Old Zheng and toothpaste both needed squeezing; the difference was that Old Zheng could burst

[Game Title: Shenzhen Pursuit]

[Clearance Conditions: Survive for 24 hours or kill any living being]

Above the sky, the vast expanse of crimson finally coalesced into two lines of floating blood-red characters, hanging behind the "Diviner".

Although these were two lines of blood-red text that were directly formed and existed in reality, all the "Player" present could clearly sense one thing...

These "blood-written words" were approved by the "Death game".

At the same time...

Along with the blood-red words taking shape, there also appeared something all "Player" were all too familiar with... that slight dizziness and weightlessness.

This means they have indeed crossed the "world barrier" and arrived in another "world"!

At least according to the criteria of the "Death game," this place can already be considered another "world."

Meanwhile, after the dizziness...

The entire cityscape of Shenzhen has once again undergone tremendous changes.

Before the "Diviner" appeared, some subtle changes had already occurred due to the imbalance of energy and the further damage to the "realistic structure" of the Shenzhen by this "loophole".

Many astute "Player" can sense that there seems to be a subtle disconnect between themselves and their surroundings, and the flow of energy has become very sluggish.

But... apart from the sky changing color and the wind and rain disappearing, there were no further changes in the overall scene of Shenzhen.

But now...

After the blood-red letter took shape, the entire cityscape of Shenzhen underwent Cataclysm.

The first thing that happens is "fading"!

Almost everything within the Shenzhen, from buildings to trees, had turned grayish-white, like unpainted models and Plaster.

Moreover, apart from the color change, although the layout and structure of the buildings and roads remained unchanged, a large number of "details" were lost.

It's like suddenly turning a Game's graphics settings from "extremely high" to "extremely low." Everything, while seemingly unchanged in terms of physics and materials, becomes completely static. Light, shadow, and texture all disappear, leaving only a flat and blurry surface.

Even inside the building, the furniture with its complex structure has been almost entirely abstracted into simple "Geometric Shapes"—some have even disappeared altogether.

For Lin Yu, there was an even clearer feeling.

That is... the Mental Power Network of tens of millions in Shenzhen has temporarily and completely disconnected from him.

"Now we've lost a trump card out of nowhere, but it's for the best, at least those tens of millions of people should be safe..."

After all, he really didn't dare to create a Mental Plague that would cause the entire Shenzhen to perish with him after his death. After he, the source, and Old Zheng, the acting manager, were disconnected, all those hypnotized people in Shenzhen would slowly wake up and, under the residual effect of "Cognitive Interference," create a half-true, half-false Memory to rationalize their experiences and believe that they had just spent an ordinary morning.

Although the morning had passed and there were still many traces left by the battles of "Player" in Shenzhen, they were not so large as to be "unavoidable". Therefore, the non-"Player" in Shenzhen were at most just curious and left behind some urban legends, without any doubts.

Moreover, the "Night Watcher" will still come to clean up the mess afterwards.

Lin Yu sighed inwardly, "Although the location was chosen in Shenzhen, the 'Diviner' still didn't dare to bear such a huge Karma and really drag tens of millions of Commoner people into it... However, this 'Reality Loophole' probably didn't really have the effect of pulling 'ordinary people' into this world."

Thinking of this, Lin Yu looked at Li Hua: "Comrade Li Hua... it seems the 'Diviner' has succeeded."

Li Hua pushed up his glasses, peering through the makeshift window—now devoid of glass and replaced by a square hole—at the blood-red lettering, the sky, and the word "Diviner," and murmured, "This time he must have planned for a long time, and with the help of the 'Copper Furnace'... Moreover, this artificial method of creating a [Instance] that can be recognized by the 'Death game' is something no one could have predicted or guarded against. His success is inevitable."

"So, we're now forced to 'cope'... First, we need to figure out which world this [Instance] is in."

Li Hua said in a low voice.

The reason Li Hua asked this question was naturally because...

In today's world, you can't tell what someone belongs to just by looking at their style.

It's also unrealistic to try to determine which realm this is using energy perception.

Because those "Reality Loophole"... did not disappear; in fact, after the "world barriers" ceased to exist, they transformed into a more stable "temporary passage"!

Above the ground, one after another, Vortex with diameters of over ten meters spewed out even more turbulent and chaotic energy from the Ten Realms, making it even more impossible to pinpoint which realm this place belonged to.

Looking at the dark Vortex, Lin Yu Underground passage a headache, "Comrade Li Hua, I think we first need to confirm... which of the Ten Realms we are really located in!"

"The 'Diviner' seems to have created a miniature version of the Shenzhen, a separate and limited space. Therefore, I wouldn't be too surprised if this space were located in the Gray Domain, or in the 'Emperor's' Divine Kingdom, or even in a separate spatial structure he created himself using his Authority or some special world structure."

Li Hua nodded in agreement with Lin Yu's words. "What I'm worried about is precisely that the space where this [Instance] is located is too special... It's already incredible that a [Instance] can be recognized by a 'Death game'... This kind of method isn't even fully recorded in 'Order'."

After Li Hua said that, Lin Yu showed a slightly thoughtful expression. "I... do know someone who might know. I can try asking him... um, but I need a more private environment to talk to him. I might have to go somewhere else and part ways with you for a while."

Listening to Lin Yu's deliberate tone, Li Hua suddenly realized, "Oh, it's okay... I know who it is—I'm actually not someone who strictly adheres to all the 'rules,' 'Rule,' and Discipline. Even my decision to have you investigate the 'undercover agent' was against procedure..."

As Li Hua spoke, he gently tapped the ground with the end of his cane—the floor, which was originally paved with tiles, now had the grout lines gone, turning into a single, huge gray ceramic slab.

For some reason, the frozen body of the "Secretary" was still left on it.

"We even just killed our two 'bosses'—although we've confirmed he betrayed us, we should be reporting to the organization according to procedure."

Listening to Li Hua's words, Lin Yu sighed, "These procedures were all set by the deceased, so it's fine not to follow them... Besides, in a sense, the higher-ups in 'Order' were aware that we were going to commit murder—well, the 'Secretary' himself certainly knew."

Li Hua fell silent upon hearing Lin Yu's words.

A few seconds later, Li Hua replied seriously, "Oh, now that you mention it... we didn't violate any rules at all. Everything that just happened... was a compliant operation."

Lin Yu nodded. "That's right... but I was just joking to lighten the mood, Comrade Li Hua."

"I know, Comrade Lin Yu, so you can go find a room and contact the person you need to contact," Li Hua said, pausing for a moment. "To be honest, I can even guess who you're going to contact, but I'll pretend I don't know—you just went to the restroom."

"This is the restroom. I probably went next door to change," Lin Yu remarked, listening to Li Hua's calm and collected tone. He then added, "And, this time it really wasn't a 'Beast Master'."

Li Hua was somewhat surprised. "I didn't say 'Beast Master'... Didn't you say you were the mysterious informant for 'The Marauders'? How would a 'Beast Master' know about the 'Diviner's' plans?"

Lin Yu was speechless for a moment after hearing Li Hua's words.

I've been misunderstood so much lately that I've inevitably become somewhat reliant on certain patterns.

"It's nothing... as long as you don't think of me as a 'Beast Master'."

Having said that, Lin Yu turned and left the bathroom.

"Then I'll... go to another room to change my clothes. I'm soaked, I'll change into something drier."

As Lin Yu spoke, he pointed to his clothes, which only had a few water stains on the cuffs and hems.

Li Hua nodded, then took out a cotton earmuff from the [Item Space].

"I'll wear this for a while to rest, then I won't be able to hear anything... Come find me as soon as you've changed your clothes."

Li Hua put on the black cotton earmuffs that looked like they came from outside Shanhaiguan, which, combined with his Tang suit, glasses, and cane, made him look somewhat comical.

Before leaving, Lin Yu couldn't help but ask one more question.

"Where did you get these 'earm covers'? Besides sound insulation, what other functions do they have?"

Seeing Lin Yu ask him a question, Li Hua pointed to the earmuffs on his head and spoke in a voice louder than usual.

"What did you say? I can't hear you at all!"

Lin Yu waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, then turned and left the room.

He went to the bedroom of the small house rented by the "Secretary" and then pulled Old Zheng out of the [Item Space].

For Lin Yu... he certainly wasn't trying to contact any informants of the "Marauders".

Perhaps we can use the identity of "Yayu" to elicit a few more words later.

But from the very beginning, the only person Lin Yu wanted to ask was Old Zheng.

"After coming to Shenzhen, the more veteran players and 'Player' from the Previous Version I met, the more I realized that you... well, it's not exactly hiding things, but there are many things you just won't tell me unless I ask."

Lin Yu brought Old Zheng, whose brain was in a state of utter confusion, to him, looked him straight in the eye, and asked, "..."

Old Zheng's mind raced for a moment before he immediately responded.

"Boss, I'm guilty!"