These words were blunt, even somewhat cold.
But hearing them now, they sounded more like a helpless statement of fact.
"Dying?"
Boros's single eye turned with effort.
Looking at King, a trace of... cunning flashed in his eyes?
"Yes, I am dying."
"I originally had another million years or so to live..."
King: "?"
The arm he was using to support Boros stiffened slightly.
The sadness in his eyes instantly froze.
Then it slowly transformed into a coldness that said, "Are you kidding me?"
Boros didn't seem to notice the change in King's gaze.
Or perhaps he didn't care even if he did.
He continued, adding in that weak but serious tone: "About fifty thousand more years, I suppose."
"My race has a long lifespan; I originally had over a million years to live."
"But that last blast consumed too much, cutting off the vast majority of my lifespan..."
"Now, only a little over fifty thousand years remain."
"For me, this really counts as... approaching the end."
King: "..."
Time seemed to freeze for a few seconds.
Immediately after—
"Plop."
King expressionlessly and decisively released his hand from supporting Boros.
Boros's body trembled slightly, not from pain, but from holding back laughter.
A few seconds later, suppressed, low laughter rang out.
At first it was a stifled chuckle, but it soon turned into unbridled, wild laughter: "Haha... Hahaha... cough cough... Hahaha!!!"
While laughing, he struggled to roll over, his single eye gazing at the blue light in the direction of Earth.
He laughed heartily, as if he had just won a cosmic-level battle.
"King... your expression... hahaha!"
"Interesting! Too interesting!"
"This is way more interesting than defeating some boring god!"
[Ding! Detected extreme satisfaction, extreme approval, and extreme happiness from Boros. Emotion Points + 1,000,000!]
King stood in place, a vein on his forehead throbbing happily.
He looked down at the hand he had just used to support Boros.
He then looked at the pink-haired Monster who was laughing until tears came out, and finally just exhaled a long, heavy breath, expressionless.
He felt that the rare bit of sadness he had felt just moments ago.
Was like a meat bun that had been snatched by a dog, spat out, and then stepped on twice.
It was all in vain.
Fine, fifty thousand years is called "dying."
You Cosmic Overlords have a truly unique unit of measurement for lifespan.
[Ding! Detected that the Host has completed the prerequisite challenge mission 'Gain Boros's Approval'. Skill 'Collapsing Star Roaring Cannon (S+ Rank)' unlocked.]
A strange energy surged into King's body.
It was as if a destructive energy singularity had condensed within him.
Whenever he wished, he could detonate it, releasing a roar capable of tearing stars apart.
But this power also carried a heavy burden.
Just like the Gate of Death in the Eight Inner Gates.
If King wanted to unleash it fully once, he would have to lose half his life.
[Ding, countdown to return: The Host has a 24-hour preparation period, after which return will be mandatory.]
[Wishing you a pleasant journey in the other world (don't bring random people next time).]
King's mouth twitched violently.
This damn system...
What is the meaning of the content in the parentheses?
Was this person someone I wanted to bring?
It was clearly you, the ticket inspector, who failed to do your job and let Asmodeus sneak onto the ride!!
He shook his head, temporarily putting the blame shifted by the damn system to the back of his mind.
There were more important things to resolve right now.
His gaze turned to Asmodeus, who had been hovering in silence.
Asmodeus seemed to sense something too.
She gripped the "lunar cube" in her hand tightly, looking at King with vigilance.
"Paimon."
King's voice returned to its usual calm, "Hand over the moon."
Asmodeus's delicate body trembled slightly; she raised her eyes, her gaze full of struggle.
"King, can I..."
"No."
King interrupted her, pointing toward Earth, "It has been less than an hour since the moon went missing; Earth doesn't have any major problems yet."
"But once time passes, Earth's tides will become chaotic, its rotation axis will become unstable, the ecosystem will suffer major issues, and there will be countless disasters."
"You cannot plunder the foundation of another world just because Teyvat is about to be destroyed."
"What?!"
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