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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　"It's not working..." Li Yiming said with a shaken voice. His friends were all exhausted, and once he s.h.i.+fted his sight to Liu Meng, he finally started to feel remorse.

　　They had just given their everything trying to break the tenebrous wall beyond the clouds. Big Beard's mecha continued firing until its cannon tubes were overheated, and the rest of them launched their strongest attacks time and time again. Even Li Huaibei could only do enough to delay the black ceiling for a split-second.

　　As the black wall continued in its descent, mountain peaks after mountains peaks were crushed to dust.

　　"There's less than a thousand meters left…" Stargaze looked at Li Yiming and shook her head in frustration. She performed a seal with her hands, creating a rift in front of her.

　　"Seven hundred meters…" Li Huaibei wiped away the sweat on his forehead and glanced at Li Yiming.

　　"It's hopeless." Eyegla.s.ses pushed Sai Gao's hand away as the latter once again offered to feed him blood.

　　"I'm sorry about everything..." Li Yiming lowered his arm, and his sword came back flying to him.

　　Li Yiming's friends stayed silent as they watched their impending doom. They understood the consequences of their actions the moment they chose to support Li Yiming's decision, but it was only now that their last sliver of hope was obliterated.

　　At one hundred meters, Stargaze suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and walked into the rift in front of her after one last glance at Li Yiming.

　　At fifty meters, Li Huaibei let out a long sigh and slash the air with his sword, creating his own rift. He slowly walked into the portal, looking as if he had aged several years.

　　At ten meters, Big Beard hopped out of his mecha as the cannon tubes were crushed into dust. He stared blankly above him as he stood still.

　　"It's alright, you can leave…" Qing Linglong suddenly said. She knew that sages were privileged when facing punishment and that Li Huaibei and Stargaze had just escaped with their lives after paying a hefty price.

　　"I'm sorry…" Li Yiming wrapped his arms around Liu Meng and stood still.

　　As the last few meters went by, the wall was now right above the heads of those still standing. Li Yiming's friends seemed to be relieved more than anything as their end approached, and none of them showed regret.

　　Li Yiming raised his right hand in anguish, unwilling to meet his end at such a time. As he closely felt the warmth of Liu Meng's body, the will to live grew stronger. At this point, all he could do was embrace Liu Meng during his last moments.