As her words fell, everyone went silent.
Qi Lingwu said, "All right."
That single response seemed to bring the others back to their senses. They snapped out of their daze, suddenly alert.
Song Linwei tugged at the corners of his mouth, forcing a strained smile. "All right..."
Ke Jiaxue felt like crying, but she immediately nodded, her voice choked. "Yes, we'll restart. We'll definitely win next time."
How could they possibly win?
If they tried again, the Fragments would only be stronger. They hadn't survived until the first spring in this life; in the next, they would only die sooner...
Restarting meant declaring every effort they had made in this life a failure.
And the secrets exposed to the Fragments in this life-Hao Jingye's human side, the black soil space, even Old Qin and Sheng An-would probably all become targets of preemptive strikes.
Restarting, their plan B, wasn't a suitable option.
Xiang Hanshuang wanted to say that this life was already their best possible outcome. It was the fruit of their efforts in the previous life, of truths Qin Xuan, Hao Jingye, Qiu Yu, and the others had paid for with their lives. This was their last chance.
World restart required the Fragments' power, which meant the Fragments could interfere with it.
During the last restart, they had thought M's superpower had obstructed them, leaving their memories incomplete. Now they knew the truth: it wasn't M, but the Fragments controlling M.
If they used the Fragments' power, they would be affected by the Fragments.
They had barely managed to retain two years of memories in this life. Now that the Fragments were stronger, would it still let them keep those two years as they fought it during the restart?
Xiang Hanshuang had so much she wanted to say.
But she