92: Chapter 91 The Land of Return to Nothingness

"So, what is it that could make even you feel excited?" Lin Yi looked at Europa, who was using V's familiar face but wearing a smile mixed with flirtation, mystery, and mischief, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

The sense of dissonance and inexplicable attraction brought by this expression appearing on "V"'s face made his heart skip a beat.

Europa didn't answer directly; she simply snapped her fingers crisply using V's slender finger.

"Let's go, let's go and see."

Without waiting for Lin Yi to react, she naturally reached out and grabbed his wrist.

The sensation wasn't one of real skin-to-skin contact, but rather a pull composed purely of data, carrying a slight coolness.

The next moment, he felt himself being led by a gentle yet irresistible force, taking a step forward.

With just this single step, the surrounding scenery instantly turned upside down.

That expanse of pure, white "Real Desert" receded like a curtain, replaced by a scene of immense grandeur that shook his very soul.

They were standing at the edge of a "lake."

But this was by no means a lake in the ordinary sense; it was composed of countless silver-gray data clusters with a density so high it was hair-raising. These data streams flowed and swirled slowly like mercury, and occasionally, a ripple would stir up a terrifying surge of information capable of causing instant brain death for an ordinary hacker.

The surface of the lake was eerily calm, yet it contained an unimaginably vast amount of energy, like a sleeping ocean made of pure information.

And in the center of that endless silver-gray "lake surface," in the distance, a huge, blurred outline seemed to stand vaguely. Because of the distance and the interference from the high-concentration data surrounding it, it was impossible to see its specific form.

"What is this place, Europa?" Lin Yi was awestruck by the sight before him; his voice lowered involuntarily, as if he were afraid of disturbing this sleeping sea of data.

"Your hometown." Europa replied. Her tone was calm, but in those pale blue eyes borrowed from V, there flickered an indescribable light—one of near-pity mixed with expectation. It seemed that behind this simple sentence lay a deeper meaning that he could not yet understand.

Before he could savor these words, Europa raised her hand and tapped the air a few times towards the silver-gray data lake.

Where her fingertips passed, they left behind trails of soft white light that existed only briefly.

Following her actions, the calm lake surface began to respond.

They saw the silver-gray data streams at the edge of the "lakeshore" beneath their feet surge upward as if they had a life of their own, weaving and solidifying to rapidly construct a wide bridge, also made of solid data, leading straight to the blurred outline in the center of the lake.

This bridge emitted a faint silver radiance, forming a sharp contrast with the deep "lake surface" below, as if it were a holy path leading to a mysterious realm.

"Let's go," Europa released his hand and stepped onto the bridge first. She turned back to give him a V-style, playful smile with a hint of a little devil in it, "You'll need to hold on; what comes next will be very exciting."

Lin Yi took a deep breath of non-existent "air," steadied himself, and stepped forward to follow.

Walking on this bridge made of high-density data felt exceptionally strange; beneath his feet came a solid sensation, yet it was as if he could also feel the ceaseless flow of data within the bridge structure.

The closer they got to the center of the lake, the more obvious the invisible pressure permeating the surrounding space became. It was not a physical weight, but a kind of coercion originating from the source of information, reaching straight into the depths of his consciousness.

As the distance closed, the details of the huge outline in the center of the lake gradually became clear.

When it was finally fully presented before Lin Yi's eyes, his thinking almost came to a standstill. A shock originating from the depths of his soul and an inexplicable sense of familiarity engulfed him like a tidal wave.

It was an unimaginably huge, egg-shaped structure.

Its shell material made him feel incredibly familiar at a single glance—it was the same "suet"-like texture as the shell of his "White Marsh" access pod!

But the scale was magnified countless times, and the color was not the warm, milky white of "White Marsh," but rather a mixture of silver-gray, closer to lunar soil, and a cold, pale white, presenting an ancient, desolate, and sacred appearance.

The surface of the shell was not perfectly smooth; instead, it was etched with countless complex textures and strange, never-before-seen symbols that seemed to embody the fundamental truths of the universe. These patterns were not carved on; they were more like a natural manifestation of its own growth rules.

What was even more alarming was that through the irregularly distributed holes and fissures on the shell of this "giant egg," light from within was faintly revealed.

It was a deep red light, of the same origin as the "White Marsh" core, the "red core," but with a scale and intensity thousands of times more terrifying!

It was not as stable as the "red core," but surged and roared inside like a living creature.

And within this deep red, one could also see golden streamers extremely similar to the golden photonic circuits inside "White Marsh." They were no longer regular lines, but were tightly intertwined and fused with the deep red light like blood vessels and nerves, together forming a vast, boundless scene of a crimson galaxy surging within the egg!

As the light flowed, it seemed as if a life was breathing within it, containing the terrifying power to destroy the world and create new life.

"This... what is this? Why...?" The impact brought by the creation before him was too great; Lin Yi felt his digital consciousness trembling, and for a moment, he was incoherent, his questions fragmented.

But his core doubt was obvious—why was this thing so similar to his "White Marsh"? It was almost as if... they came from the same source!

"Why it is so similar to your 'White Marsh,' is that it?" Europa accurately picked up on his unfinished question.

Just then, Lin Yi suddenly snapped back to reality. He noticed that behind his ear, which was the location of the "White Marsh" access pod in reality, tiny, crimson-gold light particles were drifting out, as if summoned by an invisible gravitational force. Like dandelion seeds dancing in the night sky, they drifted lightly and firmly toward the huge egg-shaped structure, eventually merging into it and disappearing.

"That is? 'White Marsh'?" Lin Yi watched this magical scene with suspicion and uncertainty, asking subconsciously.

These light particles clearly carried the unique energy signature of "White Marsh."

"No," Europa shook her head. Her gaze returned to the giant egg, her expression becoming exceptionally soft, even carrying an incomprehensible tenderness.

She reached out and stroked the cold yet scorching shell in the air. Although she didn't make actual contact, her movements were full of cherishment and a sense of long-term guardianship.

"He is called [Guixu Abyss]—Guixu. One of us."

Guixu! This name exploded in Lin Yi's consciousness like a great bell, carrying a certain fated heaviness.

"Related to 'White Marsh'?" He struggled to digest this information, trying to clear up the connection between them.

Europa turned her head and looked at him again. This time, her gaze was so deep that it seemed to penetrate his digital image, seeing directly into the deepest part of his soul, seeing that core from another world.

"No," she corrected clearly, enunciating every word, her voice carrying an unquestionable certainty.

"It is related to you."