Chapter 2548: The Feeling of Being a Big Hero
After they stole the Cosmos Seed and framed the Silicon-Based race, they had been rushing on their way!
Innocent had stepped into the giant pit of the Divine Mechanism Legion, cleared out the Silicon-Based forces, and then came to fight the Renqima Legion!
By the time everyone was wiped out, they finally returned to the team—no one else could match that!
And the Bose race's team was completely cleared out as well; they no longer had any right to remain on the battlefield!
Even if they tried to escape, Jiangnan wouldn't let the Bose race continue to be active in the Great Ruins!
The only choice left for them was to forfeit and withdraw. Only about twenty or thirty Bose bodies managed to retreat alive from the Creation Realm Great Ruins!
The rest were all killed by Jiangnan!
And even more terrifying was that the Renqima Legion suffered zero casualties—not a single death. Protected by the Lucky Little Cherry, it was hard to die!
Even after the battle ended, the lucky time hadn't passed!
The unlucky Bose race Lawkeeper troops were first crushed by 70% in the Silicon-Based pit, then another 30% were finished off by the Renqima!
Several leaders were either dead or injured. After so many Sequence Wars, this was the first time the Bose race had been so thoroughly beaten!
At this moment, the Renqima Legion erupted with earth-shattering cheers. It was time to enjoy the fruits of victory!
Mila and Lan leaped into Jiangnan's arms with a flying pounce!
٩(๑˃̶ヮ˂̶)۶ "Brother Jiangnan won~ hahaha! Baby said Brother Jiangnan would definitely win, right?"
Lan tugged excitedly at Jiangnan's arm:
(¯͒┏◡┓¯͒#) "I picked up a ton of Glazed Horns. Whether I use them to make beads or string them up, it's enough!"
Jiangnan laughed heartily, dotingly rubbing Mila's head.
Odin gave a thumbs up:
(͡°┏͜ʖ┓͡°)✧ "Big brother is awesome! Absolutely super awesome!"
Jiangnan's forehead sprouted three black lines, and the corners of his mouth twitched:
(︶﹏︶๑) "Good speech, but next time don't say it."
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Jiangnan looked at Bai Kou and said a bit sheepishly, "Grandma Bai Kou? The Godslayer Blade you gave me, I..."
Bai Kou smiled and shook her head:
(∗❛ั┏◡┓❛ั) "Don't worry about it. Everything is the best arrangement~"
Then two veins popped on her forehead:
(ꐦ⌒┏◡┓⌒) "Your Strongman Pill's side effects have expired, right? What did you just call me just now?"
[From Bai Kou's Resentment Value +1009!]
Jiangnan broke out in a cold sweat, avoiding her gaze:
(◔ㅂ◔ิ٥) "Ah ha... ahaha, really? Could it be that you misheard?"
"Night Emperor Spirit Jade, Little Red, Little Green? How do you feel?"
Look at my topic-shifting technique! She's lucky now; Jiangnan dared not argue with her.
At this moment, Night Emperor was also excited, her pretty face flushed red:
(งᵒ̌┏།ꇴ།┓ᵒ̌)ง "Great revenge is achieved! Auntie Southern God is really amazing~"
The Bose race had killed the Dark Cosmos Entity down to a few hundred, and now the Bose race had been reduced to only a few dozen? This vent of anger was finally settled!
Jiangnan: (˵ಡ3ಡ) "You haven't seen it, how do you know? How good is it?"
Night Emperor was taken aback, then blushed so deep she could bleed.
How could she not have seen it? When she wore the Dark Cosmos Entity armor, she saw it very clearly!
(･ˇ┏།﹏།┓ˇ･⑉) "Pfft! Pervert!"
Liu Mang: (●•᷄┏ࡇ┓•᷅) Huh?
Xia Yao: (≖◡≖๑)
Little Nan is at it again—starting fires but not putting them out, flirting but not following through.
Du Lingyu was also in high spirits. Besides humans, the Apocalypse and Gamma races had the smallest losses, directly carried by Jiangnan!
How wise I am!
(。ớ┏ヮ┓ờ) "Auntie Southern God? After the Cosmos Grand Hunt ends, are you interested in visiting my Apocalypse race? Chat, eat, hold hands, slee..."
Badi: (￢┏_┓￢) "You don't need to ramble. Auntie Southern God has already rejected you, so you don't have to lose face later."
Du Lingyu: !!!
Do you have to tell me? Saying it so bluntly only makes it more embarrassing!
Jiangnan's eyes sparkled, and he swallowed:
(͡°̫͡°)✧ "Oh? Don't stop there? What if I agree? I'm more interested in what comes after holding hands."
Du Lingyu's face suddenly flushed:
(ꈍ┏ヮ┓ꈍ⑉) "Southern God! You're so annoying~"
Everyone shuddered, somewhat understanding why Night Emperor called her a scheming woman.
Just then, Li Si waved and ran over from afar!
(๑ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ "Hey? Southern God? What's going on? The fight's already over? Did I miss any exciting scenes?"
Everyone nodded. Yes!
You missed everything!
Jiangnan grinned: "Good that you're safe. So where did you wander off to? How did your solo queue go?"
Li Si: ???
"Duo queue! It's duo queue! Didn't I say I was with..."
Before he finished, everyone looked at Li Si in confusion. He was alone; how could it be duo queue?
Li Si darkened: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿٥)̄ "Fine! It was solo queue."
Third Brother's influence is terrifying, isn't it? Before he left, he had clearly explained to everyone, but over time, they gradually forgot?
Then Li Si got excited again, cleared his throat, and used Liu Mang's mental group chat to roughly explain what he and Zhang San had done.
Of course, it was shielded from the Gamma, Apocalypse, and Dark Cosmos entities. This matter was too important; better not let other races know.
Always good to have an extra precaution.
Jiangnan's expression suddenly became strange.
Immediately, he transmitted: ∑(°口°๑) "Damn! You mean the Cosmos Seed was stolen by you? And framed on the Silicon-Based? That's why Innocent got angry and fought the Silicon-Based?"
"The two sides fought to the death. Innocent couldn't find the Cosmos Seed, had no choice, and then came after me with the remnants?"
"Tsk... this, this, this..."
Xiao Chuihuo and the others were also shocked.
Damn! So that's why the battle here went so smoothly. The top two were fighting, which created an opportunity for the Renqima Legion!
And the Bose race's long-prepared seed-collecting plan was directly ruined!
Jiangnan broke out in a cold sweat.
So it really was us who did it!
Li Si even told Jiangnan and the others the details of the seed-collecting plan and the origin of the Cosmos Seed, all heard from Zhang San, since Third Brother had followed Innocent and the others into the Realm Heart Space!
Jiangnan listened in a daze.
Good heavens! So this is the truth of the Cosmos Grand Hunt? Using Star Veins to absorb everything represented by the dying races, fertilizing the Cosmos Flower, and nurturing the Cosmos Seed!
One Cosmos Seed requires a million years of brewing and a hundred Sequence Wars!
And this thing is the key to breaking through to the Cosmos Realm? It's an extremely precious treasure!
The old monster Xun Zu, hidden in the Bose race, had been counting on this thing to break through to the Cosmos Realm? And Li Si got it?
Jiangnan's scalp tingled as he transmitted: "Damn? You've unknowingly saved the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races, saved an era!"
"This isn't a small medal thing! Fourth Brother, you're absolutely insane! How did you manage it? You even got the Cosmos Seed?"
Li Si quickly shook his head:
(ﾟ﹏ﾟ≡ﾟ﹏ﾟ) "No no no! It wasn't me! It was Zhang San! Third Brother!"
Xiao Chuihuo was confused: (๑•̌┏～┓•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "It wasn't Forty-Four who did it? Then who was it?"
Li Si stamped his foot anxiously, about to speak, when Zhang San patted his shoulder and shook his head with a smile.
"It was you. No need to say more. Everyone will forget anyway. The important thing is that it's in our hands. It doesn't matter. I..."
Li Si: !!!
"No! That's too unfair to Third Brother! You did it! No one knows how much you sacrificed behind the scenes, how big a thing you did!"
"When you snatched the Cosmos Seed, you almost died! You fought so hard! How can you..."
Zhang San smiled, his eyes full of helplessness: "I'm not doing it for fairness. Otherwise, why would I do so much? Living in a corner forgotten by the world is fine too."
"At least you know, you're watching me. That's enough."
Li Si glared: "No! I'm going to tell!"
Zhang San sighed helplessly but nodded.
So Li Si tried to explain to everyone again.
"Duo queue! I was duo queue! Remember the non-existent person from the beginning? Lord Black God said it! We entered with 398! But when we counted, there were 397!"
Jiangnan and the others were taken aback. There was such a person? They remembered he had saved Night Emperor and the others?
Wang Youzhi's eyes lit up: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!! "Oh? That brother did it?"
Li Si nodded repeatedly: "Yes yes! He's been silently contributing behind the scenes! Although no one remembers what he did!"
"But he got the Cosmos Seed and single-handedly created this situation! He's amazing too!"
"He's the one standing behind the shining starlight of humanity! He's fought hard for humanity too!"
Jiangnan's scalp went numb: "Saved the Dark Cosmos Entity in secret, ruined the Bose race's 2.2-billion-year god-making plan, successfully stole the Cosmos Seed! Single-handedly created the situation where the Bose and Silicon-Based fought!"
"To cover for us, if the Lawkeeper troops hadn't been eaten by the Silicon-Based by 70%, the outcome of this final clash might have been different..."
"I can't imagine how formidable such an existence must be. He hasn't even shown himself yet? So mysterious? Where is he?"
Li Si's eyes sparkled: "He's right here! Right in front of us!"
But the humans looked around in confusion. Was he really there?
Jiangnan frowned and transmitted: "I don't know why, but we always seem to subconsciously forget his existence and everything related to him."
Then he became serious: "We can't wait. Not now. Heroes shouldn't be nameless. Let's thank him first. Thank him for everything he's done for us."
With that, he slightly bowed toward the empty space in front of him to express his gratitude.
Many humans also took a deep breath. That non-existent person, if you're truly here right now, if you exist...
Maybe we can't do much else, and afterward we'll gradually forget all this.
But at least now, we want to thank you...
At this moment, everyone followed Jiangnan's lead, slightly nodding to express their thanks.
Li Si was ecstatic, his face red with excitement, as he kept nudging Zhang San's ribs.
(￢ꇴ￢) "Hey, hey, hey, Third Brother! See that? Everyone's thanking you! It wasn't in vain! Your efforts weren't wasted! You've been thanked! You're awesome!"
"So, how does it feel? A bit like being a big hero, right?"
Zhang San looked at everyone slightly nodding their thanks. His nose stung, and his eyes grew misty. He sniffled and tilted his head back slightly.
He wouldn't let the tears fall, but the starry sky in his eyes became blurry.
I've received your thanks.
Maybe you'll forget, but I'll remember, remember for a lifetime.
Zhang San spoke, his voice trembling a little.
"Damn, Southern God~ Do we really have to be so sentimental? But yeah, it does feel a bit like being a big hero..."
"But... all of you thanked the wrong direction! I'm over here! This way! Hahahaha~"
At this moment, Zhang San didn't know if he was crying or laughing.
The direction Jiangnan and the others bowed was completely empty; Zhang San was off to the side...