Defying the Fate Ahead

"Zheng—!"

In that instant, an unprecedentedly dazzling crimson light burst forth.

No.

It was less of a blossoming and more of an explosion.

Like a flame ignited by oil, a crimson light, like a raging inferno, surged forth from the crimson bullet.

That behavior was reminiscent of a startled wild beast suddenly awakening from its slumber.

At this moment, Fang Li's dagger had already penetrated the Death Lines of the Scarlet Bullet, cutting the extremely thin, crack-like Death Lines in half.

If you want to cut off the remaining half, it won't even take a blink of an eye.

However, Fang Li simply couldn't cut the remaining half of the Death Lines.

After a burst of crimson light, the crimson bullet that flashed through space suddenly accelerated. Before Fang Li could cut through the remaining half of the Death Lines, it seemed to flicker in space and quickly disappeared.

And so, Fang Li, transformed Fang Li a streak of light, grazed past the Scarlet Bullet.

As for the Scarlet Bullet, it transformed into a crimson laser beam and streaked into the Chronicle Mirror.

"Pfft—!"

This is the sound of a bullet piercing a human body.

The metal bullet, capable of granting people extraordinary superpowers, traveled through time and space, returning to three years prior, and pierced Aria's heart, who was facing away from everyone in the Chronicle Mirror.

"Ah..."

This urgent, mournful cry traveled from the timeline of three years ago, passing through the Chronicle Mirror and reaching everyone's ears.

Immediately afterwards, Aria in the Chronicle Mirror slowly collapsed to the ground.

That's the end of the video.

"Buzz—!"

With a buzzing sound, the Chronicle Mirror suddenly trembled, and like ripples disappearing on the surface of water, it gradually vanished.

The entire room fell silent.

At that moment, Aria was stunned.

At this moment, Shirayuki showed an incredulous expression.

Even Sherlock seemed completely taken aback by this sudden turn of events, his eyes widening slightly.

"Hahaha..."

Fang Li's breathing became rapid. He knelt on the ground, and the white phosphorescent light that burned like flames on his body subsided and finally disappeared completely.

The Ice-Blue Demon Eyes dimmed in Fang Li's eyes, returning to a pair of dark pupils.

Beneath those dark pupils, exhaustion and surprise surfaced.

Exhaustion comes not only from a body that has lost a lot of water, but also from a soul that has used Holy Mark.

The surprise was directed at the phenomenon that the Scarlet Bullet had just caused.

"The Scarlet Ammo reacted to my attack?"

This phenomenon is neither particularly significant nor insignificant.

The reason it's not considered large is because Scarlet Bullet is a magical metal, or it may have a mechanism that causes a certain phenomenon when attacked.

The reason it is considered significant is because the phenomenon just triggered by the Scarlet Bullet proves one thing.

"Scarlet Ammo... Scarlet Gold has consciousness?"

This conjecture has been confirmed.

"...You're right, Fang Li." Sherlock turned his gaze to Fang Li, his eyes showing a depth and understanding he had never seen before, and said, "The Scarlet Gold does indeed possess consciousness, and its intelligence may even be higher than that of humans."

Therefore, after Fang Li's attack posed a fatal threat to Hidan, Scarlet Gold's consciousness was awakened. In order to avoid being killed by Fang Li, it actively triggered its ability, greatly increasing Hidan's speed and escaping Fang Li's attack.

"This means that your attack just now had an effect on the Scarlet Bullet. It's incredible." Sherlock exclaimed, "It can erase superpowers, affect non-living things, and cause near-fatal damage to the human body if it hits. I never thought you would have such an ability. The title of 'Gun Magician ' is not suitable for you at all."

"However, your attack doesn't seem to have been entirely effective." Sherlock sighed, his gaze fixed on Fang Li, and said, "But because of your attack just now, all the mysteries have finally been solved."

"All... mysteries?" Fang Li met Sherlock's gaze.

"The mystery of the Scarlet Bullet on Aria's body, and..." Sherlock turned his gaze to another direction, looking at the girl, and said meaningfully, "The mystery of the strangeness of the St. Gala Shrine."

"The St. Gala Shrine?" Fang Li was slightly taken aback and looked in the direction of Shirayuki.

The steam rising from her body had stopped, and Shirayuki, whose powers seemed to have been nullified by Sherlock, sat slumped on the ground, looking at Fang Li with a complicated expression, remaining silent.

At that moment, Aria's exclamation suddenly rang out.

"Great-grandfather?!"

Accompanied by Aria's panicked voice, Fang Li and Shirayuki reacted and immediately turned towards Sherlock.

There, Sherlock's appearance actually changed.

He started to age little by little, from his original handsome appearance like a man in his twenties.

That's only natural.

Sherlock's lifespan was originally extended because of the Scarlet Bullet.

Now, Scarlet Ammo has traveled through time and been inherited by Aria three years ago. Having lost the means to extend his lifespan, Sherlock naturally begins to die.

"My time is up."

Sherlock's expression showed no sign of panic, but rather a sense of relief and comfort.

"At the very end, I was able to unravel the two mysteries that I had been pondering for so long, so I have no regrets."

Sherlock looked at Fang Li, his aging face revealing a cheerful smile like that of a big boy, and said this.

"You are an incredible person. You did something unexpected from the very beginning, and then you pulled off a surprise attack on me at the end. No one has ever done that before."

"With someone like you as Aria's partner, I can rest assured."

"So, Fang Li, I'm entrusting my great-granddaughter to your care. I hope that you and Aria can fight against the fate ahead, carry on my research, and one day unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Gold."

After saying these words, Sherlock turned around and slowly left.

"Wait...!" Fang Li stood up with great effort, but due to the weakness in his body and soul, he knelt down again.

"Rumble..."

At this moment, the entire hall began to tremble.

No, it should be said that the entire nuclear submarine began to tremble.

The unusual tremor told Fang Li.

This nuclear submarine is breaking away from the seabed at top speed and heading towards the surface.

As for Sherlock, he walked up a flight of stairs and disappeared from Fang Li's sight.