Chapter 223
They were curious as to why a Gem People being existed here.
But they didn't seem to care about the matter, so they didn't bother with it and went straight to smash Xiao Huasheng.
Just as they did to the other Gem People.
This is just a game, and anyone can be the target of the hunt.
Xiao Huasheng remained motionless.
Ding-ding-dong.
The spears struck her body, producing a series of crisp sounds, and bounced off.
"You go first!"
After Xiao Huasheng blocked the attack, he threw Sirius backward and told her to run away quickly.
She doesn't really want to use firearms against the Lunarians right now; those Lunarians would be a complete waste of resources against them.
Even if these Lunarians were made of lotus roots, so what? The energy gained from eating them might not even be five times that of Lunarians.
Without using a gun, she's actually not very good at protecting the octopus girl.
After being thrown out by Xiao Huasheng, Sirius looked on in fear.
Xiao Huasheng stood silently, his profile like a rock, only a calm whisper escaping his lips, "It's alright, they can't hurt me, it'll be over soon."
The words had barely left his mouth.
The Lunarians's attacks intensified, and Xiao Huasheng raised his hand to block.
The impact was as loud as a sudden downpour, yet she wasn't even scratched.
"I'll come find you later! Make sure you're still here! I'm going to get my weapons!" Sirius said hurriedly, then quickly swam away.
As he watched Sirius disappear into the undercurrent, a faint smile crossed Xiao Huasheng's face.
She turned around and faced the Lunarians.
The combined assault of spears and nets failed to move her an inch.
The nets around her head only prevented her from using her strength; Xiao Huasheng was always able to break free of them.
Right now, all she wants to do is talk to the Lunarians.
The other person doesn't seem unintelligent at all; at least talking more is better than anything else.
There is absolutely no conflict or contradiction between the two.
So, as Xiao Huasheng was caught in the net, she spoke up.
"Stop! I am not a gem, nor a slug! I'll say it again, I am not Gem People! No matter how much you smash me, you can't move me!"
And that is indeed the case.
Even if the Lunarians used countless brute forces, they could not possibly shatter Xiao Huasheng.
Even a god from another world couldn't shatter her; they could only leave her with a small opening... and that opening was repaired at lightning speed.
After discovering that the facts were indeed as Xiao Huasheng had said.
The attack abruptly halted.
The Lunarians hovered in the water, their smooth faces showing a stunned expression for the first time.
They didn't seem to be able to accept Xiao Huasheng's words immediately.
The Gem People before me... if she says she's not Gem People, then what is she?
"I am human," Xiao Huasheng calmly declared. "I come from beyond your world. I am a traveler from another world, searching for a way back."
Upon hearing this, the Lunarians's lifeless eyes suddenly widened.
Anyone could see the shock in their eyes.
The word "human" exploded in the water like a silent thunderclap.
All the Lunarians froze completely.
The spears hung down, and the nets gleamed faintly.
They stood frozen in place, because the word itself held a special meaning in this world.
The silence lasted for several seconds.
The leader of the Lunarians slowly raised his arm and pointed at Xiao Huasheng.
His movements were hesitant, as if he were confirming something.
Immediately afterwards, all the eyes of the Lunarians focused on the top of Xiao Huasheng's head.
There, a soft halo was quietly emitting a faint glow in the seawater.
Meanwhile, the wings of light that had somehow unfurled behind her swayed gently with the flow of water.
That was the posture of Angel.
This realization flowed through every single shell-shaped boat like an electric current.
Splash--
The Lunarians became restless.
They laid down all their weapons; spears and nets fell to the deck with a dull thud.
The calm that belonged to the Lunarians on his smooth face was completely shattered, replaced by an almost fanatical excitement.
Chapter Fourteen: Angel Descends to My Side [2 Updates]
They jostled each other, trying to get a closer look at Xiao Huasheng, and countless whispers rippled on the water.
"It's Angel..."
"How come I didn't notice that? Damn it."
"Finally, this torment of hundreds of thousands of years is about to come to an end..."
The Lunarians are the souls of humans from their previous lives, and they have already gone mad countless times during this process.
No matter how many times they try, only the 'prayer' from Kongo or humans can truly kill them.
Let them truly return to nothingness.
They desperately longed for liberation, for reincarnation.
For them, every extra second of survival in this world is excruciating torture.
Finally, the leader of the Lunarians leaned forward and knelt down directly in front of Xiao Huasheng.
One by one, the other Lunarians knelt down without hesitation.
He spoke, his voice trembling, and a voice filled with the longing of countless centuries entered Xiao Huasheng's ears.
"Could you... pray for us?"
"Please... let us be freed from this world..."
"Prayer, you all like to use that word, but if you don't mind, I can try." Xiao Huasheng still didn't quite understand what prayer meant to these Lunarians.
It can be said that the ultimate goal of the Lunarians is to vanish into nothingness.
It was hard to understand, but she still clasped her hands together on her forehead like a devout believer, bowed her head, and whispered a prayer for the group.
In this deep sea, only her halo and wings of light emitted a faint glow.
While bowing her head, the red-haired Angel briefly considered how the clergy did it, and then she began to imitate them in a similar manner.
Xiao Huasheng suppressed all his frivolous expression and used his understanding of the Lunarians to compose a series of prayers.
"My Lord..."
"Please listen to the prayers from the depths of the sea."
"Have mercy on these long-lost souls."
She slightly raised her face, and the halo illuminated the kneeling Lunarians below.
"They have endured loneliness and weariness far beyond their time limit, and are long exhausted. With your mercy, accept them, guide them, and let them find rest from this eternal cycle."
May their suffering end at this moment.
May their existence be restored to peace.
"My Lord... please grant them liberation."
As soon as he finished speaking...
The Lunarians kneeling at the front suddenly shuddered.
Pearl-like specks of light began to drift away from his edges.
The Lunarians at the very front was indeed slowly disintegrating.
A look of joy appeared on his face. Although he didn't shed tears, he still burst into laughter, and then wept with joy.
"Thank you, Angel, thank you!! I, I finally..."
"I'm free."
His body eventually turned to ashes, and his soul vanished from this world, departing for the next universe with a smile.
The Lunarians's body was no longer imprisoned in this world; it transformed into specks of starlight and vanished.
But apart from him, none of the other Lunarians were given a proper rite of passage.
They stared in horror at their vanished leader.
In a world where humanity has long been extinct, are there still people who can offer prayers for them?
Please pray for me!
Please!
"Aaaaaah!"
The Lunarians were all so excited they could hardly speak; they all eagerly awaited the day the end would come.
Now, that moment has finally arrived.
Xiao Huasheng hadn't expected this scene either. She raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at the energy bar in Lobotomy Corporation.
But then they discovered that the energy bar had actually increased.
It reached 94% in one go. The moment when the soul of Lunarians truly disappeared, it brought Xiao Huasheng the purest energy.
Seeing the surge in energy, Xiao Huasheng was filled with awe.
Unexpectedly, her prayers had this effect on this group of people.
It's practically the same energy Quack Doctor gains from treating the Infected!
In an instant, all the Lunarians became energy reserves in Xiao Huasheng's eyes.
She desperately wanted to send all these guys to the afterlife in one go.
But she came too slowly, one by one, far less quickly than Quack Doctor could just touch them.
In order to later reunite with Angela and obtain tremendous energy.
She held back, cleared her throat, and asked, "Wait a minute, aren't you all alive now? Do you really want to leave this world like this? Don't you want to use your infinite lives to do something?"
As a result, a woman from the Lunarians sadly told Xiao Huasheng a short story.
She stepped forward and spoke softly to the Angel.
"What are we going to do?" the Lunarians chuckled. "We can do nothing anymore."
She slightly raised her head, her featureless face turned towards Xiao Huasheng.
"I was once an ordinary person, and when I gained eternity, I thought it was a blessing."
"At first, everything was fine. I watched civilization rise and prosper. The city I once lived in expanded into a magnificent capital. The dirt roads I once walked on were paved with smooth flagstones. The people I knew had long since disappeared, but I told myself that I was witnessing the evolution of history, and that was a blessing."
"But then, the meteorite destroyed everything, everything I knew, everything that made me exist."
That was the first time I realized that eternity was a curse.
"During a violent shift in the continental plates, plants and animals, along with entire mountain ranges, sank into the sea. The familiar birdsong and roars of beasts were replaced by completely different sounds amidst repeated climate change and mass extinctions. In the end, even the continent that nurtured me... was shattered by meteorites from deep space. I can only stand on the moon, looking at that empty star field, where nothing is left—not even the evidence of my existence, not even the land that holds my memories."