Up to today, Link had imagined many different scenarios.
Obviously, he, who was essentially "playing with his heart," did not use the power of "omniscience" in a boring or straightforward way to make precise predictions about the outcomes.
Instead, he savored the soft, unresolved feeling of anticipation.
He had guessed it.
"Will Raiden Mei directly kill Mei and Kevin, or use her foresight to extract her own value?"
"If she acted directly, she would be quite decisive and cut off most of the vitality of the pre-civilization era at the root."
"Unfortunately, if she really does that, she's still courting death."
"The most likely final outcome will be decided across both eras."
"After all, there aren't many gifts from the pre-civilization era left—especially Pardo, who sacrificed her life to open the 'door.' Prometheus hacked into the so-called Will of the Collapse, climbing the tech tree of the current civilization era almost purely by archaeology, and used her mind to... What about the 'Cocoon of the End'?"
"Not to mention..."
Ling Ke sneered, "From beginning to end, she was just a self-destroyer who 'went into nothingness.'"
There's no doubt this is very different from the "Underworld" in his impression of a parallel world.
Because in the latter, it was he who "entered the void" and remained as the ferryman blocking the path for hundreds of years. During that time, he relieved countless unfortunate souls who "mistakenly entered the void" and fulfilled their unparalleled wishes again and again.
Thus, Huangquan could destroy the world in a single blow.
And Raiden Mei—
She became entangled in the first cause and effect of the transformation from prosperity to destruction in the current civilization era. Furthermore, Ling Ke had made a small move after ascending to godhood and added some materials so that the world could be like "the one next door"—with the potential to give birth to a traveler and then embark on a path of no return.
So the more she uses that power, the deeper she sinks, and eventually...
Still, before her complete demise, she herself was indeed extremely powerful compared to most people on this planet.
Of course, she could not be as strong as Huangquan.
Not to mention anything else—just her saber. The forging process and the "material" used in the fusion, even the belief of the blade's bearer, were different.
But at the very least, now Raiden Mei would not be easily defeated by Kevin Kaslana.
In short: the current civilization era versus the pre-civilization era—even though the former retained far worse conditions in every aspect compared to the latter (since it had once been Ling Ke's target of revenge), both sides actually held their own chances of victory.
However, at this moment—
"What? She actually revealed herself!"
Sitting in the theater, Ling Ke's expression could only be described as quite exciting at that moment.
"No... are you awake?"
At this point, he couldn't help but begin to admire Raiden Mei and applaud her.
"6! Ah, this is true 6!"
Unimaginable... no, who would've expected this without using the power of "omniscience"?
Only... there's a very serious question.
"Sis, these are two different eras, the competition for survival between two civilizations."
"Survival of the fittest, never say die!"
"It's already this far and you still want to hold hands and walk toward a better future?"
To be honest, hearing "Dominator Doll Hanabi" comment that the current Raiden Mei is just as foolish as her original self... Ling Ke truly couldn't hold it in.
It was like what Shakespeare's Hamlet once said.
When "yourself" looks at the same thing from another perspective, you come to different conclusions.
Perhaps "I" still don't fully understand myself.
He had something to say, from his side.
You have to know—even if you laugh at someone who retreated fifty steps versus a hundred steps, once, you were also that naive, once held that beautiful energy in your heart, and were obsessed with false illusions.
At the very least, right after time-traveling—when he first arrived and proactively contacted Raiden Mei, he didn't immediately reveal his special origin.
As a Chinese time traveler, he did not gamble the safety of his homeland on the character of the first person he met.
Because that, of course, was not something he was qualified to place on the scales.
He suffered after being stupid and ended up taking revenge after enduring all hardships.
That's all.
From beginning to end, it was always about him and "them."
In short, now that he has achieved his revenge, his obsession has vanished, and he's regained a new life... after seeing this "play" today, Ling Ke could only sigh: He was still too conservative when he was stupid.
This really is the kind of lower bound that runs through the center of the Earth, and the mountain in the opposite direction is taller than any mountain.
Truthfully—
"Could it be that after feeling she had 'misunderstood the void,' her strength skyrocketed to the point of being invincible?"
"Or has my brain started being sucked by zombies?... cough, was my marrow sucked out by the Black Sleepwalking Commander?"
According to Ling Ke, he really couldn't understand this kind of ghostly operation.
But—
"Haha~that's right."
Sitting alone on the throne, he laughed again. "Only like this do I need to temporarily update the next 'script'—that's what makes it interesting."
Finally—
"Even though it's a mess, it's truly unpredictable!"
Ling Ke said so.
Then—
"That's it. Let me see how far you can be pushed."
"And..."
Ling Ke's face turned a little strange. "Why do I have the premonition that she (Raiden Mei) might be the only one who wants to become awesome next?"
"I hope I'm overthinking it."
"Otherwise, I'll really need to wash my eyes."
One day, it felt like he turned a corner, tilted his head, and saw a group of American comic superheroes in tights suddenly peeing their pants. He wouldn't even know what kind of expression to show.
Fortunately—
"Fortunately, Kevin is relatively normal."
"Presumably soon, he should be able to make Raiden Mei face reality."
"As for Mei and Kevin of this era..."
At the same time, outside world—
Still in that café near Changkong City International Airport.
At that moment, Mei looked at the purple-haired girl in front of her who looked very much like herself... There was already an extra sense of scrutiny in her eyes.
Raiden...
Raiden_mei?
Mei?
"Beichen... no, Miss Raiden Meiyi."
Mei seemed to have something on her mind and deliberately asked on the surface, "Are you saying that you're my future self?"
"And I'll live more than 50,000 years?"
"Eh?"
Hearing her ask, the young Kevin sitting beside her immediately became visibly interested.
"She can live more than 50,000 years! How nice."
He marveled.
Foolish, naive.
But then, as if thinking of something again, he quickly pointed at himself and asked Raiden Mei, "What about me? What about me? Am I also... ouch~ what are you doing? Mei!"
Mei couldn't help it and kicked Kevin in the calf.
Seeing the latter looking at her with a wronged expression on his face, this time she didn't yield and stared back at him.
Kevin held his leg, halting.
Though he didn't know why Mei was glaring at him.
He really didn't want to upset Mei.
Not far away—
"You were that dumb before?"
"Like a paramecium!"
"Single-celled organism."
Faced with the continuous ridicule of "Dominator Doll Hanabi," Kevin could only remain silent.
To be honest, considering how the utterly escapist girl might suddenly remove her disguise and cause trouble, he actually wanted to ask a question.
But right now, he was thinking through a series of sexy "operations on his own."
All he could say was: maybe this is the so-called "Really want to slap my past self.jpg"—feeling like gritting your teeth and facing your dark history.
In the end, he held it in for a long while.
"I was still very young during that period."
Kevin Kaslana, frowning, could only mutter that one sentence.