[Endless Killing: My Fireball has a bug! – Chapter 679: Old Ginkgo’s Farewell!]

Gong Shiyi said this in a daze. Rather than asking Old Ginkgo, it was more like…

Ask yourself!

However, within a few seconds, he gave himself an answer with great certainty:

“It makes sense!”

“No matter whether it is real or fake, no matter where in the world it is, or how things have changed…”

“As long as I, Gong Shiyi, live one day!”

“As long as Zhuo Kaitian survives here!”

“Then my firm vow will never change—”

“Kill all the Zhuo Kaitian in the world!”

Gong Shiyi’s firm attitude, in the world of immortal cultivation, could be considered as a person with a firm determination.

Of course, it can also be seen as a demon in the heart…

After putting aside this undisputed question, he frowned and asked again, “What do you mean by ‘in the illusion’… I, no, to be precise, is everything that all the current players are experiencing created by the secret realm?”

“You can understand it that way, but not all players are real.”

“Just like in the illusory secret realm, there are NPCs created by the secret realm.”

“This world seems to be crowded, right? I’m afraid a considerable number of them are fictional NPCs!”

“even……”

Old Ginkgo paused for a moment before continuing in a low voice: “You may not even exist in real life, but just a virtual NPC!”

???

How is this possible?

Gong Shiyi has his own thoughts and beliefs! How could he be an NPC that does not exist?!

If he does not exist, then what about his hatred?

Could it be that…

Is it meaningless?!

What the hell?! Isn’t this going to make his faith collapse?!

No! His Dao heart cannot collapse!

He must be absolutely certain that—

You are the real person!

He is a living person! He is the protagonist of his own life! He can never be a supporting role in someone else’s life! It is even more impossible for him to be a non-existent being!

Old Ginkgo merely raised this possibility and did not attack him in any depth.

Instead, he continued solemnly:

“The secret realm of the colorful treasure chest is a rather terrifying secret realm.”

“Because it can tamper with people’s memory and even cognition!”

“That is to say, all the memories we have now are given by the secret realm of the colorful treasure chest!”

“Including what I said now, the information about the secret realm of the colorful treasure chest that I know about may also be tampered with false information!”

“That is to say, in such a secret place, we need to be suspicious of everything, including ourselves!”

“…”

Gong Shiyi was silent for a moment, then suddenly said with great determination: “I believe in myself.”

“…” Old Ginkgo was speechless for a moment, feeling that this guy didn’t understand what he meant.

However, Gong Shiyi’s response made it realize that the man it watched grow up in this memory, which it didn’t know if it was real, did have thoughts and a soul.

Just like what he said just now, Gong Shiyi said with great determination:

“I believe I am real.”

“It’s not because I’m arrogant, nor is it because I can’t accept the NPC’s settings and escape from reality.”

“It’s because I can clearly feel——”

“My hatred for Zhuo Kaitian and my obsession of ‘killing all Zhuo Kaitians in the world’ are beyond my memory.”

“I also felt it was strange—”

“Why do I hate Zhuo Kaitian so deeply? Even deeper than all my memories in the past and present life.”

“Now I know—”

“Because my memory is false!”

“The real me hates Zhuo Kaitian even more than I remember!”

“That is a kind of hatred that goes deep into my bones and almost turns from my memory to my energy!”

“Ability! It is a kind of existence that transcends memory and cognition, and it is also the most difficult to be tampered with!”

“so–“

“Everything could be fake, but I, who possess this ability, must be real!”

“And then…”

“This ability is my hatred for Zhuo Kaitian! It must be true!”

In the end, Gong Shiyi insisted on saying these words very firmly!

Apparently, even if he threw away all his memories, he still firmly believed that—

I must kill Zhuo Kaitian!

Old Ginkgo listened and felt quite emotional.

It suddenly realized——

Perhaps people do need some firm beliefs after all.

In this way, it is not easy to get lost in certain specific environments.

And for it, it is also a good thing to be sure that Gong Shiyi is real.

Otherwise, once the mind falls into endless skepticism, problems are likely to arise.

Listening to Gong Shiyi’s remarks, Old Ginkgo’s tone became much more relaxed:

“Well, you must be real.”

“With reality as our coordinates, we will definitely be able to return to reality!”

Although its current cognition tells it——

The probability of returning to reality after clearing the colorful treasure chest secret realm is almost zero!

But…

Old Ginkgo borrowed Gong Shiyi’s perspective to glance at Lin Chuan, who was lying on the ground like a corpse.

Think again about that perverted Zhuo Kaitian.

Didn’t they all take on challenges with zero chances without hesitation?!

So, what probability does it still believe in?

After they were firmed up, Gong Shiyi looked at the strange black hole in the bell again.

He frowned slightly and asked unconsciously, “What is this black hole? Why do you know we are in an illusion just by looking at it? Can it lead to reality?”

Old Ginkgo directly responded to Gong Shiyi’s last question: “No.”

“Its existence is like an anchor, specifically to remind you that you are in a fantasy at this moment.”

“Of course, a world with black holes must be an illusion.”

“A world without black holes is not necessarily reality.”

“When you get used to believing that black holes only appear out of thin air.”

“When you suddenly return to reality and find that the black hole has disappeared, you will think… you have really returned!”

“But in reality, you are still trapped in an illusion!”

In Gong Shiyi’s memory, he knew nothing about colored treasure chests.

When I heard this, I quickly grasped the key point:

“You mean, this illusion is layered?”

“Yes, because our memories have been tampered with, we can’t tell which level of illusion we are in right now. It could be the first level, or the tenth level, or even that we have already experienced the hundredth level and we are completely unaware of it!”

“…”

“This…” Gong Shiyi was shocked speechless for a moment!

Think about what Old Ginkgo just said –

Even if there are no black holes in the universe, it does not prove that we have returned to reality…

Then——

“If even the black hole, an anchor point, cannot determine whether it has returned to reality, then if one day, it really jumps out of the illusion and returns to reality… how can we judge it specifically?”

Old Ginkgo said solemnly: “Generally speaking, there is no way to judge!”

“Therefore, even if people who have experienced this secret realm of treasure chests successfully pass through it and successfully return to reality, they will still fall into skepticism, always suspecting that they are in an illusion, and will always continue to dig deeper into reality!”

“Of course, other people who have not experienced the secret realm of the colored treasure chest can judge whether a person has successfully returned from the colored treasure chest.”

“From this perspective…”

“Perhaps, when there are no NPCs in the world, it can be judged as reality?”

“How do we distinguish between NPCs and real people? This is another new and extremely difficult problem.”

“It’s okay for a single individual, but you have to judge the entire world! It’s still easy to fall into skepticism at this time!”

Actually…

The scariest part of the entire colorful treasure chest secret realm is not knowing the existence of illusions and living in illusions forever.

But after knowing that it is an illusion, we will be trapped in skepticism forever!

So in reality, the secret realm of the colorful treasure chest will generally let those who take the secret realm test know that they are in an illusion!

After being convinced again and again that I am in an illusion.

It is to shatter one’s own world view and cognition time and time again!

Such a life will really drive a person crazy!

Old Ginkgo also vaguely remembers——

Among all the planes, it seems that only the God of Killing has successfully passed the secret realm of the colorful treasure chest…

However, people went crazy!

Just like crazy, we must continue to break through and continue to search for reality!

Gong Shiyi also felt heavy-hearted as he listened to Old Ginkgo’s explanation!

If that’s the case…

Even if he returns to reality…

Will I go crazy too?

Ah?

Crazy?

What is the concept of crazy?

Being out of tune with the world means being crazy?

Then Gong Shiyi must have gone crazy a long time ago, right?

Gong Shiyi suddenly smiled with relief.

“Whether it’s crazy or not, it doesn’t matter…”

“This so-called illusion, are there any special rules? Will it affect my killing of Zhuo Kaitian?”

“If it doesn’t affect us… let’s talk about exploring the world after I kill Zhuo Kaitian first!”

“…”

Old Ginkgo can feel the determination of Miyabi Shiyi.

But it’s okay this way.

It thought about it, and then its gaze fell on Lin Chuan lying on the ground.

After a slight pause, as if he had made an important decision, he spoke again in Gong Shiyi’s mind:

“In a moment, you put your right hand on his head, and I will give him the last bit of life I have left.”

“Then, I will fall into a long sleep, and you will be unable to move due to the pressure of Tai Chi.”

“But by then, Lin Chuan should be able to recover.”

“It’s up to you to convince him…”

“The rest of the way is up to you…”

Gong Shiyi was a little surprised when he heard this!

Is the vitality of the old ginkgo tree just given to Lin Chuan in this way?

This……

To be honest, Gong Shiyi was a little reluctant!

He even had the idea for a moment to send Zhuo Kaitian directly into the Tai Chi in the sky and try to let him be killed by the Tai Chi!

But soon…

His firm desire to kill all Zhuo Kaitian in the world made him give up this more risky option.

He couldn’t help but ask Old Ginkgo again: “What about passing the secret realm later…”

Maybe he had already started to mobilize his life force, but Old Ginkgo’s voice sounded a little tired again: “If this memory is modified, then only those who open the colored treasure chest can pass through the secret realm of the colored treasure chest…”

“Unless you are sure that you are the one who opened the secret realm of the colorful treasure chest, otherwise, this matter is not your turn to worry about…”

“Because no matter how much you cherish your heart, there is no …”

“If I’m not mistaken…”

“This Lin Chuan, it is possible that he is the one who opened the colorful treasure chest…”

“He…you have to face it yourself…”

“Put your hands… on it…”

Gong Shiyi could feel that Old Ginkgo’s voice was getting weaker and weaker, as if she would fall asleep at any moment!

Having made up his mind, he dared not delay——

He immediately placed his right hand on Lin Chuan’s head!

Outside the range of Tai Chi, the powerful onlookers who were watching this scene from afar almost reached climax in an instant!

“Here they come! Gong Shiyi is going to kill Lin Chuan!”

“The Divine Punishment Mission Announcement will be sounded three times in a row!”

“Gong Shiyi is really going to get rich this time!”

“Wait! Look at that weird Tai Chi vortex in the sky, look at the fish eye area!”

“Hi??? Those are not fish eyes! They are cat eyes, right?!!”

“Oh my god! This is so weird! Why did the fish-eye-like area in the Tai Chi diagram suddenly turn into a cat’s eye?”

“And those cat eyes look too weird, don’t they?! It feels like someone is staring at something under Tai Chi!”

“This… could it be the gaze of some god?”

“Could it be… the gods behind the three gods-favored ones that Lin Chuan killed?!”

“That shouldn’t be the case, right? That weird Tai Chi swallowed up the entire Heavenly Punishment! If it was the gods behind those three God-favored Ones, would they have to swallow up the Heavenly Punishment that was in their group?!”

“Yes! It must not be the gods behind those three gods-favored ones!”

“You think, could it be… the God of Killing?”

“We often use the term ‘Killer God’ to describe a player who has committed many murderous crimes, but this seems to be the first time that a killing game has directly acknowledged the title of ‘Killer God’ in an announcement!”

“So, is it because Gong Shiyi, who was given the title of God of Killing, performed so well that he attracted the attention of the God of Killing?”

“I always feel that the eye in Tai Chi might be a higher-level being than the God of Death! After all, it swallowed all the punishments from the gods!”

All the players suddenly became a crowd of spectators, discussing the strange cat eyes in the Tai Chi.

And then, someone suddenly noticed——

“Strange! Why hasn’t the announcement of divine punishment for Gong Shiyi’s killing of Lin Chuan been issued yet?”