89: Temporary props? The group leader is cheating! Zhang Wei: "Can I join the group now?"

"...Ag...reement..."

In the Central Square, Su Ke Ke's The clone is about to dissipate, on the verge of disappearing, unconsciously uttered these two words.

A glimmer of clarity returned to her eyes.

That warm and beautiful memory was her only lifeline at this moment.

But then, a question she couldn't comprehend.

Like the most vicious curse, it exploded in her mind!

Why?

Why did we go to watch the sunrise?

That agreement... what was it for?!

"Why... why?! Why!!!"

She clutched her head, letting out a scream of extreme pain.

An intense pain, far beyond her understanding, emanated from the deepest part of her divine soul!

She felt that if she thought for one more second, she would be completely obliterated by some forbidden truth!

Just as she was frantically questioning!

An anomaly suddenly occurred!

A cold, absolute, irresistible power from a higher dimension suddenly descended!

"Dimensionality Reduction Strike!"

Cang Xuan, from the Joint Squad, let out a terrified shriek!

The entire World of Joy, from the sky to the earth, from buildings to living beings... everything began to "pixelate" and "blur" at a visible speed!

The magnificent palaces turned into simple geometric color blocks.

The weeping populace became crude 2D paper figures.

Su Ke Ke looked down in horror, realizing that her own body was also rapidly "devolving"!

Her delicate skin became flat textures.

Her three-dimensional features turned into hasty lines.

She saw that this world was being "erased" of details, stripped of "reality," and forcibly "downgraded" into a... low-dimensional "story" composed of text and settings!

She saw a corner of the truth!

A truth that made her soul scatter!

"Stop."

Just then.

An indifferent voice echoed from the Sea of Concepts.

This voice was Gu Jianghan!

He detected that the source of this power was the restless setting collection!

He forcibly intervened with his will.

Like an invisible large hand, he roughly pressed down on the setting collection that was trying to "format" the entire world!

Buzz—

The process of dimensionality reduction came to an abrupt halt.

The world returned to its original state.

However, Su Ke Ke's clone, having just glimpsed that forbidden corner of truth, could no longer maintain her divine body.

Her body had become semi-transparent, like a candle in the wind.

She no longer looked at Gu Yanci, nor did she look at this world that had held her obsession for billions of years.

She simply turned around, and with her eyes, which were about to dissipate and filled with endless apology and tenderness, she gazed deeply at Zhang Wei.

"I'm sorry..."

She said softly, shedding tears.

"I'm sorry... Wei Wei..."

"I just wanted you to be happy... I'm sorry..."

With this apology, the last trace of the God of Calamity's divinity on her completely dissipated.

In its place was the purest soul of the high school girl "Su Ke Ke."

Zhang Wei stared at her blankly.

With this apology, she felt something incomplete within her being completed.

The [Tear of the God (Fragment)] that had appeared in the depths of her soul at some unknown time.

It emitted a brilliant light!

And merged with her three emotions of "Joy," "Anger," and "Sorrow."

Her eyes became more complex than ever before.

She was no longer simply an empress, nor simply a avenger.

She was returning to being a true "Zhang Wei."

Su Ke Ke's body had already transformed into countless flying specks of light.

Just before dissipating, she used her last ounce of strength to hoarsely shout towards the Joint Squad:

"Be careful... 'Her'..."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Joint Squad was stunned.

"'Her'?"

Ye Liuli frowned, looking around vigilantly.

"Who is she referring to? Su Ke Ke's main body?"

"It should be."

Seer - Cang Xuan said in a deep voice:

"It seems her main body is far more terrifying than we imagined. This clone regained its humanity at the last moment, which is why she warned us."

Everyone subconsciously linked this "Her" to the legendary 12th-tier main body of the God of Calamity...

Just now.

Thanks to his previous insights from the "setting collection" and the "The Definitor" facing each other.

His vision underwent a peculiar change.

He could see the inner layer, composed of "settings" and "data," beneath the world's surface, from a "player-like" perspective.

In his eyes.

The Su Ke Ke clone just now had a translucent, technologically advanced attribute panel floating above her head.

[Name: Su Ke Ke (God of Calamity · Clone - 03 - Joy)]

[Tier: 9 (Conceptual God)]

[Status: Logical paradox exists, about to dissipate (remaining 0.3%)]

[Core Directives]: [1. Ensure Zhang Wei's absolute happiness.] [2. Eliminate all factors that might cause Zhang Wei unhappiness.] [3. Under no circumstances harm Zhang Wei.]

[Hidden Memory Fragments]: [No. 001: Agreement to watch the sunrise on the mountaintop] (Activated)

[Current Emotions: Apology, relief, and confusion about the 'agreement']

[Affection (towards Zhang Wei): Twisted Love 101/100]

[Dialogue Log]:

[22:43:15] I'm sorry...

[22:43:17] I'm sorry... Zhang Wei...

[22:43:20] I just wanted you to be happy... I'm sorry...

[22:43:25] Be careful... 'Tower.'

Gu Jianghan's gaze was fixed on the last word in the dialogue log.

Members of the Joint Squad might have misheard due to distance and power levels.

But "data" doesn't lie.

The last word, clearly displayed in the dialogue box and given the attribute of "dying words."

It was neither the female pronoun " she" (tā - she).

Nor was it the male pronoun " he" (tā - he).

Nor was it the divine pronoun " He" (tā - deity).

But a cold, dead, devoid of any life or emotional aura... [Tower]... [Ding! Detected that the dungeon's core objective "God of Calamity · Su Ke Ke (Joy Clone)" has perished.]

[Act Three · World of Joy, Cleared!]

[Calculating mission rewards...]

[10... 9... 8...]

Beams of white teleportation light descended from the sky, enveloping all members of the Joint Squad!

"Are we leaving?"

Ye Liuli breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Zhang Wei, who had just regained some humanity, stumbled down from the high platform.

"Wait!"

Her face was streaked with tears, and her eyes were filled with pleading and hope.

"Take me with you! Please!"

She no longer wanted to stay in this world, filled with sad memories.

[Warning! Non-group member unit detected attempting to enter the teleportation channel! Teleportation protocol obstructed! Please eliminate interference immediately, otherwise, the mission will be judged as a failure!]

The chat group's cold warning sound rang out again.

"No!"

Cang Xuan's expression changed. "She is an 'aborigine' of this world; the system will not allow her to leave!"

"7... 6... 5..."

The countdown continued.

Zhang Wei's eyes were filled with despair.

Just then.

A calm voice echoed in everyone's hearts.

It was the voice of the group leader, Gu Jianghan.

"Allow."

The moment this voice sounded, memories of his identity and the server-wide announcement flashed through the minds of the Joint Squad members.

As the voice ended, no one paid him any further attention, as if he had never existed...

[Permission changed.]

['Zhang Wei' has been granted temporary 'Key Plot Item' status.]

[Teleportation protocol, continue.]

[4... 3... 2... 1...]

[Teleportation initiated!]

Under Zhang Wei's disbelieving gaze.

An equally massive pillar of light enveloped her!

White light swallowed everything.