God's Gift

The noisy sounds made by the humans on the ground rushed into Yu Youyou's ears, causing her body to ache again.

The clownfish swimming around the bones were restless and uneasily moving.

"Shh..."

"do not speak."

After Yu Youyou's voice fell, the world suddenly became quiet.

Yu Youyou looked down at the deer antlers and bone meal scattered on the ground.

She knew they would soon blend into the soil.

Microorganisms underground will break them down and turn them into nutrients that nourish life.

The plants will absorb these nutrients and take root and sprout again in the soil.

Soon, green will return to this land, accompanied by sunshine, rain and the chirping of insects.

In hundreds of years, this place will become a forest.

And there will no longer be a deer in this forest, waking up in the sunshine every morning, running briskly through the woods, and awakening the sleeping flowers, plants, birds and animals one by one.

Yu Youyou stared at him for a long time.

The gods silently watched as their former elders, companions, and friends turned into the most inconspicuous dust in this world.

After a long silence, Yu Youyou finally spoke:

"Goodbye, Forrest."

From day to night, from forest to ocean, they never met again.

Yu Youyou turned her back and no longer looked at the remaining body of Forres.

Her gaze dropped to the ground, looking at the humans who were worshipping her.

The moisture in the air slowly dissipated, the blurry silhouette of the sun shone through the clouds, and the sunlight streamed down.

The crowd had already gathered and knelt in front of her.

The power that had just controlled them disappeared, and they woke up. They looked at the remaining antlers of Forrest in the distance and realized very clearly that this time, it would never wake up again.

"God!" someone spoke first in a trembling voice, and soon voices of gratitude rang out among the crowd, "God saved us!"

Yu Youyou didn't say anything. Her tailbone drooped tiredly, the light in her eyes dimmed, and she looked down at the humans on the ground silently.

They were thanking her.

Thank her for killing Forrest and protecting them.

Even though Forrest was the god who had protected them for tens of thousands of years.

Yu Youyou withdrew her gaze and looked for Lu Keming in the crowd.

Soon, her eyes stopped at one place.

Lu Keming stood in the crowded crowd, looking up at Yu Youyou silently.

His uniform was already torn, dark bloodstains remained on his cold, pale face, and his messy black hair blocked his eyes.

His appearance was already horrible, but he still looked at Yu Youyou stubbornly.

The thousands of gazes cast at Youyou were either fervent, devout, or fearful.

Only Lu Keming's beautiful eyes were filled with sadness and worry so deep that it could not be dispersed.

"Why are you sad?"

Yu Youyou tilted her head in confusion. She transformed into a human form and walked on the waves to Lu Keming's side.

She reached out and stroked Lu Keming's eyebrows and asked doubtfully:

"Ke Ming, why are your eyes crying?"

Lu Keming looked at Yu Youyou and put on a faint smile. He raised his hand and touched Yu Youyou's cheek, his voice as soft as a whisper.

"It's Youyou who's sad."

Lu Keming used the only fingertip that was not stained with blood to wipe the sea water off Yu Youyou's cheek and sighed softly.

"Youyou's sorrow turned into my tears."

Yu Youyou's voice paused. She looked at Lu Keming, her long eyelashes trembled, and the remaining sea water fell from her eyelashes and slid down her face.

But before Youyou could say anything else, Jiang De's voice rang out.

"God!"

Jiang De was kneeling not far away, staring at Yu Youyou with burning eyes. Seeing that Yu Youyou didn't say anything, he took a few steps forward and crawled on his knees towards Yu Youyou.

Lu Keming turned his head to look at Jiang De, noticed him approaching, and stood in front of Yu Youyou vigilantly.

The mental power condensed into a long sword in Lu Keming's hand and pointed at Jiang De.

Most of Lu Keming's mental power had been consumed when he was fighting against Forrest. Forcibly using mental power at this time made his mental power even more unstable.

But he still subconsciously stood in front of Youyou.

"What do you want to do?" Lu Keming's voice was cold, forcing Jiang De to stop.

Jiang De stopped, looked up at Lu Keming, and quickly shifted his gaze to Yu Youyou, saying eagerly:

"I can't do anything!"

"I just... just want to see the gods!"

"God, you actually exist. We have been waiting for you for a long time."

Yu Youyou raised her hand and grasped Lu Keming's wrist, allowing him to retract his fluctuating mental energy. She then looked at Jiang De:

"What are you waiting for me to do?"

"Of course we are waiting for you to save us." Jiang De looked around. The broken walls and ruins around him showed the former prosperity of this place, but now all of this has been destroyed by those giant beasts.

"Those giant beasts destroyed our homes, preyed on humans wantonly, and killed our compatriots!"

"Humans become their food." Jiang De's voice was loud, and the wanderers behind him also began to get excited.

"But we are still here, struggling to survive, looking for a chance to live."

"Heh." An Xing, who was hugging his arms, chuckled when he heard this.

Everyone looked at Anxing. Under everyone's gaze, Anxing rolled his eyes and shouted to Jiang De in a domineering manner.

"Hey, what are you looking at me for? Keep talking!"

Jiang De retracted his gaze and looked at Yu Youyou again, "Everyone here knows that when humanity faced disaster, it was the gods who appeared and saved humanity."

"Yes." Yu Youyou nodded and pointed to the antlers of Forrest behind her.

"It's here now, aren't you grateful for it?"