Desperate Ant

"Still unable to break free from control?"

The moment Cube tore open the chaos, Han Qi felt a profound despair.

Even his decision to "wake up" Cube had become part of the play on the stage.

Everything had been predetermined. All the efforts he and the darkness had made would become mere embellishments that added drama to the stage.

After realizing this, Han Qi gave up completely.

"Whatever happens, happens. Finish the statue, then send Cube away."

If even the darkness could not accomplish it, there was even less chance for him.

Under those omnipresent gazes, neither he nor Cube could decide where they were headed. They were merely ants who needed to follow the steps and "complete their tasks."

Tearing open the curtain was not something ants like them could do...

"Go finish the statue. Then I'll send you back."

After explaining everything, Han Qi spoke helplessly to Mo Ling.

"But what would be the point of finishing this statue?"

"So that the future you can see it. This statue will endure through time, until you leave and the world falls into chaos once again..."

Han Qi pointed at the statue and spoke indifferently.

"You can keep moving forward as well. Find your companions and head for your next destination."

"The next destination..." Mo Ling repeated blankly. Images of his adventures with Li Luo surfaced in his mind, traveling from one place to another.

Could it really be that they had merely gone from one stage to another?

Step by step, they walked toward Abyss Bottom, passing through place after place, meeting actor after actor, heading toward the next unknown beneath those watching eyes.

Mo Ling could no longer speak. He stared at the unfinished sculpture, surrounded by darkness.

He, too, felt a profound despair.

"An ant, watched by