I had never known familial affection; friendship existed, but the ones who gave and the ones who received in those friendships died too quickly. The bond that occupied a place more vital than life itself in his heart was the comradeship forged with his battle brothers.

A man born into such a state found the most cherished connection of his life within the mercenary corps: the bond of comradeship. It was a trust deep enough to fight back-to-back, to entrust his entire back to another without fear of death. This was his everything. Money? Power? Or beautiful women? None could surpass it. They were merely adjuvants to staying alive—truly, the goal was to survive, to survive with his comrades... Because beyond this single precious thing, he truly possessed nothing else. This was his life, his conviction, his entire world, yet in battle, it was ultimately shattered. His comrades died; they all died. But why was he still alive? Despair? Disappointment? Or perhaps he simply felt nothing anymore, his world utterly collapsed... Arriving in the (Reincarnation World), were the people here all like him? Continue fighting, then... Fighting was the man's everything.

Or perhaps, it was his everything... Dying again, and resurrecting again... Comrades in the team.

These were new comrades, and they too felt warmth.

And the courage to fight back-to-back. Perhaps, this place would become his new world—a world where they fought until death. Only... what about the comrades from before? He ultimately could not let go of the yearning for those fallen brothers... "...So, you wish to resurrect them?" "Resurrect them? Impossible. They are not beings of the . At most, they can be copied; true resurrection is out of the question..." "No, I can. Having transcended the concept of mortals, as a supreme existence, I can achieve myths like the Box Maker. I have spoken. Here, in this world, I am like the Author; I am him. I can resurrect them too... The question now is, do you wish to resurrect them?" "Yes! I want to resurrect them! Even if it means fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with them once more, my kin! I want to bring them back!" "Then... surrender your body and soul to me, you whose heart is burdened... Overlord..."

The Overlord snapped his eyes open. On his claw-tip, Xiao Honglu's corpse looked so fragile. The little boy’s face still held a trace of shock, but that expression slowly softened, almost like a smile. However, the restraints on his wrists automatically uncoiled. Then, he shot out toward the sky... He was dead.

"No! No... me!" The Overlord clutched Xiao Honglu in horror. The little boy’s heart was already mashed into pulp; not a sliver of possibility for survival remained. The few people nearby turned their heads, looking at him with terror. The Overlord felt as if he were about to die... He had killed his own comrade.

Lin Lei, a partner he had fought side-by-side with. He had killed him with his own hands! But before the Overlord could react, the entire world suddenly plunged into darkness. A nuclear missile had arrived overhead. Though it detonated a considerable distance from Adam, the missile's power surpassed everyone’s imagination. It first billowed up a mushroom cloud tens of thousands of feet high, then violently compressed inward, converging like a hydrogen bomb...

"Everyone listen carefully, this is my layout..." "We are facing two factions: several teams from the Angel Alliance, and the Demon Squad. Overall, we stand no chance of annihilating them completely. But Chu Xuan’s mission for us is total annihilation, so the impossible must become possible to achieve... According to the information Chu Xuan left me, Zero Point, your Orthodox Demon Eye should have another function, right?" Zero Point did not hesitate, answering directly: "Correct. This information was deduced from the supercomputer in Chu Xuan’s basement, but this ability can only be used once. After that use, I will die..." "That's right. Then we use it this time. Correspondingly, I expect I will die with you..." Xiao Honglu plucked a strand of hair, offering a wry smile. "It can't be helped. I’m truly not Chu Xuan; I can’t devise some superhuman plan. I’m just a mortal, and the opponent might be Adam, who could surpass me. So, I can only trade life for life, eliminating them all at a slightly smaller cost. This is the only way I can think of... Wang Xia, your bomb control seems capable of fusing a hydrogen bomb now, correct?" "Correct, but it requires..." Wang Xia paused, then spoke up. "Requires raw materials, right? Because a hydrogen bomb’s power is too great, you can’t form it directly like other bombs. It’s like controlling the explosion of a micro-nuke; as long as you have the material, you can increase its yield, isn't that right?" Xiao Honglu exhaled. "Yes, exactly." "Then it’s up to you... Lin Juntian, your task is to materialize enough deuterium elements into reality. I know this is difficult, so Qi Tengyi, your assistance is needed. Your super-brainpower can analyze extremely complex data in a short time. This data is the deuterium element Lin Juntian needs. Use Zhan Lan’s Mind Chain to link you together, allowing Qi Tengyi to calculate and Lin Juntian to materialize. This way, this element can be manufactured..." Xiao Honglu smiled bitterly. "This was originally Chu Xuan's ultimate weapon reserved for the Zheng Zha duplicate. But I don't know what happened with Adam; Chu Xuan actually told me this secret. So, it will be used ahead of schedule against the Angel Alliance and the Demon Squad... This is my layout: this superweapon... the ultimate application of the Orthodox Demon Eye: Instantaneous Black Hole!"

"We all know the Orthodox Demon Eye, or the previous Point-Line Demon Eye. They directly strike a causal point, erasing the cause of that being’s existence, resulting in the instant disappearance of that life form, no matter how durable it is... The only exception is the Light of the Heart, or rather, the Light of the Heart powered by infinite energy. We witnessed this when facing the First God. That Point-Line Demon Eye could only pierce one layer of the Light of the Heart defense, and then it would become ineffective due to energy depletion. In other words, failure doesn't truly exist; only the causal point of the protective layer that was hit disappears, while the core is not struck at its causal point... If we reverse our thinking, causality can cover the entire object. That is, if I strike the causal point of the shield, as long as the core is also within that shield's causal point, the core’s causality will also be erased. This has nothing to do with energy magnitude, because we only need to erase the causal point..." Chu Xuan raised his glasses, his eyes filled with a frightening fanaticism. "By this logic, the Orthodox Demon Eye should have another attack method. This method will no longer attack a single point or line, or one object, but an entire area. If a massive explosive wave or energy fluctuation is generated in one location, and then Zero Point strikes the causal point of this explosive wave and energy fluctuation, the causal points of the space within the range of that explosive wave and energy fluctuation will all vanish... In other words, no matter how powerful the beings inside, even the Zheng Zha duplicate, they will disappear. This will be a map-level weapon more terrifying than the Magic-Moving Cannon; I call it the Instantaneous Black Hole, the most violent force in the entire universe!"

Xiao Honglu felt speechless. He stared at the simulation on the computer screen: "I'm very curious... what happens to Zero Point?" "He’s certainly doomed!" Chu Xuan glanced at Xiao Honglu, as if he were asking something obvious. "...Fine. I admit I was asking a pointless question. The crucial issue is, how do you generate an explosive and energy fluctuation over such a vast area? And if it really is such a massive energy fluctuation, based on shooting principles, Zero Point can only shoot from within the fluctuation. He can't shoot from beyond the horizon, right? Wouldn't he die instantly then?" "Ah, this issue hasn't been solved yet. Let's document it as the Fourth Ultra-Map Cannon Weapon and store it for future research..." Chu Xuan nodded, affirming: "Fourth Ultra-Map Cannon Weapon. What were the first three? Since Zero Point only gets one use before dying, are you planning to use us as human cannons to fire out?" Xiao Honglu recalled a previous conversation with Chu Xuan. Back then, Zero Point didn't have the ability to shoot beyond the horizon, nor was there a way to generate the planned ultra-wide range explosion. Thus, Xiao Honglu had mostly forgotten this conversation afterward. He never thought Chu Xuan’s mad experiments would succeed, but he never imagined he would actually succeed, and even have everything planned out, waiting for this final moment to surprise the Demon Squad. Who knew this surprise would end up falling upon Adam of the Angel Alliance?

The immense power of this weapon was undeniable, but the prerequisites were equally demanding. Zero Point’s death aside, other crucial conditions were that the designated explosion must be generated within a specified location and time frame, and secondly, the enemies must remain stationary within that blast radius. These two conditions combined made it incredibly difficult. The condition for the explosion was slightly easier to handle. With the combination of Wang Xia and Lin Juntian, they could generate an explosion similar to a hydrogen bomb, far more powerful than a standard nuclear missile. And the nuclear missiles were at the base they had visited earlier, so this aspect wasn't too worrying. The difficulty lay in making all the enemies unable to move, and pinpointing the nuclear missile's trajectory and location...

Xiao Honglu’s method was to place the nuclear missile's coordinate locator on himself, synchronized with his own heartbeat. Once he died, the missile would detonate instantly, and the missile shot would also strike him... From the start, Xiao Honglu intended to use himself as bait to draw in Adam and the other enemies. That was his original plan. But then the Angel Alliance underwent a drastic change; Adam utilized the Human Instrumentality Project, transcending human imagination to become a supreme life form. Though incomplete, his thoughts were undoubtedly known to Adam. So, he could only take a gamble: would Adam be frightened and flee, or would that supreme life form meet the challenge with thought processes unimaginable to humans? He had also brought his companions; aside from the four mandatory targets, the rest became bait, just like him... Since Adam needed the Light of the Heart for completion, he had to absorb them. Oh, and the Demon Squad members, who also became bait—they were the bait to hold Adam back until the missile approached... (This is my layout. Can it succeed?)

Xiao Honglu no longer knew. He died, killed by the Overlord. The unimaginable betrayal: someone had betrayed the Central Continent Team, or perhaps was controlled by Adam. His layout was only one step from completion. That energy wave might not have entirely enveloped Adam. Had Zero Point, far away, finished his preparations? Had Lin Juntian’s materialization completed? What about Wang Xia...? He didn't know. He had won, and he had lost, in this final step...

Amidst a deafening roar, the nuclear explosion, which had shrunk into an intense ball of light, violently spread out again. The entire world seemed to dim. This explosion was almost like the birth of a new star; the light and temperature reached levels comparable to the surface layer of the sun. At a location extremely far from the explosion’s center, Zero Point stood silently watching, cradling his Gauss sniper rifle. He was silent, memories flashing through his mind repeatedly... (Little brother, Father, Mother...) (And comrades, farewell! Being able to fight alongside you until death is a memory I will never forget...)

"Bang!" The Gauss sniper rifle fired sharply. Before the sound reached the ears of the four remaining people, the bullet had already curved past Earth’s orbit, seemingly turning a corner, and shot into a specific point within the exploding ball of light. Instantly! The ball of light dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, vanishing as if it were shredded paper. And Zero Point, after firing the shot, had his own flesh disintegrate as well, like glass or crystal. As the other three shouted his name, Zero Point vanished into the void with a smile, truly and utterly reduced to nothingness... Only the hand rope floated in the vacuum, then flew away toward the horizon.

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