[Given your current condition, it seemed even the [Lord of the Dream World] would be powerless if he came.]
["Damn it!"]
[You seethed inwardly.]
[You were being replaced far too quickly—so quickly that you felt this strange sensation had only just arisen, and another instant would see you replaced.]
[At the same time, an unfamiliar consciousness appeared in your Sea of Consciousness, and an indescribable yet familiar voice from a higher dimension abruptly rang out:]
["Chen Fan, unfortunately, this is as far as your story can go..."]
[You recognized who it was almost instantly.]
[—Li Ping.]
["So it really was you!"]
[It really was Li Ping.]
[He must have activated some special entry and intended to replace you himself.]
[As you were eroded, you felt truly powerless.]
[—This sneaky old bastard really did want you to "drop rewards" for him.]
["Fuck!"]
[You swore, then asked in your higher-dimensional voice:]
["Li Ping, oh, Li Ping, there was something I found fucking strange before. Can you answer it for me?"]
["Oh?"]
[Li Ping sounded a little surprised as he replied:]
["Naturally, I'll tell you what I can. Just don't act like those TV dramas from my previous life and spend your dying moments cursing me..."]
["Of course not!"]
[You almost laughed in anger.]
[What the hell was he talking about? At this point, what good would cursing him do?!]
[Then you asked your question outright:]
[“You said before that you and the Higher-Dimensional Existence from the [Future] were merely taking what each of you needed!”]
["Then... my current predicament couldn't be..."]
["Correct. He foresaw the [Future] long ago. Your ending now is merely the outcome we negotiated."]
[Before you could finish, Li Ping interrupted you.]
[You were utterly helpless.]
[But he was not finished. Li Ping's higher-dimensional voice continued to echo through