Chapter 2196: Exploring the Trail of Sha Lan (34)

[Everything in the world is doomed to perdition.] ]

[We are trapped in an endless vortex of life and death.] ]

[Is this a curse?]

[Or is it a punishment?]

[Will one day, will we be able to rise up and resist,]

[Bestow this endless puzzle on our gods?]

In a white light.

The image gradually appeared in front of his eyes, everything seemed to be in the infinite and distant time and space, which had never existed and once existed, as if it were nothing.

The Dragon Golem Bols lay in the arms of Elaine the White Bear, dying. The badly damaged Dragon Golem Bols, a metal body made of Mithril, was now charred black by the flames, and sparks of electricity continued to shoot from the broken limbs.

"I... Elaine...... He whispered, still the same familiar voice, but with a myriad of noises and electronic sounds, the words were already very vague.

"Don't talk, Daddy!" stopped the White Bear Man with tears in his eyes, "...... right now I'm sure Master Mo and Master Merlin will find a way to fix you! Just hold on for a while, and I'll be able to repair you right away!"

Elaine ...... Bols smiled indifferently and stroked the white bearman's cheek with the remaining hand: "The bad habit of stammering...... I still haven't been able to change it...... ＂

"Daddy......!"

"I'm so satisfied that you can come back here and come to me. As if seeing through everything, Bors continued: "The countless traps in the Mirror of Atlantis...... It's not something you can do alone. Being here proves that you've made a lot of friends who are willing to live and die with you, and it's with their help that you're here, right?"

"Hmm...... Hmm!" the White Bear Man nodded.

"Look. Don't you have a lot of friends?" said the Dragon Golem.

"Hmm...... ＂

"So, even if I'm not with you anymore, you won't feel lonely anymore, will you?" asked Bors again.

"What? But, Daddy ------."

"Even if I'm gone...... You have to be strong too. Breakfast, lunch and dinner should be eaten well. Bathe frequently and pay attention to personal hygiene. If you are sleepy, you can sleep, and you can't stay up late. As if in his last words, Bors continued: "And ...... Cherish your friends...... Cherish those who identify with you. You are good to the world, and the world will naturally repay you. ＂

"No, don't say that, Dad, you say like you're about to ------"

"Energy reserves are low. The core is damaged beyond repair. A logic loop error was detected. The system will be shut down after two minutes. Bols closed his eyes: "Elaine, I know what kind of situation I'm in, don't comfort me." ＂

"Daddy...... ＂

"It's been a pleasure to spend time with you. The Dragon Golem's voice became quieter and quieter: "You are a good boy who is simple and kind. It's so simple that it can't help but worry about whether you can live alone in the future. But now, it seems that my worries are unfounded. You can do well alone, because you're not alone. ...... Be strong, my son Elaine. ＂

After speaking, the light in Bols's eyes was completely extinguished. The Dragon Golem Boles fell asleep forever------ perhaps it would be more appropriate for the Golem to call it "downtime".

"Daddy, don't die, Daddy!" Tears clouded Elaine's eyes, and he shouted in panic, but he could only let out a monotonous cry: "No !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!------"

However, to no avail, his father left him forever.

(It shouldn't be like this.) ）

(What the hell is this?!)

(Why are you showing me this?!)

(If it's just a dream, please stop it!!)

The scene flickered, and the whole world suddenly turned back to white.

[That's my memory, the scene I witnessed in my last reincarnation.] ]

A mysterious voice sounded in this white world, but it couldn't tell the direction, as if it was originally coming from all directions at the same time.

[This reincarnation of me, can you stop this tragedy and make everything no longer the same?]

[Or is it that even if you try, suffer, and shed countless blood and tears, you still can't break free, this endless cycle?]

[The reincarnation of fate (karma), cruel and merciless.] ]

[The reincarnation of fate (karma), even if it has experienced the baptism of time, even if it crosses the gap of the universe, will still repeat itself again and again.] ]

[Are you able to, even disobey fate itself, and turn the impossible into a possibility?]

(I...... ）

[Your obsession, your will, your struggle, your effort.] I've seen them all. ]

[Because, you are me, I am you, and there is no one in this world who understands you better than me.] ]

[So, I decided to trust you one last time.] ]

[Come on, me in another universe, in the distant past, and in the endless future.] ]

As soon as the picture turns, the white world is instantly replaced by the black world. And in the midst of this endless darkness, there was a warm fire, burning on the ground in front of Elaine's eyes.

How cold the world is, how warm this fire is.

How dark the world is, how bright this fire is.

It's so warm that you want to sit in front of the fire to keep warm. It's so bright that if you look at it, you'll be drawn to its light and you won't be able to look away for a long time.

Probably, that's [hope] itself.

The Flame Black Dragonman appeared on the other side of the fire, standing face to face with Elaine in between, separated only by a fire.

"My name is, Elaine, the Salary King. Black Elaine. He said.

"Are you...... Me?" Elaine asked, whispered in surprise.

"I am the heir of the fire. I am the one who escaped the destruction of the universe from the previous universe and came to your new universe. The Black Dragonman continued.

"This fire is the aggregate of the souls of the whole universe (karma). It is an ark, a shipwreck, a relic of the old world, and the last pure land of the old universe. The black dragon man stretched out his hand and said, "And now, I want to pass on a part of the torch to you." From now on, you are also the heir to the fire. ＂

"I ...... Inheritance of fire?inheritance ...... How, how to inherit the law?"

"You'll understand if you've actually experienced it. The Black Dragonman took a smaller ball of fire out of the fire. The flames were originally so blazing that they seemed to burn the hands of the black dragons to charcoal. But in fact, it gently stopped in the palm of the black dragon man's hand, and stayed honestly like that.

"It's impossible for you to inherit all your souls at once. The Flame Black Dragon Man said, "A thousand...... No, the souls of 10,000 people, let's maintain this level for now. Stand still------"

"Uh...... Elaine was still a little hesitant. After all, the Flame Black Dragonman had frantically attacked Elaine before, and he had the intention of killing the White Bear Man. What he's doing now, who can be sure it's not a trap?

But he wanted to believe. Believe that the other party will really give him strength, not harm him.

He wanted to believe that there was hope in this world beyond savage killing.

The black dragon man walked up to the white bear, and in this way, buried the small flame in Elaine's chest. The flames did not burn the body of the white bear, on the contrary, it was warm and gave people a strange feeling of comfort.

It's as if he was being hugged by countless people.

Countless thoughts, countless illusions, also poured into Elaine's mind at the same time.

"Uncle Elaine is so handsome!" said the little girl in front of him with a smile, "I want to marry Uncle Elaine when I grow up!"

(Who???!

"It really helped. Thanks, big brother. I owe you once. The middle-aged man in front of him grinned.

(Who is this?)

"Thank you, young man. It's really rare to have such a young man who is eager to help people this year. This time, what appeared in front of him was the smiling face of an old woman: "Come, this is a freshly picked orange from the field, take some back and eat it." ＂

(What the hell did I do?......)

More and more voices. In front of Elaine's eyes, there were more and more smiling faces. So much so that he was dizzy and dazzled.

Dizzy. However, there is an inexplicable calmness in my heart.

The Black Dragonman said that there was a pure land in this fire, and Elaine, the white bear, seemed to be able to vaguely understand.

The body is getting hotter and hotter, as if it is about to burn.

It should have been painful, but Elaine was filled with a sense of satisfaction. It was probably the first and only time in his life that he felt like he had made the right choice.

Therefore, he has no regrets.

The flame was kindled in him, and the flame was extinguished in him. But that's not really extinguished, it's just temporarily restricted. The flames were still burning and circulating in him, as if the fire was the endless [life] itself.

Seventeen thousand five hundred and sixty-two souls are crying.

The power of hosts dwells in him.

That great power, that great soul, its substance, was [something] that he had traded for [effort] for his past, present, future, every moment of his existence.

Even now, he, who is stupid, who knows nothing, has not yet been able to understand the true meaning of this.

Someday, even if he doesn't want to, he will surely understand.

The sudden storm caused the ashes to rise in the sky, covering everything in front of him. From light to dark, from dark to Hongmeng. All of this seems to be a precursor to the coming end------ whether it is the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning.

Elaine came back to her senses and found herself standing in front of the fire. The Flame Black Dragon behind him ignored Elaine, the white bear, and slept soundly, while the Heavenly Knight Grand Duke of Parin Lore on the opposite side was still waiting in place.

Because the black dragon behind him still exuded a high heat that made Elaine uneasy, the White Bear Man walked briskly and walked towards the Grand Duke of Parinlore.

"It's over? much faster than expected. Palinlore was a little surprised to see the White Bear Man return safe and sound.

No, that expression wasn't surprise, it was just complicated. Perhaps everything was expected by him.

"W-Is this a gain of strength?" Elaine examined her body, not sensing any difference. He also forgot everything that had just happened.

"The flame has really reached you. But whether this small spark will turn into a far-reaching flame will be left to tell. "The Heavenly Knight speaks in a deep and authentic way.