A World of Uncertainty

In a dark world.

A gap appeared.

The slit opened for a moment, then closed weakly again.

The sound of teeth clenching could be heard.

The crack suddenly opened again, revealing a dim world.

Qin Yiguan, supporting himself on his left rib, stood up from the rubble.

He raised his right hand and looked at it. His arm was covered with charred burn marks, and there was a bloody crack on the back of his hand. He could even see the tendons under his skin and the muscles that were slightly contracted from clenching his fist.

He touched his ribs with his left hand and, based on experience, judged that three and a half of them were broken.

but.

I didn't die.

Looking up at the world around him, he realized that this was no longer the dazzling space he remembered. Everywhere he looked were huge, black-smoking rocks and bottomless ravines, as if the place had been bombed by a nuclear bomb or scorched by fire.

Then I looked up at the sky.

The once blue sky now resembled a sapphire mirror riddled with cracks, its colorful swirling vortexes shattered.

Fortunately.

The dark clouds that had unleashed lightning have vanished.

I don't know how long I was unconscious, but the catastrophe seemed to have passed.

Qin Yiguan paced through the ruins and spotted Underworld lying on the ground not far away.

This guy's body was covered with seven or eight wounds that exposed his bones, and his internal organs were visible in his lower abdomen.

But at this moment, pink granulation tissue was constantly growing on the wounds of the Underworld, and his injuries were healing rapidly.

Qin Yiguan breathed a slight sigh of relief, "Fortunately, he hasn't reached his limit yet."

They walked a few more steps forward.

But in a large pit seven or eight meters deep, beneath countless huge rocks, the Caregiver's body was surrounded by a bright cube, which should be some kind of spatial defense shield.

The Caregiver standing among them was in relatively good condition, except for a few scratches on her cheek.

Click.

The Caregiver's protective shield could not withstand the strain and shattered like glass.

At the same time, the Caregiver's body slowly rose into the air and then landed next to Qin Yiguan, coughing up a mouthful of blood with a "pfft".

"I'm fine."

The Caregiver knelt on one knee, turned to the side, and waved her hand.

Qin Yiguan looked somewhat puzzled.

They were both injured so badly; compared to that, my injuries seem quite minor.

Why?

In that instant, Qin Yiguan suddenly saw that, hundreds of meters away, the body at the Ground Mouth was reduced to only one percent of its original size.

Based on the direction in which the Ground Mouth fell, it can be inferred that during the previous thunderbolt strike, it extended part of its body from the ground to protect Qin Yiguan from the air.

So even you couldn't bear to see me die.

Qin Yiguan was deeply moved. "Thank you."

The Ground Mouth's vitality seemed to be very strong. Even so, it still did not die. Its broken body rose up, with only a red eyeball remaining in its abdomen. It glanced at Qin Yiguan, let out a low growl, and then shrank back to the ground.

At that very moment.

The Core Aoke from all generations gathered in a bustling crowd.

The First Generation's body was covered in charred soot, and his eyes were downcast as he said, "This calamity is hundreds of times stronger than before. 55 Core Aoke from previous generations... are dead."

then.

The First Generation's eyes welled up with tears as he gritted his teeth and stared at Qin Yiguan. "You... sigh, this isn't your fault. The one who truly wanted to eliminate us completely and cut off our escape route was the Single Horn."

The remaining Core Aoke, their teeth clenched and eyes blazing with fury, growled out the name, "Single Horn!"

"First Generation sir!"

"Our machines don't appear to be completely destroyed!"

A sharp-eyed Aoke pointed to a ditch in the distance and shouted excitedly.

Everyone then looked into that direction.

However, the cannon's base was nowhere to be seen in the ravine, but the cannon barrel was intact, and even inside the barrel, a faint blue light was shimmering.

Everyone's spirits lifted.

They quickly gathered around.

Then, surprisingly, a faint groan was heard from inside the cannon barrel.

A shadow of gloom fell over everyone's hearts. He hadn't been teleported out?

The First Generation immediately peered inside the cannon and was overjoyed. "He's completed the digitization; he should be escaping soon. We have hope!"

And in that very moment...

No. 172, who had already turned into a blue figure, suddenly twisted his body, and his groans turned into shrill screams!

Gradually, more figures emerged from No. 172's body—seven or eight Aoke, entangled together, struggling and screaming, like souls being punished in Hell.

The screams grew louder and louder, overlapping each other and trembling heavily, like demons from another world descending upon the mortal realm!

"Ah!"

"I'm in so much pain!"

My body hurts so much!

Seven or eight Aoke struggled inside the cannon barrel, tearing at their cheeks and ripping open the corners of their eyes.

Boom!

The cannon suddenly exploded, sending the nearest First Generation fighter flying four or five meters away!

The thick smoke and dust dissipated.

A spider-like monster lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily.

Its appearance is terrifying; it's a monster made up of the upper bodies of seven or eight Aoke glued together!

It has seven heads and Aoke arms, and these Aoke share a single torso. Its arms are like spider legs supporting its body, and its seven or eight heads are looking around with ferocious expressions!

It seemed to be mentally deranged, or perhaps completely irrational, as it leaped up, pounced on a nearby Core Aoke, and began to bite down on his neck!

The Caregiver slightly raised his head, and a transparent cube appeared, imprisoning the mutated 172. 172 was inside, his face contorted in rage, howling madly.

Qin Yiguan was somewhat stunned, "How could it have turned out like this?"

now.

The First Generation rose from a distance, looking at the scene before him with eyes blazing with fury. "The golden lightning caused the machine to malfunction. 172 encountered a problem during the jump; the target became confused, and his body fused with multiple Aoke counterparts. He failed to jump to any Metaverse; instead, his own body transformed into this fused monster!"

Looking at the cannon shattered into pieces.

Qin Yiguan slowly closed his eyes.

The last glimmer of hope has been extinguished.

The land was devastated, and Mutant No. 172 howled madly. The remaining Core Aoke all had different injuries, their eyes downcast and their faces full of despair.

Qin Yiguan, the Underworld, and the Caregiver stood silently on a huge boulder, gazing into the distance.

The Underworld's injuries have now mostly healed, with only a few more hideous scars remaining on his body.

The Caregiver's cheek wound closed up quickly, and because the scratch was shallow, it didn't even leave a scar.

"It's alright, we are immortal, we will eventually find a way to escape from here."

But the next moment, the two looked at Qin Yiguan, who was clutching his abdomen, and asked, "Why isn't your injury healed yet?"

Qin Yiguan paused slightly.

The Underworld continued, "My abilities and those of the Caregiver have proven one thing: all Qin Yiguan should have the ability to heal themselves. Don't you have that?"

Qin Yiguan pursed his lips slightly, "Right now, I really don't."

In fact, Qin Yiguan didn't understand either.

Why is it that after entering the Metaverse, all my "Higher Self" begin to stand idly by?

If they were all here, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state, nor would I be in such despair.

It remained silent for a long time.

Qin Yiguan suddenly bit his lip. "Actually, the reason why the Ao Council wanted to kill all Qin Yiguan was because of one of my actions. I 'killed' a Big-Headed Aoke in this universe. And the reason the three of us are trapped here is because I underestimated the Sniper Aoke."

"Don't blame yourself so much."

The Underworld suddenly smiled, "We're all Qin Yiguan, sharing life and death, advancing and retreating together."

The Caregiver pulled down his hat brim again. "I don't think so. I think he should atone with his death."

"Um?"

Underworld and Qin Yiguan looked at the Caregiver simultaneously. Wasn't this guy supposed to be 'silently agreeing' all along?

"Hehe."

The Caregiver, adjusting the brim of her hat, said, "I was just kidding. The children at the orphanage always say I'm too serious to smile, and I'm trying to change that. Um... didn't you guys find what I just said quite humorous?"

Qin Yiguan and the Underworld figure twitched at the corners of their mouths.

Unseen by anyone, the Caregiver's thumb, hidden inside his shoe, dug hard at the ground.

"Call..."

Qin Yiguan let out a long breath, his eyes flashing, and said, "This Subquark Space is boundless. I believe that as long as I persevere in my exploration, I will definitely find a way to escape from here."

And in that very moment...

A tremor resounded throughout the entire Subquark Space.

But then they saw that the land around them, which had just been swept away by the terrible disaster, had suddenly disappeared.

The sky suddenly brightened.

The land became flat and moist, and in an instant, countless plants shimmering with dazzling colors sprang up from the ground. These plants were very tall, with a single colorful flower comparable to a towering tree.

In an instant, the world became lush and green, with vegetation dozens of times greater than before, resembling a strange tropical rainforest.

A kilometer-long, red millipede scurried through the gaps in the vegetation.

Fireflies, as large as spaceships, streaked across the sky.

The deafening cicada calls from deep within the dense forest, almost like a sonic attack, constantly assaulted people's eardrums.

Further away.

A colossal dinosaur, tens of thousands of meters tall, strode past with a thunderous roar.

Such a dramatic change has occurred once before.

The three of them also recalled the words of the First-Generation Core Aoke.

"This is an automatic change in Subquark Space, because all quantum worlds are filled with uncertainty."

Qin Yiguan looked at the strange world before him and clenched his fist slightly.

"I promise."

I swear.

I promise.

"We'll definitely find a breakthrough here!"