Chapter 257
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Chapter 257: Believe
Those are all photos of Team 136.
They are pictures of picnics in the park, laughing and chatting;
They are photos of welcoming Lin Qiye back from graduation at the office;
On New Year’s Eve, they are together, promising to gather again next year, drunken photos;
After the Nantuo Serpent Demon mission, there are photos of Lin Qiye, Si Xiaonan, and Hong Ying walking out of campus with their heads held high;
On the day Zhao Kongcheng was buried, there’s a photo of Hong Ying carving a tombstone in the grave, while the others hide in the mountains, secretly watching;
There’s a photo of Si Xiaonan reporting to Team 136 for the first time;
There’s a photo of Si Xiaonan completing a mission for the first time, with a happy smile on her face, cheering with joy;
…
Si Xiaonan stared blankly at these drifting photos in the air, as if fragments of memories surged into her mind.
Those experiences of joy, happiness, and satisfaction… like scenes from a movie, passed before her eyes one by one…
These…
Are her memories.
They are her memories with this city, with these people.
She didn’t know when it started, but her eyes were already filled with tears.
A warm body leaned against her from behind. Leng Xuan, with blood still lingering at the corner of his mouth, extended his only remaining arm and gently embraced her from behind.
A gentle voice floated into her ear.
“Enduring all of this alone… must be painful, right?”
Si Xiaonan’s body trembled, and she could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes. Hot tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, and she resembled a girl who had suffered great grievances, unable to speak through her sobs.
“Take me away.” Leng Xuan gently stroked Si Xiaonan’s head, “No matter what happens in the future, I will bear it with you.”
Si Xiaonan turned around and looked into Leng Xuan’s eyes, which were filled with unprecedented seriousness and solemnity.
She pressed her lips together, her tear-stained eyes fixed on Leng Xuan, took a deep breath as if she had made a decision, and a faint light flickered in her gaze.
“Leng Xuan.” She said earnestly, “Do you believe in me?”
Without a hint of hesitation, Leng Xuan replied, “I believe in you.”
Si Xiaonan turned around, her gaze directed at the chaotic sky in the distance, and slowly spoke:
“I have a plan… a very big, very dangerous plan.”
…
On the rooftop.
Chen Muye, who was unconscious, groaned softly and slowly opened his eyes.
The locked mental power had been released, and the terrifying pressure had vanished. He struggled to stand up and, after a long while, recalled the events before his fainting.
He looked at the chaos in the distance, remaining silent.
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something.
He lowered his head, reached into his chest, and took out an ancient parchment.
This time, the parchment left his body without leaking a hint of aura, as if something had completely sealed its presence.
He extended his finger and gently rubbed the surface of the parchment, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes.
On the surface of the parchment, there was a layer of invisible gauze…
Chen Muye was all too familiar with this gauze; every member of Team 136 had once been protected by it…
This was Si Xiaonan’s “Wuyuan Sha.”
He stared blankly ahead, looking into the distance…
If the true “Shiva’s Curse” was still with him, then what had Si Xiaonan taken away…?
…
Outside the city.
Lin Qiye, who was maintaining the magical seal, changed expression slightly as the magical fluctuations around him began to grow chaotic.
Crack, crack, crack—!
A fine crack appeared on the massive ice pyramid, quickly spreading, white frost dispersing into the air, and the cracks on the tower were increasing at a visible rate.
“It’s reaching its limit…” Lin Qiye murmured as he watched the pyramid gradually shatter.
The triple top-tier sealing magic released by the “Wuliang” realm had already reached its limit in holding back the Kraken for this long; the gap in realms was always an insurmountable chasm, especially for those at higher levels.
“He can’t hold on much longer.” Xia Simeng, who was surrounding Gam, noticed this scene, her eyes filled with urgency. She turned to look at Gam, who was now covered in wounds but even more ferocious than before, and cursed:
“Damn! How is this guy so strong?!”
“It’s almost become a god.” Kong Shang frowned, “The guardian of the underworld is not so easily dealt with.”
“But we don’t have time left.” A determined look appeared in Xia Simeng’s eyes, “If we can’t kill it in a short time, the Kraken on the other side will break free, and facing two giant beasts at once, we have no chance of winning.”
Kong Shang caught the implication in Xia Simeng’s words. He stared blankly into her eyes, and after a moment, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
“This day has finally come, hasn’t it…”
Xia Simeng turned to look at him, “Do you regret it?”
“Of course not.” Kong Shang sheathed his straight knife, a solemn expression on his face, “This is our mission.”
Xia Simeng nodded, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly:
“Team [Phoenix]!!”
“Here!!”
Swish, swish, swish—!
The members of Team [Phoenix], who were engaged in a fierce battle with Gam, quickly withdrew from the battlefield, descending from the sky to stand beside Xia Simeng.
Eight golden cloaks lined up in a row, fluttering in the wind.
Xia Simeng slowly closed her eyes, “Are you willing to fight with me… to the death?”
They all slightly raised the corners of their mouths, and in the next moment, each person’s fingertips glimmered with a shining emblem. They stood in the wind, gazing at the roaring hellhound before them, their eyes filled with unprecedented solemnity.
“We are willing.”
…
The massive iceberg collapsed with a thunderous roar, the stripped space returned, and the black gate of life surrounding the Kraken was shattered by the surging black light.
The giant sea monster broke free, waving its serpent-like tentacles, its deep howls echoing in the sky.
Moo—!!
Lin Qiye, clad in a deep blue robe, his eyes shimmering with light, ultimately revealed a look of determination.
At this point, he had no other choice.
He reached into the inner pocket of his clothing and took out a shining emblem. Gently rubbing the edge of the emblem with his fingertip, a fine needle emerged.
He looked down at the emblem in his hand, and after a moment, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
“In the end, I’ve walked the same path as you…”
He raised his head to look at the rushing sea monster before him, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly:
“If the dark night ultimately descends…”
Roar—!!!
Before he could finish, a thunderous roar echoed from afar, a visible shockwave sweeping across the ground, even the hellhound Gam and the sea monster Kraken were shaken!
Lin Qiye was taken aback.
The members of Team [Phoenix] were also stunned, simultaneously halting their actions and turning to look.
On the other side of the horizon, beneath the dim sky, a gigantic black hellhound was stepping through the void, charging from the city!
Lin Qiye stared at the appearance of the hellhound, first in a daze, then shock filled his eyes!
