Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 397: The Biggest Beneficiary, The Plan to Mend the Sky_1
"The Game System’s teleportation isn’t actually a spatial technique..." Wang Linchi grumbled.
He had hitched a ride on the Game System’s player transport, but the results weren’t as good as he’d hoped. He had expected to gather some spatial-type data from this teleportation, but the outcome was naturally disappointing.
He was currently not far from the outskirts of the Hospital instance, which looked rather battered due to the battle between the two sides. A single misstep could cause it to shatter completely. However, this had little to do with Wang Linchi at the moment. As far as he was concerned, the important people had escaped, so all he needed to do was watch the tigers fight from a safe distance.
I’m still a bit off. If I could just push my spiritual power to its limit, that would be perfect, he muttered to himself.
Wang Linchi knew he was still quite a way off. He wanted to achieve it all in one go, but he knew it wasn’t something he could control. It was, after all, something that had to be accumulated gradually. By using cheats and making in-game purchases, he had significantly shortened this accumulation process, but bypassing it entirely was simply impossible.
Time to find a place to rest. I’ve been on edge for a while, he decided.
Through Dragon Soul Saint Main, he had evolved an anti-fatigue ability. Physically, he felt no exhaustion, but his mental and psychological endurance was being tested. He had vented some frustration earlier, but unfortunately, Shadow of Gluttony was dead, so he no longer had that... outlet for tormenting... venting.
But speaking of which, why haven’t I experienced any kind of Epiphany? Like those great enlightenments I’ve read about, where one’s spiritual power suddenly skyrockets out of nowhere, Wang Linchi mused. He felt he had experienced enough great enlightenments already.
Could it be because my Destiny doesn’t have the corresponding module for it? Wang Linchi couldn’t help but consider this.
Mulling over these thoughts, he found another quiet spot to lie down. It was a room in an apartment, fully equipped with appliances and furniture, though everything was covered in a thick layer of dust, and the water and electricity had long been cut off. After the Game System moved all Players into the large instance, essentially "packaging them up and taking them away," the real world had been abandoned.
What a waste, Wang Linchi sighed. Such a wonderful world, yet so plagued by disasters. The Soul Aspect World had lasted for several decades, but this world couldn’t even endure for five years.
It was a good thing he had reacted quickly. If he had been slower back then and hadn’t entered the Game System to start accumulating power, he might have been a goner by now. He naturally wouldn’t claim this was due to his own strength or ability because, initially, he truly hadn’t noticed the danger; his survival was all down to his luck.
He dusted off the sofa and lay down comfortably. Days like this... there probably won’t be many more of them in the future.
"I’ve finally found you. What’s the situation with the Game System?"
A faint, almost imperceptible voice reached Wang Linchi’s ears, causing him to snap his eyes open.
This voice sounds familiar... Oh, it’s the Fate Devil God, isn’t it? Wang Linchi was somewhat annoyed. He had barely lain down for two minutes before this person showed up.
"Yes, it’s me. Ye Tian must have told you a bit about my situation, right?"
"So, we’re allies."
"After accepting your suggestion, Ye Tian is still at a critical juncture," the Fate Devil God said, intending to earn Wang Linchi’s trust. Not many people knew that Ye Tian was assimilating the entire subterranean world and aiming for something more. Apart from Wang Linchi, only Linghu Sen and the Fate Devil God himself were aware.
"I provoked a conflict between the Dean and the Game System. They’re now at each other’s throats inside the instance, so you don’t need to worry in the short term." Wang Linchi briefly summarized the antecedents and consequences for the Fate Devil God, "The general situation is..."
After listening, the Fate Devil God fell silent. He hadn’t expected the entire process to be so perilous. Yes, in his eyes, it was perilous, not a matter of good luck. The world was already on the brink of apocalypse, so Destiny was basically ineffective. Wang Linchi’s insistence that it was luck sounded more like modesty.
"How confident do you think the Dean is of continuing to hold off the Game System after 24 hours?" the Fate Devil God asked.
"You’ve got one thing wrong. It’s not 24 hours, but *at most* 24 hours. If our luck is bad, the Dean might have already broken free by now," Wang Linchi corrected. However, he felt that the three of them had never really had bad luck. So, even if they couldn’t last the full 24 hours, they should manage at least twenty. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"So that’s how it is. Ye Tian still needs a little more time." The Fate Devil God didn’t state it outright, but he implied that Wang Linchi should continue to stall for time.
"Ugh, this is a bit much for me. It’s been almost a month now," Wang Linchi really wanted to refuse. The main reason was that he was genuinely tired of it all. He had always disliked fighting and killing, just wanting to find a peaceful place to retire. But various circumstances kept forcing him to press onward.
"Just hold on a little longer. Once this succeeds, you will be the greatest beneficiary," the Fate Devil God said calmly.
The greatest beneficiary? Wang Linchi was a bit shocked. Surely, that couldn’t be right? How could the protagonist end up losing out? While Wang Linchi had Destiny on his side, it wasn’t comparable to a true protagonist’s; at most, it only prevented the protagonist from intercepting his opportunities. Overall, he was still no match for the protagonist.
"Once Ye Tian succeeds, he will transform into an existence similar to the Game System, but even more ruthless and stringent, and he will serve as part of what sustains the world’s vitality."
"This is ’merging with the Dao to mend the heavens.’ Afterward, the entire world will be yours," the Fate Devil God stated without hesitation.
But Wang Linchi had little interest in ruling the world. Instead, the idea of ’merging with the Dao to mend the heavens’ intrigued him.
"Forget the world; I’ll be leaving sooner or later anyway. But I just want to ask: will Ye Tian’s ’merging with the Dao to mend the heavens’ happen after his successful transformation, or after dealing with the Game System?" Wang Linchi inquired.
"Naturally, it will be after dealing with the System. Otherwise, where would the vacancy come from?" the Fate Devil God replied.
"I want the data from two stages: after he assimilates the subterranean world, and after he ’merges with the Dao to mend the heavens.’"
"As long as he gives it to me, I’m willing to go all out against the Game System and the Hospital," Wang Linchi declared firmly.
He hadn’t actually expected Ye Tian to go this big. But on second thought, it made sense. The Game System was merely a stumbling block to his world-saving efforts, not the true root of the problem. The conflict of erroneous rules was the real issue. To remedy this, the best method was naturally to solve this problem.
"No problem." The Fate Devil God readily agreed; this had Ye Tian’s approval, otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such a promise privately. "When are you planning to act?"
"There’s no rush. It won’t be too late for me to make a move when the time comes. Even risking one’s life requires tactics," Wang Linchi said. He knew that when facing the Game System, the resurrection effect formed by his ’Game Character’ and ’Data Rules’ effect keywords would be nullified, so he had to be cautious. After all, resurrecting through these two effect keywords incurred the smallest cost.
"I have one last question."
"If Ye Tian succeeds, what will happen to him afterward?" Wang Linchi still asked. The Ye Tian from the beginning of his rebirth was indeed not suitable as a friend. But after being hit by a certain event and having a great Epiphany, he shed his superiority complex and became down-to-earth. He was actually very suitable as a friend then. He was genuinely generous with what he gave. So, Wang Linchi had to ask.
"If he succeeds, he will merge into the heavens and earth. If he fails, the world will continue its slide into desolation because the erroneous rules cannot be repaired," the Fate Devil God stated.
So, success or failure, he’s doomed to die either way, Wang Linchi was somewhat astounded by this. He really dared to sacrifice his life.
"Yes," the Fate Devil God did not deny Wang Linchi’s conclusion.
"I understand. Is there anything else?" Wang Linchi lowered his gaze, not pressing further. It was no longer necessary. He hadn’t anticipated that Ye Tian would take his suggestions and amplify them manifold, directly playing a trump card—a trump card that would also cost Ye Tian his own life.
"Nothing else. If you need any help, feel free to ask. If it’s within my power, I’ll definitely provide support." The Fate Devil God wasn’t the type to just make empty promises. Wang Linchi’s upcoming endeavor was extremely dangerous. Therefore, to maximize his chances of survival and to stall for more time, it would be unreasonable not to provide him with some support. But the Fate Devil God didn’t know what Wang Linchi needed, hence the direct question.
Wang Linchi thought for a moment. There wasn’t anything he particularly needed. Besides, even if he asked for something, it might not be of much help, and transporting it would be very troublesome. If the Game System exploited some loophole, it would be even more detrimental. The Fate Devil God certainly didn’t possess the ability to teleport physical objects.
"No need. Items at this stage wouldn’t offer much practical help to me; on the contrary, they might become vulnerabilities," Wang Linchi declined.
