My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 788 - 400: Epilogue, Flight of the Rebel Crow

After a while, the first rays of dawn fell on the head of the Celestial Wolf, then illuminated the gray sea. The ocean was as clear as an ice layer, reflecting the sky, on the way to that distant and cold country.

That country was called "Iceland."

Of course, Xia Pingzhou could not head directly to Iceland's Hof Glacier at first; that would certainly alert the Salvation Society, and it would be easy to be noticed;

Besides, Rainbow Wings, Lake Hunting, the Gu Family, Nian Beast, Third Prince, and Yaguba...none of the other forces had gathered yet. If Xia Pingzhou went just with the old lady and Bai Tanlang, it would be like a moth flying into the flame, throwing away their lives.

Therefore, before the arrival of September 1st, Xia Pingzhou would stay hidden with the Bloodline and Bai Tanlang in Iceland's capital—"Reykjavik."

The travel magazines mentioned that Reykjavik is a beautiful city; looking up, you could see the aurora, and at night, under the azure sky, the Pearl Building shimmered with brilliance.

Xia Pingzhou wasn't too anxious in his heart; worst case, he would treat it as a vacation.

As long as he wasn't caught by the leader in Reykjavik, it would be good news.

And on the way to the Pacific, he had the Queen's Statue burn off the crow tattoos on the Bloodline and Bai Tanlang, meaning Urushibara Osamu could no longer track them through the tattoos.

The sea breeze gently blew over, and the morning sun warmly fell on Xia Pingzhou.

The Bloodline sat sideways on the bone wings; her light golden hair and red dress flying together in the wind, the face of this Vampire Maiden had never been this gloomy.

She lowered her eyes and silently watched the dolphins leaping on the sea surface, her thoughts scattered.

The world was silent, only the sound of waves and the endless howling of the wild wind passing by the ears.

"When did you start planning to betray the troupe?" After a while, the Bloodline suddenly asked.

Xia Pingzhou replied without expression, "From the beginning."

"I didn't see it; you hated her that much," said the Vampire Maiden, carelessly while holding down her dress.

"If you could see it, so could the leader, and I would have already been caught by him."

"And Andrew? You didn't hesitate at all when you killed him."

"He shot at me; in that situation, I had to make an example of him, even hesitating for a second would have been too late."

"And... the young lady? She was seriously hurt by you; it was the first time I saw her show such an expression. Do you really not care about her at all?" the Bloodline said.

Xia Pingzhou remained silent, as the cold wind over the Pacific lifted the hair on his forehead.

Seeing him not speak for a long time, the Vampire Maiden shrugged and said, "But indeed, since you did it so cruelly, how could you care about her? Maybe from the start, you were just using her feelings as a cover for yourself."

"You could understand it that way."

"Truly speaking one thing and meaning another."

"Should I call you Bloodline or Tricia now?" Xia Pingzhou suddenly asked after a moment of silence.

She said, "Tricia, this name has been hidden for over a hundred years, no need to hide it anymore."

Xia Pingzhou silently nodded.

Tricia thought for a moment, "Can I ask about some things concerning 1001?"

"Why not? He's just an imbecile; no need to be so humble when mentioning him, ask if you want to ask."

Xia Pingzhou said carelessly as the hesitant voice of Restricted Level 1001 suddenly echoed in his mind.

Tricia fell silent.

Her eyes lowered, yet her red pupils reflected the blue sea; the wind tossed her hair about, the sunlight on her pale golden locks made them appear as white as snow.

Watching her, Xia Pingzhou suddenly recalled that winter in 1916.

At that time, the boy and girl ran across an endless snowy plain, with a flood-like white wave surging behind them; the world seemed like an eager beast showing its claws and fangs.

A moment later, Xia Pingzhou averted his gaze.

He spoke, "You asked me so many questions just now, actually to mask your own thoughts; you just wanted to ask about him."

Tricia shook her head, "I don't know how to bring him up. Sometimes when you keep someone hidden in your heart for too long, you think they're out of reach, yet suddenly realize they're so close that you could grab them just by reaching out. At that moment, you won't feel lucky nor surprised, but rather..."

"Confused."

Tricia silently curled her lips, stayed quiet for a while, and then asked:

"Why would he tell you that name?"

Xia Pingzhou softly said, "Because he wanted me to tell you, to live well and not go looking for him."

He paused, "But we can actually rescue him. He and Bai Tanlang's child are now held in the same place, which is the Salvation Society's base, located to the north of Hof Glacier."

As he said this, a cold laugh devoid of emotion suddenly echoed in his mind, undeniably Restrictive Level 1001 ridiculing his poorly crafted lie, but naturally, it was more than enough to put a facade over Tricia.

"How do you know so much?" the Vampire Maiden suddenly tilted her head, looking at Xia Pingzhou's face.

"Black Cocoon, he's been acting as the connector between me and 1001," Xia Pingzhou said without hesitation.

"So you've been the one leaking the troupe's information to Black Cocoon." Tricia realized.

"You could think of it that way."

Tricia fell silent once again for a long time, "Did I ever say that your eyes are similar to 1001's?"

"Yes."

"Back then, I felt that you have some mysterious connection to 1001." At this, Tricia curled her lips, "But I didn't expect it to be true."

"Your intuition is sharp," Xia Pingzhou said.

"Iceland sounds nice," Tricia lifted her head, looking at the clouds on the horizon, "He and I first met in such a cold place."

"Yes... let's go," Xia Pingzhou said, looking up towards the rootless Pacific, "To Iceland."

"But before that, isn't the tattoo on your hand still unresolved?" Tricia suddenly tilted her head, curling her lips as she reminded.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Saying so, Xia Pingzhou looked down at the back of his right hand, where a tattoo still remained — a black crow, a red "12," and a white cross running through the design.

He summoned the Queen's Statue on the massive bone wings.

Suddenly, the Queen's Statue bent slightly, reaching toward Xia Pingzhou with her hand. Her fingers were coated with a layer of icy blue flame, slowly brushing over the back of his hand.

At that moment, the tattoo on the back of Xia Pingzhou's hand seemed to come alive, vibrating its wings as it emerged from the skin, descending into a piece of black crow feather swaying in the sea breeze.

He looked up, watching it as it flew away, the crow rebelliously soaring over the icy ocean, straight into the depths of the clouds, finally disappearing at the horizon's edge.