On one side of the shattered wall, the scene of an ancient and sacred church inexplicably appeared in Red Ghost's pupils. Looking downward along the line of sight, she could clearly see the dilapidated walls inside the church, the magnificent Gothic art style, and the angels soaring through the sky. With various doubts, Red Ghost jumped down into the peculiar interior of the church first.

"Wait for me!"

Seeing this, Xiu Yi was greatly alarmed. Xixi and Kevin had already served as a warning. Although the broken wall did not present a strange space in the form of a doorway, precautions still had to be taken against unexpected incidents during the passage, so he quickly followed without hesitation.

Originally in a bright environment, as Xiu Yi continually fell, the surroundings suddenly became dark and dim. With the help of the faint light, he could still clearly see the face of Red Ghost, filled with fear and disbelief.

"Red Ghost, Xixi, what is this..."

At that moment, not only did Xiu Yi see Red Ghost, but he also found Xixi. Unlike the others, both Xiu Yi and Red Ghost were fixed on a gallows, suspended midair, their bodies tightly bound by numerous chains. No matter how they struggled, there was no possibility of escape; the chains binding them were almost embedded in their skin.

What appeared before him was an oval-shaped electric angle grinder, its sharp gears emitting a loud buzzing sound as they rotated at high speed. They kept getting closer to their necks, and he believed it wouldn't be long before the gears completely severed their heads.

"Damn it, stop!"

Xiu Yi quickly rushed to the machine and started flailing wildly, trying to stop it, but he couldn't halt its operation. This seemed like an utterly irreversible process, which drove Xiu Yi to despair.

Among the two, one was a "Miss," one was "Big Sister," one a "Cousin Sister," and one could potentially become a "Girlfriend." Being teammates, they shared an unbreakable bond, but now, the choice left to Xiu Yi was to manipulate the lever, cutting off the head of one, either Red Ghost or Xixi, thereby saving the other.

Now, with their mouths gagged, Red Ghost and Xixi could not utter any sound. Watching their bodies twist continuously, their eyes filled with hope, Xiu Yi's heart was agonizingly torn, suddenly feeling numb and unsure who to save. But he had to make a choice.

Damn, this was simply the most torturous moment of his life. What kind of ghastly task had he taken on!

Suddenly, as if realizing the dire plight of the two, Xiu Yi had a realization. Looking at their longing eyes, he didn't know how to choose. It was like a classic anecdote from ancient times where you must choose which parent to save if they fell into water. He wished it were him in their place, so Xiu Yi would have decided without hesitation.

But, but... there was no time left! Who would have thought the horror would come so abruptly? Filled with conflicting emotions, as if trying to shirk his final responsibility, Xiu Yi's thoughts churned, and he wildly waved his hands, hoping to save at least one person.

In the end, Xiu Yi fell into complete despair. His flailing hands had always been controlling the lever, swinging it back and forth as if even he himself couldn't decide conclusively. Regrettably, he saved no one; the grinding wheel cut through both their necks, spraying columns of blood onto his slightly frightened face, like a hideous demon.

Everyone was dead. Was this the outcome he wanted, the world inside his heart? What choice would Brother Feng have made? He was the all-powerful Revenge Shadow Rider, after all.

For a moment, Feng Yi's illusion gradually emerged from his mind: "Xiu Yi, you are brave and bold, but you still lack a bit of wisdom." A voice echoed continuously inside Xiu Yi.

"Brother Feng, what should I do?"

"That is a question you should ask yourself—well, if it were me, I would never consider what choice to make, but how to solve the immediate problem for my comrades."

Xiu Yi shook his head continuously as if in denial: "I have thought about that, but I can't do anything, I didn't have enough time to find the tools."

"So we need not only wisdom, but as our own power continuously grows, essential comprehensive capabilities are also indispensable."

"But, but they are already dead."

"Do you know about teleportation?"

"Teleportation, that's your Third Rhythm ability, isn't it, Brother Feng?"

"No, the Third Rhythm is more about leaping; a leap is the end of destruction, a leap is rebirth from breaking out, a leap is the rhythm of the universe, a leap is the resonance of matter. When I opened that notebook, I already had a faint sense of your presence. What you see is not really me."

"What is it then?"

"It's just a whiff of my essence. You can think of it as an incarnation."

"A whiff of essence, an incarnation?" Xiu Yi was somewhat puzzled by what Feng Yi was saying.

However, Feng Yi just smiled, "Do you know about 3.5-dimensional probability space?"

"I don't."

"I didn't understand it at first either, but it wasn't until I stepped into this high-dimensional spacetime that I truly comprehended it. The Third Rhythm is understood from the spirit world of the 3.5-dimensional probability space. To explain it to you, the real me once tried to release the Rhythm to find you guys, until the Rhythm passed through the Door of Void, my essence was completely cut off from the real me—however, under higher-dimensional effects, my essence can last a bit longer, conceptually similar to the photon theory. So you can see the current me as an incarnation of my Rhythm. Of course, the real me in reality is busy with more important tasks, and the reason I appear here is because you thought of me, and to some extent, you created a passive Quantum Resonance with me, enabling me to instantly find you."

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