Chapter 893
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Chapter 893 Merlin Makes a Move
He wasn’t as selfless as Zhou Ping, nor as altruistic as Wang Mian. At his core, he was still that youth who knelt beside Zhao Kongcheng’s dying body in Cangnan City, pointing at the neon-lit city in the rain, asking “Is it worth it for them?”
He knew his choice might not befit a “Night Watchman,” but what of it?
He joined the Night Watchmen not to protect humanity, but for a ten-year promise.
Along this journey, Lin Qiye had experienced much and met various Night Watchmen – Ye Fan, Zuo Qing, Li Deyang, Wang Mian, Lu Qiu… He admired their radiant spirit and tried his best to fulfill his duties, to be a qualified Night Watchman.
But in the depths of his soul, he was Lin Qiye first, and a Night Watchman second.
Just as [Night Curtain] stated when it was established, “The world is too vast, humanity too numerous, we can’t manage it all, nor do we want to… I only wish for those I cherish under this night curtain to live in eternal peace…”
Within the reach of that night curtain, Lin Qiye could protect all living beings.
But he was still too weak now, his night curtain could only protect those precious ones around him.
Although this might disappoint Wang Mian, might make him unworthy of being a Night Watchman… if he could stand here now, with the [Immortality] Jialan gave him, watching those he cherished die before his eyes while surviving alone, he would no longer be Lin Qiye.
So,
Lin Qiye moved through the murky seawater,
Approaching the long sword deeply embedded in the stomach wall.
His eyes were filled with determination.
Just as he reached out, his fingertips about to touch [Yiyuan]’s hilt, a resigned sigh came from behind him.
“Ah…”
Lin Qiye’s body trembled. As he was about to turn around, a hand gently grabbed his wrist and lowered it.
At some point, Merlin had appeared behind him, wearing a deep blue magical robe with a hood, holding a faintly glowing staff.
“Lord Merlin?!”
Lin Qiye was stunned at the sight of this figure.
After several seconds, he finally reacted, shock appearing on his face.
It’s worth noting that this wasn’t the Divine Mental Hospital – for Merlin to appear here without his permission meant…
“You’ve been discharged?” Lin Qiye asked in surprise.
Merlin smiled slightly, his profound eyes gazing into Lin Qiye’s, seeming to see into the depths of his heart.
“If I hadn’t come out, you would have developed heart demons…”
Lin Qiye froze in place.
Merlin was right.
His choice to pull out this sword was indeed following his heart’s deepest desire, and he wouldn’t regret it… but similarly, once he pulled out this sword, it would mean an indelible stain on his identity as a Night Watchman.
How would he face his identity as a Night Watchman then? How would he face the new recruits in the training camp, and how would he face Wang Mian?
The moment he pulled out that sword, Night Watchman Lin Qiye would cease to exist.
After a moment of silence, Lin Qiye still said, “I won’t regret it.”
“I know you won’t regret it, but some things are better left undone.” Merlin patted his shoulder, his gaze falling on the long sword, speaking in a deeply reassuring tone,
“Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything.”
Lord Merlin reached out and pulled Lin Qiye behind him. He looked up at the approaching silver ring, his eyes slightly narrowed, streaks of starlight flashing in his pupils, as if he could glimpse the tracks of fate.
Looking at that towering figure, Lin Qiye’s anxious and panicked emotions instantly vanished, his mind completely relaxing.
Merlin gave him the feeling of an incredibly reliable elder. Now that he was here, all the difficulties troubling Lin Qiye would be resolved.
Could this time loop trap them? Could it trap the great God of Magic?
Praise the God of Magic!!
“Lord Merlin, do you have a way to rescue us without destroying the time loop?” Lin Qiye couldn’t help but ask.
“Of course I do.” Merlin nodded, withdrawing his gaze, and added, “But there’s no need…”
“Why?”
“This loop has already been broken. Even if I used magic to send you all out, after the time laws erase everything, it would collapse automatically…
Moreover, its mission is basically complete.”
Mission basically complete?
Lin Qiye heard the last sentence and felt confused, “What was its mission?”
“I’ll tell you later.” Merlin looked at the end of the long sword before him, at the slowly rotating ring of light, and spoke softly, “Now, I need to end all this.”
As the silver ring gradually approached from above, in the deep sea, Merlin reached out his hand, gently gripped [Yiyuan]’s hilt, and slowly began to pull it out…
As the blade gradually withdrew from the stomach wall, the light ring at its end began to flash intensely. The time around Merlin began to fluctuate chaotically, sometimes accelerating, sometimes slowing, sometimes nearly stopping… like a television signal stuttering, mysterious and strange.
Merlin’s eyes narrowed, a white magic array opened beneath his feet, synchronizing the flow of time with the surroundings. His hand suddenly exerted force, pulling the sword from the stomach wall like lightning.
Simultaneously, the expanding silver ring above suddenly stalled, then shattered piece by piece, disappearing into nothingness.
The time laws here were completely dissolved.
…
Outside the fishing village.
Along the coast at night, bright searchlights had long been set up, illuminating the entire coastline as bright as day. Figures bustled about on the beach, seemingly recording data.
Lv Ruici stood beside the carriage, looking at Master Chen sitting cross-legged on a boulder by the shore in the distance, sighing helplessly.
“Still haven’t found that fishing village?” Zhou Dao walked over from afar and asked.
Lv Ruici shook his head, “Master has been sitting there for a day now, still hasn’t found a way to enter the village… Who knows how [Mask] and [Night Curtain] are doing inside.”
Zhou Dao opened his mouth, about to say something, when suddenly, a shattering boom came from the sky.
Under the dim sky, a silver ring flashed and disappeared, followed by a semi-transparent domain opening in the void, black qi flames burning fiercely, as an terrifyingly extreme fluctuation suddenly descended.
