Rain and Snow

And in that very moment...

The icy rain that had been pouring down stopped.

But just one second later, huge snowflakes began to drift in this enormous Shitou space, the temperature of the entire space slowly dropped, and a cold wind, seemingly without origin, blew in from all directions.

Snowflakes fell on the young man's corpse, on his magnificent robes. A few melted slightly, soaking the robes, but as the young man's body grew colder, the snowflakes stopped melting and gradually accumulated.

But before long, the snowflakes turned into icy rain again.

Qin Yiguan stood beside the young man, pondering for a moment.

moment.

The young man on the throne slowly echoed, "Why are you so delusional? How could you possibly kill me in ' The Breath of the Mute '?!"

But then the young man slowly raised his head, his neck snapping back into place with a crack. He looked at Qin Yiguan, his eyes growing colder.

Qin Yiguan, however, showed no surprise whatsoever. He simply said slowly, "Of course I know, but I still can't resist testing it out."

Immediately.

Qin Yiguan stroked his chin. "How exactly can I kill you? Or rather, it's impossible for me to kill you in the game... I need to find you in real life."

Immediately.

Qin Yiguan looked at the young man on the throne, "You used ' The Breath of the Mute ' to control 100,000 players, and then these 100,000 players controlled various mechs, using them as your weapons. Your hands must have been stained with countless drops of blood. Therefore, you are bound to be a huge experience point."

"Hehe."

The boy on the throne laughed, "What use is it for you to know all this?! The moment you entered the ' Breath of the Mute,' you lost all your rights."

Immediately.

The young king patted the snowflakes off his shoulder, and at the same time, the snowflakes turned into icy rain. He leaned back in his chair, regaining his previous calm and self-assured expression.

"I thought I'd found a capable assistant like you, but in the end, I still have to do everything myself."

As they were talking.

He glanced at Qin Yiguan casually.

A pure white cage descended from the sky, imprisoning Qin Yiguan within it.

The cage was made of a material that looked like crisp ivory, giving Qin Yiguan the impression that it could be easily broken with a little force.

But the moment Qin Yiguan touched the cage, he felt his body being forcibly moved to a different position, while the white bars moved three meters away.

Qin Yiguan looked up and around, only to find that it wasn't the cage that had moved further away, but rather that his own body had shrunk.

He took a few more steps forward, trying to touch the cage.

My body shrank once again.

The boy sitting on the throne now seemed to have been transformed into a 5-meter-tall giant, looking down at himself with his head slightly lowered.

Qin Yiguan knew that he would never escape this cage. If he dared to touch it again, his body would shrink again, endlessly.

then.

A scene that even Qin Yiguan could not believe unfolded.

The young man on the throne reached out and grabbed at the air, pulling the figure of the ' Boundless One ' out of Qin Yiguan's body. Then, the Boundless One and the young man merged into one and disappeared.

Your abilities now belong to me.

The boy on the throne gave a strange smile.

then.

Qin Yiguan, inside the cage, silently observed everything.

He was imprisoned for one day, two days, three days... one year, two years, three years; he was imprisoned for a full three years.

Within these three years.

The boy on the throne opened up to him both the perspective within "The Breath of the Mute" and the perspective of the outside world.

Qin Yiguan witnessed the young man on the throne using the abilities of the ' Boundless One ' to continuously bring high-ranking officials from the Metaverse Government into the game, and then bringing in various prestigious figures, such as celebrities, athletes, and various experts with Reality Enhancement.

Through these characters, he continuously called on players to join, and even issued some mandatory orders through the Metaverse Government.

The number of players of "The Breath of the Mute" has grown from 100,000 to 1 million, then from 1 million to 10 million, and now it has spread from China to the whole world.

This is a geometric increase.

final.

More than 80% of humanity is completely addicted to "The Breath of the Mute".

Meanwhile, "Breath of the Mute" is constantly being updated with new maps, new quests, and even new forms of entertainment, making people increasingly linger and enjoy themselves.

This young man on the throne will regularly appear in the public eye, worshipped and revered by millions.

He can do whatever he wants.

Many of these things violated morality and even human nature.

But he only needs to wave his hand to cover it all up.

He wanted a river, and then a river that meandered into the sea appeared on the earth.

He desires mountains, and mountains will rise from the ground.

Anyone who dares to disobey him will immediately meet a violent end.

In the past three years, Qin Yiguan has witnessed far too many scenes; the power of the young man on the throne has exceeded his imagination.

He truly became the God of mankind.

Do you regret it?

At this moment, the young man on the throne looked down at Qin Yiguan in the cage, "You originally had the opportunity to share this right with me."

Qin Yiguan stood quietly as snowflakes began to fall from the ceiling again. After a few moments of silence, the snow turned into icy rain.

"The rain and snow alternate every 32 seconds, and the interval has never changed."

Qin Yiguan looked at the boy on the throne, "I discovered before that you can control everything here, but you can't control the rain and snow inside this room. I guess that information comes from the 'real' world."

"Your ' Breath of the Mute ' has a certain flaw; information from the real world can infiltrate it unintentionally."

"That's precisely why you can't stop the icy rain; you can only use an umbrella."

"Although I was imprisoned by you for three years."

"But the rain and snow only changed 40 times."

"I remember clearly that during the sixth transformation, the cold air was mixed with a peculiar floral scent."

"40 times, which translates to only 21.3 minutes in the 'real world'."

"In other words, the three years you imprisoned me... were just an illusion."

Qin Yiguan slowly raised his head. "You showed me a imagined 'movie,' trying to convince me with those images. It was just a little trick. What do I have to regret?!"

The young man on the throne's expression changed slightly.

Immediately, he said cautiously, "Since you've already seen through me, why didn't you expose me beforehand?!"

Qin Yiguan slowly said, "I have been pondering this."

The young man on the throne narrowed his eyes. "What are you thinking about?"

Where exactly is your body hidden?

Qin Yiguan turned his head slightly, and the figures of the Boundless One appeared behind him, lined up in a row, extending into the darkness.

Qin Yiguan turned his head, merging with the figure of the Boundless One, and walked into the distance, passing through the cage, through the "Breath of the Mute," and back to the Experimental Zone.

The previous three years were indeed fake.

The Boundless One, as one of Qin Yiguan's personalities, is a potential "Higher Self" that no one can take away.

now.

Qin Yiguan stood on the wasteland within the Experimental Zone.

Thinking about it.

The game played by the boy on the throne is a product of the Metaverse, so he must also be a user of the Gemini Metaverse.

His image in the game is virtual, but his true form must be hidden somewhere in the Metaverse.

Once his true form is found, he will no longer be invincible.

"God's Abandoned, has that interference disappeared?"

"Yes, I'm awesome again."

Qin Yiguan paused, "Check if there's a place in the Metaverse where the ground is made of black Shitou, it rains and snows on cloudy days, and it changes color every 32 seconds."

God's Abandoned said, "Brother, are you kidding me? The Metaverse is so vast, where am I supposed to even begin looking it up?!"

Qin Yiguan paused, "Add one more condition: all precision equipment, once it enters that area, will be interfered with by an invisible magnetic field."

"Found it!"

God's Abandoned the Way: "There are three places that meet the criteria. One is known as the ' Personal Brain Forbidden Zone,' where anyone who enters will be rendered useless. Another is also called the ' Ghost City,' where no residents live!"

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly, "A forbidden zone for Personal Brain?!"

"Right!"

God's Abandoned said, "In the Physical Earth, there is a very famous region called the Bermuda Triangle, which is surrounded by a terrifying magnetic field. All precision electronic instruments will inevitably malfunction if they enter it. And the three ' Ghost City ' in the Metaverse are the same as the Bermuda!"

This moment.

Three sets of photos appeared in front of Qin Yiguan.

All three regions are characterized by a somber and desolate hue.

Two of these locations were isolated islands at sea, surrounded by huge whirlpools of seawater, with dark clouds overhead and thunder and lightning.

And the third one.

It was a piece of land with black soil, also covered by dark clouds, blocking out all sunlight. Moreover, the clouds were extremely dense, like black smoke swirling in the sky.

God's Abandoned asked, "You suspect that the true form of that throne-holding youth is hidden in these three places? All three places are within the Experimental Zone, and they are quite far apart! Which one is it?!"

And at this very moment.

Clam seemed to have encountered some emergency, exited "The Breath of the Mute," and sent a message to Qin Yiguan via communicator.

"The Mute AI seems to have gone mad, announcing to all players that it intends to destroy the Mute Demon World in one fell swoop."

"It dispatched over a hundred super-large transport mechs, flying to the perimeter of the Mute Demon World, seemingly to install some kind of large-scale destructive equipment!"

"I guess it refers to the Mute Demon World, at least an entire sector in the Gemini Metaverse!"

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly, "You do your best to stop those killer mechs, I'll handle the Mute Demon AI!"

Immediately.

Enlarge those three images of Qin Yiguan.

In one corner of the third image, a peculiar plant was discovered. It had no leaves and resembled white fingers, with a yellow stamen embedded in the tip of each finger.

God's Abandoned said, "This flower is called the Crystal Orchid. Because it lacks chlorophyll, it lives in dark places and survives by absorbing nutrients from decaying leaves. It emits an alluring fragrance to attract wild animals, who then knock off leaves for it to absorb."

"An irresistible aroma..."

Qin Yiguan squinted, thinking of the scene in "The Breath of the Mute," where he would smell a fragrance every time the rain and snow changed for the sixth time.

It must be a change in wind direction, bringing the fragrance of the crystal orchid.

"It's the location shown in the third picture!"

Qin Yiguan suddenly looked up, "The young king is hiding there, because crystal orchids grow near his residence!"

And at this very moment.

The Shadow has already arrived, soaring through the skies.

Qin Yiguan gazed into the distance, still pondering many things he couldn't understand.

How exactly was "The Breath of the Mute" created, and how does it operate?

And what special abilities does that young man on the throne possess?

However, all of this is about to be revealed!