Chapter 162

Bai Ge slowly clenched his fists. He no longer intended to continue "playing chess"; he wanted to find the enemy's true face and then use his fists to smash their head in!

After all, he was no longer weak.

In the current timeline.

Kevin was still sealed in the Sea of Quanta, Durandal had yet to make a name for herself, the Immortal Fu Hua had lost most of her power, Otto's Schicksal had not yet recovered its vitality, and the remaining Herrschers were still a long time away from being born.

Therefore, whether it was Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, or World Serpent, Bai Ge now had enough power to clash with any of them.

As long as he knew the enemy's name, every problem could be solved with pure violence!

However, the answer the system gave in the next second made Bai Ge's pupils dilate instantly.

His enemy was not Otto, not Kevin, not the Honkai, and certainly not trash like Cocolia.

It was—【Fate】!

【Host, you are currently at war with Fate. Fate is your true enemy!!!】

"…………"

This answer left Bai Ge silent for a long time. Even though he was so close to the flames, at this moment he felt as if he were in a freezing abyss, so cold that it felt as if even his soul were about to freeze.

Fate—what a vague and ethereal word.

Even if Bai Ge clenched his fists as tightly as possible, and no matter how sharp the scythe in his hand was, there was no way to make it bleed or suffer injury.

"System, explain in detail. Be very detailed. Tell me, what is Fate? Why is it at war with me?"

【Host, the X-10 experiment is the fate that Bronya Zaychik and Seele Vollerei must accept. This is the most important turning point in their lives, and a predestined outcome that cannot be altered.】

【To give an analogy, it is like "Steins; Gate" which you watched in your past life. No matter how much one struggles or tries to escape while in the Alpha world line, Mayuri Shiina will inevitably meet her death.】

【And Chen Motong in "Dragon Raja 5", who was locked onto by Odin's causal weapon Gungnir. If the protagonist hadn't found a bug and saved/loaded countless times in the dream, she was destined to have her heart pierced by that spear.】

【It is the same for Bronya and Seele. Fate has decreed that they must participate in the X-10 experiment. Only then will the two embark on the path of the established future. For this, the world will spare no effort to interfere; they cannot escape the corrective nature of Fate.】

Bang!!

Bai Ge crushed the armrest of his chair.

The way he gritted his teeth made him look like a furious, unwilling madman who had been unjustly imprisoned.

"Is there really no way to change it?"

【Host, even if one knows everything in advance, when the time comes, one remains helpless, with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide... It is precisely because of this unreasonableness that Fate is called Fate.】

Humans cannot change Fate.

Just like Aponia, the 【Discipline】 among the Flame-Chasers of the Previous Era.

She possessed the ability to observe the threads of Fate and know the future until the Finality. This Flame-Chaser could see the trajectory of all human fates, and she also tried to change these fates to let them develop in a better direction.

However, Aponia's kindness ultimately only led to evil consequences. No matter how she tried, the results only got worse.

She clearly wanted to save others, but ended up causing their deaths, resulting in the 410 tragedies of the Previous Era.

Everyone who tries to change Fate will inevitably taste despair.

This is the 【Threshold of Deep Sin】.

"No, System, you are wrong!"

Suddenly, thinking of something, Bai Ge growled.

"You said that I am someone who will not be affected by the corrective nature, and that anything I change will not be affected by it either! Then why is it still like this? Why haven't I changed Bronya and Seele's fate?!"

Indeed, ordinary people cannot change Fate.

But Bai Ge is different. Perhaps because of the system, or perhaps because he does not belong to this world, the corrective nature of Fate can only have a negligible effect on him.

【Host, you have already succeeded in changing it.】

"What?"

The system's answer made Bai Ge freeze. For a moment, he could not understand what the system meant.

?? Seeking flowers?????????

【You have truly and surely changed the ending of Bronya Zaychik and Seele Vollerei, time and time again. You have successfully intercepted that destined ending 37 times. The fact that the two of them are still safe and sound is the best evidence.】

There was a hint of admiration in the system's tone.

The corrective nature of Fate truly cannot affect this person.

Perhaps Bai Ge himself was not aware of it.

But he had indeed prevented it so many times; the originally destined result had been shattered by him over and over again.

Normally, Fate is irresistible. Even if a deviation occurs due to a one-in-a-billion coincidence, a single correction is enough to return it to its original direction.

Yet, Bai Ge had relied on his own strength to forcibly stop that correction—which should have been absolutely impossible to defy—37 times.

This is a great feat that Aponia never achieved.

【Host, as long as you are by the side of Bronya Zaychik and Seele Vollerei, the corrective nature of Fate cannot harm them. No matter how many times it tries to correct them, you can break the hand that Fate reaches out.】

That's right, as long as Bai Ge is by the two girls' side, they are safe. In this world, only Bai Ge, who can ignore the corrective nature of Fate, can save the two of them time and time again.

This is a miracle that only he can perform.

This is a resistance that only he can make.

However, Bai Ge's expression turned even uglier upon hearing this.

"As long as I am by Bronya and Seele's side, the two can remain safe, but in other words... if I leave their side, the corrective nature of Fate will take effect?"

【... Yes, Host.】

"Damn it!!"

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Bai Ge took a deep breath to suppress the anxiety in his heart. He turned to look at the system interface, at the time he had left in this space-time—there was less than five days remaining.

After five days, he would return to the original timeline.

Without his protection.

Bronya and Seele would no longer be able to resist Fate.

"Bastard! Is there really no once-and-for-all solution? Speaking of which, why didn't I encounter such an unreasonable situation during my time travel in the 【Second Eruption】? System, you must explain this clearly to me!"

【Host, actually, you encountered such a situation back then as well.】

"... What?"

Bai Ge blinked in astonishment, wanting to say, did he encounter it? Then why did he have no memory of it?

【Back then, unconsciously, you had already found and solved the method for this situation. The survival of Sirin and Cecilia is the best evidence. For you, this is a 'game' you have already cleared once. Please maintain your confidence.】

"Uh, how come I didn't know I was so awesome." Bai Ge was stunned for a moment.

【The difficulty back then was so much higher than this, and you succeeded, Host. There won't be any problems this time either.】

"System, are you sure? I've read a lot of books, don't try to fool me, otherwise I will definitely find a way to install a bunch of viruses on you in the future—Panda Burning Incense, Rainbow Cat, EternalBlue, and the like..."

Bai Ge took out a USB drive and threatened.

This was a bunch of computer viruses he had prepared when he was executing a mission to destroy a target company's server with Raven a long time ago... unfortunately, the system had nowhere to plug it in.

【You are truly ruthless, please spare me.】

"If there's a way next time, say it earlier. You scared the hell out of me."

Upon knowing that he had the means and experience to fight back, Bai Ge breathed a sigh of relief, and even his conversation returned to its original style, becoming unserious again.

Subsequently, Bai Ge closed his eyes to recall the experience of the Second Eruption, trying to remember the means he had used to achieve the great feat of changing Fate unconsciously.

A few minutes later, Bai Ge opened his eyes.

The anxiety from just a moment ago had completely vanished.

He curled his lips into a confident and relaxed smile.

"What is it, it turns out it's so simple."

【... This system thinks it's actually quite difficult. At the very least, for normal people, the difficulty coefficient in all aspects is extremely high, especially in terms of psychology.】

"System, you're really pretentious, thinking this is difficult."

Bai Ge laughed and stretched.

He stretched his limbs to the maximum, as if wiping away all the gloom from just before.

The system stared at its host in silence, thinking, alright, at least in terms of psychology, its host is indeed very positive and steady to an abnormal degree.

Although Bai Ge's physical age is nearly thirty now, this stubborn personality is like a child who will never grow up; no one can make him compromise on things he doesn't approve of, not even Fate!

But precisely because of this.

This person can achieve that great feat of defying Fate!

And it can also be foreseen.

System: (After this time travel ends, there will be a few more women who love this person to death. But go bravely, Host, the endless Shuraba is waiting for your return in the original timeline!)

Bai Ge: "Achoo! Who is badmouthing me?"