I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

"It wouldn't matter even if the Iron Cross Plague really broke out in the world."

"Because, I'm here."

"This time, I will protect Rast."

Hearing the pleasant and crisp voice in my ears, which I am very familiar with.

Luster slowly raised the muzzle of his gun.

This revolver, which had been with him for more than two hundred years and had been as easy to use as his arm, now seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and even moving it a little bit became extremely difficult.

"This is exactly what the real Xiao Ai would say in my memory."

"But, after all, you are not her."

The next moment, he pulled the trigger of the revolver.

boom!

Flames burst out from the muzzle of Iron Moon's gun.

The bullet spun in the firelight and pierced the blonde girl's chest.

A bloody hole suddenly exploded in her chest.

But unexpectedly, there was no blood splattering scene.

Instead, there was dispersing white mist.

Wisps of smoke lingered around Amys's slender body, making the blonde girl's figure flicker like a phantom.

Amys stared blankly at the hole in her chest and her body that was flickering.

After a long time, she raised her head again and looked at the young man in front of her.

"I'm sorry... I didn't know I was fake, and even Canaan was fake."

Her voice trembled and tears dripped down her pretty white face.

In the broken light and shadow, Amys stared at Last for a long time.

Those sky-blue eyes were filled with attachment and reluctance.

"I'm sorry for being a burden to you, and even nearly causing you, Rust, to be mentally polluted... But I really, really want to stay by your side forever."

"Go to Starry University with you, see the golden plains together, and adventure into the night world together."

"Grow up with you, mature, and grow old together, until one day we are both too old to walk anymore... Then we will return to Canaan, lie side by side on the recliners, look at the rolling snow-capped mountains of Canaan, and feel the time fly by."

“Ordinary, yet timeless.”

"But fortunately..."

She seemed to have thought of something, her voice stopped trembling, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although I am fake, the Xiao Ai and Canaan in your memory are real."

"As long as she's here, you won't be so lonely, Rust... even if the person accompanying you isn't me."

"do not talk."

Luster closed his eyes again.

bang bang bang-

The remaining five bullets in the magazine were emptied in single-action rapid-fire mode, and the dazzling fire could be clearly seen even with eyes closed.

When Rast opened his eyes again, the blonde girl in front of him had disappeared.

Instead, the world began to crack and fall apart.

The dining car, the cabin, the Canaan town, the lake outside the window, the windmills and the snow-capped mountains... It was as if the oil painting paper had been torn by an external force, and was covered with inconsistent cracks.

Luster's breathing became heavier.

He was breathing heavily.

Then, with a somewhat staggering movement, he raised the black muzzle of Iron Moon's gun again and pointed it at his own temple.

boom--

Snow-capped mountains, lakes, forests, border towns... the whole world collapsed in the sudden bright firelight, and then returned to pure nothingness.

……

When Rast opened his eyes again.

What came into view was the scene of darkness returning.

This is a gloomy and depressing world - Frozen Water Town, the guest room of the mayor's mansion.

He suddenly got up from the bed and looked out the window. He saw that in the dim sky, where the moon should have been, it was replaced by a distorted red sphere.

The red sphere was actually made up of hideous flesh and blood, which was constantly surging and wriggling.

Under the cover of night, Dongshui Town was completely shrouded in fog.

The fog originally only lingered outside Dongshui Town, but at this moment it completely invaded the borders of the town, enveloping the entire Dongshui Town.

The originally pale mist was also stained with scarlet under the illumination of the blood moon in the night sky.

Last rushed out of the room, opened the doors one by one, and checked the situation inside.

As expected, the blood-colored mist had silently invaded the house. The mist condensed and gathered... and finally gathered into strands of silk threads.

There were silk threads mixed with white and red everywhere. Last seemed to be in a huge spider's nest, and even his body was covered with these messy spider silks.

He fired continuously, breaking the threads blocking the way, and then he could see the whole picture clearly.

They were huge cocoons woven from silk threads.

These pure white silk threads stained with blood wrapped all living things in Dongshui Town, whether they were human townspeople or pets such as cats, dogs, cows and sheep, into cocoons.

Then, based on the victims' memories, it weaves one fantasy dream after another, causing the people wrapped in the cocoon to sink into the fantasy dream... until their minds and souls are quietly eroded and polluted, and eventually they are completely lost in the fantasy dream, while their real bodies are controlled by the blood mist.

He has become a puppet controlled by strings, having lost his self and soul, and even his existence has been erased.

Even Rast himself was just in a cocoon woven of silk threads, but he successfully broke free from the woven dream and also got rid of the manipulation of the silk threads.

"Judging from the fluctuations of the Spirit World Mark, Xiltina should be trapped inside as well."

Rast quickly found Hiltina's room.

In Xiltina's room, the thread was several times thicker than in other rooms, almost covering the sky and the sun, turning the entire room into a Pansi Cave.

Last took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to shoot directly and break the huge cocoon in front of him.

He knew that Hiltina was just like himself before, trapped in a dream woven from blood mist. Even if he broke out of the cocoon, all he would see was Hiltina's sleeping body, which would likely cause further damage to her spirit.

So he opened the cylinder and ejected the bullets from the revolver.

Then, he aimed at his temple again.

boom--

When the trigger was pulled, the mental suggestion of "kill yourself" was given.

At the same time, through the remaining channel that was previously connected to spirituality.

Last's spirit and consciousness, guided by the imprint he had previously left in the other's soul, entered Hiltina's spiritual world together.

Chapter 64 Would you like to accompany me to see this stupid dream?

Entering the spiritual world of others was a completely new experience that Rast had never experienced before.

The spiritual pathway is traversed.

He felt his spiritual incarnation condense into a blurry shadow and appear in a brand new world composed of fragments of Hiltina's memories, watching everything happening in front of him from a third-person God's perspective.

This seemed to be a station platform deep in the forest.

On the platform, two figures, a man and a woman, were talking, or rather arguing.

"Aaron, the Dusk Disaster has been confirmed to have descended upon Qiuye Territory."

"The Dusk Disaster manifested itself in the present world in the form of wildfires, which nearly consumed the entire mountain range and engulfed dozens of cities in the Akiba Territory."

"Of course, according to Night World intelligence confirmed by the Starry University Ruins Institute, this unprecedented wildfire wasn't a natural disaster... but was caused by a Fire Elemental Demon Lord, conservatively estimated to be high-ranking sixth-level, that materialized from the reverberations of the disaster."

"I'm going back to Qiuye Territory right now. Aaron, would you like to come with me?"

The speaker was a serious-looking woman with a delicate face and long, smooth chestnut hair flowing down.

The body wrapped in the knight's skirt armor was petite and slender, but for some reason, it had a noble and awe-inspiring aura that made those who saw it involuntarily ignore its age and appearance.

At first glance, Rast almost mistook her for Hiltina herself.

But then he noticed some differences.

Although the appearance and the majestic aura are very similar, compared to Hiltina, the woman in front of him looks obviously more mature.

The curves outlined by the knight's uniform were less immature and tender than those of Hiltina, and more full and abundant.

Since this is a spiritual world constructed by fragments of Hiltina's memories.

So, this mature woman who looks very similar to Hiltina but is obviously much older should be Hiltina's mother?

As soon as this thought arose.

The next moment, Rast saw the silver-haired middle-aged man on the other side of the platform, who was called "Aaron" by Hiltina's mother, closing his eyes in pain.

"Cecilia, you know I can't do that."

"The enemy barbarians have invaded Winter Fortress. As the prince, I am also the appointed commander-in-chief of the military. No matter what, I must go to the border to take charge."

"You're well aware of the barbarian armies' tactics. If Winter Fortress falls, it will mean the fall of the entire northern empire. Those alien armies, allied with the cult, have no regard for sustainable development in the cities they occupy. Instead, they plunder and pillage at all costs, even resorting to massacres and blood sacrifices."

His voice was majestic and steady, yet it contained an indescribable struggle.

"From the perspective of national interests, even if all the cities in Akiba Territory were engulfed in wildfires... the losses would be far from comparable to the fall of the north."

"Furthermore, the Emperor is critically ill. This is a crucial moment for the selection of the King. If the North falls due to my negligence, then the selection of the King will basically be in vain for me."

"Reform the corrupt empire that could collapse at any moment. Rectify the powerful and influential people in the imperial capital so that the nation and Starry University no longer hinder each other and instead work together to eliminate internal friction and conquer the night world together."

"To ensure that the Dusk Disaster never again befalls the world, and that every citizen of the Empire can live and work in peace and contentment... That is our shared dream."

Looking at the dignified middle-aged man whose words were filled with pain and struggle, Last was slightly stunned.

He suddenly realized that he also knew the other person on the Internet of smart terminals.

Although the other party's appearance is much younger than the pictures widely circulated on the Internet, combined with the other party's name Aaron, the pure silver hair color, and the clue that this is a fragment of Hiltina's memory.

There is no doubt that the person in front of him is the current king of Granville Kingdom - Aaron von Fresberg.

"Yes."

"To allow our subjects to live peacefully and happily... free from the troubles of the night world, dusk disasters, and war—this is indeed our long-held dream."

Hearing this, the female knight, whom Aaron called Cecilia and who was suspected to be Hiltina's mother, smiled.

"But, Aaron."

"After all, your dreams and mine are somewhat different."

She turned straight away, looked up at the sky, and whistled.

After a few breaths.

boom--

A roaring storm suddenly came, carrying maple leaves all over the platform.

It was a giant griffin, its jet-black wings blocking out the sun.

The awe-inspiring majesty emanating from the griffin made the wild beasts within a kilometer unconsciously crawl on the ground and tremble.

The pitch-black griffin landed lightly on the platform, in front of the female knight named Cecilia, and a slightly flattering look flashed in its huge eyes.

Cecilia's long chestnut hair fluttered in the wind. She gently touched the griffin's big head and was about to climb over it.

But at this moment, Aaron's hoarse voice sounded again.

"Cecilia, can you not go?"

"I can ask Tucker and the others to go to Qiuye for support..."