Chapter 85: Bold

Late at night, heavy snow.

Su Qing lay on the bed, sleepless, as memories of the past three years flashed through his mind, and he suddenly felt that life was wonderful—yet all that remained was parting.

He didn't know whether Yao could adapt to living alone after he left.

After spending so much time together, if he left suddenly, Yao would probably be heartbroken!

After all, she was just a twenty-two-year-old girl living alone.

Overthinking helps nothing; this is all he can do now.

After all, he couldn't just abandon Selinna and the others.

Su Qing silently thought: he left DC in 1913, and three years have passed, making it 1916 now.

He remembered that World War I began with the June 1914 Sarajevo incident as the spark, and in July the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, igniting the conflict.

By his reckoning, the war has been going on for one and a half years.

He also wondered how Selinna, Lu Si, and Diana were doing!

He recalled that the main battlefields of the war were in Europe; Hungary, being in Europe, would surely suffer, but Selinna was not weak, and now that she had overcome her weakness to sunlight, she was likely fine.

While Lu Si and Diana were in Mei Jian of North America, separated by the Da Xi Yang, as long as they didn't run around recklessly they should be safe… wait, no, Diana.

His train of thought snapped, and Su Qing suddenly recalled that Diana had always been obsessed with defeating Ares; now that the world war had broken out, she would surely suspect Ares was behind it and would definitely head to the European battlefield.

And if Diana went to the European battlefield, Lu Si—who was so close to her they almost shared a skirt and a man—would hardly sit idle; she would likely follow Diana to the European theater as well.

Holy crap!

Su Qing jerked upright from bed, suddenly feeling that something was amiss.

It wasn't that he worried about Lu Si and Selinna; he was worried about Diana.

Having seen the movie, he was all too aware of how terrifying Ares' power was.

Put it this way!

In the film, Diana and Ares fought for twenty minutes, with Ares completely dominating Diana for the first fifteen minutes.

More importantly, at that time Diana had just begun to awaken the 'Godslayer' divinity; compared to the Diana who had followed him and left Paradise Island five years earlier, her strength had increased by more than a notch.

Even so, she was still completely overwhelmed by Ares.

Now, without having awakened the Godslayer divinity, Diana stood absolutely no chance against Ares.

This is bad.

Su Qing's worry grew; he could only hope Diana's luck was poor and she hadn't found Ares.

No, it should be that Ares hadn't found her.

He shook his head, opened the light curtain, and looked at the skills listed under the installation record: Martial Arts (Master), Swordsmanship (Master), Firearms (Expert)… Fireball Spell (Proficient), Flight Spell (Expert), Hypnosis Spell (Expert), Invisibility Spell (Proficient), Shield Spell (Proficient), Illusion Spell (Proficient), Energy Whip (Proficient), Bosate's Lightning (Novice).

The physical-side skills up front hadn't changed; they were downloaded from Selinna and others during his time in the DC world.

The magical-side skills at the back were the fruits of these three years.

The source of these magic spells was Yao; whenever she learned a spell, Su Qing would download it—his main advantage being getting something for nothing.

Alright, no more talk, no unnecessary chatter.

Anyway, over these three years Su Qing had personally witnessed just how monstrous Yao's magical talent was.

From novice to proficient to expert, Yao needed only two months to master a single spell.

You know, it took him half a year just to become proficient with Fireball.

Truly outrageous.

Su Qing's mind was filled with countless thoughts.

He studied and downloaded magic not only to increase his attack methods, but largely to prepare for dealing with Ares.

He and Ares originally had no grudge; there was no reason to provoke them.

But who made Diana follow him!

His woman's enemy is naturally his enemy.

Su Qing collected himself and looked at the first entry on the download task list: 'Cross Boundary'.

This function, whose origin he didn't know, could now be confirmed: every time ten percent of progress is completed, it automatically activates, allowing one crossing.

So, having returned to the DC world this time, to go to the Marvel world next he would need to reach thirty percent progress.

Based on the time elapsed this round, he could confirm that each ten percent of progress roughly equals three years.

In other words, he wouldn't be able to return until three years later.

He wondered what this place would be like when he came back next time.

While Su Qing was lost in thought, on the bed in the next room Yao was also lost in thought.

Sometimes loving someone takes only an instant;

sometimes it requires long companionship.

She didn't know whether she had fallen for Su Qing, but when she heard that Su Qing and Yao were leaving, her mind became extremely tumultuous, even at a loss.

Now, lying in bed, as soon as she closed her eyes, Su Qing's face would appear in her mind.

She tried to clear her mind, but that familiar face kept appearing, filling her whole world.

After many failed attempts, Yao finally understood her feelings: she had unknowingly fallen in love with Su Qing.

This result filled Yao's heart with conflict and anguish.

Su Qing was a rare companion to her, making it impossible for her not to love him.

But she realized it too late.

Only when the person she loved was about to leave did she understand her own heart.

The weight of the two words 'leaving' pressed on her, making it hard to breathe, and her heart could not calm for a long time.

At that moment, the comb on the bedside entered Yao's view; gazing at it, she recalled the scene from a year ago when Su Qing had handed it to her, remembering how harmonious their life had been then.

Such a beautiful memory made Yao gradually develop a thought.

She didn't want to leave herself with regrets, so she decided to do something daring.

Yao sat up without hesitation, got up, walked out of the room, and knocked on Su Qing's door.

Dong dong dong……

The knocking sound rang out.

It interrupted Su Qing's train of thought; he came back to himself, retracted the light screen, got up, and opened the door.

As expected, Yao was outside the door.

At that moment, her expression natural, she handed over a package.

"Inside is the food and clothing I prepared for you for the journey."

Su Qing took the package, expressing incomprehension: "No, I'm leaving in three days; why prepare now?"

Yao said lightly: "Nothing much, just that I might not have time to prepare later."

Hearing this, Su Qing nodded, didn't say anything; after all, being busy really means no time, but the question is, what are you busy with in this heavy snow?

But at that moment, Yao seemed to recall something and said: "I have something to tell you!"

"What is it?" Su Qing asked.

Yao waved her hand, wearing a mysterious look.

Su Qing, unsuspecting, approached, and then... his face turned cold.

"You…"

"Don't speak, kiss me!"

"……"

Since Yao had already expressed that, Su Qing didn't bother with nonsense, directly reached out, embraced the other's waist, and leaned in.

Another sleepless night of study.

That night.

Yao has sublimated.

That night.

Yao profoundly appreciated the profundity of Chinese culture, completely losing her former nonchalance, happily roaming in the ocean of knowledge, unable to extricate herself.

That night.

Swift wind and sudden snow, never ceasing!