Chapter 611: Major Event: All-In Is Wisdom

While the outside world was in turmoil over Li Ang's "death," Sophia and Lao Wu and others remained completely unaware of the situation beyond.

Earlier, to protect them during his clash with Lawson, Li Ang had sealed the group inside 【Heavenly Center】.

Subsequently, due to the 【Reload】 mechanism, they were unable to learn anything about the outside world—only Lao Wu could obtain limited information via the Death Star warship.

Under the gaze of his companions, the middle-aged man, looking slightly worn, severed his connection with the warship: "That succubus hasn't left. It seems she'll stay at the grand casino indefinitely."

"And"

"I don't know if Lawson noticed anything unusual."

Though he had modified the Death Star warship extensively, he wasn't certain he could deceive a master of the same system.

In the current situation, uncertainty was certainty—no one dared gamble on a one-in-a-million chance.

Upon hearing this, Sophia and Pan Mingrui fell silent.

In contrast, Elise silently gnawed on the metal block in her hand, gazing blankly at the three before her, their expressions strained.

Ignoring the little dragon dog lounging nearby, Sophia composed herself and said: "We'll have to wait until Li Ang returns."

When they first entered 【Heavenly Center】, they had worried about Li Ang's safety.

Especially shortly after entering, the space erupted into an extremely terrifying phenomenon.

The entire world turned black and white; time itself seemed to halt.

Fortunately, the phenomenon came swiftly and vanished just as quickly, soon returning to normal.

Though unaware of the exact cause, Sophia and the others could roughly guess that something had happened to Li Ang.

They had asked the artificial human maids within the space, but the maids only said Li Ang was unharmed—without specifying when he would appear before them.

And they had waited—until now.

Hearing Sophia's words, Lao Wu and Pan Mingrui exchanged glances, then sighed: "There's nothing else we can do."

After the series of events that preceded, both had long since fully accepted Li Ang's authority.

Just as the three were grappling with this dilemma, Li Ang suddenly opened his eyes within the dimensional rift.

He instinctively drew a deep breath, his expression slightly dazed.

Seeing this, the maids standing nearby made no sound, silently dressing him.

After a long while, Li Ang gradually regained his senses.

Unlike 【Wedge】, 【Reload】 did not leave him weakened; his earlier state was merely due to unfamiliarity with using 【Reload】 for the first time.

After calming his emotions, Li Ang muttered: "So this is what death feels like? Truly unbearable."

He now understood why Christ had undergone a complete reversal in attitude.

But for someone with his 【Reload】 ability, dying eventually becomes routine.

See reference: 486 and Summer Time Rendering.

At that moment, the class panel began frantically refreshing information.

【Pushed to the limit, fought a high-tier powerhouse, class experience (Immortal, Star Shepherd, Abyssal Composite Demon) +185231】.

【Achieved Unity with Heaven and Earth, additional class experience +53421】.

【Class Level Up: Immortal lv3→4 (112351/400000), Abyssal Composite Demon lv17→lv20】.

【Learned Universal Skill: Eternal Return · Fragment】.

【Eternal Return · Fragment: When you have an anchor point, upon death you will automatically revive at that anchor.

Note: Only one anchor point may be active at a time.

Note: After revival, you may reset your anchor point.

Note: Method to upgrade this universal skill—explore it yourself.】

【Experienced Major Event: All-In Is Wisdom】.

【ALL! IN!】.

【Whether you, the gamblers, or the hidden watchers—you all understand this art's subtlety.】

【Of course, at certain moments, All-In can indeed reverse the tide.】

【Clearly, the watchers failed—and you succeeded.】

【Probably.】

【You may begin a new journey at any time—choose one of the following three paths:】

【1. Did mythology create the gods, or did the gods create mythology?】

【2. Kin betray kin, friends sever friends.】

【3. The Legend of the Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero—officially begins!】

Watching the information pop up on his class panel, Li Ang raised an eyebrow.

Receiving such a massive influx of experience wasn't surprising—he'd fought two sixth-tier powerhouses, Rad and Lawson, back-to-back; high gains were inevitable.

What surprised him was 【Reload】—it had generated a universal skill.

'But this name…'

【Eternal Return · Fragment】—just the name radiated complexity. Li Ang had expected something simple like 【Death Return】 or outright 【Reload】.

Of course, it was still a good thing—more tools were always better.

Unfortunately, according to the description, he couldn't improve the skill's rank through increased proficiency; it seemed he'd have to push his shadow clones even harder.

The string of upgrades lifted Li Ang's mood, making Lawson and the others seem almost tolerable—well, not really.

Once he ascended to sixth tier, he'd scatter their ashes to the wind!

As Li Ang silently cursed his luck, he suddenly sensed something wrong.

Holy shit, original collapse!

Looking at the newly appeared journey path on the panel, Li Ang was at a loss for words.

Collapse: Star Rail — this is extremely famous.

Of course, it's also dangerous; though not as deadly as the Box Garden, the Star Gods are certainly beyond his current reach.

Even if he ascends to the Sixth Energy Level, he still won't be able to even glance at those Star Gods.

Still, Li Ang always felt that if he entered this world, he'd likely be spotted by some joker the moment he landed, just to be toyed with as a messenger.

He might even get shot dead by an arrow from nowhere.

The good news is that some forces here suit him well — like the Paths of 【Immortality】 and 【Exploration】.

Too bad these aren't powers he can master quickly, especially after recalling certain lore from the original work, Li Ang suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Fortunately, after experiencing 【The Madman's Lone Path】, his new journeys would no longer be bound by time — he had ample time to consider which route to take next.

Thinking of this, Li Ang let out a quiet breath, then closed his career panel.

As for what came next, he planned to return first to 【Aio Logistics】 and report the full details of the mission.

Yet just as Li Ang was about to leave 【Heaven's Center】, his expression suddenly turned peculiar: "Lord Luonan?"

He noticed the 【Mirror Man】 lingering precisely where he had vanished moments earlier, doing something unknown.

After brief consideration, Li Ang decided to meet the other first.

After all, the moment he stepped out, he'd reappear in that mirror space — eventually, he'd have to deal with the man anyway.

Given the current situation, if the 【Mirror Man】 had ill intent, it would've been Lawson's crew appearing here instead.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Li Ang's gaze flickered slightly, then he vanished in a blur.

When he reappeared, he stood before Sophia and the others.

At the same moment, a mirror drifted out from a nearby pitch-black rift.

Lord Luonan stared at the unharmed Li Ang before the mirror and scratched his head: "Didn't expect you actually survived — I knew it wasn't an illusion."

Hearing this, Li Ang shook his head slightly: "Thanks to your cover, Lawson's crew might not have noticed anything amiss."

"Heh… not necessarily."

In response to the praise, Lord Luonan gave an ambiguous expression.

In his view, the demon dragon before the mirror was being overly modest — had he not been exceptionally skilled at intelligence gathering and stationed within the mirror space, he'd never have sensed the anomaly.

If even he struggled to notice, how much less could Lawson's crew?

It was at this moment that Sophia and the others began to react.

Seeing the young man before them, unchanged from usual, they exhaled in relief: "Li Ang… you're safe. After all this time, we thought…"

The three fell silent, leaving the sentence unfinished.

Hearing this, Li Ang showed no emotion on his face, yet internally he was startled.

Since this was his first time using 【Eternal Return · Fragment】, he didn't know how much time had passed since activation — he'd assumed only one or two days had gone by.

'The cheap version clearly has many flaws — I'll need to find a way to improve it later.'

As he thought this, Lao Wu spoke up: "Li Ang, Lawson's crew may have realized you didn't die."

Before Li Ang could ask, the middle-aged man laid out all their suspicions.

After listening, Li Ang furrowed his brow slightly.

Though Lao Wu had no concrete proof, Li Ang didn't let his guard down.

He didn't want to spend all this effort only to be caught by a waiting trap.

Thinking of this, Li Ang turned a probing gaze toward Lord Luonan: "Do you have any intelligence to share with us? We understand the rules — in exchange, we'll complete one task for you."

"No need for a task," Lord Luonan waved dismissively, then added casually, "You're right — Lawson's crew is still watching this star system."