Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

The first building on the sixth floor of Yunjin Sky River.

From the balcony with a broad view, one could see the bustling night scene of Linxiang City.

The beauty of the night lay in the fact that it signaled the end of the day's hustle for most people.

In this blessed nation, the time when humans went to sleep kept getting pushed later and later, many stayed awake because they had less and less time to themselves.

The busier the city by day, the more mechanical it seemed.

Only at night did people feel like the time was truly their own.

Zhou Baiyu gazed at the night scene outside the balcony.

He was about to head to a place known as Endless Night.

There, the night seemed like a whole different scene.

"I will definitely show you the Moon."

That conversation from the night demon's memory touched Zhou Baiyu deeply.

What exactly was Endless Night? Why did the Land of No Light in the Advanced World have Divine Endowment?

Even if he did not complete this mission, the night demon king Yongye was still far from Divine Enthronement.

Yet, if left to its own devices, might this world indeed give birth to a god?

A newly born god... would it become the rules? Did Dr. A's true form turn into the rules?

What were the pioneers really preventing, really changing?

Under the chaotic night sky, many doubts surfaced in Zhou Baiyu's mind.

He had three hours, and he decided to make good use of this time to head to the Land of No Light and experience Endless Night as prepared as possible.

So Zhou Baiyu called for Guang Tongchen and Waking Dream Chang'an.

"As per tradition, I can't reveal the update announcement for version 2.33, but the place I am heading to is called the Land of No Light," he said.

"The trial is related to the night, and the biggest enemy should be the night demons."

On the balcony, Waking Dream Chang'an smoked a cigarette, furrowing his brows, trying to recall something in his mind.

Guang Tongchen said:

"I remember it was mentioned not long ago that... night demons during the day—"

He suddenly stopped, his eyes filled with bloodshot.

Zhou Baiyu said:

"President, I know what you want to say. But since Brother Duan hasn't been to that place, you can't mention it."

Guang Tongchen was suddenly at a loss for words, a piercing pain in his brain interrupting him.

"The way to deal with night demons is to make them stay in daylight. That place is called Endless Night, but I... do have some preparations."

"However, I always feel that this journey won't be that simple."

Zhou Baiyu had a wristwatch that could reverse day and night.

This was the secret weapon to fight against night demons.

But for some reason, the mission's designation as sss-rated in terms of special difficulty made him nervous.

In this moment, Waking Dream Chang'an finally recalled something—

"You're heading to version 2.33?"

"Yes. What's the matter?" Zhou Baiyu replied.

"You said the trial is called Endless Night?"

Zhou Baiyu nodded.

Waking Dream Chang'an suddenly frowned:

"Years ago, some people from Future Gate also entered Endless Night. But they were in version 2.23."

Hearing what Waking Dream Chang'an said, Guang Tongchen seemed to remember as well.

"We in Baichuan Guild also had... only one person who tried to buy a strategy guide on the Pioneer's Voice forum."

"But it seems he failed."

Version 2.23?

Version 2.33?

Endless Night spanning ten versions?

Zhou Baiyu felt there was something mysterious about this.

"Could it be that some of our actions have led to... a delay in the release of certain versioned regions?"

Guang Tongchen shook his head:

"I don't think that's the case; rather, the version you're entering is more pivotal. Do you remember the Madhouse?"

Guang Tongchen didn't get into the details, but Waking Dream Chang'an surmised that it was probably some region that Guang Tongchen had cleared.

Zhou Baiyu nodded and said:

"Of course I remember."

"Do you think that Madhouse we encountered in 2.30 didn't exist in 2.29?"

Right.

Just like the Hanging Corpse Hospital, Zhou had arrived there in version 2.21, but the hospital wasn't built in version 2.21.

"So you mean... the same region might have different versions?"

Zhou Baiyu understood Guang Tongchen's implication and then fell into thought—

"But normally, to change causality... you would want to go to an earlier version."

The spread of the butterfly effect naturally starts with changes before the origin of an event, and then the changes become increasingly significant.

If "we," belonging to the old gods, wanted to prevent the night demon lord Yongye from becoming the King of Night, or even the "God of Nightmare and Nihility,"

shouldn't "we" be sending ourselves to version 2.23, an earlier instance of Endless Night?

Zhou Baiyu had a few simple thoughts—

1, Another part of "us" was balancing things out.

2, There was no "us," all was just the order within the rules playing out randomly.

3, Version 2.33 was more pivotal, holding something of greater importance—Gods Treasure. Whereas in version 2.23, it may not have been as effective.

Actually, Zhou Baiyu was more inclined to the second point, that everything was a set of preordained game rules.

Suddenly, Waking Dream Chang'an interrupted the two's thoughts with yet another strange message:

"I don't understand what you are discussing, but my point isn't that there was an Endless Night in version 2.23."

"The thing is, those people... have yet to return."

"Whether they failed or succeeded, I don't know."

Guang Tongchen and Zhou Baiyu were both startled.

They exchanged glances, and Zhou Baiyu asked: