Night World Players

Chapter 169 It is my honor to fight alongside you (Two in One)

This is the brilliance of millions of suns shining at the same moment.

It is also the most extreme explosion and the most fiery bloom among all the possibilities within the observable universe.

Even if the "supernova explosion" before his eyes was just a simulation created by Cecil using his legendary mental power, a fantasy born from the soul -

But when the scenery of the spiritual world is projected into reality, its power is reduced by a trillion times compared to real stars, but it is still enough to make the mountains and seas tremble.

In the twisted fate, time is constantly accelerating, and the already intricate rings of life rotate endlessly, constantly etching layer upon layer of the marks of time.

In that world of mental images conceived by fantasy—

The process that originally took millions or tens of millions of years to complete can be compressed into tens of seconds, or even a few breaths.

Then, the outbreak.

At this moment, the entire dark sky was illuminated as bright daylight.

Noah's expression finally changed.

Not only him, but also the huge black dragon in the depths of the distant ocean let out a deafening roar.

Wings forged from black scales stretched out, blocking out the sun. Every flap sent thousands of tons of seawater rushing into the sky, stirring up a storm...

Above the sky, a long scarlet river formed by blood and bones also disappeared in an instant. It was the domain of the legendary King of the Iron Cross, a kingdom of flesh and blood condensed from the flesh and blood of countless people it had devoured.

Although they didn't understand how Cecil in the corona managed to do all this, at this moment, the instinct of the legendary creatures to seek profit and avoid harm finally overcame their bloodthirsty nature... They all began to flee into the distance.

However, at the current time point——

Whether it was escaping or defending... it was all too late.

With the stellar core made of pure steel as the origin, the corona, which had been suppressed to the extreme, lost its restraint and was suddenly released and expanded.

Within a few breaths, the illusory glorious corona expanded to thousands of times its original size, and was even expanding further.

All the matter that made up that star was thrown outward in the explosion at this moment -

After iron, whether it is gold, silver, platinum, chromium... all heavy metal elements were born in such a brilliant bloom, and then scattered to the entire world, forming the foundation of this material world.

The star, freed from its constraints, expanded without limit. It was only a few meters high when Cecil first released his solar field, but now it expanded in an instantaneous explosion, as if it were a real mountain, hanging above the dark sea level, representing the battle between the earth and the ocean.

The gushing brilliant corona stirred up a torrent of glory, creating countless whirlpools that engulfed the towering ancient trees, the howling black dragon of the moon, and the flesh-and-blood kingdom of the King of the Iron Cross.

In the instantly evaporating seawater, every molecule of the Black Dragon and the King of the Iron Cross was exposed to the scorching impact, and these majestic legendary creatures also let out shrill screams.

Divine factors rise from their bodies, trying to compete with the all-consuming stellar corona.

However, it is ineffective.

This was the final cry of a supergiant star, the most violent explosion ever recorded in the entire universe.

In the presence of such a brilliant celestial body—

Whether it's the black dragon with wings covering the sky, or the king with the iron cross... these mythical creatures that once reigned supreme in the Age of Gods and were worshipped as totems by early human tribes are now as humble as ants.

Unable to resist even a single breath... the glorious tsunami would incinerate everything.

Whether it was the pitch-black ancient dragon or the king of the Iron Cross, their movements were frozen in the glory.

The supernova explosion had already turned this place into a vacuum, so the magnificent bodies of these legendary creatures did not burn violently, but instead glowed with a fiery red luster, like burning charcoal.

The next moment, the vacuum collapsed, and the huge pressure difference set off a magnificent storm. The bodies of the giant black dragon and the King of the Iron Cross were torn into pieces in the storm. After touching the glorious torrent, the fragments sublimated into snow-white ashes.

Behind the long river of light, a white dust belt formed and drifted towards the dark ocean like scattered ashes.

……

Rast sat on the rocky beach, looking at the suddenly rising bright sun in the distant sea.

It was a supernova explosion that was manifested by the mental image and finally reflected in reality. Such a magnificent scenery was still clearly visible even from thousands of meters away, as if the sunrise time was advanced by a full seven hours, and the night was as bright as day at this moment.

And a few seconds after that brilliance materialized.

From far away, the blast arrived a little later and reached the broken coastline paved with messy reefs.

It blew away the dark clouds, overturned the mountains and forests, shook the earth, and swept past.

The wild wind blew, making Rast's black hair rustle, but he was not moved at all.

He just raised his head slightly and looked into the distance, with a mysterious color flowing in his eyes.

[Tower Pilot: The second-tier ability of the Tower Sequence. Your eyes can see through fog and darkness, allowing you to never lose your way even in the darkest, lightless sea.]

This was the ability he unlocked when he broke through the second level in Frozen Water Town.

At this moment, Rast was using the inherent skills of this tower sequence, silently holding his breath, penetrating the darkness and fog of the Lightless Sea, and witnessing everything that happened on the battlefield.

He wasn't the type to overreact or embellish his words with exaggerated descriptions. The cycles of Deep Blue Harbor had long since made Rust accustomed to all the joys and sorrows, the ups and downs of life, allowing him to maintain a calm and composed mindset in the face of everything. But the "Battle of the Broken Shores" that Rust was witnessing firsthand through his own eyes was still beyond his previous understanding, truly awe-inspiring.

In such an ignorant and muddled world, all basic sciences and applied levels have long remained in the steam age, the inheritance of knowledge and civilization has been almost completely interrupted, and is destined to only decline.

Isolated and helpless, Cecil relied solely on his own mental power to reason and calculate, spending hundreds of years analyzing the composition of stars and constructing a solar model within his own mental world...

In his mind, every physical law that makes up a star, every constituent factor, every element and the decay of the atomic nucleus have been completely mastered in every detail.

Only in this way could Cecil make a real simulated star exist in his mind for a long time, and even make the "supernova explosion" that he had never seen with his own eyes and only existed in the theoretical possibility of model deduction become a real reality.

From the original steam age to the atomic energy age... In Rast's previous life, this was a huge leap that spanned several generations. It was the result of hundreds of years of joint efforts by thousands of scholars and billions of human beings in the entire civilization.

But at this moment, Cecil completed the changes of the times with his own strength.

The truth contained in this, created by Cecil alone, far exceeds the basic knowledge leap of the current era... This is far more shocking and incredible than how many legends Cecil killed in this battle, so incredible that even Last could hardly believe his eyes.

But the fact is right before his eyes, whether he believes it or not.

Those who have not reached the top will never be able to imagine the scenery at the top.

Of course, most scientific research and inventions are constrained by the current era and environment. For example, because there are no shallow copper mines in Latin America, even though the Mayan civilization developed other derivative disciplines and civilization fields to the utmost, it was unable to move out of the Stone Age and enter the Bronze and Iron Ages until its demise.

But in the long river of history, there will always be some amazing exceptions. They break through the constraints and shackles of the current era and environment, and become pioneers of human civilization and turning points in history.

This was a feat that allowed a mere human to reach the divine realm... and it was a unique variable nurtured over a vast period of time, worthy of being described as a "miracle."

And it is precisely these tiny "variables", the accumulation of one insignificant "miracle" after another, that eventually made a mountain out of a molehill... that allowed humans to rise in the Age of Gods, which should not have dominated, in a way that violated the laws of development of things, ending the domination of mythical creatures and becoming the new masters of this land.

Such brilliance is timeless and will still be engraved in the long river of history and shine brightly even thousands of years later.

Rast closed his eyes slightly, feeling the sea breeze blowing on his face.

No wonder when he described the various aspects of the future world, Cecil never questioned the authenticity of what he described, and even had no doubts. Instead, he believed it directly... because that was the future scenery he had depicted over and over again in his mental world over the long years, based on the scientific principles and rules he had deduced.

The gratified smile that Cecil showed at that time was not simply a longing for the future world described by Last, but a smile when he knew that his efforts had not been in vain after his research and deduction were confirmed by the time traveler.

No wonder Cecil would choose his heir in advance and entrust everything to Grey.

Because what was transmitted in that fire was not only the power of Night Blade's "Library of Fools", but also the physical laws and basic scientific conclusions deduced by Cecil using his mental power throughout his long life - those were the basic scientific research results that were enough to enable human civilization to complete the leap from the "Steam Age" to the "Atomic Energy Age".

He knew that in the current turbulent and chaotic Sixth Epoch, a world of disasters where people could not even guarantee their basic safety, there was no soil for those epoch-making scientific research results to be effective... It was like if you couldn't even get enough food to eat, then even the most advanced physicists would have no place to use their skills.

Therefore, Cecil chose to entrust everything he had researched throughout his life... to Grey, and to future generations.

Then, we will clear the obstacles for future generations and provide them with a fertile soil for the epoch-making basic sciences to germinate, a truly clear sky.

The memories from the past gradually surfaced, and then at this moment they all came together, allowing Last to finally understand the true meaning of the words Cecil left behind when he said goodbye to him -

"Use your body to pave the way for those who come after you"

It is not just about using individual bravery to provide protection for humanity, kill powerful forbidden creatures, and invading legendary warriors.

No matter how powerful an individual is, no matter how magical and mysterious the Night Blade called "The Fool's Library" is, it can only act on a single individual and cannot bring permanent changes to human civilization as a whole.

No matter how glorious and powerful a civilization may be, if this powerful individual falls, the entire civilization will inevitably fall with it...

Just like those mythological races that once flourished in the Age of Gods, they were once high and mighty, living above the clouds. But when the mystery receded and the gods that once protected them could not even protect themselves, it only took a moment for these mythological races to fall into dust.

However, Cecil is fundamentally different from those ethnic leaders who rely solely on personal bravery to protect their fellow tribesmen.

What he left behind for future generations is a treasure called "knowledge", which will never be exhausted no matter how much it is mined.

There is also an incomparably vast, infinitely lonely world... a world without constraints, shackles, and true freedom.

The wildly blowing wind was suddenly mixed with some pale smoke and dust. It was the ashes left after the Black Eclipse Dragon and the King of the Iron Cross were burned by the brilliant sun.

And Rast stretched out his hand slightly in the sea breeze, feeling the pale ashes dissipating at his fingertips without leaving any trace.

He suddenly remembered the afternoon many years ago when Shadow Servant said goodbye to him in the Paradise Royal City which still existed at that time.

"Captain, it's my honor to fight alongside you."

These were the last words Shadow Servant said to Rast. Not long after that, she was buried in the Paradise Palace, which has now turned to ashes. She died at the hands of Noah while protecting Gray.

And this situation and this scene are exactly like that time and that moment.

“It is also my honor to fight alongside you.”

"Leader Sissel."

Rast's words drifted in the raging wind and were not heard by anyone.

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PS: There may be another update in the morning.

(End of this chapter)