Ain, codename: Dreamwalker.
An accident during an experiment left her in a vegetative state, but she also gained a superpower: Sleepwalking Log.
The power generated a diary beside Ain. New writing appeared in it every day, as absurd and fantastical as Alice in Wonderland.
Gradually, though, some of its contents proved true in the real world, and Professor Zhou realized the power was far from simple.
Through Ain's power, Professor Zhou learned that countless parallel universes existed beyond their own, along with a prophecy that the world would soon be destroyed.
The rest of the story hardly needed telling: they built a base, fled one world after another, and eventually met Zhang Ping.
"The Great Destruction?"
After confirming the information was genuine, Zhang Ping sighed helplessly.
Of all the disasters he knew, this was by far the greatest. He could not imagine how to mount a rescue.
Fortunately, there was still time before the next Great Destruction. He could find a way to save every living thing before it began.
Failing that, he could turn Mysterious Sewer into an ark for the apocalypse and keep as many creatures alive as possible.
Half an hour later, the copying was complete.
Zhang Ping killed Professor Zhou, then used flames to burn his corpse to ash.
A mass of golden energy gleamed among the ashes. On closer inspection, it was a ball of golden thread, with a vast number of Base Runes woven into its strands.
This was Professor Zhou's power—Thread of Reason.
Once a Thread of Reason pierced someone's brain, it stripped away their rationality in an instant, leaving them Professor Zhou's puppet.
After its Base Runes were enhanced, the threads retained their original ability while gaining dramatically greater hardness and toughness. They were almost impossible to snap.
But Professor Zhou had