After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 340 - 123 Will You Kill Her to Save the World?
"Please use these." The dwarven master looked at Ahtal and Hecate expressionlessly, placed two cups of tea on the table, and then quickly left the living room.
He no longer wanted to have any contact with this master and apprentice duo. If he accidentally overheard any dangerous information, he would be more likely to encounter danger.
"Teacher, did we bully the master too much?" Xi Mu looked at the dwarven master fleeing as if in escape and seemed to feel somewhat guilty.
Upon hearing that, Hecate smiled wryly, "When you used me to threaten him, I didn’t see you feeling guilty."
Xi Mu pondered seriously for a moment, "Maybe we’ll compensate him with money afterward."
"If it can be compensated for with money, that’s also a way to make amends," Hecate picked up a teacup from the table and took a sip, then gazed at her disciple beside her and whispered,
"Disciple, do you have the resolve to strike down someone close to you?"
"Teacher, what do you mean by that?" Xi Mu furrowed his brows, but saw Hecate extend her hand to caress his cheek, her eyes like black pearls bearing unprecedented seriousness.
"If one day Eden asks you to kill her and tells you that this is the only method of saving the world, would you be willing to act?"
"..." Xi Mu fell silent for a long while and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is this the destiny you foresaw, Teacher?"
Hecate did not answer, but she raised her hand to rub Ahtal’s head. While she didn’t use words, her action nonetheless provided an answer.
The atmosphere quieted down.
"Is killing Eden the only way to save the world?" Xi Mu asked another question, only to see Hecate shake her head softly and say,
"It’s the method with the highest chance of success."
"I understand, Teacher," Xi Mu said as he rose to his feet, bracing himself on his knees, intending to leave the living room, but suddenly stopped.
He turned his head to look at Hecate sitting elegantly on the sofa and said,
"Teacher also dislikes the idea of fate being predetermined, right?"
"Of course," Hecate replied with a smile, and upon hearing her words, Xi Mu smiled with a sense of relief and without hesitation turned and walked out of the living room.
"Then, I too must learn from you on this."
"..." Hecate watched her disciple’s departing figure, took a light sip of tea, and fell into a prolonged silence.
After a while, she let out a weary sigh.
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Country of Art.
Half Moon Street.
Golden Opera House.
Finely dressed songstresses and dancers displayed their brilliance on stage, a pity that there were only a handful of spectators.
Xi Mu stepped on the soft carpet and sat down in the front row of the audience, next to the Witch of Death, with Sister Sharon clad in black latex seated beside them.
"Sharon, have you made any progress during this time?"
"Does coming to the Golden Opera House to listen to music count?" Sharon smiled at Ahtal, her hands folded in front of her abdomen.
In this period, she had mostly been accompanying the Witch of Death to listen to music and occasionally enjoy some delicious desserts. As for persuading the Witch of Death to give up merging life and death, there had been no progress. In fact, she was close to giving up.
"That counts, the tickets for the Golden Opera House are very expensive," Xi Mu chuckled lightly, then shifted his gaze to the stage.
Soon after, the curtain fell on the stage.
"Witch of Death, I’d like to ask you for a favor," Xi Mu spoke, addressing the Witch of Death beside him, "I have learned the conditions for becoming a demon."
"What are the conditions?" Witch of Death asked calmly. She was very willing to help Ahtal become a demon because Ahtal was on the same side as her and he had helped her a lot.
However, she needed to know the specific ritual conditions to assist Ahtal properly.
"To play the same game with most people in the world," Xi Mu gave the answer, "As long as they all participate, whether they win or lose, it counts as the ritual being fulfilled."
Witch of Death answered immediately, "I can do that."
"Aren’t you going to ask more about it?" Xi Mu asked surprisedly, only to see the Witch of Death glancing at Sharon and speaking coldly,
"I’m not as miserly as the Goddess of Death. Since you have the potential to become a demon, then I’m willing to help you."
"You’re truly a good boss," Xi Mu said jokingly, "I feel like I can’t do without you anymore."
Witch of Death shook her head slightly and took out a letter and handed it to Ahtal beside her,
"This is your letter."
"..." Xi Mu opened the envelope and after a glance, his smiling face turned solemn. It was an invitation from Sol, an invitation to a duel to the death.
"You can refuse," Witch of Death said, "As soon as the overlap of life and death is lifted, he will die immediately."
"Who knows when the Goddess of Death will show up?" Xi Mu looked up at the ceiling of the opera house and let out a weary sigh, "People are enduring the cold while also suffering from hunger, but they have no way to die."
At this point, he smiled at Sharon again.
"Of course, I don’t blame the Goddess of Death, and I understand her concerns, but does it really make sense to keep this stalemate going?"
Sharon remained silent.
"The struggle between the goddess and the witch is instead affecting innocent people," Xi Mu mused to himself, "To avoid the torture of hunger, many have started eating soil to fill their stomachs, yet because they cannot die, the mud in their bellies tortures them till they cannot bear to live."
He rose to his feet, bracing his knees, and sighed towards Sharon,
"The world has turned into... Hell." With those words, he turned and left the opera house.
Sharon lowered her eyelids, contemplating Ahtal’s words. If All Gods had the power to deal with the Witch of Death, they would have already taken action to resolve it.
And if they could not deal with the Witch of Death, then why continue the standoff, thus allowing innocent people to be tormented.
