How to escape the boundless shadow, this is a question, and it’s precisely what Henry is doing.

This world is covered by the shadow of that "existence," not deliberately, but just standing there, the projected shadow happens to cover here and constantly change this world.

So-called game is just a byproduct!

Su Changxing doubts whether the Doomsday Game is a similar existence, at least the two look quite similar and there is some kind of connection.

A black light pierces through this void world, causing the small space to tremble, and then it is assimilated by the void, countless chains break simultaneously. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Did it succeed?

Su Changxing is not sure, but he thinks the possibility is not high, because Henry has already prepared for failure, this is a completely enclosed small space, even if it’s swallowed by nothingness it won’t disturb the outside world.

Once Henry completely cuts the chains and breaks free from the shadow, it will trigger an avalanche of changes, the outside world will gradually break free from the shadow.

In other words, once Henry succeeds, this world will no longer have so-called players, at least they won’t exist in large numbers, conventionally.

This is a path in pursuit of truth.

But what is truth?

Is what is recognized necessarily true?

At this moment, Su Changxing feels confused, he has never been as determined as he seems, wandering, hesitating, repeatedly questioning himself in his heart.

Henry’s kind of determination shocks him, what does it matter if he pokes a hole in the sky to achieve his goal.

······

"Klein, actually, it’s okay to quietly be an ordinary person, it’s too hard to change yourself in this world, those great nobles dominate everything."

Henry brewed a cup of black tea, pushed it over, and said slowly: "But if you become an Extraordinary, it won’t be so simple."

Su Changxing shrugged and said: "Well, I guess no ordinary person can resist the temptation to become an Extraordinary."

Except for a few ordinary people, most people are forced by life, illness, livelihood, pain······

Henry shook his head and sighed:

"I once thought that having enough power could change everything, but I found it was all in vain, I thought I could change this world, but in the end I still had to adapt to this world."

"So now I’m just a restaurant owner, and I’m only willing to be a restaurant owner."

Su Changxing disagreed with this slightly and said: "Extraordinary people have more choices, more control over their own destiny."

Henry pointed to the watercolor painting on the wall and said:

"Ordinary people are a blank sheet of paper, only a blank sheet of paper, and Extraordinary people have seen things beyond the blank paper and will paint on it······until they ruin themselves."

"Being an Extraordinary means breaking free from constraints, but it also means madness, it means destruction, so you always need to restrain yourself."

Su Changxing nodded solemnly and said: "It should be so, being an Extraordinary is inherently dangerous, most murderers are Extraordinary people."

······

"Indeed, it’s madness and destruction."

Su Changxing also suspects that Henry might really have gone mad, this is also his path of destruction.

Those void substances continue to spread around, engulfing people in the manor, turning into countless chaotic lines.

He retreats all the way to the position of the back mountain, where Lu Mengyao is still there, looking bewildered at the bizarre scene inside the manor.

"We’ve been trapped here all this time, what should we do?" She saw Su Changxing and said, appearing anxious.

Su Changxing didn’t respond, grabbing her with one hand, looking at the black feather above, crashing outward.

The world whirls around, as if stepping out of a pitch-black room into a bright world.

"We made it out?" Lu Mengyao looked around at the dense forest, and the tranquil half-moon in the sky.

Su Changxing remained calm, muttering to himself: "Lucky, this Duke didn’t deceive me after all, ha, does he really take me as his disciple?"

"What?" Lu Mengyao didn’t hear what Su Changxing was saying.

Su Changxing turned to look at this girl who probably had a slight headache, and reminded her: "You should quit the game now, or there might not be another chance later."

Lu Mengyao nodded with some understanding, and asked: "So is this really a real world?"

Su Changxing leaned against a tree, sat down, pondering: "Of course, you don’t really think I’m an intelligent AI, do you?"

Lu Mengyao nodded seriously, saying: "Hmm, but now it doesn’t quite seem like it."

"You’re not from this world either?"

She suddenly asked.

This question caught Su Changxing off guard, he hadn’t expected Lu Mengyao to think of this.

"Not exactly······how did you think of that?" Su Changxing turned his head to look at her.

Lu Mengyao showed a clear smile on her face and said: "You act too much like a player, going to any lengths to achieve a goal."

"Very unreliable speculation······" Su Changxing couldn’t help but complain, and asked: "What kind of world is it like where you’re from?"

Lu Mengyao thought for a moment and said: "A very ordinary world, no so-called extraordinary power, just a world of technology······can you understand?"

Su Changxing thought she might be imagining something strange and said: "Probably similar, but my world is currently in doomsday."

"Doomsday?"

"Yes, it’s the time of the world’s end, or you could say it’s another kind of rebirth, just not sure if it will wither."

······

"Gone?"

Lu Mengyao’s eyes slightly moved, feeling a bit lost, like watching an unfinished story.

Su Changxing waved his hand and said, "Let’s go, keeping your own life is more important. In this state, you’re easily killed—I can guarantee it."

"Oh~"

She nodded seriously, her body gradually disappearing from sight.

······

The morning brought the tolling of the church bells, accompanied by the sound of carriage wheels rolling over the streets.

Everything seemed sparse and ordinary.

"It seems no different from before, except those players are no longer here."

Su Changxing leaned against the farm gate, sensing a significant change in this world—more real, heavier, but at the same time, the energy density had decreased.

In his hand, he held a black and white photo, one of Klein when he was young, with Klein’s parents and siblings in it.

The short figure standing next to Klein was quite cute, with a gentle smile, looking gentlemanly, almost as if molded from the same cast as Chris.

"So that’s how it is..."

Su Changxing’s eyes trembled slightly; this might be the final piece of the puzzle...

At that time, Chris wasn’t attacking him; he was trying his best to stop the spread of the void. Otherwise, he would have been swallowed by it, and wouldn’t have been able to wait for Henry.

If it weren’t for Chris, his identity as the murderer would have long been exposed.

Of course, Klein’s brother was not named Chris; it was Raphael, merely an alias.

Though unsure of the reasons, Su Changxing knew that it was Klein who killed their father. Raphael fled bearing the stigma of a murderer.

Before that, their mother had already died, seemingly by suicide...

"However, the greatest unreality is... I’m not Klein at all."

Su Changxing tore the photo in half, releasing it into the air where it drifted away with the wind.

"So, Henry, have you really seen what is the truth?"

He recalled Henry’s final defiant expression, like that of a young, spirited man.

[Whether to follow the guidance back to the original world]

[Initiate guidance]

······

A tall man in a white coat with a mask limped toward the ruins of the manor, appearing to be a doctor from his attire.

"Is anyone still alive?"

"It turned out like this; luckily, I managed to avoid it."

Rick’s face showed a look of excitement, as if seeing something extraordinarily beautiful.

A woman.

A woman with a broken body.

Only that fallen eye was exceptionally beautiful.

······

The night remained, the sky shrouded in dense black fog, oppressive and suffocating.

Su Changxing, carrying a sniper rifle and clad in a black coat, appeared atop the previously flattened hill, now lush with regrown vegetation.

It was unknown how much time had passed here; the environment had changed dramatically. Regular watchtowers were being constructed beside the distant highway, bathed in blue luminescence.

"Indeed, this area has already been occupied."

Su Changxing wasn’t surprised at all; after their defeat, the people from Wizard World would find it hardly any trouble to conquer Donglin City, probably without any resistance, at most just evacuated or fled.

A flurry of messages popped up on his phone.

[Task completed]

[Task completion: Perfect

World change degree: Immense

Survival degree: Excellent

Overall evaluation level: sss]

[1 Receive one promotion

Randomly acquire one ability

Obtain three special enhancements]

The rewards were rather generous, beyond expectations.

"How are such task rewards calculated?"

Su Changxing pondered, somewhat satisfied, but due to the prolonged delay of this guidance task, it wasn’t exactly a good thing.

Being the leader of Team 17, his disappearance for such a long time was likely causing big issues, and he wasn’t sure what the current situation was.

Lin Xiuyu had sent him a lot of messages, daily, reporting the approximate situation and their current location.

"Our organization left Donglin City, encountering massive monster attacks. The military suffered significant losses, and ammunition is running low."

"We decided to head to Hedong County to temporarily station there. The situation there seems relatively fine, at least there are still quite a few humans surviving, as well as a small number of military forces."

"Furthermore, there is a military base nearby, but it has remained silent, which is somewhat strange. Later, I’ll have someone team up with robots to investigate."

"······ The wizards did not pursue us. Their target seemed to be Donglin City, which I suppose is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. We needn’t worry about being chased. Thank heavens!"