Simulation of Destruction, Why Is It Always Me Becoming an Arbiter

The dense cluster of small holes on the periphery were springs he had created long ago; they weren't worth exploring.

Only this abyss seemed incredibly suspicious.

"You've probably drained most of my Sea of Consciousness."

He muttered, unfairly blaming the Path of the End.

As he prepared to fly down and explore, 001 issued a warning.

"Host, please do not step onto the Path of the End. Once you enter, you will be unable to end the simulation normally."

"That's exactly what I want!"

Ye Chang'an ignored the warning and plunged headfirst into the abyss.

His stamina seemed to be rapidly depleting, but it was quickly replenished.

He had the support of millions of people.

001 was helpless and issued another warning, "Host, please stop your suicidal behavior immediately. If you don't turn back now, you won't be able to end the simulation."

Before, it was "not normally," but now it was "unable."

Ye Chang'an was truly courting death now.

"I haven't wanted to end the simulation for five years."

The moment he accepted Eden, he had no intention of returning to Tai Xu Mountain.

Compared to the ten-plus years in this world, there was no need to say which eight years he was more attached to.

"Host, you will die. Even if you regain control of your body, you will only have less than a week to live."

"Heh, 001, thank you for telling me this good news. It lets me know my choice won't be in vain."

Ye Chang'an thanked it with a smile, because the scenario 001 presented was the best guidance.

He wasn't sure if this path would lead to success, but now he was certain.

001 couldn't persuade him, and he had already lost the chance to turn back.

"Sigh~" With a sigh of helplessness, 001 fell silent. Ye Chang'an finally reached the bottom of the abyss.

"001, can you tell me what this place is?" he asked shamelessly.

"...The Cocoon of the End." The reluctant answer didn't surprise Ye Chang'an.

He had suspected it since he first heard the term "Path of the End," and now it was officially confirmed.

"How do I get my body back? And tell me how," he said, his shamelessness truly remarkable.

"Walk out of here. You will see many Lines of the End. Find the one that belongs to you."

Ye Chang'an did as he was told. He casually chose a direction and walked for a distance. The pitch-black surroundings suddenly brightened after passing through a certain barrier.

The area was a pure white space. The walls and floor were all white. The only variation was the black lines plunging into the ground.

From a distance, they looked like lines, but up close, they appeared to be paths.

This was because they were identical to the Path of the End Ye Chang'an had descended.

"Are the Lines of the End and the Path of the End the same thing?"

"...The Lines of the End are the paths extended by the Cocoon of the End when it embraces reality. Their endpoints are the Herrscher cores within the Herrschers."

001 explained, but didn't explicitly state what the Path of the End was.

Ye Chang'an didn't mind, assuming they were the same and didn't think further, beginning his search for his own Line of the End.

From 001's explanation, he inferred that the Cocoon of the End occupied bodies and controlled Herrschers in this manner, much like remotely controlling a puppet.

If he found the line controlling him, he could choose to disconnect the Cocoon of the End's interface or go to the Herrscher core and disconnect the interface there.

The latter option had a higher success rate.

This was because the former required facing the End directly, while the latter only required dealing with projections of the Cocoon of the End.

Furthermore, after disconnecting the Herrscher core's interface, he could regain control of his body.

This was the optimal choice.

However...

"There are so many Lines of the End, which one is mine?"

He couldn't find it; all the Lines of the End looked the same.

As he was fretting, he heard a song in his ear – Eden's song.

It was coming from a particularly thick Line of the End.

"Heh~" Ye Chang'an chuckled and walked directly towards that Line of the End.

"001, thank you for letting me experience such a wonderful life."

PS: Don't ask where Elysia, who fell down, went. She smashed into the Cocoon of the End.

Chapter of Creation: Journey to a New World : 38. First Arbiter, you're surrounded, surrender!

"Respond to me, Elysia!"

Mobius couldn't help but shout out, infected by the song. After shouting, she frowned and covered her mouth.

She was a little unhappy, feeling uncomfortable in her heart after saying it.

She thought about it and realized the reason she felt uncomfortable was... Ye Chang'an actually liked other girls.

Even she could feel the emotions contained within the song, so how could she not feel uncomfortable?

—Speaking of which, Eden must be able to hear this song too.

Thinking of this, Mobius couldn't help but turn her head to look at Eden beside her, vaguely feeling that Eden's hair color could be swapped with hers.

Green would be quite suitable, at least she wouldn't have to wear a hat.

Amidst these strange thoughts, she suddenly saw Eden shedding tears and felt a little flustered.

"Eden, you..."

She opened her mouth, wanting to comfort her, but didn't know what to say.

God, she'd never been in love before, how would she know how to comfort a woman who discovered her husband was cheating?

—Think, think quickly, Mobius, use your genius brain and think hard.

After racking her brain, she had a flash of inspiration and then said, "Have you thought about how to respond?"

"Huh? Respond to what?" Eden wiped away her tears and looked at Mobius in confusion, not quite understanding.

She didn't actually think Ye Chang'an had cheated. She was just crying for the girl in the song who was like a flying flower.

Her sensitivity to music made her feel more from the song, which was why she reacted this way.

As for Ye Chang'an's affection for Elysia contained in the song... it didn't really matter, she liked Elysia too.

Mobius didn't understand this and simply comforted her by distorting the concept. "It's that sentence just now. Chang'an said he wanted you to respond to him."

"Uh, Mobius, Chang'an said he wanted Elysia to respond to him."

"No, it's you," Mobius shook her head and continued, "Haven't you noticed? The lyrics of that song are in English, and the last sentence is in the common language of the Mu Continent.

In the common language of Mu, Elysia means [paradise, utopia].

And in the doctrines of the Bible, Eden refers to the [paradise] created by God for humanity.

So Chang'an was asking you to respond to him just now."

Smart people are indeed clever. This distortion of concept seemed to have no flaws.

Of course, Eden wasn't stupid. She knew these were Mobius's comforting words and said with a wry smile, "Let's just assume that's the case, but how should I respond to him?"

"I don't even know what his situation is right now, where he is, or if he's safe..."

As she spoke, she couldn't stop herself. Eden was indeed very worried about Chang'an.

After all, this was the first time they had been separated since she and Ye Chang'an got married, and now such a big incident had occurred.

Her heart was breaking.

"Hmm... respond..." Mobius was troubled because she also didn't know how to contact Ye Chang'an.

However, thinking that this was Ye Chang'an, she felt there was a way to try.

"Eden, sing. He'll definitely hear you."

Information conveyed through song should be responded to with song.

Eden liked this romantic approach, so she began to sing.

But she didn't receive a response.

The Mu Continent had already entered December 26th. It had been eleven hours since Ye Chang'an became an Arbiter. There had been no sound after that song.

Eden felt anxious. Eden felt scared.

Because she didn't even know Chang'an's situation as an Arbiter.

Network information had been blocked, and the war zone was confined to the Arbiter civil war within Germany.

The battle between thousands of Pseudo-Arbiters and the First Arbiter was still ongoing.

Eden was very anxious. Fortunately, Mobius comforted her and suggested she stream her singing.

She followed the advice. Old K, watching Eden sing earnestly on the screen, made a decision.

"Have the frontline troops set up a network and screens. Watch this live stream and turn the volume up to the maximum for me."

It was a somewhat absurd decision, but it was still carried out.

Old K didn't know if this would be useful, but he could only try with a sliver of hope.

The Arbiter civil war coming from the satellite footage was too terrifying. He couldn't imagine how humanity could defeat such monsters.

If it weren't for the Pseudo-Arbiters defecting, they probably wouldn't even see today's sun.

That Arbiter could create millions of weapons with a single thought.

And not just firearms; this Arbiter also learned and used a cannon shell fired by a disobedient soldier on the fly.

Tens of thousands of shells, blanketing the sky, rained down wave after wave as if they were free, and yet they didn't even kill those Pseudo-Arbiters.

If these shells were unleashed on humans, the entire Earth would be turned upside down.

—This is simply not an enemy that humans can defeat.

It was terrifying to an outrageous degree, leaving all the UN bigwigs in the combat command center completely silenced.

So Old K could only place his hope in Eden's live broadcast, transmitting Eden's song to places where the Arbiter could hear it.

It was this very action that allowed Ye Chang'an to hear Eden's song near the Cocoon of the End.

The Line of the End, serving as the bridge connecting the Cocoon and the Arbiter, would naturally transmit everything the Arbiter saw and heard.

Ye Chang'an arrived beside this thickest Line of the End.

"When the starry sky dims, And the wine cups run dry, My king, Why do you linger in this barren land?"

Elysia's unique voice reached his ears. Ye Chang'an smiled and, without hesitation, walked straight into it.

"You have chosen correctly, but what awaits you may be a conclusion filled with regret."

001 sighed. Ye Chang'an smiled, remaining silent, then leaped up to join the song.

"To await the triumphant return, To seek out the truth."