Chapter 880 No matter what, we will be free in the end.
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Shao Yun and Javier, who was transformed from the abyss, staged a western cowboy duel scene in the room.
The two men stood with their feet slightly apart, their right hands on the gun handles.
In a flash, Javier moved, raised his right hand suddenly, and the gun was half unsheathed.
However, at this critical moment, Shao Yun took the initiative.
Almost at the same time as Javier moved, he slightly turned his body, extended his right hand, and pointed the muzzle of the gun steadily at Javier's chest.
A crisp gunshot broke the silence, and Javier's movements came to an abrupt halt. A hint of disbelief and "as expected" flashed in his eyes.
Javier fell backwards and fell straight to the ground.
A bloody hole in his chest was slowly expanding, and a strange dark purple aura of the abyss began to spread.
Shao Yun looked at Javier who was lying on the ground. His body was shrouded in the aura of the abyss, and the dark power was constantly spreading outward.
Shao Yun knew in his heart that the outcome of this battle was no longer in doubt and he had won the final victory.
However, there were some things that puzzled Shao Yun.
He looked at Javier and couldn't help asking, "Why... I thought you would choose to jump out of the window and escape, but you chose to duel... Why?"
Javier, lying on the ground, his body transformed from the abyss, did not feel any pain, but only felt tired.
"When we have to fight, we fight to the end; when we have to flee, we flee; when we have to die, we face death with equanimity."
"One way or another, we will be free."
Shao Yun listened to Javier's words quietly and was silent for a while.
After a while, he slowly said: "I can't live that kind of life anymore. I have a family and children. I need to get away from it all for my family."
Javier's eyeball, which was transformed from the abyss, began to gradually degenerate, and the originally deep pupil slowly turned into a black thing similar to a glass bead.
When he heard Shao Yun say that he could no longer live the life of an outlaw, Javier couldn't help but complain: "You can't escape..."
"No matter what, I must get my family back..." Shao Yun said expressionlessly as he slowly took out the horn gun from the system space, ready to deal with the deep pseudo-leaf.
Javier struggled to hold on to his last bit of consciousness and asked, "So, you work for the 'government'?"
Shao Yun shook his head slowly, without hiding anything, and answered truthfully: "No, that's not the case."
"It's just a crazy guy who kidnapped my wife and children and threatened me to play the role of the so-called savior 'Messiah'."
After hearing Shao Yun's words, Javier showed a bitter smile on his face. His body was already extremely weak, but he still replied weakly:
"If it were me, I would probably make the same choice..."
Before he finished speaking, his body suddenly began to tremble violently. Javier, who was originally transformed from the abyss, degenerated into a deep-rooted leaf in an instant.
Just when Shenshen Ni Fuye was about to attack Shao Yun, Shao Yun pulled the trigger of the horn gun that he had already held in his hand without hesitation.
There was a loud bang, and the deafening sound of gunfire echoed in the air. A powerful impact force gushed out along with a blazing flame.
It instantly swallowed up the Deep Leaf, blew it into countless pieces, and then disappeared without a trace in the room.
Shao Yun quietly watched Javier, who was transformed from the abyss, disappear in front of him. There was no ripple in his heart, and he just murmured to himself:
"Jesus..."
As Javier, who was transformed from the abyss, gradually dissipated like a cloud of dark purple smoke, the system's prompt sound suddenly rang.
[You killed Javier Esquilla, the Abyss.]
[Javier Esquilla, death toll: 0.]
Shao Yun stared at the message on the screen that the death toll was 0, and said with relief in his heart: "It seems that the only injured person is Varesha..."
The system then gave an evaluation of Javier Esquilla:
[A charismatic revolutionary, a former desperado, after witnessing the collapse of everything he believed in, he began to doubt his life experience and eventually fell step by step.]
【Twelve years is a long time, enough to change a person.】
Shao Yun looked at the system's evaluation thoughtfully, then said slowly:
"A man who used music to drown out the sound of gunfire, slowly sinking into a spiral of broken ideals and twisted loyalties."
"This is how I described him, there shouldn't be any problem."
The system was silent for a moment, then replied:
【Yes. 】
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After Javier, who had transformed into the abyss, completely disappeared, Shao Yun slowly turned around and his eyes fell on the exit of the room.
Then he stepped out of the room, slowly walked down the stairs and walked outside.
Yi Anshan, who had been waiting for a long time, had been standing outside the house, her eyes fixed on the exit of the room. When she saw Shao Yun coming out, she was obviously relieved.
Yi Anshan stepped forward, a relieved smile on her face, and said, "It seems that you won?"
"Yes, I'm going back to report." After saying that, Shao Yun walked towards the Apocalypse horse "War" and prepared to climb on the horse.
However, just as he was about to mount his horse, Ianshan suddenly stopped him.
"Wait a moment, Mr. Shao Yun."
Shao Yun stopped and turned to look at Yi Anshan.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Ianshan quickly explained: "The Wolu State has a batch of vegetables and grains to be delivered to the Holy Fire Arena. Although the abyss monsters have not been very active recently, I am worried that the grain transport team will encounter danger."
"So, Mr. Shao Yun, can you help escort them?"
Shao Yun thought about it and felt that this was just a matter of convenience, and he also didn't want this batch of important supplies to encounter any accidents on the way.
After all, there are so many people waiting to eat at the Holy Fire Arena...
So he nodded and readily agreed to the escort mission.
"Oh, ok, no problem."
After getting Shao Yun's agreement, Yi Anshan smiled with relief.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Shao Yun. This batch of food and vegetables is very important to the Holy Fire Arena. I feel much more at ease with you escorting it."
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Afterwards, Shao Yun and Yi Anshan came to the gathering place of the grain transport team together.
Dozens of huge ceratosaurus were lined up in an orderly manner, each carrying a cart full of vegetables and grains on its back, forming a huge grain transport team.
Shao Yun rode on the Apocalypse horse "War" to lead the way and escort the grain transport team to the Holy Fire Arena.
The journey was unusually peaceful. We did not encounter any attacks from monsters, and we didn't even see a single Hilichurl.
Only the abyss entity "Eye of the Abyss" hanging high in the sky gives people an inexplicable sense of oppression.
The grain transport team arrived at the Holy Fire Arena smoothly, and Shao Yun completed his escort mission.
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After arriving at the Holy Fire Arena, Shao Yun did not work as a porter, but went straight to the office to meet Mavica and report to her what happened in the State of Wolu.
Seeing Shao Yun return safely, Mavica said thankfully, "It seems that you have dealt with the enemy transformed from the abyss, right?"
Shao Yun nodded with a smile on his face, and at the same time he did not forget to tease Vanessa. After all, she was the only one injured in the attack.
"Yes, it's been resolved. So in the whole incident, except for Varesha who was slightly injured, everyone else is safe and sound. It's a bit unlucky..."
Mavica felt relieved when she heard that no one died.
She patted her chest with a sigh of relief and said, "That's great. I was worried that the country of Wolu would become a horrible sight."
Shao Yun had a complicated expression, and said slowly: "This is indeed very lucky, isn't it? I chatted with that special enemy transformed from the abyss for a while, and in the end, he died in confusion..."
"Perhaps, that idealistic him had already died at the moment of disintegration..."
Mavica blinked, not fully understanding what Shao Yun said.
However, despite this, she began to comfort Shao Yun based on her past experiences during the "Night Watcher War".
"The abyss often transforms into a familiar 'good friend' to interfere with our will to fight."
"For example, when Kinich first participated in the Night Watch War, he fought against his mother and dead father who were transformed by the Abyss.
"So, don't think too much..."
Mavica's voice was gentle, trying to ease Shao Yun's "worry".
Shao Yun shook his head and said abruptly: "No, twelve years later, the guy transformed from the abyss will become a killer who does all kinds of evil and a lackey of a warlord..."
At this point, Shao Yun narrowed his eyes, changed the subject, and continued: "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
"You should pray that the sixth hero appears as soon as possible, because the special enemy transformed by the Abyss this time did not cause much unrest. But if the sixth hero does not show up, the next attack of the Abyss may be more ferocious."
Mavica sighed, a hint of bitterness showing on her face.
"Of course I hope the sixth hero can come soon, but the problem is that he has never appeared, and I am really powerless..."
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At the same time, a delightful event happened in Mondstadt.
A week ago, Sora sent someone to deliver a message to Alechino, saying that the snowstorm in Mond would gradually stop.
Now, just as he promised, the snowstorm in Mond has finally stopped.
The sky cleared up and the sun shone on the snow-capped ground, reflecting a beautiful scene covered in silver.
However, even though the snow has stopped, the frigid temperatures have not risen.
In fact, temperatures are now even colder than during the snowstorm.
(After all, when snow sublimates and melts, it absorbs heat...)
The Thousand Winds Temple is located in the northeastern part of Mondstadt, just south of the Star-Picking Cliff.
This ancient temple is the remains of an amphitheater, and its main structure is composed of a group of incomplete circular stone columns.
In the Temple of Thousand Winds, Alechino asked Tartaglia and the Fatui to clear the snow in the Temple of Thousand Winds while the blizzard was over.
The reason for cleaning up the Thousand Winds Temple is mainly because it is said to be an ancient temple dedicated to the God of Wind.
Although with the passage of time, this magnificent temple has been gradually eroded by the years, and now only ruins remain.
But it is the last good place to meet the God of Wind.
After all, the Cathedral of West Winds in Mondstadt was burned down, the statues were smashed, and the big trees in Vanessa were frozen bare by the heavy snow. The Thousand Winds Temple was really the only place left which was considered good.
While the Fatui were clearing the snow from the Thousand Winds Temple, Kong also sent the Fire Abyss Mage and the Fire Abyss Chanter of the Abyss Cult to help with the snow removal.
It is worth mentioning that although Yuan Shang is also a monster of the Abyss Chanter and Fire Chanter, none of these Abyss Chanters and Fire Chanters are as
They are also a bunch of guys who have muscles in their brains and shout for war and killing every day...
Sora stood beside Alecino, quietly observing the snow being cleared away from the Thousand Winds Temple bit by bit.
When the last snowflake was cleared, he nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Alechino beside him and said:
"I have temporarily stopped the snowstorm that enveloped Mondstadt, and my men will no longer appear near the Thousand Winds Temple during the upcoming negotiations."
"So, everything depends on your ability."
Alechino looked at Sora and the Abyss Cult who came to help, and she found it hard to believe that this was real.
However, she still responded gratefully: "Thank you for your help, I will do my best."
Sora glanced at Arlecino and said bluntly, "I don't have any illusions that Wendy can turn back."
In fact, deep down in his heart, Alechino had doubts about whether he could persuade Wendy to change his ways, and he was not completely sure.
However, at this point, there seems to be no other way but to give it our all.
"No matter what, I will try my best." Alechino said resolutely.
"Good luck..." After saying that, Kong opened a deep abyss portal and led all the members of the Abyss Cult to enter one after another, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.