Chapter 278


    Suddenly, Jonathan felt like he was being absurd. Why do I think he''s the clone? Maybe from the


    clone''s perspective, I''m the clone.


    Those thoughts didn''t bother him for long as he approached the rail guard and shot himself.


    He and the gun fell into the sea together.


    Endless darkness devoid of any sensations cradled him.


    After an unknown amount of time passed, Jonathan returned to his senses.


    He abruptly opened his eyes.


    “Are you awake, Mr. Lawson?” Dante''s voice entered his ear again. “We''re in Horington''s airspace right


    now. We''ll be able to find Briana soon enough.”


    As expected, Jonathan was back on the ne again.


    “Don''t search for Briana anymore. Justnd at Horington,” he hastily ordered.


    In response, Dante shot him an odd look. “You don''t want to look for Briana anymore?”


    “No.”


    “Okay then.”


    Soon after Dante started shifting the controls, his expression changed drastically.


    “What''s the matter?” Jonathan asked.


    “There''s a bit of an issue with the ne. We can''t turn back.” Dante paused before continuing, “We


    need to find Briana as soon as possible so we can borrow their yacht to return.”


    Hearing that made Jonathan feel extremely exhausted. “Can''t you contact ground control and request


    assistance?”


    Light glinted in Dante''s eyes. “Of course I can.”


    Without dy, he tried making the call.


    Momentster, he informed, baffled, “Huh? There''s no signal. I can''t make the call.”


    A sigh escaped Jonathan''s lips. It seems like there''s no getting out of this.


    The ne continued flying forward in the darkness of night.


    Some time passed before the ne circled above Briana''s yacht.


    Both Jonathan and Dante got off the ne because it was malfunctioning, and they couldn''t make the


    trip back tond. Therefore, Dante concluded it would be safer for him to board the yacht with


    Jonathan.


    Already familiar with his surroundings, Jonathan navigated into the living room and saw Briana in her


    wedding gown once more.


    Her crimson outfit appeared quite eerie in the night.


    Sitting in front of Briana, Jonathan asked, “Tell me. What exactly do you lot want? Do you desire my


    death? If you do, why not make it quicker?”


    Dante stared at Jonathan, bbergasted. He couldn''t understand why thetter was saying something


    like that. What''s going on with you, Mr. Lawson?”


    Jonathan ignored Dante and gazed intently at Briana.


    In response, she said, “Didn''t I tell you already? You offended Orcus. Hence, you must ept his


    punishment. You need to keep stacking stones on top of a mountain. Once ten thousand stones are


    gathered, they''ll be pushed down the mountain, and you will repeat the process again for eternity.”


    Rubbing his nose, Jonathan responded, “If you put it like that, it sounds like Orcus is quite the boring


    guy for ying this childish game with me every day.”


    Briana nced at him wordlessly.


    Resignation filled his heart before he suddenly asked, “Why are you making Briana wear that clothing?”


    She replied tly, “I can''t tell you that.”


    “Are Dante, Tate, and Lyle real or just illusions?”


    “I can''t tell you that.”


    Unable to suppress his anger any further, Jonathan snapped. He jumped to his feet and kicked the


    table.


    It didn''t take long for the room to be a mess.


    “D*mn you! What can you tell me, then?” Jonathan roared.


    The conversation confounded Dante. “What do you mean by that, Mr. Lawson? I don''t understand


    what''s going on.”


    Promptly, Jonathan turned to Dante with bloodshot eyes.


    The sight of his crazed expression frightened Dante. Taking in a deep breath, Jonathan tried stifling his


    fury. He''s innocent. I can''t take my anger out on him.


    Briana spoke inly. “If you can still shout like that, it means you haven''t suffered enough. The end will


    come when you learn to hide your emotion. The storm''s about to arrive. I hope you continue to enjoy


    your time loop.”


    Before she could do anything, Jonathan stepped forward and grabbed her wrist tightly. “You''re not


    getting away this time.”


    “I never did. In this time loop, Briana will fall into the ocean and drown. Did you think the time loop


    Orcus made has errors in it?”


    Upon hearing that, Jonathan released her hand dejectedly.


    It was then Tate and Lyle entered the room.


    “Not good! A storm''s about to arrive! Everyone, prepare to abandon ship,” Tate urged. He was


    surprised to see Jonathan and Dante because Briana was supposed to be the only person on the ship.


    Hearing the grim news, Dante was shocked. “I''ll join you two.” He thought Jonathan and Briana were


    lunatics.


    As for Jonathan, he was spacing out because he was genuinely tired.


    The persistent time loop truly was an endless torture for him.


    I can''t struggle or escape from this time loop!


    Stepping out of the living room, he arrived on the deck.


    Rain was pouring down violently and was apanied by a brutal gale.


    In a blink of an eye, Jonathan waspletely drenched.


    Subsequently, a huge wave crashed into the yacht and tipped it over.


    He was thrown into the boundless, icy ocean, feeling as though he couldn''t find the light at the end of


    the tunnel.


    An extremely nasty pain was present in his chest as he suffocated.


    Jonathan wanted to sleep, but he knew that even if he did, he couldn''t escape the fate of being


    tortured.


    That d*mned Orcus! He''s ying me like a fiddle! He''s an evil person, so there''s nothing wrong with


    my attempt to kill him. In other words, he doesn''t represent justice, so why should I surrender? I won''t!


    If the sky wants to crush me, I''ll split it in two! If the earth wants to bind me, I''ll shatter it into pieces!


    As he roared in his mind, his spiritual energy soared.


    At that moment, he was filled with an indomitable will to survive.


    Out of nowhere, he felt the sea water shaking.


    In fact, everything around him was shaking.


    Good! Everything is indeed an illusion! Break!” Jonathan growled as he unleashed all of his Great Sage


    Force Field and will to fight.


    A terrifying and dauntless aura exploded from his body.


    It was then he opened his eyes and sat up.


    Promptly, he realized he was inside a room of absolute darkness.


    There was no ocean around him, meaning he had sessfully escaped the time loop.


    Concurrently, the light inside was turned on, illuminating the room.


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    Jonathan surveyed his surroundings and noticed Briana, Tate, Lyle, and Dante were around him.


    They were sitting cross-legged in a circle with him at the center. Their eyes were shut tight.


    “Why am I here?” When he tried to remember what had transpired, he abruptly recalled everything. I


    think it started from the day I visited Joanne with Mabel. After they headed to Yaleview on a private


    ne, I bade Johanna goodbye and stayed in a hotel, which was thest thing I could remember. This


    means I''ve never woken up since I was inside the hotel. I get it now. That was a dream. While Briana,


    Tate, Lyle, and Dante appeared in the dream, they are real people. Orcus must''ve been the one who


    created the dream. It wasn''t a punishment; it was just a construct created from energy.


    When he tried to leave the bed he was sleeping on, Jonathan felt strained and weak, as though he was


    drugged.


    With his current physique, the number of elixir pills he consumed, and his blood cleansed by the


    Supreme Nascent Pill, not many drugs could affect him.


    After further internal probing, he realized he was hungry.


    His body wasn''t getting the energy it needed, which was why he felt weak.


    This means I''ve been trapped inside this room for a very long time. As for how long, I don''t know yet.


    Jonathan speedily searched for his phone, but it was nowhere to be found.


    Thus, his n to contact Mabel was rendered impossible.


    Taking in a deep breath, he believed he needed to leave as soon as he could.


    Just as he prepared to get off the bed, the door was opened.


    An old man in ck clothing stepped into the room with two young men following behind him.


    The old man seemed odd in his ck robe. His eyebrows were white, and there was a sharp look in his


    eyes. Wrinkles were seen all over his face.


    Jonathan couldn''t help but be shocked when he saw the old man because he could sense the old


    man''s cultivation level was absurdly high.


    In fact, he was fairly certain the old man was as powerful as Yareth and definitely more powerful than


    Mabel. If Master Richard is here with me right now, maybe we''ll be able to take down this old man.


    His attention then shifted to the two young men behind the elder. Their cultivation level is that of a


    Divine Master! This is the first time I feel like there are so many experts around! But why? Any one of


    them could''ve ended my life easily. Why go through all this trouble?


    Confused, Jonathan gazed at the old man and asked instinctively, “Who are you people?”


    At the moment, Briana and the others were still asleep.


    Staring coldly at Jonathan, the old man responded, “Haven''t you guessed it already?” He paused


    before resuming, “I''ve really underestimated you, brat. You actually shattered the Void Domain.”


    “You''re with Otto and Eara?” Shock was present in Jonathan''s voice.


    “That''s right!”


    “What do you all want? It would''ve been a piece of cake for you to kill me. So why are you doing all


    this?”


    “It''s easy to kill you, yes, but you have something we want. For example, your destiny and luck.


    Originally, if you were trapped inside the dream for three days and then surrendered to despair, the luck


    within you would leak out of your body. If that had happened, we would be able to absorb your luck and


    take your destiny. We didn''t expect you to be able to crush the Void Domain.”


    Jonathan sneered, “I''m the Chosen One ordained by the heavens. There''s no way you can just steal


    my destiny like that. Do you think you''re more powerful than the Heavenly Law?”