When Albert's fist threateningly hovered above Sagittarius's head, Sagittarius realized that unless time ran out and he was summoned back to the Realm of Chaos, he had no chance to regain the initiative and shoot the ultimate arrow.
In other words, an impossible result was laid out before him.
As a zodiac with certain combat attributes, he had lost.
He lost to a human.
Albert's fist carried a sense of destruction.
Sagittarius had no doubt that the opponent would kill him the moment he attempted any resistance.
Because this man was someone whose will could not be shattered, not even by the Arrow of Nothingness.
There were still three minutes and fifty seconds until the end of time.
He lay on the ground, no longer struggling.
When Wen Xishu caught his arrow, it was the moment he felt the greatest fear. When Albert's punch swung, it was when his mind was the most filled with clutter.
He had not overcome the shadows of childhood.
But now, the fear gradually faded, and the clutter began to dissipate.
Sagittarius's gaze was somewhat unfocused:
"Albert... why go this far?"
Albert could see that the opponent had lost his fighting spirit, thoroughly subdued.
Wen Xishu was already beginning to gather intelligence, so for the remaining few minutes, he didn't mind conversing with this god who was about to fall, in the posture of a victor.
"Are you asking about this duel? I've experienced countless bloody battles. Among those I climbed the tower, you were indeed the strongest, but our duel was not the most dangerous."
"Going this far is simply because it's what I see as necessary to achieve."
Albert gazed down at Sagittarius:
"If you're willing to tell me about Jin Zhenyuan, perhaps I might consider..."
After pausing, Albert shook his head and said:
"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't spare you. I'll kill you before time runs out. Because our enmity has been set, if someone like you returns to a safe, unreachable position."
"That would be too troublesome."
Sagittarius suddenly asked:
"Is this your limit, Albert... can you catch the eighth arrow?"
Albert admitted:
"I have indeed reached my limit. I can't take the eighth arrow, maybe in a while, but clearly, I won't give you the chance. Moreover, you seem to have even more powerful means."
"I'm an old man, and old people don't have much of a future to compete with young people, so the best way is to snuff out the young."
The ultimate arrow.
Sagittarius indeed had even more formidable means, his strongest arrow, unlike the previous eight, a method usable only four times in life.
It was also the Profound Meaning he used to slay Leo.
But it was all meaningless; he lost, defeated by the man in front of him. Maybe if he had used the eighth arrow from the start, maybe if he hadn't shot at Wen Xishu, maybe if he had chosen to hibernate this time, maybe if he had ignored Wen Xishu...
He could have won.
But such words are meaningless; life doesn't have maybes. Albert is the victor, without a doubt.
"For what, what is the significance of killing me?"
Sagittarius accepted that he was about to die.
Compared to his initial arrogance, now he could be said to have a clear gaze. No matter how many reasons he could find for himself, he was truly subdued by Albert's fist.
Albert looked at the time; there were two minutes and forty seconds left.
Logically, Wen Xishu should retrieve bullet screen information very quickly.
But this time, it was surprisingly slow.
Sagittarius then said:
"Spiritual Bullet Screen matched with a myriad of emotions, right? This changed the nature of the Spiritual Bullet Screen, making it invasive."
"Since I am determined to die, I won't resist, but even so, for him to enter my bullet screen and probe... it will take some time."
Albert didn't know if it was true; after all, usually Wen Xishu finishes in an instant.
Plus, a Sagittarius who could shoot the Arrow of Nothingness was certainly not lacking in spiritual power.
He furrowed his brow:
"When time is up, I will kill you."
Sagittarius did not doubt and admitted frankly:
"I'm not sure about your experiences, but the fire of revenge within you probably can't be extinguished even by the person you love most."
Even resurrected, Martina and Alessia couldn't persuade Albert to give up killing all the monsters.
Albert nodded:
"Yes, killing you marks a significant step forward in humanity's process of expelling various monsters."
"You are no longer high and mighty. I believe your death is just the beginning, and you won't be the last zodiac to die by my hand."
"After today, there will be new heroes in the Bunker, surpassing the seventieth floor of the Slaughter Tower, and they will, within a few years, reach my position."
"There will be more of me in the future."
"Did you see that child?"
Albert pointed to Wen Xishu, and of course, to Xun Hui and others behind him, who had almost effortlessly won, with hardly any presence.
Xun Hui's expression now was filled with shame; he didn't expect Wen Xishu could play such a crucial role in this duel while he could only hide.
Of course, Albert didn't care about that.
Because he believed these people were the pillars of the future.
In the future, they will possess astonishing combat power.
They will no longer fear the zodiac because they have already proven that the zodiac can be defeated.