I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 459 - 98: With a Clear Conscience (4,000 Words)

[What a damn joke, no wonder I died in vain!]

"Reversed Sequence... what is it?"

In a daze, Yun You subconsciously asked.

[Ah, this is a bit tricky to explain... Just think of it as a special type of Sequence. Essentially, it's an original Sequence that has mutated; under fortuitous circumstances, its nature completely reverses, and its abilities are enhanced to varying degrees.]

[But the number of Reversed Sequences is exceedingly rare, even rarer than Rare Sequences by several orders of magnitude. Even if you search through multiple Nest Cities, you may not find a single one...]

[Of course, I only understand the concept. What the Shaman Sequence becomes after reversal is something I'm not sure of either.]

Hearing this answer, Yun You hummed quietly a few times and didn't press further.

Meanwhile, Master Zero couldn't be bothered to chat with the half-conscious girl.

[Sigh...]

It let out a long sigh, gazing at the gradually unfolding Blood Scale Rose Court, and sighed softly.

[I've heard that each enhancement of a Reversed Sequence represents a dual transformation—both psychological and physical—while also bringing you a step closer to death.]

[They... are naturally short-lived.]

[Good luck, little one named Tian En.]

[With your talent... you truly shouldn't waste time.]

[Hmm... I wonder if there's a chance to recruit you to work for Yun Zai.]

...

Tian En clearly couldn't hear Master Zero's thoughts.

Of course, she didn't care.

At the moment when the Blood Scale Rose Court was fully deployed, she barely regained some ability to move.

She didn't take others into her Cyberspace, only bringing in the already unconscious Mokaka.

"Get up... for me!"

She controlled the Balance Scale in the Rose Court, moving the clay doll on the left tray back a bit, then used chains to gently wrap Mokaka's small body, placing her as lightly as possible on the left tray.

"Clang—!"

Instantly, the left tray, bearing unprecedented weight, lightly tilted down, dropping straight to the bottom.

[The price is insufficient]

The prompt from the Blood Scale Rose Court sounded in Tian En's ear.

She knew what the so-called "price" was.

Just as her Sequence completed its full reversal, she forcibly altered her Cyberspace, adding a new judgment rule within it.

[When the defendant should not be judged, but suffers unjust punishment and is critically injured, placing them on the left tray and paying a "price" equivalent to the injuries will repair the defendant's injuries to a certain extent.]

Now, with Mokaka severely injured and near death, repairing her injuries would clearly not be easy.

But Tian En was already prepared.

She waved her hand, summoning a broken chain, placing its sharp edge across her wrist, and pulled sharply—

"Swish~!"

An open wound appeared across her palm.

Blood surged out uncontrollably, but Tian En didn't waste it; instead, she poured it all onto the tray on the right.

The blood of an Apprentice Death God, like the Apprentice Death God themselves, contained immense Life Energy.

As it fell, the previously unbalanced scale began to tilt back somewhat.

But it still wasn't enough.

[The price is insufficient; even if you bleed out all your blood, you can't save the little girl cut in half by the Immeasurable Calamity.]

"..."

Tian En was somewhat silent.

After a moment, she raised her head calmly, guiding the deep blue Sur Particles from her body and placing them on the tray as well.

"What if I add this?"

"Half of my Soul Power."

"And... half a lifetime's worth of lifespan."

As she spoke, the scale instantly returned to a level state.

Tian En's hair, already somewhat white, turned completely pure white, even slightly transparent.

[...]

[The price is sufficient]

[However, I need to remind you: you are already a short-lived person, with a lifespan of only a few decades; giving up half means you won't live to 40 before you die prematurely.]

[Even so, do you still want to achieve this fair transaction?]

"40?"

Tian En gently shook her head.

"Honestly, I never thought I'd live to that age."

"For me, my once carefree life ended when I lost my parents at ten; the subsequent ten years, I lived only as a machine for revenge."

"It was Mokaka who gave me new life; it was this little girl who gave me motivation to continue living... and hope for a new future."

"If she passes away first, then no matter how long I live, no matter if I can witness eternity, it would hold no meaning."

"And equally, if she can survive... if I can see the day she fulfills her dreams... no, more strictly, if I can just see her striving for her ideals, then even ten years would be enough for me."

"The meaning of life is never about length; its brilliance isn't determined by lifespan."

Tian En gently stroked Mokaka's little face, murmuring to herself: "I used to think about so many things—demanding justice, yearning for judgment..."

"But now, I understand."

"In the end, as long as a person acts with a clear conscience, that is enough."

"At least for me personally, it's completely sufficient."

With that, the girl willed it so, with half of her lifespan and Soul Particles transforming into azure rose petals, completely filling the tray.

Simultaneously, radiant light emitted from the scale.

[Conditions met, transaction established]

"Buzz..."

In an instant, the rose petals floated skyward, merging with the light, gently descending next to Mokaka, like caring hands, covering her body, and beginning to repair her gruesome, nearly fatal wounds. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Sometimes, Tian En indeed found fate unpredictable.

Just like how she never would have thought, no matter what, that she would one day fall in love with the eldest daughter of the Hugo Clan, and even be willing to give up half her life for this person she once saw as "the daughter of her parents' murderer."

But she never regretted.

Just as she said.

Sometimes, all that matters is acting with a clear conscience.

Under the radiance of the blue roses, the blood of both mingled.

With the naked eye, Mokaka's wounds began to heal, while Tian En grew increasingly weaker.

Finally, when the last wound was completely mended, covering the bloodline entirely in that instant...

The Blood Scale Rose Court vanished with a "whoosh," along with the scale and rose petals, disappearing into the air.

Both in the courtyard slowly descended.

Although Mokaka remained unconscious, her breathing steadied and heartbeat returned; it seemed her life had been saved...

Tian En didn't faint, but excessive blood loss and soul damage left her utterly feeble, slumped like soft mud.

Yet on her face, there was a genuine smile.

At least this time, her smile was no longer a disguise.

"Hurry... the Immeasurable Calamity's effect is gone! Hurry and get Mokaka back!"

Finally, Yuanbao was the first to react, quickly supporting Tian En, bandaging the wound on her wrist while instructing Mokaka's subordinates...

Only then did people snap back to reality, rushing to Mokaka's side, pulling out bandages and disinfectant from their pockets, intending to stop the girl's bleeding.

But after a long examination, they realized they couldn't find any wounds on Mokaka.

"Was it her doing...?"

The people turned around, looking complexly at Tian En.

Yet by this moment, the girl had already fallen asleep, entering her first peaceful dream in ten years with serenity.

The people sighed softly, no longer pursuing the matter further.

"It seems... she finally did something truly right in the end."