Starting from Douluo Continent, I've become a god through daily check-ins.

Chapter 242 Queen of the Sky ②

Jing Chen was walking home after shopping and was waiting at a traffic light when someone suddenly appeared beside him. Jing Chen turned around and saw that it was Icarus.

"Huh? Icarus? What's wrong? Did you come to pick me up?" Jing Chen turned around and looked at Icarus.

Icarus didn't say anything. Jing Chen pretended not to know anything, took out a Santa Claus mask from the bag, put it on Icarus, looked at it, and said with a smile, "I have to say, Icarus, you actually look really good in this mask."

"Master," Icarus called out.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Jing Chen asked.

"Goodbye..." Icarus said.

Jing Chen fell silent, and the atmosphere in the air instantly froze. "What?"

"I've come... to say goodbye," Icarus said.

"What does this mean? Icarus, answer me, what does it mean?" Jing Chen asked.

"Although we haven't known each other for long, I'm still grateful for your care." Icarus didn't answer Jing Chen's question, but finished speaking on his own and bowed.

"I will never forget you, Master, I really... I really... from the bottom of my heart..." Icarus said, sobbing softly.

"What's wrong? Icarus, why are you saying goodbye? You're kidding, right?" Jing Chen asked three times in a row, and then removed Icarus's mask.

Icarus lowered his head, closed his eyes, and slowly said, "I like... you the most." Icarus opened his eyes, looked at Jing Chen, and said, "My Master."

Jing Chen was shocked. Icarus slowly took off his outer garment, revealing the wings behind him. "Farewell." He turned around, and his wings quickly returned to their normal size. With both wings flapping, he flew directly into the sky.

"Icarus! Come back here! Icarus!" Jing Chen shouted at the flying Icarus, but Icarus did not react at all. It continued to fly away.

Jingchen didn't even have time to grab her purchases before rushing straight to Zhishu's house. As soon as she opened the door, Zhishu and Mikako had already found the tree they'd used as a Christmas tree. Without even taking a break, Jingchen asked, "Where's Icarus?"

"Jing Chen?" Chu Yuan asked, puzzled.

Jing Chen searched everywhere in the house, but couldn't find Icarus anywhere, so he turned around and ran out again.

"Hey, Jingchen!" Zhishu called out, but Jingchen did not respond.

Jing Chen was completely clueless. He had no idea where Icarus was going. Even if he knew Icarus was going to find Nymph, where Nymph was was another question.

Jing Chen ran to the school and into the classroom, but Icarus and Nymph were nowhere to be seen.

Jing Chen frowned deeply. Having no other choice, he released his own restrictions and spread his soul power, hoping to find Icarus and Nymph in this way.

However... Jing Chen's spiritual power could encompass the entire Kongmei Town, but it couldn't spread beyond Kongmei Town.

Jing Chen turned and ran out of the school. On the shopping street, Jing Chen spread his mental energy as he ran, trying to see if he could find Icarus and Nymph in this place.

However, the same thing happened in the shopping street; Jing Chen couldn't find Icarus and Nymph. For some reason, Jing Chen ended up on the street where his house was located.

Jing Chen stopped and gasped for breath. To avoid panic, he did not use any teleportation abilities, nor did he leave any marks on Icarus or Nymph. Even if he wanted to teleport, he would not be able to teleport to Icarus or Nymph.

Just then, the sound of brakes came from behind. Jing Chen turned around and saw that it was Shou Xing.

"Senior Shouxing?" Jing Chen asked.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Jingchen. You're looking for Icarus and the others, right?" Shouxing said, taking off his backpack, which contained an axe.

Shouxing took a laptop out of his bag, and Jingchen ran over. Shouxing opened the laptop and said, "Based on the information provided by witnesses in the area, they shouldn't have gone very far. Considering their direction of travel, wind speed, and physical abilities, I think it's best to search this area."

Shougai brought up a map of the entire town of Sora on his notebook, and then clicked on a place called Daisakura.

"Senior..." Jing Chen looked at Shou Xing, who interrupted him, saying, "I know what you're thinking. Come on up."

Jing Chen nodded, sat on the back of the bicycle, and Shou Xing rode the bicycle towards Da Ying.

Before they had even left, a person suddenly appeared in front of Shouxing and Jingchen. Jingchen looked up and saw that it was Meixiangzi.

"How cunning, Ei-kun. Trying to look cool all by himself," Mikako said as she walked over.

"Mikako..."

"President? Why?" Jing Chen asked, puzzled.

Mikako crossed her arms and said, "There's no time left, right? Well then..." After saying that, Mikako snapped her fingers, and a car slowly drove up to her side.

Jing Chen stared at Mei Xiangzi in shock, and couldn't help but admire her in his heart. She truly lived up to her reputation as a high-ranking member of Synapse.

The three walked to the car, looked up, and saw Zhishu and Chuyuan standing in front of the car.

Jing Chen asked, "What are you doing here?"

"We want to go too!" Zhishu said.

Jing Chen said, "You just wait here. Don't worry, I assure you, I will definitely bring Icarus and Nymph back."

"No, we want to go too!" Chu Yuan said.

Jing Chen said, "It might be very dangerous ahead, and I can't guarantee your safety! So, you'll just have to wait here!"

Chu Yuan said, "Miss Icarus and Miss Nymph are also very important friends to me. If you don't take us with you, we won't give way!" As he finished speaking, tears welled up in Chu Yuan's eyes.

Jing Chen sighed and decided to let them come along anyway.

Soon, the car slowly pulled up to the side of the road. Jing Chen knew they had arrived at their destination! Everyone got out of the car. Chu Yuan was carrying a bag, its contents unknown. Shou Xing, holding an axe, led the way.

Jing Chen held the Starry Sky magazine, ejected it, and replaced all the bullets inside. This time, the bullets weren't ordinary bullets; they were special bullets created by Jing Chen using the power of the Creator God—space-shattering bullets!

Load the magazine, chamber a round, and hold it in your hand.

Soon, the group arrived at an open area, where they immediately saw two angels break off Nymph's pair of transparent wings.

Upon seeing Jing Chen and his group arrive, the two Harpy sisters stopped and cautiously observed them.

"That's outrageous... Miss Nymph's wings... were so beautiful... and they were torn off!" Chu Yuan said.

Jing Chen had naturally seen Nymph's current state, and his anger was palpable. He raised the Starry Sky and said to the Harpy sisters, "Release Nymph, or die!"

The Harpies were amused by Jing Chen's words and burst into laughter. The original Harpy, model Gamma, said, "Can the gun in your hand harm us? Hahahaha..."

Jing Chen's anger could no longer be contained, and he fired a shot without hesitation, sending a bullet flying.

Upon seeing the bullet fly out, the Harpies made no attempt to dodge. However, as the bullet approached, they suddenly detected the powerful energy it carried and immediately flapped their wings, soaring high into the sky.

Taking advantage of the moment, Jing Chen rushed over, picked up Nymph in a princess carry, and quickly retreated back to Chu Yuan and the others.

Icarus now clenched his fists, looking up at the Harpies in the sky. "Variable Wing System Disarm."

As Icarus's voice faded, her clothes changed. She was no longer wearing the same loungewear she wore at home, but instead, as the Queen of the Sky, she wore the essential battle suit!

"No! Alpha, we'll be exposed in front of Jing Chen and the others!" Nymph shouted at Icarus after seeing him unlock the system lock.

"Queen of the Sky Mode activated."

However, Icarus ignored Nymph's words. With the system fully activated, Icarus's right wing, which had been damaged by the Happy Sisters, was instantly restored. His eyes turned blood red, and a crosshair-like pattern appeared horizontally in Icarus's eyes, forming an X that was not connected in the center.

A tremendous amount of energy erupted from Icarus's body. After all the systems were activated, the energy release stopped, and at the same time, a huge halo appeared above Icarus's head.

Icarus looked at Jing Chen and said, "Master, I'm sorry, I've been deceiving you all this time. I am the Strategic Angel Robot, Model α, Icarus, the weapon that you hate."

Everyone except Jing Chen was shocked. Jing Chen smiled slightly, "I know everything."

Icarus was surprised and looked up at Jing Chen, as did the others.

"Hey, Icarus, do you remember when I said I hated weapons? I said that because I felt sorry for you. I know you love your watermelon and take good care of the chicks; you're a kind-hearted girl. But even with such a kind heart, from the moment you were born, you were a tool for taking lives. Those who used you to commit mass killings are truly despicable! Even being torn to pieces wouldn't be enough to quell the anger in my heart."

Hearing Jing Chen's words, Icarus's eyes suddenly stung, and she began to sob softly. Jing Chen continued, "But, Icarus, I now feel that it's truly wonderful that you are a weapon, because you have the power to protect your friends."

"Yes, Master." Icarus raised his head, and the energy within his body began to surge again.

"Icarus, save Nymph and defeat those two artificial angels!" Jing Chen ordered Icarus.

"Model α, Icarus." Icarus's voice rang out, and as the last word fell, Icarus's wings transformed into energy wings.

This is what variable wings really look like!

"Attack!" Icarus's eyes hardened as he charged toward the Happy Sisters in the air.

Icarus went to deal with the Happy Sisters. Jing Chen put Nymph on the ground and said to everyone, "Now's the time to quickly unlock Nymph's chains!"

Jing Chen found Nymph's chain directly, and everyone grabbed it. Nymph said in a panic, "No, if we do this..."

Icarus fought two artificial angels alone in the air. Although she was fighting two against one, Icarus was quite powerful. In close combat, the Happy sisters did not gain any advantage. In fact, Icarus even swatted the mass-produced Happy away with a single bite.

The crowd pulled hard on Nymph's chains, but Jing Chen's eyes sharpened. He released the chains and said to the others, "You guys hold on, I'm going to cut these chains!"

Everyone looked up at Jing Chen. Shou Xing reminded Jing Chen, "There's an axe nearby. We'll hold it back, you quickly cut this chain!"

Jing Chen shook his head, clenched his right hand, and the Xuanyuan Sword appeared in his palm. Everyone was shocked again; Jing Chen had actually produced a sword out of thin air?

Jing Chen, oblivious to everyone's shock, said to Nymph, "Try to step back a little."

Nymph nodded and took a step back. Jing Chen aimed and slashed down with his sword!

Under the attack of the Xuanyuan Sword, the chains used to restrain Nymph were undoubtedly severed.

At this moment, Icarus deployed an absolute defensive circle in the air, resisting the Harpy sisters' frenzied bombardment.

As Icarus deployed his absolute defense circle, his wings reached into the space behind him. "Connect." Icarus's wings fully connected to the space behind him, and a huge, transparent warship could be clearly seen behind him.

"That is..."

"Queen of the Sky...System..."

Icarus waved his hands, and numerous cannon barrels emerged from the space behind him. "Keres."

As soon as Icarus finished speaking, the cannons extending from the transparent fortress behind him fired a barrage of homing anti-aircraft missiles. Faced with these missiles, the Harpies had no choice but to passively flee, trying to shake off the missiles trailing behind them.

"No! My collar is a bomb! If the chain is cut, and it accidentally explodes, this whole area will be blown to smithereens!" Nymph exclaimed in panic.

Jing Chen smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I deactivated the bomb on your collar a long time ago. Rest assured, you're free now."

All the main output cannons of Icarus's fortress extended, and Icarus raised one hand. A light mirror appeared above Icarus's head, and all the energy from the cannons gathered on the light mirror, then a huge energy column was fired.

The Harpies fled directly into space. Icarus looked at the spot where he had just fired and said, "The enemy forces have retreated. Resume normal mode." The artillery emplacement behind Icarus became transparent again, and Icarus's wings retracted.

Icarus's eyes returned to their emerald green as he looked down at Jing Chen and the others. Jing waved to Icarus and shouted, "Hey, Icarus, how's it going?"

"That's great." Icarus had barely finished speaking when snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky. Everyone was taken aback as they watched the snowflakes drift down.

"Ah! A white Christmas!" Chu Yuan exclaimed excitedly.

Nymph looked at her severed chains, then glanced at Jing Chen standing in front of her, and tugged at Jing Chen's sleeve.

Jing Chen turned around and looked at Nymph, who was still sitting on the ground, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Nymph asked Jing Chen, "What you said before...that I'm always welcome, does that still... stand?"

Jing Chen smiled. "Of course."

Upon hearing Jing Chen's answer, Nymph's slightly dejected expression vanished, replaced by a happy smile. She asked Jing Chen, "Then will you be my master?"

Jing Chen scratched the back of his head. "Is it... possible to do that?"

"Just tell me whether you're willing or not," Nymph said.

Jing Chen smiled and said, "Of course, as I said, you're always welcome here."

Nymph smiled and nodded. Suddenly, a chain appeared on Jing Chen's previously empty right hand. The chain was tightly wrapped around Jing Chen's right hand, and the other end was connected to Nymph's collar.

Icarus slowly descended from the sky, and everyone ran over.

The group stood beneath a large, leafless tree, watching the snow fall. Icarus's wings grew enormous, spreading out to shield them from the snowflakes drifting down from the sky.

Jing Chen smiled and ruffled Icarus's hair. Then, seeing Nymph peek out with her little head, Jing Chen ruffled Nymph's hair as well. The group exchanged smiles...

(End of this chapter)