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"Protect Amiya."

Lin Lu, sprinting at full speed, grabbed Shuangye and threw her toward Amiya.

Frostleaf was like a kitten caught by the scruff of its neck, and in the blink of an eye, she found herself being caught by Amiya.

"Amiya, I..."

"Don't get distracted, let's get through this first."

Amiya stopped Frostleaf from saying discouraging things. She continuously drew threads to kill the herd that was trying to self-destruct, but her killing speed was far from keeping up with the speed of the herd's self-destruction. She had no choice but to cast a magical protective shield to protect the three members of the mobile squad.

"Damn it, it's crazy!"

W decisively ran away, not forgetting to take the four wounded members of Scout's team with him as he fled.

The Yeti Squad connected spell circuits, with Frostnova as the core, to support Originium Arts and defend against the suicidal attacks from herds all around.

The Lungmen Guard squad arrived at the worst possible moment, but they had nowhere else to go as the frenzied herds exploded one after another.

Hoshiguma raised her Hannya to the front, the triangular shield sweeping away the Originium fragments mixed with flesh and blood like a rain curtain.

Chen gripped Chixiao, his spirit and energy reaching their peak. He drew his sword and unleashed a dazzling sword aura, forcefully pushing back the incoming shockwave.

The entire Ruins City of No. 14 trembled from the explosions; the power of the Oripathy infected's self-destruction was no less than that of W's Originium bombs. But W only had a few Originium bombs; this was a human bomb composed of an entire city's residents! Mephisto had ruthlessly transformed this city into a ghost town, solely to completely erase Lin Lu's existence.

"Well--!!!"

Lin Lu reached out his left hand and grabbed the crimson light that emerged from Mephisto's self-destruction. His digitized spiritual domain was instantly eroded, and the pain of his brain being devoured came back to him. The photon frame shattered, and his mental power could no longer maintain the armor's form. Lin Lu fell from mid-air onto the burning pile of corpses. He never let go, controlling the pure, filthy blood, the violent energy corroding his body.

Lin Lu understood Mephisto's intention: Mephisto planned to use all the living and infected corpses in the entire abandoned city as sacrifices to create an artificial, inferior ancient god! Once this filthy blood fell into the pile of corpses, the ritual would automatically begin and be irreversible.

This is hardly a deserted square.

This is clearly a plaza!

Lin Lu's hands gripped the blood clots that kept trying to seep downwards tightly. His fair hands were corroded, turning black and smelly, and the white bones could be vaguely seen.

Lin Lu's lips trembled as he called out with all his might:

“Ibi...Tas!”

The ancient goddess, blessed by the stars, opened her eyes, and her long, silvery-white hair appeared in Lin Lu's blurry vision.

Ibitas stood in the pool of blood, watching Lin Lu tremble uncontrollably, and reached out to embrace the filthy blood mass. The erosion of Lin Lu's digitized spirit domain finally subsided, and the silver lotus, connected to the water pipes in the Moonlit Lake of the deep spirit domain, was busy putting out fires everywhere.

The fake Fire Keeper only tries to trick Lord Ash into touching the darkness within her heart at the Firelink Shrine.

A true fire-resistant woman, wielding dual water cannons to extinguish fires from all directions, delivering devastating damage.

"sorry."

"Ibitas said softly, her face, which was not good at expressing emotions, showing a sorrowful expression due to her complicated feelings."

"Is it because I...want this...that's why I did this..." Ibitas whispered.

"no."

Lin Lu wanted to reach out and touch Ibitas, but his hand was now in such a terrible state that he could only helplessly lower it.

"When problems arise, it's a good virtue to reflect on whether you made a mistake as soon as possible. However, this is not an excuse to take the blame for everything. If it's not your fault, don't admit it no matter what happens. If you are in the wrong, then try to make amends."

Lin Lu said seriously that although he looked quite pathetic lying on the ground, he looked really handsome when he was educating his children.

Ibitas nodded somewhat confusedly. She didn't quite understand what Lin Lu meant, but she was willing to learn.

"Can I, like you, undo the mistakes others have made?" Ibitas asked innocently.

"Of course, this is your decision."

"Ok!"

Ibitas compressed the ball of light formed from the filthy blood, condensing it into a blood pill, which he then swallowed directly.

Perhaps because Anemone had taught her table manners, Ibitas was very quiet while eating.

"so bitter."

Ibitas's little face was furrowed, and she was so distressed that she stomped her feet on the spot, her bare feet making a pattering sound on the ground.

Mephisto's plan to summon an artificial ancient god was thwarted by Ibitas... Lin Lu couldn't help but smile. Even though his whole body felt like it was falling apart from the pain, his heart was still warm.

For him, Amiya and Ibitas's growth was far more important than anything else.

Explosions continued one after another. Even though Lin Lu couldn't activate his spiritual domain, he could still simulate the current situation of the landing plaza by relying on his hearing.

Amiya struggled to maintain her magical shield, and the black ice crystals created by Frostnova were shattered time and time again, resulting in casualties among the Royal Guard squad... Even though Lin Lu and Ibitas thwarted Mephisto's sinister plan and prevented the birth of artificial, inferior ancient gods, they could not avoid the fate of total annihilation.

If this continues, everyone present will be exhausted and die from the relentless suicide attacks by the herds.

Fortunately, Lin Lu was never fighting alone.

"Ibitas, help me."

"Well, here you go."

"Thank you."

Lin Lu and Ibitas's simple conversation unconsciously became as straightforward as that between father and daughter.

Ibitas embraced the battered Lin Lu, her fair arms encircling his neck gently, as if she were holding a teddy bear.

Lin Lu's hood slipped down in the sticky bloodstains, revealing his frail, scholarly face.

"So warm."

Ibitas's petite body slowly merged into Lin Lu's body. Lin Lu felt as if he were embracing a ball of light, his weary body regaining its strength. The data-driven spiritual domain, suppressed by the tainted blood, erupted and expanded outwards, covering the entire Ruins City of Number 14!

The drifting snowflakes hovered in mid-air, and the opaque ice crystals failed to drip onto Lin Lu's nose.

Time seemed to stand still as the silvery star disk pierced through the clouds. Even at midday, the sky was ablaze with a dazzling array of stars. The starlight, as radiant as the moon, surrounded the star disk, its three rotating dials acting as hands, their gears meshing together to embody the passage of time.

In the extremely slow flow of time, the moment a herd self-destructs is like a fleeting firework, possessing a unique beauty.

Lin Lu raised his hands, which were barely covered in blood and flesh, and his data-driven spiritual domain displayed all the information about the people present. He raised his fingers like a god, and each time his fingertip landed on a point of light symbolizing a person, the time that had been frozen for that person would begin to flow again.

Amiya gasped for breath as if waking from a dream, her Originium Arts abruptly halted. Staring at the motionless infected herd before her, her gaze was involuntarily drawn to the celestial disc illuminating the heavens, and she nearly forgot to breathe.

Jessica, Frostleaf, and Meteor were granted the power to regain time in turn. They looked around in bewilderment, their eyes filled with amazement.

Chen Huijie, who had been wielding her sword, regained her freedom from the frozen time. She nearly tripped over the inertia of the sudden pause, staring at her hands in disbelief. Beside her, Hoshiguma was also called upon by Lin Lu, and the entire Guardian squad felt a sense of weightlessness, as if they had fallen from the steps. When they looked up and saw the miraculously cloud-covered star chart, some even dropped their weapons, speechless.

Lin Lu's hand stopped on the light spot that symbolized the Yeti Squad.

The other party is the Reunion Movement.

"It's the enemy."

Ibitas reminded Lin Lu in his heart.

For children, the world is simple, black and white.

Lin Lu smiled gently, shook his head, and lightly poked Shuangxing.

"she is not."

Chapter 375 The Fall of Longmen (4K)

"PhD!"

Amiya called out anxiously.

She wanted to walk forward, searching for Lin Lu's figure.

"Don't come any closer, Amiya."

The starry sky was dazzling, and the silvery-white star disk trembled slightly.

Lin Lu's voice spread outwards, and everyone present could hear it clearly. Within his controlled domain, the flow of time on the bodies of everyone except the herds returned to normal, but doing so would place a considerable burden on him.

The sudden shift from single-threaded to dual-threaded work was like the repulsive force between the positive and negative poles of a magnet, causing Lin Lu to feel immense pressure.

"Retreat! Everyone retreat! Frostleaf, take Amiya and go!"

"Yeti Squad, you should leave quickly. This is to repay your kindness in taking care of Frostleaf."

"Hey, you bunch of noobs from the Guard Bureau, get out of here! What's the point of coming all this way just to feed them? Huh? Why don't you all become cooks instead? Goodness, you're stuffing food into my mouth one bite at a time. I'm already full just watching your antics. Would it kill you to just stay put at Lungmen? Why did you have to come and join the fun? The jungler's so active, but there's not a single person in the team fight. Are you jungle vampires?"

The astrolabe swayed more and more rapidly, and Lin Lu's voice sounded somewhat strained, but he still angrily berated the Guard Bureau for being a bunch of pigs.

The entire Guard heard it clearly, but they only dared to be angry in their hearts and not express their anger in words.

Having traveled all the way to the ruins of Chernobog City 14, the Guard Bureau squad accomplished nothing except clearing out a herd of livestock. Lin Lu was merely stating the fact; the most disheartening part was that the Guard Bureau squad couldn't refute it.

"retreat."

With a grim face, Superintendent Chen issued the order to evacuate.

The officers in the squad breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that their tough-talking superior might snap back at them at this crucial moment.

If this cloud-covering astrolabe before them is Rhodes Island's Originium Arts, then… no one in the Guardian squad wants to be his enemy. This is simply not a battle of the same level; even the Director of the Imperial Observatory wouldn't be able to unleash such magic, would he?

"This is troublesome..."

Inspector Hoshiguma sighed helplessly.

The relationship between Lungmen and Rhodes Island has once again entered a period of stagnation.

Old Chen looked furious, extremely angry but powerless to do anything about it.

"PhD……"

Amiya clenched her fists, feeling anxious like a child lost from their parents in a shopping mall. She didn't want to just abandon the Doctor, but she also knew... if she stayed, she would place an even greater burden on him, forcing him to take on more responsibility for protecting her.

She was still too weak.

She is not yet qualified to stand beside the doctor.

"Amiya..."

Frostleaf called out, reminding Amiya to make a decision immediately.

Amiya tilted her head back and took a deep breath, holding back her tears of resentment. She had to pull herself together.

"Go! Go now! Evacuate the current area! Everyone evacuate the plaza area. We'll come back for the Doctor, I promise!"

Staying here would only get in the way; the Doctor would be alright, Amiya believed in him.

Meteor and Jessica exchanged a glance and immediately retreated.

In fact, Lin Lu could no longer even make a sound.

Due to the increased intracranial pressure, two streams of blood flowed unceremoniously from his nostrils. Fortunately, Amiya had already evacuated. Lin Lu also had his pride, and he didn't want Amiya to see him in this miserable state.

Fathers always want to maintain a perfect image in front of their daughters.

Hang in there a little longer.

The longer they hold out, the greater their chances of a safe retreat.

Lin Lu raised his festering hand high, as if he were holding up the collapsing sky.

The star chart swayed more and more violently, and the digitized spirit domain showed faint signs of collapse, though the silver lotus was still trying to maintain it. Without the silver lotus, Lin Lu wouldn't have been able to hold on this long, but he had already reached his limit. A portion of the herd had already slipped out of his control, and the rustling sounds echoed in the silent Advent Square, like countless insects crawling in his ears.

"I'm sorry, Doctor..."

Anemone said apologetically that she had done her best.

In the deep spiritual realm, the waters of Moonlit Lake are almost dried up; this is Lin Lü's spiritual lake.

"It's alright, thank you for your hard work."

Lin Lu composed himself and retrieved the exhausted anemone from the spiritual realm, which was showing signs of collapse.

"Well……"

Lin Lu covered his mouth, his eyes twitching, trying to hold on a little longer. But he still couldn't swallow back his hard-earned blood; the dark red liquid slid through the gaps between his fingers, and the digitized spiritual domain automatically shut down without the maintenance of the silver lotus.

The natal chart is collapsing.

Time has brought things back on track.

Within the same region, the time spent in confinement and the time spent being granted power become intertwined, ultimately leading to a single outcome.

accelerate.

The herd's self-destruction speed doubled, the entire Advent Plaza was engulfed in flames, and the artificial foundations of the moving city blocks evaporated. Deafening explosions resounded through the sky, blinding light curtains rose upwards, and thick fog formed from ore billowed up.