Chapter 1254: Gates of Closure
“You’re right,” Gao Yang said in a hollow voice, “He’s never been that.”
“So this is Dragon’s mission,” Gregor breathed out. “He didn’t go all out during the Battle of the Curtain Call because he needed to preserve strength for this moment.”
Zhang Wei wasn’t sure how to untangle his complicated feelings. “So I was the petty man who misunderstood a bigger man.”
“Same for me,” Adept Horse said. “But I would still consider the worst-case scenario should I go back in time.”
Liao Liao felt a stab of guilt. “Captain Dragon... Why didn’t he say anything?”
“Maybe he wanted us to misunderstand him,” Vermilion Bird said.
Realization dawned on Liao Liao. “Ah, so that’s that.”
The others caught up as well except for Wang Zikai. He didn’t understand and didn’t try. He was simply disappointed. “Really? He just died? We aren’t gonna fight?”
Gao Yang dissected the situation bleakly. Dragon must have seen his true mission in its entirety the moment he touched the Miracle Rune Circuit—he was going to reach level 8 Overlord and “open” the Gates of Closure, only the price would be his life.
So Dragon must preserve his strength. Even if he could’ve killed all seven death monsters at the price of his life, he must not do that.
Then, after the Battle of the Curtain Call, he vanished with the Miracle Rune Circuit without any explanation. On one hand, he wanted to stop others from trying the wrong answers; they couldn’t create other combinations with one Rune Circuit missing.