The artifacts of the heavens on the tip of the tongue

Chapter 187 Rescuer Medal

What is the meaning of survival?
Everyone will have a different answer.

mission.

glory.

inherited.

reproduce.

Or, just survival itself.

Luke has not yet figured out the meaning of his own existence in these worlds.

For a long time, he drifted with the tide like duckweed, being propelled by the [Swallowing Sky System], drifting back and forth in various worlds.

He devoured and grew like a glutton, and slowly grew to where he is today.

The source of power has increased, there are more cards, and there are so many skills that it is possible to form several combinations.

However, he never seriously reflected on it, nor did he carefully recall what he was doing all this for.

Is it for survival?

If it's just for survival, there's no need for him to work so hard.

With his current strength, no matter which world he is in, he can easily survive, and he can survive very comfortably. There is no need for him to drift from world to world.

Is it for reproduction?

No, whether in human form or other forms, he never had the slightest urge to reproduce, nor did he have any thoughts about reproduction at all.

Even the beautiful figure in the hallucination has nothing to do with the love between men and women.

Is it for inheritance, or for glory?

Luke didn't think it would be either.

Searching all his memories, there has never been any impression related to the two. He has no glory to pass on, and no legacy to honor.

So, it seems that there is only one option, the mission, could it be this?
If so, what will his mission be, will it be... rescue?

For example, the little girl on the third floor?

Luke raised his head and carefully observed the cardboard box above his head that was slightly slit. There was a pair of immature, bright, and innocent big eyes secretly looking at him.

Could such a cute little person really be transformed by an evil monster?
How did it do it?
Luke couldn't figure it out, and he didn't have time to think about it, because the battle between the monsters was about to begin.

He had to make a choice, to save, or not to save.

Without hesitation, Luke still chose to save. He felt that this was his mission.

However, he was not as reckless as the previous two times. Instead, he first manifested a super-defensive Kathu shield held in his left hand, and only used his right hand to carefully touch the little man with frightened eyes. Son.

The change came as expected, and the extremely sharp light appeared in front of Luke's eyes again, bypassing Luke's Katu shield extremely cunningly, and gently pierced Luke's heart with the dexterity of a hummingbird.

The intense pain struck again, and Luke's vision became blurry again.

Time returns to the time when it first arrived in the original world.

……

Perhaps, avoiding that cunning monster and breaking out of this damned block from other directions regardless is the correct way to complete the survival mission.

But this idea only flashed in Luke's mind for a moment and then disappeared, because he knew more and more clearly that the mission was the meaning of his existence, and it was his mission to save the girl who might be human.

He wanted to save the girl, even if he couldn't complete the task because he died here countless times, and was trapped here forever, falling into the cycle of death again and again.

The 5th time, the 6st time, the 7nd time...

Luke died at the hands of the "girl" again and again, but he still extended a helping hand to that girl again and again, without regret or resentment.

Because he clearly knows that this is his mission.

Of course, he is not a stubborn idiot. Dozens of deaths have brought not only pain, but also a little bit of progress.

For the ninth time, he saw clearly the changed appearance of the girl.

It was not a hideous and terrifying monster as he had imagined before. The girl was still the same girl, but she had an extremely sharp weapon in her hand.

For the 11th time, Luke saw the true face of the sharp weapon, which was an extremely delicate western-style thorn sword.

The sword body has been treated with some kind of matte finish, it is dark and dull, and it will not emit any light even when attacking.

The ray of light he saw before was the glare produced when the sharp point of the thorn sword pierced the air.

For the 15th time, Luke finally managed to hold the girl's rapier sword with the shield of Katu, which proved that the shield of Katu was stronger than the horn of the bull.

The 33rd time, Luke's defensive ability with the shield held in his left hand was further improved, and he was able to withstand the girl's second tricky stab.

For the 47th time, Luke tried to counterattack with Katu's Shield, but the counterattack was not effective and did not even force the girl to move.

For the 64th time, Luke's shield technique with his left hand improved again, basically being able to fully protect his upper body.

For the 81st time, after entering the primordial world, the system gave Luke a reminder during the battle for the first time.

"Because of the unremitting efforts of the host Luke, he successfully mastered [Skill - Katu Shield], and the shield's defense ability has reached level 16, and the quality is red."

Although the shield technique was great, but because the "girl" was so powerful in combat, Luke died in its hands in the end.

It can stab as many as sixteen swords in an instant, and every blow can hit the same part of Kathu's shield.

Even if the shield of Kathu has a defense power of 20 points and a durability of 50 points, there is no way to resist this violent, storm-like attack.

The moment when Katu's shield shattered was when Luke died.

For the 93rd time, Luke successfully mastered the combat skills of defending with a shield in his left hand and attacking with a hammer in his right hand, and used this powerful skill in the battle with the "girl".

For the 98th time, Luke's defensive counterattack tactics were used very successfully, and he persisted for more than 3 minutes in the siege of the "girl" and other monsters.

For the 99th time, Luke reached out to the girl again and finally got the result he expected.

This time the girl is indeed a human girl, not a phantom created by a monster.

"Host Luke understood that the meaning of survival is to save. He passed the survival mission test at No. 99 Proving Ground in the Origin World, obtained the [Artifact-Savior Medal], and gained the qualification to enter the second test mission-The True Meaning of Life."

It was extremely difficult, but in the end he passed the test, and Luke believed that he was absolutely eligible for the Medal of Rescuer.

99 times, of which 98 times he wanted to directly sacrifice the Clear Sky Hammer to kill that "girl", but every time, before he made the move, he would withdraw this thought in time, just for that one sentence.

What if she turns out to be a human girl, are you ready?

Luke couldn't accept such a result, even if he paid the pain of nearly a hundred deaths for it.

"The mission of the true meaning of life: After realizing that saving is the meaning of your existence, do you really understand the life you saved and the true meaning of life?"

(End of this chapter)