Chapter 23 Fireflies are creatures that shine brighter than stars at the last moment
"An Ming."
"..." After Liuying bandaged An Ming's wound, she just stared at him blankly, with a lot of reluctance in her eyes.
An Ming held Liu Ying's hand, the wind blowing past them, "I will always be by your side, no matter when."
Liuying is really not good at hiding her emotions, her beautiful eyes are filled with sadness, "Why is the time I have with you so short?"
Obviously, she had cherished every minute and every second before this.
Why can't anything be changed?
As long as she can hold An Ming's hands forever, she can face any painful future with a smile.
"Do you remember?" An Ming and Liu Ying stood side by side, with a black hole expanding in the distance. "The life span of a firefly is only seven days."
"But the light will stay forever."
"You taught me these truths," Liuying shed tears from her eyes, her pitying look was heartbreaking, "Please don't leave... I want to be your firefly for the rest of my life."
Liuying is a very strong person. No matter how much suffering she experienced in the mountains, she never shed tears. She only becomes a crybaby when she is with Anming.
If tears can bring back the important person, Liuying is willing to cry for three days and three nights.
But this time, An Ming had already made up his mind to use all of himself to illuminate Liuying's path forward.
"Firefly."
"If you can come back, will you be my wife?"
"Eh?"
It was the first time that Liuying heard An Ming call her so intimately. She couldn't stop her tears from falling. "Why at this time... Talk to me properly when you come back."
"Liu Ying."
"I love you."
After An Ming finished speaking, he turned and left with a determined look in his eyes. He could feel the terrifying aura approaching. At the end of the black hole, the ferocious monster was slowly waking up.
"Don't leave me--!" Liuying staggered and tried to catch up with An Ming's back, but was blocked by the flames that suddenly rose up. Under the constantly swaying flames, the figure of the Molten Knight appeared.
"I don't know what love is yet!"
Liuying placed her hands in front of her knees and shouted at the top of her lungs: "You haven't taught me what love is!" Big tears fell to the ground, and her silver-gray hair blurred her eyes.
The Molten Knight paused for a moment, and An Ming's gentle voice rang out: "In fact, you already understand love, right?"
Liuying's whole body began to tremble, and she cried, "Without you here, I can't understand!"
The girl humbly asked the boy not to leave, but all he left her was a resolute back.
She could pass through the wall of fire, but she couldn't stop An Ming from leaving.
The violent gravitational field came crashing down the next moment, and within the fully formed black hole, one could faintly see a giant insect sheath sticking out like a sickle covering the sky.
The Sky Front was hit hard almost instantly. The huge swarm of insects corroded every part of the front like black fog, and the damage to the protective net instantly reached the critical value.
"Where's the main gun, the main gun!"
"Still charging!"
The officer in front of the charging panel was sweating profusely. He kept staring at the terrifying figure squeezing out of the black hole out of the corner of his eye, and his whole body was shaking violently and uncontrollably.
The Empire's proud fleet was unable to stop the expansion of the black hole. More and more Zerg swarms soon overwhelmed the entire fleet, and the azure laser only flashed for a moment before going out.
1 system hour later, the Imperial fleet was completely annihilated.
The Grammer star field's defense system was nearly paralyzed, and only the Molten Knights could barely hold on by relying on the cover of the front line, but that was just the last gasp.
The black hole that originally existed in the star field began to move slowly towards the center, just like a ceremony to upgrade a two-cost card to a three-cost card. The visual effect was that the black hole spread at a greater speed.
A complete and terrifying figure gradually emerged from the endless void.
The dreamy elytra interwoven with deep purple and azure blue flashed with the terrifying sharp blade that could devour the black hole, and the huge body seemed to be pulling something slowly out of the black hole.
When the skeleton, whose color had long since faded, appeared, everyone who looked directly at it felt extremely dizzy. In the darkness, they seemed to see the terrifying black shadow that had once devoured the planet gnawing at their heads.
The strong mental oppression caused those with fragile minds to collapse on the spot, give up resistance and lose their will. Some even had hallucinations and staggered off the ship.
The one who came through the black hole was the [King] of the stinging insects, and what the king was dragging must have been a part of the countless skeletons of the [God] <Taizyuros> that remained after his death.
The stinging insects within the range of the skeletons received a huge boost, and the scarlet insect spears turned into sharp blades that pierced through all defenses. The empire's last sky battle line became shaky in an instant, and it was unknown when it would completely collapse.
Liuying lowered her head and saw that the hand holding the transformation device was trembling. It was the fear that came from the depths of her soul.
But her steps never stopped for even a second. She wanted to catch up with An Ming, even if she would lose her life. As long as she could be with An Ming, she could face any outcome calmly!
Liuying doesn't understand love yet, but everything she does is full of love.
Love transcends instinctive fear, and love drives the body forward.
Fireflies are not afraid of death.
She was only afraid that she would never see An Ming again.
That was a future that frightened her more than death.
"Molten Knight, help me one last time."
"Go and bring An Ming home!"
The high-pitched cross star light bloomed from the core of the transformer. If this was the last time Molten Knight transformed, then she would ignite everything just to save her loved ones again.
The raging flames swept across his body, mixed with bright blue light, bursting into dazzling light.
Fireflies are creatures that shine brighter than stars at their last moments.
"30% fit."
"62% fit."
"Compatibility 95%!"
Liuying in the Iron Knight slowly opened her eyes, the life in her body was boiling, and her love for An Ming was transformed into the power to control the Molten Knight, and the degree of compatibility exceeded 90% for the first time.
Control the Molten Knight to draw out the twin green swords on both sides of his waist, and the translucent cloak swayed in the flames.
Fireflies cherish their lives very much, but some things are far more important than life itself.
The Molten Knight turned into a blue meteor and streaked across the sky. Wherever he passed, one could clearly see the Sky Front on the verge of collapse and the wreckage of the fleet suspended near the black hole.
Countless human remains melted into bones and became fuel for the Dead Sea. When you close your eyes, you can seem to hear the wailing of the star field.
Pain tore at every inch of her nerves. Liuying bit her lower lip hard and controlled the Molten Knight to raise the twin green swords in his hands. He slashed out X-shaped green blades in the air and cut off the stinging insects that were rushing towards him cleanly.
Firefly doesn't care.
The only person she cares about is An Ming.
An Ming is her everything, the love of her life whom she would rather die than save.