114: The Last Gift

"Chen Yuting, why do I feel like you're so strange today?"

Gu Qinghan felt a prickle on his scalp from Chen Yuting's stare, and he couldn't help but put down his bowl and chopsticks to ask.

Chen Yuting straightened up and asked with feigned surprise, "Am I? No, right?"

"You, kid, are really off."

Gu Qinghan was sure this was Chen Yuting, but he also felt that something about her had changed.

This strange feeling made him very uncomfortable, yet also somewhat at ease.

Especially when Chen Yuting proactively took his hand, Gu Qinghan felt his heart skip a beat for a moment.

Chen Yuting smiled, and was about to clear the dishes, when her expression suddenly changed slightly.

She quickly returned to normal, but this subtle difference was still noticed by Gu Qinghan, who had been watching her closely.

And the next second, Gu Qinghan felt the warning from Little Black.

Someone was coming!

Gu Qinghan immediately took Chen Yuting and ran out of the RV, only to see Bear King and Little Black already attacking a man.

Gu Qinghan's command to them was to first intimidate anyone who entered a hundred-meter radius.

The fact that they immediately engaged in battle indicated that the newcomer was directly targeting Gu Qinghan and his companions.

However, Little Black, usually agile and sharp, couldn't catch the man at all.

Every time it got close to him, its movements seemed to slow down.

But the man's movements were very fast; he dodged all attacks and ran towards Chen Yuting and Gu Qinghan.

"There's no time left!"

The man said words that Gu Qinghan couldn't understand at all, but his gaze was fixed on Chen Yuting.

The surrounding Berserker Skeletons immediately surrounded him, waving their axes to force the man back.

However, after the man retreated a certain distance, the wounds on his body slowly disappeared.

Not healed, but disappeared, and even the splattered blood re-entered his body.

This bizarre scene made Gu Qinghan extremely vigilant; he put away the RV and took Chen Yuting to Bear King's side.

"You're not a Time Walker? Then why do you have time fluctuations on you?"

The Squinty-eyed Man suddenly stopped advancing at this moment, but shouted at Chen Yuting behind Gu Qinghan with a somewhat angry voice.

"Time Walker? Time fluctuations?"

Gu Qinghan turned to look at Chen Yuting, only to see her expression become very helpless.

She ignored the man below, just looked at Gu Qinghan and said, "If I told you I'm someone who came back after time reversed, would you believe me?"

"Huh? Are you joking?"

Gu Qinghan grabbed Chen Yuting's hand, but found that her hand was already somewhat transparent.

Her hand, as if disappearing into thin air, began to slowly dissipate.

And the man from before already had obvious anger on his face:

"You're not a Time Walker, do you know how much time you've wasted of mine?"

He looked down at his watch, cursed angrily, and then the entire person vanished at an astonishing speed in the direction he had come from.

It wasn't that the man was running away, but rather that he was pulled back by something, disappearing from Gu Qinghan's sight in an instant.

However, Gu Qinghan was staring intently at Chen Yuting's hands, his gaze trembling slightly:

"What's going on? Your body..."

Chen Yuting's hands had already disappeared at this point, and even her legs were gradually becoming transparent.

She looked down at her body, then gave a poignant smile:

"I thought I could accompany you for a longer time, but I didn't expect it to end so soon."

"What are you talking about? What exactly is happening to you?"

Gu Qinghan was uncharacteristically flustered; he wanted to stop Chen Yuting's change, but he had no idea how.

Chen Yuting looked at Gu Qinghan's anxious expression, smiled, and said:

"I told you, I'm someone who came back after time reversed.

At that time, my profession was a Time Walker, and after returning, I became a Divine Craftsman based on my memories.

But you weren't this cute back then; sometimes you would even kill innocent people, but I still liked you very much."

Gu Qinghan listened to Chen Yuting's words, at a loss for what to say.

Chen Yuting wanted to touch Gu Qinghan's face, but her arm had already disappeared, so she could only continue:

"I know that wasn't your intention, because you were infected by that power.

But in the end, that power backfired on you, and to protect me, you fell in front of me.

But what you don't know is that my talent at the time was to change the past, a talent skill that could only be used once..."

Most of Chen Yuting's body had already disappeared, and she fell into Gu Qinghan's arms.

Gu Qinghan stopped her explanation and asked, "We can talk about all that later. First, tell me how to save you."

Chen Yuting shook her head, her gaze very calm:

"It's useless; this is a manifestation of a Time Walker's ability being overdrawn.

To return to before the game started, I've almost used up all my time.

And after this, I might be trapped in a place you can't reach.

That person just now was so annoying; I could have accompanied you for a bit longer, but his appearance caused a ripple in time..."

Gu Qinghan tightly grasped Chen Yuting's body, asking somewhat helplessly, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? What if we could have thought of a solution together?"

"You're so cautious and suspicious; if I told you directly, would you have believed me?

And even if I told you everything, you definitely wouldn't have let me make such a decision.

You protected me once; this time, it's my turn to protect you.

Oh, right, aren't you curious why I was gone longer than you?

Because the Class Mentors I went to see were two.

One was the Divine Craftsman Class Mentor, from whom I obtained the professional abilities I desired.

The other was the previous Time Walker Mentor, who restored my memories.

Of course, that also exhausted the time I had saved..."

Half of Chen Yuting's body had already disappeared, like a torn butterfly, making her seem exceptionally pitiable.

Gu Qinghan held her, saying in a panic, "No, you can't leave. Your parents haven't been found yet!"

"You're so silly; those were all memories I fabricated in advance. I lied to you.

Actually, my parents divorced a long time ago. Ever since I became an adult, besides sending me living expenses on time, they both formed their own families.

They probably live better without my interference..."

As she spoke, her eyes suddenly reddened, and she murmured to Gu Qinghan, "The one I worry about most is actually just you.

But it's good that even if I lost my memories after returning to this time, we would still like each other. That's really good."

Gu Qinghan shook his head in a daze, Chen Yuting's body slowly dissipated, leaving only her upper half.

There was no blood, no severed limbs, just a gradual disappearance.

He wanted to hold onto something, but could only watch Chen Yuting slowly vanish in his arms.

She didn't tell Gu Qinghan where she was going, clearly not wanting him to waste his energy.

Chen Yuting's tears already covered her cheeks, but she still smiled and said to Gu Qinghan:

"It's okay. Rather than you dying in front of me, I'd rather stay with you forever.

Aren't you curious what professional ability I gained? I can tell you now."

A small hammer pattern suddenly appeared on her brow, slowly floated up, and merged into Gu Qinghan's forehead.

At the same time, Gu Qinghan suddenly received a prompt:

"[Obtained Divine Craftsman special skill 'Soul Forge', merged with Necromancer profession to form 'Bone Armor']"

As this prompt fell, Chen Yuting slowly closed her eyes, leaving her last murmur:

"The Divine Craftsman is the profession that can help you the most, and this skill is also my gift to you.

Don't come looking for me; this skill will accompany you in my stead forever."

"No! I don't want skills! Don't!"

Chen Yuting in his arms dissipated into points of light, and Gu Qinghan felt a soft spot in his heart, which had just been filled, collapse with a crash.

Although their shared memories lasted less than a month, they were almost inseparable, occupying most of each other's time.

"Zhang Tingting?"

"You've got the wrong person, my name is Chen Yuting..."

..."How was it? How many points of vitality did you increase?"

"But I'm also very satisfied. There must be some unlucky person who only gets 1 point of increase. It's funny to think about, hahaha."

..."Just one level short. Are you sure you want to give it to me?"

"If you don't want it, give it back to me."

..."Self-confident woman, do you think the other person is attracted by your charm?"

"Gu Qinghan!"

...Gu Qinghan knelt on the ground, silently looking at the staff Chen Yuting had left beside him, his entire being like a lost soul.