# 715
Chapter 715: The End of the Aurora River
Amemiya Haruki watched these two introduce themselves with such solemnity and began hesitating whether he should also say coolly, "Japanese Magatsu Blade Master, [Rainfall Collapse], Amemiya Haruki."
After some thought, he kept his mouth shut.
After all, his blade wasn't in his hand right now. Calling himself a Magatsu Blade Master would be a bit embarrassing.
Whoosh—!!
Just then, the 50-yen coin resting on Lin Qiye's palm, like the two Magatsu Blades, slipped from his grip and flew away along the direction of the aurora river, vanishing without a trace.
Lin Qiye froze in place.
Why did the coin fly away too? Weren't only the Magatsu Blades supposed to be unusable?
"It seems that not only Magatsu Blades, but forbidden artifacts cannot be used here either." Wei Dong observed this thoughtfully. "That coin that helped us escape from the死境 should also be a forbidden artifact. Otherwise, it wouldn't have the power to shift space."
Not just Magatsu Blades, but forbidden artifacts would also slip away once used?
Wait... this scene looked so familiar...
Lin Qiye seemed to have thought of something, an incredulous expression appearing in his eyes...
Could it be this coincidental?!
"Where are we?" Amemiya Haruki looked around, puzzled.
Under the grayish sky, besides the aurora river flowing around the three of them, nothing else could be seen. It was as if they had arrived in an endless universe, desolate and empty.
"This should be directly above the Demon Shrine." Wei Dong glanced below and said, "The torii wall connects every corner of the Demon Shrine. The place we just escaped from was a mysterious area the shrine used to imprison some of the stone statues, like some kind of cage."
"The direction the coin flew away is the same direction these aurora rivers flow. If nothing unexpected, that must be the source where Magatsu Blades cannot be used." Lin Qiye snapped back from his bold speculation and summoned [Rainfall Collapse] and [Black Rope] back with magic. "Let's go take a look there."
Amemiya Haruki took [Rainfall Collapse] and pondered thoughtfully.
"'At the end of the aurora river sits the supreme existence that exists in past and future'... Could the existence in the prophecy be at the same place as the source?"
"Possible."
Lin Qiye steered the Somersault Cloud and flew rapidly along the aurora rivers scattered across the sky.
Wei Dong watched Lin Qiye's back and seemed to remember something. "By the way, what was your squad's mission in coming to the 'Human Enclosure'? To cooperate with us in destroying it?"
Due to Amemiya Haruki's presence, the three of them had been conversing in Japanese. Hearing this question, both Lin Qiye and Amemiya Haruki froze simultaneously.
"Human Enclosure? What's that?" Lin Qiye asked, puzzled.
Wei Dong's jaw dropped. He stared at Lin Qiye for a long while, wearing an expression like he'd seen a ghost. "This question... are you serious?"
"?" Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with this question?"
"You don't know what the 'Human Enclosure' is, yet you came here to execute a mission?"
"It's complicated... We didn't come because of a mission. We drifted here." Lin Qiye glossed over the details of how he landed here, then continued, "So what exactly is the 'Human Enclosure'? What did you mean by destruction just now?"
Wei Dong愣了许久才反应过来，无奈的将一切又解释了一遍，包括"Human Enclosure"的真相，Oath Society的目标……
After hearing this, the question that had long troubled Lin Qiye was finally answered.
The reason for this country's existence, the Oracle Envoys and the existence of 【Pure Land】, the truth behind divine authority... At this moment, Lin Qiye combined his experiences here with Wei Dong's information, and everything suddenly became clear.
Lin Qiye seemed to have thought of something and turned to look behind him.
Amemiya Haruki was standing at the very end of the Somersault Cloud, head bowed, silent.
His palm tightly gripped the blade's hilt, his knuckles already pale. His body couldn't help but tremble slightly. Although he had tried his best to appear calm, the flames of fury in his eyes still burned intensely.
"Rearing... as livestock...?" Amemiya Haruki let out a bitter laugh. "This, is the truth of this country?"
Wei Dong saw his reaction and looked at Lin Qiye, his gaze seemingly asking if he needed to eliminate this Magatsu Blade Master.
After all, their goal was to destroy the entire 'Human Enclosure.' Amemiya Haruki was a native resident here and a Magatsu Blade Master. If he tried to obstruct them, things would become very troublesome.
Lin Qiye shook his head at him.
"No need for suspicion. I approve of destroying the 'Human Enclosure.'" Amemiya Haruki spoke slowly. "I can even help you. This country is already beyond salvation. Besides total destruction, there's no other way...
But the people inside are innocent. They know nothing."
"How many people are in this 'Human Enclosure,' you should know better than me." Wei Dong looked into Amemiya Haruki's eyes. "Over fifty million people! This is the largest and most insane 'Human Enclosure' in the world.
These neon-bright cities are the greatest 'evil' in the world!
We must destroy this place, but what about the over fifty million people here... There's simply nowhere to accommodate them! Besides, even if we found a suitable location, how would you transport over fifty million people there? How would you convince them? Can you guarantee that after they learn the truth, what kind of actions they would take?"
Wei Dong's barrage of questions caused Amemiya Haruki to fall silent again.
Wei Dong was right. For such a large population, migrating everyone through the mist was an impossible task. And after learning the truth behind all this, these people's behavior would be completely unpredictable. At that point, it would be fifty million senselessly chaotic refugees.
After a long while, Amemiya Haruki spoke hoarsely: "This matter... I'll find a way."
Wei Dong didn't say much more. How to handle these fifty million people wasn't within the scope of his mission. What Amemiya Haruki wanted to do was none of his concern, as long as it didn't conflict with him.
As they spoke, the Somersault Cloud crossed the aurora river. In the horizon, a massive azure cloud floated quietly in the air.
At the center of the cloud stood an ancient, dilapidated blue-gray palace. The massive pillars surrounding the palace had mostly weathered away. A pitch-black temple gate remained tightly shut, and the flowing pale blue light was drifting out from the gaps in the door.
That was the end of the aurora river.
Lin Qiye steered the Somersault Cloud and flew directly above this cloud mass, descending slowly.
The palace was made of some unknown material that blocked Lin Qiye's spiritual感知. The three of them jumped off the Somersault Cloud and landed steadily on the azure cloud. Between the clouds lay a vast expanse of thick stone slabs, sufficient to support their weight.