Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

We're heartbroken! Hey? Give us some kind of response!

[xxx donated 200 points.]

Why would someone suddenly give such a large amount of points as a reward?

【. . . 】

[You money-grubbing bastard, anyone who didn't know better would think you couldn't see us talking.]

Jiang Jiu said with a grin, "Hey, what are you saying? Do we need to keep explaining our relationship? I just feel like our relationship is so good that everything is understood without words."

Stop being so sarcastic. You're now a Void Commander, give us a performance.

Let me see the power of the Void Commander.

Deny it...?

Jiang Jiu lowered his head and pondered the word. The usual playful smile in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by an almost ethereal calm.

The comments were still joking around, but he seemed to hear nothing.

The sounds of fighting and the cries of the residents around him seemed to fade into the distance. He looked down at his hands and then looked up at the falling meteorite on the horizon.

A strange emotion exploded in my heart.

Bai E had just parried a sneak attack with a sharp claw when he keenly sensed the change in Jiang Jiu's aura.

Unlike the effortless ease he displayed before, this was a state that seemed... absent-minded.

A sudden tightness gripped his heart, and he shouted, "Jiang Jiu! Watch out!"

A hunter covered in sharp bone spurs seized the momentary "openness" and transformed into a black shadow, rushing straight at Jiang Jiu's seemingly unguarded back!

Just as its sharp claws were about to touch Jiang Jiu's clothes...

Buzz...!

Jiang Jiu did not turn around.

He didn't even make any defensive or evasive movements.

He just... chuckled softly.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, the menacing monster, at the moment of its attack, seemed to have bumped into something.

It lingered in mid-air for a few seconds, and then... it disappeared little by little, as if erased by an eraser.

There was no sound, no light or shadow effects, no wreckage, and even the sound of the wind it created when it pounced stopped abruptly.

It was as if it had never existed.

【! ! ! 】

[FrogFun, I told you to deny it, not to eliminate it directly! This skill is awesome.]

Hmm, could you actually be a genius? That's interesting...

So, does this mean I've officially embarked on a path to nothingness?

[Well, unfortunately, there's no escaping it. The envoy's future is predetermined by fate, but it's not a big problem, we have a cheat code.]

Honestly, I've only ever heard of those who detach themselves from their own destiny falling into self-doubt and self-destruction. I've never seen someone deny themselves, but this is the first time I've seen someone deny others.

Didn't you say it was okay before?

Oh, I was just talking nonsense, how would I know he could actually do it?

"You're a genius too."

The sight of a Celestial Hunter vanishing into thin air caused several charging monsters nearby to freeze in shock.

A primal fear was visible on their contorted faces.

Bai E's movement to step forward to help froze in place. The inertia from swinging his weapon made him stagger two steps, leaving him somewhat dazed.

Disappeared?

A strange chill crept up my spine.

He was the closest to Jiang Jiu and the one who saw him most clearly. This action made even the monster, let alone him, a little wary.

Jiang Jiu slowly raised his hand, his gaze falling on his palm, as if observing something invisible.

The power of nothingness responded to him.

"So that's how it is... All we need to do is deny its existence... is that enough?"

His voice was very soft, as if he were talking to himself.

A faint purple light slowly flickered in his eyes, and the Lonely Star hummed in its scabbard, but Jiang Jiu ignored it all.

He looked up at the Heavenly Punishment Hunters in the distance, baring their fangs and claws as they tried to ambush the residents.

I deny your existence.

As these words fell, the Heavenly Punishment Hunter froze in mid-air, then slowly transformed from a physical entity into nothingness.

Jiang Jiu watched this scene and subconsciously scanned the other monsters within his sight.

As his gaze shifted, every Heavenly Punishment Hunter he touched, or rather, every creature Jiang Jiu considered to be an "enemy," vanished into thin air, one by one, piece by piece, like snow melting in the sunlight.

Their roars were stuck in their throats, their attack was frozen in mid-air, and then their very existence was completely "negated".

The meteorite falling from the sky was broken down, and the monsters trying to escape were annihilated.

A safe zone instantly appeared on the battlefield.

A region... enveloped in nothingness.

[Hiss... This... isn't this ability a bit too overpowered?]

[Words become law? No promises, everything within sight is nothingness? Isn't anyone going to stop this? Using a powerful attack like a basic attack?]

[It's alright, actually. The Commander's combat power is quite high; it's just that he's discovered a new way to play. If we're really talking about bugs, we need to discuss what kind of existence this ability can "deny."]

[So fun! Aha, I want to glance at you!]

[Hey? Why aren't you online? Never mind, I'll check back later.]

The remaining monsters let out terrified howls and began to instinctively retreat.

They are not afraid of death, but this complete end, which erases even the traces of their existence, touches upon the deepest fears in their chaotic consciousness.

Jiang Jiu stood still, surrounded by monsters that were constantly "dissipating".

Nothingness... should not exist in the first place.

He turned his gaze to Nicardoli, the source of the war, not far away.

"I deny your existence..."

hum! ! !

Jiang Jiu was slightly taken aback. Ji Xing trembled violently in its scabbard, as if it was about to burst out on its own at any moment.

He was momentarily dazed, and a series of strange thoughts began to race through his mind.

Does this cycle of reincarnation have any meaning?

If we can't defeat the Iron Tomb, are all these efforts really worthwhile?

Does your existence have any meaning?

Some strange ideas are like seeds that were unintentionally planted in the past, which sprout wildly in an instant and then take root.

Just as he felt a moment of hesitation, a blurring of the boundaries of his own existence...

"Jiang Jiu!"

A shout rang in his ears like a thunderclap.

It is Bai E.

He had appeared beside Jiang Jiu without anyone noticing, and grabbed his arm tightly with one hand.

Chapter 28 The Void of Fate

A powerful force, like an anchor, abruptly pulled Jiang Jiu's somewhat drifting consciousness back to reality.

The cold sense of emptiness receded like the tide, and the colors and sounds of the world became clear again.

Jiang Jiu gasped for breath and looked at Bai E with some surprise.

"Bai E...?"

Bai E's blue eyes showed a hint of worry: "Are you alright? You seemed really off just now."

Jiang Jiu blinked, subconsciously looking at the Nicardoli that had already dissipated in front of him, then at the remaining power at his fingertips, and took a deep breath.

"It's nothing, it's just... I tried out a new toy and got a little carried away?"

Bai E breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Jiang Jiu seemed to have really recovered.

"That's good. Jiang Jiu, that ability you just used was really cool. Was it some kind of amazing move?"

[Hehe, that was an awesome basic attack.]

Congratulations! You've successfully become a girl!

【You've taken the wrong path... It should be congratulations, you've finally successfully embarked on the path of nothingness.】

[Given your performance just now, if you had used a different method, even the Star God would have given you a second glance. It's just that Black General is naive and doesn't care about you.]

[Aren't you so caught up in this frenzy and confusion that you really don't want to try questioning yourself? Maybe you'll find yourself on the same wavelength as the Black General, who might then take pity on you and bestow upon you a huge amount of power.]

[Then you'll be promoted to Star God on the spot.]

Are you serious?

I was just making this up, you don't believe me, do you?

Jiang Jiu raised his hand to press his temples, a little helpless: "Probably. I just figured it out, and it seems I can't use it casually. I almost got myself killed..."

To be honest, I'm a little scared afterwards.

Is this thing really that scary...? That inexplicable feeling of questioning the meaning of life is particularly unpleasant.