Chapter 569: Choose
Chapter 569: Choose
After hearing Prince Andre's question, Lyon's lips twitched involuntarily, and he instinctively reached down to rub his stomach.
Explaining this matter in detail would be a bit troublesome, but to put it simply... all the members of the Scorpio Bureau who participated in this mission, aside from the absent Senior Alger, were now having a meeting inside his stomach.
Earlier, under the "generous support" of the three seniors, he had temporarily gained 59 points of Immersion Value-level strength, just a tiny bit short of the minimum requirement to "slice open the world's dimension."
The soul of Director Scorpion was incredibly "sturdy," and he couldn't digest and absorb it. However, with the authority of the 'Guardian of the Dead Dog,' he could slightly 'sip' a bit of strength from the director's soul, making up for this last tiny bit of difference, and it was still achievable.
In short, it was all thanks to his teammates.
...
"Don't you want to talk about it?"
Looking at the silent Lyon across from him, Prince Andre nonchalantly nodded and said, "Then I won't ask. Anyway, my painting has already been destroyed by you, and even if I know how you did it, it won't change anything... Hmm... Let's talk about serious matters now."
Under Lyon's wary gaze, Prince Andre looked up at him with a calm expression and said, "I have to admit that your assessment of me was accurate. I am indeed a coward, always lacking the courage to face my mistakes... Lyon, do you want to know what I think of you?"
To be honest, I'm not that eager to know, but judging from your expression, you're going to tell me whether I want to or not...
Looking at Prince Andre, who was staring at him with determination in his emerald eyes, all the hatred and anger gone, Lyon couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He responded, "What's your opinion of me?"
"Greedy. In my eyes, you are an extremely, extremely, extremely greedy person."
As Lyon showed a hint of surprise, Prince Andre repeated the word 'extremely' three times and continued calmly, "I had Atifi control six Royal Legions to besiege the palace. Facing well-equipped elite legions, you chose to expend extra strength, knocking out all the soldiers without killing a single one, even though you didn't know what other tricks I had up my sleeve.
Later, when you destroyed the AI core in the First Industrial Zone, you knew you might face Director Scorpion but still chose to infiltrate Cooling Lake alone, without bringing along Senior Alger, a crucial combat asset. Instead, you sent him on a solo mission to rescue someone in Zone 1.
From these two responses, it's evident that you are an extremely, extremely, extremely greedy person. You'd rather take unnecessary risks to complete the mission perfectly, almost unwilling to accept any 'losses' or 'exchanges'...
Hmm... Or you could say you're a kind-hearted person."
"..."
After a lengthy explanation and indirectly giving Lyon a 'good person' card, Prince Andre continued his analysis at a leisurely pace, "You strongly dislike involving the innocent and have a habit of respecting life. I guess you have a very unique set of beliefs in your heart, one that's different from other cleaners in the Cleaning Bureau, and even most people.
Lastly, you seem to have a fanatic's stubbornness about your beliefs. When you decide something is right and judge that you can bear the consequences, you'll immediately take action.
I even have a vague feeling that if the 'rightness' of an action is high enough, even if you judge that you can't bear the consequences, as long as it's worth it, you'll still try to accomplish it.
For you, your life is important, but sometimes it's not that important. You don't hesitate to put your life on the scales for weighing...' Lyon, is my assessment of you accurate?"
"..."
Um... Although not entirely correct, it doesn't seem entirely wrong either...
After listening to Prince Andre's lengthy analysis, Lyon couldn't help but clear his throat, feeling a tiny bit embarrassed by the "praise."
He was fearless of death, after all, currently occupying the position left by the "Guardian of the Dead Dog" and holding onto its inherited powers. If he truly died, he would undoubtedly be taken away by the Realm of the Dead to guard its gates.
So, for himself, even if the Triple Immortal Body was broken, the worst-case scenario would only be an early demise, and then becoming the master of the gatehouse in the Realm of the Dead. Although this couldn't be considered a good ending, it wasn't so hard to accept either.
"It seems my judgment was fairly accurate."
After waiting for a while without hearing any rebuttal from Lyon, Prince Andre chuckled lightly. Then, with a detached gaze, he said,
"If someone like you were to be killed directly, you probably wouldn't feel any pain. You would only feel regret for not achieving your best. Death, for someone like you, might not even be considered a punishment.
So, if I want to take revenge on you, I can only destroy the beliefs you hold dear, letting you witness the things you've been chasing being cruelly torn apart before your very eyes! Only then can I truly hurt you, making you experience the same deep pain as I have!"
"..."
"Your Highness Lyon, listen carefully."
After declaring his extremely cringey revenge speech, against the backdrop of the world dyed orange-red, Prince Andre sat cross-legged, staring intently as he spoke in a cold voice:
"What you're facing now, aside from the Royal Banquet, is my most satisfying painting, titled 'Sunset Over Corrok.' This painting has already absorbed the world from the Royal Banquet and completed the corrosion of the entire Corlock Kingdom.
And next, the setting sun in this painting will rise again from the horizon and gradually approach the Corlock Kingdom until they overlap, burning everything to ashes."
As if to prove that his words were not empty, Prince Andre waved behind him, and in the distance, on the horizon, the setting sun, with only its curved edge above the ground, actually climbed upwards a little.
As the sun reappeared, the gentle orange-red glow around it suddenly brightened, transforming into a more vibrant yellow, and a wave of scorching heat from the distant horizon rolled in, instantly scorching the surrounding verdant grass, curling and withering it.
"Your Highness Lyon, it's time for you to make a choice."
With the increasingly intense crimson sunset at his back, Prince Andre first raised his hand, pointing at the setting sun behind him, and then pointed at Felicia behind Lyon, explaining:
"I'm already a dead man. Now, Felicia is the last living member of the Corlock Royal Family. If she dies, the Watch Palace, which protects all, will immediately be greatly weakened.
So, if you still want to fulfill the task of protecting humanity, you must keep her safe. However, if you want the sun to stop and prevent the 1.3 million people in this painting from being burned alive, you must hand over her body to me."
After explaining the "game rules," looking at Lyon, who was somewhat dazed in front of him, Prince Andre's lips curled up with satisfaction, and he said with a gleam in his eyes:
"Your Highness Lyon, I'll probably need about an hour to completely paint this enormous sun, so you have an hour to slowly think about your choice..."
"Here you go."
"?!?!"
Seeing Felicia being thrown directly in front of him, Prince Andre's smile froze as she landed with a thud.
Not... Was your choice a bit too quick? Not even a moment of hesitation?
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