Feeling top-heavy and lightheaded is not a pleasant experience!

After his eyes adjusted to the darkness, Xiang Wan could vaguely see some sparse, glittering points of light moving rapidly in one direction.

With nowhere to put weight on her limbs, and the wind blowing from the direction of the glittering light, Xiang Wan felt it for a moment, then simply relaxed her body, letting herself drift with the wind. In her mind, however, she was arguing with the system.

“Host, I feel like I understand you less and less. You kill people without even flinching. You jump into the sea with a baby in your arms, have you ever thought about what the baby feels like in the water? He didn’t even have a chance to see the world clearly before you killed him. Your behavior terrifies and bewilders me. I don’t want you to end up as a cold-hearted animal without a trace of humanity.”

This was the first time the system had seriously reprimanded Xiang Wan, despite her repeated explanations that someone was sabotaging her behind the scenes to trap her and the system there. The system, however, seemed particularly fixated on this matter.

"Xiao Qi, I'm human, so I feel this even more deeply than you do. But that's precisely why I have to break with convention. I'm not a cold-blooded animal. If Xiao Bao really is human, even if I'm trapped there for the rest of my life, I won't lay a finger on him, nor will I let anyone hurt him."

At first, I just wanted to protect him. But as you saw, for an entire day, Xiao Bao didn't have any human needs. Drinking milk, urinating, crying—these were all just the instinctive reactions of a baby. Xiao Bao was too well-behaved; all he ever showed was cuteness and endearment. Is that like a normal child?

And that man and Xiaoqin, no matter how much they disliked me, were subtly protecting Xiaobao. Do you think normal people would do that?

"I don't know. In my eyes, they are all human beings, no different from you. Even if they want revenge, it doesn't warrant death."

"Xiaoqi, since when have you become so sentimental? Have these inescapable scenes not only bewildered me, but also bewildered you?"

The system remained silent, and Xiang Wan fell into deep thought. For the system to perceive those as normal people, either their energy levels were significantly higher than the system's or hers, or some unknown substance was influencing the system. In short, it was unwise to disagree with the system before unraveling these mysteries.

Xiang Wan's attitude softened. "Xiao Qi, I'm sorry. If we encounter a similar situation again, I will definitely discuss it with you first, okay?"

"snort!"

Although 007 was still defiant, his attitude had softened. Xiang Wan decided to drop the subject to avoid touching on the system's sensitive nerves.

"Xiao Qi, why do I feel like I'm falling? What do you think, if we fall to the bottom, will we get flattened, or will we enter another scene?" Xiang Wan asked cautiously.

"You wish! This is a bottomless pit. There's no other way but suicide." 007 was still angry.

"Alas, my poor, wise and mighty system is going to accompany its host to the underworld. It'll be good to keep it company there," Xiang Wan sighed.

"What are you thinking? This system has no intention of going to the underworld. Ugh, who wants to die with you!"

"Yes, yes, we won't die, cute little Qiqi, let's not be angry anymore, okay!"

"snort!"

Having managed to appease the system, Xiang Wan began to ponder her current predicament.

Bottomless pits have appeared in countless novels. If a person falls into one, they will keep falling until they starve to death, and their corpse will remain there forever. However, upon closer examination, such a pit probably doesn't exist on Earth.

As we all know, the Earth is round, and even the most bottomless hole can only connect two ends of the Earth. If such a hole truly existed, then the question arises: how would gravity pull a person from one end to the other? Would entering through one entrance, experiencing gravitational acceleration at the other end, decelerating, and then returning to the entrance, repeating this cycle, also constitute a bottomless hole?

Judging from Xiang Wan's current state, she is falling. The luminous substance on the cave wall is rapidly receding. If her senses are correct, the direction she is falling has never changed, nor has she slowed down. There must be acceleration to create the feeling of continuously falling. A constant speed would only make one feel like they are floating.

When people are on a train or other means of transportation, they only feel that the vehicle is moving during the starting and deceleration processes. If the speed is constant, no matter how fast, and if you don't look at any external reference point, you won't feel that you are moving along with the vehicle.

Xiang Wan could indeed feel her body falling, and the luminous substance on the cave wall was receding at an accelerating rate. This raised another question: with absolutely no protective gear, her speed was increasing, and friction with the air was intensifying, so why didn't she feel her skin heating up? Normally, her body should have caught fire; even a primary school student knows the principle of heat generation through friction. She was certain she wasn't Superman, had no cooling measures, and her breathing was normal; there was definitely oxygen in the air. So what was the reason?

"Xiao Qi, can you help me see if I'm still a human being?"

"If you weren't human, why would this system follow you?"

Still angry, Xiang Wan didn't mind: "Under what circumstances would a person feel like they're constantly falling?"

"What could you possibly feel while falling? You're not a vegetable; even a blind person can feel something, okay?"

"blind?"

Xiang Wan suddenly recalled a classic example of visual illusion using reference points. She couldn't remember the exact description, but the gist was that a person was riding a bicycle on the road, and the surrounding trees seemed to accelerate as he rode. When he felt he had almost reached his destination, he realized he was still standing in the same spot. It turned out that he had been pedaling to make the trees on either side spin, creating the illusion that he had ridden a long distance when he had simply been exercising in place.

There are many similar examples. For instance, VR and 3D visual effects both aim to create an immersive experience by deceiving the eyes.

To verify whether this is the case, simply close your eyes and let it rest.

If this place wasn't what she suspected, and she was indeed falling endlessly, even knowing there was an end below, she was helpless. Rather than waiting to die here, she might as well take a gamble.

It has to be said that Xiang Wan can be quite daring at times. The time she jumped into the river with the baby, and this time, both times she was gambling on the odds of success.

"Xiao Qi, I'm going to close my eyes now. Like I said, if anything unexpected happens, I'll be counting on you from now on."

"Um!"

The system reluctantly responded, intently observing its surroundings. Although it still didn't quite agree with Xiang Wan's decision, it would follow its host's wishes and, in crucial moments, would never hold its host back.

Having experienced so many worlds together, a tacit understanding has been cultivated between the partners without them even realizing it. Deep down, 007 hopes his host's decision is the right one.

Without further ado, Xiang Wan adjusted her posture, turned her back to the direction the wind was blowing, and slowly closed her eyes.