Chapter 142: Didn’t expect it? The end is coming

Chapter 142: Didn't expect it? The end is coming

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"To be honest, your performance wasn't bad. Although you almost lost, considering your opponent was a Berserker who had maxed out their stats in direct combat, and you're just a newbie Clown, a narrow victory is good enough. After all, you still have a lot of room to improve, so there's no need to rush."

When Klein, carrying the head of "Fishbone" Livis, finally managed to shake off the people who were following him for various reasons and leaned against the wall of an alley to rest, a sudden voice startled him.

Immediately realizing who was speaking, Klein gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Ruo, it really is you!"

He was just wondering why "Fishbone" Livis suddenly came looking for him, starting a fight without a word. Turns out Lin Ruo was stirring things up in the dark.

"Yes, it's me. Surprised? Unexpected?" Lin Ruo jumped down from the wall, landing steadily beside Klein, and said leisurely, "Don't be angry yet. Compared to your previous battles, don't you think that the battle just now was truly exciting?

"It really made you experience what it means to be on the brink of life and death."

Originally, Klein wanted to curse Lin Ruo for his actions of pit his student, but he suddenly froze. He pursed his lips and, recalling the battle just now, had to admit that Lin Ruo was right.

Although he had experienced battles before, including during these past few days with Lin Ruo on the Five Seas, fighting those pirates—although he had been hanging out with Danitz these days, Danitz couldn't possibly keep them with him all the time. Most of the time, he and Lin Ruo were still acting freely, and therefore Lin Ruo hadn't let up on his combat training these past few days, diligently playing the role of a newbie partner, causing him all sorts of trouble.

But although the number of battles was not small, and combat experience had also increased, because of the presence of a big shot like Lin Ruo, Klein had never really felt a sense of life-and-death crisis. After all, he believed that if it really came to that point, Lin Ruo couldn't possibly continue pretending to be a newbie.

But today's sudden battle was different from before. Without a big shot by his side, and facing Sequence 8 whose direct combat strength was definitely not below his own, Klein really felt like he was bouncing back and forth between life and death, and for the first time, he fully unleashed his potential.

Although even now, recalling the battle just now, he still felt extremely thrilling, Klein had to admit that such a battle was very helpful to his growth.

"Klein, do you know what kind of Beyonder I want to train you into?" Seeing the change in Klein's expression, knowing that the other party had probably understood his intentions, Lin Ruo smiled and suddenly asked.

Without waiting for Klein to answer, he said to himself, "This world is very cruel, and you and I are no longer ordinary Beyonders who can escape this cruelty... I train you, help you grow, both for my own sake and because I don't want you, as my friend, my student, to die casually for some inexplicable reason in the future."

"I don't want to train you into a flower in a greenhouse, nor do I need a flower in a greenhouse as a student. I hope you can become a strong person who will not be discouraged even in the face of despair, who will not give up even when they see no hope, and who will try their best to find a way to turn the tables no matter what situation they are in."

Just like in the original book, even when he was parasitized by Amon, even when he was in such a desperate situation, he never gave up any hope... Still that sentence, from the beginning, what Lin Ruo wanted to train was a Lord of the Mysteries who could face Amon, face the apocalypse, and face the Celestial Worthy, not a flower in a greenhouse.

He knew that this was cruel and unfair to Klein, tantamount to forcibly placing the responsibility of saving the world on the other party's shoulders. But the world is so unreasonable. Klein is a person born from the Sefirah Castle, and he is also the best choice to become the Lord of the Mysteries in this era. From the moment he came into contact with the Sefirah Castle, no, from the moment he was born, Klein already had no choice.

And all Lin Ruo can do is try his best to help the other party grow, help him avoid those unnecessary tragedies, and allow the other party to have the confidence and strength to face Amon and face the Celestial Worthy in the end.

Lin Ruo didn't want his friend and student to become Amon's toy, or become the shell for the Celestial Worthy to descend into, in a few years.

So, on the matter of helping Klein grow, he would never be soft when he should be ruthless.

Thinking this, Lin Ruo looked at Klein, his expression serious, and said, "So today's matter is the first time, but it won't be the last."

"And although I was watching the battle this time, I will really leave next time—I will not let my existence become an obstacle to your growth."

"And I don't want to regret it someday in the future, why I didn't go all out when I was training you today."

Klein was silent, but suddenly asked another question: "Lin Ruo, you seem to be very anxious for me to grow, why?"

Klein wasn't an idiot. With Lin Ruo's undisguised attitude, how could he not see Lin Ruo's eagerness in training him and making him grow?

Although this could be explained by the stimulation of this event, Klein always felt that it wasn't that simple.

"Huff..." Lin Ruo exhaled. He leaned against the wall, suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, and said, "Do you really want to know?"

Klein didn't answer, just stared at him.

Lin Ruo suddenly looked at the sky. The sky was very blue, making it completely impossible to imagine that outside this sky, outside the barrier of the Earth, the Outer Gods were already coveting this blue planet.

"Because the apocalypse is coming soon, probably in about thirteen or fourteen years!" Lin Ruo said. Of course, he couldn't tell Klein that you are the chosen Lord of the Mysteries, and you must grow up to fight Amon and fight the Celestial Worthy, but revealing the matter of the apocalypse was still okay.

This could also further motivate Klein to grow. After all, even for the sake of surviving in the apocalypse, for the sake of protecting his relatives and friends in the apocalypse, Klein would work hard to grow with his personality.

Plus, with him, a teacher, standing in front, knowing about the apocalypse in advance, it wouldn't cause Klein to collapse due to excessive pressure.

"Apo... apocalypse?" Klein was stunned. He had thought of several possibilities, such as Lin Ruo's state being extremely bad, possibly unable to protect him for too long, so he needed to grow up as soon as possible, but he never thought that it would be the apocalypse.

"Are you sure you're not joking?"

"Am I someone who would joke about this kind of thing?" Lin Ruo looked at him, first showing a dissatisfied expression, then sighed, his expression becoming bitter, and said:

"If I could, I would also hope that this is a joke, but unfortunately it is not. The apocalypse is really coming soon, with only about ten years left. And after the apocalypse comes, probably only True Gods can protect the people they want to protect under the catastrophe, and Angels might be able to barely protect themselves..."

"This is not a secret. Angels basically know it, and many demigods also understand it. When you come into contact with people at this level in the future, you can just ask and confirm whether what I said is true or false."

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