Chapter 1360 1326: Cataclysm Strikes, Apocalypse Descends (The End)

"The noodles are good, quite chewy."

Lin Yi picked up a bowl larger than his own head, and in front of two pairs of incredulous eyes, he gulped down the soup in the bowl.

After finishing the soup, Lin Yi behaved like someone who hadn't eaten in ages, contentedly wiping his mouth and saying:

"The soup is good, too."

After wiping his mouth, Lin Yi casually tossed the napkin into the wastebasket nearby.

Then, he addressed the father and daughter across from him who were already stunned:

"Thanks for the meal."

"I'll be off then. If you need anything, give me a call."

Saying that, Lin Yi got up, walked around the table, and headed outside.

Guo Shaojie, who was waiting at the door, quickly stepped forward and said:

"Boss Feng."

Lin Yi headed toward the car without turning his head and said:

"Let's go."

Then Lin Yi and his group, amidst whispers and speculations, drove away in a luxury car.

Inside the little noodle shop, Xiao Zhen stood dazed, staring at the blank check on the table and the business card next to it with "Lin Yi" written on it.

The business card had no fancy decorations or titles, just a name and a contact phone number.

At this moment, Xiao Zhen's head was still buzzing, unable to recover from this sudden and huge 'surprise (shock)'.

Xiao Xiaojin watched Lin Yi's departing figure and said incredulously:

"So he really is the child my sister wanted to adopt..."

After returning to the villa, Lin Yi was the first to speak:

"Get online, I'll take you guys to level up."

With that, Lin Yi walked toward his room, leaving everyone else exchanging glances.

Clearly, everyone felt a bit out of sync with Lin Yi's thought process and pace at the moment.

It was Zhang Xinying who spoke up:

"Alright, everyone get on the game."

"Lin Yi has been dealing with a lot lately, let's give him some time to digest it all, it'll be fine later."

No one suspected anything.

So the group once again embarked on a monotonous and tedious leveling journey that, in a blink of an eye, lasted another half a year.

...

...

This is Ouyang Hao's second New Year's Eve at Lin Yi's villa. He excitedly shuttled between the kitchen and the ultra-long dining table in the courtyard, transporting freshly cooked hot dishes.

In the kitchen, Zhang Xinying, the cooking aunt, and now-mothers Jiang Jiaying and Yu Na were all busy.

Even Shangguan Yue, who had never been in the kitchen before, eagerly joined in to lend a hand.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Lin Yi and others were lying on the sofa, watching the soon-to-rise full moon and chatting away.

Ouyang Hao came over with a plate of cut watermelon and said:

"Stop chatting and have some fruit to stimulate your appetite."

"I had this imported overnight from abroad, guaranteed fresh and juicy."

Feeling the strong festive atmosphere around, Guo Shaojie sighed:

"Remember this time last year, we were still worried about the City Seizing War."

"Who would have thought that a year later, even Yue'Er has reached Demigod (Lv80) status."

"Time flies so fast."

"Fast?"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Hao was displeased:

"Except for the beginning of the year, I leveled up so much during the latter half that I almost got sick of it, and you call that fast."

As he spoke, Ouyang Hao took a big bite of a watermelon slice:

"I heard there's going to be a major game update after New Year's Eve, don't know what they'll add."

At this time, Guo Shaojie chimed in:

"I do know a bit about that."

Everyone was instantly interested:

"What is it?"

Guo Shaojie straightforwardly said:

"I don't know much, but at least after this update, we should be able to access the Nine Nether Continent."

Nearby, Xiao He and Shen Yanhua perked up upon hearing this:

"Does this mean we can teleport directly to roam the Three Great Empires in Nine Nether?"

Guo Shaojie nodded:

"Anyway, when I was doing a quest, the Elf Race Great Elder mentioned it in passing."

"That's probably about right."

Just as they were engrossed in conversation, a coconut tree trunk in the courtyard suddenly snapped and fell.

Below it were Wang Zixin, Isabelle, and a few Jade Qilin playing.

As it was about to hit the kids, a stone wall suddenly shot up from the ground to protect them and block the huge trunk.

Ouyang Hao, seeing this, instinctively glanced at Fang Zhengrong, who was as stable as a mountain, and said speechlessly:

"Brother Fang, wasn't that a bit over the top?"

Jade Qilin just blew a breath and the falling trunk turned to dust and dispersed.

Fang Zhengrong also smiled awkwardly at this:

"I got an itchy hand and just wanted to give it a try, hehe~"

Everyone understood regardless.

Ouyang Hao recalled a news story he'd seen recently:

"I heard that around the world, people are increasingly awakening superpowers, no idea if that's good or bad."

Guo Shaojie glanced at his companions of two years (the eccentric group) without concern:

"Anyway, the headaches shouldn't be ours to deal with, as long as those people don't bother coming to trouble us."

At this moment, Zhang Xinying suddenly called out:

"Alright, everyone come and eat before the dishes get cold."

Saying this, she didn't forget to give Lin Yi a glare.

Understanding her meaning, Lin Yi immediately got up and said:

"Let's go, let's eat, let's eat."

As Lin Yi spoke, everyone swarmed to the table.

...

Guo Shaojie eagerly set the table for Yu Na, earning a roll of eyes from her, but she didn't refuse his attentiveness.

This made Guo Shaojie overjoyed;

...

Guo Shaojie tapped Wang Zixin, who was about to grab a chicken wing with her hands, scolding her:

"Have you washed your hands?"

Wang Zixin didn't dare to respond, withdrew her hand in grievance, and went to wash hands with Isabelle;

...

Zhan Chen gentlemanly pulled out a chair for Ouyang Jing, who responded shyly yet warmly to Zhan Tianpeng's passionate gaze with a slight nod of her head.

Everyone was long accustomed to the tacit understanding between the two.

Perhaps the next moment they might suddenly announce they are married, and surely everyone wouldn't be surprised at all;

…

Fang Zhengrong, stable as a mountain, happily embraced his daughter who was almost a year old, with a face full of happiness.

His wife, Chen Ping, also showed a satisfied smile.

For their family, perhaps this was the best outcome they couldn't have even imagined before meeting Lin Yi;

…

Dongfang Jing still had a look of keeping people at a distance, sitting alone in a corner.

But this time Shangguan Yue came over:

"Sister Jing, it seems tonight we're the only pair."

"You wouldn't dislike me, would you?"

Saying this, Shangguan Yue playfully showed a pitiful expression.

But this made Dongfang Jing burst into laughter:

"Silly girl."

"Together is fine."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yue immediately hugged Dongfang Jing's arm like a child and said:

"Yay~"

"Sister Jing is the best!"

…

At this moment, Lin Yi came to sit next to Shen Yanhua's grandmother:

"Grandma, is it okay if I sit next to you?"

The old grandmother saw it was Lin Yi and hurriedly prepared to stand up:

"Oh, Lin boss, what are you saying, hurry, hurry, come sit."

Lin Yi quickly held the old lady down and smiled:

"Grandma, sit, I'll help myself."

Lin Yi actively held the old lady's hand and said:

"I've said it many times, we're all family now."

"Just call me Xiao Lin."

The old lady looked at Lin Yi in front of her, and her eyes couldn't help but glisten with tears.

For someone who had already one foot in the grave, perhaps her time here was the happiest and most stable period of her life.

Looking at the hot, steaming dishes filling the table, and the 'children' laughing and playing around her, the old lady repeatedly said:

"Good, good."

When the last dish was placed on the table, Lin Yi pulled out the cooking aunt who was clearing the kitchen, saying:

"Tonight, let's all sit and have a reunion dinner together. Aunt Liu, tidy things up later."

The woman, seeing this, said quickly:

"I can't do this."

"I haven't even changed my clothes, they smell like food."

Lin Yi casually smiled:

"How could anyone dislike that if we're all family?"

When Lin Yi brought the woman outside, Guo Shaojie and the others were already standing there, raising their glasses and shouting loudly to her:

"Auntie, you've worked hard!"

Saying this, the group downed their drinks in one go.

As the woman was moved to tears by this, suddenly two timid figures appeared at the door.

Guo Shaojie turned to look:

"It's him."

The visitors were none other than Xiao Zhen and his daughter Xiao Xiaojin, whom he and Lin Yi went searching for half a year ago.

No one expected Lin Yi to invite them tonight.

Looking at the crowd in the courtyard, Xiao Zhen's heart was filled with hesitancy.

But before he could speak, Zhang Xinying quickly approached warmly:

"Uncle Xiao, you've arrived. We've been waiting for you for a long time."

Perhaps even if that caregiver girl hadn't saved Lin Yi, Lin Yi would have been saved by someone else;

Perhaps these two at the door actually had no direct connection with Lin Xiaoxiao;

Even if Lin Xiaoxiao saved him, the help given to the father and daughter was already more than enough to repay the lifesaving grace;

But when it comes to feelings, if possible;

Lin Yi hopes that everyone connected to him can have a 'peaceful' life, doing what he can.

…

This New Year's Eve dinner was the most lively and crowded Lin Yi had ever experienced since he could remember.

At the dinner table, whether acquainted or not, everyone freely shared their happiness and sorrows from the past year.

The meal went on until the full moon hung high before gradually coming to a halt.

After midnight, the elderly retired to bed.

Lin Yi and his group lay in rows in the courtyard looking at the high-hanging full moon, and Guo Shaojie suddenly joked:

"Last year during New Year's, the United States prepared a New Year's surprise (City Seizing War) for us."

"I wonder if there'll be any 'special' gifts this New Year."

At this moment, Dongfang Jing spoke up unexpectedly:

"Peace is the best gift."

Ouyang Hao curiously said:

"For the past six months, the Demon Race has been stagnant like constipation, with no large-scale attacks appearing."

"Could it be because the Demon Emperor was killed by our leader Feng, and so the Demon Race has completely gone silent?"

"Impossible!"

Lin Yi lay back with his hands as a pillow, gazing at the stars:

"What we're seeing now is only the calm surface of the ocean, the danger deep within the sea is unseen."

From Lin Yi's understanding of the Demon Race over two lifetimes, he knew:

"The Demon Race would never give up the chance to escape the Abyss."

"The quieter the Demon Race is now, the more dangerous it is."

Yet just as he finished speaking, the originally clear night sky suddenly became covered with clouds.

The bright moonlight was instantly obscured by clouds, turning the sky into pitch black.

Lin Yi abruptly stood up from his chair and looked at the sky, furrowing his brow:

"This is..."

Beside him, the suddenly awakened Jade Qilin exclaimed:

"Such strong demonic qi!"

In an instant, tens of thousands in the city were looking up at the swirling whirlpool clouds.

A mysterious old man stood atop a building, gazing at the sky and murmuring:

"The Demon Race appears, the end of the world... has come!"

...

(The End of the Book)

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