"On the other side." Zuo Qing led the two of them through the stairs, facing the other side of the stone tablet, and slowly stopped.
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001—[Black Dragon](1981-1985), Captain: Li Kengqiang; Vice Captain: Shi Jian; Team Members: Kong Zongyong, Zuo Songliang, Lu Peilong…
002—[Fenghua](1984-1986), Captain: Leng Jiangping; Vice Captain…
003—[Zi Xun]（1985-1990）, Captain: Zi Huang…
001—[Heroic Spirit] (1986-?), Captain: Huo Qubing; Vice Captain: Gong Yangwan; Team Members: Nie Jinshan, Li Kengqiang…
…
003—[Phoenix](2009-?), Captain: Zhong Xian, Ou Changhong, Ma Huijun, Feng Chan, Xia Simeng; Vice Captain: Jiang Guoming, Ge Deqing, Ning Liang, Cao Sha…
005—[Blue Rain]（2010-2012）, Captain: Luan Ping; Vice Captain: Wu Xiangnan; Team Members:…
002—[Psychic](2015-?), Captain: Bu Li, Wu Tongxuan; Vice Captain…
004—[Mask](2012-2023), Captain: Wang Mian; Vice Captain: Sun Tianping; Team Members: Li Xuan, Zhao Weiwei, Yue Gui…
005—[Nightfall] (2022-?), captain: Lin Qiye; deputy captain: An Qingyu; team members: Cao Yuan, Baili Pangpang, Shen Qingzhu, Jia Lan, Jiang Er.
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Lin Qiye's eyes swept over these names one by one, finally stopping at the last line, confusion and struggle reappearing in his eyes.
Wuquan looked at these lists, and confusion appeared in his eyes:
"Except for the Heroic Spirit and Phoenix... it seems that only the Masked Team has existed the longest? The others don't seem to have existed for more than five years."
“… No.” Zuo Qing shook his head and said bitterly, “It is normal for the [Heroic Spirit] team to last more than five years. As long as the Great Xia Dragon Vein survives, they will always exist. [Mask] can rely on the King Mask to go back in time and avoid death many times. The reason why [Phoenix] can persist until now is because they keep replacing and reorganizing the team members.
Most captains of special teams do not like to make drastic changes to their team members, but Zhong Xian, the captain of the first generation [Phoenix], is a very special woman. She holds the idea that as long as Daxia is not destroyed, [Phoenix] will not die!
She shared some of the Phoenix blood in her body with her teammates. Once someone died, she would bring in a new team member and give him Phoenix blood, which has extremely strong healing powers.
After she died in battle, she transplanted all her organs to the next captain, including the Phoenix's blood-making function... This cycle repeats itself. So far, the Phoenix team has changed five captains, and the team members have been replaced one after another."
"Each generation of Phoenix captains share a set of organs?" Wu Quan frowned, "Isn't this a blasphemy against the dead?"
"This was the choice made by the first generation captain Zhong Xian. She did this because she hoped that Daxia would have a special team that was always stable and had the power of the Phoenix.
They are like a heart that beats forever. No matter how fatal a blow they suffer, they can rise from the ashes. As long as the Phoenix team is there, the Night's Watch will always have a special team available... This is the will of her and the previous Phoenix captains."
Wuquan was extremely shocked when he looked at the magnificent stone tablet in front of him.
"If Fang Mo and his special team are promoted to regular team, which number will they inherit?" Lin Qiye, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
Zuo Qing opened his mouth and said, “This is still uncertain, but… Wang Mian traveled through time more than a month ago and saved the souls of the other members of the Mask team. Currently, the Heavenly Court is planting black camellia flowers on a large scale that can serve as a physical body for the souls. Perhaps it won’t be long before they will be resurrected.
But the number of [Masked] has been written off by Wang Mian himself. Even if they return, they will no longer be the No. 004 [Masked] of the past, but a brand new team... But the situation of [Nightfall] is different..."
Zuo Qing did not say anything else, but Lin Qiye knew very well that [Night] and [Mask] were completely different things.
[Mask] was completely destroyed, but there is still a possibility of resurrection. However, if [Night] wants to continue to exist, unless An Qingyu, who betrayed Daxia, returns on his own initiative, unless Jiang Er, whose soul is dead and body is annihilated, comes back to life, unless Cao Yuan, who was swallowed by the Black King, resurrects and counterattacks the Black King, unless Brother Zha crosses levels and completely absorbs the origin of hell and can still maintain his sanity and come back...
Any one of these conditions is a fantasy, and it is simply impossible to achieve all of them.
Perhaps [Night] is destined to never return to its original state.
"When we were in the 'Human Circle', Wang Mian once said that the fate of the special team is destined to be tragic... The meaning of our existence is to exert all our energy before the tragic end comes, and after everything is over, leave our responsibilities to more promising young people." Lin Qiye's voice was hoarse.
He stared at the message belonging to the Nightfall team for a long time, then slowly closed his eyes to hide his sadness and pain.
In his mind, the faces of Fang Mo, Lu Baoyou, Su Yuan, Su Zhe and others, full of confidence and hope, flashed across his mind... just like they were in the past.
He took a deep breath.
“The era of [Nightfall] is over… Let us entrust our glory and responsibility to the young people.”
Hearing this, Zuo Qing was slightly stunned. "You want to take the initiative to give the number to the Sixth Reserve Team? Lin Qiye, have you thought about it?"
Lin Qiye did not answer. He just opened his silent eyes and spoke slowly:
"Commander Zuo, can you give me a pen? I want to... put a period to our story with my own hands."
Zuo Qing looked into his eyes for a moment, then sighed, waved his hand and asked someone to bring a stele carving pen and handed it to Lin Qiye.
Lin Qiye held the pen in his hand, walked to the line with "[Nightfall]" on it, slowly raised his arm, and stretched out his hand to the end of (2022-?)...
At the same time, a mysterious aura emanated from Lin Qiye's body.
"This is..." Zuo Qing was startled, his eyes became complicated, "Heart barrier?"
Lin Qiye’s heart barrier was about to break.
He came to this monument to bid farewell to the former "Night" and leave everything to the younger generations with more hope... Just like all the special teams in the past, the torch is passed on.
Likewise, when he really puts an end to their story, it also means that he will break away from the past and start a new journey accompanied by sadness and pain...
The extreme pain and sorrow brought by abandonment, this is the path he chose to break through.
After he takes this step, he will officially step into the ceiling of humanity and become the top existence of mankind.
Guessing Lin Qiye's thoughts, Zuo Qing could only sigh helplessly... This was indeed the only choice for Lin Qiye.
But just as the pen was about to touch the stone tablet, a gray shadow surging with divine power swept across the stone tablet, and a strong and powerful hand grabbed Lin Qiye's wrist!
"This is not our end, Captain." That gentle and familiar voice sounded beside Lin Qiye's ears, "At least... it's not our end as long as I'm here."
The moment he heard this voice, Lin Qiye's body shook violently!
He turned his head to look at the person beside him. When he saw the long-lost face, he felt like a dying person abandoned by the world, who finally found his only support in despair.
Endless bitterness, sorrow, and grievances rushed out from my lifeless heart, turning into tears that flowed down from my eyes...
He hugged the man, his lips trembling as he uttered the long-lost name:
"Brother..."
next moment,
The breath of the human ceiling suddenly descended.
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I'm back from a business trip, and will resume three updates tomorrow~