readytorunbook Chapter 867 The world outside is an abyss
Chapter 867 The world outside is an abyss
The attack from Vulcan Mavica and the empty-handed Thousand Suns was so powerful and oppressive that Gustott had to focus all his strength and energy on dealing with it.
As for Xu Ning, who had been helping him escape, he never expected that Xu Ning would suddenly turn against him and block his way out in an instant.
"Say Kung! Say Kung!"
Gusteau roared and struggled madly, but there was no longer any time or opportunity for Him.
The terrifying flames of Burning Sun Thousand Suns tore through the darkness in front of Gustott, and the sword's edge met Xu Ning's dragon claw pressing down on the pitch-black dragon head without any mishap.
One sword pierces the skull!
That's not all; endless flames even traveled down the body of the pitch-black dragon, melting snow like the six suns, completely burning Gustott's body to ashes.
The moment Xu Ning's sword pierced Gustott's head, he withdrew and retreated, moving away from the terrifying flames.
The pitch-black demonic dragon, transformed from the giant eye, was subdued by the sword, but the vast battlefield remained eerily silent.
Although many people saw Xu Ning's final actions, the fact that he had fought alongside the Demon Dragon just now left everyone with doubts, wondering whether the war had truly ended or not.
Fortunately, their Vulcan turned around without hesitation, raised his right fist, and solemnly declared to the entire battlefield.
"Today is Nata's victory! Triumph!"
The Abyss is defeated!
Nata has won! We have won!
Almost everyone threw their hats or weapons into the air, cheered wildly, and then retreated towards the border of the Night God.
Tonight, a banquet—we'll drink until we drop!
However, during the retreat, many people still couldn't help but look at the figure called "Sai Gong" on the platform, their unease still heavy and unyielding, just like the emptiness now.
"Brother Xu, what exactly is your relationship with that guy?"
Kong hadn't let his guard down against Xu Ning. Even though Brother Xu had indeed helped him kill the Abyss's main body in the end, he couldn't pretend he hadn't heard what Gustott had said earlier.
Xu Ning had been pondering the unusual nature of the Wind God and Fire God's encounters today. When he suddenly heard Kong's question, he casually replied, "It's nothing, we're just putting on an act!"
I'm asking you a very serious question, you know!
Don't talk like a jerk who just dumped his girlfriend with a lame excuse and is now being questioned about his past relationships by a curvy woman!
Kong was furious when he heard this, but before he could figure out Brother Xu's position in Teyvat, he didn't want to take action against him, neither out of courtesy nor reason.
Xu Ning automatically ignored Kong's angry gaze and looked up at the calm and composed Mavica in mid-air, who didn't seem like a god of fire at all.
"Lord Vulcan, I remember you always had a fiery temper, but today you have completely overturned the beautiful image I had of you."
Hearing Xu Ning's assessment, Mavica simply smiled slightly, "Perhaps this is the difference between humans and gods! Gods are eternally unchanging, while humans are constantly growing and changing. Perhaps it's because time has changed me..."
Xu Ning had only made those two casual remarks to ease the awkward silence, but the word "time" that Mavica suddenly mentioned in her reply was like a ray of light that illuminated a place he hadn't been able to see before.
It turns out that the crux of the problem lies in "time"!
Nata is running out of time, and perhaps it's not just Nata.
Xu Ning's gaze swept over the crowd.
Mavica is running out of time. This fire god, who has existed for five hundred years, will likely find it difficult to survive even if she doesn't burn herself to start the Night Hunter War.
Serene was also running out of time. This Knight of the Sky Pillar of Kanria, who had carried the souls of his comrades for five hundred years and endured such pain day and night, was probably not going to be able to hold on any longer.
And then there's the Night God, who never showed himself to him from beginning to end. This being is an ancient celestial spirit, and if it weren't for his responsibility to Nata and his deepest love for humanity, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for long.
If it weren't for my arrival, these people would probably have sacrificed themselves, or more accurately, given their lives to save Nata.
Moreover, Xu Ning thought of someone else, someone who seemed to have shown him great trust from the very first time they met.
Given that person's habit of living alone and being reluctant to open up to others, she now knows the answer to where that trust came from.
Citrali and Orloren stood far away outside the battlefield, both looking up at the platform where Xu Ning and the others were.
“Mavika is not wrong. No matter how strange and incomprehensible this person does, we must believe that he came here to save Nata.”
Still somewhat incredulous, Euron asked in a deep voice, "Even if he just fought against our Lord Vulcan alongside the Lord of Annihilation from the Abyss?"
Citrali laughed and said, "Yes, even so."
Orloren paused for a moment. "The priesthood once calculated that Nata's destruction would occur this year; the moment of its finality has arrived. Now that the Lord of the Abyss has fallen by the sword of the God of Fire, does that mean we no longer need to worry about the Abyss's invasion?"
Citrali's smile suddenly turned a little strange, but she still patiently nodded to her grandson and said, "Yes, we no longer have to worry about the invasion of the Abyss."
Seeing that Orlan nodded in relief, she actually had one more thing to tell this adopted grandson.
"But the calculation of the time of Nata's destruction remains completely unchanged."
Having figured out all the intricacies of the situation, Xu Ning, standing on the stone platform, sighed slightly. "I was too honest. I was tricked by Lord Vulcan into eagerly participating in this great battle. Oh well, I'm already here, so there's nothing to complain about. But with Gusteau dead, things are really dangerous. It's like the timelines of the other six kingdoms have caught up with Nata's. If you and that cowardly god don't give me a satisfactory explanation, watch out, or I might just run away on my own..."
Kong exclaimed in surprise, "What? It's really dangerous? Gusteau is dead, and we're still..."
"Brother, that's not quite what you'd say for someone like you, a Star Traveler. You don't actually think that with Gustoth dead, Teyvat is free from the threat of the Abyss and has become a paradise, do you? Please, you've seen what it's like outside of Teyvat. Beyond this world lies the Abyss!"