Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

"Brother Duan, what do you mean by that? Don't tell me these people... are they still alive?"

"Of course, you don't think that Snow Demon was the only one in the guild whose real information was exposed, do you?"

"Wu Er was a very charismatic person, and the things he did were bold and admirable. We fought and struggled in the Advanced World for the future of humanity, with our heads on the line."

"But what about when we returned to reality? Without the heritage of the nine ancient gods, what are we?"

"I preserved the future of humanity on the Nightmare Bridge; when I returned to the real world, it shouldn't be too much to indulge a bit and enjoy the company of a few young models, right?"

"But in reality, once I am back in the real world, I'm just an idle vagrant. Models won't give me a second glance unless they're intrigued by the fancy tattoos inked on my skin."

"Originally, we were all in the same boat, but Wu Er is a top-tier tycoon; he has both power and money. He believes that the heroes who saved humanity in the Advanced World should be rewarded upon their return to reality."

"Therefore, Wu Er established a generous reward system, providing significant financial assistance to those who achieve S-rank in various missions."

"He even said, what if I supported all tens of thousands from the Future Gate?"

Guang Tongchen remained expressionless.

Zhou Baiyu was shocked. Was this some kind of life-winner template?

"In short, Wu Er's boldness, along with his own strength, made many people willing to trust him, not to mention the substantial rewards, so quite a few members have revealed their real identities to Wu Er."

"Wu Er was also generous, providing accommodations for all of these people."

After beating around the bush for so long, Xingmeng Wuchang finally got to the critical point:

"So, if someone in the guild is said to have died, it's very likely that Wu Er would know, because... those who die in the Advanced World would commit suicide."

"Wu Er has been observing continuously; consider it monitoring, as well as protection."

Zhou Baiyu could understand. If someone paid me a million a month, I wouldn't mind if they put cameras outside my house to monitor whether I left, or even inside the house, or under the toilet seat, as long as the money was good, I'd be okay with almost anything.

Many were willing to be protected by Wu Er, trusting in his character; there was nothing wrong with that.

"As for those who entered the Endless Night challenge, a total of six people went in one after another, and all who were summoned into the Endless Night—none of them ever reappeared."

Guang Tongchen and Zhou Baiyu were both shocked.

"Are you suggesting... they might still be in the Endless Night to this day?" Zhou Baiyu asked.

Xingmeng Wuchang nodded:

"Yes, their houses are still vacant because after they entered the transfer station, they never returned to reality..."

"Unless they were transferred somewhere else upon returning to reality, but there's no precedent for that. Everyone who leaves the transfer station, unless they have a special arrangement with the intermediary, will return to the location they were in before entering the transfer station."

Zhou Baiyu remembered Lin mentioning this. If I needed to, I could request to be sent to a random location when returning to the real world.

But as these people were willing to live in the accommodations arranged by Wu Er and trusted Wu Er, it was natural that they wouldn't choose to leave randomly.

Moreover... if they failed the challenge, they wouldn't care about such things, would they?

"Six of them, one after another. It's not possible that all of them were transferred to random locations and committed suicide, right?"

"It's clear that these people did not succeed in the task because in the transfer station, they vanished forever."

"But it doesn't seem like they failed either. After they went to the Endless Night challenge, they... never appeared in reality again, never committed suicide. At least according to Wu Er's ability, no information about their suicides was ever found."

"Therefore, the term 'Endless Night' is probably not referring to a night that has no end."

Zhou Baiyu took Xingmeng Wuchang's hint to heart.

He began to think.

Endless Night, Land of No Light, God of Nightmare and Nihility...

The pioneers who have not returned since version 2.23?

"Although this summon doesn't have a special mode... it's likely to be the most difficult challenge I've ever faced."

Xingmeng Wuchang took off the necklace he was wearing and said:

"This thing is a cross-version universal artifact that I obtained. You use it for now. It's not much... it relates to dreams, and allows you to create something eternally advantageous for yourself within the dream, but what exactly that is, I'm not sure."

"Anyway... with this necklace on, even if I dream of someone chasing me with a knife, I'm not panicked."

This wasn't the transfer station, so Zhou Baiyu couldn't discern the attributes of the necklace.

But he felt a warm sense of gratitude.

"Senior, based on probability, the current chances of returning from this area successfully are zero, and the Endless Night challenge I'm facing seems even harder than what they faced."

"I might not be able to return, so your necklace..."

Xingmeng Wuchang interrupted Zhou Baiyu's words:

"Don't say such things. Kid, you've already created plenty of miracles, keep creating more. You'll be fine."

Cross-version universal artifacts are treasures, even if the capabilities of this particular treasure are ordinary, it's still a treasure.

It depends on how you use it and in what situation.

Xingmeng Wuchang was generous for once, and Guang Tongchen wasn't stingy either:

"Head to the transfer station. I have something for you. My artifact isn't a cross-version universal artifact, but a recruitment universal artifact."

Xingmeng Wuchang's ears perked up at that: