When everything is immersed in joy and peace, the sound of gunfire breaks all the silence.

Gunsmoke rose from the muzzle of the gun, and the bullet shot into Lin Zhenhong's chest without any difference, and he only felt as if someone had inserted a red-hot shovel into his heart, and the pain spread all over his body, but it quickly dissipated again.

Lin Zhenhong subconsciously covered his chest, seeing the smile of hope for the dawn stiffened on his face, he fell on the edge of the darkness before dawn.

The blood was accompanied by the little girl's desperate cry, and Poppy called out her grandfather's name like crazy, but her weak body could not break free from the murderer's arm.

A man in a colonel's uniform, covered in shards of glass, covered in blood, walked over holding the pistol he had just shot Lin Zhenhong.

Poppy writhed desperately in the man's arms, even though his teeth were deeply embedded in his arm, the man remained indifferent, apparently his spirit had long since overtaken his body.

Chen Lingfeng didn't have time to grieve, so the man dragged Bobby and walked straight to the firefly team.

The man ripped off his coat, revealing his tight muscles. His hands covered with various scars and the medals on his chest seem to tell the story of his outstanding military career.

"I joined the Army at the age of 17 and fought all my life, and Colonel Norland was an invincible beacon.

However, the all-engulfing mutation defeated us completely, and by the time we realized the gap in strength with those monsters, it was already too late.

Fate has pushed us to the brink of the end. I thought I was going to die fighting for humanity, but when I came to my senses, I realized that I, and my fleet, were nothing more than bait for the rich to flee for refuge, and we had been betrayed, betrayed by our so-called faith.

So I led my soldiers to kill all the hypocritical pretenders, and we lost our faith and created our own beacons.

The kingdom of Norland is a land of freedom, a sacred belief of ignorant mankind. I lead them through the darkness, I lead them to the light. Slavery and punishment are but a spur to their lack of will.

I have done nothing wrong, I am the great King of Norland, and I am the only faith in this new era! "Noland had fallen into madness, and his strong self-suggestion had made him unable to extricate himself.

Perhaps at the beginning of his command of the aircraft carrier Sektes, he really wanted to bring the light of hope to the apocalyptic world, but that bright faith has long been consumed by his endless power and greed, making him a slave to the devil.

"No, you've lost the light you had as a human being, and now you're just a clown with poor acting skills." Chen Lingfeng looked directly at Norland, and his eyes were no longer angry, but pity for the loss of everything.

"Hmph, don't look at me like that!" Noland pointed his gun at Chen Lingfeng.

"You don't have the right to judge me, hope? Where does such a world come from with hope and where does it come from with light?! Put away your ridiculous delusions, and I'll be in hell watching how your so-called hopes are dashed. Noland's expression was agitated, and he pushed away Poppy, who was imprisoned in his arms, and pointed the gun at his head.

Step by step, Noland retreated to the edge of the deck of the aircraft carrier, and with a "bang" the trigger turned, ringing the bell for the end of his life. Blood spurted from his temples. With a playful smile on his face, Noland opened his arms and plunged into the rolling sea.

"The existence of human beings is light, and the existence of fireflies is the hope of this last world." Chen Lingfeng muttered silently, he firmly believed that the human world would one day regain its light.

"Go and see the little girl, the old man is gone." Razor patted Chen Lingfeng on the shoulder and motioned for him to take care of Bobby.

Chen Lingfeng's heart rose with all kinds of feelings, in just a few days, Lin Zhenhong's kindness and Bobby's cheerfulness brought him a rare warmth in this cruel world.

Bobby knelt beside Lin Zhenhong's corpse and wept bitterly, his eyes already red and swollen. Fox Fire held her in his arms and comforted her, and the corners of his eyes were filled with tears.

Seeing Chen Lingfeng coming, Bobby turned around and threw himself into his arms.

"Big brother, grandpa... Grandpa, he can't wake up......" Bobby buried his head in Chen Lingfeng's waist, and soon tears soaked his clothes. He gently patted Bobbi on the back. Lin Zhenhong's death made him, the big brother who had not been with him for a long time, the closest person to the little girl.

"Bobby, remember why Grandpa took you away? He's going to take you to a place where there's no worries, and he's believing that Bobby is the strongest kid. So don't cry anymore. Chen Lingfeng pressed Bobby's shoulders and looked at her with a smile reluctantly.

"Poppy... Poppy knows, Poppy is... Grandpa's good boy, Bobby... Will be strong, Bobby... Won't cry. Poppy tried his best to control the tears, his little hands clenched into fists, and his body sobbed as he suppressed his tears.

"Good boy......" Chen Lingfeng stroked Bobby's forehead with pity.

At night, it was late, the stars were shining over the boundless sea, and Chen Lingfeng couldn't remember anyone who had said that the brightest and most beautiful Milky Way could be seen on the sea. Now he is finally fortunate to witness such a beautiful scenery, but the world is no longer the same as it used to be.

The Nighthawk also returned to the deck of the carrier, and Foxfire and Nighthawk checked the carrier's power system, and the ample energy reserves were sufficient to fully power the Nighthawk One. After calculation, the replenished energy has been able to support Nighthawk 1 to fly smoothly to the Vismael space teleportation point.

The sea breeze made Chen Lingfeng's face a little cold, and Bobby fell asleep under the comfort of the condensing rain. Ning Yu's frosty appearance can't be believed that she is so good at coaxing children.

Chen Lingfeng looked at the calm sea at night without saying a word, and the occasional wave was accompanied by the song of whales in the distance. Razor walked up to him and handed over a bottle of wine without a label.

"Try it, the good stuff found in the cabin." The razor unscrewed the lid of the bottle in his hand and took two gulps.

Chen Lingfeng had never drunk alcohol, he unscrewed the cap of the bottle like a razor, and the pungent smell of alcohol made him frown. He tried a mouthful shallowly, it was burning and bitter, and he couldn't stop coughing when he choked.

"Once you get used to it, you'll find it much better." Razor didn't look at Chen Lingfeng, just silently raised the wine bottle and took another sip.

"Ever wondered what we're fighting for?" Razor suddenly threw out a deep question.

"I didn't have time to think about it before, but now, I think it's just for the humans who still live in this world, and I want to see that kind of warmth again." Chen Lingfeng looked at the wine bottle in his hand and pondered.

Razor smiled and didn't speak again, just raised the wine bottle and touched Chen Lingfeng's bottle.

Chen Lingfeng took another sip of wine, the same scorching heat, but without the bitterness.

The next morning, under Lao Zheng's Zhang Luo, all the people on the aircraft carrier came to see off Lin Zhenhong, which was a special funeral.

Most of the people came from the Golden Island and Freeport, and most of them were people who knew Lin Zhenhong well, and everyone was immersed in grief.

Lin Zhenhong lay quietly in a coffin made of wooden planks removed from the lifeboat, and his body had changed into clean clothes. He lay quietly like that, as if he were asleep.

Poppy, accompanied by Chen Lingfeng, presented Lin Zhenhong with a paper crane made of white paper, and at the same time put the soil found by everyone on the aircraft carrier at Lin Zhenhong's feet, representing that his soul could return to dust.

This time Poppy didn't cry, just gave his grandfather his last gift with red eyes.

The crowd worked together to cover the coffin and push it off the side of the ship into the sea.

The coffin floated and sank a few times on the surface of the sea before disappearing.

Time is still passing, the end of the world is still going on, Chen Lingfeng knows that this kind of life and death will go through a lot in the future, he is no longer afraid, he no longer retreats, he wants to send out the cry of humanity to this cruel world.

We are born of darkness, and we cry out for light!