Chapter 66
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Chapter 66: Charlotte’s Turn, a Snowflake That Seems to Last Forever
Illusions granted by the Sea of Truth are like a powerful force that covers the soul towards the senses.
Chu Yuanqing used to deal with things by treating Chu Wang Shu on the battlefield as an illusion, separating it forcefully with strong determination, and maintaining her daily life with a multitasking attitude so that the past would not overshadow her.
Perhaps because the Sea of Truth actively invaded the Lantern, the positive emotions that were suppressed and overwhelmed inside it, like a flickering flame, burned a few rays of light before almost extinguishing, falling into the depths of illusions.
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Pure white.
It is as pure as cleansing the heavens and the earth, yet as sorrowful as thick snow, falling like a solemn salt burial.
This is the Pure White Forbidden Zone, which has stretched across the Calamity God’s domain along the southeast coast since the world plunged into apocalypse.
——Calamity God.
They are different from natural disaster beasts and are formed by some kind of concept, creating various special areas with miraculous large natural phenomena.
Among them, the Pure White Forbidden Zone formed by the concept of salt, during the 70 years when the human plate was gradually devoured, successfully grew from the size of an island to engulfing the entire Atlantic Ocean, and even one-third of the territory of the Sacred United Country.
No one knows how many souls and spirits it has buried.
One billion? Or tens of billions? Or even more? It’s uncountable.
Calamity God is both a tsunami, a storm, and an unstoppable natural disaster.
Some say that from the moment they descended, humanity had lost the right to resist.
"Congratulations, you have achieved the first feat of slaughtering the Calamity God."
"With the disappearance of the Pure White Forbidden Zone, the concept of salt has been restrained, and the Final City will be safe."
"Mr. Savior, why not smile a little brighter?"
Chu Yuanqing snapped out of her daze, suddenly seeing a familiar figure in this mix of familiar yet unfamiliar scenery. Before she could say anything, she felt cool fingertips on the sides of her lips, gently pulling out the curve of a smile.
The young girl had a gentle demeanor, fair skin, a straight nose, and a stunning beauty standing so close that her soft cheek almost touched Chu Yuanqing’s. Her eyes resembled pure phosphophyllite, shining and gentle in the light, like a shimmering sea.
Just a simple gaze, a touch of the skin, a smile on the lips, could offer hope that brought happiness to people, like the sun shining compassionately over the world.
She was Charlotte, also known as The Last Diva who bid farewell to the world.
Chu Yuanqing wanted to say something, but compared to the extravagant stage of secondary ratings, compared to the mere illusion of the Sea of Truth, she had a moment where she wanted to immerse herself in the warmth of the other’s fingertips and the soft words…
Because this illusion was very different this time, not only blurring the sense of time, but also astonishingly clear in detail, even causing her body to return to the horrendous state it was in back then, slowly and painfully mending.
Now, she seemed to have become the Chu Yuanying of the past era.
And this scene, rather than being an illusion, seemed more like the past history being replayed.
Chu Yuanqing remembered clearly that one day, she chose to engrave an epic on her soul to erase the concept of "salt", carrying the fate and sins of ending the twilight of the gods and destroying the world, in exchange for the mythical armor – Levatin – with all its power, in order to successfully obliterate the Pure White Forbidden Zone with "just" five-digit death figures.
But after doing all this, her memory became a bit fuzzy.
Whether it was the heavy burden of Levatin on the soul or the personality dissociation caused by a large number of deaths, at that time, she almost crashed and indulged in trivial thoughts, standing still in one place for a whole week without moving.
Later, she heard from Charlotte that it was Charlotte who hurried to save her from the brink of collapse after burying the Disaster Wave outside the city.
However, when asked how she rescued herself from the dissociation, The Last Diva blinked meaningfully and smiled mysteriously, saying it was a secret for her to guess slowly in the future.
Now it seems that this possibly real or fictional scene may be related to the secret Charlotte mentioned.
Chu Yuanqing also discovered that she had no control over this body, like a ghost briefly returning from the future to the past, only able to quietly watch the cycle of history.
"■■■ and ■■■■ sacrificed."
"■■■, ■■■■, ■■, ■■■, ■■■■ all died."
That was a hoarse and unpleasant sound, like a cursed voice.
The boy’s voice sounded like it had been consumed and roughened by flames. Mixed with coughing whispers, there was emptiness and confusion in his words. The names he uttered sounded vague, as if they had been erased by some mysterious force.
Chu Yuanqing could guess that this was one of her forgotten belongings under a curse.
The Sea of Truth wouldn’t allow her to retrieve it. Even in historical reflections, it didn’t allow the true form to be heard.
Upon hearing this, Charlotte’s eyes filled with a mix of sadness and a hint of a smile. She softly said:
"■■■■, Little Carol, Alice, and… Sister Ellie have also sacrificed."
"But the Final City remains, and the flame of humanity continues."
"You are not alone in this battle, I am here, along with ■■, ■■, and ■■. One day… we will be able to defeat all Calamity Gods and reshape the world as we desire."
"So, don’t cry, Little Qing."
The boy stayed silent, like a statue. His handsome face distorted by intense flames, looking hideously like a demon.
How can a demon shed tears?
But he was really crying, mourning for the departed as if repenting for his own helplessness.
The tears flowed from his eyes, evaporating from the scorching heat.
The boy’s body kept changing chaoticly, like flesh constantly eroding and growing. Only the nearly fused Levatin remained unchanged in his hands, the sword still embedded in the heart of the Land of Salt, devouring the power of the Calamity God.
Charlotte looked even sadder. Her radiant yet transparent smile stepping forward as she hugged the boy, still carrying the remnants of Levatin’s fire. It was as if they both embodied the fierce flames, burying the crumbling Land of Salt together.
Charlotte understood.
At this moment, Chu Yuanying’s personality had detached to release Levatin. His words, actions, and path were stuck in a loop, repeating his obsession. Once he regained his senses, he would forget most of it.
——Including devouring the Land of Salt.
This is very normal for a savior who wants to defeat the stronger and more powerful Calamity God. It is necessary to gather strength as a way to prepare.
However, buried in the Land of Salt are not only the authority of the Calamity God, but also countless resentful souls and sins. Endless consumption will only make his soul burden heavier and may even cause it to collapse forcibly in the cycle of life and death.
So…
Charlotte’s actions are like a hug of self-destruction, with the goal of awakening the other’s reason and stopping Chu Yuanying’s craziness.
Stay away from me, Charlotte!
Chu Yuanqing felt like her mind was being pried open, with familiar yet unfamiliar emotions spreading out like sprouting in a sealed area, intense sorrow boiling like magma.
The image of Charlotte before her death seemed to overlap continuously, sprouting new scars.
"No… No… No!"
But there was no way to change it.
Chu Yuanqing was like a silent actor in the background of a play, her eyes reflecting the tragic events. Flames licked at Charlotte’s ankles, leaving scars on her fair skin that seemed to never fade, almost like a devil ready to consume everything.
Years later, regret caught up with her again. It felt like a demon gripping her heart, using fear as a net to devour impure souls, to redeem past sins.
Just when she thought this illusion was coming to an end,
Charlotte smiled, her lips brushing against the young man’s ear, her eyes half closed, as if lulling him to sleep, softly humming a lullaby:
"Edelweiss, Edelweiss…"
"Blossoms greet me in the morning…"
"Small and white, pure and bright…"
"Swing happily towards me…"
Chu Yuanqing was speechless, lost in thought.
She was left speechless, because this nursery rhyme was too familiar to the children in the orphanage in the Final City.
The gentle and compassionate Sister Alice, who loves giving candies to the children and often shows a cheerful smile, uses it most often to lull the children to sleep.
Therefore, this nursery rhyme originating from Austria holds a special place in the hearts of the children in the orphanage.
Among them, also included witnessing her parents turning into disaster beasts from a young age… herself.
The song continued.
The lingering flames around Chu Yuanying did not die out, but suddenly calmed down like flowing water. His pupils trembled, and his expression of sorrow deepened.
The Levatin in the hands of the youth twisted and writhed like a distorted and dead snake, emitting a never-ending rage, yet also resembling the wailing struggle of a dying creature with the changing will of its host.
The collapse and submergence of the Land of Salt caused a pause, with a large amount of ash resembling volcanic ash rising into the sky, as if billions of dark birds were embracing the pure white salt grains still falling from the sky.
What a spectacular sight, the entire continent seemed as if it were about to sway towards destruction. The light and shadow of the heavens and the earth trembled, reflecting an epic and magnificent grandeur.
But…it also made people feel at ease.
"Snow-like flowers wish you fragrant…"
"Forever blooming and growing…"
"Edelweiss, edelweiss…"
"Forever blessing my hometown…"
Charlotte softly sang, she smiled and pulled the boy’s arm, as if they were not in an apocalyptic scene, but in a flower-covered mountainside.
Then, they danced.
It seemed like a romantic and enduringly crazy dance, but it was like a dance of priests mourning the entire Pure White Forbidden Zone with love, devotion, and reverence.
Chu Yuanying was clueless, even from his own point of view, he was a terrible dance partner.
But in Charlotte’s hands, it always had a magical effect that could transform decay into something wonderful.
This made the dance as a whole look like a clumsy yet endearing boy, being playfully dragged around by a mischievous and cheeky girl, creating a warm and youthful, harmonious and cute, yet… holy and awe-inspiring atmosphere.
Amidst the doomsday, they embraced each other and danced as if they were defying death nonchalantly.
And as the dance and singing ebbed and flowed, the sinking of the Land of Salt was all enveloped and interfered by a kind of magical ambiance.
Charlotte’s terrifying idol power reached the supreme realm, making the roaring of salt blocks and volcanic ash seem like a symphony that alternated between passionate and gentle melodies.
"Edelweiss, edelweiss…"
"Forever bless my homeland…"
She sang devoutly.
He hummed softly.
The souls that died under the Calamity God are truly being purified in a spontaneous dance performed by a priest set to the music of a song called "Snowflake Flower", turning into countless sparkling dust in the sky.
At the same time.
Outside, Chu Yuanqing, also instinctively, entered a performance state as the background music and stage lights came back to life.
At this level of illusion, she shouldn’t have been able to multitask.
But thanks to the overwhelming faith contributions flooding in from the live stream, she managed to focus and draw some energy from the Sea of Truth.
The girl, reminiscing about old romantic memories, effortlessly managed the song and dance routine, even slipping into the "Heart Flow" within the dance.
Yes, this subconscious resistance unexpectedly led to a profound transformation, propelling her into a cycle of rapid learning, self-improvement, and evolution.
Normally, the temporary "Heart Flow" on stage would only bring out exceptional performance within certain limits based on her existing skills.
Chu Yuanqing’s original abilities could at most compare to level B.
What a coincidence.
She was currently dancing with the world-class idol in the reflection of the past, a world where only song and dance could cleanse the soul.
This supernatural training state, combined with a deep understanding of Charlotte in the subconscious, made [Heart Flow] instinctively choose the fastest way to evolve.
That is – imitation.
Even Charlotte’s spontaneous dance and casual nursery rhymes had little compatibility with the theme song.
However, her natural cuteness, charm, temperament, artistic conception, and even the shock of a higher-level soul all briefly synchronized with herself in imitation, like putting on a heavenly costume, allowing the entire performance to start at an incredibly high level.
In an instant,
The Tutor Group fell silent.
Dream Weaver Rabbit was ecstatic.
The live stream is amazing.
Chu Yuanqing’s appearance is beyond comparison, she just needs to stand there to be a visual feast.
It’s actually because of her extraordinary appearance and pure beginner background that no one really expects much from her performance.
But in such underestimated circumstances, this person who once said idols were a dream, and felt like giving up during an interview, unexpectedly burst into an incredible stage presence, like a transcendent theme song.
Yes, a stage presence.
If Kirimi Miyuki’s stage presence is using personal charm to perfectly match the theme song in a classic way, like a fizzy soda under the seaside sun.
Chu Yuanqing’s stage presence is like a boundless sea of flowers suddenly blooming in frozen soil, it’s hope and expectations that grow to the end even when rooted deeply, and it’s light and noble spirits that can dance gracefully even in mud and decay.
This… can hardly be called a pure "candy" anymore.
Because Chu Yuanqing’s singing interprets the soul-purifying "Edelweiss", her dance steps are elegant and perfect even in improvisation while holding onto the beat.
This scene, just like The Last Diva dancing elegantly in the Land of Salt.
And this idol from the past, the unique and final one, astonishingly elevated the theme song "Dazzling Stage" chosen this time into a different realm without changing the overall choreography and arrangement.
As the music ended and the dancers dispersed, all the audience seemed to hear whispers of gratitude from millions of departed souls within the music.
This reflection, crossing the river of time, pierced the heart like a spear, blending sacredness, sadness, loneliness, heroism, solemnity, into a tiny, powerful impact of Charlotte, leaving a long-lasting and unforgettable impression.
What is "cheating"? What are the heavenly being?
For the children of the new era, the few strands of ashes reflected in the savior’s eyes are enough to count.
In a split second, the live broadcast room fell into silence, with only a lonely figure standing, looking like a paper kite about to fall.
Chu Yuanqing woke up as if from a dream, the illusions in her eyes almost shattering, Charlotte’s charming smile starting to blur, and the curse of the Sea of Truth about to backfire.
A second? Maybe two?
With just a few breaths, she would part ways with this unknown past, and under the gaze of many, like a shooting star extinguishing on the stage, dragging her pale dress tail as she collapsed.
– Used to it.
In a daze, Chu Yuanqing suddenly thought that it had been this way for a very long time, except for the stubborn and kind Charlotte, no one could follow her to the end, and no one could support her exhausted self.
Saving the world is not the ambition of one person, but the pioneers who are destined to shoulder the hardships and loneliness of exploring in the forefront.
No one helping is the norm, but there is always a fool following too closely, causing her to keep looking back, afraid of losing her.
But… in the end, she did lose her.
I’m sorry, Charlotte.
I am so clumsy, I always forget all the things you have done for me.
Chu Yuanqing wearily closed her eyes, as if preparing to face an imminent judgment.
Under the drooping eyelids, there was a dazzling flow of endless light, spreading from all directions of Daxia, like countless individual stars gathering without hesitation!
Hope, compassion, joy, faith, praise, celebration, and… the purest form of love.
How much more pure have these positive emotions from dancing grown, more than ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times over the initial purity?
*Boom boom boom!*
In a moment, the Lantern Gem, teetering under the pressure of the Sea of Truth, suddenly burst forth with layers of immense power, the rebellious magic authority roaring in anger.
The potential of a witch transformed by the heart of a sage, under the almost national embrace, found an anchor strong enough to disrupt the rules, turning into unparalleled purity of white.
The rampaging curse invasion was actually suppressed by violence for the first time.
Consequently, the illusion was able to continue.
Only this time, the abyss of the fall was filled with light.
The last corner of the collapsing Pure White Forbidden Zone, where volcanic ash and salt danced in the rain, the distant sunset rose from the deep blue sea waves, and the sparkling golden light filled the eyes.
The Savior, who had just regained consciousness, looked at this incredible and beautiful scene, feeling the soul particles gifted by billions of lost souls, and murmured in confusion:
"Charlotte, did the sacrificed ones in the past help me?"
Charlotte, with scarred ankles, dipped her feet into the sparkling sea, playfully treading water like a mermaid, smiling sideways, and touching her lips with a finger, whispering:
"This is a secret."
"Haha, for girls, mystery is very important, you know."
After Charlotte finished speaking, she smiled and said:
"By the way, if one day Little Qing can snatch away the throne of my world’s number one idol, I will tell you everything openly and honestly, okay?"
As the words faded, dusk fell.
The wind and waves blew loudly, filling the heart with calm and beauty.
Many years had passed, and things had changed a lot.
She only realized now, while coming late, that in that person’s voice and smile, there was a glance that mesmerized time.
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Charlotte, I really miss you.
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Updated: 2024/12/03
Bryan Camilo
An incredible chapter. It’s the first time I’ve reread a chapter several times, but this one had something special. Magic perhaps, or the sparkles of the dance and the smile of Charlotte herself. Thank you