Chapter 538

Are they just looking for a laugh?

Meng Kexin idly fiddled with the stuffed bear in her hand, and Mu Linyuan still clearly recalled how, in the just‑finished mission projection, she hammered it like whack‑a‑mole.

Hua Jian Lei boredly lit a cigarette, and instantly the copy's hub, full of data streams, became shrouded in smoke.

Though they look unimpressive and plain, aren't these all their own weapons?

Mu Linyuan fell into a strange silence for a moment, then slowly lifted his head.

The consequence of doing this...... is probably just stopping you from destroying the world.

When Mu Linyuan said this, he inexplicably sounded somewhat weathered.

???

Did he just say something momentous?

"... I thought I was holding the Xiao Yuan script."

Yang Yixie fell silent for a moment, and in the end it was Ying Duo's expressionless face that mechanically spoke those words.

"Lighten up, partner."

Xirensheng solemnly patted Ying Duo's shoulder, his face grave.

"You should know, what's keeping you from being the protagonist isn't just a matter of gender."

"He is the protagonist!"

Mu Linyuan didn't know what Xiao Yuan was, but he always felt that the two people before him were obviously throwing shade at him.

Hua Jian Lei reacted with her usual unfazed demeanor, though she didn't put on a pleasant face, merely speaking coldly:

"Go on."

Before negotiating with them, Mu Linyuan had been repeatedly urged by Yang Yixie to be completely honest when dealing with his parallel‑world self.

If Mu Linyuan hid things, Yang Yixie would surely sense something off; but if he revealed everything he should and shouldn't, Yang Yixie would still doubt his truthfulness and be caught off guard and killed.

He still knew very well how to deal with himself.

Thus Mu Linyuan didn't hold back, telling everyone how his timeline's Yang Yixie had destroyed the world, and after hearing it they all fell silent.

It was strange: they watched the expressionless Ying Duo listen to everything, and his expression didn't change at all.

Although they were astonished that Ying Duo could truly destroy the world in the future, they didn't doubt his motive for doing so at all.

Finally, Mu Linyuan added one more remark.

"But if you still want to do it like that ending now, I can guarantee you absolutely cannot."

As he said this, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, locking onto those inorganic golden pupils.

Mu Linyuan finally bore the aura of a long‑time superior; people often overlooked him because of his gentle demeanor, yet he was the genuine ruler of Tianmian City.

"This is a threat, and it is also a fact."

Forced into this world, the Undead are inherently passive, just as Mu Linyuan, after learning Yang Yixie was uncontrollable, could have eliminated the ignorant Yang Yixie who had just arrived.

But he didn't do that.

Even now Yang Yixie lacks the ability to overturn the world; because the game system binds him, his level rises only slowly.

His completely chaotic field of vision is both a protection and a restriction for him.

Yang Yixie won't face that cruel wasteland too early, yet he will always lag behind in strength.

Just as Xirensheng's first message to him upon entering the game said, "Some players have already started leveling up, while others haven't even managed to get a game account."

He has been behind from the start.

"Rest assured, from now on I will tell you everything you want to know without reservation."

Mu Linyuan resumed his warm, big‑brother‑like demeanor, but no one present would see him as a harmless little rabbit.

The differences between people are still great; the feeling Mu Linyuan gives him is purely feigned gentleness, completely unlike Shen Zexi......

Yang Yixie's thoughts suddenly wandered for a moment, but he quickly pulled himself back.

"Let's start with the gods' current situation and how to conquer the final dungeon." Ying Duo said coldly.

He doesn't want to know the twists and turns in here, or how the people of this world could save their own world—just not involve them.

And now they have been forced aboard this pirate ship; the only path to a happy ending is one.

Mu Linyuan paused briefly; although he had previously heard Yang Yixie say this communication style would be effective, the showdown he had envisaged was skipped outright.

They don't want to waste time on a meaningless standoff.

Just as they don't want to waste time watching how they embarked on this road of no return.

Yang Yixie and they made their attitude clear: they don't care about this world at all, they just want peace in their own world.

Mu Linyuan let out a heavy sigh and got down to business.

"Before that, you need to know one thing: you only have one chance to kill Him."

"If you end up with a failure, I will take responsibility and reset the world once more."

Although that's what he said, in fact Mu Linyuan has also reached his limit, and he doesn't know how far this rollback can go.

Remember, in the previous rollbacks he could still maintain Tianmian City's barrier while doing things in the shadows, but this time he can't even leave the church.

He could only deliberately guide Mu Lingxiao to hand over the task of settling the Undead to him, letting her devote herself entirely to external affairs, so as to prevent her from noticing anything wrong.

"But after resetting the world you won't retain any memories; if it really comes to that, I will send you the news—in other words, you have at most two attempts, and you must clear the final dungeon within those two tries."

Now that they have cooperated, Mu Linyuan holds nothing back in answering Yang Yixie's questions, telling him everything he knows.

Including the plan for this trip to the Eternal Silent Abyss and the Church's scheme.

Although this may be hard to believe, the Church's cooperation with the Dome this time is completely sincere.

Mu Linyuan isn't clear on the Dome's exact situation, but according to Mu Lingxiao's gathered intelligence, they perhaps also realize the world is heading toward its end and are desperately struggling at this storm's eye.

As previously said, although their goals and paths differ, they ultimately converge.

No matter what wolfish ambitions each of them harbors, in the face of a disaster capable of destroying the world, this is their shared problem.

"Then… the last question."

Ying Duo raised his eyes and looked at the Mu Linyuan before him, as if speaking offhand.

"What's up with the trial card I got earlier? We're about to face the final boss—won't you give us a little cheat?"