Chapter 87 – If There's a Chance

Human King had long been wary of Su Hao, and upon seeing this, his pupils contracted: “Huh???”

“One!”

The next moment, the white light sphere at ‘Eight-Hundred Explosions’ suddenly expanded, and whether it was the two Ferocious Beasts or the two people, their vision was filled with a blinding white light.

“Buzz~”

A powerful wave swept over, impacting Su Hao and instantly sending him flying backward.

“Boom—”

A deafening roar echoed far away, making heaven and earth lose their color!

The ground beneath was violently impacted, churning madly and flying outwards, carrying碎石烂草 (broken stones and weeds), disappearing to an unknown location in an instant.

Immediately after, a plume of thick smoke rose and spread outwards, influenced by the chaotic airflow, forming a small mushroom cloud as it billowed.

The explosion was clearly momentary, but in Su Hao’s Perception, it felt so long!

Su Hao only felt his armor clang and ding, his body numb and sore, his ears ringing, and blood gushing from his mouth uncontrollably.

But he knew he wasn’t dead! As long as he could recover, he could heal himself with the Healing Rune!

The violent explosion had disabled his ‘Radar Perception’, making him unable to perceive the status of the two Ferocious Beasts, the Human Kings.

He thought to himself, ‘Such a violent explosion, they should all be dead by now, right? Heh! I’ve survived a great calamity, I need to get out of here quickly!’

He didn’t rush to get up, but lay still, adjusting his internal Blood Qi to recover his strength as quickly as possible, while also checking his current condition.

About two minutes later, everything subsided, and Su Hao slowly stood up, using the ‘Healing’ Rune to treat the penetrating wounds caused by the shrapnel.

He was fortunate to have perfectly avoided vital spots! The seemingly serious injuries became insignificant.

He glanced around and saw two near-death flying dragons by the large pit not far away, his brow furrowing, ‘Where is the Human King’s body?’

His Radar was slowly recovering, but he no longer wanted to stay in this place. Whether the Human King was dead or not didn’t matter. ‘Let’s go!’

Just as Su Hao took a step to flee, a hoarse voice sounded, ‘Wayfarer! Where are you going? Cough cough!’

Su Hao froze and looked back, only to see the Human King holding that Broken Blade, looking at him furiously.

His helmet was long gone, his head covered in blood that flowed down his messy hair.

‘He’s not dead yet?’ Su Hao’s eyes widened, he couldn’t believe anyone could survive such an explosion.

The Human King roared, ‘Wayfarer, are you trying to kill me too? You’re disappointed, I won’t die so easily!’

…

The Human King looked incredibly pathetic. Even if he survived, he must have been severely wounded, so…

‘Run!’

Su Hao didn’t want to chat with the Human King, and took off running!

‘Whoosh – Bang!’

Su Hao’s vision flashed. The Human King smashed a large pit at his feet and stopped steadily in front of Su Hao.

His anger gradually subsided, and he said calmly, ‘Wayfarer, you can’t escape from me!’

‘Is this what you call a Rune? I admit, your Runes indeed have the power to bring the Human Clan the strength to sweep across the continent! However, I maintain my previous statement: the way you are spreading the Runes is wrong! Therefore, abandon your unrealistic fantasies and return to the Capital City of Harmony with me!’

Su Hao asked, ‘Do you represent the noble rulers, or all of the Human Clan?’

Human King: ‘There’s no difference!’

Su Hao: ‘No, it’s not the same at all! I don’t want the power of the Runes to be in the hands of a select few.’

What I want is for everyone to have one chance to choose, one chance to change their lives. Whether they succeed in the end doesn’t matter.

If the knowledge of Runes is held by only a few, tell me, will everyone have the chance to learn it?

Human King frowned, his face bloody, and said: “Wayfarer, you think this world is too simple!

It’s impossible for everyone to practice martial arts! The current situation is a system formed over countless years by our ancestors, the foundation of our Human Clan’s existence! It cannot be wrong!”

Su Hao: “Don’t talk to me about systems or foundations! That ‘Essence’ is just exploitation of the weak by the strong! I don’t oppose exploitation, but at least give those who are exploited a chance!”
Human King: “Wayfarer! Don’t you dare speak to this King like that!”

Su Hao: “It’s your ideas that are too stubborn.”

Human King: “You are a smart person, why don’t you understand?”

After a moment of silence, Su Hao said: “Human King! I can tell you that what I see is when powerful Ferocious Beasts attack Human Clan towns, the weak Human Clan has no power to resist at all. They can only flee in panic and despair, waiting to be devoured by the Ferocious Beasts.

What can they do? They can do nothing, they can only cast a despairing glance at this world for the last time.

They don’t even have a chance to try to change their fate of being devoured!

Do you know that fear and helplessness of facing death without the strength to resist?

You certainly don’t, but I do!

I know what kind of despair that is! A despair where you don’t even have a chance to try!

My idea is actually very simple. This world gave me the opportunity to learn and grow, and I want to give something back to the Human Clan of this world. I want to give those helpless ordinary people a little hope.

Just a little bit is enough!”

You’ve seen the power of Runes, they are completely capable of killing all threatening Ferocious Beasts.

Now I’ll say it here, Runes are not allowed to be hoarded by you!

Human King was silent, then said: “If you are so stubborn, then this King can only kill you here! This King will never allow the Human Clan to fall into chaos. Wayfarer, you are dangerous!”

Su Hao laughed: “Come on! Come and kill me! If you can.”

Human King added: “This King does not want to kill you! Because you are a very rare talent.”

Su Hao also said: “I don’t want to kill you either. If you leave now, we might become friends in the future!”

Human King shook his head: “This King is old, there is no future for me. This King has no choice but to draw his sword against you. If this King wins, and you die, the Human Clan will still be the Human Clan, and will become even stronger because of your Runes. If this King dies, and you win, then it means the Human Clan has chosen you, and this King will have no regrets.”

So, let’s decide the victor! And decide life and death!”

Su Hao looked quietly at the old man in front of him, suddenly smiled, and extended his Short Blade, pointing directly at Human King: “Come!”

Su Hao could understand Human King’s choice.

It’s because the Human King has his own principles and his pride.

The Human King grew up under the existing system of the Human Clan, and he benefited from this system.

When he became the ultimate beneficiary of the system, he became its absolute supporter, and no one could change that, not even the truth.

Therefore, he would defend with his life the system that allowed him to successfully stand at the pinnacle of the Human Clan, as well as the intricately related Great Clans.

He subconsciously knew that he couldn’t become a traitor because of a few words from Su Hao.

And Su Hao also has his own principles.

In the beginning, he wanted to give the Human Clan of this world a gift, in any form, to anyone, as long as it could help the Human Clan survive better.

But after experiencing the Mengxu Beast attack incident in Lingyun Town, he changed his mind.

He was there at the time and personally witnessed the tentacles of the Mengxu Beast extend and wrap up person after person who had no power to resist, pulling them into its maw. Those who didn’t even have the strength to struggle could only meet their end in despair.

That was such a familiar feeling. He didn’t know how many times he had experienced that helplessness firsthand.

At the moment before death, he kept telling himself, if there was a chance…

Yes, it was ‘if there was a chance’!

He had waited for a long time for such an opportunity.

But what about the people of this world? What would they use to wait?

Perhaps, they were also lacking such an opportunity.

So, Su Hao thought, he should create such an opportunity for the people of this world to the best of his ability!

Whether it succeeds or not, at least he won’t have too many regrets.

As for whether the Human Clan will experience war?

He was absolutely at ease. The potential of the Human Clan was unimaginable. A new world forged in the fires of war would flourish and ultimately shock everyone.

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Should I post both chapters today!

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