After hearing the news, Bai Yi's mind went completely blank, followed by unimaginable shock and ecstasy.
He grabbed Lynn by the shoulders and said, trembling:
"Bro! Is everything you said true?! I... I really still have a chance..."
Lynn smiled. "Most likely."
In an instant.
Bai Yi was so excited he almost jumped into the air.
His breathing quickened. For a moment, he could hardly take in this enormous, unexpected surprise.
He paced back and forth, trying to digest the joy welling up inside him.
But then he froze.
His gaze caught Lynn's smiling expression.
Something suddenly occurred to him, and he asked in astonishment, "What about you, bro? Can you go back with me, too?"
His breathing grew rapid.
"Even though we seem to come from two parallel Blue Stars, even a parallel Blue Star has to be better than this Dark World! Bro, we..."
Lynn raised a hand to stop him and shook his head.
"I can't go."
Bai Yi stared in shock.
Lynn explained with a smile, "Because you signed a summoning contract. Some entity lured you into this world as its summon. Something may have gone wrong along the way, keeping you from being drawn into that evil god's domain, but once the summoning period ends, you'll still be sent back."
"But I'm different. I still don't even know how I came here."
"There's no way I can go back with you."
Bai Yi's mouth hung open, his mind blank.
In other words.
Was this a round-trip ticket for only one person?
But if I went back alone and left my bro here, then... that would just...
Although they had only known each other for one night, and this bro of his was terrifying, meeting a kind "fellow countryman" in such a horrifying world gave him