21. The Last Sacrifice: The Death of the Ancient One
Under the dark sky at this moment, all wars were stopped at this moment, whether it was human beings or other things, all living beings raised their heads and watched the end of an era.
The Ancient One felt that her existence was on the verge of being shattered, and only the last trace of the fire of life was still burning, and her body fell from the sky, carrying the fatal wounds of a sneak attack.
"Ahem... What a pity... Originally, it could have been... Insisting... Longer..."
Her body swayed in the air, blood flowed around her body, Mephisto's fatal blow destroyed her close connection with the Reality Stone, and the cunning gods seized the opportunity to storm it, to be honest, the Ancient One was still alive in this situation, it was already a blessing to invite the heavens.
"Buzz"
A dark shadow rose from the ground and sprang towards the fallen Ancient One, and under the eyes of the gods, Cyber Hawke, a mortal who had caused them too much trouble, spread his arms and tried to hold the fallen Supreme Mage.
They would not allow their 1,000-year-old enemy to fall in such a tender way, and they would take back everything that belonged to them before she died.
"I don't know what to call mortals..."
The surging dark power enveloped Cyber's arm the moment it touched the Ancient One, and the next moment, the dark power collapsed inward in an explosive manner.
"Death... One finger!"
"Bang"
The destructive power was blocked by a thick psychic barrier, and the professor was never late when he needed it most, he raised the staff in his hand and wrapped Cyber in it, allowing him to smoothly hug the Supreme Mage who fell from the sky.
But the next moment, an even more majestic voice came from the sky:
"Blasphemous, judgment is coming!"
"Bang"
The holy light erected from between heaven and earth tore open the barrier of the heart in an instant, and a sharp arrow as bright as the sun shot at the demon with its wings bulging in the air at this moment.
"Poof"
The sharp arrow full of divine power entered the body, Cyber felt that the flesh and blood of his whole body were roasted dry at this moment, and the unparalleled self-healing was activated at the same time, in the alternation of destruction and rebirth, he painfully hugged the wounded in his arms, and the whole person swirled, like a falling warplane, falling from high altitude to the ground, and was flashed into the air by the great devil Mephisto, a paw slapped to the sky farther away.
"What I can give you... Of course, I can take it back! Die! You disobedient dog!"
In the voice of the great devil, he crushed something in his hand, and the eyes of Cyber, who flew out of the sky like a baseball, completely dimmed at this moment.
"You guys!"
Mephisto turned around, and the hideous form of the Great Devil stretched out in the air, and he arrogantly pointed at everyone in front of him:
"The gods have returned, this is a power you cannot imagine, the world is supposed to work like this, the mistakes of the past will be corrected today!
"Or die!"
There was silence between heaven and earth, and after a moment, the professor in the wheelchair sighed softly, and he reached out and put something in the crystal hand beside him:
"If we can't come back, give it, to Catherine, it's Cyber... Leave a letter to her. ”
"Professor... You..."
Crystal's eyes widened, and the next moment, the professor's body slowly broke out of the wheelchair and rose into the sky under the effect of the huge psychic power, behind him, there was a resolute Clark and Batman, and in the distance, the heroes who had been fighting for a long time straightened their bodies, Captain America took off his hood and threw it aside, beside him, Carter Pegg, who had rejuvenated himself, also clenched the sniper rifle in his hand.
Hulk Hulk glanced back at the distant sky, he turned his head, grabbed the hand of the fire demon who was trying to sneak up next to him, and broke it violently, the two ghost riders looked at each other, and the raging flames covered their bodies again, which was the best response to the last threat.
On the Skybreaker, the figures of the four horsemen stood like a mountain, Sergei shared two cigars with his old friend, Harvey Dent played with the silver coin in his hand, the magatama around him beat more violently, behind him, the little devils slapped the shoulders of the brothers, and the always indifferent Mist Assassin reached out and untied his cuffs, and whispered to Alwyn beside him:
"It's been a pleasure working with you... Brothers, there are no regrets in this life. ”
"In this life... No regrets!"
In the ring fortress, Zheng Xian, who had never made a move, stood up, patted his spotless clothes, and reached out to take the sheathed long sword handed over by the secretary, behind him, the agents of the Heavenly Sword Bureau who were fighting fiercely stood in unison, he nodded to Mr. Quan and the saber, and the other agents, always smiling on his face, this moment was full of seriousness.
"I don't have any worries, it's an honor for a soldier to die in such a war... It's an honor to fight with you, and if we survive, please drink tonight..."
"Buzz"
The sky shone for a while, a mountain peak suspended in the sky broke through the space and appeared above the sky, the melodious bell rang all over the battlefield at this moment, and there were bursts of dragon groans, and the Kunlun warriors with masks fell from the sky, driven by the shining qi, and fell into the battlefield below.
Among them was a foreigner holding a red dragon-shaped fist.
Zheng Xian raised his head and glanced at the peak, he smiled and said:
"Look, Kunlun is also here, and we will go to Huangquan with the ancient true spirits, what an unimaginable honor. ”
"I often wonder if it would have been better if I had survived later, you see, this mess in front of me!"
Fury reached out and swept all the papers in front of him to the ground, this action seemed to relieve him, and he shrugged his shoulders and said:
"I've wanted to do this for a long time, to hell with all plans!"
He reached out and picked up a special energy gun, the huge body of which was the size of his body, he turned his head and looked at the people in S.H.I.E.L.D. behind him, he shrugged his shoulders and reached out to grasp the safety of the energy gun.
"Click"
The bullet was loaded, and the black chief whispered with a cigar in his mouth, in a free and easy way that he had never felt before:
"Let's just let it go. ”
On the edge of the battlefield farther away, those utopian warriors, even more so who couldn't even look at the big devil like a god in the air, turned around and stabbed the weapon in their hand into the hands of their previous opponents, for them, there are no gods in this world, if there is, it must be a group of despicable false gods.
You see, fear can always scare a lot of people, but it never tries to scare everyone.
"Do you show the gods your prowess in this way?"
Mephisto pointed disdainfully at Professor Charles below: "That gem will make you a little more difficult to deal with, but that's it!
"But we... At the very least, I can kill you!"
A hateful voice suddenly appeared behind Mephisto, and with it, a raging and chaotic wave of time, Strange was covered in blood like the craziest bullfight, and at this moment, the stone of time he wore on his chest shone with the most emerald green light.
"Ahh
The Great Devil's body weathered in an instant, like dehydrated dried meat, and he struggled to avoid the green stream of time, and his voice was heard in the sky at this moment:
"Kill him! The second Ancient One!"
"Boom"
The colorful and shining light of divine power rippled in the sky, blocked by the heavy spiritual barrier, and the heroes knew that their attacks would probably not even hurt the opponent's body... But so what?
If you can't beat it, won't you fight it?
Countless ordinary people who do nothing question the existence of noble sacrifices every minute and every second, everyone is as selfish as themselves in their eyes, as if they are in a mud pit, and think that the whole world is a stinking quagmire, but this is not the case... There are always some people who will sacrifice everything for their ideals, for hope, and for others, and these people are the real heroes.
It's a pity that an era that needs heroes is never a good era...
"Bang"
Cyber's body flew through the air like a smashed baseball, and in the darkness, he used all his strength to protect the wounded in his arms, smashing into the wall, crashing into the earth, outside the Mediterranean, in the center of a dead and silent town that had been completely evacuated, Cyber's body smashed a deep depression in the ground, and the ancient one he was holding in his arms also fell out and smashed to the ground.
"Ahem... Ahem"
He crawled out of the fall with difficulty, there was darkness in front of him, and shocking blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, it was the Eye of Repentance, because he did not have the support of a complete spirit of revenge, he could not completely get rid of Mephisto's clamps like Johnny, although the eye could heal itself, but the ability to see through the soul was gone...
But that didn't stop him from using his senses to find where she was.
He crouched down and lifted the ancient one, whose breath was already extremely weak, from the ground, he couldn't see her, but he could feel her life passing quickly.
"Phoenix! Phoenix... Save her!"
He called out to his only remaining hole cards, and his burning will surged, and he circled around the ancient one, and returned to Cyber's body:
"It's a pity that I can't save her, this abominable female has done a feat that makes me jaw-dropping, if I could, I wouldn't be stingy to rekindle the fire of life for her, but no, she transformed her future with the Gem of Reality... She has no future left. ”
"Didn't you claim to be the spark that ignited all life in the universe? Didn't you tell me that you have infinite power? Liar! You liar!"
Cyber's mood collapsed at this moment, but at the moment when he didn't give up, a cold hand grabbed his wrist, and together sounded, there was a weak voice of the ancient one:
"Don't be angry, Cyber, don't be angry about it..."
"Bang"
Cyber's fist slammed into the ground, his voice full of bitterness.
"But I... I can only watch you die, but I can't do anything!"
The ancient one opened her eyes and looked at Cyber's blood-stained face, her pale face, a weak smile appeared, she reached out and touched Cyber's face, she whispered:
"Anyone dies, there is no true eternal in this world, and I... Ahem... I've seen all of this a long time ago, and I'll be at ease... Accept it calmly, and you have to learn to accept it... I'm sorry, I couldn't... I couldn't get enough for you... Plenty of time. ”
"No, it's us who should say I'm sorry, we've been sheltered for so long, we haven't been able to fight them, we, we've failed you!"
Cyber responded in pain, but the next moment, his lips were blocked by the ancient one's fingers.
"It's not like that, Cyber... You know what? When I first saw you, I knew that beneath your cold exterior was a heart hotter than anyone else, don't cry for me, I'm too tired, and that's probably the best relief, but..."
The Ancient One shook her head, the dark red liquid surging around her body slowly wrapped around Cyber's arm, and she whispered:
"Forgive me, I have left you with a difficult responsibility, I know, you have been wondering why I chose you... Because in this world, only you have truly seen how a perfect world without magic, without gods, without all the elements of uneasiness works, and only you know how to build such a world... Only you know how brilliant it is, what a wonderful world..."
Only in this way will you know what everything we are striving for, and under this vision, you will burst out with the potential to make the world tremble. Therefore, I chose you. ”
"Ahem"
Ancient One coughed violently, blood erupted from the corners of her mouth, making Cyber's fingers tighten violently, and he felt the trembling of the Supreme Mage, at this moment, she was helpless like a fragile ordinary person.
"The world is so heavy, Cyber, it's on me... I didn't even know where it would end, and I was terrified of it, first because of resentment, then because of responsibility, and finally because of habit, and only now did I find out, except for those days when I was mortal... I've never lived for myself. ”
"But everything... It's all coming to an end, I'm the last witness of my time, I've become a legend, Cyber... Go down bravely and become a legend of the next era, with your own hands... Make a perfect world with your own hands. ”
"I don't want to, but the kid... It's time to say goodbye. ”
"Buzz"
The Ancient One's body slowly dissipated in the last smile, like golden points of light, which spread out from Cyber's hand at this moment, and the Overlord knelt there sluggishly, he could feel those points of light beating around his body, and finally a light kiss on his forehead, only to disappear completely.
No crying, no roaring, no struggle, no heart-rending pain, after ten seconds, Cyber stood up from the ground, his eyes had recovered, he patted his clothes, shook off the dust, he looked at the dark red liquid wrapped around his right hand, he shook his head.
"How long are you going to hide there?"
The voice was jerky, cold, and lifeless, but the next moment, the guy hiding in the town took the initiative to come out, he looked at Cyber, raised the wine bottle in his hand, and said with a smile:
"When you're sad, you cry, maybe you feel better if you drink something... Without you, they won't be able to die for a while, so there's plenty of time, would you like a drink?"