Jiang Wang fell into a deep sleep.

The abyss he had envisioned and the bizarre universe filled with genes did not appear.

On the contrary, this time Jiang Wang seemed to be floating, floating in the boundless universe.

There was nothing around—no stars, no galaxies, not even any matter or energy.

Everything was empty.

Jiang Wang drifted aimlessly like that.

In a completely dark space, it's easy for people to feel depressed.

Or there is a feeling of suffocation.

But Jiang Wang didn't feel that way; it was more like... spacing out?

As his gaze gradually vacated, fragments of memories began to appear in his mind.

One after another, incredibly prosperous worlds appeared in his mind.

Jiang Wang could faintly hear the sounds of laughter and joy, sounds filled with boundless happiness...

It was as if there were no worries in that world.

Jiang Wang wanted to try his best to get closer and see that world clearly.

But he was like a traveler lost in a foggy forest; no matter how he tried to reach that illusory world, it seemed as if a layer of fog separated him from it...

On the other side of the fog, the world is constantly changing.

There is a world full of azure blue, and a world full of fiery red...

Jiang Wang could sense the prosperity and power of those worlds.

But he couldn't get close.

Just as Jiang Wang was pondering what this was this time...

A voice suddenly appeared in his mind...

"Silence...Extinction..."

The sound was very faint and ethereal, but with the appearance of this sound...

On the other side of the fog, prosperous and powerful worlds shattered in an instant.

They vanished in an instant, like a mirage...

Jiang Wang was left alone in the mist.

Time passed, I don't know how much.

Jiang Wang continued to float in the endless darkness.

At this moment, his eyes were devoid of sorrow or joy, filled with a deathly stillness.

At first, he was still exploring, wondering if there was something in this space that he hadn't discovered yet. But as he explored further, he found that there was nothing around him, just as the voice had said.

Nirvana.

Everything returns to nothingness.

But he couldn't leave on his own initiative. In order to pass the time, he kept thinking about the construction of the Leviathan, the combination of units, and even the future of the Zerg and his own future.

After thinking all this through, he still didn't leave. Instead, he started repeatedly pondering those things...

He didn't know how many times he had thought about it.

Sometimes I even think I'm already dead...

Rage, madness, screams...

He vented all his pent-up emotions wildly, but eventually he returned to calm.

Later, in order to preserve his life force, Jiang Wang lived in the world he had created in his mind.

Time and again, he deceived himself, making himself believe that the imagined world was real.

But later, he discovered that he couldn't deceive himself.

Finally, the world he had imagined shattered and returned to this desolate space.

Along with others and all his mind, he was completely annihilated.

He fell into despair, into oblivion.

Just as Jiang Wang was feeling neither joy nor sorrow, as if he were about to be assimilated by this desolate space.

Suddenly the voice rang out again.

"Forgot...the world..."

The next second, Jiang Wang was expelled from this space.

...

Inside the insect nest.

Jiang Wang slowly opened his eyes; he had been wandering in that dark space for a long time this time.

So long that he didn't even know if he was dead, so long that he forgot about time and space.

So when he opened his eyes again, he even had a feeling of being in another world...

There's even a version where Zhuangzi dreams of being a butterfly, and the butterfly dreams of being Zhuangzi, a state where reality and dreams are indistinguishable.

After a long while.

As Jiang Wang gradually regained his senses, all his memories flooded back like a tidal wave.

He mechanically looked around.

The food on the table was still warm.

Anna remained seated in that small chair, controlling the Zerg in battle.

Meanwhile, the Zerg on the front lines were still engaged in fierce battle with the Demons.

He glanced at the time; only three minutes had passed since he fell asleep...

At this moment, Jiang Wang leaned weakly against the sofa.

"Dominator? Why haven't you evolved yet..."

Anna's voice came from the chair.

She had just seen Jiang Wang lie down on the sofa after giving his instructions, but now he was sitting up again...

Jiang Wang's once deep gaze now revealed a profound stillness...

His eyes would occasionally gleam...

His pale, withered lips parted slightly, but he ultimately said nothing.

It was as if Jiang Wang had forgotten how to speak...

After a long while.

Anna finally noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Wang.

She jumped right off the chair.

Arriving at Jiang Wang's side, Jiang Wang remained in the same posture, except that there was a faint tear stain on her face.

When Anna saw the look in Jiang Wang's eyes, her heart felt as if it had been suddenly gripped by a giant hand.

A wave of heartache and suffocation washed over her!

She threw herself into Jiang Wang's arms.

"My Lord!! What's wrong with you?! Don't scare Anna!!!"

"Wow!!!"

Anna's tears came instantly. She wailed and shook Jiang Wang incessantly, as if trying to take away this lifeless person before her, to shake back the familiar, warm master...

But Jiang Wang still didn't react.

Actually, this is normal. In that desolate space, Jiang Wang has no concept of time and nothing at all.

He tried every possible way to keep himself mentally active and to keep himself alive.

But in the end, he accepted everything; he even accepted the assimilation of space.

Ironically, when he tried to assimilate, he was kicked out of that space...

Unlike the space of annihilation.

This time, Jiang Wang, filled with desolation, has arrived in a world of life, surrounded by vibrant insectoids—an infinite world...

But Jiang Wang alone was filled with a deathly stillness...

Deathly silence represents death.

This is the reason for Anna's fear.

At this moment, Jiang Wang's mind seemed to still be in that dark and desolate space.

But then, shouts rang in Jiang Wang's ears.

The sound was faint, but in Jiang Wang's deathly silent space, it resounded like a great bell.

A faint cracking sound came from the dead silence.

Jiang Wang's eyes suddenly shifted slightly.

Anna's cries grew louder and louder.

As if he had found light, Jiang Wang, who was sinking into the endless deep sea, desperately swam upwards.

"dominate..."

"dominate...."

...

Anna's voice echoed throughout the space!

Anna, watching from the outside, saw that Jiang Wang still showed no reaction.

Her screams gradually faded, and she slid weakly to the ground, sobbing softly between Jiang Wang's knees...

"My Lord...don't you want Anna anymore..."

"Click!"

A crisp, clear sound rang in Jiang Wang's mind.

The imagined darkness around us shattered completely!

Like shattered glass.

The next second, Jiang Wang seemed to suddenly emerge from his sleep, as if he had come back to life!

His eyes gradually began to shine with the light they should have.

It regained its original deep and profound appearance.