142: Chapter 142 Three-Party Arguments: Loopholes, Rules, and Miracles

On the pitch-black [Infinite Land], three paths of light, like solidified streams of radiance, tightly connected the three parties to the [Infinite Main God] sub-body in the center—the colorful path of light shimmered with a gentle glow of Human Dao, clinging to Zhang Hao's soles; the black path of light surged with the dense energy of Earth Dao, rooted beneath the Primordial Soul Virus; the white path of light circulated with the orderly shimmer of Heavenly Dao, lingering around the Eyeball Robot. A blue screen of light floated in mid-air, with the text of [Dream Task] loophole feedback densely packed like an unfurled, intricate scroll, casting a cold light under the dark red sky.

Zhang Hao lowered his eyes, his fingertips unconsciously tapping his palm. The [Silver Star] in his pocket was flashing rapidly, classifying and recording keywords from the [Infinite Main God] sub-body's previous prompts, such as "Heavenly Dao," "Earth Dao," "Human Dao," and "Arbiter Personality." These concepts, which he had never encountered before, were like new puzzle pieces, rapidly interlocking with known information in his mind. Meanwhile, the content of the [Dream Task] loophole feedback poured directly into his brain in the form of a data stream. There was no sense of piled-up text, only pure Logic and information transfer. This novel experience made him raise an eyebrow slightly, but it did not disrupt his train of thought.

The deep purple core light point of the [Infinite Main God] sub-body flickered slightly. The mechanical voice carried no emotion, yet it was permeated with unquestionable authority: "Infinite Main God Sub-body - AKA0727 - Arbiter Personality - Commencing Dream System meeting." "Please - 'System Feedback' Subject - Zhang Hao - proceed with your statement."

As the voice fell, the colorful path of light beneath Zhang Hao's feet suddenly brightened. A pale golden halo spread upward along his figure, as if endowing his statement with the blessing of Human Dao. He looked up at the [Infinite Main God] sub-body, the light of the [Eye of Numerology] and [Eye of Logic] in his eyes having already receded, yet still retaining a sharpness that peered into the essence of things:

"In the feedback I submitted, the core contradiction of this world is clearly defined—the task 'End Point' is a non-existent closed-loop trap." Zhang Hao's voice was calm yet extremely penetrating, echoing in the vast [Infinite Land], "According to the Soul analysis report and highway energy detection, this world is a 'folded loop' structure. Original Humans are controlled by the Primordial Soul Virus, advancing infinitely on the highway within the loop, while the 'End Point' is set in a reality dimension outside this world that the highway cannot reach. Any existence that follows the [Advance] rule can never arrive."

He paused. The [Person of Logic] Talent made his statement clear and articulate, every word precise: "The power of the Lord of Collapse is not the root of the world collapse, but merely a catalyst borrowed by the world will. The true malice stems from the design of this Dream Task itself—it uses 'reaching the End Point' as bait and 'world collapse' as a threat, placing the Host in a desperate situation of 'if you don't advance, you will be devoured by collapse; if you advance, you will be trapped in a loop forever.' Essentially, it is an uncompletable task full of the world will's malice, aimed at enslaving the Host."

"The Host kills zombies to survive; upgrading vehicles is to break the situation. We have never actively disrupted the world's balance; we are merely resisting the oppression of these deformed rules." "Before the Host arrived in this world, [world collapse] did not occur; it was merely the Original Humans turning into zombies under the influence of [Honkai Power]. It is only because the Host is an 'anomaly' that does not follow the world will's control to perform eternal [Advance], and an existence that cannot be twisted by the soul virus brand of [Advance], that the world will actually used [Honkai Power] to actively initiate [world collapse]." Zhang Hao's gaze swept over the Primordial Soul Virus, his tone firm, "The true destroyer of balance is the world will itself, which forcibly twists the Souls of Original Humans and turns them into 'batteries' for the [Advance] rule."

As his statement concluded, the light of the colorful path of light slowly receded, returning to stability.

The core light point of the [Infinite Main God] sub-body turned toward the Primordial Soul Virus, and the black path of light instantly surged with dark black energy: "Please - 'System Feedback' Object - Primordial Soul Virus - proceed with your statement."

The pale black spherical energy body fluctuated slightly, and the silver-gray world will halo at its core became increasingly cold. A thought devoid of emotion was transmitted directly into the consciousness of the three parties present: "The words of an anomaly are utterly absurd."

"The rules of this world have been [Advance] since its inception. The meaning of the Original Humans' existence is to maintain the operation of the rules. This is the mission for which the Original Humans were born in this world, and their lives belong entirely to this world." The thought carried an unarguable authority, "You foreign Hosts do not follow the [Advance] rule, are not affected by the soul virus, and instead wantonly kill the original life forms that follow the rules—those existences you call 'zombies' are actually the guardians and practitioners of the world rules."

On the surface of its energy body, a thin veil of dark black [Honkai Power] surged slightly: "If not for you breaking the world's balance, why would this world will need to borrow [Honkai Power] to catalyze 'world collapse'? The root of the collapse is your invasion and destruction. The task settings comply with the world rules, and the 'End Point' truly exists; it is just that you anomalies are unworthy and lack the ability to reach it."

Once the thought transmission was complete, the energy of the black path of light tended toward calm, yet it still radiated strong rejection and hostility.

The core light point of the [Infinite Main God] sub-body turned toward the final party, and the white path of light glowed with a soft blue light: "Please - 'System Feedback' Object - Eyeball Robot - proceed with your statement."

In the blue pupil of the Eyeball Robot, data streams ran rapidly. At first, they were calm and waveless, but as the statement progressed, the data streams gradually exhibited subtle turbulence—that was the fluctuation called 'emotion' at work: "This unit, serial number T-08, was originally a Host that became an NPC after disqualification. Blessed by the God of Technology, it serves the function of a supply station receptionist, with the core directive of 'providing necessary support to Hosts participating in tasks'."

Its synthetic mechanical voice carried a trace of imperceptible fluctuation: "According to the underlying world Logic analysis provided by the God of Technology, this world task has serious loopholes, and the probability of a Host reaching the 'End Point' is only 0.00086%. The existence of the supply station is a window for breaking the situation reserved by the God of Technology for the Host—providing inhibitors to resist virus erosion, providing weapons to ensure survival, and providing Soul devices to analyze the truth of the world, all just to allow that minuscule possibility of a Breakthrough to continue."

Its blue pupil turned toward Zhang Hao, and the degree of turbulence in the data streams increased significantly. Its tone even revealed a trace of rare certainty: "Multiple Host teams have passed through the supply station, but none have valued the [Soul Series devices] or managed to break through the shackles of the rules. But Host Zhang Hao, you did not indulge in chasing speed or enjoying slaughter; among the many purchase options at the supply station, you chose the [Soul Series devices]. As the only Host among many teams to pursue the truth and a Breakthrough, you revealed the truth of the world through Soul analysis, initiated System feedback with LV6 authority, and even touched the rules of this world—everything you have done is transforming the 'nearly impossible' into the 'possible'."

"No matter how small the probability, a miracle will eventually be born." The moment the mechanical voice ceased, the blue light of the white path of light resonated slightly with the colorful path of light beneath Zhang Hao's feet, stirring up tiny specks of light.

The deep purple core light point of the [Infinite Main God] sub-body rotated slowly, and the energy of the three paths of light surged simultaneously, converging toward the central light sphere. The [Dream Task] loophole feedback text on the blue screen began to flash rapidly, as if undergoing a final Logic verification.

The mechanical voice of the [Infinite Main God] sub-body sounded again, with a bit more gravity before the judgment than before: "Three-party statements concluded - Dream System beginning verification of feedback content - verifying authenticity of task loopholes - assessing rationality of rules - calculating possibility of task completion."

The air of the [Infinite Land] seemed to be solidified. The auras of the three parties intertwined, containing the hostility of the Primordial Soul Virus, the expectations of the Eyeball Robot, and, even more, the calmness and certainty of Zhang Hao. The colorful, black, and white paths of light were like three threads of fate, winding around the [Infinite Main God] sub-body. A final judgment concerning the fate of a deformed world, the truth of the task, and the Host's path to breaking the situation was about to be revealed.