Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

And so, Assam left.

The journey was painless, even somewhat joyful.

For a moment, Lin Fan and the others didn't know whether they should be sad.

"puff!"

After completely stopping the burst of energy, Lin Fan spat out a mouthful of blood.

"It's alright," he quickly replied.

"Lin Fan, is serial number 405 really that important?"

"And what kind of world is he talking about?"

"Why did he say he was a fake?"

Tyson Bolt didn't quite understand what he was hearing.

Lin Fan pondered for a moment:

"The serial number 405, being the last digit, is naturally very important."

"While the 'Treasure Hunter' ability isn't a combat skill, its key lies in its potential to find the world's greatest treasure."

"But that's not the problem right now."

"Instead, a role called 'Cleaner' is set to replace 'Treasure Hunter'!"

Viewers had previously mentioned that his final identity was that of a "treasure hunting expert," so Assam's statement was a double affirmation.

Lin Fan is now basically certain that the person with the identity of "cleaner" is the enemy!

"Judging from Assam's words..."

"If there were no 'treasure hunters' in this world, then the 'cleaner' would have a completely secure position with serial number 405."

"If that were the case, the 'cleaner' wouldn't be able to truly occupy the entire position."

"Judging from the timing of Assam's awakening and the fact that viewers have previously encountered the 'treasure hunting expert,' Assam seems to be someone who fills a void."

"He didn't have much time to say, but I could sense that something must have happened that made it difficult or impossible for the 'Treasure Hunting Expert' to awaken, so he appeared and filled that void."

"Successfully survived until the new 'Treasure Hunter Expert' appeared and developed to Tier III."

"I don't know who's orchestrating this game behind these identities, but currently it seems the 'cleaner' is in the lead, given that it now occupies the 405 serial number position."

"As for what happens next, things might change..."

After all, Assam said that Tier III was a signal to reclaim the 405 position.

"I think the existence of the 'cleaners' serves no other purpose than to target the 'treasure hunters.'"

After a period of independent thought, Wang Qingqing shared her brief insights:

Assam was unaware of the "cleaner's" purpose; he was simply instinctively protecting his identity as a "treasure hunter."

"Is it possible that the 'cleaner's' goal is to make the 'treasure hunter' disappear from this world completely?"

"This way, we can prevent it from finding a certain treasure."

"That's possible," Lin Fan nodded. "However, your answer requires a prerequisite."

"That means there's a great treasure in this world that only 'treasure hunting experts' can find."

"However, the possibility is not high. If that were the case, Assam's last words would not have been like this."

"But we can't completely deny it; what if he himself didn't even know it?"

Lin Fan paused for a moment, then continued, "However, my intuition tells me that the answer probably has nothing to do with the 'treasure hunting expert,' but rather lies with the 'cleaner.'"

"This identity probably serves some purpose, which is why it has to occupy the position of an identity."

Lin Fan's scheming expression, like a frog constantly touching your belly, made Wang Qingqing want to laugh.

After saying this, Lin Fan shook his head vigorously, a habitual action he took to shake off his tangled thoughts.

"Let's go."

"Let's find Chen Xi first."

"Maybe he knows something about the cleaning lady?"

......

......

At the unseen ascending passage.

Chen Xi could vaguely see a city above.

This scene reminded him of a movie called "Upside Down".

Judging from the vertical distance, the five people are currently located at the waist of the ascending passage.

At that moment, all five of them stopped in their tracks.

It wasn't that they encountered any danger, nor was it cold. Although the temperature here was getting lower and lower, it didn't affect Chen Xi and his group of five much.

What truly stopped them was a familiar building!

In the distance, there was a building they were very familiar with.

Black Tower!

"Wow, there's a black tower inside another black tower, like a nested doll!"

Yang Wei grumbled.

"This isn't a nesting doll; this should be our way home, right?"

"I remember Chen Xi saying before that anyone who enters the Black Tower through the Black Tower Gate will receive a coordinate."

"That's the way back for them."

"None of us actually entered through the Black Tower Gate, so we don't have that coordinate."

"But the Black Tower must have closed down a long time ago, right?"

"I was quite surprised by the location; it's near Paradise Lost."

Yan Mingliang was slightly surprised, but quickly recovered and replied calmly.

"Actually, the location of the Black Tower is not surprising."

"We are outside, and no matter where we are, we can see the Black Tower and it will always be at the same distance."

"This in itself demonstrates the indeterminacy of its position."

"Similarly, the 'Black Tower of Homecoming' inside is also like that, except that instead of being eternally equidistant, it is now randomly distributed."

"Its location isn't fixed, but what we're seeing now isn't the Black Tower we can normally return to!"

"Because the coordinates of the Black Tower in my mind don't point to the actual location of the Black Tower now!"

Truth rarely speaks out.

It was only then that Yang Wei and the others remembered that truth also entered through the gate of the Black Tower, and that he also had coordinates in his mind.

Chen Xi didn't speak, but nodded.

The truth is right; the "black tower home" in his mind is not in the direction of the black tower in front of him.

Furthermore, none of the information he knew contained any information about the Black Tower other than the "Homecoming Black Tower".

And Paradise Lost has no Black Tower sign.

"Let's go take a look then."

Chen Xi pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

His tone was steady and confident.

Chen Xi's combat power has now truly surpassed the ceiling, and by a significant margin.

After leaving the Infinite Canyon, Chen Xi activated the [Overlord Domain] to continuously increase his power, and has not yet reached its limit!

The upper limit of the "school bully" identity gave Chen Xi an unexpected surprise.

Chen Xi's current power is even stronger than that of the "transmigrator" in his reverted form!

However, there is a minor drawback: the inability to use the power of other identities makes it a uniquely domineering trait of the "school bully."

And so, the five of them continued on their way.

Before long, we arrived at the city above.

......

......

"Um?"

"Isn't this the old landfill?"

Wang Qingqing frowned as she looked at the smelly place not far away, recalling some unpleasant memories.

Lin Fan didn't speak, but glanced at the hand holding the vacuum cleaner, which was mimicking Chen Bo's pointer.

"Looks like Chen Xi went to Paradise Lost!"