"Will the world reset if I'm killed?"
Gu Shen was quite surprised.
He had never expected that before he arrived as an "outsider," the "himself" in this world had played such an important role.
"Yes."
Luo Er said helplessly, "At first, we couldn't understand it either. But if we wanted to uncover this world's secrets, we had to protect you. That was too difficult. The best solution we could think of was to ensure that this world's trajectory remained unchanged until we left the Five Continents."
In his first life, Gu Shen had lived quite well.
So long as they held out until the Piyue City disaster realm appeared and the trio of Senior Sister and Senior Brother left the Five Continents, their impact on the fate of the Five Continents World would be reduced to a minimum.
"You can understand it this way: before we leave the Five Continents, our mission is to protect you," Luo Er said slowly. "To make sure you're still alive when we enter Piyue City Fortress."
"But now..."
Luo Er and Zhong Wei had already met.
During the day, Zhong Wei had realized Zhou Ji was unusual, but he had not alerted the enemy. He had merely passed the intelligence to Luo Er. Only after everyone met did this bombshell information become public.
The teacher and disciples, who had already gone through 137 resets, gathered together on the rooftop.
Xin Wan exhaled a faint stream of smoke and said with emotion, "I remember the fourteenth reset. I merely had a drink at a bar, and he was blown to pieces in the alley next door. When the explosion went off, I hadn't even finished my drink before the whole world was forcibly reset."
In this war, what humanity lacked most was time. Yet after