But how could he bear to break such a beautiful statue? He wanted to treasure this precious gift, protecting it like his own life. He had never considered destroying it.
But now, for Miss Kaye’s life, he could only abandon the statue.
He smiled, his eyes curved, his gaze rippling like water, everything clear in his heart: “You are a child sent by Kai, right? I’ve finally been waiting for you.”
“You… you are…” Adin stammered.
His eyes curved even more: “I am Kai’s good friend, a very good friend. You can trust me.”
“I… I want…”
He blinked: “I know what you need, I’m already prepared.
He stretched out his hand from beneath the wide white robe, handing him something. Adin almost reverently accepted the divine gift.
As expected of a god, he completely knew what he wanted – a free pass and two sealed secret maps. Adin was excited; with these things, everything would be much easier.
Kai was indeed a messenger sent by god.
“Well, child, I’m leaving now. Heaven will bless you.”
Adin clasped his hands, made the sign of the cross on his chest, and prayed for their battle’s success before leaving.
Everything went smoothly. The soldiers under martial law saw his pass and let him pass directly. He moved unobstructed to the suburbs, confirmed no one was following, and headed straight to the base.
Before long, Kai received news that Dichi would soon be executed.
“Miss Kai, are you alright?” Adin asked anxiously.
“First… go out…”
Kai shook her head weakly, waving for him to leave.
How could he leave Miss Kai at this moment? Adin was about to refuse, but Kai’s gaze became very stern. Such sternness Adin had never seen before. Adin swallowed his refusal, bowed respectfully, and left, closing the door.
Kai felt her soul was in pain. This day came too quickly. She hadn’t expected her actions to be so slow that she was already so far from Dichi. If only her steps had been faster, Dichi wouldn’t have suffered so.
She was such a useless person. Dichi had saved her when she was nearly dead, but she couldn’t save Dichi when she needed it.
The thought that if she received the news a few days later, Dichi would completely disappear from this world without her knowing made her almost die of fear.
Even with the news a few days earlier, the situation wouldn’t improve much. Only three days left, only three days to turn fate and change the future. How precious and difficult these three days were, but also exciting.
Only now did she realize how short a time she could bear being separated from Dichi. She could no longer endure a longer separation, and would do anything to see Dichi as soon as possible.
This joy and excitement offset the fear and unease brought by the bad news. She sat down at the table, calmed her heartbeat, and picked up the two secret maps, carefully analyzing and thinking.
One map marked the current defense, military deployment, and military targets in the city. The other marked Dichi’s execution details – specific time, location, transport route, execution method, protection measures.
For so long, she had received help from that “god”. Was he truly a god? She didn’t know, didn’t need to know. Anyone who could help her rescue Dichi was a god. She only needed the god’s power.
When night fell, Adin brought in dinner, and Kai was still working intently.
Even if he might be blamed for interrupting her work, Adin still wanted to remind her: “Miss Kai, it’s time to eat. If you don’t eat, I won’t let you continue working.”
Unexpectedly, Kai looked up and gave him a sweet smile, seeming in good spirits: “Okay, Adin, I’ll eat now. Could you trouble yourself to gather all the commanders? After eating, I want to hold an important emergency meeting. Not one can be absent.”
Adin’s mood improved, full of enthusiasm: “Please be assured, I’ll arrange it immediately. I want to ask, are you planning to rescue Miss Dichi?”
Kai’s smile faded, showing some worry: “Do you think… this is right?”
Adin immediately responded: “This is necessary! Your safety is more important than anything!”
Kai still seemed hesitant: “I need to think about this carefully. This is ultimately my personal matter.”
Everyone else’s matters are the most important.”
“But without you, we wouldn’t be able to…”
Kai smiled: “Thank you, Adin. Regardless, let’s first consider everyone’s matters. I think three days from now, the city will focus some attention on Dichi’s matter, along with Fucks’ disappearance. This should be our opportunity. If we don’t seize this chance to break in, once the government troops reorganize, we’ll have no chance.”
Adin stood at attention, saluting her: “Yes, Miss Kai. I will follow you to the death.”
Adin went out to arrange the meeting, and Kai took out the particle gun she had always carried but never used. Yes, that gun would completely decompose a human body into absolute “nothingness” – the particle gun. She had completely mastered its usage method. This gun had only one bullet and only one target – Ilso.
Three days later, she would lead all the rebels in a full-scale attack on this evil city, in the name of liberating the people. Yet the only thing she wanted was to save Dichi, even if it meant sacrificing everyone.
This was destined to be a one-sided sacrifice, with the rebels having no chance of winning. She had survived in the heart of the empire and completely understood that the empire’s power was unbeatable. No matter how hard she and the others tried, their fate would not change. But her and Dichi’s fate could be altered.
Whether she lived or died, whether this world existed or perished, none of it mattered.
She only wanted to love, to love someone, even if it would sink her soul into the depths of hell.
Destruction and Eternity
On the morning of Dichi’s execution, it was still very dark.
The secret prison was heavily guarded. Just a slave, normally not worth considering, but with previous precedents, Mis could no longer be certain what crazy things Ilso might do. To ensure absolute safety, he still had to do this.
A black high-end bulletproof car wove through the bushes, driving at high speed, stopping outside the prison in the blink of an eye.
Armed guards closely watched the car's every move. If anything seemed amiss, the firepower would blast the car to pieces.
The car window opened, and the driver turned his head, saying grimly: "Do you dare point your guns at me?"
The guards were shocked: Wasn't this Prince Fucks, who was said to have gone missing? His arrogant and wild tone, and cold expression, could not be mistaken.
"P-Prince Fucks!" The guards immediately signaled everyone to lower their guns and stand at attention.
Fucks, wearing a black military coat, emerged from the car and walked into the prison.
The guards hurried to follow: "Prince Fucks, may I ask..."
Fucks didn't look at him: "I want to see Ilso's little dog. Do you have any objections?"
The guard swallowed his questions: "No... none."
As an important member of the royal family and the empire’s highest military commander, Fucks could freely enter and exit the secret prison. However, Prince Fucks, who had been missing, was not known to have reappeared. Why would he suddenly appear here? Not just him, but all the guards were stunned as Fucks swaggered past.
No one dared to speak. It was said that anyone who angered Fucks would meet a miserable end.
Arriving at Dichi’s cell, Dichi was lying on the bed, snoring. Her hair was not messy, her body was not emaciated, her complexion was not pale. Despite knowing she would be executed today, she seemed quite comfortable.
Fucks sneered, kicking the iron bars mockingly: “Ilso’s little dog, time to go to the oil cauldron.”
His kick was loud, waking Dichi. She opened her eyes and yawned. Seeing Fucks, she was disappointed: “Oh, it’s you. I thought it was Ilso.”
