Chapter 1301: No More Running

Chapter 1301: No More Running

This Soul kept suggesting some ridiculous self-sacrifice to help them out.

What touching thoughts that could move the whole world; are you a demon? Are you an undercover angel sent to infiltrate? A saint with a heart for slaughter?

This sounds a bit unscientific.

Of course, in this situation, Lin Nuo naturally had to reject her suggestion. Preserving your soul at a critical moment isn’t about selling yourself out to escape.

If he had behaved like a traitor in the past, everyone would have been nothing but tools. But now, his mindset had changed; he was no longer the same person.

However, Ling Meng’s soul kept resonating with Lin Nuo, insisting that she didn’t mean to sacrifice herself.

This left Lin Nuo half-convinced.

You don’t need to pay a price? That doesn’t make sense; are you really that powerful?

If that’s the case, he could trust you completely. Right now, the Barrier was shrinking, leaving less and less room for maneuvering.

【What should I do?】

Lin Nuo’s inner voice conveyed his thoughts, and soon he received a response.

【Is that so? Fine.】

He roughly figured out the plan: first, he’d chat with Aike to buy time, then take those girls backward toward the Barrier, but not touch it. After that, he’d swiftly summon Ling Meng’s soul and break through a gap for them to escape.

Time was short; they needed to end this quickly. Hesitation was a big no-no.

Previously, when he had become a puppet, he could telepathically communicate with Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue, but that was useless now; otherwise, he could warn them and strategize their escape to avoid Aike overhearing.

He could only rely on subtle movements; it all depended on their wits.

Whoever lagged behind would be left behind. Of course, he would always be the last one to go.

Aike was convinced Lin Nuo and the others wouldn’t escape. As long as the Barrier shrank to a certain extent, the four Demonized Sacred Beasts would collectively unleash their corrosive Demon Qi, gradually eroding their strength until they were unable to resist.

He was just waiting for the circle to tighten; that would be the safest move.

“Is killing you that simple? But if you just die like this, it’s too easy for you. I want to see your despair when you’re helpless, and then watch you suffer endlessly and die painfully, becoming nourishment for these four magical beasts.”

“I’m telling you, if you don’t make a move to kill us soon, we might just leave.”

“Leave? If you could leave, why would you still be here? Lin Nuo, do you even believe that?”

“If you don’t believe me, I can show you.”

Lin Nuo said casually, seemingly just talking big, while actually dispelling Aike’s doubts.

Aike would think: Lin Nuo said it himself and has yet to act. If they could leave, they would’ve done so already; why would they still be talking?

That simply didn’t fit the cunning nature of humans.

This only convinced him further that Lin Nuo couldn’t escape.

“Show me? Go ahead and try.”

Aike was quite eager to see Lin Nuo touch the Barrier; he had set a trap. Once they made contact with the Barrier, they would be teleported to his side.

Just like that illusion Lin Nuo encountered before, getting crushed on the spot.

That would be perfect.

Lin Nuo wouldn’t even need any smoke bombs or wind to obscure Aike’s vision; he could openly retreat, while the Barrier continued to shrink. Touching it would be a disaster.

The girls were still unaware of Lin Nuo’s strategy; they were just following his lead.

Here it comes.

Suddenly, the Barrier began to shrink faster, seemingly wanting to catch Lin Nuo and the others off guard. Lin Nuo remained calm; at this point, he had no choice but to trust that soul. If she was an undercover agent, he could only curse her to eat instant noodles without seasoning packs in her next life.

Good, now’s the time! Go!

In an instant, Lin Nuo unleashed Ling Meng’s soul, charging straight toward the Barrier, crashing through with a bang.

Aike: “!!”

That soul wasn’t absorbed by the Demon Woman? How could that cunning human wield it?

That soul actually had such power?

Aike realized it was too late; a gap had been broken in the Barrier, and Lin Nuo and the others could quickly escape.

“Great, now we don’t have to be stuck in this hellhole. Huh? Why aren’t you leaving?”

Lin Nuo realized that Ling Meng’s soul was stuck at the gap and hadn’t moved.

“Go, hurry up, or you’ll…”

Lin Nuo then understood what was going on; it turned out there was no escaping without a price.

So she was holding the gap open for them to escape, and even if they left, she couldn’t get away, just enduring.

“Master…”

Ling Meng herself saw this soul; it was like a giant supporting the exit.

At this moment, the ghostly Ling Meng unexpectedly revealed a hint of a smile, as if she found satisfaction in sacrificing for Lin Nuo, feeling no regret.

The ghostly Ling Meng burst through the Barrier to create a small teleportation portal, then transmitted her voice to Lin Nuo:

“Step through, and you will completely leave the Demon Realm and reach the junction of the three realms. This is the last thing I can do for you, and I don’t regret it.”

Seeing the smile on Ling Meng’s ghost, Lin Nuo felt a pang of sorrow, as if he was utterly powerless to survive without sacrificing her.

Should he continue to run?

But even if he escaped back to the human world, wouldn’t Aike just come to destroy his home?

Would he be able to escape then?

Should he just watch as everything beautiful kept fading away, while he could only run?

Recalling his last life, he had escaped countless times; he really didn’t want to live a life of constant fleeing.

The girls halted in their tracks, unaware of where this sudden portal would take them; everything depended on Lin Nuo’s final decision.

“Get in; I’ll follow you later.”

Lin Nuo waved his hand lightly, seemingly resolved to sell out Ling Meng’s ghost to survive.

They hurriedly moved, one by one entering the portal and leaving the Demon Realm.

“Goodbye; I hope you can live well.”

The ghostly Ling Meng’s last words reached him; she could watch Lin Nuo leave, and she would die having fulfilled her purpose, with no regrets. Even if she would be caught by Aike and endure endless pain afterwards, it was no problem, as long as she could help Lin Nuo.

Just as Lin Nuo was about to step into the portal and leave, he suddenly slammed on the brakes and stepped back behind Ling Meng’s ghost.

“You, why aren’t you leaving! Hurry, there’s no time!”

“I don’t need you to tell me what to do.”

Lin Nuo rapidly gathered his energy, and with an open palm, a powerful force surged forth, forcibly pushing the ghostly Ling Meng out through the gap, back onto her main body, Ling Meng.

At that moment, Ling Meng’s body coincidentally got pushed into the portal by this force, leaving no room for regret.

Once that soul returned to her main body, she could survive, but the price was that the portal would vanish, and he couldn’t go back.

Having sent everyone away, only he remained.

No escape route left; this was the moment to fight to the death. Who was the real Demon King? It was time to settle it once and for all.