I Am Extraordinary Alone

"I can't touch you... but I can open the door and feel the temperature of the floor, your statement... has a bug..." the man said.

"This isn't physics, it's a concept. The third thing: the human world has been rebooted 999 times, all with the aim of giving humanity another chance to develop a civilization more advanced than our current level, to win the war against the Pseudo-Gods. The world you are in is the world after the 999th reboot," Lin Yan said.

The man shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't believe it."

"It's true. The world you're in now is the base reality, the real appearance of the world. And wherever you were before, whatever you experienced was in subjective reality, a timeline created by us interfering with time through the power of the Heavenly Falling Objects," Lin Yan said.

"Base reality? Objective reality... Subjective reality... I've heard different versions of this theory. The three of you say completely different things. Who should I believe?" the man said.

"You've already seen what this world looks like, who do you think you should believe?" Lin Yan countered.

"Maybe this is just another world of death, or some great void, who knows. I've been through countless battles, what haven't I seen?" the man laughed.

"I can tell you've indeed been through a lot, and... you've inherited its power," Lin Yan said.

"Its power? Whose? I don't have anything special. I'm just an unlucky guy caught in the torrent of time," the man said.

He found a large box to sit on and sighed deeply.

"You already have the answer in your heart, you just don't want to face it. This is base reality, the end of time, and you are merely an echo from the Illusion Dream World. So, your abilities and the things you possess do not exist here," Lin Yan said.

"If this is what the real world looks like, then what can you do? I'm the only unreal human left in the world, is this what you achieved after rebooting the timeline? What do you want me to do? Charge out there barehanded to fight gods? Why me? I was just eating hot pot, singing songs, and after a night's sleep, I got transported here. How do you think I've survived these past few months? The Foundation can't even kill the Kin, and now they want to kill gods?" the man complained.

"You have to believe in the power of humanity. We have always been so tough and resilient. We reboot world after world to find a solution," Lin Yan said.

"Sounds like you guys are just hiding in your bunker buying lottery tickets. If you can't kill gods, then what is this thing?" the man looked at the White King.

"That's you," Lin Yan said.

The man was taken aback.

"After 999 reboots, we were at the end of the line, and I was the last one. I created the world you are in, your world, and it too is the last one. When I rebooted the world, I sent its power into the illusion, and it randomly selected an echo from the past to bring into the new world. You are the one. Your duty is to lead humanity through its new childhood... Apparently, I succeeded, and you are the incarnation of the White King, walking through time and space, becoming the guardian of humanity," Lin Yan said.

"Why me...?" the man still couldn't quite believe it.

"No reason, it's just a one in seven billion chance. I had no idea who would end up with the power, or if such a person could endure. You are just an ordinary man or woman born to ordinary parents, but from now on, you will be special. This is the mission I've thrust upon you... Observe the 999th human world, and if you think they have no hope, give them a 1000th chance..." Lin Yan said.

"The 1000th... Are you asking me... what will happen to me if I do that? What about the world before the reboot?" the man nervously asked.

"It will disappear," Lin Yan said bluntly.

The man fell silent.

"This is our sacrifice, this is humanity's determination," Lin Yan said.

"You're asking me to drag everyone in the world to death..." the man said.

"We... are already dead. You are humanity's last chance to pass the torch, to help them find a way to kill the Pseudo-Gods, and avenge us!" Lin Yan said.

"But the world I'm from doesn't actually exist, even if someone finds a way to kill the gods, it won't change this world," the man said in confusion.

"The world created by the White King will overlap with the real world in 2137, at which point the 'Time Stranding' effect will be triggered, and It is inevitable... you will have to face It..." Lin Yan said.

"He... who is He?! What is that Pseudo-God?" the man asked.

"He was once a hero, later, became humanity's traitor. We cannot speak His name... By the way, what's your name?" Lin Yan asked.

"I... I'm Chen Ke," Chen Ke said.

"What do you do, Chen Ke?" Lin Yan continued to ask.

"You might be disappointed to know, I'm not someone significant or a hero... I'm an assassin who gets paid to take lives," Chen Ke said.

"That's good enough, Chen Ke. I once made the worst assumptions; what if the power fell into the hands of a child? What if it went to an utterly evil villain? What if it went to someone on the brink of death? Compared to those scenarios, having you in front of me is the best possible outcome," Lin Yan said.