Chapter 644 Changing the Future 3

Chapter 644: Changing the Future 3

No red moon, no endless night.

The sky was filled with a gradient of dusk glow, even more beautiful than what Su Bai had seen in the human world, the edges of the crimson clouds outlined with a golden, powdery glow.

Though he knew this was merely a space constructed by the Director, Su Bai could still feel the soft, warm sand beneath his feet, as if it had just been warmed by the sun. When he stepped on it, he could even feel the slow trickle of grains slipping between his toes.

It felt too real.

Wave after wave lapped gently against the shore, unhurried. The wind blew softly, carrying the salty, damp scent of the sea, along with the faint fragrance of unfamiliar flowers from afar.

Su Bai gazed toward the sea, his eyes catching some shadow gliding silently beneath the surface. He focused, barely able to make out one or two blurry shapes as they swept past and plunged into the deep.

Then, time and again, a fleeting glimpse of a fish tail broke the surface. Its tail fin was long, its scales shimmering with layers of tiny, multicolored light, flashing for an instant in a quick leap before sinking silently back into the water.

The shore before him was breathtaking—so beautiful that Su Bai found himself momentarily lost in its beauty.

The seawater was lit up by the sunset, but the glittering surface reflected a halo of light like a diamond’s fire.

The sand beneath Su Bai's feet was a soft silver-white, as if he were stepping into a layer of soft, glowing dust.

This was a beauty never seen in the human world.

Further away, plants that didn’t belong to the human world swayed slowly in the sea breeze. Their flowers were enormous, with intense, saturated colors. Some petals unfolded in layers, revealing vivid centers and complex structures, while others wrapped around unopened buds, emitting an unfamiliar fragrance.

Su Bai took it all in, momentarily forgetting to breathe.

He suddenly understood why Mr. Yu wanted to see this place in his final moments.

"This is the homeland of the merfolk," Wu Hang said from beside him, confirming Su Bai's guess. He was looking at the distant sea, his voice calm. "This is what it looked like before their civilization collapsed."

A place that had long since ceased to exist under the red moon.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu," Mr. Yu said as he opened his eyes, his gaze greedily taking in the sea before him. It was as if he wanted to etch this scene into the depths of his consciousness, to remember every detail.

"..." The Director stepped forward, as if about to speak. He reached out a hand, but in the end, slowly withdrew it, leaving only a faint, almost inaudible sigh.

"Is this really what you want?" The Director finally spoke, his voice low, as if asking one last time, or trying to hold him back.

"Yes," Mr. Yu replied without a hint of hesitation. He raised his head to look at the Director, then turned to glance at Su Bai. His eyes, still weary, held a trace of clarity.

"What I am now is nothing more than a fragment of consciousness barely clinging on. It was this experiment that forcibly bound me to these remnants, allowing me to linger to this day." His voice was not loud, but every word was crystal clear.

"Even if I did nothing now, my consciousness is already disintegrating... If Lord Ghost Witch and the others hadn't planned to do something, I would have soon become just another part of this mindless wreckage like the rest of my kind."

"But now, I finally have something I want to do. This is the happiest thing for me."

Su Bai looked at him, and the Director did not try to dissuade him further. They could both hear the conviction behind those words—not impulse, but a peaceful acceptance after reaching the end.

A smile of pure happiness spread across the silver merman’s face, so gentle it seemed almost unreal. It was a smile that could touch the heart, like someone who had cast off all burdens and finally found true freedom.

Seeing that smile, the Director finally took a step back and stood there quietly, his eyes behind the mask fixed on the merman, suspended in midair by the decaying remnants of his limbs.

Then—

Without any warning, the rotting limbs that bound the merman’s arms and legs snapped abruptly, and a sliver of silver light dropped from above.

At last, he landed.

The silver merman crumpled onto the soft, silver-white sand. Slowly, he lifted his head, finally able to look up at the golden-powdered glow in the sky.