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"You want to tell me that Sierra will blame me, right? But Sierra won't."
Himeya Jun always believed that it was Sera who brought him into the ruins and gave him the Evolution Trustee. Sera did not blame him, not even until her death.
This did not make Hime feel relieved, but made him even more sad for Sera. That child who was so pure that there was no haze in her heart, that she could not stay in this dirty world, and went to a place without hatred and malice, where there was eternal peace.
Ms. Misaka told him that Sera's wish was for him to save the world, and Himeya believed it immediately.
Because Seraben is that kind of child.
"From the beginning to the end, Sera never held any grudge against anyone, and now she has brought the light to me."
He picked up the alien beast, and amid the other's screams, Nexus spun his body several times, and after a few turns, he used centrifugal force to throw the monster out. The alien beast's body smashed into the cliff of Meta's domain.
The gods did not allow humans to have light, but Prometheus stole the fire. The noble saint would rather betray the gods and bear the wrath of the gods himself.
Now that the flame has been passed to Ji Yajun's hands, how can he disappoint Sera's hopes?
Himeya Jun knew that he was wrong in the past. This power was not a punishment for him. It was Sera's trust in him, so she gave him the dream and responsibility.
In the glorious Meta realm, the power of the alien beasts is compressed to the extreme. They are monsters that fear light. They are just shadows, and when the sun rises and shines on the earth, they will be crushed into dust.
When he realized that he was no longer afraid, the haze in Himeya Jun's heart dissipated.
The light of the layered storm illuminated the entire Meta domain. In the brilliance, the three-headed dog from hell melted away like snowflakes in the sun.
The Meta Domain dissipated, and Nexus looked directly at the dark giant Mephisto in front of him.
The other party did appear, but did not enter Meta's domain to interfere with his battle with the alien beast. Nexus did not quite understand the reason, but no matter what the reason, he was not afraid of the other party now.
So it was Mephistopheles who was afraid.
Of course, Mephisto did not admit his fear, but because the alien beast was defeated, he had no reason to stay here. So when Nexus was ready to fight it, Mephisto took a few steps back and disappeared into thin air.
"It's not the right time yet, Nexus. I will prepare the best funeral stage for you."
Leaving behind the last sound, the dark giant's body had long disappeared.
"So, the alien beasts were destroyed?" Witnessing everything that happened before her eyes, Shiori Hiraki guessed in the communicator.
The Meta Realm disappeared, and only Nexus appeared. It was obvious that the Alien Beast had been defeated.
Although they were not involved, the fact that the Night Raid members were able to hold back Mephisto was already a great success. Only Nishijo Nagi was somewhat indignant. She wanted to destroy all the alien beasts with her own hands.
"Where's Himeya Jun? The signal interference has disappeared. Can we contact him?"
The target of the alien beast was not Komon and Riko, so Kazukura guessed at the beginning that its target might be Jun Himeya.
Like Himeya, Komon and Mizoroki, they are all people with special abilities and are likely to be targeted by alien beasts. The Dark Giant spent a whole year arranging Saita Riko next to Komon, just to make Komon fall. What about Himeya?
Fortunately, Himeya is alone and has no ties. He doesn't have a girlfriend who is a monster or a dark giant. But this time, he couldn't contact the other party from the beginning, so it's no wonder that Kazukura was worried.
Nexus disappeared in the red glow of the setting sun. The Night Raid Team quickly contacted Himeya Jun, who was not injured in the battle, but because the communicator was broken, he was also unable to contact the Night Raid Team before. This made the teammates feel relieved.
"Then return to the team as soon as possible." Hekura said and ordered the team to retreat.
"clear."
But Himeya Jun did not return to the team immediately.
"Ms. Misaka, thank you very much for this time."
Miss Misaka was still in the woods. No one in the night raid team noticed him except Himeya Jun, so Himeya thought that the other party was waiting for him. No matter what the reason, Himeya felt that he should thank her.
If it weren't for Miss Misaka, he would still be trapped in negative emotions at this moment, and would not know it and stepped into the trap of the alien beast.
But Lingya was not waiting for Himeya just to say thank you.
"Archer... Himeya, I want to take you somewhere."
"a place?"
"Yes, where Sera is."
Ji Yajun's voice was stuck in his throat. He was not sure if he understood what the girl meant. It was not that he could not understand the words themselves, but he did not dare to imagine the possibility that should never exist, because he was afraid of disappointment and did not dare to hope for it.
"You mean the vision of the alien beast?"
"No, it's where the real Sera is. The destination for the soul to return. As the human body of the Giant of Light, there are things I want you to know."
The girl stopped talking and waited for Himeya Jun's answer. Although there was no other answer.
So Himeya Jun followed her. He didn't know where he was going or how to get there, but after just two steps, Himeya found himself at a beach.
He was not sure whether he was dreaming or awake. If he was awake, he felt a little erratic. But if he was dreaming, he could clearly distinguish the two.
A tranquil sea, deep and mysterious, and the beach is a dreamy color.
"Where is this place?"
"Soul Sea."
"Soul Sea?"
When Himeya saw Miss Misaka looking at him, he didn't quite understand the meaning of her eyes. He wasn't that sharp to read other people's inner thoughts through their eyes, let alone the mysterious Miss Misaka.
"This is the origin of life and the final destination of the soul. All life on Earth, not just humans, but also animals, plants, fungi, and all life, will return to this sea after their life journey. It should have been more splendid and vast, but the soul sea of this world has begun to dry up."
Himeya didn't see that the ocean had dried up, and the scenery here was still as beautiful as a fairy tale. But, is this the world after death? This realization still made Himeya a little unbelievable.
If he were to refute it, Himeya really had no reason.
He had never seen such a sea. Although there was no sun, moon or stars in the sky, it was still bright and not dazzling, just like the scenery under a bright moon.
The sea was calm, yet it was shimmering with sparkling water, a color that was different from all the colors that had lingered on my retina in the past. It was hard to tell whether it was dazzling or clear, and it was even more impossible to describe it in words.
Then we can only admit that this place is indeed far away from the world.
"Sera is here too?"
"Anyone is here. This is where the dead rest."
There is no sound here, just an ethereal silence. Time does not exist here, from eternity past to eternity future.
Ji Ya suddenly felt somewhat relieved. It turned out to be true, Sera was really far away from darkness and pain, sleeping in this eternally peaceful and quiet place. There would be no hunger, no illness, and no war.
"Miss Misaka, who are you?"
"I am the Earth."
Himeya never expected to get such an answer, so he could only repeat it stupidly.
"Earth?"
"This planet is about to dry up. That's not quite accurate. The Earth as a planet will not be destroyed so easily. What will wither is the life on Earth. The alien beasts, the dark giants, when humans really succumb to darkness, just as Kirara said, almost all life on this planet will be extinct. The soul sea will dry up until the next era."
As a human being, Himeya certainly cannot accept such a thing.
He originally did not believe in the so-called reincarnation. But if reincarnation really existed——
"Will I ever meet Sera again?"
"Maybe. No one can tell the fate between people."
"Even if it's a god?"
"Correct."
Ling was originally unwilling to call herself a god, but if the people in this world really needed a god to pray to so that they could have more courage to face the future, then she was willing to transform into Him and sit on the throne willingly.
Even if the hope is extremely slim, if there is really a day when we meet again...
Of course, the past cannot be changed, but when Sera is born again, the world should not be so bad.
Himeya realized this clearly as never before, and he wanted to save the world, so that Sera, who will be born in the future, and all the children who will be born in the future can live in a peaceful world!
This is his real wish.
Chapter 560: The Forgotten Workbook
Himeya Jun wants to protect this world.
He didn't fight to punish himself, but to protect everything. Before today, Jun Himeya had never understood his own heart.
Until now, when I really know what I want, all the depression and suffering will be swept away.
"Himeya, you guy, I couldn't get in touch with you during the battle, and I thought something happened to you."
When Himeya Jun returned to the Night Raid Team, Shiori, the most active member of the team, joked.
"I'm fine, I made everyone worried."
Shiori didn't know what to say. Is Himeya Jun such a straightforward person? Wait, what's with that smile on his face?
"You must be the dark giant, right? Himeya Jun wouldn't smile so beautifully. Tell me, where did you hide Jun?"
Himeya was always bitter and resentful, and everyone had gotten used to it over the past two months.
"Why does the Dark Giant look so beautiful when he smiles?" Mizoroki next to him interrupted curiously. Of course he knew that Shiori was joking.
"Hmm? Because you see, doesn't Staff Officer Kirarazawa usually smile very gently?"
That's true, Kirasawa is a very innocent child - Mizoroki feels that given his age, he can call a teenager a child.
His speech, personality and behavior were all very clean, so much so that when he was locked in this steel castle in the past, people felt a little pity for him.
Somewhat cold, but also very gentle. If these two adjectives are contradictory, Mizoroki admitted, because in his memory, Kiraraze was contradictory.
But no matter which one he is, he will not be offensive.
So even now, even though he had fought with the other party just a few hours ago, Goroki still had no real feeling that Kirarasawa would betray him.
Deceived by the darkness? This was probably the only explanation. Rather than being the perpetrator, Mizoroki would rather believe that Kirasawa was also a victim.
Just as we were talking about Kirarazawa, Assistant Officer Oshima, who was the only person left in the staff room after Kirarazawa left, walked into the operations room of the night raid team.
Compared to Kirarazawa who likes to appear and disappear mysteriously using 3D images, Oshima prefers to come in person unless there is an emergency situation when alien beasts appear.
"There is good news," Ling also clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention, "The Chrome Chester fighter has completed the inspection, and the combat system and communication templates have been adjusted and re-encrypted, and can continue to be used."
"Really? That's good news." He Cang felt that although the Eagle was a huge aerial fortress with enough firepower to make people feel at ease, he was more familiar with the Chrome Chester that had been with them for the past few years. If he had to choose, he would rather choose the latter.
After all, it is not easy to accept "new weapons". He is kind of a conservative old-fashioned person.
"What a pity! I still think the Eagle is more reliable."
Shiori had different ideas from Captain Wakura. Although she was a petite girl, she liked large-caliber, high-yield weapons the most. The "Eagle" that filled an entire fortress with ammunition was very much to her liking.