[T/N: 477 is a long chapter but I only broke it down into two parts instead of four hope you enjoy.]

Lin Xun’s spirit jolted.

“So that means the Servant of Knowledge has been acting all along?”

“His purpose was to revive the Abyss and the radiant stars, lure the two main gods into occupying his body, and make the new main god become a stepping stone for Omniscient True Knowledge.”

“No, that is not quite right either. It cannot be said that the Servant of Knowledge was acting. Rather, after he was assimilated by the Abyss to a certain degree and discovered that there was no turning back, he simply went along with the scheme.”

Before the Servant of Knowledge truly degenerated into the Abyss Child, he split off a portion of pure consciousness and hid it on the Beast of Disordered Knowledge, while allowing his main body to become the Abyss Child required by the Abyss and the radiant stars.

Even though the Abyss Child kept seizing Omniscient True Knowledge’s authority, because of the limits of its own potential, it could not take all of Omniscient True Knowledge’s authority for itself.

The Servant of Knowledge had carried out deductions and analysis countless times, and concluded that the Abyss and the radiant stars would absolutely never be satisfied with only this portion of authority on the Abyss Child.

They would inevitably seize Omniscient True Knowledge’s authority and attempt to become a truly triune main god.

The Abyss Child was the decisive killing move of the radiant stars and the Abyss, and it was also the key turning point in the Servant of Knowledge’s plan.

Lin Xun had dragged the Abyss and the radiant stars, who were originally not supposed to revive until Chapter Eight or even Chapter Nine, into the final battle ahead of time, and that would certainly have some effect on the ending.

It was very likely that precisely because he had triggered the decisive battle early, Omniscient True Knowledge, who was already on the edge of collapse and losing himself, would be able to more easily seize the dominant consciousness of the new main god.

If all went smoothly, then after the radiant stars and the Abyss voluntarily merged into Omniscient True Knowledge, this triune new main god would, because of its own expansion of capacity, be able to withstand more Disorder.

It was even possible that once Omniscient True Knowledge truly came to control Authority of Assimilation, rather than the copied version of Authority of Assimilation that could not be improved, Omniscient True Knowledge might then continue to increase Authority of Assimilation and try to coexist with Disorder by means of a stronger Authority of Assimilation.

Regardless of whether it could ultimately coexist with Disorder, so long as it integrated the radiant stars and the Abyss, then because of its own expansion of capacity, the arrival of the moment when it would be completely eroded by Disorder could be postponed.

“If that is the case, then why is the name of the final event Triune World-Destroying God?”

“It should be Triune New Main God, or simply Triune Omniscient God.”

Lin Xun frowned.

The name of the final event remained like a fishbone stuck in his throat. This point of doubt had always given him an ominous feeling.

He thought carefully and arrived at two relatively reasonable explanations.

First, in a future timeline, because the radiant stars and the Abyss had already finished their preparations and revived at the most critical and correct point in time, Omniscient True Knowledge had already been eroded by Disorder to the critical threshold, losing all autonomous consciousness.

In such a situation, even if the Servant of Knowledge had prepared everything perfectly, because Omniscient True Knowledge had already lost all consciousness, He would be unable to become the dominant consciousness of the new main god, and the ending would naturally become the Triune World-Destroying God.

Even though he had triggered the decisive battle ahead of time now, perhaps the advanced point in time was still too late, causing Omniscient True Knowledge to lose in the struggle for dominant consciousness against the Abyss and the radiant stars, which was why the ending still remained Triune World-Destroying God.

Second, because he had triggered the decisive battle ahead of time, Omniscient True Knowledge had been able to become the dominant consciousness of the new main god, but the integration of the Abyss and the radiant stars had not expanded Omniscient True Knowledge’s capacity by very much, or rather, the Disorder tolerance they brought Him was negligible.

Even if Omniscient True Knowledge became the triune new main god, He still fundamentally would not have enough time to deal with the spread of Disorder, and in the end would still be completely eroded by Disorder, degenerating into the Triune World-Destroying God.

Lin Xun felt that the second explanation was more reasonable.

Because if the first explanation were correct, then no matter how much effort the Apostle made within the chapter, the fixed ending could not be changed. Although the infernal game’s Hell Difficulty was outrageously and perversely hard, it always left the Apostle with one sliver of a chance for Salvation.

If the first explanation were correct, then Lin Xun simply could not see where that chance for Salvation was.

But the second explanation did reveal a sliver of a Salvation opportunity, and it also best fit the infernal game’s consistent style.

Although the Disorder tolerance that the Abyss and the radiant stars brought to Omniscient True Knowledge was negligible, and the amount of time Omniscient True Knowledge could remain lucid after awakening would not be long enough to deal with the spread of Disorder, at the very least it still left a certain buffer period.

This buffer period could be decades or a hundred years, or it could be only a few short years or a few months.

And it was precisely this buffer period that could allow the Apostle player to enter the subsequent chapters and change the terrible ending in which Omniscient True Knowledge was completely eroded by Disorder and became a World-Destroying God.

Although Lin Xun had not truly saved the world in this chapter, he had still found a sliver of a Salvation opportunity. It was precisely because of this sliver of a Salvation opportunity that all his efforts in this chapter had not been in vain, allowing him to ultimately achieve an SSS interpretation rating.

Thinking this through, he let out a long breath. He had finally sorted out the whole chain of logic.

Now that he understood all the key links, he could roughly imagine how the subsequent plot would develop, and at this moment he was even able to stand from the perspective of an outsider and look down upon everything.

As main gods, the Abyss and the radiant stars certainly would not be foolish enough to know nothing of the Servant of Knowledge’s plan. What they had used against the Servant of Knowledge was an open scheme, and what the Servant of Knowledge had used against them was the same.

They were gambling, gambling that Omniscient True Knowledge had already been eroded by Disorder to a sufficient degree, so that even if the decisive battle was triggered ahead of time, they would still have a considerable chance of winning the later war of consciousness.

The lure of Omniscient Authority was undoubtedly immense, so immense that even knowing there was a certain chance of losing the gamble, the Abyss and the radiant stars would still throw everything into it.

Because the Abyss and the radiant stars themselves had also been eroded by Disorder. It was only that the progress of that erosion had not yet reached the critical moment of life and death.

But once infected and eroded by Disorder, the process would become irreversible, ultimately leading toward destruction.

Omniscient True Knowledge needed the Abyss and the radiant stars to expand His capacity and increase His tolerance toward Disorder, but did the radiant stars and the Abyss not also need expansion of capacity?

That was why, even though they knew there was a probability of losing the gamble, and that because of the early decisive battle the probability of losing was not small, they still continued according to the prearranged plan to seize Omniscient True Knowledge’s authority and attempt to become the new triune god.

That was why, after they merged with the Abyss Child, they proposed to Lin Xun that they go to his homeland to seek the method of coexisting with Disorder.

[Seeing that you have fallen into thought, the Servant of Knowledge reveals a trace of relieved smile and says, Now you too have already analyzed the answer. He merely did the only thing he could do. What remains must be left to the true Lord.]

[As a devout believer of the true Lord, one must believe in the Lord’s power, and believe that the Lord can overcome everything. The Lord will certainly become the final victor.]

[Not for any other reason, but because He is named… Omniscient True Knowledge!]

[Hearing such words from the Servant of Knowledge, the great stone hanging in Grand Scholar Rona’s heart finally falls.]

[The true Lord’s strength has long since been deeply engraved in the hearts of countless believers, while the Abyss and the radiant stars are two evil gods that have been defeated one after another.]

[Granted, the Abyss and the radiant stars are also extremely powerful, but that depends on whom they are being compared to.]

[What they are facing is the omniscient and omnipotent true Lord. What they are facing is the great existence who, even after being eroded by Disorder for the most part, could still destroy two main gods as easily as crushing dry weeds and rotting wood.]

[The smile on the Servant of Knowledge’s face never wavers. Together with you all, he gazes toward the bottom of the fissure, silently waiting for the true Lord’s awakening.]

[His remnant consciousness body slowly dissipates as time passes, yet even so, he continues to hold on with all his strength as he waits for the true Lord’s revival. He firmly believes that the all-powerful Lord will surely be able to do it.]

[At the final moment of his life, he hopes to see once more the master for whom he gave everything in his entire life.]

[…]

[As time passes, the Abyss Child, using its identity as the Servant of Knowledge, has already seized far, far too much authority power from the slumbering great existence…]

[At this time, the Servant of Knowledge’s consciousness body has already dissipated by more than half, yet he still has not seen the scene he was expecting to appear…]

[You look toward Grand Scholar Rona beside you. She is staring fixedly at the bottom of the fissure, unwilling to let her gaze shift away for even a moment. The hand she has clenched tightly, the fingers gone pale from the force, all tell of the tension in her heart.]

[The ominous feeling in your heart grows stronger and stronger…]

[At some unknown moment, the smile at the corner of the Servant of Knowledge’s mouth has vanished. He stares at the bottom of the fissure, and the mysterious character on his chest begins to flicker…]

[Using Analysis Authority, he causes the rate of dissipation of his consciousness body to suddenly accelerate by a great deal, yet he seems not to notice at all as he mutters…]

[How could this be?]

[By now, he has already reached the most critical point. The true Lord should already have awakened and should have suppressed the wills of the Abyss and the radiant stars, becoming the true dominant will of the triune being.]

[But why has the true Lord still not awakened?]

[It is going to be too late, it is going to be too late…]

[If the true Lord does not awaken any longer, then He will lose the chance to participate in the war of consciousness, and He will never be able to become the dominant consciousness.]

[No, if He does not awaken any longer, then it is equivalent to Him actively discarding His own consciousness, equivalent to completely handing over authority power to the Abyss and the radiant stars!]

[Could it be that the true Lord has already been completely eroded by Disorder, and has already lost the lucid will necessary to awaken?]

[Or can He awaken, but at the moment of awakening would be completely swallowed by Disorder, so that even while His authority power is being continuously seized, He is unwilling to awaken?]

[No, no, that is not right! That is not right!]

As the Servant of Knowledge spoke, the sense of crisis in Lin Xun’s heart also grew stronger and stronger.

“That should not be possible. Could it be that the conclusion I deduced is wrong?”

“Could it be that the first explanation is actually the correct one? That the point in time when I triggered the decisive battle ahead of time was still too late, causing everything to set off a chain reaction and making it impossible for Omniscient True Knowledge to awaken?”

“That is not reasonable, absolutely not reasonable!”

Lin Xun sank into deep self-doubt. The situation before his eyes was highly unreasonable. That meant the infernal game fundamentally had not left the Apostle any path to survival.

That also meant that the Abyss and the radiant stars were the ones who had won the gamble, and that the interpretation of Triune World-Destroying God was the literal meaning, referring to the fusion of the Abyss and the radiant stars with Omniscient True Knowledge and the subsequent destruction of the world.

[The Servant of Knowledge stares wide-eyed at the bottom of the fissure, the character on his chest flickering wildly…]

[Yet the more he analyzes, the more wrong his expression becomes.]

[Seeing this, the anticipation and tension on Grand Scholar Rona’s face turn into panic. If Omniscient True Knowledge cannot awaken, then all the beautiful future that you all had expected before will crumble into ashes in an instant!]

[As the analysis continues, the Servant of Knowledge completely loses the composure he had before. His expression is horrified and terrified, even carrying a trace of hysterical madness…]

[It is already too late, everything is already too late!]

[I must have analyzed wrongly! I must have analyzed incorrectly!]

[Perhaps the future foreseen by the true Lord is fundamentally not the way I imagined!]

[The true Lord is not supposed to become the triune main god!]

[He fundamentally disdains fusing together with the radiant stars and the Abyss…]

[He is the greatest existence. How could He possibly be willing to fuse together with the likes of the radiant stars and the Abyss!]

[The true Lord must still have another plan. He simply is unwilling to fuse with vile evil gods. He absolutely is not unable to awaken…]

[You look at the Servant of Knowledge, who is nearly crazed, and your heart gradually sinks to the bottom.]

[At one side, Grand Scholar Rona also understands everything from the Servant of Knowledge’s madness. Her face is full of desolation, as if all strength has left her body, and she can only barely keep standing by holding onto your shoulder.]

[Grand Scholar Rona gives a miserable smile and mutters, So all of this was merely futile struggle?]

[All the efforts she made with you along the way, from remote towns to the central Imperial Capital, over the course of more than twenty years, all the blood and sweat she poured out, all of it, in the end, absurd and laughable futile struggle?]

[The Servant of Knowledge pays no heed to Grand Scholar Rona’s words. His consciousness body is about to dissipate, yet he still stares fixedly at the bottom of the fissure, while the character on his chest continues to flicker wildly…]

[His expression is frenzied, and he cries out incoherent and absurd babbling…]

[Why does the answer analyzed still rest upon the True God’s Envoy, why is the hope still on you?!]

[The Envoy has already completed every mission, and he too has already done everything he could possibly do…]

[Where is there any hope left? Where is there still any answer?!]

[The Servant of Knowledge turns around, his expression savage as he screams madly at you…]

[Do something quickly! Do something for the true Lord quickly!]

[You open your mouth, yet not a single word comes out.]

[Looking at the Servant of Knowledge’s hysterical appearance, your heart is filled with icy helplessness, because you do not know what else you can do, and because you know that no matter what you do, you cannot change the ending.]

[You are all gamblers who joined the gaming table, and all of you understand that you have already lost.]

[For you, becoming a loser means Salvation has failed. For Grand Scholar Rona, it means the collapse of faith, and that more than twenty years of persistence and sacrifice are turned into nothing.]

[For the Servant of Knowledge, becoming a loser means losing everything. He loses his master, he loses his faith, and he loses the meaning of his own existence…]

[…]