Chapter 1850 - 174: Just Once

Fisher’s pupils contracted, and behind him, Pisces also let out a mocking voice,

"Previously, He Weng’s law should have only blossomed in the gap, right? Don’t forget, in reality, there’s still the authority of He Ya, whose force connects to its original authority. Now they’re using this broken law to repair the Destructive God’s, the aura of the Death Authority will infect them as carriers..."

However, in that black vortex, all kneeling humans frowned, enduring the torment under the rendering of the Death Authority...

But what about Elizabeth?

She was actually sinking downwards?

"You should know, according to the programs established before He Ya’s death, none of these people are at the moment of death... The desire to survive will become a sharp blade to resist the erosion of authority, but the Human Empress’s will to live is already like a flickering candle in the wind... Fear, regret, sorrow, and pain will turn into the food of authority, dragging her truly into death."

Fisher gazed at Elizabeth sinking continuously into the Death Authority below, a feeling that seemed to break his heart again surged upwards.

He dragged his injured body up, almost instinctively heading downwards.

Master Tao and Ashley beside him were slightly taken aback, hurriedly grasping the sleeve of his clothes, with Master Tao even directly saying,

"Are you crazy, trivial fish! Down there directly leads to the Death Authority, which is the True God’s presence. Even without your injuries, there’s no guarantee you’d come back whole!"

Ashley also nodded, frowning and saying,

"I told you long ago, when you decided to leave her and embark on your journey, your destinies were sealed... She’s set her heart on the new order, probably already dead inside about you, just waiting for the new order to turn you back to what you were. She doesn’t care about your current self, so what difference does it make if you go?"

After these words, it was instead Rafael behind who opened his mouth, seeming to have something to say.

But hearing this, Fisher just turned to look at Ashley, gritting his teeth, saying word by word,

"Do you think I believe in fate?"

"You..."

"I don’t want to explain any further, regardless of whether I am responsible for how she’s become now, but..."

Fisher paused, looking at Master Tao and Ashley in front of him,

"Master Tao, Valentina didn’t want you to die, I saved you for Valentina’s sake; Ashley, you care about Asuka so much, I hoped you could see her again, I saved you for Asuka. But Elizabeth, I want to save her...even just once...just once."

Ashley pursed her lips, the hand clutching his clothing unconsciously let go, pondering for a moment, she had to say,

"Honestly, this time I was dragging you all down, my survival is entirely due to you, so I certainly have no right to dictate to you... Perhaps you really can do it, you saved me and Master Tao, maybe you can really save everyone."

Master Tao clicked his tongue, as the peach blossom tied in the Flying Immortal Bun had been removed, so her long black hair fell messily down.

She was still unwilling for Fisher to go, not for anything else but purely for Valentina.

If something unfortunate happens to him in the Death Authority, it would be... She wouldn’t know how to explain it to Valentina.

He saved me, but I survived only to lose him?

This...

It’s no good persuading, Master Tao’s little brain suddenly had a flash of spirit light, looking towards Rafael behind.

Yeah, isn’t there a Dragon-man Species related to him here?

Although not Valentina, Master Tao could tell this Dragon-man Species had a child, so why not have the woman with his blood to persuade him?

"We outsiders don’t count when it comes to your trivial fish thoughts, let her speak."

With that, Master Tao ran behind Rafael, even pointing at her, which made Rafael slightly stunned, yet not enough, she even pretended seriously to blow a chilling wind behind Rafael,

"Let me clarify, that leads to Death Authority’s interior... no one knows what it’s like inside, it’s very dangerous. This trivial fish might go and never return, um... it’s like that... "

Fisher turned to look at Rafael, his gaze perhaps pleading.

Rafael clutched her lower abdomen, lowering her gaze, in deep thought.

Instinctively, she didn’t want Fisher to go.

Not to mention because of other females, but just for the risk inside, if Fisher unfortunately meets trouble, the soul of the child within her is yet to be reclaimed, still a dead fetus...

However, speaking of which, she hadn’t told Fisher this yet, that when she came to deliver medicine earlier, the last distance wasn’t enough, she couldn’t have saved him here, it was Elizabeth who completed that last stretch.

Ashley was wrong, this Elizabeth did care about Fisher, quite the contrary, she cared very much.

And for Fisher, even if no one ever told him of Elizabeth’s actions, even if she was still an antagonist crafting a grave mistake in his eyes, this mutual concern over each other’s safety speaks to the fact that they once deeply loved each other.

The warmth of that love, even today, has residual heat.

If Rafael refuses, it would not only be a betrayal of Elizabeth who brought her here last second to save Fisher, it would be a betrayal of Fisher’s past love.

Both sides had flaws in their choices that made it hard for Rafael to decide.

If so, let the soul decide everything.

Rafael suddenly remembered the silhouette of Fisher she watched from the carriage back then. She was actually thinking, all that time, of unveiling this human’s hypocritical mask.

But at the end, she realized he never regarded her as an inferior demi-human, didn’t have any biases against her kin who initiated the invasion. He bore kindness for all living creatures, and this drive to save everyone led him to spare what might have been a factor of destruction--herself...

Honestly, it was because of Fisher that the hatred-blinded Rafael of the past saw the world differently, and gradually became optimistic; for Moli, if it wasn’t for Fisher, she might have descended into madness too? It’s Fisher who preserved her innocence, kept her from descending into depravity...

She couldn’t understand Fisher’s feelings at this moment, just felt that if back then Fisher hadn’t saved her, and she ended up dead or began a rampant slaughter, accelerating destruction or suffering widespread, then he would regret his choices of that time.

For Elizabeth, Fisher probably thinks the same. The difference between herself and Elizabeth is probably just a matter of timing.

She met Fisher too early, and she was lucky to meet someone who understands many things, who gradually wasn’t evasive and coy, just that.

This warmth and kindness is what made Rafael infatuated with Fisher, what reason could she have to extinguish it by her own hand?

Besides, even if she said "no," he would certainly still go.

After thinking for a few seconds, Rafael finally smiled serenely, lowered her gaze, and said,

"Fisher, be sure to be careful, our child is waiting for you..."

Fisher looked at Rafael before him, hesitated a bit, seemingly wanting to say something to Rafael, but at that moment, Rafael suddenly raised her emerald green eyes, her face showing nothing but a bright smile.

She reached out her hand to Fisher, proactively saying,

"You can go, but don’t forget, when you come back, you owe me one punishment!"

"..."

Fisher was slightly stunned, looking at Rafael’s extended claw, of course recalling that experimental game with dark humor they had played when they first met.

It was just a game with a devilish twist, yet unexpectedly, today the boomerang hit him squarely in the head.

But even so, what of it?

Fisher also reached out, grasped Rafael’s hand, softly said,

"Just once."