The Grotesque Miss’s End Story v3c85

Chapter 85: The Vanishing of Valhalla

In the silent darkness, a faint light flickered momentarily, blooming into a dazzling brilliance, but this brilliance was fleeting, and the void returned to its dark stillness.

The long-absent Transcendence protection dissipated once again, marking the final step of Auspicious Timing’s plan.

At the same time, it also heralded… the end of the last tranquility before the storm.

…..

Luo Ling sensed a slight tremor from the puppet she gave to Auspicious Timing. She hesitated for a moment, about to divert some of her consciousness to check on the situation, when she discovered that the puppet had lost all connection with her.

“…What’s going on?”

Luo Ling’s pupils constricted, and her expression darkened.

Although the connection was lost, the puppet still existed, and its link with Luo Ling wasn’t severed.

However, Luo Ling couldn’t descend onto it mentally, nor could she sense anything through it.

Actually, this wasn’t the first time Luo Ling encountered such a situation. The last time was with Elsa, a similar scene.

Elsa was still missing, and Luo Ling occasionally tried to contact the puppet beside her, but to no avail.

“Could it be that the mysterious place Elsa entered has some similarity to the completed Eternal Sky?”

Luo Ling pondered, but soon, she no longer had the mental capacity to dwell on this.

The moment the Transcendence protection shattered, the previously isolated Great Xia Imperial City reconnected with the void battleship fleet adrift in the void. Within moments, Xuanyuan Mu Yan relayed all the information.

As expected of the Xuanyuan clan, renowned as a war machine, almost all their structures designed for war, within half a minute of receiving the plan, the mobilization order was relayed to all Xuanyuan disciples, and the most elite Xuanyuan Guards assembled in less than ten minutes.

Moreover, more Xuanyuan disciples were preparing for battle.

At the same time, Xuanyuan Mu Yan also relayed the Doomsday Messengers’ plan to the other factions, but unfortunately, their reaction speed couldn’t compare to the Xuanyuan clan’s. Until the real commotion began, some factions still thought it was just a scare tactic from the Xuanyuan clan.

Soon, the successive destruction of Doomsday branch stations dispelled all doubts.

The moment the Transcendence protection shattered, the Doomsday Messengers’ plan was immediately put into action, without wasting a single breath.

“Now, it all begins…”

Chou Ke’s aged face was expressionless. He controlled almost all the branch stations left behind by the deceased Messengers, yet to be distributed. These “tombstones,” created based on Doomsday, naturally possessed some Doomsday characteristics.

In this world, only Transcendence could slightly contend with Doomsday. Even an incomplete Doomsday was a devastating blow to the various factions’ mystical barriers.

Countless mystical barriers, before the falling branch stations, were as fragile as paper.

Chou Ke silently watched all this unfold.

He was never a merciful person. Since embarking on this path, he only had one goal: to preserve as much of civilization’s achievements as possible.

Therefore, what Chou Ke hoped to see was the emergence of more “grave keepers,” even if he wasn’t among them.

The reason Yin Ke killed the previous original Messenger who was about to become a “grave keeper” was for revenge, while Chou Ke’s reason for acting was because this being, who advocated for the establishment of the Doomsday Messengers, only wanted to become the sole “grave keeper,” harboring unrealistic delusions about Doomsday’s arrival.

For example, becoming the sole “grave keeper” meant becoming Doomsday’s God’s Favored, perhaps even obtaining a more distant future, escaping this place of despair.

Chou Ke didn’t want to entrust the last remnants of star civilizations to such a person.

However…

Although Chou Ke’s expression was calm and indifferent, his heart was filled with a complex uncertainty.

He didn’t know if Zi Ke was also such a person… although the Zi Ke of the distant past was completely different from the current him.

Constantly using the reincarnation technique, this seemingly costless ability… was it truly so?

However, despite his uncertainty, Chou Ke still resolutely carried out Zi Ke’s plan.

In the face of a great calamity, a moment of hesitation meant a lost opportunity.

—Actually, upon learning the truth about Yin Ke’s betrayal, Chou Ke couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief, at least she could escape her confusion and find a true goal to strive for.

And now, he…

“I hope… everything goes as I wish.”

A bitter smile appeared on Chou Ke’s lips.

As countless Doomsday branch stations, like meteors, broke through the void and fell upon Great Xia Imperial City and Victoria, the burning flames of nothingness almost instantly devoured all the protective mystical barriers.

Almost all factions’ mystical barriers were designed to defend against each other. Even though most of the higher-ups vaguely knew about the coming Doomsday, it… was still far off, wasn’t it?

Therefore, these mystical barriers weren’t optimized against Doomsday, and their destruction was incredibly swift.

Only the Xuanyuan clan, who had always been fighting against the Doomsday Messengers, were fully prepared from the beginning. These Doomsday branch stations couldn’t break through their mystical barriers.

But unfortunately, Zi Ke also knew this, so he didn’t include a “focused attack” against the Xuanyuan clan in his plan—seriously, sending them to their deaths knowing the Xuanyuan clan’s strength would be incredibly stupid.

Regarding the Xuanyuan clan, Zi Ke also mobilized some Doomsday branch stations, not for attacking, but for stalling the Xuanyuan clan, especially the Xuanyuan Guards.

As for the other factions, after their mystical barriers were destroyed, the Twelve Hours of Doomsday, leading the Carrier Pigeons and Relay Horses, began their “focused attack.”

Zi Ke’s battle plan was meticulous, precisely targeting each faction based on his understanding of them, trying to bring about as much destruction and doomsday as possible.

For example, the Kingdom of Qing Qiu, hidden in the “past,” was targeted by Mao Ke. Because of its special location, the Kingdom of Qing Qiu’s protective mystical barrier was this layer of “past,” and the Doomsday Messengers’ understanding of Doomsday wasn’t deep enough to dissolve this protection.

Therefore, Mao Ke, known for her “three burrows” tactic, was put in charge of this attack.

The situation with other factions was similar. They were basically targeted by Zi Ke from the beginning based on their characteristics. Coupled with the Doomsday Messengers’ infiltrated agents within each faction, all attacks progressed smoothly, achieving significant results within half a day.

Moreover… most Doomsday Messengers believed that as long as they established a connection with Doomsday, they could become a part of It after death, obtaining a place in the new world born after Doomsday’s arrival.

Therefore, they fought fearlessly, even overexerting themselves and using Doomsday abilities as easily as breathing.

Most factions, caught off guard, were forced to use their hidden resources and trump cards to barely defend themselves.

However, the moment the Doomsday Messengers launched their all-out attack, the void battleship fleet, hidden behind, also charged out with lightning speed, coordinating with the Xuanyuan Guards dispatched by the Xuanyuan clan, instantly crushing several of the Doomsday Messengers’ attack points.

After identifying the traitor as Yin Ke, Zi Ke had been trying his best to adjust his deployment and minimize the losses, but he still underestimated the Xuanyuan clan’s execution. Under this pincer attack, Chen Ke’s position immediately became precarious.

If it weren’t for Chou Ke’s timely intervention, sacrificing several branch stations to temporarily block the Xuanyuan clan’s ferocious attack, Chen Ke would have likely perished.

Only Chou Ke was willing to help at this time. The other Messengers were still concerned about their own safety and future, not adding insult to injury was already their greatest restraint.

None of the Twelve Hours of Doomsday were easy to deal with. How many of them didn’t see through Zi Ke’s intentions?

The enemies of this so-called “focused attack” plan weren’t just the origin points…

The Xuanyuan clan’s intervention greatly relieved the pressure on other factions, allowing them to gradually regain their footing after the initial rout. Half a day after the start of this frantic war, the situation reached a stalemate.

Actually, against other factions, the Doomsday Messengers didn’t have an overwhelming advantage. Among the high-level combatants, there were many experts no weaker than Messengers.

But…

This was the power of Doomsday.

Although these high-level combatants could rival Messengers, once tainted by Doomsday’s power, it was an eternal torment, only death could offer release.

Besides the Xuanyuan clan, not many dared to directly confront this terrifying power.

Xuanyuan Linglong’s state was a prime example for all high-level combatants. To reach their current position, hadn’t they all experienced mountains of corpses and seas of blood, countless hardships?

Because of this, they valued their lives even more, hesitant and cautious when fighting against the Doomsday Messengers, their combat power inadvertently reduced.

Of course, there were still some brave individuals who dared to face nothingness and Doomsday, but they were a minority.

Using the branch station attacks, the Doomsday Messengers successfully spread nothingness within the origin points, not just Great Xia Imperial City, but also Victoria. And with the ongoing stalemate, the Doomsday Messengers still had many opportunities.

Although the Xuanyuan clan’s interference prevented many disasters, they couldn’t completely withstand the Doomsday Messengers’ accumulated power. Zi Ke’s first step of the plan was successful.

However…

Besides the Xuanyuan clan’s unavoidable losses, something even more inconceivable happened.

“Valhalla… is gone?”

Zi Ke’s shock upon receiving this news was imaginable.

“After several advance branch stations, used to destroy mystical barriers, landed, I lost contact with them.” Chou Ke nodded slightly, his expression serious.

“Wei Ke sent a message. Valhalla’s original location seems to have turned into the void, and even more terrifyingly, a collapsing void like a black hole. Any being entering it will be completely lost, all connections with the outside world severed.”

Doomsday had many forms. Not to mention the Doomsday Messengers, even the Mysterious Tomb that enlightened them, this pre-civilization creation, depicted countless scenes of Doomsday’s arrival.

Only the Doomsday Messengers who truly encountered this power could understand its terror.

“Let Wei Ke return,” Zi Ke pondered for a moment and said, “Valhalla was already a fragmented origin point. Even without our intervention, it was already close to Doomsday.”

Among all origin points, Valhalla existed the longest, even older than Great Xia Imperial City, but its scale was much smaller.

Because a large part of its territories had already turned into nothingness over the long years, becoming legends, the so-called nine worlds on the World Tree… only two or three still barely existed.

It was precisely because of this that the factions in Valhalla targeted Victoria, a still intact origin point, attempting to occupy it while its factions were weakened.

After all, although Valhalla’s origin point was dilapidated, its people weren’t. Compared to the half-crippled Victoria, they were still much stronger.

Without Fiona and the Alyssa sisters, the Boy alone couldn’t possibly resist the forces from Valhalla. Even so, they still suffered considerable infiltration.

Such a large Valhalla, why did it vanish without a trace after the Transcendence protection shattered?

It couldn’t have been truly swallowed by a void black hole…

If so, it would be incredibly unlucky.

However, for Zi Ke, this was just a surprise. It didn’t significantly affect his overall plan, just requiring him to redeploy the forces stationed there.

Even with their strength after the internal strife, the Doomsday Messengers were still somewhat strained in targeting all the factions in Great Xia Imperial City, so they only chose easier targets.

As long as they could conquer them, the spoils from Great Xia Imperial City and Victoria were already more than enough.

“Now it seems, besides the troublesome Xuanyuan clan, everything is progressing smoothly…”

Zi Ke observed the situation on the battlefield, his eyes flickering, his thoughts unknown.

Chou Ke beside him still had his usual indifferent expression, but a deep, lingering uncertainty in his eyes.

…….

“Valhalla is gone…”

Not just the Doomsday Messengers, even Luo Ling noticed this immediately, but she was completely puzzled, clueless.

Logically, the Transcendence protection was created by Auspicious Timing using the will of the origin points protected by Transcendence in the past, a chance she spent countless years accumulating.

It was just temporarily returning these origin points to their past state, and shouldn’t have any lasting effects.

As for the “Eternal Sky” plan, it had nothing to do with Valhalla. If Valhalla suffered a disaster because of this, Great Xia Imperial City and Victoria wouldn’t be spared either.

Luo Ling wanted to investigate, as this strange black hole was somewhat similar to how she lost her two puppets, but after careful consideration, she put it aside for now.

She had more important matters to attend to. Moreover, both puppets were intact, and there was nothing wrong with them.

Since even the puppets were fine, those beside them should be fine as well.

There was no need to worry too much about Elsa’s safety for now. Doing so would only distract her.

Even so, Luo Ling still silently apologized to Elsa and focused on the matter at hand.

…….

Luo Ling silently watched the scene before her, suddenly feeling that there wasn’t much to report.

Mao Ke was currently arm in arm with Moonflower, and Luo Ling somewhat regretted introducing them…

Since Mao Ke lost her branch station and her forces, she was the first Messenger to be abandoned in this “focused attack” plan, her chance of standing out in this gu-raising competition almost zero.

The reason Mao Ke was assigned to attack the Kingdom of Qing Qiu wasn’t just because of her abilities, but mainly because… the Kingdom of Qing Qiu was the weakest target in the attack plan.

However, even with such a plan, Mao Ke didn’t refuse. She resolutely led her remaining forces—Luo Ling’s puppet and Miss Knight Linna—to the “past” where the Kingdom of Qing Qiu was located… to slack off.

When the disaster occurred outside, the Kingdom of Qing Qiu was also in a panic. They knew that the “past” wasn’t an insurmountable obstacle for the Doomsday Messengers.

With the Kingdom of Qing Qiu’s current weakened state, resisting the Doomsday Messengers’ attack was practically impossible.

However, even in this situation, You Su Ling—Moonflower—the current Lord of Qing Qiu, made the most difficult decision of her life.

She carefully selected a team of suicide soldiers and personally led them, determined to buy time for her people to escape with her life.

…But when she arrived at the battlefield, Moonflower saw a familiar face waving at her.

“Long time no see, Grandma Moonflower.”