252: Chapter 252 Home Field Advantage: I Define the Rules
The entire "Kunlun" world was trembling.
Those black rifts that were crazily closing in, those countless streams of data surging with destructive aura, that dense web of death surrounding Lin Mo—at the same instant, everything stalled.
It wasn't that they wanted to stop.
It was that they couldn't move.
Lin Mo stood in the center of that white space, which had been compressed to the extreme, and slowly lowered his hand that he had just raised. The corners of his mouth still held that trace of a smile. But that smile, at this moment, was no longer the madness born of despair.
It was the kind of smile only a hunter has when they see their prey step into a trap.
"Ran all the way," he said softly, his voice slowly echoing in that silent space, "it's time to let you taste the feeling of being hunted."
Behind him, that sea of data, which had originally been fragmented, suddenly began to boil.
Countless beams of deep blue light surged from the depths of the ocean, like a summoned army of thousands, crazily converging toward his side!
The moment those lights approached him, they condensed into giant crystal pillars flowing with countless pieces of information. These crystal pillars were even larger, sturdier, and more—sharp—than those in the forest before.
Beneath his feet, the white ground, which had been riddled with holes by the black rifts, suddenly began to reconstruct crazily. Countless tiny fragments of data poured in from all directions, filling every crack, repairing every inch of damage, and making that white space pure and flawless once again.
Above his head, the white sky, which had also been polluted, suddenly tore open. Countless beams of golden light poured down from the torn gaps, illuminating the entire space, illuminating those black rifts frozen in place, and illuminating—himself.
Lin Mo stood there now, surrounded by countless deep blue crystal pillars, with the pure white earth beneath his feet and boundless golden light above his head.
He was no longer the prey being hunted and fleeing in embarrassment.
He was the master of this world.
"Do you know why you can't move?" Lin Mo looked at those black rifts frozen in place, his voice carrying a faint trace of mockery, "Because this is not your world."
He raised his hand and gently snapped his fingers.
The sound was as crisp as a thunderclap in that silent space.
And then—
The entire "Kunlun" world began to change crazily!
The space where those black rifts were located suddenly began to twist, fold, and flip! The originally flat white ground suddenly heaved, transforming into huge mountains made of data, dividing, surrounding, and isolating those rifts!
Those rifts struggled desperately, trying to break free from the mountains, but the moment they moved an inch, the surrounding white space suddenly became extremely viscous, like tangible glue, trapping them firmly in place!
"In my world," Lin Mo's voice echoed in every inch of space like the judgment of a deity, "if I say there are mountains, there are mountains. If I say there is water, there is water. If I say—"
He raised his hand and pointed to the nearest black rift:
"You, should disappear."
The white space where that rift was located was instantly torn apart by countless beams of golden light! Those lights surged crazily into the interior of the rift, swallowing, purifying, and disintegrating its pitch-black core that was surging with destructive data streams, inch by inch!
That rift twisted and struggled violently in the golden light, emitting a silent—yet one that could make a soul tremble—scream.
Then, it completely disappeared.
As if it had never existed.
The remaining black rifts seemed to finally "wake up" from their shock. They no longer tried to pursue Lin Mo, but instead crazily converged together, condensing into a huge, sky-covering black torrent!
That torrent, like a living giant python, twisted and expanded crazily in the white space, trying to break through all the rules Lin Mo had constructed with pure brute force!
"Want to use brute force?" Lin Mo smiled, "Then I'll play along with you."
He waved his hand violently.
The entire sea of data boiled simultaneously!
Countless deep blue crystal pillars rose from the ocean, like arrows controlled by an invisible giant hand, shooting crazily toward the black giant python!
Every one of those crystal pillars carried massive amounts of human memories, emotions, and knowledge. The moment they came into contact with the black giant python, they erupted with blinding, brilliant light, tearing, swallowing, and purifying parts of the giant python's body!
Under the attack of countless crystal pillars, the giant python twisted and struggled crazily, emitting waves of silent roars!
But it was too big. Too strong. Every attack from those crystal pillars could only tear off a small part of it. And every time it was torn, it would use more black data streams to re-condense, reorganize, and counterattack!
Lin Mo frowned slightly.
This wouldn't work.
This was his home field, but the "Scavenger" hunting program was simply too massive. They carried massive amounts of destructive data, enough to pollute and swallow most of the information in "Kunlun". Relying on this piecemeal approach, it was impossible to completely eliminate them.
He had to change his approach.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath—if he still had breath here.
Then, he opened his eyes abruptly.
In those eyes, an unprecedented, brilliant golden light was burning.
"Since the rules are defined by me," he murmured to himself, "then I will define a rule that you absolutely cannot break."
He raised his hands and slowly opened them.
That moment—
The entire "Kunlun" world began to converge toward him.
Those white spaces, those deep blue oceans, those golden lights, those memories, emotions, and dreams of countless people—everything, everything was crazily surging toward his body!
His body was expanding crazily!
The outline made of light points became larger, brighter, and more—like a deity!
And that black giant python, in front of his constantly expanding "body", began to appear smaller and smaller, increasingly insignificant!
It struggled desperately, attacked desperately, desperately trying to bite him—but all attacks, the moment they touched his body, were silently swallowed and purified by that layer of brilliant golden light!
Lin Mo lowered his head, looking at the little black snake crazily twisting beneath his feet, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
"In my world," his voice was now as grand as the echo of the universe, "I am the rule."
He raised his foot and stepped down gently.
That black giant python, beneath his foot, silently disintegrated, dissipated, and turned into nothingness.
All the rifts, all the hunting programs, all the destructive data—
Everything disappeared.
The "Kunlun" world returned to its former purity.
Lin Mo stood there, surrounded by endless golden light.
He won.