My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World-Chapter 409 - 349: "Sisyphus Train"—The Watcher of Eternal Solitude

"HP—100, you dealt a critical blow to 'Tredy Commercial Alliance Noble Leader Anna'!"

"HP—100, you dealt a critical blow to 'Tredy Commercial Alliance Noble Leader Luke'!"

"HP—100, you dealt a critical blow to..."

After taking care of the last noble, the Silent Hand withdrew into Xu Xiaoyou's body. She looked back at the chaos and slowly raised her head.

In the sky, red curtains moved sluggishly like serpentine mountains. The aurora filled the sky, flamboyant and proud. The girl stood beneath the flaming sky, gazing at the golden giant tree entrenched between heaven and earth. Its roots pierced the earth while the branches reached the sky. Golden droplets fell from its leaves, reversing the flow into curtains of golden rain ascending to the heavens. It seemed as if it wanted to bathe the entire world in vibrant yellow, shining amidst the golden rain falling from the sky, radiating a sacred light.

Perhaps Dr. Xu also once thought of saving everyone on the train and bringing them a better future.

For this, he endured a hundred years, wandering among pain and solitude, losing himself time and time again, seeking a path forward in the gaps. Deception, harm, madness, and extremes—he was willing to sacrifice life and freedom for the civilization's noble cause, longing to reunite with his beloved and escape this hell.

Finally, Dr. Xu swung his sword, severing causality and cycles with his own hands, burying every possibility of danger, yet he could no longer return to his homeland, becoming the lonely Watcher on the other side of civilization.

Perhaps, only if his consciousness could escape this body.

Dr. Xu would die in eternal solitude.

Xu Xiaoyou lowered her head and saw the figure of a girl standing amid the steel and fire's ruins. She had seen this person once at the bottom of the water tank compartment but was half-unconscious and couldn't make out her appearance.

Upon closer look, she discovered that her long hair was not dark red like a Camellia, but as bright as a Rose.

Beside the girl, a monster solid as a little hill breathed heavily. The pounding of a thunderous drum became denser and louder—it was the monster's heartbeat. It was like an engine roaring, ready to leap out and tear its prey apart at its master's command.

"Lina?"

Xu Xiaoyou's gaze lingered on the girl's body. The latter made no attempt to attack nor communicate with her. With pursed lips, she smiled softly, eyes filled with tenderness, turning away with her monster accompanying her.

For some reason,

She found an indescribable sense of familiarity in the girl.

As the instance ended, Xu Xiaoyou was enveloped by the teleportation white light, her consciousness uploaded into the darkness.

"Congratulations to player OE3604 for completing the instance 'Sisyphus Train'!"

"Instance worldview exploration: 99%"

"Initial main quest 'Uncover the truth and develop an antidote' failed."

"Main quest 1 'Love Across Time and Space' failed."

"Main quest 2 'Champion of the Dawn Civilization' is ongoing."

"Plot score: 11 (No main quest effectively completed)"

"Exploration score: 989 (Your footsteps explored every corner of the instance 'Sisyphus Train')"

"Combat score: 1000 (Achieved the highest combat score in the instance 'Sisyphus Train')" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Overall evaluation grade: S- (Failed to develop an antidote, failed to save people on the train, low reputation value of factions, low contribution, failed to find key character 'Lina'! Very high plot exploration degree, perfect portrayal of 'Dr. Xu')"

"Hellend Ending—Watcher of Eternal Solitude has been recorded."

"Instance Review: The hundreds of loops paused, the river of time flows forward, banished Dr. Xu finds her way home. The eternally moving train gradually halts, regret of farewells, unfair fate, cold and brutal world, people's numbness and unwillingness. All performances of laughter and sorrow fall with the train's halt, souls bound for a hundred years are finally liberated."

"Death does not mean the disappearance of existence, forgetfulness does not mean existence loses meaning."

"People's intent does not dissipate with death, it remains eternally, with light in silence. People's existence is not erased by dust, in abundance it grows long with time. The wind blows over the sea of flowers, people will fall on every piece of earth, new flowers will eventually bloom completely on the ruins."

"Dr. Xu, irrespective of people's future brightness, whether the civilization's fire can continue, you will pursue through thorns, alone moving forward."

The cold, mechanical female voice faded into nothingness, Xu Xiaoyou fell into deep darkness, hearing a soft chuckle, the broadcast voice at this moment carried warmth, becoming gentle and pleasant.

"Wish you, in the next cycle, Chang Shengli, Mu Rongguang."

"Welcome back to Oasis, player OE3604"

"Player OE3604 has obtained the unique title 'Pursuing Light and Holding Flowers'."

...

Upon reopening her eyes, Xu Xiaoyou was already standing in an unfamiliar village, surrounded by bustling voices. It looked like a remote small village or a utopia—a deep, secluded valley, leisurely water wheel, emerald hills below a winding creek, a waterfall cascading down with a low, steady roar, an old ox crawling through the farmland freely.

"Due to player OE3604 being the sole achiever of the Hellend conclusion across the server, conferred with the honor 'Hellend'! Will be announced to the entire server the next day."

"Please, player OE3604 do not slack, strive for greater achievements!"

Looking at a succession of prompt boxes, Xu Xiaoyou's mouth twitched. What is Hellend?

How did it trigger the hell ending? Wasn't it just dismantling the entire Saint Puniel?

Furthermore, this was all to prevent the train from carrying the virus to civilization-filled cities. Essentially, it's to save more people, right?

Xu Xiaoyou never troubled herself with the trolley dilemma.

Apart from honor, she seemed to have acquired a title too?

She clicked open her panel soundlessly.

[Player Profile]

Personal ID: OE3604

Name: Xu Xiaoyou

Race: Confidential

Life Value: 100%

Spirit Value: MAX 3000

Level: Three Tier Six

Mimicry: Hundred Bone Whip, Thousand-sided Dice.

Divine Gift: None

Honor: Hellend

Title: Pursuing Light and Holding Flowers

Comprehensive Quality Rating: High

Attributes Panel

Power: 140

Agility: 165

Constitution: 150

Intelligence: 130

Charm: MAX 3000

Luck: Notbad!

As expected, it completely synchronized with her real state, bone whip and dice all accounted for, a standard Three Tier Cleaner attribute panel.

Who would have thought the widely notorious Dark Gold Rose is actually just an insignificant Three Tier Cleaner?

But measuring her fighting strength by attributes and rank is too one-sided. Her greatest ability is her Card Maker talent. As long as she gives it all, it's easy to escape, perhaps exchange a few blows with Five Tier Cleaners who activate Divine Gift.

As for the unique title...

"Pursuing Light and Holding Flowers?" Xu Xiaoyou pondered, recalling the gentle female voice last heard.

She was sure that voice was extremely familiar, but no matter how hard she tried remembering, couldn't associate it with a specific face among the few maidens in her mind. It made her begin to doubt if she had ever really met the voice's owner.

Thinking it over with no result, the question mark toppled on the ground, Xu Xiaoyou simply stopped being persistent.

With some affection, she summoned her bone whip, eagerly winding it around her body. Why are her eyes always filled with tears? Because she loves everything about herself deeply. It's true, her own weapon feels the most handy. After not using it for so long, holding it again felt extremely dear.

Just then, a NPC with a golden exclamation mark hurriedly passed by, noticed the blond girl popping out of nowhere, swiftly came before the girl absorbed in a self-indulgent vibe.

"Hello, I am the village chief of Taohua Village..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Xiaoyou curled her lips, pinched the mayor's lips with an orchid finger.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in your introduction. Is there a quest to assign to me?"

"Widow Wang's jewelry went missing..."

"Skip."

"Bandits on the mountain lately..."

"Skip."

"Farmland soil needs reconditioning..."

"Skip."

"Finally, the reward..."

"Tell me in detail."

The village chief stood in confusion, watching the blond girl accepting half a year's worth of quests, walking towards the twilight and distance.