Layer by Layer, the World's Desperate Truth Revealed!!

The land, ignited by Xiong Da, was utterly devastated.

After collecting the Nine Race Cores, Bai Zhi spent a short while finding Ink-Stained Crystal sitting on the ground in the ruins, her face pale.

"Summoning creatures of that Level... is this the strength of Top Player in the First Echelon?"

She looked up at him from the ground, Young Girl face still showing little emotion.

"I owe you my life this time, and I'll repay that favor in the future."

"Actually, that's not... never mind."

Bai Zhi glanced at the scattered boxes of Health Potion on the ground and then took out the Plush Cat.

"Alright, it's time for us to head back... Do you need a ride?"

The Young Girl sitting on the ground nodded silently.

--This is destined to be an eventful night.

On their way back on the Plush Cat, Bai Zhi and Ink-Stained Crystal could clearly see the explosions of fire in the distance, and the tremors of the earth even reached them.

Elsewhere in the city, the fighting continues.

However, perhaps because their three areas are basically unified, no other unexpected events occurred on the way back.

"... Monster Rampage?"

After listening to Bai Zhi recount what had happened before, OriginDeficit and Young Feather couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances.

"That's right. The specific reason is unknown, but what is certain is that by daybreak, the original eighty-one Dominator will probably only have single-digit numbers left."

By candlelight, Bai Zhi took out all the Racial Core he had obtained and arranged them neatly on the table, speaking without looking up.

"81 Dominators represent 81 different Racial Core. If it's possible to synthesize Monster of that Level using only 9 Racial Core, what kind of Monster do you think could be synthesized using 27 Racial Core?"

"What Type of synthesis are primarily referred to?"

Looking at the various small items lined up on the table, OriginDeficit frowned slightly and asked a question.

"Does the more Racial Core used in the synthesis, the stronger the resulting Monster will be?"

"There is no fixed number of permutations and combinations."

Bai Zhi snapped his fingers.

"Those Zombie are the Raw Material. The Racial Core added to them determine their development direction. It's not about having more, but about having the right combination."

"Wait a minute... if we Player add Racial Core to ourselves, will we also turn into those Monsters? Didn't Ink-Stained Crystal say before that one of the rewards for completing the quest was that we could choose one of these Racial Core?"

As if suddenly remembering something, Young Feather quickly spoke up.

"Personally, I feel that these so-called Racial Core are just the raw materials for creating Anomaly. Aren't those synthesized Monster also a kind of Anomaly in the Real World? So, could we...?"

"The system itself will perform purification, and the Racial Core are not directly added to your body, but rather like enchantment runes attached to Equipment."

Ink-Stained Crystal began to speak calmly.

"If you were to actually add something like Racial Core to your body, not only would the system not allow it, but even if you did add such a thing to your body... you would become Fallen Player."

"I remember you said before that everyone in this world has become Zombie, which is basically the same as everyone turning into Fallen One, right?"

Suddenly turning to look at Ink-Stained Crystal, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes and asked her a question.

Is the source of this information accurate?

"That's right."

Although she didn't know why Bai Zhi would suddenly ask such a strange question, Ink-Stained Crystal nodded after thinking about it for a moment.

"My organization, [National Beauty Heavenly Fragrance], has a dedicated research institute. Although it can't compare to the databases of [Relevant Department], it still contains a large amount of information related to the Player themselves. After I took back the Racial Core, someone specifically studied them... This is the conclusion the professor and his team reached after their research. The core concepts of so-called Fallen Player, or Fallen Species, are all the same."

"Really? This is getting more and more interesting..."

Shifting his gaze from Ink-Stained Crystal, Bai Zhi lowered his head to look at the 24 Racial Core laid out on the table, and involuntarily fell into deep thought.

His thoughts raced, and all the clues and discoveries he had found before surfaced in his mind, which he then connected one by one with lines.

--At a certain moment, Bai Zhi's expression suddenly changed drastically after he deduced a certain conclusion.

He had reached a fairly clear conclusion about the truth of this world, but that conclusion was far too shocking.

If the truth of this world is indeed as I have deduced, then everyone in this world is destined from the very beginning to live in eternal despair.

"Listen up, everyone. I'm going to tell you all the clues I've gathered so far, and I'll also share my own speculations. Then you can judge whether my speculations are correct."

He let out a heavy breath, raised Bai Shang head, and spoke to the other three people sitting around the table.

"If there's anything you don't understand along the way, feel free to ask me. I'll try my best to provide the most detailed answers you can."

"You already know the secrets of this world?"

Looking up at Bai Zhi, OriginDeficit was completely astonished.

"Pretty much. Although I don't want to admit that my deduction is correct, if that's really the case, then how desperate must the people living in this world be..."

Bai Zhi reached out and gently pressed his forehead before speaking.

"First, let's go back to the very beginning of the changes in this world. In the beginning, this world was a common, normal, and peaceful world. But one day, the sun and moon disappeared, or rather, the entire Starry Sky disappeared. Since that day, the sun and moon can no longer be seen in the Tian Kong, nor can any stars be seen. The Starry Sky has disappeared, but the distinction between day and Hei Ye still exists here."

"No... do you think this is like day and Hei Ye?"

Young Feather pursed his lips.

"The sky hardly changes at all; there's no distinction between morning, noon, and Hei Ye. It's like being in a closed room and suddenly having the Lights turned off."

"That's right, that's exactly how it is."

Bai Zhi snapped his fingers.

"Do you know the Classic of Mountains and Seas? There's a passage in it that says, ' The God of Zhong Mountain is named Zhu Yin. When he looks, it's day; when he closes his eyes, it's night...' The blink of an eye marks the cycle of day and night."

"There's no change in the weather between the opening and closing of these eyes."