"Based on my guess, the humans on Earth a hundred years ago most likely entered the game together as consciousnesses, for some reason."
"Their bodies should be in Game Pods. Based on your description, humanity's technology on Earth back then couldn't have produced Game Pods. I suspect a small group of humans had already made contact with deities at that time. This technology was bestowed by a god."
Doctor Chen sighed.
Xu Ye spoke frankly, recounting everything about Huang Junxiang and Chen Tiantian as well. The basement fell silent once more.
He Li felt as though her mind had seized up. She was still trying to digest it all.
After hearing him out, Doctor Chen immediately reached a conclusion. "Judging by the timing, Chen Tiantian's case should have been caused by the Illusion Overlord's power. Chen Tiantian was a hundred years in the past, while Huang Junxiang belongs to the present."
"Let's make a simple deduction."
"A hundred years ago, a deity used some sort of power to contact a person or a group on Earth. That person or group betrayed humanity."
"Perhaps they received some kind of power from the deity, which caused Earth's creatures to mutate and evolve into Great Fiends."
"This series of changes instantly ignited the spiritual qi that had lain dormant on Earth for so long, causing the Great Fiends to evolve into increasingly terrifying creatures that threatened humanity's survival."
"At that time, humanity's Awakened were only just getting started. They were no match for the Great Fiends. With humanity facing extinction, the Betrayers guided its leaders into launching a nuclear strike."
"From then on, Earth entered a nuclear winter."
"Supplies were scarce, the soil was contaminated, and the air was radioactive. Humanity remained on the brink."
"At that point, the Betrayers brought out Game