97: Chapter 97 The Road to Death

In this instant, memories that had been dormant for a hundred years were suddenly awakened.

At this moment, Ah Li's face was covered in tear stains as she threw herself into Gu Tian's embrace.

"Wuwu... I thought you didn't want me anymore."

Gu Tian's emotions were surging, and his hands were trembling.

At this moment, besides holding Ah Li, a thousand words could not express his feelings.

Jiang He, who was standing to the side, had been listening for a while.

Seeing the young couple reunited, he was quite moved.

But right now, he really didn't want to be a third wheel.

"Ahem... so, how about you two hug in a bit? I'm still right here, you know?"

Hearing this, Ah Li suddenly broke away from Gu Tian's embrace and wiped her tears.

Then, pouting her lips, she glared at Gu Tian and said coquettishly, "Hurry up and let my Master out! You actually dared to hit him? See if I don't deal with you in a bit."

Gu Tian explained with an embarrassed look, "This... this wasn't my idea. These are the rules of the trial."

"Hmph, I don't care about your rules. Hurry up and let my Master out."

Gu Tian looked troubled. "Ah Li, listen to me. For a challenger to leave, there is only one way, and that... that is to defeat me."

Now Jiang He was dumbfounded.

Ah Li's brow furrowed even tighter, feeling as if the sky was falling.

Defeat him?

Didn't this mean one of the two had to die?

Jiang He felt a surge of grievance in his heart, nearly moved to tears.

He had originally thought that with Ah Li here, he would be perfectly safe this time.

In the end, the guy says he has to kill him before he can leave?

How the hell is this supposed to work?

Strangle her husband to death right in front of Ah Li?

Even if Ah Li agreed, he didn't have the ability!

Moreover, was Gu Tian an idiot?

Would he just stand there and let himself be killed?

With tears in her eyes, Ah Li slowly walked up to Gu Tian, took his hand, and turned to look at Jiang He.

"Master, please forgive Ah Li for not being able to stay by your side in the future."

Jiang He's heart skipped a beat.

Fuck, could it be that Ah Li is going to turn on me?

Immediately after, Ah Li looked at Gu Tian. "Let my Master out. Don't worry, I will stay here with you forever. Even if it means death, I will die with you."

Gu Tian frowned.

"No, Ah Li, you leave with this young man. I have been lost in the river of time for who knows how long. To be awake and see you again today is enough for me. As for you... you still have your own mission."

Ah Li shook her head, her gaze firm.

"I won't let you leave me again..."

Then she turned to look at Jiang He. "Master, do it!"

Jiang He felt a wave of emotion in his heart.

She really is a good pet.

But how could he possibly bring himself to do it?

Suddenly, Gu Tian looked up sharply and shouted, "Young man, why are you able to resurrect an unlimited number of times?"

"Ah? This..."

Now Jiang He was stumped.

He couldn't exactly say he had a cheat system, could he?

Seeing Jiang He hesitating and unable to speak, Ah Li tapped Gu Tian.

"My Master naturally has his own secrets. Don't ask questions blindly."

Gu Tian shook his head. "I'm not asking for his secrets. If your Master really can resurrect infinitely, I think he should have a way out."

Hearing this, Jiang He was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "What way?"

"The Path of Death."

The Path of Death was another naturally formed exit within the Endless Purgatory.

But its danger level was tens of millions of times harder than the trial itself.

It was a tunnel leading to the unknown.

Although there were no monsters inside, it was filled with peril.

Back then, Gu Tian had tried to leave through there, but even though he was already at level 86th Transition, he could still only make it halfway.

If he had continued further down, he would definitely have been left there forever.

But Jiang He was different.

He could resurrect.

Hearing this, Jiang He began to hesitate. His Top-up Function could indeed resurrect him.

But it wasn't a 100% trigger rate.

After thinking for a moment, he still decided to give it a try.

For him, the system's resurrection would at most return him to the trial, making his previous progress a waste.

But this was the most acceptable method for him.

Ten minutes later...

Jiang He stopped outside a cave entrance.

The surface of the cave entrance was covered by a mass of black mist, while the interior simultaneously emitted flickers of lightning.

He swallowed hard; even before entering, he could feel pain radiating across his body.

Gu Tian walked over. "Young man, please take Ah Li with you."

"No, I want to stay and accompany you."

"No, Ah Li, listen to me. In another hundred years, I will regain my freedom. At that time, I will go back and find you."

Ah Li shook her head.

She knew that with Gu Tian being here, what he faced every day was a challenge of life and death.

She couldn't bear to leave him to endure this kind of painful life alone.

Ah Li turned to look at Jiang He. "Master, please allow me to stay."

Thud— Ah Li knelt directly on the ground.

Jiang He looked conflicted.

As his Battle Pet, taking Ah Li away was very simple.

He could just recall her into the Battle Pet Space and force her away.

But he couldn't stand to see the couple separated.

But if he didn't take Ah Li out?

Wouldn't he be without a Battle Pet?

Jiang He looked up at Gu Tian and asked, "Can you really not come out with me?"

Gu Tian shook his head. "I can't get out. I've tried the Path of Death many times. Each time I get halfway, I can no longer move forward even half a step."

Jiang He thought for a moment and finally said, "I'll leave Ah Li with you, but you must promise that after you come out, you will bring her back to my side."

In truth, saying this was merely to leave the other party with a sense of purpose.

How long would it take for him to come out?

A hundred years?

Setting aside whether this game could even operate for a hundred years...

Even if it could, Jiang He would probably be dust by then!

The time in this game was no different from reality; it was all 24 hours a day.

Gu Tian was still hesitating.

But Ah Li hurriedly kowtowed. "Thank you, Master, for your blessing."

Finally, Gu Tian sighed. "Fine. With Ah Li staying by my side, you can rest assured. With me here, she will not come to any harm."

Jiang He nodded and quickly lifted his foot to walk into the cave.

He was afraid that if he delayed by even a second, he would regret it.

"Wait..."

"Ah?"

But it was too late for everything.

Jiang He was sucked directly into the black mist.

"Fuck, couldn't you have said whatever you had to say earlier?"

As soon as Jiang He entered, he felt the strangeness of his surroundings.

It was extremely cold here.

So cold that Jiang He felt his very bones aching.

He gritted his teeth and took a few steps forward.

The next second, his health points directly hit zero.

[Player death detected. Would you like to top up...]

"Top up."

Standing up again, he continued to walk forward.

But every few steps, he would die for no apparent reason.

He even began to wonder if he was being frozen to death alive.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Jiang He had no idea how many times he had died.

The cold had vanished.

The place he was in was like a time tunnel.

The surroundings were filled with colorful, brilliant light.

But this light was not gentle at all.

Crack—

A bolt of lightning struck down. This was already the ninety-eighth time he had been hit by lightning today.

That kind of full-body electric shock pain made him want to give up every single time.

His health points hit zero again.

"Sigh..."

But the next second, he was dumbfounded.

The Top-up Function didn't even pop up with a prompt?

Immediately after, the surrounding light flashed.

As the white light disappeared, Jiang He shouted out loudly, "Holy crap? Is it game over for me?"