The civilization before the collapse, heroes and heroes are reborn with me

Alicia's feeling of uneasiness began to increase sharply again with these words.

As if sensing her inner uneasiness, Zhu Yufeng said, "Ailixia, do you still remember the mythological story you read before?"

"Myth...story?"

Alicia subconsciously wanted to turn back, but Lilith stopped her with her hand. She responded to Zhu Yufeng's words in a relaxed tone: "Are you talking about the story of Orpheus and Eurydice?"

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice? Alicia thought about it for a while. It sounded familiar. She seemed to have seen this story when she was a child. However, because she was worried about Zhu Yufeng's condition, she couldn't divert her attention from this matter for a while.

Alicia didn't know how Zhu Yufeng found herself and Lilith, nor did she know what method Zhu Yufeng used to wake herself and Lilith from their slumber. She only knew that everything in this world has a price, and she was the origin destined to be sacrificed. If she wanted to reverse her fate, it would be impossible without a price.

She was afraid that Zhu Yufeng was using his existence to exchange for her return.

However, Zhu Yufeng walked behind her and told her not to look back, leaving her at a loss as to what to do.

"Orpheus was the son of a river god and a muse. He was a musician who was unique in the world at that time."

Zhu Yufeng began to tell the mythological story, but compared to the story, Alicia paid more attention to Zhu Yufeng's voice. She tried to judge his current state from his voice.

His voice was always calm and steady, and there was no sign of him being in bad condition, but this guy was best at concealing his scars... In this regard, his acting skills were so strong that Alicia didn't even notice it in her previous life. She only knew it when Mebius revealed the truth.

"Just concentrate on listening to the story and don't worry about other things." Lilith said casually, "If you are really worried about Feng's condition, just keep talking to Feng more during the rest of the journey. In this way, you can at least confirm that he is still there, right?"

Alicia remained silent. What Lilith said was indeed an idea...

Zhu Yufeng, who was walking behind the two, glanced at Lilith. Only this time, Lilith did not look back at him. His throat rolled for a moment, but he continued to tell the myth story: "As the lover of Orpheus, Eurydice lost her life because of a venomous snake bite. In order to bring her lover back to the world, Eurydice walked into the underworld with her lyre and knocked on the door of the underworld with her music. She moved Hades and the Queen of the Underworld, and they agreed to let Orpheus bring Eurydice back, but they also put forward their conditions."

"While leaving the underworld, no matter what happened, Orpheus must not look back." Alicia finally remembered the myth, "Once he looked back, his wife's soul would be immediately dragged into the underworld. In the end, he really couldn't help but look back. The moment he turned around, Eurydice's soul was dragged into the underworld, leaving only a stone statue standing there..."

"Yes, this is the condition of the Cocoon of the End." Zhu Yufeng's voice seemed to be full of laughter. "Unfortunately, I think it is really difficult for me not to look back at you. I don't want you to leave again... So, can you let me be a little more selfish this time? Let me walk behind and watch you return to reality."

"You are really a selfish and bad man..." Alicia whispered, her voice becoming a little aggrieved, "But, I am also very worried about you, and I am really afraid that you will disappear without knowing it... But now you want me to bear this pain, Feng, you are really bad..."

"I'm sorry... Please forgive me, Ai Lishiya." Zhu Yufeng said with a wry smile, "This is the last time, Ai Lishiya, when we return to reality, I will definitely make it up to you. We can return to the laughter and joy of yesterday, and then greet the dawn of tomorrow together."

"You have to compensate me!" Alicia said with puffed cheeks.

"I definitely will." Zhu Yufeng's tone became very gentle.

The three of them continued to move forward in the direction of the door. Along the way, in this almost dreamy starry sky, they saw one figure after another on their way back to reality.

"Eh? That's... Grandpa Joseph?" Alicia said, looking at an elderly figure. "When I was a kid, he took good care of me. He always left some snacks for me."

Zhu Yufeng followed behind the two people, listening to Alicia telling stories about her childhood based on the figures she had seen, and making comments from time to time.

"...I remember that Hen brought the Fire Moths to Vostok-51 several times at that time. Later, when I was traveling outside, it took me a lot of effort to find a way to join the Fire Moths?" Alicia's mood also became lighter in the face of those memories of the past.

"I'm different. I was dug out from a pile of ruins by you, and then I signed a confidentiality agreement and joined the Fire Moth." Zhu Yufeng said with a smile.

"As for me... well, it's the same as Feng's. Feng brought me out of the fire, and I also signed a confidentiality agreement to join the Fire Moth~" Lilith said with a smile.

Alicia was in a bad mood again. She said unconvincedly: "If I had discovered Feng's actions earlier, I would not have let him leave the headquarters and go to the European branch!"

"Eh? Is this you when you were a child? Oh, I have to admit, you're really cute~" Lilith said as she looked at the figures frozen in front of her.

"That was when everyone said goodbye to me before I left Vostok-51..." Alicia sighed softly, "Unknowingly, such a long time has passed..."

Then she changed the subject: "But why are all the memories that have appeared so far my past? What about yours, Lilith?"

"Mine? There shouldn't be anything good to see." Lilith said casually, "Before I met Feng, I never really lived seriously. Those memories are insignificant to me, and I have almost forgotten them a long time ago."

Although the distance to the door seemed to have only become closer with the emergence of memories, they were, in any case, moving towards the door leading to reality.

On the way to the door, the memories of Alicia that the three people saw were as gorgeous as she herself. In the process of traveling around the world, although she did not always encounter kindness, she was always willing to treat the world with kindness. She witnessed the complexity of human nature and saw the ugliness and beauty of human nature. She saw the youthfulness of boys and girls on campus, and also saw the fear of death of those who had been in high positions for a long time.

"...There are good and evil, that's human nature." Alicia said softly, "Humans are such a collection of contradictions. It is in such contradictions that they have created a brilliant civilization and a splendid culture... That's why I like humans so much."

"Then I think you should take a look at the humans of the next era." Zhu Yufeng's voice was full of laughter, but then he seemed to have realized something and quickly added, "It's just that it seems that we can't wait until the next era. To be honest, I still don't like the current civilization of humans very much."

Alicia was also in a relaxed mood. She didn't notice the mystery in Zhu Yufeng's words. She just said, "Then I think you will always like it in the future, because we will face it together, and work with humans to open up their future and witness the prosperity of civilization again. People make mistakes, but they can also correct them."

Zhu Yufeng did not comment on this.

Alicia's memories eventually went back to the time when she decided to name herself Alicia.

"The eternal paradise on earth, Ailishia..." Zhu Yufeng lowered his eyes and said, "It is indeed a good name. You are just like the name you gave yourself, facing the world with kindness, always consistent."

"Hmm? Since it's Feng's compliment, I'll accept it without hesitation." Alicia said, "By the way, Feng, does your name have any meaning?"

"Ah? My name?" Zhu Yufeng seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he answered in a somewhat helpless tone, "Well... it's nothing, it's just..."

"What is it?" Alicia noticed that Zhu Yufeng seemed to be emotionally fluctuating at this moment. She suddenly realized that Zhu Yufeng was a time traveler, and his name was most likely related to his family before he traveled through time.

"sorry, I……"

"Nothing, I just thought of my parents, and I still feel a little... sorry for them." Zhu Yufeng lowered his eyes and said, "The name Yufeng actually came from the time when my father confessed his love to my mother. In the autumn wind, the drizzle fell with the maple leaves, and my mother also agreed to my father's confession at that time, so... my father gave me this name."

"Is that so..." Alicia lowered her eyes, "Then... Feng, do you... still miss home?"

"...It's impossible to say I don't want to." Zhu Yufeng answered very frankly.

The three of them were silent for a while before Alicia spoke again: "Then... Feng, have you ever thought of giving Mavis a Shenzhou name?"

Zhu Yufeng's voice was filled with helplessness: "Well...it may take some time. When we return to reality, we will have plenty of time to discuss it together."

"It just so happens that I also want to learn more about the culture of China." Alicia said with a smile.

After Alicia's memories ended, it was Lilith's memories.

Even Lilith, who thought she didn't care, was a little surprised that she had these memories, because she really didn't take those things to heart and never remembered them at all.

The three of them have witnessed Lilith's growth journey from her childhood to the present. Soon after she first displayed her talent, her grandfather determined that this was not a talent that the Atagina family could afford, so she was locked up in a cage and asked to become a caged bird.

It’s not that she hasn’t received kindness from the world, but she has ignored it.

She has always been high and mighty, looking down on the intrigues in the upper class with indifference, disdainful of accepting kindness from those around her, and always wanting to leave the cage called "home".

"Your family loves you, but I think they love the Lilith you are more..." Zhu Yufeng said.

"After all, apart from you, no one in this world can accept a monster like me." Lilith shrugged, "And only when I'm with you, I feel that it's not bad to be a good girl occasionally~"

Zhu Yufeng was silent. He looked at Lilith with a complicated expression, not knowing what to say.

And after Lilith's memories ended, even Zhu Yufeng himself could not escape this journey of memories.

That was the story before he traveled through time and space to the previous civilization, a story about a high school student who was sometimes so immature that he now wanted to dig three feet into the ground and bury himself in it. Of course, none of his dark history of being immature was left out, and in the end he could not escape the ridicule from Alicia.

"Honestly, Feng, you now... compared to your past self, I'm afraid it's really hard for you to imagine that you would have such a transformation..." Alicia said with some emotion.

"Yeah, it's hard to imagine." Zhu Yufeng's mouth corners slightly raised.

He thought that he had done what he had wanted to do before and became the person he had only dared to dream of but never expected to be.

He... is the one loved by Alicia, one of the Fire Chasers, and the leader of the fallen angels who left his own mark in the previous civilization.

He...will rewrite the fate of his true self here.

Finally, they arrived in front of the door.

"Let's go, Alicia." Lilith said.

Alicia nodded. She almost subconsciously wanted to look back at Zhu Yufeng, but was stopped by Lilith. Lilith said, "Do you remember what Feng said? Alicia, don't look back."

Alicia hesitated for a moment. She wanted Lilith to enter the door first, but the next moment, she was almost pushed into the door by Lilith.

Because of Lilith's unexpected push, Alicia was unprepared. After entering the door, she stumbled and almost fell. She turned her head to look at Lilith, only to find that Lilith was standing on the other side of the door with a calm smile on her face: "You must live well, Alicia, my dear sister..."

Alicia's pupils shrank, and her gaze passed Lilith and looked at Zhu Yufeng. The Zhu Yufeng standing in front of her at this moment was very different from the one who awakened her and Lilith. He wore a crown woven with thorns, and thorny chains appeared from nowhere and pierced his palms and chest, locking him up. Under the chains, there was a pool of blood.

"maple!"

Alicia almost subconsciously wanted to go back and bring out this person who was doomed to eternal damnation, but the door disappeared before she could return, and her hand passed through Zhu Yufeng's body.

"Why...Feng, why..." Alicia looked at Zhu Yufeng, tears falling down.

For her, such a result was undoubtedly a fall from heaven to hell. The moment before, they were still talking about the future, but the next moment, they were facing farewell.

"I'm sorry... I lied. Alicia, congratulations, this time, you have truly become a human being, and you are no longer the Ruler of the Origin." Zhu Yufeng stretched out his hand to wipe away Alicia's tears, but at this moment he could not touch Alicia, and when he moved, the spikes on the chains on his body pierced deeper.

Alicia looked at Zhu Yufeng's raised pierced palm, and her tears flowed even more violently. She just cried and said: "Feng, didn't you say you would go back with me? Why?! Why..."

"I'm sorry..." Zhu Yufeng lowered his hands, "Really... I'm sorry..."

"I don't want your apology! I want you to go back with me!"

"..."

"Don't go, don't... leave me..."

The man remained silent throughout.

The world began to change, the surrounding scenes began to fade, and the bodies of Zhu Yufeng and Lilith began to blur.

"maple!"

In Alicia's eyes, the fallen angel of eternal damnation finally spoke at the last moment of his disappearance: "We will meet again, Alicia, but... not now."

"I promise you, I will come back, definitely, definitely..."

"We will meet again."

The figure of the fallen angel disappeared completely, and the world returned to its reality. Alicia stood on the Origin Highlands with tears streaming down her face.

In that nameless place, Lilith looked back at Zhu Yufeng, only to see that the arrogant fallen angel lowered his head, which he had never lowered even before the gods. He seldom shed tears, and it could even be said that he had not shed a single tear since his rebirth. But at this moment, tears flowed down his cheeks like a river.

"We...will meet again eventually."

He spoke again, his usually firm voice choked with sobs.

Lilith walked over and hugged him. Even though the thorns of the chains on his body hurt her, she had no intention of letting go.

"We will definitely meet again. I will accompany you and supervise you until you meet her again."

"Aili..." Eden knocked on the door of Alicia's room and called softly.

The final battle is over. To everyone's surprise, Alicia, who had returned to the destruction, miraculously survived, but in contrast, another person disappeared completely.

After returning to the Fire Moth, Alicia locked herself in the room and no longer asked about what was happening outside.

Eden and others didn't know how Alicia came back, but what was certain was that it had something to do with Zhu Yufeng. They didn't know what happened or what they said in the end.

Kevin and Pado were very clear about why Alicia became like this, and it was through their narration that the heroes learned what had happened.

When Alicia returned to the lunar base, what she saw was not a scene of solemn mourning, but cheers of celebration. People were celebrating the disappearance of the end and the demise of the so-called "traitors."

No one mentioned that he once fought bloody battles for humanity, and no one knew that he was once a human being.

For the sake of the one he loved, he ascended the throne of God in human form and rebelled against God as God's apostle. In order to protect the world that his loved one cared about, he embarked on a journey of chasing fire. When he fell from the sky, the people on the ground cheered and celebrated the demise of the rebel.

The door opened slightly.

"Is there something wrong, Eden?" Alicia's somewhat depressed voice came from the other side.

"Regarding Feng's matter..." Eden hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke, "The parliament has repeatedly proposed motions to Mei and Lionel. They demanded that all of Feng's military achievements be erased and that these achievements be transferred to Kevin... 'Humanity does not need to record a traitor who brought disaster'... That's what they said."

"'The traitor who brought disaster'..."

On the other side of the door, Alicia hummed softly, and Eden pursed her lips. She knew very well that Ali was a little different from before. Putting herself in her shoes, Eden felt that it was not difficult to understand Alicia's changes.

Eden even felt that Alicia's reaction was a little too calm. The proposal to erase all information about Zhu Yufeng was required to never be told to Qianjie. Everyone knew what the consequences would be if Qianjie knew about it. Therefore, for the sake of stability, the parliament decided to transfer Zhu Yufeng's record in the fight against Honkai to Kevin in order to reduce the conflict between the fusion warriors and the parliament.

Although he was mentally prepared, when he really told Alicia about this, Eden was still surprised by Alicia's abnormally calm reaction. She was too calm, without any complaints, as if she was not surprised at all.

"Even the researcher who worked with Mei thought Feng's death was deserved, let alone others?"

As if sensing Eden's thoughts, Alicia spoke softly.

They were both silent for a while before Alicia spoke again: "Mavis, and Lilim...how have they been doing these days?"

"Aponia is taking care of her, and Grayshu is also helping." Eden replied, "Lilim and Mavis are both very sensible, especially Mavis, who is very quiet and doesn't cry much."

"Is this inherited from Feng..." Alicia murmured.

The door finally opened completely.

"Aili..." Eden looked at Alishia whom he hadn't seen for a few days. Although he could see the loneliness hidden in her eyes if he looked closely, she hardly looked haggard.

"People... always have to look forward..." Alicia lowered her eyes, "It's not good to keep going like this... Feng is gone, but Mavis is still young. Before the Final War, we both knew each other's thoughts very well. No matter who survives, we must accompany the child to grow up well. I have locked myself in the room for a few days. I can't go on like this, whether it's for Mavis or Feng, I can't go on like this."

Eden sighed deeply and continued, "Kevin firmly disagrees with erasing all of Feng's information. Dr. Mei has not yet expressed his opinion, and Lionel, who is supported by the parliament, has also not expressed his opinion. Perhaps... things can still be turned around."

"Because it was Lionel who activated the overload power of the Tianting, they think Lionel is on their side?" Alicia's tone was still flat.

"Yes... Because of the commandments, Ying is still in conflict with Aponia..." Eden looked at Alicia's overly calm face, hesitated for a moment and said, "Alice, you... don't you plan to fight for it?"