I changed the timeline with the game.

Chapter 1132 Is the End of Sephiroth the Real Truth?
And the truth is:
In order to imprison the "divine abominations" of the spacetime folds, Sephiroth transformed the entire civilization into a giant cage, but on the day of his success, he was devoured by the cage itself and disappeared completely along with Utopia.

Whether it's 'time-space folds' or 'prison'

He had already witnessed the authenticity of these answers firsthand, so there was no need to deny them.

But is that really the truth?
Is there any possibility that the apocalypse ending of "Imprisoned Gods" might be the following:
instead,
It is the end of the world.

What kind of game is it between humans and gods?

The handsome scholar organized all the information he had gathered, and then began his journey to continue the 'game'.

But as time began to pass, the sheer volume of information from Caroline left him seemingly lost in thought and in a daze.
So, Miss Hacker was unusually sarcastic:
“Hello, Mr. Rhein.”

Were you startled by this sudden news? Why aren't you replying?
whee."

"If this kind of news alone is enough to scare me away, then I should choose to leave Tokyo now."

Su Wenwen smiled and shook her head.

He then continued in the Dawn system's private channel:
"It's just that the plan has changed."

Sensing that he was putting on an act of composure again, the witch-like Caroline was a little curious:
"Speaking of which,"

What exactly was your initial plan?

"Using Chie as a bridge, I act as a fulcrum to communicate with these divine beings."

They have what I want.

"what about now?"

"I'm more interested in Sephiroth's research now."

If a cage's lock can be opened with a 'key,' then there must also be a key that can close it.

But hearing him say that,
Caroline gazed at the crimson cyber city before her, seemingly melting away in the torrential rain, and unusually shrugged:
“You’re overthinking it, Mr. Rhein.”

What do you think the resurrected civilization behind Tokyo is trying to do? They want to drag the entire Tokyo into these divine abominations!

Only in this way,
Earth, as the origin of the Fifth Era, will continue to collapse until those spatial folds are completely sealed.

If you're saying these technologies are the 'research of Sephiroth,' and you're only now trying to analyze them,

It's all too late.

"Is it late?"

Su Wen simply shook his head gently.

For others, this moment may already be the countdown to the end of Tokyo.

But for him:

This was just a fragment of a death-reload scenario.

Therefore, the handsome scholar simply nodded to the old man beside him:
"You're right, I do need this opportunity to 'dive deep'."

As a 'guide'.

He emphasized those two words.

Upon hearing Su Wen's fabricated rare ascendancy lineage, the others who had been looking down on him in the Bounty Hunter Association tavern surprisingly refrained from saying anything more.

The old man clasped his hands together:
"In that case, I don't think anyone else will have any objections, right?"

Having a guide to dive into unstable ruins is a rare occurrence even within the Bounty Hunters Guild.

Besides, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Inspector doesn't seem to trust us that much either.

"So you think there's a problem with the information they provided?"
Is there a problem with what I provided?

A man sitting in the shadows of a corner, who could only be vaguely seen wearing a feathered hat and speaking arrogantly, slammed a black steel dagger heavily into an oak table.
"Old Suzuki, aren't you underestimating us?"

"If the hunters don't have their own sources of information and are only relying on a 'guide' they've just met, do you think we can survive in the 'Dark Tide'?"

His gold-threaded cuffs had slipped down halfway, revealing a menacing scorpion tattoo on his forearm.

Upon seeing the tattoo, before Su Wen could say anything, a violent man further away grabbed a wine jar and smashed it to the ground. As the amber liquid exploded in the dust, he muttered:

"When did the Italian Bloodthorn become a bounty hunter?"
From my perspective,

You bunch of trash deserve to die even more!

The chains around his neck rattled, each knuckle wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, and he even made a throat-slitting gesture:

"Last month in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, I personally cut out the tongues of thirteen illegal immigrants."

And the people transporting these illegal immigrants, I think, must be your Bloodthorn Society.

The atmosphere between the two instantly became serious.

But others seemed to be used to this kind of scene. After all, bounty hunters were just a group of people who purely pursued profit, so it was perfectly normal for them to have a second identity.

Old Suzuki slammed his hand on the tavern table, his expression unusually grave, as if he had received some news.

"Quiet down, all of you!"
Time is running out for Tokyo. According to the latest information, a spatial collapse has occurred here.

This danger has exceeded the initial assessment by the Bounty Hunter Headquarters, escalating to Tier 3, Rank S. If you don't want to die, I advise you to leave now.

Compared to 'gold rush'.

Most of you are just courting death right now.

He glanced at the Italian Bloodthorn Society sentries in the corner and the assassin with the vicious expression, signaling them to shut up!

Their gazes then fell upon Su Wen and Natsume Chie beside him:

"As for you, the danger of this mission is no child's play. Let's get out of this city together."

But upon hearing the old man's words, Su Wen simply replied:
Don't worry,

I am capable of protecting myself, and even more capable of protecting my students.

But after he said that, he was met with stares from the others as if they were dead.

Compared to them, many more people chose to leave immediately after hearing about the high level of risk.

They came here for benefits, not to die.

Old Suzuki didn't try to persuade him further.
He was a member of the Bounty Hunters Association, but he had lived in Tokyo for almost his entire life, so he had no intention of leaving.

ten minutes later,

The underground hall, which was originally crowded with over a hundred people, now only had about twenty people left.

But apart from those inside the rooms, no one came out. Clearly, those in the waiting area, rather than the tavern area, probably had more sources of information.

However, compared to old Suzuki, who only received a vague answer, Suwen clearly had much more detailed information.

after all,

Caroline has delved into the data core of Deep Tokyo.

Even so, among the remaining twenty people, there were still those who disagreed and were at odds.

obviously,
Their conflict had already been brewing before Su Wen arrived.
"They ran away like that? What a joke!"

A man with a violent expression slammed his hand on the table, then glanced disdainfully at Su Wen, this 'first-tier noob,' before fixing his gaze on a certain man in the corner:
"I don't care about those useless trash who come here to die. Anyway, they won't even make a splash once they go in."

But it's best to deal with the Bloodthorn Society members first.

You're asking for it!

Just as the atmosphere between the two was about to reach a tense standoff, the Sir Owl clock hanging in the Bounty Hunters' Guild chimed seven times at a leisurely pace.

then,

All the candles in the association went out at the same time.

(End of this chapter)