Evolution Paradise, are you the disaster?

Chapter 854 The Power of Heaven and Earth

'I'm gradually understanding everything!'

Chu Xuan has reached a critical moment of decision.

Based on the information he had, he determined that the reason for the "first playthrough", "second playthrough" and "third playthrough" was the "Rule Monster - Formless", which was an extremely cheating and invincible mechanism.

By following the arrangements of "Wu Xiang" and adhering to the operational logic of the Demon Slayer organization, and helping "Wu Xiang" achieve victory in the three-way power struggle, this action will inevitably attract the attention of at least one monster.

By deviating from the script of "Formless," leaving the organization of demon hunters, and searching for the 'non-existent' culprit who is currently uncertain, thus causing "Formless" to fail, this move will most likely result in a "fourth playthrough."

The extraordinary monster behind the "Special Item: Parchment" can be seen, in a sense, as a pawn of Lord Meng Yi, representing the optimal solution offered by Lord Meng Yi, but one that cannot be directly chosen.

'Split up? Split up! Hahaha! What a brilliant split up plan!'

Chu Xuan completely overturned and started from scratch.

The roles of Zheng Zha, Ling Dian, and Ba Wang, who were sent away, became apparent. It was precisely because of the recklessness of the F3 that they were the most suitable candidates to come into contact with "antime".

Qi Tengyi and Colonel Chu, these two players with normal brains, are not good at dealing with "Antime" because they are very likely to trigger the "Antime" mechanism kill.

As for Zhang Jie, the prisoner?

Purely an add-on.

Bringing Zhang Jie along was simply to ensure that the trump card, the "Zhongzhou Team Captain Assessment Mechanism," wasn't activated too early.

'If we consider the scenarios of "first playthrough" and "second playthrough," it won't work regardless of which option you choose to help.'

Therefore, the "third playthrough" includes the choices given by Lord Meng Yi, which is also the reason behind the "special item - parchment".

The answer to whose side to turn to is now clear.

If your skill level isn't high enough, unless you're so desperate you don't want to live anymore, following the advice of a wise person is always the right thing to do.

So the question is, would Meng Yi be willing to ruin the Zhongzhou team? The answer is, of course, no.

'Buy time, try to get more chances to exploit the bug and restart the loop.'

'Searching for a path to success within an endless cycle of reincarnation.'

'No...it's not an infinite loop; there's a limit to the number of times. This limit depends on the members who temporarily join the 'Rule Monsters - Formless' faction and were recruited through the Demon Slayer organization.'

Chu Xuan noticed that the superpowers with deeper foundations were gone, which indicated that an increase in the number of "73 Rules of Conduct for Residents" could be dangerous.

'73? 73? 73?!'

If we replace the countries of the world with numerical algorithms, Japan is the number 73, and the lowest limit for the lost countries is about 100.

"In other words, after deciphering the trigger mechanisms of a maximum of 27 more 'Secondary Rule Monsters' for the 'Rule Monster - Formless,' it will attract the attention of another super-powerful monster."

Colonel Chu rubbed his temples in frustration; the outcome was not up to him.

He is able to pay attention to the degree of discretion and avoid triggering the 'threshold' as much as possible.

The question is, can the second team, consisting of Zheng Zha, Ling Dian, and Ba Wang—a trio of reckless men—accomplish their assigned tasks?

"To be on the safe side, we should start the fourth playthrough."

'I'll go check out the other side first and see what constitutes the most basic level of completion.'

Chu Xuan used the "Special Item: Parchment" to record his gains from the "Third Playthrough".

He slacked off during the rest of the "third playthrough," and as expected, on the eve of the end of the 10th day, he encountered the "reincarnation restart" of the "Rule Monster - Formless".

……

"Fourth time around," the place where Kayako and Sadako huddled together for warmth.

There's not much to say about the previous part. Chu Xuan, who tried his best to avoid exacerbating the "Rules Monster - Wu Xiang"'s cracking of the "Main God Space - Reincarnator's" action logic, sent "Wu Xiang - Zhao Ying Kong", who revealed his identity as an assassin, to investigate the newcomer and Li Shuaixi's condition separately.

"Zheng Zha, Lingdian, Bawang, do as I say."

Such and such, such and such.

To prevent those three idiots from ruining things again.

In the fourth round of intelligence gathering, Chu Xuan instructed Zheng Zha, Ling Dian, Ba Wang, and Qi Tengyi to stay put while he and Zhang Jie went to investigate the "non-existent".

"Let's go by the principle of proximity."

It doesn't matter much where we conduct the survey, and time is of the essence, so we might as well choose the land of China, which is the closest in terms of spatial distance.

Before Chu Xuan could act, the game progressed from "Fourth Playthrough" to "Fifth Playthrough".

……

"Fifth time around".

"What do you mean? Two folk ghost slayers? Zhao Yingkong's own number of ghosts is incorrect?"

Colonel Chu identified the suspicious points and instructed Qi Tengyi, who was somewhat intelligent, and Lingdian, who was relatively obedient, to prioritize their own safety and not to do anything unnecessary. He told them to play it safe if possible, and if they couldn't, to let Lingdian disrupt the script of "Rule Monster Wuxiang".

Qi Tengyi, Lingdian, and Zhao Yingkong went to investigate the situation and finally met the quota of two 'folk demon tamers' who subdued Sadako and Kayako [but not including the doomed 'Wuxiang·Zhao Yingkong'] .

'Record: I overestimated "Rule Monster - Formless," or perhaps the pressure was too great; it behaved rather conventionally.'

'Record: Either don't make contact, or if you do, you'll be affected by the script of the "Rule Monster - Formless." You can be deceived, you can be replaced, but you cannot refuse.'

After the hasty failure of the "fourth time around", Chu Xuan summarized the two underlying logics of "Rule Monster - Formless".

"Troublesome, two personnel quotas are locked."

There aren't many survivors left in the Zhongzhou team.

Meng Yi couldn't be included. Chu Xuan, Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha, Ling Dian, Ba Wang, and Qi Tengyi—a total of six people—were initially taken by "Rule Monster - Wu Xiang," with two of them already occupied. Choosing the best among the worst, the combination of Qi Tengyi and Ling Dian was the theoretically optimal arrangement Chu Xuan had come up with.

Zheng Zha? Overlord? Forget about those two, we don't need these two idiots for intelligence gathering.

Zhang Jie, a trump card that cannot be used lightly, only felt at ease when Chu Xuan personally kept him by his side.

'Dividing into two teams' is dividing into two teams, and it is also dividing into three teams.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. At this stage, Colonel Chu, who has to do everything himself, is experiencing firsthand the fate of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who died from overwork.

……

The moment when "Rule Monster: Daytime - 12 o'clock" and "Rule Monster: Nightmare - 12 o'clock" clash.

The right time, the wrong place, prevented Chu Xuan and Zhang Jie from entering the "Non-existent Inner World".

If one day isn't enough, then try ten.

If it doesn't work the first time, try ten or a hundred times.

Fourth playthrough → Fifth playthrough → Sixth playthrough...

After a series of tedious and exhaustive trials, at the end of the "tenth playthrough," Chu Xuan finally found the correct location, which was the blank space that "Dachang City" had once corresponded to.

With the "eleventh cycle" beginning, without any hesitation, Chu Xuan led Zhang Jie to successfully infiltrate Dachang City, the "non-existent inner world," on the first evening.

"The mechanism of good trash fish is strange."

Colonel Chu, who had easily dealt with several "Otherworld Supernatural Monsters," was in a rather complicated mood.

The vast majority of the mechanical monsters in the "Inner World" have a maximum limit of only planetary-level scale.

Any member of the Central Continent Team who possesses a special item can forcibly break through the mechanics of the supernatural monsters.

The difficulty of the "Surface World" is like a battle of gods, while the difficulty of the "Inner World" is like BabyBus.

Even brutes like Zheng Zha, Ba Wang, Ling Dian, and Zhang Jie can run rampant with their overwhelming individual martial prowess.

"No, that's not right."

“They should have been very strong, not this strong. It’s as if some indescribable monster devoured their essence, leading them to this state today.”

Who did it? "Rule Monster - Formless"? The giant behind "Special Item - Parchment"? Or a 'third party' shrouded in mystery?
"The record, the third party that caused the 'non-existent phenomenon' to occur, is the culprit behind the 'inner world.'"

Chu Xuan pondered how to proceed.

From a purely rational perspective, the abnormal within the normal is abnormal, and the normal within the abnormal is abnormal.

In the "other world" where all the supernatural beings are weaklings, encountering anything outrageous means you've found the right direction.

"I already have the answer in my hand: 'Special Item - Parchment'!"

For the remainder of the "eleventh playthrough," Chu Xuan focused on the "inner world - Yang Jian," because Yang Jian also possessed the "special item - parchment."

……

The "Twelfth Cycle" begins.

"What are the specific actions? How do we bring 'Yang Jian from the Inner World' to the 'Outer World'?"

Chu Xuan subconsciously pushed up his glasses.

Known information:

① The ruler of the "inner world" is the 'third party' that causes the "non-existent phenomenon" to occur;
②The "Surface World" is a chaotic battleground where "Rule Monsters - Mugen" and a bunch of "Secondary Rule Monsters" elbow each other.

③ The person behind the "Special Item - Parchment" in the "Inner World - Yang Jian" is a hunter who hides his tracks and patiently waits to win.

"Conflict requires a direct clash between 'formlessness' and '???'."

The fog that had been shrouding the area ahead gradually dissipated.

"The two separate action plans must be carried out simultaneously."

"First, members temporarily joining the Demon Slayer organization must increase the number of 'Rule Monster' related mechanics deciphered in the 'Surface World' from 73 to 100, and seize the opportunity to enter the 'Inner World' during a brief period of inattention."

"Second, the members who go to the 'Inner World' must help the 'protagonist, Yang Jian' complete his journey within 10 days; and at the same time as the first team, find a way to return from the 'Inner World' to the 'Surface World.'"

Knowing what to do doesn't mean you can easily achieve it.

Option one is only suitable for Chu Xuan, who can continuously increase the number of attempts and errors.

Similarly, Option 2 also falls within Chu Xuan's scope of work.

"Sigh, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. I need a teammate with brains. I've really had enough of the Central Continent team."

Speechless with exhaustion, Colonel Chu had no choice but to continue experimenting and devising a comprehensive, step-by-step process for overcoming the challenges.

……

"Twelfth cycle" → "One hundredth cycle".

With the ten-day cycle of a hundred lifetimes imposed upon him, Chu Xuan completed the plan to speedrun through the life journey of "Yang Jian, the protagonist of the story" in the "Inner World," found the route for the "Inner World" to return to the "Outer World," and pushed the number of "rule monsters" he had deciphered to the critical point of 99.

Midway through, Zheng Zha, Lingdian, and Bawang's exclusive items became consumables for Chu Xuan's trial and error.

"You only get one chance; it's either life or death, nothing more!"

Looking at the densely packed records on the "Special Item - Parchment," Chu Xuan's eyes were deep.

(End of this chapter)