Who left their last words here?

Chapter 32 A New Ability: "I said, 'Let there be light'"

The blood moon hangs high.

A desolate wind blows across the wasteland.

A deafening roar echoed across the earth as a swollen, white giant, wielding a mysterious black short stick, wandered through the ruins.

It was like a ghost wandering across this crimson wasteland, seemingly searching for something.

This monster, whose eyes sometimes turn bloodshot, seems to hold a grudge and is searching everywhere for that wretched "flea".

Suddenly, a small, moving black dot appeared in the distance, standing out starkly in the desolate wasteland.

Is it...him...?

After a brief moment of thought, it was overjoyed.

I've found you!

But in the blink of an eye, the black dot rapidly approached him.

"Tap, tap, tap-tap—"

Swift footsteps clearly trod over the ruins and rubble.

Familiar faces gradually came into the monster's murky vision.

The man was carrying a long, clanging mechanical spear with his back turned.

The monster clenched its teeth and opened its eyes wide.

—Why isn't it running away, but instead running towards me?
This flea can only roll around and has absolutely no ability to fight head-on...

How dare you do this!

The next moment, "Flea Boy" raised his spear.

"I am back!"

The "Flea Boy" declared:

"Take my spear!"

So the monster opened its eyes wide and looked at the spear.

The spearhead was sharp, yet there was no sign of it about to thrust out.

The next instant, the spearhead flickered—

The flashlight strapped to the spearhead shone with an extremely blinding light.

In the dim wasteland illuminated by the blood moon, a striking beam of light appeared, tearing through the darkness and shooting straight out—

It was stabbed into the monster's wide-open eyes.

"???"

"Roar!!!"

All that remained before their eyes was a blinding white light. The monster roared in fury, but had no choice but to keep its eyes tightly shut.

then,

With a loud "boom," it sounded like a cannon shot!

The spears and guns trembled violently.

The gun barrel beneath the spearhead unleashed a powerful shot, billowing out thick yellow smoke.

Several pustules burst open, and the monster, in pain, staggered and nearly fell to the ground.

At this moment, the swollen giant, who was somewhat bewildered by this whole thing, heard rapid footsteps again.

he came.

Bai Zhou raised his spear and charged faster toward the monster.

"Thump, thump thump—"

The "Power Enhancement" mini-ritual begins.

The "Body Agility" mini-ritual begins.

The "Jumping Master" mini-ceremony begins.

Half of his spirituality was illuminated.

Arcane Mark, activated.

The white boat was full of energy and vitality.

With a powerful leap, he soared into the air.
The lithe figure raised the spear high, its stance, poised to slash, coinciding with the blood moon in the sky.
Moon's Ashes... Oath of Saints...

cut!
Kill, kill, kill!

Slit the boil! Cut through the fat! Sever the bone! Crush the entrails!

Flames ignited on the spear, first red, then turning white.

A strange white flame, carrying an invincible and majestic aura, and a dazzling light like a small sun—

The energy exploded from the spearhead, rolling onto the monster and setting it ablaze.

"Roar!!!"

The giant in the fire cried out in pain and roared in anger.

Bai Zhou quickly retreated, cautiously observing the giant's figure from a distance.

The scalding, magnificent white flames completely enveloped its bloated, obese, ugly body, which was covered with foul-smelling tumors and pustules.

One by one, the tumors and pustules were burned to ashes, and the layers of fat were burned dry.

His swollen, obese body gradually became thin from the burns.

"Is it almost done...?" Bai Zhou stared intently at the burning, swollen behemoth.

"Roar……"

The monster's agonizing screams, echoing across the wasteland, gradually faded away.

Those cloudy eyes, illuminated by the firelight, seemed to become a little clearer.

The flames on his body no longer seemed to be burning hot.

The magnificent light no longer seemed dazzling.

Instead, it became warm and bright...

"what……"

The giant in the fire showed a hint of realization, as if it had remembered something.

Then, amidst Bai Zhou's confused expression,

It said this intermittently:

"Thank you!"

"……what?"

Bai Zhou blinked blankly.

The next instant, the last words on the swollen giant's head trembled and shone brightly.

It's so dark, so dark...

His last words were broken.

Horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling strokes, dots, turns, hooks, and lifts—fragments of brushstrokes rushed toward Bai Zhou, and images flashed rapidly before him.

This is……

Bai Zhou suddenly froze.

How could this hideous, cunning, and despicable swollen monster be...?

……

Her name is Leia, and she is a little girl who is afraid of the dark and loves beauty.

Because she was timid and afraid of the dark, she was best at making everything sparkle.

The magic of light, the magic of purification.

She's only good at one type of magic, and only knows this one.

That way, you won't be afraid of the dark anymore.

Although she possesses absolutely no combat ability, the one magic she knows is unmatched by anyone else.

As a result, all adventurer teams vied to invite her to join them.

She left her hometown and made a name for herself in Sky City.

But she is still that timid, dark-fearing, and beauty-loving little girl.

Her little dress was always adorned with star-like jewels.

There was a white satin bow in the center of the skirt, lively and pure, as if it were her trademark.

Although everyone takes good care of her and always puts her at the back of the team...

But the more everyone acted this way, the more frustrated this girl, who "only shines" like a little candle and excels in only one subject, became with herself.

—Until this day.

A peculiar virus has swept the world.

Everyone was turned into walking corpses, and the endless army of walking corpses was approaching the foot of Sky City from afar.

Despite her timidity, she voluntarily left the Sky City, known as the invincible fortress, and came to the front line of the battlefield to defend her hometown located at the foot of Sky City.

Before the war began, she casually gave a cute wooden horse to a little boy from her hometown.

"We will win."

"must."

She gently stroked the little boy's head and spoke softly.

……

The war started.

My hometown, a small town that I remember forever bathed in the golden sunshine, is now shrouded in the bloody smoke of war.

They were more terrifying than anyone imagined; the overwhelming horde of zombies swallowed everything.

One by one, the warriors around her fell, and Leia's star-like dress lost its luster.

Despair enveloped the battlefield, and soon only the sounds of zombies chewing remained... and weak, sporadic resistance.

...The timid Leia heard the sound of her teeth chattering.

But a child's cry pierced the chaotic noise, sealing her resolve to back down.

When she opened her eyes again, golden flames shone in those beautiful eyes.

This world needs light.

Struggling to push aside the crumbling bricks in front of her, Leia ignored the filth and bloodstains on her skirt and staggered into the center of the open battlefield.

With her slender arms raised high, the girl lifted the battle flag that had long since fallen.

"Shine!"

A girl who only knows one kind of magic and is jokingly called "Leia the Light" by people.

He poured all his will, all his hope, and all his courage, along with the deepest hatred for darkness in his bones, into it—

"Here is the light—"

"Hope lies here—!"

No longer a gentle, purifying light, but an incomparably condensed and intensely blazing pure white pillar of light shot into the sky. Like a lance of judgment hurled by a deity, the pure and domineering pillar of light tore through the gloomy sky with a deafening roar.

A gigantic, phantom-like flag appeared on the dome, fluttering in the wind.

—A platinum battle flag, woven purely from burning light, shines in the sky!

The light poured down like a flood bursting its banks, countless surging streams of light carrying a sacred hum, turning the horde of corpses into ashes scattered across the ground.

How can one describe the scene that the soldiers witnessed at that time?
It was probably the most desperate moment when we saw the beacon of hope rise up.

The tattered, star-studded skirt was lifted by the stream of light, fluttering wildly.

A slender girl, seemingly able to be blown away by the wind, raised her arms high, waving a burning banner of light, and declared victory.

It was like a miracle.

Every soldier will never forget this scene for the rest of their lives.

The courage ignited by the miracle instantly permeated the entire battlefront, which was on the verge of collapse.

"Follow the flag! Follow... Leia the Light!"

The commander's voice boomed like thunder, filled with a desperate fervor.

Without further ado, the tattered shield was raised once more, and the dulled swords reflected holy light.

The soldiers roared and howled as they launched a counter-charge following the holy banner that shone with holy light.

Because they firmly believe—

I hope to be with them.

The goddess was with them.

……

The first war against the zombie horde ended in a miraculous victory.

However, in the subsequent third war against the zombie horde,
This "Leia of Light," a symbol of miracles, along with her most loyal followers, was ultimately swallowed up by the endless horde of corpses.

In the final moments before utter succumbing to depravity, the girl's love of beauty compels her to tremble and fumble for her waist.

That was once the most dazzling part of her star-studded long dress, and also her most beloved white bow.

But what my fingertips touched was no longer the soft, smooth silk texture I remembered…

Instead, it was sticky, cold, putrid grease, a horrifying abscess.

Her once pure, golden hair, like the morning sun, has turned into a swollen tumor.

The last glimmer of light belonging to "Leia" was extinguished completely in the face of this terrifying truth that was within reach.

The most timid girl met her end in the most tragic way.

The most beautiful little girl has been transformed into the ugliest and most terrifying monster.

The girl who is most afraid of the dark steps into the darkest and deepest eternal night.

"It's so dark...so dark..."

Until many years later,

The arrival of a boy.

A pure white flame burned, dispelling some of the heavy, cold darkness...

……

These wars were not recorded in history.

This civilization also silently vanished countless years ago.

The story of "Leia" is just a small ripple in the changing of history, eventually buried deep in obscurity.

But that "miracle" left some traces in the long river of time.

Someone turned this unforgettable scene into a mural, which was rediscovered by people several civilizations later.

People don't know her specific deeds and can only imagine them by looking at the murals.

But those who were still ignorant discovered that the murals emitted a faint light when they prayed to them.

Like a miracle.

Thus, based on the clues in the story, people incorporated this "goddess" who held high the battle flag into the mythology.

This little girl, who only "shines" like a small candle, always feels useless—

And so it was placed on a pedestal.

People called her...

Goddess of Light!

Aglaia, the Goddess of Light.

……

"Om..."

In the blazing white flames,
The blurry figure of a girl slowly emerged.

She wore a little dress that sparkled like stars, and her demeanor was serene.

She gently lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed slightly.

Good day, adventurer.

She spoke to Bai Zhou, her voice clear and sweet:

"Thank you for letting me see the light again."

"May the light forever soothe your trembling soul."

then,

Before Bai Zhou, whose feelings were particularly complicated, could say anything, her figure disappeared from the spot.

It transformed into a ray of light and rushed into the white boat.

"This is……"

This was the first time Bai Zhou received a gift after fulfilling his last words since he awakened to the principles of destiny.

As an ordinary person, he used to only receive gifts of material things.

But this time...

That ray of pure white light passed through the body and reached the depths of one's destiny.

Then--

It plunged straight into the pitch-black sea of ​​ignorance.

The roaring echo of the sea reached Bai Zhou's ears.

A pure white mark is imprinted on the surface of the sea of ​​ignorance.

This mark is very similar to a secret mark imprinted on one's destiny, yet it has many differences.

At least, the secret mark of the Chosen Ones was not imprinted on the Sea of ​​Ignorance...

Ya Mingqing had told Bai Zhou that the Sea of ​​Ignorance was the "ignorance" and "ordinariness" of the obscure principles of destiny, and the most useless thing in the space of destiny analysis.

A powerful chosen one can even completely evaporate the Sea of ​​Ignorance...

"what is it?"

Bai Zhou looked at the mysterious and ancient inscription. Although it was unfamiliar and extremely complex, Bai Zhou felt as if he could naturally understand its meaning.

—It was as if he was born with the ability to use this language, almost instinctively.

Next second,
Bai Zhou opened his eyes in the desolate wasteland.

He suddenly opened his mouth and began to recite.

The moment the words left his lips, they transformed into a mysterious and ambiguous tone, seemingly natural yet carrying a weighty and authoritative authority that commanded the world.

The world seemed to stand still at that moment.

Bai Zhou clearly felt his sea of ​​ignorance trembling, and something overflowing from the depths of the sea of ​​ignorance was spreading in all directions of the world.

In that instant, he clearly understood the meaning of the words he uttered, or rather, the "incantation."

He says--

"Light."

Then the next moment,

Endless light exploded outwards from him.

It submerged the sky and the earth.

……

half an hour.

The light of the blood moon poured down on the ground.

A gentle breeze swirled across the desolate wasteland, turning past the crumbling walls.

It was quiet all around.

There's a small mound here.

Bai Zhou dug the grave himself, and then buried it with handfuls of the ashes from the burning.

Then, he tore his white shirt in half and folded it into a rather ugly white bow.

The soft, white bow was gently placed in front of the mound and weighed down with a small stone.

It trembled in the wind, like a butterfly about to fly away.

"Light sleeps here, not ashes."

Bai Zhou stood in front of the small mound, his feelings somewhat complicated.

He never even considered it.

That swollen monster might have such a prototype.

But he also knew that the monster and the girl were not the same person.

The real Leia died long ago.

Perhaps, only when the fire was extinguished did the girl truly return to her former self for a fleeting moment.

—Actually, there is no such thing as a goddess of light named Aglaia.

There was only one little girl who was afraid of the dark and loved to look pretty.

Bai Zhou's gaze moved upwards, finally settling on the makeshift tombstone he had made from half a piece of ancient wood.

Leia

The words were written crookedly.

This was all Bai Zhou, the only witness who came afterward, could do for her.

The following passage was also written on it:

There is no long night underground, for she is always accompanied by light.

　Everyone, please continue reading! These next few days of reading will determine whether this book gets published in the Three Rivers section.

　　This book is slow-paced and developed too late. Although it has climbed from 100th to 20th on the new book chart in just three days, time waits for no one. Light novels are too fast-paced, and I still need two or three hundred more readers to get on the Sanjiang list.

　　I'll be updating three to four times tomorrow, probably around 10,000 words. I'll be writing the climax of the Blood Worship Cult invasion and the protagonist's revenge in one go. I hope everyone will follow along!

　　Gentlemen, I beg you! You will decide the crucial fate of this book!
　　As long as we can get to Sanjiang, I'll do anything for Yulu!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)