All Realms and Worlds: The Lost Home

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A blinding white light suddenly tore through the pitch-black, eerie space.

Twisted stairwells, stench of blood, a crazed clown, and a desolate mountain of corpses.

All the terrifying and bizarre scenes, like a shattered mirror, instantly crumbled and vanished.

A dizzying, spinning sensation swept over my entire body.

The next second, both feet landed steadily.

Fresh air, warm sunshine, and clean streets.

The familiar city of Wuhan has returned to our view.

Completely clear the Mysterious Realm dungeon.

The bloody hunt that lasted all night has officially come to an end.

Ning Ye, Su Qing, and Nancy stood in the central square of Jiangcheng's main urban area, looking disheveled but unharmed.

His body was covered in undried bloodstains, his clothes were tattered, and his face was etched with fatigue and the marks of time.

But they are alive.

They are the only three survivors in the entire dungeon where a hundred people participated.

It even tore the deadlock apart, giving Jiangcheng, which was on the verge of collapse, a last glimmer of hope.

The moment the three returned, the blood-red, eerie mist that had enveloped the entire city of Jiangcheng and suffocated all the survivors began to dissipate rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The eerie black mist that had been floating in the sky dissipated layer by layer, and the sunlight that had been blocked for many days once again shone down on the earth.

The eerie roars and piercing screams that had echoed throughout the city instantly subsided.

Jiangcheng, which was originally on the verge of being completely overrun and turned into a graveyard of monsters.

Safe.

In a true sense, there is temporary stability.

The central square was already packed with Jiangcheng survivors.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating the teleportation beam that would activate the Ghost Realm.

Some prayed, some were terrified, and some were in despair.

No one believed that those who ventured deep into the top-tier dungeon would return alive.

No one dared to hope that the precarious city of Jiangcheng could hold onto its last line of defense.

But when the white light dissipated and the three figures reappeared...

The entire square erupted in a deafening roar!

"Someone made it out alive!!"

"My God! Someone actually survived that doomed realm!"

"It's Ning Ye! And Su Qing and Nancy too! The three of them are back!"

A cacophony of shouts erupted across the entire square.

The pent-up despair of many days erupted into a brief burst of ecstasy at this moment.

Everyone knows that.

Clearing the Ghost Realm dungeon will remove the corresponding curse in the real world.

Jiangcheng will not fall.

Tens of thousands of survivors will not die.

Ning Ye, single-handedly, led his team through the deadly situation, winning a precious safe zone for the entire Jiangcheng.

This is an undeniable and monumental achievement.

But this ecstasy lasted only a few seconds.

As an insider revealed the truth about the dungeon, the atmosphere in the entire plaza instantly and completely reversed!

Coldness, oppression, doubt, and anger instantly swept through the entire venue!

"I heard! Something happened inside!"

A sharp roar suddenly pierced through the noise of the crowd.

"Of the hundred people who entered the game, only three survived! The other five all met a tragic end!"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent instantly, and countless people's expressions changed drastically.

"Not only that! I, Cheng, witnessed it!"

Another hoarse voice followed, filled with extreme indignation and chill.

"At the last moment, in order to pass the level, Ning Ye personally killed the innocent little girl who was possessed!"

boom!

A thunderclap exploded!

The square, which had been packed with people, fell instantly silent!

All eyes were fixed on Ning Ye, who stood tall and indifferent in front of them.

Shock, disbelief, anger, contempt, fear...

Countless complex emotions instantly filled everyone's faces.

"He killed the little girl with his own hands?!"

"That little girl who was bizarrely manipulated throughout, and who was a victim from beginning to end?"

"My God! That child was only six or seven years old! A completely innocent victim!"

"To survive, to personally kill innocent children? Is this something a human being could do?"

A tidal wave of doubts instantly overwhelmed the entire audience.

What was originally a cheer for the hero turned into an overwhelming outcry in the blink of an eye!

Some people revered his achievements, while others were grateful that he saved the entire city.

But many more people genuinely fear, loathe, and despise him.

In everyone's eyes, anyone who can harm innocent children has a twisted mind.

Moreover, there might have been other ways out of that desperate situation!

Soon, the Jiangcheng authorities quickly organized a resettlement meeting for the temporary safe zone.

All survivors gathered in the square to publicly review the crisis in the eerie realm, reward those who contributed, and hold those responsible accountable.

It was said to be a reward based on merit, but everyone knew the truth.

This conference is for the purpose of putting Ning Ye to trial!

The sun was blazing, shining brightly across the square.

On the high platform, the head of Jiangcheng Security Zone looked solemnly at the dense crowd below and spoke in a deep voice.

"This time, the Ghost Realm instance will invade Jiangcheng."

Of the hundred people who entered the game, only three survived.

"Ning Ye, Su Qing, and Nancy have successfully broken the ultimate rule of the instance and brought an end to the calamity in the present world."

"After this battle, the eerie fog in Jiangcheng dissipated, the barrier stabilized, and the city officially returned to a safe state."

"In the end, the three of them saved the entire city of Jiangcheng and the lives of tens of thousands of survivors."

As soon as he finished speaking, a few faint claps rang out from the audience.

But the applause was quickly drowned out by an even louder roar of angry shouts.

"The result is commendable, but the process is reprehensible!"

A middle-aged man in a suit and glasses suddenly stood up, pointed at Ning Ye who was standing silently to the side of the platform, and spoke in a stern tone.

"Ning Ye! You did save Jiang Cheng, no one can deny that!"

"But you can't exchange the life of an innocent child for this achievement!"

"That little girl was a victim from beginning to end! She was possessed by a strange entity, manipulated by rules, and had no control over her own life!"

"You could have tried sealing it, you could have tried restraining it, you could have waited for a turning point!"

"Yet you didn't hesitate at all, and personally carried out the killing!"

"Your heart has turned completely black!"

These words instantly ignited the anger of the entire audience!

"That's right!"

"Killing the innocent to save your own life—what's the difference between that and being a demon?"

"I think he's been corrupted by evil energy long ago! His choices aren't rational at all; he's completely turned to the dark side!"

"No normal human being, even when facing death, would ever harm a child!"

"His mind is twisted; he's utterly unfit to be our savior!"

"Maybe next time, to survive, he'll sacrifice us without hesitation!"

A deluge of insults, doubts, and condemnations rained down on Ning Ye like a storm.

Most of the survivors were loudly condemning the incident.

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, everyone stood on the moral high ground, and freely criticized.

Standing beside Ning Ye, Su Qing felt a chill run down her spine and her blood surge. She couldn't help but step forward and retort sharply.

"That's enough!"

A crisp yet angry roar forcefully silenced the cacophony of the crowd.

All eyes instantly focused on Su Qing.

"You have no idea what a desperate situation we were in! You have absolutely no right to judge!"

Su Qing's eyes reddened, filled with anger and grievance, her words resounding with conviction.

"The Joker has presented a dead end! There's no chance to seal him away! No possibility of restraint! There's absolutely no way to turn things around!"

"Three minutes! Only three minutes left on the countdown! Once the time is up, the little girl's eerie nature will fully resurface!"

"When the time comes, it won't just be the three of us who die! The entire city of Jiangcheng will be sacrificed!"

"You can stand here peacefully and curse him! You can live in the sun!"

"It was all thanks to Ning Ye bearing the infamy and personally shouldering this sin!"

"What gives you the right to criticize him?!"

Su Qing's roar silenced the noisy crowd for a moment.

But just two seconds later, an even stronger wave of doubts erupted again!

"Excuses! All excuses!"

The middle-aged man with glasses sneered, his face full of disdain.

"Desperate situation? What desperate situation is worse than murder?"

"Ultimately, it's because he's afraid of dying! He indiscriminately killed innocent people for his own selfish desires!"

"Trying to portray himself as a savior? Utterly ridiculous!"

"I think their minds have been corrupted by something eerie, their humanity extinguished!"

"No sane person would choose to kill the kind to survive, even at the cost of their life!"

Nancy clutched the hem of her clothes tightly, her face pale, and mustered her courage to speak softly.

"No... Brother Ning Ye did it to save us... and to save everyone..."

But her childish voice was instantly drowned out by the angry shouts of the crowd.

"What do kids know! They've been brainwashed and are even speaking up for them!"

"The inability to distinguish between good and evil will bring future trouble!"

Just when everyone was condemning Ning Ye, a small number of survivors who had experienced the crisis in the Ghost Realm and knew the cruelty of desperate situations finally couldn't help but stand up and speak out!

"I think you're the ones who are just talking without understanding the situation!"

A veteran covered in scars, who had survived several treacherous tides, strode out of the crowd, his eyes sharp, and he shouted angrily.

"All of you, ask yourselves honestly!"

"If it weren't for Ning Ye, where would you be right now?!"

"You've long since been torn to shreds by the monster! Crying and screaming for help in the darkness! Not even your bones will remain!"

"It was him! It was Ning Ye who shouldered all the sins so that you could live!"

"You survived, and now you've turned your backs on your saviors, spitting on them instead?!"

These words resonated deeply!