Chapter 1063

NO. 186: How could I be wrong again?

「Chazuo, are you alright? 」

「…Hmm, but you really aren't planning to go check that out either, Sister Lin Guang? 」

It seems one large and one small woman from Kulanta, one holding the Guan Di spear, the other wiping blood off her shoes, stand at the border between Kazdeer and Xulagu.

In Terra, such border regions often see friction, and they are not necessarily clashes between official soldiers, but rather bandits and drifters who come expressly to rob travelers and merchants.

Compared to outfits like Rust Hammer, its scale is smaller, but its cruelty and lethality are higher.

Thus, there is no mercy shown here either.

The Radiant Sun Blade easily carried out a role‑reversal slaughter, having stood out in the Casimir Knight Tournament, and here the Radiant Knight, having witnessed a broader world, finds execution effortless.

And that seemingly quiet, well‑behaved girl actually kicked down two drifters with astonishing agility.

Even the companion who picked up the spear was quite surprised.

Yet, being questioned in this way by the other party left her somewhat at a loss for words.

「…No need, although the game's regional design timelines don't match, my side shouldn't require me to go back and check. 」

「Oh, 」 Chazuo nodded somewhat uncertainly, 「Then we're heading next to that Xu…」

Before she finished speaking, a deep rumble sounded; both turned their heads, ears slightly shaking, and gazed far off at the massive block silhouetted with building outlines, like a Benz passing by.

It looked just like……

「That's a chunk of the moving city, one of our homeland's signature sights. 」 the Radiant Knight smiled.

She merely thought she was introducing her homeland in another world to the locals, not realizing the seriousness of the moving city's appearance.

But the seriousness of one thing is that she didn't need to be told—she could already see the black‑cloud‑over‑city haze sweeping in.

She could also see what looked like wolves tens of meters high roaming the open plains, like Benz vehicles.

And she could see a flock of bizarre creatures darting and dancing in mid‑air, their bodies bearing patterns like a black‑hole void, hanging where a head would be.

Coincidentally, she recognized both traits of the latter, and thus she was deeply shaken.

「Faction and… signs of the evil demons' collapse……? 」

For a moment she couldn't fathom how those two were related, but then she suddenly remembered the child beside her.

「Chazuo! 」

「…? 」

Meeting the other's doubtful gaze, the Radiant Knight felt a bit flustered from her earlier haste, but right now she didn't bother with such trivialities, even skipping the question of why the other wasn't afraid, and simply said:

「Let's get out of here…」

She said, grabbing the other and sprinting toward where she imagined people would be, then added: 「Can you get in touch with your trainer? 」

The instant those words finished, both stopped, looked up, and saw a serpentine dragon‑like silhouette screaming across the sky.

Its destination matched that of the moving city plots, the wolf pack, and those Factions, as if something there irresistibly attracted them; and to the Radiant Knight familiar with this land, she could instantly recognize that direction as Laitaniya, Kasimir, Xelage, Gelunbiya, Boliwa'er — arranged from near to far.

Where could it be?

She could first rule out Kasimir; although it seemed to have too low a sense of belonging to its own region, Kasimir was indeed a land lacking a supreme being.

The supreme being referred to here is not merely combat ability, for mere fighting prowess cannot attract Factions, demons, or even non-human beasts.

It must be a more special kind of powerful existence.

At this point, her reason for asking about the other party's trainer was not due to some random association, but simply to notify this child's guardian of the current situation.

Some kind of serious problem has arisen.

According to her superficial understanding of the game, it was probably like a large expansion pack.

Even if the colleagues of Rhine Life could pull off such astonishing seamless-update technical support, the situation shouldn't be this sudden.

Could it be that those local elements added caused a massive chain reaction?

She wasn't entirely sure, but she had already seen a light screen suddenly appear before her eyes, and also before the eyes of that child at Chazuo.

【Public chat room opened】

【Final event version: Endland. Terra activated】

【The demons plunged into madness expand outward without regard for cost, while the rapidly evolving Factions and demons oppose and blend together; the gods of differing stances, together with that precarious beast lord, are about to make different choices.

【Whether to pioneer the future or welcome the world's final day, we await the efforts of all players】

「「……？」」

【Sunny Handsome Guy: What the hell, this has only been in beta for half an hour or so? What went wrong!?】

【Qiliang: Could it have been hacked? No way? I've been looking forward to this game for so long, and now it's going to commit suicide?】

【Latelan Sniper God: Isn't the official going to issue another announcement? Don't play dead, speak up!】

【Independent Mercenary 666: Yeah, don't hide and delete anything, we're all still waiting to play.】

【United Movement Recruiting: Any friends in Ursas, come directly to Holy Champion Fortress to gather, thanks—we've taken this land.】

【Want a Candy? Talura? Where did you run off to?】

Chaotic and disorderly, even mixed with teaming up, idle chatter, and doxxing conversations.

Clearly the mission notice already resembled some kind of impending doom, yet here everything still had a utterly tension‑free, everyday chatter vibe.

The result of opening the server-wide chat room was just this meaningless, leaving the Radiant Knight who knows the game's purpose somewhat speechless; even if she tried to speak up, focused on saving the world, her voice was easily drowned in the torrent of countless 'player' conversations.

"…Can we go to Gelunbiya?"

"Gelunbiya?"

At this moment, the tugging of the shawl's cloth made the Radiant Knight turn her head, and she saw the black‑haired little girl's gaze seeking opinion.

"The trainer…should be there, and the trainer just now…even earlier than that announcement, told me to enjoy the remaining time of this game."

"... I think, this is what the trainer did."

Regarding this, Chazuo has near‑blind confidence in Aomo, as if whenever something major happens, good or bad, she can always single out the trainer from it.

——

"First of all I think this isn't my fault; I'm clearly working hard to save the world, Geliza is still wandering and clearing in the Wasteland, and even that… that Mr. Utika——"

"Utika?" the double-horned man with black-and-white tangled hair frowned slightly.

"Aotuo·Ditema'er·Gusitafu·feng·Utika, this name is really traditional and long, someone like me with a short name like Bode… there aren't many Letanians," Aomo completely didn't care about the other's seemingly displeased expression, shaking head and swaying body as they said, "In short, even Mr. Utika gave positive acknowledgment to my hard work; I think I'm not wrong."

"So why would Mr. Lindon, who thinks he's not wrong, want to run away after seeing us?"

The silver-haired, black-eared stern woman stood to the side and asked; her badge bearing the name Kaxiena still trembled slightly, and the slightly raised corner of her lips carried a few hints of ill intent.

"Wrong, if I really wanted to run, nobody could catch up, right? My retreat is just expressing an attitude; I think everyone is civilized and would understand this attitude."

"Humans? Mr. Lindon really thinks we're humans?"

"I think the concept of 'human' is quite broad, especially for those living in human society; for the group, 'human' really is a convenient concept to summarize, right?" Aomo looked at these two peculiar beings, one before the other, with a subtle expression.

This Columbia district, more than half destroyed by the Flame Demon War, had first welcomed the incarnations of the gods of Flame and Ursas, and had done so before anyone else.

This is no longer merely excellent intelligence; it's a different level of acuity. Aomo, who clearly understands what this quality signifies, is therefore not very willing to sit here.

But he also had no real reason to run away.

After all, he was still preparing to welcome the world's final day.