74: Memories awaken! When the "settings" come alive, even the gods feel a "headache"!

Xi Xi's innocent question.

Like a giant rock thrown into a dead lake.

It stirred not ripples, but turbulent undercurrents.

Ye Liuli's hand, gripping the dagger, showed bulging veins.

The blade that had drunk the blood of countless gods and demons.

Now felt as heavy as a mountain.

In her mind.

Ling Xi's analysis, sent through their mind link, echoed:

"Her mental fluctuations aren't lying..."

"She truly... truly believes she is doing good."

This realization replaced the murderous intent in Ye Liuli's eyes for the first time with an emotion called "absurdity."

They weren't facing a tyrant.

They were facing a child with world-destroying power, living in a "perfect fairy tale."

Just in this moment of hesitation.

A spirit message, like a cry of blood.

Pierced the minds of everyone in the Joint Squad like a steel needle!

It was the voice of Chen Mo, leader of the Grief Front.

Weak, yet filled with an undeniable resolve:

"What are you waiting for?! My brothers are using their flesh and blood to block wave after wave of Happiness Guards for you!"

"Every second! Someone is dying for this opportunity you've created!"

"Is your hesitation paving the way with their lives?! Kill her!!"

This roar.

Carried the scent of blood from the front lines.

Making Ye Liuli's gaze turn cold again.

Yes, they had no time, and even less right to hesitate.

However.

Xi Xi misunderstood the renewed pain and resolve on Ye Liuli's face.

She looked at Ye Liuli, her eyes filled with pity and concern.

"Big sister, you look so pained..."

She spoke carefully, her voice soft and sweet.

As if comforting an injured small animal.

"Is it a very painful illness? It's alright, Minister Le Blanc told me that pain and sorrow are bad things, 'viruses' that can make people die."

"As long as they are all cleared away, people can be happy forever, and joyful forever."

As she spoke, she reached out a hand, wanting to touch Ye Liuli's cheek.

"Will you put down the knife, please? I'll have the guards inject you with the sweetest 'Rainbow Syrup,' it feels like flying on clouds, and soon... you'll be able to smile forever, just like us."

These words, like the most malicious curse.

Sent shivers down the spines of everyone in the Joint Squad.

Below the high platform.

Chief Minister Le Blanc's face was so grim it looked like it would drip water.

'Idiot! An incorrigible idiot! Trying to reason with a virus!'

She roared inwardly.

The murderous intent in her eyes was no longer concealed.

She saw it, the Joint Squad was wavering.

And Xi Xi, this foolish vessel, was actually "turning" the enemy!

If this continued, not only would the assassination fail, but even the Empress's "purity" might be contaminated!

She couldn't wait any longer!

Le Blanc suddenly looked up.

Her gaze swept past Ye Liuli and Xi Xi.

And locked onto the man maintaining the balance of laws across the entire scene — Gu Yanci!

She instantly understood the crux of the problem.

The core of the issue wasn't the assassin holding the knife.

But the heretic who used golden light to open up a "sorrowful pure land"!

As long as he was dealt with, the Happiness Field would return to normal.

These ants, immersed in sorrow.

Would immediately be crushed to dust by the laws!

"This is the end, heretic!"

Le Blanc let out a shriek.

Her colorful ribbon, which had been wrapped around her arm.

Suddenly straightened!

The fabric woven from pure "happiness energy."

At this moment, transformed into the most lethal weapon of law!

The tip of the ribbon became harder than a diamond.

Flowing with a heart-stopping "compulsory happiness" divine power.

Like a venomous snake, it tore through the air.

With a sharp whooshing sound, it aimed directly for Gu Yanci's glabella!

She intended to end this farce with a single strike!

And on the high platform.

Facing this sudden, fatal attack.

Gu Yanci remained calmly standing in place.

As if the light whip, piercing through laws, was merely a wisp of breeze across his face.

However, the faces of the other members of the Joint Squad instantly changed drastically!

They knew.

Once Gu Yanci was forced to divert his attention to deal with Le Blanc's attack.

The "humanitarian domain" he maintained would inevitably show a flaw!

At that time, the absolute laws of the "Happiness Field" would furiously retaliate.

And Ye Liuli, in close proximity to Xi Xi.

Would become the first sacrifice to be swallowed by the torrent of laws!

...In the Sea of Concepts.

Gu Jianghan sat on the throne constructed from the remnants of countless annihilated worlds.

He rested his chin on his hand, observing with keen interest.

Admiring Le Blanc's fatal strike, which could be called a "finishing touch."

However, just as the colorful light whip was about to touch Gu Yanci.

An unprecedented sensation.

Pierced through Gu Jianghan's existence without warning.

Pain.

His "head" hurt so much.

It wasn't physical pain.

But a violent conflict originating from the very foundation of concepts.

His vast "setting collection of past life memories,"

Composed of cold text and logical frameworks.

At this moment, was infused with a hot, illogical warm current.

Countless data streams began to collapse and reorganize.

The words that should have been mere "settings."

For the first time... came alive... [Scene Change]

A muggy summer night.

In a university dorm room.

Instant noodles steamed, canned drinks fizzed.

The clatter of keyboards and the frantic clicking of mice intertwined into an impassioned battle song.

"Mid lane! Mid lane! Kill that mage! I'm out of skills!"

"Damn it! Support, protect me! I can carry!"

As the giant "VICTORY" icon exploded on the screen.

The entire dorm cried tears of joy, erupting in cheers like a mountain and a sea.

He and a few roommates embraced each other, jumping excitedly.

That joy of winning through shared effort.

Flowed through his limbs like an electric current.

He remembered that the moon outside the window had three concentric halos.

Emitting a soft glow from the deep blue night sky.

[Scene Change Again]

A smoky, fiery roadside stall behind the school.

He and a few friends sat around a greasy plastic table.

In front of them were sizzling grilled skewers and frothy iced beer.

"Come on! Chug this bottle! It'll be worth failing tomorrow!"

"Oh, please, with your three-bottle limit..."

"Hey, hey, you dare to fail the 'Introduction to Interdimensional Studies' course?"

"Let's not talk about that, cheers!"

The spicy cumin scent, the icy liquid, the stimulating sensation as it slid down his throat.

The uninhibited bragging and boisterous laughter among friends.

Mixed with the summer night breeze, forming a cheap yet incredibly real happiness.

Not far away, on the tower of the university library.

The school motto, "Truth and Future."

Flashed quietly in a shimmering, constantly changing holographic projection.