Chapter 1302: The Two Who Stayed Behind

Chapter 1302: The Two Who Stayed Behind

A few girls were teleported to the border of the Three Realms and soon realized the only man, Lin Nuo, had not come.

He stood them up again.

This wasn’t the first time this man had done this; the last time he said he’d meet them soon, he ended up disappearing into the Sacred Realm.

Now there was no sign of him, and the teleportation array was also gone.

Wait a minute, besides Lin Nuo, there was one more person missing.

That is, Su Kexin!

What’s the situation? Are they trying to elope without them?!

The girls were increasingly anxious. What now? With two missing, were they really going to elope? Plus, they couldn’t return!

At that moment, Ling Meng had already sensed the soul attached to her.

“Who exactly are you? Did Master summon you?”

Ling Meng questioned the soul, and soon, it floated in front of them.

Among the few present, it seemed only Ling Meng herself was in the dark, while the others were somewhat aware of the new personality that had emerged.

“I am you, but I belong to the Demon Realm, while you are a soul born in the mortal world. I am you, and you are me.”

“What soul? I don’t understand what you’re saying. Master has never mentioned this, so you must be lying to me.”

Without Lin Nuo’s words, Ling Meng wouldn’t believe anything and treated her as a scammer.

The soul of Ling Meng didn’t want to say much; her plan was to sacrifice herself for Lin Nuo, so it was as if she had never existed, completely fulfilling another version of herself.

However, things took an unexpected turn; Lin Nuo actually pushed her back! And he stayed in the Demon Realm!

This was completely beyond her expectations.

At that moment, her feelings were extremely complicated; on one hand, she was comforted that Lin Nuo was willing to save her, and on the other, she felt guilty because he would fall into an abyss as a result.

“They also know. When you were unconscious, I took over your body. But later, I was caught by the Handa Alliance, my soul locked inside a Demon Woman, and it was Lin Nuo who risked everything to save me…”

The soul of Ling Meng explained the situation to the original Ling Meng, and finally, she realized she was the one being kept in the dark.

“Whether you believe it or not, this is you. You know you’re an experimental subject, but the real subject is me. And you originally emerged as a new consciousness from the original master’s awareness, so strictly speaking, you’re not an experimental subject.”

The soul of Ling Meng spoke calmly, just wanting to share what she knew, indifferent to whether Ling Meng would believe it.

“So what’s going on now? Where’s Master?!”

Compared to the issue with Lin Nuo, hers seemed trivial.

“He should still be in the Demon Realm. I originally opened a barrier gate, creating a teleportation point through the cracks, and I was meant to sacrifice myself, but he forcibly pushed me back. So, he remained in the Demon Realm.”

“How do we get back to the Demon Realm? I want to go back and find Master!”

Ling Meng panicked, absolutely determined to return and fight alongside Lin Nuo, life and death together!

“We can’t go back. There’s no way. You know, non-native demons and those in control of teleportation skills can’t pass through to the Demon Realm.”

“What?! What am I supposed to do? Just let Master fall into a dilemma while I sit back and do nothing?!”

Ling Meng grew more irate; she was safe, yet her beloved Lin Nuo was still fighting on the brutal battlefield, not knowing if she would see him again!

“Sorry, it’s my fault. I should have disappeared; you can destroy me now to ease your resentment.”

The soul of Ling Meng had nothing more to say. She was already prepared to disperse, surviving only because of Lin Nuo. If he weren’t there, she would return to the void.

“Mutual slaughter won’t solve the problem. If that’s the case, Lin Nuo has his own fate. We can only trust him.”

Qin Shili interjected, noting that arriving here may actually be a good thing for Lin Nuo—without baggage, he could show his true potential.

But what about Su Kexin? Why hadn’t she come over?

“Su Kexin, I remember she was right beside me; she also went through the teleportation point—how did she not arrive? Where did she go?”

Qin Shili continued, leaving everyone puzzled; how could they have walked and lost someone along the way?

……

……

Lin Nuo, choosing to stay behind, could only face Aike for one last fight.

However, the question remained: even if he won, he’d still be stuck in the Demon Realm, with no way back.

In this cursed place, would he have to stay here forever? That would be his end.

But given the current situation, winning would indeed prove difficult.

With a few girls, they strategized and worked together. After a smooth operation, they still couldn’t take down this group of god-level demon beasts.

Now that the others had fled, it was just him left, and winning mostly relied on sheer luck.

But did he have any of that?

Wasn’t that a skill exclusive to the protagonist?

At such a crucial moment, where had the protagonist gone?

Aike stopped his pursuit, bursting into laughter again.

“Lin Nuo, Lin Nuo. You really are foolish. You clearly had the chance to escape, yet you waste it all for an experimental subject. Now you’re isolated and helpless; what can you do?”

“Wait, you really don’t think you can kill me, do you?”

Lin Nuo retaliated, but Aike didn’t think much of it.

“If not, then your demise is just a matter of time, isn’t it? You have no chance at all.”

“Quit the nonsense. I’m alone here; if you can’t kill me, even the beasts will be laughing at you for two years.”

Lin Nuo shot back. While he couldn’t take down Aike, Aike also wouldn’t find it easy to finish him off.

Fun times ahead; wind technique maxed out! How would you like to respond, dear sir?

Just as Lin Nuo was about to tangle with Aike, Su Kexin suddenly erupted from the nearby barrier.

This completely stunned him.

What’s going on? Su sister, didn’t you already board the carriage? Did you get kicked out due to overload?

Not only Lin Nuo, even Aike was taken aback.

There shouldn’t be any reason for that; touching that barrier meant teleportation should bring you right next to him. How did she pop out from the barrier?

“Ah? Finally! I’m back, Senior Martial Brother!”

Su Kexin exclaimed excitedly, almost following Qin Shili and the others to retreat.

“You, how did you get back? Weren’t you with them?”

Lin Nuo asked Su Kexin, and she just giggled foolishly, replying:

“I don’t even know how I returned. I was thinking that I wanted to fight side by side with Senior Martial Brother and not leave him behind. And then, I came back!”

“……”

So the protagonist’s matters were entirely unexplainable; truly whimsical and favored by fate.

You wish to come, and you can come; how does that leave Aike feeling? After all that effort, he was merely limited by spatial constraints, yet she freely arrived.

“Senior Martial Brother, why didn’t you leave with us? Why bear it all alone? You’ve already endured enough, so let me accompany you now.”

Su Kexin held Lin Nuo’s hand and smiled gently.