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Anderson listened to his heartbeat, rubbed his arms hard, and forced a smile:
"...I want to live."
The Outer Deity was amused. "Aren't you still alive right now? If you're running, keep running. If you're enjoying life, enjoy it right up to the last moment."
"No, no, no, no!"
Sweat broke out on Anderson in the crisis. If his spiritual intuition hadn't told him that approaching the other party directly would definitely cost him his life, given his style, he might already have thrown himself forward and clung tightly to their legs to stop them from taking another step in a life-or-death situation like this. Right now, even though he was inwardly hopping about like an ant on a hot pan, he still did everything he could to keep a fawning smile on his face:
"I can tell at a glance that you're someone important..."
Before he could finish, the other party interrupted him. "Cut the crap. My time is precious. You want to leave this place?"
"...Yes!"
"Then keep wanting." The Outer Deity looked Anderson up and down a couple of times and prepared to head off in another direction without a care. "Neither your soul nor your fate holds much appeal for me. Besides, wasn't one of your dreams related to death? What, don't you want a peaceful death?"
"But dying right now isn't part of my life plan!" Anderson could only plead his case. Considering that the other party had stated his remaining lifespan and exact time of death as soon as they met, he guessed that they must be a demigod, or even an angel, with prophetic powers. He had to latch onto someone this powerful. This was his only hope of escape now. Steeling himself, he dropped to his knees on the spot and