The zerg queen’s eyes widened, and red blood gushed out from its mouth.
How could this be…
After accumulating power for thousands of years, it was actually overpowered by a newly emerged male zerg…
The Tang sword that pierced through the zerg queen’s body was adorned with golden lightning, but the substance of that lightning was Lu Mo’s materialized psychic power.
Even the immensely powerful pulse bullets couldn’t deal a lethal blow to the zerg queen, indicating that ordinary attacks were useless.
To defeat magic with magic… In other words, only psychic power could fundamentally harm the zerg queen.
Lu Mo swiftly retracted the blade with a swish, splattering blood on his face and leaving a thick mark.
The zerg queen fell to its knees, gasping for breath. Its hands supported it on the ground, preventing it from completely collapsing. But it was clear that it was on its last legs.
“Ha… Ha…”
Cracks appeared on its body, resembling weathered stone sculptures that had been worn away by wind and sand.
Lu Mo spoke softly, “In the ancient legends of the zerg race, the zerg god abandoned his people, and as a result, the zerg race gradually declined.”
The colorful stained glass on the wall had shattered at some point, and a beam of bright sunlight shone through the window, coincidentally illuminating Lu Mo.
The zerg queen knelt on the ground, bowing its head deeply. Lu Mo stood beside it, the tip of the blade pressing against its back.
“When the apocalypse arrives, the gods will pass judgment upon all things in the world.”
And at this moment, Lu Mo would pass judgment on the zerg queen’s crimes.
He said, “The male zergs of the zerg race have become increasingly scarce, and the zerg race has twisted into its current form. But that is just a lie fabricated by you and the zerg emperor.”
Under the sunlight, Lu Mo’s black hair contrasted with his fair complexion, creating a stark black-and-white contrast.
A trace of blood remained on his face, shockingly red.
He held the long blade in his hand, his fingers showing no signs of trembling, and decisively plunged it into the zerg queen’s back!
Then, with force, he cleaved the zerg queen’s snow-white flesh apart!
Within that pink flesh, something was sparkling, emitting a radiance that even the most beautiful gem in the world couldn’t match.
As Lu Mo made his move, the zerg queen, weak in breath, emitted a pained scream. The sharp sound seemed to tear at one’s eardrums.
But Lu Mo remained unfazed. He calmly said…
“The zerg god has never abandoned his people; he was merely taken hostage.”
————
Twenty years ago, Mr. Lai Yin discovered an ancient ruin.
The ruin was buried deep within a lake, covered in thick moss that spread across every corner. Perhaps there were valuable items inside, but they had all been plundered by treasure hunters.
Only worthless stones were left, heavy and dirty. Only someone like Mr. Lai Yin would be interested in retrieving them.
He carefully used a brush and tweezers to clean off the moss, taking care not to chip away any of the intricate carvings on the stone.
After the cleaning was complete, there was an inscription on it, a lost myth that Mr. Lai Yin couldn’t find in any of the ancient texts.
The first stone tablet read:
[When the zerg god descended to the earth, flames surrounded him, emitting a dazzling light that no zerg could directly look at.]
[When he entered the water, even the water revered him, parting to make way.]
[The earth itself couldn’t bear his immense power, causing a crack to open up, trembling in awe of the god’s might.]
The second stone tablet read:
【The god saw that everything was good, except for one thing.】
【So he created the zerg race and commanded them to govern the world.】
【As the zerg race grew stronger, they wielded the authority given by the god, guarding his throne.】
The third stone tablet read:
【The devil was envious of everything the god had done. He said, “I will dethrone the god.”】
【So the devil tempted the god’s guardians and said to them, “Why does the god need you to guard him?”】
【The guardians replied, “Because we cannot approach the god; his grace would burn us.”】
【Those were all lies. The devil said, “The god fears you getting close to him, for if you consume him, you will gain his power.”】
…
Mr. Lai Yin initially didn’t understand the meaning of these myths. But one day, while lying on the roof with Ling and Weng, silently gazing at the stars as usual, Ling suddenly spoke.
“I saw a shooting star.”
Mr. Lai Yin uttered, “That’s called a meteor—”
Mid-sentence, he abruptly sat up, his face turning pale, sweat pouring like rain.
He finally understood the meaning behind that myth. Everything was a lie.
But the truth was too terrifying. Before confirming it, he didn’t dare to reveal even a hint of it. He wrote it on a piece of paper instead.
Then he divided one sheet of the notes into two thin sheets.
The hidden message was concealed between the pages and sealed, appearing completely normal from the outside.
Unfortunately, his movements during the investigation still unintentionally leaked. The zerg Emperor secretly killed Mr. Lai Yin and disposed of all his belongings—except for this notebook, which was hidden in Weng’s spatial button.
On it was written:
【The first stone tablet recorded the truth about the “zerg god,” which is highly likely to be a unique meteorite from outer space. When it fell, it emitted intense light and caused floods and earthquakes.】
【The second stone tablet recorded the origin of the zerg race. The meteorite may have carried radiation that influenced the genes of the primal zerg race, initiating their evolution.】
【The third stone tablet recorded the most terrifying war. A certain zerg that guarded the meteorite claimed it for itself. This zerg was very likely…】
…
“It’s you, zerg queen. You took away the ‘zerg god.'”
Lu Mo bent down, his slender fingers tracing the opened seam, reaching into the zerg queen’s spine. He spoke calmly, “You simply couldn’t withstand such a powerful force. If you don’t consume the psychic power of the male zerg, your body will gradually rupture, isn’t that right?”
His fingertip touched the hard meteorite, and Lu Mo exerted a slight force. The beautiful meteorite gradually detached from the zerg queen’s body…
“Ah ah ah ah ah—”
At this moment, the zerg queen emitted a monstrous howl, a sound that Ling was all too familiar with.
It was the frenzied howl that burst forth, containing all the resentment and unwillingness before one’s imminent death. Even the weakest opponent could display unexpected actions at such times.
At this moment, alarm bells rang in Ling’s heart as he rushed toward Lu Mo. “Lu Mo!!!”
However, he collided with an invisible wall head-on. Despite being less than three meters away from Lu Mo, he couldn’t get any closer, no matter what he tried.
“Lu Mo!!!”
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Helplessly, Ling watched as the zerg queen clung to Lu Mo’s leg, saying to him, “Just stand there and watch… how I devour him.”
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The zerg queen clung to Lu Mo’s shoulder, its jaw gradually cracking open, nearing Lu Mo’s neck.
Ling’s pupils tightened.
Time seemed to stretch out, and the zerg queen’s movements became extremely slow in his eyes. He could almost see a droplet of saliva hanging from its sharp teeth, slowly dripping down—
Don’t move.
Don’t move, Lu Mo.
“Kala.”
“Kala.”
At that moment, Ling seemed to have sensed a crack. It wasn’t a crack on the “barrier,” but rather, in the depths of his being, he felt that something that had always troubled him had cracked open.
The faint voices he had heard before became clearer.
【System damage reached 30%.】
【System damage… zz… reached… 50%.】
【System damage… zz zz zz… 60…】
【Ling Mo… quickly escape… I… I’m about to collapse…】
The zerg queen’s separated jaws closed shut.
In Ling’s eyes, even the last trace of radiance vanished.
A long time ago, an unexpected vortex had almost consumed him. Ling had pulled him out, and for a moment, he thought the vortex had disappeared.
But now it had returned, with an aura that devoured everything, burying him forever beneath the sea.
…
“Heh… heh…”
As fresh blood dispersed on his tongue, the zerg queen’s spirit stirred, and the fissures on its body rapidly healed. Squinting, he thought, It’s not over yet.
Lu Mo had actually pushed him to this extent. Almost… he was on the verge of collapse himself.
But it didn’t matter. The zerg queen delighted in the thought: Before my own collapse, it will be Lu Mo who loses!
And he would savor Lu Mo’s mental sea. As long as he killed these two zergs, he would still be the zerg queen of the zerg race!
“Release Lu Mo.”
Ling’s voice rang out, icy as if touched by frost. The zerg queen couldn’t help but tremble in fear. Instinctively turning his head, as soon as he saw Ling, he was on the verge of screaming.
The silver-haired female zerg stood there, his pair of crimson eyes unfocused, clearly not normal.
Countless dark shadows twisted and grew behind him, like elongated hands emerging from an abyss, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if they were mere illusions.
It’s… it’s alright!
he’s just a female zerg. No matter how terrifying, he can’t break through the mental barrier…
Leaning against the barrier, Ling’s thin lips curled upward, but there was no hint of a smile in the muscles of his face. He appeared like an eerie smiling doll.
“Release… him.”
The zerg queen stared blankly at him.
With a faint “crack” sound, Ling’s hand forcefully pierced through the transparent barrier, followed by the sizzling sound of burning flesh. It was the punishment for forcefully passing through the “barrier,” inflicting excruciating pain on every inch of his skin, pain that directly affected his spirit. No one could endure such agony, but…
Ling seemed completely unaffected.
“Don’t… don’t come any closer…”
The zerg queen was shaken by his eerie demeanor. He involuntarily released his grip on Lu Mo and desperately crawled backward…
In the zerg queen’s terrified gaze, Ling staggered towards him and stepped on his left leg.
“A crack.” The sound of bones being forcefully crushed.
The zerg queen winced in pain, his face crumpling. Under Ling’s foot, he struggled wildly, but Ling remained unmoved, stepping on his other leg.
“A crack.”
“Crack, crack…”
The sound of countless bones fracturing filled the air. Meticulously, Ling broke each piece of bone inch by inch, patiently waiting for them to heal before…
Breaking them again.
This was an endless and torturous execution, but the executioner showed no mercy. The zerg queen’s agonizing cries didn’t make him hesitate in the slightest.
In the end, the zerg queen’s body turned into a shape resembling minced meat, incapable of uttering any more cries of pain.
Numbly, Ling lifted his foot and was about to step down, but he heard a faint sound from Lu Mo.
“Uh…”
“…”
Ling’s pupils twitched, and he finally snapped out of his dazed state. He knelt beside Lu Mo and held him in his arms.
Lu Mo slowly opened his eyes, but his once radiant green eyes were devoid of any light.
“…Ling?”
Ling opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
After a while, he managed to squeeze out a voice, “I… I’m here…”
Lu Mo reached out and waved his hand in the air, which Ling grabbed and pressed against his own face. “I’m here.”
“….Oh.”
Ling Mo sluggishly responded and mumbled, “Then… what about the zerg queen?”
Ling turned to look at the shapeless mass of flesh and slowly said, “It’s still here.”
Ling Mo struggled and said, “No… he won’t die unless we take out that piece of stone.”
“Yeah.”
Ling responded, and a cold smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.
Isn’t that just perfect?
Lu Mo couldn’t see anything, so he naturally couldn’t see Ling’s expression. His mental power couldn’t withstand the zerg queen’s attack in the end, and in the final moment, he threw the system away.
The system cried out desperately, trying to hold on to him, but Ling Mo easily shook off the small figure’s grasp.
What a useless system figure.
However, the blood contract couldn’t be undone.
Lu Mo curled up in Ling’s arms, feeling a bit cold.
“I’m sorry, Ling.”
“Hmm?”
“If I had known, I wouldn’t have made a blood contract with you.”
Everything was arranged perfectly, except for this. Lu Mo didn’t know what to do. He could only be extremely cautious, but even with such caution, he couldn’t resist the zerg queen’s mental power.
If he died, Ling would die too.
Truly…
A warm palm touched Lu Mo’s face, and Ling smiled, steadying Lu Mo’s increasingly cold lips.
“Well, isn’t that good too?”
“You said that no matter where we go, I’ll always be with you.”
“We’ll be together forever, even in hell.”
Ling held Lu Mo and stood up, swaying slightly.
Lu Mo was already quite tall, as tall as him now, but when leaning against Ling’s embrace, he still instinctively buried his face in Ling’s chest.
The ground was covered in sticky blood, all flowing out from the zerg queen’s body. With each step Ling took, a sticky sound could be heard from his boots.
He approached the pile of flesh, and the millennium-old meteorite hidden within it shimmered with beautiful light in the sunlight.
Ling paused for a moment and kicked the meteorite away with one foot.
In the moment the meteorite left the zerg queen’s body, the zerg queen let out a relieved sigh. Its body rapidly shrunk and twisted under the sunlight, then turned to ashes, dissipating with the wind.
Ling held Lu Mo and came to the window. He gently said, “Lu Mo, look.”
A white dove flapped its wings, its red beak holding a fresh green twig. It flew from the distant horizon and perched on Lu Mo’s shoulder. Lowering its head, it placed the green twig on Lu Mo’s collar, then tidied its feathers with its beak before flying away.
Everything had come to an end.
Ling lowered his head heavily and leaned against the windowsill.
“Lu Mo, are you happy?”
“Hmm.”
Lu Mo raised his head, his pale face almost translucent, but he smiled.
“I’m very happy, Ling.”
“I refused Morr’s request. I’m afraid to lead them. I can’t bear their hopes.”
“But I can do this.”
He extended his hand, pointing toward the sky.
“Accomplishing great things doesn’t have to be with me.”
“—Accomplishing great things will definitely involve me.”
When Lu Mo said this, Ling heard that strange voice again.
【Ding, congratulations to player Ling Mo for achieving the perfect ending.】
————
As if a wind rose from under his feet, Ling raised his head in astonishment. In the void, a tall figure slowly emerged.
The figure was over three meters tall, draped in a large cloak, with a long strand of black hair flowing out from the cloak. Apart from that, no other features could be seen.
Ling held Lu Mo tightly. “Who are you?”
“Hehe…” The figure chuckled, his voice deep and powerful. “We meet again, Ling.”
Ling watched him warily. “I don’t know you.”
“Of course, you don’t know me. But we have at least met six times before.”
The man sighed. “This is our seventh meeting, and I’m starting to feel bored.”
“Um, it’s complicated to explain. Please take a look at these.”
The man extended his hand from the cloak, or rather, it was a skeletal hand with a white bone structure and no trace of flesh.
Six colorful orbs fell from his hand and danced in front of Ling for a while. While Ling remained on guard, they suddenly plunged into his chest.
“Mmm—”
Images unfolded before Ling’s eyes.
“In the blazing flames, the silver-haired, red-eyed female zerg stands in a crumbling temple, wearing a desperate and lost smile—the falling temple swallows him.”
“On top of a mountain of corpses, he sits at the highest point, flipping the long knife and aiming the tip at himself.”
“In the embrace of the zerg emperor, his red eyes devoid of any brilliance, he quietly has the last trace of his mental power sucked dry.”
…Scene after scene, all depicting his destruction.
Ling gasped in shock, his eyes wide open. He stared at the man and asked, “What is… this?”
“It’s your ending, the world’s ending,” the man sighed. “Before this, the zerg race has been destroyed six times. Among my 172 personalities, the six most outstanding personalities have all shattered because of this.”
“God created the world in seven days, and now there’s the final chance.”
The wind blew the man’s cloak, revealing a pale chin. He smiled with thin lips. “I had no way of letting my newly born personality carry all my memories into this world.”
“He chose Lu Mo—I didn’t expect such a soft and fragile soul to achieve a perfect ending.”
“…,” Ling embraced Lu Mo even tighter, lowering his head.
His silver hair obscured his expression, making it indistinct, but his voice was so deep. “So what? The destruction of the zerg race has nothing to do with me, Lu Mo… is going to die.”
“You’re right—”
The man chuckled lightly. “So, I’ve come to reclaim his soul.”
With his words, a golden light shimmered on Lu Mo’s body. In Ling’s shocked gaze, a golden sphere floated up and drifted to the man’s side.
“A golden soul…” the man exclaimed emotionally. “It’s been so long since I last saw one.”
Ling suddenly raised his head, his face pale, and looked at the man. “You’re taking him away?”
“Of course.”
The man’s hood moved as he spoke. “He doesn’t belong to this world. He has a place he should return to.”
Ling stared at the man intently. “Take me with you.”
“…”
“Kill me, burn my soul, anything works! Please, take me with you, even if… even if it means turning me into an zerg, turning me into a stone, even if Lu Mo can’t find me for his entire life. Just take me with you, let me stay by Lu Mo’s side—”
He imagined all the possibilities that could happen, and said in anguish, “Even if he doesn’t remember me, it’s fine. Just let me watch over him, that’s all I ask. Even if he falls in love with someone else…”
“Just let me watch over him, that’s all.”
The man looked at him calmly for a moment, then said, “Do you know that this world is just a book?”
Ling stared at the man, barely able to stand steady.
“You’re just a soulless character in the book.”
It felt as if someone had hit the back of Ling’s head with a hammer, causing him to stagger. Nevertheless, he persisted, “Please…”
“But—” The man suddenly smiled and said, “But one day, this world suddenly created a singularity, and a character awakened under its influence.”
“Under this character’s influence, the entire world crossed dimensions. Once a perfect ending is achieved, this world will become the real world.”
“And this character is you, Ling.”
Ling gradually widened his eyes.
Under his gaze, the man spread his arms. “Congratulations, Ling—”
【Ding, perfect ending completion rewards are now being distributed.】
【Ding, protagonist halo activated.】
【Congratulations to host Lu Mo for leveling up!】
【Divine-level male zerg has arrived.】
————
A white light enveloped Lu Mo’s body as the golden soul in the man’s hand rotated and quickly returned to his body.
The broken traces were repaired, and his pale complexion gradually regained its rosy color. Within the silent chest, the heart started beating again.
At first, it was faint, but with the passage of time, the sound became stronger.
A radiant glow enveloped his stern face.
Crossing species, crossing worlds, anyone who saw him now would be captivated by his dazzling appearance.
Truly, unparalleled beauty.
“Cough, cough—”
Lu Mo coughed and opened his eyes.
What met his gaze was Ling’s tear-stained face.
Lu Mo opened his mouth, his mind still fuzzy. He felt like he had been tumbling in a washing machine, disoriented and unable to find his bearings.
He had a feeling that this was the time to say something exciting.
For example:
From now on, I will never leave you.
—Something like that.
But when he opened his mouth, the words he intended to say got stuck in his throat. Lu Mo fell silent for a while and softly said:
“My dear, you’re just a bit too timid. You’re the kind of female zerg who would cry if you can’t see me right away.”
“Hmph, fortunately, I’m a magnanimous male zerg, which is why I can tolerate your temperament!”
…
Lu Mo: “…”
=(=)
No, something seems off!!
What’s wrong with him? Could it be that he pretended for too long and even his nature changed?! Help!!
“…Pfft.”
Lu Mo: “…”
Ling buried his face in Lu Mo’s neck and laughed so hard that his whole body was shaking.
He laughed so intensely that in the end, he simply hugged Lu Mo and rolled on the ground.
Lu Mo felt utterly hopeless and irritably pushed Ling’s head. “You… immature female zerg…”
Ling raised his head from Lu Mo’s embrace, his eyes and brows curved.
Sunlight streamed in through the broken window, warm and comforting.
Lu Mo stared at Ling in a daze. The golden sunlight cast a golden contour on Ling, highlighting his exquisite and dazzling features. Even after looking for so long, Lu Mo would still be captivated.
“Lu Mo, do you like this world?”
Outside the window, clouds floated in the gentle breeze, and birds flew over the peaks.
Lu Mo held Ling tightly and kissed his forehead.
“Yes, I really like it.”
————
Outside the window, behind the tall man, a large crack gradually appeared, with flickering light along its edges.
As he turned around to step into the crack, his cloak fluttered.
A white ball stealthily poked its head out from his cloak and was immediately grabbed by the man’s foot.
“Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?” The man tilted his head.
The white ball looked around nervously. “Without me, Lu Mo would be in a miserable state. He’s so dumb!”
At first, it was timid, but the more it spoke, the more self-assured it became. “I raised him single-handedly, so I have this responsibility!”
The man chuckled and let go of it.
“The zerg race has a long lifespan, so how long do you have to stay here?”
“It’s fine.” The ball rubbed against the man’s hand and said, “After all, you have so many personalities. You don’t lack me.”
But Lu Mo, he only has this one system!
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The man naturally wouldn’t trouble the system. As the smallest and newest personality, it’s already commendable to be able to complete such a task.
— Deserving of encouragement.
After the man entered, the cracks slowly closed.
The system waved its small limbs at the man’s departing figure, wiped away the tears that formed from the temporary separation at the corner of its eyes, and turned to fly towards the temple.
Although there were still many things left unresolved, at this moment, the system remembered that ending that exists in all fairy tales.
[From then on, the prince and princess lived happily together.]
A perfect ending
The system is so cute in this chapter even though the tasks were horrible and super socially awkward.
So did they die and go to another world? Or did they just healed and continued living in their current world? I haven’t see the mpreg and cubs yet!!!Thanks for the chapter~~~
What a emotional and exciting ending! (=^w^=)/
Thank You for the new chapter (´,,•ω•,,)♡
They really are straight from a fairy tale 🥹
Confusing typos!
The system while collapsing, calls Ling Mo instead of Lu Mo.
It was Lu Mo who saved Ling, not Ling who saved Ling.
Outstanding applause for an Outstanding finish!!!!👏👏👏👏🥹🥹🥹🥳
I cried, congrats Ling and Lu Mo fot the perfect ending
When I started reading this book, I was so captivated that I went and read the mtl version of it but I couldn’t find the extra chapter. Thank you for choosing this book and translating it, without you I wouldn’t encounter this wonderful story. Such a perfect ending indeed!!! 🇭🇹🤗
Awww magnificent!! Splendid!!! Awesome!!! What a beautiful reunion, hahaha lu mo has completely changed 😆