Chapter 226: Epilogue 16

Chapter 226: Epilogue 16

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Thud.

His knees buckled in despair.

The caw of the crows eying the corpses resonated ominously. Amongst the desolate battlefield, there was only one living human, a man with black hair.

Kneeling, the man barely held himself up with a sword.

Blood trickled down his chin. By now, he couldnt feel pain, nor could he feel his arms and legs.

[Good, this seems sufficient.]

In front of him appeared a snake, its skin resembling that of a sleek human.

The snake chuckled mischievously upon seeing Lennox Carlyle, who was barely breathing.

[With this, you should be able to open the door.]

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The end of the world was duller than expected.

Lennox didnt know how much time had passed since that day.

The scattered droplets of blood, the pale complexion of the frail woman in the red-stained white dress, only the gradually cooling warmth and touch of the skin in his arms remained vivid.

His time had forever stopped at that moment.

Since the day Juliet died, he neither counted his age nor kept track of dates. Such things were ludicrous luxuries.

Without his will, he roamed the battlefields as they came. The snake seemed more joyful as Lennoxs mind became exhausted. It was as if he was possessed by an evil spirit.

[Ah, the contractor is dying but what is that beast protector doing?]

The snake sneered as it surveyed the surroundings.

Then, a large black panther with a helpless expression appeared.

(Whos calling whom a beast, you lowly snake?)

The black panther, glaring at the snake, was a demon bound to the artifact of the jet-black sword. And behind the appearing black panther, a majestic door stood as if a mirage.

Lennox could see the edge of the enormous door gleaming ominously in gold.

That was the Gate of Time.

The demon of the sword owned by Lennox Carlyle. The black panther, whom he contracted, was hinted by the cunning snake to have the ability to resurrect the dead woman.

Through the door that controlled time.

Demons fed on human suffering and negative emotions, but the force moving that majestic door was said to be nothing but colossal chaos.

Although demons easily deceived and tricked humans, they couldnt lie.

[Can she be revived?]

(Strictly speaking, I can reverse time to before the woman dies.)

When forcefully summoned to verify the truth, the black panther reluctantly admitted.

(But to open the door, you need massive chaos and calamity.)

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(And thats not a price a human like you can bear.)

But Lennox Carlyle thought otherwise.

If he could go back to a point where she wasnt dead, to meet the lively Juliet again, nothing else mattered.

And finally, he brought the end to the world.

He created enough chaos to move the door, including destroying himself and the world.

The only thing left was for the black panther to open that door.

With greedy purple eyes gleaming, the snake urged.

[What are you dawdling for? Open it now!]

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However, the colossal door only gleamed at the edges and didnt budge a bit.

It could be eyesight, or it could be an unseen blessing or talent.

(The part taken from you will be given to someone else somewhere in the world. To balance things out.)

[Thats really troublesome.]

Lennox groaned without laughing. He gradually felt his body cooling down.

[I dont care what you take, just open the door.]

[Yeah, hurry up!]

The snake rushed in with its eyes gleaming madly.

The black panther warned one last time.

(You dont know exactly when youll go back to. It could be years ago, or decades ago.)

Rumble.

As soon as the black panthers words ended, the ground began to tremble.

A dazzling pair of wings sprouted from the back of the black panther, and the giant door, which didnt seem to move at all, began to open slightly.

A dazzling light seeped through the opened crack.

(I hope you wont regret it, contractor.)

The black panther seemed to want to say something more in the end, but Lennox didnt care.

The dazzling beam of light coming through the doors crack began to swallow up his body along with the surrounding scenery.

Exhausted Lennox simply gazed at the opening door with dry eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, it would be a world before she died.

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He could meet her in a little while.

His heart pounded with a warm beam of light wrapping around him and anticipation.

He didnt know how far back in the past he would go, but suddenly he thought it would be nice to meet Juliet before losing her parents.

With luck, he could prevent the misfortune of Juliet losing her parents and being sold here and there.

It can be changed.

If successful, Juliet would grow up as a dignified and elegant lady with high self-esteem, instead of being starved for love and homeless. Then, the likelihood of Juliet falling in love with him would be high.

The reason she fell for Lennox was because she had nowhere to lean and was starved for affection.

Rumble.

Finally, the door opened wide.

The rumbling vibration and dazzling light were now about to swallow everything.

(Wish you luck)

The black panther turned its body swiftly.

The warm light completely wrapped around his body, and everything around him, including the black panther and the snake spirit, began to be sucked into the door quickly.

In his fading consciousness, the last scene Lennox recalled was the sight of Juliet smiling at him.

Lennox savored it slowly.

The Juliet he met again wouldnt recognize him. Only he had the memories while going back to the past.

Juliet, who grew up happily, wouldnt fall for him at first sight. This time, she would choose a much better man.

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It didnt matter.

Lennox Carlyle closed his eyes without regrets.

All he wanted was one thing. To see a living, brightly smiling Juliet, even if just once.

It was okay to give anything in return to see Juliet again.

Ah.

Just before losing consciousness, he suddenly thought.

It would be nice if whats taken isnt his eyes