Chapter 714: That Day Will Absolutely Not Keep You Waiting Too Long

The sky had long since been cleared of drifting blood mist, and the ground beneath their feet had already been stained black by corruption. The curse had nearly eroded every inch of land within sight, leaving only the spot where they stood as the sole point of light between heaven and earth.

Blocking in front of It, Lynn's eyes had long since turned a bloody red.

The silver glow of Curse Purge bloomed to its absolute limit in his hands, preventing the darkness from advancing even a single step further.

Meanwhile, the power of the Colossus's Heart, stemming from the same origin, barely managed to continuously sustain the integrity of Its consciousness under his urging, pulling It back from the brink of that bottomless cliff.

Lynn turned his head with difficulty, his teeth almost ground to powder, his bloodshot eyes fixed on that dazed figure, and said:

"Live on."

"I know you've endured suffering that ordinary people cannot bear. You said you gave them a false hope—then try your damnedest to turn that false hope into real hope!"

"I don't want to keep persuading you either. I know you won't listen, because I haven't gone through what you have, and I can't truly empathize."

"But right now, I'm telling you this in my own name!"

"I have the ability to weaken curses. I will grow, little by little, until the day I can completely eradicate every single curse. Because like you, I want to go home. I want to escape this hell! And I will lead all the fallen ones back onto the path home!"

In an instant.

Lynn gritted his teeth and roared, his eyes blazing red as he charged forward with a long howl toward that expanse of dark curse.

That howl nearly pierced the entire sky.

And in the midst of that cry, the blinding silver radiance erupted like a towering inferno, forcing the unstoppable darkness to retreat step by step.

It stared blankly at that silhouette.

Watching as the vast darkness was slowly pushed back before him—this was the Root curse from hell, capable of suppressing even gods.

It was dazed, wanting to speak, but unable to utter a single word.

The silver light reflected upon Its form.

Like little flickers of flame kindled amidst boundless despair.

"Listen!"

That roar.

Made Its entire body tremble, forcing It to look up at the man's back.

Lynn turned his head, his blood-red eyes reflecting Its face, and said:

"From now on, I want you to follow quietly behind me. I want you to see with your own eyes the future I've told you about, the path I'm forging—whether it will be a frozen winter or a clear highway that breaks through this hell!"

"You said you were chasing that Raven who only ever brought you hope, right?!"

"Then let me tell you!"

"I can be that Raven too!"

In an instant.

It was as if a fierce wind swept through Its wavering pupils, causing them to violently contract and dilate.

Its mind went blank, empty and hollow.

The first thing that surfaced was a surge of absurdity and ridicule. Because he was just a tiny human—how dare he say such things? How dare he stand before a god and claim he would challenge the entire established order of this hell?

How dare he be so overbearing as to make decisions for It?

But somehow, his words kept echoing in Its empty mind.

That blinding silver flash seemed to clearly tell It that he wasn't joking—that he was truly moving forward on this path step by step...

That future he proclaimed...

It didn't know.

It truly didn't know!

It stared blankly into the distance, as if submerged in icy lake water from head to toe, filled with nothing but bewilderment and helplessness.

"Join me!"

In that dazzling silver glow, Lynn gritted his teeth, turned around with difficulty, and forcefully reached out his hand toward It.

Endless curses surged like a flood, making the light he desperately held up seem so fragile and flickering.

"I will give you the future you wish for."

"Not just the Colossus—but every living being willing to leave this hell. I'm willing to give all of you that chance!"

"Join me!"

With that blood-red roar of utter exhaustion, the boundless curse suddenly suppressed the extending silver light of Curse Purge, causing cracks to spread across his body.

Small yet unyielding.

But why?!

Why, as a mighty god, would you let a human fight against the entire sky for you?!

Aren't you ashamed?! Aren't you embarrassed?!

How can you still call yourself the King of the entire Colossus Civilization like this?!

In that instant, just as Lynn's body was roaring and nearly on the verge of being crushed by the overwhelming curse, It seemed to finally make up Its mind. It suddenly jerked Its head, shedding glistening tears from Its eyes, clenched Its teeth, and finally lunged forward.

Forcefully reaching out to grab his hand.

"Idiot!!"

That voice, carrying a choked sob of suppressed emotion, spoke volumes of the turbulent feelings and desperate gamble within Its heart.

"Do you think you're saving me?!"

"Do you think you're some kind of saint?!"

"I don't even know you! You bastard who stole my heart! You damn bastard who took my Queen away!! Who gave you the right to decide for me?!"

"I really... I really hate you!!"

With that cathartic, tearful shout, she finally climbed up and grasped his hand tightly.

Squeezing hard.

So tightly that it seemed to convey the bone-chilling pain in her heart.

Because why?!

Why must you give others hope at a time like this? Already fallen, already wanting to leave—why won't you let someone die?! Why do you insist on saying you'll lead them to that future?!

It's already! Already hopeless!!

At that moment, a confident smile tore across Lynn's cracked face. Without another word, he grabbed her wrist firmly and pulled her forcefully to his side.

He looked up sharply, gazing at the night sky that blotted out the entire heavens.

Because he knew.

In the instant she chose to grab his hand, she had already chosen to stand by his side, to face this together with him.

And since that was the case...

How could he allow this hell to bully the people he wanted to protect?!

"Get ready!"

Lynn gritted his teeth and raised his head, raising his hand with determination, enveloping them both in the blinding, searing silver light of Curse Purge.

"I'll use my power to weaken the curse this hell has placed on you to the lowest point I can achieve!"

"Since you chose to trust me, you also have to believe that the curses and shackles weighing on you right now—I will personally untie them for you on some future day!"

"As long as you don't give up."

"That day will absolutely not keep you waiting too long!"

With a roar that shook the heavens.

Under the reflection of Lynn's blood-red eyes, the piercing darkness and shackles surged toward that phantom figure whose wrist he held tightly, accompanied by the dazzling silver light.

Silver pupils flickered with shattered tears.

But this time, she did not retreat.

Let the cursed fate descend upon her. She would not run away this time either. If all the suffering could be borne by herself alone, then for the sake of the future he proclaimed, she was willing to become the Evil Ghost of this hell!

Crshhhh—

A searing wave of pain swept over her.

Freezing cold, as if plunging into an abyss. The pitch-black curse flooded her consciousness, flooded her body, layering her with ice-cold shackles one after another.

From this moment on, she too would incarnate as a Root! Become one of those suppressed by this hell!

But it wouldn't end like this!

It would never end!

Just as he said—next time! Next time, she would charge toward the borders of that hell once more and reclaim what was rightfully theirs!

"Freedom!"