Chapter 667: He Is Not the Complete Colossus's Heart

Her gaze flickered as she spoke in a low, heavy voice:

"Fine, I agree to your terms. But I warn you, don't try any more tricks with me. You should understand that some things are far more terrifying than death."

And the moment she finished speaking—

Lynn, who had been on the verge of death, immediately got up as if nothing had happened, dusted off his hands, tossed the revolver back into the System Space, and used his pinky to pick at the bullet hole on top of his head. He blew on it, exhaled a sigh, and said:

"Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me take a bullet for nothing. I blew my own brains out, what a waste of time."

Zuo Zuo and Little Treasure were both frozen in place.

For a moment, they couldn't advance.

And they couldn't retreat either.

The young woman transformed by the Desire Mother Tree closed her eyes, continuously channeling her healing energy into him while clenching her slender fists with a cracking sound. Above her head, one "╬" symbol after another kept popping and exploding as she forcibly tried to suppress the emotional turmoil within her.

But it was utterly useless.

It hadn't worked before.

And now, she was genuinely feeling the urge to just kill him and be done with it!

Then Lynn clapped his hands, a smile spreading across his face, and turned to stride confidently toward the stunned Zuo Zuo and Little Treasure. The young woman beside him, who was constantly healing him to prevent him from kicking the bucket, had no choice but to grit her teeth and hurriedly follow, making sure not to sever the connection lest he actually die.

"Alright."

Lynn grabbed Zuo Zuo's shoulders, smiled gently, and brushed the stray strands of hair from her forehead, tucking them behind her ear, saying:

"You two need to leave now. Let Little Treasure accompany you. I'm afraid, Brain, that I'll have to be apart from you for a while. Remember, don't throw any tantrums, and don't let your curiosity get the better of you. If you can find Sir Aiwen, he'll definitely protect you."

This was a complete departure from his usual teasing and unserious demeanor.

This was practically the first time Zuo Zuo had ever heard her Brain speak to her with such a gentle tone.

And it was only then that she suddenly realized—the Stupid Brain she had always treated like a thorn in her side, the one she desperately wanted to escape from—he could actually be this cool.

"You... you're joking, right?"

Zuo Zuo asked in a daze.

Lynn burst into laughter, vigorously ruffling her hair, and said cheerfully, "This is no time for jokes! Alright, don't overthink it. I'm just leaving for a little while. Once we get out of this space, you'll still be my little right-hand. For now, just think of it as getting a head start on independent living. After all, haven't you always been thinking about going solo and making your own way in the world after we part ways?"

Zuo Zuo opened her mouth anxiously, stammering, "But... but..."

But Lynn had already turned around, giving her a thumbs-up, and said softly:

"Keep fighting, Zuo Zuo."

...

She stared blankly at the figure walking away into the blood mist.

He was so reckless, yet so rational.

But there was still so much to say, and he hadn't really meant to leave her behind. Because she had long been used to having some idiot do the walking for her, so she never needed to think about anything. But what kind of result was this?

You think it's going to be hard for us to reunite, so you deliberately said those things, didn't you?

Clearly... clearly...

"Brain!!"

Zuo Zuo's eyes instantly welled up with tears. Wiping them away, she yelled and tried to charge after him.

But Little Treasure quickly grabbed her from behind, holding her back firmly, hissing urgently to stop her from doing something stupid. Because it knew that Lynn had fought tooth and nail to secure this chance for them to survive. They absolutely couldn't let emotions cloud their judgment at a time like this.

And just as he had said—

The Desire Mother Tree definitely didn't dare to kill him. The background he had painstakingly built in this Dark World had long since given him a trump card that spared him from death.

And it also believed.

Given Lynn's capabilities, he would surely find a way to escape that Mother Tree's clutches. After all, if even the Leviathan couldn't trap him, what couldn't he accomplish?

Little Treasure hissed urgently: "Ssss!!"

And Lynn had already told them what to do.

The top priority now was to find reinforcements. If they could locate Sir Aiwen as soon as possible, their chances of rescuing Lynn would skyrocket!

Zuo Zuo gazed tearfully at the blood mist where they had disappeared, wiped her bloodshot eyes hard, and clenched her fists.

"Brain! You wait for me! Zuo Zuo! Zuo Zuo will definitely save you! She will!"

...

[Ding! Zuo Zuo's Affinity toward you +21]

[Ding! Zuo Zuo's Trust toward you +10]

[Ding! Zuo Zuo's Attachment toward you +17]

Amid the blood mist, accompanied by the System's notifications.

Lynn strolled leisurely with his hands clasped behind his head, swaggering along behind the willow-like young woman in front of him. He subconsciously touched his chin.

"As expected, if you want to raise Zuo Zuo's Affinity, this kind of scenario is the most effective."

[Ding! Your Happiness +5]

He knew.

If Zuo Zuo found out what he was thinking right now, she would definitely come over and beat him to death even if it killed her.

But hey, what could he do? Sincere feelings are precious, but routines win hearts!

After all, for a left hand who knew him inside and out and was stuck to him day in and day out, a life-and-death separation scene was the easiest way to boost that Affinity~

"So, how exactly are we going to find the Colossus's Brain?"

Lynn smiled as he adjusted his Monocle, looking at the young woman beside him who was still wrapped around him with her vines.

The Desire Mother Tree let out a cold laugh. "Don't play dumb with me. You know perfectly well what's going on. Do I really need to spell it out for you?"

There was no doubt about it.

Even though Lynn was still in her grasp.

His scheming and the way he had manipulated her earlier had left a very bad taste in her mouth. Her vigilance toward this human had reached unprecedented levels, because you simply couldn't predict his behavior patterns. As long as she couldn't kill him, there was a real chance he would trick her again.

Lynn stretched lazily, the corner of his mouth curling up, and said, "I was just trying to chat with you, to build a little rapport!"

Desire Mother Tree: "..."

Lynn wore a relaxed and carefree expression as he walked side by side with the young woman at an unhurried pace. If it weren't for the fact that everyone knew he was being dragged along, anyone would have thought he was out on a romantic rendezvous with his lover.

He showed absolutely no signs of nervousness, strolling along like he was on a walk.

And indeed, he wasn't nervous at all.

Because from the moment she had let Zuo Zuo and Little Treasure go, he could already tell that the Desire Mother Tree probably still didn't know that Zuo Zuo was actually the true consciousness of the Colossus's Heart.

And that was precisely another one of his calculated moves.

He had focused all his performance on the act of being "too attached to his emotions, willing to risk death to force his friends to leave," deliberately making the Desire Mother Tree overlook the most crucial information he was hiding.

[Without Zuo Zuo, he is not the complete Colossus's Heart.]