Chapter 534: Escape to Another World

As their words fell, Yang Yixie watched the green online icons behind the three players' game names all turn into the uniform "In Dungeon".

Ying Duo lingered in the energy circuit for a brief moment, then continued onward.

Don't hesitate; let go and do it.

He told himself this, that his mother had guessed he was about to do something dangerous, and because she gave a guarantee, he must be even more cautious.

But being overly timid will instead lead to ultimate failure.

He could no longer worry about the rapid depletion of his mana, so he instantly maxed his speed and rushed toward where Lingxiao might be.

"... You mean that senior from the Ancient Martial Family?"

Ying Duo transformed into an energy entity, lurking in the Detection Device's energy port.

Essentially all the researchers from the lab were gathered here, yet even amid such chaos, the research continued without any pause.

Most of them were running around the large external laboratories, sending newly forged alloy materials for hardness testing and experimenting with the energy conductivity of various components.

Yet in this modest little office of the lab, Lingxiao was discussing other matters with Min Xingyao.

"Yes, but not entirely; after Fate comes Balance, yet there are currently no suitable candidates for either."

The personnel involved with these two laws are exceedingly scarce, and those who can develop them to a certain extent are even rarer.

Fate is too abstruse and ethereal, while Balance is common yet generally weak.

They are extremes in a certain sense.

Especially Fate: practitioners of Aberrant Arts that involve the law of Fate are mostly short-lived; not to mention altering the future, even merely glimpsing something extraordinary in the future can take their lives.

Lingxiao, leveraging the current power of the Church, has also interacted with several Fate-law Aberrant Arts practitioners, but none could meet her requirements.

If Fate is temporarily set aside, what about Balance?

The Balance law is indeed widespread, but mostly useless, much like Lingxiao knows of a practitioner deemed a Balance-law Aberrant Arts user whose art is the absolutely fair game of rock‑paper‑scissors.

It's a pure luck game; under the guidance of a Mitra Academy teacher, he tried to add some rules to rock‑paper‑scissors, such as after a bet's win or loss, the wager must be given to the opponent in some way.

The teacher also didn't expect his luck to be abysmal; nine out of ten rounds of rock‑paper‑scissors were losses, forcing him to shift to other directions.

Balance is common, but it's inevitably too uneven.

"In fact, in a recent investigation of the Chen Family, I discovered someone more gifted than Qi Junyi, but unfortunately they're too young."

At this point, Lingxiao couldn't help but frown; that person's age is even younger than Chi Jinan.

Chi Jinan, having lacked proper guidance since childhood, had his ability tied to the law of Annihilation leave an indelible mark on his character; for him, the side effects of over‑developing his own Aberrant Arts are merely a drop in the bucket.

"I plan to talk to him."

Lingxiao honestly told Min Xingyao her thoughts.

"You also know that when humanity has a goal it must strive for no matter what, it can unleash potential beyond ordinary imagination."

"I've always been curious about this; how far can humans go for their families?"

"Your words make it sound as if you're excluding yourself from humanity."

Min Xingyao sat opposite her and let out a light laugh.

But Lingxiao's point was correct: humanity truly is a species that needs someone to give it a push from behind.

The news that the institute had been attacked by Invaders also reached them, yet both seemed unaffected; Min Xingyao even had the leisure to lift the teapot on the table and pour herself a cup.

Come to think of it, Lingxiao seemed quite interested in Old World civilization.

In Lingxiao's eyes, that young child of the Qi family has higher potential than Qi Junyi, but the only problem is his youth.

Can this world endure until the day he fully matures?

"Then let's try first," Min Xingyao replied.

"Didn't you already say that the world can't hold out until the Divine Oracle is fulfilled? Otherwise we wouldn't have formed an alliance with Chen Xiaoshuang to seek another way."

"The melody of the apocalypse is quietly drawing near; the fragmented Divine Oracle cannot be fulfilled by later generations, and the Noah's Ark will preserve the last flame, leading everyone to the New World."

The chaotic Divine Oracle is the only one that can sense whether other Divine Oracles still exist.

But due to the Church's hunt on Divine Oracles over the years, hardly any Divine Oracles remain alive.

This has long been a deadlock, so they must seek a solution beyond the board.

"Your words are getting more and more on point," Lingxiao teasingly remarked to Min Xingyao.

"Isn't this to cooperate with your plan? It's done well; teasing your good friends a lot makes it feel more alive, right?"

Min Xingyao simply spread her hands, her face showing a hint of indulgence toward Lingxiao.

Isn't that indulgence? Min Xingyao's Aberrant Arts have a sole link to Fate, probably her guaranteed hit.

As long as an enemy is locked by Min Xingyao, ice and snow will damage them regardless of the method.

To say without exaggeration, in terms of raw damage, Min Xingyao is by no means inferior to Yue Chengzhang.

In gaming terms, she's a violent DPS mage with a built‑in lock.

And yet this max‑output individual must shift her development direction in the plan, abandoning high burst for a support role.

Min Xingyao feels that lately her speech has taken on more of the riddler vibe of a Fate‑type Aberrant Arts practitioner.

Anyway, the two paths before them are: self‑destruction to buy a chance for the world's survival, or simply flee this collapsing world.

Plan, Noah's Ark, New World…

So that's the idea these people were playing at.

Ying·Electronic Ghost·Duo curled up inside the Detection Device, its indicator emitting a normal‑operating Ying Guang Lu, and, placed in a corner, it didn't draw much attention.

The two worlds forced into connection, the game world on the brink of destruction.

Do these people intend to send the people from the game world into the real world?

Ying Duo stared expressionlessly at the two schemers outside; perhaps no one knows that the reason the two worlds will be turned upside down in the future is the last self‑rescue of those living in a world on the verge of extinction.

No wonder the Church treats the Undead especially well; if they aren't treated kindly, once they reach the real world they'd be completely at the mercy of others.

By establishing good relations in advance and showing friendliness, after the transfer the real‑world authorities, faced with the Mutation disaster, will also maintain a friendly stance toward them.

It really is the little abacus clacking away.