"What?"
Dr. W, slightly uneasy, adjusted his tie which had deviated from the center line.
Seeing this, Gu Yi felt reassured, knowing he had hit the mark.
"You overlooked one thing, that is the true identity of the Morticians. And... the correct solution to the trolley problem.
When I first entered the dungeon, I found a handwritten note in my pencil case.
[What makes us human is our complex emotions.]
At first, I always thought that the Morticians were an alien species. But after careful consideration, I finally concluded that the Morticians were actually humans.[1]
We humans are the race that has been fighting the weird world the longest.
The Morticians once tried to fight the weird world. They abandoned emotion in favor of pure rationality, and these people were called the Wapeng people. But it turns out that pure rationality alone cannot defeat the weird world.
So, the Morticians told —to maintain emotion. They regretted giving up emotional thinking."
"Hmph, what use is knowing all this?" Dr. W said. "Make your decision quickly."
Suddenly, Gu Yi felt a strong ntal pressure, but he quickly countered this intense onslaught with psychological suggestion.
The host couldn't inflict too much damage on him within the dungeon, which is why Gu Yi dared to be so bold.
"What's the rush?" Gu Yi sneered. "Are you worried that I'll unravel the entire truth and thus fulfill the conditions for a perfect clearance? Is that it?"
"Who said I'm in a hurry?"
"Alright, then let ask you... Do you know the best way to solve the trolley problem?"
"What?"
"Eliminate the person who proposed the trolley problem!"
Gu Yi clenched his fist, expending all his ntal power, and conjured a black orb in front of Dr. W. He roared and swung his right fist toward Dr. W.
Dr. W's eyes widened.
Though there seed to be nothing on Gu Yi's fist, he felt a powerful force—this was a weird power that did not belong to the world of his dungeon.
"What the hell?"
Bang!
Gu Yi's fist hit Dr. W's face, and a tide of void surged out, instantly swallowing Dr. W.
The entire projection room crumbled.
When Dr. W opened his eyes again, he found himself floating in the void.
"Master?"
Dr. W sensed the presence of God and quickly bowed his head in humility. He felt a splitting headache, as God was punishing him with divine power.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault... Next ti... Next ti I will succeed! I will personally deliver Gu Yi to your presence!"
Dr. W's forehead broke out in cold sweat, unable to stand up for a long ti.
...
Gu Yi's vision was filled with stars.
When his vision finally cleared, he had left the world of the dungeon and arrived in the system's settlent space.
The system ssages of his successful clearance flashed before his eyes, and the system's voice rang out again.
"Congratulations adventurer, you have successfully achieved a perfect level clearance."
"Your plot exploration degree is ￥*%."
"All weird events related to the Wapeng High School will no longer appear in your reality."
"Your ntal power limit has increased, now 120/120."
"Your skill [Psychological Suggestion] level has increased."
New properties of [Psychological Suggestion]:
1. You can use psychological suggestion on multiple people, but the effect diminishes with more people affected. Cost: 20 ntal power, duration: 20 minutes, cooldown: 30 minutes.
2. When you use psychological suggestion on yourself, there is no cooldown or cost.
Gu Yi scratched his head.
When the system reported the plot completion rate, it spat out a bunch of gibberish, probably because he had driven away the host with the power of the black orb, causing a system error.
This black orb could deceive not only the host but also influence the system's judgnt.
Gu Yi tried to summon the black orb again, but his head throbbed with pain due to the overuse of ntal power.
Gu Yi guessed that this orb was a legacy left by the Wapeng people, a weapon specifically designed to combat the weird world. So far, Gu Yi had discovered three functions of the orb:
1. Storage Space: The orb provides a storage space, and anything stored in this space is undetectable by characters in the dungeons.
2. Shielding ntal Invasion: His mind could enter the orb to shield against ntal invasion, and any damage taken while in the orb would be completely healed upon exiting.
3. Powerful Attack: The orb can store void energy and inflict damage on hosts or powerful enemies. However, using it against a host puts imnse ntal strain on him, causing dizziness and loss of combat ability.
Additionally, there were two things that Gu Yi couldn't let go of:
1. The safety of his family.
2. The true nature of the Traveler Star people.
While browsing the library's books, Gu Yi noticed several special alien races ntioned, all of whom he had seen in the Dark Moon Circus. He suspected that Dark Moon was a Traveler Star person.
Although Dark Moon lived in the weird world and had to obey so rules, he suspected that Dark Moon was always resisting the weird world in secret.
It seems that Dark Moon is more than just a neutral camp; he could very well be considered part of the forces of good.
"Adventurer, you have been granted a seven-day rest period. Would you like to return to the real world now?"
"Yes, I want to go back now."
Gu Yi closed his eyes.
...
In the real world.
Darkness gradually spread across the sky above the Dragon Country.
People gazed at the dark cloud on the horizon, praying, as that seed to be their only option.
"We will succeed."
"We won't lose."
"Trust in Gu Yi, trust in the Dragon Country's strategy team."
"Screw trust, it's the end of the world! I'll do whatever I want!"
Amidst the prayers, a crazed voice disrupted the atmosphere.
Everyone saw a man strip off his clothes, standing on top of a car, shouting wildly. Several police officers climbed onto the car, clumsily pulling him down.
"Ah, what are you doing? It's the freaking end of the world, and you cops are still acting tough?"
"End of the world? Even your death wouldn't cause that!"
"Idiots, all of you ignorant fools, you..."
Before the man could finish his sentence, the darkness at the edge of the sky suddenly vanished in an instant. He craned his neck to look at the sky and shut his mouth.
"See," the police officer said with a smile, "it's not the end of the world, is it?"
"Um... could I... get so pants?"
"Now you're embarrassed? Fool."
"You're under suspicion of causing a disturbance. Co with us to the police station for a chat."
The police dragged the crazed man away.
The people on the streets cheered and joyously shouted Gu Yi's na.
...
Gu Yi opened his eyes and found himself standing in front of the site of the strategy team's base. A group of burly n from the Bear Country saw Gu Yi and ran towards him.
Startled, he stepped back, muttering with a twitch of his mouth, "Damn it, why did they teleport abroad?"
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