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The darkness was like a tide, endless and continuous.

The entire city had fallen into absolute silence in the darkness. There might be flames burning, but most places were completely quiet.

In this deathly silence, the Fuzi sat quietly by the window, silently watching the darkness outside.

"Hmm, don't you sleep at night?"

The door opened, and Bai Zhi walked out of the room yawning. He paused for a moment when he saw a skeleton and a book sitting by the window.

Zombie don't need to sleep.

The Fuzi, sitting in a wheelchair, turned his head.

"What's wrong? Can't you sleep?"

"It hurts so much, I can't sleep. I forced myself to fall asleep, but then I had a Nightmare."

Bai Zhi walked to the center of the living room, picked up the thermos, poured himself a glass of water, and gave a very casual reply.

"That Nightmare felt so real; I was still shaken when I woke up."

"You also have things you're afraid of?"

Seemingly intrigued, the Fuzi asked him questions with apparent interest.

"As far as I know, you shouldn't be afraid of anything."

"How could that be? I'm not Jue Ge."

With a slight pursed lip, Bai Zhi took a teacup in his left hand and sat down on the Sofa in the living room.

"Everyone has something they fear most, and I'm no exception. Do you know what kind of Nightmare I just had? For some reason, I got a hundred consecutive losses, every single one was a blank, not a single critical hit..."

Bai Zhi's expression was one of utter disbelief.

"I thought you had no flaws... Turns out you have things you're afraid of too."

The Fuzi shook his head, somewhat amused and with a hint of amusement.

"So what would you do if what you're afraid of actually happened?"

"Hmm... I usually take care of it first."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi gave a very serious answer.

"I can't let the things I'm afraid of live, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."

"???"

After taking a sip of the warm water in his cup, Bai Zhi placed the cup back on the Coffee Table.

"The night is long, and I can't sleep. You seem to have something on your mind. Would you mind chatting with me for a bit?"

"... I can't see a future."

After a moment of silence, the Fuzi turned to look out the window.

"In short, it's probably a feeling of uncertainty about the future."

"Don't you still have your sister?"

Turning his head to look at the Fuzi over there, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"You're supposed to be the strongest in your world, you shouldn't be that psychologically fragile, right?"

"It's not that I'm too weak, it's that the opponent we're facing is too powerful, so powerful that it makes us feel powerless..."

The Fuzi spoke calmly.

"I'm not as fragile as you think. I just felt a little sad looking at the world that's about to be destroyed. A civilization without people is meaningless, and humanity without inheritance is even less... Wanderer?"

She gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"You say..."

"Pretentious."

Rolling her eyes and rudely interrupting the other person, Bai Zhi seemed slightly annoyed.

"Have you gone mad from reading so many books over the years, only to end up with this 'intellectual pretentiousness'? Countless worlds have been destroyed, leaving only Noah's Ark, and countless people wandering alone in the Void. Who do you think you are?"

"..."

"Are you trying to outdo me in misery? There are plenty of people worse off than you. At least you still have your sister. How many people are completely alone in their entire world? Stop being so dramatic with me..."

"... Do you know how annoying you can be sometimes?"

"I'm not gold, why should I need so many people to like me?"

Bai Zhi looked on with disdain.

"If it weren't for your initiative in helping us, wanting to end everything and prevent the tragedy here from spreading to our world, do you think I would have come to help you?"

"... Let me ask you a question: What are your standards of conduct?"

After a moment of silence, the Fuzi suddenly asked this question.

"Do whatever you want, only do what you think is right, and what do other people's opinions matter to me?"

Bai Zhi picked up the glass and drank the water in one gulp before standing up from the Sofa.

"Remember to read less in the future. After reading for so many years, you've almost made yourself stupid... Are you trying to act like a pretentious intellectual? How affected..."

As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed, then turned and walked towards his room, his whole demeanor conveying a sense of pity for his misfortune and anger at his lack of ambition.

Fuzi: "..."

After the door closed and a moment of silence followed, the Fuzi turned and looked again into the darkness outside the window.

"... idiot."

She suddenly spoke in a low voice.

With the abrupt transition from Hei Ye to day, the night passed peacefully.

And it was at this moment that the system notification finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

[The Walkthrough for the "Unknown Land" Dungeon is complete.]

[Current Walkthrough: 100%; mission completed ahead of schedule.]

[The base rewards for all surviving Player will be doubled.]

[All surviving Player receive an additional 500 bonus points.]

Player can choose to return at any time; relevant rewards will be calculated upon their return.

"So, does this mean we can leave now?"

Looking at the System Prompt that popped up in front of him, OriginDeficit couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

It's like a movie is about to reach its climax, but the theater staff come out and kick people out.

"If you're not leaving, what are you doing here?"

Bai Zhi glanced at the other person.

"Whether it's the final ripening and harvesting of the fruit, or even the final moment of the world's end, it's not something we can simply watch from the sidelines. Are you really planning to sit on a small stool, eating potato chips and drinking Cola, and watch from the sidelines?"

"But I always feel a little regretful."

Yuan Que sighed.

"This is the first time I've done absolutely nothing in Dungeon or quest. I feel like I'm just there to make up the numbers, even though I'm supposed to be Elite Player..."

"Be more confident. Remove the words 'always feel' and 'like.' We're just here to make up the numbers."

With a triumphant look on his face, Young Feather reached out and patted OriginDeficit on the shoulder, his eyes sparkling.

"500 points!! Do you know what 500 points means!? All the points I've earned before combined don't even amount to this many!!"

Looking at OriginDeficit in front of him, he spoke with a serious expression.

"Lil’Deficit, be content with what you have. Even S-rank Player in the top tier suffered such serious injuries and was in grave danger. If it were the two of us, we'd probably be dead by now... It feels so good to have Big Shot carry you to victory!!!"

"... Stay away from me."

OriginDeficit glanced at Young Feather beside him with a look of utter disdain, then stepped aside.