Chapter 959: Wengfalusuo (7)

The sky at the top of the sphere was torn open… no, more like it voluntarily opened a circular crack, the vortex inside surged and reversed, the cloud layers periodically reflected golden flowing light.

"What a huge sphere…" Xing clicked her tongue in wonder.

"Gigantic constructions are everywhere; the place not only has advanced engineering but also some kind of universal faith. Too bad it's too far away to see the details."

Xing pulled out a camera, intending to take a few photos for March 7th, but unfortunately she wasn't here at the moment; otherwise she would surely use a girl's train of thought to find a wonderful and unconventional metaphor for the scenery before her. Unfortunately, now only she can act as the team's photographer.

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Princess Kaguya wants me to confess.

"If there were such a sculpture on Earth, it could easily apply to be a world wonder." Shishang shrugged, looking regretful, "Unfortunately… no country can currently build such a wonder."

"Huh… I recall the Soviet Union also had similar sculptures, right?" Tengyuan Qianhua said, resting her chin on her hand, recalling.

"That kind of sculpture is only over thirty meters tall, far shorter than this giant." Following the view of the sky curtain, Shishang momentarily found it hard to imagine what it would be like to stand on top of this giant statue and look down; probably the city-states on the ground would become as tiny as ants.

Rather than saying this is a sculpture, it's better to say it's a true deity. Otherwise it's hard to explain how the locals transported massive amounts of stone to such a high position… almost connected to the sky.

Legend says that in ancient times, emperors or kings would order craftsmen to carve an entire mountain as raw material, ultimately presenting a wonder that awed the four seas. This giant statue is probably the same; it's likely a relic left by some tyrant in Wengfalusuo's history.

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"After Xing took a few photos, Danheng suddenly noticed that the position of the sculptures behind him was somewhat abnormal."

"The scattered monster sculptures that were just dispersed have all gathered beside them; they have no breath, seeming to be some kind of inorganic life."

"Danheng also didn't intend to waste words with them; with his spear he shattered one of the monster sculptures on the spot, but the commotion of the battle seemed to attract more statues inside the temple, and they all rushed toward the two of them."

"Never-ending… how to get out of this…"

"Danheng fought while observing; just as he was thinking about how to shake off the monsters, the sky suddenly darkened for a moment."

"Wrong——"

"Danheng abruptly lifted his head, only to see a white figure descending from the sky, only to see a blue arc-shaped sword aura explode at the monsters' center, like moonlight flowing; wherever it passed, all the monsters were reduced to powder."

"Amidst the rolling dust and smoke stood a handsome white-haired youth."

"He moved extremely fast; before the two could react, in a flash he swooped past Xing's side and instantly snatched the bat from her hand."

"You're carrying… something quite interesting."

"Danheng hesitated not at all; Strike Cloud turned in his hand, the spear tip thrust straight at the youth's back, but what met this strike was the very bat that the opponent had just snatched."

"Clang—"

"Danheng only felt a jolt in his hand; a huge force transmitted from the Strike Cloud spear tip, numbing his tiger's mouth. The spear that had accompanied him for a long time instantly snapped into two under the man's counterattack, the tip flying off and slanting into the distant ruins."

"Don't misunderstand, this is for everyone's safety." The white-haired youth made no further move, merely idly playing with Xing's bat, marveling at how sturdy its material was.

"Danheng glanced back at the flying spear tip and said in a low voice, "Everyone's safety?""

"In a place like Chongyuan, wielding weapons is a provocation. These soldiers are the minions of the Conflict Titan, who always exterminate outsiders." The youth explained, "If you keep swinging your swords, not only will you become prey… but you'll also draw their spears onto innocent heads."

"The youth pointed to the elderly and children huddled in the corner not far away, and only then did the two realize that there were more than just them in this abandoned temple."

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Honkai 3.

"That…" Geleixiu raised her little hand, pointing to the center of the sky curtain.

The white-haired youth waved the bat, possessing a head of white hair and blue eyes so familiar they could not be more so; the lines of his side profile were simply——

"Kaiwen!"

No one knows who blurted that out.

All the heroes present in the meeting room instinctively looked toward the man who had once fought alongside them. Kaiwen was stunned for a moment; at first he had not connected this youth from Wengfalusuo with himself, after all he looked too……

Too sunny.

"Hmm, is this Kaiwen's isotopic counterpart? He looks just like Kaiwen, doesn't he? ♪" Ailixiya tilted her head, the pale blue of her eyes reflecting the white-haired youth's handsome face, "Hmm, he's not very like the current Kaiwen, but if Kaiwen could smile more, they'd probably be about seventy to eighty percent similar."

"……Not like."

"Where isn't it like? It's obviously exactly the same!" Ailixiya stood on tiptoe, extending her finger to gesture in the air, "Look, look, that hair, those eyes, even the arc of the side profile—aside from temperament—oh dear, this is exactly our Kaiwen!"

"She turned her head and winked at the others: "Do you agree or not?""

Su Qingqing brushed the hair by her ears, smiling gently: "The eyebrows and eyes…… really are about seventy to eighty percent similar, though they're more like Kaiwen from his student days."

"Ailixiya nodded vigorously: "Look, right? Right?""

"Kaiwen glanced at her, still saying nothing."

"But she obviously wouldn't let him off just like that. Ailixiya instead moved closer, a flash of mischief in her pale blue eyes: "Let me think——in another world's Kaiwen, I wonder if there's a group of companions as cute as me?""

"……" Kaiwen fell silent for a moment, "It probably wouldn't be that much of a coincidence, would it?"

"There definitely will be." She crossed her arms, saying firmly, "I'm quite popular; no matter which world, there will surely be a cute and kind beautiful girl like me willing to be your friend—although you always keep a straight face, I know you're actually a gentle person, y'know♪"

"Gentle……" Kaiwen chewed those two words over and over, the corner of his mouth twitching into a wry smile. He raised his head, for the first time seriously examining the youth in the sky curtain whose appearance bore a strong resemblance to his own.

"If he truly is another world's 'me,' able to always preserve this gentleness in my stead…… that would also be fine."