Chapter 442 Tombstone
The figure in Elbert's hands slowly turned to ash.
Its face was frozen in sheer terror, mouth agape.
Finally, it crumbled into pieces and scattered into the wind.
A loud crash sounded nearby!
Quentin was in a frenzy!
He was fighting nine other enhanced humans of the same level, and one by one, he made them spit blood and crash to the ground!
Quentin wasn't your average enhanced human. Even at level B, he had a special ability: precision strike!
He calculated every move with exacting accuracy, hitting his targets dead-on!
Quentin threw his final punch with all his might, shattering the chest of the last black-suited enhanced human, who fell completely defeated!
He panted heavily, the rage in his heart still not fully vented.
Elbert's armor turned to liquid, flowing back into the droplet pendant on his chest.
His eyes were filled with sorrow.
Apex Guardians, Yulia Village, have I avenged you?
No!
The entire Apocalypse Association must pay for this!
Elbert turned back. "Quentin, I need you to look after the Apex Guardians."
Quentin's eyes welled up with tears. "I'm worried about the village's safety... but don't worry, Willow is there."
"What?"
"Quentin, you fool!"
Elbert's body shot forward. "Willow is a predator!"
Quentin slapped his forehead, realizing he might have made a grave mistake!
The two figures, one after the other, dashed towards the wasteland!
In moments, they could see the bodies of the Apex Guardians from afar.
A mutated sloth was sitting on one side of the group, gnawing on a piece of bloody flesh!
Elbert's heart sank!
A long sword, blazing with fire, formed in his hand!
Elbert leaped into the air, slashing down!
But as he made contact with the mutated sloth, he suddenly pulled back, landing to the side!
The sword in his hand dissipated!
He saw that beside Willow were two wolves, their bellies torn open!
And the flesh in Willow's claws was also from a wolf's carcass!
The bodies of the Apex Guardians were untouched!
Quentin, who arrived late, let out a heavy sigh of relief at the sight!
Elbert hesitated for a moment. "Willow, you have earned my trust. From now on, you are part of my family!"
Willow, with blood still dripping from his mouth, let out a low growl in response.
Looking at the bodies of the Apex Guardians scattered around, Elbert was once again overcome with grief.
He and Quentin carefully moved each body onto the Celestial Pioneer, transporting them back to Yulia Village.
283 bodies of the Apex Guardians, 86 bodies of Yulia Village villagers.
They were laid out in silence, sorrow filling the air.
The villagers of Yulia Village had been waiting for a moment to change their fate, only to meet this tragic end.
And the Apex Guardians, who had only wanted to defeat Quentin, never even got to land a punch on him.
All that was left was regret.
"The villagers of Yulia Village were born and died here; this is their home."
"And the Apex Guardians, even if we send their bodies back to their country, they won't even have a gravestone with their name on it."
"Quentin, let's bury them here."
Elbert spoke somberly, his gaze sweeping over the bodies of the Apex Guardians.
Robert activated facial recognition, retrieving their life histories.
Even if their military records were erased, there would still be traces of their school and medical records online.
Elbert let out a long sigh.
He would carve the names of these people on a stone monument.
Let them rest in this unknown village, without fear of their secrets being exposed.
Elbert sent $1 million to the families of each of the 283 Apex Guardians through the network.
The note read:
'Your child is on a mission and will return soon. Do not worry.'
'This is their hero's medal bonus.'
It was a lie.
Elbert had struggled with the truth for a long time and didn't dare to tell it.
From the ruins nearby, a strong figure emerged!
It was Mike!
He had a massive wound on his chest, deep enough to expose bone!
But Mike, seemingly defying death, had awakened!
Seeing everything before him, he broke down completely!
Like a panicked child, he frantically picked up one villager after another, shaking them desperately!
He was crying, but only a guttural sound came from his throat.
Seeing this, Elbert felt even more sorrow.
For Mike, with everyone in the village dead and only him left, life was worse than death!
"Mike."
Elbert called softly.
Mike only continued to cry.
Elbert, heart heavy with grief, looked towards a flat piece of land on the west side of the village.
"Let's bury everyone there."
Elbert and Quentin walked slowly towards it.
But what they saw left Elbert puzzled!
He realized that this place was already filled with gravestones!
He approached one of the stones.
'1960-1987, Eden Wendy, resting here.'
'1942-1987, Gold Joyce, resting here.'
'1963-1987, Ilyushin Mike, resting here.'
'1974...'
Elbert's eyes were full of confusion.
Was Eden Wendy 'Wendy'?
Was Jace the village chief?
Was Ilyushin Mike, Mike?
At that moment, Mike, holding Wendy's body, walked over.
Elbert pointed to the gravestone. "Mike, do you know what this is about?"
Mike only continued to cry.
Elbert remembered that Wendy had once said Mike's throat was damaged, and he couldn't speak.
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