Light Fortress Chapter 1993 - 46: Suicide

"Retreat!"

Before Gu Shen’s stern shout could be heard, Mr. Rust Bone had already unfolded the Origin Shield, completely drawing Gu Shen into the domain!

Bang, bang, bang!

Countless Low-level Travelers collided against the Destruction Origin Domain...

In just an instant, their souls and bodies were obliterated!

Mr. Rust Bone no longer lingered in battle; he cast his gaze towards the Skytop. From there, the Destruction Origin Giant, with its two heads and four arms, extended a hand and grabbed the two of them. Then, with all its might, it hurled them—

A booming sound of explosion followed.

A pitch-black, straight beam shot out from the ground!

Mr. Rust Bone embraced Gu Shen, and the two of them launched like cannonballs. At this moment, the suppressive force of the Destruction Origin Giant was lifted, and the Black Snow Mountain Giant raised its head in anger, stretching out its hand, attempting to pluck them back.

Accompanied by the dull sound of breaking through clouds, Gu Shen, held by Mr. Rust Bone and continually ascending, lowered his head, his expression somewhat pale.

In his field of vision were the continuously shattering clouds, with layers of mist behind which loomed an increasingly dense shadow!

It was none other than the hand of the Black Snow Mountain Giant!

"Don’t worry, I’m here."

With an expressionless face, Mr. Rust Bone watched the hand breaking through the clouds.

He drew out the bronze sword and hurled it with all his strength!

Ssss!

The calamity barrier’s dark clouds were pierced!

The hand stretched out by the Black Snow Mountain Giant was also penetrated!

This bronze sword, like an Extinguishing Candle Arrow blessed by the Achilles’ Heel domain, drilled into the forehead of the Black Snow Mountain Giant with unparalleled precision. In an instant, the staggering giant was pinned fiercely, head and all, into the ground, sending a ripple of snow mist thousands of meters high. From this height, the spreading destruction aura in the distance resembled a tsunami rising from the sea.

"How did the stele’s comprehension turn out?"

Mr. Rust Bone asked in a low voice.

"Time was limited; I only understood half of it."

Gu Shen was digesting the information from the dialogue in the Spirit Sea with the "Origin Will" and the ancient texts brought by the nine Heart Flow Powers.

Mr. Rust Bone frowned: "So, was that thing on the stele the ancient text for ’portal’?"

If Gu Shen’s comprehension wasn’t successful this time.

Then that would mean...

Another "reset" would be coming up!

"Ancient texts need to be read coherently to be ’fully understood.’" Gu Shen rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "With only half comprehended, I can’t make a judgment... But clearly, this attempt was a failure."

"Then..."

Mr. Rust Bone continued to ask, "Continue with the next reset?"

Gu Shen hesitated, unsure whether to disclose his encounter with the "Origin Will" to Mr. Rust Bone.

His reaction was also noticed by Mr. Rust Bone.

"What is it?"

Although Mr. Rust Bone and Gu Shen had only met a few times... just by that look, he could already read that Gu Shen’s current state was out of the ordinary.

There was something being concealed from him.

"Mr. Rust Bone."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and said, "Dismiss the Destruction Origin protecting me... I want to personally conclude this exploration."

The two had already rushed out of the calamity barrier, and at this moment, they could see Mr. Rust Bone’s main ship already surrounded by numerous travelers.

Zhou Jiren and Luo Er were locked in a bitter battle.

The airship’s shield was breached... Gu Shen knew the main reason for this situation was his prolonged entanglement by the Origin Will in the Heart Lake during stele comprehension, which prevented Mr. Rust Bone from withdrawing in time.

To "clear the level," none of the outsiders could suffer an accident.

Everyone’s fate was tied together.

"What did you say?"

Mr. Rust Bone raised an eyebrow: "I can still save them... It’s been difficult to advance to this point, should it just end like this?"

As outsiders, their "fate" was to reset again and again!

Mr. Rust Bone’s thinking was simple.

He was unwilling to prematurely end any reset. Even if the airship was destroyed by travelers, he could unfold the Destruction Origin and protect everyone’s bodies to drift in the Old World for some time. The longer they "lived" here, the more information they could gather.

"This is what I encountered while comprehending the stele."

Gu Shen sighed lightly.

He really couldn’t bear to deceive Mr. Rust Bone, and he knew it was impossible to keep it from him forever.

A wisp of Chi Huo carried Gu Shen’s memory, sweeping into Mr. Rust Bone’s forehead.

Seconds later.

Mr. Rust Bone "saw" the memories sent by Gu Shen, his expression bewildered and shocked.

"The Origin Will of this world actually manifested?!"

This was only Gu Shen’s second reset!

This should be good news indeed!

"Exactly. That’s also the reason I decided to begin the next ’reset’ earlier..."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and said, "For teacher and senior sister, they can no longer bear another ’severe blow’ mentally."

Mr. Rust Bone instantly understood Gu Shen’s meaning.

The manifestation of the Origin Will indicated that Gu Shen was close to the "truth."

But Zhou Jiren and the others had experienced more than a hundred resets and might reach their limit at any moment... Mr. Rust Bone had already noticed that the state of this group was "exhausted."

Especially the last harrowing baptism at Gu Castle in the Storm.

The young man named Zhong Wei, whose soul nearly shattered, wasn’t because he was too weak, but due to the endless consumption from the cycles of restart in this world.

Zhong Wei’s soul strength was only at the fourth level, managing to withstand more than a hundred resets was already considered a miracle.

"You’re worried that for the journey ahead... Zhou Jiren and the others might not endure, leading to soul collapse..."

Mr. Rust Bone said in a deep voice, "So you want to prematurely end it all."

"Yes."

Gu Shen lowered his eyes and said softly, "I just entered here, I can handle it."

"Then what about next time? And the time after that?"

Mr. Rust Bone said, "The Origin Will has made its stance clear. It will not let you ’pass’ so easily. As soon as you get close to the truth, it will try to kill your teacher, senior brother, and senior sister."

Everyone has their Achilles’ heel.

He has one, and so does Gu Shen.

The negotiation at Heart Lake collapsed, Gu Shen gave up on "leaving alone", and the Origin Will ignored Gu Shen’s "warning". From this moment, the ensuing confrontation was fated.

Over a hundred previous restarts.

It was Zhou Jiren and the others who cautiously protected "Gu Shen".

Now it’s the other way around—

Gu Shen needs to protect his teacher, senior brother, and senior sister.

"In the next restart, I hope my teacher, senior brother, and senior sister... don’t go beyond the frontier."

Gu Shen said calmly, "I hope their souls can pass through the restart in the most peaceful state."

Mr. Rust Bone was stunned.

"If not subjected to ’major external hits’, the damage of the restart on the spirit is minor, almost negligible."

Gu Shen said slowly, "If my teacher and the others follow me beyond the frontier, the Origin Will has countless ways to act... The most important thing is, I would feel a lot of pressure."

Gu Shen needs to choose the path of the [Old World].

And once he makes a wrong choice...

Zhou Jiren will pay the price for his wrong choice.

"So... you want to go beyond the frontier alone?"

Mr. Rust Bone looked at Gu Shen in disbelief.

The young man in front of him had a very calm expression at the moment.

But Mr. Rust Bone felt that behind Gu Shen’s extreme calm choice, there was also a hint of madness.

"Yes."

Gu Shen’s tone was undisturbed, "More precisely, I am prepared to face each ’restart’ alone, to shatter the Origin Will of this world by myself."

"..."

Mr. Rust Bone fell silent.

This statement was extremely arrogant. If it were from someone else, he wouldn’t even bother to respond.

But it was Gu Shen who said it.

This is the youngest "Torch Inheritor" in history.

Also the one who, on the second restart, forced the Origin Will to the negotiating table.

"Even without me?"

Mr. Rust Bone asked helplessly, "Although your Chi Huo has recovered, my combat power should still be useful, right?"

The words were said very tactfully.

Mr. Rust Bone had a lot of confidence in Gu Shen, but at this moment, Gu Shen... the Chi Huo he controlled was still too weak.

Can this level of strength really challenge the Origin Will?

He was very worried.

"Of course, I want to take you with me." Gu Shen smiled and said, "But you have a more important task..."

Mr. Rust Bone was stunned for a second.

Without Gu Shen’s reminder, he already understood what his "task" was.

Since Gu Shen decided to undertake everything on his own, the final outcome he hoped for was that all outsiders could leave this restart world safely.

Mr. Rust Bone needs to stay in the Five Continents, "protecting" Zhou Jiren and the three who are being watched by the Origin Will...

The Origin Will cannot use the world trajectory of "non-existence" to cause trouble.

And with Mr. Rust Bone’s strength, if he holds the fort in the Five Continents, Zhou Jiren and the three would be absolutely safe!

"You... hope I stay in the Five Continents?"

Mr. Rust Bone’s voice was somewhat complex.

"Yes."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and said solemnly, "If you can stay in the Five Continents to take care of my teacher... then I will feel more assured about what I have to do next."

Mr. Rust Bone wanted to speak but stopped.

He still did not understand what gave Gu Shen the "confidence" to act alone.

But a rift had already been torn open in the airship in the distance. While he was in a dilemma of choice, he ultimately chose to open the Destruction Origin...

Gu Shen flew into the void of the [Old World], looking at the dark continent full of the Netherworld King Calamity aura, slowly pressing two fingers against his brow.

"Chi Huo..."

"Explode."

Gu Shen softly uttered a single word without emotion.

He directly chose "suicide".

The airship, which had been shattered at a corner by the traveller, seemed to fall into a state of stagnation. Zhou Jiren, engaged in a fierce battle with the High Order Extraordinary Life, was covered in blood. At this moment, he seemed to have a telepathic connection, his body suddenly trembling.

The old fellow looked in disbelief towards the direction of the fiery explosion in the distance.

That was where Gu Shen was located.

A flicker of flame ignited in the darkness.

The previously pitch-black world was instantly illuminated by this flame. The entire world began to lose color, as if being pulled by countless threads, blood stains on his body evaporated rapidly, the torn clothes returned seamlessly, and the next second, he returned to the "position" of the beginning, Zhou Jiren sat down suddenly, sitting in the soft compartment of the train with the rumble of the steam whistle, and a gentle female voice was broadcasted in the compartment.

"The train is about to arrive at the terminal station... Next station, Qinghe District, Da Teng City."

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(There are some things today, sorry to keep everyone waiting. The update will be made up tomorrow morning.)