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...[Chosen One].

Hei Que as "Su Ming'an's Creator." If he doesn't do it, no one else will. Their reasons for perseverance are so similar.

...Another irreconcilable conflict.

Su Ming'an lowered his head, hearing a sound like roasting meat. His right palm was actually glowing an eerie blue-green.

...Pollution.

Wandering outside for too long brings pollution. He's been freely roaming for too long.

...

["Third, is Su Rin."]

[Su Wensheng removed the joss paper, black cloth, and Boss Rabbit outfit around the grand hall, thinking to himself:]

["Su Rin is a very proud man. He doesn't see himself as the Zhai Star Player, but as a traveler of various worlds. His sense of responsibility is very high, but mostly only reflected in his own world; he appears indifferent to other worlds."]

["He is hard to be influenced by other players, but he will hold similar idealists in higher regard, such as Su Ming'an. But most often, his actions are limited to himself."]

["Such a person will be a troublesome enemy unless there are benefits enticing enough for him."]

["I'll name him 'C' for now,"]

...

Su Rin flew above, overlooking this Mechanical City. The Exotic Species King carrier on the rooftop seemed like a crimson cocoon, connected by blue and red soft lines.

...He sensed ominousness in this "Exotic Species King Carrier," as if all negative emotions gathered in this cocoon. Was this really an ally capable of opposing deities?

He confirmed Su Ming'an's location, flew towards the skyscraper, and pressed his earlobe: "...Su Ming'an, are you on the top floor?"

With a gentle flash on his finger, Su Ming'an responded, "In a fight."

Su Rin said, "Got it, coming immediately."

Flowing Fire spread, and he flew towards the tall building.

...

Su Ming'an saw the flames in the sky. Since Su Rin had arrived, things would become much easier.

Hei Que raised a hand, a Spatial Vibration smashed towards Su Ming'an, piercing directly through this floor. The floor tiles lost their support, sinking downwards.

Su Ming'an stood steadily on the mechanical roulette, unaffected.

But Yamada Machiichi and the others were still in the staircase, if the upper floors collapsed, the stairway definitely wouldn't be spared. Su Ming'an's Spatial Displacement was still on a thirty-minute cooldown; as he approached the stairway, Hei Que suddenly teleported before him.

"Don't think of leaving." Hei Que said.

"Move aside!" Su Ming'an activated the Floating Cannon, jellyfish-shaped mechanical cannons appeared in the air, twelve barrels converged into a giant cannon, and unhesitatingly fired a shot.

Intense brilliance flooded as Hei Que drew a sword to slash, cold weapons clashed with cannon fire, pushing a mighty repelling force across. The two nearly smashed the glass behind them.

After stabilizing his stance, he saw that Hei Que held a long Blade Edge, emitting a chilly crimson light.

——Amber Knife.

Su Ming'an drew his own Amber Knife, comparing the two, they looked almost identical. Just like a one-to-one replica.

"When you decided to go to Nine Serenities, it meant the plan had entered the final stage." Hei Que held the blade horizontally across his chest, matching Su Ming'an's defensive posture: "After computing through several eras, over three thousand 'Su Ming'an Fragments' have been calculated to the final stage, only missing [the original] to fill the last gap. Only by formally comparing [the original] can we produce a product with minimal deviation rate. That is——when you saw me in Nine Serenities, the plan had already entered the closing stage."

Just now, with Hei Que's observation of Su Ming'an, the final flaw was also filled. Hei Que absorbed those fragments right before Su Ming'an's eyes, in the entire plan——Su Ming'an[the original] was no longer necessary.

"Meaning, I no longer need you... I have become you." Hei Que said.

Su Ming'an shook his head: "Looks like these data failed miserably, I don't have a habit of explaining my origins to enemies."

Hei Que said, "What about attracting the enemy's attention?"

Su Ming'an quickly raised his head, multiple invisible mechanical cannons were aimed at him, and fire light blasted towards him.

Among several explosions, Su Ming'an supported the Defense Barrier, glanced at the already collapsed stairway, Yamada Machiichi and the rest shouldn't be crushed to death, but he was powerless to help.

He increasingly felt that the Tenth World was a trap targeting him. Whether it's the Original created by the Fire Transmitters, deities targeting him, or Dieying's statement of "you're the most important" and so many "Su Ming'an Fragments" and "Su Ming'an stand-in" Hei Que——all completely aimed at him.

What exactly happened a thousand years ago?

Witch, Middle Ages, Church, Mechanics, Steampunk, Ancient Eastern Country, Modern... How could there be so many rich era discontinuities spanning a thousand years, what era was it a thousand years ago?

...

["The fourth Key Figure is Mo Yan."]

[Su Wensheng opened the window, letting the burnt smell drift away with the wind. Staring outside, he thought for a long time:]

["He is a very loyal person, notably to Su Ming'an. He trusts his elder brother deeply. Guiding him is relatively simple."]

["I'll name him 'D'."]

...

On the battlefield, Mo Yan lifted his head.

"Big brother and the others have entered Nine Serenities, I must help hold the line." He murmured.

His task was to lead an elite squad to disrupt the Holy Alliance Army's top brass. He shuttled through the legion, tightly gripping the sword in hand.

Finally, he saw the tent protected by the army——that must be the command center's location. Inside was either Mizushima Kawa Sora or Xue Qixia. They're the big troublemakers.

"Little brothers! Charge with me!" Mo Yan raised his sword and charged toward the tent.

His little brothers instantly shouted, raising their weapons and charging.

...

Su Ming'an faced the cannon fire across the sky and directly used Judgment on Hei Que.

Hei Que simultaneously raised a hand, using a similar attack on Su Ming'an. Judgment is a super large range control + san value reduction effect, similar effects can be achieved through san reduction props like the "Holy Sword." Under a one-to-one replication, crimson scales simultaneously flashed above their heads.

Su Ming'an's expression briefly twisted in pain, soon calming down.

Hei Que's pupils violently trembled for a moment.

Both their actions paused for a few seconds, it was clear neither of them were comfortable. This spiritual attack ends in mutual damage, no one is spared.

"—Still want to continue?" Su Ming'an questioned.

"—Still want to continue?" Hei Que shouted.

The two calls echoed, word for word.

Yet, Su Ming'an's tone was slightly higher than Hei Que's, like a subtle difference.

Human behavior patterns are easily stereotyped; most people's reactions to a matter are the same. By feeding computers enough playback footage of Su Ming'an, with massive computations and measurements, it's possible to create similar replicas. This shares the same principle as Su Ming'an's [Soul Ferry].

But no matter how advanced technology is, Su Ming'an possesses places Hei Que can never reach.

He is, the "Player."

The miracles granted by the World Game are challenges to replicate.

"Swish, swish, swish——"

The bright red sheen flickered in the corridor, and spatial vibrations exploded outward. If viewed from the outside, it seemed as though two Su Ming'ans were continuously casting Judgment in the corridor.

The sheen of Judgment kept flashing, and Su Ming'an was relying on the advantage of his "Eternal Dawn" skill to suppress Hei Que's mental state. When Hei Que became dizzy and disoriented, Su Ming'an sliced off Hei Que's right hand with a single strike.

The puppet threads fell to the ground, instantly controlling the opponent.

Su Ming'an glanced at the bundled-up Hei Que and looked up.

He now had to go to the control room. There must be a place in this Mechanical City that allows for manual control; otherwise, Hei Que wouldn't be able to manipulate so many machines. As long as he entered the control room, he could also control the Nine Serenities.

...

[A.]

Yamada Machiichi hadn't anticipated the staircase would collapse; they almost reached the highest floor.

The four of them discussed briefly and decided to climb up from the periphery's glass.

Yamada Machiichi climbed up from the left glass, while Lu climbed up from the right glass, separating their actions to prevent getting caught all at once.

"Okay, let's meet in the control room." Yamada Machiichi began to climb.

...

[B.]

Lu climbed upward along the glass, encountering numerous automatic mechanical attacks, but he skillfully deflected them all.

He looked up and saw the highest layer of glass, which reflected a layer of blue-green glow.

"Next time, I need to make a flying-type prop for myself," he thought, recalling his metal-related occupation, "The next time I encounter something like this, climbing is too exhausting."

He continued to climb up, contemplating slicing the enemy into potato chips.

...

[C.]

Su Rin landed on the rooftop and glanced at the Exotic Species King's vessel. The little girl in the chair had already lost her vitality, her head drooping slightly.

"...Is this Alice?" Su Rin murmured to himself. He knew Su Ming'an wouldn't easily abandon someone, and if Alice was sitting here alone, it meant she really couldn't be rescued.

He stared at Alice for a while, wiped the rainwater off her hair, and turned to go downstairs.

"Where are you?" Su Rin asked.

"I'm heading to the control room," Su Ming'an responded.

"Alright." Su Rin began to descend.

...

[D.]

Mo Yan slashed down the soldiers hindering him, directing the blade towards the tent.

"Alliance commander! You've committed countless evils, your life is mine!"

He shouted, summoning the courage slogan, crouched, and dashed in.

...

Su Ming'an walked forward, while Hei Que, like a white bundle, was dragged by puppet threads on the ground.

"Is this the control room of the Nine Serenities?" Su Ming'an looked at the iron door in front.

The blue-green glow floated in the air; he hissed lightly, noticing his left hand was also turning blue-green, spreading to his forearm. The contamination was already quite serious.

"...Get back to the room." Hei Que gasped, his hands also starting to show blue-green: "The room can... isolate the contamination."

"Beaten half to death yet still talking." Su Ming'an said indifferently.

Hei Que looked at him, his face full of congealed blood, with no rage, only a faint sorrow.

Su Ming'an hacked at the control room's door, and a piercing alarm sounded, with a bright red warning color instantly engulfing the surroundings, accompanied by the sound of machine guns turning. Su Ming'an frowned and looked at Hei Que on the ground: "What's the entry password for the control room?"

"I don't know." Hei Que said flatly.

"I have many execution methods; want to try them?" Su Ming'an said.

"...I really don't know. I've never entered the control room, and there's a faint voice inside me telling me not to go in." Hei Que shook his head.

...What in the control room must not be entered?

Seeing Hei Que with such an expression, Su Ming'an felt Hei Que did not seem to be lying. Sometimes, when he felt helpless, he would show this kind of expression. He could only do his best to cut through the firmly locked door, but the iron door was quite solid.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps from the upper layer, and soon, a figure appeared at the end of the corridor. In merely three or four seconds, Su Rin walked up to him, his long black hair slightly floating in the air. He wore a trench coat, surrounded by flames.

"I'll handle it." Su Rin said: "Spatial vibration can easily damage the interior; I'll try with fire."

"You finally came." Su Ming'an tilted his head. He'd heard Su Rin had been staying at the deity's hometown, yet here he was now. The deity's power wasn't particularly impressive.

Su Rin summoned the Flowing Fire, and the golden-red glow gradually burned and melted the control room's iron door. With a clanging sound, the door finally opened.

Su Ming'an pushed the door.

...

[A.]

Yamada Machiichi climbed up the glass and jumped in through the broken window. The corridor was full of shattered glass. He attempted to contact Su Ming'an and got no reply, suggesting Su Ming'an had already entered the control room.

"Over there!" Li Yuxuan pointed to the end of the corridor, where there was an iron door—the control room.

Yamada Machiichi immediately ran over. He noticed a blue-green glow on his arms; the contamination was quite serious, and he needed to regroup quickly.

"—Su Ming'an!" he shouted.

...

Su Ming'an heard Yamada Machiichi's voice coming from the corridor behind him.

He didn't look back because what he saw shocked him—

Different buttons and levers filled the control room's high platform, arranged in varying heights. A long string hung in the air, clipped with notes and photos, resembling a clue junction in a crime detective novel. The control room was massive, like a grand hall. In the center of the room, on the high chair, sat a young man teasing the petals of a white morning glory.

"The fifth key figure is..." Su Wensheng pinched a petal, intending to continue his thoughts, suddenly noticed the open iron door.

"Ah."

Su Wensheng smiled: "You're here—Su Ming'an."

Su Ming'an raised his sword, feeling as though he had pierced through a terrifying truth, leading Su Wensheng to smile like that.

"Darkened Su Wensheng. Why are you here?" Su Ming'an asked: "Hei Que is the guardian of Nine Serenities; what's your identity?"

Su Wensheng seemed not to hear, kissing the petals in his hand.

"Then I'll first make you..."

He spoke words completely incomprehensible to Su Ming'an:

"...named 'E'."