Jialan pressed her lips together, grabbed Lin Qiye's hand, and sent a glimmer of light from her palm into his body.
Lin Qiye's expression grew complicated. Looking into Jialan's eyes, he slowly said:
"My life force has already dried up... Even if you transfer your immortality to me and prolong my life, once the effect of the Star Coin fades, my life force will still dissipate... Use your strength on the battlefield. Qingyu, Cool Bro, and Jiang Er alone can't hold back millions of Black Goat spawn."
"B-But what about you?" Jialan asked anxiously. "I don't want to watch you die..."
"I won't die."
Lin Qiye raised his hand and gently stroked her hair. "This may be Nightfall Squad's last appearance before the world... At least, let's give The Past Us a perfect ending, okay?"
Jialan stared blankly into Lin Qiye's eyes. After struggling for a long time, she slowly released the hand she had been gripping tightly...
"We'll meet again, right?" Jialan wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and looked earnestly at Lin Qiye with reddened eyes. "Not in our memories... We'll really meet again, in reality."
Lin Qiye fell silent for a long time before giving a soft hum.
"We will."
Jialan glanced at the endlessly surging Black Goat spawn in the distance, determination flashing through her eyes. She turned back, stood on tiptoe, and gently kissed Lin Qiye on the lips.
"Then I'm going... You have to keep your promise!"
She gave Lin Qiye one last deep look, then rushed across the shattered earth, plunging into the black tide without hesitation like an arrow!
The next moment, a visible shockwave exploded within the tide. Countless Black Goat spawn were blasted into fragments by a single punch, and an open space was instantly cleared