# 898
Chapter 898: Corpse Beast
【Chrono Outlaw】 could allow him to return to the past, to freely change history without affecting himself, but the prerequisite was that he had to use his own lifespan to bear this karmic consequence.
After the failure of the second time reversal in the fishing village, his lifespan had approached sixty years old, and in the final race against the river of time after breaking through the ceiling, although he had ultimately escaped the closed loop, he had consumed nearly another ten years of his lifespan.
Although Wang Mian could not precisely sense how much lifespan he had remaining, he had a premonition that he had at most two years left.
Two years of lifespan was not enough for him to perform a time reversal.
He could no longer go back.
In Wang Mian's mind, those familiar faces flashed by, and the words from the vortex still echoed in his mind:
"...As long as you can outrun the river of time, one day, we will all return to behind you!"
Wang Mian's fists clenched tightly.
He had tried his hardest, he had gambled everything, he had outrun the river of time... but they, could never return to behind him.
At this moment, Wang Mian was utterly despairing.
"Do you know Brother Qiye?" When Yuzuri Nana saw Wang Mian's reaction, she immediately lit up with excitement, "Did Brother Qiye go back? How is he doing in Great Xia?"
Seeing the anticipation practically overflowing from Yuzuri Nana's eyes, Wang Mian was silent for a moment before nodding.
"He's doing well."
A smile bloomed across Yuzuri Nana's small face, her eyes curving into crescent moons. The just-now sulkiness and anger vanished without a trace, and her attitude toward Wang Mian made a complete one-hundred-eighty-degree turn.
"Old grandpa, what would you like to eat? I'll have someone make it for you right away!"
"Is this your first time in Japan? Is there anywhere you'd like to go? Let me take you out for a stroll?"
"If you're bored, I have lots of top host boys under me, I can have them come keep you company!"
"Can you tell me more about Brother Qiye's life in Great Xia?"
"..."
Under Yuzuri Nana's relentless barrage, Wang Mian helplessly closed his eyes. Just as he was about to say something, a deafening roar suddenly came from the sky.
BOOM—!!
The earth trembled slightly, and in the distant sky, a wash of crimson color appeared.
Yuzuri Nana's expression changed. She猛地 lifted her head to look in the direction of the roar. After a moment of hesitation, she stood up from beside Wang Mian.
"Old grandpa, please wait here. I'll go out for a bit."
Yuzuri Nana placed her palm on her waist, drawing the【Thousand Cranes】half an inch from its sheath. The blade instantly transformed into countless paper cranes, carrying her body out the window and soaring swiftly into the clear sky.
Seeing this, the murky look in Wang Mian's eyes flickered with surprise.
He stared at that crimson-colored sky in the distance. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
This aura...
As if thinking of something, Wang Mian's pupils slightly constricted.
How is this possible?!
He rose from the corner of the room. Instead of activating his God's Ruins, he drew the【Mandarin Arrow】, his form transforming into a streak of white light as he raced after the direction Yuzuri Nana had departed!
...
BOOM—!!
Beneath the crimson sky, several skyscrapers collapsed with a thunderous roar. Billowing dust rose into the air as a massive shadow crashed heavily from the sky, striking the earth and making it hum with vibration.
It was an entirely pitch-black monster, approximately a hundred meters tall. Its entire body dripped with nauseating, foul-smelling fluid. A pair of猩红 crimson eyes blazed with fury, staring intently at the white-clad figure descending from the clouds, letting out sharp, piercing shrieks.
In the streets surrounding it, countless residents screamed as they fled the area. The sky was filled with falling boulders and debris raining down like a storm.
At that moment, gunshots traced through the虚空 void, precisely shattering every boulder and saving nearly a hundred ordinary residents who had yet to escape the scene.
That tall white-clad figure gripped a spear, landing steadily on top of a skyscraper beside the monster. Heron-like white hair danced in the wind. Those cross-shaped star eyes gazed calmly at the furiously shrieking beast, slightly narrowed.
"The HP bar's reached the execution threshold, has it..."
She murmured to herself.
The浑身流淌着黑色液体的 monster struggled to rise from the ground, but the white-clad figure gently raised her palm. A flash of light appeared above the monster's head.
"Item selection... A-rank item, Demon-Suppressing Pillar."
A thick black pillar crashed down from the sky, striking the monster's chest like a hammer. The latter's body shuddered violently. The earth beneath it immediately cracked with densely packed spiderweb-like fissures. Its body, which had been about to rise, was slammed firmly back down.
The white-clad figure leaped lightly, soaring from the skyscraper. The spear in her hand transformed into a streak of white light that vanished, while simultaneously, a golden short blade appeared in her grasp.
"Item selection... S-rank execution item, Annihilation Blade."
Her figure shot forward like a white bolt of lightning, crossing hundreds of meters in an instant. The Annihilation Blade in her hand pierced precisely into the monster's throat!
Dull blood spurted from the monster's neck, splashing across the person's clothing and face. With tranquil eyes, she withdrew the short blade from her body. Her bloodstained white garments fluttered gently. Beneath her, the monster had already ceased to breathe.
The next moment, countless paper cranes descended from the sky, coalescing into a young maiden's figure who stood beside the monster's corpse.
Upon seeing this maiden, the tall white-clad figure's eyes brightened. A sunny smile bloomed on her bloodied face as she waved at her: "Sister, why are you here?"
Yuzuri Nana glanced at the monster corpse beneath Yuzuri Takishiro and slightly relaxed, smiling: "I was worried about you, that's all. Since this corpse beast's location wasn't far from the Kazamatsuri residence, I rushed over to take a look."
She walked up to Yuzuri Takishiro, standing on tiptoe as she reached out to wipe the blood stains from his face. However, compared to Yuzuri Takishiro's height, she was实在太矮了 quite short. It was still rather difficult for her to reach his face.
Yuzuri Takishiro, upon seeing this, knelt down obediently, allowing Yuzuri Nana to wipe his face bit by bit.
"Sister, don't worry about me. Right now, I'm the strongest person in this country." Yuzuri Takishiro smiled warmly.
"Even if you're the strongest, you're still my little brother." Yuzuri Nana finished cleaning Yuzuri Takishiro's face, then glanced at his bloodstained white clothing. "When we get home later, take off your clothes. Big sister will wash the blood out for you."
"Mm, okay."
As Yuzuri Takishiro was about to stand up, he slightly froze. His gaze fell on somewhere just behind Yuzuri Nana. There, an elderly man with white hair was standing quietly.
Sensing the aura emanating from him, Yuzuri Takishiro's expression grew solemn. Those cross-shaped star eyes were filled with vigilance. He stepped forward, his tall figure shielding Yuzuri Nana behind him.
Wang Mian's gaze, however, was entirely fixed on the crimson-eyed monster's corpse.
His expression was grim beyond measure.