this infinite world

——When is the most terrifying moment for a person?

Just imagine that all your inner secrets are revealed by others, and even the most private parts of your heart are thoroughly taken out by others and analyzed in broad daylight. From then on, there is no longer any privacy belonging to "yourself".

——And when is the most terrifying moment for a person?

Perhaps it was because he knew that his every word and action was actually controlled by others, and was actually a "script" written by others. He felt like a prisoner in a cage... no, like a virtual character in a computer.

Thoughts, actions, words, and feelings are all just toys in the hands of others. Even our own existence is created by others, like characters in a game or a novel.

But Zheng Zha is not like that.

Although Zheng Zha understood that what was written in the book was his own life and a "story" that recorded everything about him when he heard Dr. Manhattan read the first sentence from the book, this man still showed unexpected calmness... as if he had already known that he was just a character in a novel.

"You don't seem surprised."

"There's nothing surprising about this. So what if I'm the protagonist of a novel?"

Facing Dr. Manhattan's words, Zheng Zha tapped his head: "Although my brain tells me that this is the first time I've heard this, my body, my feelings, and my heart tell me that this is not a secret at all..."

"Although it is still difficult to imagine the specific details now, if I am not mistaken, Yang Yun must have told me a long time ago."

It was a question, but the tone was affirmative. When there was a corresponding deviation between memory and feeling, Zheng Zha firmly believed in his sixth sense: "So, where did Yang Yun go... and where did my missing companions go?"

"All your companions, they are in my world."

As Dr. Manhattan spoke, a picture suddenly unfolded in front of Zheng Zha. It was Zhan Lan, Zhang Heng and others waking up on the top of the building. They looked around in confusion, trying to confirm whether they had been hypnotized or mentally attacked... And this time, not only did the clock tower that Zheng Zha saw first when he woke up point to the normal time, but the main god watches in everyone's hands also showed normal information.

"Survive for 24 hours and return to the main god space."

This was the information Zheng Zha saw on Zhan Lan's Lord God watch, but when he glanced at his watch, he found that it was completely blank, without even a single word. It was as if in this pure white space, even the Lord God's power had completely lost its effect.

"What on earth did you do...?"

"Entrusted by others."

Dr. Manhattan answered Zheng Zha's question with just four simple words, and a tattered diary appeared in his hand. He then put the diary into a thick book.

The next moment, with the pages of the book flipping, countless papers swirled and flew in front of Zheng Zha. Every time Zheng Zha saw the content on a piece of paper, countless memories naturally emerged in his mind. They were his adventures in various worlds since entering the main god space - "I inserted Rorschach's diary into your original book, making it a part of your story, just like the worlds you have experienced."

Listening to Dr. Manhattan's explanation, Zheng Zha couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Is it possible to do even this kind of thing..."

“Yes, because quantum is everywhere.”

Dr. Manhattan glanced at Zheng Zha with eyes devoid of emotion, and continued to talk about the "Watchers": "My story has come to an end for the time being. Just like Advian's plan, I am indeed not suitable to stay in that world."

Although he was talking about his own past, Dr. Manhattan was calm, as if he was not talking about his own affairs, but about others who had nothing to do with him: "So, I left my own world and went to the Omniverse, watching the stories that had happened or were happening in the many worlds. And for some reasons, this multiverse came into my sight..."

"Where's Yang Yun? How is he now?"

Although he knew that what Dr. Manhattan was talking about was a big secret deep in the entire multiverse, the overwhelming emotion that suddenly surged in his heart prompted Zheng Zha to speak suddenly and interrupted Dr. Manhattan's words: "Yang Yun's situation is different from Zhan Lan and the others, right? Why didn't he enter this world from the beginning, and why did all of us forget our memories of him?"

"Because according to the normal development of history, Yang Yun should not have been involved in the story of the 'Zhongzhou Team'."

Dr. Manhattan was not angry at Zheng Zha's interruption. In fact, in Zheng Zha's opinion, it was still uncertain whether this god-like blue man had the emotion of "anger". He just said as usual what Zheng Zha half understood: "And the existence of 'Yang Yun' is not a good thing for 'Zheng Zha', especially for Zheng Zha, the first 'protagonist' in this multiverse."

"What the hell are you talking about...I've had enough of the Riddler!"

Anxiety and uneasiness surged in Zheng Zha's heart. Although he himself didn't know why these emotions suddenly surged, it seemed that in some distant place, something he didn't know was happening, making it difficult for him to contain his anxiety: "What does Yang Yun's existence have to do with me? What is the original 'protagonist'——"

"Don't you understand yet? This is a story that was started by you. In fact, it is with you that this multiverse was officially born."

Dr. Manhattan said calmly, "If you still don't understand, then listen to the original story that has not been changed, which is also your own story. In this space I created, 'time' is the most abundant thing."

"……what story?"

"It's the story where you are the 'only protagonist'."

In Zheng Zha's eyes, the book in Dr. Manhattan's hand changed, and he opened it again -

"A story called "Infinite Horror"." (End of this chapter)