Light Fortress Chapter 1888 - 465: Ten Million People and One Person (End of Volume)
Previously on Light Fortress...
Gu Shen furrowed his brows.
He didn’t understand the Heart Demon’s meaning.
["Those deceased from the Ancient Literature Society, after bearing the calamity for you, were on the verge of shattering... Perhaps their deaths don’t matter to you."]
["But what about Chu Ling?"]
The Heart Demon asked with a smile: ["Are the lives of those outside more important than Chu Ling’s?"]
Gu Shen’s pupils contracted.
...
...
A voice from outside the Spiritual World suddenly sounded.
"Wake up!"
Accompanied by this shout.
Gu Shen instantly opened his eyes, consciousness returning to the Source Energy Boat.
Outside the [Old World], the vast emptiness was clearly visible through the porthole.
Gu Shen could see wandering particles in the pitch-black void, but as soon as his gaze touched the darkness, he immediately recalled the previous "conversation".
Was the meeting with the Heart Demon just a dream or did it actually happen?
Gu Shen didn’t know.
He only knew he had returned to reality, and a beautiful yet pale face unfolded before his eyes.
Chu Ling stretched out her arms, gently embracing him.
And as for him...
After consciousness returned to the real world, he was just a tiny infant.
Due to the iron law suppressed in the Divine Infant Shell, when Gu Shen opened his mouth to speak, uncontrollable cries burst forth... He quickly mumbled, signaling to Chu Ling to enter the Spiritual World to communicate.
Fortunately, the array box was still there.
Their consciousnesses returned to the sea area.
The area was already empty; those invited witnesses had completed their evacuation.
The [Red Gate] stood in the sea area; this towering gate, once opened, couldn’t close anymore, and at this moment the array box sea area was fully connected with the Dead Sea Zone.
And the Deep Sea was fiercely attacking it...
The Red Gate already showed signs of cracking.
This is the price that must be paid in this war; the Red Gate would inevitably be destroyed.
"Why did your consciousness... get interrupted?"
Right after arriving at the sea area, Chu Ling spoke anxiously.
"Consciousness... interrupted?"
Gu Shen was totally confused.
Only then did he notice, after returning to the Spiritual World, the stone symbolizing "Dead Sea Authority" was still in his grasp.
"The Spiritual Link has been completed, within the range of three continents, mortals will gradually enter the Dream within five minutes."
Chu Ling spoke rapidly: "I have taken over the mortals’ Dream of the entire three continents... Now, it is the final ’Lion Awakening’!"
Countless ancient texts swirled around Gu Shen’s soul, and the stone symbolizing Dead Sea Authority was at this moment enveloped by the Lion Awakening code... only due to Gu Shen’s spiritual interruption, the blue light emitted by the Lion Awakening code covered only eighty percent, leaving the last part.
The Lion Awakening code is different from other breathing dream techniques.
Even if incomplete, it can still cause "awakening"... That’s why the previous Sang Island’s act could push through.
It’s just that a complete Lion Awakening will greatly enhance the awakening rate.
This unprecedented great awakening, spread across the three continents, corresponding to the number of Transcendents... would be extremely terrifying.
"What are you waiting for?"
Chu Ling urged: "Use your authority, inscribe the final code."
Gu Shen should have completed the final code inscription without hesitation.
But at this moment.
He recalled the meeting in the Spiritual World with the Heart Demon and the question the Heart Demon posed.
Thus he hesitated for a second.
A vast amount of memories surged into his mind; Gu Shen suddenly understood why the previous "meeting" happened. The Heart Demon wasn’t trying to kill him, but forcibly pushed him out of the Spiritual World, back into reality, on one hand stopping the spread of the Lion Awakening code, and on the other letting him see the surroundings of the real world clearly.
Turing.
Though he awoke for only a brief moment, Gu Shen noticed one thing—
A very crucial thing!
Previously in the Source Energy Boat, Turing had disappeared!
The entire Source Energy Boat was shrouded in dense dead energy... That dead energy was Turing’s!
In the battle of the Dead Sea, Turing’s spirit was engulfed by the Dead Sea, vanishing without a trace...
After the spirit vanished, the physical body in the real world also shattered.
This is the source of the "dead energy".
As the Red Gate fragmented, the array box was destroyed, Chu Ling’s ending... only one word remained.
Death.
"... Hurry up!"
Chu Ling spoke again urgingly.
She already noticed the change in Gu Shen’s expression.
Over the years, the two were connected in spirit; understanding each other’s thoughts required only a glance.
She already guessed why Gu Shen hesitated.
Time at this moment slowed down.
To choose between thousands of people and one person?
"Hoo..."
Gu Shen closed his eyes, his thoughts completely clearing.
Consciousness once again plunged into darkness.
But this time, he didn’t disconnect the Spiritual Link with the array box.
He sat down again before his Heart Demon.
["Oh?"]
The dark shadow, surprised at Gu Shen’s quick return, smiled and asked: ["Figured it out? Got an answer?"]
"..."
Gu Shen replied expressionlessly: "Do I even need to think about such a question?"
Is it to save thousands or save one?
The answer is simple.
Of course, it’s to save all.
Calamity, misfortune, and the Heart Demon... these evil presences lurking in the dark honestly aren’t things particularly worth fearing, because they only appear at your lowest, most shaken, least self-believing moments.