Life Dungeon Game

David opened his palm.

"You can't go back. Even if you survive my attack, you can't go back. This place is full of powerful monsters and there is no food. Even if you survive the monsters' attacks, you will still die in despair once you and your companions run out of rations."

"In this boundless deep space, have you ever missed your friends, missed your hometown? If you agree to cooperate with me, I can weave an illusion of your hometown for you, so that you and your friends can die in a beautiful dream. Wouldn't that be better?"

"It's precisely because of my hometown,"

He raised his mechanical greatsword, pointing it at the towering, indistinct giant, and said, "That's why I'm standing here."

He gazed at David,

"You went to all that trouble to bring us onto this ship, stirring up everyone's homesickness, and then letting them die longing for their hometown. I don't think it was for fun."

"It's a ritual, isn't it?"

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Chapter 641 The Ins and Outs / God Doesn't Care (A Super Large Two-in-One Chapter Seeking Monthly Comments)

"Ok?"

A hoarse, mechanical voice came from the enormous mechanical giant's mouth. He gazed at He Ao, his tone tinged with emotion.

“I originally thought no one could have guessed this. Even when I learned about this method, I was shocked and couldn’t understand it. But if you are the one who guessed it all, I’m not surprised.”

"Is the end of the ritual the real world?"

He gazed calmly at the enormous robot. "The lives of us, people from the main world, will eventually coalesce into something that can guide this ship to the real world, fueled by our intense longing for our homeland."

He paused, then continued, "Is it spacetime coordinates?"

In fact, everything that happened after He Ao and his group arrived at the Navigator, including the fact that they arrived at the Navigator itself, was not entirely without clues.

The most crucial clue is actually what A02 inadvertently mentioned: 'All devices capable of time travel can read the spacetime coordinates of their location.'

This statement actually reveals a fundamental clue.

The clues that connect all the major events that Heo has encountered so far, the boss, the Verola, and the 'painter' David in front of him.

That is 'spacetime coordinates'.

With this clue, and by applying it to all the events that have happened in the past, a clear and obvious thread emerges.

First, the first subordinate of the boss that He Ao 'encountered' was Bull of Dawn. Bull's purpose in going to Xidu was to kidnap Liu Nan and help the 'boss' get a spot to enter the ruins.

Although He Ao ultimately ruined the whole thing, the boss still managed to get the 'gravekeeper,' an inside man planted in the research institute, into the ruins.

The reason the boss wanted to enter the ruins was actually quite simple: he wanted to take the 'Time Beacon' that was currently in He's hands from the tower.

At that time, the time beacon was still damaged.

To obtain this spacetime beacon, the boss even forged administrator privileges within the tower and spent over a decade preparing.

Of course, his goal was definitely not just to obtain a damaged spacetime beacon.

The equipment for repairing time-space beacons that was on the Navigator must also be present in the ruins, but it may not be near the tower. Of course, there might not be enough time to get there in time.

The boss only needs to wait for the ruins to open again, that is, this time when the ruins open, enter the ruins again, and repair the time-space beacon.

Of course, due to some minor mishaps, he ultimately did not live to see the ruins open this time.

During the opening of these two ruins, the boss also got involved in another matter: 'the struggle for the Verola'.

The Verola, a device capable of traversing time and space, suddenly traveled back to the main world from the ruins, which seemed somewhat abrupt and random.

However, if we examine this event in its entirety, we can see that the appearance of the Verola was not actually random.

The Verola only appeared in the main world after the boss had the ability to acquire the 'Time Beacon'.

This train was actually deliberately returned to the main world; of course, this was also due to the involvement of someone whose name He Ao didn't yet know.

The angel's scheme.

If He Ao hadn't interfered, the car would have ended up in the boss's hands through Jin Ya, as originally planned.

At this point, in a timeline where Heo doesn't appear, the boss should possess both the 'Time Beacon' and the 'Velola'.

Next, he only needs to open the ruins normally once, arrange for someone to find the spacetime beacon correction device in the ruins, repair the spacetime beacon in their hands, and then record the coordinates of the ruins.

At this point, he possessed the Verola, a device that could travel through time and space, and also the correct coordinates of the ruins.

From the boss's perspective, the entire ruins will become his backyard. He can freely travel between the ruins and the main world. He will soon be able to utilize the resources of the ruins to expand and strengthen his business, and create new glories.

But what if, from another perspective, the boss was actually being pushed forward by someone else?

The boss doesn't have the power to influence the Verola to cross time and space at the exact moment and enter the main world.

At this point, things get interesting. If the boss successfully acquires the Verola and the Time Beacon, he will definitely prioritize etching the coordinates of the main world into the Time Beacon in order to return to the main world.

Then he will enter the ruins with a spacetime beacon containing the 'overworld coordinates'.

That's essentially equivalent to him personally delivering the spacetime coordinates of the main world to the ruins.

If there truly is a mastermind who controls all the threads of fate, then he should have already decided the boss's fate long ago.

The boss was already on the verge of madness due to his loss of self-awareness. As long as he was given even a little bit of external interference to tip the scales, he would fall into a twisted madness without even having to fight.

The boss's loss of cognitive control is clearly a problem caused by the talent sequence he possesses.

If the person who gives the boss this talent sequence information knows in advance that there might be a problem, but deliberately doesn't tell the boss, and then intentionally guides the boss toward cognitive loss of control in the subsequent process, they can manipulate the boss's madness and rationality at any time.

Like manipulating a puppet, they control the fate of the 'boss'.

In fact, several signs that He later discovered indicated that the boss had actually found some clues and taken some measures, but he may have ultimately failed to resist the temptation of having the ruins to himself and met his end in a dance with the devil.

Of course, due to a series of unexpected events, neither the Time Beacon nor the Verola ended up in the boss's hands, which indirectly led to the failure of the plan.

Therefore, the person behind the scenes had to make new arrangements to reacquire the spacetime coordinates of the main world.

At that time, He Ao had already noticed the anomaly on the Navigator and quickly realized that the Navigator incident was very likely the new arrangement.

Furthermore, this is combined with the "prophecy" given by the research institute's extraordinary item: "Those who enter the ruins normally will return."

Clearly, this entry into the Navigator was not a normal entry into the ruins.

At that time, He Ao already knew that they would most likely not be able to return to the main world normally.

However, he hadn't fully figured out how the person behind the scenes wanted to obtain the spacetime seat in the main world this time.

Mark.

At this moment, he connected the doubts and conclusions he had encountered since entering the Navigator with the results of his analysis.

These doubts can actually be summarized quite simply, because from the first World Tree superhuman who was corrupted to Iver's death, they were all repeating the same thing: 'going home,' or 'homesickness.'

They each longed for different things, but the root of their longing was the same: homesickness.

Of course, the biggest suspicion is actually that David is impersonating 'Ye Yun'.

This guy would whisper "go home" in He's ear every now and then.

By then, He Ao had realized that this 'Ye Yun' was an imposter, but after seeing through the disguise, what was more important was understanding the purpose of the other party's disguise.

In fact, the absence of the 'fake Ye Yun' does not affect He Ao's entry into the core area at all. David only needs to provide some guidance from behind the scenes and does not need to stand on the stage.

Unless he has a compelling reason to step into the public eye.

This reminded Heo of 'rituals,' something that requires following specific procedures.

Those who participate in the ritual, or rather, these chosen 'sacrifices,' must die with a certain longing for home in order to complete the ritual.

This kind of longing can be evoked by pollution and illusions for people who are not very resistant to pollution, but it is troublesome for people like He Ao who are somewhat resistant to pollution and are not so sentimental.

The appearance of the 'fake leaf cloud' serves two purposes: to close the distance and facilitate a sneak attack.

Another important purpose is to use this close but not very close identity to subtly evoke He Ao's longing, thereby making He Ao a suitable 'sacrifice'.

This can be seen from the fact that David was just trying to evoke his homesickness.

Of course, this conjecture about the ritual and the previous analysis about the person behind the scenes were actually analyzed separately at the beginning. At that time, the two clues had nothing in common, so He Ao did not combine them in his thinking.

However, in the end, these two lines naturally connected.

The thing that connects these two lines is quite simple: the 'Vilora'.

An undeniable fact is that the Verola actually returned to the main world from the ruins.

Theoretically, however, a spacetime coordinate is required to travel from the ruins to the main world. But if the person behind the scenes knew the spacetime coordinate of the main world, they wouldn't need to go through such a complicated process.

Therefore, there must exist something that can replace spacetime coordinates, or something that can communicate with spacetime coordinates.

This is the inherent attribute of the Verola: it is a travel train, a travel train from the main world, and travel trains must eventually return to their starting point.

In a sense, this is also a 'return home', which certainly has special significance in the field of occultism.

Of course, Heo and others, as living beings, cannot be equated with the extraordinary object, the Verola, but there may be similarities in the origins of mysticism.

At that moment, He Ao realized that the entire massacre aboard the Navigator was actually a ritual, a ritual in which their lives and their longing for their homeland were offered as sacrifices.

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The final result of the ritual will most likely be the 'coordinates' of the main world.

When asked about 'spacetime coordinates', David did not answer the question directly.

His tone carried a hint of helplessness, "He Ao, you should know that this is for the future of the world, for the survival of our homeland, and some things are necessary."

"So what you mean by 'for the future of the world' is bringing the power and corruption of evil gods back to your homeland?"

He Ao sheathed his mechanical sword and calmly stared at him.

“He Ao, I believe you must have seen the relevant information at the research institute.”

David gave a hoarse laugh.

"The ruins are approaching the real world, the pollution is increasing step by step, but the number of superhumans is no longer increasing. You, the research institute, the World Tree, and even the upper echelons of the major superhuman organizations are all very clear about what kind of future we will face."

"One day, the pollution in our world will break through a certain limit, the bizarre and the insane will completely exceed the control of the supernatural organizations, dangerous knowledge that cannot be controlled will spread like an explosion, and eternal darkness will suddenly descend on a certain night."

"When the final moment of destruction arrives, no one can escape."

He lowered his head, his huge, scarlet, fleshy eyes staring at Heo.

"It was only a matter of time before our world's coordinates were exposed. You saw the 'present' of the ruins, and you also saw the 'present' of this ship. In a sense, you also saw our future. Look at the dried bloodstains on the floor, and every scratch mark on the wall. They are the desperate cries of the dying in the midst of destruction."