Who left their last words here?

Chapter 1 The Torn Sky
"Li Cuiping, a resident of Corner Street, was possessed by an evil spirit due to breaking too many taboos, which triggered the descent of a huge steel plate-shaped forbidden object that recorded obscene words."

This forbidden object constantly emits a distorted light that pollutes the mind, and it is also printed with an image of an evil god disguised as a kind old man, as well as obscure runes with the word "KFC".

The enforcement team first cautiously performed an exorcism mass, and then smashed the rune with an exorcising hammer, but it still provoked fierce resistance from the forbidden object. Sparks flew everywhere, and one team member died on the spot.

We hope everyone will learn from this – Evening News

"The admirable black-robed law enforcement team..."

Bai Zhou, wearing a simple blue and white school uniform, put down the newspaper and handed the crumpled five yuan to the chubby shopkeeper.

"The usual, one bag of Four Delicacies Yi Noodles and two Jade-in-the-Season Ham Sausages."

"I've already installed it for you!"

The portly boss took the money and handed over a black plastic bag. "Why didn't you go to Sister Li's for a meal? The wedding was so lively!"

People in the alley knew Bai Zhou well. They taught Bai Zhou which stall in the vegetable market had the most tender cucumbers with flowers still attached, and told him what time to go to the boxed lunch stall where the line was the shortest.
The stitches on the school uniform pants were sewn again and again, the leaves on the corner street turned green and yellow eighteen times, and Bai Zhou, an orphan, grew up eating meals from many families in the alley.

"Thank you, Uncle Xiang."

Bai Zhou took the plastic bag, glanced at the alarm clock with thirty-six numbers on the table, and shook his head.

"If you don't have money to give as a gift, then forget it."

"I met Sister Li just the day before yesterday, and she's gone in the blink of an eye." The chubby boss, known as "Uncle Xiang" by the neighbors, sighed deeply.

"But it can also be considered a blessing in disguise, as she and Lao Wang finally became a couple."

“Who says otherwise?” Bai Zhou waved the newspaper in his hand.

The Li Cuiping mentioned in the newspaper is the same Sister Li that Uncle Xiang was talking about.

—Because she broke too many taboos, Sister Li was possessed by something unclean.

They spout nonsensical nonsense like "time travel" and "Marxist philosophy," completely oblivious to the fact that there are 36 hours in a day.

The next day, Thursday afternoon, the crazed Sister Li was dragged to the Civic Square by the black-robed law enforcement team, tied to a cross, and burned to ashes.

However, Sister Li, who turned into ashes, actually benefited from the misfortune. As a result, she passed the black-robed law enforcement team's review and was able to marry Grandpa Wang.

congratulations.

They had been in love for a long time and even had a child, but they had never had a wedding.

After all, how can a living person get married?

"By the way, have the results of your Black Robe selection come out yet?" Uncle Xiang looked at Bai Zhou with eager eyes.

"It's out." Bai Zhou pouted. "I wasn't selected."

"What?" Uncle Xiang was taken aback. "You're the chief of the youth training group. If you can't be selected, who can?"

"Theoretically, yes, but in the end, Li Wang was the one selected."

Uncle Xiang was dumbfounded. "That sly kid? What makes him so special?"

Bai Zhou nodded, "Just because the black-robed official in charge of the selection is Li Wang's father."

"There are such termites in the black robe?" Uncle Xiang cursed.

"Don't let anyone hear you say that!" Bai Zhou quickly waved his hand.

"--But it's okay. I'll graduate from the training group in a few days and I'll still be guaranteed a place in the Black Robe."

In Night City, the Black Robe Enforcement Team is like heaven, the creator and guardian of order.

The entire city aspires to join the Black Robe Enforcement Team, but they only want the best elites.

Monsters from the wilderness outside the city frequently invade, and it is only through the efforts and sacrifices of the black-robed law enforcement team that the residents inside the city walls can live and work in peace.

Bai Zhou loved adventure stories since he was a child and always imagined himself as the protagonist. The more others kept the dangerous wilderness a secret, the more curious and yearning he became about the world beyond the walls.

Therefore, Bai Zhou put in a lot of effort in his training and was appreciated by the higher-ups of the enforcement team. He was just waiting to graduate so he could join the Black Robe Investigation Team outside the city and have the authority to enter and leave the city walls to explore the wilderness.

"I know." Uncle Xiang chuckled twice, turned to look at the street outside, glanced at it, and suddenly froze.

"White boat? What's that?"

Uncle Xiang wasn't sure. "Do you think that looks like... a forbidden item?"

"Forbidden items?" Bai Zhou shuddered and looked outside.

It's getting late.

A restless wind, carrying the stifling heat, slowly blew across the street corner.

The pale sun sets, and the crimson crescent moon rises, a scene of tranquility and peace unfolds.

Clouds drifted by, revealing the red moon in the night sky. On the quiet cobblestone street, a piece of glowing glass lay there.

The unusual light stood out starkly against the dark night sky.

"It really is a forbidden item!" Bai Zhou looked at Uncle Xiang seriously. "You broke the taboo too?"

In the City of the Night, every transgression is a summoning of forbidden objects and evil spirits.

Eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're sleepy, use an umbrella on a sunny day, don't comb your hair during the day, and neatly stick your chopsticks into your bowl before eating...

These are basic common sense facts that even children know.

But what if we deliberately violate these common sense rules?

That would be taboo.

If you break too many taboos, you are more likely to be targeted by evil spirits.

Those with milder symptoms will be given holy water mixed with "holy ashes".

If the symptoms are severe, like those of "Crazy Sister Li," it might even trigger the appearance of forbidden substances...

Then they could only be punished by the iron fist of the black-robed figure, and finally purified in the blazing holy fire.

"That's impossible!" Uncle Xiang exclaimed nervously. "Could it be that the evil spirit haunting Sister Li wasn't completely exorcised?"

Bai Zhou was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, and he tried his best to look serious and expressionless.

He suddenly realized that the forbidden item might not actually have anything to do with Uncle Xiang, but was actually aimed at him.

Bai Zhou and Sister Li were neighbors living next door to each other. They had met the night before the selection.

She sat in the courtyard enjoying the cool air, placed four apples on the table, and asked Bai Zhou:

"Have you studied? If you have, let me test you... Do you know why apples fall from trees?"

Bai Zhou had never told anyone about this, nor did he dare to.

With that in mind, Bai Zhou cautiously moved closer to the forbidden object.

The luminous glass is thin and flat, with its upward-facing side reflecting a dazzling light.

Something seemed to be imprisoned inside the thin glass, and that thing made a sound, as if it were calling for help.

Holding his breath, Bai Zhou leaned closer for a look...

With just one glance, Bai Zhou felt as if he had been subjected to some kind of terrible and twisted mental pollution.

Because it is a terrifying existence that is neither human nor capable of judging whether it is a living being—

A sticky, dark yellow cube covered in ugly black spots, waving its twisted, slender limbs, its cunning eyes darting around.

He walked inside the glass, making strange creaking sounds, and patted the shoulder of another foolish being with hideous tentacles, emitting a polluting, blasphemous, and terrifying cry:

“Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh——”

"Patrick, let's go jellyfish hunting!"

The scream, deafeningly loud, reached Bai Zhou's ears, causing him to take a few steps back.

Now, Bai Zhou is 100% certain that this is a forbidden item!

He had received professional training in the training group and knew that this should be a forbidden object similar to a wishing lamp, containing an indescribable ancient evil god.

The steel plate summoned by Sister Li, or rather, the "totem of the mad god," is undoubtedly the same thing!
"What...what should we do!" Uncle Xiang's fat face trembled wildly.

Bai Zhou stepped forward.

"Aard!" He immediately made a hand gesture and chanted the exorcism incantation he had learned from the youth training group.

However, the prohibited items remained unmoved.

"As expected of a forbidden artifact that seals two ancient gods." Bai Zhou nodded, showing no sign of panic.

The next second, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a long tube, calmly pulling it open.

"Bang!" Fireworks shot out from the long tube and exploded in the air; this was a unique way for the trainees to summon the black-robed figures.

"Hold on, the black-robed figure will be here soon!"

Bai Zhou pulled Uncle Xiang backwards.

He desperately wanted to turn and run, but his gaze wouldn't dare waver from the glowing glass even for a second. The Law of Forbidden Objects dictates that once entangled with a forbidden object, escape is futile unless it's sealed or erased.

“Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh——”

The ancient cube god ran around, and the forbidden object continued to emit demonic sounds. Bai Zhou and Uncle Xiang covered their ears and struggled to endure it.

Fortunately, the black-robed figure was always efficient enough.

"It's alright, young man, the man in black is here—"

A deep baritone voice came from behind him, and Bai Zhou turned his head to see a group of tall figures.

The black robes fluttered in the wind, and the figures were tall, imposing, and majestic. Each person who strode forward exuded confidence and pride.

Giving a thumbs-up to Bai Zhou, the leading man in black robes flashed his white teeth.
"Next, it's our turn to go on stage!"

"Teacher!" Upon seeing the leader, Bai Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, recognizing the person as the teacher he had met in the youth training group.

Immediately shielding the black-robed figures in front of him, Bai Zhou felt an unparalleled sense of security.

Great, we're saved!
Fighting against gods with human bodies—that's the Black Robe Enforcement Team!

"Are you the head of the training team?" The man in black robes turned around and recognized Bai Zhou, gesturing for him to come over. "Perfect timing, come and help!"

“…Okay.” Bai Zhou blinked, but had no choice but to step forward and take a large hammer.

Next, the men in black robes began the exorcism ritual.

First, the road was blocked off as if facing a formidable enemy. Then, several men in black robes put on ferocious masks, took off their clothes, went shirtless, smeared their bodies with fragrant oil, hung bells, and danced around the glowing glass in a rhythmic beat.

The virgin in the black robe, her face full of piety, dipped her fingertips in salt water and sprinkled it on the upward-facing side of the glass.

Suddenly, as if stimulated by the salt water that had been poured on it, the glass vanished.

Instead, a twisted, vortex-like circle, or perhaps a musical note, appeared as a mysterious, thought-provoking white rune, shimmering with a pale light against the dark background.

"Now!" the man in black shouted, looking at the white boat.

Bai Zhou immediately raised the large hammer painted with red paint.

At this moment, a mechanical female voice emanated from the white runes, attempting to bewitch Bai Zhou:

“TikTok, record your beautiful life!”

Bai Zhou sneered, his eyes resolute. "A good life has nothing to do with evil gods; it can only be created by the people themselves!"

Next second,
The sledgehammer crashes down!

With a loud cracking sound, the glass cracked and stopped shining completely, and the seductive voice abruptly stopped.

……it's over?

The streets were quiet as the white boat slowly lowered the sledgehammer.

"Remaining calm in the face of danger and protecting others... People like you are exactly the kind of talent the Black Robe needs!"

The man in the black robe patted Bai Zhou's shoulder forcefully and made a serious promise:
"Once you graduate from the youth training program, I'll personally write you a letter of recommendation!"

"It's all what I should do." Bai Zhou scratched his head sheepishly, gradually relaxing.

"Crack!"

The quiet alley was suddenly filled with eerie echoes once again.

Bai Zhou turned his head in surprise, "Again?"

With a loud "boom," the ground and even the sky shook inexplicably.

The cracks in the glass object were spreading, extending directly into the air, and then upwards, upwards...

"The heavens!" the man in black suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone looked up at the sound, and what they saw made them almost forget to breathe.

The blood moon, which has existed in the sky since time immemorial, has shattered a corner, tearing open the crimson night sky to reveal a jarring patch of azure.

"Crack! Sizzle!"

It sounded like a curtain being torn open, or like the sound of a mirror shattering.

In Bai Zhou's bewildered gaze.

The sky has fallen.

Yes, literally, red and black fragments fell from the sky.

Have we caused such a huge disaster? Bai Zhou felt a chill run down his spine, completely bewildered.

"Quickly follow me to cast the spell!" The trembling black-robed man chanted a sacred hymn.

Large basins of black dog blood, ram blood, and salt water were splashed into the sky, only to fall back down due to gravity, soaking them completely.

Beneath the shattered sky, they mechanically repeated the sacrificial dance, like a swarm of snakes dancing wildly, like Shiva reveling, their selfless movements swirling like a whirlwind across the trembling earth.

"The heavens are angry, we need sacrifices!" A man in black robes looked at Bai Zhou with a strange and ferocious gaze.

Suddenly, a clear, slightly hoarse female voice came from the glass enclosure.

"Hey--"

"come out!"

Flames ignited in the sky.

The next instant, there was a tremor as something crashed to the ground.

Carrying astonishing weight and speed, the slender figure plummeted straight down, landing beside the glass object.

Then, like a meteor shower—

More figures followed closely behind, descending from the sky.

Before Bai Zhou could figure out the situation,
With her hair flying in the wind, the first person arrived in front of the stunned Bai Zhou.

In this crumbling world, as her dazed vision faded, Bai Zhou, struggling to maintain her composure, focused her gaze.
"...Who is it...?"

A shattered blood moon illuminates the sky.

With his back to the dome ablaze with flames, a figure stretched out across the ground.

Her long, flowing black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, setting off her fiery, ruby-like eyes.

He wore a black overcoat that resembled a cape, and as the wind blew, the hem of the coat fluttered like clouds.

Slender fingers could be seen peeking out from the cuffs of the coat, tightly gripping a long, rusty knife for some unknown reason, exuding a violent yet chilling beauty.

Liquid, like burning, molten steel, flowed across the longsword, carrying scattered sparks that transformed into crimson butterflies that fluttered and danced.

—The girl, who was both a goddess and a demon, tore through the sky and descended to the stunned Bai Zhou.

The aroma of coffee, like caramel, lingered around her and entered Bai Zhou's sensitive nostrils.

"She is……"

With a loud "boom,"
Behind her, the crumbling blood moon finally shattered into dust.

A golden sun, like a fireball hanging in the sky, which Bai Zhou had never seen before, and a blue sky replaced everything he was familiar with.

The blinding and unfamiliar sunlight made Bai Zhou squint, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

at the same time.

People dressed in black trench coats, their style completely different from that of the city, launched a full-scale ground operation.

A large black bird, accompanied by the deafening roar of its propellers, swept across the sky.

Fully armed masked soldiers, clattering in their combat boots, marched into the arena, an overwhelming torrent of steel that seemed poised to completely engulf this fragile little town.

...that day, that moment.

In front of a small alley not far from home,
For eighteen years, Bai Zhou had taken his peaceful daily life for granted, but that was disrupted by the woman wielding a rusty longsword.
—Completely shredded.

"The 138th exploration of the Reflection Ruins has been successfully completed, with coordinates (1999, 2333, 7051)."

A slightly hoarse whisper came from the slender figure holding the Fiery Blade.

Bai Zhou recognized that it was exactly the same as the cold voice he had just heard.

“蓝星东联邦时间，公元2030年8月17号，上午9点24分。”

"Successfully located the ruins of Wancheng."

A girl who shattered the light of day and overturned the world, descending upon the city like a goddess.
Those cold and arrogant iridescent eyes swept over everything with a dagger-like gaze.

"The missing children have been found."

　Good day, new author and new book, please take good care of me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)