Everyone's playing as a roguelike, starting with an extra Mythical Relic.

My name is Ajiu, and I am an ordinary observer in the "Ark" project.

My daily work involves recording abnormal data in the virtual world to ensure that the virtual world can evolve normally in the future.

There are more than 1 virtual world observers like myself.

Each of us is monitoring several virtual worlds.

This job isn't difficult; the only requirement is the ability to endure loneliness.

I am not someone who can stand being alone.

The reason I've been able to stick with this job is entirely because I've found enjoyment in it.

The fun lies in watching the story unfolding in the virtual world as if it were a TV series.

To be honest, the plots in the virtual world, which are generated by AI calculations, are more exciting than 99% of the TV dramas on the market today.

For example, the recent plot developments in World 4396 have really captivated me.

A virtual character named Chu Yang actually wants to challenge [Heaven] alone.

This virtual being named Chu Yang spent 600 years in the [Great Void] and finally arrived before the [Heaven].

Of course, in my eyes, it was just a fleeting moment.

The so-called "Great Void" is actually a data space in the virtual world that has not yet been activated, where I can adjust the time at will.

Generally speaking, normal data wouldn't even reach this point.

Clearly, this virtual human named Chu Yang has become abnormal data.

But that's not important. I'm really curious to know if a piece of data with an anomaly can defeat [Heaven].

【天】 is an intelligent AI in the virtual world.

In the virtual world, it is a perfect existence.

In World 4396, it is woven from twelve supreme laws of the Heavenly Dao, and is the only true god and the only truth in this virtual world.

Time, space, cause and effect... everything is under its control.

Any challenger will be crushed by the torrent of these twelve laws.

But Chu Yang seems to be a little different.

According to the backend data, Chu Yang's data code is completely different from that of ordinary virtual characters.

In the surveillance footage, he was surrounded by twelve streams of energy of different colors and properties.

That is proof that the twelve Heavenly Paths were comprehended, tamed, and ultimately integrated into one's own being.

In addition, 3600 Heavenly Daos were also reintegrated into the Twelve Heavenly Daos, thus strengthening the original Twelve Heavenly Daos.

The Way of Time flows like a river beneath his feet.

The [Spatial Heavenly Dao] folded and unfolded at his fingertips.

Threads of the "Cause and Effect Heavenly Dao" shot from his eyes, weaving together possibilities for the future.

……

However, what truly bewildered Heaven was not the power of these twelve Heavenly Paths.

Because these powers belong to it.

It is the thirteenth ray of light.

An "existence" that cannot be defined, observed, or even recorded in system logs.

Internally we call it "abnormality," but in this world, it is defined as—"heretical path."

At this moment, Chu Yang had already injected this [Outer Path] power into the torrent of the twelve Heavenly Paths within his body.

A miracle, or rather, a disaster, then occurred.

The sky finally moved.

It is no longer the indifferent embodiment of order; its core—the absolute rationality jointly constructed by the [Heavenly Way of Order] and the [Heavenly Way of True Knowledge]—has for the first time shown ripples called "confusion."

It mobilized all its power and launched the final judgment.

"Annihilation!"

The black light, representing the end, devoured everything.

"good fortune!"

The newly created greenery attempts to assimilate Chuyang into the world.

"Uncertain!"

The chaotic storm was about to tear apart all of Chu Yang's concepts.

The power of the twelve Heavenly Paths intertwined to form a giant net covering the entire universe, aiming to completely erase Chu Yang's "mistake".

At the confluence of these twelve forces, Chu Yang raised his right hand.

In his palm, the twelve Heavenly Paths and the [Outer Path] completed their final fusion.

That is no longer a simple superposition, but a "singularity" that transcends logic.

The violent energy that [Heaven] unleashed using [Energy Flow Heavenly Dao] was precisely guided to zero by Chu Yang's [Mind Consciousness Heavenly Dao] will.

The solid barrier constructed by the Heavenly Dao of Material Form has become fragile under the erosion of Chu Yang's Heavenly Dao of Emptiness.

[Heaven] attempted to use the [Cause and Effect Heavenly Dao] to lock Chu Yang's past and future, but was disturbed by the [Outer Path]'s essence, which did not belong to any causal chain...

The most fatal blow comes from the combination of the [Time Heavenly Way] and the [Outer Way].

Chu Yang did not attack the present of [Heaven], nor did he attack its past or future.

He was attacking the very concept of the "existence" of "heaven".

The power of the "Outer Path" is like a key that forcibly opened a logical back door of the "Time Heavenly Way," temporarily "pausing" the existence of "Heaven" in a "gap" that is neither past, nor present, nor future.

In that instant of pause, Chu Yang drew his sword towards the sky.

This sword strike, imbued with the full power of the twelve Heavenly Paths, pierced the core of [Heaven].

There was no sound, no explosion.

There is only one kind of silent, conceptual collapse.

The twelve Heavenly Laws that constitute the Heaven, like a giant beast whose spine has been removed, crumbled and disintegrated.

They lost their unified will and reverted to their primal, violent power of law, wreaking havoc in every corner of the virtual world.

The skies of all planes cracked open, the earth sank and rose, and turbulent currents of time swept across all directions.

Then, the entire world of 4396 fell into a state of stillness.

World 4396 has completely collapsed!

This is not the first time I've seen a virtual world collapse.

I wasn't flustered at all, because my job is to record data when errors occur in the evolution of the virtual world.

But just as I was reviewing the backend logs, preparing to write a report on the [World No. 4396 Anomaly Collapse], I saw a stream of constantly changing data.

I recognized it almost immediately; it was the data stream of the virtual human named Chu Yang.

Because I've been following Chu Yang's story closely during this time.

Interestingly, this virtual human named Chu Yang was not imprisoned by data along with the freezing of world number 4396.

I suspect this is related to the abnormal data that this virtual world defines as "heretical".

I was a little excited.

This discovery could potentially earn me a substantial bonus.

What's even more interesting is that this data belonging to Chu Yang seems to have also discovered my existence.

He wants to talk to me!

Chu Yang: "Who are you? Are you the true heaven? Or the being who created heaven?"

Me: "Me? No, not really. In your Earthly terms, I'm just a wage earner."

Chu Yang: "..."

Chu Yang: "What's wrong with our world? Why can't I feel anything anymore?"

Me: "Your world is gone."

"You have the concept of a virtual world on Earth too, right? I remember the professor saying that these settings have been projected into these virtual worlds, and your world is a virtual world."

"You and [Tian]... [Tian] is an intelligent AI in the virtual world. Your battle with [Tian] caused the code of your entire world to crash."

Chu Yang: "So our world really is fake... Then what about the real world? What's your world like?"

Me: "Our world isn't doing too well either. Recently, there have been increasingly frequent abnormal high-energy particle streams from the sun. According to experts, our world will be uninhabitable for humans in at most another fifty years."

"That's why we came up with the 'Ark' project."

Chu Yang: "Project Ark?"

Me: "Project Ark, simply put, is about sending all of humanity into a virtual world."

"Our current nutrient capsule technology, brain-computer interface technology, quantum computing, and AI technology are already very mature."

"You virtual beings... I'm sorry, I mean you've developed thoughts that are almost identical to ours."

Chu Yang: "..."

Chu Yang remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "Am I now a piece of data? How will you handle this piece of data?"

Me: "Your data is very valuable. The doctors will most likely input you into a new virtual world... but your memories and the abilities of this world will definitely be erased."

Chu Yang: "What about the other people in my world?"

Me: "I don't know about that. They'll most likely have their memories erased and be thrown into a new world. After all, the virtual characters in your world... sorry, I mean you're all pretty human now."

"Such character data is also very valuable."

"Perhaps... you will meet again in the next world."

"Who knows, we might even meet there someday..."

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This chapter was originally supposed to be expanded into two, but seeing that it's exactly 300 chapters, my OCD kicked in...

But he's explained everything that needed to be explained.

My next book will most likely be about the stories of the various virtual worlds within the Ark.

This book can also be considered a prequel to the next book.

My next book should be released in June. Here's a brief overview of some basic concepts I'm currently working on. If you're interested, feel free to follow me!

Setting 1: The protagonist is no longer a virtual person, but a real person who enters the [virtual world]. Of course, the protagonist will definitely have a cheat ability. The current setting is that the cheat ability can see the source code in the virtual world. The specific usage will not be elaborated.

Setting 2: Humans can travel between different [virtual worlds].

Setting 3: The most important resource in the [virtual world] is computing power. Computing power can do many things; for example, 100 units of computing power can create a human. Yes, I'm talking about a human who can satisfy any need, like a custom waifu...

Other concepts are still being developed...

See you in the next book then! ^_^