When Wen Xishu recognized that voice, his mind went blank for a moment.
There was no mistake. It was Evelyn.
But her tone had changed. The warmth it once held was gone, replaced by a hint of aloof indifference and composure.
Why was it Evelyn?
Had she been captured? Had she fallen? Or... was she doing something extremely dangerous, with no other choice?
All sorts of possibilities flashed through Wen Xishu's mind.
Wen Xishu wanted to speak with Evelyn.
"Call her again."
But the Ruinbringer, Wang Ming, shook his head.
"I can't... I can't call again so soon. Unless I can go through more loops."
Wen Xishu understood. So the Ruinbringer's loops were the source of "energy" for calls across space-time.
He shook his head.
"I keep my word. I'll spare you."
Wang Ming said gratefully:
"Thank you! Thank you! You people from the Bunker really are good people!"
Wen Xishu said:
"Kill him, Liu Jianxin. I'm sparing him, but you can't. After all, he was responsible for meddling with so much of your life."
The smile on Wang Ming's face froze instantly.
"Huh?"
Liu Jianxin wasted no words. His blade rose and fell, and a head hit the ground.
There was no loop, no next time.
It was all over.
Wen Xishu smiled.
"Now I can finally settle my loan."
The Ruinbringer was dead, the Constellation had withdrawn, and Liu Jianxin's Swordheart was no longer clouded.
Everything was heading toward the best possible outcome. Without a doubt, the enormous price Wen Xishu had paid to Summon Sagittarius would be compensated for now that he had achieved a perfect ending.
A notification prompting his return sounded in his mind as well.
Since he had achieved perfect endings in both the Desire Tower and the Strange Tower, he was about to