Shi Jinzhe's chest heaved violently, and he wouldn't let go no matter how much Shekh tried to pull his hand away.
It turns out that everything was under the game's control.
As long as he doesn't let go, he'll be worn down and die here.
Unlike other skill cards, 【Life-Giving】is not only his heart, but also the most important thing for his family to be reunited. It holds more than just his own life.
This is forcing him and Sheikh to make a choice at the same time.
[Parents, Sheikh, who would you choose?]
When Shekh heard the system ask this question, he was completely stunned and saw that his body was swaying precariously under the pressure of the high-intensity purification array.
The walls of the Thornland collapsed and disappeared, but the skeleton that protected Mount Gaoya began to melt again, and the divine power returning from all directions could not be stopped.
Blood trickled from the corner of Shi Jinzhe's mouth. Shehe understood that the more divine she became, the less life he would have.
The bones she used to protect the world's native inhabitants became the weapon that pierced through time.
None of these people treated him as well as he did.
Fate was clearly playing a cruel joke on her.
The emotions wrought by the contradictions transformed into red-hot glass. As the cold air that entered his throat passed through his chest, the glass solidified and cooled, then was squeezed into shattered pieces by his breath, each piece piercing into Shekh's heart.
She didn't want to forget Shi Jinzhe, and she didn't want to be separated from him.
Together they rediscovered her past, and they shouldn't forget it again just because they've found it.
She has the right to have her own emotions.
She cannot treat everyone equally, and she doesn't want to talk about fairness.
The price of doing good is too high.
She doesn't need it.
Shekh stared at their clasped hands and suddenly asked, "Have you made your choice?"
She asked sincerely, "I want to know the answer: did you choose me or Mu Bai?"
Shi Jinzhe remained in the same posture. When he heard Mu Bai's name, his gaze swept over Shehe's double S earrings, but he did not say anything.
The city wall of Gaoyashan disappeared, and the city wall, carrying the cold air of the frozen harbor, plunged headlong into the formation. He staggered a step and fell forward.
Exhausted, Shi Jinzhe could only rest his head against Shekh.
Sher stroked his hair, then lowered his hand and fiddled with the withered gold vine ring on his broken hand.
"They've all dried into threads."
“Yes…” Shi Jinzhe repeated, “the line…”
The soaring golden light spread outwards, leaving Yan Ruoying and Ji Hui, who were already at a loss, completely unsure of what to do.
Pu Sheng's wounds were healed by the radiation emanating from the overflowing life force, and he slowly awoke.
He said weakly on Ji Hui's back, "...Run, run fast."
“But…” Yan Ruoying looked at the exhausted Shi Jinzhe, “What about them?”
"Don't ask, don't think...go..."
Hearing the chaotic noise, Pu Sheng ruthlessly shut off his hearing and quickly cast an amnesia spell on himself.
Yan Ruoying went to see Ji Hui, and he glanced at Shi Jinzhe and Shehe before making his decision.
"Walk!"
The two quickly led Pusheng away from the formation. Pusheng didn't say where they were going, but the farther away the better.
Seeing that the people who had seen the high walls disappear had not left the city for too long, they lacked the ability to act and only dared to wander around the city.
When some people saw Shi Jinzhe and Sheh, especially the snake tail under Sheh's black skirt, they knelt down near her, weeping with joy, and begged her to rebuild the high wall.
Some people picked up stones and spears, aimed them at Shekh, and, with a furious expression, shouted to eliminate the evil god.
Some people, seeing Shi Jinzhe, who claimed to be the Queen's messenger, in such a disheveled state, and then seeing the Queen buried in the snow, concocted a grand drama, saying that the gods were dissatisfied with the Queen's cruelty and murder and had punished her. Since the gods had taken action, they could also seek revenge, and now was the perfect opportunity to strike.
Some even discovered that the golden array on the ground was warm and could heal wounds, and they knelt down inside the golden ring, desperately trying to hug these visible but intangible golden lights into their arms.
Everyone has their own little thoughts; the myriad aspects of human nature are on full display.
Shi Jinzhe leaned on Sheh for support and stood up with difficulty. He turned his head and looked at each of the people one by one.
The stolen days must be returned.
He pressed his hand to his chest, recalling the question he had just asked.
Choose Shekh or Mubai.
He had only met his biological father twice: once to learn about his origins and once to learn the reason for resetting the anchor point in the game.
The latter was after clearing the Slander dungeon and obtaining the two-word skill card that the system advised against using for the first time.
Although it's a disqualified card, but...
Since games can read minds, let's try reading his inner demons.
In a split second of thinking, Shi Jin cut off the secondary skill slot for [Bloodthirst] and equipped the skill card [Inner Demon].
Where are gods and ghosts? They are not as numerous as the demons in one's own heart.
Countless seemingly insignificant emotions suddenly amplified, overwhelming all reason. The worries and anxieties that lingered in my mind day and night were bound together and solidly transformed into the word "obsession."
Whether you're a god or a ghost, you can't escape your inner demons; Shekh understood what he meant.
He will create the best opportunities for her to do what she wants.
Those who climbed into the golden ring greedily absorbed the light. The next second, the golden ring expanded infinitely, encompassing the entire Thorn Land.
The beams of light covered the earth and pierced through countless clouds, as if a god had descended to earth.
However, what people got was not a god, but a madman who reaped lives.
Youthful beauty fades in an instant, the body falls stiffly, and shatters into a handful of ashes the moment it hits the ground.
Ashes drifted in the air, snowflakes melted into gray, and apart from the soaring golden light, the whole world was shrouded in gloom.
From the inside out, regardless of status or age, the corpses spread like dominoes in all directions. In just a few seconds, most of the city's inhabitants perished within the purification array.
Shi Jin straightened his upper body, and the life force he had violently absorbed became the nourishment for the formation, filling the energy gap required for purification.
His face was obscured by his slightly wavy white hair. He slowly raised his head, revealing bloodshot, red eyes.
It was a morbid state resulting from a loss of reason, a paranoia like a gambler who has lost everything, willing to risk his life even if he only has one chip left.
"Gods don't need to descend from their pedestals; I'll do things without any bottom line."
The Golden Ring expanded once more, and the Thornlands became a second dead city.
The system, which had remained silent until now, repeated itself several times, and he only read the two words "Shekh" in his mind; nothing else.
If this continues, it believes that Shi Jinzhe would dare to use everyone's lives to exchange for the energy to purify the skeletons of Shehe.
It had observed for so long; its inherently flawed nature shouldn't have led to this upon confirmation...
If he had lost all humanity, it wouldn't have waited until now to take back Shekh.
But the truth is, things spiraled out of control.
The system finally couldn't help but speak up.
This is your world!
"So what?"
Shekh tilted his head slightly and leaned against Shi Jinzhe's shoulder.
Aren't you sacrificing them too?
The system remained silent, observing her indifferent expression.
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