The situation started to become inexplicably bizarre in this world. No matter how he tried, he could not leave the room. Yet, every time he attempted to break the walls and windows with external force, he would be overcome by an involuntary dizziness and fall asleep.
Then the terrifying problem occurred: in his dreams, he could clearly know that he was inside that room, and he would clearly see a darkness steadily advancing towards him. The movement of that thing was quite slow at first, but as the number of fainting spells increased, the shadow's movements began to accelerate. It was not until it entered the room he was in that Kevin realized things were not that simple. If that thing reached his body, who knows what terrible consequences would ensue. Kevin did not intend to find out.
Thus, for some time now, he had been struggling to keep himself awake, afraid to sleep. The dual torment of body and mind almost drove him to the brink of a breakdown. Just when he was at his wits' end, Feng Yi and Bai Zhexian suddenly appeared.
Above is the bizarre experience that had befallen Kevin. Feng Yi didn't quite understand these events, but Bai Zhexian listened with furrowed brows... sometimes shaking his head and sighing, at other times appearing lost in thought.
"Brother Bai, do you see something?" Feng Yi asked Kevin to rest for the moment and then quietly spoke to Bai Zhexian.
"To be honest, what's happening to Kevin does indeed resemble a curse phenomena. However, there's one thing I'm unclear about: curses are not supposed to affect reality, yet we just now clearly couldn't find Kevin. Does this mean that such forces are indeed able to affect the real space?"
Feng Yi recalled what Bai Zhexian had explained. The records of the Magic Crystal civilization also mention this aspect; their concise history records that 'Bizarre' phenomena originating from a 3.5-dimensional probability dimension of space-time indeed have the ability to turn illusions into reality. Assuming what we have seen and heard before were illusions, could it be that this dim grey fog space is actually reality?
Bai Zhexian nodded with difficulty, "It's very possible. I think the 'Bizarre' initially didn't possess the ability to twist cosmic space, but that was only the beginning."
"How so?" asked Feng Yi.
Bai Zhexian, having an inkling but unable to articulate a clear explanation, organized his thoughts and said, "We may consider a one-dimensional space as a number line, replacing its plane with intersecting axes for two dimensions and a solid intersecting axis for three. Then, extend four dimensions into the axis of time and space. On this point, we can only speculate through Einstein's general and special theories of relativity, as we have always been unable to verify it. Yet, the Magic Crystal civilization posited a 3.5-dimensional probability space at the juncture of three and four-dimensional spaces. Therefore, I believe that 3.5-dimensional space might itself be the beginning of paradoxes."
Feng Yi seemed to catch on to something, "Brother Bai, are you suggesting that the 3.5-dimensional probability space originates from the world of thought, lying at the nodes where three and four dimensions intersect, or that it possibly doesn't exist in our world at all? The spatial rules are self-contradictory, creating a paradox—the form of 'Bizarre' was originally unable to interfere with the cosmic order. It's precisely because 'Bizarre' violates the universal rules to make the thought world become reality, a special probability that leads to continuous conflicts and contradictions, prompting cosmic space to collapse, expand, and move towards destruction."
"I think there's a strong likelihood of that. We can view the universal rules as a string of mathematical code, and the emergence of 'Bizarre' is nothing more than a virus. When contradictions occur in the universe itself, when a virus appears, it will try to fix itself in various ways. The result is that the universe itself not only fails to repair itself but instead spreads the infection widely, causing it to pervade the entire system, eventually leading to its breakdown."
Within Bai Zhexian's speculation, he also emphasized that if the 'Bizarre' spread throughout the entire space in this way, it's something beyond the power of humans to contend with. Now what we have to consider is how to leave this place and distance ourselves from this space.
However, from Kevin's account, Feng Yi also roughly understood the extraordinary nature of this place. After all, the world Kevin saw was one where the streets thronged with vibrant, bustling life. Now, what lay before everyone's eyes was a world of grey darkness, streets so desolate not even a Ghost Shadow was present. Perhaps this belongs to another parallel world in a different spatial plane of existence, a scene from Satellite 8 many years ago or in the future, but now, they must quickly find a way to leave.
And with Feng Yi's unique abilities, he could only restore local rules to their original state by utilizing the rhythm of the universe's breath before being assimilated by the space itself. However, he could not change everything.
Boom...
Right at that moment, they all felt the ground shake violently. A massive wave of energy rushed over them like a silent surge of dark energy, and the three felt as if they were struck by an invisible magnetic field.
Looking into the distance, the dim horizon inexplicably split open in the center, as if a piece of paper had been abruptly torn in the middle, leaving a long, hideous gap where starlight could not reveal the interior view.
At this sight, everyone was momentarily taken aback... Feng Yi gasped at the scene. He was all too familiar with it, especially since he had once shared with Eggy that during an instant passage through the V583 Void Wormhole, made easy by his Rhythm Magnetic Field, he discovered a scene identical to the one before him. The darkness therein could isolate or swallow everything; at least when he had tried to approach the darkness, he could no longer feel any breath of the universe, or perhaps, nothing could traverse this oppressive and frightening black barrier.
What was more frightening was that there were faint signs that the black hole might continue to split open. It wasn't long to guess that the hole might spread to where they were currently standing.
"What... what is that?" Kevin's eyes widened as he murmured.
"Kevin, in these past days, have you noticed or sensed anything like a bizarre light gate?" Feng Yi asked sternly.
"No, aside from what I just mentioned, there's nothing else." As a Rank 3 bounty hunter, Kevin, still part of the ordinary people, naturally couldn't sense any abnormal aura.
Originally planning to test his mysterious techniques to see if he could suppress the Bizarre, Bai Zhexian decisively gave up on the idea when such a terrifying change appeared in the sky, saying, "Brother Feng, we must leave this place quickly."
"It's no use, if we can't find the door to return, at this rate, I don't think the entire planet will hold out for long."
The length of the crack on the horizon must have spanned tens or even hundreds of kilometers. Estimating the planet's size according to its gravity, Feng Yi calculated that it would not be very large, approximately half the mass of Earth, he said, "Now, we only have instant teleportation to quickly distance ourselves. I need to recover some energy." He rubbed his somewhat throbbing forehead.
"How do you plan to recover, Brother Feng?"
With a residual fear in his heart while looking at the black hole, Feng Yi calmly said, "Best to get some sleep. I can't guarantee I'll fall asleep, but at the very least, let me rest, hmm, you can wake me up when you feel the crack getting close."
"Damn it! Are you kidding me? Thinking about sleeping at a time like this?"
But the arrow was already on the string, and they had to shoot. Besides letting Feng Yi gather his energy and refill his mental strength, they really couldn't find a better way to quickly leave the area. Of course, this was only one aspect. Whether they could find the door by tracking the Rhythm Magnetic Field was still unknown. Though it involved gambling, it was also a desperate measure.
Bai Zhexian's thoughts raced back to Feng Yi, who had already collapsed onto the ground, sprawling out and falling asleep...
He had no choice but to keep an eye on Feng Yi and closely watch the black hole's rate of expansion, their resolute actions leaving Kevin wide-eyed and unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
In this bizarre silence, the heaviness of imminent death permeated every moment. Bai Zhexian's clothes had long been drenched with cold sweat, and with a snap of his folding fan, "It's here!"
Bai Zhexian's sudden voice was thunderous, instantly waking the dreaming Feng Yi, "Grab me."
"Brother Feng, what are you..." Kevin was momentarily taken aback by Feng Yi's words.
"What are you dawdling for! I can't be distracted, Kevin, grab onto me now!" Feng Yi almost roared, as he had already begun the motion for instant teleportation.
Without hesitation, Bai Zhexian lunged forward, forcefully pulling Kevin with him. At that moment, the hole was spreading irreversibly and crazily towards the spot where the three had been standing.
Hissing sounds...
Feng Yi's figure flitted through the void in a rapid succession, continuously moving both men over short distances with an extremely high frequency. Given the very short time, he had no room to broaden the search; therefore, Feng Yi could only perform continuous jumps this way.
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