Chapter 529: 184: Death Sonata

Chapter 529: Chapter 184: Death Sonata

“Miss Carter, it seems our luck is a bit rotten, huh? We barely made it past a Tier 3 Catastrophe. If we continue like this, I reckon even getting back to Lion City alive will be hard...”

“Heh, don’t give me that look. I’ve always been incredibly lucky. Maybe you should look for a reason within yourself.”

“Or maybe you should go yourself? Your injuries are lighter than mine, and you would probably be safer without me dragging you down.”

“So which one do you want: ‘I’m leaving. You’re going to die. You’ve helped me. I won’t abandon you’; or, ‘My fate is tied to yours. Our only chance is to cooperate’?”

“Hahaha, I’ll go with the first...Puh...”

“...”

Leonard Churchill attempted to laugh, but couldn’t help himself and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Under the fallen wall of a ruined building in the city.

Two ragged figures had been hiding for quite some time.

They made small talk, trying to make the best of a bad situation.

They had been making good progress initially.

But, for some reason, the city ruins suddenly saw an increase in combative noises.

Leonard and Miss Carter, not being fools, guessed that those people were after them.

So they went in the opposite direction, toward the more deserted areas.

But these deserted areas usually signaled danger.

They were unlucky and ran into a group of monsters earlier.

Among them was a Tier 3 zombie Catastrophe.

Normally, neither of them would be seriously threatened by those creatures, but unfortunately, they were both heavily injured.

After a harrowing chase and struggle against the monsters—barely managing to kill the Catastrophe—their injuries worsened considerably.

Catherine Carter could still walk, albeit with difficulty.

In the previous fight, Leonard didn’t know what had happened, but he had lost all sensation in his lower body, essentially becoming paralyzed.

If they were to engage in another fight, they’d likely be done for.

It felt as if something was obscuring her vision, leaving the future completely hidden from her.

She was just about to give up when it occurred to her to ask Leonard, “Why don’t you give it a try?”

Leonard showed genuine interest, “Can I try too?”

“Yes. Sometimes, having another’s luck bestowed upon you makes the divination more accurate. Besides, our fates are linked now.”

She passed him the Fate Coin without a second thought, “Just give it a toss. Heads are for ‘luck,’ letters are for ‘misfortune’.”

“All right.”

Leonard took the coin without hesitation and tossed it into the air.

The coin tumbled in the air, chiming melodically before landing in his hand.

The side showing “letters” faced upward.

Seeing this result did not surprise either of them.

Considering their current situation, a prophecy of ‘luck’ would have been astonishing.

However, just as Catherine was about to retrieve the coin,

A sudden abnormality occurred!

The coin, which should have settled down in Leonard’s palm, strangely trembled.

Then...

To the astonishment of both of them, it magically stood up!

“???”

Seeing this, Catherine’s blue eyes narrowed in surprise.

She looked, incredulously, at the standing coin for two whole seconds.

Then she looked up at Leonard.

Suddenly, it was as if the world lost all its color, turning monochrome.

An oppressive feeling, as if death itself was coming, weighed heavily on her, making her breathing ragged.

Their eyes met, and Leonard could vaguely guess what had happened from seeing her trembling eyes. But he asked calmly, “What does this mean?”