“The token [He] gave you should be carried with you…”
"no need."
Xiwang turned around, smiled and spoke softly.
“I no longer need [Him]’s token.”
After saying that, he left with determination and faith.
"........."
Aponia was speechless, her eyes wandering between the direction he left and the things in her hands. Finally, she put on the cross pendant and let the cross hang in front of her chest.
Raise your hand, hold the cross pendant in your palm, and you can feel the warmth coming from it.
Like the warm sun in spring, like a bonfire on a snowy night.
Chapter 6068: Ending: [The End of the Pious] ()
Walking silently in the base of the Fire Moths, Xi Wang's slow progress seemed completely different from the people around him who were in a hurry, but no one questioned this. Even when people saw him, their expressions would become panicked, and there would be a hint of fear and disgust in their eyes when they looked at him. Then, everyone would look away and leave quickly.
Xi Wang remained silent, taking it all in. Facing their fear and disgust towards him, he gladly accepted it without complaint.
You should also bear the consequences of the crimes you have committed.
He continued to move forward towards his destination. No one stopped him on the way. Although everyone was on guard, they did not take any action after they discovered it was Xi Wang.
Because they knew they couldn't stop him.
So, Xiwang walked into the laboratory without any hindrance and met Mei who was discussing something with Weiwei and Mebius, and... Kevin who had always been following Mei.
Hearing the footsteps, several people looked over at the same time. When they saw him, Mebius' eyes were almost instantly filled with hatred. Even his wonderful "characteristics" could not attract her... Of course, because Xi Wang killed Klein, the only person who could understand her.
Xiwang naturally took on this [blame].
On the other side, Kevin and Weiwei's eyes were also full of complicated expressions.
On the one hand, Kevin was grateful to Xiwang for allowing him to touch Mei again, and was even more grateful to Xiwang for making preparations in advance to allow Hen to survive the [Heavenly Fire Judgment]. But on the other hand... he also saw what Xiwang did afterwards, especially the incident with Ling. Although Xiwang did not really do anything, Xiwang's words were the actual "fuse", so he also had some complaints against Xiwang.
Wei Erwei looked the same. Although she could see from an objective point of view that everything Xi Wang did was [good], and even most of what Xi Wang did was objectively [positive], but... people are always subjective. Everything Xi Wang did was difficult to understand, and even more difficult to accept... The most critical of these was the incident with Ling.
Although it was the "Twelfth Herrscher" who launched the nuclear bombs and destroyed the three remaining cities of humanity, and although Velvet had complained about herself and blamed herself for making those nuclear bombs, and even had thoughts like "If she hadn't made that kind of weapon, would the result have been different?"... Although she took most of the blame on herself, believing that she was the one who indirectly killed the people in those three cities and indirectly destroyed the only hope left for humanity.
But... as expected, her thoughts couldn't help but deviate to Xi Wang, and she couldn't help but blame everything on Xi Wang, because his words... were the real "fuse".
Ah... as I expected, everything was because of Ling's incident. Because of Ling's incident, everyone's opinion of him fell into the abyss and could no longer be saved.
However, Xi Wang gladly accepted it.
After all, he himself is... the same.
"What can I do for you, Father?"
At this time, Mei spoke first.
Shifting his gaze, he looked at her... As the only [ordinary person] here, she seemed so fragile, yet so strong. She devoted herself to the continuation of human civilization, and she would never stop even if her mind and body were on the verge of collapse.
What a beautiful and strong person, what a rational and resolute person... Even when facing a sinner like him, she can speak rationally and talk to him politely.
And this is what Xiwang needs.
"Good day, everyone."
Xi Wang bowed slightly, showing normal courtesy, but... the emotions contained in his words stunned everyone present.
He... seemed to be different. He was no longer the cold and indifferent "puppet" who only knew how to carry out God's will.
"I want to know...how long does it take you to prepare for all the missions? I mean, how long does it take to prepare all the plans you have scheduled?"
"…It will take at least 72 hours."
Mei thought about it for a moment and gave an accurate number... She didn't know what Xiwang was going to do, but if she didn't tell Xiwang the message at this moment... huh?
Mei was suddenly stunned, and then he understood something... The "God" that Xiwang mentioned did not tell him all this, and his ability that was similar to "precognition" did not take effect. Does this mean that... something has changed in Xiwang himself?
"Three days?... What an auspicious number."
Xi Wang nodded to show that he understood, then turned and left.
"I will buy you... at most seven days. I hope you can do everything to the best of your ability... No, you must do everything to the best of your ability, and then... defeat me."
Before leaving, Xi Wang left behind these words, which startled everyone present... It was as if his words already knew that he was the [Final Herrscher].
But soon, Mei reacted, looked deeply in the direction where Xi Wang left, and then immediately discussed the next plan with the other two and sped up the process.
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Continuing to walk forward, following his own heart, Xi Wang kept moving forward... He ignored the hostile and fearful eyes behind him, because he knew that even if he stopped to listen, even if he turned around to explain, no one would believe him.
He had to move forward, only forward, to do the last thing he could do... well.
tick-
It's the sound of raindrops falling.
Before he knew it, he had walked outside. The sky was neither clear nor gloomy, only the raindrops falling silently, conveying his emotions to him.
The water cares about him and is looking forward to the return of this "wanderer" from abroad. Even though he is tainted with the breath of "fire" and even though the warmth in his body is not commensurate with the coldness of the water, the water does not care.
Water…is inclusive.
It's raining... This timing is just too coincidental - Xi Wang thought so and subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to catch the rain falling from the sky.
However, at this moment, an umbrella appeared silently from the side and covered Xi Wang's figure.
"Boss? Why are you here?"
Padufils's somewhat surprised voice sounded from the side.
When you turn your head, you can notice that she is shielding you from the rain... and at this moment, she is carrying a backpack, as if she is about to go out.
"Pado? You are..."
"Ah, nothing much. I just want to put some of my collections back to our old home... After all, I don't have much time to fiddle with these collections now, so I thought I'd bury them and go back and dig them out when things are over, just like that... [time capsule] or something?"
Padua Felice scratched her head a little embarrassedly, and at the same time leaned towards Xi Wang inconspicuously... On rainy days, Xi Wang was always warm next to her, and she liked to stay close to him so much that it became a habit and she couldn't change it.
Immediately, Padofelice took out a few simple treasure maps she had drawn, with some unique little puzzles written on the back, and traces of deletions and modifications were clearly visible... It can be imagined that Padofelice showed a troubled and thoughtful expression as she thought about these puzzles.
"And I've prepared a few treasure maps. Hmm... I'll hide them in designated places. That way, even if I forget about them later, I can find them through the treasure maps. If even the treasure maps are lost... well... whoever finds them will own them! Just think of them as treasures left to them by me, the collector!"
She patted her chest, seeming to be satisfied with the title of "Collector".
"Really? If the people who came here for the treasure found it... I'm afraid they would be disappointed, right?"
"Ah ha ha……"
Hearing this, Padufils scratched her face in embarrassment. After all, she knew that her collection as a [collector] was not valuable. If someone really came here for the [treasure] and dug up the [treasure] she left behind... he would probably be so angry that he would curse.
"But... maybe someone will like your [Collection]? After all, it's full of novelty gadgets... um... maybe you can call yourself a [Collector of Strange Items] in the future?"
"[Rare Item Collector]? That's a great name, boss! It sounds impressive! And this way, even if someone else finds it, they won't scold me!"
"Haha... then... I'll fill out another [Collection] for you... or rather, this should be a gift to you."
As he spoke, Xi Wang placed the Bible in his hand into hers.
"Put it in your [Collection]... If someone finds it, they'll get a valuable item."
"……boss?"
Padua Felice suddenly reacted and found that there was something wrong with her communication with Xiwang today.
"Okay, it's okay."
However, Xiwang patted her head, rubbed it, and touched the cat-like ears on her head, causing Padufils's ears to tremble slightly. Even Padufils herself made a slight purring sound like a cat...
No, no! I'm not a cat! And why is the boss's action so skillful? Could it be that the boss has touched someone else's ears before? ! ——Padofilis shook her head quickly and threw away the messy thoughts in her mind.
However, when Padofils came to her senses, Xi Wang's figure had disappeared. In the drizzle, only she was still standing there holding an umbrella.
“…Take it with you.”
She looked at the Bible in her hand. Originally, it was a "gift" she bought specially for Xiwang, in return for Xiwang providing her with a safe home and a stable job, and thanking Xiwang for giving her a stable life... But later, Dusk Street no longer existed, and all of this disappeared.
But she was still very grateful to Xiwang, because she had a really happy time in Huanghun Street. At that time, she was really just an ordinary girl with a slight "collecting addiction", not a "thief" who needed to worry about tomorrow.
Only now...all of that is gone.
Padufils was speechless, then quickly shook her head, with her usual smile on her face. She took her [collection] and set out on the journey "home".
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Continuing forward, Xiwang had unknowingly reached the seaside. The white waves hit the shore again and again, making sounds unique to the ocean, which, together with the sound of falling rain, composed a song that belonged to the ocean.
Xiwang stopped, and the sea water swept over his feet again and again, wetting his shoes, socks and the corners of his clothes... The sea water was not strong, but gently expressed its concern for Xiwang and expressed its care.
Along with the waves, there are countless fragments recorded by the water, which are what happened in the past.
The awkward love with Sakura, the strange feelings with Alicia, and... the rejection and hatred of humans.
The "ocean" is telling the story of the past, his story.
"I see."
Xiwang understood it, and immediately...accepted it.
The surrounding water began to rejoice, even the "ocean" exuded a clear emotion of joy, and the scent of lilies lingered at the tip of the nose.
But... all of this was quickly dispelled by the warm flames.
"Ocean" expresses doubt and confusion.
"I want to go see her..."
Xiwang just spoke softly, and "Ocean" also agreed and was willing to help him.
After all, he is a child of the "ocean".
Soon, Xi Wang stepped onto the sea surface, but strangely, he stood on the sea surface without sinking. The sea water even carried him forward quickly into the distance.
During the journey, his body became increasingly damp and cold, and the warmth surrounding him was gradually retreating... but it did not go out, just like his strange three-color pupils, although most of them were occupied by gold, the dark color and scarlet were still there.
Soon, Xiwang arrived at the Far East, which is Sakura's hometown, and the tombstones of Sakura and Ling are also here... But there are no cherry trees here as Sakura expected, because the environment of the Far East no longer supports the growth of cherry blossoms. Even if it can, the cherry trees will be destroyed by the Honkai beast.
Moreover, the bodies of Ying and Ling were both burned by Xiwang and disappeared in the flames. All that remained here were really only two tombstones.
"........."
Xi Wang remained silent, just kneeling in front of the two tombstones in the rain, placing the sword on his legs.
In fact, he should have realized it earlier... His strange ability could not be described as [abnormality of human beings]... How could anyone have such power? To punish people with fire, this could not be described as [abnormality] at all, this was completely [inhuman], just like Qianjie's situation, completely [inhuman].
Even the power bestowed by Him could not turn out like this... Take Aponiya, for example. She was also noticed by Him, but when she was still human, she could only easily convince others. It was only after Aponiya underwent the "surgery" to become a non-human that she truly showed the favor of Him.
However, he himself... while still "in human form", clearly demonstrated "inhuman" powers... I guess at that time, he was no longer a "human".
No... maybe he was a "non-human" from the beginning?
After all... in the [story] that Shui showed him, he showed "abnormality" very early on...
But none of that matters now.
Xi Wang has understood some things and figured out some things...the [story] presented to him through water.
That is not a story at all, but something that happened in the past. It is recorded by water and is something that happened in the "past".
Although he didn't understand why everything happened "all over again", Xi Wang knew that the problem must be with himself, because he was the most obvious variable.
Maybe... he has some more unknown ability that can make everything start over again.
If that were the case, that would be really great.
But... we can't take it lightly.
This time, he failed to do anything, failed to change anything, and most importantly... he failed to change the thing he wanted to change the most - to let Sakura and Ling survive.
“…So, we must move forward and work hard once again to change all this.”
Xiwang reached out, gently stroked Ying's tombstone, and spoke softly.
