A ground full of corpses.
Blood.
Seeping into the soil.
The long knife flashed, the cold gleam retracted, and it was sheathed.
Everyone was dead.
Shen Ye put the matter aside as well.
He gazed into the distance.
The prairie was endless.
But since it was the Other Shore, there must be others existing.
ââItâs time to explore here.
Shen Ye was about to step away when he suddenly saw the corpses on the ground flying up one by one, disappearing into the void.
Small glowing words appeared:
"The current humans and spirits have been âendedâ by you."
"Team Battleââthe âSlaughter Squadâ has annihilated the âHistorical Hunting Groupâ."
"Today you ended a team."
"With this, you have received the reward from the Era of Entropy Destruction, ensuring you have met the survival conditions for today."
"Your evaluation is A."
"You can choose:
"1. A-level treatment for one day;"
"2. D-level treatment for three days, along with a boost in personal strength."
The small words hovered without fading.
Shen Ye looked at these prompts, somewhat confused by the situation.
Should he find someone to ask?
But Hera and her team members were already ended.
Not to mention the bodies.
Even the souls no longer existed.
In such a situation, even Whispers of the Dark couldnât be used.
Shen Ye looked over them a few more times.
Alrightââ
From a literal understanding, at least one thing was certain.
He wouldnât die.
Next.
ââWhatâs more important than improving oneâs strength over treatment?
As long as he didnât die, he would choose to enhance his strength at any time!
"I choose 2."
Shen Ye said.
As soon as the words left his mouth.
He suddenly vanished from where he stood.
After he disappeared, cracks gradually appeared on the prairie.
The fissures expanded and deepened.
The prairie suddenly collapsed, scattering into countless specks of dust in the void.
...
The cold wind howled, snowflakes danced wildly.
A rat squeezed through the iron bars, climbed along the mottled dirty wall, and slipped into the temporary detention room.
The person lying on the bed was motionless, seemingly no longer breathing.
The rat gradually lowered its guard.
ââThis human was likely truly dead.
The weather was terrible, finding food was really tough.
If it didnât eat something soon, it would starve to death.
Eat then.
The rat edged closer, about to take action, when unexpectedly the young manâs hand suddenly opened and grabbed it.
"Squeak! Squeak!"
The rat struggled in terror.
To no avail.
The grip was firm.
The young man yawned, resumed breathing, his eyes turning from dazed to clear.
"A rat..."
He struggled to sit up, holding the rat in one hand, covering his forehead with the other, seemingly in some pain.
Shen... Ye?
A very ordinary name.
Damn.
I am Shen Ye after all.
Why does it seem like Iâve crossed worlds!
The boyâs pale, youthful face took on a pondering expression.
The whistling wind outside the iron window.
ââIt was really cold.
This room was extremely simple.
The only thing that caught attention was the lines of small glowing words in the void:
"You have received D-level treatment, lasting three days."
"Your strength has been forcibly elevated to A-level lower rank."
"ââTake good care of yourself."
All the small words flashed by.
Shen Ye sat up, suddenly sensing something moving in his vision.
It was light.
The light was gently moving.
He followed that light point, setting his gaze on the rat.
Small words immediately emerged from the ratâs body:
"Feed this animal, generate a little âloveâ, activate the basic power of the second Dharma Aspect."
...Damn.
What on earth is this?
Why could he see such strange annotations?
Shen Ye fell into thought.
The second Dharma Aspect.
"Uncle Qi."
"Iâm here."
"Has anyone woken up?"
"Everyone is still in slumber, but just now Su Suâs eyelids fluttered a bit."
"Su Su?"
Shen Ye had some understanding.
Yes.
His strength wasnât enough, so he could only use the Truth Creation "Uncle Qi", merging with the Dharma Aspect, forming the "Guardian Prison·Zisi Festival".
However!
He indeed was a person with the "Mandala Chant"!
He could completely strip Uncle Qi from the Dharma Aspect, replace it with another Truth Creation, and merge with the Dharma Aspect again!
In this wayââ
Seven kinds of Truth Creations.
Which meant he would have seven Dharma Aspects!
Currently, his strength reached A-level lower rank, barely enough to communicate with the Parasitic Empress Su Su.
Thatâs why those anomalies appeared!
"Su Su is about to wake up."
Shen Ye felt a little anticipation.
He picked up a piece of cold, hard food packaging from the table, tearing it open.
"Eat it, hope you can accept it, it will keep you from starving again."
The biscuit placed in front of the rat.
The rat was still clenched in his hand, its body unable to move, but instinctively sniffed for the scent from the biscuit.
No choice, too hungry.
The rat opened its mouth, biting down hard on the biscuit.
Mutation suddenly occurredââ
A gust of wind emanated from Shen Ye, seemingly with a faint luminescence.
This luminescence shone around the surroundings, lingering long.
Shen Ye was a bit amazed, instinctively opening the other hand.
The entire glow instantly gathered in his hand, transforming into a faint, warm light dot.
The light dot had just appeared, mutation happened suddenlyââ
In the room, various markedly different annotation words suddenly floated in the void.
Over the sink emerged the annotation "leak".
"Steel cladding" appeared on the wall surface.
The biscuit showed the prompt "expired food".
The iron bars on the window were no exception.
Although each one was as thick as an arm, a prompt revealed an issue among them:
"One is damaged (detachable)".
Hmm?
Did the detention roomâs maintenance budget run short?
Even the iron bars werenât maintained?
Shen Ye looked around, almost disbelief filled his eyes.
With just a little bit of dim light, he could actually uncover various states in the room!
Shen Yeâs gaze returned to the dim light dot in his hand.
The light dot slowly dispersed, transforming into lines of small words:
"Due to close contact with âherâ, you temporarily acquire her basic ability:
"Basic Skill: Heart-Eroding Seed."
"Description: When you display goodwill, and it is accepted, all things will reveal their information, with the target accepting goodwill exposing its essential weakness."
Su Suâs strength...
Shen Ye glanced into the Dharma Aspect, only to find Su Suâs eyes closed, still in sleep.
But her long eyelashes kept fluttering.
âDreaming?
Or waking up soon?
Tsk.
It must be that my strength is still lacking.
Otherwise, she would have woken up directly, rather than helping herself in this roundabout way.
Shen Ye forced himself to calm down.
He stood up, walked to the faucet, and put his hand under the tap.
One drop, two drops, three drops.
Even though the faucet was tightly shut, cold water droplets were leaking out.
Indeed, there was a leak.
He turned around, went back to the table, and picked up that pack of biscuits.
The expiration date on the wrapper was "Best before November 20, 876398."
It really expired!
Is this D-level treatment?
Bamâ
The door was kicked open.
A few burly, fierce-looking men barged in, staring coldly at Shen Ye.
"A newcomer!"
"How did you get here?"
They asked.
"Took down Historical Hunting Group." Shen Ye said.
The group listened to him finish, sneered at each other, and all backed out.
After a few breaths.
A dark-skinned, burly middle-aged man came in.
"Which team are you with?"
The middle-aged man asked.
"Slaughter Squad." Shen Ye said.
The middle-aged man waved his hand.
A child rushed in, stuttering:
"Reportingâreâreportâ"
"What he said is fakeâ"
Before he finished speaking.
The middle-aged man became furious, rushing forward and throwing a punch:
"Impersonating a master? Youâre courting death!"
The child hastily said:
"Itâsâitâsâitâs notâfake!"
The fist froze in mid-air.
If it moved forward just one inch more, the fist would meet Shen Yeâs blade.
Once a fight breaks out, thereâs no turning back.
But fortunately, the fist stopped.
The middle-aged man cupped his hands, showing a kind expression:
"Brother, why have you come to us?"
Shen Ye was about to speak when his heart suddenly skipped.
He was a "historical figure that fell out of history," so Hera and her team decided to deal with him.
As they put itâ
"...Historical figures either have astonishing wealth or hold certain secrets..."
No.
He couldnât admit that he fell out of Historical Fragments.
Soâ
"Iâm here for an investigation."
Shen Ye said.
"Sir, what are you investigating?" The middle-aged man became nervous.
âShould I ask something?
No.
Whatâs most important now isâ
"Itâs none of your business, all of you leave, do not disturb me."
Shen Ye said calmly.
"Yes!" The middle-aged man said.
He pulled the child with him to leave the room and helped Shen Ye fix the door, closing it gently.
The noise outside gradually faded.
The once noisy hallway also quieted down.
Shen Ye heard someone whispering "a tough character, be careful" and similar words.
Through the wall.
Shen Ye gradually felt a sense of safety.
âItâs a feeling he hasnât experienced in a long time.
"Time..."
"Still a while."
He murmured softly, glancing up at what was above him.
At this moment.
He finally lifted his concealment, letting the transforming entry float in mid-air:
"With Heraâs entropy destruction and the end, her broken entry âVictoryâ returned to you."
"âVictoryâ is merging with your future entry âMost Sacredâ."
"Please wait."
Yes.
In the earlier battle, âMost Sacredâ was on cooldown, needing at least an hour.
To be safe, he needs to wait for this entryâs strength to recover.
Moreover.
The fusion of the future entry also takes time.
Then wait.
Heâs in no hurry to do anything.
Life is the most important.
Shen Ye simply rested in the modest little room.
Time slowly passed.
He was bored staying there, so he called out Big Skeleton and Uncle Qi to have tea and snacks together.
Big Skeleton pointed at the iron bars on the window and said:
"Iâve seen it, outside itâs an endless sea, the power in the sea is extremely violent, entering means certain death."
Uncle Qi handed a cup of coffee to Big Skeleton and added:
"Ice storms continuously form, tearing apart everything in the sea."
"âSo only here is safe."
But.
What kind of place is this?
"Probably a prison." Big Skeleton guessed.
"I guess itâs a fortress." Uncle Qi said.
"Wait a moment more, Iâll go check it out." Shen Ye also said.
The time was almost upâ
Just as Shen Ye was about to look up, he heard the door "bang" open again.
A man dressed in black stood outside the door.
He had slicked-back hair, a tall physique, narrow and cold eyes, sizing Shen Ye up:
"Are you from the Slaughter Squad?"
"Yes." Shen Ye said.
"I heard the Historical Hunting Group was wiped out by your team, is that true?"
"Thatâs right." Shen Ye said again.
The man walked into the room, speaking:
"The private grasslands of the Hunting Group have collapsed, seems they really got wiped out... why did you go against the Hunting Group?"
"No comment." Shen Ye said.
"Thenâwho killed Hera?" the man asked again.
"No comment."
"Anyhow, it was your team, wasnât it?"
"Yes."
At this, Big Skeleton put down the coffee cup and vanished into Shen Yeâs back.
Uncle Qi also stood up, flickered, and disappeared.
âThe opponent was emitting a murderous intent.
"Are you Heraâs friend?"
Shen Ye asked.
"She was my lover." the man said.
"She must have had many lovers." Shen Ye shrugged.
"But in District D, I represent her force, overseeing three streets." the man said.
"Pleasure to meet you, what do you intend to do?"
"Kill you."
The man suddenly rushed at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye sat still, tapping the You Huang blade, casting a shadow of blades.
The man was instantly sent flying by the heavy blade back.
âThe strength gap was too vast.
District Dâs treatment, although harsh and simple, did have one advantage.
The professionals here werenât very strong.
Shen Ye was thinking when he saw the void flash new lines of words:
"Based on your mission âSlay All Enemy Demonsâ, a new task has generated."
"District D Leader."
"Description: Fight through District D survival area, challenge all the experts, defeat them all, and become the leader of District D."
"Task Reward: All Attributes Boost, reaching the level to awaken Su Su."
"âCome to forget right and wrong, come to remember the past, once through hardship together, there was always joy."