Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 270 The Choice of Night
"Yes, I'm still alive, and He..." Luo Lin paused here. He lowered his head and stretched out his hand to gesture at the position of his stomach. Then he looked at the Goddess of Night with a smile and said, "I ate it!"

The Night Goddess was startled, but she remained calm and asked, "Does it taste good?"

"To be honest, I didn't taste anything, but it must be very unpalatable." Rowling said as he recalled the taste of the various sequence potions he drank.

The Goddess of Night didn't know how to respond for a moment, and the scene fell into silence.

Luo Lin did not let the silence linger. He then looked at the Goddess of Night with a smile and asked, "Ms. Amanesis, did you hear anything in the story just now?"

The Night Goddess was stunned for a moment. She probably went through a brainstorming session at this moment before she said, "You are very powerful and difficult to kill."

"No, why do you think so? I was clearly saying—" Luo Lin glanced at him doubtfully, then smiled and said:
"I will protect my world, no matter what the enemy, no matter what the cost."

The Night Goddess pursed her lips before saying, "Is this your world?"

Luo Lin did not answer directly, but just looked up at the dream city in front of him, as if he was lost in some memories.

After a long while, Luo Lin seemed to come back to his senses. He tilted his head to look at the Goddess of Night and said, "It can be. If I have enough anchor points in this world, then it can also be my world."

"The Sun God does a great job on this point." Luo Lin smiled and said with emotion, "He is also preparing to kill me, but He is also working hard to make me become human and make me fall in love with this world."

“I don’t hate His actions.”

The Night Goddess seemed to be lost in thought. After a few seconds, she spoke, "I understand. I hope you can get what you wish for."

At this moment, the Goddess of Night finally confirmed that the existence before her was not a heartless monster disguised as a human, but a real great being who was trying to get closer to humans.

It must be said that this realization made the Goddess of Night truly relieved.

Luo Lin smiled and looked at him, saying, "Okay, enough small talk, let's get down to business!"

The Night Goddess pursed her lips upon hearing this, then revealed a gentle smile and said, "You're probably worried about Azik."

"What? Do you have a way to help Azik?" Luo Lin looked at the Goddess of Night curiously.

"If it's about soul fusion, I don't have any solution." The Evernight Goddess shook her head, then changed the subject and said, "But if it's about suppressing Salinger, I might be able to provide some effective help."

Rowling raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. He was not surprised that the Goddess of Night could suppress the God of Death. After all, everyone has their own expertise. Rowling himself had no way to deal with Salinger, but as the Goddess of Night was an old rival of the God of Death for many years, or even an old colleague, it was normal for her to trick the other party.

Luo Lin was surprised only because he understood the hidden meaning behind the words of the Goddess of Night. This made Luo Lin look at the Goddess of Night and then smiled and said:
"You should know that the only reason I don't support Azik's decision to accommodate the uniqueness of the God of Death is because I'm worried about Salinger's resurrection within him."

What this means is that if Salinger's problem is solved, Rowling will support Azik in accommodating the uniqueness of the God of Death.

The Goddess of Night naturally understood the hidden meaning. She looked at Rowling and said, "You can think of this as my investment. Just as the Sun God bet that you will fall in love with this world, I also bet that the people around you can serve as an anchor to hold you back." "Even if the price is that you can't become what you used to be?" Rowling looked at her with interest.

"The River of Eternal Darkness presents a significant problem. It's difficult for me to become the Old One." The Night Goddess paused, then revealed a slightly self-deprecating smile and said:
"Honestly, I don't have such a strong desire for power. If it weren't for the apocalypse, I'd happily remain a Sequence 0. At least that way, I can be sure I'm myself, not some resurrected Ancient God."

"Furthermore, facing the impending doomsday, one Old Day is not enough, not enough to completely change the situation." The Goddess of Night continued, looking up at Luo Lin and said:

"So I bet this anchor point can put you on the side of humanity and help humanity survive the apocalypse."

The Goddess of Night has thought of many plans for how humans will survive the end of the world, but the risk of failure in any of them is very high. However, the arrival of Rowling allows the Goddess of Night to see a possibility: the possibility of humans completely defeating the Outer Gods.

"What if you lose the bet?" Luo Lin did not avoid His gaze and asked while looking into His eyes.

"Then I believe that the people around you will join me in fighting against you," the Evernight Goddess said softly, "You should know what kind of people they are. They are kind, so no one will sit idly by and watch you destroy everything."

"How cunning! It seems that you're winning regardless of whether you win or lose." Luo Lin muttered in distress, then laughed again and looked at the Goddess of Night and said:

"But I hope you can win the bet."

"After all, even I don't really want to experience the ending of being abandoned by everyone!"

The Goddess of Night heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The uniqueness of the God of Death was not something that He had to obtain, otherwise He would have attacked Azik long ago. So if He could exchange it for something more beneficial to Him, the Goddess of Night did not mind giving it up.

After all... the Goddess of Night actually knew very well that if Rowling really stood against humanity, to be honest, the world would probably be doomed.

If the other party directly summons a celestial being or a god within the earth, the current earth will be completely unable to resist it.

"But I was planning to make a deal with you using the uniqueness of the Grim Reaper, but now I lack the bargaining chips." Luo Lin suddenly said in distress.

Upon hearing this, the Goddess of Night glanced at Luo Lin. She naturally guessed what kind of deal he was going to make, so after a few seconds of silence, she said, "You still have the leverage in something."

Luo Lin raised his eyebrows and signaled him to continue.

The Night Goddess had no intention of keeping anyone in suspense and said openly, "Since you know the true identity of the Earth Mother, you probably also know something about our plan."

"I do know what you are planning to do." Rowling nodded and said.

The Goddess of Night looked at Luo Lin and said, "Given Rune's current situation, it's unlikely that everything will proceed according to my plan. However, the God of War must die, so I hope to get your help in this matter."

(End of this chapter)