TOMWDET Chapter 219

Final Chapter (11)

Thud——

The stopped world was like a water surface that had been shattered by a suddenly thrown stone, breaking the pause.

Time resumed its flow, and the silence was instantly broken by clamor once again. The battle between humans, monster beasts, and the Ji Xings was thus able to continue.

But at the same time, countless people also noticed that man who was different from the other Ji Xings—one who resembled a grown-up version of Su Li in every way.

What was subtle was that the knife in Su Li’s hand was still dripping blood.

The size of that blade’s edge matched perfectly with the torn fabric at the man’s chest wound before Su Li’s eyes.

What had happened?

During the time they didn’t know.

Although the process was unknown, the manifestation of the result proved that during the time when others were unaware, Su Li had faced off against this guy alone.

At some unknown point, the movements of both sides in the battle had been diminishing in scope.

Until the entire battle, as if manipulated by some unknown force, suddenly stopped.

“Who are you?”

This question came suddenly. He didn’t reply, and Su Li likewise didn’t provide an answer.

The so-called change was only that He said: “Before dying, you still want me to experience so-called growth—is this your… no, is this Your mercy?”

Su Li didn’t continue the topic about so-called mercy.

Instead, he looked around at the surroundings. On the faces of all kinds of people, there was wariness toward Him, as well as concern for him.

Su Li restrained that momentary impulse to kill Him regardless of everything. Instead, he slightly clenched his fists, but before gripping them tight, he spoke with a cold tone. “I won’t grant any life so-called mercy.”

“Choosing to kill you is merely based on realistic considerations, recognizing that you have harmed too many people.”

“And choosing to inform you of the possibility of so-called growth before your death is also merely because I must give you other choices besides certain death. Otherwise, I, and even they behind me—all of us—would have no way to stop you from unleashing this almost one-sided slaughter.”

The battlefield was truly disgusting.

The smell of blood was everywhere. When countless Ji Xings fell, Su Li would also hallucinate that he had suffered the same death.

These mass-produced “Ji Xings” were heart-piercing just by their appearance alone.

Only reason prevailing over emotion allowed Su Li to avoid being too greatly affected.

But it was also because reason prevailed over emotion that Su Li knew he couldn’t kill Him now.

The consciousness of a planet—a wonderfully inexplicable and subtle being with no historical documents or legendary records.

Would killing Him bring consequences to this world?

Before obtaining an answer, Su Li wouldn’t allow his emotions of wanting to kill Him to run free.

He looked at Su Li with empty eyes.

“Why are You explaining these things now?”

“Are you trying to show that everything You told me was based purely on calculation, or are you saying that You’re also not righteous enough to simply try to save my individual life?”

“None of this matters, does it? You have indeed demonstrated the growth potential You possess, and clearly shown that this thing belongs to a transaction. Conversely, what You’re providing is something necessary to save my life, and all You need is for me to stop the war.”

“This is a very fair transaction.”

“As for killing me…” He hesitated for a moment. “My death won’t bring any impact to this world.”

“You only care about this, don’t you? Just as I’m uncertain whether there’s another entity stronger than me in another world, You also have no way to confirm whether killing me on the spot would affect this world, thereby affecting the humans and monster beasts living in this world.”

“I can tell You very directly—the answer is no.”

Only then did He speak the words he truly wanted to say from the bottom of his heart.

“If You believe that killing me is the necessary behavior for giving me essential growth, then I won’t offer any obstruction.”

“Meaningless death is what I fear most. But if death possesses the characteristics of growth, then even if I truly die, I won’t regret it.”

He reached out and grasped Su Li’s knife that hung naturally at his side.

Blood flowed down his palm, but Su Li suddenly began to laugh.

“Is that what you think?” The smile quickly faded, and Su Li’s expression turned ice-cold.

“Under circumstances where others know nothing, you create an appearance that you’ve been deceived by me, that I can kill you at any time, and that you’re willing to be killed by me—then try to trap me?”

“Indeed, for you, the correct answer to so-called growth has fatal attraction. But similarly, that dream I once had that seemed to show the future—you did that too, didn’t you?”

“An ability that I don’t know the principle of, but clearly recognize as equivalent to illusion——”

Su Li looked at Him coldly.

“You indeed can’t see so-called growth, stupid to the equivalent of a paramecium with amplified power countless times. But even so, I can’t kill you.”

“The problem that would be caused by killing you isn’t that everything would be peaceful after your death, but that after I act to kill you, I myself would similarly lose my life.”

As these words fell, grave expressions appeared on human faces, and even the monster beasts couldn’t help but narrow their dangerous eyes.

“You want me to die together with you.” Su Li stated the fact decisively.

“A person who knows the correctness of growth and can tell you the correct answer to growth…”

“Is incompatible with all humans in this world.” Su Li’s expression wasn’t like he was describing himself, but rather like he was talking about something external.

“Compared to pleasing me and harvesting so-called growth correctness from my hands so you could live long and prosper, what you truly want is just to drag me to hell together with you.”

“Let me guess your psychological thoughts——”

Su Li dropped the knife in his hand.

The youth without a weapon in his hands instead possessed a sharpness and keenness that others couldn’t ignore.

“A human, a soul from another world whose essence you cannot understand or familiarize yourself with—no matter what thinking ability he possesses, if he cannot defeat you on the level of strength alone, he still has aspects inferior to you.”

“Since he’s inferior to you and can’t compare to you, where does he get the qualification to control you with things you don’t have?”

Su Li’s gaze was ice-cold and merciless.

“You would only think humans are despicable.”

“Besides this, you probably also thought that without absolute strength, destined to be unable to occupy the dominant position, I would fall into the hell of self-indulgence upon seeing the entire world under your control.”

“You can control time, you can control this world. The so-called growth you care about is indeed something necessary that can provide you with a future and stronger possibilities, but if such a thing is in human hands, you’d rather not obtain it.”

Su Li’s gaze penetrated straight to His inner depths.

“Because you gave up on continuing to live a very, very long time ago.”

“I might even be able to guess that the mastermind behind the monster beasts using humans to create transformed monster beasts…”

“At that time, you might have been thinking: similarly, they’re a group of beings who desire growth, yet their thinking is manipulated, their lives controlled, and they’ve never been able to break through limitations…”

“This is very much like you, isn’t it?”

“You have no way to possess a future—so why should they possess a future?”

“I can tell you the correctness of so-called growth, and I can equally tell these humans.”

Su Li spoke too much. With each sentence’s end, the arc of the smile on His face would expand somewhat.

That bitter smile not only disappeared but was completely transformed into a sinister grin full of malice.

“You guessed correctly.” He tilted his head slightly, malice permeating.

“I’m different from humans—identity, strength, power, essence—whether human or monster beast, none of you have the possibility of comparison with me. Even placing you together with me is an insult to me.”

“But you, who should have obediently died, actually produced something that would affect me…”

“What would you think?”

“Would you think that you, who produced such a thing, also gained the opportunity to sit at the same negotiating table and dialogue with me?”

“Did you possibly think that even such an undefeatable guy has weaknesses?”

“And did you consider that as long as you affected me, you could make this battle destined to be full of death suddenly stop——”

“Then you would become a great savior, and I would be controlled by you, would master the future for you, would be deeply influenced by you.”

“But,” He ignored everyone, the malice on his body continuously brewing, as if all the evil in the entire world rose up, yet targeted Su Li alone.

The onlookers trembled continuously, cold sweat unstoppable.

He continued: “But why should it be so?”

“Why should the dominant position necessarily be in your hands?”

“Why, if I want to live, must I rely on a human—otherwise I can only face death?”

“Is there a third possibility?”

“I don’t know what the third possibility looks like to you, but the third possibility, to me, is to have you die together with me.”

He laughed. That cascading malice didn’t restrain itself, and the excessively sinister, ghostly smile was also filled with venom.

Unlike Su Li’s indifference, the current world consciousness truly displayed the evil of an entire world unable to seek survival.

“Either you die together with me, and the Ji Xings are destroyed along with my death, or… all humans, and this entire world, die together with me.”

“Very cost-effective, isn’t it? Only you die, and all other humans and monster beasts can continue to live.”

“Without me, will humans and monster beasts possess growth potential in the future?” His smile changed again. That slight bewilderment and sickeningly sweet smile made people’s hearts turn with disgust.

“Think about it—whether it’s you or the others.”

He glanced at all humans and monster beasts.

It was that kind of gaze no different from observing roadside weeds.

“You all need to think carefully—let him die together with me, or let me bring the entire world to destruction together.”

“Don’t be curious about the possibility of coexistence.”

“I cannot accept a person who masters what I need living alongside a group of humble, insignificant lives.”

“Rather than that…”

His smile changed countless times, finally settling on coldness.

The world consciousness spoke word by word: “I’d rather you die together with me.”

The high and mighty facade was no longer concealed.