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"No, Anna!"

She didn't have time to fully appreciate what that familiar feeling was, but her long-standing combat instinct allowed her to instantly lock onto the source of the energy burst.

She turned and rushed upstairs, slamming open the door to Anna's ward. She happened to see a man reaching out for her neck, and immediately attacked him, shouting angrily,

"Stop, who are you?"

"..."

Lin Wei looked at her helplessly and complained in her heart,

"I say, you came at the perfect time, didn't you?"

Is it time?"

Chapter 158: What If? (8,000 words)

A little earlier.

After reaching a new agreement with Gray Snake and saying goodbye, Lin Wei once again picked up the feather along the way, giving small hints to every passerby who passed by him, and walked towards his final and original destination, the Central Hospital where Anna was.

"After we do this last thing, we can leave."

When they were about to reach their destination, Lin Wei took one last look at the bustling street, put away the feather, and spoke softly, feeling an inexplicable regret in his heart.

"Are you willing?"

Yae Sakura asked.

In the suburbs outside the city, Yae Sakura walked for a long distance beside Lin Wei. Later, as the number of vehicles around them gradually increased and the number of passers-by they met increased, Yae Sakura didn't like the strange looks they got when they looked at her long ears, so she simply took cover around a corner and returned to the Stigmata space.

"Reluctant? A little bit, but mostly regretful. After all, I still really want to save this city."

Lin Wei shook his head slightly.

"But I tried. I tried my best. Whether it's Destiny, Anti-Entropy, or the World Serpent, we've thoroughly explored their presence in this city. No one, no matter who it is, could artificially trigger a major collapse here. So, this collapse can only be a natural disaster..."

Lin Wei smiled lightly and said seriously,

"I can still try to prevent man-made tragedies, but how can you or I possibly stop a natural disaster? So, what's there to be unwilling about? Just like when we were in Changkong City, the most important thing is to leave as soon as possible and not get yourself into trouble!"

Lin Wei raised his hand and waved the two fingers that had been holding the feather all the way.

"The best we can do is to get as many people as possible off the ship before it sinks. We can't possibly get ourselves killed, can we?"

When he said the last sentence, Lin Wei couldn't help but smile.

He recalled the foolish things he had done at the beginning of his journey through time, those impulsive actions that almost got him into trouble but ultimately became his only hope of survival.

In this way, Lin Wei actually became the biggest, and perhaps the only, beneficiary of his own good deeds.

Maybe it was just a coincidence, or maybe there really was some cause and effect; in short, even now, Lin Wei would still do more good things within his ability.

Deep down, he was happy to do so; however, he was no longer as impulsive as he was a year ago, and had become much more rational and realistic.

"Well, now, let's go wake up the sleeping princess, and then we can say goodbye."

Lin Wei stood in front of the tall Central Hospital, looked up at the rather solemn building, and said to himself,

"Let's leave such great things as fighting the apocalypse and saving the world to the great people like Destiny and Anti-Entropy!"

"And I just want to go home and sleep..."

As Lin Wei spoke, she walked into the hospital's gate for the second time. Her familiarity with the place deceived the Valkyrie's perception. She walked from in front of her to behind her, got on the elevator, and went straight to Anna's floor.

The journey was smooth and unobstructed.

But this was only natural, as Lin Wei had completely eliminated any obstacles beforehand. And now, it was more like a fairy tale, where a resourceful and courageous prince overcame all the difficulties and obstacles along the way, successfully defeated the wicked queen, and ultimately reached the deepest part of the palace to awaken the beautiful, sleeping princess...

However, although Anna is indeed a beautiful princess and is sleeping, Otto is not a wicked queen - he is a hundred times more wicked than her;

Lin Wei was naturally not a clever and brave prince. He just wanted to come quietly and leave quietly...

"Squeak..."

Lin Wei gently pushed open the door of the ward and saw the beautiful girl who was once full of energy, now lying quietly on a small bed; a huge oxygen mask covered half of her pale little face, and her pair of moving bright eyes were now quietly closed, just like her breathing at the moment.

Lin Wei looked at her face quietly, and suddenly thought, if she was still awake, she would definitely not let herself lie there so "rudely", but would jump up and pull herself to ask questions, right?

It's really heartbreaking to see a girl who's always been quite noisy suddenly become quiet...

"Drip, drip, drip..."

The instrument placed on the bedside beats rhythmically, and it is the only source of sound in the room. It makes a slight beeping sound, but it makes everyone who hears it feel at ease.

"You, you, why do you always like to show off and rush forward blindly? It was like this when we were on the coral island, and it's still like this now..."

Lin Wei reached out and gently put her exposed arm back into the quilt. The touch of her hand was still soft, but it was even colder than she remembered. She sighed.

"Can't you be a little smarter? Even if you don't know she's Otto in disguise, you should know she's better than you, right?"

In the original world line, Yuno was the one who made Theresa fall twice in a row. Even if the world line changes now, she will be stronger than before after being trained by the science of destiny.

When that brief battle took place in the river, Lin Wei had seen it all, and naturally saw Anna's defeat clearly, and couldn't help but complain,

"Look, you've gotten yourself into this, haven't you? Bishop Otto, whom you 'desperately saved', doesn't care about your life or death at all..."

"..."

Anna, who was in a coma, naturally could not respond to Lin Wei's "verbal attack" and could only remain silent.

"...But that's true, it's like you, Anna. If you had backed down, people would have suspected you were also a victim of a substitution like Yuno."

Lin Wei smiled lightly, slowly raised one hand and clasped it in the air.

I saw a burst of black light appear, twist, and gather. In just a moment, a gorgeous black lance was held horizontally in front of the chest.

Lin Wei took a deep look at Anna who was sleeping, then stretched out his arm and pointed the tip of the "Projection·Black Abyss White Flower" gun straight at her sleeping face, sighing softly.

"My silly girl, grow up quickly."

"Otherwise, this world will soon become completely incomprehensible to you..."

"When that time comes, what will you do?"

After he finished speaking, as his mind moved, the black gun body gradually emitted a soft white light, which gradually filled the entire ward; then it condensed into a huge translucent flower bud, which bloomed into a holy white flower in the slight swaying.

Then, the pistil also stretched out, flowing and gathering into a drop of brilliant nectar, flowing through each petal. Finally, the petal trembled slightly, dripping down, silently landing between Anna's delicate eyebrows, and this abundant life force seeped into the body and disappeared without a trace.

In just a moment, Anna's breathing became stronger and her face became visibly redder.

"That should do the trick."

Lin Wei, feeling a little dizzy, unceremoniously thrust his lance upside down on the ground, leaned his whole body on it, and took a short rest.

"Huh, this is really tiring... Right now, I really want you to give me a hand..."

Lin Wei muttered to herself, remembering the time on Coral Island when Anna refused to listen and insisted on supporting herself, and she couldn't help but laugh.

"Well, I think it's time to return this thing to you."

Lin Wei rested for a few seconds, recovering some of the strength that had been drained away in an instant. He gently took out a half-heart-shaped pendant from his pocket, admired it for the last time, and slowly bent down, preparing to hang it back on Anna's slender, straight neck, and said softly,

"Keep it, and don't give it to others easily next time..."

"Oh!"

At this moment, the door of the ward, which he had closed, was suddenly thrown open. A Valkyrie with short light blue hair rushed in. When she saw Lin Wei, she rushed over with a face full of rage, like a hen protecting her chicks.

No, who are you? You came at the perfect time, didn't you?

Lin Wei was filled with helplessness.

It feels like: the game is over, the audience has dispersed, and the contestants have gone home; but suddenly a Cheng Yaojin jumps out and plans to give himself an overtime game?

Even if you are not tired, I am!

In order to prevent Anna from being accidentally injured, Lin Wei took a step back and grabbed the lance back, preparing to disperse the weapon that was too large to be used in such a small space, and switched to Yu Duchen for a quick victory.

"Who the hell wants to play overtime with you?!"

"Is this... the Black Abyss White Flower?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Wei's reaction was quick, and Jie'er's reaction was not slow either. They immediately caught sight of the black lance stuck upside down on the ground. Although the color was completely different from the one she had seen in Lord Youlan Dale's hand, its shape, pattern, and aura all told her the identity and name of this lance.

This sudden change made her withdraw her hand abruptly, and she just inserted herself between Lin Wei and Anna, shielding Anna behind her, and then stared at Lin Wei with a look of surprise.

"Who are you? Why is the Black Abyss White Flower in your hand?"

"..."

Lin Wei rolled his eyes, too lazy to talk nonsense with her. He released the huge lance in his left hand, raised his right hand slightly, and a black feather gradually gathered in his hand.

Then there is no more...

"Hey, this pendant is in your hand?"

Jie Er saw the half pendant still hanging on Lin Wei's wrist at a glance, and blurted out in surprise, asking for the third time,

"Who are you?"

This time, judging by her tone, the hostility had largely dissipated, and was replaced by a strong curiosity.

"...I say, are you going to fight or not?"

The person on the other side changed his expression so quickly that Lin Wei was almost unable to hold it any longer.

"I originally thought you were an enemy who was going to harm Anna, but seeing you like this..."

Jie Er looked Lin Wei up and down, curled his lips, and shook his head.

“It doesn’t seem like it.”

"...How did you know that? Was it because of the Black Abyss White Flower, or this pendant?"

Lin Wei asked half helplessly and half curiously, pointing at Anna who was blocked behind Jie'er.

"Don't you doubt that I just took it off her neck?"

"You really do know about the Black Abyss White Flower! As for the pendant, of course I have no doubts..."

Jie'er's eyes lit up, and then he took out another pendant from his pocket, which was almost identical to the one in Lin Wei's hand.

"Because I have the other one."

"...Where are you from?"

Lin Wei had a headache. Why did this plot seem so familiar?

"Did she give it to you? Or did you pick it up somewhere?"

This impolite, domineering tone and words made Jie'er look at Lin Wei again.

"You guessed right. I found it downstream from the river where Anna was injured."

Jie Er nodded, looked back at Anna who was still sleeping, and said,

"I know she values ​​this pendant very much, so I'm keeping it for her and planning to return it to her after she wakes up."

"...Why does she always lose this thing?"

Lin Wei held his forehead and complained,

"Is this Anna's fixed attribute?"

"..."

You two are pretty familiar with each other, right?

Jier couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was best if they weren't enemies.

After all, if they really fought in the ward, no matter how careful they were, they would inevitably accidentally hurt Anna on the bed.

"Are you the guy who accompanied Anna on the Coral Island once?"

Jie'er's eyes at this moment even carried a bit of the scrutiny of an old mother-in-law, as she looked Lin Wei up and down.

"You don't look very strong, do you?"

"You know what? I thought Anna would cover it up for me, but it seems the effect isn't as good as I thought..."

Lin Wei heard that this was Jie Er's active attempt to resolve the hostility and awkwardness, so she also said,

"I guess she was just too clumsy, and you figured it out?"

"Haha, Anna looks so innocent, how could she possibly lie? Besides, the things written in the report are impossible for her to do alone. As her captain, this is not difficult to guess."