"These people trust you." Dean's voice trembled with anger, "They believe you will take them alive. How could you treat them like this?"
Dean in 2014 suddenly turned his head and looked at Dean, his eyes like ice. "They believe that I will kill the devil and save the world, and this is what I want to do now. As long as I can kill Lucifer, it will be worth sacrificing many people."
"No. You can't do this." Dean shook his head and said firmly, "I won't let you do this."
Dean in 2014 sneered, his eyes full of ridicule. "Oh, really? Why do you stop me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he punched Dean in the face. Dean's vision went dark, he lost consciousness and fell softly to the ground.
Dean in 2014 looked at Dean who fell on the ground with complicated eyes. He squatted down, gently wiped the blood on the corner of Dean's mouth, and whispered, "I'm sorry. But this is the only way, I can't hold on anymore."
He stood up and shouted to the soldiers not far away, "Okay, let's go. Act according to the original plan."
Castiel, Lisa and more than twenty other soldiers rushed towards the door of the mental hospital with weapons in hand. Soon, fierce gunfire, explosions and shrill screams were heard inside.
At the same time, in the woods about five hundred meters away from the mental hospital.
A black armored vehicle was parked quietly under the shade of a tree, its body covered with camouflage netting, almost blending in with the surrounding environment.
Bai Haorui in 2014 was sitting in the driver's seat, looking through the binoculars as the convoy of Dean rushed into the mental hospital.
"This idiot." Bai Haorui in 2014 put down the telescope and said in a cold tone, "He is going to die!"
2009 Bai Haorui Sitting in the passenger seat, he looked at the gloomy red brick building of the mental hospital, listening to the increasingly dense gunshots and screams inside, and his fingers unconsciously clenched the mahogany sword at his waist. The cinnabar runes on the scabbard shone slightly in the dim light, exuding a faint heat.
"We have to go in and help them." Bai Haorui turned his head, looked at himself in 2014, and said firmly, "Cas and Lisa are inside, as well as those soldiers. We can't just watch them die."
Bai Haorui in 2014 shook his head, his tone as cold as a piece of ice, and tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. "Don't worry. We will go in when they are both defeated. This will not only kill Lucifer, but also reduce our losses. This is the most cost-effective deal."
"A good deal?" Bai Haorui looked at him in disbelief, "How can you say that? They are your friends! They are comrades who have struggled with you in the apocalypse for so many years! How can you just treat their lives as a business?"
"Friends?" Bai Haorui in 2014 suddenly laughed, and the laughter was full of endless ridicule. "Yes, friends! I used to have many friends. Bobby, Joe, Ellen... They all died. They died in the mouth of Croatoans, died under the devil's knife, and died in the hands of Lucifer."
His voice deepened, with an imperceptible tremor. "For five years, Haorui. I watched the people around me die one after another. I was once like you, naively thinking that as long as we united together, we could overcome everything. But what was the result?"
He turned his head and looked at his past self. There was no wave in his eyes, only an unbreakable coldness. "The result is that the world has become the real Hell, Sam has become the skin of Lucifer, Dean turned into a ruthless the Hangman, and I... turned into what I am now. If I can use their death to exchange for Lucifer's life, and exchange for a glimmer of hope of survival in this world, it's worth it."
At this moment, a deafening huge explosion came from the mental hospital.
The whole earth was shaking violently, and the car window glass made a "click" sound of shattering. A huge black fireball rose into the sky from the third floor of the mental hospital, with thick smoke billowing, covering the sky. Followed by Castiel's shrill screams and the wailing of countless people before their death.
2014 Bai Haorui's expression suddenly changed. He grabbed the black sword placed on the passenger seat, pushed open the car door, and rushed out like a black lightning bolt.
"Let's go!" he shouted without looking back.
Bai Haorui also immediately grasped the Taomu Sword, pushed open the car door, and followed. The two of them ran quickly through the woods, one after the other, towards the direction of the mental hospital.
Dean was woken up by the violent vibration on the cold ground, with a splitting headache and the smell of blood still lingering in the corner of his mouth. He shook his heavy head, and after a while, he slowly regained consciousness.
There were shrill screams and the hoarse howl of Croatoans in his ears. He suddenly got up and ran towards the door of the mental hospital.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, thunder roared, and white lightning streaked through the sky, illuminating the whole world. Dean rushed into the door of the mental hospital, and in front of him was a scene like Hell.
The corridor was littered with mutilated corpses, including those of soldiers, Croatoans, and torn apart demons. The walls and floors were stained red with blood, which was greasy and made a "squeaking" sound when stepped on. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and burning, which made people sick.
Dean ran forward along the corridor, with only one thought in his mind: find Cas, find Lisa, and stop himself in 2014.
He turned a corner and happened to see Lisa surrounded by three Croatoans. Her arm was injured, bleeding, and the pistol in her hand was out of bullets. One Croatoans suddenly pounced on her, opened its bloody mouth, and bit her neck.
"No!" Dean shouted, raised his pistol, and fired three shots.
Three bullets accurately hit the heads of three Croatoans. They twitched a few times and fell to the ground.
Lisa collapsed on the ground, gasping for air. When she saw Dean, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. "Why are you here? Didn't Dean tell you to stay outside?"
"Where is Cas?" Dean pulled her up and asked eagerly, "Have you seen Cas?"
"He's in front." Lisa pointed to a door at the end of the corridor, his voice trembling, "In order to cover us, he blocked a dozen demons by himself. We... we thought he was dead."
Dean's heart suddenly sank. He pushed Lisa away and ran towards the door.
Just when he was about to run to the door, the door was suddenly knocked open. The 2014 Castiel flew out from inside, fell heavily on the wall, and slid to the ground. He spit out a large mouthful of blood, and there was a huge blood hole in his chest, and the white Bones was exposed.
"Cas!" Dean rushed over and knelt beside him, trying to support him.
"Don't... leave me alone." Castiel in 2014 grabbed his arm, his breath was weak, and his eyes were full of fear, "Lucifer...Lucifer is in Garden. He... he will kill everyone this time. Dean... run..."
His hands dropped weakly and his eyes closed forever.
Dean knelt there blankly, looking at the cold corpse of Castiel, his heart seemed to be torn apart. What Castiel said just now flashed through his mind, "It's the end of the world, baby. Why don't you hit the gong a few times before the lights go out?"
He stood up suddenly, clenched the pistol in his hand, eyes burning with blazing anger. He turned around and ran in the direction of Garden.
Garden was in a mess. Flowers and grass were trampled to a state of disarray, and corpses and bullet casings were everywhere on the ground. Dean from 2014 was lying next to the fountain in the center of Garden, motionless.
A man wearing a spotless white suit and white leather shoes was standing by the fountain with his back to Dean. He was tall and straight, and his hair was shining in the lightning. His movements were elegant and calm, as if he was not standing in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, but in the back garden of his own home.
The man moved his feet slightly.
"Crack."
A clear Bones breaking sound sounded.
In 2014, Dean's neck was tilted to one side at a weird angle, his eyes lost their luster, and he was completely dead.
Dean's footsteps suddenly stopped. All the blood in his body seemed to solidify at this moment.
The man turned around slowly.
Dean saw his face.
That's Sam's face.
But it's not Sam's face.
His eyes were pure gold, without a trace of white, and shone with majesty and evil that did not belong to humans. There was a faint, gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, but it made people feel cold from the bottom of their bones. He exuded an invisible pressure, as if the whole world was trembling under his feet.
Lucifer.
Lucifer looked at Dean quietly for a while, with a surprised expression on his face, and his tone was as gentle as if he was greeting an old friend. "Oh. Hello, Dean."
Dean stared at him in shock, the gun in his hand lowered unconsciously. He opened his mouth, but could not say a word.
Thunder roared again, and a pale lightning pierced the sky, illuminating Lucifer's face. He smiled slightly and said in a relaxed tone, "You are such a surprise. I didn't expect to see you here. Dean·Winchester from 2009."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lucifer's figure disappeared instantly.
Dean came back to his senses and felt a cold breath coming from behind. He turned around stiffly and pointed the gun at Lucifer's head. His voice trembled with fear, but his eyes were extremely firm. "Okay. Go ahead and kill me."
Lucifer raised his eyebrows and said in a confused tone, "Kill you?"
He looked at the corpse of 2014 Dean on the ground, with a hint of sincere regret in his tone. "Don't you think that's a bit... redundant? Five years later, you will still die here, at my feet. No matter what you do, you can't change this outcome."
Lucifer sighed and took a step forward. Dean subconsciously took a step back, holding the gun in his hand tighter.
"I'm sorry." There was a trace of apology in Lucifer's tone, and even a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, "It must be painful for you to talk to you like this. But it must be your brother. It must be him. Without him, I can't exert my full strength. This is God's arrangement, and no one can change it."
He stretched out his hand and wanted to touch Dean's shoulder. Dean took a step back suddenly and looked at him warily, his eyes full of anger and disgust.
"You don't have to be afraid of me, Dean." Lucifer took back his hand and said calmly, "What do you think I will do? Blast the earth into scorched earth? Turn all humans into my slaves?"
"I don't know." Dean gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe blow the earth into scorched earth? Maybe turn all humans into your slaves? Isn't this what you have always wanted to do?"
Lucifer shrugged and turned around, walking to a rose beside the fountain. He bent down, carefully stretched out his fingers, and gently touched the delicate red rose, his movements were so gentle, as if it was the most precious treasure in the world.
"Why?" Lucifer's voice was very soft, with a hint of confusion, "Why should I destroy this amazing thing? It is beautiful in a trillion different ways. This is God's final perfect masterpiece."
He straightened up and looked at Dean, his eyes full of pain and resentment. "Have you heard the story of how I fell?"
"Oh, my God, you're not going to tell me a bedtime story, are you?" Dean said in disgust, "My stomach is about to vomit."
Lucifer ignored his sarcasm and continued, his voice full of grievance and anger. "Do you know why God kicked me out? Because I love him more than anything else. I am his most perfect creation and his most beloved son. Then God created... you, these little... hairless apes."
His tone was full of disdain. "Then he asked us all to bow to you - to love you more than he loved him. I said, 'Father, I can't.' I said, 'These humans are flawed and murderous. They will destroy you. Everything created. 'Because of this, God let Michael throw me into Hell. I suffered in endless darkness and pain for thousands of years."
"Now tell me, Dean." Lucifer looked at him. "Is this punishment commensurate with my so-called crime? Especially when I am right? Look at what six billion of you have done to this place, and how many of you blame me for it all."
"You can't fool me, you know that?" Dean yelled angrily, "With all this 'sympathy for the devil' bullshit. I know what you are. You're the same as them, just bigger. The same brand of cockroach I've been stepping on my whole life. An ugly, evil, floor-length piece of supernatural trash. The only difference between you and them is how big your ego is."
Lucifer smiled. It was a genuine and appreciative smile.
"I like you very much, Dean." Lucifer said, "I understand what other angels see in you. You are brave and stubborn. Like an unbreakable stone. Goodbye. We will meet again soon."
He turned around and prepared to leave.
"You better kill me now!" Dean yelled, his voice hoarse, "Or I swear, I will find a way to kill you. And I won't stop. Until you die, or I die."
Lucifer stopped. He slowly turned around and looked at Dean, his eyes calm but with an unquestionable confidence, as if he had seen through everything.
"What?"
"You'd better kill me now." Dean's eyes were firm and his tone was decisive. Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. "Otherwise I swear, I will find a way to kill you. And I won't stop until you die or I die."
Lucifer shook his head and said calmly, "I know you won't. I also know you won't say 'I agree' to Michael. I also know you won't kill Sam. No matter what you do, you will end up here. No matter what choice you make, no matter what details you change, we will end up - here. I won. So, I won."
"You are wrong." Dean said through gritted teeth, "I will definitely stop you."
Lucifer smiled slightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. "See you in five years, Dean."
Just when he was about to turn into black smoke and disappear, a deafening roar came from the entrance of Garden, splitting the dull air like a thunder.
"Lucifer!!"
Lucifer's movements suddenly stopped. He frowned and looked in the direction of the sound, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
The Bai Haorui of 2014 rushed out of the ruins with a black long sword in hand. The black Netherworld True Fire around him surged, like a huge black phoenix, covering the sky and the sun. The flame was cold and biting, and even the air was frozen wherever it passed, making a "sizzling" sound.
The Ten Thousand Souls Banner behind him suddenly unfolded. It was a black flag made from the scalps and souls of countless people. The flag was embroidered with dense blood-colored runes, and it sounded in the wind. Countless twisted and painful souls flew out of the flag, making shrill cries. The sound could directly pierce people's souls and give people a splitting headache.
These wronged souls are not ordinary wandering ghosts, but the souls of all the people killed by demons and Croatoans collected by Bai Haorui in 2014 in the past five years. Each soul is full of endless resentment and pain, and their power gathered together is enough to shake the world.
"Ten Thousand Souls Devour the Heavens!"
Bai Haorui in 2014 roared angrily and formed seals with his hands. Ten Thousand Souls Banner spun violently, forming a huge black vortex. In the center of the vortex was endless darkness, as if it was about to swallow the whole world. Countless innocent souls rolled and howled in the whirlpool, and rushed towards Lucifer.
Lucifer's face finally became serious. He was no longer that casual look, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes. He waved his hand, and a dazzling black holy light shot out of his hand and hit the black vortex.
"Boom!"
The black holy light and the black vortex collided together, making a loud noise. The entire Garden was shaking violently, the fountain was shattered, and water splashed everywhere.
The black holy light struggled in the whirlpool for a few times, and then was swallowed bit by bit. Countless innocent souls pounced on Lucifer, biting his body and eating his holy light. Black cracks appeared on Lucifer's white suit. His arm was scratched by a powerful innocent soul, and golden blood flowed out.
"Yeah." Lucifer groaned, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that Bai Haorui would become so strong.
"Bai Haorui." Lucifer looked at him, his tone was cold, with a hint of killing intent, "I haven't seen you for a while, but you have grown a lot. You can actually hurt me."
"Thanks to you." 2014 Bai Haorui sneered, his eyes full of murderous intent, "I think about how to kill you all the time. Today is the day you die!"
He held a black long sword in his hand, and with a little step under his feet, he rushed towards Lucifer like a black lightning. The black Netherworld True Fire wrapped around the sword, making a "sizzling" sound, and even the space was burned and distorted.
"You! Ming! Kill!"
2014 Bai Haorui roared angrily, held the sword in both hands, and slashed down at Lucifer. A huge black sword energy burst out of the air, with a destructive momentum. Wherever it passed, a gully several meters deep was opened on the ground, and the soil and stones were turned into ashes.
Lucifer did not dodge or evade, and stretched out a hand, trying to catch the sword energy like countless times before.
"Crack!"
The black sword energy struck Lucifer's palm, making a crisp sound. Lucifer's body suddenly took three steps back, and the ground under his feet cracked with spider web-like cracks. His palm was cut by the sword energy, and golden blood flowed down his fingers.
"Is that all you have?" Lucifer's tone was sarcastic, but the solemn look in his eyes was even deeper, "You devoured a hundred thousand souls and refined this so-called Ten Thousand Souls Banner, but the result is still so vulnerable."
At this moment, Bai Haorui from 2009 also rushed over. He held a mahogany sword and ran "Three Altars Body-Refining True Fire Art". The purple-gold True Gang spewed out of his body and entwined with the golden Samadhi True Fire, forming a golden flame shield around his body.
His eyes were firm, without a trace of fear. He knew that the gap between himself and Lucifer was huge, but he would not back down. For Dean, for Sam, and for the world that had not yet become Hell, he had to fight.
"Three Altars True Fire·Fenxie!"
Bai Haorui roared and poured all the True Gang and True Fire from his body into the peach wood sword. The peach wood sword emitted a dazzling golden light, and a huge golden sword energy shot out from the sword, roaring towards Lucifer like a golden fire dragon.
This sword energy contains pure True Fire and the power to destroy evil, and is the nemesis of all evil existences. Lucifer's face changed slightly, and he felt the restraint power contained in this sword energy. He turned slightly to avoid the sword energy.
The golden sword energy hit the wall behind him, and a huge hole was instantly burned into the wall, and the masonry at the entrance was melted into a glass-like liquid.
"It's interesting." Lucifer looked at Bai Haorui in 2009, with a flash of interest in his eyes, "Interesting. You in the past were much more courageous than you in the future. You were not swallowed up by hatred and despair."
Bai Haorui in 2014 took advantage of the moment when Lucifer was distracted and rushed forward again. He poured all the power of Ten Thousand Souls Banner into the black long sword, and the sword became as black as ink, exuding suffocating resentment and chill. The blood-colored runes on the sword lit up, as if it came to life.
"Die! Lucifer!"
In 2014, Bai Haorui used all his strength and stabbed Lucifer in the heart with a sword. This sword condensed his hatred and all his strength, and was as fast as lightning and unstoppable.