Chapter 686 The Painful Price of Choosing Love over Friendship

In the small wooden house among the flowers, the melodious sound of the piano floats and echoes, riding on the breeze, carrying the fragrance of flowers, and going far away.

"Creaky~"

The wooden door was pushed open, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and the old woman stood up with a hunched body, her eyes slightly squinted, and she could no longer find the focus.

"Excuse me, who is this?" the old woman asked. Because of her old age, it was very difficult for her to get up and walk two steps. "I'm very sorry, my eyes are not very good..."

But the next second, the old woman stopped asking, and heard a familiar voice that she hadn't heard for decades, and her whole body trembled. This was the voice she had been thinking about day and night, and it was also the person she thought she would never see again.

"Marina Ismail."

"This... this voice... could it be... Sha... Sha Na!"

"It's been so long."

"Because we always miss each other."

"But what we pursued is the same, you... are right."

The two people slowly approached each other, and Sha Na gently took Marina Ismail's hand, and the silver metal covered her hand little by little, spreading upward little by little.

Marina Ismail felt the strangeness coming from her hand, but she did not panic or struggle, because the person in front of her was Sha Na.

"You are the same, you did nothing wrong." She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her empty hand, and held both hands in Sha Na's hand, allowing the silver metal to spread faster, and soon, it covered her whole body.

"We..."

"We..."

"Finally, we can understand each other." X2

As the voice fell, Sha Na walked forward and hugged Marina Ismail, who was completely wrapped in ELS.

"Crack~"

The tiny cracks spread like a spider web, becoming more and more numerous and denser. Then, the metal surface broke, and Marina Ismail appeared intact, regaining her youthful appearance.

This man and woman, who were heading for the same goal but chose completely different paths, kept missing each other, and finally hugged each other tightly at the end.

…

Not far from Marina Ismail's retreat, Yang Hui, who looked equally old but still stood tall, looked up into the distance, which was the direction of Setsuna and Marina Ismail.

"This guy, he values ​​women over friendship." Yang Hui laughed.

"What did you say? What do you mean by valuing women over friendship?" Huang asked beside Yang Hui.

"Setsuna is back."

"He's back! He..."

[The Legion's mission is over. Protect the survival of human civilization. Reach mutual understanding with ELS. Get rewards: 20 construction opportunities, 40 reinforcement opportunities, 20 material gift packs (extra large)...

Calculate the world deviation:

The Smirnov family survives - 3%

Ainiu Retnar survives - 2%

Eliminate A-Laws in advance and overthrow the puppet government's rule - 18%

End the conspiracy of Livonz Almark in advance and eliminate the artificial reformer group - 38%

ELS decisive battle is advanced - 18%

...

A total of 128% world deviation is obtained, which is the sum of the world deviation calculation in the previous stage... The calculation is completed. The Gundam OO world has a total of 189%, and the world connection qualification is obtained, and the portal establishment qualification is obtained...]

Originally, the emperor wanted to ask if Setsuna was really back, but before he asked, Mephis's voice sounded in the minds of all members of the Promise Legion, proving this point. Setsuna is back and their mission is finally completed.

"The brain quantum wave and what it told me." Yang Hui pointed to his head and the necklace on his neck. The concentration of GN particles on Earth is very high now, and the activity of brain quantum waves is very high. There are often quasi-transformers who cannot control brain quantum waves or purebred transformers who have just awakened who suddenly open a chat room.

As the strongest brain quantum wave owner known so far, Yang Hui can immediately detect a strong brain quantum wave that suddenly appears not far away, and it is so familiar. It must be Setsuna.

In addition, Yang Hui, who never wears jewelry, has a necklace on his neck. This necklace will not be taken off even when taking a bath or sleeping.

That is the mimicry of ELS. Setsuna went to the home planet of ELS as a pioneer of change, but in the process of mutual communication, ELS also knew the existence of Promise Fortress and knew that Yang Hui was the owner of this fortress.

Therefore, at Setsuna's request, ELS is willing to enter Promise Fortress and become one of them.

Although the human they trust the most is Setsuna, they also need to connect with Yang Hui, so this ultra-small ELS is the bond between Yang Hui and the entire ELS tribe, and they can keep in touch with each other at any time.

The moment Setsuna returned, the ELS necklace on his neck had already informed him of the news.

"Great, it's finally over now." Huang said happily.

"Why? Don't you like this peaceful life?" Yang Hui asked in surprise. The original intention of Huang and Yang Hui to join the [Heavenly Man] organization was for this hard-won peace. Logically, Huang should feel regretful that his peaceful life ended and he had to return to the tense and dangerous mission.

"I like it, but we have to go back after all." Huang said with a serious smile on his face, "From the moment we choose, we are destined to not be able to enjoy a peaceful life with peace of mind. We were prepared when we made the choice. , to complete this heavy responsibility and mission, we gain unlimited lifespan, a wonderful journey, and powerful strength, and we naturally have to bear the price of all this.”

"Yes." Yang Hui smiled knowingly. Everyone has grown, not only with the increase in strength, but also with the maturity and determination of the mind. "Gather everyone together and return to [World Tree]. After playing for so long, it's time for us to go back." ”

"learn."

A message was sent from Huang's PAD, and people scattered around the world ended their leisurely vacations, said goodbye to their new friends, and embarked on their return journey.

"Setsuna! You guys actually know how to come back!"

Returning to [World Tree], the Dilandi brothers held Setsuna on the left and right, looking at him with a playful expression.

"Sorry, their home planet is too far away, that's why it took so long." I don't know if Setsuna is too upright or if he became a silicon-based creature and his reaction became slower, and he was completely unaware of the Dilandi brothers. With such a lewd smile, he actually thought that they really cared about him.

But...soon, Setsuna noticed that there were more and more people around him, and...the malice was getting stronger and stronger, and he felt something was wrong.

"What...are you going to do?" Because Setsuna was frightened because of the fusion with ELS, his expression was still calm, just like...the Sanwu boy who was trembling and retreating?

"Hey, you've kept us waiting for so long, of course we can't let you go like this!"

"The most disgusting thing is! We have been worried about you for 50 years, and you don't even say hello to us when you come back and go to find your little girlfriend. You value sex over friends. You will never tolerate it!"

"Wait a minute, Marina Ismail must be in her seventies this year, right? Is she her little girlfriend?"

"Setsuna is more than 150 years old? An old cow eats young grass, what is a little girlfriend if she isn't?"

"Right."

"Stop being crooked! Brothers, impose sanctions on Setsuna!"

"Don't……"

"Hold it in if you don't accept it!"

"Uh huh~!!!"

On the other side, a group of women were chatting with Marina Ismayil. Girls are the representatives of gossip. They were really curious about how Marina Ismayil won Setsuna.

In Promis Fortress, Setsuna is a veteran member and one of the strong men at the top of the pyramid. He is handsome, and his expressionless distance adds a bit of cold temperament, so Setsuna is in Promis There are many suitors in the fortress.

Some people even launched a fierce attack and almost drugged Setsuna and cooked the rice, but Setsuna has never accepted anyone, until now...

In an environment like a best friend's interrogation, Marina Ismail told them all her experiences from her acquaintance with Setsuna to the end, which made them incredible. Two completely different people actually started on completely opposite paths. , being able to come together at the end is even more novel than a novel.

"By the way... Marina, are you uncomfortable with your current body?" The emperor and others also knew that Marina Ismail was assimilated by Setsuna, so they asked with concern.

In the past 50 years, all the people who were assimilated by ELS have come back to life, but there are still many mysteries of ELS that have not been solved and are still being studied. There are some people in the Promethean Legion who are metal people, and even some people It is actively assimilated with ELS.

Although this group of people are elites in each world, who doesn't want to become stronger? The gap in talent cannot be filled with hard work. They know that they are excellent talents, but compared with geniuses and children of the world, they are still far behind. They want to become stronger, catch up with them or even surpass them. They must use special methods.

In fact, not only the members of the Promethean Legion, but also many people on the earth have chosen to assimilate with ELS. First of all, there is a benefit that many people cannot refuse, immortality!

Then, ordinary people can have powerful brain quantum waves.

Greed is one of the seven deadly sins of man. Ordinary people seem to be happy with the situation, but they only have to give up under real circumstances. But when given the opportunity, who would be willing to be a salted fish?

"Not yet... not yet." Marina Ismail said shyly. She grew up in the palace and had never had many friends. Apart from Setsuna, the only one she could call a friend was her former staff member and supervisor, Celine. ·Baftiyar, she was really not used to having so many people communicating with her like friends all of a sudden.

"Well, I'll take you to Dr. Moreno later for a full body examination."

"Okay, Setsuna... Over there..."

"Huh?" Huang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look, with a playful curve on his lips, "Don't worry, everyone is just having fun, nothing will happen."

"Yes...really?"

"Yes."

…

"You said... Setsuna is now a silicon-based creature, right? Is there still that thing?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!"

"Well, it needs to be checked. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth."

"Well!!!!!!!"

"Stop struggling! It's hard to take it off!"

"Don't worry, it's just a quick look."

"Uh~!!!!!!!!! Wuwuwu..."