Ansu, your thoughts had already been laid bare.
Give you souls, and you'd use my power to escape.
Ansu thought it could escape. That was what it believed deep down: if it had enough souls, nothing could hold it back.
But that was only what it thought.
There was no guarantee it could actually do it.
"Child, have you thought this through?"
"You should know I can't deceive you... If we let this creature run rampant, not only the Secret Sea but even the Moon Sea, where you want to stay, will be in danger."
"You stayed here because you sensed something was going to happen, didn't you?"
"That kind of fateful choice."
"When someone faces a major turning point in life, they often hear certain voices. Especially... since you're the Prophet."
"Perhaps your Fate is to stop this from happening."
"All of Fate is pushing you toward... this outcome."
Ansu's words echoed in Lu Cang's mind.
In that instant, Lu Cang suddenly recalled a wish he had once made.
In the timeline of Future Simulation.
Lu Cang had once wished to save the Secret Sea.
But after he made that wish, nothing happened on April 1...
At that very moment.
Lu Cang felt an utterly absurd sensation, and a wildly unreasonable guess took shape in his mind.
Could it be... that the wish I made in the simulation could actually come true?
Lu Cang looked down at the Pure White Descent Ritual.
Pfft—
Another enormous, seventh-tier claw burst from the seawater and lunged at Lu Cang!
"Get lost."
Lu Cang raised his leg and kicked sideways!
Bang!
He felt a dull, heavy impact. In the next instant, the hard shell of the enormous claw shattered into countless pieces.
There were plenty of monsters all around.
But so far, it