Chapter 105: The Final Struggle

I sat in the stone giant’s palm, gasping for breath, my mind a complete blank.

I suddenly felt so tired.

Today felt like it had stretched on for a month.

I went through so much to escape Blackglow City, thinking I’d secured a powerful ally in the noble squad, only for things to go wrong one after another, as if the whole world was against me.

“Enough, this is where it ends.”

The thought crept into my mind.

If I just became her pet, the worst I’d face is having some blood taken.

And seeing how crazed Nana Lu was, I probably wouldn’t face too harsh a punishment—after all, my blood held immense allure for her. If I behaved, I might live a comfortable life.

Plus, she’s pretty… who knows, maybe something pleasant could happen?

If I just went along quietly… I probably wouldn’t suffer too much… As for the kids… I’d hide them for as long as I could.

I panted, the urge to follow Nana Lu growing stronger, while she stood ahead of me, a mocking smile on her face, clearly seeing that I was at a dead end with no more options.

The stone giant had less than thirty seconds left.

My mental energy could barely manage two more fireball spells.

“…Forget it—at this point, there’s no need to keep fighting.”

I sighed inwardly, ready to sit and await Nana Lu’s judgment once the stone giant’s energy ran out and it crumbled—but just then, the two egg babies in my arms stirred.

They were gathering their mental energy, preparing for one final strike.

Even though I felt there was no point in struggling anymore, the egg babies, facing their enemy, still wanted to fight back with every last bit of strength.

…If my two kids weren’t giving up, what right did I have to surrender?

I… still had one last chance!

I gritted my teeth, forcibly mustering my remaining mental energy and guiding the egg babies’ power, aligning their will and strength with mine.

Our individual powers were weak, but combined… we might just surprise Nana Lu!

“…Fifteen seconds left.”

This was my final struggle.

I took a deep breath and urged the stone giant to move again.

But this time, it wasn’t to flee.

It was… to charge straight at Nana Lu!

“…Hmph! A desperate struggle! But I like it!”

When Nana Lu saw I wasn’t running anymore but charging toward her, a ferocious, almost playful smile spread across her face.

“…Ten seconds left.”

The distance closed rapidly, with the stone giant’s power lasting only ten more seconds.

But before that, I’d close the gap to Nana Lu to striking distance within those ten seconds.

“Hoo—”

When I was just over ten meters from Nana Lu, I made the stone giant leap, one hand still shielding me while the other clenched into a fist, poised to smash toward her.

In an instant, the distance between us shrank to less than two meters.

Nana Lu raised her hand, sneering as she prepared to shatter my stone giant with a single punch—but just as she lifted her arm to strike, the massive stone giant suddenly disintegrated.

The five-meter-tall giant collapsed into countless fragments, and I, with the backpack holding the egg babies, plummeted toward Nana Lu from mid-air!

“!?”

There were still five or six seconds before the stone giant would’ve collapsed on its own.

But since the distance was closed, there was no need to keep it intact.

I dissolved the stone giant, clutching the nearly depleted magic crystal in my hand as sparks of flame flickered from my palm.

In that split second, Nana Lu panicked, abruptly pulling back the punch she was about to throw, and at that moment, I landed right in front of her.

Then, a raging storm of flames erupted between me and Nana Lu!