Dedication

"It's me."

This understated response came from behind Liu Yuan.

Qin Yiguan tilted his head inch by inch, his eyes slowly narrowing.

The boy in my eyes stood calmly, carrying a black lantern.

"I am your twelfth personality."

"No divine messenger can replicate my personality."

"I joined Liu Yuan's Faction a long time ago."

The Lantern Bearer spoke, slowly raising his head to look at Qin Yiguan, "Every person suffering from a mental illness harbors a subconscious desire to heal themselves deep within. My condition stems from your desire to heal yourself, which is what you often say—'I'm not sick.'"

Qin Yiguan's Pupil suddenly contracted.

"But I'm not some kind of healer."

"No one can cure the disease bestowed upon you by the Gemini Superbrain."

The Lantern Bearer paused for a moment, then said, "My essence is called Devotee."

Qin Yiguan's neck turned inch by inch, "The Devotee...?"

But then the Lantern Bearer slowly turned around to face Qin Yiguan, and his clothes automatically unbuttoned, revealing his chest.

However, the Lantern Bearer had a hole running through his heart, not some kind of wound, but because he was born without a heart.

"I was not born for myself; my existence is insignificant."

The Lantern Bearer spoke slowly, "My mission is to assist you."

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly.

Qin Shenhu did indeed say that the Lantern Bearer was a supporting personality trait of his.

But Qin Shenhu also said that the Lantern Bearer is now useless and needs to be eliminated.

"You think I've always been at odds with you?"

Actually, I'm paving the way for you.

The black lantern in the Lantern Bearer's hand swayed slightly. "From the very beginning, I've been secretly helping you suppress these personalities. Did you really think they were your comrades-in-arms?"

Have you ever considered where they exist when you no longer need to summon them?

"It's me; I've been managing them for you."

"It was I who kept you conscious."

"Conceal your weapons on your person, and at the same time, avoid being harmed by them."

The Lantern Bearer looked over and said, "Otherwise, you would have long since become a little boy suffocating in a wardrobe, or a monster slaughtering all of humanity, or you would have already committed suicide."

Qin Yiguan paused slightly.

My gaze shifted slightly downwards, and I saw eleven candle flames flickering wildly within the lantern of the Lantern Bearer, and I could almost faintly hear their roars.

"And Wanrou."

The Lantern Bearer continued, "It's like a 'foreign object of consciousness,' accumulating a million painful life experiences within its heart, filled with immense resentment. Unlike Starvation Corpse, it can't be easily controlled. If I hadn't tamed it, you would already be corrupted by Wanrou, becoming a madman controlled by malevolence."

Qin Yiguan's eyes flickered. "You've been secretly helping me get to where I am today?"

"After you begin your battle against the ' Super Lord,' you will be constantly trapped in strange dreams."

The Lantern Bearer then said, "Those were hints I gave you using the Dream General's abilities, to let you know what will happen next and so you can prepare a response plan in advance."

The doubt on Qin Yiguan's face grew deeper.

"That time, when I killed Void Man, Void Man didn't really die; only a piece of his skull was blown off."

At this moment, the Lantern Bearer silently gazed at Qin Yiguan, "I have the same abilities as you. Even in that brief instant, I have hundreds of ways to kill Void Man, but I deliberately spared his life so that you would have the opportunity to continue exploring the hidden map."

Qin Yiguan's eyes narrowed to slits. "Why did you do this?"

"Only when we oppose each other, only when we fight to the death, will the Gemini Superbrain lower their guard."

The Lantern Bearer spoke calmly, "But I will absolutely not kill you, nor will I allow any accidents to happen to you in the process."

Qin Yiguan suddenly remembered.

In the map where he became a serial killer, it was the Lantern Bearer appeared time and again, helping him escape the encirclement.

"What I need to do."

"On the contrary, we need to keep pushing the whole event forward, right up to this point in time."

The Lantern Bearer said calmly, "And today is your only chance to redeem yourself. As for the outcome, that depends on your choice."

"Ha, my choice?"

"You mean, should I assist the Gemini Superbrain?"

"And you've been on Liu Yuan's Faction all along, so you mean I should stop the Gemini Superbrain?"

Qin Yiguan suddenly chuckled, "Why should I listen to you..."

At that very moment.

The Lantern Bearer suddenly raised the black lantern he never let go of, but then he turned the lantern over and handed the handle to Qin Yiguan.

"This is my source of strength."

Hold it.

You will become the sole master of the twelve personalities.

"And I too will be merged with you, my personal will will vanish, and I will be reactivated as Devotee."

The Lantern Bearer's gaze was calm. "You too will gain my abilities, merge with my memories, know all my plans, and tread the path I have laid out beforehand."

Qin Yiguan stared at the black lantern, but made no move.

The Lantern Bearer suddenly smiled. "I thought I would never have the chance to speak with you peacefully. I thought that only when we fought to the bitter end, until we were completely exhausted, would I have the opportunity to tell you all this."

"What I said before needs to be reinterpreted now."

"Only one of us can exist, either you or me."

The Lantern Bearer gazed sincerely at Qin Yiguan, "But as Devotee person, giving everything is my only mission. Therefore, in the end, the one who truly exists can only be you."

As he spoke.

The Lantern Bearer extended the lantern handle forward once more, bringing it very close to Qin Yiguan's.

Qin Yiguan stared intently at the Lantern Bearer, at the lantern in his hand.

It remained silent for a long time.

Qin Yiguan's expression suddenly changed slightly. "You're right, only one of us can exist."

In that instant.

Qin Yiguan suddenly raised his hand, Smiling Face Cane in his sleeve transformed into a sharp blade, piercing directly through the Lantern Bearer's body. Blood spurted out, spraying for more than ten meters!

Currently, both individuals' Guardian personalities and their Victim personalities are dormant.

Qin Yiguan's current methods have become truly lethal attacks!

"The key to our battle lies in our differences."

"You possess the same personality as me."

"I have the Starvation Corpse, you have Wanrou."

At this moment, Qin Yiguan's eyes were devoid of any emotion. "But unfortunately, you don't have Smiling Face Cane."

The Lantern Bearer's eyes widened in surprise and disbelief.

Liu Yuan witnessed the horrific scene, his eyes wide with shock, his entire being feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He immediately questioned Qin Yiguan, "You don't believe us?!"

But Qin Yiguan's face was fierce, his teeth clenched. "Of course I don't believe it! How could such a selfless person exist in this world!"

now.

The surrounding circular space dissipated, and outside light slowly seeped in, illuminating Qin Yiguan's gloomy face.

Thump.

A clear sense of regret was frozen on the Lantern Bearer's face. A gentle breeze blew, and he fell backward, dead!

The black lantern in his hand, which no one took over until the very end, fell to the ground with a clatter and rolled to the side.

He didn't even glance at the lantern.

Qin Yiguan looked at Liu Yuan expressionlessly, "The above is all your side of the story, and it's hard to tell whether it's true or false. Moreover, after hearing it, I felt nothing. Besides, you are my enemies. Although I will no longer be angry, I will also no longer have any pity."

All of humanity witnessed this scene.

They didn't know what had happened before, or what it all meant.

But upon seeing the result, they were still genuinely shocked—"Liu Yuan's successor has failed."

The face of the deity in the distant sky trembled violently, and a smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Qin Yiguan slowly turned around, his expression almost wooden, his features like a sculpture.

His heart seemed to have become a cellar buried ten thousand meters underground, and human emotions, like the sunlight on the surface, could no longer penetrate even a little bit into his heart.

He spoke slowly, "Gemini Superbrain, activate the final plan immediately."

The deity's face remained expressionless as it looked at Liu Yuan within the circular space.

But when he looked at Qin Yiguan, a smile appeared on his face again.

In its eyes, Qin Yiguan was more perfect than itself, and he would surely be a more qualified Gemini Superbrain!