Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!

The stars that spun, at that moment, formed a shape like the Mobius Ring!

At the same time, this also meant that the two combatants' abilities were evenly matched! Indistinguishable! Thus, they were stuck in an infinite loop!

"...What a surprise." Rule Zero, knowing that continuing to charge head-on was pointless, was the first to stop and remarked, "I can hardly believe that you, once an ordinary commoner, have in only half a year's time become someone who can confront me head-on without defeat... When I calm down, I find it a pity to eliminate your existence. If it were you, you could certainly trigger the greatest change."

"Is there any point in saying those things now?"

But compared to Rule Zero, who still seemed unaffected, Xiao Yi's situation was much worse.

Every bone was broken, perhaps into thousands of pieces; his organs were all displaced, even nauseatingly tangled together; and dark blood uncontrollably gushed from his mouth and nose like torrents.

Not only that, it was not just physical destruction; Xiao Yi felt his reason, soul, essence... his consciousness, his existence, everything that constituted his "self," was all on the verge of collapse, nearly disintegrating.

The fact that he was still standing and speaking normally was merely because he was forcibly holding himself together out of sheer will.

The gap between Xiao Yi and the Blue Sky Appearance was ultimately too vast. Just maintaining an eternal evenly matched state was already costing him dearly.

"You are right; it's time to end all of this."

Rule Zero didn't hesitate any longer; he immediately resorted to his last recourse—the method originally intended for other Blue Sky Appearances, even beyond his own ability!

Perhaps that was the greatest respect he could offer Xiao Yi.

Then... nothing happened, because Xiao Yi had already fallen, without need for a reason or a cause, just like that... he fell.

"Ah... I've still lost..." As he fell, Xiao Yi thought.

But just then, he heard a familiar, yet somewhat unfamiliar voice... his own voice.

"Did you... find the Answer?"

"...Hmph." And Xiao Yi's response was, "I'm still looking for it!"

"Is that so? Well then... that's good."

...

"Phew... farewell." Elsewhere, Rule Zero breathed heavily after ending it all, his expression somewhat complex.

"But... now that it has come to this, no one can stop me anymore. Now, I just need to prove with facts that I am right... It's all over."

"No, ending it means no more changes, so... it's not over yet."

"...!?"

Rule Zero suddenly turned around and then saw... Xiao Yi, standing there as if waiting for him.

"You are... Xiao Yi? No, something is different."

"I am Xiao Yi, not anyone else," Xiao Yi said. "I just made some changes."

"...Is that so?" Rule Zero remarked seriously, "That mysterious power, has it descended upon you again?"

"Not descended," Xiao Yi corrected, "I have always had it, or rather, all existences actually possess this power. It's just that one needs to constantly seek the Answer in order to connect with this power."

"Seeking the Answer? Could it be!?" Rule Zero, at that moment, thought of something, feeling his own existence about to disintegrate, "Is that power from the people of Earth Civilization?"

"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded, "You've finally noticed. When they left, they endowed every individual with this power. The act of seeking the Answer is a form of change, continually transforming oneself to get closer to the Answer. That was the most important reason Earth Civilization could change... Never cease to seek the unknown Answer."

"Even so!" Rule Zero was undoubtedly panicked, but still unwilling to admit, "That doesn't prove you are right! You just made contact with the power they left behind! I did this to trigger change!"

"Ah..." Xiao Yi sighed helplessly, "Even so, your methods are still wrong. Humans cannot change drastically all at once, but they can change little by little, first by provoking their thoughts. That's the first step, not by depriving them of even the right to think. That's how the people then were, and your actions, killing many, are undoubtedly wrong."

"No!" he said, "Change always comes with sacrifice! Those people were not killed by me, but sacrificed for change! It is a great, sacred sacrifice! If people knew the truth, they would surely support my ideas! They sacrificed willingly! For change! At any cost necessary!"

"Well, your perception, and that of those you despise, are not much different."

Xiao Yi continued to retort,

"Think about it, the greatness of sacrifice is because people benefit from it. To gain greater benefit, people naturally praise sacrifice, building up how great it is..."

"..." Rule Zero, at this moment, also fell silent, knowing his every action's justification was falling apart.