[Nothingness] is about to take its final bow, isn't it, Magician?

Zhen Xin and Hu Wei left, taking Flord and Maxford with them.

They stepped into the Void once more, their destination unknown.

Because they weren't looking for a fixed location, but rather a person.

Wei Mu!

This [Folly] Chosen of God, the first one to break the gap on the Path to Godhood, must have the most unique insights into the entire [Faith Game], which is why he became the focus of the gods' eyes and the person closest to them in the hearts of the players.

Zhen Xin had met Wei Mu a few times. He had a good temper. Although he was Believer in the [Folly], he was not as arrogant as those nostril-nosed people. His Pride seemed to be used in places that others could not see.

Zhen Xin once asked Wei Mu what "benefits" he received in the game "Path to Godhood". Wei Mu laughed and said that there used to be some, but someone stole them all.

At that time, Zhen Xin was still wondering who could have stolen things from Wei Mu. Only after joining the Clown did she belatedly realize that the thief was Cheng Shi!

The Fate Weaver stole not the reward that should have belonged to Wei Mu, but the gaze that should have been the first on the Path to Godhood!

In this era of [Nothingness], the gods' gaze shifted due to the choice of the [Nothingness] Dominion, distorting the original will of the game and bypassing the mechanism of the Path to Godhood, choosing a... Clown... as the answer to the game.

This was a guess she came to after joining the Clown, and it was initially verified in this Trials.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to find Wei Mu and rely on his extraordinary insight to salvage this losing situation.

She wasn't sure if Wei Mu was reliable, but she believed that the outcome of the Trials, or even the outcome of the era, was at least closely related to every human being.

If the world descends into Nothingness, no matter how strong Wei Mu is, he probably won't be able to survive alone.

Therefore, they still share a common stance on the issue of survival.

However, Wei Mu has always been a loner, so where should one look for him?

The answer lies not with Zhen Xin, but with Hu Wei!

The Magician dared to reveal this information to the Grand Marshal not because she had no other choice but to rely on Hu Wei, but because she trusted Hu Wei's connections and believed that he could definitely lead her to the elusive [Folly] Chosen of God.

As expected, Hu Wei stepped into the Void and headed straight ahead in a certain direction like a compass. Zhen Xin followed behind, feeling slightly uneasy. She even wondered if the Grand Marshal was being too confident. How could he be so sure that they could find Wei Mu in this direction?

Hu Wei sensed the questioning from behind him and laughed loudly:

"After I was able to split the Void, I became passionate about exploring this space that is completely different from reality. To put it bluntly, even if you are followers of [Nothingness], you still know too little about the Void."

This is the other side of reality, a place where the will of [Nothingness] is omnipresent. Since [Nothingness] prevails, it means that there will be enough abstraction and absurdity here.

Giggle and Mock may be the most absurd things in the Void, but they are not the only absurd things in the Void.

For example, here!

As he spoke, Hu Wei stopped and, after confirming his location several times, swung his sword down, cleaving through the Void and piercing the deepest Nothingness.

Zhen Xin had been to such a profound Nothingness before; many Experiment in the Tower of Reason were conducted here, such as the infamous Dagger of Stars. But what lay beneath this Nothingness, she truly did not know.

Getting too close to Nothingness will lead to losing oneself. In this world where everyone wants to save their lives, no one will risk their life to explore the endless depths of Nothingness.

But there are also "people" who are not human, who can always get ahead of other players and experience the wonders that ordinary people can never experience!

The hollow Nothingness continued to crack along the tip of the greatsword, the darkness growing thicker and thicker, like quicksand rapidly enveloping the two of them.

If Zhen Xin hadn't been certain that Hu Wei's interest in "fighting the gods" outweighed his interest in "harming himself," she would have almost thought that this was the Grand Marshal taking the opportunity to retaliate against Zhen Yi for all the things he had done before.

Fortunately, the suffocating feeling from the Nothingness didn't last long. Soon, Zhen Xin felt herself fall into a completely new space. It was no longer dark, but it wasn't exactly bright either, because the starlight here was Transition and off at a fixed frequency.

In darkness, it felt as if we had returned to the Void; in light, the stars shone brightly, dazzling and radiant.

Zhen Xin was stunned. She never imagined that she, who was in charge of the History School, would be unaware of the existence of such a place. She turned to look at Hu Wei and saw that the Grand Marshal was also sighing.

"Every time I come here, I feel like nothing is real."

Do you know why the Starry Sky here sometimes brightens and sometimes dims?

Zhen Xin frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Rules?"

"Yes and no." Hu Wei raised his sword, pointing it high in the Starry Sky, and said with utmost solemnity, "Wei Mu told me that this is not the twinkling of stars, but a huge pointer that we cannot see, moving rapidly according to some kind of pattern, aligning with a time that does not belong to our world."

The darkness we see is the shadow cast by that pointer.

"Hour Hand!?"

Hu Wei raised an eyebrow. "Who is that?"

"A possible Emissary of [Time], yet the History School has not found its basis."

Zhen Xin's pupils contracted, and she immediately realized the significance of this space. After Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi had explained the Slice Universe very clearly at the Jester's Gathering, so this place was very likely the rule gap of the Slice Universe, the place where the time of each universe Experiment Field was aligned with that Creator's Experiment!

Is this the realm of [Time]?

"He hides beneath [Nothingness]?"

"No, [Time] can't reach here either. This place is outside the world, yet it's not detached from the world. It's a gap in the Cosmos, a loophole in the rules, a bug in the game."

According to Wei Mu, the gods were blocked from the process because of the sheer volume of 'data,' while we, precisely because our 'data' is small enough, were able to enter.

This means that under this Starry Sky, no gods are watching anymore, and you, me, and him can all speak freely.

As he spoke, Hu Wei took out a wooden bell from his robe, shook it lightly, and it made a dull sound like wood scraping together.

Not long after, just as the pointer cast its shadow again, bringing darkness to the area, a figure appeared at the far end of the Starry Sky.

Zhen Xin looked at the Puppet in the distance, her pupils shrinking slightly.

"You've been in contact with Wei Mu."

Hu Wei waved to the Puppet and laughed loudly:

"That's right. After we wandered freely through the Void and accidentally discovered this place, we established a cooperative relationship that was outside the watchful eyes of the gods."

But I know that before I am strong enough, it is of little use to break free from their watchful eyes, so I have never used this place.

I still prefer to spend time with everyone in the desert, enjoying the breeze and getting together.

But everything you've said today makes me feel that the time has come. It's perfect timing; I also want to know what the Finale Performance of this era truly means.

"Tell me, Zhen Xin, from this moment on, we will truly advance and retreat together."

As Hu Wei laughed, the Puppet slowly approached. He first nodded to Hu Wei, then looked at Zhen Xin, who was appearing here for the first time, and after a moment's thought, said:

"It seems [Deception] has found its answer, and [Nothingness] is about to come to an end, isn't it, Magician?"

Zhen Xin felt a chill run down her spine, and even felt somewhat unwilling to meet the gaze of those Puppet eyes that seemed to see right through her.

She closed her eyes, sensing the aura that didn't belong to this world, and nodded:

"... I'm not sure, but I feel the Finale Performance has already begun."