Chi Xiao, the dragon-slaying sword, was given to Chen Huijie by Wei Yanwu for an unknown purpose.
This is Valentine's understanding of this sword, very simple. The game plot does not detail Chi Xiao's origins and Wei Yanwu's intention of giving the sword to Chen Huijie. He was too lazy to think about these Longlong family affairs, and only left a simple impression of "it feels so powerful" about the sword. .
Not only the plot of the game is foreshadowed, but also the memories of Valentine’s Earth are modified. This bright red sword happened to have the same name as a legendary sword on Earth, so he naturally increased his evaluation of Chi Xiao.
In the past, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, used the red sky to kill the white snake and started the legendary life of an emperor through the ages. This red sky in the world of Terra is called the "Dragon-Slaying Sword", which fits the name.
The ancients had a superstitious belief that if you kill a small snake with a broken sword in the wild, you can say that you have killed the incarnation of the dragon, in order to find a reasonable excuse for the uprising.
If it fails, not many people will remember this incident; if it succeeds, the historians of the new dynasty will definitely embellish this incident, and while ensuring the historical facts, they will maximize the record of the new emperor's accession to the throne and the establishment of the new dynasty as a destiny. legend.
However, the earth really does not have fantasy species like dragons, and future generations will understand that they have been processed when they see the stories in history books.
But Terra is a magical planet where a beast-eared girl travels all over the place and spreads her Origin Stone skills everywhere. It is normal for Chixiao to have such magical power. It would make Valentine feel strange if she couldn't kill the dragon.
It's a pity that Chen Huijie, who had high hopes from Wei Yanwu, weakened in the final stage. He held Chixiao but lost the determination to kill the dragon. As a result, another person snatched the weapon away and sent the red sword blade into the heart of the fire dragon.
The moment Xing Yihuang held Chi Xiao, the dull sword blade suddenly burst out with a dazzling light, as if Chi Xiao reappeared with his sword drawn, smearing a thick layer of blood on everyone's eyes. Nothing but red.
The extremely violent power surged into "Xing Yihuang"'s body like a tsunami, but was neutralized by the dark blue flying dragon in her body. Valentine just felt a numbness in his hand, which did not slow down his stabbing speed.
No one reacted, and the change only happened in an instant. When Chen Huijie finally recovered from the sluggishness, Xing Yihuang was already sitting on Talulah's lap, clutching Chi Xiao with his right hand and stabbing the entire sword into her body.
The sharp blade penetrated Tallulah's body easily and penetrated deeply into the wall against which she was leaning. Xing Yihuang's left arm was tightly attached to Tallulah's back, his fingers clenching into claws holding her clothes, and his nails penetrated the skin and embedded themselves in the flesh.
The two of them sat on the ground and hugged each other, looking like a pair of sisters who had a close relationship. Of course, one must ignore the Chi Xiao in Xing Yihuang's hand and the almost substantial hatred emanating from her body.
It seemed like a hug with good feelings, but in fact it was to restrain Tallulah's body as much as possible to prevent her from moving around, so as not to be unable to kill someone cleanly and neatly.
Severe pain spread from the heart to the whole body. Tallulah's consciousness briefly regained clarity due to the violent reaction of the nervous system. Her lips were slightly opened to say something, but no sound came out.
Soon, her eyes lost their brightness, and Kosiche's mind took over the body again.
He was not dead yet, someone was grabbing his life.
In the endless darkness, the Vaifan man wrapped in thunder and lightning used unimaginable power to stop the disappearance of Koxiche's vitality, and at the same time inserted Chixiao into his chest, just like Xing Yihuang against Tallulah Do that.
Frightened shouts came from around her, but her light gray eyes could only see the thunderous flying dragon wrapped around Xing Yihuang. "Tallulah" chuckled, closed her eyes and relaxed her body, letting Chi Xiao absorb her life force.
Tallulah will not die, and the person Chi Xiao really wants to kill is him.
Since that Vaifan man was so persistent in wanting to kill him, he followed his wishes and went to see him for the last time.
See what kind of existence he is.
Vitality, vitality...
This kind of ability should not appear in the world of Terra at this time.
No Terran is worthy of such near-miraculous abilities.
Although the potential of Source Stone skills is great, and if you try your best to explore it, you can do some extraordinary things, but this does not mean that the people of Terra can do that.
What is the path to becoming a god?
When you reach the end, you can become a god, and all the magic you perform are miracles.
However, Terra has been around for thousands of years, and no one has ever seen this path come to an end.
Even the most professional Originium technology scholar, Gabriel, one of the Saints of Lateran, could not do it.
Her lifespan is more than twice that of ordinary people, but the four Gabriels so far have not reached the end, and they can't even see the end.
If you can't cross this final hurdle, Origin Stone skills will always be Source Stone skills and cannot be called a miracle.
In the eyes of those "people" thousands of years ago, their so-called Origin Stone skills were nothing more than children's playing house.
But those "people" have been crushed into powder by the wheel of time and disappeared in the long river of history, never to return.
so.
What is so special about you?
I actually see in you the hope of reaching the end of the road to becoming a god...
For the first time, the pretense of indifference and arrogance disappeared from Kosiche. Time seemed to have withdrawn the curse placed on him, allowing him to return to that period of buried history and open his eyes with awe to see the people in front of him. .
No matter what Valentine's character is, this Originium skill is enough for him to show his sincere respect.
Familiar appearance, familiar expression.
Everything Kosich saw told him that this was just an ordinary Waifan. This guy didn't even know how to hide his emotions. No matter how you looked at it, he was just a young man in his early twenties who was easily influenced by his emotions.
But the power that this guy burst out really made Kosiche feel a long-lost familiarity, as if the past appeared in front of him again through time and space.
Is time actually a ouroboros connected end to end?
Maybe it’s a constant movement forward for some, but for others it’s a constant cycle.
That's ridiculous.
Kosich ignored Valentin's power on Chixiao. He stared closely at the eyes of this Vaifan, wanting to see what was behind the burning anger.
The soul is the foundation of Origin Stone skills and the most real part of a person. People can change their appearance, voice, personality and even gender, but their souls can never change.
It has had only one appearance since its inception.
Valentine's soul was as defenseless to Cosich as Tallulah's, and soon he felt the mysterious and mysterious presence. But it was at this moment that he understood why this Vaifan man could possess "vitality", a power that should not exist now.
Countless questions were understood at this moment, and the fog shrouding the future completely dissipated, revealing several illusory but broad roads before his eyes.
The roads vary in length and scenery, but they all lead to a definite end.
Koscich's heart had never been so peaceful.
He was even a little happy.
Because among the billion people in the current Terran world, I am afraid that only Cosiche has seen a clear future.
"Ah……"
He sneered, slowly raised his hand and put it on Valentine's shoulder.
"You surprise me more than that Custer guy."
Black Snake's movements did not arouse Valentine's reaction. At this moment, he just wanted to watch this guy perish in his own hands.
"Everything I do is for Ursus and to make this great country even greater."
"I can only do it for Ursus."
Kosich suddenly pressed Valentin's forehead, his dark eyes staring closely at the boy in front of him, and his voice was deep.
"but you……"
"You can do it for everything."
"For everything."
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Valentine was angry, very angry.
The reason was none other than Cosiche, who was stabbed to the core by him at this moment.
People always have a goal in life, and only with goals can they be motivated. Before the Qicheng incident, Valentine's targets were only Xing Yihuang and Raphael. As for saving the world, he didn't care too much. After all, it was too far away and he felt tired after watching it for a long time.
But after Chernobog was captured, Valentine had one more goal, which was to kill Tallulah and overthrow the Integration Movement.
Although it sounds rude, this is indeed the truest thought in his heart at the time.
However, as time went by, the flames covering Valentine's eyes became lighter and lighter, and he was able to look at revenge more rationally.
The integration movement that Valentin wants to overthrow is one that is purely for venting selfish desires and pushing the infected to the edge of more danger, rather than one that makes its own reasonable demands to the world and wants to be treated fairly;
The Tallulah he wanted to kill was the Tallulah who turned Chernobog into hell and led the infected into the abyss, not the Tallulah who sincerely ran around for the infected.
Rubbing red gold is a good job to cultivate your body and mind. During those days of extremely boring work, in addition to paying attention to the news from various countries in the Terra world, Valentin also went through the plot of Arknights several times, hoping to get some useful information from it.
Then he understood the whole "Tallulah not Tallulah" fucked-up thing.
When he was at Longmen, Valentin thought about what to do if the real murderer was not Tallulah. Although he didn't come up with the result at that time, Valentin knew exactly what he was thinking.
He was irreversibly shaken about killing Tallulah. After seeing Rhode Island's mission plan, the matter was completely disintegrated and disappeared.
Although Valentine didn't want to admit it or do it, he really couldn't kill Tallulah.
Not just because of Tallulah's importance to Rhode Island, but also because of the real damn guy that is Kosich.
That's why Valentin was so angry. Regardless of Dr. Kelsey who just came in and Amiya Chen Huijie who was beside him, he grabbed Chixiao and stabbed Tallulah.
With the dark blue flying dragon blessed by the aura of Jiao Zhengyu, Tallulah will not die, but the red sky in his hand will kill Koxiche in the spiritual world.
Immortal black snake?
Are you there even at the end of this earth?
Have you ever heard of Chixiao Sword?
The dragon-slaying sword!
Back then, a capable man named Liu Bang used Chixiao to kill a white snake and became the emperor. I don't want to be the emperor. Today I just want to kill your black snake!
His Red Sky kills the white snake, and my Red Sky kills the black snake!
I don’t even dare to claim to be immortal, how dare you?
It's a pity that Valentin was so angry that he couldn't speak, otherwise he would definitely have to give Cosiche a few twists and turns of the idiom "bloody head".
"Ah……"
A sneer passed into Valentine's ears, so close that his body suddenly trembled.
It's obvious that this comes from Cosiche.
At this time, Valentin and Cosich's movements were just like Xing Yihuang's Tallulah in reality. Cosich was sitting on the ground with his back against the black wall, and Valentin was riding on his thigh with his right hand tight. Holding Chi Xiao's knife handle, he pinched his back with his left hand to prevent Kosiche from making unnecessary movements.
Therefore, the two men put their chins on each other's shoulders, and their voices could be heard no matter how low they were.
"You surprise me more than that Custer guy."
Koxiche tilted his head back and turned to look directly at the dragon man in front of him. Valentine pursed his lips tightly and leaned back, and stabbed the other person's heart harder with his right hand.
"Everything I do is for Ursus and to make this great country even greater."
"I can only do it for Ursus."
But Kosich did not show any painful reaction, his expression was indifferent, and his usual smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which looked quite strange against the blood.
"but you……"
"You can do it for everything."
His voice suddenly deepened, as if he was announcing something important.
"For everything."
? ? ?
Although Valentin was very angry at the moment, he was also confused by Cosiche's mindless words.
What can I do for everything?
What the hell are you talking about, you damn old thing?
Valentin wanted to swear, but the habit cultivated by Xing Yihuang and Raphael still prevented him from saying those indecent words.
"what are you saying?"
He raised his eyebrows slightly, but his right hand didn't relax at all.
If Valentin pulled out Chixiao at this time, Cosiche would die completely, but he was intrigued by these words and wanted to hear what this old guy wanted to say.
Anyway, Chi Xiao is in his hands, and Koxiche will definitely die today.
Jesus can't save him, I'm telling you!
"I can feel it...I can see it."
The pale hair was dyed with a touch of bright red and hung between the two of them. Kosich stared at the person in front of him, his voice getting deeper and deeper.
"The road under your feet is your future."
future?
Another bad guy?
Valentine thought of the prophecy uttered by the patriots not long ago, and his scalp went numb. He didn't want to listen anymore, and when he was about to pull out Chi Xiao, Koxiche suddenly held his hand and stopped him from pulling out the sword.
In an instant, Valentine felt that his right hand was wrapped in ice, and all he felt was unbearable coldness.
It was as if what was holding his right hand was a corpse.
“Obey what is in your heart and do not waver.”
The bright light in Kosiche's eyes became fainter and fainter, and the vitality in him continued to disappear. Only his words remained the same as usual.
Violent power came from the palm of his hand. Valentine felt the resistance of the Chixiao Sword, and several thunderbolts flashed through his body. Just now, he had been using the power of "vitality" to suppress Chi Xiao's power, in order to let Koxiche die slowly and relieve the hatred in his heart.
But what Valentin didn't expect was that his hatred didn't dissipate much, but his doubts grew more and more.
"Let go!"
He wanted to break free from Kosiche's hands and pulled the Chixiao Sword hard, but he could not pull out the blade even one point.
Those pale hands locked Valentine's wrist tightly like a pair of shackles, making it impossible for him to break free.
At this moment, Valentine heard a familiar word.
"I saw that all the cities were devastated."
These eight words were like a heavy hammer hitting Valentin's head, causing him to freeze in place, staring straight at Cosiche, whose life was about to come to an end.
This sentence was familiar to him, it was the prophecy spoken by patriots.
At that time, after hearing the prophecy, Valentin even had the idea of drawing a gun and shooting Amiya, but he was quickly suppressed.
Unexpectedly, just an hour later he heard this prophecy again, and it came from the mouth of Cosiche.
But at this time the only listener was Valentine himself.
"I saw the source stones spread all over the earth."
"I see you with a black crown on your head, turning thousands of creatures into memories."
"I see the devil enslaving all species."
Every word is correct, and the solemnity in the words is even worse than that of a patriot.
It seems that this is the real prophecy, a prophecy that only Valentine can hear.
Most of the strength in Valentine's right hand had dissipated. He looked at Koscich in front of him and slowly tilted his head.
"……What?"
He couldn't understand what this meant.
"It is foolish to believe entirely in prophecies and not to believe them at all, Valentine."
Kosich loosened his grip on Valentin's hands, and the smile on his lips grew a little thicker.
This was the first time he had spoken the name of his enemy since the battle with Rhodes Island.
And the only time.
"Wait, you..."
Countless questions filled Valentin's heart. He increased the power of the Origin Stone skills and wanted to hang on to Koxiche's life for a while to figure out what these words meant. However, at this time, the Red Sky Sword burst out with difficulty. The power of suppression made Valentine's hand freeze.
The dazzling red light covered Valentine's eyes like a waterfall of blood, and at the same time came Cosich's last words.
"Who do you think the devil will be?"
Immediately afterwards, the red light dissipated and Valentine's vision returned to normal. He looked ahead and saw that there was no shadow of Kosiche. Apart from darkness, there was only a faint white light on the horizon.
His biggest enemy died in his own hands, but Valentine couldn't be happy. No matter how far he reaches now, the former Chernobog will never come back, and those who died in the war will not be resurrected, but will only turn into a handful of loess in time and return to the earth.
The hatred was gone, the enemies were gone, and the lives were gone. All that was left was the guilt for Xing Yihuang and Raphael.
As for the prophecy made by Cosich just now, Valentin didn't take it to heart. He knew very well what kind of person he was. Even a devil in a broad sense could not change, let alone Amiya, a real "devil". exists.
Are doubts useful? That's for those who are still alive.
Now that Kosiche is dead, the mission is over, and it's time for him to leave.
The thin figure gradually became transparent, and Valentine handed over control of Xing Yihuang's body.
Feeling the gradually spreading consciousness, he sent a message to Xing Yihuang.
"I'm sorry for doing such a risky thing with your body."
"But it was to kill Cosiche."
The anger in Xing Yihuang's eyes disappeared, and she became the cold girl that everyone was familiar with again. Valentin's behavior just now brought her trouble, but Xing Yihuang was not dissatisfied.
The dark blue flying dragon blocking Xing Yihuang's back disappeared. Chen Huijie pushed her away and hugged her sister, crying with joy after feeling Talulah's breathing. Amiya seemed to have fainted, and the medical operators who arrived helped her to a platform and began emergency rescue.
"But Tallulah is still alive, but she will no longer be affected by Cosiche."
"This is a good thing, both for her and for Rhode Island."
Is Cosiche dead?
Xing Yihuang didn't know about the interaction between Valentin and Cosich just now, but she still chose to believe it, told Chen Huijie and Rhode Island, and returned the Chixiao Sword to its original owner.
"Cosciche is dead."
The red sword blade was placed at Chen Huijie's feet.
"With Valentine's backing spirit, I can ensure that Koscich is killed while keeping Tallulah alive."
"She's fine."
Although it sounds incredible, the reality still made others believe what Xing Yihuang said. Chen Huijie nodded slightly, put Chixiao back into its sheath and hung it behind her back. She helped Tallulah up and walked towards the exit. At the same time, she took out the key to the core city and threw it to W who had just ran up.
She had come up a long time ago, but because of the intimidation of Xing Yihuang's powerful aura, she had been hiding in the dark, and now she dared to come out and jump around.
"Old man! I'm going to stop the core city for you!"
With W's bold words, Core City stopped in the wilderness with a roar, announcing the complete success of the Rhode Island mission. Xing Yihuang walked towards the equipment he had put on the ground not long ago, put on his protective clothing again, and looked into the distance.
Spring has arrived, and in her eyes there is only hope and hope.
