And now... Even though the "end of the world" is certain, Luo Ling still has room for recovery.
However, if it were just this, it would not be enough.
The "transformation" of the past was more than a million times more powerful than this, but He was still defeated miserably and could not prevent the arrival of true despair.
"I... want to save the world."
... This is definitely not an empty statement.
Although until now, Luo Ling still cannot find a way to truly save everything, but at least until now, it is not time to give up hope completely.
Worried that after the entire world is destroyed, no one will be able to leave a trace of their existence, and no one will remember that everything was so colorful and glorious. They have to turn themselves into tombstones to eternally remember the starry civilization that has turned to ashes. This is the mission of the Doomsday Messenger.
There was nothing wrong with their expectations. What was wrong was that in order to leave a trace, they chose to completely destroy the slim hope that still existed.
"Ms. Mao Ke,"
Luo Ling turned and looked into the darkness. She could clearly see the crude lines of Mao Ke and said softly,
"I'll trouble you with what happens next."
"Heh... How cruel, Miss Luo Ling," Mao Ke said with a smile, "You clearly asked her to die on her own initiative, yet you still used such a cold tone."
"...What tone do you want to hear?"
Luo Ling seemed to be unable to hold it back, but after thinking about it, Mao Ke's words seemed to make some sense.
Although what Mao Ke called "death" was not real death... As a puppet of Puppet Song, she did not even have the right to choose death.
But... it's still a big sacrifice after all.
"I want to see you turn into a pretty girl and say to me in a sweet voice, 'You Su Ling', is that your name?" Mao Ke touched his chin and said, "I was outside listening to Grandma Yue Jian and Miss Lina bragging about you, but when I came in, you had already changed back."
The reason why Luo Ling called Yue Jian grandma was because it was easy for her to pronounce. In fact, if you calculate carefully, the age difference between Mao Ke and Yue Jian is not that big.
She had previously used her abilities to conceal her identity in the present world of "Qingqiu Kingdom". After all, Chou Ke was watching all the Doomsday Messengers almost all the time, and he would notice anything that was slightly wrong.
Luo Ling was silent for a while, then sighed.
"All right."
But it's just a small request, it wouldn't be a bad idea to satisfy it a little.
Luo Ling closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he found that his figure had become smaller, with furry ears popping out from his head. His beautiful face, which was not covered, captured Mao Ke's entire mind in an instant, and his "ghost" body seemed illusory.
"Um?"
Luo Ling originally planned to use the protection of the "Savior Witch" phantom to resist the erosion of the surrounding virtual world, but she found that in her current state, she could actually ignore the erosion of the virtual world.
To be more precise, the nothingness around her was avoiding her.
[She is immortal, undying, indestructible, and does not enter the cycle of reincarnation. She does not exist in the world. She has been completely forgotten by the world. Even the supreme terror no longer casts its gaze upon her.]
This is a description of the inherent ability "weird".
"... Is that what you mean?"
Luo Ling vaguely grasped a certain feeling, that the "ghost shadow" transformation seemed to be more than just the ability of "Tiannu Ba".
At this moment, Luo Ling's arm was suddenly gently grasped. She looked up and found that Mao Ke was looking at her straight with tears in his eyes.
She opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
"broken."
Luo Ling's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly realized that the current "You Su Ling" form was not just beautiful.
It can be said that Luo Ling is now a true natural succubus...
Because of her identity as a puppet of Puppet Rumor, Mao Ke was completely unable to defend herself against Luo Ling, so she was inevitably trapped by the leakage of just a tiny bit of her power.
If it had been a little longer, he would probably have been completely devoted to Luo Ling and loyal to her until death, and his mind would have been permanently distorted.
As soon as he thought of this, Luo Ling immediately released the "You Su Ling" form, and then coughed a few times to wake up the confused Mao Ke.
"Ahem, Sister Mao Ke..."
As the "You Su Ling" form was released, Mao Ke's mind was quickly freed. At this moment, she immediately realized that she seemed to be doing something inappropriate, and quickly let go of Luo Ling's arm, saying awkwardly,
"Yeah, sorry, I seem a little confused... Wait?"
Her face turned slightly pale in an instant, she had already realized the ability of Luo Ling in this form.
"As you can see, sister Mao Ke," Luo Ling spread her hands helplessly, "it should still be very beautiful. After all, this form comes from Grandma Yue Jian and another older sister... it's hard to say clearly, they are both very beautiful.
"It's just that I haven't mastered the corresponding power very well yet, so there are always some side effects."
"... a little scary." Mao Ke took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down. He nodded with deep understanding, "Sure enough, the old saying is right, beautiful girls are the most dangerous!"
Luo Ling: “…”
This sentence doesn't seem to be applicable in this situation...
"Anyway, I understand." Mao Ke said, and after a short pause, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "But I still thank you very much, Miss Luo Ling, I had almost forgotten that I had completely forgotten it.
She looked up into the deep darkness and sighed,
"I never thought that I would be able to meet you one last time in this way in this life..."
Luo Ling knew that Mao Ke must have seen a deceased friend through her.
Luo Ling, who was already used to cooking, did not ask any questions, but just quietly accompanied Mao Ke.
After a while, Mao Ke finally came out of his sentimental mood and returned to his usual carefree self. He clenched his fist and waved at Luo Ling.
"Well, I really should get going..."
Her eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and even her tone was filled with a heavy murderous aura.
"It's time to put a full stop to this "doomsday" carnival with my 'death'."
... .
"One of the fragments of the Great Xia Imperial City, the 'Kingdom of Qingqiu', has completely fallen."
A seemingly ordinary piece of news came, but it directly caused all forces to feel incomparable shock.
Although the Qingqiu clan is known as a weaker force, it is the force that has the most direct inheritance of the "Nine-tailed Fox", not to mention that there is also a Lord of Qingqiu who has been in the limelight for nearly a hundred years. Her foundation is indeed a little weak, but her strength should not be underestimated.
"The Kingdom of Qingqiu" is the territory of the Qingqiu clan, and unlike other invading forces, it is not like the Doomsday Branch that will directly smash through the mystical barrier.
Logically speaking, even if the Messenger of Doomsday assigned a messenger to do it personally, it would be impossible for them to completely fall and be annihilated in "Doomsday" within just a few days.
It can be said that the fall of the "Kingdom of Qingqiu" made other forces feel a sense of grief, and their resistance became even stronger, and the situation gradually became stalemate.
This was blockbuster news for the Great Xia Imperial City and Victoria's forces, and the Doomsday Messenger himself was also shocked and unbelievable about it.
Chou Ke used several informants to confirm the authenticity of the news, and got definite answers without exception.
"The Kingdom of Qingqiu really fell into doomsday in a short period of time..."
Even Chou Ke found this hard to believe.
Although the Qingqiu clan had been completely weakened in the past war, it still survived in the "past" after all. Even its core was hidden in the "past". It would be impossible to truly annihilate this place without touching the core.
This barrier between the past and the present is enough to resist most of the methods of the Messenger of Doom.
This is why only Mao Ke and his two new recruits were sent to attack, because no matter how many people went, it would be useless as none of them could step into the trap. Only Mao Ke could travel through the place with his unique ability.
It would take a lot of time for Mao Ke to fight against the Qingqiu clan alone, even if he could eventually defeat them.
Chou Ke estimated that it would either take several months to achieve success after slaughtering the Qingqiu clan, or he would return in disgrace and assist other messengers.
The plan he and Zi Ke made together almost meant giving up on Mao Ke.
This is not surprising, because the time for Mao Ke to become the twelve minutes of doomsday is too short, and her accumulation is also the weakest, so she should become the ladder of the "gravekeeper".
But what no one expected was that Mao Ke actually completed the task brilliantly, and... he was the first messenger to complete the fall of the entire land among the twelve minutes of the apocalypse. The accumulation of his final completion should not be underestimated.
This matter was so strange that even Chou Ke had to take it seriously.
With Chou Ke's ability, it is certainly impossible for him to make a mistake, nor would he simply think that this was a breakthrough on the spot. He must conduct an in-depth investigation.
At this time, Zi Ke didn't know where to go. After thinking for a moment, Chou Ke decided to call Mao Ke back directly and ask him for details in person.
If it was really done by Mao Ke alone, and there was nothing suspicious, Chou Ke would certainly be happy to see the birth of another gravekeeper, but if it wasn't...
"I'm afraid there will be variables that shouldn't occur."
Chou Ke took a deep breath, and a look of sadness appeared on his old face.
For some reason, he had been feeling uneasy these days, as if it had happened after he had seen Yin Ke.
He knew very well that this was a sign that he was beginning to waver.
But... He is the only one who must not be shaken.
Forcefully ignoring his uneasy mood, Chou Ke opened the communication with Mao Ke and said in a deep voice,
"Maoke, come back first, there are some things I need to talk to you about."
"Morning hour?"
After a long silence, Chou Ke called out again in a deep voice, this time with a more serious tone.
This is not a phone call, the contact still exists. It is impossible that she didn't receive the message at dawn. She just refused to reply.
After another period of silence, a laugh filled with madness and resentment suddenly rang out, which was Mao Ke's response.
"Where do you want to send me to die, you old bastard? I think you want to help your great-grandson take the throne... Fine, fine, I'm going to kill him today!"
At this point, contact was completely cut off.
"What?"
Chou Ke's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately used his ears and eyes to lock onto Mao Ke's position.
After a period of investigation, he suddenly discovered that Mao Ke was on the way to "Xihe Palace", and the one responsible for attacking the territory of "Xihe Palace" was Chen Ke, one of the twelve Kes of doomsday.
He is also the great-grandson of Chou Ke as mentioned by Mao Ke.
"not good!"
In an instant, Chou Ke's expression became a little flustered.
However, what worried him was not that his great-grandson might die at the hands of Mao Ke, but that if Chen Ke was killed by Mao Ke at this time, the fragile agreement of "non-harm to each other" that had been tacitly agreed upon before would be completely torn apart, leading to an uncontrollable situation.
Chapter 91: The Lonely Road (5k)
What Chou Ke has always hoped to see is more gravekeepers appearing, not just one.
This is a long and lonely mission. Even until the end of time, we may not know whether there are other beings outside this vast and distant void universe, and whether we can contact them...
Holding the "tombstone" that records the past, surviving in the dark and silent nothingness, if there is only one person, even if he successfully embarks on the path of a gravekeeper, he will be in danger in the end, and the tragic mission cannot be continued.
Endless silence, a future without an end, holding a "tombstone" of unknown meaning, drifting forever in the void... Not everyone can endure it, even at the twelve minutes of doomsday.
Chou Ke did not resist this mission, nor did he pursue it excessively. While he distributed the power in his hands to other messengers, he was always ready to embark on this endless road.
The plan proposed by Zi Ke seemed to Chou Ke to be a helpless measure. If Zi Ke had not set the rule that the messengers should not attack each other, he would never have agreed to this plan.
but...
Even if the midnight hour is mentioned in advance, it does not mean that the twelve minutes of doomsday will be followed strictly.
There were already some conflicts within the twelve quarters, but these conflicts were not obvious on normal days due to the suppression of the three original messengers and were all within the controllable range.
But at this moment of life and death, any small conflict will be magnified infinitely.
Mao Ke's sudden attack was just a fuse. No matter whether she could successfully kill Chen Ke in the end, the result would be completely out of control.
If she succeeds in killing Chen Ke, the other postmen will have a reason to attack her. If Chen Ke succeeds in counterattacking, the other postmen will also take advantage of the opportunity.
As long as one of them dies... no, even if they just fight, the previous tacit understanding of "not attacking each other" will be completely destroyed.
"What on earth are you doing right now..."
Chou Ke was aware of his ears and eyes, but still could not contact Zi Ke.
He now needs to control the overall situation, keep an eye on the movements of other forces, and deploy the few troops in the hands of the Doomsday Messenger and the Doomsday Station in real time, so he cannot get away at all.
That is to say, among the twelve moments of the apocalypse, the only person who can stop the Mao moment without triggering a series of disastrous consequences is the Zi moment.
Chou Ke became increasingly anxious, and anxiously informed Chen Ke to avoid Mao Ke's attack for the time being, while trying to free up time by completing the work at hand as much as possible.
There is no point in investigating why Mao Ke is so crazy now. As long as Chen Ke does not accept the challenge, everything can be discussed.