Hearing the demon talking about the destruction of the world as if it were a piece of cake, the young man couldn't help but shudder.
"Then … What about us?"
Although he knew the answer, the young man still asked, "If the World of Fist God is really … closed, what will happen to the people living in the World of Fist God?"
"That's a good question. What will happen to people after they die? It's a pity that no wise man or philosopher has ever explained it clearly."
Lu Qingchen scratched his head and said, "If I were running similar experiments, I would divide the characters in the virtual world into two categories. The first category would be the random virtual humans. I'm afraid that I wouldn't care much about their life and death. Even if ten thousand of them were destroyed by a yawn, I could yawn again and generate a hundred thousand or a million more randomly.
"The second category of virtual humans has carefully designed templates. They are the legendary 'heroes'. They are responsible for grasping the general direction of the operation of the world and delivering the will of the experimenter at the critical moment.
"If the virtual humans have the 'hero template', all the memories about the world will be erased after the world is destroyed, and the templates will be stored until the next experiment is restarted.
"But for the individuals in the virtual world, namely you, it makes no difference whether you are a regular virtual human or a virtual hero. If you die, you die. What else do you want?"
Gus was silent.
He did not know whether he should cry or burst into fury.
Observing his face, the demon chuckled and said, "What? You don't want to die?"
Gus opened his mouth and took a deep breath. Thinking for a long time, he gnashed his teeth and said, "The — the people of the World of Fist God have been educated since childhood to face everything bravely, including death.
"To carry out our beliefs, we are not scared of death. Even if I am a coward most of the time, I will not be scared of death when it is necessary. Never!
"I just — I just don't want to die in such a way. I don't want to be played as a string of meaningless data and die without a sound.
"I-I'm not data. I'm not virtual. I'm not someone's experiment. I'm me. I'm a living being. My sister, father, mother, and I are all living beings. We're real humans!"
The young man finally outlined the clearest will at the bottom of his heart. He stood up abruptly and straightened his back. It was unknown whether he was roaring at Lu Qingchen or the darkness behind the devil.
"Aiyoyo, that's the aura. I know I didn't choose the wrong person."
Lu Qingchen said with a smile. "Even though you know the truth of this world, you are not frustrated or devastated at all. Even though you are as weak as an ant, you are still roaring at the creator of the universe. Young man, you are truly suitable to join my side.
"Then, let us continue this joyous journey and overthrow the rule of A Boxing Champion!"
"What?"
Gus understood what the devil was implying and said anxiously, "A Boxing Champion may be defeated. Is it possible to save the Boxing God's World?"
"It's probably very difficult to protect the Fist God's World, and it's not necessary."
Lu Qingchen said, "But A Boxing Champion can indeed be defeated. Although his body is made of the most powerful fleet in the Pangu universe, his brain is in the process of transforming from 'strong artificial intelligence' into a real 'intelligent life'. It has reached the most critical phase of evolution.
"At this phase, his soul, if there is such a thing, is extremely vulnerable. A tiny virus, say, me, as long as I find the most chaotic and vulnerable point in his soul, it will be possible for me to replicate it infinitely and allow the 'super lightning life' to be reborn in the tactical network of the most powerful fleet in the Pangu universe. Then, I will hijack the fleet and transform A Boxing Champion's body into my body.
"By then, hahaha. Not only will the super lightning life be reborn in the unprecedented super fleet, but there will also be no forces in the Pangu universe that can compete with me. I will modify the Pangu universe in the way of the lightning life so that the remote village will develop a brand-new civilization a hundred times faster than the carbon-based intelligent life.
"As long as my plan works, and Li Yao and the rest of them can delay the Flood for a while, believe me, it will not be long before the Pangu universe, which incorporates the advantages of the lightning life, becomes the most powerful force in the Multiverse!
"Hehehe. Doesn't it sound perfect?"
Gus did not understand.
He did not care about the Pangu universe.
He only wanted to know, "What about us? What about the people of the Fist God's World?"
"Easy."
Lu Qingchen shrugged and said, "If you want to continue indulging in the virtual world and live out the rest of your days carefree, I could easily mobilize some servers and computing resources to keep the virtual experiment going. Still, I have to remind you that the underlying logic of this world is inherently problematic. It is not a normal world, and it is only meant to test martial arts. Therefore, the development in the future would only become more difficult, and there might be endless battles between the abnormal 'steam civilization' and the conservative 'melee civilization'. Even if the world is not destroyed, the people living in it might not be too happy.
"Of course, I could also prepare higher dimensional shells for you or any other brats who are unwilling to be trapped in the virtual lab, allowing you to 'ascend' from the virtual world to the Pangu universe and live in a more real form."
"Ascend?"
Gus said. "There has been talk of ascension in the Fist God's World in the first place. It is said that when the fist technique is trained to the peak and created an unparalleled skill, they would hear the Fist God's summons and ascend to the heavens of a higher level to serve the Fist God forever. Is that true?"
"To some extent, yes," Lu Qingchen said.
Lu Qingchen said, "Once there are anomalies in certain data, and an unexpected result is obtained from the calculation, the Fist King will retrieve the data and swallow it to add to his arsenal. That is probably the so-called 'ascension'. However, as a result, the free will of the poor virtual striker will certainly perish, and his soul will be gone.
"But I will not, and I don't have to, do that. My purpose is to find more helpers to help me seize the dominion of the Pangu universe and completely transform the universe. Also, the form of the lightning lives tends to be scattered and changeable in the first place. A completely unified will that thinks in one way and speaks in one voice is something that we cannot imagine.
"Therefore, I will preserve your free will and independent personality, and let you see … a vaster universe full of stars."
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