Luo Yi: Want to Know? Then Kill Me!

Luo Yi's words, like the sharpest icicle, pierced through Luo Li's last mental defenses.

In the original "history," Castorice already perished?

Was what came to his side, what he spent those times with, truly just a carefully orchestrated illusion based on Remembrance data from "Book of Ifs"...?

A tremendous sense of absurdity and the rage of being utterly manipulated surged within him like magma, threatening to burst his throat.

He looked at the "main body" before him, who had the same face as him but whose eyes were as deep and cold as the starry sky. An unprecedented killing intent, mixed with a desperate thirst for knowledge, frantically gathered in his eyes.

"Who... who is she?!"

Luo Li's voice was hoarse, almost squeezed out from between his teeth. The power that had been dormant around him for a long time began to stir uncontrollably. The origin of the Seven Deadly Sins roared in his body, and the rules of Spacetime were faintly distorted around him.

The data flow around Lu Jingheng accelerated instantly, forming a protective barrier.

Kong Yan'er raised an eyebrow, her hand twirling the playing cards even faster, a look of excitement on her face saying, "Oh wow, it's about to begin."

Faced with Luo Li's almost tangible killing intent, Luo Yi smiled.

It wasn't a mocking laugh, but rather a kind of... almost gratified joy, as if seeing the seeds one had nurtured finally sprout.

Want to know the truth? Want to know what the ' Castorice ' you encountered really is? Want to know if your daughters really exist?

Luo Yi's voice carried a bewitching magic. He slowly walked out from behind his desk and approached Luo Li step by step until the two were almost nose to nose.

His insightful eyes were fixed intently on Luo Li Li's bloodshot eyes.

The conditions are simple.

He leaned forward slightly and said clearly and slowly in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Kill me."

"Use all your strength, with the determination to kill me, here, now, kill me."

These words struck like a thunderbolt, stunning not only Luo Li but also making Kong Yan'er, who was watching the Kong Yan'er, even more mocking. Only Lu Jingheng remained expressionless, as if he had expected this all along.

"What... what did you say?" Luo Li almost thought she had misheard.

Didn't you hear me?

Luo Yi straightened up, opened her arms, and her face showed an almost sacred fervor and composure.

"Kill me, devour me."

"This is the final 'plot' I've arranged for you, and it's also the only key to the truth."

He surveyed the virtual space he had created, and the slowly rotating Miniature Universe within it, his eyes filled with obsession and... resolute determination.

"I, Luo Yi, a fragment of Pure Child of Anāsrava... I have exhausted several Amber Era, collected the Remembrance of countless civilizations, and created this miniature universe."

"But I am well aware of my limitations. I cannot, like Demiurge, anchor a world by my own will and become a being close to Aeon."

His gaze returned to Luo Li, his eyes burning with a intensity that seemed to ignite her soul.

"Therefore, I chose another path—creation! To create a 'monster' that can surpass Fuli, and even surpass all known Aeon!"

"And you, the fragment of my personality that split off, carrying the most extreme emotions and possibilities, are the best container and foundation for this 'monster'!"

"Letting you kill me, devour me, is also part of my own plan."

Luo Yi's voice carried a chilling calmness.

"My death will serve as the strongest 'signal,' triggering a chain reaction."

"This miniature universe, which I led and constructed from my Remembrance, will lose its core support and automatically disintegrate, transforming into the purest, vast energy containing the Remembrance of countless civilizations and the origins of their rules..."

He pointed at Luo Li, his tone resolute:

"Then, they will all rush into your body! It's like... you've directly devoured a miniature universe!"

"At that time, you will not only inherit all my wisdom, Remembrance, and understanding of Path, but also gain access to all the accumulated wisdom of this universe!"

"You will no longer be a mere fragment of personality, no longer a pawn manipulated by the system... You will take the most solid step towards becoming a 'new god'!"

They've gone mad...

They've gone completely insane!

For the sake of a Nihility goal of "creating a god," he not only manipulated the fate of countless lives, but even included his own death in the calculation, as a sacrifice in the final ritual!

What utter obsession! What madness!

Looking at the madman in front of her who had the same face as her, Luo Li felt a chill and... a twisted desire that had been stirred within her.

the truth...

strength...

Kill him, and you'll know everything? You'll get everything?

Including... clues to finding them?

"Have you hesitated, my dear 'me'?"

Luo Yi tilted her head, her smile laced with provocation.

"Isn't all your pain and struggle just for one answer?"

"Now, the answer is right before my eyes; the key is my life."

"Or are you saying you don't even have the courage to pick up a knife?"

"Don't forget, the power within you, your killing instinct, even your current anger and despair... were all shaped by me."

"Come, let me see just how far my most successful 'work' can go!"

Before she could finish speaking, the data in Luo Yi's eyes suddenly surged.

He stopped waiting passively and took the initiative!

It wasn't an attack, but rather... guidance and oppression!

Buzz--!

The entire virtual space trembled violently, and the suspended Miniature Universe burst forth with dazzling light. Countless beams of light, containing the rules of different civilizations and the power of different Path, seemed to be guided, crossed the void, and poured into Luo Yi's body.

His aura surged exponentially in an instant.

The vastness of Erudition, the length of Remembrance, and even a trace of simulated power from other Path... At this moment, Luo Yi seemed to have transformed into an ancient god who wielded knowledge and information, whose terrifying pressure far surpassed that of any previous Sinner.

He wanted to force Luo Li to make a move! To force him to unleash all his potential, and under extreme pressure, complete this final absorption and fusion.

Boom--!!!

The string of "reason" in Luo Li's mind snapped completely.

All the doubts, all the anger, all the pain, and the burning, agonizing desire for the truth, all transformed into the most primal and violent urge to kill at this moment.

"Ah--!!!"

He let out a roar that sounded inhuman, and his eyes were instantly filled with crimson and silver.

Although Enma is not in his possession, he himself is the sharpest weapon.

He held nothing back, gathering all the power he had accumulated during his slumber, as well as all the power that had just been drawn into his fist, and unleashed a strike beyond his limits at the radiant Luo Yi.

This strike contained all his anger and resentment towards fate.

This strike risked everything he had to achieve.

The light devoured everything.

The rules groaned in the clash.

Data streams and Spacetime turbulence intertwine and annihilate each other in a frenzy.

I don't know how much time passed; it felt like a moment, yet also like eternity.

The intense light, powerful enough to tear apart the soul, slowly dissipated.

The virtual space became fragmented, like a shattered mirror.

Luo Yi remained standing there, but the vast aura surrounding her receded like the tide, her light dimmed, and her body began to become transparent, like a candle flickering in the wind.

He looked down at his hands, which were gradually disappearing. There was no pain or fear on his face, only a kind of... almost perfect relief and comfort.

"It's a success..."

He murmured softly, looking up ahead.

Luo Li knelt on the ground, breathing heavily; the attack had almost drained him of all his strength.

But he could feel an indescribable, immense torrent that made his soul tremble, surging wildly into his body from Luo Yi's gradually collapsing body and from the Miniature Universe that was beginning to crumble inch by inch.

Knowledge, Remembrance, wisdom, fragments of countless civilizations, a deeper understanding of Path... like a bursting dam, they wash over his consciousness and reshape his essence.

Luo Yi smiled contentedly as she watched Luo Li undergo her transformation.

Just then, as if sensing something, he used his last bit of strength to turn his head and softly call out in a certain direction in the void, "Herta..."

The office door slowly opened, and a doll dressed in an elegant dress, but with a somewhat blank expression, appeared out of thin air beside him. It was one of the Herta's remotely controlled dolls.

Looking at the doll's exquisite face, so indistinguishable from its original form, Luo Yi's eyes flashed with a rare tenderness, unlike that of Emanator of Erudition. He smiled with relief and said in a voice so soft it was almost inaudible, "Although your original form is still on Screwllum, there's something I want to say to you..."

He paused, then said clearly, "I like you, Ms. Herta."

Having said that, he seemed to have unloaded all his burdens, and his body completely transformed into countless data streams and Remembrance points that shimmered with the light of intelligence, like fireflies returning to their nests, surging towards Luo Li, who was devouring everything.

The Herta Puppet stood still, its expressionless face seemingly unchanged, simply "watching" the spot where Luo Yi had disappeared. After a moment of silence, it vanished without a trace, just as it had appeared.

Kong Yan'er whistled, her expression playful.

Lu Jingheng silently recorded everything.

Meanwhile, Luo Li, amidst the immense energy devouring Luo Yi and the entire Miniature Universe, let out a painful yet seemingly liberating roar. His consciousness was being overwhelmed and reconstructed by a massive amount of information...

The path to becoming the "Aeon" has already been laid out beneath his feet.

But the price was so heavy it was suffocating.