Lu Ce raised an eyebrow. Only after hearing Pain say that did he realize that every time Pain truly descended, it consumed an enormous amount of energy.
Pain had kept appearing and talking to him because Pain wanted to leave all of the divine power to him?
"Going by what you said, these two choices basically amount to whether I become a god or become that so-called Terminator you want me to be, right?"
"But you'd probably rather I became that Terminator. In other words, you want to die even more?"
"And you don't even know how to bring about an end, do you? What's the point of calling you out? What can you even tell me?"
Hearing this, Pain merely shook his head slightly and said:
What do I hope for? There is nothing I particularly hope for. No matter what ending awaits me, it makes no difference. From the moment I decided to die and found you, everything I needed to do was already done.
What you choose is your business. You do not need to think about me. I know that, with your personality, you probably do not like these kinds of multiple-choice questions. When someone else gives you choices, you do not want any of them, do you?
That is fine too. You can choose neither. You can turn around and leave right now. I told you, this is your world. The door will always be open. Let us pretend we never met today, that nothing ever happened.
Listening to Pain's voice, Lu Ce frowned and remained silent for a long while.
He closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings. Then he suddenly realized that Pain had been telling the truth. Everything in this world really did seem to be within his perception and control.
It