Life Shuttle

Black Calamity slightly raised his hand.

The black mist at his fingertips condensed into a sharp blade, instantly piercing Qin Yiguan's Pupil.

And in that very instant.

A figure clad in armor materialized on the outer layer of Qin Yiguan's body.

A voice boomed like a bell, "Guardian!"

An invisible aftershock swept across the area, and the sharp blade dissipated.

"Hehe."

Black Calamity shrugged, a strange smile appearing on his face. He slowly lowered his arm and said to Qin Yiguan, "Don't be nervous. With that guy here, I can't kill you."

The boy maintained a high degree of caution, making no unnecessary moves.

"Are you trying to figure out your [Gestalt Collapse]?"

Black Calamity sat on the chair filled with condensed smoke, slowly crossing his legs and clasping his hands together naturally. He was very relaxed, as if he were having a conversation with a friend he had known for many years.

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly, feeling somewhat disgusted.

Black Calamity tilted his head back. "Let me tell you, none of your abilities, not even one of them, are things you can figure out."

It's not that you're stupid, it's not that you're foolish.

Black Calamity scoffed, "Human cognition has long been confined to its own boundaries. Everyone is like a frog in a well, with a narrow view of the sky. Those clever people are just those with a slightly wider well opening."

Qin Yiguan listened quietly.

Such unintentional confessions often yield a wealth of information.

But then Black Calamity looked at the boy and said, "What do you think I am? A split personality of yours? Hah, what a joke. What do you think your ' Consciousness Matrix ' is? All sorts of superpowers? What a joke."

"Is the Metaverse really an updated era resulting from technological advancements? What a joke!"

"You think your abilities, like [Gestalt Collapse], will be like those in novels, comics, and movies—something you acquire unexpectedly, then through diligent practice and various opportunities, you can become stronger, constantly surpass others, and ultimately reach the top of the pyramid? What a joke!"

"Your abilities are, to say the least, beyond human imagination."

"Since it has already 'subverted' our imagination, how can you try to control it with your own thinking?"

Qin Yiguan suddenly paused, startled.

He gripped the arc lighter in his hand. "But I've already unleashed the full power of [Gestalt Collapse]."

Are you referring to this time?

Black Calamity chuckled, tapping his finger in the air, and a small scene appeared in the sky.

It was Qin Yiguan who had previously summoned countless demonic claws within the Research Society's Space Fortress, tearing apart Group 60 members and various official bigwigs.

Qin Yiguan stood in the safe house called ' Barrier ', while in front of him, various demonic claws seemed to extend from another dimension, rampaging wildly.

"The truth is..."

Black Calamity chuckled and waved again.

In the small scene, a figure appeared behind Qin Yiguan. It had the same outline as the boy, but its body was shrouded in black mist.

It stood right behind Qin Yiguan, black mist rising from its body and continuously flowing into Qin Yiguan's body.

These black mists, passing through Qin Yiguan's body, transformed into those demonic claws.

at this time.

Qin Yiguan, inside the tent, changed his expression slightly. "That day, it was actually you who unleashed your power!"

Black Calamity chuckled softly, "That day, it wasn't just the ' Child ' who were there, but me too."

Qin Yiguan then understood.

No wonder I could only create a little devil.

Because the previous [Gestalt Collapse] was not something I performed myself!

Qin Yiguan slowly raised his head, looking at the 'himself' opposite him, "Why are you able to use your abilities so skillfully?"

Black Calamity bent down slightly and leaned forward, shortening the distance between his face and Qin Yiguan's.

In that instant.

Viewed from the side, it was as if Qin Yiguan was looking in a mirror, except that his reflection was dark, with his body shrouded in black mist.

Black Calamity said, "You share a brain with us, but we each reside in different places; we are all consciousness."

"You control the body, so to a greater extent, you are the conscious mind."

"And we are the subconscious."

Have you ever heard that the power of the subconscious mind is 30,000 times that of the conscious mind?

Qin Yiguan's body stiffened slightly.

"Suddenly, I reached out and grabbed the water glass that had rolled off the table—it was subconscious."

"Top athletes can execute every movement exactly the same way; it's subconscious."

"Only your subconscious knows that your eyes are dry, which is why you blink uncontrollably."

"You can't dodge an arrow through willpower alone; you can only do it through your survival instinct. Instinct is also the subconscious!"

"The subconscious is a powerful force that can emerge without conscious thought."

"It is humanity's most powerful force."

Qin Yiguan gripped the lighter tightly. "So, the reason you're so strong is because your essence is the subconscious, while I, as the conscious mind, will never reach your level?"

"Yes."

Black Calamity smiled quietly, "Especially [Gestalt Collapse], all its power is determined by the subconscious!"

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly. "However, when I first entered the Metaverse, at the Geometry Design Group, I transformed those two crows into mechanical monsters. That was also the effect of [Gestalt Collapse]."

"But back then, you hadn't seen me yet, nor had you ever appeared."

"And what you were thinking back then was to kill me."

"The timing and logic don't match up. That time, it couldn't have been you who helped me!"

But then Black Calamity leaned back, his eyes twitching slightly. "That time... it's a little embarrassing to talk about, but it was me!"

The small scene ahead suddenly changed.

It transformed into Geometry Design Group.

Iron Curtain enveloped the land; Qin Yiguan stared into the darkness, his face filled with fear.

Suddenly, a vortex appeared behind Qin Yiguan that no one could see.

A black-clad figure, carrying Black Calamity, slowly walked out.

Under duress, Black Calamity assisted Qin Yiguan in completing that [Gestalt Collapse]!

Qin Yiguan, inside the tent, narrowed his eyes slightly.

The black figure was different from the Black Calamity.

Black Calamity was shrouded in black mist, while the black figure had an outline similar to his own, but its body was like a black piece of paper, like a 'paper doll' in a two-dimensional world.

"That's... Boundless One?"

The boy's Pupil contracted sharply.

Black Calamity shrugged and said, "Time is not a barrier for those Boundless One. It travels through your entire life cycle, influencing all your causes and effects. If it weren't for it, you would have fallen off a ten-thousand-meter-high building and died the very first time you logged in."