Chapter 1143: Chapter 893: The Great Demon King
"You know about the Great Competition of the Seven Kingdoms, right?"
Suolin nodded, but she had never participated in the Great Competition of the Seven Kingdoms. However, in her memory, Long Yi had won, but she couldn’t recall how he won.
"On the last day of the Great Competition, we all knew Long Yi was very strong, so we specially prepared a group of assassins for him. These assassins were lurking in every corner around us, and as a result, a poisoned arrow that was meant for Long Yi was blocked by Ai Lin at the last moment. Despite using every means possible, Ai Lin still died. Ai Lin’s death caused chaos, allowing us to annihilate the entire White Dragon Empire team except for Long Yi. Afterward, Elsa came with her team to the rescue, but she also fell into my trap, and I killed Elsa in front of Long Yi," Yake said with a bitter smile.
"Are you saying you killed both Ai Lin and Elsa in succession?" Suolin felt like she was about to punch Yake in the face.
"Yes, that’s exactly what happened... At that time, I was blinded by the pride of victory. I never thought things would turn out this way. After that, Long Yi became a different person, terrifying monsters emerged from his hands, and by the time we came to our senses, the world had already become like this," Yake said with a bitter smile.
"Okay, step back a bit so you don’t die here," Jelly Willow patted Yake on the shoulder, signaling him to step back.
"I don’t understand why he exists here," Suolin said.
"The reason is, if it weren’t for him, humans and the Dragon Clan would have been completely extinct ten years ago in this timeline. Perhaps for us, this is just a wrong timeline. But for them, this is the world where they truly live and exist," Jelly Willow said.
"But now that I’m here, he no longer has a reason to live," Suolin thought about killing Yake.
"If you could change all this, unless you can change history, killing Yake would only make things worse. Especially since I remember you’ll be sent back after a while, and when you return, you could treat everything that happened here as a dream, as if it never happened. But if you plan to do something, you can also correct this timeline that shouldn’t exist in the first place."
Correct the timeline? Just like what the Fine Gold Golem sister in Long Yi’s mouth did?
Suolin glanced at Yake beside her, then pondered with her head lowered.
"I want to find Long Yi, I should be able to persuade him," Suolin said.
"That’s impossible, you don’t exist in this timeline, he doesn’t even know you. Moreover, the last person who tried this was very unlucky, so you better not try," Jelly Willow said.
As she spoke, Jelly Willow’s wings appeared behind her, but only half; the other half had disappeared.
"Wings severed by the power of the Giant can’t be restored," Jelly Willow said. "I know you need to calm down. There’s still some time before you’re transported back, so I suggest you walk around and look at everything here."
Suolin nodded and left the place, wandering aimlessly around the Imperial City. There were no taverns, no idlers; everyone was busy with something. Human dragon riders no longer existed among the humans; ordinary people riding on dragons would only hold back the Dragon Clan. Therefore, the remaining humans took on the task of caring for the Dragon Clan, while the Dragon Clan struggled to protect the last bit of the Holy Land that remained for humans.
After walking around, Suolin had an epiphany, no matter who had turned the normal timeline into this. This was no longer the correct time; the problems here needed to change, this timeline should not exist.
"If this timeline were changed, what would happen to you?" Suolin asked Jelly Willow.
"If nothing goes wrong, I’ll be transported to the correct timeline I belong to," Jelly Willow said.
"What if something goes wrong?" Suolin asked worriedly.
"If there’s an accident, I also have ways to survive in any incorrect timeline. Don’t worry, in reality, my understanding of time is much deeper than yours," Jelly Willow said.
"Alright then, in that case, I’ll do everything in my power to try and change this timeline," Suolin said.
In her private space, she had a portable time travel device, designed to correct deviations in time travel. Using this device, she could travel freely within a range of a hundred years. Of course, the energy required for each time travel was tremendous. So, a giant energy core had also been placed in Suolin’s private space by the Giant, specifically to charge the time travel device.
Both items needed to be taken out; Suolin couldn’t charge them directly in her private space. This was a troublesome point, and although it was a giant energy core, charging the time travel device was still too slow. Suolin estimated that it would take at least half a day to complete the charging process.
"There’s no time to waste, let’s hurry up!" Jelly Willow said.
Suolin nodded, strapping the portable time travel device onto herself. The device resembled an oversized belt, except it had complex mechanisms to ensure its operation. At the same time, she took out the giant energy core, connected the energy conduit to the time travel device, and immediately began charging. During this period, Suolin could not move more than ten meters away from the giant energy core.
Everything began smoothly, with each Crystal Stone on the belt lighting up one by one. As soon as all the Crystal Stones were lit, the energy charge would be complete, and time travel could commence immediately.
But then, a massive trouble arose.
Just shortly after the charging began, Dragon Spores started appearing from all directions!
"Damn it! Has our stealth magic really become ineffective?" Jelly Willow frowned deeply.
"It doesn’t matter anymore, we all knew that this day would come eventually," Yake said.
"Even so, this is the worst possible timing!" Jelly Willow said, quite annoyed.
"What do we do now?" Yake asked Jelly Willow.
"There’s not much we can do. Gathered here are the last of the Dragon Clan and the last of humanity. Our only hope is that Suolin can travel back to the correct timeline to fix the errors here," Jelly Willow said.
"All right, I understand," Yake Black said and then shouted loudly, "Come, all humans, all of the Dragon Clan, this will be our final battle! Rally your courage, lift your heads, we will show Long Yi that even if we fight to the last person, we will never submit to him!"
Watching Yake leave, Jelly Willow couldn’t help but sigh, "If he had become what he is today earlier, all of the things in the past would never have happened."
Suolin nodded silently, having no words in response. In truth, she was the person least afraid of the Dragon Spores, but at this moment, she could only stand there, unable to move an inch.
"I know what you want to do, but I urge you not to do anything foolish on impulse. Once you show up, with Long Yi’s abilities, he will quickly find a way to deal with you. Anything you do would only slightly delay our annihilation. It won’t help to change this world at all, so, keep charging here calmly, we will buy you as much time as possible," Jelly Willow said.
"I understand, but you must not die. As a Time Traveler, you should know that once you die, no matter how the timeline changes, you cannot be revived," Suolin said.
"I’ll try my best," Jelly Willow said. "But if my death can return Long Yi to normal, I am quite willing to try it."
The distant battle had already begun, with some surviving Dragon Knights mounting their dragons. Relying on their exquisite experience and skills, they fought alongside their Mount Dragons, forging an incomparable tacit understanding through countless battles, which made them nearly invincible.
But they were really too few.
From within the crumbling structures, Suolin could see clearly see Dragon Spores swarming towards the Imperial City from all sides like dark clouds, the monstrous creatures making piercing noises. Despite the Dragon Clan desperately casting every spell and Fighting Aura skill they could, they simply couldn’t fend off the relentless spores. Moreover, these spells and Fighting Aura skills couldn’t actually kill any of the spores.
’Surviving in such an environment is a miracle in itself, isn’t it?’ Suolin thought to herself with emotion.
In the entire Imperial City, everyone had stood up—men, women, the elderly, and children. Even those with crutches, bandages, and even those who had lost their legs.
"We have nothing left to lose. The only thing we can do is prove the dignity of humanity with our lives!" a person shouted loudly.
"Prove it with our lives!" the crowd shouted back.
Suolin could hear the tremor in their voices, see the fear in their eyes. But not a single person retreated. Moreover, they really had nowhere to retreat to.
The battle didn’t pause for a moment, with the Dragon Spores continually compressing the battle lines. The Dragon Clan fought while retreating, and the shrinking defense line helped concentrate their firepower. However, the increasingly tight defenses also made the Dragon Spores more densely packed.
Innumerable Dragon Spores flung themselves from the sky, the ground, from all around. The Dragon Clan had begun to burn their own lives to resist, barely keeping the Dragon Spores outside the Imperial City.
But that was all, and this wouldn’t last long because the Dragon Spores were amassing at an alarming rate, their numbers growing continuously!
With her powerful vision, Suolin could already see the details of the spores, hear their shrieking. In the next moment, she spotted someone among them.
Someone she hadn’t expected at all.
Long Yi. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
