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"What are you doing?"
Walter frowned and asked.
"This is what Lord Jiang Lin asked me to give you; I don't know anything else."
With that, the black swan handed it to Xing.
Xing took it and began to play with it curiously.
Himeko then asked the Black Swan.
Do you know where Jiang Lin went?
The black swan shook its head, indicating that this was all it knew.
“We were just chatting casually, and then after he disappeared, this message and this flag appeared next to him.”
"Could it be that he discovered something that prevented him from even having time to explain before he went to investigate?"
Walter frowned and pondered after hearing Black Swan's words.
"Will there be any danger?"
March 7th asked with some concern.
After fiddling with it for a while, Xing got bored and stopped because she didn't know how to play.
But after hearing what March 7th said, he blurted out before he even thought:
Don't jinx it.
March 7th paused for a moment, then looked at Xing with indignation and retorted:
Where would I find one?
"How about we just ask them in the live stream?"
Xing ignored March 7's resentment and instead made a suggestion to the group.
After a moment's thought, the others had no objections.
Xing: @Jiang Lin, where did you go? Are you coming back for dinner?
Pam: Huh? Did passenger Jiang Lin suddenly leave, Pam?
Himeko: Sorry, Pam, we just received the news ourselves, so we didn't have time to inform you.
"Black Tower: Aren't you on your way to Onphalus? What mischief has he gotten into this time?"
March 7th: Yes, we're almost there.
"Gold Sand: The Star Train is pretty fast."
"Feixiao: Our alliance isn't slow either; we've already started moving along the trajectory sent by the Star Train."
Yun Li: Huh? How come I had no idea?
"Huaiyan: The alliance has only dispatched an advance force this time. Once Onfaros is fully revealed and General Feixiao has cleared the way for the follow-up troops, a large-scale reinforcement will be sent."
"Jingyuan: The Great Lord of Annihilation - Iron Tomb, the Alliance has regarded him as a great danger."
March 7th: Wait a minute, now that everyone's started taking action, what about those Annihilation Lords? They can't just be doing nothing, can they?
Huanlong: Hehe, my benefactors will soon find out what we have done.
"Screw Gum: It's speculated that Lord Jiang Lin's disappearance might be related to them."
......
Jiang Lin frowned as he stared into the distance, until at a certain moment, a blinding pure white appeared in the silent depths of the sky.
Everything around it, illuminated by that pure white light, was instantly and utterly destroyed, vanishing into nothingness into the vast universe.
A moment later, he stopped at a position slightly higher than Jiang Lin, his long sword pointing directly at Jiang Lin's face.
“I shouldn’t be here, but... you are the variable.”
.......
Chapter 184 Heroes of the Past, That Moment in Summer
It wasn't until he faced this Great Lord of Annihilation that Jiang Lin suddenly realized that he... had recently underestimated the messenger of destruction.
At the very least, he sensed a threat from the Fiery Wind, the greatest enemy he had ever encountered.
But Jiang Lin remained expressionless, his tone calm and collected.
"Do you think you can win me over?"
"Hmph, noisy."
Sensing that Jiang Lin was ready to fight even though he hadn't done anything on the surface, Fenfeng didn't waste any words and slashed a sharp sword light directly at Jiang Lin.
......
Lai Gushi looked at the silent figure before him, but did not let his guard down at all.
Immediately, a strange data stream enveloped Jiang Lin's clone, and after a moment, it returned to its original form—an insect egg.
"There was absolutely no sign of him waking up during the process... Has he already withdrawn his control over this body... It seems that Fenfeng has already made his move."
"What are you planning to do with these insect eggs?"
At this moment, an unknown voice reached the ears of the ancient scholar, but he was not surprised.
“I will try to get Iron Tomb to analyze it, so that it can become fuel for Iron Tomb to go further.”
"Firewood? That's a good word, but... what you want the Iron Tomb to devour... isn't just insect eggs, is it?"
"...I originally thought that he and I would become allies..."
......
"Xing: We can't get in touch with Jiang Lin, and we don't even know how to use this Emperor's Banner."
Nguyen Mai: Oh? He actually gave this to you?
"Black Tower: Hmm? Let me see it quickly, Jiang Lin's matter isn't urgent."
Silver Wolf: 666, as expected of you.
"Black Tower: I just don't want to waste my time."
"Screw Gum: It is speculated that this item may have a significant use in Onpharos. Conclusion: Mr. Jiang Lin gave it to you perhaps because he wants you to use it for something in Onpharos."
March 7th: But we don't know how to use it.
"Ruan Mei: I've recently gained some expertise in soul data; perhaps you could let me take a look."
"Dan Heng: Jiang Lin is quite strong and is an enemy. The only one I can think of who could keep him occupied and make him make this decision is..."
"Bai'er: Could it be him?"
Danheng: Hmm...
March 7th: Hmm?
"That Moment Xia: Is there really someone who's even worse than Bai E...?"
March 7th: Huh?
Bai'er: Huh?
Su Chang: What are you talking about?
"Ladio: Lord Anax Sargolas, thank you for your hard work."
"Naka: I'm used to it."
......
[The echoes of Bai'er's questioning voice still linger in her ears as Kauslana slowly turns around, her gaze calmly settling on this other version of herself from the cycle of reincarnation.]
"My sorrow has never faded. On the contrary, the twelve flames bestowed upon me have made the fire within me burn more fiercely than ever before..."
His voice deepened, and his words carried a scorching weight:
"I remember this world with 'anger.' As long as I burn, they will never leave."
At this moment, he was no longer the gentle man he once was, only a chilling calm remained—yet anyone could sense the raging fire surging beneath that calm, a fire powerful enough to incinerate the entire Onfaros.
"Perhaps it's already too late."
Bai E gently shook his head, a complex sigh lingering in his voice.
"But you're right. Anger, at this moment, is the only weapon I can rely on. So..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp glint suddenly appeared in Bai E's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he drew his Qin Chen sword, the blade reflecting his resolute expression.
"—Draw your sword, executioner!"
He wanted to unleash all his anger on this other "self" before him!
"I'll show you that your biggest mistake was letting me stay!"
"A thousand enemies: This is something the savior I know is capable of doing."
"Wan Di: However, it is precisely for this reason that I acknowledge you as a worthy opponent."
"Kaze Sumire: Executioner... Is that why he later referred to himself as such...?"
"Tining: Little Black has started to fall silent and speak less..."
"Huanlong: Hmm, not bad, self-destruction, huh? Truly worthy of being someone valued by the great God of Creation."
"Return to Silence: Isn't this a cruel joke of destruction?"
"Fire-Stealing Walker: I...destroy...destroy..."
Before the sharp clash of weapons could even register, the battle was over in an instant. The victor, from beginning to end, was only "Karslana."
He stared silently at his own corpse on the ground for a moment before taking a step and slowly walking forward, his back looking exceptionally lonely in the empty space.
[“After that, he attacked with his sword…”]
"Then, Caislana killed himself."
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