A three-year-old child dragged his sister's coffin and cried out for justice in the military re

Suddenly, a dull mechanical roar came from the metal dome at the top of the hall.

"Click click click—"

The dome slowly opened to both sides.

A blinding golden light poured down from above.

The entire hall was illuminated as brightly as day.

In that dazzling light.

A huge crystal coffin, held together by several thick chains.

It descended slowly.

Qin Xiao, Sui Sui, Nuan Nuan, and all the godfathers involuntarily raised their heads.

When the scene inside the crystal coffin was clearly seen.

Everyone's breath caught in their throats at that moment.

The crystal coffin was completely transparent and filled with a pale golden, viscous liquid.

A woman floats silently in the liquid.

Qin Xiao's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand.

is her.

The wife he had longed for day and night, the wife he had searched for for three whole years.

Sui Sui and Nuan Nuan's mother.

That gentle woman who always smiled and called him "Old Qin".

But now, her state is chilling and terrifying.

She was completely naked and so thin that she was almost nothing but skin and bones.

His body was covered with countless transparent tubes of varying thicknesses.

These tubes, like living tentacles, pierced deep into her spine, heart, limbs, and even brain.

Golden-red blood flowed from the tube.

It continuously supplies enormous amounts of energy to the outside world.

An energy network connecting the entire underwater city.

She was like a living battery that had been drained of all its vitality.

Imprisoned in this cold coffin, they endure the agonizing pain of having their blood and marrow extracted day after day.

The pile of rotten flesh on the ground, which was the shattered brain of the Primordial Era, emitted a piercing electronic laugh.

"Hahaha... Did you see that?"

"This is my masterpiece!"

"She is not only the mother body, but also the heart of this city!"

"I've completely bound her nervous system to the city's energy hub!"

The rotting flesh writhed on the ground, its laughter filled with malicious smugness.

"Every heartbeat of hers powers this city!"

"Now, I'm handing control over to her."

"The city will activate its self-destruct program the moment I die!"

"The only way to stop her self-destruction is to kill her!"

Yuan Chu's voice echoed in the hall, like a poisoned knife.

"Qin Xiao! Aren't you the God of War? Weren't you supposed to be saving your wife and daughter?"

"Come on! Kill her! Use your wife's life to save all of yours!"

"Killing me is the same as killing her! Do you dare?!"

This is a complete dead end.

Qin Xiao's whole body stiffened.

His hand holding the machete was trembling violently.

The knuckles turned white from excessive force, and even made a cracking sound of bones grinding together.

The tip of the knife scraped against the ground, making a harsh, screeching sound.

This tough guy didn't even flinch in the midst of gunfire.

This is a war god who dares to draw his sword and charge even in the face of thousands of troops.

At this moment, his eyes were red and bleeding.

He looked at the pale, emaciated woman in the crystal coffin, who had been tortured beyond recognition.

That was the person he was desperately trying to find.

How could you bring yourself to do it?

But if we don't kill her, everyone will die here.

This includes Sui Sui, Nuan Nuan who was just found, and his brothers who went through thick and thin with him.

Chu Kuang held the Gatling gun, gritted his teeth, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"These bastards... I'll tear them to pieces!"

He desperately wanted to blast that pile of rotten flesh to pieces, but he dared not fire.

Lu Ci pushed up his broken glasses, his face as pale as paper.

"Old Qin... don't be impulsive."

"Forcibly severing a physical neural bond will trigger an instantaneous energy backlash."

Shen Wansan was so anxious that he jumped up and down and started cursing.

"To hell with this dead end! I'll throw money at it! I'll throw money at it and build a life support system, okay?!"

Thunder gripped the gun tightly, his knuckles white, and remained silent.

Gu Bei covered his bleeding ear, staring intently at the portable computer in his hand, trying to find a way to crack it.

"No... the program is completely locked down." Gu Bei's voice was filled with despair.

"This is a biological lock at the genetic level. Cut the tube, and she will die."

"If we don't cut off the supply lines, the city will explode, and we'll all die."

Yuan Chu's wild laughter grew increasingly arrogant.

"Choose! Great Commander!"

"Is it about becoming a great hero, killing your lover with your own hands to save your brother and daughter?"

"Or should we be cowards and all of us be buried here with my divine kingdom?"

"This is my carefully prepared farewell performance for you!"

Sui Sui stood beside Qin Xiao.

She looked up at her mother in the crystal coffin.

The small body was trembling slightly.

She has never truly experienced being held in her mother's arms.

In the laboratory, her mother always watched her through the cold glass.

At that time, my mother's eyes were so gentle, so sad.

Now, we've finally found it.

But they have to face this choice.

"Daddy..." Sui Sui tugged at Qin Xiao's clothes.

Qin Xiao lowered his head and looked at his daughter.

His heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife, so much so that he couldn't breathe.

Just then.

Inside the crystal coffin.

Those eyes that had been closed for three whole years.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Those were eyes as gentle as water.

Although filled with exhaustion and unimaginable pain, it remained clear.

Her gaze pierced through the pale golden liquid and through the thick crystal glass.

It landed on Qin Xiao's face.

Then, he looked at Sui Sui.

Finally, she looked at Nikki, who had grown human skin next to her.

A single golden tear slid down the corner of her eye.

Tears blended into the liquid, turning into specks of starlight.

"Qin Xiao..."

A voice, extremely faint, yet resonating directly in everyone's minds.

That was my mother's spirit.

Although it was as faint as a candle flickering in the wind, it was full of comforting power.

Qin Xiao suddenly raised his head, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.

"I'm here... Honey, I'm here..."

"I've come to take you home..."

A strained smile appeared on Mom's lips.

"I'm sorry... I might... not be able to go back..."

"Don't listen to him..."

"Qin Xiao... make your move..."

"Destroyed me... Save the world..."

"Save our daughter..."

"Save your brother..."

"Just being able to see you one more time... I'm already... very content..."

These words struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.

Chu Kuang, a man weighing two hundred pounds, knelt down on the ground, covered his face, and cried out in pain.

"Sister-in-law...it's our fault...we failed to protect you..."

Shen Wansan, his eyes red, turned his head to one side, unable to bear watching any longer.

Lu Ci bit her lip hard until it bled, and the taste of blood spread in her mouth.

Lei Ting tilted his head back, staring intently at the ceiling, trying not to let his tears fall.

This was a mother's and a wife's final decision.

She would rather perish herself than leave her lover and children a way to survive.

Qin Xiao walked step by step toward the crystal coffin.

Every step felt like walking on a knife's edge.

My legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

He raised the machete in his hand.

The blade reflected his face, contorted in pain.

"Wife..."

Qin Xiao's voice choked with emotion.

He can't do it.

He really couldn't bring himself to do it.

He would rather die in her place.

I didn't want to personally extinguish her last chance at life.

The rotting flesh from the early Yuan Dynasty writhes wildly on the ground.

"Get to work! Get to work now!"

"Watching you kill each other is the greatest pleasure I've had in the last three hundred years!"

"Hahaha!"

"No...no need to choose..."

Mother's voice rang out again.

This time, it carried a hint of resolve.

The golden liquid inside the crystal coffin began to boil violently.

The energy within her body was flowing wildly in reverse.

She's going to self-destruct!

She will end it all with her own destruction!

"Qin Xiao...take good care of Sui Sui and Nuan Nuan..."

"I love you all……"

The golden light grew brighter and brighter.

Cracks began to appear in the glass of the crystal coffin.

An aura of destruction enveloped the entire hall.

Qin Xiao desperately threw himself onto the crystal coffin, trying to stop her.

"No! Stop!"

"Wife! Stop!"

At this critical moment.

"I won't choose!"

A childish yet deafening roar shattered all the sorrow.

It surged up year after year.

Her small face was tense, and her eyes were as sharp as a peerless sword drawn from its sheath.

She pushed Qin Xiao away.

"Dad, move aside!"

Sui Sui stood in front of the crystal coffin, staring directly at her mother inside, whose life was burning brightly.

"Mom, you promised to tell me a bedtime story."

You can't lie.

"I, Shen Suisui, never make choices."

"I want them all!"