Chapter 378 Thank You, Mikael

"It's just Taixu Sword God. Don't you know how your master was defeated?"

Facing the tangible giant sword that dropped from the sky and was made up of invisible energy, Mikael's only response was a meaningful smile.

"It's not enough to defeat me."

Mikael made a sword gesture with his left hand, and when the giant sword was about to cut off his head, he lightly released the spear forward, and the sword that penetrated heaven and earth shattered in an instant.

But is it over?

No, Mikael's vision was dazed for a moment, as if a drop of water fell into a calm lake, and everything he could see was twisted and broken like ripples.

What finally caught Mikael's eyes was a fire phoenix that swooped down and reached his eyes...or rather, a red kite.

"magnificent……"

The raging fire quickly burned away the surrounding ice and snow, taking Mikael's body with it.

The world fell into silence again, and no matter the cyan ice field, white snow, red fire, or the dazzling and dim solar eclipse ring, they no longer existed.

When Mikael felt the light again, he was surrounded by blue.

He lowered his head and stood on a broken lake. The surface of the lake is covered with fine cracks like ice, but it is not static ice after all, because Mikael can also see round ripples centered on his footing and escaping to the surroundings.

And further away, above the head, there is no extra color except blue. There wasn't even a trace of fluffy white clouds. Because of this, Mikael stared at the blue for a long time and couldn't find the dividing line between the lake and the sky.

"here it is……"

"This is my heart lake, Mikael."

"..."

Mikael clenched his fists, instantly regained his indifferent expression, and then turned around slowly.

"No need to pretend, you have expected it, otherwise time would not be almost frozen here."

Looking at Hua, who was standing less than a step away in front of him, Mikael bit his lower lip and raised his hand, but when his fingertips failed to touch anything, he retracted it like an electric shock.

"Oh, what does this have to do with me? Isn't this Yu Duchen's first rated power?"

Hua's sword heart has been broken, and the cultivation of Taixu Sword Qi has also gone with it. It seems impossible to use the Taixu Sword God again. But in fact, nothing is complicated or unbelievable. The person who defeated Taixu Sword God was Ling Shuang and Hua. The two of them took action at the same time, but one was in reality and the other was in Yu Duchen's fantasy.

In other words, Yu Duchen, the first rated power...

"Use the Taixu Sword God in reality to cover up Yu Duchen's power, good, good, good..."

"But that's not what I'm talking about!"

Hua looked at Mikael, who was almost talking to himself, and felt angry for no reason. She suddenly stepped forward and took Mikael's right hand in her palm.

Her eyes were so stubborn and mixed with so many emotions that for a while, Mikael didn't dare to look directly at her and could only turn his head away in frustration.

But then, Hua made a bolder move - she let go of Mikael's right hand, but she didn't want to give up anything. Instead, she held Mikael's cheek forcefully and turned his head violently. He came back and looked at himself.

"How can Yu Duchen... be so powerful? You know this better than me, Mikael. I just liberated Yu Duchen's first rated power. But I can't pull you into my heart lake, even more I can't...let time almost stand still at this moment, before my memory is completely burned by Yu Duchen...right?"

Mikael pursed his lips, neither confirming nor denying.

He couldn't deny it, because only he could do these things in this world.

But what should he say, or what exactly does he want to do by doing this? Want to say something? He doesn't know it himself.

He even did this subconsciously. He subconsciously entered Hua's heart and almost stopped the flow of time before Yu Duchen burned her memory. These actions may not have any special reason, let alone What a last resort reason.

It was just at that moment that Mikael thought of doing this, and he just did it.

Above the heart lake, the barriers between people are minimized. Even if there is a slight fluctuation in the heart, the thought will be transmitted to another person along the ripples.

Hua knew what Mikael was thinking, but she obviously didn't think so - isn't a person's subconscious actions following his own instinct? What is the instinct? Didn't Mikael first have a subconscious desire to communicate with himself, and then his body would have the corresponding instinct?

"Don't not answer me, Michail! You must have something to say to me, right?"

But she failed to get the response she wanted.

Mikael turned his head away again forcefully and stubbornly. He bit his lower lip and refused to speak.

"Hehe...hehe..."

Hua shook his head, smiled bitterly and took two steps back.

But just when Mikael thought that everything should be over, time could continue to run as usual, and he should be like the determination he had just established not long ago - not slowing down for anything, let alone Anyone who stays.

Because he has something he must do, and because he is unswervingly walking on the path he thinks is right.

However, the next moment, Hua suddenly threw herself into his arms.

Mikael was hit suddenly, his center of gravity was unstable, and his right foot took a half step back, his toes touching the ground, but he did not move forward, nor did he let his heels land, just his toes touching the ground.

Time flows slowly, even if it is slow, it is still flowing.

After all, if time is really completely stagnant, then consciousness cannot move, let alone communication.

Being able to control all of this so well in an instant, thinking carefully, even Mikael could not confirm his heart... whether it is really as Hua said, he wants to say something to her.

But he thought about it, racking his brains to think, but he still couldn't find the words to say.

Even if he occasionally had a moment of inspiration, he would be dragged by the warmth in his chest and couldn't deeply grasp what he wanted to express.

It's not that he didn't want to break free, his center of gravity leaned back slightly, but when he realized that Hua's arms were tightly around his waist, not letting him leave, he was not as determined as he imagined.

He even unconsciously bent his elbow and raised his arm, but he pressed his arm back to its original position after one-third of a second.

However, it was not necessary to be so troublesome. Anyway, the power of time was in his hands. He only needed a thought to make the flow of time return to normal. In less than a blink of an eye, Hua would forget everything before...

Or, he could also forcibly leave here with the power of the Eighth Herrscher. As long as he wanted, there were ways.

But in the end, he did nothing, just stood there blankly, and even thought no longer existed. He just wanted to quietly feel the strength and warmth brought by Hua's embrace.

It was even difficult for him to control such thoughts from coming out of his mind - let time flow slower and slower, let this hug last longer and longer.

In the long time in the past, it was not so much that Hua made a meaningless bet with Mikael, but rather that Mikael deliberately avoided her.

Mikael, he actually knew himself too well.

If she was born as a god, came to the world, and ascended to the throne of god again because of human nature. Then Mikael was born as a human. Even if he now holds the power of God, he is just an ugly, despicable, and selfish person.

People are afraid of loneliness, especially when they are about to do something that others cannot understand... No, haha, maybe only people like him who are both selfish and cowardly will be like this.

He couldn't even tell whether the reason why he was still determined to move towards "that future" was because he wanted to do so, because he really loved this world and her, so he had to do so.

Or... just because... he didn't want to be lonely.

He didn't want to exist in an era that was completely unfamiliar to him. He didn't want to be like the Neanderthals, who were lucky enough to survive to the modern era, looking at the streets full of figures that were extremely similar to himself, but didn't even have a person to communicate with... He couldn't be sure that the reason he was so eager for that future was just because he couldn't stand such loneliness.

Loneliness will destroy everything, especially loneliness that spans 50,000 years. Fortunately, he was not completely alone. He still had Mobius, Hua, Ying, Paduo, everyone in Paradise, even Kevin and Su, and the more than 30,000 Fire Moth members still alive...

To Mikael, they were like straws that he finally saw when he was drowning. Of course, he had to grab them.

But Mikael knew that he shouldn't do that.

Straws are fragile, so how can they bear the weight of a drowning person?

Besides, they are not straws, but... people who are also drowning.

When drowning people hug each other, both of them will sink, and it will not bring about a negative effect.

And, as far as Hua is concerned, there is actually another question that Mikael is most afraid of...

"..."

Hua took a deep breath, and she pressed her ear tightly against Mikael's chest, listening to the non-existent heartbeat.

The heartbeat does not really exist. This is the space of consciousness, and Mikael may not need a heart.

She did this for no other reason. It was just that when the characters were created, the ancestors of Shenzhou stubbornly believed that consciousness came from the heart, not the brain. She did try to correct this view, but this idea was harmless and somewhat romantic, so she did not force it.

"Hehe..."

When she thought of these ancient memories, she laughed out loud. Unlike before, this time it was just a simple laugh, without bitterness, without reluctance, without sarcasm, just a simple, happy smile.

Because... when it is placed on the heart, you can really feel the consciousness of another person...

Although this is just an illusion brought by the consciousness space. Although those ancient memories, along with the happiness of this moment, will disappear completely in the next moment in the real world, and become a meaningless record from then on, but...

"Thank you, Mikael..."

Mikael still pursed his lips and did not speak. He didn't know what to say, and he knew what Hua was going to say, so he had even less desire to speak.

Then, in addition to the warmth brought by the hug, the coolness of tears soon came to his chest. Mikael lowered his head and Hua Zhen buried her head in his chest. She did not sob, but tears just flowed out of her eyes.

"Thank you, thank you for ever having such a crush on me... Thank you..."

Mikael finally made a move. He raised his hand again, but this time he did not flinch, but gave Hua a gentle hug in return.

"I'm sorry, I've made enough mistakes in the past, and I also have a future that I have to pursue. It's impossible for me to love you anymore. But if I have to say it, I did, really, at a certain moment in the past, I must have had such feelings for you."

"Then have you ever thought about-"

Hua's words were stuck in the middle. She actually understood that she didn't need to pour out every sentence or word because this was the space of consciousness. The moment before she really put those words into her mouth, Mikai You already know what she is thinking.

But she still decided to speak out, because some words can only be verified by her own words, and only by being rejected by her own words, can she prove that she has tried her best to change an ending that she really wants to change.

She pressed her body closer to Mikael, as if she wanted to embed their bodies together. But this is just a preparatory move to relieve tension before actually speaking.

"So, Mikael, have you ever thought about just stopping like this? Just stopping like this and being with me?"

She raised her head bravely, with a hint of sad red in her eyes, and her lower lip was slightly raised, symbolizing her stubbornness.

"Perhaps... I don't understand the truth of the world. I still don't understand what Honkai is, what Final is, how Honkai will end, and how people who become Final will end... But I don't have to Regardless of this, we all have enough time, and we still have enough time to spend together and accompany each other before the collapse really comes, right? "

Promise me, promise me... No, he will not promise me - this is what Hua is thinking in his heart.

She knew Mikael would never agree. Because he has a reason to move forward.

But she also had her reasons for having to tell all this.

Of course she also wants to go back to that old world. She wants to get up every day and go to the corridor of the dormitory to see Carol running around with a toothbrush in her mouth. She wants to get up early every morning to participate in the morning exercises at the martial arts gym while she is at home during the holidays. She wants to be taught by Himi. The captain was tempted to drink, and also wanted to...

She also wants everything in the past to be corrected, and she also wants the truly flawless woman to exist again.

However, if the price of all this is the disappearance of the man in front of him.

Then she couldn't accept it, couldn't accept it.

In contrast, she would rather live with Mikael in this era that is obviously very familiar but completely unfamiliar. Anyway... the things she once owned were too few, too few, too few to offset Mikael's weight in her heart.

And this is what she truly wants after breaking free from the shackles of Shenyin.

This was the reason why she had to stand here even if she didn't hesitate to burn all these memories, although she would soon forget all about this reason.

"I'm sorry, Hua, I can't promise you."

Mikael didn't hesitate...perhaps he hesitated for such an imperceptible moment, because if he really didn't hesitate, he could have taken a more direct approach - leaving directly.

But he didn't. Hua resorted to language for everything, and he did the same.

But before he could explain, Hua's cold fingers gently pressed on his lips, as if trying to push back his unnecessary explanations.

But when it comes to stubbornness, Mikael and Hua are more or less evenly matched.

"Hua, I can't promise you. I can't stop for this. Once I stop, I'm afraid that I will lose the motivation to move forward. Besides, I also said that I have made too many mistakes in the past era. Too much, I can’t make any more mistakes... That’s it.”

What feeble words.

Hua sighed and hugged Mikael tighter.

She understands, or she consciously understands, that the nature of the conflict between the two parties is only due to one reason - she had too little in the past, while Mikael had too much in the past.

Everything she had in the past combined was not worth the desire to be with Mikael. And what she has for Mikael is completely incomparable to what Mikael had in the past era.

Yes, not to mention anything else, she alone is incomparable to the entire world combined.

Mikael's mouth moved twice more. He seemed to want to explain this, but he probably felt that there was no need to explain, so he closed his mouth tightly and stopped talking.

Then, the two of them loosened their embrace of each other at the same time. Hua took two steps back. Her eyes were dull, as if she had lost sight of everything. Mikael saw tears shining in the corners of her eyes and raised his hand. He wanted to help her wipe it off, but when he thought that he didn't have any "identity" that could support him to do so, he retracted his hand angrily.

He must move forward, so although determination is cold, it may be the best way for her and him at this moment.

"Mikael!"

Hua suddenly spoke again.

"What's wrong?"

"I……"

Hua opened his mouth, and his voice couldn't be pieced together into sentences for a long time.

She originally seemed to want to say something, but it was like this every time... It was like this every time!

As soon as you get ready to speak, you will forget everything.

Perhaps that was also the body's protective mechanism, the body's instinct to resist, strangling the unformed words in the cradle.

"Nothing."

She tilted her head and tried her best to squeeze out a relatively natural smile.

"I just want to ask you, how long will it take for us to meet again."

"Five hundred years."

"Five hundred years..."

Hua's mouth corners actually curled higher and higher:

"It's just five hundred years."

Then the entire blue world began to disintegrate.