I'm Not a Flame-Chaser

"My Venerable Lord, this was my oversight. I didn't expect Night Owl to actually..."

"Need not."

Raven nervously apologized to Kevin, who was gazing at the Imaginary Singularity, but was interrupted halfway through his sentence by Kevin, who exuded a chilling aura, though his eyes showed little coldness.

As Chen Tianwu's introducer, Raven bears undeniable responsibility for Chen Tianwu's repeated disruptions and even betrayals of the plan.

Even amidst the chaotic environment of high-concentration Honkai Energy leaking from the Imaginary Singularity, the mere presence of this man brought an unparalleled sense of security. Before him, all demons and monsters had nowhere to hide, as if a single glance could freeze thousands of miles.

He remained silent for a long time before calmly speaking to the Raven behind him, "You did a good job with Raiden Mei. Don't take Owl's betrayal to heart. People who are not on the same path, even if they were once as close as best friends, will eventually become strangers. So even if he doesn't betray us now, he will make the same choice one day."

"I grant your request. After this experiment, you can take the Nest's children with you."

Thank you very much.

The final result put Raven at ease; she had thought that at most she would just not be punished, but she didn't expect to receive a reward in the end.

Night Owl... Chen Tianwu, what exactly is he thinking? Raven doesn't know. She feels a little regret, but it's just regret for a talented person.

Just then, an "unexpected visitor" appeared, causing the Raven to widen its eyes and slightly raise the corners of its mouth.

"... I agree to the deal with the World Serpent; I will join the World Serpent."

The former Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei, stood coldly before Kevin, their eyes meeting those of the savior who had transcended time.

The "Rebirth" of the Sky: Chapter Thirty-Six - Summer at Seventeen

"Internal strife among compatriots."

"The situation is worsening."

"Brothers turned against each other."

"Friends parted ways."

"What a magnificent display of bestowing titles upon six states!"

A person wearing a black mask stood on the rooftop, holding a can of expired cola that had survived from a vending machine, sipping the flat, sweet liquid like a fine, aged wine.

He considered himself a nostalgic person, but unfortunately, in the damned Quantum Sea, every ten steps he could see the scene of Lin and Kevin parting ways in Changkong City playing out again and again. In the damned Intrinsic World, every tens of thousands of years, a person with a familiar appearance, a familiar name, and doing familiar things would appear.

The first time you see Uncle Ben die in Spider-Man's arms, you'll probably be moved to tears by the famous quote, "With great power comes great responsibility." But when you ask Spider-Man and the others about their tragic experiences and they all say in unison with tears in their eyes that Uncle Ben died, that scene probably won't evoke much emotion; you'll just feel, "Ah, I knew it."

So it's hard to call Zero "nostalgic" for the messed-up experiences that keep repeating themselves in this messed-up world. Even the distorted versions of Coca-Cola are more novel, but nowadays, we're tired of drinking the distorted versions of Coca-Cola.

Unfortunately, he has to "drink Coke," whether it's spoiled or not.

"We really caught the right moment." Zero's gaze shifted from the Imaginary Singularity in the sky to a certain spot in Changkong City. "This is what they call 'better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early,' isn't it?"

"Hey, this cool guy, both in terms of body temperature and personality, interested in making a deal?"

Zero threw away the empty Coke can, a thin layer of frost forming on its aluminum shell, and it fell into the river at his feet.

A white-haired man stood quietly behind him.

Chen Tianwu disliked gazing at the city. He always felt that sitting alone on a high platform where the cold wind howled, looking at Manila with or without him, was meaningless except for worrying about whether he would fall or catch a cold from the cold wind.

But he usually has nowhere to go except to go home to be with his sister. He can sit there for an entire afternoon and even the end of the world will pass in the blink of an eye.

Now only ruins remain, naked like a child without clothes, showing little sign of change, only a sense of desolation.

He saw the rented house where he used to live with his sister, right next to the ruins of the restaurant, which was now only supported by two pillars. Half of it had collapsed, probably crushed by a large Honkai Beast. Their house had also collapsed, and inside were some daily necessities that he had saved up to buy.

Oh, by the way, the landlord and his son didn't have time to run away, just like most people in Manila.

The rent issue was resolved, and they moved into their little house permanently. Neither Chen Tianwu nor the landlord had any objections to the fact that Chen Tianwu still owed one month's rent.

It's a dark joke, but he doesn't want to laugh.

"Boom!"

Night Owl felt a tightness in his chest, unsure whether it was from the explosion or corrosion. If Lin hadn't been holding his hand, he probably would have been lying on the ground, unable to get up by now.

Before him, every Herrscher who awakened was incredibly powerful. The Herrscher of Reason, as the Anti-Entropy Leader, repeatedly thwarted Schicksal's plans and saved countless humans from peril. The Herrscher of the Void caused the Great Honkai of Hyperion, resulting in the deaths of countless humans. The Herrscher of Thunder left traces in Changkong City that have yet to fade... Only he hadn't done anything yet, and he was already exhausted.

The man who grabbed his shoulder and kept him from falling was a tough guy whom even Night Owl genuinely admired. Their first meeting wasn't with Lin himself, but the glimpse he gleaned about Lin's past had already moved him deeply.

No one was more suited to say those words to him than Lin. If it were anyone else, Night Owl might have thought they were spouting unrealistic nonsense, but only Lin. Night Owl believed that what this man said must be the truth extracted from his own blood and iron experience.

In reality, Night Owl knew very well that he had no right to yell at Lin and shout words of self-abandonment. Lin had lost far more than he had, but Lin still stood here and fought to save humanity.

Lin is a hero, and I am a coward, even though he has the Herrscher Authority, which is like a deus ex machina.

Whether it was pain, despair, or reminiscing, in that short, tragic day, the roar that had been weighing on his heart dissipated when he saw the image of his sister from that day.

On the day he took Awen away, in the few minutes he returned from buying food, the Manila Honkai broke out.

For hundreds of days and nights, the owl tossed and turned, and the feelings he had when he parted from Awen on that day were long gone, like light spots cut by leaves. Two years later, in a completely unfamiliar place, he heard the memories of the past he had forgotten.

Now he commands gravity with ease, able to crush a three-meter-tall giant into the ground with a mere wave of his hand, and fire beam cannons from his fingertips like the main cannons of a warship. He and a group of people with differing stances temporarily form the "Avengers" and embark on a thrilling assault on the Imaginary Singularity.

They marched on triumphantly, forgetting that just a few hours earlier they had been fighting over a necklace.

But for the first time since the Manila Honkai, Night Owl felt truly alive. The boy, wandering through the Honkai, had traveled through two years and was sent back to this empty shell by Awen's soul. He fought with all his might, for a promise he made to his sister, for what Lin had told him...

Restart.

"Boom!"

The gray-haired man lifted the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant, which was rushing towards him like a roller skater on ice, from a distance. With a flick of his finger, he eliminated the opponent's gravity and sent the giant, whose weight was measured in tons, flying.

"Thump—"

Even using time manipulation was ineffective. The clocks beneath the feet of these Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant slowed Lin and his companions' movements, while the Night Owl's gravitational field distorted their time, preventing them from moving faster and more nimbly than the monkeys in the forest.

"Cough cough... gulp..."

Night Owl was right beside Lin. He could send the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant flying with a flick of his wrist, but he couldn't even stand up straight. His face was gloomy as he held onto the shoulder of an equally gloomy man. They burst forth at their fastest speed ever as they rushed toward the rift that would allow them to return to their world.

We've already seen the crack! It's less than 500 meters away!

Waves of Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant blocked their path ahead. Yan Luo, Kiana, and Rita led the way, while Night Owl held off the giant tides from the other three directions. Lin protected the core of the group. With their coordinated efforts, they were actually close to reaching the Imaginary Singularity!

Even Night Owl, who originally had the least desire to live, has rekindled his hope. After returning to his Intrinsic World, he gets to know Lin and Anna anew. His heart, which had stopped beating for two years, is now burning intensely again!

Night Owl mustered his strength, reached out to block the attack from the double-headed swords above, and with a wave of his hand, sent them all hurtling towards the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant!

Only... fifty meters left!

Yan Luo pushed her powers to the limit, and a dazzling array of weapons from Previous Civilization appeared behind her. She even recreated one of Chronos's shoulder cannons, firing a volley of shots to clear out the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant in front of her, briefly creating a vacuum space.

But she too reached her limit, her face and lips turning as pale as a corpse as she collapsed. Rita, quick as a flash, grabbed her by the back of her collar and with her other hand grabbed Kiana, and together they jumped toward the Imaginary Singularity.

"Aaaaaaahh..."

The night owl roared, venting the gloom and resentment of the past two years. Gravity pressed the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant Remains into the ground one by one. Even though it was no use in stopping the army from advancing, the dawn finally pierced through the clouds and fell on everyone's face!

"Bass!"

The world has lost its color.

Chen Tianwu stood in front of the food cart, tiptoed, handed over the money, and took two fast food boxes.

He paused as he turned to take a step, and he heard a tremor coming from deep underground.

Awen was waiting for him not far away, only about two streets away. Hurry back.

The seventeen-year-old boy took the final step before his world collapsed.

His dark blue pupils contracted and trembled, then gradually calmed, dimmed, and became unfocused.

The golden chain piercing his chest was pulled out from his chest, and the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant descending from above the Imaginary Singularity swept Rita away with its double-headed sword.

The white-haired man with Prismatic Eyes stopped in front of Lin, who was holding Night Owl and standing there stunned. The blood-stained chains disappeared from his hands, leaving only a few drops of viscous blood on the ground.

"Tick-tock".

It made a soft, sour sound.

The "Rebirth" of Changkong: Chapter Thirty-Seven - Just One Step Away... Just One Step Away...

There was no whistling wind, and almost no other sounds could be heard. The guards from the Imaginary Tree seemed to have tacitly stopped their actions, or perhaps it was just Lin's illusion.

The white-haired man blocked their only way, like a vengeful demon crawling out of hell.

Their battle needs no reason or words; they are like the hero and the demon king in a story, completely opposed from the moment they are born.

Now the Herrscher of Binding are here to stop them, their purpose being to annihilate them all here.

Yan Luo and Kiana have completely lost their ability to fight, and Night Owl is on the verge of death. Only Lin and Rita remain, and the two of them must face the sea of Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant and the Herrscher of Binding.

The white-haired man's timing was so cunning and deadly, leaving no room for error, that even the most vicious assassin would have to applaud him.

Lin carefully laid down the unconscious Night Owl and drew his Jizo Mitama. The white-haired man picked up the Black Abyss White Flower that Yan Luo had dropped from the ground. The two pitch-black blades severed life and time in space, facing each other head-on in endless destiny.

There are only thirty seconds left. If they do not enter the Imaginary Singularity and escape the gap in just thirty seconds, the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant will swarm up in front of them and chop them all to pieces.

Lin was already at his wit's end. He and Ling had exhausted too much energy and could no longer support him in unleashing the power of Jizo Mitama. He could only use the first rated power for a moment, and the burst time was so short that it could be ignored.

Covered in wounds, Rita faces two Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant at the same time. She uses all her strength to protect the two people behind her who have lost their fighting ability. Even though they are on different sides, Rita is fighting to the death without holding back.

"Clatter!"

Lin and the white-haired man moved at the same time, their black and white appearances colliding like two shooting stars!

Chop! Slash! Sweep!

"Whoosh! Sizzle!"

The two individuals, sharing the same memories, were evenly matched in swordsmanship. They swung their blades with complete abandon, determined to annihilate the person before them! To chop them to pieces!

Their movements were as savage as wild beasts, yet possessed the exquisite skill of master swordsmen!

"Boom!"

Lin pierced the white-haired man's shoulder with a powerful blow, knocking him to the ground. However, the man did not retreat but advanced, piercing Lin's thigh with the same sword!

The fusion of blood and flesh, the clash of spirit and soul, are unleashed in these few short seconds, painting a pale canvas!

The golden chains were swept away and shattered! Amidst the flying chain wreckage, the black-haired man's shadowy figure moved through the shadows, delivering a powerful punch to the white-haired man's neck, the force so great that a loud snapping sound could be clearly heard!

"Click!"

The white-haired man's Prismatic Eyes were cold. In mid-air, he swung his sword with a backhand, and black light formed a line. Then, a large amount of blood gushed out of Lin's chest like a fountain!

A life-or-death struggle, a fated feud, in this space that does not belong to any world, the two who have been entangled for fifty thousand years, following their nature, want to destroy each other until not even a single cell remains!

The surrounding Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant were closing in! Rita deftly severed the ankle of one of the giants, but was struck in the back by the double-headed sword of another giant. She vomited a mouthful of blood, rolled a few times on the ground, and then staggered to her feet, gritting her teeth.

"Bang!"

Sword energy clashed with sword energy, neither of them cutting the other off. Just as the two heavily injured were about to engage in another close-quarters battle, an Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant appeared before them and launched an indiscriminate attack on them!

"Boom!"

The two nimbly dodged the low sweep of the double-headed swords at the same time. At this moment, the white-haired man made a move with one hand, and the chain was tied around the waist of the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant, pulling him like a rubber band. Lin was caught off guard and was hit by the attack from directly above. The Black Abyss accurately pierced into his right shoulder and came out from under his armpit, while the golden chain pierced through Lin's left arm, completely depriving him of the ability to counterattack!

Lin raised his leg to kick the white-haired man away, but the man anticipated it and stepped on his knee before he could even lift it. Then, he was hit hard in the abdomen, and Lin vomited a mixture of stomach water and blood, collapsing in front of the Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant.

The human body is ultimately no match for Herrscher.

Even the wounds and broken bones from Lin's severe injuries healed completely in just a few breaths. The white-haired man, carrying a blood-stained black blade, came to Lin and, without hesitation, stabbed it into his head!

"Bang!"

Before the deadly blade could pierce Lin's head, it fell heavily, and the white-haired man's bones cracked with a series of sharp sounds. He lay flat on the ground, gritting his teeth, his muscles groaning as they were being squeezed and deformed. His eyeballs, as if about to burst out of their sockets, stared viciously at the gray-haired man lying on the ground not far away, his hand outstretched.

The white-haired man's hands were ruptured by bursting veins, and several chains extended from the ground beside his hands, flying towards the night owl like bullets!

The owl didn't try to hide, and he couldn't hide anyway.

He simply shifted his gaze from the incoming chains to Lin, revealing a relieved, nostalgic smile.

"Lin... I really... don't want to die..."

"Laugh!"

The chains tore through flesh and shattered bones.