Strange Cards

Chapter 499 The Final End of Everything

Liu Yu looked in the direction Shi Yu had left, and just as she was about to reach out, she realized that she hadn't grabbed anything.

Even the light particles emanating from Shiyu's body dissipated into Liu Yu's palm.

As Liu Yu watched the sun gradually rise and the direction Shi Yu had gone, she couldn't help but feel sorrowful.

She was homeless once again.

Qi Nannan looked at Liu Yu, who was sitting on the ground in a daze, and gently hugged her before saying something.

"Xiao Jiu, it's not over yet."

"Brother Shiyu and the others have eliminated the biggest threat, but there is still some cleanup work for us to do."

"Stay strong, and don't let their deaths be in vain."

"Let us not fail to honor the names of the heroes who sacrificed themselves in the long night."

After a long moment of stunned silence, Liu Yu nodded vigorously, then grabbed Qi Nannan and stood up.

"yes."

"It's not over yet."

"..."

"As someone who has experienced all of this, I think I should write down their stories and tell them to the world."

"Someone has to know about these heroes in the shadows, these heroes who have given their lives for the future of the world in the dark, they deserve to be known by the world."

"We still have a long way to go."

"Um."

Let's work together.

The two exchanged a glance, and then Liu Yu picked up the two rusty knives, crossed them together, and stuck them into the ground, erecting a simple tombstone for Shi Yu.

Looking at the South China Sea Mountain, which was soaked in blood, the two left together.

They knew that a new mission awaited them.

……

Four years later.

The city center of Nanhai City.

Heroes' Square.

Heroes' Square was exceptionally lively today, because today is destined to be a day that will be recorded in history.

For the first time in four years, the hunter revealed his identity to the world and called on the whole country to collect information about the ghosts and hunt down the last of them.

Today marks the record-breaking moment when the last ghost was hunted down.

The hunting down of this ghost also represents the hope of Shigure and the other heroes who died in the night for a tomorrow where they would no longer shed tears.

It has finally arrived.

Jiangtian Haoyuan.

in the room.

Two years after Shi Yu's death, Liu Yu and Qi Nannan unsurprisingly joined the Hunters.

Over the years of ghost hunting, Liu Yu and Qi Nannan, both of whom are Shura, have together hunted down more than 60% of the ghosts.

Liu Yu inherited Shi Yu's former Xie Zhi Token and the title of Shi Yu's sixth headhunter.

Liu Yu's title as a hunter officially became a calamity after inheriting the Xie Zhi Command.

Liu Yu proved to them that she had not let Shi Yu down, nor had she failed to live up to Shi Yu's reputation.

Qi Nannan looked at Liu Yu's long hair, which was half black and half white due to the use of Asura power, and gently combed Liu Yu's hair.

"Xiao Jiu, are you ready for today?"

"The task of slaying the demon at noon was assigned to you."

"Only you are qualified."

After Qi Nannan combed her hair and tied it into a bun, Liu Yu gently shook it a few times before speaking.

"We were prepared a long time ago."

"Besides, didn't you choose this day?"

"Don't forget, today is Shiyu-nii's birthday."

"How come the date we set together is now my choice?"

Liu Yu looked at Qi Nannan, who was pretending to be stupid, and gently pushed her.

"Don't pretend!"

"We've both been with the Hunters for two years now, and we just turned 18 this year."

"I reckon Aunt Gu will also give you the Vermilion Bird Token so you can become a headhunter in the South."

"Me?"

"Otherwise what?"

Looking at Qi Nannan's short hair, Liu Yu combed it for her as she spoke.

"Aunt Gu is also over fifty years old."

"She's getting old, and I reckon she's going to pass the position to us this time."

"I inherited Brother Shiyu's Xie Zhi Token, while you will inherit the Zhuque Token."

"There are only a handful of hunters in the south; do you think they can defy us?"

"Get ready to take over."

After combing her hair, Qi Nannan picked up her weapon and gently patted Liu Yudao.

"By the way, have you chosen your Asura Legacy weapon yet?"

"No, I'm still looking for Brother Shiyu's Asura Blade."

"That is the true Shura's inherited weapon. The Shura power within me has not yet found a weapon to carry it, so I have been using the replica of the Demon Blade that Brother Shiyu was brought back by Brother Da Niu and Sister Yu Yan."

"Alright, let's stop talking."

"Let's get ready to go."

"Otherwise we'll be late."

Liu Yu nodded, and then the two of them went into the courtyard together.

The golden tree that had sprouted many years ago had grown into a towering tree. As the two passed under the tree, two golden leaves fell on their heads.

It was as if it were an acknowledgment of the two of them.

The two quickly arrived at Heroes' Square, where all the hunters soon gathered.

After a series of procedures, Liu Yu, wearing a mask and activating her Asura form, took a long sword filled with malevolent energy and walked straight toward the ghost.

The ghost's face was filled with terror, as if struggling would be of any use.

But over the years, the hunter's technology has been upgraded to suppress the ghost. No matter how much it struggles, the ghost cannot escape.

Meanwhile, people in the crowd below were holding up their phones to film Liu Yu slaying the ghost, hoping to record the moment when the last ghost was killed.

Meanwhile, on a distant high-rise building, a person wearing a tattered cloak was quietly watching Liu Yu.

Through the skin exposed by the cloak, two scars could be clearly seen on the man's chest, which appeared to be knife wounds.

The man also carried a knife on his back, the scabbard of which was engraved with the ferocious Nine Demon Asura of Hell.

And this person was none other than Shigure, who died many years ago.

At noon, Liu Yu unleashed the full power of the Asura within her body, and with a terrifying slash imbued with black and red aura, mercilessly cleaved the ghost in two.

After the last ghost died, the crowd erupted in cheers, and tears streamed down Liu Yu's face after she killed the ghost.

Qi Nannan was no exception, and even Gu Yue, who was there to observe, was silently shedding tears.

Shi Yu looked at the group of people crying and understood why they were crying.

In fact, Shigure did not die back then; when he was about to die, the Nine of Spades saved his life.

The chance that Liu An gave Shi Yu to save his life back then ultimately did save him.

But Shigure didn't intend to live like this. Since he was already dead in the public eye, he wanted to use his remaining body to do something for the world.

So, over the years of demon hunting, Shigure has also played a significant role, quietly protecting them from the shadows.

But in the end, Shi Yu was disappointed. Qi Nannan and Liu Yu have grown into excellent hunters and are no longer the children who needed Shi Yu's protection.

Shigure felt relieved after seeing them personally slay the last demon, and looked up at the bright sun in the sky.

Having witnessed the fulfillment of his final wish, Shigure was finally able to peacefully go to the other side to reunite with everyone.

(P.S.: I'll post another chapter tonight, making it 500 chapters complete.)

(Then I'll finish writing the happy ending for you in the next day or two. After thinking it over, I'll just write a happy ending for you.)

(The author of this piece is about to receive another razor blade.)