Hope? Despair!

Before the God Forsaken Game arrived, Qin Xiaoyou was happy.

Although her parents passed away early, Qin Feng took care of everything in her daily life at home.

Looking back now, Qin Xiaoyou felt like that was a lifetime ago…

She suddenly realized.

When Qin Feng was around, no matter what situation she encountered, it could be resolved.

When did everything start to go wrong?

Was it from the moment she said those words, "severing ties," to Qin Feng?

First was being "widowed" (losing her idol).

Then her legs were sawed off.

Then she discovered that Shadow was her brother, Qin Feng, but the other party didn't react at all; she didn't even have the chance to see Shadow again…

Tick.

Tock.

Qin Xiaoyou's Lifespan continued to drain.

The hundred-fold rate of Lifespan depletion accelerated her journey toward Death.

Since she was imprisoned, no one had come to see her.

She was handcuffed, forbidden from using any skills, and unable to use the Communication Crystal Ring to contact friends… it was as if she were completely isolated from the world, with no means of contacting the outside!

"Why hasn't Chu Yan come…"

Watching her remaining Lifespan drop by a hundred seconds at a time, Qin Xiaoyou grew increasingly panicked.

She was unwilling to believe that she only had a few minutes of Lifespan left.

She hadn't even calculated how much longer fifteen hours of remaining Lifespan could sustain her.

She leaned blankly against her wheelchair.

"If I had known earlier that you were Shadow, Qin Feng, how could I have severed ties with you…"

"Telling me nothing and tricking me into severing ties…"

"It's too much."

"Even if you killed Brother Song Fei, I wouldn't blame you…"

She regretted it deeply now.

She regretted not guessing sooner that Qin Feng was Shadow.

During the Government's interrogation just now, she didn't know how many times she had emphasized that she was Shadow's sister, even listing plenty of evidence and describing many scenes from her memory.

But unfortunately.

The Government didn't believe her nonsense.

"If I see Qin Feng, as long as I see Qin Feng, I'll apologize."

"He definitely won't leave me behind."

"As long as he comes for me, he'll heal my legs and take me away from here…"

Even at Death's door, she was still hoping for unrealistic things.

In these final moments of her life.

Qin Xiaoyou kept staring at the cell door, hoping Qin Feng would appear and take her away.

Only…

How could she know that right now, Qin Feng was harvesting in the India game region?

Right now, those Qin Feng was taking down were all powerhouses from the Delhi Ruins, the capital of India!

Powerhouses from the Government.

Powerhouses from the Repentance Guild.

And some wealthy local tyrants.

Any one of them Qin Feng killed could yield decades or even centuries of Lifespan.

In contrast, Qin Xiaoyou only had fifteen hours of Lifespan left!

This Lifespan had been traded to her by the Government for the interrogation; in the end, they got no useful information, and the Lifespan was completely wasted…

And so Qin Xiaoyou stared at the door.

That metal door was her final hope in her eyes.

"He'll come."

"He'll definitely come."

But the metal door remained still.

Time passed bit by bit; for Qin Xiaoyou, the final moments passed especially quickly.

Fifteen hours of Lifespan soon dwindled to ten hours, nine hours…

Suddenly.

The sound of a lock turning came from outside the metal door.

Hearing that slight movement, Qin Xiaoyou's heart raced and her hands trembled… unfortunately, she had no feet, or she surely would have rushed straight to the door.

However, when the outer door opened and a window appeared in the metal wall, the person appearing at the window was not the Shadow or Qin Feng she expected.

It was her best friend, Chu Yan.

Chu Yan still had short hair; in the past, she was always gentle and considerate when seeing Qin Xiaoyou, but now, Chu Yan's expression was somewhat cold.

"Chu Yan… it's Chu Yan who came to see me."

"I still have hope."

"She definitely won't let me die like this."

"Just give me a little Lifespan so I can see Shadow…"

Hope suddenly surged within Qin Xiaoyou.

She struggled to reach out her handcuffed hands, sliding her wheelchair toward the window in the wall: "Chu Yan, you've finally come to see me…"

"For the sake of our past, I've come to see you one last time."

Seeing her state, a hint of emotion flickered deep in Chu Yan's eyes.

Originally, this was her best friend.

But now, she was a criminal.

A criminal about to die.

Just moments ago, Chu Yan still felt some resentment toward Qin Xiaoyou, but the thought of her imminent Death moved her slightly…

In this world, human life is truly cheap.

"You… how much Lifespan did you bring me?"

Qin Xiaoyou rolled her wheelchair to the window and looked at Chu Yan expectantly.

"Bring you Lifespan?"

Chu Yan laughed out of anger: "I only came to see you for the sake of our past acquaintance."

Her attitude left Qin Xiaoyou confused.

She asked painfully, "Aren't we best friends?"

Chu Yan sneered: "What kind of best friend would want to kill my parents?"

Qin Xiaoyou was stunned: "I didn't…"

Chu Yan: "You didn't? Heh. My parents later joined our Dream Sand River Guild. Although they don't go out to farm mobs, they've been at the trading area of the Jianghai City Ruins, helping the guild set up stalls to sell equipment dropped by guild members."

At this point, Chu Yan looked coldly at Qin Xiaoyou: "You released that Epic BOSS, and my parents were immediately dragged into Chaos by the BOSS's aura; they still haven't woken up!"

"They're only level 10, and they haven't extracted many real-world attributes. They might not even pull through this time…"

"I came here today because I just wanted to ask you, why did you activate that Epic BOSS?"

Chu Yan's words were like a bolt from the blue, striking Qin Xiaoyou.

Qin Xiaoyou was shocked.

She never expected that Chu Yan's parents were actually at the trading area of the Jianghai Ruins!

And that they had fallen into Chaos because of the Epic BOSS 'Nine Worlds Stone Overseer'!

Originally, when Qin Xiaoyou saw Chu Yan appear, she was full of hope that she could continue living.

After all…

Although Chu Yan wasn't a powerhouse, if she really wanted to help Qin Xiaoyou, giving her a few years of Lifespan would certainly be no problem.

The Dream Sand River Guild was currently cooperating with the Government, and its development was quite good.

But the hope that had just surged in Qin Xiaoyou was instantly shattered by Chu Yan's words!

Hope?

Despair!

After all that, Chu Yan's parents had fallen into Chaos because of her…

And she was actually expecting Chu Yan to come and save her?

However, Qin Xiaoyou didn't seem to feel any regret.

Hearing Chu Yan's questioning, she quickly calmed down and said calmly: "Want to know why I started the BOSS? Give me fifty days of Lifespan, and I'll tell you slowly."

"In your dreams."

Chu Yan refused without hesitation.