344 Protagonist

[Main Quest Triggered - "The Flower of Void"]

[Type]: Annihilation/Exploration [Duration]: 300 days

[Mission Difficulty]: Secret "At this difficulty level, everything you face is uncertain. Your abilities may fail, and people won't speak clearly to you. You'll need to use hints to solve various problems. You'll encounter all sorts of unpredictable issues and puzzles. But as long as you possess extraordinary courage and keen insight, you can see through the fog and solve the riddles."

[Introduction]: When you open the history of Dragon Satellite, the erosion of the void comes from all eras, and the words are filled with complex emotions about the void.

Although its narrative is empty and meaningless, it is more advanced and civilized than human sacrifice.

Although its technology was chaotic and terrifying, it freed this place from a primitive, blood-drinking lifestyle.

Its creations may be ferocious and cruel, but they are what people rely on for food and clothing today.

How should you criticize this existence? They are both cold and passionate, cruel and tender, hateful and alluring.

If we lose the void, if we lose the present, what will we lose if we lose the present?

As an outsider, you arrive at this crossroads of confusion and nothingness, filled with uncertainty about the future and sorrow for the past. History does not allow for hypotheticals, but is the future truly guaranteed to be bright?

A thick fog is blanketing the world, the shadow of war looms, various forces harbor ulterior motives, a storm is brewing, and you stand alone beneath a crumbling wall, with no one to hold an umbrella for you.

Just then, a unique person appeared in front of you.

Do you want to decide your own future?

[Settlement Conditions]: A. "Embrace the Void" - Nihilism wins; B. "Glass Garden" - Realism wins; C. "Crescent Moon Freezes the Sky" - Romanticism wins; (This task is Main Quest and only provides one option. You can choose one to complete it if you meet the conditions. The ending evaluation will be based on your performance.)

(The ending is categorized as: Dragon, Demon, Asura, White Wolf, Angel, Spirit Deer) ——————————

What's going on now? Li Aoz climbed out of the car, looked up, and stared at the woman in front of him.

She was about 1.73 meters tall, not particularly tall for the Abyss, and her race appeared to be somewhere between those of the Azure Planet and extraterrestrials. Her skin was fairly smooth, but not as good as that of the extraterrestrial inhabitants.

Her wisteria-like hair was tied into a fishtail braid, falling naturally over her shoulders. Her messy bangs were soaked with blood, which streamed down into her eyes and then slid down from the corners of her eyes. Her wisteria-colored eyes were filled with a frivolous air.

Based on their previous conversation, Li Aoz guessed that she must be the knight sent by the Kingdom Council — Miread Fenny.

Judging from the pronunciation alone, it doesn't sound like a woman's name at all.

Although she wore a knight's breastplate, she only wore a combat cloak over it, and ordinary jeans on her lower body. The lack of extra armor indicated that she was extremely confident in her skills.

There was no aura of the Dao on his body. Judging from the biological frequency, he was at a level close to that of the Ita (7) and the Xita (8).

She's not exactly ordinary, but as for what's special about her... aside from having a larger bust, a slimmer waist, and longer legs than the average person, being beautiful, and always having a frivolous smile on her lips, there doesn't seem to be anything special about her.

Li Aoz looked at the other person, feeling a little uneasy.

The Main Quest has been triggered. Could this guy... be the 'protagonist' of Dragon Satellite?

"What, you don't believe me?"

Mirrid casually raised his hand and lifted the gun blade.

Zheng—

A sharp, cold glint flashed, and the restraints on Li Aoz's body shattered, scattering all over the ground.

Mirrid raised the umbrella, shielding Li Aoz's head, and parted her cherry lips slightly:

"And now, my dear little beauty?"

"Don't use such feminine gaze language."

Li Aoz rubbed his wrist, glancing at the scattered vehicles around him. Their skins had been elegantly ripped apart by the blades, air seeping into the Arieje tanks and then ignited by the heat of the bullet impacts.

In the rain, they burned silently, without emitting any breath.

She attacked the entire squad, and as a member of the Kingdom Council, she turned around and wiped out her own people.

"Madam, could you tell me why you did this?"

Standing under the umbrella held up by the other person, Li Aoz asked curiously:

"Why did you choose to kill your own comrade, but then choose to take me with you?"

"... Isn't it obvious?"

Mirrid chuckled frivolously, reached out, pinched Li Aoz's chin, and, taking advantage of her superior strength, kissed him as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

cluck-cluck—

Before Li Aoz could react, his jaw had already been invaded, but Mirrid only played around with it for a moment before stopping. He immediately stood up, a meaningful look flashing in his purple eyes. "I would choose to do this, of course, for you."

Even though Li Aoz was used to being forcefully kissed, he still felt a chill run down his spine. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, frowning as he stared at the other person:

That's not the real reason. What do you really want?

"I have no obligation to answer questions from strangers."

Mirrid said it casually, as if his previous act of forcibly kissing Li Aoz had never happened.

"Then can I also choose not to go with you?"

Based on his experience with PVE games, Li Aoz asked tentatively.

"Of course, I'm not your mother."

She pointed to the umbrella overhead and said:

"However, in this Qualia Rain, no one can survive for more than 8 seconds. Are you sure you want to leave me?"

Li Aoz glanced around, activated [Eye of Truth], and began a private scan. The soldiers' bodies were mangled beyond recognition; after scanning for a long time, he couldn't find a single intact piece of rain gear. The vehicles were also destroyed and still burning.

He tried to release gravity, but the Qualia Rain penetrated his gravity; there seemed to be a much stronger force within it, hundreds of thousands of times stronger than gravity.

[Weak.]

Li Aoz's extensive gaming experience immediately revealed this:

When a neutron collides with a proton, it is scattered. A neutron transforms into a proton, releasing an electron. The weak force causes a neutron to transform into a proton... this is decay.

This proves at least one thing: the Qualia-Direction is indeed here. Within the Sixth Layer Star Abyss, only the Qualia-Direction controls the ' Weak Interaction ' or the 'Weak Core Force'.

In a way that elementary school students can understand, it can modify the number of protons, causing matter to transform, such as turning mercury into gold (the difference between mercury and gold is only one proton).

Or, to be even simpler and more brutal, it could cause matter to decay, releasing terrifying Neutron Radiation that would kill all organic matter.

This Qualia Rain is the work of Qualia-Direction.

As for why it does this, Li Aoz doesn't know.

In his memory, Qualia-Direction was a very shy little guy. Moreover, he was a relatively friendly Origin Species to Star Abyss, quite different from the tyrannical monster like Entropy Jun, who would kill your entire galaxy at the drop of a hat and lead everything to disorder and entropy increase.

"... You deliberately destroyed the raincoat and umbrella."

Li Aoz looked at the other person. "You want to threaten me this way, so that I have no choice but to go with you, right?"

"I'm not your mother."

Mirrid replied in the same calm tone:

"I'm just giving you a choice—stay here, and you'll be swallowed up by the torrential rain, your flesh and fat will degrade, and you'll watch helplessly as your bones are eroded away. But you can also choose to come with me; at least I have an umbrella."

The rain was pattering down, and it was still falling; the soles of my shoes were already a little damp.

Have you thought it through?

Mirrid spoke, extending his hand to Li Aoz was standing under the same umbrella:

"I'm not your mother. If I still haven't made a decision after all this, then I'll just have to leave you here and let the downpour swallow you up."

How to choose? Li Aoz didn't really have a choice. Here, he was the weaker party. He didn't understand the geography, wasn't familiar with the local culture, and wasn't particularly strong.

Being able to follow the protagonist's predetermined path for a while before making a decision is probably the best option.

Besides, there's a Main Quest to complete, so it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

He vaguely sensed that the Qualia-Direction would appear here, and that it was also related to the void.

Smack

Li Aoz grasped the other's hand and said, "Lioz Dominate."

"Miread Fenny".

Mirrid smiled slightly and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lioz —Mr. Lioz from the From the Star Abyss."