A Conversation Once More

"Answer my question."

Looking at Bai Zhi in front of him, the Fuzi spoke coldly.

"If you were invited here by A’Ling, you couldn't possibly be unaware of such basic information, yet you know so many details... Is she in your hands?"

In the end, the Fuzi's words were filled with a chilling murderous intent.

"Although I really want to just admit it and then use it to blackmail you or something... I'm a very particular person."

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi looked up at the ceiling with an expression of unbearable disapproval and gave a speechless reply.

"To put it simply, your sister joined Large-scale Campaign Quest to save you. Your city has been temporarily turned into a Dungeon, and we are Player who have entered to Walkthrough Dungeon."

Before, I wasn't too bothered by how old he looked, like a skeleton, since he's a man. But for a Girl to look like this... no wonder he said it was torture.

"Time reset... a complete reset?"

The Fuzi turned his head and glanced at the Xiao Hai on the ground.

"You've been here before, and you managed to get information out of me... The ship is already in your hands, isn't it?"

"That's right, anyway, you were already planning to give us that ship, weren't you?"

Bai Zhi spread his hands, looking completely innocent.

"Please forgive me, after all, you hid so much from us before. If we hadn't done this, you might have continued to hide it. Now, shouldn't we be able to have an open and honest talk?"

"... This book is subject to random changes."

After a long silence, the aura that had been emanating from him subtly subsided. The Fuzi reached into a drawer, pulled out a book, and pushed it in front of Bai Zhi.

"I have no idea what the Plum in the Golden Vase is."

[Item Name: Book of Form 📖]

[Type: Special Item]

[Quality: Elite]

[Special Effect: Transformation. Every eight hours, this book will randomly transform into another book, and the text on it will automatically change to the language the reader recognizes. This book is for reading purposes only.]

[Usage Condition: None]

[Note:: This encompasses everything, is infinitely varied, and even the most Divine Rare Grimoire fall within its scope of change.]

"... So why are you explaining this?"

After reading the introduction to the book in front of him, Bai Zhi looked up at the Fuzi in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"I just don't want to be labeled with strange tags before we even start talking."

The Fuzi took the book back and put it back in the drawer, responding expressionlessly.

"My Unique pastime here is reading; there's nothing else I can do."

Do I look like the kind of person who would give others weird Title?

With a slight smirk, Bai Zhi wore an expression of utmost righteousness.

"That's impossible. I've always acted uprightly and honestly. I never used the fact that I kidnapped your sister to threaten you before, so why would I do such a thing?"

"Alright, let's have a proper discussion."

The Fuzi's tone softened slightly.

"Regarding large-scale battle missions..."

"Okay, you exhibitionist lewdness."

Bai Zhi's expression was one of complete non-thinking.

Fuzi: "..."

"Would you get aroused by a skeleton?"

Looking down at his own drafty body, the Fuzi remained expressionless.

"But you're a woman, can't you at least put on some clothes?"

Bai Zhi sighed with regret.

"In your current state, once you leave here, will you start running around naked all the time again? Habits are a terrible thing."

"Don't worry about it, let's talk about business and the books."

The Fuzi spoke coldly.

"Is the Large-scale Campaign Quest you mentioned earlier really real?"

"I have no reason to lie to you about something like this."

Bai Zhi shook his head.

"As you can see, I have now inherited the authority of the Dominator, so you should know what my task is now, right?"

"... Let's end this."

After a long period of silence with his head bowed, the Fuzi suddenly spoke.

"She made a mistake after all. The suffering our world has endured should not be repeated by other worlds. I will do everything in my power to help you and guide this world toward its rightful end."

So what exactly is your situation right now?

Looking at the Fuzi in front of him, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Why was your sister able to escape, but you couldn't?"

"... because there is only one [Noah's Ark]."

After a moment of silence, the Fuzi began to speak.

"So your sister escaped via [Noah's Ark]?"

"No, even [Noah's Ark] couldn't escape this world... This is a world of utter despair in the truest sense."

Turning his head to look out the window, the Fuzi spoke.

"Since you even know about the [World Tomb], then you must know about [Noah's Ark]. Theoretically speaking, [Noah's Ark] can take people away from this world, but even [Noah's Ark] cannot take people away from this hopeless world."

"Even [Noah's Ark] couldn't take people away?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi appeared even more surprised.

"So how did your sister leave?"

"I destroyed [Noah's Ark] and took advantage of the moment the barrier trembled to send her away."

The Fuzi spoke calmly.

"That barrier blocks too many things, even the system itself. Although I am still a Player, because I belong to this world, most of the system's functions cannot extend here. The system is just a decoration for me."

"So the key to leaving this place is that you yourself have to leave this world, right? Just like someone chosen by [Noah's Ark]?"

After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi began to speak.

"How about this, do you see if you can talk to your world and see if it can let you leave?"

"I am the Sinner who destroyed [Noah's Ark] and extinguished the world's last hope. Why do you think I have become like this? Unable to move and forced to stay here day after day?"

The Fuzi spoke coldly.

"This is the world's own Curse upon me; I cannot escape it."

"If that's the case, why not just destroy the world?"

Bai Zhi shrugged indifferently.

"If you can't solve the problem, then eliminate the person who raised the question. Once the Dominator wins and ends the cycle, you can be free, right?"

"Before that, I will die before the World Destruction. I am only alive now because of the world's Curse; otherwise, I would have died here long ago."

Fuzi shook her head almost imperceptibly, then turned to look at a Fish Hook hanging a few meters away from her.

"See that Fish Hook? If it weren't for the world Curse, I would have been caught already."

"I can't escape."