Chapter 296

Since they couldn't help, the three who had been standing aside finally came over. Black Seele was the first to ask impatiently, "Can we set off now?"

"Less than three minutes left."

Ai Yue glanced at the time, then his expression turned serious. "Before that, I need to emphasize this again— Seele, you are different from others. I need you to stay on the Imaginary Tree to observe the timeline of the newborn. Is that alright?"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Ai Yue."

Seele nodded without wavering. "We are all ready."

"At this point, even if there's a 'problem,' there's no other way to go, right?"

Black Seele said somewhat awkwardly, "Don't worry about us, we..."

She paused halfway through her sentence, then shook her head. "In short, we won't have any problems on our end."

"That would be perfect."

Ai Yue nodded, then looked at Hua, "Hua, you don't need to worry about this for now. You just need to stay with Elysia."

Hua nodded, then couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Ai Yue, what about Pardo...?"

Before setting off, Pardofelis really wanted to come along, but in the end, Ai Yue dissuaded her.

The main reason is that I associate this kind of thing with Pardofelis, and I always feel that the latter is not very safe.

"It's not like she's not coming back, so there's no need to worry too much about her."

Ai Yue smiled and said, "Maybe that guy will realize in a couple of days that it's better for her to be left alone, and then he won't think about these things anymore."

Hua looked hesitant, but ultimately said nothing.

"In short, there's no need to worry too much. It would be best if this operation could succeed on the first try, but even if it fails, I can guarantee everyone's safety and we can also check on the situation in the Post-Civilization era."

Ai Yue took a few steps back and said with a smile, "Then, wait for me for a moment."

As he spoke, Ai Yue's figure transformed into light and vanished from everyone's sight.

Where is he going?

Kevin asked with some doubt, "I thought we could just leave once we were ready."

"Things are obviously not that simple. After all, we still don't know how Ai Yue plans to reshape the Post-Civilization timeline."

Dr. Mei shook her head. "Lacking the necessary information, I don't know what he did."

Not only them, but even Mobius and Aponia looked puzzled, since Ai Yue had never mentioned this part to anyone.

However, Mobius's expression quickly changed, and Kiana had the same reaction.

As the two people connected to the Cocoon of Finality, they could both sense that the Cocoon of Finality was unconsciously "fearing" something.

And this source is a powerful energy that suddenly erupts from the real world.

Those in this special space were naturally unaware that, just as Ai Yue's figure disappeared from their sight, a Radiant Giant also revealed its form in the Solar System of the real world.

His body was so magnificent that even the Earth was nothing more than a toy that he could manipulate in the palm of his hand.

However, no one saw his figure; even the most advanced energy detection equipment on Earth could not detect him at all.

Only a certain cat-eared girl, who was so bored in the lunar experimental base that she was rolling around, suddenly perked up her ears at this moment.

Because the giants are not present, but are traveling to the future of this planet.

He appeared unmoved, but in reality he was moving rapidly through the timeline, traversing tens of thousands of years, crossing broken and chaotic timelines, and overcoming the pain and struggle of countless people—finally, he arrived at the future that was being desperately held together by people.

Yae Sakura, are you alright?

In the future Cocoon of Finality, the Herrscher of Truth and the Herrscher of Origin sat facing each other. Bronya, the Herrscher of Truth, looked at her close friend with her eyes closed and her face showing pain from time to time. She couldn't help but say with concern, "Take a rest. I'll hold the fort for now."

"No, it's not the limit yet, I can hold on a little longer."

Upon hearing this, Raiden Yae Sakura, the Herrscher of Origin, opened her eyes, her expression somewhat dazed, and said, "Moreover, the degree of collapse has intensified, Bronya, you can't either..."

She stopped mid-sentence, not because she had fainted from excessive pressure—quite the opposite, in that instant, a brilliant light suddenly shone in Raiden Yae Sakura's eyes, as if the pressure and pain that had been tormenting her had vanished in an instant.

"What's wrong?"

Bronya naturally noticed Raiden Yae Sakura's change, but she became nervous instead. "Are you alright, Yae Sakura?"

She didn't know if Kiana would succeed, but she was certain that even if Kiana did, the pressure and pain wouldn't disappear instantly.

"I'm fine, it just suddenly..."

Raiden Yae Sakura looked down at her hands, and vaguely saw a white light flashing at her fingertips. "A powerful force suddenly surged within me... Didn't you feel it?"

Bronya shook her head blankly; clearly, she didn't understand what Raiden Yae Sakura was talking about at all.

However, her expression quickly changed—because at that very moment, a sound reached her ears.

"You've done a great job. Now leave the rest to me."

Who is speaking? And what is he saying when we hand it over to him?

Bronya and Raiden Yae Sakura both wanted to ask this question, but they couldn't make a sound.

Because accompanying the words was an overwhelming, all-encompassing pure white light.

Later, this day became known as "Radiant Day"—because no matter where you are on Earth, you can feel a pure white and warm light enveloping you.

That radiance was even more dazzling than the sun.

If someone were to stand on Venus, or even further away, and observe this scene, they would see a Radiant Giant holding up the Earth in his hands, attempting to merge it into his own body.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, yet it felt like an eternity. When the light faded again, the Earth returned to silence once more.

However, no trace of civilization can be found on Earth today.

When Ai Yue reappeared in front of Mobius and the others, everyone was startled by his appearance.

At this moment, Ai Yue could no longer maintain his human form and transformed back into a towering, Radiant Giant. At the same time, his entire body was covered with mottled colors like mosaics, which were constantly flashing and changing, making him look like a malfunctioning old television, which was extremely frightening.

"Teacher Ai Yue? What's going on here...?"

Kiana instinctively opened her mouth, only to be interrupted by Ai Yue's urgent voice, "Kiana, clear the way!"

Kiana paused for a moment, then turned and rushed into the purple pillar of light without further hesitation.

At the same time, Ai Yue also looked in the direction of Hua and Elysia: "Hua, Elysia, and Seele, and here I am... Pardo?"

Even Ai Yue was stunned for a moment when he saw the cat-eared girl suddenly appear before him.

"Brother Yue..."

Pardofelis hid behind Elysia, gripping her arm tightly with both hands, refusing to let go, "I, I'm not leaving!"

Ai Yue's mind was in complete chaos at the moment. He couldn't think about how Pardofelis got in, nor did he have time to dwell on these things. So he could only wave his hand and pull all five people into his body.

He glanced down at Mobius and the others one last time before leaping into the purple pillar of light.

The four of them, including Mobius and Aponia, were left looking at each other, unsure of what to say.

"So, is that... a normal situation for him?"

After a moment, Kevin spoke first, asking, "This is the first time I've known that that state can change color."

"How is that possible!"

Mobius gave him an annoyed look. "That's clearly not a normal situation, okay?"

She could tell at a glance that Ai Yue was under tremendous pressure, so much so that he could no longer contain it and it was exposed on the surface. At this moment, Kevin was making some nonsensical jokes, which gave her the opportunity to vent her emotions.

Kevin knew he had messed up his attempt to lighten the mood, so he could only keep quiet.

"I know what happened."

Dr. Mei suddenly spoke thoughtfully, "That should be Post-Civilization."

Everyone else immediately focused their attention on her.

"You mean, Ai Yue's body contains the entire Post-Civilization?"

Aponia quickly realized, "This... this really can be done?"

"I can't believe it either, but Ai Yue must have his own way of doing it, right?"

Dr. Mei's expression was also somewhat subtle. "In any case, only through this method can we truly send the Post-Civilization to a completely new world."

Mobius didn't speak, but just stared silently at the purple beam of light.

At the end of the beam of light, a faint white glow flickered.

What will happen there?

Kiana found it difficult to describe what she saw in words.

Traveling through the teleportation channel, which was filled with immense energy, was as difficult as pushing against quicksand with one's own body, but thankfully Kiana eventually reached her destination.

The moment Kiana escaped from the teleportation portal, the feeling of obscurity and difficulty was instantly replaced by ease, to the point that Kiana almost flew away.

After she regained her footing, she saw in the distance a huge, indescribable tree-like object radiating a dazzling light.

Around her and the tree-like object was a chaotic and disordered scene.

Scattered all around were various kinds of wreckage and fragments. Kiana observed carefully and could even see the spire of the St. Freya Academy, the headquarters building of the Schicksal Floating Island, and the wooden cabin her father built in Siberia.

Besides these, there were many other familiar and unfamiliar things that she could clearly recognize as things she had encountered in her past life.

Is this what Teacher Ai Yue meant by seeing different scenes in different people? I wonder what this place looks like in Teacher Ai Yue's eyes?

Just as this thought arose in her mind, Kiana felt a terrifying energy fluctuation coming from behind her. She turned around and saw Ai Yue's huge figure slowly emerging from this space.

As he appeared, the entire space trembled violently, and shadows gradually appeared on the snow-white ground.

They intertwined and surged, eventually bursting forth from the earth and transforming into shadowy monsters that seemed almost tangible, silently surrounding Ai Yue's location.

Kiana could recognize some of the Honkai Beast and the Imaginary Element Monsters among them, but most of them were a variety of oddities that she had never even heard of, let alone seen.

That must be what Professor Ai Yue understands, right? They're all so novel.

Kiana, can you see the Imaginary Tree?

Just as Kiana was on guard, Ai Yue suddenly asked, "What does it look like?"

"Uh, what does it look like?"

Kiana glanced at the tree-like object in the distance again. "It looks like a tree... and it looks quite lush."

"I see."

Ai Yue's tone revealed a subtle emotion, but it quickly dissipated, leaving only determination. "Then, charge towards it and clear a path for me."

"I see."

Kiana was instantly engulfed in intense flames. "Leave it to me!"

Combat? That's what she excels at!

Chapter One, the Alexandrite, is an essential part of the Giant of Light and should not be missed.

Did it succeed?

When Kiana regained consciousness, this was the first thought that flashed through her mind.

She tried to get up, but found herself terribly empty. She didn't even have the strength to open her eyes or make a sound, let alone support her body.

So Kiana could only obediently maintain this not-so-comfortable position and begin to recall what had just happened.

The whole process is actually very simple. At least from Kiana's perspective, there is only one thing: to fight your way through the sea of monsters so that Ai Yue can touch the Imaginary Tree.

That being said, it is fraught with difficulties in practice.

If these monsters were all after Kiana, she would have had many ways to clear a path for Ai Yue. Unfortunately, in the eyes of these monsters, Kiana seemed to be non-existent. Even when her sword struck a monster, it would not turn around to look at her, but would drag its broken body and continue to rush towards Ai Yue.

Ai Yue's enormous size made him a huge target, allowing the monsters to attack him easily, while Kiana needed to expend several times the effort to deal with them.

At this moment, Ai Yue not only lost his ability to fight, but his movements were also extremely slow, as if he were carrying something incredibly heavy. At first, he was able to maintain a normal speed of movement, but it became slower and slower. In the end, he even had to stop for a long time after each step. He no longer responded to Kiana's calls, as if he had lost consciousness, but his body was still acting on instinct.

Even more outrageous is that these monsters are made of some unknown material. Although their defense is extremely weak, their attack power is ridiculously high. Kiana was not confident that she could break through the white light shield on Ai Yue's body, but they could easily tear it apart and smash it, as if it were made of paper.

Despite Ai Yue's self-healing ability, he couldn't withstand being surrounded by monsters. So even if Kiana was slightly careless, countless monsters would pounce on Ai Yue, leaving behind a dense array of tiny wounds. These wounds would make Ai Yue's already slow movements even more sluggish, further prolonging the time it took to recover.

Therefore, the whole process became a tug-of-war. Kiana needed to clear the monsters in front of her to clear obstacles for Ai Yue, while also being vigilant about his surroundings to prevent monsters from pounce on Ai Yue and slowing him down. Often, just as she dealt with the monsters around Ai Yue, the front of her would be filled with a continuous stream of enemies...

No one knows how many monsters they killed, how far they traveled, or how much time they spent. In short, when Ai Yue finally touched the Imaginary Tree, Kiana finally lost all her strength.

Or perhaps she was already exhausted, but her strong will was still driving her to constantly overdraw her own strength.