bookpub Chapter 464 Boy - Two - IV
Chapter 464 Boy - Two - IV
The woman raised her pinky finger, speaking earnestly:
"If ever you find yourself unable to make a choice, when the difficulties or pain become unbearable... "
"You must, must, must live for yourself, understand?"
Faced with this ominous promise, Ansel seemed somewhat resistant, "Mother, with my abilities, I will not find myself in such a situation."
"I know!" Annelisa glared at him, "But I know even better how stubborn and obstinate you can be. When you set your mind on something, you won't eat, rest, socialize, or heed anyone's advice, focusing solely on accomplishing your goal."
"I believe that's a commendable trait, Mother."
"Without moderation, it's a vice!"
Annelisa, visibly frustrated, pinched Ansel's cheek, "Will you promise or not, promise or not!"
With his cheek being playfully squeezed, Ansel had no choice but to extend his pinky finger towards his mother.
Thus, a deeply moving promise was concluded in a somewhat hasty and discontented manner by Annelisa.
"Enough, enough."
With a wave of her hand, as if still riding the crest of her irritation, Annelisa dismissed the matter: "Go about your business, I wish to gaze at the stars, undisturbed."
Ansel watched his mother, who turned her head away to look up at the sky, and smiled gently before rising to leave.
At that moment, Saville's figure suddenly appeared beside Annelisa.
"Madam."
The elderly butler bowed slightly: "I must take my leave as well."
"...What?"
Annelisa furrowed her brow, and Ansel's steps faltered.
"The master has apparently found the crucial item he was searching for. To ensure absolute success, everyone is prepared to depart, myself included."
"Wait, then I..."
Annelisa paused mid-sentence, glancing at Ansel not far away, her voice tinged with worry: "The seven of you, will be alright?"
Saville, perceiving Annelisa's concern, reassured her: "Rest assured, our gathering alone is sufficient to bring the master to the pinnacle of his power. And your mere presence, even if not by his side, is the greatest support you could offer him."
Ansel knew better than anyone else about Flamelle's power. Standing at the pinnacle of creation meant that destruction was effortless for him. Even in the realm of infinite possibilities, the Zero Realm Enigma, there was no rival for him. His father could flatten anything.
Flatten... everything.
Wait —!
Suddenly, Ansel sat up, his pupils trembling.
Father... with the power to annihilate any threat, where was he... THEN?
Why, at that time, was it I who inherited my father's power? Where was my father?
The empress was nearing her end, but my father's spirit remained intact and powerful, with my mother as his support... he surely had at least thirty more years to live.
Time... time!
The boy frantically searched his memory for the exact moment of the battle in which he had met his untimely demise, quickly finding the answer.
"Imperial Calendar... 1121."
Yet now, it was only the year 1101 of the Imperial Calendar!
In just twenty years, had those so-called heroes already ended everything?
"Father... it's impossible for him to have died within twenty years! Could it be—no, if father had perished lost in the Zero Realm Enigma... I couldn't possibly have inherited his power. What exactly is going on, what exactly is happening..."
Ansel, completely overwhelmed by panic, began frantically searching for clues in his own chapter. This fear overcame his dread of the future, knowing that if this event was about to occur, it must be addressed immediately—immediately—
In an instant, the expression in Ansel's eyes froze.
At that moment, the boy appeared like a specimen encased in amber, devoid of all signs of life.
Because he had seen it, in that accursed game, he saw the near future.
As Saville left, and all the pact heads gathered around Flamelle deep within the Zero Realm Enigma.
Five extraordinary beings of the fifth stage, unseen and unknown to anyone, simultaneously used an unknown method to kill Annelisa right before his eyes in just 2.03 seconds.
Thus, the version of himself from that world had watched his mother... vanish before his eyes.
And now, this future was also about to unfold before him.
In just three days.
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