To make a promise and bear the chains of a lifetime is the mark of a hero; valuing promises is the pinnacle of chivalry. To defend one's country and unsheathe one's sword for its people, even if blood stains one's clothes and death is near, yet marching to the tune of songs brings no regrets

— King Yan/Lin Hai

Countdown 57 seconds.

Lin Hai's expression was grave; the bomb was complicated, impossible to dismantle quickly. A tough situation indeed.

Cao Zilong also saw the bomb. Originally like a beaten dog, he froze upon seeing the blood-red countdown numbers, and then suddenly started laughing wildly.

"Ha ha, you're all going to die. If I die, you can't escape either, ha ha ha ha."

After speaking, Cao Zilong suddenly pounced towards Queen Qi.

Queen Qi glared at him, raised her leg and kicked; with a bang, Cao Zilong screamed and was sent flying into a wall, vomiting blood, his eyes crazed with madness even in his dying moments.

Cao Zilong glared at Lin Hai, no longer afraid. Since death was inevitable, he no longer feared King Yan.

"King Yan? Hmph, bullshit, you claim to be King Yan, but aren't you going to be blasted to death?"

"Trash talker, how dare you be arrogant? Heh, King Yan, you're going to die too, what are your thoughts? Are you mentally breaking down? Ha ha ha"

Queen Qi furrowed her brows, completely disgusted by Cao Zilong.

"Shut up, fool!" Queen Qi angrily rebuked.

Cao Zilong scoffed derisively, saying: "Qi Weiwei, you're a woman, do you know what that means? Born to be heavily f*cked by men; we're all going to die anyway, why keep up the act? I know you strong women have high physical needs, stop pretending and come give me a good time?"

"Shameless!" Qi Weiwei's face was as cold as frost.

"Heh, I'm shameless? In this world, to live well, who doesn't need to be a bit shameless?"

After speaking, Cao Zilong pointed at Lin Hai, proposing: "King Yan, at this point, why maintain the pretense? Why pretend to be a righteous person? Let's screw this policewoman, the female teacher, and the school beauty, shall we? We're going to die anyway."

"The power of this bomb can at least flatten the entire school building. We can't escape."

Lin Hai, while untying the time bomb tied to the King of Violent Flames, stared coldly at Cao Zilong, his voice ruthless under the cold mask: "Unrepentant in death, thinking everyone is like you?"

"Heh, King Yan, I really despise you, can't stand you, I even want to kill you, come on, kill me now, ha ha ha." Cao Zilong's demeanor was one of a man facing inevitable demise, loudly challenging.

It seemed like challenging King Yan's authority was a thrilling feeling.

Before today, even with ten times the courage, Cao Zilong wouldn't dare to act this way. He would have been like a dog seeing its master, begging, acting pitiful, pleasing, fawning.

But now there was no need, since everyone was going to die, might as well be arrogant.

"Some people never understand what it means to be a man, what is passion, what eternal spirit within the passion dictates why the world is conquered by men!"

Lin Hai no longer bothered with Cao Zilong, such a guy wasn't worth distracting him from the bomb.

Countdown 32 seconds

"Get out of here, now, as far as you can!" Lin Hai turned his head and said seriously to Queen Qi and the others.

"We're leaving, but what about you?" Queen Qi asked, worried.

Lin Hai took a deep breath, waved his hand and said with a feigned light tone: "I'm fine, this bomb is child's play."

"But..." Queen Qi was still worried.

"There's no buts, we're short on time, you all go now, dash out in the Ghost, don't distract me, I can dismantle this kind of bomb with my eyes shut."

After speaking, Lin Hai picked up the bomb, aware of the nearby residential houses and small shops; these people were innocent, working hard daily, families gathering together every evening, never committing reprehensible acts. Therefore, he absolutely could not let the explosion affect these innocent civilians.

"King Yan..." Queen Qi gritted her teeth.

"Cut the chatter, get in the car right now, or I'll kill you all. Don't get in my way of defusing the bomb!" Lin Hai's icy, ruthless voice echoed as he shoved Queen Qi into the car.

"This car has been modified; absolutely nothing will go wrong. Take them and leave immediately."

Having said that, Lin Hai was about to turn away when Cao Zilong, driven by madness, dashed toward Ghost, clinging to him like a lifeline.

Countdown 12 seconds.

Lin Hai no longer had time to deal with Cao Zilong. He picked up the bomb, his entire body surged with Gang Qi, his legs suddenly burst with power, cracking the ground beneath him as he leaped into the air, charging into the second floor of the teaching building. From a window there, he jumped out and sprinted towards the deserted grove at the farthest end of the school.

"I've said I would always protect you," Lin Hai thought to himself.

"King Yan is an idiot, haha, thinking he's all that, playing the hero? When you're blown to bits, the people around won't know the truth and won't be grateful. Your death will be in vain; nobody in this world will appreciate you."

"Helping without a reason, no one will think it's good—the society we live in today, haha, but I'm not going to die anyway," Cao Zilong yelled, his words filled with the arrogance of a disastrous escape, as he was about to grab Ghost's car door.

Soon he would be away from danger, continuing to enjoy a life of material wealth, noble status, and all kinds of gold-digging women using their techniques to fawn over him...

The thought was somewhat exciting.

Queen Qi was thoroughly disgusted; Cao Zilong was exactly the kind of person who should die here.

Yet her inner kindness didn't wish for anyone to perish, she could only sigh at Cao Zilong's misfortune.

"Ha ha," Cao Zilong laughed triumphantly, just one step away from grabbing the car door of Ghost's car. Seeing Ghost starting the car, he was just about to reach the door handle, life was too thrilling.

Cao Zilong laughed, but suddenly, unexpectedly, he stepped on a round stone, lost his balance, and with a harsh fall, face-planted on the ground, as the door handle of Ghost's car brushed past him.

Thinking about it, still a little excited... a bit excited... excited... sh*t, sob.

Cao Zilong was suddenly covered in his own urine.

In Ghost's car, Queen Qi saw Lin Hai clutching the bomb, frantically sprinting towards the desolate place, tears streaming from her eyes like waterfalls.

At the crucial moment, the man she always believed to be a criminal, the Assassin, stepped forward, without looking back.

"Don't die, King Yan, don't die!"

With a boom, an explosion sounded, and in the remote grove, a burst of flames soared into the sky. Queen Qi thought she saw King Yan's black trench coat, ownerless, drifting away into the distance...

"Ha ha, he didn't die? Did that idiot King Yan actually succeed?" Cao Zilong cheered again excitedly.

The aftermath of the explosion slowly hit the teaching building, the damaged second floor flooring, a piece of concrete mixed with rebar, shook loose due to the blast, falling directly towards Cao Zilong's forehead.

Cao Zilong was laughing halfway when the sharp rebar fell—

With a clang—Cao Zilong's laughter abruptly ceased, blood slowly dripping onto the ground, his body twitched unconsciously a couple of times, then became utterly still and silent.

...

"King Yan!"

"Don't die!"

With tears streaming down her face, Queen Qi frantically stepped on the accelerator, driving Ghost's car toward the small grove.

Upon arriving at the small grove, the scene was devastating, as if ravaged by a tornado, trees snapped into several pieces, a complete mess.

But there was no sign of King Yan.

The breeze gently blew, and a piece of a half-remaining, blackened cross-stitched red rose drifted down in front of Queen Qi.

Staring at the familiar but torn red rose cross-stitch, Queen Qi was stunned, then immediately, tears uncontrollably flowed out like a tide.

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