My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 778 - 398: The Final Deadline

He was sitting cross-legged, turning his head to gaze dazedly at the lake.

"Little Nian?" Lin Xingshi tilted her head.

She remembered that when the Little Nian Beast took human form as a child, there was a tuft of differently colored hair on its forehead, seemingly replacing that cluster of purplish-red flames.

"Who else?" The Little Nian Beast turned back to look into her eyes.

"You're only now wishing me a happy birthday?" Lin Xingshi thought for a moment, then asked.

Her thoughts were still a bit chaotic, and her brain was trying its best to sort out those fragmented images.

The Little Nian Beast tilted his head, "Indeed, it's late, and your birthday doesn't seem happy at all..."

He paused: "But, here, this is your birthday gift." Saying so, he handed Lin Xingshi a bouquet of forget-me-nots that he picked from the mountain.

"Did you save me?" Lin Xingshi looked down at the bouquet and asked softly. She vaguely remembered some hazy images.

"Yes."

"I'm very happy to see you again, despite everything that happened."

"Indeed, a lot happened, but it's all in the past now."

The Little Nian Beast and Lin Xingshi sat in the vast center of Spirit Heart Lake, looking at the shimmering waves on the lake's surface. At this moment, Lin Xingshi's memories gradually recovered, so she opened her mouth to ask:

"What happened to Jiuya and Wujiu?"

"They were brainwashed by the Salvation Society, which is why they attacked you."

"Salvation... Society."

Upon hearing this name, Lin Xingshi's expression slightly changed, and she finally remembered the origin of that symbol she saw on television, and she became fully conscious.

"That's right, it's a very dangerous organization. In my ten-year journey around the world, I've heard many things about them," said the Little Nian Beast.

He paused: "Iceland, Hof Glacier, if you wish to know the truth about Zhou Jiuya and Zhong Wujiu being brainwashed, then go to that place. There, you will meet someone named Black Cocoon, who will point the way for you."

"Black Cocoon?" Lin Xingshi was startled, "Isn't she already..."

"He isn't dead and will soon return," the Little Nian Beast said, expressionless.

"By the way, how are Jiuya and Wujiu?" Lin Xingshi asked after a moment of silence.

The Little Nian Beast remained silent for a while: "Their situation... wait until you return to verify with your own eyes. Zhuge Hui has already taken them back."

"I see..." Lin Xingshi murmured.

She thought that since the Little Nian Beast and Zhuge Hui had arrived, Jiuya and Wujiu should be fine.

The Little Nian Beast raised his head to look into her eyes, then suddenly raised a hand to stroke her hair.

"Lin Xingshi, take care of yourself... I'll be waiting for you in Iceland."

With that, he stood up from the lotus leaf, and like a long boat, the Lotus Leaf Demon drifted towards the lakeside. The Little Nian Beast got off the lotus leaf and walked silently into the serene forest without looking back.

Lin Xingshi remained on the lotus leaf, silently watching his departing figure.

On this day, a piece of news spread among the demons of Hai Fan Mountain.

The Year Beast Monarch had died.

Before dying, the Year Beast Monarch, in front of thousands of forest demons, transferred the position of King of the Forest to the Little Nian Beast, who became the next generation leader of the Zodiac Team.

Moreover, on the same day, the Little Nian Beast announced something of vital importance: he had set a final showdown time and place with the leader of Lake Hunting.

To avoid harming innocent human civilians and the demons on the mountain, he would select a new Zodiac Team from the forest and, with this new Zodiac Team, head to a distant and cold country to face off with Lake Hunting in that secluded place.

That place is called "Hof Glacier."