The battlefield was in ruins.
A crater, tens of meters deep and hundreds of meters in diameter, had appeared on the ground.
The sound of the explosion had carried for miles.
Those who had just returned to the base heard the sound, their expressions a mixture of emotions.
Some were moved, some were sad, some wept uncontrollably.
"Lin Yu, please don't die!"
"Why were you so impulsive? Why self-destruct?"
"He self-destructed to save us all. Lin Yu, I'll burn spirit money for you every year. Tell me, how much do you want?"
"Can the person upstairs stop joking? My makeup is ruined from crying."
At this moment, among the crowd, only Zuo Jian and Bai Xiaosai wore strange expressions.
Someone took out binoculars, and those with good eyesight looked towards the direction of the explosion.
When they saw the scene on the battlefield clearly, they were all stunned.
A crater hundreds of meters wide appeared, dark and bottomless, like a gaping maw devouring everything.
Suddenly, a huge black bull flew out of the crater.
However, the black bull was covered in wounds, its dark fur tattered and torn, with blood dripping down, turning it into a black and red monstrosity.
Seeing this, everyone gasped.
"Lin Yu was too great. His self-destruction actually injured a seventh-tier beast, but Lin Yu is completely gone."
"We're doomed. We'll be spammed to death by his fans."
"Maybe he's not dead yet?"
"He was blown to pieces, how could he possibly survive?"
"I'm so moved. I'll go buy spirit money as soon as I get home. I want to burn it for him."
"Look quickly, another beast is coming from that direction. It's a golden ape."
At this moment, a ten-meter-tall ape arrived leisurely.
It looked at the crater on the ground, then at the heavy and injured black bull flying in the air, and quickly understood something.
It became extremely annoyed, realizing it had arrived too late.
Looking at the black bull, it roared in anger, "Black Bull, surrender your life!"
The golden ape struck towards the black bull with a punch. Before the fist even landed, the black bull's eyes suddenly fluttered open.
The first thing it saw was golden ape fur. Its hazy eyes, upon seeing the golden ape, immediately fell to its knees with a thud.
"General Golden Ape, I have completed the mission!"
The fist landed in front of the black bull's eyes and did not continue.
General?
Mission?
A thought flashed through the golden ape's mind, and it seemed to understand. It coughed and said, "Yes, you have done very well. Come back with me!"
"Yes, General Golden Ape!"
The black bull was dazed from the explosion, and its eyes were injured, making its vision blurry.
However, the General Golden Ape's dazzling golden fur was extremely conspicuous, and it could recognize it instantly.
But as it followed General Golden Ape, it gradually realized something was wrong.
Something was wrong!
This wasn't the way back. Why did it feel like it was getting closer to the human base?
At this moment, it heard the golden ape's voice in its ear: "You are too severely injured. You are already hallucinating. Close your eyes, and I will take you back."
The black bull, in its dazed state, heard this voice and peacefully closed its eyes.
Then, it felt a coolness around its neck, as if something had been put on it, making a jingling sound as it walked.
What was this? Why did it feel like a chain?
"Don't think too much about it. I'm putting a rope on you to make it easier to lead you."
Upon hearing this, the black bull was deeply moved.
"General Golden Ape, you are too kind to me. I have no way to repay you."
"You are already repaying me now, and you won't need to repay me in the future."
"You are truly too kind, I'm so sleepy!"
The black bull was covered in blood, its consciousness becoming blurred. Sleepiness washed over it. General Golden Ape quickly pulled on the chain, leading it towards the command center.
Command Center.
A group of people were waiting for news. Upon seeing General Golden Ape return, all eyes turned to it.
Bathed in their gazes, General Golden Ape said with great sorrow, "Master, I was too late. Lin Yu self-destructed!"
The thought of delaying its journey to pick fruit made it feel extremely remorseful.
But this was something it absolutely could not reveal, or its master would not spare it.
As the words fell, everyone present froze, their minds conjuring the glorious image of a martyr.
"Fiery and passionate, I like that! It's a pity he self-destructed, otherwise, I would definitely have wanted to know him," a deputy commented with emotion.
"What a shame, such a fine young man, willing to self-destruct to cover his comrades' retreat rather than be captured. This is the backbone of the human spirit," a strategist sighed to the heavens.
"Alas, such a determined spirit, such strength. It's too regrettable that he's gone. I must spread his deeds far and wide, to show people what the unyielding spirit of humanity is!" a literary worker holding a pen said with tears in his eyes.
"Ah, he dedicated his life to humanity. He sprinkled his brilliance into our hearts. What is he? He is the residual light of the gods, the divine radiance within humanity. I will praise you!" a general finished reciting and turned to his deputy, "This poem is good, Deputy, write it down!"
The deputy snapped back to reality and quickly began to write.
A myriad of human emotions unfolded in this small command center.
A person had died, and in this moment, there emerged literary figures, poets, and a group of tearful performers.
Fu Yaozi sighed, "A pity!"
The general's eyes welled up with tears, "Heroic!"
The literary figure's face was filled with sorrow, "Tragic!"
The poet clutched his chest, "Light of humanity!"
Only the charioteer looked dismissive, not sad at all.
He was the "old six," he knew "old six" best. It would be strange if Lin Yu had truly died.
At this moment, he noticed a black bull behind General Golden Ape and said, "This black bull..."
General Golden Ape, moved by the sorrowful emotions of these people, felt its heart shaken and was secretly wiping away tears. Suddenly, it heard its master call it and quickly replied, "It was this black bull that caused Lin Yu to self-destruct!"
It gritted its teeth, wishing it could eat the black bull.
The black bull slowly woke up, and the first thing it saw upon opening its eyes was General Golden Ape's face.
"Huh? General Golden Ape, why have you changed your appearance?"
The next moment, General Golden Ape yanked hard on the chain, lifting the black bull into the air.
"I am not your general. Because of you, Lin Yu self-destructed. Today, I will slaughter you and eat your meat!"
Upon hearing this, the others also angrily chimed in, "Let's eat it! The meat of this black bull should be quite good."
"Ah, what a strong black bull! Because of him, Lin Yu self-destructed, and he didn't die! Lin Yu, I will avenge you, starting with eating its meat! Deputy, make a note!" The poet general, inspired, composed another poem.
The deputy wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly jotted down the verse.
"Slaughter him and avenge Lin Yu!"
"Kill!"
Killing intent permeated the air, and the black bull trembled all over.
No!
Suddenly, a messenger rushed in.
"What is it?"
"Reporting to all lords, Lin Yu has gone to kill monsters again, and this time there are even more people gathered!"
"What? Who are you talking about?"
"Lin Yu, my lords. Why are your expressions so strange?"
"It's nothing, you may go."
"Yes!"
After the messenger left, everyone looked at each other, a moment of silence, and then immediately opened their wristbands to go online.
A long time later, they all blushed with embarrassment.
The literary figure turned and furiously tore up the article he had written.
The poet general gritted his teeth at his deputy, "Destroy all the poems!"
Fu Yaozi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. He looked at the charioteer, who still maintained his indifferent attitude.
At this moment, he finally understood. The "old six" was truly difficult to kill!