"The fists of a confused person are weak. If you feel you should kill them, then kill them."
At that moment, Wen Xishu felt enlightened. He decided to kill 046.
But Albert then said:
"My world naturally has many imperfections, but those dear to me are still alive—Old Jin, you, Evelyn... everyone is still striving for the future."
"In the Bunker, there are also many promising newcomers—Xun Hui, Mirror, and the young people in the academy. They will all achieve something one day."
"The world I live in is very shattered. Of course, it can’t compare with those beautiful worlds, but we still have hope..."
"We still have a future. I have companions. I am not fighting alone. I believe that with everyone’s efforts, this world will eventually become better."
These continuous words left 001 suddenly stunned.
At this moment, Albert undoubtedly had a profound insight.
Not only did he see that Wen Xishu was not the Wen Xishu he knew, but he also saw... this Wen Xishu felt an endless sense of loneliness after losing everything.
If it were a hundred Luo Fengs, regardless of what was said, the selfish underlying tone would lead them to slaughter each other.
But if it were a hundred truly wise people, perhaps the selfish undertone would still influence the final decision... but there is also the possibility of making a more correct choice.
"Child, all along, you’ve been doing difficult yet correct things. I’m sure this time is the same."
Difficult but correct things...
In that moment, 001 Wen Xishu was somewhat in a daze.
"Principal, may I see your hand?"
Albert showed his hand to 001 very openly.
In fact, 001 Wen Xishu didn’t need to see the hand; he could judge Albert’s strength just by sensing it.
This was a hand that could kill a God.
Even now, if he were to duel with the owner of this hand, he wouldn’t dare claim an absolute victory.
This world is certainly just like the world he is in.
There is no such thing as a weaker world.
But in his world... many possibilities were already snuffed out.
sighed lightly:
"Thank you, teacher."
Time was up; the Otherworldly Encounter event concluded.
Wen Xishu’s figure quickly disappeared.
The incredibly powerful aura finally dissipated at that moment as well.
A compassionate smile gradually faded from Albert’s face. He began to worry about Wen Xishu’s situation.
Through 001’s words, he learned that Wen Xishu was going through a special chessboard.
This chessboard was likely the one causing all the Wen Xishus to feel cognitive confusion.
...
...
A massive sense of weightlessness came over him.
Falling into the Otherworldly Void, Wen Xishu felt like he was falling into an endless abyss.
Time seemed to stop there; he couldn’t even feel how long he had been falling.
It seemed like a long time, or perhaps just an instant...
But eventually, he stopped somewhere.
In the pitch-black world, there was suddenly light as a bonfire rose, and a boy’s voice was heard:
"Brother, you’re lucky. The bug you uploaded has been fixed. As a reward for uploading the bug, you fortunately didn’t fall into some particularly terrible incident."
Scorpio, wearing a blue suit, sat next to the bonfire at that moment.
Wen Xishu’s first reaction was:
"This game... was designed by you?"
"Game? I don’t have the ability to build such a vast cosmic simulation, brother. This isn’t a game. My appearance is merely your reward for uploading a bug with the Scorpion Knife. The true designer of this survival challenge is the Three Towers."
This time, the Scorpion Knife used by Wen Xishu was still effective, allowing him to upload the bug. In a recent first-round game, Wen Xishu discovered a bug that allowed "Mirror" to see the words above his own head.
Wen Xishu hadn’t uploaded the bug immediately because fixing it would spoil the fun.
But just before falling into the Otherworldly Void, fearing some great danger, he chose to upload it. Not knowing if the game administrators would help him, he thought it would be worth having a bit more leverage, so he did it.
It proved to be useful indeed.
Originally, Wen Xishu would have fallen into a corner of the 001 universe, encountering certain malignant events.
But now, having received the reward for uploading the bug, he faced not the terrifying enemies of that universe, but Scorpio.
Scorpio smiled:
"Not much time, brother, let’s make haste. You must seize this opportunity."
Wen Xishu didn’t understand:
"You... from which world’s Scorpio are you?"