Absolute Choice 3

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

  "What sort of monster is this human?"

  Mos wished that this meaningless game would quickly come to an end. This human who could pull out the sword that held the world together, and produce such a threatening knife technique had to be killed early so that he could experience peace of mind.

  "You still have half an hour left."

  Mos "kindly" reminded Shi Xiaobai.

  Shi Xiaobai crawled up from the ground and threw away the remnants of the steel knife left in his hand. He was having mixed feelings.

  He was constantly in a dilemma over whether to kill the gigantic white dragon or not.

  But the fact was that he could not kill it!

  His strongest attack, Pig Slaughtering Knife, was unable to deal any life-threatening damage to the dragon. Then, what other methods did he have?

  Shi Xiaobai looked at the white dragon and was somewhat puzzled. Back when he used the Pig Slaughtering Knife on the skeleton soldiers, the power of "time" flowed freely, but when it stabbed at the white dragon, it felt like the power was stuck.

  Was it because the white dragon was too powerful?

  Or was the white dragon qualitatively different from the skeleton soldiers?

  Shi Xiaobai walked forward once again and leaped onto the dragon's chest and slowly sat down.

  Even though he was nearing on despair when it came to the dragon's defenses, Shi Xiaobai was not one to give up ahead of time.

  Even if it was a game of the hardest difficulty and even if he believed it was impossible to complete it, Shi Xiaobai would seize every opportunity at an attempt to beat it.

  At that moment, Shi Xiaobai began to ignore the strange feeling that he kept experiencing from the beginning, nor did he consider if he should kill the gigantic white dragon or not.

  He slowly closed his eyes and began to ponder over the method he would employ to kill the dragon!

  Different ideas flashed past his mind, but each and every one of them was instantly rejected by him.

  ...

  "You still have twenty minutes."

  Mos' cold voice was heard once again.

  Shi Xiaobai still had his eyes closed. As he experienced the undulating rise and fall of the dragon's chest, he sensed its weak strength. He began to consider how he could destroy such a strength.

  Yes, he did not need to deal too much damage to the gigantic dragon.

  He just needed to make the dragon lose the strength to maintain its heartbeat.

  Once its heart stopped beating, that meant its death.

  But how was he to drain the gigantic white dragon of its strength that allowed it to struggle for more than a thousand years?

  Idea after idea appeared in Shi Xiaobai's mind, but under the overwhelming dragon's defense, these ideas were instantly snuffed. The methods of attrition he thought of were inferior to the hundreds of fire plumes, so how was it sufficient to drain the gigantic dragon of its remaining strength?

  "Strength..."

  "The strength of its heartbeat..."

  Shi Xiaobai began muttering to himself.

  Suddenly, Shi Xiaobai lowered his head to look at his right hand, his eyes lighting up.

  "This King has it!"

  Shi Xiaobai had thought of an approach that might succeed.

  At this moment, Mos reminded him once again, "You still have ten minutes."

  Mos' voice had an impatient tone to it. In ten minutes, he could personally kill this human that had managed to make him feel threatened despite being as weak as a worm.

  Shi Xiaobai took a deep breath. If this method succeeded, it meant the dragon would die because of him, but for some reason, Shi Xiaobai found himself having difficulties breathing when he thought of this.

  Why was this the case?

  Shi Xiaobai shook his head and thought of how he had to kill a demonic dragon that had killed more than ten thousand lives. He thought of how he had to save Chen Lingcun as he slowly reached out his right hand and adhered it closely to the white dragon's chest.

  A faint light halo began to bloom at the point where his right hand touched the white dragon's chest.

  "Indeed...This King's Superpower...is not only limited to the chests of females."

  Shi Xiaobai could sense the weak strength from the white dragon's chest resonate with his right hand, confirming his speculation.

  His right hand could draw strength out from Riko in the form of a sword.

  At this moment, he would extract the final bit of strength the white dragon used to maintain its heartbeat!

  Shi Xiaobai immediately felt the gigantic dragon's strength produce a strong resistance!

  It was a resistance against death, as such it was resisting crazily!

  But!

  "Sorry, This King has to kill you!"

  Shi Xiaobai angrily roared as the halo around his hand suddenly penetrated the gigantic dragon's body.

  Shi Xiaobai had actually concealed a secret from Riko.

  When he extracted the powers of others, other than needing to wait for others to voluntarily give their powers, he could also take the initiative to snatch their power!

  He was a King, and his right hand was a King's right hand!

  He could obtain the power of his subjects!

  He could also obtain power through conquest!

  At this moment, Shi Xiaobai was conquering the power in the white dragon's heart!

  In theory, this was a nearly impossible task.

  Even though the white dragon was extremely weak, it would not be conquered by Shi Xiaobai's strength.

  However, if the white dragon used the final bit of its strength to resist Shi Xiaobai's domination, that meant that it no longer had the strength to maintain its heartbeat!

  "Ooo...Ooo...Ooo..."

  The gigantic white dragon suddenly opened its eyes at this moment as it raised its head with great difficulty. It looked towards its chest where Shi Xiaobai, who was constantly using his power in an attempt to conquer it, was sitting. Finally, it let out a few whimpering dragon roars.

  The dragon roars were filled with sorrow, helplessness, as well as...grievance.

  However, at this moment, Shi Xiaobai was fully concentrated on conquering the white dragon's power. He did not hear the dragon's roaring, but if he could hear it....

  But there was no if in this world.

  If only there was no if...

  The white dragon's whimpering came to an end.

  Its heartbeat...stopped.

  This meant that its life...had come to its end.

  Shi Xiaobai did not manage to conquer the white dragon even at the very last moment, but he had succeeded in limiting the white dragon's final ounce of strength...which resulted in the white dragon lacking the strength to maintain its heartbeat.

  Shi Xiaobai lowered his head to look at the white glow around his hand that was about to extinguish like a candle. At the moment when the white dragon's heart stopped beating, the final power of the white dragon was held in Shi Xiaobai's hands.

  This white glow was very, very cold, exactly like Shi Xiaobai's fingers at that very moment.

  Suddenly a tear streamed down the corners of Shi Xiaobai's eyes.

  Why...

  Why was he so sad...

  Why did he feel like he had killed...an existence that he should not have killed.

  At this moment, the white glow that was about to disperse suddenly jumped in Shi Xiaobai's palm, shooting at an extremely fast speed into Shi Xiaobai's head.

  Shi Xiaobai immediately felt his mind go into a trance as the world in front of him flickered incessantly.

  Shi Xiaobai instinctively closed his eyes.

  When Shi Xiaobai opened his eyes again, all he saw in front of him was whiteness.

  And in that endless white world, there was a conspicuous color, the contour of a person's figure.

  Shi Xiaobai's blurry eyes began to slowly focus.

  "I'm very happy that I can see you, the adorable Shi Xiaobai, one last time before I die."r />
  A familiar but unfamiliar voice echoed as Shi Xiaobai's pupils violently constricted. The blurry world instantly turned clear as he saw a person standing not far from him in the snow-white world.

  The person was a silver-haired youth with a handsome face, with a faint smile suffusing from the corner of his lips. He wore a gray short-sleeved shirt and blue shorts, with both hands in his pockets. It was the only color in the whiteness.

  But...

  A red beam of light from the silver-haired youth's chest drew the outline of a heart.

  This red light that formed the heart was quiet, so quiet, as though it was painted on, quietly having its beating cease.

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  Chapter134 You have successfully infuriated me

  Instructor's office.

  "This game...can still be considered 'interesting', but are you certain about not immediately killing this human?"

  The red blob of light said with a hoarse voice.

  Hisith's lips revealed a pleasant smile as he said, "No, the game has not ended. Since the naughty toy has completed my game, he should obtain the reward he deserves. Before I tell him that Chen Lingcun is the 'demonic dragon' that he had just personally killed, he is not to die."

  "Ze ze, this is very reminiscent of your style."

  The red blob of light coldly sneered and said, "Packaging a reward in the form of a despairing punishment. This Seat likes your methods greatly. When that human knows that the so-called 'demonic dragon' is actually a holy dragon and everything that Mos said was a lie, and that the holy dragon he had just killed was the Chen Lingcun he was looking for, This Seat will look forward to his face when he suffers a breakdown. But This Seat believes...it's best that this person dies as soon as possible."

  "A human that is able to pull out the 'World Suppression Sword' and kill a holy dragon with his bare hands should not be spared, but..." Hisith's eyes flashed a trace of hesitation as he stopped speaking halfway.

  "But you can't bear doing so."

  The red blob of light teased, "This Seat knows your quirks. You can't bear to directly kill 'interesting' toys. Using games to make your toys suffer a breakdown to the point of becoming worthless toys before finally destroying them. You enjoy such a process. Whatever. That human will not live long anyway, so This Seat shall just patiently wait."

  Hisith revealed a stiff smile and said, "Thank you for your understanding."

  The red blob of light suddenly asked, "Actually, This Seat is puzzled over one thing. What made you think that the human could kill the holy dragon?"

  Hisith shook his head and said, "No, I'm also very surprised that he was able to kill the holy dragon. However, I had planted a triggering curse on the holy dragon. As long as I activate the trigger at the last moment, it would result in an illusion of the holy dragon being killed by him. This holy dragon is after all still young. If he was given a few more years, I'm afraid I can't do anything to him. Hence, regardless of the case, he would eventually be able to kill the holy dragon. It was only the process that exceeded my expectations."

  The red blob of light fell silent for a moment before saying, "I seldom see you go to such ends to design a game. Should I label this human lucky or unlucky? Alright, it's time to end the game. This Seat can't wait to 'eat' that holy dragon."

  Hisith nodded as his mouth curled into an evil smile. He could not wait to tell Shi Xiaobai the cruel truth. That was the most interesting and exciting aspect of this game.

  At this moment, a cold voice suddenly resounded.

  "You have successfully infuriated me."

  A beam of light bloomed, as a purple-haired girl dressed in a black gothic dress walked out of the light.

  ...

  ...

  In the white world, there were two colored figures, both teenage boys.

  They were not far away from each other, but they seemed to exist in two different worlds.

  Shi Xiaobai slowly focused and managed to identify the silver-haired youth to be the Chen Lingcun he had been looking for and trying to save. Similarly, he saw the motionless heart outline painted by the red light.

  Shi Xiaobai felt like he was struck by lightning as he instantly understood all that had happened.

  Why his heart was constantly resisting seeing the gigantic white dragon as a demonic dragon described by Mos.

  Why he could not bear to strike the gigantic white dragon.

  Why he felt like he had made a terrible mistake when he killed the gigantic white dragon.

  Why the Absolute Choice would offer the choice of [Kill Chen Lingcun].

  All the questions were answered at that very instant.

  That gigantic white dragon had been Chen Lingcun all along.

  And he had really...killed Chen Lingcun with his own hands.

  But why?

  Even more questions began to arise.

  Why was Chen Lingcun a white dragon?

  Why was he being trapped in this "Underworld"?

  Why was Hisith treating Chen Lingcun in such a manner?

  ...

  Shi Xiaobai immediately wanted to apologize for his stupid mistake, as well as ask the surging questions in his mind. As a result, he had many things he wanted to say at that moment.

  But...

  Shi Xiaobai realized he could not make a sound. His body was similarly motionless. He couldn't even blink his eyes.

  The current Shi Xiaobai...could not say a thing, nor could he do a thing.

  "I'm already very satisfied that I’m able to meet you before departing. However, it is a pity that I would not be able to hear you cockily address yourself as 'This King'."

  Chen Lingcun's gaze that fell upon Shi Xiaobai was extremely soft. He said gently, "This is deep in your consciousness. You are unable to make any sound nor make any motions. So, please do not force yourself as it will be very painful. You should...just quietly listen to what I have left to say, alright?"

  Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaobai struggled more vigorously. How could he calm down? He had to say something, he had to do something.

  But just as Chen Lingcun said, regardless if he struggled to the end, he would not be able to produce a sound or move, just like a vegetable. Furthermore, the more he struggled, the more intense the pain he experienced in his consciousness. Even his "Unleaking Turtle Aura" was useless here, so the pain was extremely realistic.

  However, Shi Xiaobai...immediately struggled with greater force. He felt like he was imprisoned in a cage woven by thorns. To charge out of the cage, he had to constantly and forcefully slam into the sharp edges of the thorns, regardless of how injured he was.

  Chen Lingcun suddenly sighed and said, "I know you would definitely not listen to me. Even if the struggling is very painful, you would end up using more strength struggling, attempting to break free of the shackles of your consciousness. Because you are such a person. Shi Xiaobai, I know you have always been like that, an adorable person."

  "Although I have many things I want to tell you, if you were to continue struggling in pain, I will be leaving now. So...can you quietly listen to what I have to say...can you?"

  Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaobai felt like his heart had been pricked. That was a pain more painful than the struggle in his consciousness, but he slowly forced himself to calm down, because he similarly could not ignore Chen Lingcun's request.

  "Thank you."

  After Chen Lingcun said those two words softly, he could accurately guess what Shi Xiaobai was thinking despite Shi Xiaobai looking expressionless like an existence that resembled a picture. This was probably because of his intelligence, but mostly because he believed that Shi Xiaobai was like the person he knew, an "adorable" person.

  "Shi Xiaobai, just as your heart has managed to guess at this moment, I am that gigantic white dragon."

  Chen Lingcun took a deep breath and said, "If I didn't guess wrongly, you challenged Hisith's game. Although
I do not know why you challenged Hisith's game, but the game was probably...about killing me in an allocated period of time. Of course, Hisith had definitely deceived you, creating lies that I'm an evil existence like a demonic dragon."

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  Chapter135 A Very Silly Story

  Chen Lingcun sighed softly.

  "Hisith's goal was to make you kill me with your own hands, so even if you lacked the ability to kill me, he would definitely have created an illusion of you successfully killing me. In fact, he had planted a curse with a trigger. He could kill me at any time."

  "So, my death was destined. Furthermore, the reason for my death was because I was not being careful. If I had hidden properly and prevented Hisith from discovering my true identity, this would not have happened."

  "So Shi Xiaobai, you do not need to be too self-critical of yourself. What you should really do now is...live on!"

  Chen Lingcun's expression turned a bit more serious as he solemnly said, "Although I do not know why you would suddenly ask Hisith for his underwear, I guess...you still do not know that you have completely triggered Hisith's peeve."

  "This matter might have been unintentional on your part, but you need to be aware of the seriousness of the situation."

  "For Hisith to design such a game, it clearly indicates his 'attention' for you. The more he pays attention to a toy, the more he wants to destroy it. Now, he has achieved his goals through this 'game'. So, the next step he will do is most likely...kill you."

  "However, Hisith will only do so after you begin to blame yourself when he reveals the truth."

  Chen Lingcun took a deep breath and calmly analyzed, "Now, you are in Hisith's 'Underworld'. Trying to forcefully escape it is almost impossible. Maybe His Excellency One-Pun will be able to use 'God's Guardian' to save you, but in the 'Underworld', it is very difficult for His Excellency One-Pun to guarantee your safety. So, your greatest chance of survival is to prevent Hisith from obtaining the satisfaction he desires!"

  "Shi Xiaobai, you have to appear indifferent when Hisith tells you the truth...You can pretend like you have never heard of the name 'Chen Lingcun'. You must make Hisith thinks that you were unmoved by the game he had designed."