Breaking the Deadlock

Within the vast Subquark Space.

Qin Yiguan stood under the magnificent sky, gazing at a row of tombstones in front of him.

He buried 172 Core Aoke from various dynasties here.

Before.

After AKI's death, and before Jiu Zhengxuan absorbed the Black Matter.

Qin Yiguan brought all the Core Aoke corpses into the Subquark Space and ordered the creatures within the Subquark Space to dig their graves.

In any case, these Core Aoke, before their lives ended, suddenly realized their mistakes and assisted him in fighting AKI.

There was really no good place for them to settle down.

Let them rest here forever.

As for AKI's body, it was also buried here, along with his parents' coffins.

Qin Yiguan originally did not want to bury the culprit, but the Subquark Space creatures did not discriminate. In their minds, they were simple-minded and never dwelled on the past.

"There's no need for people in this universe to know about the existence of the Metaverse."

"Otherwise, it will only lead to the collapse of our worldview and the unleashing of humanity's ambitions disguised as 'the spirit of exploration.'"

Qin Yiguan spoke slowly.

All traces were taken into the Subquark Space by Qin Yiguan.

This explains why no clues were left at the scene after the black sun dissipated, making Jiu Zhengxuan the primary target of the Metaverse Government's interrogation.

"Thanks, Guardian."

Qin Yiguan muttered to himself.

After learning that the Guardian was the source of the seal on the Core Earth, Qin Yiguan asked the Guardian to "go easy" on him more than once. The Guardian was very accommodating and always secretly opened the "door" for Qin Yiguan.

This explains why Qin Yiguan disappeared in an instant after walking into the flower bed.

The Child shrunk him to Infinity size.

"I wonder what kind of ability Guardian would have if they advanced to ' Infinity '."

To date, no personality has yet emerged.

Furthermore, there are several known personalities whose origins are unknown, such as the Guardian, the Victim, and the Lantern Bearer.

"Alright."

"We still need to help the little trash fulfill his dream."

Qin Yiguan's body magnified Infinity and appeared at 053 High School, behind the flower bed.

By this time, the men in black, having found nothing, had already left.

Qin Yiguan sat calmly on the edge of the flower bed, quietly waiting for Jiu Zhengxuan's results.

Inside the witness protection room.

Jiu Zhengxuan sat on the bed, lost in thought.

"On the way here, I was in a military EV-2 aircraft, which has a top speed of 1,475 kilometers per hour and took about 7 minutes to fly."

"The military research center is located in Mirage City; it's not that far away at all."

"Did you take a detour?"

No.

"Through the observation window of the aircraft, I could clearly see the surrounding scenery; it was indeed a Mirage City, and the path was correct."

Jiu Zhengxuan wrinkled his nose. "There's the smell of building materials here, the smell of brand new building materials. The China Military Department Research Center has been established for a hundred years, and this building has been in use for almost ten years. How could it smell like brand new building materials?"

Jiu Zhengxuan slowly opened his eyes.

I carefully observed everything around me once more.

"Given the current technology in the Metaverse, constructing such a building within a day, or even a few hours, is not a difficult task."

Jiu Zhengxuan frowned slightly. "This isn't the real military research center! It's a one-to-one replica!"

"The footage we saw from the aircraft earlier was probably a fake!"

"The aircraft's observation window had been replaced with a 'simulated screen' beforehand, so what you saw were just segments of images, and the aircraft's real destination was completely hidden!"

"If that's the case..."

"Have I been kidnapped by some other organization that's impersonating me?"

"No... the staff members are real; I've met a few of them before."

"The man in black who took me away also arrived at 053 High School with Instructor Long."

"If it were a forgery, it would be impossible to have exactly the same people."

"They are indeed personnel from the military's research center."

"But why would they build a fake base?"

"And where is this base actually located?"

Jiu Zhengxuan frowned, pondering one riddle after another.

"There's no point in building a fake base..."

"All that's been gained is a change in position..."

"Location..."

Jiu Zhengxuan's eyes flickered as he recalled the Guardian's unnecessary remark, "But I still must remind you, this is Core Earth, Reality Enhancement is unavailable here..."

"Of course I know the base is located at the Core Earth; his pointing this out to me separately was unnecessary."

"Could it be..."

Jiu Zhengxuan took a slight breath, "This is not the Core Earth! The fake base is located in the Experimental Zone. Here, Reality Enhancement has gone from being sealed to being usable!"

"This is a fundamental change!"

What is the military research center trying to do?

"They must be trying to create a false impression to deceive certain people."

"Of course, it's not to deceive a mere captain of a Youth Order Squad like me. Their most pressing matter right now is the Reality Enhancement youth assassination operation."

"Are they trying to deceive the mole who stole the information?"

"Hehe."

That's most likely the case!

At that very moment.

The image of the chibi version of Qin Yiguan flashed into my mind again, "You little trash, you little trash!"

"Stop bothering me!"

"I've already noticed something amiss and come up with a plan!"

Jiu Zhengxuan Gen'an felt a secret joy in his heart. He slightly opened his palm, attempting to invoke Reality Enhancement — the Black Room.

However.

The palm of his hand remained unchanged.

Reality Enhancement has completely lost contact.

Jiu Zhengxuan's eye twitched. "No ability? This is still the Core Earth? I just deduced something worthless?!"

Q-version Qin Yiguan: "You little trash, you little trash!"

"Roll!****!"

Jiu Zhengxuan felt a little anxious. "This shouldn't be happening."

He looked up again and scanned the entire room. In that instant, he noticed several strange devices that had appeared in the four corners of the room, standing out abruptly and out of place with the overall environment.

"What is that?"

Jiu Zhengxuan's eyes darted around rapidly. "Where have I seen that kind of device before... Reality Enhancement suppressor?! Isn't that a half-finished technology? It only has a very low probability of suppressing another person's Reality Enhancement, and the target also has to relax their will and cooperate."

"To put it bluntly, the success rate of suppression is extremely low."

"Moreover, those who are suppressed must genuinely believe that they have truly lost their abilities and are truly useless... after all, Reality Enhancement is based on human consciousness."

In short, that thing is useless.

Staring at the device flashing blue indicator light, Jiu Zhengxuan clicked his tongue inwardly, "Suppressed by this thing? Impossible... My willpower is so strong!"

Q-version Qin Yiguan: "You little trash, you little trash!"

"If this thing really suppresses me, it means my willpower is weak, but my reasoning just now was completely correct."

"If this thing can't control me, it means I have a strong will, but my reasoning just now was completely wrong; my brainpower is lacking."

Jiu Zhengxuan's arms trembled. "How twisted! Can't I have both willpower and intelligence?!"

Q-version Qin Yiguan: "You little trash, you little trash!"

Jiu Zhengxuan stared intently at the equipment in the corner of the room. "We must find a way to shut down those machines now so that our idea can be verified and we can have a chance to investigate!"

"But right now, I have no way to turn off the equipment outside the witness protection room!"

In that instant.

Jiu Zhengxuan noticed a black ring on his wrist.

"?"

"This isn't mine!"

Jiu Zhengxuan suddenly thought of Qin Yiguan, "Is that guy crazy? Why did he put this ring on my hand?! Didn't I say that wearing red underwear on the outside doesn't necessarily make you Superman?!"

At that very moment.

The ring on Jiu Zhengxuan's wrist suddenly moved, like a small snake with its head and tail connected. It suddenly raised its head, but instead of a snake's head, it raised a smiling face that was showing off its white teeth to Jiu Zhengxuan!

Jiu Zhengxuan was startled, "Holy crap! What is that?!"

On the wasteland.

Five members of the Youth Order Squad, including Zhao Huolong, crouched behind a mound.

Nineteen kilometers ahead of them stood a 'military research center' rising majestically from the desert Experimental Zone!

What exactly is the military doing?

"They actually built a fake base!"

"The captain was also taken into the fake base!"

Vice Captain Zhao Huolong glanced at a member wearing goggles beside him. "Heavenly Eye, since this is Experimental Zone, your ability is effective. Observe the captain's situation. Once you obtain any information, I must immediately relay it to Qin Yiguan, as per the captain's previous orders."

"Good."

The boy named Heavenly Eye nodded solemnly, peeked out from behind the mound, and slowly removed his goggles. His eyes, however, had no Pupil; instead, they were a pure sky blue!

"Heavenly Eye" is the boy's code name.

His Reality Enhancement also contributes to the boy's Fusion Rate reaching 55%!

If he lived in the physical world, his eyes would suffer from a condition opposite to nearsightedness—farsightedness.

In the old days, many students suffered from nearsightedness, and at a young age, they were forced to wear thick glasses.

Farsightedness is not unfounded; it is a real condition!

It is a type of 'refractive error' where parallel light rays entering the eye focus behind the retina, failing to form a clear image on the retina!

As the name suggests, people with severe farsightedness cannot see objects that are very close to them, but they can see moths that are hundreds of meters away.

The Heavenly Eye, ironically, benefited from the misfortune; its abilities were enhanced after entering the Metaverse.

The maximum viewing distance can reach more than 600 kilometers, and the gaze can penetrate through it, and this penetration is at the user's subjective will.

In other words, within a 600-kilometer radius, he can see whatever he wants to see!

Heavenly Eye frowned deeply, stared ahead for a minute, and then slowly started bleeding from his nose.

A female squad member delivered a powerful blow to his head, yelling, "Look what you've got to see!"

"How come this military research center has so many female members?!"

Heavenly Eye swallowed hard. "What I mean is, with so many people, I need to find the team leader's position first!"

As he spoke.

Heavenly Eye turned around and glared angrily at the female team member who had hit him on the head.

Snap!

A slap sent Heavenly Eye's head slamming back into place.

The next moment.

Heavenly Eye, his nose bleeding, clutched his swollen cheek. "We found the captain... He's acting strangely, like he's been talking to himself. The captain raised his hand, as if swatting a fly in the air, but there weren't any flies around him... The captain's mental state seems a bit off... He was even startled by his own bracelet!"