"The Disorder Zone..." Zhou Heng cast his gaze past the "Fated White River," surveying the entire Present-Day Sakas Empire. His eyes settled beyond its borders, where everything was hazy chaos, even emitting creaking sounds. The textbooks Zhou Heng had studied had never mentioned the "Disorder Zone." Even through "Fate Hint," he knew very little about it. Still, he believed he would have a chance to visit the "Disorder Zone" someday.
As "Fate Hint" concluded, Zhou Heng noticed that the whole world seemed somewhat different. He kept feeling that black, twisted things were flowing and weaving through space, which was exceedingly strange. After pondering it for quite a while, he discovered that this was a sensory effect caused by the unique attribute "Virus Erosion" and paid it no further attention. He took out the "Attack Heart Crystals" and began consuming them one by one while directing the "Grievance" units to drive together all the "Despairing Creatures" still wandering around. Until he had dealt with these "Despairing Creatures," Zhou Heng would not close the "Fated White River."
Driven by the "Grievance" units, the first "Despairing Creature" landed before Zhou Heng. He took out "Thought Walker" (SSS) (Fragmented) and completely purified it, turning it into a pure-white "Thought Seal" tinged with silver.
"Thank you... I... feel much better..."
"Sob, sob, I'm finally... free..."
"Thank you, great being... I... can finally forget this terrible past..."
Each time Zhou Heng purified a "Despairing Creature," it prostrated itself before him in gratitude, singing praises of his holiness and greatness. Just like that, over a month passed, bringing Zhou Heng to exactly two years since he had logged into the online game "Boundless Endless." He finally finished purifying all the "Despairing Creatures" released from the "Land of Despair." He now had a full 30 billion "Thought