The Cockroach-like Girl Is My Beast-Chapter 416 - 389: As Long As You Wish...

This time, he didn’t say any extra words, but nodded.

She stepped back a few meters and said softly, "Do you know your current situation?"

"Hmm, I have a general understanding."

Lin Guang glanced at the information by his hand, then looked at the panel and nodded.

Talent Evolution Level 51%.

Source Stone Cell Fusion Degree 30%

Severe Ore Disease.

"The attributes of your spiritual power, the talent blessing, all underwent a qualitative change before entering the Secret Realm."

She examined the young man’s eyes, hesitated for a moment, and eventually spoke: "There are even some... unique functions and manifestations."

"..."

"The few True Men and I, along with a Seven-Star Medical Miracle Master, joined discussions and finally reached a conclusion."

Kaiwen provided what seemed like a good conclusion: "The Inheritance Divine Object you refined is very pure, with only one function, hence all the abilities are stacked on it."

"Its only function is to absorb the power of spiritual materials or divine objects to push the evolution of life essence, and its upper limit is incredibly high."

"This should be what everyone in the world dreams of, a rare, extremely practical divine object."

"But your talent seems to inherently use the proliferating Source Stone Crystal within your body as nourishment for some kind of self-evolutionary completion."

"..."

Kaiwen shook her head: "This means... they will cooperate."

"As long as you continue to practice, then your ore disease, the Source Stone Crystal within, and the will within it, will be prompted and activated by these two, at a terrifying speed, to complete what’s called evolution."

"Even without practice, it will merely slow this process down. The progression won’t stop because your instincts are also at work."

"While you were in a coma, you were constantly meditating."

"That’s why I can hardly suppress the growth of your ore disease and haven’t kept you in a meditation pod 24 hours a day."

The inevitable result of this evolution, the continued development of ore disease... is already shown in this data.

And this is also the reason for the already known yet heavy atmosphere among the three girls beside you.

If Lin Guang regains consciousness and gives up most of his practice, using his various abilities to delay time, it might support five or six years.

But if he practices with all his might...

I’m afraid it won’t be long.

At this moment, the atmosphere plunged into silence again.

Kaiwen’s meaning was very clear.

What lay before Lin Guang was essentially a choice about his future path.

How did he want to treat this period that might be his last moments of life?

And the meaning in Kaiwen’s words was clearly inclined toward letting him continue to delay.

Delaying might allow him to wait for hope.

The silver-haired girl beside him silently grasped his hand, her slender but strong fingers intertwining with his, without expressing a word.

Chelina and Lisa made similar gestures.

They were all waiting for Lin Guang’s decision.

Thus, the atmosphere in the room once again sank into indescribable tension and silence.

"Four months."

After several minutes of silence, the young man suddenly spoke.

Four pairs of eyes stared intently at him.

"There are four months until the state competition."

Lin Guang took a deep breath and slowly spoke out his words.

"I will put all my efforts into practicing, using the inheritance and striving for a higher ranking within these four months."

"I want... to win."

This sentence was forceful, firm, and calm.

Everyone remained silent.

Lisa clung tighter to his arm. Even if they knew Lin Guang well enough, knowing that his character would almost certainly lead to this choice, it was still incredibly painful when these words actually came out of Lin Guang’s mouth.

This meant Lin Guang’s lifespan had truly entered the countdown.

A full-speed four-month sprint would surely lead to a rapid deterioration in condition. If an effective treatment method is not found within one or two years, his life could be halted before the age of eighteen.

But the next moment, Lin Guang’s hand suddenly stroked Lisa’s head, solemnly speaking to the four people in front of him.

"It’s not that I want to give up, but this is the best self-rescue method I can think of."

"If I want to live, then this is the most probable way."

The three girls, along with Kaiwen, looked slightly stunned.

"The things you worry about, and my condition, are indeed objective realities. Inside the Source Stone... or in the depths of my heart, something else might indeed be hidden."

"But... this doesn’t mean that standing still will result in a higher chance of rescue. If I start exhausting all my efforts now, starting to delay the onset of the disease, that would be a chronic death."

Lin Guang rubbed Lisa’s tiny head, waiting for her emotions to settle a little before continuing, "I have two reasons for participating in the competition."

"First, because this state competition is extremely important, countless important figures will be turning their attention here."

"There is no causeless hate in this world, nor causeless love."

Speaking of this, there was an emotion in Lin Guang’s eyes that could be described as pride and joy: "Now, in Great Xia... over on True Man Kong’s side, they have already shown considerable attention to me; a Seven-Star Miracle Master that an average person could hardly imagine, is willing to set out from the Imperial Capital just to diagnose my condition."

"This is because of the value we demonstrate, our efforts, our excellence, our talents, which are stronger than those so-called prodigies, enough to deserve such treatment."

"It’s not an exaggeration to say that I am not a Major Sect Lineage’s inheritor, nor a Noble Inheritor, yet I surpass those people."

But immediately, Lin Guang’s expression turned calm again: "But I know... if I really stop progressing, then all this attention, these expectations, and even the debts of kindness I owe, might all dissipate... leaving only a few who truly love me and care about me, still making futile efforts for me."

Lin Guang looked at the three young girls in front of him, and the face of Doctor Kaiwen in a white coat, showing a difficult-to-describe expression on his face.

——Heart-wrenching.

They trembled inside.

It was a gaze unwilling to burden them.

Lin Guang whispered, "I think it would be crueler for those people."

He closed his eyes and then opened them again. In those dark golden eyes, there was a faint, indescribable light, similar to Talent Spiritual Light, yet more solid and radiant.

That was the extreme concentration of spiritual power and will.

The embryonic form of [Intention].

"In this year’s state competition, the storm gathers... Although I have defeated many of them in terms of will, in terms of strength, I may not be able to be called an outstanding one. They would have been strong contenders to win the championship in previous years, and this year’s batch has the highest gold content in recent decades."

He said in a deep voice, "If I can shock everyone at the state competition, then the attention I receive, and the resources I can access in all aspects, will increase significantly, and those among the Divine Beasts and Holy Beasts, giants among True Men, might see my value and want me to repay them in the future."

"To add more flowers to brocade is not as valuable as sending charcoal in snowy weather, they understand this principle."

"Among those entities, there might be some capable of saving me or willing to be moved by the requests I make."

"Even if they can’t save me, buying me another few years of time would be good."

"And that inheritance divine object obtained on Celestial Ladder Mountain, which is now bound to my talent, I personally named it [Heaven Refining Acupoint]."

"It can devour high-quality spiritual materials and any divine objects with a rather high conversion rate, helping me complete, or even further enhance, the [Heart of Terra]."

"I have absolute confidence to astonish everyone."

This statement, so firm and resolute, contained intentions and thoughts so clear, making one unconsciously convinced.

Especially Kaiwen.

Her emerald-green eyes truly flashed with a feeling that could be termed as bright.

"..."

Yet these words could not dispel the worries in her heart.

Kaiwen softly said, "Even if you achieve results at the state competition and Great Xia really gives its full support, should you fully use that inheritance, your condition will most likely have deteriorated to quite a terrifying degree four months later, with the timing being quite dangerous."

"Can you... really still fight then?"

Lin Guang extended his hand.

Between his slender fingers, the color of a splendid galaxy shimmered in the eyes of the four.

"I am not only the Heart of Terra."

"I have my own source of ability."

In fact... [Heart of Terra] most likely just symbolizes his soul and origin.

And the system is his real [cheat], [trump card], all along.

"As long as I can defeat opponents on equal footing, I can make progress in various abilities. Even if the Ore Disease has penetrated to the bone, I should be able to find a way to further alleviate the pain and growth rate of the Ore Disease."

"Actually, I’ve always been doing just that, haven’t I?"

"..."

Gazing at the four with diverse expressions, Lin Guang took a deep breath and gave his final answer,

"Perhaps, what you all said is right."

"If it were only me alone, then surely, there wouldn’t be much fighting spirit to speak of."

"But with you all here, I will definitely strive to live on."

Lin Guang smiled, looking at them, suddenly quoting a verse he had only heard in his past life, not found on Blue Star.

"I will not go gentle into that good night."

Silence.

A long silence.

Before the three girls could express themselves, suddenly, Kaiwen moved.

She gently stepped forward and squatted before Lin Guang.

Lin Guang could even clearly see the trembling of her eyelashes, each line of every pattern in her emerald pupils, and the flawless, almost inhumanly perfect face that finally came to a decision.

And then——

She gently embraced Lin Guang.

"Alright." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Her snow-white, slender neck touched Lin Guang’s, bringing a slight warmth.

She spoke softly yet firmly:

"If you want to... then go ahead and do it."