Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 272 She Has Lost Everything

The effect was quite good. The monster's flesh and blood, which were originally difficult to separate, were successfully separated from the soil. The former Pirate King's Court had turned into a huge pit. Under the monster, the monster entrenched in the Pirate King's Court was now hanging above the huge pit. Long snakes of pollution pulled the monster from all sides of the pit, making it stagger and not fall.

To be honest, it's a bit funny.

Now it became easy to wear the lifting rope. The banshees went down from the four sides of the pit and came out from the other side, and the rope passed under the monster.

The Skyshroud Behemoth slowly came above the monster, pulled up the rope, and threw away all the ballast stones.

The huge airship brought unimaginable lift, and the monster's body was pulled into the air. Only the endless snakes of pollution were still connected. At this time, people could finally see its full picture.

It looked like an extremely huge octopus, as big as a small mountain. It no longer had any human appearance, but more like some kind of monster from the deep sea.

The tentacles of this octopus are densely packed and extend to an unknown distance. These long snakes of pollution are like a big net, a net that covers the entire Storm Ocean.

There was no sea water on the earth anymore, and the original seabed had dried up. The airship successfully pulled the monster up without much effort.

At this time, the construction of the furnace on Castel Island was nearing completion. Although the supporting equipment had not been fully completed, the main furnace was ready for use.

Zeus decided to try burning it first. He had long been fed up with the space where the Temple of Poseidon was located and wanted to try to see if he could leave.

On this day, Monica, Nini, and Gaia gathered in front of the huge furnace. This ceremony would be completed by the three of them together.

The previous Iron Prayer was performed by the trio of Chloe, Monica and Gaia. Now Chloe is dead, Monica has changed, and only Gaia is still there.

The expression on her face also became much more serious. She was no longer the little girl who was curious about everything. Only when she smiled could you see her previous appearance.

Xius looked at the three people in front of him and felt a lot of emotions. Everything had changed unconsciously. At that time, he just thought it was normal. The three people who used to give him headaches every day were no longer seen.

No one blew up the toilets at the Eastern Test Site. Well, this one isn't worth remembering.

The ceremony began quickly. Gaia skillfully anointed the furnace with holy oil. Monica danced in the dim candlelight, holding various holy objects. Her figure had grown. If the previous ceremony seemed funny, now it had a bit of evil and elegance.

Nini chanted the prayer softly - she didn't memorize it, but thanks to the other banshees reminding her through the mental link, her chanting went smoothly.

Hughes couldn't help but sigh as he watched Nini chanting her prayers.

He hadn't seen Chloe for a long time, but the girl's orange-red hair still often appeared in his mind. He could not forget the old friend who should have been gradually forgotten.

Looking at the ceremony in front of him, he suddenly remembered that Chloe had chanted the same prayer before. She recited it very fluently, and her short hair looked like dancing fire in the dim factory.

The time that I didn’t cherish at that time is gone forever in the blink of an eye, and I can only search for it again and again in my memories.

With such emotion.
Hughes walked forward and placed Chloe's diary on top.

A group of people were dancing and chanting prayers below, and Chloe's diary was placed right above it, with a portrait of her next to it.

Black and white.

〖 ？ ？ 〗

"Uh, don't you think this is a little weird?"

"Can you please take me down? Or at least take that painting down? It looks so weird!"

Chloe's handwriting appeared in the diary.

Hughes hurried forward, took out a pen and began to write.

This is to give you a sense of involvement.

〖.〗

"Why don't you just take me down?" Hughes shook his head, his face serious.
"How can this be? To commemorate your sacrifice and to allow you to witness Castel's future development, you will be taken out and hung on this platform at various important occasions. The Skitarii and the Fire Moths can also pay tribute to the martyrs."

"But the martyr you are commemorating is me. You are commemorating me, but it's embarrassing for me to be hanging there!"

"How could that be? This is a very sacred ceremony—look, there's your portrait next to it. Gaia is crying. She actually misses you very much."

〖.〗

This time Chloe was silent.

Gaia was indeed crying. She performed the ritual meticulously, her hands not shaking at all, but big tears were streaming down her face.

In the dim firelight, her tears occasionally reflected the firelight, adding a few rays of light to her wooden face.

She is Chloe's best friend and Chloe is her favorite person.

There had once been a Monica, but now she had lost those memories.

Gaia has always been a very lonely person. Before Zeus came to the island, her happiest time of the day was when her brother and father came home every night and she would listen to their stories about the outside world while having dinner.

Later she was able to go to school. She studied very hard and always got first place in her grades. Zoe always praised her for her talent and hard work.

She herself couldn't tell whether she liked it or was afraid of losing this kind of life.

At that time, she felt that as long as she worked hard, everything would be fine. Indeed, she attended the advanced class and met Chloe and Monica. Both of them were crazy and always got into trouble, and every time they got her scolded as well.

They were very nice to her and they were together every day.

Later, her brother left the island by boat and never came back. She would sit on the steps of the school every day and stare blankly. Later, the school was occupied by the fishmen, and she had no place to stare blankly.

Later, Monica disappeared, and her memory was left empty again.

Chloe took an airship to explore the sea full of monsters. She cried and hugged her. The carefree girl patted her on the back to comfort her, telling her not to worry and to just bring her more explosives.

She nodded. She had checked it many times and the explosives were safe. She was the most careful person.

She felt more at ease, as these explosives were all made by her, and she had confidence.

But what came was bad news.

There was no problem with her explosives, but Chloe still died.

There was no body, no last words. Chloe had read the message that she had conveyed with her life to Hughes. She said nothing, returned to the factory, returned to the production line, and continued to make explosives for Castel.

Her last friend also left.

Gaia is a very strong person. She completed the task meticulously and helped Caster overcome the difficulties.

There was no one behind her, how could she fall down?

Many people have spoken to Chloe in blood in their diaries, but Gaia didn't. When Hughes put the diary in front of her, she refused. When she pushed the diary away, she felt empty in her heart.

She couldn't tell whether she was afraid to face it or unable to forgive.

Chloe was silent, and Monica was also silent. They looked at their former friend, but didn't know how to comfort her.

They can never go back to the way they were before.

(End of this chapter)