Wanjie Game Hall, I sent Kiana to Silent Hill

Xi'er glanced at Wang Xuanqiao with a somewhat reserved expression, nodded slightly, and then shifted her gaze to Kevin. When she saw Kevin's face clearly, her pupils shrank instantly.

"You...you are the snake? Did you create that world bubble?"

"That's my memory," Kevin replied, "and also the promise I failed to fulfill."

"For the past 1,500 years, I've been trapped in the Quantum Ocean. These visions have appeared before me like a dream, day after day, only to vanish into nothingness. It's as if they remind me over and over again that humanity was once destroyed by the Honkai Impact."

"Ouch? The lines seem different?" Wang Xuanqiao glanced at Kevin.

Putting aside Xier's shock at these words, Wang Xuanqiao noticed Kevin's multitasking.

But this is normal. After all, behind Kevin's skin, there are shadows so complex that it is dizzying. It can only be said that his 1,500 years have not been spent in vain. Perhaps with more time, Kevin himself can break through Walter's blockade.

He just felt that he couldn't wait any longer.

Seele's arrival also represents another thing - Bronya, who has completed her evolution, will also come here.

Sure enough, the next moment a blue figure cut into the space like a bayonet.

"Seele!...Why is the manager here too?" Bronya, who had transformed into the Herrscher of Reason, rode a heavily armored bunny and stood between Kevin and Seele, stopping right next to Wang Xuanqiao.

Well, now it's like we're going to double-team Kevin. Wang Xuanqiao couldn't help but smile.

"Sister Bronya!" Seele stepped forward quickly and turned the situation into a three-on-one situation.

However, fighting was absolutely forbidden. Kevin didn't have the Desire Gem in his hand right now, so if a fight really broke out, he might not be able to control the strength of his blows.

Wang Xuanqiao knew that he had to step in to resolve the standoff.

"Stop for a moment." He raised his voice. "Now that everyone is here, let's go back together."

"Manager?" Bronya couldn't help but look at Wang Xuanqiao. "But Snake is still here."

"He changed jobs and is now considered one of our employees," Wang Xuanqiao replied.

Kevin: ?

Bronya:?

Walter:?

Xi'er looked at Wang Xuanqiao in surprise. Of the people present, whether visible or invisible, she was probably the only one who truly didn't recognize Wang Xuanqiao.

"I never said that," Kevin said with a sigh.

"Gan Zhongyan, are you coming?" Wang Xuanqiao asked.

"...Come." Kevin turned his head away, pretending that he couldn't see Wang Xuanqiao putting on an attitude of "Look what I said" to Bronya and others.

Bronya opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't know what to say.

"Mr. Wang..." Walter, just like in the original, used the Herrscher core to reconstruct his body. However, this created a four-on-one situation.

If you count the heavy-armored bunny, we can barely make up a five-on-one team battle.

It's a pity that there won't be the famous scene where five fight one but four are killed in return.

"Do you really want to cooperate with Snake? His plan..." Walter was stopped by Wang Xuanqiao as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Unless he can defeat the Endgame on his own, he'll follow my lead here," he said. "Don't worry about the plan anymore. Now we should consider whether or not we should join the Endgame group when the time comes."

"Are there any questions then? If not, shall we return?"

Thank you for taking the trouble to go through the motions. Otherwise, why not just send us back? Everyone's thoughts at the moment were different, but ultimately, the same general idea was shared.

I have told you everything I want to say. What else do we have to talk about?

Led by Wang Xuanqiao, everyone happily left the Quantum Ocean. Congratulations! Congratulations!

Kevin felt a sense of unreality as he set foot on land after a long absence. The Eye of the Abyss was actually a facility from a previous civilization. Anti-Entropy hadn't altered the decor after taking over, so he still felt like he was stepping back into the past.

Unfortunately, there is no such possibility.

Even if Kevin learned the method of "returning to the past" from that man, he still couldn't overcome this hurdle. He could continue to hone his strength and reach the level of freezing time, but that was not "going back."

People can move forward, left, and right, but they cannot move backward.

Xi'er, returning to the world, was also filled with thoughts. During her years of wandering in the Quantum Sea, she had imagined countless possible endings, but the one she finally encountered was the most perfect and most hopeless one, which made Xi'er feel like she was dreaming.

The same was true for Bronya, but she had already started thinking about what to do next.

Only Walter...

He wondered for a moment whether he should sneak out for a drink.

"Alright, I've got him out for you. Now, are you going to tell me about the Herrscher?"

Wang Xuanqiao stretched out his hand and patted Kevin on the shoulder.

"Of course." Kevin nodded. "Come with me, we're going somewhere."

——The author has something to say——

Thanks to the book friends [Mo Bai], [Hehua Zizai~], [No. 1 Lu Renjia], [Crown Online Scammer], [Ai Xilu Weng], [Adventurer], [Mo Wu Liuguang], [Duck Butt is a Treasure] (+), and [Mao Yu.Xiaohu] for their recommendation votes. Thank you for your support for this book!

Let's DIY a Stigmata Set: [After the End] - Walter Slacking [Part 1] Siegfried Stealing [Part 2] Theresa Chagan [Part 3]

Volume 051: : Paradise in the Afterlife

After Kevin and Wang Xuanqiao returned to Haiyuan City, they left without staying for too long.

Before leaving, Wang Xuanqiao told Bronya that if she needed help, she could talk to Kiana, who had a way to contact him in real time. After explaining this, he and Kevin fled Haiyuan City and rushed to the location where the Herrscher's answer lay.

It was indeed an extremely secret place. Wang Xuanqiao followed along, and saw fewer and fewer living people there, until the secret sentry deployed by the World Serpent appeared in his sight.

The destination seemed to be an abandoned castle. Kevin remained silent as he opened a long tunnel through moss and vines. Sporadic points of light filtered through the branches and leaves, landing on the overgrown ground, unexpectedly forming a path of light.

At this time, Kevin finally spoke.

"This is the paradise of the past, the last memory of me and my companions left in this world." His tone was tinged with nostalgia. "Aren't you curious about why the Herrschers of today's civilization are like this? My companion will give you the answer."

"I've heard of that name." Wang Xuanqiao gazed deeper into the tunnel. The darkness couldn't obscure his vision. He clearly saw that behind a large door lay a vast space that completely contradicted its appearance.

"Have you heard of it?" Kevin was a little surprised, but this emotion quickly disappeared.

"I still need time to recover my strength. Until then, you have to enter the Land of the Afterlife on your own," he added. "But my memories are also there, so perhaps you'll be able to see him when you enter."

"Okay, then do as you please." Wang Xuanqiao didn't care. It's better to say that he knew Kevin's little thoughts very well.

People like them won't just sit there and wait for death. As long as there is a chance, they will do everything they can to seize the initiative.

Since he is a person who adheres to his ideals and beliefs, why not give him a chance?

Wang Xuanqiao put his hands behind his back, humming the popular songs of that time as he walked deeper into the tunnel corridor.

Kevin watched his back disappear into the shadow of the castle, and then stood there for a long time. Only when Gray Snake, holding an umbrella, hurried over did Kevin look away.

"Please forgive me for not being able to welcome your return the first time."

"How's the plan going?" Kevin folded his hands and turned to ask.

"...There are some minor flaws, and we are still evaluating the impact these flaws will cause." Gray Snake paused for a second and answered.

"Is it related to him?" Kevin stared at the gray snake.

"Yes, my lord. To be precise, the plan led by the Jackal has run into problems. Shencheng Pharmaceuticals has been forced to transform into a charitable organization, and the technology required for the plan has lost its verification conditions. Even the Jackal is still hanging upside down in her office."

"What did he say?" Kevin looked away and walked in the other direction of the corridor.

"He said that without his permission, the Jackal would have to hang there." Gray Snake followed Kevin and reported truthfully.

"Other than that?"

"No. It seems that he won't pursue the matter further unless the jackal is put down."

"This is a warning," Kevin said calmly. "Respect it, but don't let the jackal suffer brain damage."

"Yes, my lord." The gray snake once again held a brief moment of silence for the jackal in his heart.

"Can she still work?" Kevin asked again.

"Of course. After all, she didn't submit a leave application."

"Then let the Jackal find a way to bypass him and continue the technical verification. We must speed up the progress now."

Gray Snake silently extended the moment of silence for three seconds.

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Wang Xuanqiao didn't know much about the Paradise of the Afterlife. Since he started playing Honkai Impact 3rd, he'd essentially been switching between advancing the story and completing daily tasks. As for other weekly gameplay options like the Abyss and the Battlefield, Wang Xuanqiao had only just begun exploring them.

He only knew that the Paradise of the Afterlife was also one of the weekly gameplay modes in Honkai Impact 3rd. And this mode also had a poster girl, a pink-haired girl.

She'll probably be the first person I see after entering, right? Wang Xuanqiao thought, reaching out and pushing open the door to Paradise.

The moment the door opened, a huge spiritual force like the spring river tide instantly flooded towards Wang Xuanqiao!

An invisible giant hand grasped him and dragged him into the depths of darkness at a speed beyond his imagination, just like a giant snake living in a deep-sea cave capturing its prey and bringing it back to its lair at lightning speed.

Wang Xuanqiao wanted to see what was in the "nest", so he let the other party take him away, and on the way he calculated how far he had flown.

The moment he landed, he had a basic understanding of the situation in the paradise of the past.

It's a hybrid of the spiritual and the real, or a massive data space nestled within reality. To put it more simply, the Paradise of the Past is a high-end multimedia device, even more impressive than a true-to-life projection system.

However, it wasn't purely a technological creation. Wang Xuanqiao could sense that the equipment wasn't powered by traditional energy, but rather... people.

"That's you, right? The core of the paradise of the afterlife."

Wang Xuanqiao stood in the dim corridor. Two rows of stone pillars with carved patterns extended into the depths. Sparse spots of light flickered in the space between the stone pillars, just like the lonely starry sky or the path of an ancient castle.

"Strange traveler..."

A soft voice sounded from the darkness.

"Can you please come to me?"

As soon as the words fell, Wang Xuanqiao was already standing in front of the owner of the voice.

Aponya was so surprised that she forgot what she was going to say. The strange man before her was like a deep night sky. When she looked at the stars, she realized that she could not count how many there were.

"The way you invite others is not very polite." Wang Xuanqiao looked at the woman sitting in the deep threshold and spoke first.

"[Please] forgive me..."

"It's even more impolite now." Wang Xuanqiao narrowed his eyes slightly. This woman admitted her mistake and even wanted to use her mental abilities to interfere with others to gain forgiveness.

"...I'm sorry for being rude." She was silent for a moment and then answered.

"Just say whatever you want to say. Let me hear your reasons for doing something like this, even at the cost of offending me."

Wang Xuanqiao didn't intend to dwell on a mere biological host. However, if it was due to some frivolous reason, he would still punish the other party.

"How can I explain it?" the woman's voice was filled with apology. "If I could see the thread of fate, entwined with every person in the world from beginning to end, pulling them along their predetermined path, would you believe it?"

"It seems you have the ability to predict the future." Wang Xuanqiao crossed his arms. "For someone with such strong spiritual talents, this isn't surprising."

"So, do you believe that fate cannot be changed?"

"It depends on who defines destiny." Wang Xuanqiao couldn't help but recall something he had thought about yesterday, or maybe the day before yesterday.

"On the question of fate, I only agree with one explanation: a person's character is their destiny," he said. "And amidst the intertwining of fates, unpleasant things may happen, but ultimately, it's all determined by the person themselves."

"Anything else, in my opinion, is just a lie disguised as fate."

Aponya nodded gently. She placed herself in the shadows, the dim light only revealing a hint of her figure, but she had a feeling deep down that the man before her could see her clearly.

"I understand," Apurnia whispered. "I can't be sure about you. I don't see any threads tangled around you. But you yourself are like a monster spinning threads. You are a great net, capturing the fate of others as prey."

"That's why I saw—"

Aponya gently clasped her hands together, which had been placed on her knees.

"The fate of the paradise of the past will be destroyed because of you."

——The author has something to say——

Respond to me——Alicia! (broken voice)

Volume 052: : The Prophet's Sorrow

"Then tell me, what kind of scene did you see?"

Wang Xuanqiao wasn't surprised at all. After all, Aponia's description was actually quite subtle. Fate and annihilation, at first glance, seemed like a catastrophic end, but in reality, it didn't hold up to scrutiny.