The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 499 The Worst Case
The progress of the world instance has attracted the attention of not only the Wilderness Realm but also the Realm of Reason.

The future landscape of the Abyss dungeons and the future direction of the world will depend on the outcome of the world dungeons.

At the headquarters of the Brightness Society, Huanxi, dressed in a bright red kasaya, sat cross-legged in his meditation cave, lost in thought.

His eyes were closed, and he turned the prayer beads in his hands, making them spin round and round, but he could not shake off his troubles and enter a state of joyful and carefree meditation.

He couldn't calm his mind.

He opened his eyes and looked at the stone wall in front of him. A map of Blue Star was projected on the stone wall, with countless points of light flashing on the map, their arrangement revealing an inexplicable mystery.

These points of light were designed so that each one represents a completely out-of-control, corrosive replica that appeared on Earth.

Among the points of light, only one point of light was dim and did not light up, making it particularly conspicuous among the many bright lights.

The dimension it represents, called Midnight Graveyard, hasn't completely spiraled out of control because of one person: Peace.

That guy was even more troublesome than the painter. The Guangming Society rarely made mistakes, but every time they got involved with him, the result was always unsatisfactory.

No wonder his subordinates were incompetent. In the Anthem Company instance, he used a branch of the World Tree as a price to create an avatar to descend upon the Desolate Realm, but it was also driven back by Peace.

He was deeply impressed by the monster's unusual behavior.

Peace not only possesses authority in the Desolate Realm, but also various unimaginably powerful skills. If the two sides were on the same level, even he would not be confident of defeating Peace.

It was precisely because of their fear of peace that he and Mercury elevated the importance of the World Dungeon to three levels.

Not only did they pay a huge price by releasing four fantastical divinities into the desolate realm, but they also replaced the members entering the world instance with three-legged golden crows.

The Three-Legged Golden Crow ranks in the upper-middle tier among lower-level gods. Not to mention the world dungeon of the Desolate Realm, if the Crimson Courtyard of the Desolate Realm were not a safe zone, the Three-Legged Golden Crow's strength would be more than enough to sweep through the Desolate Realm by itself.

Even he, before entering the Realm of Principle, had no power to fight back against the Three-Legged Golden Crow.

Perhaps the psychological trauma left by peace was too great, because even with such thorough preparation, he still felt it was not enough and even devised a third plan for the worst-case scenario.

He didn't want things to get to that point if he could.

Because that's the worst-case scenario, both for the Light Society and for the world as a whole.

While he was pondering, a communication request appeared on the wall, and the applicant was none other than Mercury.

His heart skipped a beat, and an ominous feeling welled up inside him.

He pressed the answer button, and a rectangular video frame popped up on the wall, showing Mercury's face inside.

Mercury was in a bad state; he was severely injured, which had damaged his very essence, leaving him extremely weak.

Although Mercury was disheveled, he appeared remarkably relaxed. He said:

"Boss, we ran into some unexpected problems. Those Order faction guys actually managed to release the Faith Virus here, and they anticipated our actions, so they modified the Faith Virus, rendering our defenses useless."

"But it's not a big problem. Kuafu and I managed to send the three-legged golden crow across before the rainbow bridge collapsed."

"He merged with the sun of the world instance, which will allow him to survive until the instance ends before being dealt with by the administrator, enough for us to complete our plan."

Although Mercury was optimistic about the future, he felt uneasy despite his joy. However, as the leader, he couldn't show it, and simply said:
"Thank you for your hard work. Come back now, and I will find a way to repair your original essence."

Mercury smiled and said, "It's all for a bright future."

After hanging up the call, she joyfully turned her prayer beads and silently recited scriptures.

He personally oversaw the divinity of the Three-Legged Golden Crow and the great tree that fused with its divinity, as he was very familiar with the Three-Legged Golden Crow's strength.

He has personally experienced world dungeons and understands their difficulty, so he shouldn't encounter any trouble.

Before he could even complete one rotation of his prayer beads, another communication message popped up on the wall.

This time, instead of his heart skipping a beat, he stood up straight from the ground.

The contact person's name was prominently displayed as "Three-Legged Golden Crow".

There is a time flow difference between the world instance and the real world. Even if the world instance has special characteristics and the time flow ratio is not as large as that of the ordinary instance, cross-world communication is still not possible.

He didn't remember that Bonas equipped the three-legged golden crow with a time-reversing communicator.

The world instance isn't over yet, how did he get out?

When the call connected, a video popped up, and he saw a bruised and swollen face staring directly at him.

"Boss, mmm, boss..."

Before the three-legged golden crow could utter a single, fluent word, it began to sob and cry.

Huanxi clenched his fists, suppressing the urge to roar. He tried to remain calm and said:

"Calm down and tell me what happened, what's going on with the world instance."

The three-legged golden crow said:

"I don't know. As soon as I entered the world instance, I was chased and attacked by a giant dragon. It was very strong, and I was no match for it. It pinned me down in a lake and kept attacking me. I was almost swallowed by it."

Huanxi frowned and asked, "Is that giant dragon the embodiment of peace?"

The three-legged golden crow shook its head and said, "No, it is the native power of the world instance. I heard some people call it the Great Immortal Fate."

Huanxi couldn't believe what she was hearing. A god who ranked in the middle to upper tier among low-level gods was being beaten so badly by the natives of the desolate realm.

The veins on the top of his bald head bulged, and he squeezed the B-grade meditation prayer beads in his hand so hard that they creaked and cracked.

The three-legged golden crow described the events unfolding within the world instance in a flustered tone.

He spoke of a demon emperor even stronger than Da Xianyuan, and of Emperor Zhaoning, who could control more than ten thousand demigods. Fearing that Huanxi wouldn't believe him, he described the whole story in great detail.

But time was of the essence, and Huanxi didn't have much time to waste. He interrupted the three-legged golden crow and asked directly:
"And what about peace? Tell me, what did peace do?"

The three-legged golden crow paused, as if remembering something, and said, "Yes, peace, thanks to peace."

Click.

Huanxi crushed the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, a murderous glint in his eyes; he was thinking of cleaning up his own house.

The three-legged golden crow panicked and quickly tried to remedy the situation:
"Peace took out a divine mech that was ready for use and let a native of the instance ride it. The mech was very powerful. The native of the instance piloted the mech and broke through the golden-armored heavenly soldiers and defeated Emperor Zhaoning."

"On the other hand, He Ping used a special method to summon a mid-level god to descend upon the desolate realm and defeat the Demon Emperor."

Huanxi was taken aback and asked for confirmation:
"A projection of a mid-level god?"

The three-legged golden crow said, "It's not an ordinary projection, but an avatar with the power of a mid-level god. Even if it's not quite a mid-level god, it's not far off. That demon emperor, who was even stronger than the Great Immortal, was powerless to resist it and could only be unilaterally ravaged."

"After the Demon Emperor and Emperor Zhaoning failed, the Great Immortal Fate was subdued by the forces that were at Peace. They couldn't bother to suppress me and went to acknowledge me as their master."

"I was trained by the organization and originally thought I would fight them to the death, but then I thought that someone was needed to pass on information from inside the instance. I could only play a greater role if I was alive, so I used an item to escape the world instance the moment Da Xianyuan left."

Huanxi fell silent. No, what's going on?

Sending a mid-level lower-ranking god to the Desolate Realm requires extensive planning, preparation both inside and outside the instance, and comes at a great cost.

How can a peaceful and easy way bring a mid-level god to the desolate realm? Is that right?

However, upon further reflection, it seems that Peace has already restrained himself by joining the Abyss Game for only two months and gaining power and various secret techniques that he himself greatly covets. Inviting only one mid-level god to the world dungeon is already a sign of his restraint.

He felt a slight headache. He believed the virus could detect violations, so why didn't it also take care of peace?

An umbrella! There's an umbrella!

Peace can act so recklessly; there must be a protective umbrella behind him. There must be something going on between him and the Abyss Game Administrator!

Joyfully reciting scriptures to calm his mind, he said:
"I understand. You can go and rest now. Someone will confirm the details with you later."

Having said that, he didn't bother to listen to another word from the three-legged golden crow and simply shut down the communication.

A knock sounded at the entrance of the grotto. The God of the Internet, Bonas, piloted his hovering wheelchair into the grotto, approached Huanxi, and whispered:

"Boss, what should we do next?"

The Three-Legged Golden Crow's failure and the peaceful takeover of the world instance are undoubtedly the worst-case scenario, requiring the use of the final solution.

But is it really necessary to do this?

Once that step is taken, everything will be irreversible; the Light Society, and indeed the entire world, will be beyond redemption. Hmph!
There's no turning back, so let's not turn back!

A joyful voice said firmly, "Let them do it."

"I will shoulder everything and lead the world to a bright future. If there is no light in the future, I will find a way to create light!"

Bonas stepped down from his wheelchair, his gaze towards Huanxi filled with respect. He lowered his head, which was much larger than that of an average person, and solemnly said:
"For a bright future."

He made a phone call and said:

"let's start."

Above the blue planet, in the South Pacific Ocean, at Nemo Point.

This is the surface of Blue Star, the most remote location from land, nearly 2700 kilometers from the nearest landmass.

This sea area is extremely far from the ground and rarely visited by humans. Because it is surrounded by the South Pacific gyre, the seawater has very poor flow, making it difficult for nutrients to spread here. As a result, fish and marine mammals are very scarce here, earning it the nickname "oceanic desert".

However, what ordinary people don't know is that in this sea, which is the farthest from the ground, there is a huge artificial island called Abyss Island.

Abyss Island was established by four major organizations with the aim of controlling supernatural anomalies on Earth and regulating the behavior of Abyss game players in the real world.

All first-level and second-level forces recognized by the four major organizations must go to Abyss Island, sign the Extraordinary Person Treaty, and have their organization information recorded.

Those who refuse will be automatically considered to have violated the Treaty of the Extraordinary and will be hunted down by all organizations.

The archives on Abyss Island contain a vast amount of extraordinary information; any extraordinary disaster observed on Earth is recorded and archived here.

Besides recording extraordinary information, this place is also the largest prison for extraordinary individuals in the Wasteland.

As the supernatural proliferates and the abyss erodes reality, the number of wild supernatural beings in the real world continues to increase, and the number of supernatural criminals increases accordingly.

Minor characters with little ability are usually imprisoned nearby by the four major organizations. For example, a small prison for superhumans has been built underground in the Wanghai branch.

However, if the target is powerful enough to be imprisoned in an ordinary place, and they also have value and are not suitable for direct execution, then these powerful superhuman criminals will be sent to Abyss Island for imprisonment.

For example, there are dungeon bosses that erode reality, important targets on the wanted lists of the four major organizations, and members of the evolution faction within the four major organizations who are controlled by the Order faction.

The conflict between the evolutionists and the orderists is merely an internal contradiction arising from differing ideologies, not a deadly feud.

When the conflict ends and a correct path is determined, the other side will recognize reality.

Therefore, whether it was the Order faction in the Realm of Reason or the Evolution faction in the Desolate Realm, except for a very few people, most of them were found a quiet place to be imprisoned after being subdued, and there was no bloody purge.

At that moment, at Bonas's command, a mermaid leaped high from the sea, transformed into human form, and landed on the Abyss Island.

Before the alarm sounded on the island, she took out a conch shell, put it to her lips, and blew on it, making a sound that seemed like a call.

With the sound of the conch shell, the once calm sea instantly became turbulent, and the clear sky darkened.

Amidst the roar of lightning, a massive storm descended from the sky, unleashing a tsunami-like surge that engulfed Abyss Island.

All signals from within Abyss Island will be blocked by storms and tsunamis, preventing them from reaching the outside world.

In order to deal with the world dungeon, the Light Society sent four fantastical divinities to the Wasteland.

Three of them have already appeared: Hati, the Moon-devouring Demon Wolf owned by the White Wolf; Skul, the Sun-devouring Demon Wolf owned by the Tiger Fang Girl; and Heimdall, the Rainbow Bridge Guardian owned by the Serene Saint.

Even as the world instance reached its final stage, and the three-legged golden crows left, the last possessor of the illusory divinity still hadn't appeared.

It wasn't because the fourth person was too good at hiding, hiding even after all her teammates had died, but because she never entered the world instance from the beginning.

The fourth imaginary deity, named Triton, is a mythical sea messenger with the ability to control waves and storms.

The fact that she remained in the real world was Huanxi's backup plan.

The Three-Legged Golden Crow is, after all, a god of peak power. In Huanxi's calculations, even if things went down to the worst-case scenario and the Three-Legged Golden Crow entered the world's sub-division, it still wouldn't have achieved final victory. So even if Peace won, the victory wouldn't have been easy.

To defeat the Three-Legged Golden Crow, they must have used the strongest power in the Desolate Realm.

So regardless of the outcome within the world instance, since all the top players have entered the world instance, there will be a lack of top players in the real world.

At this point, if Triton, who possesses the strength of a lower-level god, were to make a move, he could easily take over Abyss Island.

Sometimes, the means to determine victory or defeat are not limited to the chessboard; victory or defeat can also be determined outside the chessboard.

As Huanxi had predicted, Triton put away the conch shell, took out a trident, and with seawater surrounding it, she gave a soft shout and threw the trident.

The defensive structures on Abyss Island can withstand an attack from ten ranked players working together for an hour, which is quite impressive. However, even the strongest defenses are only effective against players from the Desolate Realm.

Faced with divinity, the defenses on Abyss Island were utterly vulnerable, easily breached by the trident.

Triton had been to Abyss Island before and had simulated many paths before coming, so she went straight to the Extraordinary Prison as soon as she entered.

The world instance could end at any moment, so she didn't care about conserving her energy. She wielded her trident and unleashed her divine power.

Before the gods, mortals are like ants.

The guards of Abyss Island were not weak, but in the face of divine power, they could only tremble in fear.

Before they could react, they were swept high into the air by the howling wind, then crashed heavily onto the sea surface and were swept to the seabed by the tsunami.

Triton reached the outside of the extraordinary prison in just a few breaths. The prison's defenses and the guards' attacks could not break through the water surrounding her.

Just as she was about to repeat her old trick and throw the trident to smash the gates of the extraordinary prison again, she discovered that a large number of runes were beginning to light up around her.

She didn't understand mysticism or the contents of the runes, but her intuition told her that these runes were extraordinary and far superior to ordinary defensive structures.

The moment all the runes lit up, she was suddenly transported from the entrance of the extraordinary prison to a mysterious inner world.

An indistinct wall surrounded her, preventing her from leaving. She swung her trident, trying to tear open this space, but her invincible divine power was thwarted here.

Feeling her divine power being neutralized by the runes, a solemn expression appeared on her face.

Only gods can defeat gods. The fact that this place can withstand her attacks means that the runes that make up this inner world also possess divine power; they are divine runes.

The one who trapped her was a god-level scholar of mysticism.

The moment Triton discovered the truth, she knew that she could not complete the mission on her own.

She immediately picked up the conch shell and began to play it. Her divine nature was called Ocean Messenger. As a messenger, her divine nature had the ability to transmit information, which even the inner world constructed by divine script could not stop her from doing so.

She didn't have to wait long; in less than ten seconds, the inner world that had trapped her shattered.

Back in reality, she saw two more figures not far away: the girl with tiger teeth and the serene saint.

Before the world instance began, in order to avoid being found by the Peace and the four major organizations, and in order to have someone to pick up Triton in the worst case scenario, the three of them hid in the sea around Abyss Island from the very beginning.

Tiger Tooth Girl and Tranquil Saint choose to enter the instance at the edge of Abyss Island. As long as they choose to leave the instance, they will return to the real world, that is, the edge of Abyss Island, and reunite with Terry.

That arrangement, made back then, is finally coming in handy.

The two left the world instance just before it ended, giving up the rewards, but they showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Having taken the divinity of the Light Society, one naturally has to do things for the Light Society.

No matter how generous the rewards from world dungeons are, how can they compare to the divinity that players dream of? They can tell the difference between a watermelon and a sesame seed.

Triton looked at the two of them and asked, "You repelled the player who used divine runes?"

The Holy Son of Tranquility shook his head and said, "He was very vigilant. He left on his own as soon as he noticed our presence. We didn't even realize he was there."

The girl with the tiger teeth said, "Enough talk, let's break through the prison and rescue the people first. The world instance is about to end!"

Without another word, the three broke open the gates of the extraordinary prison and rushed inside.

In the shadows, Shi Ning looked at the broken gates of the extraordinary prison and let out a helpless sigh.

With his current physical form, using divine runes to trap Triton was already his limit; he was powerless to face three lower-level gods simultaneously.

Unfortunately, he anticipated that the Bright Society had a backup plan and personally came to patch up this last loophole, but it was still a hair's breadth short.

Prophecy cannot be changed; everything is in a cycle.

Was this world destined to suffer such a calamity?

(End of this chapter)