No matter how real it is, it's just a game...

...Osterna was a character from over two hundred years ago, and her story had already become "established fact" for Li Wei.

So, no matter what they did in the game, it couldn't possibly have any impact on real history. And there was no record of a companion named Li Wei by the sword saint from two hundred years ago.

So, after hearing Osterna's confession, Li Wei remained silent for two seconds, then answered sincerely...

"Well, of course, I love you too... Osterna~"

"Hehe~"

The girl nestled in Li Wei's arms and adjusted to a more comfortable position.

Even though a life-or-death battle was imminent, she still had the leisure to act like this. Honestly...

...Well, it's actually pretty nice, because if Osterna were nervous and at a loss at this moment, that would be a cause for concern.

At least she could still act so composed, which was actually a good thing.

They cuddled with each other, feeling each other's warmth, and it continued for more than an hour.

"Ah, I feel satisfied~" Osterna sat up from Li Wei's embrace, stretched lazily, and said, "Alright, let's go!"

"Yeah, let's go... It's time for the final battle!"

Li Wei and Osterna packed up their tent, then they looked into the distance...

...There, it seemed like a rift had opened in the sky, a pitch-black crack spanning the horizon, emitting a terrifying pressure.

That was the spatial rift that brought about The Disaster, and this time, a total of seven cracks appeared.

And Li Wei and Osterna had already sealed six of them together. In other words, this was the last spatial rift.

So, as long as they sealed this rift, at least this time's Disaster would come to an end...

...Moreover, according to Li Wei's knowledge of history, there had been no sixth occurrence of The Disaster until the new year 2022, over two hundred years later.

In many ways, this was the "final battle"...

Li Wei and Osterna exchanged a glance. Their understanding of each other had long surpassed the need for words. With just an exchanged glance, they already understood each other's intentions.

Right away, both of them unsheathed their swords at their waists. With a flash of black and white light, a swirling deep blue vortex appeared in front of them.

They both leaped into the vortex at the same time, and in the next second, the same vortex appeared below the large rift!

Their figures emerged from the vortex, and the rift that had been far away on the horizon was now within reach!

As Li Wei and Osterna approached, a low, mournful wail came from the large rift...

...It's coming!

In the rift, a layer of black waves surged out like flowing mercury, cascading down like a black tsunami!

And upon closer inspection, one could see that these black waves were made up entirely of countless indeterminate numbers of alien creatures!

The appearance of the monster tide had already been summarized into a pattern, after all, humanity had already experienced five occurrences of The Disaster. The saying goes, "The long-illnessed becomes a good doctor"...

...Because of this, all the surrounding miscellaneous people were evacuated in advance, leaving the stage for Li Wei and Osterna, the "protagonists"!

In the next moment, a sharp sword light pierced directly into the monster tide, splitting the black tsunami into two halves!

Osterna moved, becoming a flash of light with her sword. The pure white holy sword ignited roaring flames. With just one strike, she achieved astonishing results...

...For a moment, it seemed like a bloody and foul-smelling rain made of flesh fell from the sky, with the disintegrated monster limbs and organs pouring down like a deluge.

However, even though this strike seemed to have cleared an astonishing number of monsters, the black wave that had been separated by the sword light quickly closed at a jaw-dropping speed.

That's the monster tide, no matter how many thousands or millions died, it seemed to have absolutely no reduction, replenishing the losses with ten times the number in minutes."It's really... every time, every time... so annoying!"

Osterna couldn't help but complain. Although it wasn't the first time facing a spatial rift, every time she looked at it, it gave her a strong feeling of despair.

The horde of monsters, densely covering the sky, seemed as if the entire sky was collapsing in front of them.

Li Wei quickly drew his sword from his waist, following closely behind.

In his own time, he was just an ordinary person with average abilities in all aspects.

But here, it was different... with the holy sword in his possession, he was granted unimaginable power!

He matched Osterna's movements and in this era, only he could keep up with the speed of the Sword Saint.

In an instant, two figures, one black and one white, painted a dazzling trail...

That chaotic trail instantly tore through the horde of monsters, intertwining together... as if forming a massive whirlpool, or a heartless meat grinder!

The overwhelming horde of monsters was captured by this black and white whirlpool, all crushed into unrecognizable pulp...

During the process of wielding his sword, Li Wei's mind was blank, because with his ample experience, he knew how long this horde of monsters would last.

He had no extra energy to think about anything else, he simply entrusted his body to instinct. Only then could he keep up with the speed at which the horde was replenishing.

If he actively focused on the number of monsters in the horde during this process, he would definitely be engulfed and overwhelmed by the endless enemies. This was a lesson learned from countless battles...

Finally, after an unknown amount of time had passed, the sun rose and set several times, and the earth was already covered in layers of thick monster carcasses. Only then did the pitch-black horde of monsters finally disappear without a trace.

"...Phew, finally can breathe a sigh of relief."

Before the great battle, Li Wei and Osterna had enough food and had fully rested, enough to continue the battle tirelessly for several days.

Li Wei emerged from that state of blank slaughter and immediately felt waves of muscle soreness throughout his body.

Looking over at Osterna, she looked as if she had been pulled out of water, her whole body soaked in sweat.

"Ah, this sticky feeling is so uncomfortable..."

Osterna looked at her clothes sticking tightly to her body from sweat, revealing her completely unsatisfactory figure, feeling a bit dejected.

"Damn it, why can't my body gain some weight!"

Li Wei knew that Osterna was very self-conscious about her thin figure, so it was likely that the tall and elegant image of the future that had been passed down was a result of her strong personal request for artistic modification.

"It's okay, it's a rare resource, highly valued in certain circles~"

Li Wei reluctantly propped up his exhausted body and gave Osterna a thumbs-up.

"...I can't be happy with that kind of compliment, and also, Li Wei, you clearly prefer big ones, don't think I don't know."

"Cough cough..."

Li Wei was about to argue when suddenly, both he and Osterna stopped talking. They both looked up at the rift in the sky.

"...The main course is coming."

That's right, the previous horde of monsters was just an "appetizer". What's coming next is the real "main course"!

Only by eliminating that "big guy" could they close the spatial rift.

In the next moment, they saw two enormous claws, almost covering the sky, reaching out from the rift.

The claws grabbed both ends of the spatial rift and with a powerful twist, the rift expanded in an instant. With a nauseating burst of dark magical energy, the rift doubled in size, and from then on... a gigantic blood-red eye appeared!