The Final Volume: A Tiny World in the Dust - The Flames of Rebirth (3)

The world in my eyes turned into a sea of fire.

The feeling of flames scorching my body enveloped me.

Only then did I realize how long it had been since I'd felt something "hot." Ever since I devoured Yan Yi Ming Hua, my body had been able to withstand almost any temperature. Even if I fell into the sun, I probably wouldn't have much trouble, let alone being burned by an ordinary fire.

A feeling both familiar and strange. A feeling of pain, of torment, of my body being destroyed again and again.

The feeling of death.

Through the explosions and the crackle of the flames, I seemed to hear a tiny voice.

So faint it was almost inaudible.

It reminded me of the chirring of insects.

Tell me, who are you?

"Damn it... I... actually..."

Xiao Wu's arms trembled uncontrollably. The immense suction was nearly tearing her in two. She could no longer keep herself and Haoyue from being sucked into the black hole by clinging to the vines—because even the vines themselves were about to be shredded by the force!

"Ye... Xiao Ye!!!"

Haoyue, even closer to the black hole, still refused to give up. She kept calling out the name of the one she loved, but the boy's eyes remained closed. Fortunately, the black hole's suction didn't seem to affect him... Didn't affect him?

Even these Lycoris radiata were being sucked in. Why was he the only one unaffected?

"Xiao Wu, grab Ye!"

Haoyue shouted to Xiao Wu, suddenly realizing what was happening, but Xiao Wu was powerless.

"Impossible! One hand's holding you, and the other's gripping the vine. If I let go of the vine to grab Ye, we'll both get sucked away!"

"Then you... tsk... already..."

The skin on Haoyue's body kept tearing under