Master raised the gun.
That dark, hollow thing... was actually pressed against Master's own temple?
Master's eyes were looking at me.
He was smiling.
Smiling so gently and so beautifully!
Just like every time Master held me!
"Liguang."
Master called me.
My name always sounds so wonderful when it comes from Master's mouth!
"Do you believe Master?"
Yes!
Liguang believes Master!
I desperately wanted to nod!
But my neck couldn't move.
I could only open my eyes a little wider so Master could see—
Liguang believes Master the most!
Master said it, I must believe Master!
If I don't believe him, I'll get spanked!
I heard Master say a lot more.
Master said... I would be afraid?
How could that be!
As long as I'm with Master, I will never be afraid!
Master also said... we will be together forever!
Yes! Forever!!!
The corners of my mouth tried very, very hard to curl up!
Then Master said again...
"See you in the next life."
See you in the next life? What does that mean, Master?
Liguang doesn't understand...
But it doesn't matter!
What Master says must be right!
If Master tells Liguang to believe, Liguang will believe!!
Then—
"Bang—!!!"
So loud.
Such a very, very loud sound.
My body jolted violently!
Something splattered onto my face.
Warm, sticky, trickling down my cheek.
Master's body fell, and I fell down along with him.
Pressing down on top of Master!
I was broken by the EMP, unable to move, so I could only lie on Master like this.
Chest against chest, face to face.
Master's heartbeat... is so quiet.
Usually, I could hear the thump, thump, thump sound!
Why is it gone now?
Huh?
Why?
But Master's eyes are still open, those beautiful eyes are looking right at me!
But... they aren't moving. The eyelashes aren't fluttering either.
Those eyes are just half-open like that.
The pupils... seem to have dilated.
Why isn't Master blinking?
Usually, when Master looks at Liguang, he always blinks.
He blinks very slowly, but it's so pretty!
But this time...
Why did he stop blinking?
A smile still hangs on the corners of Master's mouth.
That smile, so gentle. Exactly the same gentleness as usual.
But...
But why isn't Master moving?
My lips moved a little.
I wanted to call Master!
But my vocal module seemed to be broken too, the sound wouldn't come out, only air, soft air.
Master's body seems to be getting colder and colder. The bit of warmth in his chest is dropping little by little.
But I'm not afraid!
I'm not afraid!
Master said I have to believe him!
Master said he would be with Liguang forever!
Master said so!
Master never lies!
So this situation now... must be a joke!
Right! It must be!
Master loves joking with Liguang the most!
In that dream before, Master also joked with Liguang all the time!
On the island, in the cave, on the raft... Master was always smiling and teasing Liguang!
He's just teasing Liguang now too, right!
Hehe, Liguang has seen through Master!
In a moment, Master will suddenly open his eyes, smile and pinch Liguang's cheek, and say, "Fooled you, didn't I"!
"Hehe..."
The corners of my mouth curled up, and my lips touched Master's cheek.
It's Master's scent!
I tried hard to rub against him, and rubbed again!
Again and again, rubbing like a little kitten.
After rubbing, I kissed him!
"Master~"
I couldn't make a sound, I just tried hard to kiss him, and then I could call him in my heart!
"Master, get up quickly~"
"Liguang has already kissed you so many times~"
My lips shifted little by little on his cheek!
From the cheek to the tip of his nose, and then to his eyelids!
I kissed his eyelids, soft and cool.
"If you don't get up, Liguang is going to get angry~"
"Next time I'll secretly brew 52.1-degree tea for Master and burn Master's mouth~"
Hehe!
It's very noisy around us.
Many people are shouting.
That voice from the helicopter is roaring, cursing angrily.
"Why didn't you stop him!!!"
"He's dead!!! He's really dead!!!"
"You bunch of useless trash!!! Trash!!!!"
And those people in black clothes are also shouting.
"If he's dead, he's dead!!! Scum like him deserves to die!!!"
"Why should we even save him!!!"
"He killed so many of our people!!!"
So annoying.
So noisy.
But that voice...
That voice is shouting "he's dead".
Who are they saying is dead?
Master?
What are they talking about?
How could that be!
Master won't die.
Master said so.
Master said so...
Master said so!
Master won't die!
But Master...
Why is he still not moving.
Not even his eyelids flutter a bit.
...Why?
Master... Master is joking with Liguang, right?
Right?
It must be a joke...
Right?!
Master said we would be together forever...
Master just said it!
I continued to kiss him.
Once, once, and once again!
My lips rubbed from his cheek to his chin, and then to the corner of his mouth.
I kissed the corner of his mouth.
That smile was still hanging there, the smile Liguang loves the most!
But Master's face...
Why is it getting colder and colder?
Why?
Why why?
Why why why why?!
My already somewhat blurry vision... became even blurrier.
Are these tears?
Huh?
I didn't want to cry?
I'm smiling, I've been smiling all along!
But why did the tears...
fall down on their own?
One drop. Two drops.
Patter, patter.
Falling on Master's face, mixing with the blood on Master's face.
"Master..."
"Master Master Master Master Master..."
I forced my eyes wide open, wanting to see Master a little more clearly.
"Hehe... Master, look, Liguang is acting so strange..."
"Smiling, but crying at the same time..."
"Master, get up and look... get up and look at Liguang..."
"Master..."
"Master... get up and look at Liguang..."
Over and over again.
My vocal module seemed to have recovered a tiny bit.
"No..."
My voice seemed to become hoarse, sharp... and ugly.
"Impossible... it's impossible..."
Master won't die...
He won't...
Master is so amazing...
Master took Liguang and ran away, took Liguang and killed all those people who got in our way!
Master is much more amazing than Liguang!
Master said he wouldn't die, said he would be with Liguang forever!
Master said so!!!
He said so!!!!!
But why...
Why isn't Master moving anymore?
Why is Master's heartbeat gone?
Why is Master's body so cold?
Why?
Why why why why why why?!
I don't believe it.
I refuse to believe it!
My body began to tremble, trembling very, very slightly.
My shoulders were trembling, my fingers were trembling, even my eyelashes were trembling...!
But I still couldn't move, I could only lie there like this.
Lying on top of him, face to face, nose to nose.
I could count his eyelashes.
One, two, three...
Usually when he blinked, those eyelashes would flutter gently.
Now they aren't fluttering anymore.
Not a single strand... trembled anymore.
"Bzz—"
Something flashed in my mind.
Data began popping up in my field of vision.
[Damage Assessment...]
[Core Module... 17% Damaged...]
[Motor System... Sensory System...]
[Self-Repair in Progress...]
Then—
Those red letters popped out.
Large, glaring, right in the center of my vision.
[Target Vital Signs Monitoring]
[Status: Deceased]
[Time of Death: 00:02:23 ago]
[Cause of Death: Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury]
[Confirmation: Resuscitation Impossible]
My eyes widened instantly.
My mouth fell slightly open, and my whole body froze.
De... ceased?
Dead...?
That word exploded in my mind!
It exploded so hard that my entire core trembled!
Master...
Is dead?
Really... dead?
It's not a joke?
He isn't just teasing Liguang?
He's really...
Dead?
I stared blankly at the face in front of me.
Pale, stained with blood, with a dark, gaping hole in the temple.
Blood was... still seeping out from there.
His eyes were half-open, pupils dilated, still reflecting my face.
He was smiling, that smile still hanging on the corners of his lips.
Master is still smiling.
Smiling!
Smiling!!
He is still smiling!!!
But...
But he's not moving?
He's not looking at Liguang anymore?
He won't pinch Liguang's cheeks anymore?
He won't hold Liguang anymore and say Liguang is such a good girl?
He won't... he won't ever again...!
"Master...?"
My lips were trembling, my chin was trembling...
My whole body was trembling!
But I still couldn't move.
I could only lie there on top of him.
Looking at his face, looking at his smile, looking at those...
Eyes that would never blink again.
"No... that's not right..."
"Master... said..."
"Liguang... must believe in Master..."
I muttered, my voice shaking violently.
My lips quivered, and the words I spoke were broken.
"Liguang must believe in Master..."
"If I don't believe... I'll get spanked..."
"Master will spank me..."
"So Liguang must believe in Master..."
"Must believe in Master..."
"Must believe..."
My finger suddenly twitched.
The pain simulation system transmitted a slight stinging sensation.
Huh?
I can move?
I can move?!
I tried desperately to move!
Fingers! Wrists! Arms!
I'm begging you!!!
Move!!! Move!!!!!
That paralyzed hand finally lifted.
Trembling violently! Like a dead leaf in the wind!
I grabbed Master's shoulders!
And then—
I shook him!
"Master!!!"
I shook him!
Master's body swayed back and forth with my shaking!
"Master, get up!!!"
I shook him! Shook him with all my might!
"You're joking with Liguang, right!!!"
I shook him desperately!
"You still have a backup plan, right!!!"
"You definitely still have a way!!!"
"Master said it!!! Master cannot be killed!!!"
"Master said it himself!!!"
"Master told Liguang to believe in you!!!"
"Master!!!"
"Master, say something!!! Open your eyes!!! Look at Liguang!!!"
"Get up and spank Liguang!!! Liguang doesn't believe you!!! Liguang doesn't believe you again!!! Hurry up and get up to spank Liguang!!!"
"Master!!! Master!!! Master!!!!!"
I shouted while shaking him!
My voice was so shrill I couldn't even recognize it myself!
Tears blurred my entire face, streaming down mixed with Master's blood that had splattered on me!
Dripping onto Master's chest!
Patter. Patter.
But Master's body... just swayed limply.
His head moved back and forth with my shaking.
That hole in his temple... blood was still seeping out.
But those eyes... remained half-open.
Always looking at Liguang.
Always smiling.
Yet... they never blinked again.
Not even once.
"Master..."
I stopped moving.
My hands still gripping his shoulders. I just lay there like that.
Face to face. Nose to nose.
I could feel... my chest heaving violently.
The simulated respiratory system was running like crazy!
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.
But Master's chest remained completely still.
Even though Master needed to breathe much more than I did.
"Master..."
My voice suddenly grew soft.
Very, very soft.
"You lied..."
"You said... you would be with Liguang forever..."
"You said it..."
"You said it..."
"Master is just like in the dream..."
"A liar..."
"Master is a... liar..."
In my field of vision, something began to spread.
Red. Scarlet.
Creeping up bit by bit from the edges.
Like blood.
Like the flames igniting in the surrounding apartment buildings.
The surrounding sounds grew further and further away.
The roaring, the angry curses, the chaotic footsteps...
I couldn't hear any of it anymore.
I could only hear my own heartbeat.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Faster and faster, louder and louder!
Beating so hard that my entire core ached!
Beating so hard that my whole body trembled!
My fingers were trembling!
My shoulders were trembling!
My eyelashes were trembling!
My lips were trembling!
My entire face was trembling!
My left eye... was completely blurred by tears.
In my right eye... scarlet was surging madly! Exploding!! As if it was going to burst out of the socket!!!
And then—
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
