Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Chapter 532: 532
Paragon Engine

The touch on his shoulder was warm and gentle. Kant couldn’t tell if it was an illusion from the past.

He didn’t dare to confirm it, he was afraid to break this beautiful dream. He only stared at the beautiful face in front of him. She really looked different from Ah Xing.

Even though their eyes and brows were similar, their auras were completely different.

Ah Xing was like a blank piece of paper. He looked silly, innocent, and his smile was sincere and pure.

As for the woman in front of him…It was already an epic painting.

Tribulations, setbacks, parting, sadness, she was burdened with too many things.

He waited quietly, waiting for the other party to speak.

A moment later, he saw the other party tilt his head. A trace of panic appeared in the calm expression that had been tempered by the hardships and bloody battles.

“It’s really…It’s an unimaginable experience, Kant.”

She sighed like this and then revealed a beautiful smile, just like an ordinary girl.

His tone became gentle and gentle.

“I’ve never seen you before. I’ve never seen your appearance before…”

Kant’s pupils constricted.

The woman said softly,” You told me your name. Your voice accompanied me through the darkest and most desperate days. I once thought that it was an illusion after madness, but you told me that this was hope. Following your guidance and advice, we built the last city so that we wouldn’t die twisted like beasts, so that we could welcome the end with dignity and honor, and also to leave a spark of hope.”

Kant suddenly recalled the story that Long Niang had told him.

Those three stories.

The records of the dragon race, the evidence of the space-time flashback that had happened in history.

The emperor who destroyed the country, the dwarves who caused the invasion of hell, and…The last hope and tinder of the last era, the guardian of light.

The scholars of the dragons suspected that the time and space flashback heard by the negative light was just an illusion and obsession after madness. However, out of the courage and will displayed by the weak ants in the face of extinction, the dragons were willing to confirm its authenticity and accuracy with beautiful romantic feelings and record it in history.

“The truth is just as you said.”

The silent crowd he saw in the space-time flashback.

Warriors who would not hesitate to use the mysterious element overload and transform into monsters to die together with the enemy.

He sacrificed his last seven people.

The scenes he saw in the space-time flashback seemed to have an answer.

“We did very well. Everyone did very well…”

The eyes of the ancient light bearer were filled with tears. His tone was choked with sobs and relief.

” Now, our path has come to an end.”

“I’m sorry about that.”

” Because I can’t do what you did.”

” You guarded two prosperous and beautiful worlds, and you told me about your two homes. They both had true beauty and ugliness, but they were also worthy of you doing your best to fight against enemies that were almost impossible to defeat. I felt both envy and regret because you were not in our era.”

” We’ve exhausted all our strength, will, and life.”

” But the outcome is already decided.”

“Now, I only have one last mission left.”

She turned her head and looked at the huge sphere. It was huge and sat on a brass base like a star that was about to light up.” It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”

“This is a seed that is about to sprout. I have already left all the spiritual wealth that we can preserve inside. This is my mission.”

“To ensure that this thing, in the end… Return to your hands.”

Back.

Kant was momentarily dazed.

In his field of vision, this dazzling woman’s smile was as gorgeous as a flower.

” Kant, I bet you don’t understand.”

The iron-blooded leader and powerful warrior from the previous time and space flash had disappeared. Her murderous aura had disappeared. She smiled gently, even a little proud.

” Although I can’t see your face, I can imagine your foolish look when you listen to these words in a daze. We’re even now…”

” The kindness, revelation, and most importantly, hope you gave me, I’m returning it to you now.”

The thick smile turned into a calm smile, which was filled with sadness and relief.

” You must not know how much we have paid for this conversation. It’s us, you and us.”

” You once spoke to me across eras and time, just like how I’m speaking to you now. The power of Akatum is maintaining the continuation of this time gap. This mysterious world made of machinery and gears guarantees the secrecy of this meeting, although I don’t know where you borrowed this place from.”

” But if you can hear me now, it means that we have succeeded.”

At this point, the ancient light bearer was silent for a moment before whispering softly.

“You can hear me, right?”

The voice contained a trace of trembling, containing the last fear of this brave warrior.

Although he did not fully understand what she meant, Kant answered without hesitation.

“Yes… I can hear your voice.”

However, such an answer could not reach the other party’s ears, right?

” I’m guessing that you’ve answered me. Even if I can’t hear the echo of the distant future, I believe that you’ve answered because I believe in you, Kant. You said that you would definitely succeed.”

The woman who looked like Ah Xing smiled.” How magical. Your voice passed through countless years and sounded in my most desperate moment. It was like the whisper and guidance of the gods. Then, my voice spread to the future and was heard by you in the earlier times. We did our best to build this perfect closed loop that was independent of time and avoided attention. It was just to create an additional possibility.”

” A possibility beyond fate.”

Kant was shocked.

His chaotic and lost mind was shot into by wisps of light, dispersing the chaotic clouds.

Fate.

Fate could not be changed after all–the voice was still in his ears.

” Era after era has passed. Such a powerful race and such a prosperous civilization could only wait for death when the apocalypse arrived and the curtain fell. What an honor it is for us to participate in this great rebellion and become the story you tell. We did the best thing before we perished, regaining our dignity, glory, and light, and leaving behind the seed of hope.”

“Yes, I hope…My mission is to return these things that belong to you.”

” Hope, guidance, courage.”

“And this.”

“And that one… A purple river.”

The River of Origin.

The mysterious element.

A gift from the devil.

He had once thought that it was another arrangement by the Sound of Doomsday after the Graywind swarm.

Kant’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

“Tell me, when I say its name, you will understand.”

The ancient Revelers gazed at the massive sphere.

“.. Paragon Engine.”

She raised her hand, and a purple stream of light floated and shone in her palm. It was the mysterious element that had caused Kant to fall into doubt and nightmares. The demonic substance that he had identified as demonic had once been rejected thousands of miles away and guarded against. In the end, he had brazenly accepted it due to pressure and madness, and had even given up on himself.

“When you handed it to me, you called it…The element of contradiction.”

Kant was speechless.

Then, his body began to tremble slowly. He looked at the woman in front of him and was speechless.

Kant.”

Her smile was beautiful and flawless, as if it had been imprinted on time and space.

” Fate can be changed. Today and the people who sacrificed themselves for today firmly believe so.”

She slowly extended her hand. Her palm was slender and bright like the moon.

“Come.”

There was a hint of shyness in her smile, and then she became generous.

” From my point of view, my actions are very silly. I’m standing in this empty place, talking to myself. I even reached out my hand and tried to touch you.”

” I know that we’ve been separated by countless years. Even in this mysterious domain, we can’t truly meet. I’ve never seen your appearance before. I can only outline your appearance from your words. You whispered in my ear, and you once appeared in my dreams. I know that it’s you…But I still want to touch you.”

“If you’re listening, let me touch your face.”

“I’m just pretending,” she said with an embarrassed smile.

Kant slowly moved forward and got closer. The other party’s palm touched his cheek. The touch was warm and familiar. He subconsciously reached out and covered the other party’s hand.

It was a real touch, a body of flesh and blood.

His gaze suddenly shook.

The person who was close to her stood silently. Although she could never receive any feedback from touch, her appearance was still full of anticipation and nervousness.

She waited quietly for a while, then nodded.” Okay, I’ll assume that you’ve already stuck to me. How does it feel?”

” You don’t have a beard, so it’s a little rough to the touch. You’ve experienced hardships and time. You’re a decent man. From the way you responded to my wish, you’re also kind.”

” Of course, I knew this would happen. I didn’t have to answer the statement about your personality. You have endless things to say, and you also have suggestions that are always correct. You also have patience, optimism, and courage…I don’t think you were born this way. You must have experienced many stories to have honed your strength that I envy. I’ve always hoped to become someone like you.”

She said with a smile, and in the end, there was a short silence.

Then, she smiled again.

Kant.” She smiled.” How nice would it be if we could really meet?”

–You’ve already seen me.

Kant wanted to say that, but he choked up.

From the beginning to the end, Kant had only been watching her as she talked to herself.

She was not Ah Xing.

Ah Xing was just a carefree, silly girl without a past.

And she was the guardian who raised the flag during the end of the last era, rebuilding morality, courage, and dignity in the despair of destruction, and fighting until the last moment.

She had never really met Kant in her entire life.

” Kant, I’ve always felt like we’ve known each other for a long time.”

” From your words, I can feel that you are restraining your emotions. My questions were answered and evaded, but my intuition tells me that there must be a story behind it.”

” I can no longer know the answer to the story, but I think that you, who are listening to my words now, may have more things. I don’t know what kind of problems you are facing now. I am worried about it, but I am also full of hope, because the echo I hear from the future itself means hope.”

“You always said to have hope, and I have always done so.”

” Our struggle and resistance have failed, and our hope has been destroyed. But this is the result of our early realization. The final seed can still be handed over to you. We all believe that all of this is worth it. Our mission and story can end here. This is worth mourning, but that’s all. To maintain the survival of our race in the apocalypse is an outrageous luxury.”

She blinked and even smiled.

Because they fought with all their might and never relaxed for a moment, everyone did their best.

So, it didn’t matter.

After a moment of silence, she said softly,” You always say that we should have hope. Then, when the greatest hope has already turned into a shattered luxury, in this empty world where there is only you and me, the responsibility has been removed, and the mission has been completed. As the last survivor, I have the right to daydream…”

“I hope so. It’s not against the law to talk about it.”

The brave warrior closed his eyes as if he was praying, but he did not know who he was praying to.

Then, she opened her eyes and smiled.

“I hope that one day, I can touch you and meet you in your world. Even if I just look at you and can’t talk to you…Now that everyone has passed away, the world should have been destroyed. The only thing I care about and miss is you.”

The woman still held her arm out, as if she firmly believed that after countless years, the Revelator would come as promised. After hearing her silly and inexplicable whispers, she would still patiently stand there, with her face pressed against her palm, maintaining this fake contact.

“I’m assuming that your cheek is still in my palm,” she said with a smile.

Then, she released her hand and spread her arms. There was nothing in front of her, but she still relied on the warrior’s keen sense of space and distance to determine where Kant might be standing.

He hugged her.

A warm sensation lingered around his body. It was a strange yet familiar softness, and the fragrance assailed his nostrils. No one was more familiar with this feeling than Kant. It was the same every time Ah Xing hugged him.

But now, the one hugging him was another shadow from countless years ago.

In an instant, an indescribable power surged into her body, like a seed quietly taking root and sprouting. Sunlight swept away the lost soul, and an indescribable but real feeling of enlightenment came through. Just as she said, kindness, revelation, and gift, she was now paying it back.

In this mysterious and independent plane, there was a closed loop of time that was independent of fate.

Kant.”

A voice traveled through time and space.

“How good would it be if we could really meet?”

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P1: Hmph!