Chapter 180: Chapter 113 Bounty Task
Yan Fei finally realized why the man in the black robe had designed the Infinite Loop Space: he wanted to torture the people trapped in it endlessly, driving them to complete breakdown and then to suicide. As long as the person committed suicide, they would be really dead in the Real World, never to return. And with no symptoms, no one would know how they died. This was arguably the most bizarre murder case imaginable, and utterly perfect; it surpassed even Yan Fei’s wildest imaginations.
At this moment, Yan Fei felt a wave of fear wash over him. If it hadn’t been for Wen Rou, who had stumbled into his dream and into the Infinite Loop Space and used her imagined Holy Light Magic to wipe out the swarming Ghost Yan Fei Army, causing a flaw in the Infinite Loop Space created by the Black Robe, he would have already chosen suicide in that world. As a result, the Yan Fei in the Real World would truly be dead. This had been the most dangerous situation he had ever faced; Yan Fei was truly isolated and without aid…
Suddenly, Yan Fei remembered something and quickly asked, “What’s with the child with a Black Hole for a face that appeared during the First World Cycle?”
In the first world of the Infinite Loop Space, Yan Fei had encountered a child with a mysterious Black Hole for a face. Through that Black Hole, he saw unbelievable images that resolved all the questions in his heart and revealed the Ultimate Secret to him. However, after the world went through a cycle, he completely forgot what he had seen in the Black Hole. This was an issue that had troubled him greatly, so naturally, upon meeting the creator of the Infinite Loop Space, he had to ask for clarity.
But the man in the Black Robe appeared stupefied and retorted, “A child with a Black Hole face? When did I create such a child?”
Yan Fei, sensing a lead, reminded him, “A child with the body of a human child but a face that’s a Black Hole, with scenes flashing within it—have you forgotten? If I hadn’t been drawn to that Black Hole, you wouldn’t have been able to kill me the first time.”
The man in the Black Robe kept shaking his head, saying, “My Spiritual Power is much stronger than a normal person’s, but I still can’t create too many characters in the Infinite Loop Space. In the previous cycles, apart from the first shadow that killed you, which I created, all the others stemmed from triggering your own memories and imagination. So, there never was a child with a Black Hole for a face. I didn’t use the Black Hole on the child’s face to distract you. I saw you standing there, lost in thought, and that’s why I created the shadow to ambush you.”
Seeing the man in the Black Robe denying the existence of the Black Hole-faced child, Yan Fei’s doubts grew stronger. He often encountered situations where he forgot the content of his dreams upon waking up, but none was as severe as this time. He had a clear sense that the forgotten content was fundamentally related to him, and if he could remember it, all his puzzles would be solved, and the same held true for his Drone Avatar.
After mulling it over, Yan Fei asked again, “You say you haven’t seen the Black Hole-faced child, but then why did you erase the words that child had written on the ground during the Second Cycle?”
The Black Robe was even more astonished and said, “When did I erase any words on the ground? I haven’t seen any words written there. With each cycle of the world, it would automatically refresh, erasing all traces of the previous cycle. How could I expend Spiritual Power to erase words that were written down?”
After falling into Yan Fei’s hands, the Black Robe seemed to have resigned to his fate and thus began to explain the mysteries of the Infinite Loop Space in detail. Considering his expression, it appeared he had nothing more to hide. If he wasn’t concealing anything about the Black Hole-faced child, could it be that the child truly wasn’t his creation? If the Black Robe didn’t create the child, then how did the child appear in the Infinite Loop World? And after the world automatically updated, why could Yan Fei see the words the child had written on the ground? Those words had been erased; so who had erased the words written by the Black Hole-faced child on the ground? Why had they done it? Were they afraid that he would learn some Secret?
The more Yan Fei thought about it, the more confused he felt. He sensed as if a fog had enveloped him, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t unravel the mystery. After pondering, he inquired, “Just when I was about to commit suicide, what exactly happened that caused me to break free from your Infinite Loop Space?”
The man in the Black Robe looked as perplexed as he said, “Right when you were about to commit suicide, I was thrilled. But then, I found myself suppressed by a Mysterious Power and lost control over the Infinite Loop Space. Immediately after, the Infinite Loop Space collapsed, and I was hit with a powerful backlash, which left me trembling uncontrollably on the ground. So, I have no idea what happened, nor do I know how you got out of the Infinite Loop Space.”
For Wen Rou’s safety, Yan Fei didn’t reveal her name in front of the man in the Black Robe, but to his disappointment, the Black Robe also had no idea what had transpired at the end. This also meant that he could not figure out why Wen Rou was able to enter the Infinite Loop Space. After a moment of regret, a most critical question occurred to him, and he asked, “Why did you want to kill me?”