I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

But there is no escape.

Nothing can escape the event horizon of a black hole, not even massless "light".

Just like no matter how hard you try, you can't stop the arrival of twelve noon tomorrow.

Amidst the raging storm and broken silver-blue waves, the vast Milky Way was slowly swallowed by the black hole until the end.

Time flies, but it is irreversible.

"Let me go, Cecil!"

He watched his body falling into the black hole little by little along with the galaxy. No matter how much power he possessed or how glorious the holy relics were, it was of no use.

Noah suddenly let out an extremely shrill roar: "I admit defeat, let me go."

"I am willing to betray the gravekeeper and act as your insider. You can place restrictions deep within my soul as you wish, and they will kill me as soon as they are discovered."

"I can voluntarily tell you everything about the Eternal Night Stele and all the secrets of the Gravekeepers. I can even help you erase the marks of the other Gravekeepers on the tombstone, depriving them of the ability to return from the long river of history..."

"I'll even reveal the mysteries of the Age of Gods and the ancient gods—there are many other gods beyond the 'God of Death' who perished in the mortal world, leaving behind their remains awaiting resurrection. I can reveal all of this to you, allowing you to directly obtain the divine relics left behind by these ancient gods."

A huge panic enveloped Noah's heart.

This was a feeling Noah had never experienced in his life. Even when the supernova exploded before, the premonition in his heart was just a strong warning of crisis, just like a game player facing a huge crisis that suddenly appeared in the game. Although he was nervous, he always maintained a condescending calmness.

But at this moment, the once calm chess player has truly fallen from the mortal world and entered the real chess game -

He is no longer a player sitting outside the world wall with countless chances to start over, but has truly become a chess piece on the chessboard, with only one life.

When people are killed, they die; that's a matter of course.

But it was not until this moment that Noah, as an ordinary human being, once again felt the true meaning of these words.

The sudden terror between life and death caused Noah's spirit to completely collapse, and he actually began to beg for mercy.

This was an ugly gesture completely inconsistent with the gardener's legendary past, his indifferent attitude, and his legendary status...

Even legendary beasts like the Iron Cross King and the Black Dragon would never choose to beg for mercy at such a time.

Because this was destined to be a war to the death, both sides were prepared to fight to the death before the war started.

But Noah is different. As the mastermind behind the "Battle of Broken Coast", he has never realized that he will actually die in this battle - it is just a game, a chess game. If you lose the game, you can start over, and if you lose the chess game, you can play again. That's all.

That's why his ugly appearance at this moment is so hideous, so servile and unscrupulous, without any trace of the bearing and dignity of a legendary strong man.

He told Cecil all the value he could provide, just to seek that glimmer of hope.

"Even if we perish here together, it will only be a lose-lose situation with no winner."

"Aren't you worried that your Shore Watchers organization will be unable to survive without your leadership? Even though the Legends are dead, there's still the Beast Tide, other Iron Crosses, and other cults... These are all unpredictable and uncontrollable variables."

"Don't you want to lead them to continue walking?"

Noah spoke hurriedly, keeping his posture extremely humble. "I can join you and become a helper to the shore guards... No, not a helper, even a servant is fine."

"With my assistance, you can completely destroy the Gravekeepers."

"We can even fight our way to the Blazing Heaven Threshold, completely slay all the remaining Ancient Gods, and nip all hidden dangers to civilization in the bud..."

"No, they don't have to die."

At the end of the Milky Way, Cecil whispered, "But the throne that belongs to them will be overthrown by millions of people."

"Prosperous city-states will be built along the great roads, ships will sail from the inland to the sea, and high-speed railways will be spread across the land, connecting in all directions like a spider web. Every child of school age will be able to attend a government-funded school, and the secret knowledge once treasured by various academic cliques and powerful factions will now be accessible to students simply by opening general education textbooks."

"Humanity's footprints will reach every corner of the world, from the ten-thousand-meter-deep ocean trenches to the vast expanse of the starry sky... Then, people will be able to experience the customs and cultures of the entire world without leaving home."

"Even if they lose my guidance, they will surely be able to find a bright path in the dark fog."

"Because someone told me that humans...are a race that never gives up."

The broken whisper came to an end along with the flowing Milky Way.

After the supernova explosion, all evolutions have become irreversible and solidified into established facts, regardless of whether Cecil, the caster, is dead or not.

This is a cause and effect that no one can escape, like fate.

Noah opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

But he said nothing.

This rich legend, the legend of the gravekeeper who had survived from the Age of Gods to the present day, had irreversibly passed away along with the vast Milky Way...

A little bit--

Fell into the event horizon of the black hole.

At the same time, the black sun also collapsed.

The out-of-control sun disk converged towards a single center, evaporating all the sea water. In the center of the rushing lightless sea, a broken belt with a diameter of hundreds of meters suddenly appeared with no sea water left.

Not only the sea water, but even the slightest dust and sand no longer existed, leaving only pure vacuum and nothingness.

Cecil stood in the center of that dustless land, as if standing at the end of the sea of ​​sky.

He leaned forward slightly, looking at the broken flesh on his body. Although the perception of his five senses had faded to the point of being inaudible, it seemed as if the scorching sunlight was blowing on his face, illuminating his eyes.

In the pure white light of the sky, Cecil suddenly recalled the afternoon many years ago when his teacher entrusted him with the fire and the responsibility of being the leader of the shore guardians.

It also seemed to be an unknown coast, with tides rising and falling and the sun shining brightly.

In the refreshing sea breeze, the elderly man looked at the energetic young man in front of him, and finally just patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"Although it's still a little early, from now on, you will be the new shore guardian."

"Work hard and don't let me, your teacher, down."

To this day, the old man's face has become blurred in his memory, but Cecil still remembers the tone of the old man when he said this.

The emotions in that sentence were extremely complex, including worry, relief, but more joy than melancholy.

At that moment, the girl who could control shadows stood behind him. After the succession ceremony was completed, she controlled dozens of shadow clones and began to applaud and celebrate for herself.

"So, Sharona."

"Have you fulfilled the promise I made to you to clear up the misunderstanding between those two little guys?"

"And, teacher."

"As your disciple, as a shore guardian..."

"Have I ever... disappointed you?"

This monologue without an audience has not yet been fully expressed.

A black hole that collapses into a singularity takes everything to another world.

Chapter 172 I’m sorry, little Grey, I couldn’t stay with you until the end (two in one)

There were no flames shooting up into the sky, nor were there raging storms.

Because whether it is matter or energy, even the weightless light, has been swallowed up by the black hole of nothingness, until the end of the dimension.

Only in the depths of the sea, in that empty and dustless place, is there evidence of the legendary battle that once took place on the broken coast.

Last looked towards the lightless sea, and the mysterious silver-white in his pupils slowly dissipated.

He stroked his chest, feeling the flame as warm as the sun cooling down little by little in his chest until it was completely extinguished.

This is the power that Cecil left in Rast's body to maintain his dying life fire.

The extinguishing of this ray of solar fire at this moment naturally also means that its giver has passed away and no longer exists.

In the lightless sea, where Cecil once existed, the endless sea water around it quickly flowed back due to the height difference, filling that blank space.

The dark night falls again, erasing the last traces in the ocean and returning to the silent eternal night.

Last gently closed his eyes and engraved the last scene of the old man in his mind. He stood at the end of the sea of ​​​​sky, and the mighty Milky Way flowed endlessly beside him.

Even at the end of his life, Cecil was still passing on intelligence and information for himself...information on how to completely kill the legendary gravekeeper.

After a long time, he opened his eyes again and looked at the dark sea in front of him.

The old man’s instructions before leaving seemed to still ring in my ears.

"It seems... I only have a little time left."

"so--"

"Say goodbye to her in person..."

The howling sea breeze blew across the broken coast, carrying away the boy's last broken words.

……

It was an endless darkness, without stars or moon, and without distinction of front, back, left, or right, or north, south, east, or west.

Gray's consciousness was like a flickering bubble, rising and falling in this ocean of nothingness.

Until one moment, the bubble bursts.

The next moment, Gray opened her eyes.

She looked around in a daze, seeing messy rubble everywhere.

Not far away, the tide broke into white waves on the black reefs, and the sound of the tide and the wind mixed together, like the whimpering of a small animal.

Looking at the scenery of the rocky beach in front of her, feeling the moist sea breeze blowing on her face... a trace of confusion flashed across Gray's beautiful emerald eyes.

If the memory in my mind is not wrong, or is not re-edited by some external force.

Then, I must have sneaked into the Paradise Royal City in disguise, trying to stop my brother Rast from obtaining the holy book of ascension.

However, even though he used up all the cards he had accumulated during these three years of experience, he still lost... The loss was without a doubt.

I thought that after three years, I had completed more than one transformation... and finally caught up with my brother Last.

But now it seems that the gap between him and that young man has never been narrowed, and has even widened.

Whether it's the Sequence of Destiny or the Fool's Library... all the abilities that I have, my brother Last also has them, and he even uses them better than me.

Whether it was character, motivation, experience, or combat wisdom, he was far, far behind his brother Last...

As far as the distance between heaven and earth.

Moreover... when he was defeated, what his brother Last said clearly stated an extremely cruel fact -

In the future, the title of "Shore Keeper" will be unknown to everyone.

In other words, in the future where Brother Rast lives, the fate of the Shore Watchers organization is already doomed and will disappear in the long river of history without even leaving a name.

"So, after knowing everything and losing everything..."

"Do you still not regret your choices and your past persistence?"

The young man's questioning, which went straight to the depths of his soul, seemed to still ring in his ears, awakening him.

only--

"But, even so...Brother Rust."

"I still—"

"I dream of becoming a shore guard."

The gray-haired girl's whispers as she examined her true self vanished with the wind that broke across the rocky beach, never to be heard by anyone.

Gray stood up and explored her body.

Apart from the fact that her clothes were a little worn and covered in dust, her physical condition was better than she had previously imagined, without even a single serious injury.

Whether in her body or soul, Gray never found any shackles or restrictions that restricted her freedom.

This was a situation beyond Gray's comprehension.

According to his experience before he fell into a coma, after being defeated by his brother Last... he should have been put in shackles and handcuffs, completely losing the ability to resist.

Then, as a greeting gift or an additional sacrifice in the ascension ceremony, it was brought to the tomb keeper organization - this was the only reasonable development.

After all, both Brother Rast and the legendary gravekeeper Noah had hinted more than once before that their preciousness as holders of the unique sequence of "Destiny"... was of extremely high value to the gravekeepers.

However, at this moment, I was not bound by any shackles, but inexplicably appeared on this rocky coast.

Such confusion had just begun to arise in the gray-haired girl's heart.

But the next moment, her gaze froze.