Chapter 130: Passing the Flame! (Ninth Chapter!!!)
The remnants of the man’s will seemed to awaken at this moment; his dilated pupils contracted once more as he mustered all his strength to move his gaze to the parchment.
With his final thought, he opened the trading market...
【Aid from...】
【Item description: Hardened black bread*76, potatoes*97, wounded level-three servants*5, “Bloodstained Sacred Triumph Banner,” “Ascetic’s Pendant”...】
【Quantity: Multiple items.】
【Please enter your requested price.】
【No payment required.】
【Would you like to add a note?】
【Note: Keep going, just hold on a little longer.】
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At last, darkness enveloped his vision. He finally recalled what had happened then...
It was on the first day, the hungriest, most helpless, most desperate moment...
A man named Colin had once lit a lamp for him. He thought, if such a day should ever come in the future, he too would do the same...
This was a “promise” he made to Colin.
Now, the “future” had arrived. He would fulfill his “promise,” lighting a lamp for others, bringing a glimmer of hope.
As for despair...
Let it remain here to die with him.
His pupils fully dilated, his sight invisible, his eyes slowly closed upon seeing the words 【Sent successfully】...
Dear Mr. Colin, I... have not broken my word.
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At the same time, a message appeared in everyone’s mind.
【The trading market will temporarily activate the “Gift” function, stored within the brain.】
Bright crimson system text appeared in every mind!
The next moment...
【Aid from Nordun.】
【Item description: Wounded level-three servants*4, wounded level-two servant*1, “Decayed Wooden Crossbow,” “Blade of Kalanis,” “Futrola’s Ring,” “Thorn Ring,” “Olive Branch Ring”...】
【Quantity: Multiple items.】
【Price: No payment required.】
【Note: I will fight to the last moment of human civilization! For the eternal glory of humanity!】
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【Aid from Victor.】
【Item description: Wounded level-three servants*104, wounded level-two servants*21, “Shattered Bloodthirsty Cross Sword,” “Refined Steel Hand Cannons*47,” “Special Hand Cannon Bullets*1479”...】
【Quantity: Multiple items.】
【Price: No payment required.】
【Note: Indeed, this is humanity’s darkest hour, but also our most united and least lonely. Humans are not isolated islands. Keep fighting; I stand with you.】
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【Aid from Wang Xiong.】
【Item description: Wounded level-three servants*2, wounded level-one servants*57, “Damaged Originium-Powered Exoskeleton Armor,” “Plasma Thermal Chainsaw Greatsword,” “Originium Crystals”...】
【Quantity: Multiple items.】
【Price: No payment required.】
【Note: There has never been a savior, nor gods or immortals to rely on. The only ones who can save us are ourselves—and always will be!】
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【Aid from Meichuan Sangyi.】
【Item description: Wounded level-three servants*7, wounded level-two servants*9, “Silver Rose Fire Rifle,” “Tattered Filthy Hunter Garb,” “Damaged Zealot’s Shield,” “Recovery Cards”...】
【Quantity: Multiple items.】
【Price: No payment required.】
【Note: Maybe my voice can’t reach you, but live on! I know it’s not easy, but please hold on!】
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【Note: I know you need help. Keep going!】
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【Note: I once faced the same plight as you. No matter what, keep going!】
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【Note: I will reach out to you; you are not fighting alone!】
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【Note: I know you have tried very hard, but please try a little more!】
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【Note: We are not dead! We stand with you! Fight! No surrender until death!】
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【Note: I really tried my best, so you must keep going too!】
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【Note: I cannot undo my death, but I know you need help!】
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【Note: Hold on, just a little longer, please don’t give up—we stand behind you!】
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【Hint: I empathize with your plight. I know you need help!】
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【Note: We are not a species that only knows submission. Show me your fighting spirit!】
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【Note: Keep going! We have not lost. Even in death, we stand tall.】
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【Note: Live on, bear witness to humanity’s inevitable great victory!】
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【Note: Don’t give up!】
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【Note: Reinforcements have arrived! Crush them fiercely! Let them know who they face!】
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【Note: Humanity will prevail! We salute the fallen!】
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Increasingly more “gifts” appeared in the trading market—hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions—more and more people were “returning” to the battlefield in another form.
This was not merely a source of power; it was a flood, a torrent supplying lifeblood to the vital organs of civilization!
Within this torrent, more despair was shared, and more hope began to sprout...
Suddenly, battle seemed simpler.
Under the weight of countless gifts, even lord-level mutants seemed able to be resisted.
But the price behind every gift was a sacrifice.
Yet humanity would carry on its humanity, pass on hope, and continue civilization through these sacrifices!
At this moment, the war still raged on, long and unending; no one knew when this relentless struggle would end in victory.
But after receiving each gift, they seemed to feel a resolute soul beside them.
Those souls were roaring with battle cries and defiance—they had not surrendered. They fought alongside them!
If darkness cannot be extinguished, then through sacrifice and resistance, expand the boundaries of hope!
At this moment, no one fought alone.
There would be no compromise in this battle!
All stood once more amid darkness and despair, straightening their backs, unbending their knees.
What sustained them was the name of a fragile civilization called “humanity”!
Tonight, they fought for humanity!