The Story of the Past

"No... this has nothing to do with me, right? You're going a bit too far with your sweeping generalization."

Bai Zhi shifted his body and chair slightly backward to avoid the leaping flames, rolling his eyes in slight exasperation.

"Like you, I'm also on my own side. After all, it's just human nature."

He didn't know what had suddenly gotten into the other person; before he could even finish a sentence, the other person started swearing. In his agitation, the fire in front of him flared up violently, and he almost got burned.

Take himself for example. If someone were to use the argument that Anna's existence would trigger a world crisis, or that handing over all of Qingyi's World Heritage would allow him to cultivate more powerful Player, and thus use the pretext of righteousness to force him to hand over those two lolis, he would not hesitate to turn against them.

This is why he never considered joining any of those Large Organization.

As a time traveler, he had no fixed stance and would always choose to stand in the middle. As for leaning towards one side, it was mainly just following his own heart.

"But what you did doesn't seem any different from what those people did, did it?"

At this moment, Xu Lian began to mutter to herself.

"When your own master is twisted into that way, it's the same..."

"As a complete novice, knowing absolutely nothing about the truth or the course of events, please refrain from making rash comments based on your own dark speculations!"

After Xu Lian's interruption, Tian Kong finally couldn't hold back his anger and spoke up.

"And what do you know!? Just for her so-called justice, she forced my sister to do things she didn't want to do at all!! Why should my sister suffer endless mental anguish, torment, and being hunted down just to please her!? Why should my sister pay the price for her justice!? We could have left this hellhole long ago..."

"Enough!! Go back here!!"

Tian Huo spoke coldly.

"You're not needed here. Have everyone down below prepare to evacuate."

"I..."

"Do I need to repeat myself a few times!?"

"..."

Gritting his teeth, Tian Kong turned and went to the center of the Library. As if venting his anger, he moved a common large stone that was pressing down on the ruins and then jumped directly into the center.

The Dark Cave Entrance was like the mouth of some Monster, swallowing him up in an instant.

"... I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now. Let's continue our previous topic."

Exhaling, Tian Huo lit another cigarette for himself.

"That's right, the [Domain of Delirium] has gone out of control. The cause occurred in the Core Area, the [Death Space], and the reason is unknown. In that extremely urgent situation, it was necessary to immediately seal off the entire [Domain of Delirium], otherwise it would be at risk of collapsing. And if it collapses, all the Anomaly that were once imprisoned here will appear in our world, which would be a catastrophic disaster for our world."

"And then what?"

Bai Zhi glanced at the black hole over there, stroked his chin, and asked the other person a thoughtful question.

"How did you get trapped here? And what about your Master...?"

"Although the [Domain of Delirium] is divided into seven areas, it is actually only the Core Zone. The other six areas are experimental areas. If a large-scale, vicious Anomaly Incident breaks out in the Real World, those Anomaly will be transferred to these six areas depending on the situation. After relevant research and control, those Anomaly that were transferred in will be sent to the Core Area. Therefore, there are actually very few Anomaly remaining in the six areas."

After taking another drag of his cigarette, Tian Huo slowly spoke.

"Because of the [Domain of Delirium], our world actually has a slight advantage in dealing with Anomaly. As soon as an Anomaly appears, the Patrol Envoy in charge of patrolling that area will rush to deal with it to prevent greater impact and disaster... And my Master is the youngest Patrol Envoy in our world."

"So this abandoned city is just one of the Anomaly that were sent in to be processed?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly and nodded thoughtfully.

As the other person explained, the doubts that had been lingering in his mind began to be resolved one by one.

For example, why is this wilderness the way it is? Why would a city suddenly appear in the wasteland...?

"That's right. At that time, I was working hard to pass the examination for the Patrol Envoy. My Master wanted to bring me here to broaden my horizons and gain relevant experience, so he brought me along as well."

Tian Huo, melancholic tone.

"I remember there were three Patrol Envoy were in charge of dealing with the Anomaly that had broken out in the city at the time, plus Disciple like me, making a total of 12 people."

"Each Patrol Envoy has considerable experience in dealing with Anomaly, and their strength is also quite formidable. So, in just over an hour, we were able to uncover the rules and causes behind the Anomaly that have broken out in this city."

"So you managed to control the casualties, right?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This city may not be considered a large city, but it has a population of at least several hundred thousand. From the time you discovered it to when you had it completely under control, how many people survived?"

"Tens of thousands died, mostly from the initial chaos or from being distorted by others in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, but many more survived."

Tian Huo spoke calmly.

"Given such a massive outbreak of vicious Anomaly, this survival rate can be considered a Perfect handling... given enough time."

"But it was precisely at this crucial moment that the anomaly occurred, wasn't it?"

Bai Zhi snapped his fingers.

"The evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people is no small number, and you haven't completely brought the situation under control. Therefore, someone must make a decision under these circumstances, otherwise hundreds of thousands of people will be trapped here and die."

"That's right, that's exactly what my stupid Master did."

Tian Huo flicked his cigarette into the fire, his face expressionless.

"Given that someone had to make a sacrifice, she Patrol Envoy, yet she was the first to step forward, while the other two Patrol Envoy remained completely unmoved, even pleased with it."

"And then what?"

Bai Zhi nodded.

"And then? There was no 'and then' at all."

Tian Huo let out a cold laugh.

"To save the hundreds of thousands of people in the city, my Master forcibly devoured the Curse Origin and then had me mutated herself... In this way, the obstacle to return was removed, hundreds of thousands of people were saved, and the other two Patrol Envoy returned with the merit of saving hundreds of thousands of people, but my Master became such a ghostly figure that was neither human nor ghost."

"This is the story of the past."