novelraw Chapter 777: This is His last chance, a win-win situation
Chapter 777: This is His last chance, a win-win situation
At that moment, time seemed to freeze. Under the gaze of hundreds of millions of spectators worldwide, facing the pitch-black waves and the sky-piercing skeleton, bathed in the light from the heavens, Perfect Life chose to attack the god.
Everything seemed to freeze at this moment, entering a painting.
His eyes no longer held confusion, nor even the fierce emotions of hatred. All that remained was calmness and a steel-like resolve.
His spirit and focus were top-tier among humans. When He had charged upward against the wave earlier, he had seen the expression on every player floating on the wooden planks.
He did not avoid it, deliberately not looking at them. On the contrary, he engraved in his heart the despair of each person, their resentment at him for not saving them, their curses.
He knew that from today onward, he would no longer be perfect.
But he also knew that from today onward, he would become whole.
His body was like a rocket booster ascending, without considering how to turn back or land. After crossing an unknown distance, he finally reached eye level with the skeleton's eye socket.
In front of the blood-moon-like bright color within that eye socket stood a figure clad entirely in black, with a gloomy countenance.
"So you are [Despair]," Perfect Life spoke calmly.The flatness in his tone did not affect his actions. His right hand was placed behind his back. The clothing wrapping his arm was blasted apart by a formidable energy, revealing the arm beneath, with bulging blue veins like small snakes writhing under the skin.
The Halberd in his hand erupted with brilliant light. Without another word of nonsense, he abruptly swung it forward!
The past, all of it, was both a blessing and a shackle.
After this halberd was swung out, all shackles would be cast off from this moment!
The light of the halberd was reflected in [Despair]'s eyes, mirroring a trace of His astonishment, His face as gloomy as water.
Similarly, [Pleasure] and [Knowledge] in the distance also looked over, their expressions varied.
They knew that a human's radiance was far too insignificant before a god. This halberd strike might look fierce and cool, but it was destined to have no real effect.
Yet They still felt bewildered, because this halberd strike held a unique symbolic significance.
Since They first gained memory, this was the first time a human had raised a weapon to strike at a god!
The current ironclad rule of the Game was that gods could not directly attack and kill players within the Game; They had to comply with the "Game's" rules.
But whether players could attack gods—such a thing seemed never to have been considered at all!
"Die!"
Boom!
A deafening roar exploded in the sky. Terrifying light erupted from the left side of the Skull Symbol, the left eye socket covered with extensive cracks.
The entire world seemed to shake. The Despair Secret Sea below ceased its churning and bubbling, slowly calming down.
[Tsk tsk, what an extraordinary fellow, to actually have something like this happen, directly attacking Despair.]
[If it's like this, could he really break the deadlock? Does it count as his win?]
[Pleasure] muttered in some surprise, one hand still resting on Lu Ce's shoulder, turning back to look at him with a strange expression as He said:
[You really spared no effort for him. I can't understand it.]
[With this move, although he might really be judged the victor, you've also expended too many rounds. You've exhausted the little girl to death, and you yourself, I see, are almost done too.]
[First using "Rules" to weaken the Game's restrictions on him, then using "Will" to clear the obstacles in his heart, then adding fuel to the fire with "Emotion" to ignite him.]
[Is this really worth it? Your own game, using three vocabulary words to do such a thing?]
He genuinely found it somewhat difficult to comprehend. However, although it was hard to understand, He moved even closer to Lu Ce.
Because He could see that the "Sin" before Him was about to die.
So He wanted to get closer, to carefully observe what would happen to this fellow who had abandoned his own game when He finally faced death.
Would [Agony] appear again?
Probably, right? Otherwise, his personality didn't seem like someone who would keep wallowing in self-abandonment.
This degree of vitality was already extremely shocking to Him. If there were a health bar, Lu Ce was currently in a process of both losing and regenerating health simultaneously.
Normally, under the destructive illumination of Divine Power, he should have died long ago, similar to Xie Antong.
"Yes, using three vocabulary words, such a waste," Lu Ce's voice remained steady, not sounding like someone about to die.
"Actually, after the first 'Rules,' He should have had the ability to make the final choice."
"But He is truly too useless, still needing me to waste my breath, plus various opportunities within the Game, to help Him."
[Heh, then you've really been quite concerned.] Pleasure laughed.
[So, you value him that much? Do you know you're about to die? If you just drag out the time, you probably won't have a chance to say the next word.]
In just a few simple sentences, [Pleasure]'s tone turned somewhat icy.
Lu Ce's body was dissipating every moment. The conversation before them wasn't merely a chat; it was, in fact, the countdown of his life.
"Of course I know I'm about to die. He knows it too. This is the last chance of His life. If I die, He truly will have no more opportunities to choose."
"As for whether it's worth it, that's also something unavoidable. If He doesn't make a choice, how can I win?"
[Pleasure] gave Lu Ce a strange look, thinking to Himself, what nonsense is this guy talking about? What does that have to do with anything?
At this moment, the sky returned to stability. Amid the aftermath of the explosion, Perfect Life's body was sent flying backward.
His entire arm hung limply at his side. The Legendary grade Halberd directly shattered into fragments, scattering through the sky.
But he did not die, because at this moment, the Arbitrator was blocking the path of the furious [Despair], announcing the game result.
"Game Over. Player 'Perfect Life' has made the correct choice and achieves final victory."
[Despair]'s aura rippled throughout the entire world, all of it being blocked by the Arbitrator.
Actually, from the moment he charged up, He had already had a bad premonition. But when He truly lost, He still found it hard to accept.
Did he really break through his inner demons just like that?
He abruptly turned His head, looking toward [Knowledge]. It was all because of that other's damn game affecting His side!...
But right at this moment, the Arbitrator's words weren't finished yet. His eyes lowered slightly as He continued calmly:
"The Life and Death Boundary game is over. Player 'Sin' wins the game."