Seeing Leng Qingying killed, Lu Cang simply sighed slightly: "Have you killed enough?"

"Well, it's alright, we didn't manage to kill Yacaticto."

"You still want to kill her."

"Yes, it's true that we can't kill them."

"Okay, then you know what I'm going to do." Lu Cang's tone was calm, showing no sign of the tension of being wiped out.

A dagger materialized in Lu Cang's hand.

The Godslayer Guild was completely wiped out, and the Myriad Transformations Commander was no longer able to use anyone's abilities, so Lu Cang could only use his own weapons and skills.

This was a dagger transformed from the Thousand Machine Box. Lu Cang placed the dagger beside his neck.

"Either you reverse time, or we'll meet again in the next life."

"You know you can't stop me."

"Even if you stop my time, I can still commit suicide."

Neherkato watched Lu Cang's threat silently, without any surprise.

She grasped Lu Cang's hand, the hand that held the dagger: "Yes, I knew you would do this."

"But you also know that even if you are reborn, I will still look for you. You can't escape me."

"Forever and ever and ever... for eternity, until you agree to be with me, no matter how many times you reincarnate, I will find you," Nehercato said obsessively.

She chuckled softly, "We're stuck in a vicious cycle, aren't we?"

Lu Cang: "You should have already seen what I'm thinking."

"Yes, that's right, darling."

The divine right to time also has a natural advantage in negotiations; she can see future events in advance, which means she can know what the other party is going to say beforehand.

Of course, the future that Neherkato could see was subject to change, and the future would change according to all his actions.

If Neherkato were to answer, "No, I don't know," then Lu Cang would say what he should say.

It was because Nehercato foresaw this possible future that he knew what Lu Cang would say.

Neherkato said slowly, "The Zero Era will eventually come, just as you experienced in your previous lives."

"If you stay with me, at least you can escape this complete wipeout."

Lu Cang shook his head: "How long can we keep running away?"

"Even Eichator couldn't guarantee that he would emerge unscathed from the zeroing process."

Nehercato put his arm around Lu Cang: "But at least, this time is possible."

"What about the others?"

Nehercato whispered, “My dear, you have the answer in your heart. Nothing will remain; after all things return to nothingness, only pure nothingness will remain.”

"Then it's just about living purely, living in a void where there is nothing, no past, no present, no future."

"Um."

“Neherkato, this is no different from the walking dead.”

“You should know why I’m fighting; I still have an agreement with Yacaticto.”

Upon hearing this, Nehercato's hand clenched slightly at his heart.

It felt like my heart had been stabbed.

"You also made a promise with me, saying you would always be with me."

"I have done it."

Neherkato: "That was in the first life; there isn't one in this life."

"I only made a promise for that one lifetime."

"But which lifetime is your agreement with Yacaticto from?"

Lu Cang remained silent.

"This is not a matter of feelings."

Nehercato said seriously, "I just hope you won't keep going to your death. So what if you're an endless cycle of reincarnation?"

“If you go again and again, they will always find a way to sever your cycle of reincarnation, and then you will truly die.”

"So, you just need to stay by my side and you can live safely."

"Even if it takes the toughest measures, I will stop you. I can't just stand by and watch you go to your death."

Upon receiving such a response, Lu Cang calmly said, "Yes, so I will kill you, right here in the End of the World, the very place where I rescued you."

"The time limit is half a month."

"This is the end for me and you."

Upon receiving Lu Cang's response, Neherkato revealed a faint, happy smile: "Yes, okay."

"If you fail, you will undergo the ritual of time to bring back your soul in the second life, and bring back the 'him' who loves me deeply."

"Then you will never leave me again, and in every lifetime you will belong to me."

"I won't let you leave again."

Lu Cang simply nodded in response to the conditions proposed by Neherkato.

For Nehercatho, who could negotiate using the divine power of time, she had already proposed a compromise that was acceptable to both sides, so there was no need for further bargaining.

Lu Cang extended his hand to Neherkato, and Neherkato placed his hand on Lu Cang's hand.

Neherkato smiled happily, "I will never forget the moment you pulled me out of there."

Lu Cang shook his head, his expression slightly apologetic: "I'm sorry, I only saved you out of necessity. I had to use you, otherwise I would have died."

“It doesn’t matter what your purpose was or what it was for. What matters is that you did it when I needed it most… that’s enough.” Nehercato felt no discomfort whatsoever, his expression radiating happiness.

Nehercato's hand was clasped tightly with Lu Cang's.

A silvery-white light emanated from their palms.

Contract Establishment

"However, what makes me a little jealous is that, apart from me, those two women know that you have gone through reincarnation."

"I'm not the only one, which makes me very unhappy."

“It’s not just them, Ahkator knows too.”

Nehercato whispered, "This is different again."

"By the way, do you know the whereabouts of the Holy Grail of Endless Magic?"

“I know, it’s just ahead.” Neherkato pointed into the distance.

Lu Cang: "By the way, there's a guy in Zhuofeng City named Qingfuhua. Could he help me out?"

Nehercato: "Darling, you really love calling for help, actually asking the woman you're about to kill for assistance? How cruel and heartless."

"However, I really like this about you, after all, that's how you saved me back then."

Lu Cang: "I still hope you can change how you address me."

Neherkato: "Hmm... if you can make me submit."

Lu Cang said helplessly, "Fine, call me whatever you want."

Nehercato: "Well, to celebrate our reunion, I'll help you this once, but only this once."

"After all, you can't always help the people who want to kill you grow stronger."

After speaking, Nehercato clasped his hands together.

"Well then, see you next time."

"I look forward to our reunion in the end times. If you are reborn before me, my dear, I will wait for you."

Buzz—

A ring of silvery-white ripples spread out.

Neherkato: "Aichkato, please reset the time."

"It is now 4:33 AM on January 18, 4024 of the Illusionary Calendar."

call--

Leaving behind this empty sentence.

Everything before Lu Cang's eyes had changed.

Looking ahead, he was still behind the Emperor of Prosperity, with the white deer and the fearless warrior beside him.

Xin Baiyue and Xin Jueyue are also alive, and Yakatikto shows no signs of abnormality.

"Brother, what's wrong? You look terrible."

This was the first time Bai Lu had ever seen Lu Cang show such an expression.

An awkward, helpless, and slightly uncomfortable expression, giving the impression that one would only show such an expression if they had eaten feces.

It's quite a rare thing to see such an expression on my brother's face.

Lu Cang wiped his face, using his perfect divine authority to precisely control his expression.

He responded, "I remembered some embarrassing things."

"Oh, boss, I have those moments too. When I think about some shameful things I did in the past, I feel like my toes are going to clench together."

"Stupid warrior... I'm not like you."

Xiu Mi patted Lu Cang on the shoulder: "We also had times when we were young and chased our own tails to bite, meow~ It's embarrassing to think about it now, meow."

Lu Cangshu smiled and said, "Yes."

Looking into the distance again, Neherkato was nowhere to be seen.

It's as if she never appeared.

At least for Bai Lu and the others, she never appeared.

Only Lu Cang himself knew that a contract had been imprinted on his soul.

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【Ruins of Wind-Catching City】

A slender girl with long silver hair appeared above the ruins.