"Ah..." The Plague Doctor let out a long sigh, seeming to have lost the desire to fight.
"There's no need for us to keep fighting. The outcome was decided from the very beginning. No matter how we struggle, we're nothing more than tiny ripples in Fate, incapable of stirring up any waves.
People must learn to accept their fate..."
Tang Guo lowered her head, her neat short hair casting heavy shadows across her face.
The petite girl trembled slightly, not out of fear, but because the surging worry and unwillingness in her heart were nearly breaking through her defenses.
The image of Bai Ye being dragged away by [Fate] flashed through her mind again and again.
The horrific battlefield around her stabbed mercilessly into her eyes.
"Accept your fate, just like the countless ordinary people. That's what they all do."
The Plague Doctor pointed at the Federation forces fighting in the distance. Those people had long since lost all confidence, their morale low, completely devoid of the courage to draw their blades.
"I won't."
A clear, icy, resolute voice slowly emerged from the shadows.
Tang Guo abruptly raised her head. Her short hair fluttered, and the shadows obscuring her face scattered completely.
Her Golden Eyes blazed brilliantly!
There was not the slightest confusion or cowardice within them, only a conviction firm enough to burn everything away.
"I will never accept my fate like anyone else!"
Her sword hand slowly clenched, and her Golden Eyes shone even brighter.
"If Fate wants to take him away, then I'll take him back.
If the gods have decreed a dead end, then I... refuse to accept it!!"
At that moment, Tang Guo's conviction burned like fire!
Clang—!
A dragon's roar resounded across the ocean.
Golden light tore through the sky, swift as thunder!
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