Chapter 302 The Day of Farewell
"Don't worry, it went smoothly. I've already taken down that guy."
"Not yet, but the child should be safe. They won't kill her. Come and help me find her."
"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs."
......
Lan hung up the phone, and the smile on his face disappeared briefly.
She reached for the safe Despair had left behind, pressed the button, and easily popped it open. The gold bars and cash inside were all materialized energy, nothing suspicious at all.
Lan did not absorb the energy immediately, but spread her perception around.
No, the surroundings are clean and there is nothing.
So the word "despair" is really just a way to delay time?
Lan remained silent. She reached out to touch the cash very slowly, wary of any sneak attack from all directions.
[How do you think I can defeat Chen Xiao'er?]
You can't defeat love in any way.
This wasn't just Lan's confidence. Love had already accumulated a great deal of advantages during the Ritual of Power, and possessed near-invincibility. How could Despair's broken hand be played to shake things back to zero?
Me, Zero, and even the golden retriever on the leash.
As long as we surround ourselves with love, despair has no chance of winning.
Lan was covered in flaws, but until her fingers touched the cold gold bar, no assassin jumped out from behind her, and no red dot of a sniper rifle appeared above her head.
It seems like it was really just a bluff.
Lan closed his eyes and concentrated on absorbing the energy in the gold bar. This energy was like processed candy, melting layer by layer as the invisible being licked it.
The energy left behind by despair contains no toxins; it is pure, dense, and easy to absorb.
Lan had no abnormal core, and her heart pumped golden blood as it beat.
The power she awakened was finally completed. Its function was a connection, or more precisely, a connection with the abyss itself. If the Church of Light named it, it would probably be called "tracing the source" or something like that.
This power is slightly different from the natural connection between Abyssal creatures: Lan's connection with the Abyss is two-way.
Even though the connecting pipe is relatively weak, like sucking seawater with a milk straw, she is the only living creature that can blow bubbles deep in the sea.
In short, this power only solves the charging problem. Most of Lan's combat effectiveness still depends on his connection with Chen Xiao'er.
They are twins of destiny, mirror-image sisters, sharing a status yet drawing magical power from the changes in growth and cognition.
Don't worry, it will be over soon.
Lan thought of love while sucking, and a genuine smile appeared on her cold face again, and the last bit of energy seeped into her body through her fingertips.
Snap. It was as if a fragile film was breaking.
It's like an eggshell being gently broken on the edge of a bowl, with golden egg liquid flowing out from the gap.
Lan's body leaned forward instantly, and she felt a heavy gravity pressing on her, pulling her into the abyss.
I see. You're going to use the gravity of the star's core to get me out of this?
Lan supported himself on the ground with his hands and slowly stood up despite the gravity that was several times greater than his own.
Is this the trap you set for love?
Use highly absorbable energy to make an individual instantly overweight. After connecting to the abyss, they are pulled out of the ritual formation by the star core and then isolated by you.
The Newborn Snake must have suffered a similar loss before, being defeated by you and the Devouring Snake in one move. Ha, are you going to use the same trick against me now?
Don't even think about it.
Lan held the handrail and moved down step by step. As she stepped on the stairs, she thought about another situation: What would happen if love absorbed these energies?
Love will certainly not be sealed in the abyss, but after absorbing the energy, it is likely to have a sinking phase.
From the perspective of love, during the period of sinking and floating, she may suddenly lose her vision and even her five senses, similar to having an illness or being locked in a small black room.
Lan bit his lip hard with his canine teeth.
Time and space in the abyss are disordered. If despair can mislead love's cognition and make her think that this period of time is "one day", "one week" or even "one month", she may really suffer a mental breakdown and perish before victory.
"Huh..." Lan let out a long sigh.
Anyway, none of this will happen, and I will digest all this energy on behalf of love.
Thinking of the blockade of the abyss, she tried to call Guanghui with her mobile phone, but she waited for dozens of seconds but the call was still not connected.
Despair was indeed still alive, and the first thing it did after escaping was to seal off Glory and the Newborn Serpent once again. It seemed this was its last resort.
Lan felt slightly relieved. She put away her phone and continued to climb down the stairs with difficulty.
One step, two steps, three steps... The pale sunlight passed through the darkness and scattered brilliantly on her body. Every step she took had to fight against the extremely exaggerated gravity.
But it doesn’t matter. When love and I are reunited, everything will be officially over.
Lan took the last step down, and the pale sunlight shone on her, emitting a burning warmth.
Her body still felt heavy, but her heart felt light and lifted: 18 years—it was really a very long time.
She watched the child grow up slowly, gradually becoming the kind and graceful girl she is today. Finally, the young girl was about to become a god.
[“Sister, I wish I were special.”] The girl in the memory stretched her little hands toward the sky, swung her legs, and smiled brightly in the sunshine.
【“You are special.”】That was my answer then, and of course it’s still the same now.
Lan squinted his eyes and looked at the horizon, his vision becoming a little blurry for some reason.
Maybe it's because of the excess energy or the power ceremony is about to end. After all, by the time we meet up, the result of the ceremony will be basically determined.
Lan looked at the bright white horizon and smiled a gentle smile that was exactly the same as the love in his memory.
I know what you mean. You must have wanted to say, "I'm a time traveler! I really hope to become a special heroine~"
Yes, you will.
"Sister, I was thinking, what if there was magic in this world... Don't laugh, I know it's weird, hahaha."
"My wish? Of course it's world peace!"
"An accident, another accident... If only accidents didn't happen... Ugh."
You when you smile, you when you are determined, you when you cry, I like every one of you.
At the end of her vision, a bright star lit up.
It's love, she greeted him with a smile
There are many mottled light spots in the perception.
There are humans, there are anomalies, there are enemies, and there are friends.
It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter at all. Do you want to use these small fry to hinder my steps towards love? It doesn't matter.
Lan advanced with heavy steps, one step at a time. The hostile anomalies and their remaining corpses vanished as she approached, condensing into pure energy that was absorbed by the pale chains.
With every breath she took, she could feel herself growing heavier and stronger, and with every step she took, she could feel herself getting a little closer to love.
Let’s end it soon, the ceremony…it’s almost over.
The Serpent of Rebirth, Radiance, Despair, I, all powerful entities will be dimmed by your light. The meteors in the sky and the star cores in the abyss will bear witness to your ascent to godhood.
Lan's smile was one of relief.
She doesn't think love is a burden, but she wants to see love gain true happiness and realize every wish more than anyone else.
Love, I am different from you. I am very greedy.
Every time you fantasize, you cover your mouth and say, "That's not a good idea."
That's good, love.
I hope you can experience any kind of life you want to experience, whether this world has magic or not, whether every day is an exciting miracle or an ordinary daily routine.
You will be the protagonist of this world, and you are my heroine.
Love...why are you getting farther and farther away from me? No, it's not that love has become farther away, but her sight or...love has become blurred in her eyes.
Is it an eye problem? It must be an eye problem!
Lan covered his right eye in horror, but the situation did not improve.
She had seen Ai before, and Ai must have been waving vigorously and running towards her with his legs stretched out.
But the figure in her eyes appeared and disappeared from time to time, as if it would disappear at any time.
The pale skylight and the golden ritual threads loop and interact, connecting into a curved spiral.
The stars in the sky were crumbling, and endless energy flowed into the body along the chains.
"How do you think I'm going to win?"
A battle that is bound to be lost, but there is also a chance of winning.
Lan suddenly understood the implication behind the desperate words.
So that’s it, it’s me.
Because I have full authority, I am qualified to compete.
Because love is strong enough, the "I" in her cognition can enter this final multi-power ritual.
Because God must be complete, therefore—
She looked at the love that was getting closer but could never reach, and whispered silently in her heart.
Others can avoid, escape, or choose to surrender during the ceremony, but we cannot.
If she wants to become a god, she or love must be complete.
Killing? No, they don't need to kill each other, because they are two sides of the same coin.
How can you embrace another me in your imagination? Only my disappearance means your recovery.
Lan raised her right hand, and she could see a gray-black powder pouring out from her fingertips. It was the surging energy of the abyss, mixed with white spots of light in the middle. It was the power of love.
They are undergoing a true fusion, and only a unified will can ascend to the throne of God.
They originally possessed exactly the same qualities, and the ability to love has always maintained their harmonious and equal state.
But now the mass offered by despair upsets the balance of the scales.
If she continues to approach love, the final outcome will definitely be the birth of [Lan].
"Will you do this? Will you kill Chen Xiao'er?"
She seemed to be able to hear the desperate and wanton laughter. Of course, He could not defeat the complete Xiao'er, so - He became her temporary "helper" at this moment.
[“You can do nothing and win directly.”] Despair whispered in her ear.
Oh, stop talking nonsense.
Lan was too lazy to talk to Despair, she knew that this guy was just talking.
None of them wanted Lan to survive, because Lan's power wasn't to create or reset. She wouldn't be able to revive love, but she could crush despair ten thousand times over.
Get started.
Lan opened his arms towards the girl who was both far away and approaching.
......
"Lan~~" Chen Xiao'er waved her hands towards Lan. She saw her sister's gorgeous wine-red hair clearly, smiled, jumped over the bullet-riddled fence, and ran hard on the messy street.
The scorching sun stung my eyes.
She squinted her eyes, as if she saw some scars on Lan's body. Those scars seemed to be infected by the light and were shining.
Could it be a glitter tattoo or a body sticker?
Chen Xiao'e quickened her pace. As she closed in on Lan, she could actually see wounds and bloodstains on her body. Her outstretched arm looked as if it had been slashed by a blade, and blood was oozing out.
The bright street lamps were lit one by one, radiating light behind the mist, which for some reason reminded people of a fiercely burning fire.
"Sister! Sister, are you okay?"
Chen Xiao'er stepped hard on the gravel and pushed forward despite the severe pain!
Bang, bang, bang!
Rooftops, windowsills, alleys... gunshots rang out one after another.
Time froze in a trance, Lan's smile was still bright and free and easy, as if no matter what happened, he could solve it easily.
Sister Lan—is—impossible—
whoosh.
A bullet went through Lan's chest and landed crisply on the cement, creating a bright flower of blood.
“————”
Lan raised his head, and the voice of love turned into distorted sound waves in the air.
Don't cry, love, you will definitely be able to defeat that thing, it is very weak.
"like."
In the overflowing light, she hugged the girl who had finally arrived, put her lips against her ear and whispered softly.
"Survive."
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