"Retreat!"
Before Gu Shen's furious shout could ring out, Rustbone spread his Origin shield, completely drawing Gu Shen into its domain! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Countless low-level travelers crashed into the Destruction Origin domain.
In an instant, both their Soul Spirits and flesh were annihilated!
Rustbone no longer wished to fight. He looked toward the heavens. The Destruction Origin giant with two heads and four arms extended one palm, grasped the two of them, then hurled them with all its strength—
A thunderous explosion rang out.
A pitch-black, perfectly straight beam shot up from the ground!
Rustbone held Gu Shen tightly against his chest as they launched like cannonballs. The Destruction Origin giant's suppression vanished at that moment, and the Black Snow Mountain Giant angrily raised its head, extending a hand in an attempt to pluck them from the sky.
Amid the dull sound of breaking clouds, Gu Shen, held by Rustbone as they continually rose, lowered his head. His face was somewhat pale.
"What about this time? And the time before that?"
"Yes."
"That's right. That was also why you decided to delay triggering the next 'restart.'"
"Of course I wanted to bring you along." Zhou Ji smiled. "But you have an even more important mission."
After Rustbone "read" the memories Zhou Ji had sent him, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
This was only Zhou Ji's seventh restart!
Yet Rustbone felt that beneath Qiu Yu's icy calm choice lurked a trace of madness.
Rustbone said in a deep voice, "So he wants you to put an end to all this."
Zhou Ji needed to choose the path of the Old World.
He truly could not bear to deceive Rustbone, and he knew he could not keep it hidden from Rustbone forever.
Zhou Ji needed to protect his teacher,