When the plot-skips players into the game world Chapter 1135: 458: Key of Predation (Combined) 2

Chapter 1135: Chapter 458: Key of Predation (Combined) _2

“I won’t.”

He spoke with conviction, gripping Lucifer’s enormous right hand tightly: “But I won’t make promises like ‘I will never betray,’ ‘I will never lie’…

“I can only say—whatever I do, it will align with my true self.

“I will never do anything that I will regret. Nor will I cut away the part of myself that feels regret.”

Hearing this, Lucifer couldn’t help but smile joyfully.

He spoke gently: “Then you are not the sa as him.

“A pleasure to et you, my friend. You resemble soone I know… What is your na?”

“…Aiwass.”

Aiwass did not reveal his surna; after a long silence, he only gave his first na.

Compared to the surna “Moriarty,” which stood for his family lineage, “Aiwass” was the na he truly identified with—it was his real na.

He believed Lucifer could sense this.

Though here, Lucifer was rely a fragnt of a soul, a shard of consciousness, scattered ashes, a photograph already faded and frozen… entirely different from the being that had beco the Fallen Celestial Marshal.

But at the very least, Aiwass hoped the sincerity could be felt.

“I can feel it, my friend.”

Lucifer smiled lightly, relaxing: “Indeed, guarding here all this ti has been worth it…”

“…Guarding? Worth it?”

“If you are committed to sothing, you must see it through to the end. That is the lesson the serpent taught .”

Lucifer seed unable to separate his words from the serpent, yet Aiwass found them reasonable: “The serpent said, if you only abandon sothing at the very end, then it is almost no different from abandoning it at the start. Therefore, once you make up your mind, you must see it through to the final step, never turning back.

“From the day I ascended from my old self, I have guarded this place. I have watched as the Sun forever brightens the lands, while the world remains unchanged. I can feel ti outside flowing, gradually eroding my Preservation Arts. The length of ti I can endure is shrinking. The Path Power seeps in, and the souls of the children I preserved here slowly transform into demons, until eventually, I have no one left to speak with.”

“But I thought, at the very least, I must wait until the first group of people arrives. I want to tell them how the Sun dies, how the stars are born; I want to tell them the truth of what happened back then, why the Fallen Celestial Marshal ca into existence… I want to warn them about the serpent’s lies that are always cloaked in truth.”

At this, Lucifer turned to Aiwass with a smile: “But I didn’t expect… the first person to arrive here would still be the ‘serpent,’ just like before. Oh, my apologies… I forgot, you are not the serpent. Just a friend who greatly resembles him.”

“So, my mission is complete…”

“Wait!”

Seeing Lucifer’s body gradually becoming transparent, as though leaving behind final words, Aiwass hurriedly called out to stop him: “Tell the story of the ‘serpent’! And how I should be cautious of him… Now he and I are enemies locked in conflict! Yet I know nothing about him…”

“…You are the serpent’s shedding, aren’t you?”

Lucifer’s words were shocking.

Noticing Aiwass’s pupils constrict slightly, Lucifer smiled: “Because the serpent told us.”

“He is not a god, yet he knows much about the matters of gods. I have asked him, and he always speaks truth—he said he has been reborn here from the future, where the end of the world has arrived. He has cycled back multiple tis, yet he still cannot break free from the loops. His familiarity with cos precisely from this.”

Lucifer spoke softly: “He told , each ti he becos my friend. When he said this, he seed a bit sad. At the ti, I didn’t understand why… but now I know. It’s because every ti, he must use to ascend once more.”

“Still, I think… if that is the reason, there is no need for him to apologize to . The world is destroyed, ti loops, catastrophes strike again and again—the ones suffering most are surely those still struggling. As for us, living in ignorance, we are born happy and die peaceful.”

“He bears the determination to eventually kill , yet chooses to beco my friend. While I enjoy the happiness of having one more friend, he endures the tornt of his conscience.”

“He told he would leave behind many sheddings. In every era, he would sever parts of himself, cutting away vast pieces of his own identity and his most important mories, allowing these fragnts to experience life. After they flourish, he would reclaim them, using this thod to preserve his humanity. Although I don’t understand why he, not being a Pillar God, would lack humanity…”

“The serpent said, in life, a person can only have one pair of eyes, one life. People can only see what they see, only experience what they experience. But if one splits themselves apart, they can have countless lives… If there’s a problem their own knowledge cannot solve, perhaps another version of themselves can find the answer.”

“Judging by your form, you seem capable of resolving the apocalypse, right?”

Lucifer’s golden giant spoke warmly and serenely, radiating comfort and strength: “You can do it.

“Since you are the correct one, it’s up to you to devour him.”

“I will… devour him? Devour the Serpent Celestial Marshal?”

Aiwass’s pupils widened.

Can this truly be achieved?

“Yes, of course.”

Lucifer affird: “The serpent said it himself—the serpent never lies. In previous loops, there was always a victorious serpent shedding. He himself was also once a serpent shedding in certain segnts of histories, no longer his original self. If he could achieve victory, then so can you.”