eurekapd Chapter 289 The Most Hated Existence
Chapter 289 The Most Hated Existence
The sky shifted, and the clouds grew dark.
A chilling wind drifted from the sea into the depths of the continent, disturbing the forests and fields, and the beasts dared not approach the territory of Haiyun.
"You're safe here. The Tsuchiya Mage Guild is just ahead. I haven't figured out Muban's situation yet, so it's not convenient for me to take you there."
"A-Jiu is fine now. Yongyi Chunjing dispelled the supernatural power in her body, and she will wake up on her own after she has rested."
Yaohui laid Ajiu down on the flat grass. Elifa was now far away from Haiyun and would no longer be threatened.
The effects of the white light burst were still lingering, and Yaohui wasn't sure if Muban's energy anomaly had affected everyone. Just in case, it was best for him not to appear in public.
"I'll call Yixuan over to meet you later. You guys should stay here."
After saying that, Yao Hui took out the sublimator and tried to contact Yi Xuan. Yi Xuan was one of the few people in this world that Yao Hui could trust.
Elifa didn't listen to the hero's words much; her gaze was still fixed on the direction of the sea clouds. Muban had completely deteriorated, and Luo Yi was the only family member Elifa could still trust.
"Hero, will Brother Luo Yi be alright...?"
Elifa hesitated, fearing that the hero would deny her answer at any moment. If that were the case, Elifa would feel utterly hopeless.
Upon hearing Elifa's concern for Luo Yi, Yao Hui stopped what he was doing, composed himself, and calmly reassured Elifa.
For Elifa, she has already lost far too much.
"Just call me Haruki."
"Don't worry, Elifa, Luo Yi will be fine. He's very powerful. If Luo Yi were also an Ultraman, I don't think he would lose to anyone."
"But... when I saw Brother Luo Yi again, he was already 'dead,' his entire body was burned off, and half of his face was gone..."
“It was my dad who did it; he ‘killed’ my brother…”
Elifa was on the verge of collapse. Her eyes had seen too many scenes more terrifying than death, and Elifa's heart had never felt the fragility of life as it did now.
The father mutated and became completely inhuman; the brother died; and the murderer was his own closest relative.
Elifa was very clear-headed; she knew these things were painful and heavy, and she shouldn't add to the hero's burden.
But Elifa couldn't do it. She felt she had to speak out, otherwise she might become like her father, a monster who had completely lost hope in life.
"It's alright, Elifa, it's alright, I'm here, I'll help you."
"I will save Luo Yi and restore Muban to normal. I promise you, I won't let you lose your family."
Haruki wasn't very clear about Elifa and Luo Yi's upbringing. He wasn't a participant in the otherworldly invasion ten years ago, so he couldn't fully empathize with Elifa, who was a victim.
But since he is standing here, having been chosen to come to this world, Haruki will not stand idly by and watch tragedy unfold before his eyes. As long as he has the power, he will definitely find a way to save it.
"But... what should I do? I don't know what to do."
"Then please take good care of Ajiu for me, okay? I think you must have been protecting her before Luo Yi arrived, right?"
Elifa fell silent. She stopped crying, raised her head again, and mustered the courage to look at the people around her.
"Just do what you can. That's what I did before I met Zeta."
"This may not be great, but it's enough to strengthen my belief in the future."
Elifa looked at Haruki. This was her first time interacting with the legendary hero. For the first time in over a decade, Elifa felt how wonderful it was to have a vague and ethereal faith.
He was confident, strong, and patient; he was like an angel born from a fairy tale. Elifa felt that the legend of the hero was not exaggerated at all.
Haruki left, activated the Zeta Riser to transform into the Giant of Light, and flew into the sky.
Elifa wiped away her tears. This time, she didn't cry because of the departure of those around her; she had her own mission to protect and fulfill.
"So, Mom, you acted with this in mind ten years ago?"
"I never imagined it would take me ten years to understand this principle."
Ten years is neither a long nor a short time.
Ten years is a long time; it's enough for the world to change beyond recognition, for families to be torn apart, for people to become enemies, for people to confront each other, and for people to be separated by life and death.
Legends of heroes are no longer praises; heroes have become fugitives, and the entire nation follows them; leaders have become monsters, reveling with the dead.
Ten years is a short time, just two words.
"You stay here and hide. You mustn't run around, okay, Elifa?"
"But where are you going, Mom? Don't leave me!"
In a world engulfed in war, words carry no weight, guarantees are nothing but empty promises, and trust cannot sustain a life.
Otherworldly monsters swirl in the sky, and raging fires and explosions can occur at any time, anywhere, with death equally engulfing every living being.
"Mom has to stop people from arguing with the monster. If they keep arguing, more people will get hurt."
"Trust Mommy, okay? Alifa. Haven't you always been able to resolve your brother's and Daddy's arguments? Trust Mommy, you can do it too."
"This is the only thing I can do."
It was a bunker, just a doorway, and that's how Elifa said goodbye to her mother for the last time.
The bunker was constantly shaking, but it was safe enough. Elifa survived, but her eyes could not see the light.
What the future would be like was unimaginable to Elifa, who had been constantly fleeing during the war. She couldn't imagine a future where she could possibly survive. The otherworldly monsters were too terrifying; wherever they went, disaster would follow.
Muban, being at the heart of the war, knew better than anyone what the past was like. He knew how the otherworldly invasion happened and what the otherworldly monsters had done to this world. Muban had witnessed more than anyone else.
Muban hates the monsters from another world, hates the people from another world, hates the whole world, and now he wants to bring the whole world to death.
In the ruins, before the phantom beast, Muban recalled the various turning points in his life, each one changing him and each one taking away a part of his life.
Muban encountered the phantom beast because the flood had taken away his home.
Muban learned about otherworldly knowledge from the Duke, but he launched a catastrophic invasion of another world.
Muban was elected as the leader, leading humans and monsters to fight against the invasion with the power of magic. Muban became the commander who united the world.
But his beloved died in the battle between humans and monsters...
Humans and monsters, facing a formidable enemy, debated surrender and submission, trying to use their inferiority complex and obsequious attitudes to gain the mercy of the otherworldly beings and obtain a sliver of hope to survive on their knees in the face of death and disaster.
The only ones who persisted in resisting were ordinary people who had no magic and no power.
Ariel has the courage to face death; she is braver than any human or monster in the world!
Muban was filled with resentment. He didn't want to recall those memories, but he couldn't. Muban had to continue to stimulate his already numb mind and body with pain. If he wanted to persevere, he had to use bloody lessons to revitalize his dead spirit.
The entire ruins were empty. There were no mages, no otherworldly beings, only a human who was half-dead and a monster that was already dead.
They all live in bizarre and different ways, their wills are not their own, and their fates are controlled by the beings they hate most.
The phantom beast harbors resentment towards Muban, but she is currently powerless to resist, her energy drained and withered away.
Muban hates death, but he himself is trapped in it, falling to the bottom of the abyss, and all he does and thinks is to make the world sacrifice for death.
Elifa is dead.
She died at the hands of the humans and monsters she wanted to save.
Those who surrendered used the deaths of the resisters to beg for a chance to survive from the invaders.
They were all dead; they were all killed by Muban.
It uses the power unleashed by the phantom beasts, which is what the invaders from another world have been searching for.
Muban gave up the fight. He felt that all his persistence was meaningless. What he wanted to protect was actually a filthy, disgusting, and utterly depraved beast.
The war is over. Muban's blood sacrifice triggered a burst of light from the phantom beasts, and the otherworldly beings will not remember this place.
Muban desperately wanted to forget all of this.