Chapter 550 - 496: Escaped (1/2)

”I figured that I'll find you here.”

An old man wearing a very old black robe riddled with holes appeared next to a black-haired woman. He didn't stare at her but looked at the person she was watching with an absent-minded look.

”I'm not stopping you so why don't you go talk to him?”

Death looked at his student, Anastassia, and spoke, his tone gentler than usual.

For some time, the woman didn't talk and only looked at the frail and thin young man who was doing harsh manual labor to support himself and his sick mother. Seeing that he got no response, the elder spoke again:

”That is right, the current him hasn't met you yet.”

”…”

Anastassia jet black pupils shook as her eyes became a bit watery but she turned her head away, afraid that the old man might see.

”You had only one path and you chose it. It is too late for regret now, child.”

After he said that, both he and his student vanished, appearing in a desolate place far away. The two crossed the river of time and went back to one fateful day.

”It is almost time to pass my duty to you. You've learned almost everything and it is time to harvest the first soul.”

He raised his bony hands and pointed a figure shrouded in black not far away from them. They were floating in space with only darkness surrounding them, the only source of light was of the faraway stars.

The woman looked at the two silhouettes a distance away, her hands slightly shaking.

”In fact, the one and only way to become Death itself is by erasing that which should not have existed.”

The old man sighed as he stared at the shrouded silhouette. Facing the target was a youngster wearing a jet black armor which made him merge with his surroundings. He was holding a two-handed sword which was soaking with fresh blood.

”I, I can't.”

Anastassia staggered a few steps and hid her shaky hands under her sleeves. She didn't even dare look at Zodiak, who had a gaping hole in his chest and was soon about to die.

”He's my-”

The old man cut her off and retorted:

”Arthur is, no, was your friend. Zodiak is not him and if you wish for your friend to return, you must do this!”

Without even realizing it, both she and Death were getting closer to the old man, Zodiak. As for Leiu, he glanced at them before turning around leaving.

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It was a sky-piercing mountain, its size was truly absurd. It towered over everything on this planet and remained unscathed despite the Celestial Tribulation hovering around it. Red and purple lightning danced in the air, sometimes striking the mountain but damaging only a minuscule part of it.

Currently, this place, which was the boundary between the Cloud See Universe and the System Universe, was filled with people. It's a dangerous place where only the strong can enter but in the recent period, many cultivators and players have come, expectantly waiting for the tribulation to erupt.

In the sky, you could see a massive spaceship which was a third of this ginormous mountain. It was moved relying solely on very advanced technology, it even had thousands of cannons ready to fire.

Both on the peak and foot of the mountain, there stood numerous people, most notable of them were Marshals belonging to the Cloud Sea Empire and high-leveled players belonging to the System.

However, many other factions were quite curious about the tribulation so they sent their best experts, eager to witness what's going to happen. There were even second-grade clans and sects but they stood a distance away from the mountain, afraid to anger the big heads.

”Is this distance enough?”

Jian Si, now officially the sect master of the Mountain Ba Sword Sect, spoke to a woman standing next to her. The woman had black hair and was wearing a mask which covered the entirety of her face.

”Yes.”

Cold Sword didn't know what exactly happened to Arthur but she did hear about Lucy's raid and how the Cloud Sea Sect put a hefty bounty on her head. It wasn't surprising to see her cover her appearance but she didn't know why she'd come here, moreover, she even personally came and requested her help.

As it was quite a dangerous place, Jian Si only brought the grand elder of the sect with her, excluding Lucy, of course.

The elder was curious about the sect master's friend but he remained silent, fully trusting Cold Sword.

Lucy's reply was short as she was busy cleaning the silver revolver, which seemed a bit different. She didn't know how exactly but when she came to her senses, she found her saber and gun next to her body. Her first guess was Timos, who highly praised this masterpiece crafted by her husband.

”What exactly are you going to do?”