He Wagered the Authority of Domination to Sacrifice Human Civilization: Sending the World Back Five Hundred Years

"So Otto did it on purpose?" Zhou Weiqing narrowed his eyes, his voice cold and sharp. "He seized the Authority of Domination not just for that web. He wanted to force that thing to look his way. Only then could he determine whether the point where he was closest to the World Lines truly existed. He was gambling his life to test a god's gaze."

"That madman." Bei Bei growled through gritted teeth. "Does he even know fear anymore? If that thing casually pressed down, all five hundred years of his planning would shatter!"

"Of course he knows," Lie Yan said softly. "But to Otto, the most terrifying thing was never having his plans fall apart. It was realizing halfway through the game that there was no opponent at all. Now that the Will of Honkai has looked at him, it at least proves that he was right. For five hundred years, he wasn't punching at empty air. He had touched something real, something above the world. That excited him more than any success could."

"But what about the price?" Chang Gongwei said slowly. "Once a god sees you, you can never return to the shadows. He could once place his pieces slowly from behind the scenes because those Chess Pieces couldn't see him. But now, that phantom will remember him. Every movement, every breath, will be taken into those emotionless eyes. He is no longer the one moving the pieces. He has become a marked Chess Piece on the board."

"And he does not seem to mind," Gu Yuena continued. "Because he stopped seeing himself as a living person long ago. Why would a ghost who died five hundred years ago care if a god looked at him a few more times? He might even think it was the