After an unknown amount of time, Cao Sha finally spoke hoarsely:

"I know... but Captain, I can't just watch them starve to death... they are human beings too, they have done nothing wrong! They just want to enjoy their vacation quietly by the sea like us... those kids, they clearly don't know anything!

Phoenix blood can save these children's lives, so what if I sacrifice my own life?"

Xia Simeng frowned, "Even if you wanted to do this, why didn't you tell me? In your eyes, what am I, the captain?"

Cao Sha smiled helplessly, "Captain, don't I know you well enough... What if I tell you that it's my turn to bleed? After all, I, Cao Sha, am the only man in the Phoenix team. At a time like this, of course I have to stand up... just like Senior Kong Shang did at that time."

When Xia Simeng heard the word "Kong Shang", his pupils shrank slightly.

"You bunch of men... I really don't know where your sense of mission comes from! What, do you think we women should hide behind you men?" Xia Simeng pinched Cao Sha's shoulder hard, causing the latter to grimace in pain.

Xia Simeng let out a breath and sat up straight again. She glanced at the ground around her and picked up a broken plastic basin used to pile sand on the beach from somewhere.

She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her arms covered with hideous scars, and scratched her wrists with her fingertips!

Scarlet blood gushed out instantly.

"Captain! You..."

"What are you yelling about?" Xia Simeng glanced at him and said, "I'm the captain of the Phoenix team and the agent of the goddess of war Athena. In terms of blood-forming ability and the concentration of Phoenix blood, I'm a hundred blocks away from you!

You need several drops of blood to save one person, but I can save one drop. You have to work hard to feed two hundred children... I can save ten times as many as you can in one breath!"

Cao Sha stared blankly at the blood pouring into the basin, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

"No... No! Captain, you haven't recovered from the injuries you suffered during the day yet, and now you're bleeding again. What are you going to do tomorrow?"

"Don't worry, I'm in good health. This little bit of blood is nothing." Xia Simeng patted his chest and raised his head and said, "Do you know what Vajra Indestructible means?"

As the blood flowed, Xia Simeng's already pale face became even darker. Cao Sha immediately stopped the bleeding for Xia Simeng and said repeatedly:

"Enough! That's enough, Captain! No more!"

"It's okay, some more..."

"Not again!"

"Tsk, are you giving me no face?"

"Captain, why are you pouring wine here?!" Cao Sha pressed Xia Simeng's hand down, picked up the plastic basin full of blood, and his face was extremely serious.

Xia Simeng, with a gloomy face, smiled, took his hand back, raised his chin to him and said:

"Okay, go and distribute it to them... first give it to the children, then to the elderly, and then to others."

"Don't worry, Captain. Just take a good rest."

As she watched Cao Sha's back gradually recede, Xia Simeng's smile gradually faded. She glanced at the golden character "two" jumping above her head and muttered to herself:

"There are only two days left, you must come..."

After she finished speaking, her head drooped weakly, as if she had fallen asleep.

A night passed, and as the sun rose from the sea, the golden bird cage was opened from the outside. Several guards in armor directly picked up Xia Simeng, who was sleeping on the edge, and walked deep into the palace...

After an unknown amount of time, Xia Simeng's faint laughter could be heard, and then the whipping became more and more violent.

…

Daxia.

Lin Qiye, who was sitting behind his desk, suddenly stopped writing and looked out the window at the rainy night.

He frowned.

"Strange...why do I feel so uneasy?"

Lin Qiye slowly stood up, wandered around the office for a moment, then picked up the phone and dialed a number.

A few minutes later, Min Junliang walked in quickly.

"What's wrong Commander?"

"Is there any news from the teacher?"

"No... But the sword energy near the Sword House has become stronger. Our people can't get close at all. Judging from the situation, it will only take two days for them to come out of seclusion."

Lin Qiye nodded slightly, "Clear the spies on the border, notify all human ceilings and human gods, and you can reunite in the marked sea area first..."

Min Junliang was stunned.

"Commander, are you taking action so early?"

"It's getting late. It will take some time to get from Daxia to Olympus... We should ambush near Olympus in advance, just in case."

Min Junliang nodded, "Okay, I'll go inform them right away."

As Min Junliang left, Lin Qiye also pushed the door open and walked directly to the ward where Yuuri Takibai was.

Outside the ward, Shen Qingzhu was standing by the window smoking. Seeing Lin Qiye hurried over, he raised his eyebrows slightly:

"What? Are you leaving?"

"Well, I always have a bad feeling..." Lin Qiye glanced at the ward, "How is Takishiro?"

"He was just locked up a few minutes ago. I don't know what happened."

Lin Qiye nodded, knocked on the ward door a few times, then pushed it open and walked in.

The cold wind rushed into the ward from the open window, blowing the snow-white curtains on both sides. The code sphere that was originally suspended in the air had disappeared. In the empty ward, there was only a figure wearing a baseball cap, with his back to the two people, silent.

drop--

A shrill buzzing sound came from the vital signs detection instrument. Yuuri Takishiro, who looked pale and sick, had his eyes closed, and was already lifeless.

Lin Qiye's heart skipped a beat.

"Takishiro?!" Lin Qiye walked to the bedside and grabbed Yuuri Takishiro's wrist. The cold touch made his eyes shrink slightly.

Guan Zai turned around and spoke calmly:

"Don't call him. He won't wake up... The doctor declared him dead half an hour ago."

“Dead…?”

Lin Qiye and Shen Qingzhu stared at the naked body of the white-haired boy in a daze, their eyes full of disbelief... To them, he had just played a game with Yuuri Takishiro not long ago, and now he was dead just like that?

"Why is this happening? Did he fail in his attempt to become a god?"

“Don’t worry, don’t worry…” Seeing the expressions of Lin Qiye and the others, Guan Zai spoke helplessly, “This body of his is born with defects, of course he can’t make it. Moreover, even if he wants to become a god, he can’t do it in this body.”

Listening to Guan Zai's tone, he didn't seem to be too sad. Lin Qiye asked back in confusion:

"So, did he succeed or fail?"

Guan smiled slightly, and a long-lost sense of pride appeared on his haggard face... He took out a game cartridge with a blank label from his arms and put it into Lin Qiye's hand.

“…He succeeded.”