Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1164: Dawn Is Gone

Diego's breathing was rapid, and his blood was flowing rapidly in his body. He tried his best to restrain himself, not letting the clenched fist hit Bed's face. The latter looked at him mockingly and circled around, "What, you don't seem to understand? It doesn't matter. I'll help you. Who called us brothers?"

Suddenly, a punch hit Diego in the abdomen. The latter was bent by Bed's punch, and his legs were even slightly bounced off the ground. A particularly heavy muffled sound rang out in the garden. The commander of the guards turned his face away, knowing that he would not interfere in the host's internal affairs. Diego opened his mouth wide. A few drops of blood fell from his mouth to the ground. He was furious, but Bed's next sentence extinguished all his flames. "You want to do it, don't you? I'm looking forward to it, Diego. Come on. Let me see what you've learned on Planet Heaven. Do it, trash!"

Diego suddenly knew that his father, Donnie, must be nearby. Bed was provoking him, as long as he made a move, he would be caught. He forced himself to calm down and then heard a voice say, "What are you doing?"

As expected, it was Donald's voice.

The guard leader bowed. Donald nodded and took two steps forward. He frowned slightly as he looked at the two brothers. Bed squatted down and patted Diego on the shoulder and smiled at Donald. "Nothing, father. I was just chatting with Diego, right, buddy."

Diego did not raise his head. Bed whispered in his ear, "That's right, trash."

Donnie didn't pursue it any further and said indifferently, "There will be plenty of opportunities to chat or something in the future. Diego, come with me. I want to know about the situation on Planet Heaven."

"Yes, father." Diego said calmly.

"I'll wait for you in the study." Donnie left first.

After he left, Bed laughed loudly and led the guard to the other end. After a while, Diego stood up. He took out a white handkerchief from his coat, wiped the blood droplets from the corner of his mouth, and calmly tidied his clothes. He looked calm, but anger rose in his eyes.

You saw it! Isn't that so? Could it be that you didn't see the blood splattered on the ground, or that you didn't want to see it at all? Father, you never thought of me as your son, did you? Otherwise, why turn a blind eye to all of this? Diego roared in his heart. Since that's the case, Grant should be in my hands. At that time, who would dare to call me an illegitimate child, a slut?

He remembered the deal Stark had made with him, and the contents were extremely clear. Diego put his hand into his pocket, held the test tube containing Alan's blood, and strode towards the study.

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In the morning, Duke Gulliver met Great Emperor Orfasis in Victory Palace.

Today, Orfasis was dressed in casual clothes. He didn't have the usual dignified and fierce aura. Apart from his taller body, he wasn't much different from an ordinary man. Great Emperor was sitting at a table that was nearly three meters long and full of food. From vegetables and fruits to toasted meat bread, the content is so rich that it exceeds the definition for breakfast.

Gulliver shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has eaten like a day for ten years. Only when I was young would I appear at the table for such a sumptuous breakfast."

Orfasis laughed and pointed to the chair at the other end of the table. "Sit down and enjoy it, my friend. You have to know that strength depends on your appetite. Eat more and you'll have the strength to fight."

"War?" Gulliver sat down as he said, "I knew calling me here early in the morning would not be as simple as having breakfast together. So, Your Majesty, are you going to fight Agares?"

"I just received news that King Mo Si Bonak has climbed out of his iron coffin." Orfasis answered indifferently, picked up a toast and took a bite, then grabbed the vegetables with the salad and threw them into his mouth.

Gulliver frowned. "So the Black Emperor, Freus, is flawless. He and Spenak are old opponents. Since the Demon King has awakened, he will definitely seek revenge on the general who betrayed him."

"That's right, Agares will fall into civil war, and for us, this is a great opportunity." Orfasis snorted, "Last time they gave us such a big gift, we have to repay it."

"It is indeed an opportunity, but we must seize the opportunity to send troops. Otherwise, we will not be taking advantage of it, but will instead bump into two Autarchs head-on." Gulliver reminded.

"Of course I know, so I brought you here. Speaking of war, is there anyone in the City of Gold better than you, Duke Gulliver?" Orfasis chuckled and said, "I wonder what happened to Lucy. Not long ago, I sensed that she had unlocked the broken force lock. Golden Rose has evolved to the second stage. I hope that nothing bad happened to that girl."

'"With Ellen by her side, nothing big should happen. Besides, Her Highness Lucy is a qualified person for the Golden Rose. She is the first person since the Golden Rose to be able to drive the Great Empress Origin Tool. I believe that even if there is any danger, Her Highness will be able to overcome it."

"I hope …"

At this time, someone walked in. Orfasis looked up and smiled, "Earl Marrus, are you going to have breakfast with us?"

Gulliver turned around and saw that it was Marrus, the director of the Academy of Light. The latter knelt down on one knee, bowed to Great Emperor, nodded to Gulliver, and then said in a low voice, "It is my honor to have breakfast with His Majesty and the Grand Public. However, I cannot accept this honor at this moment. Your Majesty, there is a message from Earth."

"What news?" Orfasis asked casually and picked up a glass of fresh juice.

"News about the Son of Twilight."

The cup suddenly exploded and juice overflowed. At the same time, Orfasis and Gulliver exclaimed, "What?"

Great Emperor and the Duke looked at each other. Orfasis stood up and said, "Tell me more!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marrus got up and said, "Just now, we received an urgent message from the Earth envoy." Count Tim received something. It was a test tube filled with blood. "Along with this test tube was sent a letter claiming that the blood in the test tube belonged to the Son of Twilight, claiming that the Son of Twilight had appeared, and attaching his name …"

At this point, Marrus hesitated.

Orfasis narrowed his eyes. "Oh, what is the identity of the Son of Twilight?"

"The letter says that the blood in the test tube belongs to Alan Beskard!"

"What?"

Even though the Great Emperor's calmness was exceptional, when he suddenly heard this name, he still cried out in shock. This was the second time he had lost his composure today. Gulliver stood up and said, "This is no small matter, Count Marrus. Are you sure the name mentioned in the message is indeed Alan?"

Marrus smiled bitterly. "I've confirmed it again and again. It's precisely because of the shocking news that Earl Tim can't wait to return and report it to His Majesty personally. He left me this message first, and has already entered the warp channel to return. He will personally hand the test tube and the letter to His Majesty …"

"This is simply … too unbelievable." Gulliver looked at the Great Emperor and shook his head. "I can't believe that Alan is actually the son of Twilight?" josei

"Yes or no, we'll know when Tim arrives. As long as we test the genetic composition of the blood in the test tube and compare it with Alan's, everything will be clear." Orfasis said in a deep voice.

"But if all of this is true …"

Orfasis sighed, "I'm afraid I can only make Lucy sad once more. Sharon had already predicted that the dusk of the universe might appear in this era … Wait!"

Great Emperor looked at Gulliver and said, "I have to go to Moon Lake immediately. Shagreene can see into the future." If Alan was the son of Twilight, she would have known. However, not only did she not reveal anything, she had somehow become Allen's woman and even had his flesh and blood. I thought something was wrong before, but now I'm even more confused. "No, no matter what, I want her to give me a clear explanation!"

"I'll go with you," said Gulliver. "I have some personal relations with Marquis Shargren. It would be more convenient for me to ask."

Orfasis nodded in agreement.

The Lunar Lake where Sharon lived was not located in the City of Gold. Orfasis and Gulliver left the island on a speedboat and sailed west. The tens of minutes on the airship were like years to Orfasis. He couldn't help but recall everything related to the Son of Twilight, a secret that only Adahua Planet and several other high-level civilized races knew.

Life has a transcendence, and so does the universe.

When did the universe come into being? Even the most knowledgeable astronomers in Adahua Planet couldn't say it clearly. When it came to this topic, people would always say that the universe came into being before the singularity of time. However, no one knew exactly when that singularity was. However, there was one thing that was certain. Since the universe would be born, there must be a time when it would come to an end.

The arrival of that day was the so-called dusk of the universe.

The people of Adahua Planet had begun to explore the universe's various star domains long ago. At that time, there wasn't even a single word about the nine great star domains. In Adahua Planet's exploration, the concept of star domains was gradually established, and the planets they came into contact with were assigned a set of codes to facilitate categorization and management. During this process, they came into contact with many interstellar civilizations and visited a planet that was about to be destroyed.

Orfasis didn't know when exactly. In short, one of the many expeditions that had returned to Adahua Planet had found broken clues about the universe's twilight and the Son of Twilight on a desolate planet.

It was said to be a clue, but it was actually some ancient writing left behind on a stone slab. At first, the people of Adahua Planet were unable to decipher it, but it was not until they came into contact with similar civilizations on other planets and analyzed the legends circulating in some high-level civilizations that they had a vague understanding of the words on the stone slab.

Those words were translated as: The dawn had passed, and the dusk had come. A child born at dusk is both the beginning and the end.