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Chapter 1462: Chapter 9: "OE: The Last Holy Communion ()"

White tentacles swarmed out crazily, forming a cocoon that wrapped Noel, along with Ijurel's golden seal, blood-red devouring fire, and purple-light poison.

Above the sky, it seemed as if an indestructible cage had formed.

The high-dimensional poison made the blond boy's body unable to push away Su Ming'an's devouring claws. Su Ming'an's claws frantically absorbed flesh and blood, tightly hooked Noel's ribs, and the devouring fire spread to the two of them. The "devouring" power that Noel had not had time to digest was almost indiscriminate between friend and foe, and in the blink of an eye, it swallowed up most of Noel's body.

It was like a net made up of steel chains, covering this place through Su Mingan's hands.

Every hole was blocked tightly by him with his own life, wisdom, and flesh and blood.

“[I use my life, soul, and authority as the eternal carrier].”

"【Forever and ever, forever and ever——】"

"【Seal you and me forever.】"

The rolled-up scorched leaves sound like a hymn.

The shattered and flying ashes sounded like a mourning cry.

At this moment, it was a soft afternoon, and time seemed to be infinitely stretched.

People saw Ijulael raising her hands high, and the entire World Tree Seed on her heart emitted light that swept across the entire world, like the morning light shining on the earth, spreading across the human world, and then condensed into two figures in the sky.

The golden seal is like a cocoon.

Killing Noel Akinni was useless, it would only allow the two high-dimensional beings to break free quickly. The only way to delay time was to seal Noel at the bottom of the world tree while his body was extremely weak.

Yes, just delaying time.

Delay time...let Ashley take the little world away.

Delay time... and let Starfire take Eden away.

All people wanted was to delay time. Because everything had been prepared after more than 3,000 major resets, and they only needed to delay the arrival of the Lord of the End of All Things.

Even if the two high-dimensional beings were temporarily trapped, so that they could not abandon Noel, the contract would immediately become invalid as Noel's backstab attempt completely failed. At that time, the two high-dimensional beings would definitely break the seal and come out.

All people need to do is walk far enough, towards the distant sea of ​​stars.

This is not a perfect ending.

But it is precious and free.

This is a victory for humans who broke through the impossible and declared war on the higher dimensions. They are not trapped in a dream, but are still a civilization with a promising future like the rising sun. They still have a long time to grow, improve, and evolve... As long as there is enough time, Lu Shu, Lu, Lin Yin, Isabella, Anthony, Mei Yani... these favored children among humans, these people who have already touched the barrier of gods, may become beings that are not inferior to the higher dimensions.

The years are long.

These long years were brought by a young man who was called the first player of the "Throne of Hephaestus" who trapped the body of God with himself.

Most of his body was consumed by the flames, and the devouring claws in his hands flashed wildly - he could no longer escape before the seal was formed, so he chose to perish together.

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[The fox walked to the bottom of the pit and pointed at the animals at the bottom of the pit: "They are right here, eat them!"]

[The black eagle and the vines walked in, ready to have a feast. ]

[A "puff" sound, like the sound of stepping into a trap. ]

[The black eagle, the vines, and the fox all fell into the pit like a rolling watermelon. It turned out that the small animals had secretly set up a trap to prevent the fox from betraying them.]

[The animals worked together to subdue the three bad guys and climbed up through their bodies.]

[“Damn fox, you are the bad guy, traitor, and sinner among us!” The chicken pointed at the fox and roared. ]

【The fox did not give a definite answer.】

[It smiled with its narrowed eyes, making it hard for the animals to tell whether it was intentional or unintentional.]

[“Don’t worry about it! Let it starve and freeze. Let’s go!” The little animals left in a rush. ]

【The moonlight shines into the pit.】

[The fox still has a smile on his face.]

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For a moment, a sad look appeared on Noel's face. But Su Mingan blinked and thought it was an illusion. The smile on Noel's face was still perfect.

Knowing each other for more than half a year is not too long, and perhaps it is nothing in terms of time.

The flames burned to his neck, and a golden cocoon covered him. Noel suddenly said:

"…Do you regret it?"

"what?"

"I regret not stepping into Yueyue's dream and throwing away that chocolate candy...I regret not thinking about it more, not hesitating for a while, not being so eager to share myself. Maybe, your future will be better."

Su Mingan shook his head. He only had the strength left to do so.

He did not give a long explanation, nor did he express deep sorrow. He simply said:
"……It does not matter."

That's not bad either.

The future belongs to everyone, and he can finally rest.

Maybe, his consciousness will not be annihilated in the long sleep. Maybe one day, after the seal is loosened, he will wake up. Maybe, his soul will not be burned by the remaining devouring fire. Maybe, when he opens his eyes, he will see a prosperous world. Lu Shu and his people have promoted the world well, and everyone is happy. Maybe, maybe...

Maybe.

In fact, there were not so many maybes. He knew clearly what his fate would be - death. The Devouring Fire would consume everything, and when the seal finally loosened, nothing would be left of him and Noel.

I was very scared before I made the decision, extremely scared, but now that everything has settled and is waiting to disappear, my heart is calm again, a kind of calm and clear calm.

If he looked in the mirror, he would find that the look in his eyes at this moment was very similar to the look in the eyes of many victims when they said goodbye to him.

The story continues.

And his part ended here.

"So?" Noel suddenly asked, "Who will get your 'baby'?"

"Think about it." Su Ming'an said, "Maybe I won't die. Maybe I can go back and finish you off in advance."

"Oh. Then I'll wait for the arrival of the No. 1 player." Noel coughed up blood nonchalantly.

Su Ming'an thought he would see Noel's regretful expression.

However, the "magician" raised a light smile, as if it was a farewell gesture.

"It's so hard to see the happy expression on your face, but I don't know when it will disappear." Noel stretched out his only remaining right hand, held the hat steady, and fixed the flowing blue rose ribbon in his hair. His pupils turned from dark black to a slightly azure blue.

"Congratulations, you have successfully reached the other side. Su Mingan."

"——Is this the relief after failure, or a sincere blessing?" Su Ming'an remembered Noel's "no hidden secrets", so he no longer had any overly weak hopes.

Noel opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

Maybe he has a lot to say.

He said he had a hidden secret and that he had planned all this.

He said he had no hidden secrets and that none of this was planned by him.

Or, he could give full play to his romantic spirit and leave an ambiguous answer without explaining the role of the ten-petal rose and the piano music box, leaving people to guess what he was thinking.

But in the end, he just looked into the distance.

The hand that was gradually being burned pointed at the golden sun in the distance.

The blackened fingers trembled as they slowly pointed toward the distant horizon.

"look."

The blood-red sun gradually faded, and was replaced by a bright golden sun.

The sky turned from grey to white, and a needle of scorching fire pierced the sky, burning as if it was on fire, filtering into mottled light yellow and orange.

The golden torch penetrated the cracks in the clouds, extending like a fan-shaped stream, instantly burning the deep sky and earth like the sea, and tolerantly revealing the huge outlines of hills and peaks.

Countless beautiful hills and fields lit up, like a gradually lit mountain fire, expanding and growing like a surging wave, collecting all the desolate afterglow and all the fireflies in the sky.

Countless people's cheeks were lit up, like pieces of warm and cool white jade.

The wild geese that did not fall in the past have already fallen today.

In the bright sunlight, Noel Akinni did not defend herself nor give a definite answer.

He just used up his last bit of strength and looked down:

"I saw Lu Shu's expression. He looked so embarrassed. Will he follow you and die?"

"I think... no. He has become a complete person. However, I respect all his decisions."

"Oh, I also saw the great god of Yunshang City. He was beating Alger up. He sent you gifts during the New Year. If you die like this, how will he get home?"

"I'm sorry, this is indeed a promise I failed to keep."

"I also saw the road. I can't tell what he was thinking. Maybe he was thinking about burning an aircraft carrier on your grave?"

"I hope he doesn't think so. Let's save the resources for building aircraft carriers for our future lives."

"Hey? Where's your devout believer, Boris? Logically, he should be the first one to come to your grave and cry, wishing he could rub his tears on you. Why isn't he here?"

"I do not know."

"I also saw Lin Yin... She was crying. Wow, her expression was exactly the same as when she was framed for killing ducks and geese during the Chinese New Year. At that time, Yamada, who had no emotional intelligence, accidentally made the girl cry."

"Games are games. You have to lie to win."

"Well... if you want to win, you have to lie..."

The pair of eyes gradually returned to a deep blue color, and he gently blinked his right eye.

The blond boy smiled brightly, as if he was on the floating bridge of the second world and saw the future of the world for the first time. He repeated softly:
"Yeah. You have to lie to win. You're a big liar, but I'm honest."

Su Ming'an has been waiting for Noel to confess or tell the truth, because there will be no more chances in the future.

However, in the end, it didn’t happen.

The "magician" only looked at the brilliant sunrise, then slowly lowered his head, his pupils gradually changed from dark black to azure blue - just like changing from bright red to azure blue. He lowered his eyelids, as if he was too tired and ready to have a long dream.

Su Mingan could not hear the voices of the people below, nor could he see their expressions clearly, and his five senses faded away little by little.

He slowly closed his eyes and said something silently in his heart.

……

Yueyue, I'm sorry.

Bye now.

……

She went through untold hardships to create an extremely beautiful and happy dream.

But in the end, he still chose to lead everyone into the free and dangerous sea of ​​stars and head into the distance.

The questions she asked him actually all had answers.

If it weren't for this game.

He is willing to go back with her, play games, edit videos, eat chocolate, secretly scare her with the cabinet of horror games, pick out the ears, complain about the difficulty of finding a job, squeeze into the subway to go to work, and gradually become an interesting old man...

He is willing to do all of them.

"...Can I ask...one last question?" The enemy's intermittent voice came from the side.

"You said."

"You could have chosen a future that was more suitable for you... instead of being burned to ashes in such despair. Why on earth... did you persist until now? I actually... understand the answer... but I still don't understand it."

Su Mingan raised his eyebrows, and before the flames burned his head, he blinked his right eye vigorously, pretending to be cool and said:
"because--"

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"My hometown... entrusted the fate of billions of people to me...!"

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These were his last words.

Then there was no more sound from the flames.

The golden light of the sky descended from the sky and dyed the whole world.

People bathed in the peaceful and free glow of the sunset; some hugged each other, some stood there in a daze, and some covered their faces and cried.

Hephaestus' throne sank into the earth and fell downward.

——And seven billion people and one hundred trillion people float towards the sky, toward the little world and the Garden of Eden high up.

One falls downwards, the other is saved upwards.

The golden halo and the dark depth intersect, like a whale sinking to the bottom and a fish rising up.

When passing by each other, someone saw the golden cocoon.

It enveloped the young, blinded pioneers, like a falling meteor, falling into the deep, dark underground, into a place where there was no more sunlight, into an abyss where not a single sunflower bloomed.

That place was very dark, there was no sunshine, no warmth, and no sunflowers all over the mountains.

"Meteor..." someone murmured.

The children subconsciously closed their eyes, put their hands together, and made a wish to the golden cocoon that looked like a shooting star.

Wish Su Mingan could be saved.

May he be redeemed.

I wish his life to be happy, peaceful and bright.

The children did their best, closed their eyes and made a wish with great piety, wishing to the shooting star, hoping that this big brother who was a few years older than them could be saved.

but,

But,
There is one most important thing that children don't know.

……

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[——If all the stars can be saved, will there still be travelers who make wishes to them? ]

……

Lu Shu slowly raised the black knife and cut off the slightly long hair with one stroke.

The stars fell.

He knew that he had become a complete person.

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On May 2025, 5, the Lord of the End of All Things and the Seventh God descended on Rovasha with the intention of destroying all life, and tens of billions of people were in danger.

Written by the 78th generation of Olivers, the dead gradually came back to life. They rode on a distant boat, heading far away, heading towards spring.

In addition to the first player Su Mingan and the 77th generation Olivers,

No one died.

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