Chapter 1799
by 林方方Chapter 1799 One
At the bow of one of the exploration ships, Hu Jia, wearing a black cloak, put down his stone xun and glanced indifferently at the three divine corpses,
“The trailing lesser gods have been dealt with.”
On the central exploration ship, a deep red figure responded with a hum.
The next moment, as if sensing something, he looked up at the sky. A meteor streaked across the horizon, falling precisely toward his position!
Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes slightly. Without moving from his spot at the bow, he slowly extended his palm toward the meteor plummeting straight down…
Boom—!!!
The meteor crashed into the bow but was firmly gripped by that pair of hands. The terrifying kinetic energy was mostly dispersed by that arm, while the remaining force transmitted to the exploration ship below, causing the nearby sea surface to surge several meters high!
Fine white spray scattered in the storm as a snow-white long sword was now gripped in his palm.
Looking at this familiar blade, Lin Qiye’s lips curved slightly upward,
“Long time no see… old friend.”
[Zhan Bai] emitted a sharp hum, as if responding to Lin Qiye’s call, incredibly excited.
Lin Qiye placed it at his waist, hanging it crossed with another black and gold long sword… that was the supreme Magatsuhi blade [Shinwa] left behind by Yuzuri Takeshiro.
One snow-white, one black and gold, emanating a chilling gleam beneath the wildly dancing deep red cloak,
Lin Qiye raised his eyes, looking toward a certain direction in the mist. A killing intent brewed with the storm, rumbling loudly.
“Let’s go… the last divine country in the world shall fall.”
…
Olympus.
Under the blood-like setting sun, two tall armored guards carried a body, limp as mud, out of the palace.
“This crazy woman seems quieter today…” one guard glanced at the figure in his hands and said with surprise, “Wasn’t she quite troublesome the past couple of days?”
“After being tortured for so many consecutive days, she’s probably gone numb.”
“This human is really tough… an ordinary lesser god would have been beaten to death by now, yet she’s still alive.”
“Hmph, who told her to say nothing and keep courting death? This is what happens when you anger Lord Hades.”
“She looks like she’s almost done for. Should we go easier on her tomorrow?”
“No need. We can’t get any information from this woman anyway. The Daxia people will be here in one more day, and she’ll die then regardless. However bad it is, she can endure one more day of beating, right?”
“True.”
The two walked to the golden birdcage, threw the motionless Xia Simeng inside, locked the door, and left.
After they walked away, the members of [Phoenix] team immediately rushed to Xia Simeng’s side, lifted her from the ground, and upon seeing the horrific wounds on her body, called out anxiously:
“Captain, Captain?!!”
“What are you shouting for, mourning me?” Xia Simeng opened her eyes and spoke irritably.
Seeing Xia Simeng awake, everyone finally sighed in relief.
“Captain, how do you feel?” Cao Sha asked with furrowed brows.
“Just the usual. Their little strength is like tickling me… Alright, alright, give me some space, I need to sleep for a while.”
Xia Simeng tried to stand up shakily but weakly lost her balance and was about to crash into the birdcage. Fortunately, Cao Sha was quick to catch her and slowly guided her to the edge.
“Captain, you…”
“How many deaths today?” Before Cao Sha could speak, Xia Simeng interrupted him.
After a moment of silence, Cao Sha truthfully said, “About… over twelve hundred people.”
“Why so many??”
“The blood from both of us last night could only feed two thousand people… Today the wind was strong, the temperature dropped suddenly, and the remaining four thousand people haven’t eaten for days. It’s hard for them to hold on. After tonight, this number will probably double again.”
Xia Simeng lowered her head, sat cross-legged facing the outside of the birdcage, her expression somewhat complex.
“…I understand. I’ll sleep for a while first.”
Xia Simeng slowly closed her eyes, remaining as still as a monk in deep meditation. As daylight disappeared behind the mountains, her face visibly sank into darkness…
Tonight, clouds obscured the sun, and there were no stars in the sky.
The howling wind echoed through the mountains. In the pitch-black birdcage, countless figures trembled, huddled together, as lives silently slipped away in the stillness.
The members of [Phoenix] team sat at the edge of the birdcage, their fists tightly clenched. With their [Phoenix] bloodline, they could clearly sense each life passing away…
When the last glimmer of light disappeared from the Olympus mountains, Cao Sha stood up from the darkness, holding a short knife, and walked silently toward the crowd.
“Vice Captain… count us in too.”
Several young women emerged from the darkness, speaking resolutely.
“Why aren’t you sleeping? Why are you joining in?” Cao Sha frowned, “Get out of the way!”
“Vice Captain! How many people can you save alone? If we help together, we can save more people!”
“Yes… Captain is asleep. With us helping you, it can be done faster.”
“…”
The [Phoenix] team members insisted on joining Cao Sha despite his persuasion. Seeing he couldn’t dissuade them, Cao Sha helplessly looked back at the figure sleeping with her head down by the birdcage door, and said softly:
“Fine… Remember, don’t lose too much blood. If the phoenix blood concentration in all of us drops too much at once, we won’t be able to transfuse blood to new members in the future, understand?”
“Yes!”
Everyone immediately dispersed, moving silently and quickly through the crowd. Just as Cao Sha was carefully passing behind Xia Simeng, a hoarse voice sounded.
“Cao Sha.”
Cao Sha was startled and quickly turned around, “Captain? You’re not asleep?”
“…I woke up.” The figure with her back to him slowly extended her hand, pushing a plastic basin full of fresh blood from in front of her, “Take it…”
The moment he saw the plastic basin, Cao Sha’s pupils contracted sharply. He rushed to Xia Simeng’s side and grabbed her shoulders!
“Xia Simeng!! Do you have a death wish?!!”
Cao Sha’s roar echoed in Xia Simeng’s ears, but the figure seemed not to hear at all. In the darkness, he couldn’t see Xia Simeng’s expression clearly, only hearing a weak voice:
“Don’t shout… let me… sleep for a while…”
Xia Simeng’s head drooped slightly, and the next moment she fell silent. In the deathly stillness, only the faint sound of a heartbeat remained, barely audible.
Cao Sha opened his mouth, but the curses and questions that had reached his lips couldn’t be uttered. He stared blankly at the sleeping figure for a long time before finally picking up the basin full of phoenix blood with trembling hands and stumbling toward the crowd…
Under the lightless night sky, the golden characters branded in the sky above Olympus changed once more.
—One.