I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 712, Section 2.6: Past and Future

"It's strange that you would ask me out, especially in such a state." Ming Jin stirred her coffee with milk in her cup with a small spoon, propped her chin up with one hand, and looked listless, clearly not interested.

Sitting opposite Ming Jin was a little girl who looked about 8 years old with pigtails. Her delicate and pretty face had no smile on it. She just looked at Ming Jin coldly and explained in a light tone, "Because it was quite urgent, there was no time to make another body. We can only make do with the spare body for now."

"So, what do you want from me? Although I agreed to make a deal with you before, it shouldn't be time yet, right? To be honest, I'm not interested in what you want to do. Can you please not bother me if there's nothing wrong?" Ming Jin took a sip of coffee, frowned, and seemed to be annoyed by the bitter taste.

"Before that, I have something to show you. If you still have the same thought after seeing it, then I have indeed bothered you. But Mingjin, I don't think you will refuse me." The little girl picked up her teacup with both hands, took a sip of black tea, and said calmly.

"Take it out. If it really interests me, I'll consider it," Ming Jin said in a low voice, frowning.

Although it felt like he was conspiring with a tiger, he really had no other choice. In a sense, their goals were indeed the same, but that was all. To be honest, he didn't agree with their methods.

The little girl took a translucent bead from her pocket and placed it on the table. Her voice was low and carried an indescribable sadness. "This is a memory bead copied from my memories. You can see it by pressing it against your forehead."

Ming Jin was slightly taken aback, but ultimately listened to her and placed the bead against her forehead.

The translucent bead emitted a burst of white light the instant it touched her forehead. Ming Jin subconsciously closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she found herself in a world that was collapsing.

The fierce sandstorm obscured part of the view, and distant buildings continued to collapse, the sky shrouded in darkness. The ground was littered with severed limbs and ruins whose original forms were no longer recognizable.

That was the end of the world.

At the epicenter of the disaster stood a young girl in a long black dress, her misty gray hair fluttering in the air, yet she appeared exceptionally lonely.

Before her lay a handsome man with long, misty white hair, his eyes closed as if he were asleep.

She looked down at him quietly, then slowly knelt on the ground, gently hugged him in her arms, and parted her pink lips as if to say something, but he was too far away to hear her.

The weather is getting worse.

A black rain was falling softly, everything was gray and gloomy, and the world had lost its color.

A boy with long, misty white hair stumbled towards them from afar. He was in the arms of a girl, and the only difference was that he was a younger version of the boy.

"Why...why did you abandon me...I'm him too, aren't I?!" The boy's light golden eyes were filled with sorrow and despair. He reached out to touch the girl, but she leaned back, holding the corpse in her arms, to avoid his touch.

“…Sister.” The boy’s eyes gradually dimmed, and the corners of his mouth lost their curve. He stood still, the distance between them was very close, yet it felt like an insurmountable chasm.

The boy slowly raised his eyes, revealing a joyful expression utterly out of place with his surroundings. His tone was innocent yet brimming with malice. "Sister, I don't regret killing Lilia and Ji Qi. Because this way, you can't regain your original abilities. Without those abilities, you can't leave this prison, and therefore you can't leave me. After all... I killed them all, and now there are only the two of us left in this world. I'm so happy. It doesn't matter how much you ignored me before, I forgive you. Anyway, corpses will eventually rot, and nothing will outlive us. We can be together forever."

He diligently planned their future together, and his smile grew even sweeter.

The girl simply stared intently at the man in her arms, not glancing at him at all, as if he didn't exist.

Mingjin frowned, wanting to move forward but finding herself only able to stand still and watch, unable to do anything, as if she were merely a heartless witness to history. "Will we really be together forever?" the girl asked softly, her tone carrying an unsettling emotion.

“Of course, after all, we Samuros are immortal,” the young man said with a light laugh.

“No,” the girl retorted in a low voice, “Gnawie, you’re wrong. Samuro is indeed immortal without external interference, but that doesn’t mean I can’t choose to commit suicide…”

"You... I won't allow it!!! Sister! I won't allow it!" The boy was stunned for a moment, then resisted fiercely, grabbing the girl's arms tightly with both hands in an attempt to stop her.

Ming Jin only saw the girl lean slightly closer to the boy, then open her mouth and bite his throat hard.

The boy's body stiffened, his hands gradually fell to his sides, and he collapsed.

“Although I really want to commit suicide, letting you live would be a desecration to them. Sher’s energy storage organ is in his throat, and Gnawwe is the embodiment of Sher’s evil, so it is only natural that his fatal weakness is also in his throat.” The girl slowly stood up and raised her hand to wipe the blood off her face.

She looked up at the gray sky and said softly, "I am the king of this 'paradise,' and I will quietly watch this kingdom exist until its last second, and perish with it. My people, may you all be well."

The pattering black raindrops, the collapsing city, and in the end, everything turned into nothingness.

A teardrop fell onto the coffee table with a crisp sound.

Her lake-blue eyes were wide open, but tears kept streaming down her face.

The little girl picked up her teacup and took a sip, trying to hide her true emotions.

“See?” she said.

"Hmm... what is this?" Ming Jin responded, her voice still tinged with a sob.

“The past is also the future.” She explained again, “Time in this world has reversed before, from the battlefield of the final battle back to the moment she returned. I don’t know who did it, or how many times this has happened, but for me, this is my last chance.”

“I want to save her from that guy, I don’t want her to perish with this kingdom. I want her to have a brighter future, and I’m willing to pay any price for it, including sacrificing my life.”

"Because she is weak, I can only favor her. Mingjin, I only want to save her, at any cost." So it's a pity that even knowing that everyone in that future died, he still only wanted to save her, as long as she was alright, that was enough.

"The ability to predict the future can sometimes be a burden. Mingjin, will you help me?" She raised her head and gazed quietly at Mingjin with her silver eyes, asking.

Ming Jin was silent for a few seconds, then said in an extremely serious and solemn tone, "If you can guarantee that you can save her, then I am willing to help you. I will cooperate with whatever it takes, including using my prophetic abilities."

Surprisingly, the real hidden big boss is Shel.

Guess who the little girl is? It shouldn't be hard to guess, right? There have been hints from various sources; she's an old acquaintance.

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(End of this chapter)