I'm just an ordinary person passing by.

"Commander, do you think we can survive?"

Just as the system was preparing to take action, Bai Mu suddenly spoke up.

The system didn't quite understand why Bai Mu would say that, but she didn't know how to respond, so she remained silent... We can't survive, but... you can survive!

But just as the system was moving, Bai Mu's next words stunned her.

"There's no way... even if you give me all your life force, you can't revive me... I'm already dead, and I know my condition better than anyone else..."

"So, there's no need to force me to be saved like this..."

The soft words interrupted the system's actions. The system never expected that the method it had just come up with would be seen through by Bai Mu.

And...she's already dead...she knows that very well, but weren't you hanging on by a thread? Why would you say you're beyond saving?

She is the will of the universe, and her resurrection requires a vast amount of life. It's understandable that she can't survive, but why does Bai Mu say...?

The system paused for a moment, as if it had thought of something, and then it couldn't help but waver.

"Could it be...you!?"

"Ah, it's that difficult question."

Bai Mu smiled, an expression the system had never seen before—a smile of relief, frankness, as if he had fulfilled his destiny...

"System, you've been helping me all this time. I know that without you, I'm nothing. It's the system that made Bai Mu who I am, not the other way around."

"I've been acting like an idiot, always active under your protection, but... I haven't always been under your protection."

"I...actually, there's something I can do for you too..."

"What you can think of, I can think of too..."

Chapter 398 The Grand Finale

What the system can think of, the white curtain can naturally think of as well.

That hazy mist is a miracle of life, a miracle of the birth of the universe. The fact that they can continue to live even after they have died is a miracle among miracles.

However, such a miracle... can only keep the White Curtain and the System alive, but cannot truly bring them back to life.

This is...the final farewell before death.

only......

Can you accept this kind of separation?

The system is unwilling and refuses to accept it.

She couldn't tolerate Bai Mu dying here. There was no particular reason, no particular thought, she just... couldn't accept it!

Even if it costs me my life, even if it means giving up everything, as long as Bai Mu can survive, that's enough!

Take it! I'll give him everything I have to give him a chance to live!

This is the system's last struggle.

But... how could Bai Mu not have thought of things that the system could think of?

If the system is willing to give everything for the white screen, then what will happen to the white screen?

Every person and every living being has a strong attachment to life.

They yearn for life, yearn to survive, and even knowing when they will die, they will still struggle relentlessly until death arrives.

Especially those who have experienced death, those who have been brought back to life and tasted the bitterness of death, will yearn to live even more, rather than facing their own death with equanimity.

Bai Mu wasn't anything special; he was just an ordinary person... a very ordinary person.

He naturally longed to live and didn't want to die like this... He hadn't yet produced an heir for the Bai family, nor had he experienced the feeling of love... He hadn't done anything yet, and to die like this was truly too tragic.

But... life isn't the only thing that matters in this world.

Some things, some existences, are more important than life itself.

As Bai Mu himself said, he was just an ordinary person... Before being brought to this vast universe by the system, he was just one of the masses, not knowing what he should do in the future, not knowing what he would do... He was like a walking corpse in the world, living each day aimlessly and meaninglessly.

However, these meaningless days all changed after encountering the system...

A splash of color appeared in his gray world, and a friend appeared in his ghostly life... She added color and splendor to his world, and his originally meaningless life became much more flavorful after her appearance.

He is no longer aimless and listless; he can wake up each day to someone saying good morning and doing what he wants to do...

His life was completely changed.

The person who felt life was meaningless has once again been filled with hope for life.

He will start to look forward to... tomorrow.

However, such a change is one-sided.

The system changed Bai Mu in many ways, giving him many things he had never had before and probably never will again.

She fulfilled Bai Mu's wishes one after another, and accompanied Bai Mu in one playful fight after another... She was like... she selflessly fulfilled everything Bai Mu needed.

Looking back now, Bai Mu realizes that he was nothing more than someone who had nothing and was redeemed...

He took everything from her, but he never gave her anything in return.

He was nothing but a good-for-nothing who started with nothing and ended up achieving nothing, only able to rely on others.

“I have received everything from you, but in the end, I have nothing to give back to you.”

"If... my life still has even the slightest use, then I'll entrust it to you."

"This is the last thing I can do for you..."

"In the end, I was originally penniless... I came with nothing and I will leave with nothing. Isn't this the most fitting ending for me?"

"Commander, this time, it should really be the last time."

"Bye now......"

Soft words echoed in the hazy space. The system stared at the white screen before it, its once solid form gradually transforming into light—hands, legs... then the body, neck...

The white curtain, little by little... disappeared completely before her eyes.

The last thing she witnessed was his smile, a smile of relief as if he had let go of all his burdens...

Watching Bai Mu die before her eyes, sacrificing herself for her, the system's emotions began to waver. She didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment, but she knew... she was in so much pain... she wanted to roar, to scream, as if a ball of unreleased rage was piling up in her heart.

Why is this happening... why is this happening... why is this happening!

This shouldn't be happening, this shouldn't be happening, this shouldn't be happening!!!

The one who should have died wasn't Bai Mu; it should have been her. This isn't right, this isn't right!

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

The system roared madly; it was the first time she had ever... roared like a madwoman.

In fact, the will of the universe... as a universe born from miracles, it knows how to think for itself and how to regulate itself. It is like a god, high above and unaware of human nature.

Even in the Ultraman universe, where the forces of justice are overflowing, it is said that there is a god-like mentality.

For example, the Mysterious Four and Delacion.

The Four Mysteries are the most direct manifestation of God's love for humanity, while Delacion is the most direct manifestation of God's overwhelming power.

The will of the universe has always been that of a supreme god, not a human.

When the system and the white curtain first met, their so-called humanity was nothing but an act.

Just like the idea that White Curtain held from the very beginning.

No matter how a person changes into a different person or how they get to know others, they are not human, but rather a different kind of existence entirely different from humans.

Their views and ideas are different from others; they are simply another kind of being disguised as humans.

The same goes for the system.

The system's communication with the white screen is simply because the white screen is a person, and the system deliberately interacts with the white screen in a human manner in order to better connect with it.

She doesn't understand people's thoughts or relationships, but she doesn't care about those things. As long as she can communicate with the white curtain, she will do anything.

To some extent, the system's initial concept of contacting the white curtain was no different from that of the mastermind behind the scenes.

But now...

It's different now... completely different.

The system felt immense pain... so intense it felt like it was about to die...

The sadness in her heart, the overwhelming emotions... felt as if they were tearing her apart.

She may not understand human thoughts or concepts, but that doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.

Even if I don't understand, it doesn't matter; even if I can't do it, it doesn't matter, as long as he knows... as long as I can be with him, nothing else matters!

But now...

everything is over.

The person who was with her vanished completely from her sight at that moment...

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

In its extreme grief, the system let out an indescribable wail of pain.

Outside, under the watchful eyes of the entire universe, the white curtain, already reduced to ash by the flames, gradually turned into dust, drifting into the vast universe.

All that remains is the system's constant lamentation...

Bai Mu is dead. He died in this war. From this day forward, Bai Mu will never exist again...

The universes stared at the system that had been resurrected from the dead for a moment, but after sensing the aura emanating from the system, they suddenly understood something and then fell silent.

Even the King of Ao, who was most familiar with the White Curtain, couldn't help but sigh...

That human being possessed a noble soul!

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The moment the white curtain's life completely vanished, within the universe of Ghidorah the Star Eater, the mastermind behind the scenes seemed to sense something, suddenly looking up towards the direction of the Ultraman universe, and then... an inexplicable emotion emanated from Him.

Because we can't see the mastermind's appearance, but judging from the aura they exude, they should be... well... complicated?