523: Chapter 521 No Choice

The dim corridor gradually brightened as the black mist of The Gloom began to dissipate.

In the silence, the faint sounds of explosions, cursing, and roars echoed from downstairs. From time to time, the entire Inpatient Building shook violently.

Yang Yu's figure gradually faded during this process, but his voice continued:

"This world has long been on the brink of destruction due to the Gloom Invasion. The rules are riddled with loopholes. Everything you find irrational or abnormal is the result of global gambles and clashing rules."

"The existence of that Anomaly is also a byproduct of these clashing rules. Because it only exists as a remnant consciousness, it may have already turned into something else entirely unknowable."

"It might exhaust all its efforts to help you one moment, only to plunge you into a fatal trap the next, or drive you into a desperate situation, preparing to replace you entirely..."

Chu Xuan lowered his eyes once more.

Numerous scenes flashed through his mind...

Every word Yang Yu spoke pointed directly at [Future Tang Zheng], and as Chu Xuan thought about it now, it all aligned perfectly.

Initially, [Future Tang Zheng] truly was helping him.

But ever since he became a Purifier, the other party had occasionally acted abnormally.

For instance, in the beginning, no matter what he did in his dreams, the other party couldn't sense it; only actions taken in reality would reflect into the future.

Yet later, during the encounter with the Debt-Collecting Ghost, the other party was able to sense the nuclear strike in the dream beforehand.

Furthermore, when he asked about Lin Jie, [Future Tang Zheng] had initially tried to mislead him into thinking Lin Jie might be a Specter, only stopping once he revealed Lin Jie's identity as a Child of the World.

Especially the strange Dragon Turtle encountered in the Tianxing Mountains.

That had been the most perilous moment.

If he hadn't already known that the Dragon Turtle was Xiao Luowei's spirit pet, 'The Dragon Turtle,' and awakened it with a single word, Chu Xuan might have been replaced by that consciousness.

These various scenes flashed by.

Chu Xuan had long harbored suspicions, but [Future Tang Zheng] always managed to provide relatively reasonable explanations and continued to give him crucial and accurate information afterward.

"The many anomalies do indeed align with what Yang Yu said, but..." Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes, a thought flashing through his mind: "Can Yang Yu's words be trusted?"

Never trust anyone...

"What I see might not be the truth. After all, I'm not particularly skilled at precognition or deduction." Yang Yu's voice suddenly grew heavy, and he let out a long sigh:

"The global gamble is omnipresent. To survive and live better, one must find a way to become the 'tall one.' But the tall ones are always easily noticed. Perhaps one day I, too, will have problems and become the very Anomaly I spoke of..."

Yang Yu's figure gradually faded until it became transparent.

"This Split Soul of mine doesn't have much time left. There's one more thing you need to pay attention to."

Yang Yu's transparent figure flickered like a glitching screen, his speech seemingly delayed. "The Cangyun World is invading. The Teleportation Array is the key. A large number of experts from the other world will enter..."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly. "I understand. The positioning will activate in a few minutes. I will go and seize the Teleportation Array."

"No..."

Yang Yu waved his hand and countered with a question, "Do you know why the mission is to seize the Teleportation Array instead of destroying it?"

Chu Xuan was momentarily stunned, and then his eyes suddenly narrowed.

"You knew all along that the Cangyun World was about to invade... You and Junior Brother Shen Guyun have known each other for a long time... and the candidates sent to the Cangyun World for the Seed Project have yet to return..."

Chu Xuan murmured.

He suddenly remembered when he first met Junior Brother Shen Guyun and the others, seeing the 'Unkillable Unit' tag on them, and their subsequent abnormal behavior.

"That Teleportation Array is extremely critical." Yang Yu didn't explain much, only saying, "The Cangyun World is also suffering from the Gloom Invasion. Although the degree is different from ours, it's very similar."

"And that world has already decided to invade this place and plunder the world's Origin to slow down the progress of the Gloom Invasion there."

Chu Xuan immediately understood what he meant and asked suspiciously, "Are you sure this will work?"

"No madness, no life..." Yang Yu chuckled softly. "There's still hope if we take a gamble. If we don't, we can only wait for death. Besides, just because we don't do it doesn't mean others won't. We have no choice."