Chapter 867: Double Kill!

Lynn lowered his head bitterly. His eyes glistening, he revealed a faint smile and said,

“Because this is part of life, too.”

“I think this is one of the few things I can do for you. Even though what I did was truly awful, seeing a god who’s been tormented by a curse and forcing herself to stay strong finally show the anger and embarrassment of an ordinary girl... even if I really do get killed, it should still mean something, right...”

“So I’m truly happy. I’m happy I got to see you like this.”

“At least it makes me feel that all of this meant something.”

At that moment,

a breeze brushed past Lynn’s face and his gentle, caring smile, tinged with relief. It was beautiful, like a flower blooming in hell.

She stared at him blankly, losing herself for a moment.

Even she herself didn’t know it.

It was as if, in that instant,

her heart had given a sudden, powerful thump.

When she came to her senses, her gaze darted away from his as if she’d been shocked. A little flustered, she instinctively clutched the hem of her clothes.

Her heart pounded uncontrollably.

Her mind went blank.

Though she was a unified god formed from the ascended consciousness of countless members of the Colossus Civilization, and for so long had been ruled by the lofty divinity she possessed as a Colossus, the individual will she represented was still an untouched wasteland.

And Lynn was like a gardener,

cultivating and nurturing vivid new growth in the blank, human side of her.

That made her feel flustered despite herself.

It was as if everything he did was meant to turn her into an ordinary girl, and as she spent time with him, she was steadily leaning in the direction he wanted...

“I... I...”

She bit her lip, avoiding his gaze, and clutched her hem tightly, her thoughts in a hurried, jumbled mess.

Lynn looked at her and spoke softly. “But I know you definitely won’t forgive me... After all, I did something so unreasonable to you. But I really hope that after today, you’ll remember what I said. You have to learn how to live, and learn quickly...”

“Try hard to adapt to the environment in hell and get along better with others. Then, even if I really do die... I think I’d be happy...”

He smiled, then slowly and contentedly closed his eyes.

There was still a glimmer of moisture at the corners of his eyes.

Like a dying man who had already seen through life, he quietly awaited his fate.

Yes.

If things went like this, he should be satisfied.

【Ding! You have triggered the special System achievement: Even You Moved Yourself. Congratulations, you have received 200 base experience points.】

【Even You Moved Yourself】 Special Achievement: Just as the name suggests, this can only truly be triggered when your own act is so convincing that it moves you, too. It’s like telling so much nonsense that you start believing it yourself. This proves that the host’s Charisma has nearly reached perfection. Without ten years as a Stroke victim, there’s no way you could be this deeply moved by your own words. It also demonstrates your exceptional ability to immerse yourself in your role and the atmosphere and emotions you create. Congratulations, you have received the following permanent bonuses: 【Infectious Aura】 skill level +1, Morality -2, Charisma +2, mental energy +5%.

Still immersed in the moment, he kept his eyes shut, ignoring the damn System’s badly timed interruption and its slanderous remarks about him.

He waited slowly.

At last,

he heard the slow footsteps coming from the other side.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw the silver-haired girl who was the Colossus’s Brain standing before him with her head bowed. Her eyelashes lowered, she didn’t dare look at him as she carefully began untying the ropes around his body.

Such a tiny, adorable silver-haired girl, shyly avoiding his gaze as she untied his ropes for him.

Lynn’s gaze gradually softened.

“I’m sorry... I was wrong about you...”

Her voice was so quiet it was almost like a mosquito’s buzz, and it could melt your heart.

She slowly untied the ropes around his wrists.

At last, Lynn was free.

But just as the Colossus’s Brain reached toward the ropes across his chest, Lynn grabbed her slender wrist.

He held it gently.

Lynn felt her body tremble almost instinctively. Her silver eyes darted away like a startled deer, and her petite frame reflexively tried to retreat. But with Lynn already holding her wrist, he pulled her directly into his arms.

He held her close, leaving her no room to pull away.

“You don’t have to apologize to me...”

Lynn held her in his arms, his voice as gentle as a breeze flowing through sunlit fields, one arm wrapped around her slender waist.

“Because we’ve always been family, inseparable from each other.”

Those words were like opium, instantly making you let down every defense. Even if you possessed Root-level power, you’d find yourself with no way to use it.

Just like with any girl, once you’d won her over enough, even the strongest girl would go limp in your presence.

Unable to resist your gentle advances.

She let him hold her like this.

The Colossus’s Brain was also lost in a blank haze. Her trembling eyes grew misty. Though her little hands made a faint, unconscious attempt to resist, she had already been softened completely by his tenderness, and could only let him hold her tightly, unable to fight back.

I won’t let you die, either...

Because I’ve already thought of plenty of ways to help you avoid that fate...

She closed her eyes without thinking, almost as if she had given up resisting entirely, letting him hold her in his arms.

【Ding! The Colossus’s Brain has completely lost the ability to resist you. Trust in you +10.】

【Ding! You made the Colossus’s Brain lose the ability to resist. The target’s Affinity toward you +15, Trust +12.】

【Ding! You made the Colossus’s Brain lose the ability to resist. The target’s Affinity toward you +20, Trust +15.】

Lynn (★ᴗ★)y

【Threat -2】

Double kill!

So does that mean I’ve pulled off the final counterattack?

In that case, I shouldn’t get killed again, right?

Sigh!

This is really too hard. It’s really, really too hard!