Kevin, but he is a male mother in Xingtie with little Ai Li

Chapter 231 The Whole Planet Is Just a Meat Grinding Ground

The bounty hunter shrugged helplessly at first, then took out a wrinkled cigarette from his pocket quite skillfully, lit it with the flame flying in the air, and put it into his mouth.

A profession like bounty hunter sounds impressive, but in the final analysis, it is just a hyena that can be summoned and dismissed at will by those who are truly powerful and influential.

To be honest, if one can live a decent life just by having a stable job, how many people would really be willing to do such a thankless job?

But even with the information currently known, Kevin was able to deduce many details. For example, in this area called the Worm Star System, it seemed that the only creatures besides plants were various insects... Of course, according to the normal laws of nature, this phenomenon was entirely possible.

But the problem is, according to the other party, these bounty hunters have received the mission to clean up the insect life on this planet... Who would be so bored as to spend a lot of money to hire some hunters to clean up the insects on a planet?

What is quite coincidental is that the star god representing "reproduction" happened to be born on this planet at this moment - it is really hard not to wonder how much human factor is involved in this?

So, even the birth of a "Star God" can have traces of human manipulation? What kind of principle is this...

Just as Kevin was thinking with his head down, the voice of ScrewGum suddenly rang in his mind again -

"There is no need to go too far into the details of the story itself, Mr. Kevin - in the final analysis, everything in the simulated universe is just a little deduction. It can only reflect history, but it may not necessarily represent the real history itself... Maybe only "Star God" ’ Only then did we understand what exactly happened.”

“But there is indeed such a document in the club: […Taizyuros, a star god who ascended in hatred and loneliness; from the whispers of the ‘end’, it is known that his death will determine his birth. His entire life has been imprisoned in the fate of ‘reproduction’…]”

"Well... you know, many people in the club have never had respect for the gods. But there is one thing I can tell you clearly: the Star Gods can and can only act according to the core of their 'Primal Power'. For example, we never have to worry about 'Harmony' causing a storm that subverts the galaxy."

"Even if we say that there is an invisible hand behind this short story manipulating everything, from our perspective, we can only lament the insignificance of mortals."

From a side perspective, Screwgoom was indeed comforting Kevin not to worry about problems that he shouldn't worry about in this deduced story...but Kevin just doesn't like this feeling.

Carrying out massacres now because of the chaos that is bound to occur in the future is completely unreasonable no matter how you look at it.

But soon, as if to prove that Kevin really couldn't control what was happening, the smoke and roar of gunpowder instantly began to fill his senses -

boom----!

A deafening explosion suddenly sounded on a hilltop several dozen kilometers away from the two of them. Kevin could clearly see that it was originally a large gathering place for humans. But at this time, some huge insects and troops with obvious standard equipment were indiscriminately slaughtering the bounty hunters who had no rules.

The brutal war didn't even happen in this place... Even if Kevin magnified his senses to hundreds of kilometers away, he could only see countless massacres taking place everywhere.

The army versus the Zerg, the hunters versus the Zerg, the army versus the hunters, the hunters versus the army... With that loud noise as the clarion call, all kinds of killings are happening on this planet all the time, as if their fundamental purpose of coming here is to turn this planet into a meat grinder.

The Zerg are the lowest point in this war, because they not only have to accept endless hunting from all sides, but also have to be enslaved by the army at all times, and then in turn help them hunt their original tribe.

The forest before us, burning with flames, has become the only relatively peaceful place on this planet.

But just when Kevin was inevitably silent, he saw several strange insects as big as humans suddenly rushing out from the flames in front of him - they waved their limbs and rushed towards the two of them, but gave Kevin an indescribable weird feeling.

Before he could react, the bounty hunter beside him had already unhesitatingly drawn the gun from his waist and quickly pulled the trigger at the insects. After the silent roar, only a few huge pits remained in front of him, which was the only proof of their existence.

But Kevin clearly had no idea that any insects hunted and acted in this way. Their behavior was more like... a few humans struggling to survive in the flames than insects.

It would be a bit strange to simply describe their behavior as insect imitation, but Kevin's senses told him very clearly: they were just a few insects.

"Don't hesitate when facing these enemies, newbie."

"No matter what you think you saw, just remember this...On this cruel planet, only by destroying all other enemies you see can you become the only one who survives...Do you understand?"

From the outside, it seemed that the bounty hunter was just teaching the newbie he was leading. But Kevin was more inclined to believe that the other party had discovered something, but did not want to make these guesses public.

Kevin has also discovered that this "simulated universe" seems to not only freeze the senses of others and himself in the identity given by the "simulated universe", but also fix his own perspective on the perspective of this identity, so his senses will be deceived.

Because what he feels is real, what he can receive with his current identity.

So, should he now act according to the path deduced by the "simulated universe" system, or explore the world deduced by it based on his own will?

Chapter 232 There is no doubt that she is dead.

While the two of them were quietly waiting for the fire in the forest to gradually grow, rage, and finally die out, for some reason, ScrewGum did not give Kevin any more hints, and the bounty hunter seemed to have something on his mind and remained silent for a long time without saying a word.

In Kevin's mind, this half system time passed in an instant as if the fast-forward button had been pressed. The flames burning in the forest also began to gradually die out, but the sounds of fighting and explosions that continued to echo on the planet not only did not decrease in the slightest, but gradually became more and more intense.

Or it would be better to say that this war, which was like a slaughterhouse, had only just begun its final curtain call at this moment.

"How should I put it? This moment came later than I expected. But I should have thought of it earlier... The mastermind behind all this would probably not allow anyone to leave this place alive."

The bounty hunter who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke again, and his feet were already covered with burnt cigarette butts - it was obvious that his heart was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.

"It's almost time to go... Actually, I was thinking that if you were willing to find an excuse to leave, I would let you go for now... After all, even for the two of us, it's probably just a matter of dying sooner or later, rookie."

The next second after saying these inexplicable words, the bounty hunter naturally raised the gun in his hand, then aimed at Kevin and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The action of drawing the gun and shooting was very swift and decisive. There was no pause in the whole process. It was so smooth that even Kevin couldn't help but admire it.

Perhaps in the past hundred years, this bounty hunter who did not leave any name was once a legendary figure known among the stars. He had left behind several legendary deeds in this universe, which may still be circulating in the universe.

But what made Kevin feel even more incomprehensible was that even if he didn't take any proactive defensive measures, such an attack wouldn't really leave him with any significant injuries. But the fact was that he clearly felt the attack passing through his body, as well as the fleeting pain.

boom--!

It was not until the sound of the body falling to the ground that Kevin finally realized what had happened. After that, his perspective began to be raised slightly, allowing him to see the unfamiliar corpse on the ground.

This was not him, but the rookie who the other party mentioned had probably just joined the bounty hunting not long ago.

He might have had some happy or sad stories, and he might have fantasized about whether he could get rid of everything in the past and become a legendary bounty hunter respected by everyone... But now, all of this has disappeared.

In the deduction of the "simulated universe", this is just a carrier responsible for temporary possession, and the only names left are such as rookie and newcomer, that's all.

"It looks like the Simulated Universe has determined that your character has concluded his or her part in this story."

"But you don't have to worry. The prologue of this story has been drafted after all. Next, we can still witness the beginning and end of this story as bystanders... In any case, this can be regarded as a very significant breakthrough in the study of the footprints of gods."

At least as a guide, ScrewGum did a good job. He was always able to explain things to Kevin in a timely manner when he was confused, which was definitely much better than most scientists Kevin had ever met.

The only pity is that this is not the answer Kevin wants.

But what he knew so far was still too little, and Kevin had no reason to break the arrangement of these geniuses. All he could do was to follow what the other party said and quietly observe the development of this story.

After raising his hand to kill the newcomer he led, the bounty hunter sighed slightly, then silently moved the body on the ground into the still swaying forest fire. After confirming that the body was completely engulfed by the flames, he turned around and set off on the return journey.

Throughout the whole process, Kevin was like an observer in another dimension, only able to follow the other person's actions from a third-person perspective. It was like watching an immersive movie with the fast-forward button pressed.

After a series of trekking through mountains and rivers, crossing several battlefields and killing dozens of soldiers and hunters who were blood-thirsty in the battle, the bounty hunter finally arrived at his destination.

It was a battlefield that was countless times more brutal than any other place. In the chaotic fighting among multiple parties, blood, body parts, broken shells and mucus could be seen almost everywhere.

But in general, the well-trained army, which has even tamed many large insects, has the upper hand. They are constantly squeezing the living space of the insect swarms and hunters. According to this trend, it will not be long before this originally natural planet will only have the sound of "conquering".

But the bounty hunter had no intention of helping either party. He simply glanced at the battlefield, which was too cruel to describe, and then he hunched over and moved from the outer edge to the innermost edge of the battlefield - the largest gathering place for bounty hunters.

With his identity and blood all over his body, he easily reached the deepest part of the gathering place and met the leader of these bounty hunters - it was this leader with *Aha-level credibility* who was stubborn and tyrannical. After receiving the nightmarish revelation, he insisted on bringing everyone to this Worm Star Plain.

From Kevin's perspective, the golden curly-haired female leader stood up with her back to the light, and immediately drew her double guns to confront the bounty hunter below - in this respect, the two of them seemed to have something strange in common.

Under the hunters' questioning, the leader admitted without hesitation that he was consciously promoting this indiscriminate massacre. In order to push it to a climax, he even cast insect powder witchcraft on his "family" without any scruples.

Under the influence of the illusion, hunters and the swarm of insects became indistinguishable from each other, and at the same time, it provoked disputes between the army and hunters, pushing the massacre ritual to its climax.

Kevin even learned from their conversation that the leader was the object of the hunter's admiration. In this confrontational moment, the two expressed their feelings to each other, but the story did not develop in the direction expected by others.

The leader rejected the hunter's request for the two to flee the area, and instead asked the hunter to shoot him.

When the hunter tried to continue persuading, the leader decisively pulled the trigger, and the habit formed over decades made the hunter subconsciously roll forward and fight back.

One bullet flew past the hunter's ear, while the other pierced the leader's chest.

There was no doubt that she was dead.

Chapter 233 This is the moment of His birth

The cruel reality once again played a little joke on everyone - perhaps because the happy life of the two was quite unfair to the others who died here, so it also deprived everyone of this last possibility of beauty.

This time, the hunter could no longer suppress his emotions. He seemed to clearly understand that he should not be the survivor of this duel. After all, if not, why was the other party the leader of all people, while he was just an ordinary bounty hunter?

But no matter how pessimistic he appeared, to the two onlookers, it was just a vivid story that lacked any foreshadowing, nothing more.

"The emotions of organic life are like the tides, which often leave me puzzled... Only at this moment, I seem to be able to clearly feel the sadness in his heart."

The sound of ScrewGum sounded in Kevin's mind again at the right time, as if two audience members in a movie theater were sharing their senses with each other.

But Kevin did not respond. If he had let his body do what it wanted, the other party would probably have seen him hugging his chest, closing his eyes, and standing there in silence without saying a word.

He could understand such grief, and he also knew that with the instigation of the unknown mastermind, everything would eventually come to a similar ending... But now he was just a bystander of the story, and no matter what emotions he expressed, it was meaningless.

The hunter, who was the protagonist in the center of the battlefield, did not make them wait too long. He quickly recovered from his grief. After disposing of his lover's body, the hunter ran in the opposite direction of the battlefield without hesitation - it seemed that he wanted to escape from this meat grinder.

Even if he wanted to avenge his lover, it would be completely useless. Because he couldn't understand where the other party's mumbling came from, not to mention...it was he who pulled the trigger in the end.

It didn't take long for the bounty hunter to successfully reach the place where they parked their spaceships. It was visible to the naked eye that most of the hulls had been maliciously damaged. Obviously, these spaceships no longer had any ability to navigate in the universe.

After searching for a while, he finally found the only relatively intact spaceship among the wreckage - it was a spaceship he had customized for himself not long ago, and the entire cockpit could only accommodate him at most.

It was not until then that he suddenly came to his senses. He thought he had figured out everything, but only then did he realize that his lover had already made complete arrangements for him.

Perhaps the leader had already understood that in this bloody massacre, only a handful of people had the qualification to survive...she just gave up her own place.

But even if he could figure out the truth at this moment, it was all useless. The hunter boarded the spaceship to escape from the planet without hesitation, and at this moment, Screw Gum suddenly reminded Kevin thoughtfully:

"Attention, Mr. Kevin. An epic scene is about to unfold before us..."

boom--!

With the roar of the engine, the smaller spaceship rose from the ground in an instant. The hunter, whose whole body was leaning against the cockpit due to inertia, turned his head with some difficulty and looked through the glass at the battlefield below where people were still slaughtering each other.

These humans who claim to be the masters probably don't know that they are just one of the materials to be consumed in this play. And for these insects who occupy all life just by reproducing, they may not realize this until they die, right?

I just don’t know why the unknown mastermind behind all this wanted to happen?

At the moment when this thought suddenly flashed through the hunter's mind, an extremely bizarre scene suddenly appeared in his eyes: the swarm of insects that were about to be slaughtered suddenly gave up fleeing in the war and began the life behavior that had been carried out throughout their lives at the genetic level - reproduction.

In an instant, countless new individuals began to be born on the battlefield. They seemed to have broken through the limits of biological beings. From birth to adulthood and then to reproduction again... this behavior, which was so long that it would take their entire lives to express, was completed in just a moment.

Even more, the reproduction of those insects was not limited to their own kind, and the barriers of body size and appearance could not become the boundaries of their mutual reproduction. This crazy behavior soon caused the newly born insects to gradually deviate from their original appearance, constantly opening a new chapter for the biological lineage of the universe.

This unprecedented bizarre scene was completely incomprehensible. Not only was the hunter's eyes filled with fear, but even Kevin and Screwgoom were silent for a moment.

Just before the hunter's spaceship was about to leave the planet's atmosphere, a strange-looking insect suddenly appeared in his field of vision. It rushed into the sky in blood, broken shells, and mucus, leaving behind all the chaos, slaughter, and invisible gunpowder.

Even though he didn't really understand the cause and effect, it was as if a piece of information was suddenly stuffed into Kevin's mind, making him realize that this was the last member of the Coleoptera.

The crazy slaughter caused this insect to develop an emotion similar to hatred, and thus, as the last member of the species, he broke away from the boundaries of insects and became the "Star God" standing at the top of all creatures in the universe.

Perhaps it was the endless slaughter that made him feel afraid, or perhaps it was that being the only remnant of his species made him feel lonely - so he embarked on the path of "breeding", and the world began to be filled with his own species.

Before the hunters could completely leave the planet, the overwhelming swarm of insects had already devoured the battlefield below. They were even spreading in all directions at an extremely fast rate, as if they wanted to turn the entire planet into their paradise.

As for the humans who were able to dominate the battlefield at the beginning? They had long since disappeared under the overwhelming swarm of insects.

And the "breeding" star god who was born here had already left the planet where He was born in the sky, marking the real beginning of the locust plague that was about to sweep across the universe.

However, when Kevin looked up at the sky with the hunter, he always felt that there was a huge eye in the deep starry sky.

He was silently watching all this happening.

Chapter 234 [Chapter 1: Wings]

[Chapter 1: Wings]

After witnessing the ascension of "breeding", the surface was flooded by insect tides, and the hunter finally escaped from the termite star, the lavender fan grid once again obscured Kevin's vision - when he came to his senses again, he was already on a beach.

The subtitles that just appeared before his eyes also proved to him that the story had entered a new chapter, and he was about to begin playing another brand-new role.

But this time, Kevin didn't intend to just follow the rhythm of the plot. He planned to do something, even though he knew that this was just a story deduced by machines.

But who can be really sure that their own world is not woven by other people's lies?

Just as Kevin was about to check out the surroundings, ScrewGum's voice suddenly rang in his mind again: "This is incredible, Mr. Kevin. We have just witnessed the birth of 'breeding' for the first time from a mortal's perspective."

"I can feel that the springs in my body have been sped up by half a second... This is definitely not an illusion, but it may be that the power of fate has affected me through the 'simulated universe'. Mr. Kevin, please remember to be extra careful when dealing with the 'virtual star gods'."

Even though they knew that they were just a group of simulated "Star Gods", they had added the influence of fate in order to ensure the authenticity of the simulation, so...it was entirely possible that those "Star Gods" would do things that were completely contrary to the data simulation.

Even in virtual data, they are not something that humans can control at will. Otherwise, they would only need to simulate externally, so why would they need to send subjects in to take risks?

"The previous test subject was a quiet but lively little girl. Her body is very special, so in the simulated universe, we can let her play the role of the deceased Akivali, so as to increase the probability of attracting the 'Star God' to stop by."

"Although what you see from the perspective of 'exploration' is very different from that of ordinary people, it is also a protection for the little girl to some extent. And Mr. Kevin, even though the data shows that you are not abnormal for the time being, I still want to ask for safety reasons... Do you want to continue or terminate this simulation experiment immediately?"