046 Never Fade Away

Bang!

The last Beta-rank before the Grand Duke had his throat smashed. Alexia used her thumb and forefinger knuckles to clamp his artery and trachea, and with a forceful squeeze, ended his life.

Snap.

The body knelt on both knees, then collapsed to the ground.

Six Beta-rank guards were wiped out by Alexia alone.

Alexia, however, was not at ease. She raised her head and looked at Archduke Gamos in front of her, this despicable comprador who betrayed the interests of the Grantian, just to prolong his own life.

For three hundred years, he watched his sons die one after another. He didn't care about the lives of the Grantian, or even if the entire country were destroyed.

Archduke Gamos slumped on his throne, his once-robust body now incredibly withered, his muscles atrophied, his gray skin rough like tree bark, full of cracks. His body was covered with various electrodes and tubes, maintaining the normal voltage in his body and injecting nutrients into it.

Thump, thump...

The powerful heartbeat, like a war drum, resounded throughout the room, filling it with an eerie sense of oppression.

His cloudy eyes were no longer discernible in color; all that could be seen was that his head tilted slightly, his massive arm resting on the armrest like a Roman column, and his gaze slowly shifted, landing on Alexia's face.

"Bride."

A hoarse, deafening roar came from the respirator, echoing continuously throughout the Flame Monarch Hall:

"Finally, you've arrived here."

bass--

Alexia had nothing to say. With a wave of her hand, the spear that had been embedded in the medium's corpse flew back into her hand, melting and transforming back into a scythe. She then unleashed a slash that cut through the air towards the opponent.

The Grand Duke raised an eyelid slightly in response.

Whoosh—! A ferocious green demon spirit, half wolf and half human, suddenly appeared from the void in front of them. It raised its thick arm to block the Sky-Piercing Slash, and its three eyes shone with a pale blue light.

' Lord Wolf knows you, haha, you're a ghost of the Old Era, you're one of them!'

The verdant wolf spirit grinned wickedly:

'Your comrades, I know them, haha.'

"... What do you know?!"

Alexia withdrew her attack, and out of concern for her homeland, she hurriedly asked.

"Verdant," the Grand Duke said impatiently. "Stop talking nonsense."

'What a pity, Gamos, she's a relic of the Old Era, just like you. It's too pitiful not to tell her the truth.'

Gamos remained silent, and his heavy breathing added a shadow to Alexia's heart.

"What's wrong with the comrades in Yamiliao Ke?"

'Resilience tastes spicy, pain is slightly sweet, and despair is as smooth as cream.'

The verdant wolf spirit parted its long snout and laughed shrilly:

That was truly a feast for the taste buds.

Crack!

Alexia gripped her scythe tightly, a chilling murderous intent rising in her dark golden eyes.

"You're getting anxious, haha, I knew you'd react like this. People from the Old Era were too naive."

The verdant wolf spirit chuckled softly, its form fading as it uttered a mocking remark before vanishing into the void: 'Don't worry, they've lost, and your turn will come soon!'

The instant the verdant wolf spirit vanished, Alexia's figure shattered its afterimage and swung her giant scythe of judgment at the giant on the throne!

Ding! Archduke Gamos remained motionless, but a crimson radio suddenly appeared before him. It seemed to be a product from an era even older than the Old Era. The red radio floated in the air, slowly rotating, emitting a hissing electrical sound.

'Shhh—Welcome to Sunday, Kerry tells ghost stories.'

A magnetic yet Terror male voice seemed to strike directly at the deepest fears within the listener: 'Today, our story is: 'The Death of the Giants'.'

Alexia's pupils contracted. She tried her best not to listen to the other person's voice, but the sound of the radio quietly seeped into her brain and resounded in her heart.

' Ivan was an old, frail giant, standing on the edge of the apocalypse. His arms had left home, his legs had run off with the other giants, his head was rotting and infested with maggots, and his remaining torso was nothing but a pile of mud.'

Alexia's pupils dilated and contracted violently, her consciousness became extremely blurred, and she bit her lip to stay awake through the pain.

'After his death, the evil giant that Ivan had once vanquished became even more ferocious. People forgot that Ivan had defeated the greatest evil and instead regarded Tom next door as their savior.'

The cold was intense, penetratingly cold, spreading from the bone marrow to every cell in the body, as if every molecule had frozen.

"So, did this story scare you? — Ms. Alexia Immanuel Justin."

Clang—

The scythe was slowly lifted away by a claw, and a hawk-headed spirit wearing a top hat and holding a cane casually tossed aside Alexia's weapon. It said with immense glee, "Good day, madam. It's a pity you didn't witness your great motherland crumble before the cataclysm—but in the name of the great [Greedy Chairman] Red King, I swear it was a truly magnificent spectacle!"

The eagle-headed demon gripped Alexia's neck, and her resistance seemed utterly futile. No matter how much she struggled, it meant that her willpower had been breached.

Snap!

Alexia was like a broken doll, carelessly discarded on the ground, while the eagle-headed demon circled around her, constantly mocking and blaspheming her noble faith.

'Your faith is meaningless because people live only for themselves. Even the poorest workers in Yamiliao Ke, when they think of their ideal of 'breaking down inequality,' will proudly puff out their barren chests—don't you find that ridiculous?'

'No one would willingly inherit that will; you're nothing but a bunch of inhuman lunatics.'

'You are the most evil regime in the world, monsters devoid of humanity and conscience.'

'With the birth of Yamiliao Ke, the world gained another evil demon.'

'You presumptuously try to steal the fruits of the elites' hard work and distribute them to the poor, while the giants merely shrug their shoulders and the whole world descends into chaos.'

'Ordinary people are not fit to rule the world; only the powerful and elite are.'

"Eagle Emblem, take her out."

Archduke Gamos was barely breathing, but the demon called Eagle Emblem was unfazed and still wanted to continue torturing Alexia with words.

'Let me have some fun, Gamos. You haven't let me out for two hundred years. Let me relax.'

Eagle Emblem swung its arm and poked Alexia's spine with its cane.

Gamos's eyes flashed with a faint blue light. The Eagle Emblem- signed spirit felt as if it had been struck by electricity. It groaned and reluctantly raised its claws, aiming for Alexia's forehead.

Bang! A violent impact resounded as the sealed gates of the Flame Monarch Hall were breached.

Eagle Emblem jumped in surprise and muttered, "What's going on? I feel an unpleasant aura."

Archduke Gamos, breathing heavily and sweat beading on his forehead, insisted, "Eagle Emblem! Kill her!"

"You're so annoying, so nagging!" Eagle Emblem retorted irritably. "I advise you to know your place! Without a spirit to support your body, you're just a lump of rotting protein! Someone's knocking at the door? Aren't you going to react?"

"Don't... worry about that... mine, mine... my spiritual power is sealing the gate!"

Is that so?

As it spoke, it opened its mouth and began to draw faintly visible spiritual power from Alexia.

Bang! The door, sealed by spiritual energy, was slammed open again. The huge impact sounded like the tolling of a death knell. Gamos's hands trembled, and his skin rapidly swelled, revealing a disgusting purple rash.

"Eagle Emblem! Move it now!"

'I've had enough of you, Gamos!'

The Eagle Emblem surged with ferocity, immediately slamming Alexia to the ground and stepping on her spine. It then turned and pounced on Gamos, its ethereal body merging into Gamos's body. The Grand Duke's pupils contracted, and he immediately opened his maw, radiating a surging gray light from within.

Gamos slowly lowered his head, pulled off the respirator from his mouth, revealing a top hat on his head, and said with a smug look:

"Haha, you old codger, you think I don't know you're at your last gasp? Now, this body is mine!"

As Eagle Emblem spoke, it raised its finger, and Alexia's body was slowly covered by invisible spiritual power, her entire body covered in white frost.

Goodbye, the last of the Old Era.

A cane appeared in the Eagle Emblem's hand, and just as it was about to shatter the frozen Alexia, the door was slammed shut again.

"Damn it, is this ever going to end?!"

Eagle Emblem was furious. He looked up at the gate—the barrier of spiritual power shattered instantly, and countless fragments of spiritual particles fell like glittering dust, like snowflakes.

At that moment, Eagle Emblem suddenly realized why it felt extremely uncomfortable.

boom----

The flames burned incessantly, refracting a brilliant crimson light amidst the crystalline fragments of spiritual particles scattered throughout the sky.

Alexia slowly turned her eyes, and in her frozen vision, she could only vaguely make out the burning human figure.

"Li Ao..."

The humanoid mouth of the flames emitted a hoarse voice:

"No door can stop me now."

The burning flames, accompanied by the rapid regeneration of flesh, gradually subsided, revealing Li Aoz's charred face.

The super- Ability Pod bulged from the elbow joint, spewing out purple and crimson heat.

[Blood of Immortality] - Digg

'Don't die, live!'

Nomi instilled in him a respect for life.

[Natural Ignition] - Stacking

"If you have the time, go to university."

Qiu Ran told him about the dignity of life.

The power of Aoneng intertwines and entwines, and the soul's destiny is sealed here.

More and more people are placing their hopes on him, entrusting Li Aoz with their abilities, and hoping he will do something.

How annoying! He's stupid, stubborn, and arrogant.

Yet so many people are willing to believe in him and hope he's doing well.

"As expected, I still don't like to use my brain."

Li Aoz clenched his burning fist. Beneath the flames, tender flesh and blood continuously multiplied and regenerated. The flames used flesh and blood as fuel, and the flesh and blood used the flames as energy. Like Phoenix rising from the ashes, he embraced new life in the fire.

The abundant Aura Value provided him with endless power. The sight of Alexia lying on the ground always reminded him of Qiu Ran, who had transformed into flames.

"Ellie, you can't die here."

Li Aoz said.

"Aoz— "

"If you're afraid of not finding meaning in life—then, wouldn't you like to see the sun?"

sun...

Alexia murmured.

"Blue sky, white clouds, sun, moon, and the boundless Star Abyss."

"That's too far-fetched, impossible..." Alexia dared not even dream of it. "We all failed, and you can't do it either—"

"Romance is about doing what others can't do and going where others can't go!"

"I think even if your faith has faded away, for the entire Azure Planet, there is nothing more romantic than going to space. If you believe me, then I will take you to see space, to see the moon and the sun, and to walk on the edge of a black hole."

"Do not doubt me, Ellie —history may be forgotten, but those who follow in its footsteps will never perish."

"To journey to that unknown Star Abyss and die on an alien planet is humanity's ultimate destiny!"

Alexia opened her mouth and whispered, "... I don't believe humans can do it, but I believe in my Groom."

Li Aoz clasped his hands in a fist salute, the red and black light in his pupils expanding to cover his entire eyeballs, and his body was enveloped in raging flames. "Two Ones - Phoenix Bomb!"

People's stereotypes are so strange. Who would think that a female character would die as soon as she appears?

Besides, according to the order, shouldn't it be Ya Wen who died?