Chapter 424 Atonement
Minato Yoko bypassed the battlefield and ran towards the crack of the World Tree. However, when she arrived here, she saw only a mess.
Experimental equipment and important data were scattered everywhere, as well as some destroyed thermal weapons. The messy scene showed what a brutal battle had taken place before.
But this is not the most important thing.
What really panicked Minato Yoko was that the crack in the World Tree had disappeared!
"How can it be?!"
Minato Yoko even suspected that she had remembered the wrong place.
But after searching around for a long time, she finally returned to the research team's residence with nothing, and then stared blankly at the original location of the crack.
Maybe what Zhan Ji Lingma said just now was true.
Because that guy not only wants to disintegrate the World Tree Group, but now he is even planning to destroy the entire Sawame City, so is the rift closed as well?
But if the rifts disappeared, she would have to go deep into the forest and look for those randomly opened cracks to leave Helheim.
This gave Minato Yoko a sense of urgency.
Fortunately, her Genesis Drive and Energy Lock Seed were not damaged, so she still had a chance to fight against this dangerous forest.
Minato Yoko looked at the location of the crack unwillingly, then slowly retreated, but just as she turned around and was about to leave, there was suddenly some movement behind her.
She suddenly turned her head and watched a zipper split in mid-air.
Then a solemn voice came from the other side.
"Anyway...thanks a lot!"
After these words fell, a familiar figure jumped out from the crack.
Kuzuya Kota nodded to Huang Lian who had brought him over, then glanced at Sagara who had opened the rift in Helheim for him, then he withdrew his gaze and planned to rush to the ruins as soon as possible.
As a result, he turned around and took two steps when he saw Minato Yoko standing not far away with a look of astonishment on her face.
Swah——
Both of them subconsciously took a defensive stance.
Kuzuya Hiro didn't know Minato Yoko very well, so he was only alert for a moment reflexively before he reacted. Although he didn't like the World Tree Group, he still greeted them out of concern.
"Are you a researcher from the World Tree Foundation? Why haven't you left here yet?"
Although the two have never met formally, Minato Yoko is very familiar with the existence and actions of these "Street Dance Knights".
Within the World Tree Corporation, these ignorant little kids are called "guinea pigs" for experiments.
So in this situation, Minato Yoko didn't know what to say for a moment, and just looked at Kuzunoya Kota in fear and suspicion.
Kuzuya Hirota frowned and glanced at her, then turned back to the crack and said, "There is still someone here who has not left Helheim Forest. Sagara, please ask her to go back and close the crack!"
——DJ Xiangliang?
When Minato Yoko heard this name, her eyes flickered slightly.
Long before Gaim Katsushika appeared, Sengoku Ryoma had guessed that there was a "traitor" inside the World Tree Group who was helping Kuzunoha Kota, but none of them expected that the other party was actually a radio host without any real power!
And DJ Sagara is just an outsourcing!
How could he have such great ability to help Kuzuya Kota?
Across from him, Sagara, who had put on his ancient clothes again, spread his hands nonchalantly.
He knew what was happening in Helheim, but rather than confront an unscrupulous bad apple, Sagara chose to send Kota Kuzuba in.
So he just waited outside the World Tree Consortium, and just in time Huang Lian sent Ge Ye Hongtai over.
But Kuzuya Kota did not intend to let Huang Lian get involved in this matter - he decided to go to the underworld of Heim alone to face and solve everything.
After giving a brief explanation, Kuzuya Kota started heading towards the ruins.
Minato Yoko looked at Kuzuba Kota running past her with an uncertain expression, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Are you going to stop Sengoku Ryoma?"
"……what?"
Kuzuya Kota quickly stopped and looked back.
"Zhan Ji Ling Ma has already created the fixed-lock seed of the golden fruit, and Director Wu Dao has also used a terrible power... I'm afraid you can't defeat them with your current strength!" Minato Yoko couldn't help but say.
"Whether I can defeat them or not, I will fight!"
Kuzuya Kota said without hesitation: "Because this is what I must do now!"
After saying this, Kuzuya Kota ran quickly into the depths of the forest without stopping this time. The rustling trees swayed as if to guide him.
Minato Yoko watched his back disappear, and her expression became a little complicated at this moment.
Are these innocent little kids who know nothing and can only dance really just competing for childish rankings?
If it weren't for power and authority -
Why should we keep fighting?
……
……
"In order to seize this golden fruit, our Fimsim civilization fell into an endless battle, and later..."
The light of the golden fruit shines in the forest.
Bai Ya stared at the fruit in his hand: "Because I promised the princess that I would be able to save Fimsim, she gave the golden fruit to me. Now she must be regretting choosing such a fool as me."
Gao Siwu seemed to come back to her senses from a hazy dream.
She raised her head and said seriously: "No, it is precisely because she firmly believes in your ideal of saving everyone that she chose to entrust the future to you!"
Bai Ya looked at her steadily.
When the princess handed the golden fruit to him, she said almost the same words, with the same determination in her eyes.
Perhaps this is also the reason why this human girl can become the "Daughter of Origin".
"You are... the daughter of the origin of mankind."
At this moment, Bai Ya suddenly seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly raised his hand and used telekinesis to control Gao Siwu, and then directly swung the golden fruit into her body.
Gao Siwu's body shook, and by the time she reacted, the power had already surged into the depths of her soul.
Dark Zangetsu, who was fighting with Guangjin not far away, paused and turned his head abruptly to look over here. His dark red compound eyes reflected Gao Siwu's figure.
"Luo Xiu'ao, you..."
It was unclear whose voice it was, and the next moment, Guangjin's angry roar covered the whole place.
"You guys should stop being so arrogant. I am obviously the real-"
Before he could finish his words, Dark Zangetsu suddenly turned his head and looked at him. Several vines flew out from the crack that opened out of thin air and tightly bound him. Then Dark Zangetsu quickly pressed the driver handle.
sizzle...
Platinum-colored electric light wrapped around the unparalleled saber. Dark Zangetsu held the unparalleled saber in both hands and suddenly turned around and attacked with the posture of drawing the sword and slashing!
The shining blade of light swept out in an instant!
"Boom!"
Guang Jin, who was trapped in mid-air, only had time to scream before he was exploded into light particles. The locust-like black mist that had just spread out also dissipated.
Dark Zangetsu stood up silently, looked at the location of the light gold explosion with unclear emotions, then turned his head to look at Gao Siwu.
Mitsumi Wudao also got up from the ground again.
However, after suffering several consecutive force impacts, his physical condition seemed to be unable to continue moving.
Dark Zang Yue walked over, and a heavy and oppressive dark aura rushed towards him. This time, Bai Ya turned around and looked at him without any defense.
"Boom--" The next moment, Dark Moon Slashing suddenly attacked, shackled Bai Ya's neck and slammed him hard against a big tree, then pressed him heavily to the ground amidst the shattered and flying branches!
"what have you done!"
Takatora Wudao's voice sounded with a hint of irritability.
Bai Ya said calmly: "I have never been interested in the survival of your human civilization. After I seized this golden fruit, I had no intention of giving it to you humans. Anyway, everything will be destroyed in the end."
No matter how much you struggle, it's all in vain.
Human civilization, which also likes to fight for power, will eventually be destroyed like Fimsim. No civilization can withstand the test of Helm's underworld.
Ever since the death of the princess, Bai Ya has been in the mood of perishing along with her. Since Phimsim has been destroyed, why not destroy the human civilization as well?
Just because he failed to save civilization, he must also take away humanity's hope.
This is why even though Bai Ya discovered that the human "Golden Fruit" could not revive the princess, he did not return the fruit.
"So, you don't want to revive the princess either?"
A light voice sounded from behind Zangetsu.
Bai Ya looked to one side with his eyes moving: "I don't know... but at that moment just now, I felt that the princess wanted me to do this. She asked me to return the golden fruit to humans."
Perhaps it was because Gao Siwu's words at that moment overlapped with the princess's original words, and he seemed to see the shadow of his lover in the golden light.
"Yeah……"
Kawahara looked thoughtfully in the direction of the ruins, then turned and walked towards the person lying on the ground.
Wu Daoguihu suddenly felt a sharp pain and covered his head. The dark power in his body was surging uncontrollably. He wanted to give Bai Ya, who was pinned to the ground, an angry final blow, but reason made him take a step back.
He gasped heavily, propped himself up and half-knelt on the ground, turning his head to look at the man whose figure was transformed by dark particles.
Kawahara came to Takashi Mai's side.
At this moment, due to the sudden power of the golden fruit, Gao Siwu was also in a bad condition. She covered her chest in pain and slowly fell down.
"If you don't want to accept this fate, you can now... perhaps choose to give the golden fruit to Takatora." Kawahara said calmly.
"……what?"
Hearing this, Takatora Wudao seemed a little surprised.
However, Takashi Mai suddenly shook her head, supported herself by holding onto a tree, and tried to retreat away from Kawahara's staggering body.
She looked at Kawahara in panic: "No, now... now this ending is the best for everyone!"
Kawahara's eyes dimmed: "You know..."
Gao Siwu just shook her head. She endured the discomfort in her body, turned around and ran away, as if she was afraid that he would force her to do something.
But Kawahara just stood there without taking any action.
——The Daughter of Origin wanted to bring about this outcome, so when he forced Takashi Mai to leave Sawame City, the other party, contrary to her usual behavior, never showed up to stop him.
But the Daughter of Origin alone could not achieve this. After all, it didn't seem like the other party had found a perfect plan in the early stage, otherwise she would not have taken Gao Siwu away because she was afraid of him when she was in the World of the God of War.
——It’s another guy.
Gao Siwu, who was running out without direction, suddenly saw a very familiar figure.
He was the person she wanted to see after a long time.
"Huntai!"
"……dance?"
Kuzuya Kota, who was also looking for the direction and suddenly heard the sound, turned his head and saw Takashi Mai running towards him with a look of surprise.
However, Takashi Mai's condition looked a little strange, so Kuzuya Kota hurried forward to support her.
"Wu, why are you..."
Gao Siwu covered his chest with sweat and looked at him anxiously: "Kota, it's too late, take the golden fruit quickly!"
Kuzuya Kota was stunned: "What?"
……
"She has to make the same choice as the princess."
Bai Ya, who had already stood up from the ground, looked over there.
The princess chose him in the same way.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dark Moon beside him seemed to have touched a nerve and rushed out instantly!
Before Ge Ye Hongtai had the chance to continue asking questions, he suddenly became alert, and almost as a reflex he pushed Gao Siwu out, while turning around and rolling to the side!
Swah——
Dark Zangetsu, who had landed at the original position of the two, stopped abruptly, gasped heavily with a somewhat wild attitude, and turned his head to look at Kuzuya Kota.
"Kudzu Ye...Houtai!"
"You are...Kitora Wudao?"
Ge Yehong was stunned and stared at the knight in front of him.
But the next moment, Dark Zangetsu suddenly withdrew his gaze from him and turned to Gao Siwu on the other side.
He directly extended his hand towards Gao Siwu——
The golden fruit lies in this girl!
"stop--!"
Ge Yehong rushed out fiercely, with the Lock Seed in his hand. He completed the transformation instantly while rushing towards Dark Zang Yue!
"Go out immediately!"
A golden-orange light burst out from the side and directly blocked the Dark Zangetsu. The latter also drew out his unparalleled saber in an instant and chopped heavily on the two Shenghong flags that were fluttering in the wind.
boom--
The powerful energy spread out with the two of them as the center.
"Kouta Yamaguchi, do you really have to go against me?" Wu Daoguihu shouted in a suppressed voice.
"This power in you is not suitable for you, so give it up. Leave the rest to me!" Ge Yehong said to him solemnly.
"This is my fight!"
Takatora Wudao suddenly waved his victory flag.
The burst of power forced Kuzuya Kota to take a few steps back, but he quickly rushed forward again. The impact storm caused by the two flags stirred up a cloud of gravel and sand, and also blocked Dark Zangetsu's action of pursuing the victory.
"clang!"
The two men's sword flags collided again, fierce sparks flew, and a ditch instantly appeared under Katsushika Kaimu's feet.
But he still held on tightly to Zhan Yue's attack.
"You don't need to fight like this!"
Kuzuya Kota shouted in a sharp tone: "I know what you want to do - use this power to destroy the Helheim Forest and let yourself and it completely perish on the earth. Is this your atonement for the sins you want to make to mankind! - Takatora!!"
Wu Daoguihu was suddenly startled, his dark red compound eyes flickered, and he looked at the person standing in front of him with some surprise.
This is what he will do...
...(End of chapter)