Absolute Choice
Absolute Choice - Chapter 573: Making a Bet!

Shi Xiaobai did not hesitate to speak as though everything was a matter of course. "The identity of the Messiah is one of This King's lofty identities, so leave the saving of this world to This King."

"I do not dislike such a baffling sense of confidence."

Granny could not help but smile. "However, this matter isn't something that can be resolved simply with confidence and willpower. Although Time and I are supreme existences who created the world, we are only second-rated existences when compared to Fate. Fate determined the birth and destruction of the world. Its powers lords over everything. Even if Time and I join forces, we would not be its match. This is why we are pinning our hopes on you."

Shi Xiaobai pursed his lips slightly as his expression slowly turned serious. "This King has no fear, but to be honest, This King's present strength is definitely insufficient to defeat this so-called Fate. This is something This King is well aware of; after all, This King had 99.9999% of his power sealed by the various evil gods and is a trillionth of a percent of its peak value.

"If the sealed is completely removed, that would be completely different. But with the present circumstances, the chances will definitely be zero. But since you and Time have gone to great effort to summon This King here, it's unlikely you did it with zero hope. Go ahead, what's your plan?"

Granny reined in her smile and sighed gently. "As you said, even if you are an unexpected variable from another world, but with your present strength, not only Fate, even the Original Sin of Calamity will reduce you to ashes with a mere sneeze. In front of absolute power, indomitable willpower is nothing but a joke.

"But just as I previously said, as an existence that is beyond the script, you are the only hope that can save this world. To be honest with you, before we discovered your existence, Time and I had long given up hope. In front of the absolute power of Fate's script, we had no choice but to accept it no matter how indignant we felt about it. Only when you appeared did we see a sliver of hope in that silent darkness. You are the only hope, so we wish to… bet on you!"

"Bet on me?"

Shi Xiaobai wore a look of surprise.

"Yes, a bet on you!

Granny nodded heavily. Her emerald eyes suddenly emanated a resplendent glow. "Defeating Fate isn't a victory of strength, because that is an absolute impossibility. Fate is not evil, nor is it an antagonist. It is only fulfilling its calling that it was born with. It takes on an unwavering position to steer the script which it is extremely confident of. In other words, defeating Fate requires the defeating of its position and the crumbling of its calling. In order words… you have to defeat Fate's script!"

Shi Xiaobai asked, "How should Fate's script be defeated? Do things that will change the world lines? Then, wouldn't This King's existence be the biggest loophole in that script?"

Granny said, "Your existence is indeed the biggest and only loophole in the script as designed by Fate. However, the loophole or changes in other minor details are not enough to make Fate's script crumble entirely. Only by destroying the script's main development at its highest climax would it really mean a crumbling of the script!"

Shi Xiaobai's eyes lit up slightly. "So that's how it is. If the climax of any script's development is destroyed, that would mean the failure of the entire script. Is this the so-called defeat of Fate's script? This King understands. But here comes the question, what's the climax that needs This King to destroy?"

"The fourth apocalypse!"

Granny said with a solemn expression, "The apocalypse is part of the design in Fate's script. It's a huge test and calamity for humanity and the world. In ten thousand years, the world will face the fourth apocalypse. Every time life is eradicated and civilization destroyed, it would force the world to enter a new era.

"And in ten thousand years, which is a future not far from the time you come from, the world will usher in the fourth apocalypse. That will be the calamity that will have the greatest destructive force. After the calamity, all life would be vanquished and the world would be in shambles. Everything would be restored to zero. This is the final end Fate has depicted for this world. Without a doubt, the fourth Original Sin of Calamity is the final, most exhilarating climax of that script!"

The corners of Shi Xiaobai's lips curled up. "That means that as long as This King kills the Original Sin of Calamity, easily resolving the threat of the apocalypse, the climax that Little Brother Fate has been looking forward to will come to a sudden halt and the script it's so filled with confidence with would face destruction! Since the script is destroyed, its mission will be considered a failure. The apocalypse would no longer be within its jurisdiction. Is that what you are implying?"

"Youth, your cleverness makes you a little adorable!"

Granny smiled happily. "This is our only choice. Originally, based on Fate's script, all life and the seven original sins will lead a sin army to embark on a world-destroying war when the apocalypse happens. The world's experts would be hunted by the Original Sin of Calamity and when that happens, the world would no longer have any experts that can resist the Original Sin of Calamity. The living army will also not be the match of the sin army because the war is destined to be a single-sided slaughter!

"But! Youth, your appearance has caused a variable in this slaughter. As you aren't in Fate's script, your strength is not within Fate's considerations! If you are added as a chip, the scales of victory will tip towards the living once again. Then, that might change the ultimate end!"

Shi Xiaobai's gaze remained unrelenting, but his mind remained clear. He did not let himself go because of blind confidence. He immediately asked, "You mentioned that This King's strength is something that the Original Sin of Calamity can destroy with a sneeze. The fourth Original Sin of Calamity will descend in the near future. Will This King be able to raise his strength to turn the tides of this war in such a short period of time?"

Granny said, "You still have ten years!"

Shi Xiaobai's eyes lit up. "There's still ten years before the fourth apocalypse begins?"

"No, the fourth apocalypse is less than half a year away in the time ten thousand years from now."

Granny said, "The ten years I'm referring to refers to this time period. There's still ten years before the first apocalypse! Ten years later, the first apocalypse will happen and Fate will completely seal Time's and my powers. When that happens, Time will have to send you back to the world ten thousand years into the future.

"That is to say, you can still spend ten years in this world that's ten thousand years into the past. In these ten years, how strong you would grow to or whether you can turn into the chip that reverses the situation is unknown to us. However, Time and I are willing to give all our hope to you and make a bet!"