"The Great Lord of Annihilation..."
Zhou Xiao suspected that the person before him was likely the mastermind behind everything, the Great Lord of Annihilation. However, this Great Lord of Annihilation hadn't killed him immediately; instead, he had spared him until the very end...
"The Great Lord of Annihilation?" Upon hearing this title, the other party sneered, then nodded: "The Great Lord of Annihilation is sitting right here... what can you possibly do?"
"Look at all this... these comrades, oh, and those who loved you, dead before my eyes..." He glanced at the scattered fragments of the train crew members and continued his taunt:
"What have you done now?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiao clenched his fist and rushed forward, attempting to punch him, but he missed. The man vanished instantly like a phantom, only to reappear in another location.
"Angry?"
"Trying to kill me?"
"How could you take your anger out on me? You idiot..."
"You should think carefully...who caused all of this?"
Who is it?
"Who, without a word, carved out a rift in the lower district for the sake of so-called friends? And destroyed the defensive walls of Beloborg?"
"Who destroyed Cripples again without a second thought?"
"And who was it that shattered a corner of the star's core, attracting Nanuk's attention?"
"It's you..."
"You idiot..."
His words lingered in Zhou Xiao's mind like a curse, forcing him to reconsider his actions.
"Of course you can make excuses for yourself, for your friends? For your partners?"
"Oh..."
The man sitting in the white chair sneered and said, "Little Hao, is that it? Dead, huh... You thought you were invincible on that planet, but what happened? You couldn't even save a child..."
"And all these...comrades? You thought you were invincible, but what happened? This is the result..."
"You could have completely avoided all of this..."
"If you hadn't come along, that child would still be selling stones... living underground, and the Star Train would have successfully completed its mission and left that planet... without encountering any danger..."
Zhou Xiao's expression changed as he spoke, and all sorts of emotions converged into self-doubt.
"It was your arrogance that killed everyone..." He appeared behind Zhou Xiao at some point and whispered these words in Zhou Xiao's ear.
This phrase, the final straw that broke the camel's back, was also shattering Zhou Xiao's mental defenses.
"No! No! No!" Zhou Xiao slammed backward, but hit only air, and stumbled and fell to the ground.
"hehe..."
He disappeared and reappeared once again, looking down at Zhou Xiao's doubtful face. He could feel that Zhou Xiao's inner defenses were about to crumble.
He... really likes it when humans make that kind of expression.
"Are you angry?"
"Be angry..."
"Stay angry..."
"Ignite your anger... let it blaze uncontrollably, and it will become your new source of power... the power to destroy everything..."
His seductive words were like the low murmur of a dark sorcerer, awakening the most forbidden evil power.
"No..." Zhou Xiao clutched his head, trying to stay calm, but he found himself increasingly unable to control the anger within him. The boundless rage was like a flood bursting its banks, impossible to quell...
Annoying things...
A hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and then he embraced Zhou Xiao's body from behind.
"All misfortunes in this world are caused by the inadequacy of the individuals involved..."
"If you want greater power, you must inevitably lose something; that's called an equal exchange... In this world, only great strength can prevent tragedy... isn't that right?"
"Don't resist. Only with your immense strength do you have the right to look down on all the ants in this world..." With that, he seemed to merge into Zhou Xiao's body and vanished from the spot.
And Zhou Xiao...
His eyes were somewhat vacant at this moment. He lowered his head slightly and found himself sitting on that pure white chair. He tried to stand up, but found himself as if he were firmly attracted to the chair and could not get up.
In this completely dark area... the train's fragments vanished like fine sand in the wind, taking the entire area with them...
...
puff--
Zhou Xiao coughed up a mouthful of blood and slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was somewhat vacant, and his eyes had turned scarlet at some point, making him look like a monster...
What you see is a whale projection on the ceiling of the train's sightseeing carriage...
"Zhou Xiao, logistics officer...you're awake."
A voice appeared in Zhou Xiao's ear.
Zhou Xiao turned his head slightly and saw that it was Little Pam.
"Zhou Xiao, the logistics officer..."
Little Pam was startled by Zhou Xiao's eyes and unconsciously took two steps back.
"You're finally alive..."
"So... was everything just now an illusion?" Zhou Xiao stood up. He couldn't tell which was reality and which was an illusion. He glanced at the charred left arm, which seemed to prove that this was the battlefield where he had fought before.
After moving around a bit, he discovered that his previously useless left arm had miraculously recovered...
He lowered his eyes slightly and saw March 7 lying unconscious on the ground. Although he wasn't in as bad a state as in the illusion, he was still in a very sorry state.
He's not dead yet...
It's good that he's not dead.
"Zhou Xiao, logistics officer... what are you saying...?"
Pam clearly hadn't expected Zhou Xiao to say such strange things after waking up.
“Pam… how much longer until the train departs?” Zhou Xiao didn’t answer, but instead asked Pam a question in return.
"It'll be soon..."
Zhou Xiao nodded in agreement with Pam's words.
“Pam...take good care of her…” He patted Pam’s head one last time before walking out of the train.
"Zhou Xiao, the logistics officer..."
As Pam watched Zhou Xiao's departing figure, she suddenly felt that Zhou Xiao seemed to have changed, yet also seemed unchanged... In short, his scent seemed somewhat different.
...
"Zhou Xiao? What are you doing out here!"
The other members of the train crew who were guarding the train were stunned to see Zhou Xiao emerge from the train unharmed.
Everything's fine...
Seeing that none of the others had died in the same way as in the illusion, Zhou Xiao breathed a slight sigh of relief. He looked at Ji Zi and the others and slowly said, "Pam said it's about time... Back to the train, prepare for the jump retreat..."
"Is it ready?" Xingmei raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing her master's words.
...
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