The Breaking Point! (Part 2)

Loli struggled to open her eyes. A bright smile bloomed on her pale little face. "Big pervert, hurry up and run! Don't you want to carry Loli with you anymore?"

Tears instantly welled up in Zheng Zha's eyes. The little girl's appearance before him seemed to revert to ten years ago. At that time, although her hair had all fallen out and she was as thin as a skeleton, she still smiled so brightly and still called him a big pervert. And he... he didn't want to lose her a second time.

Though extremely heartbroken, Zheng Zha still held Loli and ran frantically upstairs. As he ran, he said, "Lier, talk to me, keep talking to me... Don't fall asleep, Lier, you promised to grow old with me. I kept my promise and worked hard to survive. You absolutely cannot break your promise a second time... Please, live on with me!"

Loli struggled to keep her eyes open. She still smiled and said, "But what should I say? Lier is so sleepy, big pervert, I really want to sleep... How about I sing you a song?"

Tears streamed uncontrollably from Zheng Zha's eyes. The speed of his feet quickened. With a snap, his left leg suddenly snapped at the gunshot wound. Caught off guard, he tumbled backward. To prevent Loli from getting hurt, he could only hold her tightly in his arms.

He had only climbed a few steps up this flight of stairs, so he didn't fall too badly. As soon as Zheng Zha landed, he scrambled to his feet. He tightly wrapped Loli onto his back with his bulletproof vest, then began to climb upwards using his hands and feet. His broken left leg was a significant hindrance, nearly halving his climbing speed.

Zheng Zha gritted his teeth and raised his dagger, slashing fiercely at his left leg. He was still in the Gene Lock unlocked state. The wound on his severed left leg only spurted blood a few times before the muscles squeezed shut, stopping the bleeding. Then, Zheng Zha climbed upwards without regard for anything else.

"On the banyan tree by the pond

The cicadas chirp 'hello summer'

On the swing by the sports field

Only butterflies rest upon it

The teacher's chalk on the blackboard

Still scribbles on and on

Waiting for recess

Waiting for school to end

A childhood waiting for games..."

Loli's singing voice rang out at this moment, but it was a surprisingly sad "Childhood." Tears blurred Zheng Zha's eyes. Though a man shouldn't cry easily, he simply hadn't encountered true sorrow yet. His fingernails weren't strong enough. At his desperate speed, soon all ten of his fingernails had flipped over, his ten fingers looking gruesome and bloody.

"...No one knows why

The sun always sets beyond the mountains

No one can tell me

If gods live within the mountains

For so many days I always

Stare at the sky alone

So curious

So imaginative

Such a lonely childhood

Oh... day after day, year after year

A childhood yearning to grow up

Oh... day after day, year after year

A childhood yearning to grow up..."

Loli's singing voice grew weaker and weaker. Zheng Zha began to howl madly. He charged into the floor where he worked, then slammed into the office door. The office was incredibly bright at this moment. In fact, no lights were even turned on in the office. This brightness came from the computer screen in front of the desk. Zheng Zha looked up into the office. Several helicopters hovered outside the office window. They were likely drawn by the office's brightness. As soon as they saw Zheng Zha appear, the snipers on the helicopters aimed their guns at him. Almost simultaneously, their communicators also rang.

"...Yes, Captain, they... they disappeared!"

Experiencing that hazy state between sleep and wakefulness once more, time passed unknown. When Zheng Zha came to his senses, he saw several people facing him. They all wore expressions of surprise. They were Zhang Jie, Zhan Lan, Zero Point, and... Chu Xuan!

Zheng Zha didn't bother asking why the four of them were in the plaza. Holding Loli, he turned towards the "Main God" behind him and shouted, "'Main God', quickly heal her injuries..."

Zhang Jie suddenly shouted, "Wait, wait!"

The man rushed forward, took Loli from him, and shouted, "'Main God', heal her injuries. Deduct the healing points from my account!"

Zheng Zha was stunned for a moment. Zhang Jie quickly said, "Hurry and heal your own injuries! I know you don't have many Reward Points left. Once your Reward Points become negative, you'll be erased by the 'Main God'! Hurry and heal your injuries!"

Zheng Zha stared blankly as a white light shot from the "Main God" towards Loli. The little girl floated up, and gradually, her pale complexion began to turn rosy. It was then that he said, "'Main God', heal my injuries!"

After the entire healing process was complete, Zheng Zha spent over four hundred Reward Points. The leg he had severed had also regrown. At this moment, Loli was standing on the ground waiting for him. As soon as he landed, the little girl threw herself into his arms.

"Lier... stand behind me."

Zheng Zha smiled slightly at Loli, then unfurled his dagger and charged fiercely at Chu Xuan. The sharp tip of the dagger aimed directly at the bespectacled man's forehead. Due to the distance, only Zero Point, who was beside Chu Xuan, reacted. He tackled Chu Xuan to the ground, but the dagger still came through, easily severing Zero Point's arm.

Zhang Jie quickly grabbed Zheng Zha and urgently asked, "Zheng Zha! Are you crazy? Why are you attacking our own people!"

Zheng Zha roared furiously, "Our own people? Damn it, our own people! I spent Reward Points and Side Story to bring everyone back, but do you know what this bastard did? He actually placed the locator from his watch on this dagger! Do you know why I was so pathetic? I was driven back! The National Security Bureau arrested me and threw me in jail. I barely managed to get back alive at the last moment! Tell me, is such a bastard still one of us?"

Everyone looked up at Chu Xuan. The bespectacled man calmly sat up from the ground, patted his clothes, and said, "Is that so? Then my guess was correct..."

With a dull thud, Zheng Zha kicked Chu Xuan in the chest. The immense force sent the bespectacled man flying nearly ten meters away, and Chu Xuan immediately coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

"Damn it!" Zheng Zha roared madly, "Is my life worth so little? Just some guess of yours? We're allies, and I didn't hold back in the previous Horror Movie! Is this how you repay people? I'm going to kill you!"

Zhang Jie quickly held Zheng Zha tightly, but how could his strength compare to Zheng Zha's? Seeing Zheng Zha walking step by step towards Chu Xuan, Zhan Lan suddenly shouted in desperation, "Do you want to kill your Loli? Killing someone will deduct a thousand Reward Points. Do you have a thousand Reward Points now? If it becomes negative, you'll be erased! If you want to die, go ahead, but why drag Sister Loli down with you?"

Zheng Zha stopped in his tracks upon hearing this. The madness on his face gradually receded, but he still said with a ferocious expression, "Chu Xuan, I don't know how long my parents will be held by the National Security Bureau. I won't kill you, but I will chop off all your limbs. You can heal your body, and I will chop off your limbs again! Then we'll see if you starve to death, or if you get erased by the 'Main God' for being unable to enter the light circle!"

Chu Xuan sat up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and calmly said, "What about that locator? Did you throw it away?"

Zheng Zha sneered and said, "Of course. Did you think I would bring it back and give it to you?"

Chu Xuan nodded and said, "Then, I guarantee your parents will be fine. In fact, that device can not only lock onto a location but also store a certain amount of information. I've input information about the existence of this space into it, along with some high-tech blueprints exchanged from this space. If you lost the locator there, they would definitely release your parents and even make better arrangements for them. I can guarantee this."

Zheng Zha's expression gradually calmed down. He said coldly, "Why should I believe you? Also, why would you do this? You'd rather risk damaging our alliance than do this? If you don't give me a good reason, I will cut off all your limbs!"

Chu Xuan smiled faintly, "Alright, then listen carefully to my reasons for doing this... I have three reasons for wanting to do this."

"First, to test if the 'real world' you went to is truly the reality we came from. Since the 'Main God' can create Horror Movie worlds, the 'real world' you went to might also be a virtual world it created. The only way to prove it is if something happens that you have no knowledge of. For example, I placed the locator on your dagger without you knowing, and only the base in my memory can receive it. So, if you returned safely, it would prove that the real world you returned to is a 'real world' fabricated by the 'Main God'. However, if you actually encountered personnel from the National Security Bureau, then this world would be the true reality. Judging by your injuries upon return, it seems we all entered the 'Main God' space with our bodies. This means we can bring back the things we've exchanged and our physical strength. This is the first reason I wanted to prove."

"Second, I want to return to the real world. The 'Main God' must have imposed some restrictions on you, right? Can you tell me what those restrictions are?"

Zheng Zha said coldly, "Yes. First, you cannot tell anyone about the 'Main God' space in any way. Second, you must return to the place you came from within a specified time. For example, I pressed the 'YES' button on my computer in my office, so I must return to the office within thirty days. Third, I must touch all my belongings when I return, otherwise, they will be left behind in the real world. If an item is unique to the 'Main God' space, its existence will be erased."

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and said, "As expected, it's almost exactly as I guessed. Absolutely cannot tell outsiders about the 'Main God' space? But I wasn't erased, so my second reason is, the 'Main God' actually has no consciousness. It's just a supercomputer that operates according to its programming!"

"Because I brought the locator back to the real world without your knowledge, and you didn't know it contained information, and it fully revealed the existence of the 'Main God' space, this actually disclosed all the information here. According to the rules, anyone who reveals information will be erased, but I wasn't erased. So, this rule only applies to those who return to the real world. Since I'm still in the 'Main God' space, it doesn't matter if I reveal information. Similarly, because you were unaware of me revealing information, you weren't erased either. Therefore, I conclude that the 'Main God' has no consciousness; it only acts according to programmed rules. That is, the gag order only applies to those who return to reality, and if the person has no memory of revealing the information, even if the information is revealed, it cannot punish that person. So, it's actually just a supercomputer with only programs; it's not a conscious being that can think!"

Zheng Zha roared, "And what does that represent? I don't care if it's a computer or something else! Because of your calculations, Loli and I almost lost our lives! All for your conjecture?"

Chu Xuan ignored him and continued speaking to himself, "As long as we know it's a program, we can bypass its restrictions to accomplish many things, including in Horror Movies... It's no use telling you this. Third, I wanted to have you bring some high-tech design blueprints back. If the first two conjectures are correct, then those blueprints should now be in the hands of the government, and they should have received my information. In my message, I asked them to find more special forces soldiers, hypnotize them into being disappointed with reality, and then have them sit in front of computers twenty-four hours a day. This way, we might gain some special forces soldiers as companions, and our survival rate will increase significantly..."

"I'm very sorry for putting you in danger. This was a slight deviation from my prediction. I thought they would find you sooner, so they could discover the locator on the dagger, and you could return here safely... It's my fault. If you still want to kill me after hearing these three reasons, then please cut off my limbs. I will not resist."

After Chu Xuan finished speaking, he stood there calmly. Zheng Zha, however, clutched his dagger and hesitated. Finally, he fiercely threw the dagger to the ground and said, "Damn it! If you had told me this earlier, I'm not unpatriotic! I would have definitely brought the locator back to the real world. What I hate about you is that you scheme against your partners and allies! Don't you have any normal human thoughts in your heart?"

Chu Xuan said faintly, "I couldn't tell you in advance. If you had such details in your memory, then the 'Main God' would erase you based on your memory, as this is also a way for you to transmit information. Everything must be accomplished without your knowledge; otherwise, it would be meaningless."

Zheng Zha took a deep breath and said, "I no longer trust you at all! No matter how dangerous the next Horror Movie will be! Our alliance is dissolved! From now on, don't scheme against me in any way, or I will personally kill you! I swear!"

After speaking, Zheng Zha turned and walked towards Loli. He held her hand and silently walked back to his own room. Zhang Jie and Zhan Lan both sighed and returned to their respective rooms. Only Zero Point, who was undergoing repairs, and Chu Xuan, who looked somewhat lonely, remained in the plaza... He picked up the dagger from the ground and then silently walked back to his own room alone