame their contractors for this.
The young master is called Remington. He can be said to be a very typical artist. He is emotional, neurotic, and at the same time has the unique passion of a creator. In his life, food, clothing, housing and transportation, he does have a style and taste that is completely consistent with his aristocratic status. He is also very kind.
He gave them very unique names. The one dressed in black was called Hei Huo, and the one dressed in white was called Su Jie.
It is a very lethal and impactful name, which really fits their bold appearance and personality. Gemini likes this name very much, so they agreed to it.
Remington was not a good contractor, but he was a very good communication partner and a very loyal friend.
Although he was too weak to take Heihuo and Sujie on a real hunt in the wild, he was very upright and even had some moral obsession with cleanliness. He could not tolerate any sand in his eyes. Because of this, he had a strong dissatisfaction with the strange and unequal relationship between humans and weapons.
"I have no objection to distinguishing status, but I think we should select and rank people based on their abilities, rather than simply judging them based on their bloodline. What's wrong with weapons? They're clearly more suited to surviving in this world than humans."
"Although war machines are forced to rely on humans for survival, that's not their subjective desire, but rather a biological characteristic. I think if possible, they would prefer to be able to eat for themselves, right? But humans are different. How many people, despite having healthy limbs, are still lazy and wait for others to bring food to their mouths?"
"If I were a war machine, I would become a Dark One. With a strong body, I could travel the world. If my horizons were broadened, I would definitely be able to write even more shocking songs."
Hei Huo and Su Jie have been following him since they were born, and have been influenced by his ideas, which has caused them to be slightly different from other weapons. Although they are well aware of the rules of this world, they have begun to have the idea in their hearts that "there should be no status difference between weapons and humans."
But Remington was a nobleman after all, and he could not speak his thoughts loudly in public. His frail body had already put a certain amount of pressure on his father in a world like Senagard that worshipped martial arts. He should not say such eye-catching words and then be accused of "sensationalism".
Therefore, when he was dealing with those aristocratic friends on the surface, he acquiesced to their attitude towards weapons with a smile, but inadvertently winked slyly at Hei Huo and Su Jie standing behind him and made a funny face to show his rejection and disdain for these things.
So, even though their instincts were not satisfied, Gemini still stayed with Remington wholeheartedly.
Even if they couldn't advance and couldn't make excellent weapons, it didn't matter - they weren't that ambitious, and it would be hard to find a master with such an idea.
However, the hopes of Heihuo and Sujie did not come true.
Remington was ultimately a bit arrogant. Though not overtly so, his rebellious behavior ultimately irritated some of the more recalcitrant members of the aristocracy. During an altercation at a banquet, he was knocked to the ground by a marquis's son. While Black Disaster and White Robbery tried to protect him, they were too low-ranking to be a match for him. The three could only watch helplessly as they were publicly assaulted and subjected to a variety of unbearable insults.
After returning, Black Disaster and Su Jie were cured by pouring some Star Spirit Ore solution on them, but Remington, who had a weak foundation to begin with, fell ill and could not get up.
He asked Heihuo Sujie to terminate the contract with him. In order to avoid starvation, Heihuo Sujie agreed, but they did not leave the Earl's Mansion. Instead, they stayed by his side and helped the people in the mansion to take care of his illness.
Perhaps he has some kind of fledgling complex, but Remington is like a "second brother" to Black Disaster and Su Jie. When he is sick, besides his parents, Black Disaster and Su Jie are the most worried.
But despite their efforts, Remington's health didn't recover. Instead, he grew weaker day by day, until he couldn't even speak. He lay in bed, occasionally blinking to express his thoughts. Knowing he was hopeless, he no longer displayed weakness and gloom. Instead, he used his remaining strength to compose music again—this time, Black Plague and Su Jie wrote the music for him.
Unfortunately, Remington passed away with regret before finishing the last song. The last dozen bars were completed by Su Jie. At his funeral, Remington's father invited a band to play this song, but the whole song was played without any abruptness. Obviously, Remington's ideas had been conveyed to Su Jie's heart, so he wrote the last few sentences that were so well integrated.
After Remington's death, the Count seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. Black Disaster and Su Jie had too much of Remington's shadow on them. He didn't want to see them, so he gave them some money and let them leave, letting them find their own way out.
Thus, with reluctance and sadness, the double-winged Black Disaster and Su Jie began their wandering journey.
But only after they truly entered this world did they realize how spoiled they had been by Remington and how they were out of tune with the surrounding environment.
They could not tolerate humans telling them what to do, could not stand the condescending looks they gave to toys and servants, sneered at humans' self-proclaimed masters, and even looked down on some weapons that took it for granted that they were just appendages of humans.
So, they had a hard time in the next few years.
Often, they would terminate their contracts prematurely after less than a week due to disagreements with their masters. Not only would they not receive any compensation, they would often go hungry. War weapons must be well fed to accumulate Star Spirit Energy for advancement, and because they were always hungry, despite being of the highest-grade Yeyue variety with an extremely high growth rate, their level remained stuck at the level of Shuangyi.
If they can’t level up, they can’t make a lot of money, and if they can’t make a lot of money, it means they can’t choose good contractors.
But they still stubbornly believe that they are outstanding, and it doesn't matter if they can't reach a higher level. It would be happier to leave it to the real next owner to advance together. There will always be another Remington appearing in front of them.
In this way, they came from the Kingdom of Latia to the Kingdom of Heyang, eating one meal and going hungry the next.
They changed countless masters along the way, but not a single contractor had a cooperation period of more than one month.
Among these people, there are men and women, old people, young people, rude men, delicate noble ladies, senior Lingwu officers, and newcomers.
But no one looked at them the same way Remington did.
So, stubbornly, they chose to leave again and again.
You will find it.
They encouraged themselves in this way in their hearts, but still found that the road ahead of them was getting narrower and narrower.
The feeling of loneliness is getting closer and closer, the pressure of isolation is getting heavier and heavier, and they even have the illusion that only their fellow brothers are left in this world.
After Remington's death, there was no one who could speak the same language with them anymore.
I don't know when Su Jie started calling Hei Huo "brother".
He rejected the fact that Black Disaster was his brother and put himself in the position of "brother".
Even if there are only you and each other left in this world, we will support each other as brothers and continue the search.
Beneath the cynical, playful, and even slick attitude of not striving for progress, being idle, frivolous, and arrogant, and only caring about having fun, there is a stubbornness and loneliness that no one can understand. The top-grade Yeyue species of the double-winged level keeps changing masters and struggling in this vast world.
They are still waiting.
Occasionally, they would consider compromise.
During their short-term work, it wasn't that there were no masters who appreciated them and treated them well - no less than three women were fascinated by their appearance and fighting ability, and were very considerate and enthusiastic towards them at one time. If they had never known Remington, they might have been moved by this attitude and settled down - but now they could see that this was just the kind of pampering that could be given to toys and pets.
Fundamentally, they are not placed on the same level as each other.
The "real respect" they wanted never appeared.
Perhaps, I'm wrong to think this way. Will those who don't understand their place, who refuse to accept this reality, never be accepted by the world?
Wouldn't it be better to learn from the warriors around you and have a bit of slavery in your bones?
Just when the twins were about to compromise under the heavy pressure of survival, Rui, the third prince of Heyang Kingdom, Rui Zi Shiyi Heyang, appeared in front of them.
It was a street fight. Even though Heihuo Sujie was beaten black and blue, he still fought hard against a Lingwu Si who insulted him. Rui happened to pass by in disguise and took them back to his house.
His attitude towards them was casual and intimate, and there was no sign of contempt for weapons. Hei Huo and Su Jie were delighted and agreed to the contract with Rui with joy on their faces.
Soon, with Rui's help, they advanced to Sanmang.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Rui had a complicated identity and was forced to take on a headache-inducing mission. Not long after, in a bloody battle with the substitute of Darim, the Governor of the Protoss Mine, Rui suffered repeated casualties. On the night of the star disaster, they were ambushed in the wild and eventually fell in a hidden valley somewhere in the Kayana Valley.
Heihuo and Sujie were unable to cure Rui from the moon poison. Instead, because he had not eaten for many days, he was eventually starved back to his original form, fell to the ground, and turned back into the pair of two-colored claws.
"Brother—"
Finally, Heihuo asked with a weak smile to Sujie who was lying on the side.
"Have you ever regretted it?"
I regretted that my stubbornness had put me in this near-death situation.
"No. Either don't look for one, or find one you can hold onto forever. What do you think?"
"Ahh, me too, I don't regret it."
The weak Gemini Claws lay in the fragrant flower field, quietly looking at the mossy mountain wall above their heads.
Then, after an unknown amount of time, a clear female voice sounded in their ears.
“Wow—Xiang Ying, what are you staring at?! I mean, over here! There’s someone! Someone’s fallen in the flowers!!”
At that time they didn't know that what they were waiting for finally came at the last moment.
The Twins Risk Their Lives to Wait (Part 2)
Their encounter with her was not really romantic.
Their eye-catching and flamboyant appearance, which had always been their selling point, could not be shown in front of others. Their proud sharpness and strength of the top-grade Yeyue species were also all retracted due to excessive hunger. Although they were obviously very arrogant and domineering, they could only lie on the ground and trade with people who came here by chance - they needed them to help Rui.
The visitors were a pair of Lingwu Division master and servant.
The combination of the smaller Lingwusi and the long sword weapon, both of them looked dusty and were obviously travelers trekking through the valley, but the strange thing was that the young girl Lingwusi obviously had excellent contract power, but the long sword weapon that partnered with her did have thin star spiritual power - well, to put it bluntly, it was an inferior product.
It wasn't that he looked down on the sword, but he was a little curious about the girl's thinking. Why would she choose such a partner for such a dangerous outdoor activity? Given her status, she wouldn't be so poor as to hire such a defective product that no one would want to survive, right?
But before they had time to think about it, her words surprised them even more.
"I will save him, but after that I hope you won't have anything to do with us anymore. In fact, I would rather save ordinary people than people with status. It will cause trouble."
Originally, they had hoped to use Rui's identity to coax her into offering help, but unexpectedly, her expression suddenly turned cold. Far from appearing pleased, she became anxious to distance herself from them. Apparently, she rationally chose self-preservation over profit.
At least he was quite calm. You know how many people tried their best to have a connection with the royal family, but ended up dying in the shameful struggle.
And──
The twins thought to themselves with amusement—how could they refuse in front of them even though they knew it might offend them? If they didn't want to have anything to do with them, they could just find a chance to sneak away after receiving the contract money.
He said the "ugly words" in advance before helping, and it seems that he is a guy with a strong sense of responsibility.
So, with a bit of curiosity and a bit of excitement hidden in her heart, she formed a temporary partnership with them and went out hunting.
As if to avenge the coldness of the girl named Xiang Beichen, the two men responded to her well in the subsequent hunt, which not only made her exhausted, but also made her look foolish in the middle of the hunt. Although she was extremely aggrieved and kept complaining about "perverts" and "villains", she did not show any real disgust or contempt for them. Although her body was obviously very tired, she still held on and assisted them in hunting.
──It was as if he knew they were starving, so he cooperated helplessly but considerately.
So, after two chaotic hours, Black Disaster and Su Jie returned to the spot where Rui had fallen unconscious, feeling very happy. They had a feeling that the days ahead might be very interesting—perhaps even life-changing.
Of course, their guess came true without any suspense.
Because of Ruyi's request, they signed a temporary contract with her.
Before signing the contract, she was not excited about being able to use the top-grade Yeyue Seed. Instead, she looked at the weapon beside her with an extremely uneasy and guilty look - the long sword called Xiangying.
Seeing her attitude, Heihuo and Sujie not only did not feel unhappy, but felt a little relieved.
She seemed to genuinely care about the feelings of her long sword, but the long sword showed no resistance to this, which made her look a little shocked, with an expression of "Why don't you feel jealous?"
When Gemini is in a good mood, the words coming out of her mouth become more spicy and greasy, which makes her always complain with a wry smile. No matter it is daily conversation or spiritual communication channel, the communication between several people becomes noisy, lively and meaningless, but it also makes people feel a sense of relaxation and joy that they have never experienced before.
Ahhh—that's right.
Maybe this is what they have been waiting for, the way of communication between the weapon and its owner.
They continued noisily forward, and on the way, another Fallen Dark Race named Yaye joined them (they seemed to know each other). Thus, Heihuo, Sujie, Ruiyi, and the newcomer Yaye became what Beichen called the villain army. Seeing the angry and slightly aggrieved look on her face, and Xiangying's accusing eyes beside her, the mischievous cells in his body became more excited for some reason, and he teased her all the way, taking pleasure in seeing her in such a miserable state.
As they laughed and joked with each other, the long-hidden tenderness gradually emerged in their hearts.
This feeling began to grow stronger as she faced the Disaster Emperor with them.
When the venom attacked, they, as weapons, instinctively protected her in front - after all, weapons exist on the battlefield to protect their holders - but she took them back regardless of their wishes, and then used her own flesh and blood as a shield to protect them.
Even when they questioned her because of the confusion, she responded like this.
"Of course you're the fools! I'm wearing light armor, but you have nothing on you!"
Heihuo and Sujie were completely stunned.
Her thoughts—her actions—were telling them that when she saw them being attacked, she reflexively imagined them in human form, so she thought her defenses were stronger than theirs.
She was indeed looking at them as equals.
No, Remington still cared about this kind of class injustice and fought against it, but in her eyes, there was not even room for the concept of class.
Okay, do you believe this?
So, when she fell into a low mood after seeing Chi Yue, they and Ya Ye used a somewhat ridiculous method to ask her to stay.
So when Rui saw their feelings and offered to give them to her as a reward, they were filled with unprecedented anticipation and excitement.
So when they knew that Redis was Beichen's first love, they couldn't help but feel jealous in their hearts, but after seeing her attitude towards him, they breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace.
So in the dead of night, they would occasionally exchange glances with each other and sigh - regretting the dissolute behavior they had used to cover up their helplessness, regretting that they had sharpened their swords with the contractors they liked because of temporary loneliness and compromise. As a result, they were far behind Xiang Ying at the starting line, and when facing her, they felt deep guilt and self-loathing.
So when they saw her perform the weapon salute to Redis for them, unprecedented pride and joy filled their minds. At that moment, they truly began to feel lucky that they had persisted until the very end; otherwise, they might have missed her forever.
This was the final destination they had risked their lives for.
From then on, they no longer needed to do odd jobs, no longer needed to unwillingly suppress their temper under the faces of others, and no longer needed to sharpen their swords with women they were not interested in, because their master was a big fool who would show a distressed expression even when they suffered a minor injury.
Remington, thank you for giving us your unbreakable pride. Now we have finally found the true and perfect contractor. Please watch over us from heaven.
We will definitely live a more wonderful life with you in our lives.
We will surely compose a more moving piece of music in our own way.
Memories slowly faded away in the quiet surroundings.
Gemini Claw came back to his senses, concentrated his mind, and looked at his opponent standing on the other side of the ring through Beichen's wrist - Glenshe Tuling, known as the "Funeral Mad Dog".
The most crucial battle is about to begin.
And she placed her greatest trust and hope on them.
It doesn't matter, we will win, we will definitely win - as if to encourage herself, she gripped the handle of the hook tightly.
And they immediately responded to this trust, their sharp blades making pleasant buzzing sounds in the air.
Then, together with their contractors, they issued a bellowing cry filled with fighting intent.
—He charged towards the most formidable enemy on the opposite side.
The outer chapter of Ling Shuang gradually decays love and hate
"She's going to need me."
In a small room in the residence of Feinheim and Redis, he said this in response to Longyun's persuasion and Naraka's ridicule.
"Don't try to persuade me. My feelings towards her...are different from your feelings towards Gu Yinyue...and the feelings of ordinary weapons towards their masters...
It’s different. Longyun and Naraka certainly knew it, and he himself knew it too - these words were actually said to the figure who walked out of the door.
He wanted to tell her that he longed for her attention, that he longed to be her weapon, to be one of the people around her.
However, after hearing what he said, the figure of the girl that appeared through the floor-to-ceiling frosted glass just stood there quietly for a few seconds, then turned around and left without hesitation.
At this moment, Longyun and Naraka, who were facing the door, saw the painful expression of heartbreak and despair on Lingshuang's face.
"I didn't ask you to sign a contract with me. I just hope you can use me for hunting a few times before I starve to death. Pinhua is my fellow villager after all. You won't refuse me to help avenge her, right?"
Faced with Beichen's severe rejection, he brought out the excuse he had prepared long ago.
Sure enough, after he mentioned Pinhua, she no longer refused him to go with her. He made up his mind to use time to heal the relationship between them. He glanced at Heihuo and Sujie with a slightly provocative and vicious look. He pretended to look calm and confident, and then left.
When he turned around, he saw from the corner of his eye that Heihuo and Sujie straightened their backs alertly and cast complicated glances at him, which made him laugh darkly and obscurely from the bottom of his heart.
Be nervous—but there's no point being nervous. Sooner or later, I'll join you and take your place in that woman's heart. Besides Xiang Ying, I was the one who knew her first. Why are you the first to stand by her side? In terms of bloodline and looks, we're clearly about the same!
Ling Shuang gritted her teeth in her heart, but did not notice the uneasiness that appeared on her face.
He forced himself not to think about Beichen's attitude towards him, and just kept hypnotizing himself that he could always get her recognition through hard work - but deep in his heart, there was still a rational voice that kept ringing:
"Give up. You and her have missed each other, give up."
But Ye Yuezhong Lingshuang ignored the real voice and chose to accept the lies from brain hypnosis.
"Eat this. I bought it in the capital, but I never found a chance to give it to you."
"this……"
In the Dirunak Forest, he finally found an opportunity to hand over the cake he bought in the capital.
It was a best-selling product with very bright colors displayed in the window. There were several girls standing in front of the window admiring it, but they seemed to be unable to do anything but drool over the sample because the price was too high.
When he came back to his senses, the cake had already been put into the storage space.
——Because, when he was in the Lingwu Division Union in Wilvis, he often saw her ordering a dessert and some drinks after returning from a mission, and enjoying them happily in the union lounge.
He felt a little disgusted with himself for observing the other person so carefully but not even being able to say a few nice words. However, after seeing her hesitantly taking the cake and starting to eat it, a joy mixed with a bit of dark malice rose in his heart.
That’s great. She’s still willing to eat what he handed over—this shows that she still trusts him.
But when I was thinking about this, a little selfish evil thought arose in my heart.
Ahh ... I wish there was some medicine that could make the person who took it
After seeing Beichen chatting and laughing with others after eating the cake, Ling Shuang stood behind her, with a dark and complex light flashing in her eyes.
"So, instead of worrying about the poisoning, why not find out who poisoned her as soon as possible?"
After Beichen was poisoned by the Tears of Gana, Yaye said this, while Heihuo Sujie and even Xiangying on the side quietly turned their eyes to him without making any sound.
They are doubting him - but he doesn't care, he only cares about what Beichen thinks of him.
So even though he felt the heavy distrust in the gaze, he still stared intently at Beichen's face.
"Hmm... after thinking about it, the most likely scenario is that it was done during the time of Wilvis, right?"
Finally, she said this──and when Ling Shuang heard this, she couldn't help but laugh in her heart.
That's good. Even if others don't trust me, at least you do - you understand my feelings for you, and you know I won't use such cruel things to harm you, right?
That's good - your judgment is correct, Beichen, as long as you slowly accept what I say... I certainly won't use such means to deal with you - I can't wait to protect and love you.
...As long as you are like this...
The black seeds that were planted slowly sprouted.
"Well, I don't know what you like...so..."
Beichen was holding an ice-colored bracelet in his hand, and handed it over while observing his expression awkwardly.
Beside her, Xiang Ying, Ya Ye and Shuang Zi were holding their own gifts and were grinning from ear to ear. Perhaps they bought the necklace for him out of a sense of duty because everyone else had already given it and they felt embarrassed to let him go empty-handed.
But even so, it didn't matter, this was the first thing she gave him.
Out of excitement and ecstasy from the bottom of his heart, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and spoke almost like a spoiled child.
"Put it on for me."
Suddenly, she was stunned. Behind her, Yaye and Shuangzi also looked at her with displeasure. Seeing their expressions, his regretful mood turned into anger.
"You bought this bracelet, didn't you? I won't wear it."
Stubbornly, he stretched out his hand in front of Beichen.
Then, he saw a hint of embarrassment and a hint of regret flash across Beichen's brows.
His heart instantly plummeted from high temperature to freezing point, and even the smile on the corner of his mouth froze.
Was she impatient with such a small advance? Was she regretting buying this bracelet just because of a little bit of coquettishness?
Her soft fingertips touched the skin on his wrist. As if trying to make her movements look proper, she put the bracelet on his wrist and then took a few steps back as if she had been electrocuted.
"Thanks."
He suppressed the sadness that was lingering in his throat and gave her a somewhat fake smile.
After all, she had given him this thing and could not take it back.
How can I ensure that this thing will always stay with me? ...Since my main body is a weapon, why not try to fuse it with my body?
As he smiled, he fell into some far-fetched fantasy.
How nice it would be if she could stay by his side as obediently as this bracelet.
As the days passed, the feelings he accumulated became deeper.
The deeper the accumulated emotions, the higher the concentration of black becomes.
When everyone gathered together to laugh, he was standing right beside them, but he always felt that he couldn't get a word in.
When she smiled at her friends around her, she always forgot to look in his direction.
When they stepped onto the battlefield side by side, every time she stretched out her hand, he always had the urge to transform into a weapon, but what came into her hand first was always the annoying long sword and the annoying twin claws.
He even began to wonder whether he was unable to enter that circle because he was disliked by everyone, or whether he was rejected by everyone because he was unwilling to enter that circle.
He had also envied such a happy atmosphere and thought about getting along well with her weapons - after all, he wanted to be her outstanding weapon, and the minimum standard for a weapon was to get along and cooperate well with the master's other weapons - but her weapons - especially Black Disaster and Su Jie, always refused his approach.
Why can they accept Xiang Ying but not him? Is it because he once humiliated Bei Chen?
Ye Yuezhong Lingshuang couldn't get the answer he wanted, so he could only swallow his dissatisfaction and resentment.
──Eventually it rotted and turned into "hatred".
Then, no matter how much he wanted to avoid it, the day he feared most finally arrived.
He ignored the pain in his back, held her in his arms, and poured out all his grievances and unwillingness. He even used a very aggrieved tone, trying to ask for some of her love, but what he got in return was the words he least wanted to hear.
"sorry."
Just a few simple words completely shattered his remaining fantasies.
As soon as these words came out, he could no longer brainwash himself into thinking that he still had a chance, and he could no longer use procrastination to extend his stay. Was he even deprived of the chance to watch and stand behind her?
He even began to regret using the self-torture trick to make the relationship between them clear.
If he hadn't said those words, with her gentleness, she might not have said anything too heartless. But now, he gave her this opportunity and put down the knife that cut off the relationship between them.
Why are you saying this! If I could just keep dragging it out like this, it would be fine! Then maybe there would be another chance──
While he frantically spoke words trying to save the situation, he inwardly berated himself for his impatience.
——At the same time, another kind of dark evil thought was slowly growing.
The malicious sprouts in the darkness had begun to tremble slowly.
"Ling Shuang, why are you so stubborn? There are many kinds of feelings. I can't like you as a man, but at least I can treat you as a younger brother."
Why is it a younger brother? Who wants to be a bullshit younger brother... Why can't you look at me as a male?
"Xiang Ying is special. He is the one who gave me hope and warmth, and saved me when I was most exhausted and unmotivated. With him alone, I can ignore everything and care about nothing, as long as he stays by my side."
What has he done for you? Tell me. What he can do, I can do. So can't you love me as much as you love him?
"Though Black Plague Su Jie are villains, they keep me lighthearted even when I'm exhausted. No matter how desperate I feel, thinking of the tone and expression they use when talking to me fills me with energy. Actually, I'm truly grateful to them. — Gentle thugs, that's what they're like."
You like this kind of light-hearted and joking tone, and I can do it too, as long as you give me the opportunity to join your world!
"Your strength—I think it's pride. You nearly died of starvation because of me, but you never once mentioned that to me as an excuse. You used a self-torture trick, but you felt uncomfortable telling me the truth, and you never thought of taking advantage of my sympathy, right? Don't you think this kind of 'pride' is very classy?"
But I missed so many opportunities to be with you because of this! I don't know how much I hate my inexplicable self-esteem that caused me trouble - but now you think this is my advantage?
──Do you think I should maintain this pride and naturally drift further and further away from you?
"Ling Shuang, I can't like you as a woman, I'm sorry."
Don't say it, don't say it, don't say it.
——But no matter how desperately Ling Shuang cried out in her heart, she still said these words ruthlessly.
He rested his forehead on her shoulder, his tears instantly wet her clothes, and his long bangs also covered his face at the moment.
It wasn't a face that was sad because of losing a loved one, but a face that was twisted and distorted, with tears in its smile, because all hopes were shattered.
His shoulders twitched as if he was crying, but a black fire was burning in his heart.
The black seeds grew wildly in the fire and became towering trees, instantly obscuring the only clear sky left in his heart.
Okay, Xiang Beichen.
Didn’t you say that I’m a bit proud? Then I’ll carry on with this pride.
I am dissatisfied with human superiority, I disdain human fragility and incompetence, and I am unwilling to accept human arrogance. Now that you say so, how about I make this contempt more concrete?
Didn’t you say that my vision is not broad enough, that I only think about you, and that I have an undesirable love-minded mindset?
Well then, I will relax my world as you wish, and think carefully about why this world is so filthy, why the relationship between humans and weapons is so unfair, and why the world-destroying witch has descended into this world. Surely even the gods in heaven can no longer bear to see this situation, right?
I will use this pride that you praise most for the things you most want me to pay attention to, and then see what changes will happen -
Will you be satisfied with this?
Everything, at that moment, reversed black and white, turned love and hate upside down, and confused joy and anger.
Ye Yuezhong Lingshuang, his emotions that had begun to gradually become distorted at who knows when, at this moment, completely degenerated into an irredeemable black mud ball, like a boiling swamp, emitting a scorching temperature, but also thick and heavy, with a deadly poison and bottomless depth.
When one road was blocked, he resolutely changed direction and strode towards the completely opposite road.
If you can't get love, then ask for hate.
I don't care about close family ties or similar friendships.
If you want to get it, you must get the feeling that you cannot give up and that you can’t forget the most.
This is──the pride of me, Lingshuang!
He said words of relief, acted coquettishly towards her with an expression of relief, and saw her expression of relief and relaxation, comforting him affectionately, but in his heart he was grinning sinisterly and despising all this.
What younger brother? It’s much easier to say it out loud. What the position of relatives is irreplaceable - it’s all nonsense.
How could the frustration and humiliation he endured for so many days be repaid by just calling him "brother"?
Just immerse yourself in this illusion and enjoy it for a while, and then I will make you pay the heaviest price for everything you said today!
Expressions and behaviors are completely isolated from the inner thoughts.
He seemed to be hiding in an invisible body, watching himself lying on her lap, acting coquettishly, and chatting with her, but completely isolating himself from and rejecting that warmth.
He was no longer the Ling Shuang from a few minutes ago.
After that, his life completely went off the rails.
He found the Jafa Divine Group and said that they wanted to trade information about Beichen with Hot. Then, with the help of Moye of the Curse-Destroying Staff and Ranxiang of the Shattering Night Staff, he took the opportunity to kill Hot - and then took control of his body, urgently moved the headquarters of the Divine Group, and made a reform to the Divine Group's system, planning to expand the Divine Group.
Then, he used low-level followers to divert the attention of Beichen and others, secretly expanded the scale, attacked the Sazam Embassy, killed Xiang Ying by accident, and then contacted Su Mo.
By the time he came to his senses, he had become the leader of a fairly large heretical cult, and Moye and Ran Xiang, because of his ability to arrange and incite, were convinced that he could really lead the war machine into a new world, and they were completely devoted to him.
See—if I really set my sights on this world, I can still do well.
Yes, although I can't get you, it is a pleasure to try to realize the ideal of liberating war weapons that has been buried in my heart - perhaps I should thank you, Xiang Beichen.
He smiled twistedly, watching the situation getting worse and worse, and suppressed the last trace of regret in his heart.
Then, he won.
Then, he failed—failed miserably, lost everything, and even fell into darkness, losing the chance to make a contract with her again.
He was driven out of the room by everyone with disgust and contempt, and stood in the corridor in a daze. Then, in the chaos that followed, he followed the team she led to evacuate Latia under the supervision of several Night Cavalry, left this land and marched towards Arcadia.
Then he secretly infiltrated the team that was opening up the wasteland, and watched her from afar as she led people to kill the enemy, smiling and encouraging the soldiers around her. After being deeply trapped in the enemy's formation, she issued a deterrent war cry, and in the sky, like the god of death, she left a deadly, beautiful and dazzling figure.
He also had a contribution to her growth, although it was a negative one.
He smiled bitterly and dejectedly, and like all the warriors around him who were intoxicated by her aura, he raised his weapons and saluted to the sky.
Then, at the founding ceremony, he saw her smile with a radiance that he had never seen before.
So bright, so confident, so bold, so gentle—and yet so solemn and strong.
Except for Xiang Ying, all of those people stood behind her. Even Lahan, who had a big grudge against her, looked at her back with an excited and yearning smile on his face.
If I hadn't done those things, I should have been able to stand in a corner behind her, instead of hiding in the crowd and looking up at her from afar like now, right?
But I won't regret it.
Ling Shuang, the Dark One, curled up the corners of her mouth under her big cloak.
Even if I lose so badly, I won't regret it.
If I regret it, I will be crushing the last bit of my dignity.
So... no matter how envious I am, or how much I want to be close to her again, I still have to hold back.
Amidst the thunderous cheers, he stood quietly among the crowd, looking at the sky with a sneer.
This way, at least I can save the last few──
You've ever praised my strengths, right?
IV Chita and the Million Ark
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