Blind Spot
Chapter 521: Line 478, four

Chapter 521: Line 478, four

Lien had become a Blind Spot Individual, embarking on this final path in order to rid himself of the torment of the Blind Spot.

And as for Lan Meng, if what they said was true, he should be the very first person in the entire Twin Star to merge with the world and become a Blind Spot monster.

In order to free himself from the identity of a Blind Spot monster, he laid down the foundation ahead of everyone else.

But neither of them found a way to completely escape the Blind Spot.

They had merely blazed a trail.

That’s all.

Now, that sole path was scattered among the tens of thousands of Lien’s clones; to obtain it, one would have to kill these clones one by one.

He once tried to circumvent forbidden knowledge by having every clone do a tiny part of the work, hoping that they would ultimately come together to fulfill the final hope.

However, such a method was too slow... and even now, there was little hope in sight.

"If you want to obtain the forbidden knowledge, you must kill all of Lien’s clones," Xu Meng looked at Li Chengyi. He was well aware of the relationship between Xindela and Li Chengyi in the Garden of Fate.

"Hand over the Stone of Hiding first," Li Chengyi fell silent for a moment, then reached out his hand.

Xu Meng glanced at Mina beside him.

She extended her hand and tossed something, and suddenly a fist-sized ocher stone wrapped in black twine flew towards Li Chengyi.

Smack.

He caught it with one hand and looked at the stone.

"Is this it?"

"Yeah, this is it. We only have this one piece left. This thing is made from the prototype of other Blind Spots. Actually, the principle is to temporarily imitate a false you, a decoy to enter the Blind Spot and die in your place," Mina explained.

"It’s a deceptive tactic, but it effectively delays the accumulation difficulty of the Blind Spot and can provide stability for a considerable time."

"How long can it provide stability?" Li Chengyi looked down at his chest.

Indeed, the rigid metal chains had reappeared over where his heart was.

"Usually two to four Blind Spot cycles. This thing was researched by Lien. In his quest to escape fate, he cloned himself many times, with some clones mastering quite a few cutting-edge technologies."

Li Chengyi fell into silence for a moment. For a common man to come this far, he really had to admit that Lien was truly a prodigious talent who had maximized the power of money, wealth, and technology to the utmost.

"Then, how can we find more Stones of Hiding?" Li Chengyi asked.

"Find the original prototype from one of the Blind Spots, and then... kill it. Right before it regenerates and revives, seal it and bring it into the Black Sea. Without the nourishment of its native Blind Spot, the original prototype will turn into the Stone of Hiding," Xu Meng said simply.

"Is this plundering?"

"If you wish to live, inevitably, someone must die in your place."

Li Chengyi was silent.

This was the price.

Since coming to this world, every gain had been accompanied by a cost. The Stone of Hiding was no exception.

"Moreover, if you don’t want the world to lose its balance, to end in destruction and rebirth, going back to the initial starting point thousands of years ago, you’d better stop trying to save all the Blind Spot Individuals. The Blind Spot Individuals are the material that fills the gaps of minor Blind Spots. Without their deaths, the small Blind Spots would merge into large ones through the opened gaps, just like bubbles. Large Blind Spots will merge into supergiant ones, completely engulfing the world we live in, eventually leading to the early destruction of everything," Xu Meng continued to explain.

Unable to fight and not wanting to die in vain, especially him, who was close to losing his sanity due to frequent deaths. Another death would definitely turn him into a monster, with all self-awareness erased.

So the only way was to cooperate.

"...I’ll try first."

Li Chengyi picked up the Stone of Hiding and smashed it against his chains.

Bang.

The chains clinked crisply and were actually touched.

He had tried himself before, but no matter what method he used, he could never touch the chains.

But now...

The chains disappeared.

Just a mere touch, and the heavy chain transferred onto that fist-sized Stone of Hiding.

The chains shrank proportionally, embedded in the center of the stone, as if they originated from there.

"It worked." Xu Meng exhaled, his eyes looking complexly and shockingly at Li Chengyi. "Your Blind Spot is too strong, this Stone of Hiding can only support one time... that is to say, after one Blind Spot cycle, you will have to face the next Blind Spot yourself."

"You mean, if the Stone of Hiding is strong enough, it can withstand more Blind Spot occurrences?" Li Chengyi caught on immediately.

"Correct. This is the method Lien summarised, but the more robust the Stone of Hiding, the stronger the prototype it produces. And there will only be one prototype in a Blind Spot. It is born with the Blind Spot and is the core of everything. Once taken away, the Blind Spot will also lose its only hope."

To destroy others, or to destroy oneself.

That is the ultimate path of choice for the Blind Spot Individuals.

"Now, you know everything you should, except for the only forbidden knowledge about hope. What else do you want to do?" Xu Meng looked at Li Chengyi, waiting for his decision.

"One last question... how do I know that what you just told me is true?" Li Chengyi asked.

"You took one with a Seal Ring as your master, and if something happens to you, he will surely sense it. If we do not want to be killed until we lose our self-awareness, naturally we cannot deceive you," Xu Meng said, resignedly.

He hadn’t had this feeling for many years...

"Right, one last question," Li Chengyi suddenly thought of something. "The Eternal Wishing Book... do you know where it is?"

"... That’s just a legend. Whether that book is even here, no one knows for sure. Initially, only Lan Meng had seen it, and as a result, he created the Fake Wishing Book."

"I understand... I’ll take care of things on the Garden of Fate’s side. I have a request for you guys at Yuan Ying. Arrange for a Lien clone to meet with Xindela on my team."

"I’m afraid... that won’t work. Once they meet, the world’s fate will once again become unbalanced... if he stops searching, it will trigger a series of chain reactions..."

Li Chengyi cut him off. "Whatever happens, I’ll deal with it!"

Xu Meng glanced at the jade pendant in his hand and remained speechless.

"Finally, give me a way to contact you," Li Chengyi said.

Xu Meng raised a hand and pointed, and a blue electrical light shot out, landing in Li Chengyi’s hand and turned into a white stone engraved with two Black Sea Script characters representing Yuan Ying.

"Crush it to contact us, and it will automatically restore itself after the connection is severed."

"Okay. Then... see you next time."

Li Chengyi nodded slightly, and his figure suddenly twisted and dissipated as if it were a soap bubble.

"...! Space teleportation ability... and extremely proficient positioning," Mina said, shaken.

"Is it a new ability again? This Li Chengyi... is too mysterious... Every so often, he comes up with some new abilities," sighed Xu Meng.

These old-timers had practiced hard for years, using vast resources and technology to build up their formidable abilities, but in front of this man, it seemed as though they were picking easy gains off the streets.

"Chief, do you think he’ll really do what he said he would?" Black Squirrel asked gravely.

"He will..." Xu Meng nodded slightly. "As long as he doesn’t want everything he cherishes to fall into ruin... But if most of those he cherishes disappear, that’s uncertain."

"So... we keep doing things the old way?" Mina asked.

"Yes, the same as before, hoping he can carve out a new path for himself," Xu Meng said no more, his figure suddenly dispersing into invisible electrical light that vanished.

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Suiyang.

Dragon Gate Crane, dressed in a white swimsuit, was swimming in a warm water pool with Paine.

Swimming was the best way to recuperate physically, especially when swimming in a pool filled with healing potion.

Every moment, there were purification systems cleaning the impurities from the water and injecting new medicine to keep the concentration fixed.

Currently, Dragon Gate Crane still maintained the appearance of Rainbow Candy, with her form-fitting white swimwear outlining her attractive curves. Even without breasts, the other proportions were still ample.

The pure white swimwear contrasted against her fair skin, her long hair, beautiful profile, and happy smile.

This also gradually relaxed Paine’s initially weary heart.

Strictly speaking, although he was only eight years old, adding the time spent in Blind Spots, his body should now be eleven...

His own Blind Spot, other people’s Blind Spots, all combined, he must have entered hundreds of times.

At this time, looking at Dragon Gate Crane’s figure, even though she still treated him as a child, he... already felt his blood heating up...

Splash.

Just as Dragon Gate Crane jumped and dove into the pool, doing freestyle strokes like a white mermaid, swimming towards Paine at the shore.

Suddenly, space twisted, and right above Dragon Gate Crane’s bare back, a figure flashed into existence.

A tall humanoid figure dressed in elegant purple and black Armor.

It was Li Chengyi.

He stood on Dragon Gate Crane’s back, floating in the air as he looked towards Paine.

"Hm? I specifically targeted Dragon Gate Crane. Where is she?"

Paine, wide-eyed and startled, quickly got up and pointed down.

"In the water! In the water!" he yelled.

Dragon Gate Crane, trapped underwater and unable to breathe, not only that, but due to Li Chengyi’s sudden appearance, got winded when trying to breathe and choked on water.

She was currently struggling beneath the water.

But her struggle was too weak compared to Li Chengyi’s current weight, measured in tens of tons, it was meaningless.

Hearing Paine’s shout, Li Chengyi looked down to see the Dragon Gate Crane he had pinned, unable to rise.

He quickly levitated, grabbed Dragon Gate Crane by the hair with one hand, and lifted her up.

"Huh? Why are you still like this?" Li Chengyi was puzzled. Was this fellow actually maintaining the form of Rainbow Candy even in daily life? Could it be... a real change of gender?!

"Cough cough..." Dragon Gate Crane coughed vigorously, spewing a lot of water and finally catching her breath.

He threw her onto the shore, giving her a moment, then turned his attention to Paine.

"Get ready, we’re about to hold a team meeting. I have important news to share. You’re coming too, Paine," Li Chengyi said, his voice deep, and his golden eyes seemed to peer into the hidden thoughts of the person in front of him.

"...Yes," Paine looked down, but as he did, he caught sight of Dragon Gate Crane’s fair, struggling legs by the shore, and his face turned slightly red as he averted his gaze.

"You... you couldn’t possibly like her, could you?!" Li Chengyi’s eyes widened, asking telepathically while wrapped in Blood Essence.

"..." Paine fell silent.

"..." Li Chengyi was silent too, having just discussed world-ending matters, only to turn around and face... this depraved situation.

By this time, Paine had already hurried to Dragon Gate Crane’s side, helping her by patting her back.

"Are you okay, Father of the Rainbow? I’ll help you," he said.

"..." That name... Li Chengyi’s mouth twitched at the side. Wasn’t this guy afraid of being killed by Rainbow Candy?

Forget it, he was too lazy to deal with these trivial matters right now. Time was pressing, the Stone of Hiding was effective, and he had to make the most of this secure interval swiftly.

And the best way to do that was to visit Midlane.

One Blind Spot cycle could be as short as two weeks or as long as a month. Having used the Stone of Hiding, if effective, would mean he’d have two Blind Spot cycles of gap time.

And that time, if converted to Midlane, would be at least several decades!