NOVEL NEXT WORLD chapter 40
40. Escape
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“Not to mention… you can consider yourself our friend now.”
“……”
Seeing Bai Yu fall silent after hearing his words, You Yu sighed but did not turn away; instead, he began to think in place.
At this moment… he could already sense the “negative emotions” within Bai Yu gradually surfacing, and it was due to his own actions.
Well… let’s put it this way: it was like a gas canister on the verge of exploding, and before it detonates… it usually leaks some gas.
Bai Yu’s current state was just like that; if he were to “die” now, he could immediately trigger the negative emotions within her.
However… he wasn’t planning to “die” so soon, because he needed to think about what to do next.
After all, calling Wu Yue over… that was definitely a lie; he would never give up such a good opportunity, such a chance for “regret for a lifetime.”
It was just that, whether the outcome would be big or small, he wasn’t quite sure yet.
In any case, for now, the situation was still under his control.
So next, it was about how he would unfold the plot…
“……”
“Time is up.”
At that moment, the Night Demon interrupted You Yu’s thoughts.
“I’ve given you enough time; now go die.”
“? But you clearly said there were three minutes! You Yu barely had a minute to talk to me! Are you planning to break your promise?!”
“The three minutes I gave him was for him to say his last words, at most three minutes.”
“If he stops in the middle of saying his last words, then I’ll consider it done.”
“……”
After hearing its words, at that moment, Bai Yu felt utterly foolish. How could she possibly believe what this thing said? Clearly, not a single word from it should be trusted—
But now, it was too late to turn back.
So, she gritted her teeth and once again summoned the magic within her, trying to push You Yu away, to let him escape from here.
But at that moment… her magic, due to her injuries, could no longer be wielded steadily.
Thus, after struggling internally for a while, for the first time, she spoke in a pleading tone:
“You Yu… you need to leave, get out of here… it’s not worth dying because of me.”
“…It’s easy to say, but right now, I can’t leave either.”
Seeing Bai Yu in such a stark contrast to her usual proud self, You Yu couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt in his heart, saying:
“…But you don’t need to worry; I have a Plan B…”
“No, you can leave.”
However, just as You Yu was about to quietly share his so-called “Plan B” with Bai Yu, the Night Demon suddenly spoke up.
He quietly looked at the two people who turned to him because of his words and said:
“The price is the life of the magical girl, Blue Night.”
“……”
“……?！”
Upon hearing the words of the Night Demon, Bai Yu was momentarily stunned.
In a daze, she once again saw the shadows of the past.
〖You can choose to leave〗
〖The price is your daughter’s life〗
In her memories, those were the words the Night Demon had said to her father, who stood in front of her.
As these familiar words reappeared and entered her ears, at this moment, it would not be an exaggeration to say that her heart was filled with despair.
“……”
“No… it can’t be?”
Was the same thing happening again, just like last time?
Realizing this, Bai Yu’s gaze became vacant without her noticing. She stiffly looked at You Yu, who was still standing motionless in front of her, as if she could see his figure merging with that illusory shadow.
“Why… why does something like this… have to happen again…?”
She asked her own heart, perhaps also questioning fate.
“Why… why does someone like him… have to appear again?”
Even if You Yu didn’t answer now, she could almost guess the outcome that awaited her.
That is… once again, an important person would die in front of her.
And this person was also extremely important to another “her.”
“……”
Although she knew she shouldn’t blame all this suffering on those who loved her, although she knew that this might seem somewhat ungrateful.
But… with her despicable character, she still couldn’t help but say in her heart—
“…I hate adults like you the most…”
Clearly, she was only 18 years old, clearly she should still be enjoying life.
Yet this time, because of her, a life was about to end here.
If he died and she “had the fortune” to survive, how should she face Wu Yue?
It simply wasn’t worth it…
“Then… I think I should change my mind as well… Night Demon.”
However, at that moment, You Yu, who stood in front of her, suddenly said something completely different from what she had expected.
“……?”
“After all… how should I put it? Since you’ve already changed your mind? Then I’ll change mine a bit too… that should be normal, right?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
The Night Demon said expressionlessly.
In any case, to Him, this was merely a dying struggle; sooner or later, they would die at His hands.
Whether he ran away or chose to stay, death awaited him.
“……”
“Although I’m not asking for your opinion, it’s even better that you can feel ‘it doesn’t matter’…”
As he spoke, Yuyou pulled out a bottle-shaped object from his pocket.
Then…
He slammed it down hard!
“Boom!”
In an instant, the bottle-shaped object exploded, dispersing into a white mist, mixed with some black substance!
“So, what I’ve changed my mind about is—her life, and my life, both must go together.”
After saying this, Yuyou turned around, and to save unnecessary time, he scooped up Bai Yu in his arms and dashed out of the smoke, running toward the back.
“?!”
As the smoke erupted, the Night Demon was surprised to find that He could hardly see what was happening behind the mist, so He could only fly up, piercing through the smoke to see where they had gone.
After observing for a while, He discovered that Yuyou had already carried Bai Yu and run quite a distance away.
“……”
After a moment of silence, He chose not to follow but stayed in place, watching Yuyou escape with Bai Yu until their figures disappeared.
Then, He began to ponder:
“This human… is a bit special.”
“The components mixed in that smoke… seem to carry negative emotions.”
However, that human was not a negative beast.
Moreover, while He was just observing, He confirmed that Yuyou’s bodily functions met the standards of an ordinary human; if he kept running, his body would soon give out from his injuries.
“……”
“Has he mastered the methods to study and control these negative emotions and applied them preliminarily…?”
Just like those self-righteous human “sorcerers” in history.
“……”
“This is something I overlooked.”
It seems that there has been a slight change in the plan.
But it’s not a big problem.
Because… perhaps He could make use of that human’s special situation to create more branch plans.
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