Chapter 7. Persistent stubbornness
"...It was also here that I took Vina and tried again and again, hitting my head and bleeding, exhausting all my strength, and finally found that I couldn't break free from the shackles of the sinking world. At that moment, I knew
Not everything I can do if I want to do it.”
Zhou Jinru was silent, grabbing the edge of the rooftop with his fingers. After a long time, he slowly said: "Have you tried your best?"
"I am sure that with all my strength, I can't take Wei Na away. I can only watch her stay here. You don't think this place can exist forever, do you?"
There are more and more cracks on Big Ben, and every time a hole is forced open, it is one step closer to collapse.
"For the last time, I can only leave alone and lose Vina forever. This is the ending."
"This is your ending, not mine."
Zhou Jinru stood up, and Mr. KFC shouted from behind: "So what if you refuse to give up? You try again and again until Big Ben collapses. Is it any difference if you leave alone?"
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Jinru turned around and rushed over, grabbing the opponent's collar with all his strength. Half of the latter's body was hanging on the edge of the rooftop.
"You are you and I am me. Listen carefully. If you fail, it is your fault. I will not fail. Don't use your perspective to replace me! Have you really tried your best?!"
"I used all my strength! If there was any way, I couldn't leave Wei Na in the dream! She died, she died in front of me, I couldn't save her! Do you think I don't want to save her?
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Zhou Jinru threw Mr. KFC back hard and said with a sullen face: "I'm different from you. You failed, but I haven't."
"There is no sun here, and the defender's power has its limits. Even if you try your best, you still can't do it!"
"You are persuading me to give up. You have been persuading me to give up. I suspect that you are an accomplice of those monsters. Don't force me to do it!"
Zhou Jinru returned to Wei Na, and there was no concealment of the quarrel between them. The lion looked at Zhou Jinru, and then at Mr. KFC, his eyes constantly wandering.
"Ignore him, he's just a coward."
"Aguang, are you okay?"
Zhou Jinru shook his head: "It's okay, don't worry, I will take you away."
"Well, I believe you."
A few minutes later, Big Ben began to glow with gleam again. In an instant, Zhou Jinru entered the light form, and the golden light was extremely dazzling.
He said softly: "Vina, no matter what happens, just run and don't look back. As long as you leave the dream, you can wake up in reality."
Wei Na said nervously: "What do you want to do?"
"Take you back and do what I should do."
Zhou Jinru's figure was almost transparent, and Mr. KFC not far away watched this scene quietly, with a painful look in his tawny eyes.
"I asked, were you the same as me back then?"
No one responded to Zhou Jinru’s question.
When the time was up, he waved his fist and instantly opened a dark hole, shouting: "Vina, run!"
The lion ran towards the hole, and ten seconds was enough for her to enter it. However, the closer she got, the slower her pace became, and the invisible pulling force dragged her body. The hole was so close in front of her, but she could no longer move forward.
Again, again, there was nothing they could do.
Mr. KFC closed his eyes in pain.
"I said that I am different from you. Have you really tried your best?"
The golden light is getting stronger and stronger, even the foggy gray sky is illuminated. Zhou Jinru in the form of light is still getting brighter. He is like a small sun, emitting light in the cold, harsh, lifeless world.
Light and heat.
Taking a step forward with trembling legs, Wei Na was surprised to find that she could move. Although only a little, the restraint from the black silk thread was indeed weakening!
"You didn't! So you failed!"
Mr. KFC was shocked: "You will die! The burning vitality of the complete light form will accelerate your death!"
"Shut up! You have experienced the same thing. Have you ever thought about this path?!"
Blood flowed from Zhou Jinru's eyes, nose, and ears. He felt as if his face was on fire. His whole body turned into a burning meteor, smashing into the boundless darkness, and was swallowed up instantly!
I am a flying fish. You want to break off my wings. Now that I am here, can you catch me?
He fell to the ground, and monsters surged up like a tide.
Infinite light struggled to walk in the sticky darkness. Zhou Jinru unleashed all his power. No twisted monster could pass under his hand, and they all turned into completely dead corpses.
"Stay, stay, stay..."
Words like mental pollution flowed in his ears, Zhou Jinru ignored them and just moved forward.
As he stirred, the depths of darkness fluctuated violently, and the black thread wrapped around Vina suddenly retracted. She staggered, crashed into the hollow, and disappeared without a trace.
Mr. KFC was left alone in the same place. Slowly, he covered his face and squatted on the edge of the rooftop of Big Ben.
"This is the reason for my failure. More than ever, I know what I should do and how to do it for the best benefit. I value my life extremely because I am the one who can change the world. This is my destiny.
, but it’s different now, I lost, but I didn’t lose either.”
The Big Ben tower collapsed, and countless rubble fell from the sky, disappearing completely.
In the depths of darkness, a pile of corpses lay at Zhou Jinru's feet. He seemed to be a tireless natural warrior, killing all the twisted creatures he could see.
A mountain of corpses was piled up, and a withered head rolled down. He held the gun barrel supporting his body and felt the flow of power in his body.
The burst of power far exceeded the normal level, triggering the protective mechanism, and the power declined faster than usual.
Wei Na has already left. As expected, the other party's target is herself, and the purpose of catching Wei Na is to lure her into taking the bait.
"Why don't you retreat?!"
"Since I'm here, I won't back down!"
A phantom appeared in front of his eyes, also in the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. The back figure raised its head: "I'm blocking you here. Don't even think about taking a step forward. Don't say anything stupid. I never thought I could go back alive."
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Eventually life burns out.
"Stay, stay, stay..."
Endless murmurs came overwhelmingly.
It seemed as if there were countless hands grabbing Zhou Jinru's body and trying to drag him into it.
A bright silver light burst out from his chest, enveloped him, escaped into history, and disappeared from the darkness.
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Chapter completed!