A huge black screen appeared in my mind, with a dialog box flashing on it: Host, are you sure you want to shut down system hal-90000 (the system you are currently using)?

Li Yuebai didn't hesitate and clicked OK.

The world was quiet. The operating systems on the screen disappeared. After three seconds of blackness, a new system slowly reopened like a computer restart. The interface was unfamiliar.

"Hello, host. From now on, I will be your system until the end of this time." said the judge.

“Thank you, I hope you don’t feel offended.” Li Yuebai said, “I’m not always so cruel to the system.”

"Please don't worry, host. I am not human and I don't have the emotion of hurting my own kind." The judge replied.

"Okay." Li Yuebai nodded and opened his eyes.

The body of the tentacle creature disappeared into the depths of the pool. It did not sink, but disappeared completely, as if it had never existed in this world. It was originally a temporary materialization of the creature, and after completing its mission, there was no need for it to continue to exist.

The pond regained its calm.

"Judge, will the [Banana Peel Mechanism] appear again next time?" Li Yuebai asked.

"No, the mission in this world is nearing its end. The system will no longer give the host any obstacles, nor will it directly kill the host and his allies." The judge replied.

Only then did Li Yuebai feel relieved.

After all, the psychological shadow left by the last banana peel mechanism was too heavy for him, so heavy that he was always worried that Ye Qing would be killed by the system again. So he had to take a gamble and asked the Lord God to shut down the system, and he finally succeeded.

However, is Ye Qing safe now?

Li Yuebai held his breath and looked hard at the battlefield not far away.

You can hear the sound of weapons colliding, explosions, and even see the lights of some strange spells.

"How's the battle going on Ye Qing's side?"

"Not optimistic. The enemy is outnumbered." The judge replied.

"Can I go up and help?"

"It's better not to." The judge answered without hesitation.

"..." Li Yuebai felt that his current condition was terrible. He was of no use at all and could not do anything. He could only hide in the water and pretend to be dead.

However, something is not right.

Gao Chengyu's target was me, so why didn't he send anyone to capture me, but instead concentrated his firepower on Ye Qing?

Moreover, he had just shouted to Ye Qing, so it was impossible for the other vampires not to have heard his voice.

Even so, they did not rush towards him, but focused on dealing with Ye Qing.

Why?

Just as Li Yuebai was thinking about this problem, something fell in his field of vision, and the moonlight shone on it - it was a piece of parchment with a corner missing, and judging from the direction, it should have floated out from the Seven Star Tower.

Li Yuebai was very familiar with this parchment, even the missing corner was very familiar to him. It was the piece of parchment that he cut out himself and used to convey the message to Ye Qing.

He stretched out his hand slightly and took down the parchment in the air. He unfolded it in the moonlight, and four words appeared on it: Found you.

What on earth do you want to do? —Li Yuebai wrote on it impatiently with his finger.

"My purpose is the same as it was in the Seven Stars Tower. It has never changed - to destroy your heart."

"I have broken your barrier."

"Yes, but now I have a better idea."

“…”

"In the barrier, as long as you kill Ye Qing's phantom with your own hands, your heart will be destroyed by pain. Now, things have become easier - the real Ye Qing is here. If my men kill him in front of you, guess what the consequences will be?"

What will be the consequences...

Li Yuebai couldn't bear it just by imagining this scene.

If Ye Qing really died here...

If Ye Qing really died in front of me...

He had personally experienced this feeling once before, and remembered it clearly. He even often dreamed about it, dreaming of the scene of Ye Qing dying in the museum with blood all over his body. He never wanted to experience that kind of pain and despair again.

Moreover, he had already used extreme means to "resurrect" Ye Qing once, and had endured more blows for this. Finally, finally everything was fine now. The little girl was not dead, Ye Qing had not killed anyone, and he had also found a drink that could replace human blood. It seemed that everything was full of hope... As long as Gao Chengyu was defeated, everything would be fine in the future.

If Ye Qing dies again, there will be no way for me to save him again.

Li Yuebai didn't know what the relationship between the original owner and Ye Qing was like. He only knew that Ye Qing was the only person in the world who could understand him, the only person who could fight side by side with him, and the person he valued the most. After going through so many things, he should have become indifferent to life and death. However, if Ye Qing died again, he would not be able to bear such pain.

You will collapse, sink, and fall into pain and unable to extricate yourself.

They will lose all ability to resist and be at the mercy of others.

Gao Chengyu would never let go of such an opportunity. He would take the opportunity to imprison himself and seize everything.

So Ye Qing must not die.

"System, how is Ye Qing now?" Li Yuebai tried his best to see the battle situation clearly in the dark, but still couldn't tell.

"There's a risk of life," the judge replied.

Ye Qing looked at the numerous vampires in front of him and frowned.

The battle has been going on for some time, and there is no obvious decrease in the number of vampires. Moreover, they are becoming more and more annoying, and have even launched a verbal attack.

"Oh, isn't this Joker?" A vampire showed a sneaky smile under his black robe: "Joker, why are you against us? Why are you helping that Vila? Don't you know what the same kind means?"

"Yes, Vila is just a delicacy for us." Another vampire echoed: "Joker, why don't you let him go and let us share him?"

"Come over here, Joker, we are the same kind, why are we killing each other?" More voices rang out.

Although the vampires' words were very intimate, Ye Qing still saw through their purpose clearly - if he really believed them and gave up self-defense, they would tear him to pieces immediately and pierce his brain and heart with silver.

At first, Ye Qing also thought that the vampires' target was Li Yuebai.

But as the battle progressed, he gradually understood - at least at this stage, what the vampires wanted most was to kill themselves.

The moment he understood, Li Yuebai also sent a message through the system: Xiaoye, they want to kill you, protect yourself well.

The so-called similar...

Killing one's own kind is the norm in this world.

Ye Qing's spear was equipped with a silver-plated bayonet tip that could be used for stabbing or sweeping. The hot weapon had degenerated into a cold weapon - the bullets had long been used up, so he could only use the musket as a sword. He was not very good at this kind of close combat, and gradually became unable to cope with it.

"Xiao Ye, listen, you can't die." - Li Yuebai sent another text message.

Even in the middle of a battle, such text messages do not hinder at all.

"Why?" Ye Qing was a little confused.

He never thought that whether he lived or died would have any impact on the world.

Could it be because of the existence of that alliance?

"System, if I die, you should give Li Yuebai a chance to terminate the alliance." Ye Qing secretly asked the system.

"Hello, host's ally, I am the new system, the Judge." The Judge replied: "Yes, before, you and Li Yuebai established an alliance, and the relationship stated a contract - if one party in the alliance dies, the other party will also die. However, with the closure of the old system, this contract will lose its effectiveness, which means that if one party dies, the other party will not die."

"Don't worry." Ye Qing sent a voice message to Li Yuebai again: "The contract is invalid. If I die, you will not die with me, so, nothing will happen."

I don’t mean this——Li Yuebai was furious.

The moment the old system was shut down, Li Yuebai already knew that this life-and-death contract would be cancelled, but he was not worried about it.

What I mean is, if you died, I would totally be unable to accept it emotionally - sent by Li Yuebai.

"emotion?"

Yes, if you die, I will be desperate. ——Li Yuebai wrote it clearly.

"Yeah." Ye Qing smiled helplessly: "But you can't save me."

It can be saved - Li Yuebai said this with great confidence.

"Okay." Ye Qing didn't think much about it and focused on the battle in front of him.

When you feel you can’t bear it anymore, be sure to tell me and I will find a solution - Li Yuebai sent the last message.

"I don't know what you are still struggling for." New words appeared on the parchment: "Ye Qing won't last long. You will soon witness his death with your own eyes. Or, should I let you see it more clearly?"

Li Yuebai did not answer, but just sneered secretly.

"If you admit defeat to me now, I might consider letting Ye Qing go."

The so-called surrender means willingly destroying one's inner self and becoming Gao Chengyu's vila experiment, allowing him to use oneself to research ways to control vampires in order to consolidate his own power.

"No." Li Yuebai wrote each word in a flourish.

"How hypocritical! You keep saying you don't want him to die, but you're not willing to sacrifice yourself for him. You're so hypocritical it's ridiculous."

Li Yuebai did not respond to his provocation, and made up his mind to remain still.

In order to save Ye Qing, he is willing to try ten thousand methods, but none of them includes - succumbing to the opponent. That would be a complete defeat without a fight. The world would never accept such a solution, and Ye Qing would not accept it either.

Li Yuebai didn't plan to continue soaking in the deep pool of water. He swam towards the shore little by little and touched the wet grass and moss on the shore.

I don't know how long it took, but Ye Qing's voice echoed in my heart:

"Li Yuebai."

Ye Qing just called his name.

Just hearing these three words, Li Yuebai could no longer bear it.

If Ye Qing still had the slightest chance of winning, he would not ask for help from himself.

In other words, Ye Qing's situation has reached a critical juncture.

Li Yuebai once again pulled out the only small knife left in his arms, climbed out of the deep pool, stepped onto the ground, and walked towards the battlefield.