On the Ark.

The moment Silver Gray finished speaking, his cane suddenly emitted a white light.

As the light gradually intensified, a silver sword was drawn from Silver Gray's cane.

The Yeti team immediately felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Silver Gray reached out and unbuttoned his clothes.

The black trench coat was immediately swept away by the gale, leaving only a pristine white shirt, the color of snow.

“Remember my name,” SilverAsh said. “I, Ensiodis Shivaash, will send you to hell from here.”

……

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Author's Note: One more chapter to go, still 37 chapters owed. The Karan storyline is finally over. Actually, the ending felt a bit rushed. The original plan was for longer, more dramatic battles, but the response wasn't great, and I myself struggled with the writing, so I just finished it like this. At least the result is what I initially envisioned, the only difference being that Mephisto is killed. This means the main storyline will have to be changed, but it doesn't really matter. This volume was mainly to get Lin Ye to obtain [Maple], giving him the ability to fight against those high-level combatants. After all, he can't just live off a woman forever.

By the way, let me mention that silly thing I talked about in the previous two chapters. I won't go into the details, but basically, my parents secretly took me on a blind date (I'm 23 this year). They said it was so I could go with them to buy tea, but it turned out there was a girl and a bunch of her relatives there, and everyone else present knew about it except me. This resulted in everyone staring at me, while I was watching the tea server make tea...

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Chapter 288: The Melting Ice

They were so close, so very close, to killing Mephistopheles.

When Lin Ye was nearly exhausted, he received the Holy Bell of First Snow and triggered "Leaping Wave Strike" for the second time. His intention was clearly to target Mephisto. Lin Ye felt that Mephisto was truly terrifying, ruthless in his actions, and had always been this way since childhood. He had only been with Rhodes Island for less than half a year, yet he had unknowingly clashed with Mephisto several times, each time extremely dangerous, each time nearly costing him his life—and this was all without Mephisto intentionally targeting him.

Therefore, if Mephisto manages to escape this time and return to the Reunion Movement, Lin Ye will be in the open while Mephisto remains in the shadows, and he will have gained a deeper understanding of Lin Ye. This would definitely not be good news for Lin Ye.

If that's really the case, Lin Ye won't dare to go out on business trips again without being accompanied by combat power of Skadi or Shining's caliber. Speaking of which, wouldn't it be great if he could just bring Messiah back? That would be the optimal solution.

Far away.

When Lin Ye used all his trump cards and charged at Mephisto, he was determined to kill him. Unfortunately, he failed. Mephisto used his special ability to bring two dead people back to life. This allowed him to stall Lin Ye for a few seconds while he was completely unprepared, and Mephisto used those few seconds to escape.

Logically speaking, given Lin Ye's current state, catching up with Mephisto should have been a piece of cake. However, the second "Leaping Wave Strike" lasted even shorter than he expected, likely due to the side effects of the Holy Bell. After Lin Ye dealt with the two zombies trying to hold him back, his strength was instantly drained, even more so than when he was exhausted the first time. He collapsed to the ground, unable to even hold onto [Maple].

If Mephisto had returned at this moment, he could have easily taken Lin Ye's head. However, Mephisto was terrified and dared not return to check on Lin Ye's condition.

As Lin Ye collapsed to the ground, he finally understood how important endurance was for a man. If he could just hold on for another ten seconds, he could kill Mephisto.

Unfortunately……

"Dr. Lin!" Su Sulu rushed to Lin Ye's side and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you alright?"

"It's alright... I'm just exhausted." Lin Ye was so weak that he could barely speak.

"Then I'll have Miss Chuxue ring the bell for you again." Su Suluo took out her phone.

At this moment, Lin Ye regained some strength: "Call Chu Xue? Was that the ringtone you just heard when you called Chu Xue?"

"Yes, this is the only method I can think of." Susuluo was very frustrated. "I'm sorry, I'm too weak and can't help you at all."

With Su Suluo's help, Lin Ye sat up. Listening to Su Suluo's words, he raised his hand and rubbed Su Suluo's head: "You were originally a medical operator."

"But you're a medical operator too."

"Of course I don't count."

"Sister Shining too."

“That’s a monster, don’t compare yourself to her.” Lin Ye coughed twice and said, “Don’t just stand here and watch, go get my gun. The enemy might be back anytime soon. Oh, and call SilverAsh quickly and tell him what’s going on here. Then hurry upstairs and hide, and try to contact Lappland to see where that stupid wolf has gone.”

Susuluo said, "Let me take you upstairs first."

"Forget it, I can't walk at all, how could you possibly carry me?" Lin Ye said with a wry smile. "You should protect yourself first, just leave the gun to me."

Susulu shook her head resolutely, her little face showing stubbornness: "Absolutely not, I absolutely cannot..."

Lin Ye couldn't hear anything after that. The two consecutive uses of Leaping Wave Strike had drained his energy, and the backlash from the Holy Bell had further weakened him. He could only watch Su Suluo's mouth open and close, but he couldn't hear anything. Then everything went black, and he passed out.

"Dr. Lin Ye! Dr. Lin Ye!" Su Suluo became even more anxious.

But just then, a warm hand rested on her head.

"Don't worry, he's all fine now," the man said softly. "Let him get some rest."

Susuluo turned her head and looked at the person who had suddenly appeared, her face full of surprise.

"Lord Kami?"

……

Cliffheart placed the flowers and catnip on the tombstone, then clasped her hands together and softly said, "Mom, Dad, I've come to see you."

First Snow, Silver Grey, and Horn Peak stood behind Cliff Heart.

“Sir,” Horn Peak said in a low voice, “I really didn’t expect that Green…”

"That's enough." SilverAsh raised his hand to stop Horn from speaking further, and then said, "You can go down now and take care of things at home. I'll handle things here."

Horn Peak looked at Silver Grey, then at First Snow, and nodded: "I understand."

After speaking, Horn left, leaving only the three siblings of the Shiva's family in front of the tombstone.

The first snow and the silver-gray stood side by side, and snowflakes drifted down little by little.

After what seemed like an eternity, Chu Xue finally spoke slowly: "It's been a long time since I've had something like this."

What do you mean?

"The three of us standing before our parents like this today," Chu Xue said softly. "The last time we did this was many years ago."

"It was four years ago, the night before you ran for sainthood."

Chu Xue was silent for a moment, then said, "You should be at the Three Races Council tonight."

"I didn't go."

"why?"

“Because according to the customs of Kalan, one needs to stay with family before going on a long journey,” SilverAsh said, looking at the tombstone. “This is much more important than the Council of the Three Races.”

"It's quite surprising to hear you say that." Chuxue turned to look at SilverAsh. "So, I misunderstood you?"

“No, Enya,” SilverAsh said, “I will not deny the mistakes I made, nor will I deny the harm I caused you… So, please allow me to say I’m sorry.”

The wind picked up a bit.

Chu Xue raised her hand to tidy her wind-blown hair, while also concealing the slight smile that played at the corners of her mouth.

“There’s nothing to apologize for,” Chu Xue said. “You did nothing wrong…brother.”

At that moment, SilverAsh gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, and his shoulders trembled involuntarily, but he quickly calmed down and said with a smile.

"Yes, my sister."

The two looked at each other and smiled. At that moment, the ice of years of estrangement melted away.

After an unknown amount of time, SilverAsh spoke again: "There's one more thing, about my sister. I was just about to ask you about it."

"Ok?"

"What was that jar of herbs that Enshia gave to her mother?"

Chapter 290 Don't make things so difficult for me.

When Lin Ye woke up again, it was already the next day. He opened his eyes and saw the sunlight streaming in through the window.

The snow that had fallen all night finally stopped.

Lin Ye lay on the soft bed, staring blankly at the scenery outside the window. After a while, he remembered what had happened last night. He subconsciously wanted to get up and check the situation, but quickly realized that since he was already lying here, it meant the crisis from last night had been resolved. Although he didn't know how it had been resolved, it was enough to make him breathe a sigh of relief. He then lay back down with a sense of peace, relaxing his nerves and body that had been tense all night.

Looking out the window at the snow-covered landscape bathed in sunlight, Lin Ye felt a deep sense of peace.

But the next second, a hand suddenly slapped him hard on the body, almost knocking him off the bed.

"Oh! Quack doctor, you're awake already?"

Twenty seconds later, Lin Ye glared at Lappland standing in front of him: "Are you out of your mind?! Why are you in my room again?"

"I'm here to wake you up," Lappland said defiantly. "Don't be ungrateful."

"You idiot, what are you yelling at?"

Lappland got angry too, grabbed Lin Ye's hand, and bit it in the mouth.

"Aaaaaah! It hurts! Let go! Let go!"

Lappland mumbled, "Who was that, Mom?"

"You're not a dog, you're not a dog, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay?! Let go!"

Lappland then relented and nodded in satisfaction: "I was never a dog to begin with."

Lin Ye rubbed the spot where he had been bitten, thinking to himself that he must have had terrible luck in his past lives to have met such an idiot as Lappland. Come to think of it, when he called Lappland a stupid dog, was Lappland angry because of the word "dog" and not because of the word "stupid"? Clearly, Lappland's thinking was incomprehensible.

However, now that we've met Lappland, we might as well ask about what happened last night.

Just as he was about to speak, he noticed that Lappland's body was also wrapped in bandages, so he paused and asked, "What happened to you?"