Chapter 1418: Glimpsing the Past

Glimpsing the Past

"This fear came so fiercely that all the fears I've felt in this absurd game combined don't amount to this one.

I often ask myself: Why me?

And now, I seem to have found the answer.

Ha.

Sometimes, there is only a thin layer of window paper between you and the truth; once you poke through it, you discover the truth was actually so simple. It was always by your side; you just didn't see it.

I saw it, so I began to modify my experimental design.

Since there isn't much time left for me, I don't need to wait for the Cheng Shi in the experiment to fail before resetting the entire experiment. I could clearly create more identical experiments, using parallel processing instead of serial, to accelerate the traversal process!

I have enough raw materials to support all this, and these materials aren't just being consumed blindly; failed experiments can completely recycle the materials, making them the substance for the next experiment again...

I also don't need to limit the time background of the experiment so harshly. Perhaps if time were pushed back a bit further, tracing back to the descent of the 【Faith Game】 or even the descent of the 【Void】 era, the changes that erupt might also change the evolutionary landscape of the experiment.

After all, as the experiment host, I am only collecting inspiration in the experiment. Since it is inspiration, it should be allowed infinite possibilities.

However, there cannot be too many changes. My ultimate goal is still to find a path leading to the future. If all the answers are 'behind' me, then this experiment loses its original meaning.

Therefore, experiments that go astray should be accelerated toward collapse, while experiments leading to the predetermined goal should be protected.

And to protect these experiments that might yield results, I must ensure the entire experimental environment cannot have a single trace of change or interference. Any internal or external variables attempting to sabotage the experiment will be erased until I obtain the answer I want from the experiment...

Familiar?

Do these things sound familiar?

Perhaps you aren't familiar with them, but I am all too familiar.

The past I have experienced and witnessed is almost entirely within the experimental steps I just described. Admittedly, it was my experience that guided me to complete such an experimental design, but when there are enough chilling coincidences, I have to ponder a question that fills me with fear:

Is the 'predetermined'... becoming the 【Origin】, or is it the 【Origin】 itself!?"

Cheng Shi suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes staring straight at Wei Mu. He wanted to seek an answer on the puppet's face, yet he feared finding that answer on the puppet's face.

Wei Mu remained silent. He handled it well—no affirmation, no negation, no comfort, and no encouragement.

At this moment, his eyes lost their liveliness, like a true puppet, just staring blankly at Cheng Shi, as if his "soul had left his body to wander far away."

Cheng Shi was trembling all over. He suppressed his trembling, his voice hoarse, and continued:

"It's too similar, truly too similar."

When I stopped 'pitying' that Cheng Shi in the experiment for the sake of my own future, I realized that to a certain extent, I had already approached 【Him】.

Close yet distant, harmonious yet unified.

Whenever I think I understand what 【Time】 said, reality always tells me the truth He pointed to is far more than that.

So what am I doing...

Constantly creating new experiments, constantly twisting the current time, using my own ruthlessness and the fall of all living beings to find an answer that will never have a result!?

Yet I have clearly already guessed the answer."

Cheng Shi let his hands drop listlessly and gave a miserable laugh, "【Dementia】 is the greatest wise man in the universe. He is right; this world never had an answer to begin with.

I thought I could foresee the future, but now it feels like I've glimpsed the past.

Of course, this isn't the most helpless part. What makes me at a loss is that 【Fraud】 might have guessed everything long ago.

He knows far more and in greater detail than I do. Countless pieces of evidence point to the fact that the 【Origin】 is highly likely to be the prototype of the predetermined. Even if He had never had this speculation before, the Audience Assembly...

At the Audience Assembly, I already had the idea for the experiment.

He used the truth of 【Fate】 to see through my heart; He must have been able to connect everything and then realize that the so-called predetermined is nothing but the ruthlessness the 【Origin】 cast aside in order to find a way out.

Then how will He look at me? How will the Fear Sect look at me? And those friends who supported me and walked side-by-side with me to this day, still full of hope for the future—how will they look at me!?

How can I tell them that I, Cheng Shi, am highly likely the 【Origin】 you all loathe!

It was I who personally created all of this!

Everything is my fault!

All the falls and departures are because of me!

How can I tell them!?

How can I say it..."

Cheng Shi was choked with sobs. Even though he had succeeded as the 【Covenant】 proxy and become the person with the most weight in the universe's discourse, at this moment, he was still as helpless as a child.

Wei Mu should have remained silent, but in this situation, even he, whose foundation was wisdom and reason, was moved.

He knew he had to say something to pull the universe's predetermined path back from the brink of destruction; otherwise, if it continued to collapse like this, everyone's efforts in this era would become a bubble.

They would become the petri dish that went astray in the Creator's experiment, even if the experiment's progress was only a step away from the result.

The universe indeed has no answer, but the living beings under the universe do.

Letting out a shout from within the inescapable cage is the most firm answer they have given.

The little puppet moved closer to Cheng Shi, patted Cheng Shi's head with its puppet arm, and said with a smile:

"What follows will be a foolish act.

【Dementia】 hates foolish acts, but I am not 【Dementia】.

I cannot give advice on your situation; why not talk about myself instead.

If the world learned the truth about the 【Dementia】 authority, Wei Mu's halo would probably shatter into pieces in their eyes.

They would think Wei Mu could reach this height merely by relying on the power of the 【Dementia】 authority, not by mortal wisdom.

Regarding this...

I have no opinion.

I cannot decide whether I am the 【Dementia】 authority; I can only say that before learning these truths, every guess, every deduction, and every choice I made came from my own heart.

This has nothing to do with whether I am the 【Dementia】 authority; it is only because I am Wei Mu.

Admittedly, I cannot deny that the 【Dementia】 authority may indeed have influenced every aspect of me, allowing me to obtain a massive amount of benefits and assistance unconsciously, but I want to say:

Using it without knowing is not a sin; knowing and not using it is the foolish act.

The identity of the 【Dementia】 authority might be my 'stain,' but it is also my 'weapon.'

Fully utilizing every available means is true wisdom.

If not for all this, at least today, here, I would not have met a Envoy Envoy Yu Xi Lord who is full of emotion for this world.

Although the anchors for this emotion are few, they are very firm."

After speaking, the puppet withdrew its hand, stepped back two paces, and said with some emotion:

"Courage will not be obscured by confusion, because confusion is temporary, and courage is eternal."

"【Fraud】 protected you very well. Unfortunately, He was not very good to Himself."

"..."

Hearing this, Cheng Shi trembled all over and gripped his fists tightly.

Yes, if the universe has no answer, then what answer did 【Fraud】 go to the real universe to find?

Wei Mu was not sure if the other party understood his meaning, but he knew the other party needed some time to calm down, so he fell into silence again.

Cheng Shi remained silent for a long time, breathing heavily. After a while, the trembling on his body tended to stabilize.

He stood up again with clenched fists, a flash of determination in his eyes. Looking at the little puppet in front of him, with an unknown mix of emotions on his face, he said:

"I'm sorry..."

Wei Mu smiled.

Perhaps this is the most charming part of the predetermined; it can always connect everything and walk with him.

But what a pity, there is no place for himself on the road to the future.

"You don't need to say sorry to me. The curtain has always been a barrier separating the stage from the audience, not one of the actors on the stage.

When needed, the curtain falls; when not needed, the curtain is hung up.

Now, I have committed a foolish act, and I should also bear the same charges as Him.

Goodbye, Envoy Envoy Yu Xi Lord.

Do not feel regret for my departure; I will look forward to your answer in another world."

As he spoke, the little puppet closed its eyes. Its mechanical body stiffened in a second. Almost simultaneously, a streak of pure white radiance emerged from the puppet's heart position, slowly drifting toward Cheng Shi and hovering above his head.

The 【Dementia】 authority returned.

Unfortunately, there was no answer within the authority either.

Last day, stick to the end!

Yesterday's voting result was An Shenxuan. An Mingyu, who predicted the Benefactor's loss of sight at the beginning of the game, won the "resurrection match" (crossed out). The current queue order is (Li Jingming - Zhang Jizu - Wei Mu - Long Jing - Ke Taruo - An Mingyu). Looking at the votes, it feels like everyone can be unlocked. Regardless of whether it's second place, at least the side story was earned, right? Today's paragraph review begins the voting for the seventh and final character side story.

By the way, let me tell everyone about the side story situation. The unlocked characters will be arranged as soon as possible. It's not that the locked characters have no chance at all; I might write some more later, but the time is uncertain.

Being able to get this number of votes is enough to show everyone's love and support. It's my problem that I couldn't add more chapters. The convergence stage is indeed not easy to write, but the side story won't be delayed for too long. Finally, thank you all again. Every vote you cast is the greatest encouragement to "Envoy Envoy Yu Xi" and Cheng Shi. Thank you very much. ===== CHAPTER 1419 =====