Re: Player

Chapter 289 [I'll leave this to you!]

Laplace wasn't hurrying anymore.

He wasn't commanding his generals to attack Adam either.

He simply walked one step at a time towards Adam, who observed him with a carefree look on his face. Neither of them were looking away from each, while the rest of the forces still kept going on, doing what they were supposed to do.

"Adam. Run away! You must escape from here!" Equi shouted as she had finally found the hope she was searching for. Someone who can alter destiny, someone who can prevent the accursed ending of this world. And in no way possible, she was going to let him die now.

But Adam observed Equi's face before speaking,

"If I simply run away now. All these people I have saved will die, unable to escape the so-called Fate. It's not something I wish for, Equi. Sorry but... running away is not an option for me here."

His powers were decreasing as the Heaven's Wheel began disappearing from the sky. Slowly reverting back to his original level, he somehow seemed far more vulnerable than before. It was as if he was barely standing on his own two feets.

But still. Even then, the calm look on his face was ever present. Even in this desperate situation, it seemed as if he had everything in control.

One step at a time, Laplace kept walking, his eyes focused on Adam, unwaring, uncaring of the surroundings.

"Sigh. You better have some sort of plan for this," Equi then added slowly walking in between Laplace and him as she raised her [Chalice of Equilibrium!] and then chanted,

"[Equivalent Exchange: Wall of Perseverance!]"

A paper thin barrier containing an insane amount of mana appeared behind her, surrounding Adam from all sides.

"This is way above what I bargained for," Iris clicked her tongue as she too joined Equi. Harik also appeared carrying the unconscious Raphi in his arms, beside him Luciana walked slowly with the help of her magic.

Iris transferred Raphi into her realm, before all of them stood in front of Adam. An army of demons and Angels flew in the sky above, right where Adam was, and then soon aimed in the direction where Laplace was coming from.

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For those who had been with him, knew him for his kind nature. Not once this humble being broke his smile, spreading a positivity to everywhere he went.

But for the first time, he wasn't smiling.

Taking a step towards Laplace he then slowly took out his sword as he then asked," to try and harm my brother. You sure have a lot of guts young demon. Answer me, how much suffering would be worth for the sin that you have committed?"

"Move. Insect-" and as Laplace, disinterested in the newcomers' words, was about to move Neptune away, he saw Neptune reaching extremely closer to him, before he found his body falling backwards, and a scar on his chest.

-BOOOM!!

"That is not the answer that I asked for," and Neptune, truly angry, spoke as he looked at Laplace thrown far away from here, his scar slowly healing. Laplace was confused for a brief moment before he narrowed his eyes on Neptune.

-Whoosh!!!

And then appeared right behind him as he spoke," don't waste my time," before going in for a side slash with a blood red sword aimed at Neptune's neck.

Though before the sword could reach Neptune, it was caught by his two fingers with ease. Neptune observed Laplace surprised face before he spoke again,

"That is, once again, not the answer that I wanted to hear."

Raising his sword in the air, Neptune filled it with a strange aura before he pushed it down at Laplace.

"[Command: Cancel!]"

-BAM!

Even though the command took place, the attack didn't vanish. It reached Laplace's head, pushing him to the ground, crushing his entire body.

And slowly, Neptune picked him up by his horn, bringing his face to his eye level as he asked again,

"Answer me, young demon. For the pain you have caused to my brother, how much suffering do you think would be enough?"