As time passed, the sun, which was originally setting in the west, completely fell down, and a layer of black cloth covered the sky.

However, at this moment beside the cliff, Suo Xing's condition was exactly the opposite of reality. With Lena's guidance, he had gradually walked out of the shadows.

The Wado Ichimonji, which he had inserted into the ground with his own hands, was once again returned to the scabbard.

With his sharp edge exposed, Suo Xing's eyes became cold again. Looking at the darkness in front of him and everything shrouded in darkness, Suo Xing turned his head to look at Lena.

"Captain, Suo Xing, a non-staff member of the Xiongbing Company, requests to return to the team!"

Suo Xing's calm voice sounded, but his eyes that seemed bright in the darkness told that his heart was not calm at the moment!

Reina, who was standing aside, listened to Suo Xing's speech, a look of relief flashed across her face, she nodded quite solemnly, and uttered a word with a sense of relief.

"As the captain of the Xiongbing Company, I, Reina, agree to Suo Xing's application to join the team. Welcome back, Comrade Suo Xing!"

As Reina finished speaking, the two smiled at each other, and the originally serious atmosphere was instantly eased.

After a while, Reina stretched lazily, looked at Suo Xing who had returned to normal, and said naturally:

"Okay, if there's nothing else, let's go back first. There could be conflicts on the Tianhe front at any time, so I'll be in charge!"

After saying this, Reina turned around and walked behind her without caring about Suo Xing's reaction.

However, Reina was forced to stop after taking only two steps.

This made Suo Xing, who had been following closely behind him to prevent himself from getting lost, frown. He subconsciously walked forward and asked in confusion:

"Hey, what's going on? Are you lost too?"

Hearing Suo Xing's voice coming from behind her, Reina was confused.

"Shut up, you think I'm you!"

"Then why did you stop?" Suo Xing muttered softly after listening to Lena's answer.

Then he looked forward carelessly, and what came into his sight was a mysterious fruit with endless vortex patterns and a purple appearance.

The fruit is not too big, but it lies right in the middle of the road ahead, gorgeous and very eye-catching!

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar fruit in front of him, Suo Xing subconsciously exclaimed.

"Why is there a devil fruit here?"

Hearing Suo Xing's exclamation, Reina subconsciously raised her eyebrows and whispered to Suo Xing:

"It's actually a devil fruit. I thought I was seeing things!"

"It shouldn't be like this. There shouldn't be any devil fruits here. According to legend, after a devil fruit master dies, the devil fruits should all be reborn collectively on the devil fruit tree. But in the previous shocking incident..."

"The devil fruit tree has clearly been destroyed, and the devil fruit should not be able to be reborn! And this fruit, according to the illustrated book, should be..."

Suo Xing frowned as he looked at the strange-looking fruit lying in the middle of the road in front of him, and answered subconsciously.

Suo Xing's reaction also made Lena, who was standing beside him, pause, with a hint of disbelief in her eyes.

"You just said the devil fruit tree...Xiao Shi is gone?"

"Who is Xiaoshi? I don't know him, but... the devil fruit tree is indeed gone. To be more precise, in the entire Bikini Bottom, except for a few survivors on East Street, all other living creatures in the world... are gone!"

--boom!

Suoxing's words were like a bolt from the blue, falling on Reina's heart.

She was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, Reina stared blankly at the devil fruit lying in the middle of the road in front of her, but another picture appeared in her eyes.

It was a tall stone pillar, dark blue in color, several dozen meters high, with strange carvings of facial features on it. (Squidward's house)

It’s the devil fruit tree, Xiaoshi!

Lena's eyes sparkled. Suo Xing's words were devastating news to her.

She really couldn't believe that Xiaoshi, whom she had only met a few times and to whom she could be so open-hearted, had died just like that?

Xiaoshi is so innocent, and I haven't fulfilled the promise we made. Why...

Reina thought with a sob, her expression darkening for a moment.

It was not until Suo Xing spoke up that Reina was broken from this state.

"I've seen this devil fruit tree in the illustrated manual. It looks like the rubber fruit of Shrimp Fly!"

"But... when Xia Fei died, the devil fruit tree should have fallen long ago. This fruit should not be reborn, and it should not appear here!"

Suo Xing looked at the fruit in front of him with a puzzled look on his face, and his expression successfully attracted Reina's attention.

Reina raised her head with red eyes and subconsciously looked at the devil fruit in the middle of the road ahead.

"It seems like there's something underneath the devil fruit?"

Reina's voice muttered to herself as she walked cautiously towards the devil fruit in front of her.

Suo Xing, who was standing by, also noticed the abnormality ahead after being reminded by Lena.

There seems to be a strange protrusion under the devil fruit placed on the road ahead, as if something is pressed underneath it!

Cautiously pulling out the Wado Ichimonji, Soxing and Reina approached cautiously.

The distance between the two and the devil fruit was getting closer as they walked.

The two of them quickly walked in front of the devil fruit.

"Shit, I thought it was some weird thing, but after all this time, it turned out to be just a piece of parchment!"

Reina saw the foreign object clearly and growled in annoyance. Then she picked up the devil fruit with her left hand and picked up the parchment pressed underneath it with her right hand!

"Hey, there seems to be some text on it?"

While complaining, Reina looked at the parchment in her hand. The parchment was neatly folded together, and from the gap between them, words could be vaguely seen.

Reina, who noticed this scene, threw the devil fruit to Soxing casually, and curiously opened the parchment and spread it on the ground.

But in a moment, a yellowed parchment exuding an ancient atmosphere lay quietly on the ground. The densely packed words on it gave Suo Xing a headache!

"This doesn't look like Bikini Bottom text!"

Suoxing stood aside holding Kazuchi Ichimonji and said coldly.

"This is Pangu script. I've seen it in Lieyang!" Lena said without raising her head as she listened to Suo Xing's speech.

"Can you understand it?" Suo Xing asked in surprise.

In response, Reina stood up and shook her head, a thoughtful look flashing across her face.

"I don't understand. I'm not good at history and I'm not interested in these things. I've only heard of ancient writing like Pangu script, but I haven't done any research on it!"

"What should we do now? This parchment is not simple. I just tried to tear it up, but it didn't work. I think the things recorded with this material... must involve some big secret!"

After listening to Reina's answer, Suo Xing frowned and said with a headache.

However, facing Suo Xing's distress, Reina smiled proudly and said with a proud look on her face:

"Why are you panicking, goddess? Although I don't know Pangu language, I didn't say that I can't translate it!"

"Wait a minute... let me look for it. I remember that in my database, I once loaded a code to translate Pangu text in order to cheat on the exam... bah, it was to assist in studying. Let me look for it!"

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