Chapter 1720: Zhiyue

"[G-020] confirmed to have impacted the target world."

"The candlelight of the target world has dissipated..."

"No one survived."

In the deep space of nothingness.

A figure draped in a crimson cloak, carrying a black coffin on his back, gazed at the fragmented world shards in the distance, a trace of regret surfacing deep in his pupils...

"We still arrived late."

The instant his voice fell, a solid soul entity walked out from the black coffin on his back. A white dress gently swayed in the nothingness, and pale knuckles lightly rested on the shoulder of the crimson figure.

"This isn't your fault." A gentle voice sounded from the nothingness. "[G-020] deviated from its predetermined trajectory, something even the Captain and Mr. Ji failed to predict. It was you who first discovered the clue and rushed over at full speed... You've already tried your best."

The crimson figure shook his head. "I possess Omniscience and Omnivision, I should have anticipated it earlier... It was my carelessness."

"That world has already been destroyed. We should focus our attention on other surviving worlds, shouldn't we?"

The crimson figure fell silent for a long time, ultimately still nodding:

"Yes."

He opened his mouth just as he was about to say something else, when suddenly a scene from an unknown origin flashed through his pupils. He let out a light "Yi" and turned his head to look in another direction in the nothingness.

A pair of massive eyes, like stars, surfaced in the nothingness behind him!

Those eyes were too huge, seemingly containing everything of the past, present, and future. Countless scenes flickered within them like myriad stars. In comparison to it, the figures of the two people were as insignificant as gravel floating in the universe.

Those eyes of Omniscience and Omnivision seemed to have discovered something, and a faint smile hooked the corner of the crimson figure's mouth.

"What's wrong?" The white-skirted woman asked doubtfully.

"An unexpected guest has arrived."

The crimson figure gently pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose. The eyes behind him instantly dissipated. He lightly took a step, the hem of the crimson cloak moving without wind...

"Let's go, go save him."

"Who?"

"That thespian... who jumped off his own stage."

...

In the boundless void, a blood-colored mutilated body silently floated.

No one knew how long he had floated, nor did anyone know where he had floated to. Time and space were annihilated at this moment. Only the continuously exploding blood mist and hideous cracks on his body were giving his life a final countdown.

Chen Ling seemed to have had a dream. He dreamt that after he rebooted the world, everything changed in the best direction.

He saw Su Zhiwei marry Yao Qing before going into slumber. On the day of the wedding, the venue was full of distinguished guests. Several of the Nine Monarchs arrived at the scene one after another. Lu Xun gave a pair of bracelets made of stardust. Yang Xiao gave a crystal that seemed to seal the aurora inside. Wu Tongyuan gave a copy of "Crazy Practice of Short Questions" that he said was for their future child. Even Lou Yu gave an extremely beautiful baby crib...

He saw everyone getting dead drunk that day, discussing how to deal with the Red Star together after waking up from slumber, while also pondering what kind of name they should give the child. Ultimately, everyone looked at him together.

They smiled, their gazes full of expectation and trust.

"Director Chen, give our child a name." Su Zhiwei rubbed her stomach somewhat bashfully. "Dr. Chu said she's a girl..."

Chen Ling looked at everyone sitting around the table, their eyes flickering with light, and an unprecedented sense of relief and tranquility rose in his heart.

For some reason, he had a premonition in his heart... This time, they would definitely be able to defeat the Red Star.

Since that was the case, what kind of name should be given?

Logically speaking, it was best to give a name with some implied meaning at a time like this, such as "Sheng" (Victory) or "Kaixuan" (Triumph). But Chen Ling felt they were too rustic, and moreover, she was a girl, so it should be gentler... Perhaps a different direction?

If everyone was going to fall into slumber, then he hoped that after everything woke up, everyone could be just like now... As long as everyone could stand together, there would always be a way to defeat the Red Star.

Chen Ling thought for a long time. Just as he opened his mouth, preparing to say something...

Everything around him seemed to be swallowed by darkness.

Amidst bewilderment and astonishment,

He plummeted rapidly!

...

"Yao Zhiyue."

The instant Chen Ling opened his eyes, he spoke this name.

Under the silent starry sky, a figure draped in a crimson cloak and a ghost-like white-skirted woman were simultaneously stunned...

They looked at each other, then looked down at Chen Ling, their expressions somewhat weird.

Chen Ling finally gradually came back to his senses.

He stood up from the ground in bewilderment, discovering that he was currently in a strange place. The grayish-blue rugged earth extended into the distance, and the outlines of meteorite craters could vaguely be seen from afar. When he looked up, he could only see the boundless pitch-blackness, and the remnants of stars that occasionally streaked across.

"Where... is this?"

"The remnants of a world shattered by [G-020]." The crimson figure pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose. "I saw you were in a bad situation, so I came here since it was nearby... There is still some residual air here. Although you don't look like you need to breathe, it's more convenient to talk this way."

[G-020]?

The format of this designation made Chen Ling feel somewhat familiar. If he remembered correctly, Shen Qingzhu had mentioned this kind of designation before, and it should exclusively belong to destructive meteors like the Red Star.

Having just awakened, Chen Ling's brain was still a bit messy. He seemed to have realized something, but he quickly remembered something more important, immediately lowering his head to look at his own body.

Before he knew it, his body that was originally covered in cracks and blood mist had already recovered to its original state. The Red Star Aspiration Power that almost burst his body was also nowhere to be found at this moment. His consciousness swept across himself, unexpectedly not perceiving anything at all.

"If you are looking for 'its' power, I have already helped you seal it." The crimson figure raised his hand, conjuring a mirror from an unknown place, and shone it at Chen Ling.

Only then did Chen Ling see that a red diamond-shaped mark had unexpectedly appeared between his eyebrows, demonic and mysterious. His fingertips gently brushed across the surface of the skin, yet he perceived nothing.

"You are even more radical than I imagined, to actually try to assimilate 'its' power now... Even the Captain and Mr. Ji wouldn't dare to do so at this stage." The crimson figure was somewhat helpless. "This power, the current you simply cannot withstand... If you hadn't met me, you would really have died."

Chen Ling was still bewildered at this moment. He raised his head in doubt, looking at this completely unfamiliar crimson figure before his eyes...

"Who... are you?"

The crimson figure smiled faintly. Carrying the black coffin, he gently reached out his hand to Chen Ling:

"First time meeting..."

"I am the Vice Captain of the Nightfall Team, An Qingyu."