Calm Down, This Will Be an Extremely Long Process (Part One)

"That's perfectly normal. Your current state is meant to wear away your humanity. This process is destined to be long and lonely, and may even put you in an absolute state."

"But you still have to keep going, Future Sixth Sequence." Wang Dong'er patted his shoulder and handed him the glass of cool water she had fetched earlier.

"Have a drink. It might help clear your brain a little."

Huo Yuhao smiled as he took it. "Thanks, but I really don't feel like it right now."

"I really can't drink it."

It was obviously the most ordinary sort of cleanup, but after hearing the whole story, Huo Yuhao felt as though there were a nail driven into his heart. He simply couldn't put himself in a completely calm state.

Contradiction, conflict, and struggle were like the mud of a swamp, sinking deep into his flesh.

Wang Dong'er had no way to give him a truly accurate explanation or answer. She herself wasn't entirely sure whether so-called clarification could even be considered the right method.

After all, the final decision and ultimate thoughts were in Huo Yuhao's hands alone. Even Jiang Yuheng couldn't easily change a person's thoughts without using any abilities.

"Let me take it slowly. I really can't find any better way right now."

"It's not that I'm incapable of doing it. It's just that this method is too long and too difficult for me to accept."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao drained the cool water in his hand. The bone-chilling cold stimulated his brain, noticeably weakening his fatigue.

"Normal. Doesn't Yu Heng often say himself that loneliness is a constant? We'll be fine once we get used to it." Wang Dong'er spoke slowly, as though she had long since grown accustomed to it.

But only she knew what