Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

The sky suddenly brightened.

This shadow that had lasted for many years finally came to an end when the high and mighty god fell from the clouds.

Looking at the deity before him, Wu Xiangnan felt a dull ache return to the wound on his hand.

"...Takamagahara...is gone..."

Then what about the hatred he's held onto for so long...?

His teammates...

What about those people buried here?

"..."

The immortal swordsman grabbed his sword, trying to raise it several times, but then repeatedly put it down.

"Blue Rain Squad...all members killed in action..."

"You've fallen, so what am I waiting for...?"

He was like a pitiful person who had lost his purpose, suddenly falling into confusion.

"Brother Xiangnan!"

Lu Yu tugged at Wu Xiangnan's sleeve, revealing a reassuring smile: "No...you won't have waited in vain..."

We just have to wait...

Wait for her...

Meanwhile, within the Great Xia territory—

Ye Fan looked at the people in the office who were preventing him from leaving, and really couldn't think of any way to deal with it.

"It's not that I don't agree to you going to see your students, but haven't Jialan and the others already gone..."

A long sword lay before Zhou Ping, his lips pressed tightly together, and he remained silent.

After seeing the novel updated, his already worried feelings towards Lu Yu and the others instantly intensified. At this point, all he wanted was to go to Japan to find them as soon as possible.

Ye Fan refused, for a simple reason: after they killed the Egyptian gods, the Egyptian Sun Temple was also completely destroyed by the Great Xia Underworld. Now, the curse of the fallen gods still lingers on those ruins.

On Mount Olympus in Greece, a similar legend tells of the goddess of night striking down the sacred mountain with her sword, plunging it into darkness overnight.

These two events directly disrupted the already precarious situation.

As a result, the other Western gods could no longer sit still.

Sensing the threat, the gods finally stopped hesitating and joined forces to continuously disrupt the Great Xia territory.

"...The Great Xia is in chaos right now, and your body hasn't fully recovered..."

Ye Fan sighed.

"Let's wait a little longer, have faith in those children..."

After all, that's the fifth squad you trained...

Zhou Ping gripped the sword lying flat in his hand, glanced at Ye Fan again, and finally could only nod:

"...I'll go to the south first; the problems are more serious there."

Ye Fan watched as Zhou Ping silently stood up, and shook his head helplessly.

They are all caught in the current situation, powerless to control their own destiny...

"...Commander!! Commander!"

Suddenly, someone burst through the door, panting heavily, their eyes filled with panic and shock.

"what happened?"

Ye Fan and Zhou Ping looked at the soldier in front of them, and only after the latter finally caught his breath did they hear that his voice was trembling:

"The sky... the sky has cracked!!"

Ye Fan: "!!!"

Zhou Ping: "!!!"

"how come?"

The soldier shook his head and took a deep breath: "Not only that, there was an announcement just now from the platform near the sea that the fog in the southeast... has dissipated!"

"Then, following the direction of exploration, we found an island nation."

"That cracked sky is directly above that island nation!"

Ye Fan and Zhou Ping understood everything they heard.

The two exchanged a glance and almost simultaneously uttered those two words—

"Japan."

…………

Lu Yu looked at the collapsing sky and sighed inwardly.

"What are you hiding from me, you sir...?"

Why did Takamagahara become ruins? Why did Susanoo and his companions perish before they could even make a move? And now, why is the sky shattered?

She suddenly realized that all these questions seemed to be related to a certain guy.

[...]

The speaker did not speak.

It simply appeared quietly beside the girl once again.

The black-haired boy had a handsome face, and his eyes, though seemingly calm, held a gentle warmth when he looked at his host.

"...Lu Yu, you can become a god now."

Lu Yu: "...Isn't this topic jumping around a bit too fast?"

Wasn't she asking about the current situation?

The speaker shook his head: "There's no need to explain. We don't have that much time to explain."

There is no time left.

"...You can still use those skills. I also used the energy to help you merge with the primordial world. Now, all those gods should be able to return."

The speaker's voice was rambling, as if giving parting instructions. Though gentle, it sent a chill down Lu Yu's spine.

"...With them around, you probably won't be bullied anymore..."

"What are you talking about? Yan Zhe, aren't we together?"

Lu Yu couldn't help but interrupt the boy, her eyes filled with confusion and helplessness.

"You've opened up the passage to the primordial world... That's wonderful! The gods haven't even seen you yet..."

I'll definitely take you with me then, and we'll go find some delicious food together...

Seeing the confusion in the girl's eyes, the speaker lowered his gaze, sighed, and finally reached out to touch the top of her head.

As a faint light shimmered, Lu Yu felt as if something was missing from his body, and a sense of loss washed over him.

Immediately afterward, the boy's body began to emit a faint sky-blue glow before her eyes, first a tiny bit, then gradually enlarging.

"...What exactly are you trying to say?"

Lu Yu finally came to her senses and looked at the speaker with a barely perceptible panic in her eyes.

Why does she always feel like the things right in front of her are about to disappear...?

"Didn't you say you'd grow up with me...?"

We made a promise...

Are you lying to me all of this?

"...Little deer, I've already developed human emotions..."

The speaker looked at the girl in front of him and slightly curled the corners of his lips.

"I have learned to cherish..."

That's why I can't bear to part with it...

So, I made that decision twelve years ago...

In a daze, for some unknown reason, a strange scene appeared before Lu Yu's eyes—

As the heavens calmly recounted Lu Yu's fate,

The speaker simply stood quietly in the narrow space between heaven and earth, gazing at the endless void, listening to the other's final sigh:

"...You shouldn't have feelings."

You are the only chance of survival, so how could you be selfish and favor one human being?

"But she is Lu Yu, and she will always be my first choice."

It only ever thinks of her.

If it must conform to the Dao, why can't it be itself?

It was originally one of the great paths to escape...

…………

The boy before her gradually became illusory, first turning from her fingertips into patches, like particles, flying from Lu Yu's ears into the sky.

"...Don't cry anymore...silly girl..."

The speaker raised his other hand, wanting to use this last chance to wipe away the tears falling from the girl's cheeks.

"I'm just a program... Don't be sad for me..."

Before she knew it, Lu Yu was already in tears.

"So...you are the one who escaped with life, right?"

I am the one you chose...

"I don't want you to achieve Dao..."

This shouldn't be happening...

Didn't Heaven say that?

The one who should pay the price is me...

The one who transforms into the Dao is me...

"...Don't cry, just think of it as a dream, Little Deer, you'll feel better when you wake up..."

The speaker glanced at the boys behind Lu Yu. They were still a little dazed, but they understood the other party's meaning.

The next second, the girl's crying abruptly stopped as the boy gently stroked her head; her body went limp, and she collapsed backward—

Lin Qiye and the others immediately stepped forward and hugged Lu Yu to prevent her from falling to the ground.

"you are leaving?"

"You can return to Great Xia now. The fog over Japan has lifted, and Great Xia can now observe this area..."

The speaker looked at Lin Qiye and nodded: "She's silly and can't take care of herself, but you should be able to protect her, right?"

Lin Qiye and the others stared intently at each other, and finally nodded solemnly: "We are friends, and partners who are even closer than family."

The speaker laughed.

The next moment, it disintegrated in mid-air and gently drifted into the crack in the sky.

At the same time, the increasingly severe gap gradually closed up after the addition of the light, until finally, it became whole again.

Everything returned to normal.

Only the girl lying in her teammate's arms had a tear fall from the corner of her eye, and she murmured—

"...Don't leave me..."

"...the speaker..."

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The author has something to do in real life tomorrow, so I'm taking a day off.