East of Eden

Chapter 54 THE PIETA

ended.

Cloud shadows linger in the night sky, gradually blocking the brilliance of the full moon, and the light golden lights in the museum appear bright and dazzling.

Star took off the red-haired woman's necklace and wiped the blood off the relic.

Every time he got a holy object, he didn't have any excitement at all, as if he was just completing the mission mechanically.People's expectations of him and the crime of killing were carried on his shoulders together, and he walked with his head sullen like this, slowly being drawn into the vortex of 3000 years later.

"Cang Xing." Helios called his name behind him, "Give me the holy thing."

Helios stretched out his hand, but Cangxing didn't turn around or respond.

"What's wrong? Didn't our cooperation just now be perfect?" The blond-haired artificial man smiled and stared at his back.

For some reason, Xing hesitated, and in an instant, many dialogues flashed through his mind like a movie montage.

"Athenia is a lone wolf, the leader, and you are being used as a weapon by the Weaver Party. This is not what Liang Shiheng wants to see." Shano once said.

"Helios is a madman, and if he got the holy relic, he would destroy the whole world," said Chauvin Edifence.

"You're too easily taken advantage of..."

Sopela's body was at his feet, fingers curled unwillingly, still holding the bundle of red whips.Looking at her bright red hair, Xing suddenly figured out something.Sopela works for Su Huang, and he works for the Weaver Party. They are both under the control of modern people. How will the ending be different?

Where Sopela belongs is where he belongs.

But...maybe it's a little different.

He thought with luck that the Weaver Party is not Su Huang, they have the Edgar Allan Poe Tavern of the Dragon, the kitten raised by Dr. Shanmu, Yun An greets him every morning on a motorcycle, and Heathwell looks at him when he is studying. There is always light shining...Although he is taciturn, Xing is not without emotion. He is like a silent hunter, sitting on the steps at the corner of the street, hiding a little bit of warmth in the fireworks of the world.When he realized it, he realized that these warmths had already filled his empty heart. He valued bonds more than anyone else, and was more gentle than anyone else.

As for Helios, they blew the wind on the top of the ancient pyramid together, drank together in the quiet late night, and drove wildly in the rainforest together.They have cooperated many times, like old friends with a tacit understanding.

...

Thinking of this, Xing slowly held the holy object into his palm.

He originally wanted to give the relic to Helios——

If it wasn't for the second before he was about to turn around, Helios suddenly pressed his light gun against his back.

"Give me the holy object." Helios changed into an extremely cold tone, perhaps this is his true face.

Xing's whole body trembled, and a dangerous alarm sounded, circling in his brain.

He turned around and faced Helios, only to see the man's light gun poked in his abdomen, his eyes were as firm as iron.

"What if I don't give it?" Xing clenched the relic, took a step back, and looked down at the man who was slightly shorter than him in front of him.

He thought that this time, like many times before, Helios would talk to him about "absolute rationality" and "accurate calculation". They talked for several rounds and finally reached a consensus that was not so pleasant.

But this time, before the words finished, there was only an unhesitating gunshot. The light beam sank into Lu Xing's lower abdomen, pierced through his body, and shot straight out from his back, branding a hole in the floor.

The taste of blood immediately filled his mouth, Xing choked out a big mouthful of blood, and looked at Helios with his last strength.

The golden light fell on his long hair, cracks appeared on the meticulous expression of the artificial man, and pain and sadness flashed in his eyes.

Helios didn't know what kind of emotion it was. Pain and sadness were a kind of weirdness to him, a bug in the program.But the moment he fired the gun, he really felt a sharp pain in a soft corner of his heart.

"..."

Xing fell backwards, loosened his fingers, and the relic necklace slipped from his hand and fell to the smooth ground.

Before he fell to the ground, Helios caught him on his knees.He held the back of Cang Xing's head, watching the blood from his mouth flow all over his fingers.

"I'm sorry." For some reason, Helios said this, his voice was very soft, with a hint of tremor.

Xing lay down in his arms and smiled, like self-deprecating and comforting, his black eyes gradually closed against the light, and his head rested peacefully on Helios' chest, still warm.

Helios suddenly felt a boundless loneliness, and he had the same feeling before the death of the original helios that made it.After a long time, he hugged Xing's heavy body horizontally, and then picked up the sacred object on the ground.

...

The day was approaching dawn, and people saw a raging fire in the sky, and the light of the fire engulfed the dark blue night ahead of time.The Jinsha City Museum was burning, and the golden rubble, sculptures, and bricks collapsed one after another. Those ancient arts were destroyed, but they had a different kind of magnificence.

Amidst the billowing flames, a person gradually walked out of the museum, holding another fallen man in his arms, just like Michelangelo's sculpture "Pieta".The right hand of the person in his arms was drooping, black hair covered the side of his face, and a long gun was tucked under his shoulder. The standing person had blond hair flying, like a god, overlooking the whole land calmly and sadly, and then his eyes became full of lions. Ambition.

He has to win.

Helios said to himself.

All hindrances, all seeds of rebellion must be removed.

The ancient Jinsha City has ushered in its countless dawns, and this dawn is destined to be different from the past.

half a month later.

Haven City.

The electronic screens in the streets and alleys are all occupied by news about the Weaver Party, and even the slowest octogenarians can realize that a big war is coming.

[Helios, the leader of the Weaver Party, made his first appearance and delivered an hour-long speech on the Internet, declaring war on Su Huang.Prior to this, the Weaver Party had successively captured three holy relics, manufactured a large number of new energy weapons, and performed well in combating eid-type weapons...]

[The Weaver party is bound to obtain the fourth holy object. Helios said that after obtaining all four holy objects, he will open the "gate of time and space" for human beings to communicate with Yin Qi civilization, and conduct an expedition across the world line , which will be a major feat in human history. 】

The wind direction of public opinion is obviously in favor of the Weaver Party. After Helios made his public appearance, because of his handsome appearance and well-reasoned arguments, he attracted a large wave of new blood to the organization.

Now the Weaver Party has achieved unprecedented prosperity, with as many as 500 million people. Moreover, they have produced powerful weapons that are not inferior to Su Huang through the ancient technology activated by the sacred objects.More and more people took to the streets to march, and the crowd was furious, vowing to overthrow the tyranny of Su Huang.

Su Huang's internal affairs have long been corrupted, and his ruling has lost popular support. The Weaver Party has a great chance of winning.

On the streets of Haven City, in an unremarkable bar, a man in a plaid shirt was listlessly wiping his glass and turning off the TV.

"Crazy, all crazy," Long said.

Before he could finish speaking, one of the window panes was smashed by a marching Weaver party member.

"Third window lost this week." He shook his head resignedly.

"The Weaver Party is not the same Weaver Party as before." Siswell sat in front of the bar, looking haggard, and ordered a glass of absinthe, "I didn't expect Xiao He to be the leader of the Weaver Party. Knowing where it was taken, I am really worried about Xing's safety."

"Oh, don't think so much." Long handed over the mixed wine and patted her on the shoulder.

At this moment, a few boisterous members of the New Weaver Party outside shouted at the two of them: "Hey buddy, what are you drinking in broad daylight, join us, and join us in resisting the tyranny of Su Huang!"

After all, they shouted slogans excitedly and left. This group of newcomers all wore golden sun badges on their shoulders, and each of them had a copy of "Messiah", which was easy to identify.

Long smiled faintly: "When we joined the Weaver Party, you didn't know where to play with mud."

Heather laughed too.

The bustling tavern in the past, now there are only a few people left.

Like the tide, the old people fade away and new people keep coming.

...

On the other side of the city, Haven City Hospital.

Suhuang's senior executive Xiaowan Edifence walked into the ward with a frown, and today he still brought a bouquet of roses.

"Because of that lunatic named Helios, I'm about to lose my job. This is the last time I'll see you, brother." Xiao Wan took off his top hat, but he didn't see Shanmu Zhelang on the hospital bed.

He looked around in the ward, and saw a white-haired man sitting in a wheelchair, staring blankly at the electronic screen outside the window, which was playing Helios' speech.

"God! Shanmu...you, you woke up!? When?!" Xiao Wan said in surprise.

"About three days ago." Shanmu Zhelang said lightly, showing a gentle smile, "I knew you were coming, and I was waiting for you here a long time ago. Su Huang's current situation is very difficult, right?"

Xiao Wan sat down on the hospital bed: "That's right, we are going to lose this time."

"You are right. You will be completely defeated by the Weaver Party in one month and four days. They will occupy the White Tower of Tiangong Island, activate four holy relics at the same time, and then continue to attack the Yin Qi civilization on the other world line. Attack. They're going to dominate both worldlines and end up playing themselves to death."

Xiao Wan raised his head suspiciously: "Since when did you work part-time as a fortuneteller?"

"It's not divination, but memory. During the sleepy time, my brain didn't stop thinking, and I recalled everything in the past—although they looked like the future." Shanmu Zhelang sank in the wheelchair, and the snow-white curtains He flicked beside him, "Wen Luo's guess is right, I finally understand why he died."

"what?"

"Our entire world line, together with Liang Shiheng's world line, are nested in a huge loop. Just like this conversation between us, it has happened countless times before, and it may happen countless times in the future."

Xiao Wan said, "You mean...?"

"Don't worry, you will understand everything in three days and twelve hours." Like a sage from the past, Shan Mu Zhelang said with a smile: "It was not natural disasters that destroyed Yinqi civilization, but Helios. The upcoming expedition across the world line."

[Volume 3.5 StayGold/End]

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The author has something to say:

With a long sigh, the relationship between Xiao He and Cang Xing is a bit difficult to summarize.When Cang Xing fell down, Xiao He immediately hugged him instead of the sacred object. In fact, this has violated the program settings.

*Michelangelo's sculpture "The Pieta" (THEPIETA): also known as the Pieta, that is, the marble statue of the Virgin holding the dead Christ. It is now hidden in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, and I have the honor to see it with my own eyes.super shocking.