nownovels Chapter 52 Lu Li's Choice
Chapter 52 Lu Li's Choice
Lu Li shook off the smoking sleeves of his jacket and retreated behind a collapsed support beam to block Xing's path.
"Lu Li! Are you alright?" Xing stared at the charred piece of fabric on his shoulder.
"External injury".
Lu Li replied in a low voice, frowning slightly as he looked at the berserk apocalyptic beast.
He knew very well that with his current strength as a high-level Destiny Walker, if he really went all out...
With the Word of Power fully activated and forced into close range, there is a chance to inflict substantial damage on the Doomsday Beast.
There was even a chance to deliver a fatal blow and defeat this doomsday beast single-handedly.
But... he can't do that.
It's not a trivial matter like not being able to reveal more than a "High-Ranking Fate Walker" to Star and others.
Rather... Star needs this crisis.
This is the most crucial juncture in the world.
So if he kills the Doomsday Beast now, will everything else—Luofu, Xianzhou, Pinocone…—still follow the original trajectory?
He can't afford to gamble.
but……
Lu Li turned his head and glanced at March 7, who was drawing his bow not far away, and clenched his fist slightly.
He didn't want to doubt the truth of the story, because that was the only thing he brought with him when he came into this world.
But the more he spent with March 7 and the others over the past two years, the more he realized this.
This is not a game world.
March 7th, Himeko, Welt... They will laugh, they will get angry, and they will complain about him when he slacks off.
They are not two-dimensional characters living in a computer, but living, breathing people.
It is precisely because of this.
They will get hurt, and they will... die.
indeed.
According to his memory, March 7th and Xing will also be safe and sound in the end.
But if...
at the same time.
After shooting another arrow on March 7th, he shouted, "Himeko-neechan, are you done yet?!"
Himeko's voice finally changed, "All done!"
Himeko pressed the final confirmation button and shouted, "Everyone, get out of the center of the platform immediately!"
On March 7th, the three of them retreated without hesitation, and Lu Li could only suppress his thoughts and rush to the edge.
Just as the four people were leaving the center of the platform, a low hum came from above.
But the buzzing didn't come from inside the space station; it came from somewhere higher—outer space!
Lu Li looked up.
With a buzzing sound, a red dot of light in the starry sky is rapidly expanding.
Space-based orbital cannon!
The next moment, the red beam of light fell vertically.
To be precise, it wasn't a "fall," but rather it pierced through the outer shell of the space station at the speed of light and precisely hit the core armor in the center of the Doomsday Beast's chest.
No sound.
Because wherever the beam of light passed, the air had already been ionized into a vacuum.
Then--
boom!!!
An indescribable explosion of light engulfed the center of the platform, and the area where the Doomsday Beast was located was swallowed up by the red and white light curtain.
The shockwave threw Lu Li and Xing five or six meters away.
At the last moment, Lu Li flipped over to shield Xing below, taking several flying fragments solidly to his back.
Fortunately, he's tough and isn't seriously injured.
On the other side, the two were also at peace on March 7th.
The light curtain dissipated.
The remains of the Doomsday Beast—no, it should be said—fell in the center of the platform.
The enormous, dragon-shaped body had a charred hole, three meters in diameter, pierced through its chest.
The remaining edges of the dark matter armor were still glowing red with intense heat, and grayish-white internal organs were spilling out from the rupture, filling the air with a burnt smell.
"...They...they defeated them?"
March 7th, who was closest to the Doomsday Beast, peeked out from behind the ruins and stared wide-eyed.
The next second, she jumped up excitedly, shouting, "Yay!! We won! We won!"
Dan Heng let out a long breath and silently put away his spear.
Himeko walked over carrying a weapons case, her wrists trembling slightly.
The charging of the railgun consumed a significant amount of her mental energy, causing her hands to tremble slightly.
But the expression on his face finally relaxed.
"Well done, you've all worked hard."
Xing dusted himself off and stood up, letting out a sigh of relief as he looked at the remains of the Doomsday Beast.
Only Lu Li stood there, expressionless, watching the remains of the Doomsday Beast lying on the platform.
Because he wasn't relaxed, he could clearly feel a dark purple light still flickering deep within the charred, hollow cavity in the Doomsday Beast's chest.
Very faint.
It was so faint that he wouldn't have been able to detect it at all if his mental perception hadn't been enhanced by the system.
But it is still pulsating, compressing, and slowly intensifying.
It is converging the remaining destructive energy towards a single point.
Like a collapsing star, compressing all remaining energy to its limit in the instant of death.
Then... release.
Lu Li knew exactly what this was.
In the original work, this was the final blow from the Doommon before it died.
But in the face of death, Star will shield March 7 from this fatal blow.
It was precisely her strong will to sacrifice and fight that attracted Nanook's attention and activated the star core within her.
Thus, Xing embarked on a pioneering journey.
Hold on...
Lu Li's Adam's apple bobbed, and his hands clenched tightly together.
This is the most crucial point.
He cannot move; he must make it happen.
As an observer.
He shouldn't, and can't, interfere with the fate of the main characters.
The plot must follow the original storyline.
This is the right way...
Then, in Lu Li's eyes—that light shone.
The purple light completed its final compression in that single second.
The doomsday beast's tattered eyes snapped open, its crimson pupils spinning wildly.
The closest figure has been identified... March 7th.
Lu Li clenched his fists, countless thoughts flashing through his mind in an instant.
Reason told him that this was the 'safest' option.
He cannot interfere, nor can he change the plot.
But deep down, a voice kept questioning him.
Are we really going to... just stand by and watch them get attacked?
This is not a game, nor is it a movie.
It is reality.
What if things don't turn out the way they did in the original story?
The final fate of Na Xing and March 7th was...
Reason and emotion clashed fiercely in Lu Li's mind.
But in the end... Lu Li managed to suppress the urge to take action.
It's fine.
Lu Li comforted herself.
From the moment I met Xing until now, everything has unfolded exactly as I remember the story.
So even if he doesn't intervene, March 7th and Xing will definitely be safe and sound, just like he remembers...
For some reason, Lu Li suddenly thought of the tramp that had deviated from its original path.
Are you really... alright?
Then, Lu Li saw it.
March 7th is smiling.
Because they defeated the Doomsday Beast, and because all of them were safe and sound.
So she smiled as brightly as a fool.
Before Lu Li could even react, the roar had already escaped his lips.
"It's not dead yet, March, get out of the way—!!"