Chapter 327 - 163: This Is Clearly a Ten-Thousand-Li Cruise Missile

Chapter 327: Chapter 163: This Is Clearly a Ten-Thousand-Li Cruise Missile

"We only want a Habitat."

"Someone once promised the Eternal Night Continent to us."

"The Eternal Night Continent was ours to begin with."

"You just usurped our home while we were away."

"But—"

"If you can tell me the location of that other continent, our Ghost Race can give up our assault on the Eternal Night Continent and go there instead. Wouldn’t that be better for all of us?"

"Heh."

The middle-aged man chuckled softly. He looked down, stroking the Scale Armor of the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile beside him without a word. The two Heaven-Swallowing Crocodiles next to him weren’t roughhousing as usual; they were lying quietly on the ground.

But their bodies were clearly tense.

Ready to strike at any moment.

Over the years, he had fed these two Heaven-Swallowing Crocodiles countless Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and poured his own efforts into raising them. Their power had long since surpassed the upper limits of their species, making them immensely formidable.

But they still couldn’t break the Grand Array laid here.

"..."

The voice in the darkness fell silent for a long time. Perhaps feeling it had been too forceful, it softened its tone. "You don’t have the Celestial Dao Brand of the Eternal Night Continent."

"I know you are not from the Eternal Night Continent."

"You come from another continent."

"Before this—"

"The Ghost Race never knew there was a second continent in this world besides the Eternal Night Continent. You have brought new hope to the Ghost Race."

"You are special."

"We cannot kill you."

"But we know you will die as your lifespan wanes. The Celestial Dao Blessing you obtained from guarding Jiangbei those few years is only enough to extend your life for a few more."

"Do you really want to be trapped here until you die?"

The middle-aged man suddenly laughed. "It’s been thirty-eight years. Haven’t you ever tried exploring outward? The eternal night doesn’t restrict you, does it?"

"The eternal night doesn’t restrict us."

"But the eternal day does. If a Ghost Object appears under the sun during the day, it will be burned to death, regardless of its power. Only the Fake Human Ghosts can appear on the Eternal Night Continent at dusk."

The voice in the darkness said, somewhat resentfully, "Over the years, the Ghost Race has sent countless Great Ghosts to try and cross the sea to its end, using all sorts of methods."

"An unknown number of Great Ghosts have died."

"But all they saw was an endless ’Thunderstorm Sea Realm.’ If they were accidentally drawn in, they would be trapped there, unable to escape, suffering endless torment."

"We suspect that endless Thunderstorm Sea Realm might even envelop the entire Eternal Night Continent."

"If those Great Ghosts we sent out had been deployed to the main battlefield instead, we might have already broken through."

"Tsk."

The middle-aged man laughed again. He looked down, attentively fiddling with the Scale Armor on the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile beside him, and said casually, "Don’t romanticize the path you never took. The outcome might have been even worse. At least you got to see the Thunderstorm Sea Realm."

"So, how was it? Nice view, wasn’t it?"

Seeing the middle-aged man had no intention of speaking, the voice in the darkness fell silent for a long while before slowly departing.

"..."

The middle-aged man sat cross-legged on the ground, continuing to fiddle intently with the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile’s Scale Armor, but his expression gradually grew distant and dazed.

He was not from the Eternal Night Continent.

Or to be precise.

He wasn’t human.

He was a special creation, formed by a fortuitous coincidence.

In the entire world, he was likely the only one of his kind.

He no longer had a home.

Now, his only lingering obsession was to use what was left of himself to protect the Eternal Night Continent as best he could. The result might be poor, but at least he would have done his best.

"Boss."

After the dark shadow left, the larger of the two Heaven-Swallowing Crocodiles lying on the ground finally spoke in a deep, rumbling voice, "You’re really not going to die?"

"Of course not."

The middle-aged man chuckled.

"How?"

"Because..."

The middle-aged man paused for a moment before saying softly, "Because a long, long time ago, I already died."

"I don’t even know what state I’m in now. But compared to before, I have more emotions and the ability to think more. It doesn’t feel too bad."

"Boss, you’re so strong. How did someone manage to kill you back then?"

"No one killed me."

"If no one killed you, Boss, then how did you die?"

"I self-detonated."

"Self-detonated?"

The enormous Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile lying at the man’s feet had a glimmer of admiration in its eyes. "With your level of power, Boss, the explosion must have been huge, right?"

"Of course."

The middle-aged man laughed, speaking in a wildly exaggerated tone and gesturing with his hands. "It was *this* big! Big enough to sink the entire Eternal Night Continent!"

"Amazing."

The Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile didn’t sense the man’s exaggerated tone at all. Instead, it said with deep admiration and longing, "That’s how a true hero should be!"

"Pfft."

The middle-aged man shook his head and couldn’t help but laugh. With these two Heaven-Swallowing Crocodiles by his side all these years, he felt he laughed much more than he used to. But after a moment’s pause, he spoke again in a low, complicated tone.

"It wasn’t as glorious as you think. I was on the verge of defeat and forced to self-detonate. To be honest, it was actually quite pathetic."

"But you must have dealt the enemy a heavy blow, right?"

"Of course. The enemy didn’t gain a single thing from it."

"Then that’s enough!"

It’s just that the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile’s foreclaws were too thick and heavy to give a thumbs-up. Otherwise, it would have definitely been holding one up right now.

"..."

The middle-aged man smiled but said no more, gradually falling silent.

His thoughts began to drift.

’I miss home a little.’

’Unfortunately.’

’My home is gone, and I can never go back.’

’No one can cross that Thunderstorm Sea Realm.’

’Unless...’

’An impossible miracle occurs.’ ℴℴ𝘮

...

「Dawn broke.」

As the eternal night receded like a tide from the Eternal Night Continent and the sun gradually rose, the eternal night on the New Continent also receded, and its sun rose in turn.