Chapter 374: A Conversation with Billy, Letting Go
Blissful Heart Domain.
Brian's thoughts stirred.
An Obsession Little Ball appeared before his eyes.
Gazing at the curled-up figure within the Obsession Little Ball, Brian's gaze was complex.
Regarding his great-uncle Billy, it was difficult for him to judge.
There was gratitude, yet there was disgust.
"I hope you don't force my hand, great-uncle..."
Brian snapped his fingers.
The next moment.
The fragments of Spiritual Energy swirling within the Heart Domain, as if controlled by an invisible giant hand, surged into Billy's Obsession Little Ball.
With the replenishment of Spiritual Energy.
Billy's Obsession Little Ball shattered, the originally curled-up figure's presence grew more robust, and finally, slowly opened its eyes.
Billy looked around somewhat dazedly.
His memory still lingered at the moment of death.
Billy clearly remembered that he had died.
That experience of being engulfed by endless darkness was vivid in his mind.
So, was he now in Hell?
Unfortunately, Billy had not broken through to First Rank Life before his death.
He had quite the talent in Spiritual Potential.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have possessed a talent like Steel Will.
But the inherent weakness of his spirit meant that even after Billy awoke, he couldn't see his surroundings clearly.
In his vision, everything was dead silent.
It was as if he were a balloon, floating in a space filled with white fog.
For this, Billy was not panicked.
If he couldn't see his surroundings, he simply closed his eyes.
Anyway, wherever this place was, it certainly wasn't Heaven.
Billy was very aware of this fact.
At a very young age, he had displayed a bloodthirsty nature.
As a butcher with hands stained with blood, Billy didn't believe he was eligible for Heaven.
Just...
He wondered how his children, and Brian, were doing now.
His children were okay.
He had already been on the edge of losing control, so he had long arranged a way out for his children who did not inherit his bloodline.
At the end of his life.
Billy had focused all his energy on his nephew Brian.
For this, he didn't hesitate to use himself as fuel, just to force his nephew to become a Mutant by relying on the evil Divine Revelation I Reagent, to have the power to control his own destiny in this cruel world.
"Brian, I hope I haven't disappointed you..."
Thinking of the backups he had prepared, and the high explosives hidden at Brian's place, Billy murmured.
Having died once.
Now recalling his extreme actions while alive, Billy actually felt some regret at this moment.
Towards his nephew Brian, he was actually quite unfair.
Thinking of how he manipulated Brian's fate, not even leaving him an escape route, Billy gave a self-deprecating smile:
"I'm sorry, Brian.
I know my actions were cruel to you, but this world is even crueler.
Those big capitalists, they treat us like livestock, the Enhancement Reagents and Beastification Reagents circulating in the market are also fundamentally flawed. For people of our origin, the only way to truly change our fate is to become a Mutant..."
As he spoke, Billy shook his head.
He said this, actually just to lessen some of his own guilt.
But somehow, it felt hypocritical.
If he continued, Billy would start to despise himself.
He didn't know that right in front of him, a figure like a Creator God, a giant, was watching him with a complex look, someone only the size of a fingernail.
The next moment.
Billy suddenly felt a distortion in his perception.
He opened his eyes again, only to be shocked to find that the white mist before him had violently dispersed, and a familiar yet strange figure had appeared in front of him.
Looking at the figure, Billy was somewhat bewildered: "Brian?"
The figure before him looked exactly like his nephew Brian.
But the demeanor, vastly different.
The previous Brian, lacking vitality, seemingly calm in front of him, but in reality, was filled with insecurity.
The Brian before him now had an indifferent gaze.
Just standing there, he exuded the pressure and heaviness of looking up at a towering mountain.
Facing the somewhat bewildered Billy, Brian nodded: "Long time no see, great-uncle."
...
After a while.
Billy slightly lowered his head, his tone complex: "You died too?"
Disappointment and deep guilt were written on his face.
Without waiting for Brian to speak, Billy sighed and raising his head continued, "From what you're saying, a long time has passed since I died?"
Brian shook his head: "Two years, not too long, and besides, I'm very much alive."
He waved his hand.
Immediately, a table and chairs laden with a sumptuous feast appeared between them.
To Brian, these items were false, but for Billy, who only had his consciousness, they were completely real.
Brian gestured for Billy to be seated, and explained: "I just finished attending Fooly's family banquet. He found a very virtuous woman, and she's pregnant with his child, a boy, but it'll take about eight or nine months before he's born. These dishes are from the family banquet."
Billy looked at the suddenly appeared table and food with a bewildered expression.
He understood every single word that Brian said, but when put together, he was puzzled.
Billy sat down somewhat confused: "So where is this?"
"Heart Domain, a unique ability possessed by Fourth Rank Life."
Brian looked at Billy: "You could think of it as a dream, but for you, the sensation here is very real."
"Fourth Rank Life..."
Billy first shocked, then burst out laughing.
He looked at Brian with wild surprise: "You made it?"
Billy didn't know how strong Fourth Rank Life was, but he knew about the official categorization of this group of people.