Collapse: The World I Live In

A feeling of suffocation arose spontaneously, as if Yi was covered by an invisible giant hand. The Herrscher's wanton laughter echoed in Yi's mind, waking him up from his coma.

"..." Yi exhaled a breath, looked around and found that he was no longer on the moon, but in Mobius' laboratory. His arms that had disappeared were also reconnected by Mobius, but they were still wrapped in bandages.

"You're awake..." Mobius noticed Yi's awakening, and without turning his head, he continued busy with his work and said, "Humanity has lost...lost miserably...there are only 48 hours left...get ready to go to the next civilization..."

"..." Yi came to Mebius without saying anything, looked at the figure in the petri dish and asked, "What is this?"

"Remember the Seraph Project I told you about? She is the Seraph... Fortunately, there is still time... Just in time to complete it..." Mobius said as he looked at the baby in the incubator, "She is made up of your and my genes plus the Herrscher core that separated from your body... She can also be considered an artificial Herrscher..."

"But she's still a baby," Yi said.

"So what happens next is up to you... You will raise him... You will control her... and make her a Herrscher who fights for humanity." Mobius said, looking into Yi's eyes.

"Then...what about you..." Yi asked. Being a Herrscher who fights for humanity is Alicia's dream. The future is full of unknowns, and no one knows whether the Herrscher of the next civilization will really fight for humanity. This is also Mobius's selfish desire. She doesn't want Alicia's efforts to go to waste.

"Me? I will stay by her side. After all, she is my child..." said Mobius, and then showed Yi a chain, "made from the core of the Herrscher of a Thousand... I call it [Chain of Heaven]... and it will always be with her..."

"...Have you thought of a name for her? Our child..." Yi said. He also knew the feelings that Mebius had for him. When Mebius said he would accompany her, he probably meant going to the next civilization together.

"Hmph~ If you say that now~ Be careful or I'll tell Eden about it~" Mobius was very satisfied when he heard what Yi said, "Let's call her...Li... I hope she's like Liuli, radiant and pure and kind... just like Alicia..."

"I'm afraid someone like Alicia can't do it..." Yi said jokingly.

"She is your daughter after all... Can you be a little more confident..." Mebius shot back.

This moment of tranquility was particularly beautiful in the end times. Yi looked at Mobius and said, "Mobius...how did you get my genes...I remember that my gene bank was destroyed when I defected..."

"...Get out..." Mobius looked at Yi and spit out a word, telling Yi to get out of the laboratory, and she began to make the final adjustments to Li, her daughter.

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Yi also returned to Eden, who was guarding the unconscious Li.

"What's wrong with Li?" Yi asked.

"It's the influence of the end... As soon as he returned to Earth... Li fell into a coma..." Eden shook his head and said.

"It'll be fine... and Li will have another sister..." Yi told Eden about Mebius' plan.

"This is good... there is someone to accompany Li..." Eden touched Li's face and said, "Yi... do you think... can Li withstand the power of the Beast of the End?"

"...Okay..." Yi said unconfidently. The Beast of the End was too powerful and everything was unknown.

"..." Seeing Yi's hesitation, Eden made up his mind and said, "I will become Li's holy mark... to restrain the beast of the end! This is for Li and for the future."

"Wait...you will...die if you do this..." Yi wanted to stop Eden, but he couldn't figure out how to stop a mother's love for her child.

"Li is still so young...he shouldn't have to endure this...this is our mistake as parents..." said Eden.

"Eden..." Yi choked.

"Look at you... you're getting a little old..." Eden stood up and touched Yi's face. Because of the overdraft in the Final Battle, wrinkles appeared on Yi's face and his hair was mixed with white. "Let me say my final goodbye to Li..."

"Okay..." Yi took a step back and left space for the mother and son.

Eden turned around and stroked Li's face, then said slowly, "Xiao Li, my baby... If possible, I really want to grow up with you... You must listen to your daddy when I'm not around~ Don't be picky about food, eat more, and grow up quickly~ You must also be clean, because only girls will like you if you are clean... Don't stay up late, get enough sleep... And you must make friends, you don't need too many friends, just a few friends you can truly trust... And don't be as fickle as your dad..."

"...Xiao Li...you will not live an ordinary life from now on. You may face a lot of pain and difficulties, but be firm in yourself! Believe that this world is still beautiful... And finally...no matter how bad this world is, I will always love you..."

Finally, Eden gently kissed Li's forehead, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned around and looked at Yi and said, "That's it... Then dance with me for the last time..."

"Okay..." Yi took Eden's hand and danced slowly in the room. There was no accompaniment, only two hearts connected to each other.

Slowly, Eden's whole body began to emit a faint light, which gradually turned into holy marks and merged into Li's body. In the end, Eden could not stand and fell into Yi's arms.

"And... Yi... I love you too..." Eden used up his last bit of strength to say this with a smile, then turned into a holy mark and merged into Li's body.

Yi just knelt on the ground in this position. Eden was the woman he loved most in his life. This woman had given him countless help but never asked for anything from him.

Eden, this woman who shines like gold, did not despise herself as a criminal when she was wanted by the whole world. Instead, she gave herself the greatest help and always kept the promise she made at the wedding.

She gave up her life and turned into a stigmata. This was also Eden's choice. She paid more attention to emotion than rationality. When her civilization was about to end, she also chose to bid farewell to this civilization in her own way.

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"No... Eden! Eden!..." Yi couldn't hold back his tears and burst into tears. He originally thought that after going through so many hardships, his heart had already become as hard as soul steel, because he knew that crying could not solve any problems.

But at this moment, he couldn't control his emotions and he burst into tears. Only by crying could he mourn the love of his life and only by crying could he vent the extreme pain in his heart.

……

After a long time, Yi recovered. Time was running out and he hadn't finished his work yet. He picked up Li and rushed towards the Mobius Laboratory.

Just then, Klein rushed out of the laboratory holding a child in his arms, and the two of them bumped into each other.

"Senior Yi! Have you seen Dr. Mobius? There's a new child in the laboratory!" Klein asked anxiously. She looked around but couldn't find Mobius.

"Wasn't she here before..." Yi looked at the child in Klein's arms. It was Li. Yi realized something was wrong and rushed into the laboratory. He found the place where Mebius was before and started searching. Klein also followed Yi into the laboratory again.

Finally, the two found a letter on Mebius' desk.

"Yi could also be Klein. When you see this letter, I have already turned into a stigmata... The Fifth God Key, the Key of Stasis, the Key of All Things Hibernation, has a limited number of places... and Klein, as a Herrscher, happens to not have a place... So... you know... if it is Klein who opens this letter... then Klein, from now on you are Li's godmother! She will be left to you to take care of! I don't feel comfortable relying on Yi alone!..."

"And if it's Yi... I don't have much to say! Eden's choice might be similar to mine... Maybe you came here after crying for a while, but don't let me discourage you! You are Yi! Protect the future for me! For Alicia, Eden and me... the guardian of the future..."

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"Doctor..." Klein looked at the child in his arms and couldn't help but shed tears, while Yi was trembling all over. On this day, the two women who were most important to him left one after another. The suffocating pain like a leech will accompany Yi throughout his life.

The Heavenly Chains behind the two began to twist as if alive...