Chapter 538 The Holy City of Black
For everyone, walking in such a ruin is not a big deal. Even Mary, who was a little uneasy at the beginning, gradually became calm after a long walk. It was precisely because of this that Mary discovered some abnormal phenomena that she had not noticed before.
"Mr. Duanmu, there seems to be nothing here??"
"Um?"
“No, I mean…”
As Mary said, she held a flashlight and shone the surrounding ground. There was nothing but dust on the smooth floor. This was normal, but in a ruin, it was a bit abnormal.
"There are no remains, no decorations or anything like that... Is this normal?"
That''s right, Mary has followed her teacher to inspect the remains. Generally speaking, there are mostly remains of remains of some civilized objects left by her predecessors in the remains of large buildings like this. But it was as clean as if someone had been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner, and nothing was left behind.
"Oh, it''s not normal to put it somewhere else, it''s not normal to put it here."
Duanmuhuai gave the answer quickly.
"Hey? Why?"
"Didn''t I just say it? The ancients were unable to leave this planet because of their physical deterioration. Then, they encountered a little trouble and then became extinct."
"Is it a disease? Or a plague?"
“Haha, none of them.”
Duanmu Huai shook his head.
“It’s a rebellion.”
“……Rebellion??”
"Yes, you also saw that such a large building complex, the ancients came here for vacation again, and they could not be so stupid as to build their own houses. So they used their knowledge to create a creature called Shuges as a servant. This thing is... Well, it''s very disgusting. You can imagine it as a ball of moldy and spoiled jelly with countless eyes on it, and their bodies can be deformed everywhere."
“Woo………”
Just imagine, Mary said... it was indeed disgusting.
"Abstract, Suges later rebelled, and the ancients with degenerate bodies could not beat them and could not escape, so they were finished. As for their bodies and other things, they were naturally swallowed by Suges-and then there was nothing more."
"What about Seugus?"
"Oh, right below."
As he spoke, Duanmuhuai held his cane tightly and knocked on the ground. The heavy impact sound echoed in the dead hall. His attitude was so natural that Mary couldn''t even react for a while.
"………Why???"
“It’s right here.”
“……………Are you kidding?”
Mary stopped and looked at the solid and smooth stone slab under her feet. I wonder if it was influenced by the story told by Duanmuhuai. She seemed to be able to feel that under this heavy stone slab, something seemed to be whispering, and that thing itself came from tens of millions of years ago when humans were not yet born...
"Okay, this doesn''t matter at the moment. We''ll take your friend back as soon as possible."
Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai also stopped. Mary raised her head and realized that they had passed through the corridor and came to a thick, sealed gate. Duanmuhuai reached out and pressed it on the cold and thick door panel, then let out a low growl.
"open!"
“Rumbling rumble—”
The stone door opened, and at the same time, it seemed to attract the attention of some kind of existence. In the blink of an eye, suddenly, a series of harsh and strange screams came from all directions.
"This, is this?"
"Okay, it seems that the other party is obviously waiting anxious..."
Duanmuhuai held his cane tightly and snorted coldly.
"Lorena, get ready to do it."
"Of course, Lord Knight!"
Hearing Duanmuhuai''s words, Lorena nodded, and then Marie saw the girl suddenly open the holy scripture in her hand. The next moment, a dazzling light emerged from it, turning the heavy protective suit that Lorena was originally wearing into a set of white gold edges, which looked like a clothes worn by a clergy. Meanwhile, Lorena also clenched her fists and stood at the door with her back to them.
"Please leave it to me!"
"Wait, wait, Miss Lorena, this is..."
"Okay, don''t worry. This little trouble will not have any big problems for Lorena. Instead, there will be problems staying here. Go in. Remember, you only have one goal, don''t forget!"
After the words came to an end, Duanmu Huai reached out to push into the door. The next moment, her eyes suddenly became pitch black. With a loud "boom", everything seemed to return to its original silence.
"Mr. Duanmu? Miss Lorena???"
Mary held the flashlight in her hand and looked around blankly, but looking around, there was only a darkness in front of her.
No, it''s not pitch black.
Mary''s right eye and golden eyes saw through this dark nature.
That is... the steps, which circling upwards, seemingly leading to the sky.
At the same time, Duanmu Huai''s voice sounded in Mary''s ears again.
Remember, you only have one goal, don’t forget it.
…………
Yes, I only have one goal, whether it is on the dark streets of fog, or in the snow-filled Antarctic, or even now...
"Charlie, wait for me, I''ll come to you now."
“Da da da da da da da……”
The crisp footsteps echoed on the dead stairs, and Mary ran upwards. Although she didn''t know where to go, she knew and knew very well that her goal, the goal she was looking for.
It''s at this end. I was clearly running and didn''t know that I had been running up the steps of hundreds of meters, but unexpectedly, I didn''t feel tired at all, let alone breathing. It''s like this is not a reality, but a dream. Or is Miss Lorena''s exercise played a role?
However, compared to the steps and fatigue, the oncoming darkness brought another change to the girl''s mood.
That is the echoes and memories of the past.
The scene of her mother, a master''s degree, parting with herself at the airport.
"That''s all. Be a good kid with good words and deeds, Mary."
"I know, I''m no longer a child, and there''s no problem with being alone, so mom is working hard there. Take care, mom."
"Ah, so are you, Mary..."
In this way, the mother left her and lost her father. The mother and daughter who had been dependent on each other since childhood separated, but Mary knew very well that her mother had just abandoned her. She chose her job rather than her daughter...
Don''t leave me, mother.
Looking at the airship that was leaving, the only thing the girl could say was the whisper in her heart.
Don’t leave me alone…!
“………………”
The steps stopped.
Mary''s eyes widened in surprise. At this moment, her whole body trembled involuntarily. The memories that she no longer wanted to recall were turned into nightmare at this moment, controlling her body from the inside out. That was the wailing of my young self two years ago.
Please, mother, don’t leave me, don’t leave me alone, you’re so scary and lonely…
However, at this moment...
"What are you doing?"
The man''s voice came again in my ears.
The low, familiar voice of the man.
"Don''t forget, you only have one purpose."
“That’s right.”
Hearing this, Mary was shocked, and her previous tired body seemed to have become much more relaxed.
It’s not over yet, I’m here, not to end it!
The girl raised her head again, moved forward, and walked up the steps.
Forward, continue to move forward.
Then, she saw it.
With her blonde hair, green eyes and gentle face, she stood in the altar like this, wearing a dark dress that seemed to be woven from the surrounding darkness.
“Charlie……”
Even though he had foresaw this scene countless times, the posture of his friend who had witnessed before him still made Mary not know what to say. And she also noticed that her friend''s left eye, like her right eye, turned into golden...golden eyes.
“………Long time no see, Mary, to be honest, I didn’t expect you to be here.”
As calm and gentle as ever, as if they were currently preparing to taste afternoon tea at Mrs. Leeds''s restaurant.
"Charlie, why do you do this? What are you doing?"
Looking at her friend, Mary finally raised her inner questions.
And she finally got Xia Li''s answer.
“……Because I don’t want to lose you.”
“…………”
"I''m scared, maybe it will become like that tomorrow."
“………”
“So, I don’t need the future.”
“………”
"It''s good today, it''s good now. I don''t need the future. Instead of losing you, it''s better to... stay here, Mary?"
As he spoke, Charlie raised her hand and pointed at Mary.
"My wish has come true. I will meet you in this Sharnosri who should be alone. So please stay."
As Xia Li spoke, the darkness squirmed, twisted, condensed, and turned into a sharp blade on her white fingertips.
"Stay in today forever... Only in this way can we protect us, right?"
“But…but…………”
Looking at the friend in front of him, Mary gritted her teeth.
"No one is here, so is Ah Xie, so is everyone, only me and you are here, Xia Li."
“That’s right.”
Hearing Mary''s answer, Charlie lowered her eyes.
"You are much gentler than me. I have given up everything except you, but don''t worry, Mary, I knew you would say that long ago..."
Speaking here, Charlie raised her long sword and pointed at Mary.
"I will tear off your thorns and use my thorns to run you through them, and you will stay here with me for eternity. So... stay here with me! Please! Mary!!"
Accompanied by the girl''s screams, the next moment, the black sword blade stabbed Mary''s chest.
(This chapter ends)