393: To save or not to save?

"Why... why are you forcing me... All I want is to protect my parents... I don't care about anything else..."

Following that, he leaped and charged directly in front of Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan didn't have time to dodge, and even Little Black was knocked away by him.

Han Zhigang opened his mouth wide and bit down on Gu Qinghan's neck, but his body was simultaneously treated like a punching bag by the Skeletons.

But his consciousness seemed to have been completely extinguished; he was merely like a cornered mad dog trying to trade his life for the enemy's.

Finally, Han Zhigang's body collapsed limply, having been focused-fired to death by the Skeletons and Little Black.

However, Gu Qinghan's vision blurred again.

Both perished!

When his vision recovered once more, he was back on the sea surface.

But this time, Gu Qinghan understood something.

Everything he had just experienced was something that had previously happened to him.

The difference was that the choice he had actually made was not the same as the one he had just witnessed.

It seemed that was an alternate choice, but the result was still death.

Another wave swept over, but this time Gu Qinghan did not dodge it.

He vaguely felt that there might be another reason why he was left behind by the river of time.

At least for now, he had not suffered any harm.

His vision darkened, and then he woke up again.

This time, Gu Qinghan could see a massive light screen in front of him, displaying the scene constructed by the demon when it tricked him into signing the contract earlier.

This time, the voice Gu Qinghan heard himself speak was:

"Such powerful strength... Can I... really become like this?"

"Of course!" the demon's voice rang out. "As long as you sign the contract with me, I will have the most powerful demon provide you with power!"

Gu Qinghan watched himself extend his right hand and press his handprint onto the animal hide that had appeared out of thin air.

Following that, he appeared at the auction again.

The Masked Man once again pointed the pointer at him, forcing him to admit his identity as a Contractor.

He was then forced into a death match with several Professionals.

But his condition grew worse and worse, and later he was almost severely wounded by the witch.

Finally, he faced Chu Tian.

Chu Tian stood before him and said with a solemn expression:

"Although I don't know why you suddenly became a Contractor, I won't let a menace like you continue to live."

"Then try it, see if you can kill me." This was the voice Gu Qinghan heard himself speak.

But at this moment, Gu Qinghan suddenly saw golden chains appearing all over Chu Tian's body.

One, two, three... ten!

Chu Tian simultaneously broke ten seals. His entire skin cracked open, and golden light shone through the fissures.

He seemed to be in great pain, but he had gained incredibly powerful strength.

In the end, Gu Qinghan was crushed and killed by Chu Tian. As his vision gradually darkened, he seemed to see Chu Tian's body also being consumed by the golden light.

Death, still death!

Gu Qinghan was constantly swallowed by wave after wave, witnessing himself die under different choices.

He even experienced a story he had never personally gone throughthe sequence of events Chen Yuting had experienced.

He watched Chen Yuting break down into tears in front of him, hugging him and begging him not to die.

Around him were countless corpses.

At the same time, there were innumerable Skeletons and other subordinates fused with Demonic Power.

Gu Qinghan heard his own voice once more, yet it felt incredibly foreign:

"It's fine. I slaughtered an entire Gathering Place of theirs. Even if I die, it was worth it.

Hahahahaha... cough, cough, cough..."

That voice carried boundless murderous intent, as if life was merely a statistic to him.

Chen Yuting, covered in blood, shook her head frantically:

"But if you die, what am I supposed to do! Did you think about me?"

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired. I won't die."

Gu Qinghan felt his vision darken again, and when he regained consciousness, he was back on the sea surface.

Clearly, he hadn't woken up; he had died in front of Chen Yuting.

Gu Qinghan felt an emotion called sadness surge into his heart. He finally understood how Chen Yuting had felt at that time.

But soon, he had another question:

Why did the river of time keep him here, yet show no intention of harming him?

It seemed like it was still conveying some kind of message to him.

Wave after wave appeared, bringing Gu Qinghan visions of all sorts of stories.

But the protagonist of every story was himself.

Finally, as Gu Qinghan waited for the next wave, he found that the surroundings were completely calm.

"Are the stories all finished?"

As he thought this, he suddenly felt the water surface ripple again.

However, no waves were generated this time.

A gigantic whirlpool seemed to appear on the sea surface, looking extremely terrifying.

Gu Qinghan barely hesitated and walked directly toward it.

He advanced by stepping on the water, truly like an immortal.

But as he stepped within the whirlpool's range, he was suddenly lifted away by a massive force.

The whirlpool spun faster and faster, only to suddenly vanish at a certain moment.

And at this very moment, Gu Qinghan also disappeared from this sea area.

But if someone were to look down from above, they would find that Gu Qinghan's figure seemed to have sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Waves suddenly rose on the sea surface without any wind, resembling a tsunami, or perhaps the arrival of the apocalypse.

Gu Qinghan opened his eyes again, seeing neither seawater nor a whirlpool, but a magnificent, golden palace.

Countless figures were watching him from the surroundings, and he could feel the meaning of scrutiny in their gazes.

However, he could not clearly see the appearance of these people.

Suddenly, a majestic voice rang out, making him instinctively want to kneel:

"With just a single thought, you can save them.

Open the gates of the Netherworld and make Death pay the price he deserves."

Following that, a light screen appeared before him.

Images flickered on the light screen, showing gigantic dragons frantically destroying a certain place.

That place had a tree that reached high into the clouds, but it was now damaged beyond recognition.

Electricity flashed in the mouth of a dragon covered entirely in rock. Gu Qinghan could see what appeared to be a human figure inside.

That was... Luo Mu!

On the ground, a figure was knocked down by rocks, showing a look of panic.

That was Chen Yuting!

A bone giant rose from the ground, but it was quickly torn apart by several dragons, and a figure fell awkwardly onto the ground.

That was Piao Jun!

On the ground, a figure holding a large axe erected a stone wall, but he was grabbed by a dragon surrounded by wind spirals and thrown into the sky.

A hurricane rose from beneath his feet, preventing him from landing.

That was Wang Yan!

In the distance, another figure radiating golden light was fighting several dragons.

There seemed to be two dragon corpses already there, and the golden light grew brighter and brighter, carrying a sense of the desolation of a setting sun.

Without needing to guess, that must be Chu Tian.

Just then, that voice questioned him again:

"Save them, or not?"