Chapter 178
"Xiao Yan was accidentally sent to a Parallel World, and the time is about the same as ours."
"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Durandal stared at Bai Yan with suspicion.
"Of course. I was originally looking for Kiana, but it turned out that the Kiana I found didn't recognize me."
"Not only that, but no one there knows me, as if I never existed."
"That's why I concluded that it was an unknowable Parallel World."
Durandal asked, "So how did you get back?"
"By using the Thousand Worlds One Step to link the Imaginary Tree, and then through Remembrance projection, I matched the corresponding Parallel World. In short, the process was extremely complicated, and I barely managed to return with the help of many people."
"I see—then let's hurry back, everyone's looking for you."
"...good."
Bai Yan had a feeling that he was about to be subjected to a joint trial.
But outwardly he showed no signs of anything amiss, appearing entirely like a wanderer returning from an adventure.
However, at that moment, Durandal paused and turned around.
"Bai Yan, you must have met another version of me in the Parallel World, right?"
"I've met her, but we're not close, so we don't really interact. The other Rita sister is the same."
"Hmm." Durandal turned around with relief.
She then politely said to Misterin, "Thank you for informing me in time, Misterin."
"You're welcome, this is what we agreed upon."
"Okay, let's go together."
"OK."
Misterin was much quieter at this moment, and spoke very politely.
The three boarded the Hyperion.
As soon as he entered, Bai Yan spotted Kiana.
The latter's questioning gaze kept scanning him, but after several attempts, it seemed to yield no results, and he eventually gave up.
Bai Yan said with a stern face and an unfriendly tone, "Thanks to you, I have gained a lot from this trip."
Kiana wrinkled her nose and said in a cold tone, "Likewise."
Besides the four people, the only other person on the Hyperion was Bronya, who was in charge of piloting it.
She calmly glanced at the two people with the strange atmosphere, blinked, and turned back to continue operating the spaceship seriously.
The spaceship warped again.
Schicksal Headquarters.
There were many people waiting to pick up passengers at the airport.
Almost all of Bai Yan's acquaintances from Schicksal were present, as were the main members of Anti-Entropy.
He left his mark on you (Part 4) 8 Li Yi's gaze first met Rita's, and the two nodded to each other slightly, as if to tacitly report that they were safe.
Ragna quickly stepped forward and examined Bai Yan.
Finally, she concluded, "Yes, it's very healthy, and there are no missing parts."
Bai Yan nodded upon hearing this. "The Parallel World is not much different from this one, so I've been doing quite well there lately."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him curiously.
Theresa, who had just taken office, was holding a golden hexahedron in her hands when she heard this, and a look of doubt appeared on her face.
"You disappeared because of a conflict with Kiana, so why did one of you go to the Pre-Civilization while the other went to Parallel World?"
At this moment, the Void Archive in her hand spoke.
You're lying, little kid.
"Even after being turned into Divine Key, you still wouldn't stay still. It seems Otto went too easy on you when he dealt with you." Bai Yan raised an eyebrow.
[Aha, I was just raising a question. After all, from the perspective of controlling variables, your experience is very different from Kiana's.]
"I'm a man, and I don't have that many Herrscher Core. Does that mean there are already too many variables?"
The Void Archive no longer utters a sound.
However, it was Kiana who raised the next question.
"What was your purpose in being there at that time?"
"You want to admit that you came here to cause trouble without knowing anything?"
"You—humph!" Kiana turned her head away unhappily.
At that moment, Rita seemed to suddenly say something into the communicator, then abruptly looked up and asked, "Miss Misterin, what was Xiaoyan's condition when you found him?"
Bai Yan felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this, but he didn't show it on the surface.
—Sister Tazi still needs to be taught a lesson.
Misterin thought for a moment and said, "She seems a little weak, as if she has overexerted herself."
Bai Yan said calmly, "That's because I fought Kevin Kaslana from Parallel World and got a pretty bad beating. If I didn't go all out, I would have died a horrible death."
Kiana asked in surprise, "Kevin? Why did you see him?"
"It's normal for Parallel World to differ from this one."
Everyone fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
Rita picked up the communicator again, seemingly talking to someone.
The call ended quickly, and she walked into the crowd, saying with a slightly apologetic tone, "I apologize for disturbing you all. Dr. Mobius of the World Serpent is about to visit the Schicksal Headquarters, saying that he has important matters to discuss."
Bai Yan didn't react.
Kiana's expression was somewhat complicated.
Soon we will meet one of the former Moths of the Fire Moth in this era.
Volume 1: Chapter 210: Yes, that's how Parallel World work.
After Kiana's return, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy found Bai Yan again.
The World Serpent arrived quickly upon receiving the news.
Seeing this, everyone decided to move to the conference room at the Schicksal Headquarters and have a three-way meeting to have a proper discussion.
Soon, the World Serpent group arrived.
As Mobius stepped into the conference room, his eyes met Kiana's.
"Perhaps I should say it's been a long time, Kiana?"
"So, you saw me in the Pre-Civilization, which is why you wanted to send someone to bring me back to World Serpent three years ago?"
"Unfortunately, your companions seem quite resistant to this..."
As she spoke, she glanced at Theresa and the others who looked wary, and then swaggered into her seat.
Following closely behind were an individual Jackal and Gray Serpent.
Before the footsteps stopped, Raiden Mei arrived at the scene.
She didn't find the truth in the Chrono-Sanctum, and was suddenly told that the two missing people had returned, so she left early and came here.
Raiden Mei went straight to Kiana's side and started talking to her in a low voice.
Once everyone had arrived, Mobius's gaze fell upon Bai Yan.
"I heard that the spacetime turbulence near the Imaginary Tree was caused by your conflict with Kiana, but I'm curious why you didn't return to the Pre-Civilization?"
They've arrived.
Bai Yan didn't expect that even Snakey knew about this.
It seems I won't get through this if I don't make my lies believable today.
Ragna, Rita, and Durandal, who were standing to the side, all had the same suspicious expression.
He figured that these three probably guessed that Fu Yan was him.
Then, he calmly and fearlessly began to speak, "I have arrived in a Parallel World and discovered some secrets. As for the Pre-Civilization, I do not know much, because the clues in the Parallel World are slightly different from those in our world, and can only be used as a reference."
Mobius, intrigued, said, "Could you tell me about it? I think you may not have had a chance to share your experiences yet?"
"Indeed, that's what I'm planning to do." Bai Yan nodded.
Durandal perked up and listened attentively.
Rita remained expressionless, but her heart gradually grew uncertain; Ragna, on the other hand, crossed his arms, looking like he was watching a show, as if to say, "Xiao Yan, you keep making things up, I'll listen carefully."
Kiana had only recently returned when Ragna, out of curiosity, traveled to Anti-Entropy through Himeko, becoming one of the first to hear about her experiences in the Pre-Civilization.
She was certain at the time that Fu Yan was definitely Bai Yan in disguise!
However, she secretly favored Bai Yan and decided to keep it a secret.
The others also looked at Bai Yan with curiosity.
Parallel World —that sounds even more interesting than Pre-Civilization Era.
"Cough cough."
Bai Yan cleared his throat before slowly beginning his narration.
"When I woke up in the Parallel World, I was discovered by Rita Losweiser from there, but she didn't recognize me, which I found very strange. After asking some questions and confirming some information, I realized that this was not the world I was familiar with."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Rita asked, "So, Xiaoyan, how did you gain my trust over there?"
Bai Yan remained silent, only watching her move her wrist.
Rita: "..."
The meeting room was quickly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Durandal asked, "I don't think I should stand idly by."
"You weren't even there. You were busy with Kiana and your team settling scores with Otto. You didn't have time to bother me."
Durandal stared at him with displeasure.
Ragna instinctively asked, "You didn't beat me up too, did you?"
Bai Yan paused for a moment.
"You didn't actually hit him, did you?!"
"... I didn't see you."
"Oh."
"Later I asked Rita over there, and it turned out that the entire Valkyrie Assault Team was gone."
"Ah?"
"Okay, let's move on to the next topic."
Bai Yan felt that if he continued talking, he would become a self-serving opportunist.
That's not good.
"Besides, I don't exist in the Parallel World, so it's not important at all," Bai Yan then looked at Mobius. "I'm puzzled as to why Kevin is in charge of the World Serpent, but you are here?"
"Oh?" Mobius frowned. "According to you, since you don't exist in the Parallel World, Kiana wouldn't have come to the Pre-Civilization Era ..."
She quickly realized something and then exclaimed, "It seems Mei was right, Fu Yan is indeed the biggest variable—alright, you can continue. This problem is very complicated, and no one but Mei can give the correct answer."
Bai Yan remained calm, but he already had a guess in his heart.
Sure enough, this was her plan.
He then continued, "Later, I went to the World Serpent to find Kevin, hoping to get some information from him. Instead, he opened a door. I went through the passage and came to a place called Chrono-Sanctum."
Upon hearing this, Raiden Mei spoke up, "You met another version of myself in the Chrono-Sanctum?"