Chapter 250 Heather: Because I still love her.
Little Gray Fur frowned slightly, keenly sensing the subtle hostility that Lai Gu Shi inadvertently revealed.
Her eyes suddenly cleared, and she instantly realized what the other person was trying to do.
Lai Gushi wanted to use these cruel memories to shake her mind.
After all, the message that Laigushi wanted to convey couldn't be more straightforward.
In order to destroy the Star God, he did not hesitate to sacrifice countless lives, and his methods were extremely cruel.
Caesar embarked on his journey to seek fire, but in order to ascend to godhood, he made inhuman sacrifices.
Lycus was subtly telling Little Grey that he and Caesar were essentially no different.
The salvation she so desperately sought turned out to be nothing more than another miniature version of Lycurgus.
However, Lai Gushi ultimately misjudged Little Gray Hair and miscalculated.
Little Grey has come a long way, experiencing countless trials and tribulations, and has witnessed too many pointless sacrifices.
From the tragic fall of the Golden Clan to Caesar's ruthless sacrifice of his loyal subordinates for his own ambitions.
Also, there are Aglaia, Wan Di, Xia Die, Na Ke Xia, Sai Fei Er, Feng Jin, Ti Bao, Xi Lian, and Bai E who have always held the line in the rear.
There are countless heroes in Ohmma who, for the sake of their beliefs, resolutely rushed to their deaths.
She knew better than anyone that these people were fighting with all their might for the sake of a better world.
Every living being has the right to live well and choose its future.
Even though Krydella was ruthless and obstinate, the five hundred Golden Warriors under her command were all innocent people.
Moreover, when faced with oppression by powerful forces, all living beings have the right to rise up in resistance and never bow down.
Even under the long pressure of the ancients, they endured the endless millennia.
These heroes' resistance was an inherent and inalienable right.
Little Grey is determined and will never give up or give up halfway just because of a few words from Lai Gu Shi.
Thinking of this, Little Gray's eyes instantly turned cold and sharp as he stared straight at Lai Gu Shi in front of him.
She stood with one hand on her hip, her back straight, and spoke in a cold voice with undisguised sarcasm.
"I'm nowhere near as good as you."
Indeed, even though Crydella is cold-blooded and ruthless, the number of lives she harms is ultimately limited.
Over the years, in order to achieve his own goals, Lai Gushi has slaughtered countless lives, committing heinous crimes.
"Hehe... You're still as good at livening up the atmosphere as ever."
Upon hearing this, Lai Gushi forced an extremely embarrassed smile onto his face.
He then slowly shook his head, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes, and spoke in a flat tone.
"Two thousand years ago, I stopped harboring any illusions and attempting to resolve any conflict with words..."
"But I won't let any opportunity slip away."
"After all, even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance of managing to carve a crack in the wall of your heart..."
"My victory will be certain and unshakeable."
"Now that everything in the past has come to an end, let's turn back the clock to the present—"
"Then, continue descending until the very end of the abyss."
The moment the words left his mouth, Laigushi's figure gradually became transparent.
In the end, it turned into a phantom image and completely disappeared before Little Gray's eyes.
Little Gray suppressed all his emotions, his expression resolute, without the slightest hesitation.
She strode forward, continuing her journey into the depths of the sea, step by step.
Sure enough, after walking only a few steps, she saw the figure of Heather standing quietly in front of her.
At the same time, two distinctly different voices also clearly reached her ears.
Krydella looked at Heather, who had a cold expression and was full of aloofness, and slowly spoke.
"You've been silent for a long time, Sword Banner Lord... are you starting to regret your choice?"
Heather's hands, hanging by her sides, clenched slightly. After a moment of silence, she suppressed the surging pain in her heart.
She responded indifferently, without the slightest emotion:
"No need for further words, the core of Fagina's vortex is just ahead."
"After the trial... we will have no further connection."
It was obvious that at this moment, Heather was completely disappointed in Krydella and felt utterly disheartened.
Krydella looked at Heather, who was determined to distance herself and refused to turn back, and softened her tone, trying to win her back.
"Aren't you willing to swim towards the glittering stars, accompany me to the sea of stars, and fulfill our grand ambition of chasing fire, Sword Banner Lord?"
Heather took a light step and immediately distanced herself from Krydela, her tone resolute and without the slightest hint of lingering affection.
"I was originally a fish born in the sea, and the stars in the sky... have never been related to me."
Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Little Gray suppressed his emotions, slowed his pace, and continued to walk forward slowly.
Suddenly, without warning, Lai Gushi's voice rang out from behind her.
"Look, there's a tombstone ahead..."
Lai Gushi's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible sigh as he spoke slowly.
"I wonder for whom it was erected?"
Hearing the sound, Little Gray Fur slowly turned his head to look.
Not far away, there stood a mottled and dilapidated arc-shaped stone wall.
The walls are covered with densely engraved characters; upon closer inspection, they are all vivid names.
Lai Gushi's voice rang out again, carrying a profound meaning, slowly reaching Little Gray's ears.
"Here, the prisoner who identified himself as the warden made the most important choice of his life..."
"Witness, listen...and then, awaken."
As soon as Lai Gushi finished speaking, he slightly raised one hand and moved his fingertips.
Ripples instantly spread across the void ahead, and past memories unfolded before Little Gray's eyes.
Little Grey's gaze sharpened, and he clearly saw that Heather stood alone in front of the wall of tombstones engraved with names.
She hung her head, her long hair obscuring her eyes and brows, motionless, lost in deep thought.
Then Gus stood quietly beside Heather, watching her lonely figure, and slowly asked.
"Sword Banner Lord… Over the past century, I have lost count of how many times you have lingered here."
Heather shook her head slightly, a clear hint of impatience on her face, and coldly rebuked.
"You are an extremely noisy prisoner, Lycurgus."
Lai Gushi ignored her rude attitude, his gaze falling on the names on the tombstone wall, and said in a calm tone.
"The two geniuses who tampered with the 'Law,' and all the Golden Blood who sacrificed themselves in this life—they—have combined to weaken my power, but they cannot strip me of my will."
"As long as my will remains intact, I will be forever free."
Heather chuckled softly, her laughter filled with coldness and her tone firm.
"Heh... Don't be too smug. I still have ways to completely bind your soul, so that you will never have a chance to rise again."
Lai Gushi spoke calmly, his tone utterly indifferent: "I'm looking forward to it. However, your mission is probably nearing its end—"
"Here, you carved the spark of the 'Ocean' from Fagina's body."
"It was here that you and Caesar ascended to godhood, becoming the two pillars of Onphalus. After that..."
Lai Gushi paused deliberately for a moment, his tone becoming extremely deep, and slowly said, word by word:
"You plunged your sword into her heart, becoming a regicide, a demigod who killed a god—at least, that's how history describes that tragedy."
Hearing Lai Gu Shi's words, Hazel's usually silent and tense body trembled slightly.
She finally couldn't hold back any longer and slowly turned her head, her eyes filled with pain, clearly still resentful about the matter.
Seeing Heather's moved reaction, Lai Gushi asked with a puzzled look.
"But if that is truly the truth, a thousand years have passed, yet you are still guarding Caesar's tombstone, fulfilling your loyalty to her... Why is that?"
The people of Douluo Continent outside the sky also harbored the same questions and were filled with confusion.
Even without an answer, everyone could guess some of the hidden truth.
Crydella's death was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Hathaway must have had some unavoidable and unspeakable reasons for killing Crydella with her own hands.
From beginning to end, everything they did was perhaps for this arduous journey of chasing the fire.
In the previous footage, Hathaway had already clearly seen that Krydela didn't care about any of her subordinates.
Heartbroken, she had made up her mind to part ways with Crydella and never see her again.
Everyone thought that the two would say goodbye and become strangers, never to cross paths again.
Ultimately, however, their relationship did not end in the peaceful separation that everyone had envisioned.
Instead, it was Hathaway herself who plunged the cold, sharp blade into Crydella's chest, ending her life with her own hands.
Why is that?
In the celestial display, Heather never answered Laigushi's question.
She simply lowered her eyes slightly, her eyelashes trembling, and fell into a deeper silence, unwilling to utter a single word.
Later, despite his best efforts, Lai Gushi was unable to persuade Hazel to give up her principles.
Throughout, Hathaway held firm to her belief that Little Grey would return and end this long farce.
Lai Gushi knew perfectly well that he could only gain true freedom when Little Grey Hair truly returned.
But the waiting time was too long, seemingly endless.
Ultimately, Hazel couldn't withstand the passage of time and had no choice but to completely hypnotize herself.
Lost in an endless illusion, in a false beauty, I quietly await the arrival of Little Gray Fur.
Heather gazed at the wall of tombstones before her, murmuring softly, her voice filled with endless relief and resolute determination.
"Keldela…"
"This will be the last time I carry out your commandment."
Heather's voice slowly rose, carrying the vicissitudes and weariness of a thousand years.
"Since you took me under your wing and bestowed upon me the title of Sword Banner Lord, my music has been played only for others."
"Countless times, for your open schemes and cunning, I used the siren's hum to lure people into illusions…"
"Now, let the siren 'Helekula' sing for me, and let me step into an endless dream."
"O ocean! I offer you the remaining clarity and freedom of my life—in exchange for the strength to fight against 'nothingness,' so as not to betray the sacrifices of all the heroes."
Finally, Hazel slowly raised her head, her gaze piercing through time and space, as if she had crossed an endless river of time.
She looked precisely in the direction of the little gray hair, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a gentle smile.
He whispered, "Grey Fish, the savior from beyond the heavens..."
"When you travel through the ocean currents of time to this place, you will hear my solo—it will lead you to the heart of the world."
"At that time, I may still be immersed in the self-imposed intoxication. But I will fulfill the responsibility of this relay and defend the shackles that seal the audience of the divine ritual."
Heather's voice grew softer, carrying her final expectations and last words of advice.
"Do you remember? To awaken people from the siren's song, you need…"
(End of chapter)