The Nameless Crawler, but the Tool Has a Name

A shower of celestial light tore through the Black Mist, illuminating the world that had been shrouded in darkness for days.

"It's Immortal!"

"The Immortal have come to our rescue!"

The Mine Cave, which Deathly Stillness for days, suddenly erupted in cheers.

Some knelt and kowtowed, some wept with joy, and others couldn't wait to squeeze to the cave entrance, looking up at those figures standing in the sky.

You ran out after them.

The aura of those people was tens of millions of times stronger than that of the cultivators who had once flown through Wutang Town on their Ride sword.

Some people can summon the Milky Way with a wave of their hand, while others can crush mountains with a single palm strike.

One after another, towering Dharma Manifestation rose from the ground, battling above the Cloud Sea. Countless Divine Ability traversed the sky, making the heavens and earth flicker with light.

The Alien Race warships shattered one after another.

Corpses fell from the sky like rain.

Human Race won a great victory.

You stood at the cave entrance, trembling with excitement.

So this is the real Immortal.

It turns out that the heroes who saved the world in those folk tales really existed.

Liu Tao squeezed in beside you at some point, and happily took your hand.

"Dog, we're saved!"

"Um!"

You nodded excitedly, your eyes fixed on the celestial light in the sky, completely unaware of the lingering worry in Liu Tao's eyes.

There was only one thought in my mind.

"The Immortal are indeed powerful! As long as they arrive, everyone will be saved."

[Same year]

In the following days, you and Liu Tao would always come to the cave entrance to watch the great battle in the sky from afar.

That day, you touched the Peach Blossom Hairpin in your bosom, secretly making plans in your heart.

After the battle is over, I will give her the hairpin.

If you think it looks bad, you can always get a new one.

If they accept it, then have Father go to the Liu Family and inquire again.

"So that's where they were! The young couple is here."

My father's voice suddenly came from behind me.

You hurriedly turned around and saw him smiling at the two of you.

Liu Tao blushed and lowered her head, while you subconsciously covered the Peach Blossom Hairpin in your arms.

"Father, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Just as the father was about to speak, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

Deep in the sky, a blinding burst of light suddenly erupted.

"Wrong..."

"Get back into the cave quickly!"

Before he could finish speaking...

An out-of-control aftershock has torn through the Cloud Sea and is hurtling towards the back of the mountain.

You instinctively tighten your grip on Liu Tao's hand.

Liu Tao also intertwined her fingers with yours, as if she wanted to say something.

"Doggy..."

The name had barely been uttered when a white light engulfed everything.

The aftershock didn't hit you directly.

But the scorching heatwave that followed was like an invisible giant hand, slapping you away violently.

The world fell silent as it turned upside down.

When I woke up again, half of my body was numb, and blood kept flowing down my forehead, staining everything in front of me dark red.

Fortunately, the familiar touch from your right hand brings a slight sense of relief.

Fortunately.

Liu Tao is still here.

"That was terrifying, we..."

You turned your head with difficulty.

Before the relief on his face could fade, his pupils suddenly contracted, instantly turning into terror.

The only thing left that intertwined your fingers was a severed arm.

The rest are missing.

"Liu Tao?"

You called out softly.

There was no response.

"Liu Tao..."

There has still been no response.

You remained motionless for a long time before stiffly raising your head and looking around.

The hill that used to be behind the mountain has disappeared.

The Mine Cave is gone.

My father is gone.

Everyone in Wutang Town is gone.

As far as the eye could see, all that remained was an endless expanse of scorched earth.

The great battle in the sky was also drawing to a close at this time.

Dragging your broken body, still clutching Liu Tao's severed arm tightly in your hand, you climbed inch by inch to the highest point of the ruins.

With each step forward, a long trail of blood was left behind him.

Consciousness was beginning to fade.

But you remained fixed on the sky.

The Immortal were cleaning up the battlefield, preparing to leave, as if everything that was happening below had nothing to do with them.

The grievances and anger churning in his chest finally coalesced into a hoarse murmur:

"Immortal..."

The voices were very soft, drowned out by the laughter and chatter in the sky.

With your last ounce of strength, you prop yourself up and scream at those towering figures:

"When the Alien Race came, my father was still alive! My mother was still alive! Tao'er was still alive too!"

"But you've come..."

"The Alien Race is dead."

Everyone is dead!

Blood kept gushing from his mouth, but his cries grew louder and louder.

"What kind of Immortal are you! What's the difference between you and Alien Race!"

You clutched the severed arm in your arms, and with your last breath, you uttered a question that was almost heartbreaking:

"Answer me, Immortal!!"

High above in the clouds, there was no response.

The last bit of strength that supported his body was completely exhausted with that shout.

Your knees buckled, and you collapsed helplessly onto the scorched earth, clutching Liu Tao's severed arm.

The Peach Blossom Hairpin slipped from her bosom and fell into the pool of blood before her eyes.

You instinctively reach out to pick it up.

My fingertips were only inches away from it, but my arm was completely powerless.

My breathing became lighter and lighter, and my eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

But you still stared intently at the group of Immortal in the sky until your last breath was exhaled, your pupils completely lost focus, and your vision was swallowed up by the boundless darkness.

You are dead.

[Simulation ended.]

Final Achievement: The Nameless Crawler.

Survival time: 15 years.

The ending: You lived a mediocre life. You wanted to become an immortal, but failed; you settled for second best and wanted to be a blacksmith, but the first knife you forged couldn't even split a piece of firewood.

You never managed to leave Wutang Town, nor did you manage to marry the girl you liked.

In just fifteen years, all that was truly accomplished was a small, worn-out wood-chopping knife and a Peach Blossom Hairpin that was never given away.

Unknown in life, and unknown after death.

This world is so vast; you came, yet left not a trace.

Qin Wangchuan stared at the frozen image, feeling a lump in his throat that he couldn't release for a long time.

After a long while, he rubbed his temples with a complicated expression and said in a low voice:

"So..."

"I'm actually the villain?"

He was never an indecisive person, and he understood that once a major battle broke out, sacrifice was inevitable.

But if winning this battle comes at the cost of countless Chen Gou'er families being destroyed, that would be far too heavy a price to pay.

Moreover...

Such a future makes it hard for Qin Wangchuan not to recall the three catastrophes his future self had spoken of—

Alien Invasion, Qin Family Civil War, Lower Realm Attacks Heaven.

Wasn't Chen Gou'er's dying question a seed of hatred?

If the same situation repeats itself time and time again, perhaps the so-called "Lower Realm Attacks Heaven" will be forced out little by little in this way.

This is clearly not the perfect ending that Lv Yingxin had described.

There must be another way.

However, before continuing the simulation, we need to check out the rewards this time.

With his thoughts settled, Qin Wangchuan looked back at the system panel.

In previous simulations, the rewards were closely related to the experiences of the simulated subjects.

But Chen Gou'er had no Spirit Root, nor had he ever received any Heavenly Secrets.

In just fifteen years, it seems that the only thing he truly learned was blacksmithing.

In this situation, what can the system provide?

[This simulated settlement is complete.]

[Reward coefficient: 200%]

[Please select two of the following rewards to inherit:]

1: Thirty years of lifespan.

2: A complete volume on the breathing techniques, along with all the insights gained from practicing them.

3: Origin Source +600.

4: A small machete with a blunted blade.

5: Superior Wood Spirit Root.

6: The Peach Blossom Hairpin that was never given.