Welcome to Rewind World Game

[World Countdown Completed - Welcome Back, Players!]

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[Detecting Body Damage Status...]

[Repairing for You...]

[Repair Completed!]

[Detected extreme mental fatigue and significant soul damage. Please rest in time! (Friendly Reminder for Ruler: Outings, fun, and sweet dreams can help you recover your mental state.)]

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[March 28th, 00:01]

As soon as Su Ming'an returned, he received a system's red text alert.

He immediately took a few Roseblood pills, but they had no effect.

... Has drug resistance developed?

This is not a good sign. Qin Shaoli died due to the heavy soul burden from high-difficulty full perfect clears.

Ten major reboots, Holy Sword slaying death, becoming a god twice, long-term low-san state... It's clear that even the aftereffects of the Ninth World haven't been adjusted, and a heap of problems is accumulating.

"If you know it's not easy for me, then don't make it so hard..." Su Ming'an silently complained. The World Game issues alerts, but with its underworld difficulty, mental problems will only get worse.

... He hoped he could hold on. If he can't make it until then, he'll fight to hold on.

He put down the empty Roseblood box. Even though his vision was already dizzy and his spirit extremely exhausted, he immediately opened the friend list to find that cute chibi Noel avatar.

It's lit.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the huge stone in his heart suddenly fell - Noel was still alive.

This was something he had to confirm.

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[Su Ming'an (0:01): Noel, how are things? Where are you now? Was your power cleared?]

[(Message rejected, the recipient is temporarily unable to receive messages)]

[Su Ming'an (0:01): Reply immediately upon receiving this, or else I'll assume you're unable to act.]

[(Message rejected, the recipient is temporarily unable to receive messages)]

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Su Ming'an stared at the panel.

He roughly guessed the situation. The organizers had taken Noel away for investigation at the time, and Noel couldn't receive any messages. This indicates... Noel is still alive but not in the Main God World?

He stood up, and in the black and white dizzy vision, wobbly walked out, intending to check the situation at the New World Guild.

A video call suddenly came through.

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[Lu Likalpos is inviting you to a video call.]

[Accept/Reject?]

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Su Ming'an connected the call.

On the video screen, Lu still had sea-blue hair cascading down, looking like she had just washed her hair.

"Good evening. I figured you might be investigating Noel's situation, so I called you. I hope I'm not interrupting." Lu said with a smile.

"Go ahead." Su Ming'an said.

"I've already inquired that Noel didn't appear at the New World Guild. But due to the matter of Dieying, the New World Guild is surrounded by many people, demanding Noel to step down and not infect the children. Public opinion on the forums about Noel has also turned negative... They believe that since Dieying could commit acts of invasion, Noel might be capable of the same." Lu pursed her lips, "If Noel were to win in the end, and Dieying somehow merged with him, that would be taking advantage of the situation — a lot of people think this way."

Su Ming'an almost wanted to marvel at Lu's speed, investigating so much in just a minute while taking a shower. However, the situation was too dire for him to joke; he asked seriously, "And then?"

After all, out of a base of a billion people, there are bound to be many differing opinions. Even Noel himself had told Su Ming'an not to trust him too easily, let alone these observers with significant information gaps.

Fear not, any bystander who saw the situation in the Tenth World would find it hard to trust Noel entirely.

"From what I know, after Noel died in the Holy City explosion, he hasn't appeared in any corner of the Main God World, with no one finding any trace of him. This only means one thing —" Lu's blue eyes flickered with a hint of seriousness, "— he simply hasn't returned."

Su Ming'an glanced at a sunflower specimen on the table.

It was something Noel slipped him, a gift made from sunflower freshly grown in the Holy City.

"... I understand."

"Don't think the worst. The organizers might have something for Noel, or perhaps there is some connection between Noel and Dieying." Lu said, "Remember? Dieying had a strategist by his side, someone I'm almost sure might be Noel."

"What makes you think so?" Su Ming'an also remembered that strategist.

Lu seriously pondered for a moment, smoothing her wet blue hair. After a moment, she slowly stated her reason:

"Height."

"He looked just over five foot three."

Upon hearing the reasoning, Su Ming'an nearly choked. He thought it would be a more rigorous logical analysis, but it turns out it was...

...Height?

But seeing Lu's serious expression, he felt it strangely made sense.

The strategist didn't seem tall... Could this be a clue Noel intentionally left? However, this is indeed... a very pointed clue, fitting Noel's way of thinking.

Seeing Su Ming'an chuckle, Lu breathed out softly and quickly shifted the topic, "Even if we don't consider height, Dieying is a lone king, without friends, yet there's a strategist by his side, likely the Noel who supposedly died in the Holy City explosion. Maybe Noel struck some deal with Dieying, so he's not lost his power, merely forming a temporary alliance."

Su Ming'an thought for a moment. This sounded very reasonable. After all, Dieying can only befriend himself, and indeed lacks popularity.

Lu also pointed out, "Moreover, Noel's avatar hasn't grayed out, and he's still on the World Ranking, indicating he hasn't lost his power."

Su Ming'an opened the World Ranking.

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[World Ranking (Overall Evaluation):]

[1. Su Ming'an (Combat Power: 4500) (Number One Player) (Perfect Clear *8)/Occupation: Bai Shen]

[2. Noel (Combat Power: 3980) (Perfect Clear *4)/Occupation: Causal Puppeteer]

[3. Aylan (Combat Power: 3700) (Perfect Clear *5)/Occupation: Prophet]

[4. Yi Song (Combat Power: 3600) (Perfect Pass*8) / Occupation: Death Cantor]

[5. Mizushima Kawa Sora (Combat Power: 3600) (Perfect Pass*7) / Occupation: Illusionism]

[6. Lunxue (Combat Power: 3600) (Perfect Pass*8) / Occupation: Guardian Angel]

[7. Li Xiaoen (Combat Power: 3550) (Perfect Pass*8) / Occupation: Time Controller]

[8. Zhao Yuan (Combat Power: 3500) (Perfect Pass*8) / Occupation: Photographer]

[9. Bei Wang (Combat Power: 3500) (Perfect Pass*8) / Occupation: Frost Sleep God]

[10. Amber (Combat Power: 3450) (Perfect Pass*6) / Occupation: Demon King]

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Compared to before, the world rankings have seen a significant shift, with many unfamiliar names appearing. This indicates that the opportunities in the world game are becoming more abundant.

For instance, in the First World, no matter how well you perform, the rewards are basic. But in the Tenth World, mystical Immortal's Talismans, equipment left by multiple world games, or even skills comparable to authority... all these might be brought back.

Su Ming'an found Lin Jiang's name in the 59th position on the rankings. She was once cleared in the Sixth World, yet astonishingly, she caught up using only three instances. The ceiling of the instances is getting higher and higher, fully depending on the player's ability—catching up swiftly is not a dream as long as you perform well.

Moreover, the Tenth World is considered a welfare instance for most players. As long as they stay put, deities will present a bunch of good stuff at the end, such as equipment, props, talismans... greatly enhancing the players' overall strength—deities have practically pushed the progress bar up significantly for the Zhai Star Humans.

Notably, Su Ming'an found Boris's name at rank 107, and this guy's occupation is [Lighthouse Priest], an absolutely outrageous occupation name. He vaguely remembers... Boris wasn't in this occupation before... What exactly changed Boris...

"Look, Noel's occupation changed from 'Puppet Master' to 'Causal Puppeteer'; I guess he made a deal with Dieying." Lu Kuan consoled: "There's no need to rush to find him; he knows what he's doing, and we have no way to interfere."

"I understand." Su Ming'an supported his head, feeling a bout of dizziness. Even speaking now was painful for him, and he was in urgent need of sleep.

"Su Ming'an, we could have afternoon tea together tomorrow; tomorrow night is the opening ceremony for the semi-annual celebration of the world game, which lasts three days. It's said there will be many fun things, and everyone can relax together. Then, the day after tomorrow is the second auction." Lu Xiang nodded with a smile: "In the World of Old Days, you were outstanding, the entire Main God World was captivated by you, you've done very well... Good night, have a nice dream."

The blue-haired man waved his hand, waiting for Su Ming'an to hang up first.

The call ended, and Su Ming'an collapsed into bed like a pile of slime, clutching the blanket tightly.

Darkness descended, and he fell into a deep sleep.

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"...Su Ming'an."

In the dream, a voice constantly called for him.

"...Su Ming'an."

The voice in the dream was blurry, indistinguishable as male or female, and the tone was not clear.

It gave a sense of peace, serenity, and distance.

"I am very glad... to become friends with you..."

The voice gradually faded away.

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When he woke again, it was already noon.

Simulated sunlight fell on his face, and Su Ming'an rubbed his eyes, feeling something heavy on his chest.

He instinctively reached out, picked up a heavy, soft white cat, and with a splat, tossed it off the bed, turning it into a cat pancake.

Seeing that he was awake, the system began to broadcast:

"Ding-dong!"

[Congratulations on the Perfect Pass!]

[World Review:

Day One—Day Two: Escaping the High Tower in the "Louyue Nation", meeting the {Little Village Orphan Girl Chao Yan} by the seaside. Distributing relief with {Li Mingyue} in Dao Ya City.

Day Three: Cultivating Alice in the "Girl's Dream Project". Participated in the Hall of Destiny. {Hei Que} escaped from Nine Serenities, founding the Huo Muli'er Nation with the Sword of Destiny.

Day Four: Revealed white tendrils during exams, joined the Old Day Church. Shadow clone saved Yamada Machiichi, joined the City Guardian Department. Su Rin discovered an ancient stone tablet in the ruins.

Day Five: Eavesdropped on the church debate between {Xiao Ying} and {Chao Yan}. Ascended Penglai Fairy Island to imprison Xiao Jingsan with his body as the lock, achieving "TE·His Illusory Dream". {Grandma Lin} died, discovered the deeds of {Fifty Fire Transmitters}.

Day Six—Day Seven: Divine War commenced. Escaped the Angel ceremony of {Deity}, learned the Rule Book of Li Mingyue. Learned the story of {Little Li and Little Wen}.

Day Eight—Day Nine: Touched the Prophecy Stone Wall, got soul-pierced and feigned death by the Holy Sword. First met {Dieying} at the Starry Sky Dance Floor. The Witch's Epic.

Day Ten—Day Seventeen: {Hei Que} died, achieving OE·Su Ming'an 3030. Discovered the reflect of ten thousand timelines and the Hub of Destiny. Sealed with the first-person singular pronoun "I", to build an ideal nation that spans the world and fulfill the millennium's mythic wish. The High-dimensional beings above the starry sky will set out on a journey again, singing the praises of adventurers.

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{Tenth World · Overall Evaluation: Completed the Basic Quest, Completed the Advanced Quest, Completed the Ruler's Quest, accomplished the character ending tasks of {Qin Shaoli}, {Chang Ge}, {Su Luoluo}, {Dieying}, {Hei Que}, {Jiang Yin}. Achieved a perfect pass with one hundred percent progress.]

[Evaluation Grade: sss (Perfect).]

[Score: 150 points.]

[Extra Battle Points: 100 points.]

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A couple of black earrings appeared in Su Ming'an's hand.

He sighed softly and put them away.

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