“…”

When Karen opened her eyes again, what she saw was... the ceiling of the bishop's hall.

"Hey, you're awake."

Fang Zheng's voice came from her ears. Karen blinked her eyes, and then she looked around. She was surprised to find that the whole world seemed to have become different from what she knew. The biting cold invaded her body, and there were crystallized ice everywhere around her.

"What's going on here?"

Kallen was stunned for a moment, then stood up quickly, and then she turned her head to look out the window, and then Kallen was surprised to find that the entire city outside the window had turned into a world of ice and snow. It was obviously summer now, but there was snow everywhere outside, and even the buildings were frozen in the ice.

"Oh, I did."

"Hey? Mr. Yuuki? Why are you doing this?"

"There's a little trouble. I'll explain it to you slowly... Sakura and Rin can come over too."

Fang Zheng waved his hand and made a gesture, and then Kallen discovered that Yae Sakura and Yae Rin were standing not far away. They were also freezing cold... but the two people by the fireplace were somewhat better off.

Next, Fang Zheng did not hide anything and explained their current situation and the characteristics of this world to the three of them - of course, due to the factors of the times, Karen and the others still could not fully understand what Fang Zheng said, but at least they understood the general meaning.

"So... Mr. Yuki, what you mean is that the world we live in now... is just a fragment? A fragment separated from history?"

"Yes, just like a branch separated from the trunk, you all know that after a branch falls off the trunk, it will gradually turn yellow and dry. But Otto accelerated the process, so in order to protect this world, I will temporarily... freeze it like this, just like... you see, fruit can be kept fresh in ice and snow, right? It's the same principle."

"So Mr. Yuuki, are you from a world outside of this world?"

"Well... more like that. I'm from... which is kind of interesting to talk about."

Having said that, Fang Zheng looked at Karen and chuckled.

"I actually come from the trunk of this tree - that is, five hundred years after the world you were supposed to be in..."

"Five hundred years from now?"

Hearing this, Karen was stunned for a moment, but soon she realized that there was something wrong with the look in Fang Zheng's eyes when he looked at her.

"Wait, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because you will be a celebrity five hundred years from now."

Fang Zheng did not hide anything and told Karen everything, including how she was arrested by Tianming, what she said in the court, and what Otto did after her death... To Fang Zheng, these were just gossips, but to Karen, they sounded a little scary.

"I said in the courtroom that I love Miss Yaesakura?? And Miss Yaesakura became a Herrscher??"

Kallen and Yae Sakura looked at each other, both feeling a little embarrassed - their relationship in this world was pretty good, but it wasn't to the point of showing their love in public.

Of course, Fang Zheng did not hide the bad things Otto did, including how he raised the banner of rebellion in the name of the Saint after Kallen's death, overthrew the high-level officials of the Mandate of Heaven and became the Archbishop himself, how he wanted to revive Kallen, and thus carried out countless cloning plans, as well as the human experiments he conducted...

"...I never thought that Otto would become like this..."

After listening to Fang Zheng's story, Karen couldn't help but sigh. She could understand that Otto had changed because of her death, but she didn't expect that Otto in that world would become such a person. This made Karen feel a little complicated.

"Okay, tell me what you think later. I'm not telling you this for gossip... So, are you willing to follow me to that world?"

"Why?"

Hearing this, everyone was startled and looked up at Fang Zheng in surprise.

"To the world where you are, Mr. Yuki?"

"That's right. The current situation of this world is that the energy has decayed... Well, in order to stabilize it temporarily, I can only freeze it in this way. It can only be activated again after finding a suitable energy source. Before that, everyone in this world will have to fall into deep hibernation."

Fang Zheng spread his hands, stared at the three people and spoke. Of course, he did not tell the three people that the power to freeze the world came from Frostmourne, and the soul used to provide energy for the frozen world was none other than Otto himself - he had committed the sin himself, so there was nothing wrong with paying it back himself.

Now he was being tied up in Frostmourne, having his soul energy extracted. Fang Zheng could even hear his melodious wails.

"So what will happen to the people in this world?"

"Let them sleep for now. After we return to that world, I will find a place for them to plant rice. Then you can come back. Of course, if you don't want to come back and live in that world, that's fine too."

"……I see."

After listening to Fang Zheng's story, Karen was silent for a moment, then she looked at Fang Zheng and stretched out her hand.

"I believe in you, Mr. Yuki. I hope... you won't disappoint me."

“It would be a real honor.”

Holding Kallen's hand, Fang Zheng chuckled, then he turned his head and looked at Sakura and Rin.

"What about you?"

"We...are willing to go to that world, too."

Sakura held Rin's hand, and the two sisters looked at each other and nodded.

"We want to see what the world will be like in five hundred years."

"Okay, that's decided then."

Fang Zheng stood up and snapped his fingers.

"But before that, we have to wait until we leave this quantum sea."

At the same time, in the illusory quantum sea, Bronya was fighting.

The artillery roared, and quantum monsters were destroyed one by one in the artillery fire. Bronya drove the steel chariot and rushed towards the enemy in front of her. She knew how dangerous this man in front of her was, and now, she had to stop him!

However... in the next moment, suddenly, Bronya's chest began to emit light, and the gem that was originally there gradually lost its color. At the same time, the armor on Bronya's body gradually disappeared, and the power in her body dissipated.

"Bronya Zajcek."

The white-haired man in front of him looked at Bronya and whispered.

"You have traveled through countless world bubbles to come here, carrying a huge burden... Your body has long been unable to keep up with your will..."

As he spoke, the white-haired man reached out to Bronya, trying to take the gem that was separated from her body.

However, at this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and grabbed the white-haired man's wrist.

"Hey, you even take things from little girls, do you have any shame?"

Looking at the white-haired man in front of him, Fang Zheng snorted coldly and punched the white-haired man.

“——!”

The white-haired man's eyes narrowed and he stepped back, while Fang Zheng reached out and hugged Bronya, slowly falling to the ground.

"Yu...City..."

Bronya tried hard to open her eyes, looked at Fang Zheng who was hugging her, and reached out to grab his clothes.

"Stop...stop him...he is..."

"Okay, I know who he is."

Fang Zheng patted Bronya's head, then looked at her carefully.

"Hey, I didn't realize that you look quite like a young lady when you let your pigtails down. This hairstyle looks much better."

"Now...is not the time...to talk about this..."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Bronya smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"Your health is too poor. I don't know what happened, but leave this to me."

Fang Zheng put Bronya aside, but at this moment, suddenly, a shadow appeared not far away. Then, Einstein's voice sounded.

"Bronya, can you hear me? I have activated the Eye of the Abyss. Please return to reality through the nearest passage!"

"But... the snake..."

At the same time, countless black mists suddenly appeared around the white-haired man, trying to completely envelop him. However, at this moment, Fang Zheng clenched his sword and swung it out. The whistling sword energy tore through the waves of the quantum sea and dispelled the shadows around the white-haired man.

"You guys go back first. Um... your name is Xier, right?"

"Ah, yes."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the blue-haired girl standing next to him replied hastily.

"Take Bronya away from here first and return to reality. Leave this man to me. I won't let him have a chance to escape from here."

"...But...Yuuki..."

"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly. I won't be able to take care of you if a fight breaks out."

“…Be careful…”

In the end, Bronya only said this, and then left with Seele. Fang Zheng raised his head, staring at the white-haired man with a mocking smile.

"So, you're not some undead ghost from some debris, right, Kevin Kaslana?"

"...Do you know me?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the white-haired man raised his eyebrows, while Fang Zheng chuckled.

"I have seen you in the dream of the Herrscher of Corrosion. Hahaha, how does it feel to destroy the world with your own hands because of your own stupidity? Are you staying here to reflect on your own stupidity?"

"The Herr of Corrosion..."

Hearing the name, Kevin's face darkened.

"The past is over, but now, I want to lead humanity again and defeat the collapse! So, I must leave here..."

As Kevin spoke, a huge shadow rolled and condensed behind him, transforming into an incomparable giant snake.

"Anyone who dares to stop me will die!"

"It's better for you to just stay buried underground and wait for death, old antique."

Fang Zheng clenched the sword tightly, and the dark shadow twisted and spread behind him. Then, a giant black dragon emerged from the depths of the quantum sea, with indescribable tentacles dancing on its body. Eyes opened from the dark shadow and stared at the man in front of him.

"Failures of the past era, stop embarrassing yourself. Your era is over. Old man... just stay like a snake and coil yourself on the ground!"

“——”

The hot and cold killing intent collided in the quantum sea, and the next moment, the dark snake opened its mouth, showing its fangs and pounced forward. At the same time, the shadow dragon spread its wings and roared and roared enough to shake the entire quantum sea.

The next moment, a violent impact instantly erupted in the quantum sea, heralding the beginning of another battle.