Cheng Shi's choice

"Hong Lin is gone; she took many people with her..."

Zhen Xin's expression was complicated. She knew this news was a blow to Cheng Shi, but perhaps only now could the Clown process this blow.

Because there are so many setbacks right now, numbness can sometimes be a weapon.

She said that since she had already said goodbye, she didn't want to cry and whine a second time.

Before leaving, she talked a lot with the Doctor. To ensure everything went smoothly, the Doctor asked her to create some commotion in the True Universe to attract the Creator's attention, so that her replacement of [Origin] might be easier.

As for how to ensure synchronization inside and outside the Spacetime Barrier...

The Doctor said that before he became "the Truth," he couldn't see the meaning behind the hand that "[Time]" left behind, but now he understands.

Cheng Shi's pupils contracted sharply, and he instantly pulled out the [Time] Relics.

Zhen Xin glanced at it and nodded:

He said that [Time] must have known all along that this day would come, and that it left this world not to seek anything like Memory, but to continue synchronizing time inside and outside the world, outside the Spacetime Barrier and time.

Through this pointer, you should be able to contact Him at the appropriate time, and He will make a final effort for the future of this world.

We guess He will see Hong Lin who has left and tell her when to start making a commotion.

Zhen Xin paused, giving Cheng Shi time to process the information, "It seems everything is ready, now it's just the two of us."

She chuckled softly, not looking at her best friend beside her, but instead lowering her eyes to tease, "Mingyu, this time I won't let you leave first. I'm going to get my revenge on you and make you taste the bitterness of loss."

An Mingyu patted the hand that was tightly gripping her wrist and said gently with a smile, "You've been corrupted by Zhen Yi."

Zhen Xin denied it, saying, "There's no such thing as 'corrupting' me. I am her, and she is me."

"No matter who you are, you are my Xin Xin. Don't abandon me, let's walk together."

As he spoke, An Mingyu reached out and handed a green seed to Cheng Shi.

"I'm sorry, Fate Weaver, I can't help you any further."

Before I came here, I had a lot of things I wanted to say, but now that I'm here and have met you, I feel like there's nothing more to say.

You are Cheng Shi, and no one can shake that fact.

I praise [Destiny] for allowing us to meet in this world. I am grateful, thankful, and thankful that you have given me the courage to live.

I only hope that all the good fortune I lost along the Destiny can be transferred to you, and I also believe that at the moment when the world turns its back on the Origin, all the good fortune in the Cosmos will help you.

Hong Lin left this for you; she said it was a souvenir and asked me to pass on a message to you.

An Mingyu tried his best to control his emotions and imitated Hong Lin's voice:

"Cheng Shi, I believe in you. Don't let my blood be shed in vain."

"..."

Cheng Shi clenched his fist so tightly it almost crushed the pointer and seed in his hand. He dared not lower his head, afraid that tears would slip from his eyes.

Zhen Xin sensed Cheng Shi's grief, released her grip on the Blind Man's hand, stepped forward, gently embraced him, patted his shoulder, and whispered:

I know what you're thinking. Anyway, just go for it and be yourself.

I look forward to meeting the Clown again someday in the future.

After saying that, Zhen Xin pulled An Mingyu along, and they transformed into an endless fog, plunging together into the Blueprint that was about to be completed.

When the final piece of the puzzle, [Chaos], was put together, the Divine Throne shone brightly, filling the sky with brilliance. The entire Void was illuminated by the seven-colored Divine Power, and the ensuing [Destiny] brought even more terrifying Change to the Divine Throne.

Suddenly, the triangular Divine Throne, seemingly touching, snapped apart at their point of contact, bursting forth with boundless brilliance. The base gradually sank, while the backrests rose. As they separated, [Life] rose and Sinking, Civilization ignited and extinguished Chaos, [Existence] solidified and Nothingness vanished...

Endless "Origin" power erupted like a tide, surging like mist. The tide was dazzling and colorful, and the mist was multicolored. Under the intertwining of tide and mist, the two symmetrical triangles were finally reconstructed into the shape of an hourglass.

The Divine Throne has taken shape—no, the Vessel has taken shape.

However, the moment the Vessel took shape, Cheng Shi's mind exploded, his whole body went numb, and he stood there frozen.

He saw the Vessel, but he never imagined that Vessel true appearance would be...

"!!!!!"

The instant the "Origin" Vessel took shape, the universally known concept of the "Origin" finally found its home. Countless diverse Faith surged from all corners of the Cosmos, converging and dripping into the Vessel, and thus...

The Abyssal Volcano before them erupted with a deafening roar, dripping with the Divinity belonging to the "Origin"!

That's right, Abyssal Volcano!

The "Origin" Vessel, pieced together by fourteen Faith and infused with the Change of [Destiny], transformed into a world right before Cheng Shi's eyes, and this world was precisely a miniature Isle of Hope!

The opening at the junction of the Vessel was none other than the Abyssal Volcano, whose full form had remained a mystery to humankind for centuries!

The Abyss on the Surface devours everything, and the underground volcanoes erupt like pillars. The Divinity, filled with mixed Faith, gradually drips down, turning into scattered Abyssal Crystal amidst the endless Abyss's devouring and volcanic eruptions!

"A bewildered seeker of knowledge discovered a twisted Divinity within the Abyssal Crystal..."

When Allen Doyle's words echoed in his mind again, Cheng Shi suddenly understood.

At that moment, he was absolutely certain:

Predestination is the [Origin], and the [Origin] is Predestination!

And that Despair Creator's Experiment may have begun on this "Origin" Vessel!

Oh.

There is no such thing Surface or the underground, no such thing as the changing of eras; it is merely an hourglass being turned upside down, and the clock being started again.

Looking at the "Origin" Vessel before him, Cheng Shi finally understood everything, but it was too late.

No, it's not too late. Perhaps until this moment, he will never know that the future will still be an Experiment.

This Experiment brought misfortune to Cheng Shi, and took away his friends and the gods who had once protected him. Now, knowing the Despair and oppression of the Cosmos, knowing the fear and Predestination of the road ahead, he seems to be repeating the old path of [Origin].

Because if he didn't do all this, and instead of taking a long time to start a Universe Experiment in a race against time like [Origin], then he would only have the choice to travel alone with that new world that had no anchor, exchanging the fall of the Old Gods and the sacrifice of the New God for a future where he would have no friends.

But!

If he had chosen to initiate the Experiment and become the next "Origin," he would indeed have seen his friends again in the "new era," but that would also have meant that the entire era's planning and resistance of [Deception], the entire era's struggle and Fear Faction, and the entire game's forbearance and striving of his friends—all of it would have vanished into thin air!

Cheng Shi did have a choice, yet Cheng Shi had no choice at all.

He was caught in a dilemma, unwilling to let anyone down, and unable to give up on anyone, so he stopped here, stopped at this moment.

He wanted to stay still forever, but time doesn't exist in this world.

Time is running out for [Origin], and naturally, time is also running out for "Origin".

What should I do? What exactly should I do...?

Someone, please save me!

As the era draws to a close, Cheng Shi with Despair turmoil.

Is Cheng Shi caught in a dilemma?

If dates have meaning, then images certainly do too.

Do you remember the "Cheng Shi" card you clicked on in the first Trials?

Cheng Shi

Your face is reflected in the pitch-black Void, Nothingness whispers tell you that everything is happening.

So this is not only Cheng Shi's choice, but also yours.

Now, it's time to make your choice, "Cheng Shi".