Chapter 496

Chapter 496: Return to Acheron

Acheron.

When Karoso returned from the continent, he crashed onto the ship like a cannonball.

"Karoso, are you okay!" 『』 reached out but couldn’t catch him. Seeing Karoso’s pale face and a terrible wound on his chest, he trembled as he helped him up.

"The young master is hurt so badly…"

"The young master’s strength should be enough on any continent. Who is the enemy that could hurt him like this?"

"Damn it, dare to come to Acheron and let him know what color the Netherworld Flower is!"

"When we reach Acheron, just throw him into the sea to feed the fish!"

Tige came to Karoso’s side with a serious expression, looking down at him.

To be honest, how Karoso managed to move his body to the continent, even Tige could not understand.

In theory, even a god has to reach the other shore to leave Acheron, and they must have a physical body, a lifespan, and their fate must not indicate it is their time to die, to go back at a specific time and place.

But Karoso? He actually used his own power to move that monster to the continent and could still return for some time.

This is a kind of power that Tige has never seen or heard of before.

It must be unique to Karoso.

This is not surprising, after all, no one knows about the Mirror World except Karoso, and no one has interacted with their own self in the Mirror World.

"Ahem… I’m fine…" Karoso said while spitting out some pieces of his insides.

It shows how great the burden was for him this time out.

Hyros is not a weakling either; he is also an experienced ninth-level fighter. That axe almost split Karoso in half.

Fortunately, Karoso can use the support function, otherwise, he might not have been able to protect Teresa and the others during their escape.

Sometimes, being a prophet does not mean you can handle everything well.

The gap of Absolute Power cannot be bridged by just a little information difference.

"Why are you so foolish? Why do you have to work so hard…?" 『』 looked at Karoso’s miserable state and couldn’t help but shed tears. "Even if Teresa gets caught, her brother would not hurt her…"

"Not everyone is like that." Karoso took deep breaths, "Not all revolutionary soldiers are tough. Some people fearlessly risk their lives to pave the way for future generations. But for some, going to Winter Fortress might just be following the crowd, a moment of excitement. If they get caught, and some of them betray the revolutionary army, it will deal a huge blow to morale and make more people hesitant."

Young people can be easily stirred up. They can charge forward when taking action, but afterwards they might be scared.

Or rather, they get scared when they truly have to pay the price.

Just like those who bravely fight against criminals, their adrenaline surges while fighting, but once they calm down, they think of their family and children, and they might not be so bold anymore.

"Instead of that, why not lead them to safety, help them escape, and strengthen their current beliefs? Let them carry the dreams of the fallen forward. At least, with my help, they should feel more determined and brave. Even if it doesn’t work out, it will give them a bit more hope."

"Now that you’ve reached Acheron, you should see how small your continent is, right? Even so, do you really want to waste so much time on those meaningless people?" Tige spoke.

"Ha, Dad, my father taught me since I was young to be responsible for the people of Canglang Province. If I promised something, I must keep it." Karoso said quietly, "I promised my friends to show them a better continent, not one filled with oppression."

"I know the world is big, but my vision is short at the moment. I can’t see those faraway things, nor do I want to think about what it will be like after becoming a god. I just want to focus on doing well right now."

"If you can’t even do well now, how can you talk about the future?"

"Also, some of my friends have said that with great power comes great responsibility."

"If I have this power but only think about my own future and not how to help the whole land, my heart might not be at peace."

"If I leave with regrets, the day I become a god might also be the day I fall."

[Wow, so Master Karoso is really doing this more for us?]

[You just found out…]

[Don’t forget that even though Master Karoso was in middle school at that time, he remembered.]

[Yes, he kept all the promises he made to us, and he saved everyone he said he would.]

[He helped us fulfill many regrets and things we couldn’t resolve.]

[I suddenly feel a bit touched, what’s happening…]

[Even though we are watching animated characters, they are real people, and he is truly bleeding for what we want to see.]

"Damn it, I really hate all this nonsense," Tige said, pulling a bottle of rum from his pocket, opening it, and pouring it directly onto Karoso.

Karoso had already lost too much blood and was very thirsty; he instinctively opened his mouth.

"Cough cough…"

The drink went down, and Karoso started coughing wildly.

"Hey! He is seriously injured right now!" 『』 quickly stopped Tige.

"Hey, I don’t care about how serious the injury is; as long as he isn’t dead, it’s a light injury. All I know is he just won a battle, and he needs to drink to celebrate!" Tige laughed heartily.

"Yes, after a victory, we need to drink to celebrate!" Karoso reached out to Tige, saying, "Give me a bottle!"

"Goodness, he is truly my descendant; here you go!"

Tige took out a bottle of rum again and tossed it to Karoso.

Glug glug.

Karoso popped the cap off the bottle and started drinking it in big gulps.

The drink felt like a fire, burning wildly inside Karoso, making his wounds hurt even more.

In fact, he was bleeding even more than before.

"They’re crazy, why are you going crazy too?" 『』 said, and she quickly ran to the cabin, using a blanket to make a simple bandage for Karoso.

Bright red blood soon soaked the bandage.

"What kind of blood is this!" 『』 looked at Tige.

Tige did not answer but called out, "Today we won the battle! We are trapped in Acheron, and he showed us an amazing show! I’m happy today, so no one gets to leave without getting drunk!"

"Oh!"

The pirates cheered loudly.

One by one, they brought out rum brewed from souls from the cabin and drank it eagerly.

The pirates happily danced and sang, letting the Dutch ship sail on towards the shore.

In less than an hour, they were swaying all over the place from drinking.

Karoso’s wound was already bandaged; he leaned against the cabin wall, happily watching the pirates in front of him.

If we really can’t go back, we’ll just have to keep running in the Mirror World.

It was a bit of a hassle, but this kind of life is not so bad.

Tige looked at Karoso, who was laughing there, and spoke as if he had made up his mind, "How about a wedding for this little guy tomorrow?"