I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 500 - 353 Truth (Two in One)_3
Chapter 500: Chapter 353 Truth (Two in One)_3
Philip burst into laughter.
“Actually, I’ve always been looking forward to seeing the expression on your face when you saw that I was still alive… As expected, you didn’t disappoint me. I felt your shock and confusion!”
“Indeed, I am very surprised,” Chen Lun admitted with a nod.
“According to the diary you left behind, you should have been dead… Even Her Majesty Maggie told me that you failed in challenging Destiny.”
“Maggie…”
Philip suddenly fell silent.
Chen Lun noticed that his already haggard face displayed a look of yearning and pain, and his eyes, framed by deep dark circles, seemed somewhat dim.
“Jack, I have a favor to ask of you,” Philip said with a voice that was low and hoarse.
Realizing that his words might have triggered Philip’s sorrow, Chen Lun said,
“I’m sorry Philip…”
But the other shook his head and lifted his weary eyes to look at him, seemingly waiting for a response.
Chen Lun took a deep breath.
“What is it? Go ahead.”
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“Don’t tell Maggie that I’m alive…”
Philip gave a smile.
However, Chen Lun could not see any joy in it.
“Back then, Howard and I challenged our mentor Klaff together… We succeeded in the end, and the mentor fell by our combined hands. His Spirituality turned into a ‘Super A Level Mysterious Object – Human Comedy’… It was a black fountain pen, possessing the power to manipulate the fate of others, but it wasn’t compatible with me, so it ultimately went to Howard,”
Philip spoke slowly.
“On the other hand, we weren’t completely successful because we paid too high a price… Howard sustained severe injuries and began to become somewhat strange, and despite my eager anticipation of challenging Destiny to escape the ties of the Dream Realm, it didn’t go as wished… It even got worse!”
His voice grew tired.
“With each sleep, I’m forcibly dragged into the Dream Realm, and each time I enter, I appear in a different place… From the Forest of Nature to the Gloomy Plains, from the River of Blood to the Crystal Mountain Range, I uncontrollably draw closer to the deepest part of the Dream Realm, as if an invisible hand is pushing me inward, and eventually I will arrive directly at the end.”
Philip took a deep breath.
“I have a strong premonition that at the end of the Dream Realm lives the True God. Once that day comes, I will be beyond redemption… Therefore, I have resisted falling asleep all these years, and each time I dream, resisted waking up, trying to extend the time as long as possible, waiting for hope to arrive.”
He looked Chen Lun squarely in the eye and said, word by word,
“And that hope is you, Jack! Destiny’s guidance tells me that only you can save me!”
Chen Lun suddenly understood it all.
He was deeply shaken by what Philip had said.
After digesting the information for a moment, Chen Lun asked in a grave tone,
“So your guidance and help for me are also a way for you to save yourself?”
“You could say that…”
Philip nodded in acknowledgment but then shook his head to indicate,
“But I bear you no malice, nor do I have any intention of using you, Jack… I have merely done my best to help you while placing all my bets on you, a ‘friend’ from more than a decade away. If in the end, you choose to stand by and watch, I won’t blame you, because this matter…”
He trailed off into silence.
Chen Lun remained silent as well.
He realized just how difficult this entire matter was.
He also understood why Philip didn’t want him to let Her Majesty Maggie know that he was alive; given the seemingly hopeless situation, it was better to let a loved one worry and fret than to accept the fact that he was already dead.
“You don’t have to tell me your decision now, Jack,”
Philip suddenly revealed a smile again.
“Because I know that for you right now, it’s still too difficult.”
Chen Lun was slightly stunned, then softly said,
“Thank you.”
He thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and added,
“I will do my best, Philip.”
“Good, then I will also fight to hold on until that day.”
Philip’s smile brightened.
Just like when Chen Lun saw Arno’s smiling face at the end of darkness.
