reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

He once saw a novel called "The Last Knight" in the mansion of the Lin Guang family, which told the story of a legendary knight of Kazimierz.

For the most part, this book is no different from other popular chivalric adventure novels by Casimir—ninety-five percent of it describes the protagonist's various bizarre and fantastical adventures. These are nothing special, with rather flamboyant and common names. Casimir's novels may contain hundreds of the Last Knight, hundreds of the Fastest Knight, hundreds of the Strongest Knight.

However, this novel stands out from many similar works in a peculiar way, and it has been highly controversial due to its unusual ending. At the end of the book, the middle-aged knight, no longer needed by his family, no longer favored by his order, and no longer troubled by love, decides to leave. He finds his place as a knight in a distant seaside country, charging against the towering waves again and again until he is hoarse and finally sinks into the ocean.

"Legend has it that the last knight returned to Iberia. In his eyes, his enemies were not living beings, and his targets were only mountains, cities, and waves."

Legend has it that the last knight settled on the coast, sleeping in the open air, day after day, until he forgot how to take off his helmet.

Legend has it that the last knight battled the giant waves until he disappeared. His family found his belongings on the shore, brought them back to the land of knights, and buried them deep in the mountains.

Legend has it that his or her story was learned by a poet, embellished, sung, and imbued with meaning and symbolism. In this form, the knight returned to the land of knights, amidst much controversy; some believe that the mad knight triumphed over the sea, time, and death. He pursued his goal until the end of time.

Chapter 150 The Last Knight

(There's even MIL's background music in the Dust White Forbidden Zone, which made the game feel just right.)

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"Could it be that this isn't actually a novel?" Inside the spacecraft, Laurentina raised an eyebrow.

“Very likely.” Bai Ye had time to chat while confronting the knight.

“Skadi found the treasure with the key in the grave of a Kazimierz knight. If… the knight’s relics did indeed return to Kazimierz?” Bai Ye pondered. The coincidences between the Sea Knight before him and the plot of the novel all proved the authenticity of the novel’s content.

“It’s incredible—the image of the Tidehunter Knight has long been a well-known fairy tale legend in Kazimierz. In the land of knights, his name is sung by everyone, and his descendants run companies to profit from his image. All of this has turned into gold coins in their purses.” Bai Ye looked at the knight in front of him and said softly.

Every legend, every tale, every story passed down by word of mouth around the campfire has a plausible explanation.

……

The knight had no idea what his opponent was muttering; he was already out of his mind, simply repeating the same actions of fighting the sea day after day.

This is a fool banished by civilization, a mad Don Quixote.

However, this "Don Quixote" was fixated on his "windmill giant" and, despite the obstruction of the white night, still wanted to charge toward the "Eye of Iberia".

This is truly an incomprehensible existence.

Although he was able to stop the knight's charge, in order to conserve energy, Bai Ye moved forward at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to see, getting close to the knight's body and engaging in close combat to avoid being separated from him again.

Skadi and the others were about to rush forward to help when, at that moment, a dark shadow reappeared on the surface of the sea. A pitch-black creature broke through the waves, displaying its body amidst the spray.

Another sea brethren.

This time, having learned from his experience recognizing knights, Dario quickly realized that the creature before them, Hai Si, was merely that knight's mount. Like its master, the former mount had also been corrupted by the deep sea and transformed into a monster.

The transformation into a marine life allowed this creature to break free from the lifespan limitations of terrestrial beings, becoming an existence equal to its master. And now, this loyal mount is galloping towards its master, attempting to help the knight win the battle.

"Stop it!" Ulpian took the weapon off his back, a huge anchor, an exaggerated metal object that exuded a chilling aura and looked like a terrifying weapon.

As he charged forward, Grand Inquisitor Dario opened fire. His raised hand cannon roared, the surging energy striking the monster precisely, eliciting a roar from it.

This attack interrupted the monster's movements, and before it could adjust its balance, Ulpian and Skadi's attacks arrived, their two weapons slamming heavily into the monster's body.

Their teamwork was superb. Although they had never fought side by side before, the Grand Inquisitor and the Deep Sea Hunter were able to seize the opportunity and launch perfectly timed attacks. This was because the enemies they had faced in the past were the same: hunters of land and sea, who now stood together.

……

Bai Ye could sense that the knight in front of him didn't seem to take him seriously. Or rather, Bai Ye was like a rock blocking his way. The knight didn't target him; his charge was always directed towards the lighthouse.

Bai Ye was somewhat speechless. If the enemy were fighting him, it would be fine, but now this guy only wanted to leave, and Bai Ye had become the one entangled and holding him back. Although Bai Ye could penetrate the knight's armor, leaving wounds on his body, and could further tear at the wound tissue and the body's self-healing by using the small, constantly rotating air currents remaining in the wounds, the powerful physique granted by the deep sea made it impossible for him to subdue him for the time being.

Bai Ye couldn't let him go; the lighthouse had to be protected, without any loss. Bai Ye couldn't risk letting him leave. He needed to find the right opportunity… So Bai Ye continued to entangle the knight, preventing him from approaching the lighthouse. At the same time, he controlled his strength, avoiding severely injuring the knight so he could escape. Bai Ye wanted to keep him here and then eliminate him once and for all, eliminating any future threat.

……

Soon, the opportunity will come.

Unable to break through Bai Ye's persistent, clinging resistance, the knight began calling to his companions. He raised his head, gazing at the twin moons in the sky, and let out a long howl. Not far away, the sea monster, battling the Deep Sea Hunter and the Grand Inquisitor, also roared and galloped towards the knight's location like a steed.

Skadi only managed to cut off one of its legs in the end, but she couldn't stop it from reuniting with the knight.

"Rosin-Nant--" the knight roared hoarsely, calling out his companion's name.

However, this gave Bai Ye an opportunity.

A silver glint flashed in his eyes, and the longsword in Bai Ye's hand shone with dazzling brilliance.

Crushing through the waves, Bai Ye's figure suddenly leaped into the air. In the sky were two ancient moons, one bright, the other dim.

But Bai Ye's sword light was even more stunning than theirs in that instant. It shattered the knight's helmet at an incredible angle, revealing the eyes that had been eroded by the deep sea, leaving only the whites of the eyes.

Ulpian saw the sword strike clearly, and he felt a pang of regret. What a pity; if he had applied just a little more force, he could have sliced ​​the entire head off.

However, it wasn't Bai Ye's mistake; Bai Ye never intended to damage the Sea Knight's body with his sword. In mid-air, the silver light in Bai Ye's eyes shone even brighter. Time stood still at that moment, but Bai Ye's thoughts transcended time.

In mid-air, Bai Ye unleashed a second sword strike that only he could see.

This was the truly fatal attack; it severed the knight's brain's control over his body and annihilated any remaining will within his shell.

As consciousness returned to the body and time began to flow again, the longsword in Bai Ye's hand also began to gather energy. The dazzling brilliance that had gathered earlier was not just the cold light of the blade, but also a deadly and intense energy.

At this moment, everyone noticed that the knight who had been charging forward had stopped in place for some reason, and his mount was circling his master in confusion, emitting low, puzzled whimpers.

It could still smell its master's scent, unchanged. The body of the sea creature was still full of life, but the knight was as if he were "dead".

"O knight who relentlessly charges towards the waves, my good knight, return to your slumbering abyss. Rest in peace, enter into eternal slumber, and leave the rest to me..."

Bai Ye murmured softly, his body standing in mid-air, the tip of his longsword pointing downwards.

Finally, the sunlight shone directly onto the knight...

Chapter 151 Curtain Call

(Cynthia is really strong)

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“You are the one Agor has chosen. Under my command, you should be a genius in wielding violence; the hunting gene complements your abilities perfectly.”

“But now, you’ve regressed, Skadi. The comfortable life on land has made you sluggish, and the ability to rely on someone without any worries has gradually made you weak.”

Ulpian reprimanded Skadi. If their weapons had struck the monster simultaneously, it wouldn't have escaped the hunters' attack and reunited with its master.

Skadi was a fraction too slow and let Rosinante escape.

Skadi:

"..."

……

Inside the cockpit of the Cyclops, Laurentina couldn't help but laugh as she listened to Ulbian's words over the communicator.

"It's still as strict as before."

Goredia said expressionlessly:

“I don’t mind being stricter than him. I’ve said before that you all need special training, but unfortunately you’ve all been too comfortable. You can fall asleep safely just by lying in that person’s arms.”

"You are happier and luckier than the other deep-sea hunters."

For some reason, Laurentina felt that her captain's tone of voice was a little strange. There seemed to be more complex emotions mixed in with his words.

After a pause, Goredia continued:

“However, I do not agree with Governor Ulpian’s educational methods—he is still educating and training Skadi as a weapon. But neither Skadi nor you are weapons anymore. You are people who have found the meaning of your lives, while he has clearly not realized this yet.”

Laurentina was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Greta to say that.

The shark turned its head and looked at its captain.

However, her captain quickly changed the subject:

"Watch closely, Bai Ye is going to completely eliminate these two strange sea creatures."

……

On the other side, Ulpian continued:

"If you really care about someone, then you should become stronger and become someone they can rely on."

“You need to learn it all over again, Skadi. Remember my movements, just like before. Judge, swing your weapon, and strike for the vitals—”

Ulbian was about to say something when he suddenly seemed to realize something, stopping his reprimand of Skadi and turning his head to look at the spot where the Sea Knight and White Night had fought:

—The sun appeared over the sea.

The sudden burst of intense light made everyone involuntarily close their eyes.

It was nighttime, yet the light gathered by the white night was brighter than that of the stars.

What follows is an even more intense heat and energy. What the tip of the White Night Sword projects is a stellar storm formed by a high-speed stream of charged particles.

"Solar wind".

The terrible attack that once destroyed the Shards of Londinium has reappeared on Terra.

Bai Ye targeted the Sea Knight, who was frozen in place, and his mount below him.

The terrifying heat instantly engulfed the two monsters. No carbon-based life form could withstand such a terrifying temperature with its physical body. Even the resilient life force of Hai Si was annihilated into ashes under the impact of this storm.

The seawater instantly boiled and vaporized, becoming an effective coolant that contained the high temperatures released by Bai Ye within a limited range. Even so, the area bombarded by Bai Ye still experienced a violent explosion, shattering the sea into pieces.

In a brief moment, the knight who was still entangled with Bai Ye vanished into thin air, and Bai Ye stopped casting the spell in time.

Even after unleashing such terrifying magic from the tip of the "Wind Chime" sword, the sword remained completely undamaged. The mysterious materials provided by Nian and her conceptual forging techniques endowed the weapon with sufficient strength to support Bai Ye's power. Compared to other weapons forged by behemoths or beast lords, the "Wind Chime" possessed no extraordinary abilities; it could not freeze time, solidify space, or sculpt the heavens and earth. However, its most basic and unadorned ability—its exceptional resilience—made it the most suitable weapon for Bai Ye.

Bai Ye lowered the tip of the "Wind Chime" sword into the seawater to cool its slightly heated edge, and then sheathed the blade.

Turning around, Bai Ye waved to everyone:

"OK, it's resolved. Luckily, we're still on the sea, surrounded by seawater with the highest specific heat capacity, so we won't completely mess things up."

While the sudden high temperatures could indeed disrupt the local weather system, the attack time during the day was very short, so it wouldn't cause too much of an impact, such as a tsunami or a storm.

Grand Inquisitor Dario and Deepsea Hunter Ulpian were witnessing Bai Ye unleash such an attack for the first time. They stared at Bai Ye in disbelief, finding it hard to believe that such a powerful being could not even last a few seconds in Bai Ye's hands.

“He’s gotten stronger again…” Dario had witnessed White Night unleash a plasma cannon to kill Bishop Quintus of Saltwind City the last time, and White Night seemed to be struggling at that time.

Now, he can launch even more powerful attacks without batting an eye.

Fortunately, Bai Ye was on their side. Dario felt a rare sense of relief.

The scriptures could not protect him from defeating any enemy, especially one with such a vast disparity in strength that it was utterly hopeless.

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The two dumbfounded people, Skadi who had been scolded, and Bai Ye who had been released once and felt extremely relaxed, returned to the main control room of the lighthouse.

Laurentina and Gretina, who were already used to this, continued to maintain aerial vigilance, while Bai Ye returned to the main control panel of the lighthouse.

Next, we need to retrieve and read data about the "Fool" to find its location.

"After all these years, I never expected that these signal receiving devices would still be working properly." Bai Ye raised his eyebrows. He felt like someone who had re-entered the Norcedeberg penalty area decades later and found that the equipment inside was still functioning normally.

This is truly a remarkable achievement for the people of Terra.

Upon reviewing the log records, Bai Ye was suddenly puzzled to discover that, decades after the Great Calm, the lighthouse was still able to continuously receive signals.

On the main control panel's display, rows of data appeared.

This is clearly abnormal, as the closest attempt to reach the courtroom was many years ago.

Chapter 152 Sea Chart

(I really like Eun-ah from Dust White, I think I'm a sister-complex character)

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"Hmm, although the data is quite complex, it's not too difficult to analyze..."

Perhaps because of her exceptional talent in combat, people often overlook Byakuya's other abilities. For example, although she is as powerful as Skadi, Byakuya is not a cybernetic idiot like Skadi.

Bai Ye always displayed a high aptitude for the various electronic devices on this land, quickly mastering and using them. After opening the terminal's log, Bai Ye swiftly read its contents.

"Why is so much data stored on the terminal? The answer is simple," Bai Ye said with a smile. "Because over the past few decades, a ship has been continuously sending signals to this lighthouse."

"Huh?" Dario remained expressionless, but Eleanor couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Miss Elena, do me a favor, I need to locate this ship's position," Bai Ye called out to the surprised young judge.