Under the oppression of the doomsday, no civilian in the Federation could escape. By now, there are only a few people left alive in the Federation.

Will the dawn of victory still come?

The pilots who had paid their lives for this had also become an insignificant drop in the ocean in the huge torrent of life. It seemed that the Federation could no longer make any waves. Even though they had made a lot of preparations in advance, under the rapidly accelerating doomsday, these preparations had no time to be implemented one by one. Although they had directly thrown out the most lethal weapons, the result seemed to have only accelerated the arrival of death.

".Is there any other solution?"

Inside the safe house built by the Federation, someone looked at the red spots that had appeared on his hands and asked in a desperate and confused tone.

He didn't look at anyone, as if he was seeking the answer to this question from others, or as if he was just talking to himself.

None of the dozens of people left in the huge safe house answered his question.

What other solution is there?

Even the strongest weapon can't kill that guy, so all that's left is to wait for death, right?

No, maybe I shouldn't wait to die.

There was a flicker of determination in someone's eyes.

Then, with a bang, in the surprised and horrified eyes of everyone, he chose to end his life.

The process was quick, and he didn't even say a word to express his emotions, and his dead face still showed lingering despair.

Afterwards, everyone who was still in the safe house was surprised to find that he, who committed suicide, did not turn into flesh and blood and fly into the sky.

".Is it because once you die, you're no longer fresh?"

Someone looked at his body and murmured to himself.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the air became even more suffocating.

"Fresh?! Who do you think we are?" someone asked this question almost hysterically.

"A lamb to the slaughter, what else could it be?"

"Are we any different from those dead animals? We are just a mass of flesh and blood."

"Maybe. Maybe, we shouldn't bomb Cloud City. Maybe, she will have a solution?"

".I think you're crazy. No matter how powerful she is, she's just a transcendent. What else can she do? Save the world? Then why hasn't she made any move yet? She's almost dead!"

".After all, why would such a monster appear? It's not even on the same level as us! How does this make sense? How long have the extraordinary people been around?"

But whether it was reasonable or not, He appeared.

"In the history of the Federation, we have never encountered such a powerful enemy or such an irresistible disaster. It is understandable that we are at a loss now."

Some people sighed, as if they had accepted their fate.

"What about before? Wasn't there anything before?" Someone suddenly asked as if he remembered something.

".What are you talking about?"

"Before? Before what?"

"The Federation is the Federation. How can there be a before?"

Everyone was puzzled. History began with the Federation, so how could there be a before?

The person who was speaking also paused, realizing that he seemed to have asked a funny question, and sat down awkwardly.

At this moment, in Yuncheng, Xu Zhi also encountered the same problem.

At the moment when the black sun was overflowing, the game console in Xu Zhi's pocket vibrated slightly, as if calling Xu Zhi.

Xu Zhi took it out and then saw a line of words on the screen.

【It’s about to begin.】

"What?" Xu Zhi was puzzled.

But the narrator did not answer her, but instead asked.

【Have you ever thought about a question? 】

Why is the Federation a Federation?

".ah?"

What kind of weird question is this?

"The Federation is the Federation, why should there be a why?"

This was the line that made Xu Zhi feel most like a riddler among all the narrator's words she had ever seen.

You know what history is, right?

"Nonsense!" She is no longer illiterate, but well-read!

So, do you know the history before the founding of the Federation?

What was the predecessor of the Federation?

".What?"

Xu Zhi felt that he had no idea what the narration was saying.

What about the establishment of the Federation before it was established?

Didn't the Federation exist from the beginning?

[Or, do you know what is outside the Federation? ]

ha?

Even stranger.

"Outside of what Federation?"

[You know, outside the residential area is Cloud City, and outside Cloud City is the Federation. So, by analogy, what about outside the Federation?]

The battery of the game console is rapidly decreasing.

".Outside the Federation?"

Xu Zhi suddenly frowned and closed her eyes. A sharp buzzing sounded in her mind, as if it was some kind of alarm, warning her not to cross the line.

She bent down in pain, and in just a few seconds, her forehead was covered with cold sweat.

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be brain-dead by now, but Xu Zhi's brain was working rapidly, and the remaining [fragments] in her body that had been indifferent suddenly lit up.

It seemed that this sentence touched it.

The people of the Federation have received various educations and learned various knowledge since childhood, but they only live within the Federation and only know everything about the Federation.

They never have any curiosity about what is outside the Federation, because, in their "common sense", there is no such thing as "outside the Federation"!

Now, the narration directly points out this point, which is undoubtedly subverting Xu Zhi’s attempt and even challenging a certain [rule]!

Xu Zhi felt as if her brain had been split open by a giant axe. A crack appeared in her previously sealed brain, and the wind from the outside world poured in, bringing her irresistible pain and...

I have never been so "awake" before.

She used to think that there was only the Federation in this world and that the history of this world began with the Federation, but she just took it for granted and thought it was of course the case. But now, she suddenly wondered, why?

A lot of the knowledge she already knew seemed inconsistent with this "small" federation and its "short" history, but she had never cared about it before, nor had she ever felt doubtful about it.

It was as if something had taken control of her brain, preventing her from thinking about these possible doubts that she subconsciously rationalized.

But now, she can finally break free from that confinement and start thinking.

Because of this, Xu Zhi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat on his back.

What kind of existence could have allowed the Federation to never break this confinement for hundreds of years? Everyone lives peacefully in the "Federation" like lambs in a pen, never showing any curiosity about the outside world. Even if the knowledge in the books clearly points out that something is wrong, they will just subconsciously ignore it.

Not to mention going deeper into it.

Is it Him?

No.

Xu Zhi was inexplicably determined. He couldn't do it, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a mess right now.

She knew.

Xu Zhi hesitated for a moment before asking cautiously:

"Is it true that He knew about this from the beginning and has been planning and preparing for the challenge for a long time? Now, He wants to break the shackles?"

The game console slowly replied with its precarious battery and cracked screen:

【Yes. 】

【But He is not a challenger.】