34 Voices of the Past

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“…… Farewell......"

Klan gently closed Milo's eyelids with his hand, moving his body closer to Erin, bringing the two bodies closer together.

Now, Kolan is the only living person left on the Overwatch space station.

Wiped his blood-stained hands dry on his robe, took his notepad from Milo's hand, and flipped through it gently, savoring the rough and tender words on it—

“…… In Windwalk, I met the most important woman in my life, and in the time that followed, he was worth all my affection......"

“…… In the Misty Jungle, I finally learned the value of honesty and sin...... Being able to look directly into one's own heart can have an incredible effect...... When will I be able to truly stop running away? ……”

“…… Several people in different parts of the world, for the same purpose, or for the pursuit of wishful thinking, come together together, become companions to each other, care for each other, and move forward together. Our journey spanned grasslands, mountains, and the sea...... Even the deserts and jungles, which are full of dangerous fog, have been wondering: what kind of fate connects us who don't know each other? ……”

“…… I didn't believe in the existence of fate, but my experience reminded me all the time that this strange fate across the mountains, fog, and sea exists, and she may be called chance and necessity, but I think she should be called friendship, trust, and love...... It makes people sigh at the incredibleness of fate. ……”

“…… With these reliable companions, my journey can continue, and I can continue to persevere, even though my life is full of hardships and ups and downs, and I have been desperate to give up several times, but as long as I have these loyal companions by my side, I know that I will not fail. ……”

“…… I stayed at 'Sea Lion Castle'...... Strange dreams haunt me, could it be that Sevia has given me the ability to foresee the future? I should have taken this opportunity ......"

“…… We have broken the 'curse of the stars'...... Thank you, Kelan...... I completed the engagement. ”

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“…… The space station will self-destruct in 10 minutes ......"

The mechanical electronic sound echoed through the space station, and it was possible that it was just a routine gesture to someone, or that it was just a routine thing to do—a voice that could not help but seem sad and ironic in light of the current situation.

Klan hung his head, looking at the somewhat out of place stag cover in the notebook, not knowing what to do—perhaps waiting for his own death, perhaps reminiscing about the past and feelings, or remembering his recently departed companion...... No matter what she does, the end is already doomed.

Eleven planets have been saved, countless living beings will no longer be harvested, civilization will continue, and the cycle set by the earth's civilization will finally be broken.

"But......" Klan thought to herself, staring at the shattered self-destruct button, "...... I always feel like there's something unfinished......"

The pain came from all parts of her body, and she didn't care about it at all, she had already experienced countless battles, large and small, but it was the first time that she had fought to the death—but it was nothing, after all, it was the last time.

Too lazy to stop the bleeding, he let the cuffs of his white robe turn crimson, "...... Mother, you taught me to put blood on my face and body to intimidate my opponents...... This is also the war culture of Komet...... Cal...... I shouldn't have drunk so much that it took you another half a year to rewrite ......" thoughts fell into confusion.

Even if the speed of aging is much slower than that of ordinary people, it can't bear the impact of blood loss—Kelan's vision and hearing have also begun to distort......

In a trance-

“…… It worked! …… That's great...... What's next......" A vague voice sounded in Kelan's ears, and he could vaguely make out what he was saying.

"Auditory hallucinations?" Kelan raised her lowered head, and a faint white light appeared in front of her eyes, "...... See hallucinations again? ”

“…… Fast...... Let us know what the future holds...... "Auditory hallucinations continue" -

"What are you talking about? Well...... Seems to have heard of it somewhere—"

Kelan woke up suddenly: "...... Wait a minute! She seemed to understand something, and opened her eyes wide with all her might, so that her already blurred vision became clear, and the light in front of her gradually became clearer...... She finally saw the source of the light: what was placed on the Watcher, known as the "Entrance to the Fifth Dimension"—right in front of her!

Immediately after, the ball of light made a loud sound—

"Please tell us how to avoid the 'Curse of the Stars'?!" The young man's urgent words were both a question and a sigh of surprise.

In an instant, this sentence coincided with the content of the story told by Umi Ryu in Kolan's memory—

On April 18, 1220, after killing the teacher, Umi, Para and others summoned a ball of light that "predicted the future" - could it be that the other side of the ball of light was Kran?

"No...... It's not a coincidence...... "Kelan propped up his body and staggered to the "entrance of the five-dimensional space" - it was also like a ball of light due to the glow. “…… I'm going to...... Proof ......"

Kelan asked with difficulty, "You...... Who are you? ”

Kelan's words, transmitted through the five-dimensional space, returned to the desperate desert 587 years ago, and this voice convinced the listeners there that it was a woman's voice, and for some unknown reason, her voice seemed to be severely slowed down and suppressed. But this is a language that the five people present can understand, no matter when or where the sound comes from, and it has been able to prove that the language of their own planet still exists at that time, and it has not changed much!

After a brief silence, a new word came: "I, I'm Daniel Dutved!" Who are you? Can you tell us about the Curse of the Stars? ”

Her husband's surname, the plot of Umi's story, everything has been confirmed, she is talking to the first group of people who rebelled against the curse of the stars-(Foreshadowing of Recovery: Part 5, Chapter 18: Voices of the Future)

"Ahh Even though he had already guessed this, Kelan couldn't help but gasp in surprise, and then let out a sigh like an enlightenment: "So that's ...... like this"

Wait a minute, why does this phrase "so it is" have an inexplicable sense of familiarity? It seems that once upon a time somewhere someone had heard a similar exclamation, as if it were ...... Halfway Island......

Without waiting for Kelan to think about it, the voice of more than five hundred years ago continued to ask: "Do you know anything? Can the 'curse of the stars' finally be broken, and can we save the planet? ”

Thinking about how to answer, but the first thing to tell was the result, Koran replied in a weak voice, "'Curse of the Stars'...... Thanks to your efforts...... Eventually, they will be shattered...... "Yes, they must be aroused with confidence and hope for the future!"

"What are we going to do?" The sonorous voice was still from Daniel Dutved, who had never thought that the people on the side of the Light Ball would inherit his surname.

"Dutved......" Klan subconsciously called out Daniel's last name, "Dutved...... You're going to find ...... Go find a purple comet...... It takes a long time to look for ...... Your offspring...... Will find ......"

"Purple Comet?" The ball of light transmitted the doubts of several people at the same time, and Kelan was going to make sure that she had heard correctly, and she blurted out-

"-Hey."

In an instant, as if the key question had been answered, the image of the island halfway appeared in Kelan's mind:

"Looks like you know when and where the purple comet appeared?" Umi asked Kolan.

Kelan replied: "Hey↘, my husband once took me to see ......"

Umi's eyes suddenly widened and he was looking straight ahead, apparently attracted by something, and the four of them followed his gaze somehow, but all they saw was the bare rock wall.

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"Your husband ......," Umi asked Kran, "is Dutved?" ”

"Ah, Carl Dutwid." Kelan replied.

Umi nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, and exhaled again, "I see—"

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Umi: "Your teacher...... Is it a descendant of Para? ”

"Well, my teacher," replied, "...... Agatha Dax."

"I see—" Umi sighed again

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Umi Ryu was talking to Koran halfway through the island when he noticed Kolan's mouth fetish, "Hey". In the summoned ball of light, there is a sentence that has never been correctly interpreted, and that is the inexplicable "...... Yes...... babbling ......", but if you take into account the fact that Kelan's voice is elongated during the transmission, quickly pronounce "ah...... ...... babble", the pronunciation is "hey (ai↘)"!

After hearing this word spoken by Klan three times, Umi finally realized her connection to the voice of the future - however, Agatha Dax and Carl Dutved had already made the same inference through the notes that had been handed down, and after purposeful searching, they found a girl who was born with such a mouth fetish at the age of 12: Kran Dupont, and combined with the three letters that Kran had read in the Green Dragon Fortress, we can also guess this, which is why Agatha wrote in her letter to Kran" We have been looking for you". (Recovery Foreshadowing: Part IV, Chapter 35: The Voyage of the Otter; Part 5, Chapter 22: Departure - To Fulfill the Promise)

Klan, who had understood everything, burst into tears, but she knew better that time was too late for her to move, and then she continued with the "hey", "Purple comet...... You have to persevere...... Stick to what you think is right...... Keep it up...... Even if you don't see the future...... But what you have done ...... will help future generations...... Breaking the 'Curse of the Stars'...... Remember...... Do what you think is right......"

"What is the 'right thing to do'?" Expected questioning.

At this time, Kelan suddenly found that the "ball of light" was shrinking! Her next answer was likely to be the last message to be delivered more than 500 years ago—but how could a few words tell them how to do it?

Looking down, Koran saw the notepad in his hand—a notepad with a picture of a stag that recorded the story of the man who broke the curse of the stars!

"Duminique, I understand why this notepad is in your hands...... Since this ball of light is capable of transmitting words to the time and space of five hundred years ago, it can also transmit items......"

The ball of light is still shrinking, and it's even smaller than this notepad—

- Kelan immediately used his last strength to smash the notepad into the ball of light—smashing into the entrance of the five-dimensional space!

"Boom!"

The things in the four-dimensional space forcibly penetrated the five-dimensional space, and the energy burst caused by it hit Kolan to the other side of the room, and on the other side of time and space, the five people were also knocked to the ground by the explosive force of the light ball, and the room was in shambles—and in that room, there was an extra notepad with a stag cover, fortunately it was not burned, but was picked up by Umi, and finally ended up in the hands of Domi, that is, Kolan's adopted son Duminik.

Next, Domi uses the information on the notepad to guide Milo step by step, to move forward, and finally break the curse of the stars...... We all know these stories.

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The entrance to the five-dimensional space is gone, and the Overwatch will meet its fate of final self-destruction.

Kran's body was completely immobile, the massive impact almost shattered her body, and the last of her consciousness was about to pass away completely.

“…… Fate is already predestined...... Carl ......"

Kelan's life finally came to an end, and his vision began to be enveloped by a faint white light.

“…… What kind of light is this...... Carl ......"

Unable to think, the body is no longer conscious......

“…… The station will self-destruct in 1 minute, and the information gathering function will work until the last minute, sending all collected information to Minerva before self-destructing......"

A white glow spreads in front of your eyes......

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At 17:18 on March 17, 2104 CE, the Minerva space station received a self-destruct signal from the Watcher.

On the Minerva, Gao Jie, who was waiting for the results of the interception, received this message through Ryan's PDA.