No contingency overlooked

At the International Convention Center, "Ren Gu" sat cross-legged on the ground, pale-faced, eating Energy Bar while diligently writing "Rule" on the glass of the fence in front of him with a water-based pen.

"Spatial movement abilities are prohibited here."

After writing down the Rule, he glanced at the scene below. "Good Night" once again charged towards the yellow creature covered in vortexes, and once again, unsurprisingly, its figure vanished.

"Xi Ba... it's no use this time either! Ren Gu!"

The sound of Good Night came from the other end of the Convention Center, accompanied by a loud noise.

He stepped out from the wall, spat blood-soaked saliva onto the ground, and used his resentment to temporarily fill the wound on his left thigh where the bone was exposed.

"You'd better hurry, Xi Ba, I'm dying."

Good Night spoke, he walked towards the direction of the Third Island's lord once again.

Ren Gu wiped away the Rule written with the water-based pen with the edge of his already blackened palm, his face paling even more, and muttered to himself.

"I'll be there soon too, you don't need to rush me!"

The continuous activation of Rule abilities has Ren Gu to his limit.

Although he wasn't on the front lines of the battlefield, the situation he faced was certainly no easier than that of "Good Night".

After all...

The fact that the Third Island Master already had two more helpers, yet it was still fighting Good Night alone, was enough to demonstrate the contribution of the Ren Gu.

The two newly appeared mysterious creatures have had their abilities weakened by the power of "Rule" used by the Ren Gu, and have been forced to retreat outside the Convention Center to observe the battle for the time being.

Their abilities cannot be measured or deduced, so the Ren Gu can easily formulate Rule targeting them.

After all, the recent continuous use of abilities had consumed too much of the power of the "Rule" and its own Life Force and lifespan. In addition, "Loquat Candy" was not here and could not help "Ren Gu" recover.

The current situation of the Ren Gu is no longer sufficient to support him in directly enacting a targeted Rule such as "the appearance of creatures from Mist Island is prohibited here".

Ren Gu can do now is to formulate some small, precise, but not overly specific Rule targeting the opponent's core capabilities.

Rule that are too specific will not be effective.

At the same time, one must be careful to avoid "Good Night's" abilities, and not inadvertently imprison "Good Night's" abilities as well.

Just as Ren Gu was in a state of utter distress, a faint voice came from behind him.

"Using 'Rule' like this is not a good habit."

Ren Gu turned around and saw the short figure that didn't surprise him.

The appearance of that petite girl Ren Gu.

"If that's the case, you shouldn't have given me the 'Rule Code'."

Lin Yu was not at all surprised by the reaction from the Ren Gu.

After all, as Lin Yu gained a deeper and deeper understanding of the Authority "Rule," he realized that... the abilities of "Ren Gu" did not solely originate from the Profession of "official."

His abilities were enhanced by the Authority the "Rule" and he received some kind of favor from his Senior Sister.

While not exactly the Chosen of God by the "Rule," they are practically on par with becoming a clan.

"I've given you the 'Rule Code,' can't you just use it normally?"

"Sorry, I didn't figure out how to use it properly," Ren Gu tossed the pen aside, then added, "But now that you're here, I can finally take a break... I'll leave that monster on Mist Island to you."

"I'm just curious, why did you come here? Don't other places need your help?"

Lin Yu shrugged. "Everything else is pretty much sorted out, only this place... and the sky remain."

Ren Gu said, "Then you'd better hurry up and go to the sky. 'Good Night' and I can handle things here... The longer you linger, the more dangerous the situation becomes for 'Grandmaster' and 'Feng Shui Master'."

"Those two are the most important right now, and they're the ones who most deserve your help."

Lin Yu smiled and pointed down, "I didn't waste any time; it's already resolved."

The sound of "Good Night" echoed from the lobby on the first floor of the Convention Center!

"I fucking won! You Xi Ba bastard from Mist Island... who's your father now?!"

Below, the lord of the Third Island of Mist Island had already been kicked out of the door by "Good Night".

Not only that...

After being kicked out of the door and falling to the ground, the Third Island's lord never got up again; instead, he seemed to be dragged backward by some force.

The other two creatures, who appeared to be from Mist Island, were also being pulled backward by an invisible force, just like him, and were about to be dragged back into the Vortex they had crawled out of.

Ren Gu looked at Lin Yu.

"This is..."

"I've modified some of your previous Rule and temporarily deported them," Lin Yu said, extending his hand to help Ren Gu was sitting on the ground, to his feet. "Alright, go and meet up with Li Hua with 'Liang Good Night'."

Ren Gu nodded, then hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Be careful in everything," the Administrator said.

Lin Yu didn't reply, he just waved his hand, and then his figure disappeared again.

With the help of the God of Shadows, the "Emperor" completely suppressed the "Feng Shui Master" and the "Grandmaster" in the sky.

The new guards summoned by the "Emperor," empowered by the power of shadow, have become beings with certain "shadow" characteristics, making them more troublesome, harder to kill, and even more difficult to predict and anticipate.

Meanwhile, the God of Shadows continues to interfere with the two by releasing flashback fragments from "Nightmare," and the "Emperor" himself has also joined the battle.

The space for "Grandmaster" and "Feng Shui Master" to operate has been compressed to almost five square meters.

This is even before the "Diviner" has made any moves.

The reason why the "Diviner" didn't intervene...

Naturally, it's because as the creator of this [Instance], he has also noticed the changes in the battle situation around him in such a short period of time.

He was still carrying the "Director" in his hand, but because of the [Fragment of Fate], the Diviner couldn't kill the "Director."

"Truly... even the best-laid plans can have a flaw... I thought the 'God of Games and Rules' would never be able to participate in this."

"Indeed, before the Authority of 'Destiny' is reforged, no 'prediction' or 'glimpse' of the future is entirely credible..."

The Diviner sighed and looked up at the sky.

"But you're really good at scheming. His Majesty the 'Emperor' over there, and the previous 'Cold Cicada' both told me that you actually have no strategy. Although you are very smart, your smartness is 'technical'... In terms of strategy, you completely rely on others."

"Now it seems they all underestimated you—at least, I was fooled by your 'faked death'."

In the sky, amidst the turbulent data flow from which he grasped the "Director," Lin Yu's character, "Shen Bingmiao," emerged.

"What a pity, Diviner, I've ruined your good deed."

Lin Yu spoke in a light and cheerful tone.

"But now... even if these 'Player' stay in this [Instance] for more than 24 hours, there won't be any problem. Do you have any help? Or... are you planning to do it yourself?"

As Lin Yu finished speaking, the Authority of the "Game" and the "Rule" locked onto the "Diviner's" position.

The Diviner looked at Lin Yu, picked up a copper coin in his hand, and twirled it between his fingers.

He said unhurriedly, "Have you forgotten that there are members of the 'Marauders' among us?"

Lin Yu frowned.

"Is that so... But you don't seem to realize the extent of my control and understanding of this [Instance]... Don't think I don't know what you're directing the 'Marauders' members to do."

"The location of this replica of the southernmost Cross-Sea Bridge in Shenzhen, in that Vortex, is probably where your Partner, the Snake Yaoguai, has prepared a batch of livestock from the Prison Mountain Realm for you, just enough to cover... the 'Tier 3' and above members of the Marauders '."

"A'yu, Celestial King, Ling Xian... they've all left this [Instance] -- you must have assigned them other tasks, right?"

"Because although you seem to have many allies Ten Realms, in reality, it's still not enough to simultaneously scheme against everyone in Shenzhen," the Lin Yu Diviner coldly. "You have to use every bit of your strength wisely. That's why I can simultaneously save everyone on every battlefield and change the outcome of every battle in Shenzhen." He continued, "Because the 'tolerance' you leave for each battlefield is too small, so small that I only need to make a slight move to disrupt your plans."

The Diviner sighed, "I don't deny that."

"So, what were you planning by transferring those high-ranking members of the 'Marauders'? Now, your arrangements in this [Instance] are impossible to realize," Lin Yu said, looking at the Diviner. "I'm just curious, what benefits outside of Shenzhen could make you abandon this [Instance] that you've been meticulously preparing for so long?"

After all... this wasn't the first time Lin Yu had witnessed Diviner profiting from the "failure" of his plan.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Diviner gently flicked the copper coin up and caught it with his fingertips.

"That's too kind of you, Miss Nine Waters, respected Administrator —I was just having them 'evacuate' again."

The Diviner smiled, but when Lin Yu heard the word "evacuation," he instantly sensed something ominous.

"Evacuation?"

The Diviner's smile widened, "Yes... after all, they are my most valuable 'assets' and a force I can utilize."

Upon hearing his words, Lin Yu immediately realized what he meant. "What else do you want to do?"

"I know that the 'tolerance for error' I set up on various battlefields was indeed too low," the Diviner said, spreading his arms wide. All the dissipating energy within the Shenzhen and all the passageways began to become unstable. "So... I set up a 'safety mechanism'."

Those gray buildings and street scenes, those replicas of the Shenzhen that existed for some unknown reason, lit up one Formation after another. Some were Formation from the Prison Mountain Realm, some from the Night Valley Realm... and some were even lost Alchemy Array from the Barren Realm.

They have been operating covertly ever since the [Instance] was opened.

It was only because the energy was too chaotic, and because the replica building itself was very strange and was some kind of "abnormal" creation, that... even though there were many experts in this replica Shenzhen at the moment, no one realized the existence of these huge and numerous Formation.

"I need to make sure... at least more than half of the 'Player' die here."

"I must ensure that... the 'Reality Loophole' and the 'channel' connecting the Ten Realms can never be closed."

The Diviner held the copper coin between his left middle and ring fingers at about a 30-degree angle, with the front facing Lin Yu.

The four words "Suan Wu Yi Ce" engraved on it reflect the golden light of "Emperor" and shine brightly.

"God of Games and Rules —Come, choose! Choose alongside the God of Power, the 'Grandmaster,' and the 'Feng Shui Master.'"

Two multiple-choice questions.

Which half will survive?

"And... what are you going to do about this 'passage' that allows Demons, Yaomo, alchemical beings, and Sea Monster to freely enter the Real World?"

The Diviner spoke with a bright smile.

"By the way, all the 'Marauders' who haven't evacuated, those at the 'Tier 2' and 'Tier 1,' will die soon. I'm not going to give you extra 'evacuation slots' for nothing."

"Make your decision quickly... because the end of the world is coming."

His tone was light and cheerful, almost like he was humming a folk song.