Chapter 42 - The Redemption of the Old Immortals

[This chapter is a Mega Man Zero4 special, just to commemorate the lost childhood and the card who was still a little disciplined back then.] 】

[As long as humans and robots can live together and rebuild a peaceful world together, the legendary red hero will definitely return.] 】

[The specific lines are not very clear because they are remembered too long, so they may have a lot of personal feelings in them.] 】

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Divine Evening, from Norse mythology, tells the story of the fall of the Norse gods, the destruction of the old world and the birth of the new world, and the rebuilding of the beautiful home of the survivors.

At this time, the place where Geralt was located was the satellite that was named "Divine Dusk...... The product of New Arcadia's most technological, a huge combat satellite floating in Earth's orbit, not long ago, he had apparently killed Kraft who operated the railgun (Craft, the Chinese version of the puzzle he played as a child is translated as "Kaftong", according to the pronunciation, I guess it should be based on the Japanese translation), but God's Evening began to bombard again without anyone controlling it......

After coming here to investigate, he discovered that the man who had transformed the Mother of Elves into a dark elf and started the Elven War, the man who had stolen his real body and transformed it into Omega, the man who had been exiled to the universe by humans but returned to become the ruler of the new Arcadia, Dr. Will...... He's in the satellite, and he's one with the core of Divine Dust!

"Uh-huh-hmm...... Hmphhahahahaha...... He is a legendary hero...... But, do you think that's the end of it? I'm immortal! That level of attack, do you think that level of attack can defeat me? ”

Geralt looked at the "human" in front of him, who was already entangled with various pipes and parts, and had long since lost his human appearance, with a gloomy face and did not say a word.

The woman's voice came from the communication channel...... Ciel, the human who woke up Geralt at the beginning, the human who led the resistance to survive, and the human who hoped that the world would be truly peaceful, was shouting hoarsely through the channel.

[Geralt, God's Evening is starting to fall, and it's accelerating...... If you don't teleport back quickly, the teleporter won't be able to capture your coordinates...... Geralt, do you hear that? Come back! 】

"No, if God's Evening falls to the ground, Area Z will be completely destroyed, and then the only remaining natural ecology on the earth will be gone......" Geralt clenched the beam saber in his hand and stared at the constantly twisting monster in front of him, "The core of God's Evening has been fused with Will, now as long as Will and the core are destroyed together, this satellite will collapse, and if the debris passes through the atmosphere friction, most of it should be destroyed, and the ground will be fine...... This is the only way. ”

[But、But if that's the case...... Geralt, what are you going to do!? 】

Will had a hideous smile on his face, he could guess who Geralt was talking to at this time, and he knew what he was trying to do, but for him who had no way out, everything didn't matter, he smiled, and said with a hideous smile: "Worthy of the legendary hero who guards justice...... Do you want to kill me as a human to protect humanity? Mmmmmmmmmm......mm Isn't that a great irony? ”

When Geralt looked up again, his face was already expressionless, or rather, he was at his most determined.

The beam saber in his hand emitted an unprecedented dazzling light, and the red-painted robot, who had saved the world more than once, raised the weapon in his hand, pointed it straight at Will, and said word by word:

"I never thought I was fighting for justice...... I never said I was a hero...... I'm just trying to protect the promise I made with that woman...... I won't be distressed, I won't be confused, and I won't hold back...... The enemy in front of you...... Just go crazy and attack! Ultimately! I'm just for that woman, it doesn't matter if I destroy the world - fighting machines! ”

【Geralt...... Come back soon......]

"Trust me!!" The cyborg roared, brandishing a dazzling beam saber and carrying an afterimage, charging at the only remaining foe in front of him......

【Geralt——!!!! 】

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Everything was over, and a glimmer of light began to appear in the dark sky of the night.

At first, it was just a few wisps or two, but as time passed, bright points of light continued to pass through the sky, as if the whole world was crying after the fall of a hero.

The rebels and the fleeing humans converged, and in the human settlement, everyone looked up at the fading light overhead.

"Wow! It's a shooting star! That's a lot of shooting stars! The little human girl didn't know what they were, just jumped and screamed, but she soon noticed that the people around her didn't show much joy, as if something wasn't quite right, and she quieted down.

"Still haven't you received Geralt's signal?" Servo knew what was going on now when she looked at Cher's expression, "Geralt...... What's going on? ”

“…… How so...... Finally, the war ended...... It's hard to see how humans and robots can live together......" Colber didn't know who he was talking to, and as he spoke, he pounded the prefabricated board next to him vigorously, his voice a little choked.

There was silence for a while, not knowing how to answer his question.

At this time, Xue'er, who should be the saddest, smiled: "It's okay...... Geralt will be back. ”

"Miss Cher?" Everyone looked at this strong woman with complicated expressions.

This most brilliant scientist of mankind, a woman who broke her heart for world peace, now has a flat smile on her face, even if there are tears under her eyes.

"It's an agreement between us...... He said that he would definitely come back no matter what, and I believe him...... So...... He will definitely be back! With that, she ran to the top of the hill without looking back.

"Miss Cher......"

The crowd didn't follow, and they knew that it was best to leave her alone at this time.

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The red-painted cyborg was now very conscious, and he knew that he was falling towards the ground with the fragments of God's Evening, and that he was now falling very fast, far beyond the limits of what the Teleporter could catch, and ...... He himself has begun to rub against the atmosphere, and the temperature of his body is getting higher and higher.

"That's it...... Where do I belong? Muttering to himself, Geralt slowly closed his eyes, "That's fine...... Even if I'm really a hero, I've done my job completely...... That's not too miserable for a hero...... At least it's a crisp ending. ”

At this moment, a soft white glow appeared on him.

"Jay...... Luo ......"

A dazzling ball of light appeared in front of him.

"The mother of elves? By the way, how did I forget about this guy......" Geralt remembered, the Mother of Elves lodged on him, "Hey, can you think of a way?" Well, I don't really want to die yet. ”

The Elven Mother opened her eyes, her emotionless pupils meeting Geralt's, blinking twice, and then she burrowed back into Geralt's body.

"Now...... You can't die ...... yet."

Then, Geralt found himself wrapped in a transparent white orb, as if it were a landing module, protecting him from contact with the atmosphere, and in his eyes, the ground was getting closer and closer to him, and the white orb slowly slowed down before finally landing safely.

The "Mother of Elves...... lamented that she had been saved by the guy who had almost destroyed the world, but Jello quickly remembered that not long ago, when he was in the bar, the guy who called himself Huang Laoxian told his fortune.

“…… So, that guy really said the same as he said? Can you only calculate bad luck, and then after you say it, the bad luck will be reversed? He muttered, wondering if that Huang Laoxian was really capable, "Or is what he said useless at all?" After all, the Mother of Elves has always been with me......"

Geralt, it seems, still believes in science.

[To be continued]