You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

Lott was a little confused. He didn't realize that behind his easy scrolling of the panel was Isolde carrying a heavy burden.

But who would have thought there was such a thing as a blessed warrior!

Lotte is just a level 1 adventurer who has never even been to a big city. How could he possibly know these things?

Lott stubbornly insisted, "I plan to carry the Dragon Shield next."

He couldn't let Isolde become suspicious; he wanted to stay in this world of deduction.

Moreover, I've caused Isolde to die several times. What if she also exists in reality and comes to cause trouble for me after learning the truth?

But Isolde clearly did not believe Lott's explanation.

Because in the very beginning, Lott didn't even go to the simulation!

"Tell me honestly, what are you planning to do next?"

Lott explained to Isolde, "I plan to... I plan to run away. The dragons are too terrifying."

Isolde's face darkened; she couldn't believe such a thing had happened.

"Where are you going?"

“I don’t know.” Lott spoke haltingly from the pain. “You’ve been so good to me… I would be condemned by my conscience if I just left you like this. That’s why I’ve never been able to make up my mind to leave, and I’ve always stayed with the knights.”

Lott conveyed a message to Isolde: as long as Isolde kept the knights where they were and didn't force Lott to go with them to rescue her, Lott wouldn't run away.

Isolde only needs to carry the Dragon Shield to the starting camp to have a chance to get through this cycle.

Lotte just didn't know if Isolde understood this.

The Mars began to drift into the air, and the weeds on the ground also floated in the air.

The wind is picking up.

The dragon in the sky aimed at Isolde, preparing to unleash its dragon breath.

Her flowing hair partially obscured Isolde's face, and her icy blue eyes remained fixed on Lot on the ground.

She removed the sword from Lotte's forehead. "It's normal to be afraid when facing death."

Lotte breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Isolde didn't seem so unreasonable after all.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir..."

"Being swallowed by dragon's breath is a very painful thing; it will melt your body from the inside."

Isolde held the sword in both hands, its blade aimed at Lot's body in the air, her face still expressionless. "I will help you avoid pain."

Lotte froze for a moment, then, realizing what Isolde was about to do, he tried to stop her, his first time facing death, "Wait, I don't want to—"

Isolde's sword was too fast; before Lot could finish speaking, the sword had already pierced his body.

Lotte closed his eyes, gripping the sword embedded in his body with both hands, remaining motionless.

After killing Lot, Isolde removed the breastplate with one hand and threw the neck armor on the ground.

Under the intense heat of the dragon's breath, these things would melt and stick to her body, making her feel sticky, which she disliked.

But she disliked suicide even more.

Isolde looked at Loth's corpse and said, "I will come for you in the next cycle of reincarnation. You better not be lying to me."

As the dragon's breath fell, the world was gradually swallowed by white light.

With her back to the infinitely expanding white light, Isolde gripped her sword tightly in her right hand and glanced up at the world.

Her figure became increasingly blurry, and finally even her icy blue eyes disappeared.

[Isolde's death sends the world back in time]

The clear bird calls grew louder and louder.

Lotte, inside the camp, suddenly opened his eyes. He knelt on the ground, panting heavily, his hands constantly touching non-existent wounds on his body.

He just killed someone without hesitation! That Isolde didn't even hesitate for a second!

Lott's panel suddenly popped up at that moment. He suppressed the nausea he felt after his first death and quickly checked the information on the panel.

[King's Assassin: 4/5]

[Experiencing death, returning to the end. Awakening the golden gift: a gift from the world.]

[World's Gift: Upon being killed by a calamity creature, you gain 1 point of resistance.]

Physical resistance can directly negate the opponent's strength attribute.

Is this what they call a golden talent?

Unless you die multiple times, the effect won't accumulate...

Lotte didn't go hunting wild boars this time; he was hesitating about whether to wait for Isolde.

At this moment, Sophie and the others are still waiting for him in reality, while Lott wants to exploit the loopholes in the deduction world to farm more talents.

Having only two golden talents isn't enough; it would be best to awaken a talent like "Kill His Entire Family" so that he can instantly kill Sophie after leaving the deduction world.

But if Isolde keeps dying and the world keeps rewinding, Nalot will be unable to go anywhere except to kill wild boars.

Helping Isolde is helping himself.

"Buzz!"

The air was compressed to the point of groaning. Lotte looked up and saw a dark shadow flash past overhead.

The massive shield, which required twelve men to lift, grazed over Lot's head and slammed heavily into the dirt beside him.

Clad in black and white armor, Isolde held a sword and stood atop a massive shield as tall as a city wall, looking down at Lot.

Isolde, carrying that enormous dragon shield, actually came to find Lot on her own initiative!

As the owner of the deduced world, her destiny was altered by Lotte.

She leaped from the shield, landing easily. Isolde's icy blue eyes swept over Lotte's surprised face as she asked, "What's your name?"

"Lotte, my lady."

The knight captains around him walked over respectfully and bowed to Isolde: "Lord Isolde, why have you come in person? You only need to release the agreed magic, and we will come to meet you."

Isolde looked at Lothar beside her, saying nothing, yet saying everything.

It took Lotte and the others a great deal of effort to pull the Black Gold Dragon Shield out of the soil.

The knight captain commanded the dragon shield, his gaze fixed on the vast and boundless dragon.

The twelve blessed knights finally gathered together, activating the dragon attribute immunity talent of the Dragon Shield.

The dragon then appeared before Lot and the others.

As before, it released a devastating dragon's breath, but the breath vanished without a trace the moment it touched the dragon shield.

Its dragon breath needed time to prepare and could not be released a second time immediately. Isolde seized this opportunity, quickly breaking free of the dragon shield's protection and running towards the depths of the distant forest.

She was moving very fast, and when Lott looked back, he could only see a dot getting smaller and smaller.

The dragon flapped its enormous wings and swooped straight down towards Isolde!

Isolde, who was in the distance, immediately turned around and unleashed eight flashes of light with her sword in her right hand. The unstoppable dragon stopped after colliding with these flashes and let out an angry roar.

The shockwave whipped up huge waves that stung Lotte's face. He stared wide-eyed at Isolde in the distance.

Just how strong is Isolde?!

The dragon sucked all the surrounding air into its mouth, and it could release its dragon breath again.

"Lord Isolde!"

A white beam of light descended from the sky, completely obliterating Isolde's figure.

[Isolde's death sends the world back in time]

Let's start all over again.

Isolde kept changing her strategy, running further and further away, but she could never widen the distance between herself and the dragon, and could only die again and again.

The panel popped up when Isolde died in front of Loth for the fourth time.

[Isolde's excessive deaths caused severe mental turmoil in the simulation world, making it impossible to maintain stability.]

If Isolde dies, the simulation world might have to shut down.

She needs someone to distract the dragon so that it can't catch her once she runs deep into the forest.

Lotte pursed her lips and took a deep breath.

Should we go?

If Isolde escapes, she can get some rest. Even if she dies again, the simulation world might not close.

A new cycle of time travel begins. As the dragon's breath is blocked by the dragon shield, Isolde charges into the forest once more. This time, she doesn't even draw her sword; instead, she sprints at full speed.

As Isolde ran, she looked back to check on the dragon behind her and found that it wasn't following.

怎麼回事？

She frowned slightly and saw a small figure standing in front of the dragon.

That person was Loth, the one who had fled halfway because he was afraid of the dragon! But he actually stopped the dragon in front of it, buying time for Isolde.

Lotte charged headlong toward the dragon from afar, the white light of the [Oath Keeper] skill emanating from the sword in his right hand.

Lotte roared and leaped high into the air with his right foot, striking the dragon's toe.

Isolde was surprised that Loth would dare to charge at the dragon, a variable that had not appeared in the previous five simulations.

The dragon casually swung its claws, knocking Lot to the ground.

Kolot didn't die. Instead, he lay on the ground, arrogantly shouting, "You mere dragon couldn't even kill me? You're such a piece of trash! I'll just call you Little Dragon!"

The dragon was also somewhat surprised; it hadn't expected Lot to survive.

Lotte's words stung its proud pride. The dragon raised its massive tail and slammed it down on Lotte.

"Boom!"

The loud noise reached Isolde's mind. Without looking back, she rushed into the forest at full speed.

Thanks to Lotte's delay, it was too late for the dragon to pursue Isolde. Even if it flapped its wings and chased after her with all its might, it could only watch helplessly as Isolde disappeared into the vast forest.

Lotte's consciousness floated in the air. He looked at his body, smashed into cookie crumbs on the ground, then looked towards the forest.

This can be considered repaying her life; we don't owe her anything.

At that moment, the panel popped up.

["Gift of the World" Talent Upgrade: Gain 5 points of physical resistance when killed by a legendary creature. Total increase: 6 points of physical resistance.]

As he died, the world began to accelerate infinitely, and a voice appeared in Lotte's mind.

In 221 AD, Loth died.

[In 224, Isolde died. She chose to inherit the Dragon attribute immunity item to enter the next simulation. The simulation world will rewind to 221.]

Isolde actually obtained a dragon-elemental immunity item?

Then, during the next simulation, she won't need Lotte to hold up the dragon shield for her anymore; Lotte can just slip away and farm her talents.

Lotte's panel suddenly popped up again, and a brand new golden talent appeared on the panel.

Those 60 levels higher than you will die for you (5/5). Awakened Talent: King's Slayer.

[King's Assassin: Your charisma transcends all standards of judgment, without any justification. Higher-level beings are more likely to extend goodwill towards you.]

What's going on?! The [King Assassin] talent, which was one step short, has awakened?!

Could it be that Isolde's death was related to me? But three years have already passed.

[Isolde's excessive deaths have triggered a world shutdown. Countdown to next reopening: 168 hours.]

Before Lotte could think, everything around him began to glow white, indicating that the world was closing down.

Lotte returned to the forest, where the damp and stuffy air made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Why is it still closed..."

In reality, he was still tied to a tree, with Sophie and the others looking at him with ill intent.

Lotte immediately opened the panel to confirm the information.