VIP Chapter 578: The Deepest Part
Everyone who saw those eyes would never forget them.
They were such “strange” eyes.
Of course, they couldn’t even be called “eyes”…
“Dar…Darling…What is this…”
“So, this is what was under the bandages he always wore?”
“Mmm…”
“She could see this world even without taking off her bandages, so is this what she saw?”
“I…cannot judge.”
Li Wei’qi, whose neck had been severed on the ground, had her bandages removed.
As everyone watched, the eyes that had been hidden beneath them were revealed.
What they saw were such eyes—
The eyes had no “eyeballs” at all, only hollow “sockets.” Inside the sockets, no nerves or blood vessels could be seen; there was only…
Text.
Densely packed, flowing text, “text” that was completely indecipherable, but judging by its chaotic arrangement and the way it was written, it was clearly a form of “writing.”
It flowed continuously, and as everyone’s shadows stared at it, the text in the eyes slowly “flowed,” as if transforming from one word into another.
“…”
Will, holding the bandages, remained silent, gazing coldly.
He seemed to be analyzing and processing some information.
Or perhaps…
A guess he had already made in his heart was finally “corroborated” at this moment. His expression held a hint of sadness.
He seemed to be lost in his own world.
“Hey. Stop looking.”
Liya was the first to pat Will on the back.
“Huh?”
“As the ‘mastermind’ you envisioned, she’s completely dead. No one should pity a villain they’ve defeated—you’d say that very naturally, wouldn’t you?”
“I agree, that fits Will perfectly.”
Treya nodded, then directly took Will’s hand.
“Why so suddenly…”
“Let’s go there. That’s where you want to go, right?”
Treya raised Will’s palm, then extended a finger, pointing towards the door at the farthest point where the sky met the water.
Will raised his head and looked at the distant door.
“We’ve come this far, and you’re still just pointing him there? Of course, it’s…”
Iaar’s bouncy, fluffy ears peeked into Will’s line of sight.
At the same time, she reached out, took Will’s other hand, and with a force that almost pulled him over, she led him towards the door.
“Take his hand and walk him to the door together.”
Without giving Will any room to refuse, Iaar led him to the door.
Except for Ya’er, everyone else stood at the entrance.
“This is the door to the deepest part—it’s not much different from the one you created in your dreamscape to deceive Li Wei’qi, is it?”
Shuna observed it up close.
The door sliced through the starry sky before them, completely blending with the sky and the lake. The world beyond the door was invisible; it looked like a painted surface with the colors of the stars.
“Go ahead, darling.”
Iaar patted Will, urging him to take a step forward, to stand before the door.
This was actually the first time he had “seen” the door to the next level. In Tenth Demon City, Lucifer had demonstrated how to go to the next level for him and Shuna once.
But back then, in that cute room that resembled a bedroom, he had faced a blank wall and seen nothing.
Shuna had only managed to perceive some faint outlines at that time.
But now…
Even though it had merged with the entire sky, like a hidden backstage door on a stage, it was so clear in Will’s eyes.
Why?
He reached out his hand, then hesitated.
What lay beyond the door, what opening this door would bring, why should he open it…
So far, in this story that he had traversed, three people, through their “Experience ② The Essence of This World’s Existence,” had revealed the answer to him.
First, Carver.
He considered his thirteen “cycles” as his responsibility as an “Anchor.” He told Will that the door symbolizing the deepest part meant the end of the world, the destruction of everything, and a restart to the next act. No one should open it.
Then, Daisianwei.
Reviers, who claimed to have created this “world that never lived,” once spoke eloquently of her theories to him.
She never believed that “meaning” existed beyond the door; or rather, it was the Creator Goddess herself who set the deepest part of the dungeon, the place that the most persistent adventurers in the world yearned to reach, as “meaningless.”
First was Li Wei’qi, a “character” who shouldn’t have existed this time. From her mouth came the role of the “Awakened One.”
She was the complete opposite. She seemed to believe that only the world at the deepest part held meaning, so she had to reach it—perhaps she had even reached it…
So, what did these theories, these answers, ultimately mean?
“Darling.”
Iaar called out to him as he withdrew his hand.
“Hmm?”
Will turned his head. In the distance of the dungeon at midnight, a faint white dawn seemed to be slowly rising. The sun was invisible, but the first hint of a white string of sound from the horizon touched them all.
“That strange guy just now, she wanted to use her words to disturb your thoughts, but… I, or rather… we, have never doubted you.”
Iaar tilted her head and smiled.
“You said you’d come back, so we will… always be here waiting for you.”
“That’s right. You, who always say you’ll take the initiative and be bold, why are you hesitating now?”
“Teacher Will, you will see us again, I promise.”
“You… alright. I guessed as much. The closer it gets to this moment, the less you’ll stop me…”
He looked concernedly at Shuna, who was standing in the corner.
Waiting for her to say the next words, but…
“…”
Shuna said nothing. Instead, she took a step forward, into the shadows, and walked beside him.
“Stop hesitating. You understood those words just now, didn’t you?”
“I…”
“With your personality, if you’ve guessed it, you must know what’s inside—hesitating here is just to give us an opportunity to say goodbye, right?”
“See it but don’t say it.”
“Then…”
Shuna suddenly leaned in.
She hugged Will fiercely.
It was a strong embrace that made Will feel she wasn’t “worried,” but she was the only one among them who, from a “rational” perspective, thought Will might not return.
That’s why she gave him a farewell hug, as if they wouldn’t see each other the next second.
This was also why Shuna had been silent just now.
“Phew… I couldn’t have proper physical contact when we first met. It’s so good to be able to hug you again… and smell the scent on your body…”
Shuna’s voice trembled slightly.
“I’m just going to take a look, I’ll be back, you don’t need to be so anxious… Huh?!”
Just as Will thought this, comforting Shuna, she stepped back, stood on her tiptoes.
And gave him a kiss on the lips.
As if deliberately stirring his heartache, she launched a surprise attack that no one would have expected.
“Go on, you idiot.”
Then, she stuck out her tongue, pulled open the door for Will, and patted his back.
And pushed him in.
At that moment, Will felt his stepping foot miss its mark, but there was no sense of falling.
He opened his eyes.
What he saw was…
The galaxy.
