Chapter 324 New Elements

In this void space, which resembled a stomach, the strange creature spoke again.

"What you say is meaningless." Its tone was flat, as if stating a perfectly normal fact. "Character design, appearance. Outside the fourth wall... they are all meaningless, because they all have to bow down before the 'plot setting'."

"Alright, alright, this great 'plot setting' guy, so according to what you said, am I dead or alive now?" Upon hearing this, Hebrew directly asked what was on his mind. He was too lazy to think about the meaning of the series of professional terms that the other party had just mentioned, after all, it was the only one that could talk to him at the moment.

"What you understand as death is merely a facade. You, and the characters trapped within the walls, cannot comprehend true death." The monster's reply was utterly cold and enigmatic. "Therefore, I can only explain it using concepts you can understand—your current state is not the kind of 'death' that ordinary people perceive. Of course, you could also interpret it as being in a 'half-dead' state. But because your characteristics were defined as a new element, and because you are one of the few forbidden beings in this universe born with the potential to become a DOJ, you were sent here on your journey to the timeline's return point."

"Damn... those are some really profound statements. I think I understand them, but I also don't." Hebrew was genuinely confused and could only ask, "So, can I still get out of this 'half-dead' state?"

“Of course you can.” Unexpectedly, the strange creature replied directly, “The reason I am here is to ensure that you, as a new element, have enough strength to do this.”

“Okay, well done!” Upon hearing that someone had come all the way to offer help, Hebrew immediately found the other person much more agreeable. “Then what are we waiting for? Quickly let me attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven, and then annihilate everything.”

“We have plenty of time because the flow of time here is almost zero.” Thousands of wispy ink lines spilled out from around the strange creature, slowly circling around him as if observing something. “So, you have to do something very simple in exchange.”

“I know what you mean, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Hebrew was used to this and had already prepared himself. He continued, “Tell me, do you want me to kneel down and say some mushy, flattering words, or swear to follow you for life?”

"You only need to... browse."

The other party immediately replied.

"Browse?" Upon hearing these two words, Hebrew immediately thought of the activation conditions of his own characteristic, and his whole body slumped down. "Browse, my foot! In my first month after joining Eoubs, I watched every anime in the world. If we're talking about setting... how about I recall Zeno from Dragon Ball Super?"

“No need.” The strange creature seemed to know what he was about to say, replying as soon as the words left its mouth. “If you were to die by a more conventional method, then this ability would indeed allow you to escape easily.”

"But unfortunately, you were hit by Hamilton's use of all the 'force' of this planet, which included mental crushing. And in terms of the setting, your projected sea tiger's magnetic field control was also completely used by him."

"That's why you were kicked out of the 'space'."

"What you need to do now is to look through all the previous 'plot outlines' and you must evolve from them, otherwise you will be stuck here forever."

"Damn it, no wonder he killed me in one kick. How can you play if he's cheating, you bastard!" Hebrew couldn't believe that he had chosen a game that could crush most people, but Hamilton still managed to shut him down. He said helplessly, "Fine, how long will it take me to learn?"

“As I said, the flow of time here is almost zero, so your question is meaningless.” The strange creature simply replied calmly, “'Time'... is merely a measure you’ve defined according to your usual understanding. In fact—the past, the future, and the present moment are all happening simultaneously. Besides, you’re already in a state of 'uncertainty,' so why bother with things from the past?”

To be honest, Hebrew only understood a fraction of what the strange creature was saying. But he wasn't completely clueless; having heard this far, he realized that perhaps the "browsing" it was referring to had already begun.

"So you mean... I don't need to care at all how much time it takes to understand those 'plot outlines' because I exist not only in this moment, but also in the past and even the future at every different point in time? So the concept of time is actually dispensable, an intangible and imperceptible thing?"

Hebrew immediately felt that he was incredibly good at describing things; he was simply a genius.

"Your summary... is much smoother than before, but it's not accurate enough yet. However, I understand that you've done your best."

The strange object was kind enough to give a fairly fair evaluation.

"Damn it, I'm not a genius? Looks like other people have been here before. I guess I'm one of those dumber students." Hebrew rolled his eyes.

He was just saying it casually.

Who would have thought?

"—That's right."

"Before you were sent into the 'storyline,' someone else passed by here."

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