Please Cast Down Your Gaze!
12: The Reignbow Arbiter!
Please Cast Down Your Gaze!
Chapter 12: The Reignbow Arbiter!
Please Cast Down Your Gaze!
At Cangcheng port, watching the final departing vessel, at this moment… the stone in the hearts of everyone from the snack street finally fell to the ground.
At last… at the final juncture, these old bones of theirs could be considered to have been of some use.
Of course, all of this had to be thanks to that godlike young man.
If not for the “talisman” this young man had bestowed upon them, they would probably be like those people on the ground right now, gradually sinking into Mara.
They did not ask who exactly this young man was or what his purpose was, nor did they actively ask him to board that vessel as well and leave together.
Everyone had their own secrets.
And at the end of this apocalypse, they chose not to ask further.
Perhaps… he had some peculiar ability that allowed him to live freely even after Cangcheng was destroyed.
But none of that had anything to do with them~ Gazing at the young man who stood alone guarding the port like a guardian deity, those old fellows from the snack street looked at one another, all smiled, then straightened their clothes.
After that, under Wen Jin’s puzzled gaze, no one knew where they dragged over a set of tables and chairs from, and walked to his side.
“Little brother, want to play another game of chess?” The white-cut chicken owner took out the wrinkled paper chessboard he had tucked inside his clothes, while the two old men beside him also tacitly took out two boxes of chess pieces.
A knowing smile appeared on their wrinkled faces.
“…” Seeing this, Wen Jin blinked his golden eyes in slight bewilderment, clearly somewhat at a loss because of the actions of these “veterans.” However… seeing that these few could still maintain such a good mindset in the apocalypse, Wen Jin was also moved by their optimism.
And so, under the expectant gazes of these veterans, he slowly nodded.
Seeing this, the veterans decisively spread out the chessboard, set the spaceship chair they had been carrying on their shoulders behind Wen Jin, then began setting up the game.
As for where that spaceship chair came from… Naturally, it was from the survival vessel!
If they didn’t dismantle these chairs, how could they fit more people inside?
In the distance, when the snack street veterans still wandering around the port saw that there was chess to watch, they quickly set aside the emotions in their hearts and, like neighborhood aunties who had spotted a spectacle, rushed straight over, surrounding Wen Jin and the white-cut chicken owner playing against him.
Under everyone’s gazes, an “apocalyptic chess match” thus began.
Behind the chessboard, a group of Abominations of Abundance watched with predatory eyes, but because of the Golden Divine Fire, they did not dare cross the line.
Ahead, most of the people in the port who had fallen deep into Mara had already stopped crying out in pain.
Golden branches had emerged from their mouths and noses, and it was only a matter of time before they transformed into Abominations of Abundance.
And right at the center of these two hells, a chess match like one from an ordinary marketplace was unfolding in an orderly fashion, as though they had returned to the snack street from back then.
Everyone sipped the iced tea no one knew where they had gotten from, watching the perilous game below and occasionally letting out a few cries of surprise… …
The Xianzhou Alliance’s internal communications had fallen into a busy state ever since Cangcheng met with disaster.
At every moment, a massive amount of information would flow into the core hubs of each Xianzhou, providing them with informational support.
At this moment, the Luofu, which should have been rushing to aid Cangcheng, had already stopped in the current airspace.
As the Xianzhou that had responded to Cangcheng the fastest, during the several system hours in which Cangcheng had continuously delayed Rahu, even if they pushed the Luofu’s speed to its limit, they could only catch the tail end of Cangcheng’s upheaval, unable to provide effective reinforcements.
The Yaoqing beside it was the same.
In the unseen, it was as if a high wall named “Destiny” had completely separated them from Cangcheng.
They looked at Cangcheng, which was “within arm’s reach,” yet now they could no longer advance even a single step.
They even… Under the Xianzhou Yuque’s coordination, the Luofu and Yaoqing even needed to leave the current airspace and return in the direction they had come from.
That was only because… Cangcheng, already at the end of its rope, had called for the “Gaze of the Reignbow Arbiter.” To avoid The Hunt’s attack range affecting other friendly vessels, all vessels within the estimated strike range would receive warning information.
From this point on, all Xianzhou vessels that had come to reinforce Cangcheng could ultimately only watch helplessly as their own sibling fell, while they were powerless to do anything about it.
What they could do… was only to do everything in their power to escort and receive those survival vessels fleeing from Cangcheng.
The one suffering the most at this moment was still the current general of the Luofu, Teng Xiao.
The moment Cangcheng sent out its distress signal, he had immediately responded and rushed to its aid, but in the end, he still failed to make it in time… At that time, Teng Xiao had only recently taken over the position of general.
It was precisely when his spirit was proud and vigorous.
Suddenly encountering this calamity, his heart was filled with anger and frustration.
That chest full of rage had nowhere to vent, leaving him incomparably stifled.
“Clang!!” The towering general clad in golden armor slammed his fist heavily onto his command desk, as though he wanted to vent the indignation in his heart.
But watching the tragedy of his siblings unfold before his eyes, how could such hatred be vented with a single punch?
In the end, the reason of a general still suppressed that surging hot blood.
He looked at the projection of Cangcheng before him, his tiger-like eyes brimming with tears, yet all he could do was let out a long sigh… “So this is… the omen of the Lord of Extinction…” Teng Xiao closed his eyes and sighed in a low voice.
At this moment, within the Xianzhou Alliance, through their observations of Wen Jin on Cangcheng, they had already placed the title of “Lord of Extinction” upon him.
Different from the title of “Ruin Author” given to a certain Nanook, “Lord of Extinction” seemed more respectful.
At the same time, it could be considered the Xianzhou officials’ recognition of Wen Jin.
Although there were still objections within the Alliance, with some people guessing that he was the culprit who had invisibly pushed Cangcheng toward destruction, and others speculating that his true purpose was to destroy the Xianzhou Alliance, if not for him, half of Cangcheng’s people would not have been saved.
The title of Lord of Extinction could be considered worthy of the name.
If Wen Jin knew that the Xianzhou had tagged him as “neutral good,” he would surely not know whether to laugh or cry, right?
Fortunately, though, “Lord of Extinction” was at least a little nicer to hear than Nanook Alt.
At this moment… The eyes of the entire Universe were focused on Cangcheng.
The Demon Star that had originally fallen into stagnation became active once more.
Its hideous wound, not yet fully healed, was like a gaping maw, urgently wanting to swallow Cangcheng beneath it!
At the same time, the Xianzhou Yuque’s Cloud-Gazing Mirror captured a “stream of light” from the depths of the Universe.
That stream of light was breaking through layer after layer of star systems in a form capable of crossing time and space, shooting toward the location of Cangcheng!
Above Cangcheng, if people raised their heads, they would be able to see that the approaching Demon Star was about to collide with Cangcheng.
The burning mountain ranges and magma rolling like blood were already visible to the naked eye, and the people who had originally been struggling bitterly began to change once more… Then, as the final chess piece in Wen Jin’s hand fell, a white light spanning the entire starfield flashed past… Everything returned to silence.
★ ★ ★ T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me.
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!