But in the next moment, there was a crisp snapping sound! The straight blade was broken by his skull!
Su Ze's formidable laws erupted once again!
He slammed the stunned withered monster to the ground!
His fists rained down like a storm, each strike as heavy as thunder!
The laws combined with the crushing force of his fists.
Blood splattered as Su Ze mechanically repeated the motion.
The withered monster's head was smashed into a bloody pulp, lifeless, and streams of laws flowed out of its body, absorbed by Su Ze!
After what felt like an eternity, his movements finally stopped.
In the chaotic battlefield, no one noticed this madman.
The teachers and students were too busy dealing with the endless horde of monsters.
Su Ze collapsed in a pool of blood, the broken blade embedded in his forehead, almost flush with his skin, nearly invisible unless closely examined. His pupils were dilated, and he fell unconscious.
Suddenly.
Everyone noticed that the enormous vine had stopped releasing monsters.
It began to writhe, its roots coiling around and devouring the corpses of humans and monsters alike!
Then it started to retract, pulling back into the sky!
Everyone was stunned.
After what felt like an eternity, a ray of sunlight broke through the gaps in the sky-obscuring vines, bathing the scarred earth below.
"We won... we won!" a roar erupted.
Followed by a tidal wave of cheers that swept across the land!
...
Li Zhenlong leaned on the railing, watching the retreating vines in the distance. His furrowed brows finally relaxed, "We won..."
But the celebration didn't last long.
From centuries ago to now, Blue Star had endured countless calamities. They had grown accustomed to celebrating survival with cheers for the living defenders, followed by silence to honor the fallen.
The cheers gradually faded, and a mutual silence fell over the crowd.
It had been snowing not long ago, but now the weather felt like autumn.
The sunlight returning to Blue Star gave everyone a surreal sense of having survived an apocalypse.
The wilderness was lush with vibrant plants and trees, while countless cities lay in ruins, teetering on the edge of collapse.
The air-raid shelters opened, and millions of people poured out.
"We survived... we survived..."
Some wept openly, looking up at the sky.
"Thank you! Thank you!" others cried, embracing their protectors with tears streaming down their faces.
"Auntie! Auntie, please! You're getting snot all over me!" Shen Qingsheng, covered in wounds, grimaced in pain and panic as he tried to pull his leg free, "Don't kiss me! Don't get so emotional! Don't kiss me!"
Amid the sea of people, some rushed to their homes, now destroyed in the war, while others clutched their children and wept.
The scene was varied.
But most were lost, staring blankly at the blood-soaked, scarred land, unsure of where to go.
Among them was a particularly lost girl with striking wine-red hair. The sunlight filtering through the retreating vines illuminated her beautiful shrine maiden attire.
Her fingers intertwined tightly as she stood on the pockmarked, barren earth, anxiously waiting minute after minute, but the figure she longed for never appeared.
The sea of people stretched endlessly before her, and she nervously scanned the crowd, searching for something.
Time flowed like water, and Situ Jiajia stayed by her side, protecting her from being trampled by the surging crowd.
"Hey! Don't run off! It's dangerous!" Situ Jiajia suddenly shouted in alarm.
The little shrine maiden, having waited too long, dashed into the crowd!
Uesugi Akizuki's tears streamed down her face, a mix of intuition and confusion, like a helpless, lost puppy abandoned in an unfamiliar, sprawling city.
No matter where she felt Su Ze might be, she ran there only to find no trace of him.
Indeed, how could there be such a thing as a psychic connection?
It was nothing more than a lie boys told to deceive little girls.
After searching for what felt like an eternity, the little shrine maiden suddenly collapsed to the ground, crying uncontrollably, her hands clawing helplessly at the air as if trying to grasp something.
Overwhelmed by fear, helplessness, and confusion, she instinctively reached out for Su Ze's hand.
Su Ze's hand was the most secure thing she had ever held. If she could just hold it, even the end of the world wouldn't scare her.
Su Ze was the most perfect gift she had ever received in her life... yes, a gift.
He had appeared in her life like a surprise, seemingly ordinary at first, but upon opening, it radiated brilliance, like a warm sun shining on her face.
He was a gift from the heavens, compensation for the over a decade she had spent living in darkness.
But how could Uesugi Akizuki ever hold Su Ze's hand again?
Her head began to spin, and the illusion she so desperately craved crumbled before her eyes.
Like a bubble, it shattered at the slightest touch, scattering into a kaleidoscope of colorful fragments. The pieces came together to form a person—a silver-haired boy with a gentle smile, offering his hand to her.
She carefully reached out to the fragments, trying to piece them together, but how could she ever touch an illusion?
Her countless prayers had failed to bring the boy back to her side.
Su Ze... had not kept his promise to return to her after the calamity.
Soon, the little shrine maiden could no longer cry.
Situ Jiajia realized something was wrong and began to panic!
Uesugi Akizuki's face grew increasingly pale, her amber eyes empty and lifeless.
Her lips parted slightly, her throat seemingly blocked by something. The pitiful little shrine maiden stopped crying—she couldn't cry anymore—but tears continued to stream down her cheeks, dripping onto her beautiful red dress.
In the sunlight, her tears sparkled like crystal-clear dewdrops from a mountain spring.
But this was no time to appreciate the beauty of despair.
Uesugi Akizuki's condition was that of someone on the verge of shock from overwhelming grief.
"Deep breaths! Deep breaths!" Situ Jiajia knew that the impact of Su Ze's death was far too much for a simple girl like Uesugi Akizuki to bear.
But her words were useless.
Uesugi Akizuki could no longer hear her. The buzzing in her ears drowned out the noise of the world, and her vision grew blurry, soon covered by a faint red haze.
Drip, drip...
Situ Jiajia was speechless with shock.
Hot, rolling tears of blood fell from the little shrine maiden's eyes, splattering onto her white sleeves.
The crimson streaks marred her pure, innocent, and pitiful face.
On her white shrine maiden robes, the blood bloomed like dazzling, radiant flowers...
...
Time passed.
Yu Province.
Orange leaves danced in the wind, ripples spread across the river, and the scarred streets were being repaired.
After the calamity, the skyscrapers were slowly being rebuilt.
"What a lovely place."
A tall, upright man strolled along a muddy path, admiring the fallen leaves on either side, a coat draped over his shoulders, exuding charm.
"Damn it!"
Suddenly, his foot slipped, and with a thud, the seemingly composed and dashing man fell face-first into the muddy road.
He quickly got up, glancing around to make sure no one had seen him, and then breathed a sigh of relief. Spotting the shimmering light through the trees, he realized it was a creek.
He jogged through the woods to the creek to wash off the mud.
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
