Chapter 295: Are They Possibly in a Second Virtual World?
Several figures were cautiously approaching a certain area.
Ahead, some automated weapons resembling human tech were operating, but in reality, they were divine weapons.
However, some had ceased functioning due to lack of divine operation or maintenance.
Others had been damaged by enemy attacks.
All around, fallen figures lay scattered.
Some might have truly died—unable to escape the aftermath of enemy strikes before their consciousness was pulled in, leading to their demise.
"All clear here!"
A beautiful figure with swaying twin tails gestured to the group. They emerged from their hiding spot and moved closer.
"None of them can wake up?"
"Right. Look, this guy's been beaten to a pulp by me, and he still won't wake up~"
So, when the group saw the person Serafall referred to, they twitched their lips slightly—his face was swollen like a pig's head.
Their party had now crossed the battlefield and infiltrated the enemy camp, stealthily heading toward the command center.
"That emperor is truly terrifying,"
Rossweisse murmured in a daze again, gazing at the countless bodies lying around.
If not for Le Fay noticing the anomaly, they would never have realized they were trapped in a false world.
Who knows how long it would have continued otherwise.
"Um, how long will this ninth round battle go on like this?"
Irina couldn't help but ask.
"Don't know,"
Rossweisse shook her head.
Who could possibly know?
"Perhaps there's only one possibility: in that false world, we have to wait until Buddha truly dies for it to be lifted," Serafall offered this speculation.
In that false world, Buddha wasn't actually dead—just in a deep slumber.
When the final battle arrived, he would release his last remaining power.
In other words, Qin Shi Huang might only lift it once Buddha believed his power was exhausted and accepted death.
Alternatively, it might end when the time limit of Buddha's Six Realms form in reality expires.
According to Brunhilde, that form couldn't last long and came at a great cost. When the effect ended, it would also mark Buddha's demise.
So, isn't it dangerous for them to break into the enemy side now?
What if the illusion suddenly lifts right then?
If the enemy awakens, wouldn't they be doomed?
They had considered this possibility, but after waiting at the arena for what felt like an eternity, nothing had changed—everything remained eerily quiet.
Unable to bear the stillness any longer, they decided to head toward the enemy's location.
"Huh?"
"Watch out!"
"Prepare for battle!"
As they entered the command center, Irina accidentally activated something that began to glow, causing everyone to tense up and assume combat stances.
However, the glowing object turned out to be a communication device?
Several projected figures appeared and began relaying information, though it didn't seem to be a real-time conversation.
Then—
"...And the invasion of that parallel world by the Evie Etoulde world isn't progressing very smoothly either!"
This news both shocked and delighted them.
The shock came from the confirmation that their world was indeed being invaded by Evie Etoulde, while the delight stemmed from the invasion's lack of success.
But they couldn't celebrate too soon.
As they listened further, they learned that the so-called Seventy-Two Demon Gods had appeared there, nearly all of them at the level of chief gods, and even a Dragon God-level entity had emerged.
Additionally, a new God of the Bible had been born, said to be inherited by a man named King Solomon.
"King Solomon? Is that the person I met?"
Irina murmured to herself.
Before the tripartite talks, she had met that teacher named Renji—was he King Solomon?
And now, he had become the new God of the Bible?
Ah, she couldn't call him by his name anymore; she had to refer to him as Lord.
"Huh? That's it? Why isn't there any news about Sona?"
Serafall grumbled discontentedly, patting the device transmitting the information.
Her reaction earned her resigned looks from the others—she was such a siscon.
In the blink of an eye—
"We're back."
"Back here again."
The group returned to the arena, which was still unsettlingly quiet.
They had also visited other mythological spaces, all of which were equally silent, and they even found a passage that seemed to connect to the Primordial God's realm.
But they didn't dare venture in recklessly, as the other side might be unaffected. If they entered, they feared they would be instantly targeted.
With only five of them, their power was too weak.
Staring at the massive Mechanical Body, Serafall's eyes gleamed before she spread her demon wings and flew toward it.
Her actions startled the others, who hurriedly followed in a panic.
After circling the enormous mechanical construct a few times, Serafall flew into some of its openings.
It wasn't completely sealed.
As she drew closer, she grew increasingly tense, wary of any counterattacks.
Yet, she entered effortlessly.
No counterattack?
Could it be that Qin Shi Huang had also fallen into a slumber? Unable to wake up?
Only when everything ended would he be able to escape the Virtual world?
Ah, that must be the case. Otherwise, after they escaped the Virtual world, why would Qin Shi Huang in reality not react? Why hadn't he come after them?
As they delved deeper into the interior—
"Th-This is..."
"It's like a miniature world."
"And aside from being scaled down, everything looks completely real."
"It's like a small universe in here."
After continuously delving deeper, they came to a halt before a massive sphere of light.
As they drew closer, the sphere appeared almost transparent, revealing what seemed to be a world inside—likely the Central Celestial Realm?
Straining their eyes, they could also make out human figures finer than dust particles.
There was no mistaking it—the consciousness of all humans and gods had been drawn into this place.
"What's wrong, Le Fay?"
Serafall noticed the child's small face showing an unusually unsettled expression.
"Th-that, I think, I think I saw it again~"
Le Fay spoke in a voice on the verge of tears.
She now suspected that they were still, in reality, inside a virtual world.
It was like that movie she had seen, where the protagonist believed they had escaped the virtual world but, in fact, had not—they had merely entered a second layer of the virtual world.
If this continued, she would even start to doubt whether her original world was also a virtual world.