80: Chapter 80 The "Dimensional Reduction" Attack of the Second Dimension, and Li Mo's Origami Art

Outside the world, deep within the Void Realm.

"Deployment authorized."

Following the command of that indescribable "Dean," the lead "Surgeon" cautiously took out a... transparent "slip of paper" as thin as a cicada's wing from a lead box.

It looked ordinary, with no energy fluctuations whatsoever.

But the moment it appeared, the surrounding dimensions began to collapse. Three-dimensional space automatically curled up, falling toward that slip of paper.

This was—the [Dual-Vector Foil] (Conceptual Version).

"Go."

The Surgeon gave it a gentle toss.

The slip of paper penetrated the Ancient God's skin, bypassed all defenses, and drifted lightly toward that multicolored "lesion"—the Heavenly River Sword Sect.

...

tianhe no. 1 Floating Island.

Li Mo was observing the enemy's situation with a telescope when suddenly, his vision became "clear."

This clarity was very eerie.

It was as if the originally three-dimensional world with depth of field had suddenly turned into a painting. Distant mountains were no longer far away, nearby people were no longer three-dimensional, and everything was forcibly pulled onto the same plane.

"That is..."

Director Haotian (the former Immortal Emperor) looked at his hand in horror.

His hand was becoming "thin." Not losing weight, but losing its thickness.

"I... I've become a paper person?!"

It wasn't just him.

The entire Heavenly River Sword Sect, including the Void Behemoth overhead, was rapidly undergoing "flattening."

The Void Behemoth became a giant starry sky sticker pasted onto the firmament. Those grand buildings turned into exquisite traditional paintings. Even the monsters currently doing renovations in the abyss instantly became paper cutouts from a shadow puppet play.

"Dimensional reduction strike?"

Li Mo looked down at himself.

He had changed too.

He could no longer feel the direction of "front and back," leaving only "up and down" and "left and right." He had become an... anime character.

[Warning! Dimensions are collapsing!] [Current Dimension: 2.5D... 2.0D...] [Estimated that in ten seconds, the entire world will become a "painting" with no thickness.] [At that time, all biological activities will cease, as two-dimensional beings have no digestive tracts (cannot eat spicy strips).]

"Cannot eat spicy strips?"

Li Mo, who had been relatively calm, saw his gaze instantly sharpen upon hearing the final warning.

"This crosses my bottom line."

"Since you want to turn us into a painting..."

Li Mo's hand (now a paper hand) reached toward the bookshelf that had also turned into a paper shape.

From it, he pulled out a book... "The Complete Guide to Origami: From Beginner to Flying into Space."

And another... "Manga Storyboarding: How to Make Static Images Move."

"Then I'll let you witness what a 'Paper War' looks like."

The spring and autumn brush in Li Mo's hand swung violently.

Although he couldn't draw three-dimensional lines in a 2D world, he could directly... draw "frames."

Swish, swish, swish!

Several thick black lines instantly "framed" everyone from the Heavenly River Sword Sect.

"Director Hao! Stop dazing off!"

Li Mo drew a giant speech bubble above Director Haotian's head.

"We are manga characters now!"

"According to the laws of manga, as long as 'The End' isn't drawn, the protagonist cannot die!"

"Really?!"

Haotian stared at the bubble above his head that automatically displayed text according to his thoughts, stunned. "This... what kind of Divine Ability is this? A visualized version of 'Words Become Reality'?"

"Close enough."

Li Mo adjusted his glasses (now 2D reflective glasses).

"Next, it's time to counterattack."

He looked up at that "Dual-Vector Foil" that was still expanding, attempting to flatten the entire Ancient God.

"Want to squash us into a sheet of paper?"

"Then I'll just... fold this paper!"

Li Mo's figure flickered, using the "teleportation" (actually page-turning) ability unique to the 2D world to arrive directly at the edge of that giant scroll.

"Everyone, hear my command!"

"Align to the left! Shift your center of gravity!"

"We're going to... fold paper!"

Under Li Mo's direction, the Cultivators and monsters who had become paper people began to run frantically across the image.

Their weight (or rather, ink volume) caused this giant "Painting of the World" to start showing creases.

"Fold! Diagonal fold!"

Rumble—

That originally flat "Dual-Vector Foil" actually started to curl up under Li Mo's manipulation.

Massive space was folded, and dimensions were squeezed.

"Fold again! Wings down! Sharpen the nose!"

As if doing a handicraft assignment, Li Mo used the power of the entire world to forcibly fold this Dual-Vector Foil—capable of destroying civilizations—into a shape.

A massive, incredibly sharp...

[Dimensional Paper Plane].

"It's done."

Li Mo stood at the "nose" of the paper plane, looking at the dumbfounded "Surgeons" beyond the sky.

"Since you sent a piece of paper down."

"Then I'll just... return to sender."

Li Mo raised his spring and autumn brush and wrote a line of large characters on the wing:

[To: The quack doctors who litter.] [Postscript: Careful not to cut your hands.]

"Lei Wanjun! Ignite!"

"Yes!"

Lei Wanjun, now in a stick-figure style, drew a giant flame icon at the tail of the paper plane.

BOOM!!!

Though it was a drawn fire, under the "Laws of Manga," it erupted with a propulsion force more exaggerated than real flames (after all, in manga, you can even kill with a glare).

Whoosh—!!!

That paper plane, carrying the entire "dimensionally reduced Southern Wilderness world," turned into an uncatchable stream of light and soared upward against the flow!

It sliced through the void.

It sliced through dimensions.

It sliced through the "3D protective shield" the Surgeons were so proud of.

Because it was too thin.

It was two-dimensional.

In a three-dimensional world, its thickness was infinitely close to zero, which meant its sharpness was... infinite.

...

Outside the world.

Before the lead Surgeon could react, he saw a flash of white light.

*Puchi.*

A light sound.

The Surgeon looked down.

The protective suit on his body, capable of withstanding a supernova explosion, along with his arm, had been cleanly sliced through.

The wound was as smooth as a mirror, and no blood even flowed out (because the cut had been dimensionally reduced).

"Ahhh—!!!"

A miserable scream echoed through the void.

"A paper plane... can actually kill?!"

And that paper plane didn't stop.

Carrying Li Mo's mockery, it traced a graceful arc through the void and finally...

*Thud!*

It stuck firmly into the forehead of that indescribable "Dean" (the giant black shadow).

Although it was just a tiny thorn compared to the Dean's massive size.

This thorn... carried the attribute of "Dimensional Reduction Strike."

Sizzle, sizzle—

The Dean's forehead began to rapidly "flatten."

"Bastard!!!"

The Dean was enraged. It snatched the paper plane off, intending to crush it.

Only to find that in a speech bubble on the paper plane, the little figure of Li Mo was giving it the middle finger.

And a prompt popped up:

[Want to know how to change back to 3D?] [Please scan the QR code to download the "Tianhe APP" and top up your VIP to unlock the "Dimensional Ascension" tutorial.]

Dean: "..."

It looked at that QR code and fell into a long, philosophical silence.

This virus...

Isn't it a bit too arrogant?

...

Lower Realm.

With the departure of the paper plane (which took the core rules of the Dual-Vector Foil with it), the world of the Heavenly River Sword Sect began to pop back into 3D like it was being inflated.

"We're back! I have thickness again!"

Director Haotian touched his belly, weeping with joy. "My beer belly is still here! Fantastic!"

Li Mo's art style also returned to normal.

He closed "The Complete Guide to Origami" and looked at the gradually healing rift in the sky.

"This wave has completely and utterly offended the 'Hospital'."

"However..."

Li Mo glanced at the System backend.

When that paper plane hit the Dean just now, it had conveniently... "scraped" back some data.

[Obtained new entry fragment: [Narrative Layer Interference (Incomplete)].] [Source: Blood (Ink) from the Dean's forehead.]

Li Mo's eyes lit up.

"I see."

"The so-called 'Hospital,' the so-called 'Surgeons'..."

"Are nothing more than the 'pens' of higher-level narrators."

"In that case..."

Li Mo turned and looked into the depths of the Scripture Pavilion, where the "Fourth Volume," which had never been opened by anyone, was sealed.

"It's time to go see the true world 'outside'."

"But before that..."

Li Mo picked up a megaphone.

"Everyone, prepare!"

"Since we can already fold paper planes."

"Next, we'll build a... real [Dimensional Warship]."

"Target: The sea of stars (and collecting protection fees from other worlds)!"