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"Why……"

In the life-or-death struggle, Lin Lu had gained the upper hand, and even Patriot believed he was doomed. However, at the last moment, Lin Lu suddenly stopped, allowing Patriot to continue his attack. If Lin Lu could stop, how could Patriot, who was mentally prepared to die a martyr, possibly stop?

"Could it be——"

Patriot suddenly remembered that Lin Lu had turned his head to look elsewhere for a brief moment. He hurriedly turned his head to look, and his whole body froze instantly.

Froststar stood there.

She held her injured arm, her black hair falling to her mouth, her gaze fixed on Lin Lu, who lay motionless on the ground.

"I see……"

The Patriot stumbled back several steps uncontrollably, without taking this into account.

At that moment, he was completely enveloped by decades of fighting spirit, and his mind was filled with only one thought—victory was inevitable.

The warrior carries the burden of all the dead.

If he dies, then everything he carried—the pain and hatred of the dead—will be in vain.

He cannot die; if he is destined to die, he must die meaningfully.

"Yelena..."

"Step aside."

Froststar slapped Bodochasti's hand away, and frost spread from his palm, instantly climbing up his arm and settling on his shoulder.

Patriot could have shattered the ice with a gentle shake, but for some reason, he didn't.

It's probably because of guilt.

In the past, he had already caused the death of his son.

Today, he nearly caused his daughter's death.

"Chernobog."

Froststar held Lin Lu's body as if she were holding a beloved rag doll.

“Talulah has deceived us. This is a trap set by her and Mephisto. She is leading her people toward their deaths. It’s time to see clearly your stubbornness and your obstinacy. She is not a wise ruler. She is definitely not the Talulah of the past.”

Froststar's hair fell over Lin Lu, the silver strands stained with blood, but she didn't mind.

“I will go to Lungmen to deal with Mephisto. As for Talulah… whether you go or not, after I’ve dealt with Mephisto, I will go back to Chernobog and kill Talulah. This is the last time I’m giving you the choice, Father.”

"Yelena...I..."

The patriot hesitated, but ultimately all his words turned into a deep sigh.

He picked up the rusty gun and sturdy shield stuck in the ground, glanced back at Yelena and Terra's best son-in-law of the year, and sighed again. He silently turned and left, leaving behind a lonely figure.

Froststar held Lin Lu in her arms, without saying another word, simply holding him.

"PhD……"

Amiya collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the center of the battlefield.

The doctor is dead?

How can it be……

"—"

"—!!"

The invisible murmurs amplified, the voices she never wanted to hear echoing in her mind, as if countless people were speaking around her. The ring hidden beneath her hazmat suit gradually extended towards a more dangerous red light, and a black aura quietly spread.

"Do you want revenge?"

Of all the babbling I'd been mumbling incoherently, this one sentence was exceptionally clear.

A wisp of blue flame surged before Amiya's eyes, and an ancient king extended an invitation to her.

"Do you want revenge?!"

The ancient Sarkaz king extended his hand to Amiya, holding a sword. The sword was approximately 0.9 to 1.2 meters long and about 5 centimeters wide. Its material was unknown, and it was entirely black. The blade was inscribed with traditional Sarkaz script, which read "The fighting has ceased here."

The monarch turned the sword hilt upside down in front of Amiya.

All Amiya needs to do is hold the hilt of the sword, and she will inherit all the power from him.

"revenge……"

Amiya unconsciously raised her hand, her hand reaching into the void, vaguely able to touch the hilt of the sword.

"Amiya!"

Huang's voice awakened Amiya.

Amiya's shoulders trembled, and the illusion before her eyes vanished instantly.

That ancient monarch, with his azure flames of fury, seemed to have never existed from the beginning.

It was so close, just a tiny bit more.

She almost broke her promise to that person.

Amiya, are you alright?!

Huang stood guard beside Amiya with a chainsaw, while Ace silently raised his shield to block the Yetis, using his actions to intimidate them.

"I... Doctor... I..."

Amiya couldn't find the words; she wanted to give orders, but the sorrow in her heart choked her. Even breathing was painful, whether from the backlash of the spell or from her inability to control her emotions, she didn't know.

“Amiya, listen to me,” ACE said in a deep voice. “Please believe the Doctor. He has returned from hell time and time again. He will never die. Even the will of this land cannot take him away! If even you don’t believe him, who else will?”

“ACE…”

Amiya's eyes gradually returned to their senses, and she stood up with Huang's help.

"You're right, I'm going to pick up the professor, he's waiting for me!"

Amiya started running.

The full protective suit made her movements incredibly clumsy, making it difficult for her to maintain her balance on the rugged terrain altered by the explosive force, causing her to fall directly to the ground.

Amiya hurriedly took off her hazmat suit, ignoring Huang's advice, and leaped lightly.

"No matter what happens, Amiya is still Amiya," Huang said helplessly.

“That’s the real her.” ACE looked at Amiya’s retreating figure and agreed. He then looked directly at the three Yetis who wanted to join Frostnova and kindly reminded them, “Don’t make any rash moves. This is the last warning.”

Yeti One instinctively tried to resist, but Petrova and the bear stopped him.

Anyone with eyes can see what the situation is like now. If the doctor from Rhodes Island were still alive, everything would be fine.

If he dies...

Then there are no "what ifs".

"...You are the leader of Rhodes Island."

Footsteps continued to sound, and Froststar looked up at the rabbit running over the pile of rubble.

“It’s me. You can call me Amiya.”

Amiya stopped about five meters away from Frostnova, her gaze fixed on the Doctor in Frostnova's arms.

Lin Lu closed his eyes, the blood froth at the corner of his mouth froze into ice, making him look like he was asleep.

Amiya's ring instantly glowed red. She tried to control herself, but her eyes gradually turned dangerous.

Froststar gently put Lin Lu down, her gaze shifting to the yetis in the distance before settling on Amiya.

Needless to say.

Amiya raised her right hand, and Originium Arts materialized, unleashing a deluge of spindle-shaped black magic; she had no intention of holding back.

Frostnova gripped her short sword, her Originium Arts trigger, but she was still very weak. She hadn't fully recovered from the spell's backlash, and the lingering effects of Patriot's battle with Lin Lu had caused her injuries to relapse.

Even so, she would never use that as an excuse to avoid the fight.

Because she is also a warrior.

"..."

The two remained in their fighting stance for about three minutes.

This was definitely not because they were posing; rather, their spells were so short-lived that they disappeared almost as soon as they were cast.

"This is……"

Froststar tilted her head in confusion, but Amiya seemed to remember something and ran to Lin Lu.

"Doctor! Hold my hand tightly!"

Amiya did not interrupt the Originium Arts; she continued to cast spells, letting them solidify and dissipate.

Froststar looked at Amiya, then at Lin Lu, and noticed that Lin Lu's left hand trembled.

"this--"

Froststar's eyes widened, and she gasped.

Without hesitation, she decisively followed Amiya's instructions and continued to maintain the spell.

The pitch-black arcs of electricity intertwined with the pure white ice curtain, and the black and white rabbits huddled around Lin Lu, looking as if they were praying.

Lin Lu's left hand was burning hot, and the burning flag symbol was reflected on the back of his hand, shaking off Amiya's tightly clenched hand. The special mark unconsciously extracted the surrounding magic, transforming it into the purest Originium energy, which was then fed back to Lin Lu.

Clark immediately recognized his expertise.

As Amiya's face turned deathly pale from continuously casting spells, Frostnova could no longer sustain the effort, collapsing to the ground, clutching her chest, enduring the layers of frost spreading across her body. She lacked the strength to suppress Oripathy, but she was still trying to condense Originium elements.

Just then, the air took on a blurry outline, which appeared to be two characters.

Amiya looked closely and, having learned some special language from Lin Lu, immediately understood what it meant.

"Resurrection."

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——Resurrection.

Lin Lu opened his eyes.

His deep, dark cobalt blue eyes gazed at the cloud-covered sky.

Beyond the dark clouds, above the high sky, Lin Lu seemed to see a pupilless eye gazing into the distance.

They glanced at each other for a while, then the other ran off first, running incredibly fast.

Perhaps it was an ancient god who was just passing by?

Now that things have come to this, Attorney Lin wouldn't be surprised by this little thing.

"PhD?"

Amiya's adorable face occupied half of Lin Lu's field of vision, while the other half was obscured by her cascading silver hair.

On the left is Amiya, and on the right is Yelena.

Both of them looked at him anxiously, their eyes filled with worry.

Lin Lu looked at them calmly, wondering what would happen if he pretended to have amnesia at this moment.

...I have a feeling that my life is in danger. What if these two start fighting?

No matter who I help at that time, I will be disloyal and unjust!

"I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."

Lin Lu tried to reach out to comfort Amiya and Frostnova, but his right arm hadn't recovered yet; it was empty, and he couldn't feel its presence. Not only that, but even the penetrating wound in his chest was healing very slowly. It seemed he had really gone too far this time.

"So that's how it is. Besides chopping me into five pieces to form a Dark Mage, there's another way: to achieve a zero air source stone rate index on Terra. That way, I'll definitely die..." Lin Lu thought subconsciously, glancing at Amiya and Frostnova.

These two silly girls were lucky. If they hadn't done anything, Lin Lu's body would probably have activated on its own, absorbing all the Originium particles in the entire ruined city, which would have made things dangerous. Even though they were wearing protective suits, they couldn't escape the compressed high-radiation Originium environment. Moreover, thankfully, Lin Lu stopped the extraction immediately after regaining consciousness; otherwise, he would have drained their mental energy completely.

"Ritsu, are you alright?"

Froststar gently placed her hand on Lin Lu's shoulder.

Amiya's expression changed instantly. She looked at Frostnova, then at the Doctor.