Quadruple split.

Chapter 2710 Open Your Eyes When It Gets Dark

"Open your eyes, open your eyes again?"

Tan Mo gently held the 'dream' that had fallen into a deep sleep in his arms and softly repeated a sentence.

He looked down at the woman who was not Diana, but was undoubtedly Diana, and playfully poked her cheek.

"Woo~"

The dream let out a soft murmur, then, as if in protest, grasped the finger that had disturbed its peaceful sleep. Driven by instinct, it turned its head and rubbed against Frank's chest before sinking into an even deeper slumber.

"A reminder? Advice? Guidance?"

Tan Mo gently stroked Mengjing's hair while murmuring softly, finally raising the corners of his mouth slightly and saying, "Or perhaps... longing?"

Tan Mo slowly stood up, because just a moment ago, the dream in his arms had vanished as if he had just woken up.

"Oh, right."

He stroked his chin, muttering thoughtfully, "Diana seemed to say 'I'm not so angry anymore' just now. Could it be that Frank offended her without knowing it? Or is it because of something that has nothing to do with Frank himself, but has dragged him into it? Haha, could it be that some random person has fallen in love with me?"

Tanmo's unrestrained laughter echoed across the field. Perhaps because Diana had fallen back into a deep sleep, Frank Hughes's traits were gradually disappearing from him, replaced by... a chaotic madness that remained unruly even under this distorted starlight!

[Close your eyes, open your eyes—]

Obediently following the instructions in Diana's dream, Tan Mo closed his eyes. Then, just as everything around him froze and a chilling aura began to spread, he opened his eyes.

The bodysuit, dagger, cloak, and pointed ears that represented the characteristics of 'Tanmo' have disappeared at some point. In their place is a rather novel black trench coat, a burgundy turtleneck sweater, an expensive belt, slim-fitting trousers, and black leather shoes with hidden platform heels.

Clearly, given Tan Mo's quick reflexes, he immediately realized that he was not yet free from this increasingly bizarre and ominous dream.

However, it doesn't matter, because Diana's dream had given her a hint before she fell into a deep sleep. In this case, as long as she 'opens her eyes' again, she can leave this place for good.

This is actually not difficult. After all, for Tan Mo, who has realized that he has not yet returned to 'reality', he can 'open his eyes' again at any time in more than a hundred ways. In fact, even ordinary people with slightly better mental fortitude have a high probability of escaping if they receive enough hints.

As for Tanmo and Shuangye, who are somewhat beyond the scope of the curriculum in every sense, leaving nature is as easy as breathing for them.

but--

Why should I open my eyes again?

Because he was no longer 'Frank,' and had no reason to unconditionally follow Diana or her dream's instructions, Tanmo grinned. Instead of forcing himself to leave this completely abnormal wilderness where he had even lost his foothold, he even began to look around with interest, observing his surroundings.

To be honest, the environment here is really not very good.

Although it looks a bit like the void when you first create a character in the new game "The Realm of Innocence", upon closer inspection, the distorted and bizarre scenery around Tanmo is much more eerie than the bizarre and fantastical void.

Instinct told Tan Mo that this scenery was harmful and deadly, but interestingly, he did not experience any negative physical or mental effects. His mind remained sharp, and he did not feel any discomfort.

This feeling is like watching a horror movie. Although the scenes in the movie may be somewhat (or even more than somewhat) scary, no matter how rampant those madmen, perverts, and murderers are, they can hardly harm the people outside the screen. At most, they will only scare a few people to tears, piss themselves, or even to death.

At this moment, Tan Mo had this feeling: although those strange and twisted things could make people instinctively feel fear, this fear seemed to be separated by a layer of something, and no matter what, it could not be touched or threatened.

At certain moments, he even had the illusion that those restless things had noticed him, but were forced to 'behave' due to some kind of restriction that was hard for ordinary people to understand, and just let him observe them.

So, after a brief moment of thought—

Tanmo decided to take off his pants.

That's right, while staring at those figures in his field of vision that seemed to be covered by a thin layer of censorship, he very smoothly and naturally took off his pants.

Yes, take off your pants.

It's very simple... Unbuckle your belt, throw it away, grab the waistbands on both sides of your waist with both hands, and pull them down forcefully!
Then, repeat the action from before, grabbing the waistbands on both sides of the underwear with both hands and pulling again.

"Wow, it actually worked!"

Without feeling any resistance whatsoever, Tan Mo smoothly completed what he wanted to do. His eyes widened in surprise, then a rather grotesque smile curved his lips as he burst into song: "Elephant~ Elephant~ Why is your nose so~ long~?"

And so, Tan Mo sang for a full two minutes, and until he finished singing and slowly pulled up his pants and fastened his belt, he was in a state of... not wearing pants.

Unfortunately, although the above statement may seem a bit strange (and it is indeed a bit strange), the seemingly normal thing of 'a person who isn't wearing pants not wearing pants before putting them on' is theoretically impossible for players in the [Innocent Realm].

The reason is simple: apart from the fact that he is actually just a head and his entire body belongs to his native, half-brother, a two-headed ogre named Dabus (full name Anthony Dabus), no other player-related entity can pull off the feat of 'taking off his pants'.

Even if a player could have their consciousness leave their body and briefly possess an NPC native, they would absolutely not be able to perform actions such as taking off their pants and underwear. In fact, if it were someone of the opposite sex, then let alone taking off or touching anything, even their senses would be blocked by at least 60%. Although it might not affect normal actions and combat, it would only limit their ability to act and fight normally.

however!
but!

at this time!

now!

This is absolutely shocking!
Big cheers!
What a miracle!
Tan Mo actually accomplished a feat that was almost impossible for any player: he took off his pants!
Take off your outer pants and underwear, no matter what!

If the forced kiss with Salia back then was just an exploitation of a loophole in the system;
If it is said that being given and having one's first kiss taken by Diana was a completely passive situation;
Now! He took off his pants entirely of his own will, with unwavering determination and resolve!

A magnificent feat!
"This is a victory for everyone, I love you all!"

With tears in his eyes, Tan Mo bowed in respect to the countless non-existent spectators surrounding him in this void.

Then--

"So that's how it is."

Tan Mo's gaze suddenly turned cold, and his smile vanished in an instant. He licked his lips and muttered to himself with amusement, "Even you have times when you have to compromise, or when you simply can't control things."

Clearly, although he had been singing "Elephant" while taking off his pants, Tan Mo had not given up thinking. In fact, he had probably started organizing his thoughts from the moment Diana kissed him, and his final outburst just now confirmed his speculations and judgments, providing the final verification.

This is undoubtedly the [Realm of Innocence]. Even if I was brought to the Dream Plains from the Sacred Northern Territory of the Northeast Continent, and even if I opened my eyes in the Plains and found myself in this bizarre and fantastical world, it absolutely cannot change the fact that this is the [Realm of Innocence]. Based on this, the absolute impossibility of players in the [Realm of Innocence] to engage in deep kissing with members of the opposite sex, and the absolute impossibility of removing their underwear, are indisputable truths and principles.

Ultimately, when these two fundamentals contradict each other, no matter how unrealistic it may seem, the principle that is relatively non-absolute is destined to be broken.

After a series of comparisons that required almost no extra thought, the truth became clear to Tan Mo.

The rules of the system are not absolute. Even in the Realm of Innocence, its authority has limits, and even though these limits are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people in most cases, they can still be broken.

Diana A. Archizolti did just that.

Now that she has done it, the next question is how she did it.

Tanmo knew Diana well, so he knew very well that it was impossible for this great astrologer to contend with the system or even defy its rules on her own.

Therefore, she must have relied on some kind of power, some kind of power that even the system couldn't do anything about her to a certain extent.

It's a bit hard to guess, but also a bit easy to guess.

If it were a few months ago, when 'Mo Tan' was still uncertain about his goal and harbored wishful thinking, he probably wouldn't have been able to guess the answer.

But at this moment, having already accepted reality and even begun preparing for the worst, Tan Mo didn't even need to think too much to guess the source of that power.

"That's amazing, that's really amazing."

Tan Mo spread his arms, looked up at the familiar yet repulsive power that seemed to be separated from him by a layer of something, and surrounded him like an endless wildness. He grinned and said, "Although I was already mentally prepared, the fact that 'I' am so powerful that even System-chan is helpless is really... hahaha, hahahahaha. If it weren't for the huge difference in aesthetics, I would even want to join you."

Now it's clear.

The reason for Diana's collapse can be basically determined to be related to some kind of connection with 'Frank Hughes', which led the great astrologer to accidentally glimpse a terrifying being. That fleeting glimpse alone dealt her an extremely serious blow, and she even had to remain in this 'dream' state to prevent the situation from worsening.

However, Diana was Diana after all. Young and exceptionally talented, she did not end everything with death like Danmas Rymdepp. Although the great astrologer was at a disadvantage in her struggle against that power, she had clearly found a way to slowly rid herself of its influence.

Tan Mo didn't know how long it would take for her to succeed, but she believed she would definitely succeed.

Just moments ago, Diana used that power that allowed her to break through the system's limitations to complete a deep kiss with Frank Hughes.

"Was this also part of your plan, darling?"

Tan Mo licked his lips and said softly, "Just based on this discovery, I'm afraid I'll never forget those two very memorable kisses. Tsk, I'm really greedy."

He lazily shook his neck, looked around at the madness in the night, and the frenzy in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a blank expression.

"I'll give you a chance..."

Tan Mo spoke in a rare, emotionless voice—the same as when he had spoken to himself earlier, yet sounding almost inhuman—"Kill me, or whatever your plan is, I will make a complete mess of it."

However, he was met only with silence and deathly stillness.

"Aha, I knew it."

Tan Mo raised his eyebrows high, pointed to his forehead with a wicked grin, and sneered, "You've been hiding here, haven't you? That's why you can't do anything..."

boom--! ! !
He didn't get to finish his sentence because in the next instant, the night suddenly erupted in chaos, and Tan Mo felt his feet sink into the ground. In a moment of weightlessness, he instinctively opened his eyes.

Then he saw a rather obvious hooked nose.

"Looks like you slept well, Potter."

The owner of the hook-nosed man looked down at him coldly and said indifferently, "I sincerely thank you for not fainting an hour earlier, otherwise I would have had to explain to those children why Pastor Harry was suddenly called by the Lord."

“I’m sorry, Father Allen.”

Mo Tan scratched his head, gave an awkward smile, and said hesitantly, "But is it possible that I'm actually still alive...?"

"That's the problem."

Father Allen narrowed his eyes slightly, staring thoughtfully at Mo Tan, and asked, "Why are you still alive?"

"..."

After a long silence, Mo Tan finally shrugged and said somewhat helplessly, "Alright, if you really want to know, then I'll..."

"I do not want to know."

"Eh?"

“I said, I don’t want to know, Mr. Potter, don’t make me repeat myself.”

"Tsk tsk, I'm very curious."

"What are you curious about?"

"I'm curious why you're not curious at all."

"Because a strong sense of curiosity is never a good quality. On the contrary, unlike someone like you, Mr. Potter, I am not a person who likes trouble, whether it is dealing with trouble, creating trouble... or simply getting involved with trouble."

"Really?"

"At least at this moment, it is true."

"That would be... perfect."

Chapter 2701: The End

(End of this chapter)