I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

It turned its head in confusion... and then saw that the micro-computing runes that were originally rotating slowly in the beautiful wine-red eyes of Ophelia's mercury incarnation had quietly stopped.

The pretty face of the second princess showed a confused expression similar to that of Gray in the light curtain.

It took a long time for Ophelia to come back to her senses.

"I say, little Tina's sister, are you scared silly too?"

Dean Yin flicked his tail and asked, "Is this guy Luster's domineering aura really that scary?"

"No, it's not because of my future brother-in-law..."

The tiny runes used for calculation in Ophelia's eyes quietly faded away.

"I just did some analysis on the abnormal 'aging' phenomenon of the recording crystal that transmits image data from the night world, which far exceeds the normal usage range."

"Then--"

For some reason, Ophelia's words now carried a hint of melancholy.

"I finally have some understanding--"

"Gray has given up resistance and the reason to go back again."

……

In the distant sky, Rast's figure came closer and closer, slowly falling towards the earth.

His figure was shrouded in a dim aura, and his descent speed was not very fast...

However, this time, Grey did not choose to escape immediately after being discovered by Last and falling into the trap, as she did in the previous two timelines.

She just stared blankly at the face of the young man in front of her.

Those beautiful emerald green eyes that had never wavered or doubted their self-beliefs in the past three years, no matter how dangerous the situation was, now revealed an unprecedented sense of brokenness.

Until just now.

Gray finally understood everything that had happened to her.

And the real reason for the abnormal wear and tear deep in his soul.

Why is it that even though he only activated time reversal twice in his memory, the actual wear and tear on his soul far exceeds the scope of "twice".

"It seems that you have noticed it too, little Gray."

As if noticing the wavering expression on Gray's pretty face, the boy's cold and indifferent words followed like a storm.

"If I counted correctly..."

"This should be the one hundred and eighty-third rollback that I and the entire Paradise Royal City have experienced."

The boy's cold words, without a trace of emotion, were clearly engraved in Gray's mind and verified her previous vague guess.

Yes.

It's not the third time travel.

But, the one hundred and eighty-third time.

Ever since he first went to Paradise Royal City, intending to stop the progress of the Holy Scripture and prevent his brother Last from obtaining the Holy Grail... he has already activated time rewinding a total of one hundred and eighty-three times.

But, without exception.

Every time time goes back——

Having accumulated the failures and lessons learned from past timelines, I should have been able to avoid wrong choices and clear the game with a simpler difficulty.

But I still failed again and started to look back again.

And so many failures also forced me to repeatedly extend the span of my time backtracking, going back to a more previous time point...

Under such a high density and long span of time retrospection, the wear and tear on his soul gradually intensified.

Until the wear and tear of the soul reached a critical value, all the experiences of going back in time were forgotten... He mistakenly thought that he had just arrived in the royal city, starting a new cycle.

This cycle went on and on, and I don’t know how many rounds it lasted.

But, without exception——

In each round, even if I have the ability to go back in time and try and fail infinitely, which is almost like cheating... I still can't do anything.

On this day in Paradise City, fate was divided into 183 different and completely opposite tributaries.

But all 183 tributaries, no matter how winding and rugged they are—

In the end, it all ended up in the same way.

Irreversible and irreversible.

Just like the divine spear called "Kungunir" in ancient mythology, the moment the spear was thrown, cause and effect were reversed, and the ending was already determined -

No matter what attempts and efforts you made during this period: building steel walls, hiding behind the shield of Aegis, or fleeing to the ends of the earth... it was destined to be a futile struggle.

but--

"for……"

"What……"

Gray looked at the boy who fell from the sky and appeared in front of her.

The corners of her lips moved slightly, and a hoarse tremor came out.

Why did I fail every time during my 183 attempts to trace back?

Why is it that every time he looks back, Brother Last can find himself accurately?

If I were to look back occasionally, my brother Last might have noticed the flaw because of my carelessness.

But with hundreds of opportunities to try and fail, even someone as clumsy as me will definitely be able to fill in all the loopholes and find a real way out.

And the most important thing—

why?

Why did Brother Last know "one hundred and eighty-three times", a number of rewinds that even he himself couldn't be sure of?

Faced with Gray's questioning, Last did not give an immediate answer.

He simply fell from the sky to the earth and walked towards Gray step by step.

The panting of horses, the noise of other passengers in the carriage - the world froze at this moment, and all the noise was isolated from the outside world.

Gray fell on the seat of the carriage, and Luster was under the blazing sunlight.

The boy and the girl looked at each other across the wilderness, and the whole world was swallowed up by the wind blowing across the wilderness.

"Why...?"

There was a hint of cold smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I think you should have already had the answer in your heart."

"It's just that you've been avoiding it from the beginning to the end, and you're never willing to admit it or face it."

Luster's voice was not very loud, but every word rang clearly in the depths of Gray's soul.

Yes--

This is a fact that I should have realized long ago.

No one, excluding those who have reached the legendary level, can retain the consciousness of the previous timeline when time goes back.

In addition to being the darling of fate, one can retain one's own will like impurities and sand in the adverse times.

However, "fate" is a unique sequence of long steps, a fact that Chief Cessel has repeatedly explained to himself.

Besides, he knew his brother Rast's sequence. It was the "Tower" sequence, and it did not have the ability to control time or interfere with fate.

However, Brother Rast possesses characteristics that should only be possessed by the advanced level of the "Destiny" sequence.

Such a special case... within the scope of my knowledge, there is only one explanation.

And coincidentally, he had never really known about his brother Rast's special ability...

And ten years ago, when he and his brother Last first met in Frozen Water Town—

Those were memories from when she was still a naive little girl. To this day, the past in Frozen Water Town has become vague, but Grey still clearly remembers her first encounter with Brother Last.

Also, when destroying the Crimson Moon pollutants that were entangled in Frozen Water Town... Brother Last had demonstrated many extraordinary abilities that did not belong to the long-term level of the "Tower" sequence.

This was something Gray had never cared about in the past. Even if she occasionally thought of it, she would ignore it with excuses like "It was too long ago, maybe I remembered it wrong."

However, thinking about it again at this moment, after excluding all possibilities——

The remaining answers, no matter how absurd or unbelievable they are...

This is an indisputable fact.

"Yes, you are right."

Although the two figures were very close, Last's words seemed to come from the other side of the clouds, appearing distant and unfathomable.

"Little Gray, that supports you—"

"The reason you have the courage to stand before me again three years later... is the inheritance Cecil bestowed upon you, right?"

The boy's tone slowed down a bit, becoming less cold and indifferent, and gaining a bit of the gentleness that Gray was familiar with.

But, at this moment.

The gentle words that once made Grey feel at ease turned into an unforgettable curse, shattering the last bit of psychological defense in Grey's heart.

In front of him, the young man with black hair and black eyes slowly stretched out his finger.

next moment.

A wisp of pale silver flame quietly emerged from Rast's fingertips.

The firelight was very illusory and vague, without any killing power.

However, in Gray's eyes, this ray of fire seemed so familiar.

It was the same as what she had inherited from Leader Cecil—

However, this is clearly a legacy passed down among the shore keepers, stolen from the grave keepers... a unique spark of fire.

And at this moment, the unique fire appeared for the second time.

As mentioned before, after eliminating all impossible options, the one remaining is the only answer.

at this moment.

Gray finally understood... the indifferent, cold, and condescending look on Brother Rast's face when he looked down at her earlier.

It's not hatred, nor is it disgust, nor is it aversion—

It was a pure bird's-eye view, just like a researcher observing an ant colony in a laboratory. How could humans, who are so high and mighty, possibly get angry with ants?

It was just like when I was implementing the Lost Paradise Project and looking at the dead in the paradise.

In the eyes of living people like me, the dead in paradise are dead souls, specimens that have been deprived of their destiny and have long lost the possibility of a future.

In the eyes of Brother Last, he and others were also ancient artifacts whose destiny had been lost, and fossils used for archaeology.

It was also because of some unknown powerful force that the phantom of the past reappeared in an instant.

"Unfortunately, I also have the same fire seed that you got."

"Just as you guessed."

"I come from a—"

"The name 'Shore Keeper' has long been forgotten by the world."

The boy's last indifferent words.

Gray's heart fell into the abyss of despair.

Chapter 149 Even so, do you still dream of becoming a shore guard? (5k)

The boy's words penetrated the wasteland.

There is no hiding, and no escaping.

Each syllable was like a sharp blade of judgment, leaving a deep mark on Gray's heart.