Chapter 84 Cruel people just want to live.
Ji Mingran sat quietly on the top of the tower, hugging his legs with his hands, resting his head on his knees, and closing his eyes.
The colossal mutant was searching for itself, roaring furiously when it couldn't find her, and smashing and trampling city buildings in its rage.
The city was already a ruin, only more dilapidated.
It wouldn't really matter, since she's all alone here. As long as there's a hole, it's enough for her to hide and rest.
She has no desire to fight now.
Once again, the high-rise building roared as it collapsed completely, and a faint smell of burning mixed with the stench of fish in the air, reaching the tip of the nose.
Ji Mingran opened his eyes, raised his head, and fixed his gaze on the magnificent steel and concrete wall that had collapsed in one corner.
The wall was broken, exposing cables, and clusters of eerie blue sparks burned the surrounding things. On the other side of the wall, a river flowed ceaselessly, rushing day and night.
The city's hydroelectric dam.
If it collapses, the city will be plunged into eternal darkness.
Ji Mingran blinked very slowly, her confused and sorrowful expression fading. She stood up and stood atop the tower.
The wind howled in her ears, and the sky was dark and gloomy in front of her eyes.
In the eternal night of the end times, there is no sun. If the dam collapses, there will be no light left in this world.
Brushing the ashes off his body, Ji Mingran said to the mutated zombie huddled in a corner, "I understand."
The zombie mutant with its limbs broken shrank back, shook its head, and opened its mouth, which had been stripped of its teeth, but couldn't utter a roar for a long time.
Ji Mingran bowed, preparing to lunge forward.
She squinted, aiming at the gigantic mutant that was raising its fist, ready to smash into the other corner of the dam.
His dark eyes were calm and resolute.
This was originally her final battle against the colossal mutant.
The battle continues, but this time, she will not allow herself to die.
A decisive battle to the death; it will die, she will live.
One of the giant's fingers broke off, then the palm flipped, followed by the arm, shoulder, and upper body. The towering body was uprooted, and the super-giant mutant was lifted up, flipped 180 degrees in mid-air, and then thrown to the ground.
It crashed into a giant mountain peak, the peak piercing the back of the colossal mutant like a sword.
Boom! The deafening roar of the landslide bombarded Ji Mingran's eardrums.
Ji Mingran stood calmly atop the gigantic mutant. Compared to its size, she was like an ant, but the gigantic mutant still noticed her and began frantically slapping itself to drive her away.
With palm strikes coming down at high speed, Ji Mingran darted away at supersonic speed between the alternating five fingers. As she ran, she closed her palms together, and a beam of light began to gather from a point, its radiance growing ever brighter.
Ji Mingran stared intently at the neck of the colossal mutant, swooped down, and then leaped high into the air, hurtling towards his destination like a cannonball!
Not only her palms, but Ji Mingran's entire body was enveloped in light. This time, she herself was a cannonball that would be fatal to the super-giant mutant.
Ji Mingran was startled, her eyes narrowing slightly. This was the first time since the apocalypse that she had encountered a mutant that could speak human language!
This terrified her; the shock was far more intense than when she first saw such a gigantic mutant.
Ji Mingran continued his offensive, his fists almost touching the rough, protruding skin of the gigantic mutant.
"You think that defeating me will restore this planet to its original state?" The colossal mutant looked down at her, its empty, dark eye sockets surprisingly revealing a human-like intent.
"As long as you're here, we'll be here too."
"The end times are here."
"I don't care what you say." Ji Mingran ignored him and said coldly, "You die first."
A punch, brimming with all his strength, ripped through the air, tore through space, and smashed off the single blood vessel connecting the mutant's head to its body.
The flesh that the fist struck rippled outwards like waves, and the fist missed its mark.
Ji Mingran frowned. The scene before him quickly distorted, like a painting crumpled into a mess.
......
"A jinx."
"Stay away from her, she's a jinx."
One voice after another rang in her ears. Suddenly, a rotten egg hit her on the head.
Ji Mingran looked around blankly and wiped the foul-smelling egg liquid from his forehead.
The crumpled painting was unfolded again, and a distorted human figure took shape.
They were neighbors who looked disgusted and pointed at her, cursing her.
How did I end up back in the mortal world?
She stood on the stone steps of the street, being scorned by the townspeople. This was a common scene for Ji Mingran in the small world; walking down the street, she would be cursed at and vandalized for no reason.
However, she usually stays at night and doesn't sleep during the day, so she doesn't encounter this situation very often.
Ji Mingran dusted off the broken eggshells, then put the small cabbage that had been thrown at him into his pocket.
We can have an extra meal tonight; it would be even better if we threw a few tomatoes at her.
Ji Mingran thought that since he had returned to the mortal world, he should find a job, specifically at a coffin shop.
The thought had barely formed when Boss Jiang appeared in the crowd surrounding her, glanced at her, and said with a smirk, "From now on, don't come here again."
What?
Ji Mingran looked at Boss Jiang with a puzzled expression.
More and more people stood around Boss Jiang, and the unfamiliar faces surrounding her faded away, replaced by familiar ones.
Li Xiaosen, Yuan Liu, Li Sanyang, Dong Lu, Shen Qingluo, Guan Wangzhen, Zhu Shibai and other disciples of the Dingsheng Sect, as well as the cultivators they met in the Spiritual Cultivation Competition, including Venerable Chongjue, Shi Jinle, Fu Daolan, Shao Qingshang, the Zhu family, the Shen family, Cang Jiudao, Xiao Suge and many others, and finally, Yu Tianxing, who was holding a chick, appeared.
Everyone standing opposite her had a cold expression, as if they were looking at a complete stranger.
Chongjue pointed at her: "A calamity has descended upon the world, bringing disaster to people; she should be executed."
Boss Jiang had already formed a hand seal: "I will take on my apprentice."
Shen Qingluo's eyes showed reluctance, but the blade in her hand was already pointed at her: "Mingran, we also have families to protect."
When Guan Wangzhen closes his eyes, the magic has already manifested.
Zhu Shibai sighed, "Goodbye, Grandma."
Ji Mingran couldn't hear what the others were saying because all sorts of magical attacks were already raining down.
The crowd surged forward, each strike potentially fatal.
Ji Mingran hurriedly drew her sword to defend herself; her special ability was also present, so she was not without the power to protect herself.
As the attack landed, she countered with a backhand strike. Her movements became increasingly rapid, weaving among the crowd and striking even faster than her attackers.
Swords flashed and magic swirled.
Using her supernatural abilities and magic, corpses fell one after another at her feet.
"You monstrous creature!" Chong Jue said, "You are a calamity descended upon the world; wherever you exist, that world will be destroyed. You have brought disaster to the spiritual cultivation realm. If you do not die, the entire spiritual cultivation realm will turn into monsters like you! Only your death can bring peace to the spiritual cultivation realm. For the sake of the spiritual cultivation realm, I will take your life today!"
Shen Qingluo's blade struck down fiercely, but Ji Mingran dodged to the side and swung his sword back, piercing her heart.
Then he struck Guan Wangzhen's head with a palm strike that came from behind.
"They treated you like brothers, how could you do that!" Chongjue rebuked him with every word: "You slaughtered so many people just to survive. If you don't surrender, even more lives will be lost in the future."
"In the end, you'll be all alone in the world again?" Boss Jiang's words brushed past her ear, and Ji Mingran struck her squarely between the eyebrows with his palm.
Boss Jiang collapsed, blood trickling from the corner of his eye, leaving behind only a nonchalant remark: "What's the point of all this?"
Blood and corpses flowed like rivers, and Ji Mingran was slightly out of breath.
With everyone working together, she was overwhelmed and unable to respond.
She is currently at the peak of her strength, and no matter how many people are mobilized, they cannot easily defeat her.
If she doesn't want to, then it's impossible.
Ji Mingran completely suppressed the smile that usually adorned his eyes, his gaze turning cold and ruthless.
How many people did she kill? Ji Mingran couldn't count. She retaliated against everyone who rushed at her without hesitation, numbly killing all those who intended to kill her, just as she would kill the mutants who had harmed her in the past.
"You slaughtered so many people just to survive! You are a monster, a demon!" Chongjue summoned a sword that cleaved down from the sky, with immense spiritual pressure pressing down on him.
Ji Mingran remained unmoved: "Making me choose between living and others living is not cruel to me, but to the heartless and cruel Heaven!"
Anyway, she has to live!
This is the greatest meaning of her life.
Ji Mingran gripped the hilt of his sword, gathered all his strength, and sprang forward to meet the attack head-on!
boom!
The clash between swords unleashed an invisible, overwhelming current of energy that swept across the sky, shaking and repelling countless pursuing cultivators.
The person who pressed his sword against her was Yu Tianxing.
He didn't speak, his deep, dark eyes fixed on her.
Chongjue's words still echoed in his ears: "Sacrificing you alone can save everyone. You're not that you don't understand, you're just cruel! Yu Tianxing, kill her!"
Yu Tianxing's shoulder twitched slightly, but Ji Mingran moved even faster. A dagger suddenly appeared in his other hand and plunged into the abdomen of the person opposite him without hesitation.
One stab wasn't enough. Ji Mingran drew her knife and stabbed again with lightning speed. This time she didn't stop. The dagger went deeper and deeper, and even her hand gripping the hilt plunged into Yu Tianxing's waist and abdomen.
Ji Mingran saw his own reflection in Yu Tianxing's eyes.
Blood stained her face, and her eyes were filled with a sinister light.
This is her, this is who she truly is.
Madness and despair overflowed from her eyes.
The surrounding scenery gradually faded, like a faded painting, and the figures of the pursuers also faded away.
Ji Mingran did not loosen his grip; his hand, which was tightly holding the knife handle, trembled slightly from the force.
His long, slender fingers gently held her knife-wielding hand as if to soothe her. Yu Tianxing smiled warmly at her.
this!
Ji Mingran was incredulous and suddenly froze: "Yu Tianxing? It's you?"
Yu Tianxing: "It's me."
Yu Tianxing's warm blood seeped into her fist. Ji Mingran slowly released her fingers, her voice low and hoarse: "I hurt you, but don't blame me."
"Of course I don't blame you."
What are you doing here? Isn't this my inner demon?
"You discovered it?"
"The scenes keep switching back and forth, so it's not hard to figure it out." Ji Mingran said this, but in reality, she only woke up from her illusion when she realized that Yu Tianxing was real.
Yu Tianxing said softly, "I also need to face my inner demons."
Ji Mingran asked in confusion, "How could your inner demons overlap with mine?"
“Yes. The same, yet different.” Yu Tianxing released the hilt of his sword, letting it fall to the ground, and gently wiped the blood from Ji Mingran’s face with his fingertips: “I have seen my own heart clearly. What about you? Between you living and me living, you can only choose one. Who do you choose?”
“I see it very clearly too.” Ji Mingran met his gaze: “I choose myself, and I don’t regret it or feel sorry.”
“You really don’t need to regret it or apologize,” Yu Tianxing said gently, “because that’s what I chose too.”
Will he choose himself too? Ji Mingran nodded: "My inner demon is survival, and I'm determined to the end; it's powerless against me. What is your inner demon?"
“Betrayal.” Yu Tianxing’s smile reached his eyes as he looked at her and said softly, “It can’t do anything about it. I’ve discovered that I don’t mind being betrayed.”
"Because that was my choice."
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