"Ugh!!"
Mobius had been thrown hard. Once she recovered, she was no longer joking around and glared viciously at Bai Chen in the distance.
Of course, she knew Bai Chen could not possibly believe her. Just as she did not believe Bai Chen could take them out of this world, otherwise she would not have attacked him the moment she arrived.
Her thoughts were somewhat similar to Bai Chen's. Why should she believe that Bai Chen could take them out? To Bai Chen, they were practically strangers. Why would he save them just because they asked?
That thought filled Mobius's heart with bitterness. She had truly failed this time. Was she really going to die this time!?
Mobius closed her eyes in pain. Everything was too late now.
"Give up, Mobius. Everyone has actually accepted this outcome."
An unexpected voice came from beside her. Looking over, she found that Elysia had arrived at the scene sometime after everything happened.
Elysia's gaze lingered briefly on the two demon horns atop Bai Chen's head before she reluctantly looked away and continued walking toward Mobius.
More figures gradually emerged behind Elysia—the rest of the people remaining in the apartment.
"Wow, Snake Lady got beaten up pretty badly."
Pardofelis peeked from the very back of the crowd.
"Hmph, serves her right."
Chijie said irritably. If he had known Mobius would be unable to hold herself back, he would have blocked her door first. She truly had no bottom line!
"Mobius, you've finally gotten smaller again."
Vill-V skipped up in front of Mobius and mocked her.
"You people!"
Ignoring Vill-V's taunts, Mobius looked in shock at everyone who had rushed over.
What was this? Were they planning to gang up on her?
Bai Chen felt a little awkward as more and more people gathered around them.
"You made such a huge commotion. How could we not notice?"
Elysia pointed at the sky that had been split in half, a helpless smile on her face.
While they had been fighting, the deafening thunder had never stopped. No one could sleep in that kind of environment!
"Elysia, that's not what I'm surprised about."
Mobius said, suppressing her anger.
"Mobius, you were never the only genius, and you were never the only special one."
Vill-V answered her question from the side.
After hearing Vill-V's answer, Mobius looked at everyone present and found that they all wore expressions of acceptance.
"Isn't it precisely because we know our days are numbered that we're trying our best to enjoy this world?"
Elysia comforted Mobius, who was still on the ground.
"Shut up! That's just an excuse for your incompetence. I can find a way out. I have to find one!"
For no reason at all, Mobius thought of someone. She absolutely could not allow this world to end like this.
"Bai Chen..."
Seele, who had arrived with everyone else, finally realized that the woman before them was Bai Chen. She hurried over to his side and looked at him worriedly.
"No, I'm fine."
Seeing that Mobius still did not believe him, Bai Chen felt rather helpless.
"Bai Chen, look."
Griseo also walked up to Bai Chen and held up the painting in her hands.
Bai Chen unconsciously took the painting and found that it depicted everyone eating together. He was sharing food with Pardofelis, while Mobius and Vill-V were fighting behind him.
Griseo had somehow painted those scenes down. Everyone was in it, Seele was in it too, and they looked just like a family...
For a moment, Bai Chen seemed to see his real home again—the one he might never be able to return to.
"Griseo, aren't you afraid that this world will disappear?"
Bai Chen held the painting Griseo had specially made for him and looked at the innocent Griseo as he asked.
"I don't know what it feels like when a world disappears, but Griseo wants to stay with everyone forever. That way, everyone can be happy every day."
After thinking for a while, Griseo answered softly. Though she now knew the world was going to be destroyed, she did not know the pain of a world's destruction.
Perhaps she thought that disappearing together with everyone would not be so bad.
It was time to go home
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The mission has been completed. Item upgrade complete. Additional reward: Draw attempts *30
Late at night, Bai Chen had released his transformation and lay on his bed, idly staring at the ceiling. Scenes from the day replayed in his mind, and an unconscious smile appeared on his lips.
Setting aside the matter with Mobius, he had been very happy today. If possible, he did not want to watch these people disappear just like that.
But aside from repeatedly using the Dimensional Wall to pull people out, he truly had no better solution.
As for Mobius's device... who knew what it really did?
Mobius was currently imprisoned by Elysia, but Bai Chen did not think he could simply let her off. Although she had been slashed into looking more than a decade younger, that did not mean Bai Chen could reconcile with her.
He would definitely find a chance to repay her in the future and make her regret what she had done today.
This uncle held grudges too!
Besides, Bai Chen's current combat power gave him some peace of mind. The Herrscher of Thunder form stacked with Stigmata power was simply too strong. He even felt he could easily defeat Durandal.
At the time, Bai Chen had truly felt invincible, though he could only maintain it for three hours.
He would have nothing to fear in one-on-one fights from now on, but he probably could not handle a succession of opponents.
No, perhaps not. If every Stigmata granted such powerful strength, then even using only the power of an A-rank Valkyrie would make him stronger than most S-rank Valkyries without Stigmata.
I accidentally became a little invincible! Bai Chen thought smugly, completely unaware that his mindset had become extremely inflated.
No further accidents occurred that night, and Bai Chen soon welcomed the next day.
Bai Chen felt the power within his body. Sure enough, he could use the Dimensional Wall again, though he did not know what the energy consumption would be for normal use this time.
"Are you leaving?"
Elysia and Seele had been waiting for him in the hall early in the morning. Seele's eyes also held undisguised excitement. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
"Yes. Sorry for all the trouble I caused you yesterday."
Bai Chen apologized politely. The hundred-meter-deep abyss he had left behind last night was still there. Even now, going near it caused a tingling sensation like being electrocuted. He did not know when that place would return to normal.
"No, my mistake was the problem. I underestimated your appeal to Mobius."
Elysia was the one who truly felt sorry. In fact, she had noticed the conflict between Bai Chen and Mobius as soon as it began yesterday, but Bai Chen had remained at an advantage, so she had not stepped in.
"Bai Chen, can you transform into yesterday's form and let me touch those horns!"
Remembering the horns Bai Chen had when he transformed, Elysia excitedly stood up and reached into the air as if stroking them.
This was probably her last chance. Once they parted today, she likely would never get to touch those horns again.
But Elysia was destined not to touch those horns today.
"Sorry, Elysia, I can't transform into that form again for a while."
Bai Chen scratched his head awkwardly.
"Huh?"
Elysia lowered her head in disappointment, then suddenly lifted it again and grabbed Bai Chen's head with both hands.
"Honestly, at least call me big sister. You have no manners."
Elysia puffed out her cheeks slightly in anger, pulled Bai Chen into her embrace, and vigorously ruffled his hair.
"Sorry, Sister Elysia."
Bai Chen yielded beneath Elysia's tyranny.
"Hey, kid, catch."
Chijie emerged from the kitchen and directly tossed a transparent jar at Bai Chen.
Seeing the jar fly toward him, Bai Chen could only scramble to catch it. Looking inside, he saw that it was filled with crystal-clear red liquid.
"Jie Ge's secret seasoning?"
Bai Chen happily stared at the item in his hands. After trying it last night, there was no way he could forget it.
"Tch, nobody will be around to eat it later anyway."
Hearing Bai Chen's words, Chijie unhappily turned his head away, refusing to look at Bai Chen's grateful eyes.
"Kid, I don't know who you really are, but take good care of her."
Chijie was silent for a long while before finally forcing out those words of instruction. He had found last night's time together quite enjoyable, especially since Bai Chen had beaten up Mobius.
"Well then, everyone, I'll be leaving first. Goodbye."
Bai Chen looked at these people, both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar, and warmth flowed through his heart.
"Goodbye, everyone."
Seele, who had not spoken until now, also said goodbye politely.
Then Bai Chen waved his hand and summoned a silver curtain of light.
"Let's go."
Bai Chen tugged on Seele's clothes, and the two of them ran into the silver curtain together.
The instant Bai Chen and Seele left, a trace of sadness appeared on Elysia's face.
They probably would not meet again, right? There was actually something Elysia had never told Bai Chen.
Although the damaged world had reduced the Second Divine Key's functionality to less than one percent, observation itself was not a problem.
Last night, they had used the Second Divine Key to observe this world. This World Bubble originally had several months left, but Bai Chen's sudden arrival had caused it to sink sharply.
As if someone had stepped on it, it sank deeper into the Quantum Sea!
This world probably only had two or three days left before it dispersed.
The Thirteen Flame-Chasers had not told Bai Chen because they were worried he would be morally coerced by them into making an unwise choice.
Besides, Mobius's device had never been tested. No one could guarantee that it would definitely work.
It would only accelerate the process. That child did not need to bear such responsibility.
It was a decision the Flame-Chasers had made together, excluding Mobius.
Then, accompanied by a distorted sensation, Bai Chen's vision went dark. When they reappeared, they were back at St. Freya.
They had just woken up over there, but it was already dark here?
Bai Chen took out his communicator and found that every corresponding person on it had a signal.
It seemed his ability had no problem. This was their original world.
He still had power left. He should be able to bring out one more person!
"Seele, take this communicator first. Just call Sister Bronya directly."
Having made up his mind, Bai Chen hurriedly handed the communicator to Seele, then summoned the Dimensional Wall again and walked inside.
"Is Bai Chen going to find Sister Elysia and the others?"
Although Seele had not done anything, she knew everything that had happened in that world. She wanted to help the people of that world too, but she could not help at all.
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