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Chapter 1592 Final Chapter: Crossing the Sea [53] "Who Killed the Mockingbird (7)"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" Sparks flew from the shotgun.

The white-haired girl charged ahead, like a wild wolf on the run.

Wherever the bullets passed, the enemy fell.

However, the shotgun's power was limited, and it was no match for a group of knights. Just as Siber was about to use her abilities, a rough and powerful hand reached out.

"Come up!" a hoarse voice said.

Siber looked up and saw that the one who had offered help was also a Dawn Knight. This knight's armor was engraved with Isaac flowers, and he seemed to be a captain-level figure.

With one hand pulling up Siber and the other pulling up Tiantian, the knight sprouted wings from his back and soared into the sky.

They landed in a hot air balloon. Siber caught her breath and turned her head, saying, "Who are you? You are also a Knight of Dawn. Why did you defy the divine decree and lend us a helping hand?"

The knight's head and face were encased in a helmet, his armor concealing everything except for a hearty, hoarse laugh: "I only believe in the dawn in my heart, hence I became the Knight of Dawn. You Nightingale Clan are not wrong, so of course I must lend a helping hand."

"Aren't you afraid of Mother Goddess's punishment?"

“I have a powerful backer, the Divine Mountain Igul,” the knight said. “No matter how much the Mother Goddess punishes me, she will not take my life for the sake of my master… Enough said. The most urgent thing is to send you out of the Black Wall and take your clan’s sacred object with you. It seems to be a white stone.”

Siber clutched the cloth bag at her waist tightly, afraid that the white stone would be lost.

The knight maneuvered the hot air balloon, dodging left and right, and flew towards the black wall.

"The black wall... what lies beyond the black wall?" Tian Tian murmured. People say that what lies beyond the black wall is unknown and terrifying, and that if you abandon your peaceful life and forcibly jump over the black wall, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

"The black wall was high and thick, seemingly insurmountable, as if life had come to an end there, with no new possibilities." The knight raised his index finger, pointing to the sky:

"But as long as... we fly up there."

"Fly up! Fly over that black wall! Fly over it!"

"We don't need to break it; we can climb over it!"

The hot air balloon floated higher and higher; this was the first time the nightingales had ever flown so high.

Looking down, Siber suddenly spotted the temple at the edge of the black wall. Feng Chang, along with more than three hundred people, slowly opened the package, revealing the fake stone inside, and presented it to the Red Tower Empress, who was dressed in a magnificent robe.

Ministers and guards stood on both sides, while priests and priests watched, as if this was the most solemn moment.

The cameraman was broadcasting live from here, where iron hammers and soybean figures filled the area, and thousands of people watched this sacred scene through the black wall.

"Bring the sacred object here." The maidservant beside the Empress took the wooden box and showed it to the Empress for inspection.

At this moment, the Queen frowned, as if she had discovered the stone's falseness.

The chief priest, wearing the sacrificial crown, waited quietly, while the more than three hundred clansmen behind him remained silent.

……

(My plan is...) Inside the pit, Shi Ying, holding Su Ming'an's hand, communicated telepathically:

(I'm offering you up as a pretense, surrendering to Phoenix!)

Su Ming'an immediately thought it was a terrible idea and stared at Shi Ying speechlessly.

(Don't rush, let your great-aunt explain.) Shi Ying took a bright red cursed fire flower from her bosom: (Even after I surrender, Phoenix will definitely not trust me, and he will definitely use mental magic to control me. But this flower is a treasure passed down from my ancestors, which can temporarily make my mind uncontrollable... So, I can pretend to be controlled by him, and when he orders me to release the seal on the white stone, I will—Boom! Detonate some of the white stone's energy and blow them up!)

"How do you have this kind of flower?" Su Ming'an asked in surprise.

(I don't know, it's been passed down from my ancestors.) Shi Ying shrugged.

"How can we ensure that Phoenix, the pink-haired man, and Ming stand together?" Su Ming'an asked, seeing that she didn't know.

(Oh dear, I've already offered you up, you pink-haired show-off who's been chasing after you, you black-haired man in a suit who said 'Hui Mo gave me freedom,' aren't you coming over?) Shi Ying stood on one foot and kept patting the ground with the other, just like Tom from Tom and Jerry.

This plan does sound feasible.

(Yuanyuan has a lot of energy. Detonating a portion of it can cause a terrifying explosion, and it won't die. With your combat power, it's definitely worth a try!) Shi Ying smiled at Bai Shitou and winked twice.

Su Ming'an explained Shi Ying's plan to Bai Shitou and asked, "Your Majesty... no, Yuanyuan, is this plan feasible?"

"What kind of address is this... never mind." The white stone's emoticon changed to "(--)", seemingly considering whether it was acceptable. After a moment, it flatly said:
"She lied to me, she handed me over, I hate her. But it doesn't seem like there's a better way... Fine, I'll trust you humans one more time."

If someone bullies it, it will walk away flat.

If you dare to mess with it, you've kicked a hornet's nest.

Su Ming'an still had concerns, after all, the last time Shi Ying ran away without saying a word, taking Bai Shitou with her, and ended up dying on the steel bars, with Bai Shitou also being taken away.

By the way, if he raises Shi Ying's favorability rating, she probably won't betray him. According to the "reversal mode," if he does things that lower her favorability rating, she will gain it.

What things can lower someone's favorability?
For an ordinary person, it would be too easy to lower someone's favorability. But for him, his charm is too high, and he has various auras that enhance his appeal; even some masochistic gods can gain favorability by being insulted.

“I hate you.” Su Ming’an thought for a moment and stared into Shi Ying’s eyes as he said this.

(Um?)
"I do not like you."

(Uh...ah?) Shi Ying scratched her head.

"You're too greedy for profit."

(Hehe, what's wrong with that? Only with money can I wear nice clothes and eat good food, and those dozen or so barefoot little brats in the yard won't have to beg anymore.) Shi Ying responded while uncontrollably thinking: (Even when she's cursing, she looks good, hehe.)
Su Ming'an took a deep breath:
"you……"

(Alright, enough talk, we're running out of time.) Shi Ying raised her little finger: (...Phoenix is ​​about to find us, let's move, Xiao Shanzhu.)
……

Phoenix walked across the ruins, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

Suddenly, there was a noise behind her, and the red-haired girl climbed up. Since Phoenix couldn't hear her thoughts, she could only use rough sign language.

(I surrender! I surrender!)

She held up a white stone, used sign language, and jumped around.

"Where's the sincerity?" Phoenix raised an eyebrow.

Shi Ying smiled obsequiously, she was already used to a humble and subservient attitude, and pointed to the pit.

Phoenix cautiously approached the edge of the pit, looked down, and saw Su Ming'an with several wounds on his back, having lost too much blood, his white hair flowing in disarray, and his face as pale as paper.

Tianyu possesses the "Aura Concealment" skill, which makes a person's aura appear as if they are severely injured. Su Ming'an, on the other hand, has extensive experience in injuring himself and is extremely precise in his attacks. His injuries may appear serious, but they are not actually fatal.

Phoenix saw this, but instead of smiling, he stared intently at Shi Ying:
"You betrayed him?"

Shi Ying was stunned.

“I hate betrayal more than anything in my life,” Phoenix said coldly.

Shi Ying thought to herself... How dare you say such a thing?
“I accept your surrender,” Phoenix said calmly. “Come with me. I don’t have that much gold and jewels on me. Hurry up, before those two come and steal them.”

After speaking, he carried Su Ming'an on his back, his long, snow-white hair flowing down his back, and blood staining his shoulders.

(You and Ming aren't on the same side?) Shi Ying followed behind, her sign language extremely rough, but luckily Phoenix was smart enough to understand.

"It's just a temporary alliance; our goal is Su Ming'an." Phoenix added a further explanation out of consideration for Shi Ying's defection.

"Such a popular fruit, huh...?" Shi Ying clicked her tongue in amazement.

They hadn't taken more than a few steps when two figures unexpectedly appeared.

A figure as beautiful as a blooming flower landed, her long, light blue hair billowing high, the flower branches raised as if playing a melody.

Ming stood atop the tall steel beams, his steps elegant, his gaze sharp as an arrow.

The confrontation between the three is the perfect opportunity to detonate the white stone.

“I’m telling you, that’s not very fair, Phoenix,” Ming said with a smile.

"..." The pink-haired man remained silent and raised his scythe.

Phoenix immediately looked at Shi Ying and used mind control: "Shi Ying! Break down the white stone's defenses and give me the stone!"

Under the thick, blood-red sunset, the red-haired girl slowly raised her head and picked up the white stone.

Su Ming'an opened his eyes a crack. Shi Ying's detonation was indiscriminate, and he needed to take immediate defensive action.

"Stop!" The pink-haired man raised his hand, his voice suddenly becoming urgent, as if he was extremely unwilling to see it: "Don't do that!"

"Stop!" Ming shouted. "I'll give you double what Phoenix gave you!"

"I'll offer three times!" Phoenix immediately bid.

"Four times!" Ming immediately followed up with the bid.

"Five times!"

"Six times!"

A golden retriever and a black retriever, the two of them bidding against each other like children, auctioning off Su Ming'an and Bai Shitou.

Su Ming'an's eyelids twitched; he felt this was truly a terrible idea, but fortunately, it was almost successful, as long as Shi Ying detonated the white stone now...

The red-haired girl smiled as she picked up the white stone, and the white stone's emoticon changed to "(′⌒`), as if it was trying to dissuade her from something.

The next moment, Shi Ying opened her mouth, and the white stone transformed into a stream of light and rushed into her mouth!
Instead of detonating the white stone as planned, she swallowed it!
The promised detonation was a complete lie. How could she bear to let such immense power explode? If it exploded, how could she remain the realm lord?
Su Ming'an suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her.

...He was betrayed once again. However, he wasn't too disappointed, because he had expected it, but he was willing to trust her this once more.

Having seen too many majestic mountains, he easily mistakenly believed that all hills were worthy of admiration. But since that's the case, there's no need to hold back any longer.

"You're lying! You lied to me!" Phoenix, like a deceived child, flew into a rage, raised his arm, and transformed into his Martial Soul True Form once again.

A sharp laugh seemed to come from a burst of white light. After swallowing the white stone, Shi Ying's body was enveloped in a dazzling white light, like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon.

(Yes, I am a selfish nightingale, didn't you all know that from the beginning? Perhaps you have met selfless nightingales, which is why you thought I was a good nightingale, but unfortunately, being a good nightingale is just my acting!) Her heartfelt words resounded, and only Su Ming'an heard them.

The red-haired girl walked out.

Fine, soft, bluish-brown ear feathers, like newly sprouted buds, suddenly grew from above her earlobes!

From her shoulder blades, two enormous, magnificent wings sprouted like burning clouds of fire. Countless new feathers, shimmering with iridescent light, spiraled upwards from her feet, growing, weaving, and covering her, transforming into a luxurious, voluminous gown that transitioned from deep red to a dazzling golden-red.

With her fiery red hair, she emerged from the ruins of light and feathers, like a nascent deity from an ancient myth—breathtakingly beautiful and breathtakingly radiant.

The Nightingale, revered as a member of an ancient divine race, a nightingale feared even by the First Queen, whose immense energy awakened her ancient bloodline.

She hovered, looking down at the group of people below:

(A girl who has never been treated kindly by this world... What makes you think she would give up the only future and strength she can grasp for this cold world?)
Her smile was no longer hysterical, but instead held the triumphant, superior joy of a victor.

(Do you see clearly? This is the real me—the selfish nightingale, who will use you as stepping stones to ascend to my throne as the ruler of this realm! Ancestors are ancestors, and I am me!)

……

"This stone is fake!" The Queen pointed at the stone, glaring angrily at Feng Chang. "Nightingale Clan, are you trying to trick me? Are you trying to fool the great empire and the radiant Mother Goddess? You were once war heroes, are you trying to rebel and become sinners in history?!"

She feared the Nightingale Clan's songs and wanted to find a reason to punish them. If the Nightingale Clan handed over the white stone, she would let them go for today and find a reason later.

Frankly, she didn't believe the Nightingale Clan would rather die than hand over the stone. It was just a broken stone; the Nightingale Clan were war heroes, destined for endless wealth and glory. Why would they risk their lives? She was sure the Nightingale Clan would hand over the white stone today; she was just going through the motions.

The chaos on Qianqin's side had not yet reached her ears.

The priests stood ready, and the ministers wore fake smiles. Outside the black walls, the onlookers whispered amongst themselves, some skeptical, some convinced.

The Queen extended her hand, awaiting the Nightingale Clan's flattery.

“Your Majesty, please allow me to explain.” Feng Chang stepped forward and cupped his hands, his voice perfectly steady: “This item is a legacy passed down from the Seven-Colored Sacred God of the Nightingale Clan’s ancestors. It can only be consecrated by the collective singing of ancient hymns by the Nightingale Clan. Otherwise, it is just an ordinary stone on the surface.”

"Is that so?" The Queen was skeptical, but thinking of the Mother Goddess's backing, she waved her sleeve and said, "Then you may begin. Don't try anything funny."

Feng Chang turned around and looked at the more than three hundred clansmen.

Without needing to say more, the tribespeople already understood what to do.

Suddenly, as if by telepathy, Feng Chang looked up.

In the distance, on a hot air balloon floating leisurely, Siber stood high up, turned around, and saw the white-haired youth on the altar raising his head.

“You bastard! You’re going to die like this again, you—” She gritted her teeth, pointing at him, the stone in her arms seemed to be burning hot.

Their blue eyes met once more, but it was a true farewell.

He became a fish that stayed behind to guard the land, while she became a bird.

He's definitely not... he's definitely not that person!

The people of the tribe began to sing.

Brownish-green ear feathers sprout from their ears, and two magnificent wings unfold from their backs, with countless iridescent feathers swirling and weaving, breathtakingly beautiful.

Listen, the wind whispers of the heavy Iron Curtain.

Listen, the chains are rusting the voice of dawn.
"It is not to praise that vain crown, nor to curry favor with that cold grace,

"If the altar only allows for hypocritical dances, if the throne requires a spine as a step,"
"I will pierce my heart with a flower branch, and light up the eternal night..."

……

Flowers and leaves sway.

Noel Agnes wakes up from her dream.

After Su Ming'an looked back and flipped through the pages, perhaps stimulated, Noel recalled more memories.

Noel sat up in the gurgling black water, took out his notebook, and wrote down new notes:
[Record regarding the 412812738th reincarnation.]

That time, Su Ming'an decided to transform into the World Tree. Three years later, he found Zhai Xing's location.

I learned that it was a deliberate guidance from someone who was fully conscious, so I followed, intending to end his life with a blade to prevent him from being corrupted by the dream. And, to devour the rest of his life to help me reach even greater heights... Yes, that's it.

However, Lu Shu arrived just in time to stop him, causing Su Ming'an to return to the small world, and I couldn't catch up.

[Follow-up...]

Noel slapped his forehead hard, his pen pausing slightly:

[Subsequently, he resolved to transform into a dragon.]

—Protect everything with divine sacrifice.

The memories of past reincarnations are becoming more and more vivid, which is both a good thing and a bad omen... How much longer can I live? How much longer can I remain conscious?

He put the booklet back in the cabinet and closed it with a "click".

He stood up, the darkness in his eyes growing ever deeper.

……

(End of this chapter)