Chapter 601 - Choice
Jason was not sure what Wisse had done because he had been distracted for a short moment, but it was evident that the scene unfolding in front of him was dangerous.
Not knowing what would happen if he were to be forced to enter the world bridge, Jason didn't want to risk his life to find it out.
As such, he cursed once again, while fusing with Artemis to increase his strength drastically while exerting the Floating Sky technique to the highest proficiency he could.
Following that, Jason circulated a large amount of mana through his body, increasing his strength further.
Yet, everything was for naught against the suctioning force that was growing stronger by the second.
'What can I do?' Jason thought while trying to evaluate the world bridge's dangers with a single glance.
This was easier said than done, and the only positive point Jason was able to think of could be said to be the fact that the coordinates of the world bridge stayed the same.
However, the only positive point might as well turn into the cause for his death if he were to be suctioned into the world bridge right now!
The coordinates could lead him straight into a mountain, leaving him no room to breathe, let alone move.
This would be his death sentence and Jason could imagine thousands of similar scenarios of his painful death which was the cause of his fear to heighten drastically.
In the end, this was not even the worst, because even Wisse was struggling to fight the strong pulling force that sucked anything and everything in its wake.
At least, that was what Jason could see at the first glance, only to witness how Wisse transformed into a ginormous dragon with a length of more than 100 meters.
This was astonishing, but Jason couldn't care less about that right now.
With a terrific roar that reverberated through the entire surrounding, Wisse, the dragon in its true form, was able to gain enough strength to escape the world bridge's clutches.
Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said about Jason as he sensed how the entire surrounding was void of mana, forcing the world bridge to utilise its last efforts to draw out more mana.
Jason saw this as a chance for him to retreat further, only to sense that the suctioning force increased manifolds.
The unstable world bridge was unable to procure the necessary energy it required to maintain itself, while Jason struggled to not be drawn into it.
Time seemed to slow down, but Jason's mind turned blank as he released his entire Celestia aura and stigma at once, giving him a little bit more strength.
By using every trace of mana left within his body, Jason released everything as blood oozed out of his pores.
Through this, Jason perceived something familiar, as his mind entered the deepest part of his conscience.
There, he could see the image of himself, in front of the helix representing his two bloodlines.
Yet, there was a huge difference in both his image and the helix in front of him. The Celestia bloodline was glowing in a bright silver light and was releasing a faint divine aura. It was completely different to that of his father's and intertwined with a faint trace of a crimson color.
At the same time, Jason's image had enlarged, releasing the divine aura, while a faint halo emerged behind him.
The golden-silverish aura had merged with the divine aura, only for Jason to realise one thing
'I can unleash the Celestia bloodline again!'
However, the moment he thought this, Jason recalled the soul fraction's words, telling him that he shouldn't release more seals if it was not necessary because his body was not yet ready for the burden!
Unleashing his Celestia aura was something he had already done once, and it destroyed several seals at once.
As such, Jason had to make a decision right now, in a matter of seconds.
Should he release his Celestia bloodline, tearing apart his body, similar to, but even more life-threatening than what he had done during the Blood Eclipse, or should he enter the world bridge, risking his life in the unknown?
His first reaction was to unleash the Celestia bloodline, unsealing several minor threshold seals at once, but Jason refrained himself from doing it, thinking that his body wouldn't be able to cope with the aftermath.
'If I have to take a path of pain, and possibly also death, I'll take the one with the highest survival rate.'
With that thought in his mind, time seemed to return to its normal pace as Jason turned around to look at Wisse.
Smiling lightly, he gathered all the energy left within him, only to shout.
"Let's meet on Tagran!"
The world bridge would soon cease to exist, but Wisse was barely strong enough to keep himself from falling apart.
If he were to move a single inch, he knew that his body would be pulled into the world bridge.
However, upon hearing Jason, the young dragon couldn't help but grit his teeth as his mind was rattling.
'Should I jump after him...or report everything to my master..? No...Liea will definitely punish me if I don't even try to help Jason…fuck this shit!!'
Roaring out, Wisse ignored Jason's statement about meeting on Tagran, as he flapped his enormous wings to approach the world bridge that was clearly mutating, and an anomaly.
Through the pulling force on him and the movement technique he had activated, Wisse's speed increased drastically, and it was only a moment later that he was barely a few meters away from Jason.
However, these few meters felt like an insurmountable distance to Wisse as the world bridge that had gradually changed released two different forces at once.
Jason, who was still using his entire strength to fight against the pulling force, didn't want to give up without having tried.
There was a big difference between saving himself by unleashing the Celestia bloodline that would severely injure, if not kill him, and giving up on trying his best to escape the world bridge that was about to collapse any moment.
Seeing that Wisse wanted to rescue him made Jason happy, but it didn't help him escape the world bridge's grasp as its pulling force increased, drawing him into it.
At the same time, Jason could barely perceive that Wisse was being pushed back by something.
In fact, this force was the world bridge that had suddenly reverted its force from pulling to pushing, the moment Jason had entered it, making it impossible for Wisse to reach Jason, who was only smiling.
"Remember my words, we will meet again!"
Despite not being able to be confident about the words he was shouting, Jason felt like his entire life was changing in ways he had never expected.
Only a moment later, the world bridge on Argos disappeared, releasing Wisse from the pushing force as he was hurled straight through empty air.
"Fuck!!" Wisse roared out, which reverberated in the surroundings, waking up every living being in vicinity.
'Manyr...how the hell am I supposed to find him there?!? The world bridge might have led to a dead-end too…How the hell could that even happen?!? I barely touched the world bridge with my aura!!'
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