Chapter 235

Ai Yue was not actually sleepy or tired, and with his current physical condition, he could completely give up sleep, which is an inefficient way to rest.

But he really wanted to sleep—because he hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

At this moment, everyone also recovered from their initial astonishment.

Although Ai Yue's public persona is usually described with words like "genius," "powerful," "strategic," or even "omnipotent," those who know him well often see Ai Yue as someone who possesses all the characteristics of an ordinary person.

For example, as everyone knows, one of Ai Yue's hobbies is sleeping.

However, just as Kevin and others choose to suppress their emotions because of their responsibility to fight the Honkai, Ai Yue will also choose to sacrifice his hobbies because of his responsibility.

But now, he clearly doesn't need to do that anymore.

"Indeed, sleep is very important."

Elysia put down her chopsticks, smiled, and winked at him. "In that case, have a good dream."

Not only her, but others also began preparing to leave the Star of Light.

"What's the rush? It's not like we're kicking you out."

Ai Yue stopped them, somewhat speechless, "We haven't finished eating yet, let's finish eating first."

So the meal lasted until midnight before finally coming to an end.

Kevin and Dr. Mei were the first to take their leave. They had clearly accepted the reality and were eager to enjoy it. Before leaving, Kevin asked Ai Yue about his current state and compatibility with humans... well, some kind of compatibility issue. His purpose was self-evident.

Immediately afterwards, Sakura also left the Star of Light —she hadn't seen her sister for a long time in order to complete her mission, and now it was time to share this good news with her family.

However, before leaving, she also expressed her will to Ai Yue —if he needed her, the swordswoman would not hesitate to drop what she was doing and rush to his side to become his sword.

Subsequently, Eden and the others also left one after another. Even Aponia and Mobius did not stay. Although they did not communicate much, their attitudes were surprisingly consistent.

As a savior who single-handedly saved the entire civilization, Ai Yue's current greatest desire should naturally not be disturbed by any factors.

Even though Elysia wanted to stay, Eden and Aponia grabbed her from either side and carried her away.

So, only Pardofelis and Ai Yue remained in the hall.

At this moment, Pardofelis was lying on the table, looking like she was full and didn't want to move, but in reality, her brain was thinking at a high speed.

What should I do? Everyone left so as not to disturb Brother Yue's rest. Should I leave too?

But my home is right next to Brother Yue, where am I supposed to go?

At first, Pardofelis didn't care much about it. After all, Kevin and the others didn't stay on Star of Light for long, and it was normal for them to leave after their mission was over.

It wasn't until Aponia and Mobius were gone that she realized something was wrong—now she was all alone.

What to do?

She hadn't felt anything when there were many people around, but now Pardofelis felt a subtle embarrassment.

After all, she had done such a thing on the moon. Although she didn't say anything, Pardofelis didn't think that Ai Yue would be unable to understand her feelings. It could be said that the relationship between the two of them changed after that kiss.

But Pardofelis herself was clearly not prepared to face this change.

Previously, when we were all together, the problem would be overshadowed by the lively atmosphere, but when it was just the two of us, the atmosphere became increasingly subtle.

After much deliberation, Pardofelis finally made her decision.

"Well, it's been a long time since I've seen my old friends, Brother Yue,"

She stood up casually, saying, "You should rest well today, I won't bother you anymore!"

With that, she fled toward the Teleportation Gate —no, how could this be called fleeing? It was clearly just taking a roundabout route!

"Going out to hang out with friends so late?"

Ai Yue chuckled as he watched Pardofelis's furtive dog retreating figure. "Or did you use up all your courage back on the moon?"

Knowing Pardofelis as he did, he could naturally tell what she was struggling with just now.

The cat-eared girl froze in place, then turned around after a moment, grinning foolishly at Ai Yue: "Hahaha, um..."

"But then again, it seems like I should be the one responding to you here."

Recalling what happened on the moon, Ai Yue couldn't help but stand up and walk towards the other person.

Pardofelis suddenly became somewhat at a loss. Faced with Ai Yue's approaching figure, she didn't know how to deal with him and could only stare blankly as he walked up to her.

Then, without any resistance, she was pulled into Ai Yue's arms.

"I'm a greedy guy, once I grab onto something, I won't let go."

Feeling the girl's slightly tense body, Ai Yue couldn't help but chuckle. "Even so, is it alright?"

"Isn't that perfect?"

Hearing Ai Yue's words, Pardofelis secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hugged him tightly as well. "That way, I don't have to worry about being left behind, right?"

Throughout, all Pardofelis was worried about was being rejected; she didn't even consider anything else.

Now that she had received a positive answer, the girl naturally returned to her usual self, even taking Ai Yue's hand and leading him towards the bedroom. "It's so late, Brother Yue, let's go to sleep!"

His voice, though feigning nonchalance, carried a hint of anticipation and excitement.

But this little thought soon turned into helplessness.

Because Ai Yue fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed.

"Are you really going to sleep?"

Looking at Ai Yue's peaceful profile, Pardofelis puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction and gently poked Ai Yue's nose. "Brother Yue, you big idiot!"

It was a rare night when no one was around and she didn't have to worry about being disturbed. She was all prepared, but who knew it would turn out like this?

However, the usually carefree girl quickly accepted reality and found a comfortable spot to lie down.

After all, there's plenty of time in the future, so she doesn't really care about this day.

Unlike Pardofelis, whose mind was full of all sorts of chaotic thoughts, Ai Yue was truly focused on sleeping.

That's why he was able to fall asleep so quickly after relaxing.

After successfully evolving, Ai Yue actually lost the ability to dream—or rather, the dream world was just another realm for him. In this realm, Ai Yue doesn't actually dream like others; instead, he can clearly control everything, much like the power of the Eighth Herrscher.

At least that's what he thought before—but the scene before him was far beyond his expectations.

What comes into view is a glorious country.

The tall buildings stand on the earth; they are not made of some kind of mirror material that can reflect light, but they emit a white light that looks warm and dazzling.

When Ai Yue looked around, he found himself surrounded by countless similar buildings.

This scene wasn't unfamiliar to him. When the Eighth Herrscher invaded his consciousness, trying to make him sink into his own beautiful dream and become unable to extricate himself, he saw a similar scene.

However, there are differences between the two. After all, Ai Yue dreamed of scenes from tokusatsu works he had seen before, but this scene was one he was seeing for the first time.

Is this still Earth? Where did they put me?

Ai Yue strolled curiously among the buildings. Although he was surrounded by these tall and dazzling structures, the distance between them was just right, and the light was not glaring. Therefore, even living here, he would not feel oppressed, but rather have a pleasant mood.

As a scholar, he could sense that this experience was closely related to these lights, but for a moment he was unable to determine the true nature of these lights.

The first time Ai Yue entered a dream after becoming a god, he witnessed such a subtle scene, which made him think a lot.

He knew clearly that he was actually connected to the Cocoon of Finality at this moment, so could this be some kind of special situation caused by the Cocoon of Finality?

Or perhaps, after evolving into the form I dreamed of, the scene I imagined in my subconscious was influenced by the power of the Herrscher of the End and thus appeared in my dream?

Or is it...?

As Ai Yue wandered aimlessly, he kept analyzing the situation before him. He knew clearly that he was in a dream, but everything in front of him did not seem fake. In fact, it gave him an incredibly real feeling, as if this scene existed in some corner of the universe, and he had just come here through the link of the dream.

But after wandering around for a while, Ai Yue did not find any life here.

This seems a bit strange. Surely these buildings that look man-made could actually be abandoned?

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Ai Yue!"

When his name was called, Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, then looked surprised.

Because this voice belongs to Elysia —but why is Elysia here?

He had just turned around when he saw Elysia floating lightly in front of him. "Finally found you. What are you doing at the Memorial Forest on such an important day?"

On an important day, a memorial forest?

Ai Yue's face immediately showed a puzzled expression.

Why do you look like that?

Seeing Ai Yue's expression, Elysia herself became insecure. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No,"

Ai Yue quickly composed himself and began to talk to Elysia in front of him, "But, when we come to the Memorial Forest, we don't need to care about the date, right?"

This is indeed Elysia, but there are subtle differences between her and the pink-clad beauty that Ai Yue is familiar with.

Although her appearance hasn't changed, her temperament has subtly changed... how should I put it, she's become a bit more mature?

"That's true, but you've been coming a bit too often lately."

Elysia shook her head slightly, then grabbed Ai Yue's wrist and pulled him away in another direction. "Let's go, the ceremony is about to start, we can't do without you over there."

As they spoke, Ai Yue, led by Elysia, left the magnificent complex of buildings. Only then did he notice that this so-called monument forest was actually surrounded by lush green mountains and clear waters.

Moreover, this place looks somewhat familiar.

Before Ai Yue could recall the events, he suddenly sensed an exaggerated energy fluctuation coming from the distant other side.

He looked ahead and his eyes widened instantly.

What appeared before him was a towering colossal tower that could be described as reaching to the heavens and the earth. The top of the enormous tower-like structure was even obscured by a thick layer of clouds, making its specific shape completely invisible.

More importantly, the energy fluctuations emanating from it were both strange and familiar, clearly containing some characteristics of the power of the Herrscher of the End!

Ai Yue blurted out instinctively, "What is that?"

"The Origin Spark Tower?"

Elysia replied in a matter-of-fact tone, her face clearly saying, "Are you still half asleep?" "Ai Yue, wake up! You're going to preside over the launch ceremony of the Origin Spark Tower later. How can you be so dazed?"

Origin... Spark Tower?

The now somewhat mature Elysia, known as the Origin Spark Tower, is a colossal spectacle containing the power of the Herrscher of the End, as well as the strange area where the Monument Forest is located...

Ai Yue subconsciously looked up at a certain direction in the sky—from this perspective, he could see a planet that was quite close to the sky.

That's Earth.

So, this is the moon?

Ai Yue instantly understood everything and couldn't help but smile.

The smile on his face gradually widened, eventually turning into an excited laugh.

After he realized all this, the scenery in front of him began to blur.

Elysia was initially surprised by his reaction and tried to find out if he was uncomfortable, but soon she seemed to realize something and couldn't help but smile gently.

The last thing Ai Yue saw was Elysia facing him, smiling and opening her mouth to say something.

At this moment, he could no longer hear the voices from his dream; he could only barely make out their lip movements.

That seemed to be a... thank you.

The next second, Ai Yue suddenly sat up in bed.

His movements were a bit too forceful, causing Pardofelis, who was nestled in his arms, to tumble over. The sleepy girl curled up and instinctively pulled the blanket over herself. "Don't move around, Brother Yue, let me sleep a little longer..."

Ai Yue looked at the girl in his arms, recalling everything he had seen in his dream. He opened his mouth, but only managed a smile.

What an incredible dream!

Chapter 1 (After the Catastrophe) The First Day of Survival

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