"N-no... we can't let... Brother Tiger keep wasting away like this." Hi Dog propped himself up with an effort and told Bone, "Let's self-destruct."
"If we die, Brother Nine and Brother Tiger should be able to sense it."
The force of a Sixth Awakening self-destruction was enough to shake the entire space.
Perhaps the bond between brothers would let those above sense their life forces fading.
Only this could make Little White Tiger give up digging through the mountain.
"Let's do it." Bone took a deep breath and nodded firmly. "As brothers, we can't drag our big brother down."
"At least... we can die together."
"This place is pretty nice. There's light."
The two exchanged smiles.
Their hands clasped tightly together.
Their remaining Qi began circulating wildly.
"CNM, you can trap my body, but let's see you trap my fucking soul."
Boom, boom, boom!
The space began to shake.
Qi at the Sixth Awakening Peak battered the Small World relentlessly.
Their bodies slowly rose.
Powerful Qi burst from their bodies, tearing cracks across their skin.
"Fuck it, let's go."
The two threw their heads back and roared.
"Wooo, wooo, wooo."
As though sensing their resolve to die, the aurora in the sky suddenly dimmed.
The green aurora peeled away from the heavens like silk.
The endless green light detached from the sky and surged toward them.
"What's going on?"
Green light poured into their bodies, instantly sealing the Qi that had gone out of control.
Their damaged bodies visibly repaired themselves as well.
"I smell the scent of an old acquaintance."
Green light rippled across the ice, and a blurry figure walked out of it.
He stood over two meters tall, handsome and clad in armor like an ancient general.
His armor was pitch-black, with a strip of red silk