# Chapter 1780: Crybaby! Teary
Under the night sky, the continuous city ruins appeared exceptionally cold and desolate!
Groups of spirit beasts sprinted through the darkness; this was no longer the familiar world!
The tree country under the moonlight was silent and still, that touch of emerald green standing out starkly on the waste-covered land of Huaxia!
Luocheng had been destroyed beyond recognition of its former bustling appearance. Collapsed buildings, toppled shopping malls, chaotic streets covered with vegetation!
The fierce battle traces from back then were still preserved!
The people had long since evacuated Luocheng, entering Lingxu to take shelter, yet in the center of the city, a towering tree reaching ten thousand meters stubbornly grew!
Its root system stretched out in all directions like writhing dragons, burrowing deep into the earth!
A gentle breeze blew, causing the dense canopy to rustle!
Jiangnan appeared abruptly beneath the giant tree holding a box of dumplings. He looked up, his eyes filled with complexity.
His voice sounded somewhat hoarse!
"Old Chen, I've come to see you. Spending the New Year alone in Luocheng must be pretty lonely, right?"
There were many bouquets and wine bottles under the tree, and red ropes tied around the trunk...
In the hearts of Luocheng's people, this towering tree was their guardian deity. These were offerings left by them before evacuation, tributes to the fallen!
Jiangnan walked to the tree, raised his fist, and thumped the trunk, as if greeting him.
Then he silently opened the lunch box lid, placed a pair of chopsticks across it, bent down, and set it on the ground.
Jiangnan simply leaned against the great tree, sat on the stone slab beneath the roots, curled one leg, rested a hand on his thigh, and gazed into the deep night.
His eyes were filled with reminiscence, and a slight curve involuntarily tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Old Chen, you used to suck farts so hard back then, just to live a few more months. Nobody had more drive than you!"
"But now the Dao Heaven Kuangkang Beating Group is still around. How come you left first..."
"You were always the most crafty and slippery one on normal days. Why did you have to go and stubbornly hold the line at a time like this!"
"Get up! There are plenty of Incense Beads. I'll give you as many as you want to smell. Just say something back to me, alright!"
As he spoke, Jiangnan's voice couldn't help trembling, and tears streamed uncontrollably!
They flowed down his cheeks, dripping onto the ground!
No matter how hard Jiangnan wiped with the back of his hand, he couldn't dry them!
Beneath the towering tree, in the enchanting moonlight, Jiangnan cried helplessly here alone.
Because no one knew, he could cry very loudly without fear of being heard.
"I'm sorry... I came back too late..."
Jiangnan looked down at the ground, sobbing incessantly. Large teardrops fell like pearls from a broken string!
While in the Dimensional Gap, Jiangnan had made the worst-case scenario countless times. He had thought someone might sacrifice themselves!
It might be Brother Ye, or perhaps Dean Xiao. That's why Jiangnan was so anxious to come back!
To help however he could!
But Jiangnan never imagined that the one who sacrificed himself would be Chen Daoyi, the one who was usually the least competitive, the most crafty!
Once, he only cared about the Chen Clan, only had eyes for his own family, until Jiangnan forcibly pulled him onto the wagon!
Jiangnan always thought that a person's nature was hard to change, that no matter how his stance shifted, the core within wouldn't change!
But Jiangnan was wrong. Chen Daoyi had changed. He was no longer that bad old man who only thought about his own family by any means necessary!
In the end, he only hastily sent Jiangnan a text message to explain things before rushing to his death!
Using his life to protect millions of people he didn't even know behind him!
Everything that had happened since the Western Frontier experience had actually changed a person so profoundly...
Jiangnan took a deep breath, his face still bearing undried tear stains!
"Rest assured. Since you're gone, I'll protect the Chen Clan. When Chen Xi grows up enough to support the sky, she'll lead the Chen Clan forward!"
"You haven't disgraced your ancestors. The Chen Clan's spirit gauze saved countless people in times of crisis!"
"And so did you, Chen Daoyi. There's a place for you on the monument. What I promised, I will fulfill!"
As he spoke, Jiangnan slowly stood up. The dumplings under the tree had already cooled somewhat.
But Jiangnan looked out over the vast wilderness, his eyes seeming to blaze with wild fire!
"Just stand here and watch. Watch how humanity counterattacks, how they firmly grasp victory!"
"As long as we haven't given up, there's nothing in this world that can crush humanity!"
"The golden age will be reborn, and human civilization will shine brilliantly beneath the starry sky. I, Jiangnan, will spend my entire life to achieve this! I must achieve it!"
Under the tree, Jiangnan's words were firm and resolute, each syllable carrying weight. It was as if he was speaking to Chen Daoyi, and also to himself!
Then he turned to look at the giant tree, his gaze softening.
"By then, this ruined Luocheng will surely be bustling again, right? The Chen Clan can take root here!"
"And you can watch your descendants fill the hall, the Chen Clan enduring forever. That's what you hoped to see, isn't it?"
"As long as someone remembers you, you won't be so lonely..."
"I'll come visit you often. See you when victory is won!"
The night breeze gently blew. Jiangnan's figure had already disappeared from under the tree. The canopy swayed gently, as if bidding farewell. Little fireflies flew out from the crown, drifting far, far away...
...
Under the night sky, Jiangnan teleported rapidly, heading straight for Jingdu. The emotions that had been suppressed in his heart had been building up all along!
After seven days of fierce fighting, that suffocating feeling was even stronger. But Jiangnan didn't want anyone to notice.
He was now the spiritual faith of countless people. The powerful Nan Shen!
He absolutely couldn't show any weakness!
And now, after crying it out, Jiangnan felt much clearer. He couldn't help rubbing his face, a smile reappearing on his lips!
"New Year's Eve is still about being happy. Hmm... I haven't won a new prize in a long time. It's always been Small Fire Jars!"
"On such an important holiday, System Baby should give me some face, right? Right, right?"
[Sob baby! Teary!]
Jiangnan: ???
I just ~%?...#;*'☆℃$!
...
Central Hongguo!
Wildfires raged across the plains, crackling and popping, consigning countless corpses to the flames!
After the initial impact of the spirit calamity, Hongguo hadn't even saved half its people!
The communication blackout was the heaviest blow to them!
During this time, Qian Benying had been rushing to rescue everywhere, running her legs off, but it didn't make much difference!
Hongguo was surrounded by sea on all sides, and the sea beast landings were even more ferocious. It wasn't until the first wave of the beast tide impact ended and things calmed down a bit that they had time to stabilize the situation and deal with aftermath!
Qian Benying, Liuhua, and the others all looked disheveled and exhausted. Miyazaki stood pale-faced nearby!
Behind them, over a thousand people in black martial arts uniforms with sunglasses stood in neat formation, heads bowed in silent mourning, seeing off their big brother!
Takezo died a glorious death, but he had been left exposed in the wilderness for seven days. There was no time to attend to him. Only after the beast tide subsided did they expend great effort to find him!
Takezo's wife mechanically dressed him. Most of the surface of the corpse had rotted. It was a miracle he hadn't been eaten by spirit beasts!
His wife's face was expressionless. Grief greater than death. She had cried her tears dry over these days and could no longer shed any!
Qian Benying couldn't bear to look, turning away and sobbing!
Miyazaki sighed: "Just burn him. If buried in the ground, there's also a chance spirit beasts will dig him up and devour him!"
Under everyone's watch, Takezo, dressed in formal attire with a pale gray face, was directly thrown into the raging wildfire!
Qian Benying clenched her teeth and wiped away her tears:
"Cooper! Once I reach Dao Heaven rank, I will make you pay the price!"
The fire blazed fiercely, but it couldn't burn Takezo's body. His clothes caught fire and burned vigorously, but the man himself was fine!
Takezo's wife couldn't bear to watch anymore:
"Wuwu~ Hurry! Who has fire attribute abilities? Add more fire!"
"Don't let him suffer anymore. Let him pass on as soon as possible!"
Miyazaki sighed: "Tsk... As expected of a Dao Heaven! Go, send your big brother off one last time!"
Immediately, hundreds of black-clad underlings stepped forward, their faces full of reluctance, but streams of blazing flames shot from their hands, wildly burning Takezo!
Faces full of grief: "Big Brother! Rest in peace!"
But in the next moment, Takezo's eyes suddenly snapped open amid the flames, bloodshot. The death aura on him dissipated completely!
٩(ꐦ⊙◯⊙ꐦ)۶ "Aowuwuwu~"
A scream like a stuck pig came from Takezo's mouth. The human torch actually struggled to his feet!
This shout nearly made Miyazaki piss himself. Everyone was terrified!
!!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ
What the hell was going on? A resurrection?
Qian Benying and Liuhua hugged each other in fright!
(☍﹏⁰)(☍﹏⁰✽)
Takezo screamed as he rushed out of the fire, sprinted, and leaped into the nearby lake, finally catching his breath!
His face was full of fury!
"You guys are really something. It took you this many days to collect my corpse? Do you still treat me as your big brother or not?"
"The huanghuacai is cold! And you wanted to burn me? You're really filial to me!"
Everyone was terrified. Although Takezo's clothes were burned to tatters, his face already showed some color!
The rotted parts of his body also bled fresh blood again. He was merely severely injured!
Everyone was horrified. Qian Benying's eyes were full of disbelief:
"You... you didn't die?"
Takezo's wife was also shocked:
"I already contacted my next backup. How come you..."
Takezo's face darkened. Backup my ass! Do you even deserve the deep love I have for you?
But then his expression turned serious: "Miyazaki, immediately give everyone physical amnesia. Takezo is dead. This matter must not be leaked, or else Brother Cooper might be in danger!"
Miyazaki was startled and immediately realized the problem. As the creator of the Law of Mental Deficiency Conservation, he had quite a bit of research on physical amnesia!
Qian Benying was shocked: "Cooper? Weren't you killed by Cooper? How did you... sizzle~"
Takezo faked his death. The reason Cooper did this was to save Takezo's life?
He used some method to let Takezo fake his death and escape danger?
Given Cooper's death ability, it wasn't impossible!
Cooper wasn't bad? He was good?
Takezo's expression turned serious: "It's not that simple. This is a big deal. Come with me to Huaxia to find Jiangnan!"
"I have a message to convey to him!"
Qian Benying: !!!