Who left their last words here?

Chapter 34: Return! Destiny Descends Here!
"..."

The sound remained silent for a long time.

Just as Bai Zhou was wondering if it had already disappeared—

A loud bang came from the sky.

The deathly stillness of the daylight was torn apart.

A beam of light descended directly onto the desolate wasteland from the inverted giant city in the sky.

Some shadow is coming down from the sky.

Then, a massive sandstorm rose on the horizon, its turbid waves surging into the sky, a truly magnificent sight.

"what……"

Bai Zhou opened his eyes wide and looked at the sandstorm rising on the horizon.

But he quickly froze on the spot, his scalp tingling.

The clatter of hooves echoed as a tall, skeletal winged horse with bony wings soared through the air.

The horse's hooves rippled through the void, its eyes burning with eerie green flames, and atop its back sat an undead general clad in decaying armor.

The general's skeletal face was particularly ferocious, with battle flags waving behind him and thousands of undead soldiers galloping on horseback following closely behind.

The massive army marched across the sky, its rumbling echoes as powerful as thunder, its thousands of troops blotting out the sun, like a cloud of white bones and death.

—Where is the sandstorm?

Accompanying the heavy force was a massive army of thousands!
"Where did this army of undead come from?!"

Under the blood moon, terrifying monsters swarmed like flies across the desolate wasteland.

An overwhelming force rushed towards us.

The horrifying scene made Bai Zhou take a deep breath, cold sweat instantly soaking his entire body.
For a moment, he didn't even know where to run away.

What would it feel like for someone to encounter a cavalry legion galloping towards them in the wilderness?
—What if this cavalry legion was riding Pegasus, and could fly?

Bai Zhou frantically calculated in his mind the approximate time he arrived here.

If he remembers correctly, it should be soon...

Suddenly, Bai Zhou frowned and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Then, it felt like his scalp was about to explode.

—No, not thousands of troops!

It was that undead general riding a skeletal winged horse, holding a long whip in his hand.

The whip stretched out infinitely, like a terrifying, winding serpent, piercing through the chests of thousands of dried corpses, stringing them together like a skewer of candied hawthorns.

These mummies, their limbs stiff and expressions frozen, were strung together with whips and dragged through the air, like dolls drying on a rope.

At this moment, they swayed their heads and shook their bodies in sync with the general's movements, their armor clanging, making it seem as if they were on a march.

But every now and then, fragments of weapons or bones would fall, creating a "bone rain" in the places they passed by.

It dragged thousands of mummies as it flew majestically through the sky.

"Pass on my orders!"

"All troops halt!!"

The undead general issued military orders in a pretentious manner, as if unaware that behind him were only thousands of lifeless corpses being dragged along.

"Uu——"

He proudly reined in his warhorse, his back straight, as if he truly had a vast army behind him.

Then, he picked up the long sword in his hand and pointed it at the white boat.

The hoarse, deep voice belonged to the person who had just asked the question.

But he insisted on using this particular voice, at this moment, to shout out a contradictory tone that sounded quite bold, making it very awkward and uncomfortable to listen to.

"Young man, may I state my name?"

Good news, there are no massive armies.

Bad news: a monster more terrifying than a thousand troops is attacking.

And its brain seems quite abnormal!
...but at first glance,
Bai Zhou immediately answered two questions that had been lingering in his mind.

He had always wondered why there were only remaining armor pieces and few corpses on this ancient battlefield ruin.

Looking at it now, they're all strung on this general's whip.

What kind of fetish is this?
It's hard to imagine how long it took him to collect these bodies.

It's even more unimaginable.

Every day, he dragged this huge string of mummified skeletons from the sky to the ground and back again, creating a terrifying scene of the massive procession rumbling back and forth in the sky every day.

—As for the second one, it is the final piece of the puzzle of the Corpse Pit's Last Wish.

He now finally knows where the missing piece of the puzzle is.

—Because, above the head of this mentally unstable undead general,

There was also a white boat with a strikingly familiar crimson last message:

Let me rest in peace!

This last message is exactly the same as the dozen or so last messages found in the mass grave; they are identical.

But the one on the head of the undead general was even redder, brighter, and even blackish-red... as if it were the sum of a thousand last words.

"The Fool Who Digs in the Earth".

"I acknowledge your character, I acknowledge your existence."

Seeing that Bai Zhou remained silent, the Undead General simply dismounted and slowly approached Bai Zhou from the sky, sword in hand.

Bai Zhou's forehead was covered in sweat, and he retreated repeatedly.

So, you can fly without riding a horse?

They've even come here to walk on air...

The undead general raised his sword to the air and spoke in a hoarse, low voice:
"I'm sure you're the one I've been waiting for."

"I think you must have come to see me too!"

"Let's go then, what are we waiting for!"

The magnanimous skeleton said:
"Defeat me! Use my bones as your altar to ascend to heaven!"

"Also... help me find liberation!"

He finally stated the serious purpose of his visit.

As he said these words, the crimson last words above his head were flashing wildly.

This is the deceased's formal prayer.

If it is achieved, then that last will and testament will surely be broken.

Even the dozen or so last words that were buried will be shattered along with them.

At that time, Bai Zhou will be able to receive an unimaginably generous gift all at once.

but……

"Me? To defeat you?"

Bai Zhou blinked her clear eyes.

Who came looking for you? I don't know you, brother...

Does this inexplicable monster that just attacked me know what I'm saying?
Even Leia, the little girl who only "glowing," became the goddess of light in later generations.

And what kind of background do you have, you monster...?

In the hands of the undead general, a gleaming longsword sliced ​​through the dim night sky, its purple-gold gleam shimmering on it.

The purple gemstone inlaid at the end of the hilt provides a continuous stream of translucent purple light that adheres to the blade.

—They practically have the words "extraordinary weapon" written all over their faces!

And it's knife-shaped!
Bench legs, a mechanical spear gun pieced together from scrap metal, and half a flagpole...

This was the first time Shirashu had ever seen an extraordinary weapon in the shape of a sword, other than the crow's sword!

It looks pretty impressive.

Unfortunately... it's unacceptable. Because this damn thing is what someone was about to use to chop off their own head...

A chill ran down Bai Zhou's neck, even chillier than when he first saw the portrait of Louis XVI.

"I have to say, you've really mistaken me for someone else with those two dark holes."

Bai Zhou shrank back and waved his hands repeatedly.

However, the Undead General turned a deaf ear and a blind eye.

One must suspect that the head of that mad skull might not even have a visual or auditory system at all.

The hollows in his ears and eyes are perhaps only used for venting; otherwise, how could he talk to himself like that?

"Come on, let's have a fair fight!"

"I will not let my followers interfere."

"And you, you can then unleash your full potential!"

A terrifying aura emanated from the undead general, spreading in all directions. The sand and gravel on the ground trembled on their own, and a faint green light shot from his body straight into the sky.

The white boat, which is on the ground carrying a spear and a short stick, is not even in the same style.

But they remained locked in a standoff from afar.

"Go ahead!"

"You first."

He held the blade at an angle and said this.

It's fair to say that.

He wouldn't let his followers interfere... Anyone who didn't know better would really think he had a massive army following him.

Bai Zhou couldn't see where the fairness lay and inwardly grumbled.

That's so fair!

As long as it's one-on-one, it's considered fair; other differences are never mentioned.

He felt that the skeleton was completely absorbed in his own grand general cosplay game and couldn't pull himself out.

—A rather self-absorbed and eccentric general.

He perfectly portrayed a textbook example of a villainous general who was adept at using decoys to sell his wares.

On the surface, Bai Zhou could only stand expressionless and confront the undead, playing along with him as he continued to play this game.

Delaying time is almost over...

Fortunately, the Undead General insisted on waiting for him to make the first move... which gave Bai Zhou an opportunity.

—As long as Bai Zhou doesn't make a move, the other party will wait for him to make a move in the short term.

During this time, the white boat is temporarily safe.

At this moment, Bai Zhou gripped his weapon tightly, his expression solemn, as if he were contemplating the right moment to strike.

But in reality, he was tense and his muscles were taut; he was just stalling for time.

Three seconds later,

Bai Zhou finally waited...

"Boom-"

Above, an inverted giant city hangs in the sky.

Just like last time, at 36:00, the bells rang out again precisely on time.

The purpose of delaying has been achieved at this moment.

The [Zhu Luo Ji Pass] is now available!
The next moment,

Time seems to stand still.

Bai Zhou, holding the adorable rocking horse, let out a long sigh.

"See you next time!"

He waved to the undead general, who remained frozen in place with a bewildered expression.

Get away!

In the blink of an eye, golden light engulfed him.

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

The surroundings have returned to the warm and familiar dormitory.

The familiar and comforting aroma of coffee, mixed with a subtle scent of orange, wafts up.

The crow approached, its pupils widening slightly.

Those ruby-like eyes reflected the boy's disheveled figure, his clothes tattered.

Even the shirt underneath was only half there; I don't know what it was used for.

...At first glance, Bai Zhou looked quite miserable, as if he had just returned from scavenging.

But the crow remembered clearly—

When Bai Zhou went to the Reflection Ruins, he only brought the mechanical spear.

When he returned, he was carrying a strange little wooden horse in his arms, and a short stick was also in his left hand.

They were clearly two comical props that resembled a circus magic trick, but the crow smelled something unusual about them.

A mysterious item...?
Even Bai Zhou himself seemed to have undergone some kind of strange and inexplicable change.

—It seems he really did go to the Reflection Ruins to find a way to deal with Deputy Commander Han?
—Are there really people who can have whatever they want?

The words she had previously used to persuade Bai Zhou to abandon his delusions still echoed in her ears.

But now...

The crow's ears were burning hot.

It was hotter than when I first encountered flames as an extraordinary being.

She doesn't understand.

She was quite curious.

"you……"

The crow looked the white boat up and down, shaking its head every now and then, and said with great uncertainty:
"You went to buy supplies?"

Then, he faced Bai Zhou's innocent and clear eyes.

Crow sighed.

She finally realized that she had to admit...

She, the one who should be favored by fate, may be a fake.

"And you, you are the true chosen one, Bai Zhou."

...Are rituals for improving career luck through romance really that effective?
How about I give it a try next time?
The crow thought this with suspicion.

However, this also gave her confidence in Bai Zhou's performance the following night.

You can get two harvests by going to the Reflection Ruins twice.

She had never heard of such a thing before.

Perhaps it was Bai Zhou's desire for revenge that prompted fate to respond.

But what could be more telling than this?
The mandate of heaven has descended upon this place.

Those favored by Heaven will be invincible.

The crow felt...

—Probably this time.

Luck was truly on Bai Zhou's side.

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