Night World Players

Chapter 146 I will find you back, no matter the cost (5k)

The light is flowing and the light is converging.

As if illuminating the young man who overlooks the world is considered the highest mission, the light of the entire city is gathering towards the high platform.

It was clearly two o'clock in the afternoon, with the sun shining brightly, but in the central area of the royal city it seemed as if night had fallen and the day had dimmed.

All that remained was the intense and clear dim starlight that illuminated the night sky.

Then, after a few breaths.

The brilliance condenses.

The fingertips of the young man on the high platform turned into a dazzling entity.

It was a small goblet.

And inside the wall of the goblet, the afterglow of the stars turned into an illusory liquid.

Like the blood of the dusk giant, the dim starlight swayed slowly in the wine glass.

"A symbol of faith, the prototype of the Kingdom of God—"

"The Holy Grail."

In the square below.

Gray stared at the wine glass filled with starlight in Luster's hand and murmured to herself.

Beside her, the figures of many deceased Taoists had completely faded, even close to nothingness... It was even difficult to discern their outlines with the naked eye.

This is a sign that the "existence" of these deceased people has been stripped away.

The power of existence that constitutes the foundation of their existence has now been transformed by the holy sacrifice... and turned into the illusory liquid dotted with starlight in the holy grail.

That is the blood of the god of death that symbolizes "dusk".

However, within the realm of imperial power, even those humans who still retained their flesh and blood and had not been deprived of the power of existence only gazed devoutly at the figure on the platform, not noticing at all that people were constantly dying around them.

Looking at the Holy Grail that was constantly being filled and even beginning to overflow with dim yellow divine blood...

Gray's beautiful emerald green eyes became even colder at this moment.

Thanks to the eye technique of observing spiritual vision and the complete confidential files left to her by Chief Cessel, Gray was able to clearly understand the entire process of the holy sacrifice at this moment.

The authority gathered by divinity, the kingdom of God anchored by faith, and the shell of mythical creatures...

These are the "three elements" on the path to godhood.

Authority, faith, divine body...

Only by achieving such a perfect trinity can one ignite the divine fire and truly ascend to the throne of God.

If any of these is lacking, then they are just so-called saints and angels, mythical creatures that are closer to the realm of gods than ordinary humans, but they are not qualified to be called "gods".

Previously, Last broke open Queen Helen's heart and took it away, and spent three years completing the initial fusion of the "Death Star Cup", which is the "divine authority" among the three elements.

If the path to becoming a god of "Death" is likened to an ancient road called Huangquan, then on this deep path, there are three indestructible ancient bronze doors, and only those who hold the keys can pass through.

And behind the three bronze doors is the long-lost throne.

The old god of death has fallen for several epochs, and this throne has been vacant for several epochs, just waiting for someone to pass through the three bronze doors to truly ascend the throne and become the new god of death.

Rast, who had previously housed the Death Star Cup, had already obtained the key to the first bronze door. At this moment, after using the holy sacrifice to refine the dead of the entire paradise, the Holy Grail, which symbolizes the anchor of faith and the prototype of the Kingdom of God, appeared...

The key to the second bronze door was about to be obtained by Laster.

……

On the high platform, the black-haired, black-eyed young man looked at the Holy Grail overflowing with dusk, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Then he slowly stretched out his hand.

As long as he can take in the holy grail that gathers the power of faith of the entire underworld, he will completely master the keys to the two bronze doors.

The only step left before reaching the throne of the God of Death is to "complete the incarnation, fuse the flesh and blood of God, and obtain the complete body of God."

But at this moment, Gray suddenly moved.

This is the moment when the road to the underworld is opened and the Holy Grail appears.

Even with Brother Rast's character, he would definitely relax at this moment and focus all his attention on the Holy Grail that appeared.

This moment was the opportunity Gray had been waiting for.

Although it was only a fleeting moment, it was enough for the girl who had waited and longed for this moment for three years.

She would not and could not miss this opportunity.

Raise the gun, aim, and pull the trigger...

With the help of the noisy crowd performing the holy sacrifice as cover, Gray completed this series of actions in one breath.

then.

bang——

The whistling sound of bullets leaving the chamber tore through the silence above the Royal City Square.

An alchemical bullet engraved with blood-red patterns whirled out of the gun and shot towards the young man on the platform... or to be more precise, towards the holy grail that materialized in the void in front of the black-haired boy.

This is Gray's primary goal.

Once brother Rast, who has already contained the Star Grail, contains the Holy Grail again.

Then, he would have crossed more than half of the Yellow Springs Ancient Road on the road to becoming a god...

By then, Brother Rast would most likely completely lose his humanity and become one of those mythical creatures who would do anything to become a god, with no way back.

Once the path to godhood is set, it is difficult to stop by one's own will.

Therefore, if we want to wake up Brother Rast completely...

Smash the holy grail, a symbol of the Kingdom of God and faith, and completely break the key to one of the three bronze doors.

This made Brother Rast completely give up the idea of becoming a god.

That's what Grey had to do.

Only in this way can I achieve the wishes and thoughts that linger in my ears in my dreams for thousands of days and nights.

boom--

Alchemical bullets rushed out.

It tore the atmosphere apart and set off a storm.

This alchemical bullet was specially made by Chief Cessel, and the crystal at the bullet tip contains a ray of the purest sun fire.

Once the warhead hits the target, it will cause the most violent incineration in the world.

Even the Holy Grail, which represents the faith of an entire nation and symbolizes the embryonic form of the Kingdom of God, will be reduced to ashes by the burning of the legendary Sun Fire.

however--

That is, in this split second.

On the high platform, the young man with black hair and black eyes suddenly turned around.

That cold and indifferent gaze fell in the direction of Gray.

Although it was the critical point for the Holy Grail to appear, the joy of taking a step further on the path to godhood did not seem to shake his attention at all. In such a fleeting gap, he still noticed Gray's surprise attack.

Gray and Last's sight spanned the hundreds of meters between the square and the holy altar and met in mid-air.

This was the first time they looked at each other after several years. The square, which was once bustling with tens of thousands of people, was now silent, with only the two people looking at each other from afar.

The boy's eyes were still clear and bright, just like that rainy night three years ago, as if there were bright stars at the bottom of the lake...

However, the gray-haired girl's emerald eyes no longer held the same broken and empty despair as they had on that rainy night.

Instead, there was a fire that rose up like a star, seeming to illuminate the long night.

As if he sensed the sun's fire that was contained in the bullet shot by Gray, which was enough to burn the Holy Grail, and the "inevitable" fate entangled in it, Luster frowned.

Then he opened his mouth slightly and spoke with a metallic voice.

That was the solemn command of the King of the Underworld in his own domain of authority, the word spirit that controlled death...

The order of death was directly imposed on the bullet speeding through the air, which would completely strip away the bullet's "life" and usher in an end of decay and weathering.

Just like that rainy night three years ago, when Last used the Word Spirit after obtaining the Star Grail to completely wipe out all of Gray's angry attacks after she learned of the betrayal...she was forced to kneel on the ground, falling into deep despair and helplessness.

however--

That's when.

In Gray's emerald eyes.

That tiny spark, like a spark in the snow, which could go out at any time...suddenly burned violently.

"Original text: Invalid immediately after death"

""Original Code·Double Phantom""

"Original Classics: A Tribute to Life"

In the raging flames, one illusory light after another flashed on the alchemical bullet that contained the fire of the sun.

Then, in the solemn order of death, the alchemical bullet was annihilated. It seemed as if it had completed a century of history in an instant... The yellow copper shell rusted and decayed in an instant, and then turned into scattered dust, floating on the square.

However, that decree of death, the one that was destined to end irreversibly... was just an illusion created by replicating someone's special ability, "Double Phantom".

The phantom's doppelganger bore the solemn order of death on behalf of the original body, while it itself continued to rush towards the Holy Grail without encountering any hindrance.

The scene happening before his eyes made the young man on the platform frown slightly.

The sound of metal once again echoed in the royal city, and Last once again uttered the ancient words, the solemn command of death.

Without the double phantom, this time the brass bullet was hit directly by the Word Spirit.

But it shook a bit, and although its speed slowed down a little, it still maintained its original trajectory and did not completely break.

That is the protection of "Nullify Instant Death" and "Ode to Life".

The direct order of death is indeed tyrannical and unreasonable, but it is not impossible to restrain... The blessing of life is the nemesis of death.

Such a sudden change caused the dim light around Last to surge again.

He released the kingship of the underworld for the third time, and this time the alchemical bullet was finally completely annihilated and turned into scattered dust.

But at the same time, Gray's figure disappeared.

Disappeared into the dark space crack.

"Original Dimension Jump"

"Original Shadow March"

"Original: Teleport"

With the fire of the shore guardians inherited from leader Cessel, which encompasses everything in the world, as the cornerstone... At this moment, Grey used the original text to reproduce the superpowers and sequence abilities possessed by countless other extraordinary people in the shore guardian organization.

Relying on shadows and dimensional cracks as a carrier, he crossed the barriers of space and completed teleportation over a distance of hundreds of meters.

Her figure appeared beside Rast, and at the same time, Gray's right hand suddenly materialized a pair of gloves flowing with the fire of the sun.

Then, taking advantage of the moment when the black-haired, black-eyed young man in front of her was distracted for a short time after releasing the power of the God of Death for the third time in a row... her right hand, which was burning with the fire of the sun, reached straight for the Holy Grail in front of the young man.

This is Grey's backup plan. When the alchemical bullets become ineffective, she will immediately launch a surprise attack with her real body and use the second glove that contains the fire of the sun to destroy the Holy Grail.

Grey has been preparing for this moment for three years.

During those more than a thousand sleepless nights without stars, Gray had imagined the boy who had cast an indifferent gaze at her on the cliff on that rainy night as her imaginary enemy countless times.

In my mind, I simulated again and again the many situations that would occur when we fought again, all the possible changes and development branches.

She had long known about Rast's unreasonable power of death that could directly bring an end to everything...how could she not prepare for it in advance?

The Six Paths Original Arts that Gray activated at this moment were all part of her preparations for the past three years with Last as the imaginary enemy.

She has simulated and considered every situation, every possibility, and many alternative plans during these three years.

only for--

To stop Brother Rast’s dream of becoming a god and bring him back from the wrong path... This was the only wish the girl made in the long, starless night.

however.

After one thousandth of a breath.

Gray looked at the ground beneath her feet and saw a dim yellow pattern suddenly light up.

Followed by.

The cage of light formed by the rays of dusk suddenly rose up with the hexagram pattern as its foundation.

The petite figure of the gray-haired girl was completely bound in the cage of light.

Her limbs and every inch of her flesh were pierced by the beam of light, clamping her body and making her unable to move at all.

Brother Rast——

He had long guessed that after the alchemical bullets became ineffective, he would approach in his true form and try to seize the Holy Grail...

Even his brother Last had guessed where he might land after the space jump and set a trap in advance?

As soon as this thought arose in Gray's mind.

next moment.

Gray saw the handsome young man with black hair and black eyes in front of him slowly lower his gaze to herself who was trapped in the cage of light.

The pair of dark eyes that once made her feel extremely at ease, now still contained an indifferent look that made Gray feel extremely strange and unfamiliar.

It was as if a majestic king was looking down at the prisoner under the throne who was attempting to start a rebellion.

Although their bodies were only one step apart, the distance between their hearts was so far away.

"Three years no see..."

"Gray, you are still as weak as you were before. You still have unrealistic and immature ideas... but you don't have the power to turn them into reality."

"You are not qualified to challenge me."

"I didn't have it then, and I don't have it now."

"It's just different from three years ago."

"This time, no one will pay for your willfulness or clean up the mess for you."

The boy's cold voice penetrated the cage of light and echoed in Gray's ears.

In just three years, Brother Last seemed to be one step closer to the throne of God. He became less human and more divinity, high above everyone else, overlooking all living beings from the clouds.

At this moment, a majesty like a mountain rose from his body, making the people around him feel as humble as ants.

However, facing the sarcasm of the boy in front of her, Gray simply closed her eyes gently.

"You're right, Brother Rust."

"I know that I am still very green and immature."

"Even though I have obtained the fire inherited by the shore guardians... the power I can exert now is not even one tenth of that of Chief Cecil."

"but--"

The girl suddenly opened her eyes and looked straight at Last with her beautiful emerald eyes without any retreat.

"Even if I'm as stupid and clumsy as I am, I won't keep on being clumsy like this."

"I will become stronger and smarter, and I will be able to live up to Chief Cecil's expectations of me..."

"I will catch up with you, Brother Rust, and understand everything you are facing, all the situations and difficulties... Then I will tell you frankly that everything you firmly believe in is wrong, and bring you back on the right track."

Three years, three years of missing you day and night, tossing and turning.

For Gray, it was more than just obtaining the Guardian's Fire...

"Even though I am so clumsy——"

"How is it possible that we have not made any progress in these three years?"

Even though he was trapped in the cage of light, he couldn't move at all.

But Gray did not give up struggling and resisting like she did three years ago when she fell into the muddy cliff.

Along with these words, the silver flames in Gray's eyes burned again.

"Destiny..."

The girl's whispers were just like what happened more than ten years ago in that hopeless frozen water town.

And along with that soft whisper, everything around——

Whether it was the crowd in the royal court that reacted and erupted in chaos, the jumping clock hands on top of the clock tower, or the breeze blowing in the sky and the flowing clouds.

Everything was distorted and frozen in an instant.

It was as if a film reel was being replayed.

All the scenery, all the things, began to slowly flow backwards at an extremely strange pace.

The flow of time and fate was exactly the same as when Grey was trapped in a cycle of despair in Frozen Water Town many years ago.

Just, this time.

What she did was no longer to paralyze herself by deceiving herself and trap herself in an endless dream.

Instead, standing in front of Brother Rast...

Then, she personally found the most important man in her life and brought him back from the wrong path.

"I will find the original you..."

"Whatever the cost."

The girl's voice sounded like she was crying and complaining, as if she was confiding to the most familiar stranger in front of her, or as if she was talking to herself.

"so--"

"It's time..."

"Let's go back."

(End of this chapter)