But... how do I lure Van Helsing out?
Her access to the instance didn't include directly moving the player's location... That's right! Change the door's location!
Van Helsing has now most likely entered the "self-realm" of another member of the Holy Sword Alliance, Helen—a path she had previously fixed using her copy permissions.
After breaking free from Helen's "id," Van Helsing would definitely go to Cassandra's "id."
She could simply switch the doors back on and send Van Helsing's consciousness back into his body, forcing him to return to the empty city and fight her with real power.
feasible!
Having been under pressure for so long, Huiying was finally seeing a chance for victory. He was both excited and thrilled, and immediately communicated the dungeon rules to get started.
However, she was happy a little too soon.
The next second, a tall, slender woman appeared in Huiying's field of vision.
It was Helen.
Helen fell into the same state as Wilder, as if she had lost her soul, somewhat delirious, muttering incomprehensible words.
In the "realm of the ego," players operate through consciousness.
What players see is essentially a form of mental interference—imprinted in their memories, striking deep into their minds, and therefore more profound.
It's much more impressive than seeing a large scene with the naked eye.
Both Wilder and Helen were so shocked that they developed some psychological problems and will probably need some time to recover.
"So fast...!?"
Huiying's heart skipped a beat.
How long has it been since?
Is it two minutes?
She quickly communicated the rules of the instance and changed the door.
As it turned out... Van Helsing did not appear in the deserted city.
This guy...this guy has reached Cassandra's "id" realm!
"Why is this happening...? How could he be so fast...!"
Despair flickered in Huiying's eyes, but her expression was one of gritted teeth.
She is not reconciled!
After so many years of planning, how could she accept that all her hard work would collapse in an instant because of Van Helsing's accident?
"Alsenel? Quick...run!"
Helen captured the reflection.
The hoarse warning snapped Huiying back to reality.
Both Wilder and Helen knew Cassandra's true identity and had seen her true appearance.
Huiying flung Helen's hands away, sending her flying, and couldn't help but curse, "Useless!"
"Trash!"
"They're all trash!"
She did not delve into the details of Helen's memory.
There's no need for that anymore.
It's nothing more than all the players dying and stars falling... After witnessing such a scene once, her tolerance level was refreshed, and she became used to it.
At this moment, although she was in despair, she still did not give up hope.
She has taken control of Cassandra's mind and, with the aid of the instance rules, can directly travel to Cassandra's "superego" realm to carry out some arrangements there.
She had considered the possibility that the plan would fail.
She had a backup plan.
She still has hope!
……
"They seem to be getting a little carried away..."
Upon arriving in the new world of memories, Fan Xiao felt heartbroken and filled with remorse.
They had clearly said they wouldn't carry out a massacre, but in the end, in high spirits, seeing the conceptual form of the planet so close, they directly attempted to slash at it...
Then, with unstoppable momentum, he successively destroyed two memory worlds, annihilated two planets, and committed heinous atrocities.
If these people were real humans... he'd probably be on the game company's bounty list by now.
After all, the game companies couldn't possibly remain unresponsive after the destruction of two developed regions.
What a sin, what a sin.
"As expected, we can't set a precedent for killing... even in a fictional world, we can't be too lenient."
Fan Xiao began to try to adjust his mindset.
The concept of slaying a planet is very different from directly slaying a person.
The former may kill many people, but there is little sense of real killing, so there is less psychological barrier when doing it, and one doesn't care at all.
The latter... direct killing is different in nature. The scene of blood spurting and corpses falling in droves will trigger people's empathy and increase the psychological burden of killing.
In ancient times, some officials embezzled military funds and provided inferior winter clothing, which could cause the deaths of many soldiers over the course of a winter.
But they dared not send these officials to kill people directly, hacking them down one by one until they reached the required number of dead.
They'd probably hesitate for a while even to kill a chicken.
That's the difference.
Fan Xiao quickly adjusted his mindset.
Looking around, he found himself in a fragmented space.
Beneath his feet was a black ground, and all around him and above, space was shattered into pieces, floating and constantly rotating around him.
In each fragmented space, scenes of various streets and urban areas flash by from time to time, and human activities can be seen within them.
"This is...the realm of the true self?"
Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.
The junior sister's inner world looks very strange, completely different from others.
Based on the available intelligence, he made some deductions and quickly pinpointed the answer.
Given Cassandra's personality, and considering the life the Shadow had arranged for her... it's no surprise that her heart is filled with memories of guilt.
She probably spent the entire year after becoming a player feeling guilty.
Not wanting to implicate others any further, he erected high walls, becoming aloof and unapproachable.
Her memories of guilt far exceed those of the average player.
Given that the reflection definitely did something to her... it's not so surprising that she's now in this "realm of self".
Each fragment of space here, containing shimmering images, must be Kassandra's "id."
Her spirit... seemed to be made entirely of guilt.
To enter a certain world, you will most likely only need to get close and touch it, and you will be swallowed up.
To reach Kassandra's "superego," one would probably have to clear away all the spatial fragments here.
In fact, he could have gotten the answer by directly using the psychic power of the "Book of Akasha".
However, he has now arrived in a new world, where everything is reset to zero and he must start all over again—in other words, he doesn't have much mental energy right now and can't afford to waste it.
Once he finds a populated area and awakens a "All Streams Return to Their Source" spiritual energy, he can develop rapidly.
Looking at the numerous spatial fragments spinning before him, Fan Xiao pondered a solution.
The Echoes have now taken over Cassandra's id, ego, and superego, so destroying this place is pointless.
Because even if the junior sister is destroyed, she won't wake up inside the body; only Huiying will wake up.
He couldn't awaken any spiritual energy similar to the rules of this instance, so he couldn't forcefully make a wish to interfere with his junior sister's awakening.
So... we have no choice but to use the brute force method.
That is, to remedy the past one world at a time.
If we can completely heal the pain and regret in my junior sister's heart, her soul... might undergo a transformation.
At that time, you can rely entirely on your own will to leave this fragmented world and return to reality.
Fan Xiao stood there, feeling somewhat hesitant.
Previously, he had engaged in many perverse behaviors because he didn't want to gain favor with others.
In the end, I still had to keep refreshing... It's really frustrating.
"I'll just be a ruthless remedy machine and try not to communicate. Even if I do communicate with my junior sister... I'll adopt the attitude of the villain and try to balance the good and the bad, resolving this matter in a neutral way."
Fan Xiao made a decision in his heart.
Yes, even at this point, he still has the idea of giving up.
Without further hesitation, he reached out and touched the nearest fragment of space.
Just as he had guessed, a suction force was generated.
When Fan Xiao came to his senses, he found himself on a street with a poor environment, unpleasant smell, and a slightly dirty and messy appearance.
As he aligned with the instance rules, his S-rank psionic abilities began to awaken.
After unlocking the "Book of Akasha" psychic power, he quickly obtained information about the area from it.
"District 019, Base A5. As for the time... it was a year before I met Cassandra."
Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.
This should be the memory world corresponding to the "Photo of Guilt" held by Cassandra.
A year ago, Cassandra became a player and joined the Holy Sword Alliance. During a mission, due to a mistake, a pair of sisters who were her teammates died.
This should be a replica of that event.
Boom——! !
Suddenly, the entire earth began to shake, and the sky began to tremble.
Fan Xiao looked up and saw that the world was both crumbling and being rebuilt.
The grand spectacle quickly faded, and everything returned to calm.
Fan Xiao instinctively looked to his right and saw a girl's figure appear out of thin air and run past at high speed.
"No... it shouldn't have appeared out of thin air. The space hasn't changed, but time has. This world has regressed and started anew."
"Is this world just repeating itself...? That does save some effort."
Fan Xiao had found the answer.
He was actually a little afraid that he had "missed" the best time to make amends.
Now that the cycle of reincarnation exists, there's nothing to worry about.
Thinking of this, Fan Xiao awakened his psionic ability "Time-Space Hound" and flashed to block the way for the passing girl.
The other party was Cassandra.
Thump—the girl lost her balance and bumped into him, letting out a lively "Ouch!"
After standing up again, Cassandra looked wary and cautiously asked, "Who... are you? Why did you specifically come to block my way?"
"You don't recognize me?" Fan Xiao asked, quite surprised.
Chapter 491 The Newborn Silver
Fan Xiao had been wondering how the Echoes sealed Cassandra’s id, ego, and superego.
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