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Chapter 357 Do you want to abandon her now?
As the system desired, the flow of time accelerated.
The news of the deaths was successfully delivered to everyone who had left the battlefield via Pei Zhaoye.
The smile on Xiao Jiming's face instantly froze.
He and Song Juexiao, who had also learned the news, exchanged a glance and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
How could she have died?
How could she die here?
Indeed, both Xie Yungui and Jiang Xingni himself had made prophecies, saying that this was the end of Jiang Xingni's fate, and that Jiang Xingni would meet his death here.
But who could have imagined that death and fate would suddenly descend upon them, leaving them no time to hesitate or prepare themselves mentally?
Lu Ming didn't have a communicator. The little girl was idly kicking pebbles on the ground when she suddenly noticed the change in the expressions of the two adults beside her. Lu Ming didn't know what had happened, but instinctively had a bad feeling: "What happened?"
She nervously tugged at Xiao Jiming's sleeve and asked in a low voice.
Xiao Jiming lowered his head, looking at his newly rescued teammate, still not quite understanding what had happened.
He said softly, "She's dead."
"Who died?" Lu Ming's ominous premonition grew stronger.
Xiao Jiming did not answer. He did not want to say those words, as if he were pronouncing her death.
What was Pei Zhaoye thinking when he informed them of this?
"Who died!" Lu Ming suddenly raised her voice, demanding, "Who died! Are you mute, Xiao Jiming? Is giving me an answer so difficult for you to say?!"
Xiao Jiming gave her a slight smirk: "Jiang Xingni."
Lu Ming suddenly stopped talking.
She stared at Xiao Jiming with her eyes wide open, unable to imagine what kind of expression she was making. The girl bit her lower lip.
To be honest, her relationship with Jiang Xingni wasn't that deep; they had only known each other for less than a day.
but.
Lu Ming blinked, wiped away her tears, her face was icy cold.
What was she so sad about? They hadn't cried, so why was she, who had just met Jiang Xingni, the first one to cry?
Lu Ming's crying grew louder and louder. She sobbed as she looked at Xiao Jiming and Song Juexiao, who hadn't shed a single tear. She didn't even know why she was crying or why she was sad.
Why wasn't it me who died?
A few months later, Lu Ming rose again, with the same thoughts he had when he watched Shan Qing die.
If only she were the one who died. Why is it always insignificant people like her who survive? Why is it always the better people who are destined to die?
Lu Ming cried and dry heaved, bending over and clutching the fabric of his shirt tightly. Tears blurred his vision, making it impossible to see anything in front of him: "Why?"
Song Juexiao and Xiao Jiming also wanted to ask—why?
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The group didn't waste too much time before arriving inside the VOID base and finally saw Jiang Xingni lying on the ground.
All the power was absorbed into Jiang Xingni's body, and then dissipated after Jiang Xingni died. This energy finally brought Jiang Xingni down from his floating state and made him fall softly to the ground.
Jiang Xingni died very cleanly.
This means that although she inevitably vomited up blood and fragments of internal organs, what she could see more of when she lay on the ground was a golden light.
The light emanated from her body, circled in mid-air, and then slowly dissipated. The endless golden light turned into ashes and gradually vanished.
Apart from the blood she vomited, there were no other wounds or severed limbs near her body.
Apart from the fragmented internal organs, there was only a torn shell. But even in this state, no blood flowed from the cracked skin and flesh. Golden light flashed out, as if the person had simply closed their eyes due to severe injuries, rather than dying.
Song Juexiao swayed for a moment when she saw it. It was rare for a girl who had been trained since childhood to be so unsteady on her feet.
She stumbled over, her knees slamming into the floor with a thud. Song Juexiao knelt on the ground, staring at Jiang Xingni's face.
Her red hair fell loose, landing on the ground as if it were about to blend with the blood on the ground. For a moment, Song Juexiao felt like she couldn't hear anything clearly, and could only see Jiang Xingni in front of her. She vaguely heard the sound of breathing in her ears, and when she calmed down and listened, she realized that it was her own breathing.
Instead of Jiang Xingni's breathing.
She just desperately wanted to hear the sound of her being alive and breathing.
She desperately hoped that Jiang Xingni's death was just a misunderstanding, and that it would be better if it were someone else who died—she had always been such a selfish and despicable person, so why did she have to let someone close to her die after saving so many people? It was so unfair.
Her hand trembled slightly before she placed it on Jiang Xingni's body.
Without the support of bones, the flesh sank in the instant the hand landed, and Song Juexiao's hand was placed on her lower abdomen, inside her lower abdomen.
Her internal organs and bones had been completely shattered by the supernatural power—Song Juexiao realized this in an instant and blinked blankly.
Tears fell slowly as she finally realized that Jiang Xingni was indeed dead.
Pei Zhaoye did not cry with Song Juexiao, but instead recalled the words Jiang Xingni had said to him earlier.
The remaining questions...
Pei Zhaoye's gaze fell on Xie Yungui. To be honest, like Jiang Xingni, he was only worried about Xie Yungui's reaction.
It wasn't that they didn't care about Jiang Xingni's death or worried about whether she would be resurrected—that was something they only realized after they had survived this journey.
If Xie Yungui is unwilling to wait any longer and chooses to go back in time, then Jiang Xingni's arrangements will all be in vain.
Xie Yungui didn't react much when he heard the news, but his expressionless face and lack of emotion were the biggest problem.
He walked forward and saw Jiang Xingni's body fragments scattered all over the ground.
Those eyes simply gazed quietly at Jiang Xingni, their clear gaze landing on her, taking in her face and her eyes.
Just as he was about to turn back time, Pei Zhaoye stopped him.
Pei Zhaoye only asked one question: "Do you want to abandon Jiang Xingni as she is now?"
Xie Yungui's expression remained unchanged, except that his fingertips trembled slightly.