Alex burst into tears when she saw the Phoenix Empress. She was still protecting Phoenix firmly at the final moment of her life…
“Honey! Dorothy… They are dead! They are all dead!” Alex pulled his hair out, completely unable to accept such a result.
He did not know how long he used the last move, but it seemed like a century had passed outside the Phanes Realm. ‘There is no one left. What’s the point of living when I am the only one left?’
He held Dorothy with one hand and Phoenix with the other hand, whereas Shelly was lying next to his feet. He shed tears and bawled sorrowfully.
Just then, a ray of light flashed…
A crystal-clear stone suddenly exploded at the scene, and someone popped out… It was Grand Emperor Rowan who was drenched in blood. He did not die. He was still alive.
Looking at him, Alex cried louder. Immediately afterward, an even louder cry sounded around him.
Grand Emperor Rowan was crying. Nothing was more painful in this world than having his beloved ones dead while he was still alive.
Grand Emperor Rowan was alive because Hannah turned him into a diamond with light mystic art at the final moment. He avoided the massacre, but she ended up dead with the Great Sword Sovereign with her last breath.
***
Three days later, Alex and Grand Emperor Rowan carried their women’s corpses and left the Eye of Nine Yin. They returned to Earth after another three days, but what came into sight left the two men in a daze for a moment.
America was still original America, and Earth was still the original Earth, but where were the people?
Not even a soul was left. They all disappeared.
“Mom! Son, Daughter! Daddy is back!”
Only Alex’s fool-like voice drifted over the quiet Mount Yukon.
They searched every corner of the world, but not a single living person was found. Even the Ancient Path was completely silent.
***
Three months later, Alex knelt at the top of Mount Yukon and said to Grand Emperor Rowan, “Father-in-law, give me a sword. I can’t stand it any longer.”
Grand Emperor Rowan stared blankly at the sky. “If l give you a sword, who can give me a sword? When the time comes, I won’t even have a companion to cry with…”
Alex said, “I can’t cry anymore. My tears have dried up…”
Grand Emperor Rowan said, “You can howl. Look, I have been howling for a month. Even my throat is bleeding…”
The two men howled as they knelt on top of Mount Yukon. They sounded more unpleasant than a ghost’s wail.
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