Chapter 165: Reality Shrouded in Darkness (2)

"Why...why...why did it turn out like this..."

In the darkness, Sakurai Haruka squatted on the ground helplessly, hugging her knees and trembling.

At that time, the image of Qingshuijian covered in wounds and lying in a pool of blood lingered in her mind.

"Jian was seriously injured like that, could he have already... No, no, Jian will definitely be fine..."

Sakurai Haruka choked and cried, without even the strength to stand up.

She didn't want to believe it, but she couldn't stop herself from imagining the worst. It was absolutely impossible for her to be unharmed after being hit by a large truck traveling at that speed.

"It's all my fault... It's all because of me... If... I was the one who died, it would be great."

Sakurai Haruka's eyes were covered with a thin layer of mist due to tears. Those negative emotions were like monsters in the darkness, growing and expanding wildly in her heart, as if they were going to devour her completely.

However, just when she was about to be overwhelmed by despair, an unexpected voice broke the endless darkness.

"Compared to you like this, I think Haruka is a hundred times stronger than you!"

The moment she heard the voice, Sakurai Haruka's heart trembled violently, and she almost jumped up with excitement.

"See!"

She quickly looked at the floor-length mirror in front of her.

But what was unexpected was that what was reflected in the mirror was an astonishing picture - a huge figure stood outside the castle. It was an incredibly huge giant, and it was stretching out its huge palm and attacking Shimizu in the castle.

Sakurai Haruka's heart sank to the bottom again. The horrific scene of Shimizu falling on the road surged into her mind again like a tide. She screamed uncontrollably:
"do not want!"

Sakurai Haruka's voice seemed to penetrate the mirror and turned into a strong wave, shaking the entire castle and also affecting the giant outside the mirror.

The giant seemed to be frightened by the sound. The giant hand that was about to grab Qingshuijian trembled violently, and then smashed to the ground next to it, raising a cloud of dust.

……

The giant's fist smashed hard at Qing Shuijian's feet, forming a huge hole in an instant, which made him almost unable to stand.

Looking at the huge fist that almost hit him, he felt a little scared and seemed to vaguely hear Sakurai Haruka's voice.

Sakurai Haruka's voice seemed to come from another distant dimension. Her voice caused the giant's movements to pause for a moment.

If I had been hit by the giant's fist just now, would I have died?
When Qingshui saw this thought flash through his mind, he was suddenly stunned.

The giant outside looks like Sakurai Sosuke, probably because in Sakurai Haruka's eyes, her father is a giant that prevents her from being with Shimizu Mizu.

This is her world of the heart, just a reflection of past memories. Logically, the concept of death should not exist here.

But precisely because this is the world of the mind, not the real world, Qingshui Jian cannot limit and solidify his own thinking.

To Haruka Sakurai, he is the only extremely special existence.

In her heart, Shimizumi must be given a lot of special meaning.

In addition, Sakurai Haruka is a yandere, so in this world of her heart, no matter how you think about it, Shimizu Mi can't be an ordinary person without any power.

This doesn't make sense.

Shimizu's mind worked quickly and he analyzed calmly.

In the heart of a yandere, the person she likes is so special and powerful that even Shimizu cannot imagine it.

But even if it was really as he expected, the giant in front of him should not be defeated by him, but Sakurai Haruka should be guided to defeat him by herself.

Qing Shuijian took a deep breath and his thoughts gradually became clear.

The biggest significance of his coming here is to make Sakurai Haruka understand that only she can save herself.

And now, he must find Sakurai Haruka first.

From the voice just now, it can be inferred that Sakurai Haruka should be able to see Shimizumi's current situation, and her voice seems to be able to convey it.

the other side.

Sakurai Haruka shouted with all her might: "See you! I'm here!"

However, Shimizu seemed unable to hear her voice and continued to call out to her.

"How could this be... It was fine just now..."

Sakurai Haruka's heart instantly turned cold, and she felt dizzy.

She seemed to have just seen a glimmer of hope, but it seemed to be only a flash in the pan, and in the blink of an eye she fell into an even deeper abyss of despair.

She seemed to be crazy, desperately slapping the dark walls around her. Every impact was accompanied by waves of pain, but she ignored it and shouted hysterically with a trembling voice: "See, I'm here! Here!"

But the sound still could not be transmitted.

Even Qing Shuijian's voice was slowly fading away.

Sakurai Haruka seemed to have lost the strength to stand, and her legs seemed unable to support her body anymore. Her face was full of despair, and she suddenly collapsed and sat down.

In fact, the current Shimizu found that the previous giant seemed to no longer attack the castle after being frightened by Sakurai Haruka's voice.

But judging from the noises of people wandering around outside, the giant did not leave, as if he was looking for the next opportunity to attack.

Therefore, Shimizumi's top priority now is still to find Sakurai Haruka as soon as possible.

[Countdown to World Collapse: 9:38]

"No response? Could it be that my guess is wrong..."

Qing Shuijian stroked his chin in thought.

There is not much time left, and now he cannot doubt himself or waver, because in this outrageous and absurd world of the mind where there is almost no logic, Qingshui Jian must abandon the logical thinking in reality.

Here, if he felt that he could not find Sakurai Haruka and gave up looking for her, then he might never find her again.

Then, Shimizumi continued to shout, "Haruka!"

Unexpectedly, Sakurai Shio next to her also joined in shouting to help Shimizu Mi.

She didn't ask any further questions, but just followed Qing Shuijian in calling out, looking a bit like a husband and wife following each other's lead.

However, despite their efforts, there was still no response.

At present, there seem to be two possibilities. One is that Sakurai Haruka can't hear their voices for some reason.

Second, she heard it, but her response could not be heard by Shimizu.

If it is the first one, it would be too despairing, which means that Sakurai Haruka's inner world may be an unsolvable problem.

But since he was able to enter this world, there must be some way to solve it.

Qingshuijian's mind is now full of thoughts.

If Sakurai Haruka could really hear it, at least she would realize that she was not alone in the endless darkness.

He is here too!
This can comfort her to the greatest extent possible and reduce the negative emotions that are growing in her darkness.

So, Qing Shuijian did not give up and continued to shout loudly: "Haruka! If you can hear me, you must do something yourself!"

"what can I do?"

Sakurai Haruka lowered her eyes, looking very confused.

"Yao, did you say something just now? Although it's not very clear, I seem to be able to hear your voice now. You also want me to hear your voice, right? That's right, as long as you want, you can do it!"

In fact, Shimizu Mi didn't hear Sakurai Haruka's voice.

But he must try to guide her. If it were in the real world, Shimizu might not easily believe that Sakurai Haruka's will alone could change everything.

But this is her world of heart!
Just like before in Amemiya Iori's heart world, she could even control Shimizu Mi's body at that time.

Therefore, as long as Sakurai Haruka has ideas and thoughts, and believes that she can do it, she should be able to "realize" all of these like Amamiya Iori.

"But... even my sister can't do it... and... I can't do it like my sister..."

Sakurai Haruka's lips were tightly closed, her mood was at its lowest point, her face seemed to be covered by a thick layer of haze, and her body occasionally trembled slightly, as if silently telling of her inner despair.

"Haruka, you don't have to force yourself to be like your sister..."

When Qing Shuijian said this, he paused for a moment, letting his words echo in the air.

Then, his extremely vigorous and powerful voice was like a beam of light that penetrated the darkness, and it seemed that it could easily resound through the depths of Sakurai Haruka's soul: "And I can tell you!"

"Maybe you really need some time to grow up. It may be tomorrow, next year, or even longer..."

"But for me, I prefer you now compared to the uncertain future!"

"Eh?!"

Sakurai Haruka was startled, her eyes suddenly widened, her face was full of disbelief, and even her heart beat faster.

"Did I hear you wrongly...Jian just said... that he likes me? This is the first time for Jian..."

"So I will always be here and will never leave, patiently waiting for the girl named Sakurai Haruka..."

"arrival!"

The resolute, powerful and loud voices that penetrated the darkness one after another were like morning bells and evening drums, constantly shaking Sakurai Haruka's heart.

Now every heavy beat of her heart was squeezing out endless emotions.

These emotions flowed like a trickle of water, continuously flowing into her limbs and bones, merging with her flesh, blood, and soul.

Shimizumi is waiting for her!
She is going!
She wants to be with Shimizu forever!
Never separate!

Moreover, she must become his wife!

They will live a happy and fulfilling life in the future!

Perhaps this is a morbid obsession, perhaps it is an unshakable wish, or perhaps it is an eternal pursuit...

But all of this is now turning into the force that drives Sakurai Haruka!

Sakurai Haruka stood up again.

Although she didn't know whether she could reach Qingshuijian, her desire to meet him was as strong as an erupting volcano, which could not be suppressed or calmed down.

Without any hesitation, Sakurai Haruka reached out and touched the mirror...

the other side.

Qingshui didn't say anything else, but his thoughts were wandering.

A person's beliefs, thoughts, will and so on are invisible and intangible, but they really exist. They are like a pair of invisible wings that can carry people to fly, and at critical moments, they can burst out incredible power.

To be more precise, if a person lacks these, then he will never be able to create the so-called miracles...

Shimizu firmly believes that people who believe in miracles are as remarkable as the miracles themselves.

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized something.

He turned his head sharply and looked over.

At first, only a tiny speck of light could be caught in the endless darkness.

Then, the light was like a rising star. Although it was small, it kept getting brighter and gradually shone in the darkness.

As if penetrating from a solid cage, straight beams of light spread out in all directions, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

As the light grew brighter, a sound of crumbling walls was heard, like the sound of some restraints being broken.

Then, the light burst out like an explosion, spreading rapidly and dispelling the surrounding darkness one by one.

At that moment, Qingshuijian really saw the light!
"Sure enough, in a special place like her heart world, in a sense, she is the strongest. As long as she wants, she can do anything..."

Then, Qingshui saw the familiar figure running towards him, his face full of joy.

Sakurai Haruka jumped up excitedly and flew over like a happy little bird.

Qingshuijian opened his arms without hesitation and caught her steadily.

"Haruka, I knew you could do it."

Qing Shuijian praised her generously.

"see me……"

Just as Sakurai Haruka opened her mouth, there was another loud noise outside.

She turned her head to look in the direction of the sound, her pupils suddenly shrank, and her face showed a look of fear and horror.

The giant transformed by Sakurai Sosuke broke through the wall on the side of the gate and was coming towards her and Shimizu with great momentum.

"See me, let's run away..."

Seeing this, Sakurai Haruka said it without hesitation, but Shimizu immediately said:

"Haruka, I don't have the power to defeat the Titan, but you do!"

Sakurai Haruka glanced at Sakurai Shio next to her: "But I..."

Before she could speak, Shimizu Mi had already interrupted her with a firm tone: "We can definitely win! Haruka! I will be with you, and if you can't beat me, then I will stand in front of you! To protect you! As long as I don't fall, I will never let you get hurt!"

Shimizumi can naturally trust Sakurai Haruka without any worries, as long as she doesn't run away or hide, and dares to fight head-on, she wants to defeat the giant in front of her...

No, in fact, from the moment she took that step forward, she had already won without a doubt!
The giant leaped over and Sakurai Haruka was startled and instinctively stepped back.

The giant that keeps approaching is too huge...

She and Qing Shuijian are like ants under the feet of an elephant.

It's really too small.

It is natural to subconsciously feel fear.

If Shimizu Mizumi hadn't been around, Sakurai Haruka would probably have turned around and ran away by now.

However, Shimizu was quick to grab her hand and pulled Sakurai Haruka who was trying to retreat.

The warm and powerful hand seemed to have some kind of amazing magic, which calmed Sakurai Haruka's heart instantly. She also felt that as long as Shimizu was by her side, holding her hand, she would be fine even at the end of the horrific hell...

She no longer felt fear and terror.

Because he is here!
She is not alone!

Then, when the giant's fist was about to hit them with devastating power, Sakurai Haruka clenched his right hand into a fist, looking like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and at the moment of the blow, he subconsciously closed his eyes tightly.

And Shimizu Mi also raised his hand and grabbed Sakurai Haruka's wrist, as if working together with her.

boom!
Fist clash.

An extremely incredible scene appeared.

(End of this chapter)