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Natsuki Subaru was fortunate enough to be one of the spectators in Wood's several battles, and he was quite clear about how strong the monsters in front of him were.

On one hand, he was worried that Wood might have gone too far and blasted him to smithereens, and whether Wood could still be resurrected.

On the other hand, Subaru Natsuki was also afraid of pain. Although death was inevitable, at least he could choose a way to die without much pain.

"I can die...and return!"

Although Subaru Natsuki could vaguely feel a slender arm gripping his heart when he announced Return by Death, he still endured the discomfort and fully revealed his ability.

As Subaru Natsuki revealed his abilities, his heart was crushed by that unseen arm.

When Subaru Natsuki uttered "Return by Death," Wood could clearly sense another powerful aura emanating from him.

The owner of this aura was exceptionally powerful, to the point that Wood sensed danger!

This was only the second time he had felt this way since he came to this world, the first time being when he encountered the Sword Saint Reinhard!

Unfortunately, before Wood could properly observe the powerful aura emanating from Subaru Natsuki, a familiar feeling of dizziness directly assaulted his brain.

When Wood came to his senses again, the scene he was in had changed from Roswaal's mansion to a main road in the suburbs.

At this moment, he should have been on his way to defeat the White Whale, meaning that Subaru Natsuki's death save point only ended here.

After a brief hesitation, Wood finally decided to change his original plan and head to where the White Whale and his group were, to the village of Alam that Ram had attacked.

The decision was made simply because if Wood went to support his sister Anastasia and the others, everything would go back to the original trajectory, and Subaru Natsuki would have died for nothing.

The area he is currently in is quite far from the village of Alam in Roswaal's territory, but if Wood doesn't consider the consumption of magic power and physical strength, he can arrive within half a day.

Because time was of the essence, and given that the White Whale and Sloth were capable of wiping out Subaru and his group, he had to make the most of the time.

Just as Wood was using wind magic to speed up his journey and was using "Shave" to travel the whole way, the familiar dizziness still invaded his brain as he was about to enter Roswaal's territory.

Even Wood, with a brain fart, knew this would happen; Subaru Natsuki must be dead again...

Given that he knew Wood would come to his aid, the possibility of him taking his own life should be ruled out. In other words, he was most likely killed by the White Whale or Sloth.

Chapter 372 The Archbishop of Sin: 'Gluttony' and 'Lust'

On the vast plain, Natsuki Subaru lay sprawled on the ground, his body torn in two, his consciousness gradually fading.

Just as Wood had predicted, Natsuki Subaru did indeed die, and he was killed by the Archbishop of Sloth.

Originally, the target of the Sloth's "Invisible Hand" was not him, but Anastasia Hashin.

Subaru Natsuki stepped forward to shield Anastasia from a bullet, which resulted in him being torn in two.

To be honest, Natsuki Subaru and Anastasia shouldn't have much of a relationship. Although she is a beautiful girl, Natsuki Subaru wouldn't be so brainless as to risk his life to save her.

However, Natsuki Subaru had no choice but to do so at the time because he knew that Anastasia was Wood's sister, and although Wood seemed to dislike Anastasia, he actually cared about her very much.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have traveled all the way here to rescue Anastasia because of a letter left by Mimi.

Subaru Natsuki's ability is "Return by Death," which allows him to resurrect those who died in a previous timeline.

However, the save point that resets upon death is uncontrollable, which is actually quite dangerous for those who die before Subaru Natsuki.

If Anastasia dies now, and Subaru is killed later, the death save point may appear sometime after Anastasia's death and before Subaru's death.

In other words, no matter how many times he "returns from the dead," Anastasia cannot be resurrected.

To prevent Anastasia from dying and being unable to revive, which would drive Wood mad, Subaru Natsuki hesitated for only a moment before gritting his teeth and blocking the attack for Anastasia.

Because of Subaru Natsuki's "Return by Death", Wood has returned to his original position and looks at the familiar surroundings with a helpless expression.

Wood wasn't surprised that Subaru Natsuki would die, since he knew the strength of the White Whale's side.

Wilhelm, the strongest fighter, was entangled by the two separate bodies of the white whale, while the main body of the white whale and Sloth were in the advantage of the dense fog and could basically be caught and slaughtered.

"Natsuki Subaru, if you're a man, then fucking last a little longer!"

Despite muttering curses, Wood moved with incredible speed. To avoid time being reset due to Subaru's death again, Wood was pushing himself to the limit this time.

Having clearly experienced death the first time, Subaru Natsuki was indeed more resilient this time. After understanding the strength of the White Whale and Sloth, he took command of Stinger and his team in advance and bought enough time.

However, inevitably, due to the significant difference in combat strength, Subaru and his group eventually perished. But this time, he managed to hold on until Wood arrived in Alam before finally dying.

In this cycle, Wood successfully encountered the Witch Cult's Archbishops of Sin, 'Gluttony' and 'Greed', who were fighting Ram.

Among them, "Gluttony - Ray Badenkathos" is a short boy with long, messy, dark brown hair that reaches his knees. He wears tattered clothes, his exposed hands and feet are filthy, and his weapon is a dagger.

"Greed - Regulus Kornias" is a white-haired boy who looks like a human, wearing a white robe with gold trim similar to that of a priest. However, when he shows his facial expressions, he is no less impressive than Sloth.

When Wood arrived at Alam Village, Alam was being thrown back by the power of "Greed," and "Gluttony," who suddenly appeared behind Alam, was about to take out a dagger to attack Alam when Wood arrived and kicked him away.

Upon seeing Wood suddenly appear here, Ram's expression showed surprise. Just as he was about to speak, a dizzying sensation that Wood was all too familiar with struck him again!

"Damn it, if I could just hold on for ten more minutes... no, even just five more minutes, I could get some useful clues out of Ram..."

Clearly, Wood's roar could not stop the passage of time. When he came to his senses, his body had already reappeared on the road.

"Damn, isn't this a vicious cycle? Neither Subaru's White Whale nor Sloth nor Ram's Gluttony are ordinary guys."

Even if I change the ending where Ram loses his memory, the White Whale's fate will ultimately be reversed due to Subaru Natsuki's death..."

Even though Subaru Natsuki manages to gather more information each time he "returns from the dead," he manages to prolong the time it takes for him to die.

But by the time Wood resolved the situation in Alam Village and went there to provide support, it would be too late.

Without any external support or intervention, they currently have only three options and possibilities to break the deadlock.

The first option is for Wood to immediately head to the location of the White Whale and swiftly kill the White Whale and Sloth with lightning speed, while ensuring that Subaru Natsuki survives, and then quickly proceed to Aram Village.

The second option is to continue at the current pace, either Wood speeds up or Subaru Natsuki holds out longer, so that he can get some information from Ram.

Although the timeline will be reset after Subaru dies, Wood is a "special" existence, and his memories of obtaining information from Ram will be preserved.

After receiving the information from Ram, Wood will be able to continue to the location of the white whale and eliminate it and Sloth.

If we do this, things will develop in the same way as they did at the beginning, and Ram will continue to suffer from amnesia. The only difference is that Wood will have obtained limited information from Ram before she loses her memory.

As for the third option, Wood didn't have much hope, which was that Subaru and his group defeated the White Whale and Sloth through their own efforts.

If Subaru Natsuki doesn't activate the power of "Return by Death," Wood can slowly deal with "Gluttony" and "Greed," and Ram won't lose his memory as a result, which would be the most perfect ending.

Wood considered the first option for only a moment before quickly ruling it out.

Based on what he had seen in his previous reincarnation, when he arrived at Alam Village, Alam was clearly already at a disadvantage.

Even if he killed the white whale and "Sloth" as fast as he could, it would obviously be too late to get there.

The third option is good, but it depends on the abilities of Subaru and the others; no matter how hard you try, it will be useless.

So after hesitating for a while, Wood realized with dismay that he seemed to have no choice but to head to Alam village as soon as possible.

Having traveled the same road three times already, Wood arrived at Alam Village earlier than in the previous two cycles because he avoided many detours and took shortcuts.

When Wood arrived, Ram was bursting with powerful magic, and the demon horns on his head were surrounded by visible wind magic!

With just a wave of his arm, the magic power absorbed through the demon horn transformed into gusts of wind, and the instant Ram waved his hand, it burst into multiple wind blades that shot towards 'Gluttony' and 'Greed'.

Wood considered Ram's wind magic to be comparable to his own "saint-level wind magic".

The hard rocky ground was carved with deep trenches by the wind blades, and the houses in Aram Village creaked and groaned in the strong wind. Many small stones and trees were even swept into the sky by Ram's wind magic.

It has to be said that Ram, who has regained the power of the Oni Clan, has surpassed Julius, who is the "Best Knight". Wood even thinks that Ram would have a very high chance of winning if he were to fight the White Whale one-on-one.

Because a wind-attribute spell of this scale is more than enough to disperse the thick fog released by the white whale in one breath.

But what happened before Wood's eyes soon surprised him.

Ram's powerful wind magic was actually blocked by the outstretched hand of the Archbishop of Greed, the great sinner of the Witch Cult, when it was blasted towards him!

Saying it blocked it isn't quite accurate, because Wood could sense that the opponent hadn't used the power to collide with Ram's magic.

Moreover, wind is fluid, even wind generated by magic, but the wind blade that Ram shot at Greed remained "still" at this moment.

Several enormous wind blades shattered instantly in Greed's hands, without even a wrinkle appearing on his sleeves.

At the same time as Ram was in shock, Gluttony, who was originally standing behind Greed, suddenly appeared in front of Ram without warning, as if teleporting, and attempted to stab Ram in the chest with the dagger in his hand.

Continuing to watch is clearly impossible, because if 'Gluttony' succeeds, Ram will at least be injured.

As the sixth technique of shaving was used, Wood's figure appeared in front of Ram without warning, and with the momentum of striking back, he slashed at 'Gluttony' with his sword.

Gluttony is depicted as a hunched, ragged, and sickly-looking boy, but when Wood's longsword strikes his opponent, he displays remarkable reflexes and body coordination.

In an instant, he changed the direction of the dagger from stabbing Ram to using it to block Wood's longsword.

"Ding------!"

A metallic clang echoed through the air. Although Gluttony successfully withstood Wood's attack, it was unable to gain the upper hand in terms of strength and was instantly sent flying.

The short figure glided a considerable distance across the ground. When they saw Wood suddenly appear there, Gluttony and Greed couldn't help but show curiosity.

When Ram saw Wood, he was overjoyed, clearly surprised and pleased by Wood's sudden arrival.

"Compared to Rem, Ram is clearly underdeveloped. And you're still going to target her chest. That'll make her angry."

Hearing Wood's teasing tone, Ram's initial gratitude for being rescued vanished instantly, and she complained, "Honestly, Mr. Wood, can't you be serious for once? Don't be like that idiot Barus."

They're both members of the Witch Cult, and these two are even high-ranking Archbishops of Sin.

It has to be said that when she saw Wood arrive, Ram was indeed relieved a lot, because in her eyes, Wood's strength was completely unfathomable.

However, their opponent is the "Archbishop of Sin" of the Witch Cult, so Ram believes that they cannot be too careless now.