Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 907 - 254: Divine Artifact Overlord Sword, Utter Despair
The youth exerted all his strength to resist, but gradually became overwhelmed due to the previous exhaustion.
At the critical moment, it pretended to awaken from slumber to assist, slaying the poisonous creature. However, the youth was severely injured in vitality, both physically and mentally.
After this, it guided the Alien Race youth to use life force to exchange for short-term explosive strength, which left irreversible scars of suffering each time.
But it falsely claimed that the pain was proof of becoming stronger.
In fact, it only wanted the Alien Race youth to endure more agony, secreting more negative emotions.
But what broke the Alien Race youth the most was meeting a wanderer of a similar circumstance during his journey.
The Overlord Sword clearly remembers the appearance of this wanderer named "Li." She had a pair of long ears, a petite and delicate figure, with a fluffy tail behind her.
According to Li’s description, her clan had chosen to descend into the Monster World because their Hometown World was engulfed by Darkness.
The result was an annihilating blow upon arrival.
She was the only survivor of her clan to escape; she had no relatives left in this world.
However, when they first met, the relationship was not harmonious, resulting in a fierce fight, both warily considering the other as dangerous.
But amidst their intense battle, a giant Monster suddenly attacked, forcing them to temporarily join forces.
The youth confronted head-on, while Li agilely circled and pierced the Monster’s weak spot with her Poison Blade.
After the battle ended, they were both injured, breathing weakly while laying on the ground, their wary eyes gradually turning to exhaustion and resignation.
Perhaps they both saw the same loneliness and sorrow in each other’s eyes, and they ceased further attacks.
Surrounded by various types of Monsters, they eventually decided to temporarily move forward together, but maintained a distance from each other.
In fact, the Alien Race youth and Li couldn’t even communicate normally.
Unable to speak each other’s language, they could only engage in awkward conversations through gestures and actions.
The Overlord Sword later taught them how to communicate using mental exchanges.
Of course, this wasn’t out of kindness, but the Overlord Sword laying a premise for its own plan.
Afterward, they traveled together in harmony.
Along the way, when danger approached, the youth would stand in front of Li, protecting her with his body.
Li, on the other hand, during rest, would use her keen Perception to find herbs nearby to treat the youth’s wounds.
I remember an incident when they encountered an attack by a group of formidable Monsters during their exploration.
Faced with Fierce Beasts clawing and lunging, the youth initially intended to distract the Monsters alone allowing Li to escape, but Li adamantly refused, wielding her Sharp Claw, choosing to fight alongside him.
During the fierce battle, Li inadvertently got hit by a Monster, crashing to the ground.
At the critical moment, the Overlord Sword granted the youth Strength, successfully repelling the Monster.
Through this battle, their bond grew deeper.
Whenever night fell, they would snuggle together for warmth, sharing tidbits of memories.
Li would tell the youth stories of her clan’s ancient legends, while the youth would listen attentively and occasionally share his own confusion about the future.
In their wandering years, they became each other’s only reliance, warming one another, jointly fighting against this leftover cold world, their former loneliness and sorrow gradually dispersed amidst this deep friendship.
To the youth, Li was like a beam of light projecting into the dark world, illuminating the eternal night he had grown accustomed to.
Before this, the youth was used to licking his wounds alone, used to arming himself with anger.
The Overlord Sword recalls the initial stage of establishing trust, when Li clumsily bandaged the youth’s wounds, his first reaction was to smack her hand away.
When Li stubbornly divided her last piece of dry food for him, he fiercely scolded her for meddling.
But this beam of light was too stubborn.
On one rainy night, when the youth was curled up shivering due to an old wound acting up in a tree hole, Li braved the risk of Monster attacks to gather herbs outside, returning soaked through; her trembling fingers carefully applied medicine to the youth.
For the first time, the youth didn’t refuse.
Amongst the bitter scent of herbs, the youth caught the mingled smell of rain and blood from Li.
While gathering herbs, Li’s arm was slashed by a Monster’s Sharp Claw, bleeding profusely.
"Why?" asked the youth, never having felt warmth, choking on his words.
Li gently wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead, softly telling him:
"Mother said, when it rains, wounds will hurt."
Such simple words, yet they made the youth’s body tremble uncontrollably.
Only then did the youth realize, someone remembered him feeling pain.
That night, Li leaned against the youth’s shoulder, her fluffy ears occasionally twitched, brushing against his neck.
The even breaths mixed with the "crackling" of the campfire, becoming the youth’s most soothing nocturne.
A headache from pain woke him, causing Li to awaken too; she rubbed his head, laughingly telling him: Mother said, sleeping on a Rainy Day can bring the sweetest dreams.
Yawning, she continued sleeping.
From his fingertips came a warm touch, Li had unconsciously grasped his hand in her sleep.
The youth didn’t pull away, gently curling his fingers around her petite palm.
The campfire dimmed, but the youth felt unprecedented warmth.
His eyelids grew heavier through the night.
The rain continued falling, leaving only the sound of their heartbeats in the world’s silence.
In the last moment before drifting into dreams, the youth vaguely thought: If only this moment could last forever.
