The gods departed.
They walked among mortals, staying with their believers and seizing every moment to prepare for the disaster's arrival.
--Though no one could say what would happen, the God of Prophecy's predictions could never be wrong.
The whole world sprang into action.
Gu Qingshan still stood on the hospital rooftop, quietly watching the city beneath the night sky.
A line of Crimson Small Characters suddenly appeared:
"Warning: the matter of the time loop is by no means simple."
Gu Qingshan looked at the line in surprise.
There was nothing in the void, only that solitary line of text, floating there.
"Is there nothing more you can tell me?" Gu Qingshan asked.
A large block of Crimson Small Characters appeared:
"With your current strength, hearing any secret would put you in a position where you could be destroyed. Remember, at this stage, there is nothing I can tell you. This is for your safety. But knowing nothing is dangerous, too." "Gu Qingshan, you need to find a way to learn something—and make sure you get out safely after learning the secret," the Highest Sequence said.
Gu Qingshan fell silent.
Learning the secret could easily put him in a position where he could be destroyed.
Knowing nothing left him in danger, too.
The Highest Sequence was advising him to find a way to learn something.
--And to get out safely afterward.
How was he supposed to do that?
Gu Qingshan sank into thought.
He stood motionless on the rooftop, quietly watching over the whole city.
The sky gradually brightened.
The sun rose.
Dusk fell in the west.
Night descended once more.
Another day passed.
Yet Gu Qingshan still hadn't moved.
"...What's wrong with you?" the Book of the Seabed finally couldn't help asking.
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