Above the vast starry sky, a giant dragon suddenly appeared, its pupils golden, its wings wide. A brilliant blaze burned, with a figure standing atop the dragon.
His coat fluttered in the air, and he leaped down from the dragon’s back, like a falling Morning Star.
"Dad! Dad!"
The players felt reassured and shouted as if they’d seen their own father. Even though they knew this person probably couldn’t defeat the World Tree, they felt at ease.
"Finally, we see him alive; before, it was always on screen."
"It’s so great there are no parallel instances! Everyone is in one world, humming and aahing!"
The giant dragon roared, its wings beating, flas burning in clusters in the sky. The man landed, light and fire flickering, his coat swaying, revealing a pair of deep blue eyes beneath his hair.
His golden hair fluttered, draped in the glow of dawn, charging straight towards the World Tree.
Imdiately, the players blinked, as if they’d seen it wrong.
...No, this doesn’t seem like the person they were thinking of.
The next mont, several figures landed: Lv Shu, Isabella, Luna, and a blue chanical Man.
"Quick! We finally made it, save him!" Luna shouted.
They had just heard from Noel that Su Ming’an was in danger inside the World Tree, so they quickly found Su Rin and rushed over. However, Su Rin claid to have sothing to do and didn’t co, only lending them the giant dragon.
"Whoosh!"
The blazing Black Blade slashed through, while beside Lv Shu, a Headless Rose sang a song, bestowing blessings upon him.
Lv Shu’s palm held a multicolored Divinity. Unlike Mizushima Kawa Sora, he swallowed this Divinity without hesitation!
In an instant,
"Splash!"
A pair of ethereal wings, like a butterfly’s, unfolded behind him, vibrant and fervent.
His white hair was tinged with a faint, illusory color, like pale iridescence, and a white mask appeared in his hand, which he placed on his face, masking the subtle despair in his expression.
With only a few steps, Lv Shu leaped past Noel, swinging his Blade Edge, cutting through the branches!
A vast and mighty power emanated from him, like a tidal wave crashing against the shore, a dragon playing in rivers, pushing forward with radiant colors!
Luna was pushed back a few steps by this aura, murmuring, "...Lv Shu? Has he beco a god? Where did he get the Authority from?"
None of their teammates had any idea that Lv Shu held a Divinity.
"Hahahaha—hahahahahaha—!"
A piercing laughter rang out.
Male and female voices, old and young, various kinds of laughter echoed brightly. Lv Shu ran forward, and the sound waves shattered all branches before him.
anwhile, two trails of bright red blood flowed down his pure white mask.
"It’s the Divinity of Fun Demon Kasadia..." Noel’s mind echoed with the voice of the Master of the End of All Things.
Noel’s pupils narrowed slightly.
"This is likely the Fun Demon’s prank, He often does this, throwing His Divinity into the Mortal World, to see who picks it up. Didn’t expect your teammate to be the Lucky One." The Master of the End of All Things said.
Seeing the blood on Lv Shu’s mask, Noel said slowly, "Lv Shu seems unable to hold on."
The Master of the End of All Things replied, "Of course, he can’t. Kasadia is almost reaching Level 1 God, what strength does he have? Moreover, he is completely incompatible with Kasadia; Fun and laughter don’t suit him at all. His life is too bitter, he wouldn’t even know how to smile."
Noel softly asked, "What will be the result of forcibly swallowing a Divinity that doesn’t belong to one’s character sequence?"
The Master of the End of All Things said, "Just as you imagined—soul annihilation, with no possibility of rebirth."
Noel lowered his eyelids slightly.
Truly... giving everything.
Knowing he won’t co back, yet swallowing the fruit of death without hesitation... Lv Shu knows nothing of Su Ming’an’s Death Rebound, so every ti Lv Shu faces death, it’s completely different from Noel’s mindset.
—Noel knows, Su Ming’an will co back to save him.
—But Lv Shu only knows, that he must save Su Ming’an and never look back.
Even though in Su Ming’an’s eyes, this is just a dood dead end, a path with no further road, for Lv Shu, this is his all, definite, necessary, and irreversible life.
Lv Shu has always willingly placed himself in the role of a supporting role, never competing, never complaining. When necessary, he paves the way through self-destruction, burning until the last mont.
But if it were Noel...
"Would I do the sa?"
Noel asked himself.
The answer was clear.
"I... wouldn’t."
In his heart, the bridge was clear—the New World equated almost with Su Ming’an. But the latter would never surpass the forr. Sotis, the balance would tilt, but the utmost rationality ultimately let him know what he truly wanted.
Unlimited freedom.
A life not bound to the ground.
A pure white filth, yet clean and distant... the New World.
Of course, this freedom couldn’t co at the expense of a true friend, but casting aside this premise, freedom was supre in his heart. He would place himself in the supporting role, but this role was only to fulfill his own ideals. In essence, he was still the protagonist of his life, not sacrificing for soone else.
Therefore, when the Master of the End of All Things asked earlier, "Are you willing?" he did indeed think for a mont.
He admitted he could not do the sa... giving up everything to fulfill another. Such fervor even slightly frightened him.
The self-destructiveness was so intense, that white-haired youth chasing the path of a good man.
"And I would not..." he murmured, "sacrifice for anyone before spring arrives... That’s too foolish. I want to witness the best scenery with my own eyes."
Because he was too astute.
So such people, they seed too "foolish."
...
Within the branches.
Su Ming’an entered an intensely suffocating chamber of touch.
This feeling was similar to when Xiber pulled him into the tendrils, the space cramped, the texture soft, like the inner chamber of an animal. It turned out the interior of the World Tree was biological in structure, not botanical.
Tiny branches gripped his wrists and ankles, one branch pressed against his Adam’s apple, as if it could pierce him at any mont.
"...Aren’t you fond of ?" Su Ming’an hadn’t expected the World Tree to be so "enthusiastic," enthusiastic enough to draw him directly inside. His fingers moved slightly, and the branches quivered imdiately, excitedly trembling like flower branches.
Layers upon layers of voices ca from all around:
"Love you... love you... love you..."
The voice was indistinct as to gender, and the words were unclear, as though a consciousness perpetually transmitting, like a demonic chant repeating endlessly.
"Is it my story that you like? Or do you like , the protagonist?" Su Ming’an said.
"Love you... love you... love you..." The World Tree continued to repeat this concept, clearly affectionate words, yet the monotonous repetition made it sound eerie.
"Since you love , how about letting go?" Su Ming’an patiently said.
"Love... love... love..." The World Tree remained unresponsive, gently caressing him as though a small animal nuzzling him.
Su Ming’an struggled out forcefully, finally breaking the branches on his wrists. He fell onto a soft ground, shallow red in color, like the stomach of a creature.
But the next mont, countless branches surged towards him, this ti piercing straight through his shoulder, blood flowing out.
"Hiss." He took a sharp breath, gripping the branches tightly.
The branches were like soft worms, drilling into his wounds without any gaps, dozens of them frantically surging in, making one’s scalp tingle.
...Wait a mont.
He grabbed the branches, suddenly recalling what Grandma Lv had said just now.
...
["If there is soone who can never be drained, as long as he lives here forever...he can replace countless people who are used as nourishnt."]
...
He suddenly understood.
"You love ...because..."
"Am I delicious?"
The branches surged wildly, as if sensing his vigorous life force.
It pierced through his shoulder, but he felt no pain; his shoulder was already numb.
Love.
Love.
Love.
The demonic words kept repeating.
As if soone was saying they loved him passionately while stabbing a knife into him.
As he was pulling, he heard its whispers:
"...That rabbit told you have authority...you have authority..."
"Eat your soul, eat your authority, and you can’t go back..."
"Can’t go back, can’t go back..."
"All for this mont over six days, to bring you here..."
"Let find where it is hidden? Your blood? Your brain? Your soul? Your positional rank?"
"Love you, delicious, love you, delicious..."
Su Ming’an summoned the floating cannon again, but this ti it was pulled down by the branches before it could fire.
The Amber Knife appeared in his palm but fell down powerlessly.
The numbness grew stronger, and he opened his mouth, intending to persuade again—
Just then, he suddenly heard a sound and looked up.
A snow-white big rabbit was sitting quietly above the sensitive cavity, swinging its two big white legs, smiling at him.
It didn’t make a move and couldn’t make a move.
Its cold, inorganic red eyes stared at him like two rubies.
Then, a hint of smile erged in its eyes.
"Dear Number One Player~ Do you miss ?" Boss Rabbit swayed coquettishly, a suspicious blush appearing on its face:
"I miss you like crazy! I miss you so much it’s making overjoyed, miss you so much it’s overwhelming..."
Su Ming’an returned the gaze coldly while the branches pierced through his other shoulder.
"I tolerated you for half a Ruined World, then I tolerated you for the entire World of Old Days, finally waiting for you to co to Luowasha." Boss Rabbit chuckled, swinging its big white hand:
"In this world, I can finally use my flexible little tongue~ and spit out so tempting words."
"It’s such a pity, I still can’t personally act, otherwise it wouldn’t be this big tree making a move now."
"Bla that damned rainbow smiley face monster for tempting you to choose the Lighthouse Jellyfish. If you had chosen nothing at the start and picked the Rin Clan, I could have seen this scene much earlier~"
Its rabbit ears drooped in grievance, a crying expression on its face, appearing very sad.
"Shaless organizers." Su Ming’an said calmly. He thought these high-dinsional beings would have so face, but it turns out they don’t care at all.
In the past, bound by rules, they were cautious, projecting an image of fairness and justice. Now with the players’ positional rank elevated, the rules faded, and they began shalessly digging traps.
This should have been an opening kill, but the Fun Demon forcibly dragged it to the sixth day. Yet Su Ming’an still ca here; he couldn’t possibly not see the World Tree.
And Boss Rabbit was just here "waiting idly for his arrival."
"I rember we made a bet, whether I win or lose, I’d most likely be taken by you." Su Ming’an said plainly: "Why are you so eager?"
Boss Rabbit twisted its fingers in grievance: "You are way too cautious, leaving no handle, I can’t forcibly check. Besides, I really want to monopolize you. If it were divided into twelve parts, that’s too little~"
...It turns out it wants to monopolize his authority.
This authority is indeed enviable; even Dieying is drooling for it, willing to do anything to snatch him, not to ntion Boss Rabbit.
"I thought you were an ally." Su Ming’an said. It seems not only Boss Rabbit; other cunning olds will silently dig pits for him too.
Many inexplicable targets now have traces to follow.
——Why did Hui Bai want to cut out his heart at the outset?
——Why did Hui Bei want to flay him?
——Why does Wu Yi hate him?
Most likely there are traces of other organizers behind them. They can’t directly make a move, but can secretly dig traps in Luowasha.
This group of insidious beings, before the Eleventh World started, acted so friendly, promised him in the bet. After the Eleventh World started, swiftly ran to Luowasha to sche against him.
Indeed, this makes sense.
Since Luowasha is the ho base for so of them, why not take this chance to strike? Why not steal Su Ming’an entirely before the collective Divide and Conquer, and monopolize him.
——The bet he led not only saved Zhai Xing, but also pushed him into extre danger. Making them impatient to seize him.
He actually anticipated such a result but still acted this way.
He originally thought after securing Zhai Xing, to avoid becoming soone’s tool, he might find a thod to eternally self-destruct. But now it seems they won’t even wait for this little ti.
Boss Rabbit’s eyes flashed with brilliance, and at this mont, he showed a distorted expression completely unlike a human, his scarlet lips nearly split to 270 degrees: "Did you think I was an ally? Haha, using human ntality to guess high-dinsional beings is fundantally wrong~ I truly like you, like you so much I’m dying, but I like you going inside my belly even more~"
Su Ming’an clutched the bleeding shoulder.
So, the essence of Luowasha...is indeed his struggle against these twelve cunning olds. He should knock this bunch away before the instance ends.
No, ten.
Starfire and the Good Man Lord are considered good n.
Boss Rabbit’s red eyes shone with icy radiance: "Moreover, I discovered, you seem to be trying to save yourself~ Whether it’s the small world, Sique, or Supre Lord...you seem to be diligently searching for ways to escape the World Ga; such a strong survival desire~ But, I won’t let you succeed."
"I will cling to you forever, observe you forever..."
"Until eternity..."
It laughed, as the branches surged toward Su Ming’an.
Su Ming’an spat out a mouthful of blood, his gaze dimming.
The whispers of the World Tree were still echoing in his ears.
Love you.
Love you.
Love you...
...
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