Another World: My life is on the hook!

At this point in time, his past self has only just begun to ignite the black fire, and for a long time to come, he will be unable to extricate himself from the severing of his faith.

This also became the best time for them to take action against him.

Because further on...

The moment he truly ignites the black fire, the polluters of time will no longer be his match.

"Is it you after that war?!"

An angry, familiar voice echoed from the time rift.

Lynn's gaze passed over the Nightmare Demon opposite him and landed on the dark time rift. He said:

"Long time no see, Nightmare King. I knew we would meet again."

He already understood this when he frantically rushed into the heart of that calamity after that war, trying to wipe them all out.

They are all projections.

Because their true forms are not actually on this timeline, but are locked in that distant end of time.

They belong to different historical periods.

This is what Lynn finds most ironic: although they have long stood in the future, the reshaping of history has made it impossible for them to see what will happen next. It was only after experiencing the massacre he unilaterally committed that they finally realized and thought of going back to the past to make a change.

"Lynn."

A murderous voice echoed from the time rift.

“I’m also glad to see you, but what surprises me is that that experience didn’t break you. Actually, based on what I know about you, shouldn’t you have gone back to the past as soon as possible to change that cruel future?”

"Isn't this what we should really want?"

"To change this history, and I believe I can assure you that as long as you are willing to put down this burden and stop fighting against my Lord, then I can also assure you that from this moment until the day my Lord awakens in the future, you and your family will have a wonderful future."

His words were true, and it's even quite possible that he really will keep his promise.

Because before it arrives.

Despite the vague changes that occurred in Night City, everyone, including the Matriarch, the Omnic Lady, and Sir Evan, still exists.

This also explains why.

If he really reaches an agreement with them here, then the entire future will truly be rewritten in that direction.

Perhaps not everyone can come back, but at least his family, those figures from his cherished memories, can truly become a reality.

Lynn's gaze was like the turbulent sky.

"Head..."

Zuo Zuo said, trembling.

And seemingly sensing Lynn's silence, the voice from the rift came again.

“If you’re willing, I will definitely keep this promise. Actually, we all understand that even if you were at your most advanced level, you wouldn’t be completely confident in stopping my Lord’s resurrection. Rather than sacrificing so many people who are important to you for that uncertain gamble…”

"Then why not choose a more defined future?"

“I can also tell you definitively that from this point in time until the end of our time, there are still a hundred years. In other words, if you are willing to give up, you still have a hundred years to enjoy. But when my Lord awakens, everything will come to an abrupt end, and you will not feel anything, because at that time, we will also disappear.”

It's like waking up from a dream.

Do you ever wake up from your dreams?

Everything is like a bubble in water.

There was no pain, no death, only an abrupt end.

Rather than enduring endless suffering in these last hundred years, struggling for just one slim chance, why not choose to accept it?

To disappear peacefully, to live in agony.

Which one is the right path?

It can be said that his words struck Lynn's most vulnerable spot, because for him, the disaster was still very close, and now there was an opportunity to change things in front of him. Could he really resist the temptation and choose to get rid of this suffering?

"Head!!"

Zuo Zuo trembled more and more.

Lynn's eyes flickered, and he did not give a reply immediately.

And they are willing to wait, or rather, for them, time has long since lost its meaning.

In fact, one could argue that if he were truly willing to change history, they could abide by this agreement, because if they could smoothly awaken their master, why not? Because at that point, any resistance would have long since lost its meaning.

if only……

He accepts.

Finally, Lynn slowly raised his head, his eyes blazing.

"Can you bring everyone in my entire universe back to life?"

The Nightmare King's voice was deep and cold.

"My Lord's final great devouring is almost inevitable, but you can sacrifice one part in exchange for another."

"Sacrifice those who are unimportant to you, abandon those ants in the main universe, in exchange for your survival and the survival of your Night City to the end."

In other words.

Is it true that you would exchange the lives of my family members for the lives of most living beings in the main universe?

Lynn lowered his head.

At that moment, it was as if a wind from beyond time was blowing through his full head of white hair.

He laughed suddenly.

"If that's the case, then they won't consider me family anymore. Maybe I would have chosen that option during the most painful time, but now..."

For an instant.

Lynn rushed forward like lightning. In his cold eyes, the dream unfolded in his consciousness, revealing the raging black fire within.

"I choose to explore."

He truly cannot accept such a history.

He did indeed try to rewrite it.

He had gazed at the past for a long, long time from the void beyond time, struggling and wailing, wandering in agony, and the god-king had already told him.

You can do it, you can do anything, because no one will be able to interfere with your decisions and choices anymore.

but.

Will the future be better?

Even if you can rewrite this experience, even if you can spend these last moments with your family.

But that's not the future.

If death is inevitable in the future, then he will carry everyone's hopes with him, even if he is bound by guilt and pain, he will fight for that last sliver of possibility in the end!

hum-

Almost instantly, the leading Nightmare Demon was burned to ashes.

The remaining Nightmare Demons' expressions changed drastically.

But Lynn gave them no chance at all, and his attack was an instant kill. In his eyes, the burning black flames seemed to bring about the end for everyone.

that moment.

Lynn was like a demon god, killing gods and Buddhas alike in his way. All the bizarre things that entered this point in time were instantly wiped out by him.

You will regret the decision you made at this moment!

The Nightmare King's ferocious, mad voice echoed through the air.

"If you want to fight, then we'll fight you!"

"And I can also tell you that from this moment until every point in the distant past, we will not let go of any opportunity to destroy you. Be prepared for this war of time! We will fight against you in every torrent of history, and we will fight you to every corner of time!"

But Lynn's gaze was icy. After annihilating all the nightmares in the area, he suddenly turned around and tore open the barrier of the rift.

"I do not mind."