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Chapter 275 Looking for a burial place? (1/2)

The woman's voice was very calm, like a hand straightening out tangled silk threads, smoothing out the other person's disordered thoughts.

After a long time, the grayish-white water beneath his feet finally began to ripple. The white-haired man stood up, layers of red cold mist condensed around him, and streaks of red of varying depths spread across his skin.

"I haven't forgotten, I won't forget anything, but thank you, Huang Quan." Looking at the tears of blood sliding down the white-haired woman's cheeks, the man's tone was no longer blurred, but there was a sense of strangeness in his eyes that kept people at a distance.

The woman shook her head. "You don't have to thank me. I'm just doing my duty as a guide."

"However, there is one thing I still don't understand..." Staring at the other person, the woman's eyes were full of inquiry and seriousness, as if only by finding the answer to this question could she feel at ease on this journey, "Why... are you determined to embark on the path of self-destruction? Obviously..."

"Obviously... I know you are a nihilistic self-annihilator?" The man took over her words. He knew that the other party was confused.

"Yes…" The woman did not deny it and continued to ask, "Why?"

Mourn for the dead, lead them to the river of oblivion...

Even though she is a nihilistic suicidal person, she is still a staunch existentialist. Compared to the nameless girl who once walked side by side with her, the person in front of her seems to be approaching her just for the sake of self-destruction.

This kind of self-digging grave...

There was a ripple in the woman's calm eyes. She gently stroked the unsheathed knife at her side. The red blade was the color of memories. "As we go further and further on the road of self-destruction, our memories will fade away. Even if I won't confuse you two, you still remind me of him..."

"..." The man didn't say anything. He seemed to know who the other person was talking about.

"Kaiya, I once had a companion, a companion who was very similar to you. He once asked me: Do you still remember why Izumo forged a sword?" The woman held the sword horizontally and said softly, "In the end, my answer was: for a lie, an end that never existed."

"The road to salvation no longer exists. We risked everything, but only ended up with the destruction of two worlds. In that bottomless lie, I ended his life, alone."

"I still remember the way he looked when I killed him. His face showed a look of relief, like a dying man who had finally found his burial place."

"Before I met you, I also embarked on a journey alone. On the way, I saw many people and things similar to the past, so there is one thing I want to confirm, Kai, stepping into self-destruction, is it because you are also looking for your own burial place?" Staring into the man's eyes, the woman did not see the answer she wanted.

"Burying place?" The man's face showed no emotion. "Someone once asked me that, but she is no longer alive. My world is just as bleak as yours. We gave our all, but we couldn't save anything."

"In the torrent of time, she killed everyone over and over again. Even the real 'me' no longer exists after that day." As he spoke, piece after piece of red ice spread under the man's feet, and in this horizon of existence, it seemed to have spanned time and space.

"You asked me why I stepped into nothingness." The man looked at her with a calm expression in his eyes. "My answer is: I don't care. I never had a future, and I don't need a burial place."

"Because 'I'... died a long time ago..."

"You...?!" Looking at the changes around her, the woman showed a rare look of surprise on her face.

The voice that responded to her was still calm: "I don't need you to prove anything, but I will let you see the truth of this world, even if... it doesn't make sense."

In an instant, endless red ice engulfed the boundless sea, and even the dark sun was dyed red. It was ice dyed red by blood, and under the red ice, countless corpses of the past were buried.

But the corpse...

But I only saw one person...

...

Red sand flowed through his fingers, golden light passed through his eyelids, but there was still a blurry shadow in front of his eyes.Hiss~"

As his consciousness gradually became clearer, Kevin felt a splitting headache, as if someone was stirring his brain with a stick and spitting into it.

Frowning and rubbing his temple, Kevin didn't expect that he would fall asleep without any precautions. At this moment, the conversation before the Dark Day still echoed in his mind very clearly.

Is it a dream?

If this was a dream, why did I feel it was so real? That sense of reality is as if it really happened in another time and space.

But if it wasn't a dream, where did the elements contained in this conversation come from?

Nothingness, the self-annihilator, the lightning guardian of the Forgotten River, Huangquan, the "she" who killed everyone, and the one who set foot on the road of nothingness with no future...myself?

Also, there are countless corpses buried under the endless red ice...

Kevin raised his eyelids with difficulty, and his bloodshot eyes were filled with fatigue. He didn't understand why he saw these.

It seemed that after that drizzle, everything was foreshadowing something.

The sight in front of me gradually became clear, and the red sky was shone with golden light. Although I didn't know how long I slept, the day finally came.

rustle--

There was a slight noise by my ears, as if something was moving on the sand.

Kevin, who was leaning against the boulder, suddenly became alert and woke up in an instant.

Turning her head, she saw the captured "little beast" running a few steps away not far away. She stepped back, looking back cautiously with every step, fearing that her actions would wake up the "hunter" behind her.

But the more you fear something, the more likely it is to come.

A bone-chilling chill came from behind the little girl. As soon as she took a step, she broke out in a cold sweat. She was too stiff to move her feet and could not take the next step no matter what.

Looking down, I saw that my left foot was frozen firmly to the sand.

"Where are you going?" A cold voice came from behind. The girl's back trembled involuntarily. She still held on to a glimmer of hope, but now she had to face the reality: the man had woken up.

"I..." The girl opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, or even turn around to see the face of the person behind her, she felt dizzy.

A huge force pulled her backwards.

Bang--

Her body hit the boulder behind her with a dull thud. The violent impact caused the petite body to feel excruciating pain. A broad hand gripped her slender neck, as if it could take her life in an instant.

The man's actions were merciless. His falling white hair brushed against her cheeks in the wind, and his cold blue eyes stared into hers.

"Why are you running away?"Chapter 276 Xi Xinya (1/2)

"Why are you running away?"

As the man asked in a solemn and cold voice, the red sand unknowingly raised dust.

Red fine sand spread in the air, and under the golden light of the golden tree, it seemed like blood in the water, spreading out bit by bit.

Looking at the unreachable horizon, one cannot tell whether it is sand or fog.

roar--

Vague and ethereal roars of beasts came from all around, and the bloody monster seemed to be born again.

But the man didn't seem to care. His cold eyes kept staring at the other's eyes, and the hand that was strangling the neck became more and more powerful.

This was not the result of anger and shame for almost letting the prey escape, but the most direct deterrent displayed by force.

"Hmm…Hmm?!"

The feeling of suffocation made the girl's face turn red, which was very consistent with her messy red hair.

The cold touch on her neck made her brain almost unable to think, and fear finally welled up in her eyes as her body failed to respond to the desire to survive.

Sweat soaked her back and slid down the rock wall behind her little by little. There was no murderous intent in the indifferent eyes of the man in front of her, but Xi Xinya knew clearly that the other party was more dangerous than anyone she had ever met.

That strike burned the dragon-shaped evil beast to ashes and killed countless evil beasts with the vast divine fire. It was the most magnificent sight Xixinya had ever seen in her life before she lost consciousness.

He seemed to have emerged from the endless tide of evil beasts. Compared with the beast hunter who was fighting bloody battles, the other party's body was not stained with the slightest disgusting blood energy, as if those monsters could not affect him at all.

As for what happened afterwards, Xixinya didn't know. She only knew that this man saved them from the beast tide.

But after waking up, except for himself and the other party, the beast tide disappeared, and everyone else disappeared...

Although she didn't know what had happened, Xixinya still felt something was wrong. Past experience made this ten-year-old child always speculate the current situation with the worst thinking.

Looking at the man beside her who closed his eyes and seemed to be taking a nap, Xixinya had the idea of escaping. Faced with such a dangerous stranger who could not be determined whether he was a friend or an enemy, no normal person would want to have contact with him.

But she seemed to have failed to understand one thing: hunters in the forest are always on guard, and the so-called peaceful sleep is just an illusion. Letting the prey escape is incompetence on the part of the hunter.

She was terrified and tense, and before she had taken a few steps, the hunter discovered her.

Before her eyes, the man's broad palm tightly grasped her neck, as if he could crush this delicate neck into pieces in the next moment.

But at the same time, he was also waiting.

Kai was not willing to give up this opportunity. After encountering the people in the mouths of the dead blood-colored monsters, he had not seen any other living people along the way except the girl in front of him.

Although there is still some possibility under the golden tree, he will never throw away the sesame seeds in his hand for the uncertain watermelon.

This world is abnormal, and he must obtain valid information from this world.

In stark contrast to her previous calmness in the beast tide, the fear in the girl's eyes was no disguise. Kai knew in his heart that this was a fear derived from the desire to survive.

"I..." Xi Xinya opened her mouth. In front of the other party, she only had two choices: death or obedience.

And at this moment, she had to say something.

thump--

The tense neck of her mother relaxed instantly, and the broad palm slipped away unexpectedly, causing the unprepared Xixinya to kneel down on the sand.

"Cough, cough, cough!!!" Xixinya coughed violently. After regaining her freedom, her lungs inflated like balloons, greedily breathing in air.

Realizing that the man's eyes were still staring at her, her desire to survive faded away, and her mind became calm and clear. Xixinya knew that the other party had only given her a chance temporarily, and whether she could seize this opportunity depended entirely on herself.

"Tell me..." the man began to speak like a command.

"I'm just a little scared!" Xixinya clenched her fists, raised her head and roared at the man. She looked like a lion cub, scaring away the enemy with her roar.

But after she said this, she timidly lowered her head, shrank her neck, and didn't dare to look the man in the eye: "So... that's why I wanted to run away..."

Afraid?

Kai felt inexplicably ridiculous listening to the girl mustering up the courage to answer the question and then becoming timid after saying that.

Those densely packed blood-red monsters before could definitely take the child's life easily, but she was not afraid at all. Instead, she was afraid of the threat from someone with ulterior motives?

Feeling the silence of the man in front of her, Xixinya's forehead broke out in a thin layer of sweat. The wind blew up the dust, ignoring the huge rocks behind her, and hit her face, causing severe pain like being pricked by needles.

While waiting for the other party to react, she felt as if she was being judged. It was both torturous and long.

The dust was still raging, and the roars of beasts in the distance were much clearer. After an unknown amount of time, the man in front of him finally spoke: "Tell me what kind of world this is, and... everything you know about it."

Kai did not ask about the other party's personal affairs. Even if there were some peculiarities about this girl, they were definitely not the main points he needed to explore in this situation.

Only by understanding the environment you are in can you provide greater help for the next action.

Xi Xinya's face was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the other party's questions would be such familiar common sense. But she ignored the weirdness in her heart. Her brain started to work quickly and began to organize words.

"This... this place is blessed by the golden tree and protected by the holy light. It is the territory under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Vilya... We obey the king's edict, follow the instructions of the wise man, and offer all our loyalty to the spirit of the mother tree..." The girl spoke word by word, stuttering as if she was reciting.Seeing the other party racking his brains and struggling to recall the past, Kevin guessed that this might be the legal rule that people here must remember.

Although the little girl's words were not very good, the information contained in them surprised Kevin.

In such a desolate world, the humans here can actually establish a kingdom. The existence of a country often indicates many things, such as: production level, cultural level, technological development level...

It seems that he needs to make a new judgment on the direction of development of this world.

"If I'm not mistaken, the kingdom you mentioned should be here." Pointing to the giant golden tree towering above the sky, Kevin was not surprised at all.

He came from the opposite direction and hadn't seen any human habitation along the way, so the only possibility was that place.

"Yes, I... I can lead the way for you, sir!" Xixinya stood with her head held high, trying to prove her worth.

She didn't know whether the man would take her life as easily as some hunters who took human lives after knowing enough about the situation.

"Sir?" Kevin snorted softly, his calm eyes making it difficult for the other party to guess what he was thinking.

This is the same name that those who died before called themselves.

The flattery and fear of the strong seemed to have been deeply rooted in their bones, as if this way of addressing the superiors had become a habit for them, and even became the child's way of dealing with the world.

Feeling the man's scrutinizing gaze, Cynthia suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

But the next moment, the man passed by her nonchalantly.

He crossed the boulder, the light of the golden tree shone on his body, his white robe was glowing with a sacred light, the strong wind blew in his ears, the red sand raged in front of his eyes, but it could not destroy him in the slightest.

Xi Xinya was a little stunned. Did the other party abandon her and choose to go alone?

It was not surprising. After all, she could not do much to the other party. At least the other party spared her life, which was a good ending for her who was trying to escape.

Xixinya crawled out of the sand. She touched the small bag around her waist where the roots were stored. The things inside were still intact. She didn't know whether the other party didn't care about it or didn't notice it.

However, this is no longer important. She has no supplies to survive, and the people who brought the supplies have long disappeared.

Xi Xinya knew the size of this desert plain. Originally, she was planning to escape from this uninhabited area as soon as possible while the vision was clear. However, the sky full of sand and dust made her only able to see the vague golden light in the distance.

The sand dunes will change with the wind, and the path that Fang wants to escape will be the most tortuous. Even in the possible maze of phantoms, the location of the light is false.

Even if the man hadn't delayed her, the dust a few steps later would have made her lose her way.

Xixinya couldn't help but regret it. If she had mustered up the courage to follow that man just now, would she not feel so hopeless as she does now?

She didn't know whether the other party could get out of the desert, but she felt that it would not be difficult for that person.

"What are you still standing there for?" Just when Xixinya was at a loss, the calm voice behind her brought her hope.Hearing the voice, Xixinya turned around suddenly. The white-haired man was still standing in the dust, with his hands clasped in front of his chest, his robe fluttering in the wind, staring at her motionlessly.

"You...you didn't?" Xi Xinya couldn't believe it.

"You said you would lead the way."

"I..." Xixinya didn't know what to say. She wanted to bury her face in the sand, but her body involuntarily moved towards the man.

From the beginning, she had no choice.

Standing next to the man, Xixinya felt that everything had quieted down. The whistling of the wind in her ears suddenly disappeared, and the dust in front of her eyes also completely disappeared. It seemed that there was an invisible and gentle airflow soothing everything and making everything bright.

But when she stretched out her hand, the pain between her fingers seemed to tell her that this would never stop.

"Can you see clearly?"

"Uh-huh..."

"Then lead the way."

"Um..."

"What's your name?" the man beside him suddenly spoke.

"Huh?!" The girl was startled at first, then she quickly replied, "My full name is Xixinya Isabel, you can just call me Xixinya."

"Yeah." The man didn't respond, and then there was silent silence.

"What about the adults?" The girl bravely asked for the first time.

"Kevin."

...

The red sand plain seemed to have no end, and the flying red sand became larger and larger, completely submerging the two people walking in it. Every few steps they took, the footprints behind them would be covered by new red sand.

There is no retreat, only forward movement...Chapter 277[? ? ]'s Destiny Walker (1/2)

Puff——

With the sound of flesh tearing, an arm covered in bright red was pulled out from the monster's chest.

Under this lightning-fast blow, the blood-colored monster in front of him didn't even have time to let out a wail before it fell directly to the ground. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a pool of thin blood, which quickly seeped into the ground beneath its feet.

Kevin shook off the sticky stuff on his arms, not caring at all that it had stuck to his dark-colored robes.

Under the gaze of the girl beside him, Kevin opened his palm as if nothing had happened, and a crystal clear crystal appeared in front of the two of them.

According to Xi Xinya, the blood-colored monsters of various shapes that she had seen before were collectively called evil beasts, and the crystal taken out from the body of an evil beast was called a beast core.

They are both the lifeblood of the evil beasts and their source of life.

According to the experience passed down by people, as long as the beast core leaves the body or is destroyed, even the most powerful beast will perish.

This is easy to say but difficult to do.

There is no regular pattern to the appearance of evil beasts. Their categories are all classified according to their appearance or abilities for the convenience of distinction. Some of their flesh is extremely hard, while others are soft and weak, and some are even in a more abstract liquid state.

There is no similarity in the distribution of the animal cores inside them. They may grow on the head, abdomen, limbs, or even worse, like a human machine, exposing their weaknesses directly on the surface of their bodies.

However, there are only a few evil beasts that have this kind of self-destruct weakness and will kill themselves with just a slight bump or collision, and they usually pose no threat. But other than this, the vast majority can easily take a person's life.

Although Kevin is not generally afraid of the evil beasts he has seen so far, it is not easy for ordinary people to find their weaknesses and destroy them.

Looking at the pool of "corpse" under his feet that had completely seeped into the soil, Kevin felt that this evil beast was really environmentally friendly.

The evil beasts encountered along the way did indeed have different forms. Although some individuals have similar shapes, they are ultimately just leaves with different veins on the same tree.

Kevin felt the imaginary energy contained in the beast core in his hand. Although it was not powerful, it was clear enough.

There is a kind of beauty that is not affected by fate...

Such pure energy actually came from that hideous-looking evil beast; and that evil beast was born from the strange red fog; but where was that red fog? Where does it come from?

Since his own power can only be maintained at an extremely low efficiency at present, Kevin is not sure whether the power of reason can reverse analyze the object in front of him, and finally gave up the idea.

Now is not the time to squander energy. It would be ridiculous if all efforts were in vain.

Holding the thumb-sized animal core in front of his mouth, Kevin opened and closed his lips slightly and held it in his mouth without changing his expression.

Colorless, tasteless, and crispy.

Snap, snap—

Listening to the sound of the man in front of her eating the beast cores as soon as they were in his hands, Xixinya pursed her lips and said nothing. Although she had seen this kind of situation many times along the way, she still couldn't get used to someone eating beast cores directly as meals.

In her impression, beast cores were a valuable resource. Not only did the kingdom's army obtain them, but beast hunters also used them as currency, exchanging them for resources and money. But no one would eat them...

Even though the other party had eaten so many animal cores, his teeth did not break, but wouldn't it be tiring to chew something as hard as stone?

"One thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight...what a huge sum..." Xixinya muttered. Although her voice was very weak, the man next to her still heard it.

"What are you counting?" Kevin glanced at her coldly and asked.

"Uh...I..." As if someone had grabbed her secretly, Xixinya scratched her cheek guiltily and subconsciously looked away.

But because she had learned a lesson from her previous experience, she still did not dare to hide it, but answered with a somewhat uncertain look in her eyes: "Uh... Sir, we have been walking for two days. During this time, you have eaten a total of 1,998 beast cores. Aren't you choking?"

After saying that, Xixinya quickly took out a water bag from the small bag behind her and handed it to the other party.

"..." Kevin opened his mouth and was about to say something, but remained speechless.

The child was silent all the way, and would only answer when he asked questions. He thought that was his nature, but in the end...

Pretends to be idle.

Although this peculiar train of thought and focus is not as good as the little gray hair in the car, it can also be regarded as a novice...

Looking at the slightly deflated water bag in the other person's hand and his dry and flaky lips, Kevin shook his head: "I don't need it."

Although they walked out of the desert along the way, they still did not see any human beings. The child's bag was empty and he probably did not have much dry food.

What's more, I don't need these appetites, as long as there is enough energy in my body, that's enough.

However, based on his observations of the other party's words and actions along the way, this kid didn't have any extra thoughts, but would ask for money, value, etc. from time to time when introducing information.

Kevin didn't think there was anything special about this. After all, the more people lack something, the more they care about it.Spiritually, materially...it's everywhere, and even he is no exception now.

"Let's go." Kevin touched the Heavenly Fire Judgement on his waist.

Ever since the Sky-Strike Fire was unsheathed, he has not thought of using this weapon. On the one hand, it is to store energy, and on the other hand, it is unnecessary.

In fact, Kevin wanted to reach his destination, and he really didn't expect the kid behind him to lead the way. The straight line between two points was undoubtedly the shortest and most direct choice. Following the other person on the so-called safe road was actually a long way around.

But Xixinya's introduction along the way made him understand a lot about this world, and also gave him some clearer plans for his future route.

However, the information a child knows is still relatively limited. The other party doesn't even know why the evil beast didn't attack him. In addition, this world is weird, so I'm afraid I can only know more through the core figures here.

"Oh...oh!" Looking at the man who walked straight forward without even turning his head, Xi Xinya took anxious and tired steps.

To the east of the desert was a relatively vast plain, followed by a series of mountains. Although there was no grass and no living creatures other than the evil beasts, Kevin was still overwhelmed by the surrounding environment.

It seems that the closer you get to the giant golden tree in the distance, the more the decay and absurdity of the red land will fade.

Although there seemed to be no change to the naked eye, Kevin still believed that there were unknown changes in its essence.

The sky gradually darkened without anyone noticing, and the light of the golden tree was restrained on time, like a soft and dreamy moonlight.

Climbing over hill after hill, one can see long "thin needles" rising from the horizon under the dim "moonlight".

"It's the forest! We are not far from the kingdom!" Xixinya beside him had excitement in her eyes.

Forest?

Kevin looked into the distance, and in the faint light, he saw a reddish-brown color and the thriving vitality in it.

Kevin breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was seeing a new creature, and it was still alive.

According to Xixinya, not far after passing through the forest is the border city of the kingdom. Although there are no powerful people there, there are a large number of hunters, hunting groups, and military garrisons.

Rushing towards the forest, the man's speed increased a lot, and soon he arrived at a new environment.

Edge of the forest.

Kevin raised his hand and stroked the bucket-thick tree in front of him. The red trunk was covered with decayed lines, but he could feel that its interior was still full of vitality, as if some weak power was maintaining its shape.

Xi Xinya stood aside. She was no longer surprised by the other party's behavior of touching everything he looked at.

But she was very curious in her heart. Although she was an adult, she was curious about everything, as if she was seeing everything for the first time.

Xixinya had a feeling that the other party was more like an outsider than some amnesiac from the kingdom. At least she had never heard of any hero in the kingdom who could change the terrain with a single sword.

But outside the Kingdom, is there really a place where humans can survive?

rustle--

Just as Xixinya was thinking, there was some movement coming from the depths of the forest.

Turning my head, I saw several flickering light spots moving towards me.

"Someone is here!" Xixinya looked at Kevin suddenly, but found that the person next to her had disappeared.

Whoosh——

Before she could react, Xixinya felt the world spinning in front of her eyes, as if a hand was pulling her up by the scruff of the neck.

By the time I could see the scene clearly, my feet had already left the ground.

As for me, I was lying on a relatively stable branch in a panic...

"This…this…" Xixinya was a little confused.

How did she get up the tree all of a sudden?

"Shh." A familiar voice behind her calmed her down.

Holding on to the tree trunk, Kevin looked down at the light below and frowned slightly.

"Strange...are they all doomed people?"

"What fate?"