Chapter 353

Dragon Clan.

I hate seeing people deceive women and treat them violently…… and moreover, such a cute girl, ah, this Shajin really doesn't know how to cherish and protect.

Inside the VIP box of High Heaven Origin, the light halo of the crystal chandelier dyed the champagne in Kaisa's hand red, and he let out a long sigh.

"Shajin?" Chu Zihang looked at him expressionlessly, "What does this have to do with Shajin?"

"Isn't it obvious enough?" Kaisa placed the champagne glass on the crystal coffee table, the ice cubes in the cup trembled slightly, "Liuying and Shajin collaborated to investigate the primal dream, but midway they suffered a double pursuit by the meme and Sam. Shajin betrayed Liuying, leaving her alone in the room…… Is that reasonable?"

"No, I think it's wrong." Chu Zihang retorted, "Why would Shajin collaborate with Liuying? Does Liuying possess any value for collaboration?"

"Everyone has secrets; Liuying might also have something that interests Shajin."

Kaisa's blue eyes narrowed slightly, "Only this can explain why a sickly little girl like Liuying would know the contents of the invitation—either she herself is an invitee of Pinokangni, or someone told her the invitation's contents."

"But she doesn't know that, when she and Shajin came into this dream, awaiting her are only two outcomes—either death at the meme's hands, or death at Sam's hands. Moreover, given Shajin's personality, even if they together uncovered clues about the inheritance, Shajin would not keep her."

"Abandoned pawn."

Kaisa suddenly spoke in a low voice: "…That is this girl's ultimate fate."

Chu Zihang's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"Of course, I'm not trying to convince you; you can have your own opinion. If that girl can ultimately be safe and sound, I'd be happy too."

Kaisa sank deep into the sofa, he crossed his legs, the toe of his Italian handmade leather shoes tapped lightly to the music playing inside High Heaven Origin.

"That girl is as pure as a gardenia——do you like gardenias? Pure white, flawless…… she and Nuonuo are two completely different kinds of girls. From the very beginning, she shouldn't have gotten into this vortex of fighting. Her best destiny would be a happy romance with Xing. Seeing her, I recall when I first entered school, the love letters girls wrote to me…… beautiful as a white pistil wrapped in morning dew."

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"Maybe it's to embezzle the inheritance, maybe it's to reduce the number of those in the know by one, maybe… it's because this memory region hides a deeper 'secret', and in order to catch a big fish… bait is needed." Black Swan said.

"You mean…… Liuying?"

"This is just a worst-case assumption. But let's think: if the mastermind behind all this is nearby, why would he let us search everywhere? Unless… unless he has something else he cares more about, needing—or rather, confirming."

Black Swan pointed to the side corridor: "She has no other way out; she can only leave via the side corridor."

Pushing open the side corridor's door, Liuying was sprinting downwards: "There's actually a path…"

Black Swan's tone held some regret: "The ever-changing passage points to the wandering memory meme… she's completely lost in the memory realm."

Pushing open the door, it was the road connecting to the hall; Liuying still felt relieved: "Finally back in the hall, this way…"

Watching the girl step by step rush toward death, Xing's mood plummeted to the bottom, but suddenly a vigilant voice from Huangquan came from beside her ear: "Everyone, over there——"

"Looks like someone's been waiting a long time. Finally planning to step onto the stage…" Black Swan said intriguingly, "... Star Core Hunter 【Sam】."

The three stepped into the hall, the air filled with a faint smell of burnt metal.

Sam had his back to them, the silver-white mech outline in the dim light like a drawn blade. He held the wreckage of the Shock Dream Troupe in his hands, and a faint hum came from the hydraulic mechanisms at the joints.

"Be careful." Huangquan whispered, gripping his sword sheath tightly, silently blocking in front of Xing.

Sam slowly turned his head, his gaze locking onto them like a beast: "A sea‑patrolling wanderer, one… memory keeper……". His voice carried the mechanical coldness: "Just leave, and no one will get hurt."

Before his words finished, a scorching fire wave erupted suddenly, the heat surge sweeping the whole hall, the air twisting under the high temperature. His figure in the flames grew ever sharper, as if in the next second it would turn into a silver arc of light.

"——Otherwise, you'll all die."

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The Valkyrie of the End.

In the laboratory, Tesla's fingertips flew across the floating holographic projection, countless data streams flickering at his fingertips. His fully automated superhuman mech——the unfinished iron giant——stood silently in the test chamber, some mechanical joints undergoing adjustment.

Tesla!

Suddenly the laboratory door was pushed open, and Brunhilde burst in wind‑and‑fire: "Don't just stare blankly at your mech, look up at the sky!"

Tesla heard the voice, raised his head, and the next second his pupils contracted sharply.

"This… this is……"

"The Molten Fire Knight——Sam. A mechanical construct very similar to your research." Brunhilde raised an eyebrow intriguingly: "How is it?"

In the sky, the silver‑white mech slowly rose to its feet, its lines sharp as a blade, the rear thrusters spewing fierce light. Every movement was precise to the point of almost graceful, yet it carried devastating destructive power.

"Too… too beautiful……" Tesla's eyes flickered with an almost obsessive light.

How is it, you're mesmerized by this mech?

"Not just the mech……" Tesla muttered, "Its energy core, motion logic, armor structure…… are completely different from my current technology! If we could use it to fight the gods——"

Any chance of winning? Brunhilde asked.

Tesla fell silent for a moment, shook his head: "I don't know. I still need more combat data from it…… Who is its pilot? Where are the mech's limits? Is it linked to the pilot?" He stared intently at the sky, wishing he could see every secret beneath the mech.

I really…… want to climb in and give it a try.

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"The detective game is over; you shouldn't be here."

Sam's mechanical hand suddenly opened, fissures of blinding orange‑red cracking between the joints, as if molten lava flowed beneath the armor.

The next second, a scorching fire wave exploded with a bang!

The scorching airflow surged like a furious tide across the whole hall, even the air scorched into visible ripples of distortion. Sam's chest armor unfolded layer by layer, the core furnace bursting forth with blinding light——a magnificent blaze like butterfly wings exploding before his chest, tongues of fire dancing, casting his silver‑white frame in the glow of a fire‑forged deity.

"I will...... ignite the sea!"