"Mister Assassin~ I want that~ Buy it for me~"

"But did you really write this, Kira? Why do I see Yaqing's shadow in it?"

"Ah... heh... hehehe."

Shigure Kira scratched her head and grinned foolishly.

"Of course... it wasn't me! I don't even remember writing that part!"

Salome was not surprised at all.

So, we turned our attention back to the plot.

Although they had already seen it, that didn't stop them from watching it a second time.

After a fierce battle, Rita finally Hodou, but just as Guān Xīng was about to end the beast's life, six of the Seven Star Lamps went out, something Guān Xīng had not anticipated.

Just as the last lamp went out, Hodou's power was rapidly increasing. If this continued, it would be devoured by its own energy, causing an explosion. Hodou decided to perish together with Guān Xīng and the others.

The Captain planned to lure the Hodou to the shore by himself.

Having withstood a breath attack from Hodou, the countdown timer for Xiao Te appeared in his mind. The Captain pretended to jump off the cliff, but at the critical moment, he fell into the sandpit next to him, listening to a violent explosion outside.

The Captain believed that the Hodou had been resolved and Rita would not die. When he opened his eyes again, he was still on the ancient battlefield, but the fertile land had turned into a desert, and the sea below the cliff had become a hollow.

With his mind in turmoil, the Captain decided to head to the place where he would fight the Hodou to the death. There, on the vast desert, a poplar tree was planted, and beneath it stood a graceful figure.

It was Rita.

The Captain almost didn't recognize the person in front of him as Rita. Her cheeks were thin, and her spirit was far worse than when Hodou the last time. At that time, she might have just been weak, but now she was frail.

His eyes were empty and weary.

Not only the Captain thought of it, but Elysia and the viewers in the live stream also thought of it. That kind of look had appeared on Guān Xīng before. It was the look of despair that appeared when someone lost someone important.

"No... no way..."

Elysia seemed to have thought of something, and her voice became somewhat stammering.

"It's not that simple after all. It seems the screenwriter can be ruthless enough to even harm himself!"

Mei had long anticipated that the plot wouldn't be so simple, but when it actually appeared before her eyes, she couldn't help but feel the urge to complain. She had thought that Yaqing's actions towards others were due to a twisted mind, but she never expected that he would even harm himself; that was truly twisted.

"It looks like..."

Sakura didn't say it aloud.

Mobius, however, did not have as many concerns.

"The Captain did change the past, and he did change Rita's death, but death seemed inevitable. Guān Xīng died."

Elysia felt as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer.

My mind was filled with the voice of Mobius.

The Guān Xīng is dead...

Guān Xīng to death...

Guān Xīng...

Seeing that Elysia's eyes were brimming with tears again.

Sakura quickly interjected, "Elysia, Guān Xīng boarded the Hyperion with the Captain at the end, so it's impossible for him to have died. There were no deaths in the previous web series either!"

Elysia was taken aback.

Even the viewers in the live stream were stunned.

They then remembered that at the very beginning of the web series, the future Captain and Guān Xīng were playing chess on the Hyperion. It was the future Captain who left Xiao Te behind, which allowed the current captain to have the ability to salvage some things.

"Yes!"

Elysia struck the palm of her hand.

Recalling that flashback, Elysia felt a sense of relief.

Her beautiful eyes lit up.

I set another goal in my mind.

Since Guān Xīng won't kill me, I won't cry no matter what happens to me!

This shouldn't be happening! This shouldn't be the outcome!

The Captain roared inwardly.

Rita tells us that Hodou's death was accompanied by a violent explosion.

Because the explosion occurred at sea outside the border, all three countries were affected by it simultaneously. The Huang Empire was still within control, but the other two countries suffered catastrophic losses.

"Captain, do you remember when our country sent two envoys to ask two other countries for help?"

Upon hearing Rita's words, the Captain frowned.

The two envoys mysteriously disappeared. Guān Xīng believed they were detained by the other two countries. When the Hero King and the Pirate King attacked the Huang Empire together, Rita learned that the two countries had sent reinforcements, who also mysteriously disappeared.

Rumors spread like wildfire, with some even claiming that the Huang Empire had secretly released the Hodou, thus triggering a war.

Guān Xīng secretly instructed Rita to be taken away by the people of Huangyue City, while she sat on the empty city wall playing the zither to stabilize the morale of the troops.

In the end, Guān Xīng died from exhaustion, perishing along with the Huang Empire.

Rita handed the information she had gathered to the Captain, and then pulled a small figure out from the bent branches of the poplar tree.

"Actually, I'm waiting here for the Captain to deliver a message to Starcaller and pass it on to her."

"Mr. Iron Fist is now in your hands, Mr. Assassin."

"These are Starcaller's original words."

The Captain couldn't help but reach out his hand.

[Mr. Assassin...]

The mere mention of the words "Mr. Assassin" was incredibly impactful; the Captain's momentary lapse in concentration nearly shattered their defenses.

If they didn't know that Guān Xīng hadn't died but had been taken back to the Hyperion by the Captain, this part of the story alone would have been enough to bring them to tears.

Rita is preparing to lead the people of the Huang Empire to build a new Huangyue City.

She reached out and stroked the rough bark of the poplar tree.

A pure, holy female voice then began to hum.

This poplar tree has been planted here for thousands of years. Its trunk has long since withered and broken, yet it still stands tall, just like the title of Sage King, which is constantly being inherited. Thinking of Guān Xīng, Rita kept talking about Guān Xīng.

She had an expression that looked like she was about to cry, but she still refused to cry out in pain.

Rita left, Captain, looking at Xiao Te lying under the tree, knew he had to set off again.

The audience had already anticipated that it wouldn't be that simple, but when the Captain was about to travel through time again, he was still taken aback.

"Things don't happen more than three times. The first time travel almost took up half of this week's plot. There will be at most three more chances to travel through time. It's definitely going to happen that way, it's definitely going to happen that way!"

When Elysia saw the progress bar below, she had a premonition.

Unlike Elysia, May was more concerned about the disappearance of the envoys and reinforcements.

"It does seem like someone is up to something. The disappearance of the envoys and reinforcements is probably intended to incite war. Could the Hodou have also been deliberately released by someone?"

Mei stroked her smooth chin.

Cherry's hand is shaped like a gun, covering her chubby little face as she thinks carefully.

"The disappearance of the envoy could be attributed to someone deliberately targeting the Huang Empire, but why did the reinforcements disappear? Could it be that someone intends to fight against the three great empires single-handedly?"

"Sakura, you're wrong. The disappearance of the reinforcements is also targeting the Huang Empire. First, the Huang Empire will have to face the attack of the Hodou alone. Second, with the reinforcements missing, the two great empires will not hesitate to suspect the Huang Empire."

Mei seemed to see a hidden thread running through her, and the mastermind behind it was manipulating that thread.

If the Captain can't catch the mastermind behind it all, he'll probably keep traveling through time forever.

["My heart aches for Rita. This time it's Rita's turn. She's clearly in so much pain inside, but she still refuses to cry. Sometimes, living is more painful than dying."]

"The first time was Guān Xīng, so painful; the second time was Rita; who will be the next time I time travel?"

"Could it be the Captain?!"

The audience doesn't believe that the Captain can save everything in the next time he travels through time. It's not that they don't trust the Captain, but rather that they don't trust the screenwriter.

~~~~~

378

Chapter 378 Mr. Assassin~, I want that~, buy it for me~

The Captain opened the note left by Rita and saw two strange names among the many names.

Vodka Sword Saint and Vodka Whirlwind.

Not only the Captain, but also the audience had two figures in their minds.

Using Xiao Te to initiate the second time travel, the Captain arrived ahead of time at the place where the reinforcements disappeared. Sure enough, he encountered the Vodka sisters, who were being surrounded by a group of ferocious beasts. The Captain keenly sensed something was wrong from the twins' words.

The source of it all seems to be a villager dressed in black, holding a black umbrella in broad daylight.

Mei frowned.

This description always sounded familiar to her.

Suddenly, upon hearing the Captain's voice, she realized that the description was clearly of the Gray Serpent.

When Mei remembered, many viewers in the live stream also remembered.

"Holy crap, isn't that Gray Serpent? Isn't he Bronya's subordinate in this world?"

"If Gray Serpent is the mastermind, then that's hilarious. The Captain's voice actor is Yaqing, and Gray Serpent is also Yaqing. Killing Guān Xīng and saving Guān Xīng are done by the 'same person.' Isn't that a huge joke?"

The plan to kill Guān Xīng was devised by the Captain!

Little Knowledge suddenly remembered a translation error he made when he was a child.

"An old relic, wouldn't you say this reflects reality?"

Fu Hua rolled her eyes at her.

Little Knowledge didn't want to make a fool of himself, so he continued watching the web series.

After rescuing the Vodka sisters, the Captain rushed to Huangyue City. At that moment, Guān Xīng was sitting in the city playing the zither.

The Captain knew that Guān Xīng still had other methods up his sleeve, and indeed, Guān Xīng did have some methods he was keeping secret, but he was unwilling to use them. Using them would be against the natural order, and even if they successfully repelled the enemy, it would harm innocent civilians.

So, the Captain, along with Guān Xīng, used his acquaintance with the two kings to initiate a meeting of the three kings. At the meeting, the Captain and Guān Xīng worked together, using supplies and food as a condition, and finally persuaded the two kings to abandon their attack on Huangyue City and establish an alliance.

Seeing a war that could destroy a nation end so hastily, they were still wondering what price the Captain would have to pay to end this crisis, but they never expected that they would be persuaded.

When she saw that the Pirate King and the Hero King had given up attacking the Huang Empire, Elysia breathed a sigh of relief, her joy evident on her face.

"That's great! Rita and Guān Xīng are both alive! The Captain really managed to ensure everyone survived!"

Elysia couldn't contain her excitement and grabbed Sakura's arm, shaking it excitedly.

"I saw it, Elysia."

Mobius took a sip of coffee. Sakura's tone just now suddenly reminded her of Eden. Could it be that when Eden was not around, Elysia would randomly choose someone to become Eden?

The change she was thinking about wasn't physical, but psychological. Last time it was Mei, this time it was Ying, could it be her next time?

Mobius shivered.

Mei took a closer look at the progress bar and immediately realized something was wrong.

If it's really resolved that quickly, then why is there still over an hour of plot left?

Could it be that Yaqing is truly "merciful" and will let Elysia go, and this week's plot is indeed free of tragedy?

"Wait, Elysia, have you forgotten? The mastermind behind this hasn't shown up yet?"

Elysia's joyful smile suddenly froze.

The viewers in the live stream also realized what was happening.

"Yeah, the Gray Serpent hasn't even shown itself yet. How could it end so easily? They're probably up to something big behind the scenes."

"However, there's still one question I don't understand: why is Gray Serpent so determined to target the Huang Empire? Shouldn't he be accompanying Bronya to find Seele? Could Seele be in the Huang Empire?"

Because of Mei's words, Elysia and the viewers in the live broadcast room, who were originally happy, became uneasy. With this feeling, they watched the following plot with nervousness.