Light Fortress
Chapter 278 - 254 I Want to Live

Chapter 278: Chapter 254 I Want to Live

Above the Four Seasons Wilderness.

There flowed a breeze.

Like a lost soul or wandering ghost, Tie Wu aimlessly roamed... before him lay the wilderness, seemingly vast and boundless, yet in reality, an invisible barrier of air constrained him.

He was trapped within an invisible cage of air.

For a man so intent on dying... the inability to die was the greatest torment.

In this spiritual world, he had lost all power, unable to leave or take his own life. As Gu Shen had said, everyone’s life was like a train, and the train representing his life had already had its doors closed completely.

All he could do was wait for the "final station"...

Nothing was more terrifying than waiting for death, each minute, each second stretching out like a century!

In an extremely silent world, Tie Wu had nothing to do... His brain operated uncontrollably, thinking, and at this moment, Gu Shen’s face appeared before him.

The young man’s words were like a devil’s whisper.

He could not believe that Lord Divine had given up on him.

He preferred to believe that the disintegration of his body was due to his own weakness, incapable of bearing the vast divine power...

He did not let his thoughts wander for long.

Soon.

Above the wilderness, a burning portal of Chi Huo slowly emerged—not a portal that allowed Tie Wu to leave, but a window through which one could see. Within the burning portal, the image gradually transitioned from blurry to clear... it displayed an underwater area wrapped in countless droplets.

"This is..."

Tie Wu was startled.

He recognized it, the deep water area of Deep Sea... yet from the image, it was a depth he could not reach, likely only accessible by highly privileged big shots.

Then, he saw a familiar figure in the image.

Qin Ye!

Qin Ye knelt on one knee before a floating figure in a large robe, the broad figure suspended in the water making Tie Wu’s pupils shine with an unusual light—it was none other than Lord of the Sky Divine Throne from the Source Tower!

Without a doubt, this was the deepest layer of the deep water area!

A place only the Divine Throne could enter!

However, what was terrifying was that the conversation of the Divine Throne, symbolizing the highest authority of the Federation Government, was not kept confidential even at the deepest layer of the deep water area... Following that, not just the segment of the image, but every word of their conversation also reached Tie Wu’s ears without missing a single word.

["Qin Ye... do you remember what the mission of the Angel Envoy is?"]

["Of course... of course I remember!"]

Every word was crystal clear.

Tie Wu silently watched and listened, his expression growing increasingly complex.

This was a conversation that, if leaked, would shock the entirety of the extraordinary world.

What truly shocked him... was not that Gu Shen had spied and recorded the Divine Throne’s conversation.

What truly left him stunned, surprised, suffocating... were the words spoken by the Divine Lord himself.

[...]

["It’s time..."]

["To sacrifice our lives for the Five Continents."]

He could not believe it.

Was this really the words of the altruistic, endlessly radiant Lord Divine?

...

...

Visibly, Qin Ye’s complexion turned very pale.

When bestowing the token, Lord Divine had said, this is my divine power; all you need is devout faith, and you can overcome any perilous situation.

Of all the myriad tools in the world, none is more steadfast than belief.

Once he had taken the token,

the divine radiance would cascade down upon him.

The reason why one became an "Angel Envoy," willingly sacrificing everything... was because the gods had already sacrificed all, and as a follower, one would naturally submit and choose to follow.

Qin Ye was of course willing to die.

He didn’t even need Lord Divine to speak... he was willing to endure billions of hardships through the fires and over the blades, dying thousands upon thousands of times!

But at this very moment, his faith wavered.

He began to not understand Lord Divine.

Was Lord worried that in the torture at the hands of the East Continent Council, he would no longer be resolute and then divulge the secrets of the Source Tower?

Or did Lord Divine feel that under extreme torture, he might give up the "Angel Envoy" baseline and ultimately choose to cling desperately to life?

Or perhaps... Lord Divine had, after weighing the pros and cons, decided to give up on him.

After a long silence,

Qin Ye summoned all his strength, wearily spoke, saying, "Lord Divine... I think... I want to live."

Living had been something he cared little about.

But in the moment he was sentenced to death, it had become the thing he cared about most.

"I should live... I can still do a lot... a lot... for the Source Tower."

Qin Ye received no reply again.

His voice began to tremble, and the words he spoke started to become incoherent.

"Allow me to live... I can continue to sacrifice everything... everything to you..."

The sea water in the ocean district chaotically surged in reverse.

After failing to identify the identity of the spy, the Sky Divine Throne did not feel relieved.

The feeling of a thorn on his back persisted, growing even more intense. He didn’t know exactly what had happened, but he knew what this feeling meant. Refining Fire for so many years, the reminders of his intuition were never wrong; it was reminding him... the sooner the conversation ended, the better.

Yes.

From Qin Ye’s reactions, there was no need to continue further.

"Qin Ye."

Lord Divine took a deep breath, spoke solemnly, "Do you not understand the purpose of today’s conversation? What I discussed with you... is not the future, but the present. It is now when you are needed to make sacrifices for the Source Tower, for humanity, for the brightness of the Five Continents."

Qin Ye stood blankly in the ocean district.

"That’s it... Qin Ye, think of your family; after today, the Source Tower will take good care of them."

This was the final voice of Lord Divine.

That face slowly faded.

As the sound of the roaring sea swept through,

the Spiritual Link was severed... Qin Ye’s consciousness began to rise, painfully enduring the immense strain brought by the enormous calculating power. In a flash, he returned to the reality of the interrogation room.

"Plop."

A bead of sweat dropped onto the wooden floor.

Qin Ye’s pupils constricted, staring at the ground in front of him. In the real world, his entire body was soaked with sweat... his hair tips could almost wring out water.

The monotone and dreary voice of Chu Yu in front of him, noticing Qin Ye raising his head, slowly concluded the useless and uninformative speech.

"Well, there is one last thing you need to be aware of..."

"In twenty more hours, according to the procedure, you will be handed over to the Judicial Court, then sent to Changye to face the final judgment." Chu Yu made sure Qin Ye was looking directly at him, slowly said, "During this time, the Source Tower will actively communicate with the East Continent Council... Mr. Qin Ye, do you understand what I mean?"

Qin Ye’s lips were dry, he slowly nodded.

"...Yes."

"Right. And one more thing."

"According to the detention procedures of the East Continent Federation, Mr. Qin Ye will be provided with a quiet solitary environment, waiting for the next step of transfer." Chu Yu raised his head, looked at the camera, smiled warmly, "Ms. Lu, no matter what you did before, I hope you understand... from this moment on, if Mr. Qin Ye receives even a slight injury, the Source Tower has the right to hold you and your teacher accountable."