Chapter 260 I like the way you cry for me (1.5w)
Looking at the familiar figure, Lin En's pupils suddenly contracted.
At this time, Hillina's body was burning with golden light, and her aura had reached an extremely terrifying level. It was obvious that she had used some forbidden secret technique to forcibly increase her strength.
Her originally pale skin now had an unnatural blush, as if some terrifying power was rampaging through her body. Every inch of her skin was trembling violently, and it was obvious that her entire body was suffering from the backlash of a force beyond her limit.
All this happened in a split second.
There was very little Lynn could do.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand, wanting to catch the receding figure, but he could only watch the figure resolutely facing the divine punishment.
The distance of dozens of meters seemed like eternity at this moment. At this moment, Lin En remembered the scene he saw in the Pantheon last time. The Witch of the End was standing under the blade of light. She couldn't even make a scream before she was completely swallowed up in the white light.
Just like this time, even if Lin En tried his best, he couldn't catch up with Hillina.
Like a cruel mockery of fate.
Finally, the giant dragon transformed from thunder turned into a pillar of light that penetrated the sky and the earth, piercing through the air and instantly piercing through Hillina's chest. Before the blood could splash, it was burned by the golden flames.
But even so, Hillina still trembled as she used her charred hands to grasp the lightning on her chest. Using her last bit of strength, she transformed her body into a stream of golden light, carrying the divine punishment brought down by the will of the world and quickly moving away from where Lin En was.
In an instant, an ancient wall of Moro City collapsed with a loud roar, and a charred deep pit with a diameter of tens of meters was blasted out on the ground.
Lin En's fate, which was originally doomed to death, was subtly shifted by the manipulation of these not-so-strong hands.
It was this slight difference that gave him new life.
But the price is...
Lynn staggered towards the falling place. The bright red dress on Sillina had turned into charred cloth, and there was a bowl-shaped hole in her chest. Not only that, the consequence of performing the forbidden secret technique was that her remaining vitality was rapidly dissipating.
"Why."
Lin En knelt on the scorched earth, holding up Sillina's broken body with his hands. His eyes were dull and his whole body was in a nearly motionless state.
“Ahem.”
Sillina didn't look at Lin En. She slowly raised her bloody right hand and gently blocked it in front of her eyes. "It hurts, but compared to the pain you endured when you faced the cruel king Kushustain the other day, perhaps this is nothing."
"But this is my limit." Sillina lowered her hands weakly, a faint smile playing on the corners of her lips. "That day during the Holy Tree's judgment, I was thinking about one thing: you were willing to sacrifice yourself to save the entire Glostin, but who would save you?"
"It doesn't seem so."
"So, let me do it this time. Even though... all I can do is this insignificant little thing."
"Ahem, finally I was able to do something that even Ivester couldn't do."
"So, from the very beginning, you didn't plan to return alive."
Lin En stared at Hilina blankly, as if he suddenly understood something.
"Yes." She coughed out a few pieces of blood clots and smiled sadly, "I betrayed Xia and broke our engagement."
In Hillina's life creed, once you truly fall in love with someone, you will be loyal to him until death.
Before she met Lynn, she had harbored feelings for Sia and thought these feelings would never change.
However, fate played a trick on her. She came to this strange world with Lin En and lost all her memories under the erosion of strange power. At that time, Hillina was like a brand new person, a blank sheet of paper.
It was during this time that Lynn came into her life. Although this guy was frivolous and lustful, his every move was deeply imprinted in her memory and could not be erased.
This was not a long-lasting tenderness, but a raging fire that burned into her soul.
In every battle with the abyss demons, every scar on his body accelerated her downfall.
In this isolated abyss world, the suspension bridge effect made them rely on each other unconsciously.
Eventually, she fell in love with him.
Although she never said it out loud, when Hilina realized it belatedly, it was too late.
When Hillelina's memory resurfaced with the help of the sacred tree, she was horrified to find that her admiration for Xia had long disappeared, replaced by concern for another person.
After realizing this, Hildena fell into deep despair. When reality conflicts with the beliefs she holds dear, what should she do?
The scene that unfolded before Lin En's eyes at this moment was the answer she finally gave.
Lin En was right, she really didn't plan to return to her original world alive. With guilt towards Xia and unspeakable attachment to Lin En, she chose to sacrifice herself so that he could go back and reunite with Yvesette.
"Originally, I was thinking..." A hint of bitterness flashed in Hilina's eyes, "If you share that final joy with me, even if we die here together, it wouldn't be bad either."
"But why did you drug me and then bear the divine punishment alone?"
"How can I bear to watch you die like this?"
Lynn stared at Hilina blankly, tears silently streaming down her face.
Seeing this, a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on her face. She raised her hand tremblingly and stroked his cheek.
"Cry. This will at least prove..." Her breath was getting weaker and weaker, "I'm no less vicious than Ivester."
"Maybe. I will never be able to match her position in your heart."
"So, I want you to always remember me."
"Remember. There was a woman named Silina who once existed in your life."
Before she finished speaking, the light in Sillina's eyes completely faded. The hand that had been caressing his cheek also slowly dropped.
When Rita and her tribesmen cautiously approached the huge pit created by the divine punishment, they saw Lin En kneeling in the center.
The young man who once frightened them was now staring blankly at the dying Sillina, tears silently sliding down his cheeks.
"He's...crying."
The young demon girl Nora spoke softly in a foreign language, her voice as thin as a mosquito's.
Rita nodded silently, with an indescribable sadness flashing in her eyes.
The entire Moro City fell into deathly silence.
High in the sky, the plane barrier torn apart by the divine punishment brought down by the world's will was like broken glass, and the hideous cracks were slowly healing under the influence of the world's will.
In a few minutes at most, this opportunity to reach the outside world will be gone forever.
However, none of these demon women who had been trapped in the abyss world for thousands of years suggested taking the opportunity to escape.
They all knelt on one knee at the same time, the magic horns on their foreheads emitting soft light, and they whispered ancient requiems, which was the highest respect their people had for the deceased.
Lin En lowered his head deeply. At this moment, he looked like a stray dog, dispirited and in a very miserable state.
He held Hilina's gradually cooling hand tightly, feeling her life slipping away bit by bit.
Perhaps it won't be long before she turns into a cold corpse and eventually turns into dust in this abyss.
An unprecedented feeling of powerlessness swept over his whole body.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin En suddenly whispered in a hoarse voice, "You guys, go."
Although he didn't turn around, Rita knew that this was directed at them.
At this time, the plane cracks in the sky have healed for the most part and will soon be completely closed.
And the next time you want to break through the plane barrier, it will be a thousand times more difficult than it is now.
"What about you?" Rita couldn't help asking.
"It has nothing to do with you."
The demon women looked at each other, they could all feel the heavy sadness emanating from Lin En.
Rita looked around and saw firm determination in her companions' eyes.
"Respected Traveler," Rita took a deep breath. "We have decided to stay and let Miss Sillina rest in peace."
Although she spoke very tactfully, by the time they buried Sillina, the plane rift had already closed.
This means that the hundreds of demon women present chose the latter between escaping from the abyss and accompanying Lin En.
Lin En's body trembled slightly: "It's up to you."
He no longer paid attention to the people behind him, but just gently squeezed Hillina's hand, hoping to get a response.
At this moment, he was in a terrible state, completely losing his usual composure.
He was even willing to give up all his dignity, as long as he could find a way to resurrect Hillina, even if it meant kneeling to the devil.
What is dignity?
If dignity could buy back Hillina's life, he would rather be a homeless man without dignity forever.
Lynn's tears dripped onto Hilina's pale face, mixing with her blood.
He remembered her last smile, and her wish that he would remember her forever. She had indeed fulfilled this wish.
The demon women waited quietly by his side, and no one disturbed his grief.
They knew that any words were superfluous at this moment.
The plane cracks in the sky became smaller and smaller, and finally closed completely, as if they had never existed.
The abyss returned to its former silence, with only Lynn's sobs echoing in the empty pit.
Rita sighed softly and signaled her companions to begin preparing for the burial.
They found the softest cloth to wrap Sillina's body and collected the most beautiful flowers in the abyss to decorate her grave.
Lin En saw all of this, but he didn't stop her, nor did he thank her. He just hugged Sillina quietly, as if time had stopped at this moment.
The Abyss has no distinction between day and night, but the demon women still followed human customs and waited a full day before starting the formal funeral. They used the most solemn ceremony and the most devout prayers to bid farewell to the Herrscher who sacrificed himself to save Lin En.
Rita came forward and wanted to say something, but in the end she just bowed deeply.
She knew that from this moment on, the young traveler had changed completely.
Is this your destiny?
Lin En felt extremely unwilling.
Originally, you were supposed to be by the side of the child of destiny, Xia, becoming the most noble princess of the Saint Laurent Empire, and ascend to the pinnacle of power with him.
But because of a despicable thief, who played with the world, you have wantonly distorted the trajectory of your destiny, making it impossible for you to see the possibility of the future.
But I hid behind your sacrifice and survived selfishly.
Do you want me to spend the rest of my life in endless self-blame?
What a cruel woman.
Intense grief and dizziness swept over Lynn.
His veins bulged and he wanted to vent his anger towards the gods, but when he saw Hillina's gradually cooling body, all his emotions finally turned into intense sadness.
Lynn never considered herself a sentimental person.
The original decision to save the civilians of Grosstin was just a spur of the moment decision.
But now he found out that he was extremely wrong.
During the short journey of more than 30 days into the abyss, he unknowingly fell in love with this blonde girl who always carried him on her back and stumbled to protect him.
Fall in love with her light cedar scent.
Fall in love with the occasional shyness that appears beneath her cold appearance.
Plus her unexpected contrasting performance.
It was for this reason that he ultimately chose to face divine punishment alone.
If it wasn't love, how could he make such a decision for the woman who should have belonged to Xia?
The funny thing is, no matter how he had politely rejected Hillina's advances before, he didn't realize his feelings until she was dying.
"I'm such a sinful bastard."
Even if Lin En searched his entire body and tried every possible method, bringing the dead back to life was definitely not something a second-level transcendent could do.
"Get out of the way."
At this moment, a weak female voice suddenly sounded.
A charred branch passed through the crowd and slowly extended to Lynn's side.
"Sir." Lin En was stunned, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes, "Can you save her?"
The sacred tree didn't respond. Even a demigod like her had suffered heavy damage in the divine punishment she had just suffered. The massive tree that once towered over the entire city of Moruo was now mostly charred black, its branches and leaves withered, like an old man in his twilight years.
Under Lin En's nervous gaze, the branch trembled slightly, and a drop of emerald green sap dripped from the top and fell into Sillina's mouth.
This drop of sap seemed to condense the essence of the sacred tree. In just a few breaths, color returned to Sillina's pale face, and the fatal wound on her chest began to slowly heal.
After all this was done, the already severely injured sacred tree lost a large number of branches and cracks appeared on the surface of the trunk.
"A quarter of an hour." The voice of the sacred tree was extremely weak. "My life essence can only last for a quarter of an hour. If you want to save her, you must hurry."
After saying this, the ancient tree fell into silence.
".Thank you, Your Excellency."
Lin En's heart sank once again. He looked at Sillina, who had regained a bit of life, and said woodenly.
The hope that had just been ignited was gone in an instant.
In this desperate situation, is there any way to save Hillina?
Lin En looked up and saw that the plane rift had already silently closed. Even if he could leave this place, the teleportation point back to his original world would be random, not to mention the spatial turbulence he might encounter along the way.
A quarter of an hour can be very long, long enough for him to slaughter his enemies thousands of times.
A quarter of an hour can be very short, so short that it is too late to save the lover who died for him.
Is it all in vain after all?
Thinking back to what Hilina had once requested—staying in this world, away from the strife and spending the rest of their lives together—this might be the only option that would allow both of them to survive.
But he refused.
He personally pushed the woman who loved him deeply to death.
"If I could do it all over again," Lin En whispered, gazing at Sillina's peaceful sleeping face, "Would I make a different choice?"
The answer is no.
Because this stubbornness is part of who Lin is. Even if he knew the ending, he would not give up returning to his original world.
Even if it means risking my life, I will do anything to change this tragedy.
This seems to be a dead end.
Just when despair was about to consume him, Nora suddenly pointed at Sillina's chest and said:
"Look! Her body is glowing!"
The cry caught Lynn's attention.
He subconsciously lowered his head, and his sight happened to fall on Hillina's chest, where a dark light was faintly visible, as if there was something there.
The next moment, Lin En raised her hand to take the object off her body, but as soon as she opened her palm, her movements suddenly froze.
“Is it this thing?”
Lin En never imagined that this level 0 sealed object, which was considered a legendary item in the original book, was actually with Hillina.
He stared at the beating demon heart in his palm. Every pulse was like a call from the abyss. This demon heart, which was refined into a level 0 seal, was now emitting an ominous and tempting aura.
"Why does she have this thing on her?"
The voice of the sacred tree suddenly became deeper, with a tremor that was difficult to conceal.
Obviously, she saw through the origin of the heart at a glance, and because of this, this sudden discovery made him even more shocked.
Because the owner of this heart is not an ordinary high-dimensional demon, his background is astonishingly powerful.
"However, it did give her a glimmer of hope."
There was a hint of complexity in Shenshu's tone.
"This is the heart of Morgana, the Mother of Eternal Night. Morgana was born from the void of a higher dimension, a realm that even the gods cannot observe. Therefore, she is not a demon in the traditional sense."
"At the beginning of creation, she existed in the form of 'Darkness', older than light, older than time. When the gods divided order and chaos, she refused to be defined and was banished to the void."
"I never thought her heart would be stripped away and made into a Level 0 Sealing Artifact. I wonder which god could have such a terrifying method?"
The sacred tree sighed in an extremely weak voice.
"So, if we replace Morgana's heart with Sillina's, we can bring her back to life?"
Lynn asked.
"right."
The sacred tree replied.
"Master Traveler, are you really determined to do this?" Rita's voice came from behind, with obvious fear. "That is the heart of a high-dimensional demon."
"I know, but I have no other choice." Lin En did not look back, his eyes still fixed on the level 0 seal called the Eternal Night Core.
Although Morgana's heart is sealed, her will can still penetrate the seal and tempt mortals to fall into eternal darkness.
Lin En could even feel that this heart seemed to have its own consciousness and was trying to establish some kind of connection with him.
He knew very well that once Morgana's heart merged with Sillina, Sillina would no longer be a pure human being, but would become a half-human, half-demon being, and would gradually be eroded by Morgana's consciousness.
Three years ago in the royal capital, he had witnessed a public execution of half-demons. Those unfortunate humans contaminated by the demonic aura were tied to the stake and burned for an entire day until even their bones were reduced to ash.
"It's better than dying."
Lynn said hoarsely, the voice seemed to come from far away.
Lynn knelt on one knee and put his ear close to Sillina's lips. Her breathing was so weak that it was almost imperceptible, and the intervals between each heartbeat were so long that it was suffocating.
There is no doubt that if the delay continues, the possibility of Hillina surviving will decrease.
But Lin En suddenly realized one thing, that is, whether Hillelina is willing to become a half-human, half-demon existence. You know, she is the Grand Princess of the Saint Laurent Empire, and will become the Empress of the Empire in the future and be respected by all people.
"I leave the choice to you." After pondering for a moment, Lynn placed the demon heart between her folded hands. "If you want to live, hold my hand."
The surroundings fell into dead silence, with only the night wind blowing, making a whimpering sound.
Lynn stared at Hilina's face, expecting a response.
A tear fell on Hilina's eyelashes and slid down her pale skin, as if she was crying too.
Lynn suddenly leaned over and rested his forehead against her shoulder.
"For the past twenty years, your status as the Princess and the supreme throne have been everything in your life. Now that you've lost these pillars, you stand at the crossroads of fate, consumed by confusion and despair." Lin En's voice trembled. "I'm sorry for forcing you to face this choice."
"But if you really like me even a little bit, if you really feel reluctant to let me go, if you don't know how to live on."
His voice sounded a little broken: "Then please live for me, Sillina."
After saying this, Lin En buried his face deep in Sillina's chest, praying for a miracle to happen.
Time passes by every second.
The body in Lynn's arms grew colder, and hope froze along with it.
Is there really no hope?
He closed his eyes in despair.
But at this moment, a faint tremor suddenly came from the fingertips.
Lynn's eyes snapped open and he saw the pale hand gently gripping his fingers.
Lin En looked up suddenly - Sillina's fingers were curling slightly, and her fingertips were touching Morgana's heart.
"She made her choice." Rita exclaimed and stepped back.
Before Lin En could feel happy, he saw Hilina suddenly open her eyes.
"Lynn." Her voice seemed to come from far away. "I like it very much."
".The way you cried for me." She finished the sentence, a familiar smile on her lips.
"Welcome back," he whispered, wiping the tears from her face.
"Time is running out." The voice of the sacred tree echoed in the city, ancient and vicissitudes. "If you want to save her, you must begin the ceremony now."
Lin En took a deep breath and looked up at the sacred tree.
"Please tell me the specific steps." Lynn stood up and raised the demon heart above his head.
The light suddenly became brighter, illuminating the entire Moro City.
"First, you need to remove the first seal." The branches of the sacred tree swayed gently. "Use your blood to smear the seven sealing runes on the surface of the heart."
Lin En drew the dagger from his waist and cut a wound on his palm without hesitation. Blood dripped onto the demon's heart and was immediately absorbed.
As he applied the runes one by one according to the instructions, his heart beat more and more violently, as if something was awakening.
"Ah!" Rita suddenly screamed and staggered back a few steps. "Master Traveler, your eyes!"
Lin En blinked, feeling a sharp pain. He turned to look at the clear water beside him. His eyes, reflected in the water, had turned the same color as the demon's heart.
But Lin En didn't care. He knew Morgana even better than the sacred tree that had survived for who knows how many years.
Morgana's power far exceeds that of ordinary high-dimensional demons. Beings like the "Lord of Evil" are no match for him.
Lin En forced himself to look away and continued with his work. When the last rune was covered in blood, the demon's heart suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and then an illusory figure emerged from the heart.
It was a breathtakingly beautiful female figure with a perfect face and curves, but behind her were three pairs of pitch-black wings.
Her eyes were the same as Lin En's now, deep and dark like the eternal night, like a black hole.
"Ah, finally." Morgana stretched, her voice as sweet as honey, but it made every nerve of Lin En tense. "How long has it been? A million years? Or two million years? Thank you, my dear, for freeing me from that boring cage."
Lin En looked at her and said, "You are Morgana."
"I used to be." The demon woman giggled. "Now, I am your cute little Sillina's lifeline, isn't it?"
She turned her gaze to Sillina lying on the ground and gave a meaningful smile, "What a beautiful vessel."
"Don't think about her."
Lynn whispered.
"Oh, don't be nervous." Morgana floated in front of Lin En, almost touching his face. "I'm just curious, do you really understand what you are doing? Once you start this ritual, there will be no turning back. Not even I can predict what your beloved woman will become."
Lin En took a deep breath: "As long as I can save her."
"Even if she hates you when she wakes?" Morgana tilted her head. "Even if she turns into a monster? Even if the Church hunts her to the ends of the earth?"
Every question stabbed into Lynn's heart like a knife. But he just repeated firmly: "As long as it can save her."
Morgana stared at him for a long moment, then burst out laughing. "Interesting! So interesting! Humans can do the craziest things for love."
She floated back over the heart, "Well, let's get started, little one."
Of course, this little guy is referring to the sacred tree, not Lin En.
The branches of the sacred tree slowly drooped, forming an arch that loomed over Sillina. "Lin, place your heart on her wound and recite this spell."
An obscure language came directly into Lynn's mind. He had never heard of this language before, but strangely, he understood the meaning of every syllable.
That is the language of the beginning of creation and the basic law that constitutes the world.
With trembling hands, Lin En gently placed Morgana's heart on Sillina's bloody chest.
The moment the two came into contact, a powerful energy wave erupted with Hillina as the center, knocking the demon girls including Rita to the ground.
"Hold on!" The voice of the sacred tree was still clear in the energy storm. "Recite the spell!"
Lynn opened his mouth, and the ancient syllables poured out of his throat automatically.
With every word he uttered, he felt a little bit of his vitality being drained away.
At the same time, Morgana's heart began to sink slowly and gradually merged into Hilina's body.
The black light and the green light of the sacred tree intertwined together, forming a strange scene.
Hilina's body began to twitch violently, her mouth opened wide, but no sound came out.
Lin En wanted to rush forward and hug Hildena, but was blocked by an invisible force.
He could only watch her struggle in pain and see the heart disappear bit by bit in her chest.
Suddenly, Hirlina's back arched, and a pair of pitch-black bone wings pierced through her skin at her shoulder blades and slowly unfolded.
Not only that, her originally fair skin turned into a dark purple as deep as the night, flowing with star-like glimmers.
“Look, how beautiful,” Morgana’s vision said in ecstasy. “My power is taking root within her.”
The spell had been recited, but Lin En could still feel the energy being consumed. His legs began to become weak and the scene in front of him began to double.
"Come back, Silina," he called softly, "no matter what you become."
The light suddenly converged and all poured into Hillina's body.
For a moment, the entire Moro City fell into an eerie silence.
Then, a heartbeat.
Clear and powerful.
Then the second and third
Sillina's chest began to rise and fall rhythmically, and her newly formed black wings trembled gently. Faint purple lines appeared on her skin, like some ancient totem, but they quickly faded away.
Lin En finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to his knees. He felt more exhausted than ever before, yet at the same time, he was filled with hope.
"Did it work?"
Rita crawled over and asked cautiously.
Before Lynn could answer, Sillina suddenly opened her eyes.
What kind of eyes were those—the originally light golden pupils had now turned into a deep black. Her gaze was blank at first, and then gradually focused on Lin En.
"Lynn?" Her voice was a little hoarse, but it was indeed Hilina's voice. "What's wrong with me?"
Lin En wanted to answer, but found himself choking with sobs and unable to speak. He could only crawl forward and hold Hilina's hand tightly.
Hildena followed his gaze to her hands, and then suddenly realized something.
She struggled to sit up, her black wings instinctively spreading out to maintain balance.
When she saw the changes in her body, her purple pupils suddenly contracted.
"What have I become?" her voice trembled.
Lin En said firmly: "You survived, that's enough."
Hilina raised her head and looked past Lin En and behind him.
Lynn turned following her gaze and found Morgana's phantom floating there with a playful smile on her face.
"Welcome to the new world, my companion," Morgana whispered. "From today on, you will no longer belong to either side—neither human nor demon. But don't worry, you will grow to love this power."
A flicker of fear flashed across Sillina's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination. She took a deep breath, and slowly folded her black wings behind her.
"As long as my soul is mine," she stared directly at the vision of Morgana, "you will never truly possess me."
Morgana laughed, and the sound echoed throughout the world. "We shall see, my dear, we shall see."
After saying this, her phantom gradually dissipated and returned to the demon heart that had merged with Sillina.
A moment later, the black flames around the reborn Sillina dissipated, and her body, without support, fell into Lin En's arms.
The new half-demon body had obviously consumed too much of her energy, and she had fallen into a deep sleep.
Lin En gazed at the peaceful sleeping face in his arms, the ecstasy of surviving the disaster washing over every nerve in his body like a tide.
He almost wanted to jump up and cheer, but was afraid of disturbing her, so he just hugged her tightly with a little force.
Although the whole process was thrilling, the ending was what I wanted.
Lynn thought to himself.
However, the old voice of the sacred tree suddenly rang out in Lin En's mind: "I regret to interrupt you, but the barrier rift leading to the outside world has been closed. I'm afraid we will be trapped in this plane forever."
The surrounding demon girls all cast their hopeful yet sad gazes at Lin En.
But he just pulled the sleeping Sillina closer to his arms.
For him, who had already resurrected Hillina, this was not a problem.
During the time that Hillina was sleeping, Lin En stayed almost by her side, waiting for her to wake up.
Finally, on the tenth day, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. The beating heart in her chest made her realize that she was truly alive.
She supported her weak body and sat up, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the ring on her hand from the corner of her eye. It was given to her by Xia, and in the past days, she always wore it on the ring finger of her left hand, and she was reluctant to take it off even when she slept.
But at this moment, the moment her fingertips touched the ring, Hillina's eyes suddenly turned red.
She had already died once. When the divine punishment brought down by the world's will pierced her chest, she thought she would never see Lin En again, and would never be able to say the words hidden in her heart again.
Now that she has luckily resurrected, she doesn't want to have any regrets in her life.
Those unexpressed attachments and the warmth that you want to share with him should be delivered well while you are still alive.
"I'm glad you woke up."
Lin En didn't say much, just looked at her with a smile.
She looked up at him and found that Lin En was visibly haggard. He still looked like a teenager, but she didn't know when he had grown a few strands of glaring white hair.
Hilina's fingertips trembled slightly as she touched his cheek, her eyes filled with heartache.
"I'll get you a glass of water."
As Lin En spoke, he was about to get up. As his fingertips touched the edge of the bed, he wanted to turn around and get the clay pot containing the sap of the sacred tree by the window.
But before he could stand up straight, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by a strong force. Hillina's palm was burning hot, and she pulled him back onto the bed.
The next second, Hilina leaned over and pressed her warm lips against his.
There was no hesitation at all, as if he wanted to melt all the longing, fear and relief of the past ten days into this kiss.
Lin En was slightly startled, the faint fragrance of her hair lingering on his nose. Feeling her warmth as she approached him, even his breathing became rapid.
She stepped back slightly, resting her forehead against his, her eyes filled with an almost stubborn determination. "For someone like me who's died once, living is indeed wonderful. But what's even more wonderful is... being able to see you again."
She gently stroked his cheek with her fingertips, her voice trembling slightly, but every word was clear, "I don't want to wait any longer, and I don't want to hide anymore, Lin En. I want to give myself completely to you."
Lin En was stunned. The warmth of her palm could be felt at his fingertips, so hot that his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
He looked at the red corners of her eyes and the undisguised affection in her eyes, and instantly understood what she meant.
He didn't say anything, but slowly leaned over and gently held her in his arms. His palms pressed against the thin fabric of her back, and he could clearly feel the beating of her heart, which gradually overlapped with his own.
Hilina closed her eyes and buried her face in his neck, her nose filled with his faint masculine scent.
She raised her hand and slowly unbuttoned her clothes, her movements were gentle but firm, and every subtle movement showed that she was willing.
Lin En noticed her actions, but did not urge her. He just gently stroked her back with his palm, responding to her honesty with silent tenderness.
Hillelina curled up in Lin En's arms, her cheek against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
During this process, Lin En also discovered that Hillina's originally fair skin once again turned a dark purple as deep as the night, flowing with star-like light.
Not only that, he discovered that after fusing with Morgana's heart, Hillelina's appearance and figure seemed to have changed, becoming more perfect, so perfect that it was breathtaking.
Lynn was above and could clearly see that the left half of Hilina's face was always shrouded in shadow.
Faintly, Lin En seemed to see Morgana's figure, which was constantly overlapping with Hillina.
Hilina's fingertips dug deep into Lin En's back, and the panting breaths she exhaled in his ear turned into the most passionate invitation: "Dear, please possess me."
Lynn's sanity completely collapsed at this moment.
He no longer thought about whether the person in his arms was the incarnation of Hillina or Morgana. At this moment, he just wanted to confirm each other's existence in the most primitive way.
Amidst the intertwined figures, the ring that had witnessed the love vows of Xia and Sillina suddenly made a slight cracking sound, lost its luster at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned completely into powder on Sillina's stretched fingertips.
Hillina closed her eyes in extreme joy, buried her face in Lynn's neck, and in the warmth of their skin touching, she finally found her eternal home.
She has dedicated her most precious possessions to the person she most wants to entrust her with in the most sincere way.
This was destined to be a sleepless night. Under the blessing of Morgana, the enchanting female demon, Lin En was almost exhausted and his attack speed was directly maxed out.
Looking at Hillina who was sleeping beside him, she had just returned from the brink of death and experienced such a passionate lovemaking, which really exhausted all her physical strength. At this moment, there was still a hint of satisfaction at the corner of her mouth, as if she was savoring the tenderness just now in her dream.
Lynn gently brushed her hair away from her forehead and leaned over to place a soft kiss on her smooth forehead.
He took one last deep look at the sleeping Silina, engraving her appearance deep in his soul, then quietly put on his clothes and turned to walk to the window.
The night wind blew up the corners of his clothes, and the moment he jumped out of the windowsill, he turned into a black shadow and blended into the night.
A moment later, Lin En came to the sacred tree and said softly, "Now."
"Are you sure? According to previous calculations, the world barrier will not reach a weak state for another six months."
The sacred tree asked.
"Don't worry about it, I'm sure I can penetrate it completely."
Lynn said, shaking his head.
"Um."
The sacred tree responded briefly without asking the reason.
The next moment, the branches that covered the sky suddenly opened up, and the dark green shadow instantly enveloped the entire Moro City.
A light golden rain of light fell from the treetops, and the descendants of the demons in the city looked up at the same time. A soft film of light immediately enveloped them and slowly rose into the sky.
There was no panic on their faces. Lord Shenshu had already informed them of this matter a few days ago.
Pairs of purple eyes lit up with joy. They knew that this meant that after being imprisoned here for thousands of years, they were finally about to usher in an unknown but brand new future.
Previously, Lin En had discussed with the spirit of the sacred tree: the sudden appearance of hundreds of beautiful foreign women in the human world would definitely cause disasters.
In the end, he decided that the sacred tree should use its supreme power to create a space that could accommodate the descendants of the demons, place them there first, and release them when the right time comes.
At this moment, purple-skinned figures in the city were enveloped by golden light, disappearing one after another among the leaves of the sacred tree and entering that space.
When the last person disappeared, the sacred tree suddenly shook violently. Under Lin En's gaze, this towering ancient tree that had protected Moro City for thousands of years seemed to have completed its long mission and collapsed with a loud bang.
Lin En was not sad, because death is the prelude to rebirth.
A few minutes later, he heard a series of crackling sounds. He walked quickly into the depths of the ruins and saw a small sapling as green as jade.
That is the new form of the spirit of the sacred tree.
Lin En half-knelt down and gently held the sapling. He could feel the sapling trembling slightly, with a hint of nervousness and awkwardness of being touched by a stranger.
Then a faint light flashed, and the sapling broke away from the soil and shrank into a tender sprout again. It wrapped around his palm and wrist, forming an inconspicuous vine bracelet.
Who would have thought that this bracelet contained a mysterious space that could accommodate hundreds of people.
At this moment, Moro City was empty. All the descendants of the demons had entered the mysterious space, waiting for Lin En to find a place for them to survive in the human world before coming out.
Lin En looked back at the dilapidated city that should have been lost in time and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
There are still many people in the human world who care about him, and no one knows how Yvesette is doing now.
He raised his hand and touched the vine bracelet on his wrist, and whispered, "It's time to leave."
Lin En walked slowly towards the ancient prophetic stone tablet in the center of the city, and stroked the words engraved on the tablet with his fingertips - it accurately recorded the date when he came to Moro City, and even to some extent predicted his decision at the moment.
The cold surface of the monument glowed with a faint blue light under the moonlight, as if silently mocking the struggles of mortals.
"Who else but fate itself could have set up such a chess game?"
He whispered to himself, and the sharp dagger cut a bloody mark on his palm.
Bright red blood drops dripped onto the surface of the stone tablet and were instantly swallowed up by the hungry stone tablet.
The ancient runes on the stele lit up, and the faint blue light outlined a twisted space crack in the night.
"You're finally here."
A familiar whisper echoed from the void, a chilling echo. The voice of the prisoner of fate was like a thousand voices overlapping, stirring ripples in the darkness.
Lin En stared directly into the darkness surging deep within the rift, his voice calm and almost cold: "I want a deal."
"Exchange everything you desire for the power to shatter the barriers of the world. No, for the power to end everything."
The darkness in the rift suddenly froze, and after a moment of silence, a creepy laugh broke out.
"Everything I want? Even your 'real name'?"
Real name?
Lin En seemed to have thought of something and was stunned.
"Indeed, your true name is the anchor in the long river of destiny. Sacrificing it means you never existed." The voice suddenly became gentle. "When Sillina wakes, the name 'Lin' will be forever erased from her memory."
"Of course, not only him, but also Yvesette and everyone you care about will no longer remember that there was a person named Lin En in this world."
Lynn was silent for a moment, then murmured, "I'm sure."
At this moment, he seemed to have a sense of something in his heart, and seemed to understand something about the origin of the great being in front of him.
Ten days ago, when Lin En was resisting the divine punishment brought down by the will of the world, he finally heard the whispers of the prisoner of fate again, and they echoed so clearly in the depths of his soul.
"If you want power, you must pay a price of equal weight."
Sure enough, every gift from fate has already been secretly marked with a price.
Seeing how Hillina sacrificed herself to keep him alive that day, Lin En finally understood what was the truly unbearable price.
Perhaps it was because Hillina had completely fallen in love with him that she was judged as an abandoned child by the will of the world. So after Lin En took her virginity, the will of the world did not punish her again.
At this moment, Lin En slowly raised his hand, touched his chest with his fingertips, and felt the pulsation of his real name in his blood - the name that had been engraved on his soul since birth, the anchor that connected all his past and ties.
"If someone must be forgotten," he said in a voice as light as a sigh, "then let me be that person who doesn't exist."
Every word was of great weight, yet carried an unquestionable determination.
He knew that when the sun rose in the human world tomorrow, no one would remember the name "Lynn" - just like the writing on the beach, completely erased by the tide.
The next moment, the thread of the prisoner of fate pierced out from the darkness and wrapped around the glowing rune on Lin En's chest.
The moment his real name was taken away, Lin En felt an unprecedented emptiness - as if someone had cut out a piece of flesh and blood from his soul.
But what followed was a surge of divine power.
Golden light burst out from his body, and ancient divine patterns appeared on every inch of his skin.
Lin En raised his hand and felt the power enough to tear the world apart surging in his body.
He lightly slashed at the sky with his palm, and the power mixed with laws and divinity burst out like a torrent, and the originally extremely solid world barrier shattered like fragile glass.
"Open it for me!"
Lin En inserted his hands into the crack in space and forcibly tore the crack into a stable channel.
The spatial turbulence cut countless wounds on his arms, but they were repaired by divine power in an instant.
Just as Lin En turned around and prepared to pick up Hillina, the entire sky suddenly twisted and deformed. In the rolling clouds, countless dark lightning bolts moved like giant pythons.
"boom!"
The next moment, the thunderclouds in the sky suddenly coalesced into a giant eye, obscuring the sky and the sun, looking down at Lin En from above. As the giant eye contracted, seven bolts of lightning, each entwined with black flames, struck down simultaneously. Even more terrifying, Lin En discovered that his divine power was being eroded by some kind of principle, and the shimmering divine patterns on his skin were dimming at a visible speed.
It is obvious that the world will this time is not a simple divine punishment, but a real annihilation. It wants to completely eliminate Lin's existence from the basic rules of this world.
“Damn it!”
Seeing the space channel that had been torn open with great difficulty was about to break and shatter, Lin En clenched his fists. Time was running out and he had no time to hesitate.
The next moment, he pushed Hillina into the space channel, and quickly took off the vine bracelet on his wrist and stuffed it into her palm.
“I must survive.”
He kissed Hilina's forehead gently, protected her with the remaining divine power, and pushed her to the human world at the other end of the passage.
Just as the passage was closing, he saw a pair of pitch-black bone wings behind Hillina suddenly open, trying to break free.
But Lin En was extremely decisive and closed the space channel directly.
This time, it is the will of the world that wants to completely wipe him out. Even the real body of a high-dimensional demon like Morgana cannot compete with it.
The lightning of destruction has arrived, and Lynn opens his arms to welcome the divine punishment of world destruction.
"Fuck your world will!"
Just when Lin En was ready to fight to the death with the will of the world, a cold hand suddenly rested on his shoulder.
"Rather die in glory than live in disgrace? How unexpected." For some reason, the voice of the prisoner of fate echoed in his ears again, "But your story has not yet ended."
The next moment, the space suddenly twisted and Lin En felt dizzy.
When he stood firm again, he was already standing on a land woven by the threads of fate. The sky here was the most extreme white. Countless translucent chains of fate hung from the sky, and on each chain hung a flickering ball of light - that was the concrete projection of countless lives.
"Welcome to my kingdom." His voice echoed like a thousand moments in time. "Here, every choice is a fork in the road, and every moment is eternity. Now, let us discuss your unwritten destiny."
Lin En looked around and did not see the real body of the Prisoner of Fate, but a huge sky curtain appeared in front of him.
In the sky, he once again saw the scene of one hundred thousand years later.
Dozens of gods gathered in the magnificent Pantheon.
That’s right, in addition to their statues, their real bodies also appeared.
Just like before, a crystal-clear and flawless chain of order extended from the palm of each statue, emitting a faint glow, hanging down from the sky like a silk thread.
They extended from all directions, but finally converged at a certain place. Countless chains of order trapped the Witch of the End here.
From afar, Lin En saw that the Lord of Billions of Stars seemed like a human-shaped shadow reflecting the endless starry sky, hidden under a wide robe, looking mysterious and profound.
Of course, the one who occupies the main position is still the God Ancestor Xia.
He is discussing with the gods how to kill the Witch of the End once and for all.
"Everyone, for tens of thousands of years, we have tried countless methods, but none of them could completely eliminate the Witch of the End. Thirty thousand years ago, I finally came up with a solution."
The God Ancestor Shia spoke.
The next moment, he waved his hand, and the vast starry sky slowly unfolded before his eyes like a scroll, and a huge object hung high in the sky.
It was a magical weapon that covered the sky like a fortress. It was shaped like a giant sword, and its rough surface was covered with various magical matrices.
Even the gods felt extremely nervous when looking at such a thing.
They clearly sensed that in the face of such earth-shattering power, their proud divinity would be like child's play and would be blown to pieces without leaving any residue.
"I have spent tens of thousands of years completely refining a super-large planet, creating this ultimate weapon of destruction. A planetary collision is inherently devastating, and with the added power of the Magic Matrix, its immense power will likely be multiplied by several orders of magnitude."
"And I will also name this weapon the Sword of Damocles!"
"Now, this weapon is only one step away from being completely completed."
"At that time, the Witch of the End will come to an end in the Pantheon, and this world will no longer have an end!"
It can be seen from the picture that the status of the God Ancestor Xia among the gods is absolutely transcendent. Even the masters of billions of stars are respectful in front of him.
After seeing clearly what the gods discussed at the meeting, Lin En's face looked very ugly.
The thing he least wanted to see finally happened.
Or perhaps, this is a calamity that is inevitable in Miss Witch's destiny.
The tragic ending of the finale seems to be about to take place.
He doesn't have much time left.
The meeting of the gods ended quickly. The images in the sky flickered, and as the last god turned into a stream of light and disappeared, only the ancestors of gods Xia and Sillina were left in the Pantheon.
The God Ancestor Xia looked at Hillelina with a complicated expression, because when the Witch of the End was being judged just now, Hillelina didn't say a word and didn't participate in the trial at all, which made him somewhat angry.
"You won't feel pity just because she's your sister."
The God Ancestor Shia spoke.
"You're overthinking it."
Hilina raised her head, her tone cold and calm.
The god Xia finally stood up straight, with a complicated look in his eyes.
As early as one hundred thousand years ago, he knew that Hillina had betrayed him, but he had endured it until now.
Finally, after leaving behind a cold snort, his figure turned into a stream of light and disappeared.
In the empty Pantheon, only Sillina was left.
She lowered her head, and her long platinum hair fell again, hiding her expression.
Her hand stayed on her lower abdomen, and her fingertips gently rubbed it, as if soothing something.
That's a move only a mother would make.
When Lin En saw this scene from the sky, the expression on his face froze for a moment.
The Prisoner of Fate's low laugh resonated through the void. "God Ancestor Xiya has long known of Sillina's betrayal. He has remained silent for a full hundred thousand years because he is waiting. As long as the Witch of the End is killed, Sillina will completely lose her value. Then he will mercilessly kill Sillina, the traitor."
"When that happens, everything you hold dear will die."
Hearing this, Lin En subconsciously clenched his fists.
"So, what can I do to stop this from happening?"
"You only have one choice?"
"What choice?"
"The only way out is before you." The figure of the Prisoner of Fate coalesced in the void. He slowly raised his arm, composed of countless threads of fate. "Inherit my authority and become the new master of fate."
"What's the price?"
"The price is that you will be forever trapped outside the river of destiny."
"Choose, Lynn."
"Is it to live a miserable life, or..."
"Reversing the Future?"
The voice was full of temptation, as if something tempting was lingering around Lynn, urging him to make a decision.
Ever since he and Hillina came to this stone tablet world, or rather, since the day he traveled through time and space, an invisible hand of fate seemed to be secretly pushing everything.
From the beginning to the end, he seemed to have no right to make his own choices.
However, what is absurd is that until this moment, the prisoner of fate with unknown origins in front of him actually gave him this right.
"I seem to have guessed who you are."
Unexpectedly, Lin En did not answer the other party's question immediately. Instead, he loosened his clenched fists and then smiled self-deprecatingly.
(End of this chapter)
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