Chapter 1026: Senior Brothers, taking you home

The maid looked gently at Chen Ling, whose eyes were red, and did not deny it, instead sighing helplessly:

"I originally just wanted to come and see you, I didn't expect to be recognized after all..."

Of course Chen Ling recognized him.

Logically speaking, since the Silver King had decided to execute him and nail him to the cross, why would he be so kind as to send someone to bring him food... When the maid came for the first time, he already had his suspicions.

But he didn't think much of it at the time, until later he discovered that the same maid came to deliver food every day, and the taste of the food every day gave him a very familiar feeling. That taste was definitely not something the Silver King’s subordinates could make.

Moreover, the maid before him was simply too gentle toward him... The Silver King’s subordinates could never treat a dying man with such patience and gentleness.

"Fourth Senior Brother... when did you arrive?" Chen Ling asked softly.

"The day I first brought you food." Mo Jiao scooped up the last of the food and delivered it to Chen Ling’s mouth. "Bai Ye found the Opera Path Ancient Treasury and told us the situation, so I sent a clone to the church immediately..."

Only then did Chen Ling remember that when the maid first brought him food, she had clearly paused when she saw him nailed to the cross...

"Senior Bai Ye has been to the Opera Path Ancient Treasury?" Chen Ling’s heart stirred. "Then... what about Master? Did he come too?"

"Master wasn't at the Treasury at the time; he seemed to have other matters to attend to." Mo Jiao paused for a moment. "However, he will definitely come."

Receiving this answer, Chen Ling’s mood was complex, and he only nodded slowly...

As Chen Ling finished the last bite, Mo Jiao cleared the tray.

"Fourth Senior Brother, are you leaving?" Chen Ling asked subconsciously.

"Leave? Senior Brother isn't leaving..."

Mo Jiao shook his head. He walked slowly past Chen Ling’s cross and arrived at the massive floor-to-ceiling glass window... He gazed into the distance, and at the end of the pitch-black haze, faintly, it seemed as if wisps of light were rising from there,

Like the dawn after a long night.

"Little Junior Brother, the sky is about to brighten..." Mo Jiao said faintly,

"Your Senior Brothers are taking you home."

……

The burning truck roared through the dark street!

In Wu Duo’s pupils, the truck magnified rapidly. The moment the silver monsters filling the street turned their heads, the burning sun rushed through half the street, and brilliant fire erupted from the carriage instantly!!

BOOM—!!!

A violent explosion rose on the street, the fierce fire swallowing all the nearest silver monsters, while those around them were also blasted back by the shockwave, crashing into the empty houses on both sides.

This scene happened too suddenly; Wu Duo hadn't even reacted. Lan Yu and the other Fire-Tampers frowned, just about to take action, when playing cards began to drift down from the sky like snowflakes...

[Heart 6].

"Heart 6?!" Seeing these cards, everyone was shocked!

By now, the Fire-Tampers already had PTSD from playing cards, especially Heart 6. The moment they saw the card face, everyone’s heart sank, instinctively thinking that Chen Ling had broken free again, and had an even more terrifying backup plan.

Just then, a figure rushed through the lingering fire, grabbed Wu Duo’s wrist, and turned to sprint toward the shattered street!

"What are you waiting for?! Run!!"

"Fang Liangye?!"

Fang Liangye was wearing a heavy coat, running with Wu Duo through the gaps between the silver monsters. The late-night wind ruffled his hair, and Fang Liangye’s eyes were filled with determination and madness.

"Why did you come!? Do you know..."

"I know." Fang Liangye turned to look at her. "But I don't want to be a coward anymore... This time, I want to be Heart 6."

Wu Duo was stunned.

Rustling sounds came from behind. Those silver monsters that had been shaken into the houses by the explosion’s aftermath had already stood up and were chasing Fang Liangye and the other at an astonishing speed!

Fang Liangye didn't look back; he just looked into Wu Duo’s eyes and smiled slightly:

"Do you trust me, Duo Duo?"

Wu Duo bit her lips hard and nodded heavily, "Yes."

"Keep running forward, don't look back... The sky is about to brighten."

Fang Liangye gave Wu Duo a hard push on the back. The latter stumbled forward a few steps and exchanged a look with Fang Liangye... She saw those eyes filled with smiles and relief, and felt a sharp pain in her heart.

But Wu Duo didn't stop. She did as Fang Liangye said, running forward with all her might. Tears couldn't stop rolling from the corners of her eyes, feeling like knife cuts in the wind.

Wu Duo knew that Fang Liangye didn't just want to save her, but also the version of himself he couldn't forgive.

If she stopped now, Fang Liangye wouldn't find redemption, nor would he forgive his past self... Just as he said, he wanted to be Heart 6 for once, not a coward who couldn't protect anyone.

After the Fire-Tampers realized it was Fang Liangye, they also realized they had been bluffed, and their expressions turned ugly.

"...Death throes." Lan Yu sneered.

The next moment, several enraged Fire-Tampers rushed out simultaneously, along with several silver monsters, charging toward the stationary Fang Liangye!

Feeling the murderous intent surging from all directions, the madness in Fang Liangye’s eyes grew even more intense!

He directly ripped open his heavy coat; dense explosives were already strapped to his body. The hem of his coat brushed against the burning fire on the roadside, igniting all the fuses!

Seeing this, the expressions of the Fire-Tampers changed drastically. They stopped abruptly, just about to retreat, when Fang Liangye’s laughing voice suddenly rang out:

"The show... begins!!!"

BOOM—!!!

A second ball of explosive fire swallowed the street, directly shattering the silver monsters that had rushed to his side, and also engulfing the nearest Fire-Tampers...

Flesh scattered in the air. Wu Duo felt the heatwave coming from behind, her eyes red as blood. She endured the pain in her heart and roared as she sprinted forward!

Just then, torches lit up from the haze ahead. There were so many torches that they connected into a sheet, surging toward here like a tide of fire.

Figures in work clothes shouted loudly, rushing out of the haze at high speed!!

"Damn it!!! Fight them to the death!!"

"They don't treat us like humans, they don't leave us a way to live!! Then come on!! Rather than dying of sickness or exhaustion, I'd rather take you animals with me!!"

"Don't forget, this realm belongs to the people of Wuji!! Not you dog-day thieves!!"

"Brothers!! Kill them all!!"

“……”

These workers glared fiercely, their hands gripping the torches full of veins. Some were still stained with blood, seemingly having used their numbers to pile up and kill the low-order Fire-Tampers monitoring them. Their bodies were filled with an incredibly fierce and desperate murderous aura!

If one looked down from the sky at this moment, they would see dense torches connecting into ribbons of light along the streets, crazily pouring into the city from every factory area. Hundreds of thousands of young figures were sacrificing their lives to launch a massive riot!

……

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Publishing early today to ask for a few days off.

For the past month, Sanjiu has basically been running around outside writing. I just came out of a hospital in Beijing today, and the doctor gave me a stern warning... My pulse is extremely poor, I'm overthinking, my blood and energy are insufficient, and I don't even have the strength to speak. Even sitting there doing nothing, my heart rate stays at 120+... The doctor warned me repeatedly that I must rest.

Since I started writing in 2020, in four years, Sanjiu has only missed one day of updates on the day I broke my leg, and I've kept up the serialization the rest of the time. But this time, I want to take a leave to recuperate. Plus, I have to go to Hainan in two days to attend the Tomato Creator Conference, so it's really impossible to keep updating... The leave won't be very long, at least four or five days, at most seven, to at least get out of this near-death state and recover some strength.

The plot of the third volume is one I personally like very much and am very much looking forward to. I hope to write its most exciting parts in the best mental state. I hope everyone understands (hands pressed together).