UGB Chapter 19, Last Lesson
Chapter 19, Last Lesson
The smoke and dust cleared.
Lu Li knelt amidst the ruins, using a broken sword to support his body as he coughed up large amounts of blood.
His aura weakened, but recovered again after the influx of demonic toxins.
"It's over, mortals."
The massive figure of "Jin" slowly approached, looking down at him from above.
However, at that moment...
Lu Li slowly raised his head.
His eyes had turned bloodshot without him even noticing.
Black lines, like living things, spread upwards from his neck and covered the other half of his face.
An aura of destruction, even more violent and pure than that of the "Ember" wielder, erupted from his body.
Demonic Yin Body.
No.
It is a form of "corruption" that is ten thousand times more terrifying than the ordinary demonic body, a mixture of the powers of abundance and destruction!
Reason is about to be swallowed up in the end.
He succeeded.
"Finish?"
Lu Li smiled.
That smile was both manic and sinister.
He slowly stood up, and the purplish-black flames that erupted from his body even suppressed the destructive divine power of the "Ember" envoy.
"My mission isn't even finished, what right do you have to say it's over!"
Before he could finish speaking, he had already vanished.
next second.
Before the "Ember" envoy, thousands of crisscrossing black sword lights appeared out of thin air, forming an impenetrable net of death that completely enveloped him!
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
The first cut, the second cut...
Each strike was heavier, faster, and more violent than the last.
This caused "Jin" to let out a roar of extreme pain.
Its body, made of pure energy, was slashed with countless deep, bone-revealing wounds, and dark red "divine blood" rained down like a storm.
Then, the "divine blood" was swept away by the purple flames on the blade.
Lu Li is devouring.
He was slowly consuming the destructive power that was causing the loss of his power.
The messenger attempted to retaliate, and purple flames erupted from his body.
But the power that was enough to destroy a city only caused the dark purple patterns to spread faster when it landed on Lu Li.
Finally, something resembling "fear" appeared in the fiery pupils of the messenger.
"What exactly are you...?"
He hadn't finished speaking.
Lu Li's right hand pierced through his chest.
Then, the hand grasped something inside the body of the savior and pulled it out suddenly.
A core pulsating with purple light was pulled out.
This froze Jin's expression.
next moment.
This caused Jin's body to rapidly disintegrate, turning into specks of purple fireflies that dissipated into the air.
Lu Li stood still, holding the still-beating core in his hand.
"so……"
He glanced down and his fingers tightened.
"You should 'die' too."
Click—!
The core shattered and turned to ashes.
The battlefield returned to deathly silence.
Amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and countless wreckages, lies a scene of carnage.
The man stood there quietly, holding a broken knife, his back to the world.
The entire city of Putello fell silent.
The chat was silent for a full three seconds.
Then--
[Whole Universe:? ? ? ? ? ? 】
[Luofu Cloud Cavalry: The envoy...was instantly killed?]
[Company henchman: The messenger of destruction was crushed head-on by a human who had awakened a demonic spirit?]
[Belloberg Bronya: …………]
[Black Tower Space Station - Black Tower: Interesting.]
……
On the Starry Sky Train.
Himeko was stunned by what she saw.
Walter's glasses had slipped down to the tip of his nose, but he didn't bother to adjust them.
On March 7th, his mouth was agape, and he even forgot his sadness.
He couldn't utter a single word.
And Lu Li...
Looking at the "self" on the sky, half golden ginkgo leaf-shaped pattern and half dark purple pattern, tearing the messenger apart with bare hands.
Lu Li had only one thought left in his mind.
Although all the clues now point to that answer.
But this thing... is it really my past life?
After their initial shock, the audience outside the canopy erupted in thunderous cheers.
[Interstellar Bystander A: He won! He won! My God, he really did it!]
[Luo Fu Cloud Riders: That's incredible, it's practically a miracle! One person, with just a sword, not only defeated an entire antimatter Zerg army, but also managed to kill the Commander!]
[Company henchman: From today onwards, if anyone dares to say Lu Li is useless, I'll be the first to fight them!]
[Wanting to slack off and play cards: Waaaaah, thank goodness I survived...]
However, this joy did not last long.
Because everyone saw it.
After the battle, the man standing atop the mountain of corpses showed not even a trace of joy in victory.
The reason soon came to light.
The camera slowly zooms in on the sky.
The battle is over.
However, instead of calming down, Lu Li's aura surged out of control.
His chest heaved violently, and the demonic patterns on his body were spreading wildly at a visible speed.
It creeps up from the neck to the jawline, and from the arms to the fingertips...
[Luo Fu Cloud Rider: Oh no, he's losing control! His Yin Demon Body is about to go out of control!]
[Black Tower's Single Fan: Wait, Kafka is in the spaceship not far away, it's dangerous!]
[Want to slack off and play cards: No way!!!]
……
In the celestial display
Lu Li was breathing heavily.
But every breath felt like a tug-of-war with something in my head.
He won the insect swarm.
They won the order.
But he is losing to himself.
The last vestige of "human" consciousness in his mind was being devoured inch by inch by the violent will of the demonic body.
Lu Li slowly turned his head to the side.
That blood-stained profile was a mixture of coldness and madness, like a painting about to be torn apart.
But when his gaze fell upon the perfectly intact shuttle—
A hint of tenderness surfaced deep in Lu Li's eyes.
It's very subtle, but extremely gentle.
That was reserved for Kafka.
It is also a final moment of clarity left to this world.
Lu Li turned around and took a step.
They walked step by step toward the shuttle.
However, they were only a few meters apart from the spacecraft's hatch.
"Thump."
Lu Li finally couldn't hold on any longer and knelt down in front of the girl.
The two were separated by only a door.
Close at hand.
Yet it is as far away as the ends of the earth.
……
Not far from the spaceship, Lu Li was panting heavily.
The two types of lines spreading across his face made him look grotesque and distorted, almost inhuman.
Lu Li could feel his consciousness being gradually eroded by a bloodthirsty, violent desire.
Only one thought remained in my mind—to tear it apart.
Tear apart everything you see.
include……
The girl he risked his life for, who is still sitting safely in the spaceship.
No.
Lu Li bit her tongue hard, piercing the tip of her tongue.
The stench of blood filled the air, and the excruciating pain allowed him to temporarily regain some control of his body.
Just a little bit.
But that's enough.
Lu Li raised his head and looked at Kafka behind the glass with his eyes, which were almost completely swallowed by the dark gold.
He wanted her to see clearly.
Take a clear look at yourself in your current state.
See clearly what price you will have to pay to protect something.
See clearly when something you care about is about to disappear from your sight.
What does it feel like to be in so much pain that you can't do anything about it?
This was the last lesson he taught her.
……