This night was spent almost entirely in such a war. After Lin Wan returned, they had the spiritual spring water supply, so they wouldn't die from exhaustion of energy on the battlefield. Coupled with the assistance of three powerful attackers outside, the belief in defending their final homeland kept them going, spurring them to resist continuously. Finally, even ordinary people joined the war, using weapons and even some tools to deal with the alien creatures that had lost their mobility.
However, whether it was the high-level ability users on the front lines or the ordinary people in their final defense, there was the risk of death.
Watching their companions and teammates fall one by one, their hearts were filled with grief, but more so with the determination to win. Too many lives had been lost in this war. If they held on, all sacrifices would be meaningful. If they failed, not only they, but also those behind them would perish.
From four or five in the afternoon of the first day to four or five in the morning of the next, the alien corpses piled up tens of meters high outside the city walls. Everyone, from the initial fervor, turned numb. They only knew how to kill madly, to kill all monsters that were not their own kind. They fought valiantly, casting aside life and death.
The first ray of dawn appeared in the far distance. The last golden dragon was blown into pieces by Wu Xiang with spiritual energy. Its corpse slowly fell to the ground, and below it were the corpses of its kin, piled densely like mountains.
Wu Xiang felt as if her body had been hollowed out, a sequela of overusing her spiritual energy. The child, unable to hold on near the end of the war, had reverted to his original form. Wu Xiang killed the last alien, while Rong Jin shielded him and hid them to the side.
Until the war ended.
The city gate could no longer be opened, hidden among the piles of corpses. They could only fly up and jump in. The city was also densely packed with corpses, some human, most alien.
As Wu Xiang walked, she accidentally kicked something. A pained cry came out, the man's voice hoarse, "Damn it, who kicked me?"
One after another, more people crawled out from the piles of corpses. They were all wounded to varying degrees. Though it was their most disheveled moment, it was also their most glorious one.
"They're back!"
"Where are the aliens? Where are they! Are they all dead?"
Jin Wenye and Lin Wan ran over from a distance. Rong Jin returned the child to Lin Wan, who hugged the child tightly, tears streaming down her face.
Too many things had happened this night, and no one felt at ease. Although they had won, the deceased could not return.
They embraced each other, crying and laughing, rejoicing in their victory, rejoicing in their survival, and simultaneously mourning their fallen companions and loved ones.
Jin Wenye, seeing that the child was unharmed, breathed a sigh of relief. As he walked over to speak with Wu Xiang, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "It's raining!"
The sun was already rising, and its light had touched the higher rooftops, yet it was raining.
Wu Xiang extended her hand. Drops of rain fell onto her palm, transforming into a white light and disappearing.
"My wounds are healed! This rain is so magical!"
"This is heavenly dew! It's divine rain!"
Everyone felt the blessing and warmth this rain brought them. As the raindrops fell on them, their wounds healed, and their souls felt nourished, as if they were in a warm sea, incredibly relaxed and at ease. Sudan Novel Network
Wu Xiang looked at the specks of white light descending from the sky, her heart filled with a myriad of thoughts.
At this moment, she still did not know if her mother's actions were worth it, but she understood the reason behind what she had to do.
The rain not only fell on them but also on the corpses. To everyone's astonishment, the corpses gradually turned into light and then vanished into the air, until the barren yellow earth was revealed. The rain soaked the ground, and flowers and plants slowly grew. Sunlight streamed down, and everything grew towards the sun, perfectly.
Those still standing on the watchtower gazed intently at the world in the distance. This rain was irrigating the entire world. Trees regained their vitality and gradually grew green leaves. On the barren yellow land, countless small flowers and grasses sprouted. They were more sensitive than humans; they had sensed this disaster long ago. Their seeds were more adapted to disasters. They preserved their seeds when disaster struck, and now that the disaster had passed, they quickly took root and sprouted.
Everyone watched in amazement as everything transformed. The city, which had just experienced a devastating war, was now a city filled with spring. Flowers bloomed, and everything seemed to have returned to several years ago, before the doomsday had descended.
This rain lasted only half an hour, but the entire world had changed.
The child, having exhausted his spiritual energy, had reverted to his original form and was in a deep sleep. Lin Wan fed him spiritual spring water and only left after the doctors confirmed he had no physical injuries.
Some people gathered in the conference room. Despite having just experienced a life-and-death battle and lost many companions, the rain seemed to have cleared all the gloom from their hearts. They were eager to know if the world had returned to normal.
Jin Wenye was the first to ask the question he wanted to ask: "You said they saved the world. Have they succeeded now?"
Wu Xiang was exhausted, but fortunately, the world's vitality had recovered, and it could give her some back. She leaned back in her chair and said with a half-smile, "If you're talking about your world, then yes, it should be successful."
"What do you mean?"
Seeing Rong Jin enter, she stood up. "It means there will be no more aliens. The disaster that belonged to you has ended. However, your descendants will no longer awaken special abilities, and you will gradually become ordinary. To survive, you will still need to strive."
"Our world, what about your world?"
"I don't know." It seemed fine when she left, but she didn't know what had become of it now.
"Will they come back?"
Wu Xiang shook her head. "No."
Perhaps they couldn't come back.
A complex emotion flashed in her eyes. She said to Jin Wenye and Lin Wan, "I have something I need to discuss with you two. We will be leaving soon. Would you prefer to talk here, or somewhere else?"
Jin Wenye ushered everyone else out.
Wu Xiang said, "About your child, to be precise, he is no longer your child. He is now one with the entire world. If the world is well, he will remain well. Conversely, he will grow weaker. If another doomsday occurs, he will die before the world falls."
"Didn't you say the doomsday has ended?"
Wu Xiang spread her hands. "It has ended. But I never said it wouldn't happen again. However, it will have nothing to do with you then, because if another doomsday occurs, it will be at least several hundred or thousands of years later, which is unrelated to you."
Jin Wenye was astonished. "Hundreds of years? An'an he..."