Chapter 599 - Young Man, Wish You a Beautiful Life (1/2)

Chapter 599: Young Man, Wish You a Beautiful Life

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The protector’s words made Link stop. He glanced at Gretel. She was “frozen” in the spatial seal. A bloody gaping hole practically went straight through her. Her entire body was covered in blood. Flesh lay on the ground around her. Her frozen eyes were opened listlessly. Her pupils had started expanding, but her head was raised slightly. Her gaze was directed at Link’s current position.

Her expression was complicated. There was some happiness but also bitterness. No one could pinpoint her thoughts.

Something was clear though. If Link removed the spatial seal and didn’t receive any help, she would die within a few minutes.

“She doesn’t have any power to fight back.” Link didn’t want to do it.

“She doesn’t now, but you won’t let her die. You have enough power to save her. As long as she’s alive, she will try to destroy the Book of Creation piece. She will be your opponent… So, if you let her live, you won’t be able to get the piece.”

The protector’s words were heartless. He’d given Link a very cruel choice. He could either choose the Book of Creation or choose to save Gretel. He could only choose one.

Judging from the performance earlier, the protector was abnormally strong, reaching Level-19. Link had no confidence to break through the obstacles set by something like that.

“People can change. She might not be that insistent,” Link tried to persuade the protector.

The protector shook his head. “It seems that you don’t know her well enough. Can you easily persuade a dragon queen who has lived for more than 2000 years and seen all the horrors of life? No, you can’t. No one can change what she’s already decided. You can’t either…young man!”

He emphasized the last two words, pointing out Link’s age.

He wasn’t wrong. Link may possess great power now and experienced more than most humans, but he was still in his twenties. Even if he added his days from both worlds, he wouldn’t be older than 50. His experiences and knowledge couldn’t help him understand someone that had existed for 2000 years.

It was like how an innocent child couldn’t understand an adult. They could live under the same roof but weren’t living at the same level at all.

This was a fact. Link couldn’t refute it.

Seeing that Link admitted it, the protector continued, “The Book of Creation contains unlimited power. Once you have it, you’ll stand at the peak of Firuman and become the ultimate sovereign. At the peak, there is freezing wind. Countless people will have their eyes on your power, trying to steal your glory. Your closest friends will stab a dagger into your heart. Your most trusted will give you poisoned wine. Your lover will become the one who ends you. If a sovereign wishes to remain for eternity, you must be lonely… So, end her life!”

The protector’s words were magical. When he spoke, different images appeared in Link’s mind uncontrollably.

In the images, Eliard stared at him from a dark corner with hatred. When he was sleeping, Celine’s hands gripped around a poisoned dagger. The reports Lucy gave him were all faked…They were images of all his friends betraying him.

Other images appeared too. They weren’t about him anymore. Instead, they were historical events from Firuman and Earth that he’d read before. In these images, the kings and emperors were all alone. To get the throne, fathers killed sons, brothers killed each other, and mothers killed sons. There were endless tragedies and unspeakable darkness.

Whoosh, whoosh. Cold wind sounded in Link’s ears. He thought back to the protector’s words.

If a sovereign wishes to remain for eternity, you must be lonely. At the peak, there is freezing wind!

Yes, the wind was too bone-chilling. They were only hallucinations, but even with his strong mind, Link still shuddered subconsciously.

The protector’s shadow had a pair of glowing eyes. Those eyes seemed to see through everything. Looking at Link, he could see his soul. “Young man, what is your choice? Lonely glory or a mortal’s happiness?”

Link looked at the bloodied and dying Gretel again. After a pause, he said, “I choose…”

To be honest, he didn’t know what to choose. This was the first time he felt lost after coming to this world.

Before he could finish, his vision flashed quickly. He glanced and saw the mission from earlier—the Piece that Shouldn’t Exist. The mission flashed with blinding red light. It wasn’t just to show its existence but also to remind Link that the God of Light wanted him to destroy it.

At the same time, the sword spirit’s voice rang in his mind again. Another voice appeared in my mind. It said one sentence: all existences in the world have hearts. If one’s heart is blinded, the world will have no light.

The sentence was mysterious. After hearing it, Link’s heart twitched. Something flashed past his mind. It was fleeting, like a rabbit sprinting in the grass, but he could see the blurry figure.

Experience told Link that if he couldn’t decide, then he shouldn’t get affected by the outside world and decide brashly. He should think carefully to prevent making an irrevocable mistake.

Thus, he shut his mouth and fell silent again.

“What is your choice, young man?” the protector urged.

Link shook his head. “I haven’t decided. You’ve already waited for so long. You can wait a bit longer, right?”

“Indeed…I will wait for your decision.”

Link thought back to the sword spirit’s words. He composed himself and carefully sensed his surroundings. More than ten minutes later, a light flashed in Link’s mind. He had a hypothesis.

Nothing is restricting my power recovery, and the space isn’t sealed. I can still use spatial magic. Does that mean that the restrictions on transmissions and flight aren’t real?

Thinking of that, Link ignored the protector and took out the Ode of the Full Moon. He started practicing the Soul Furnace battle technique.

He went through each move slowly. His thoughts were sinking too. After a long while, Link’s heart suddenly jumped. There was something abnormal. It was in his soul rather than the environment.