Chapter 1462: Red King's Tears (End) (Extra-Length)

Red King's Tears (End) (Extra-Length)

Chen Ling had to admit that the Red King did it very successfully.

If from the very beginning, the Red King had guided him step by step to understand this world, acting as a dutiful Master, leading him to grow stronger all the way, then when the moment for the Red King to ascend to the heavens arrived, and he personally peeled off his face skin only to discover it was A-Yan... Chen Ling didn't dare to imagine just how painful he would be.

The Red King deliberately controlled the distance between them. He only appeared when he was needed the most, and disappeared when there was nothing. Later on, he even deliberately guided him to resent him, diluting the Master-disciple affection between them...

Precisely because of this, when Chen Ling discovered the Red King's true identity, although he was also in pain and collapsed, it didn't reach the extent of the Chen Yan before his eyes.

"Even our emotions were within your calculations..." Chen Ling closed his eyes bitterly.

The Chen Yan of this world had completely collapsed.

After crying bitterly until his tears ran dry, his eyes became hollow and listless. He muddle-headedly accepted the identity of the new generation Red King, muddle-headedly accepted the Red King Card Face the Grey King gave him, and then muddle-headedly left...

Even if the Human Domains outside had become a mess, even if the Dusk Society members were as busy as ants on a hot pan, he couldn't muster the slightest interest.

Until,

The Six of Spades and Six of Clubs heard the news and rushed over hurriedly.

The 6-series companions initiated a conversation with Chen Yan. Chen Yan responded absentmindedly, no longer showing the light that used to be in his eyes, nor the high spirits a youth should have... Later, the Six of Clubs really couldn't bear to watch anymore, and backhandedly slapped this newly appointed Red King with a resounding slap in the face!

"Do you know how chaotic it is outside?! The Human Domains only have Spirit Void left supporting bitterly. We can't even recover the corpses of those dead Nine Monarchs in time... All of us are counting on you, and what about you? You're just going to act like a rock here?!"

"Hearts!! If you want to give up on yourself, fine! But don't drag the Dusk Society to die together with you!!"

"Don't forget, our goal is to Reboot the World! Only in this way can we prevent humanity's destiny from becoming a tragedy, and allow those who shouldn't have died to live on! Only in this way can humanity possibly find a glimmer of hope!!"

"If you can't be this Red King, then let me be it!"

This slap from the Six of Clubs slapped Chen Yan awake.

He finally struggled little by little to walk out from the pain of losing his Brother twice. Standing up in front of the tombstone, his Great Crimson Theatrical Robe fluttered in the whimpering wind. His shattered gaze gradually regained its firmness, and even revealed an unprecedented sharpness and profundity.

The passing of a closest relative brought pain, but he couldn't immerse himself in pain forever. This world had already failed, he had to fulfill his Brother's dying wish and complete the Reboot!

"From now on, I am no longer the Six of Hearts Chen Yan..."

"I..."

"Am the Red King of the Dusk Society."

...

"Director Chen, are you saying..."

"In the future, I will meet another you?"

In the Timeline Save File, Yang Xiao looked at the Red King Chen Yan before him in confusion, seemingly having some difficulty understanding.

"Accurately speaking, that is not me." The Red King replied calmly, "He is the candidate for the Red King of the next world, he is the Six of Hearts of the Dusk Society..."

"He will have the same appearance as me and Chen Ling, but fundamentally, he is neither me nor my Brother... My Brother and I have both tried, but we both ultimately failed... Therefore, I will forge a brand new 'Red King', an existence that might be the strongest Red King in history."

"Sounds like you already have an idea."

"Just a preliminary idea... I want to let a World-Ending Calamity become humanity's Red King."

"A World-Ending Calamity???" Yang Xiao was startled, "Is this... too crazy?"

"The previous five generations of Red Kings have already thought of all possible methods, but none could save humanity... So, I can only take a risk and try." The Red King paused for a moment, "Moreover, I found something deep within the Civilization Embers. That thing might be able to help me suppress that World-Ending Calamity."

"Thing? What thing?"

"A Theater."

"A Theater?"

"It doesn't seem to be a theater from our world. It might have come from the former Gray World, or perhaps an even more distant world... But, it indeed possesses some unique power."

"But even if you can suppress the World-Ending Calamity, how could it possibly fight for humanity?"

"So, I will endow it with a human's personality and thoughts... I want to make a World-Ending Calamity into a 'human'."

"This... is indeed too crazy. Do the other Nine Monarchs know about this?"

"Currently, only you know. Later on, I might also reveal the news to Lu Xun, as well as Ji Xuan and Su Zhiwei, these few Nine Monarchs who trust me more... A World-Ending is a World-Ending after all. Even if he wants to become a human, humanity can't possibly accept him that easily. In the future, he might encounter hardships we can't imagine. He... might need your help."

The Red King paused for a moment, "Especially you, Yang Xiao. If nothing goes wrong, he will also descend in the Aurora Domain. This means... you, might be the first Nine Monarchs he makes contact with."

"I understand, I will help him." Yang Xiao smiled faintly. He closed his eyes and let out an emotional soft sigh:

"...I hope he can save the me of the new world, just like you once saved me."

"He will." The Red King answered without hesitation,

"He is a World-Ending, he is Chen Yan, and also Chen Ling..."

"He, will be a very good person."

...

I arranged everything.

Whether in the Timeline Save File or in the real world.

After the Red Star was knocked off course by Lu Xun and brushed past Earth, the Human Domains plunged into great chaos. Under the siege of the Six Great Extinctions' territories, the Human Domains were nearly completely wiped out, with only the Spirit Void Domain remaining.

But at the same time, some terrible changes also occurred in the world.

Human civilization regressed once again, and the microorganisms of this world also seemed to be affected, degenerating to their most primitive appearances. Various ancient Plagues and diseases spread. Coupled with massive crop deaths, rampant famine, continuous natural disasters and earthquakes, as well as the World-Ending Calamities glaring like tigers watching their prey...

The Spirit Void Domain supported for less than a month before completely collapsing. I successfully recovered the Lord of Spirit Void's corpse...

Then, I Rebooted the World.

In the new world, the hibernation plan initiated smoothly just like the previous world. Human's Nine Monarchs fell into slumber. I also thought of a way to enter a state similar to slumber. Hundreds of years passed in a flash. After I woke up, I immediately went to the Ghost Mockery Abyss.

I waited patiently for a long time, finally waiting until the Calamity of Mockery entered a chaotic state of split personalities. I stuffed the Mysterious Theater, the Military Path Ancient Vault Dao Foundation Fragment, and the Character Profiles I had prepared long ago into one of the consciousnesses, and suppressed it using the Spirit Tablets left behind by the previous four generations of Red Kings...

Although I paid a huge price, I did it.

I brought the suppressed Calamity of Mockery and returned to District Three of the Aurora Domain. At that time, the "me" and "Chen Ling" of this world had already been buried in the Mass Grave Mound. Although a very, very long time had passed, when I saw this scene again, my heart still trembled...

At that moment, I had a thought in my mind. I wanted to save my Brother back, think of a way to let him live, even if just to talk to me.

But my reason told me I couldn't do this.

The Calamity of Mockery, "me", and "Chen Ling" were all indispensable parts of this plan. I was no longer the emotionally driven me of the past. I couldn't let personal emotions affect my decisions. Saving humanity was the most important thing.

I saved the "me" who still had one breath left. He asked me a few questions, and I answered. Under his pleading, I swapped everything between him and Chen Ling, allowing his Brother to live on in another way.

Sure enough...

No matter which world it was, the "me" of the past would make the same choice.

I awakened the consciousness of that Calamity of Mockery personality. He began to Fusion with "my" body and Chen Ling's memories... I knew this was a considerably bold move. World-Ending Calamity, Path of the Actor, Path of the Witch God, Path of the Soldier. The difficulty of combining these three was several times greater than the Thought Calamity researching the Fusion between humans and Calamities.

But when I stood in the distance and watched that figure draped in the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe stagger through the rain curtain and knock on the door, I knew...

I succeeded.

...

He is the Calamity of Mockery,

He is Chen Ling,

He is Chen Yan,

He is the Six of Hearts of this era...

He is...

The future Sixth Generation Red King.