――Why does it exist?

――Why fight?

――Why do you want to get stronger?

――Why do you have to live?

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At an early age, Evan was often at a loss for the meaning of existence. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He doesn't understand why he has no parents, no brothers, just a stern and abnormal master; He didn't understand why he had to endure the biting cold of the Holy Lake, why he wanted to hunt demonic beasts and demons, and why he and his brothers and sisters had to fight to the death for a victory. Until, when he first came to the Demon God Academy, he met that bad guy.

The guy named Migyat, he looked at Ivan with disdain, as if he were looking at a poor low-level demon worm. He said, "You're just a lab mouse." He also said: It is easier to pinch you to death than to pinch a demon ant to death.

But it's ridiculous. Before Migyath could pinch the 'demon ant' to death, he was pinched to death. But Evan begins to wonder what he is, and no one answers him, and he suddenly regrets killing Migya too soon, leaving this guy to disappear into this world with the secret he longed to decipher.

In the years that followed, the words about Migyath eventually became the meaning of Evan's continued existence. However, he was expelled from the Demon God Academy for the crime of killing his mentor, and was forbidden to set foot in the academy for the rest of his life. -- Until ...... Arcel held this pre-competition selection for the first time, so that he could continue to pursue the 'curiosity' in his heart and the meaning of his existence.

Over the years, Ivan met Bart, Mirabel, and Imu, all of whom had no parents, who came from or where they were going.

When he finally stepped into the legendary laboratory of the Academy, combined with the information he had collected over the years, he finally understood what a ridiculous existence he was.

Not God. Non-magical. Inhuman.

He finally understood the meaning of Migyat's words.

Yes. He's just a lab rat.

If you want him to die, it's much easier than killing any monster.

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"The existence of any life has a purpose for its existence. But if existence was a mistake in the first place, is there any point in its existence? ”

Ivan spoke to himself. He smiled, looking at the blue-haired man not far in front of him and the demon girl who only showed half of her face. Also, the former 'buddy' with a cold smile.

Not far in front of you. It was Mu Juechen's corpse that was sucked into a dry corpse, and the spiritual origin that turned into powder. The moment Mu Jiechen rushed towards Ivan , the Death Realm turned into the scythe of the Grim Reaper, directly harvesting Mu Jiechen's vitality. The struggle for survival, the spirit body that tried to escape in vain, was finally strangled in the source, dissipating between heaven and earth.

Daniel looked at Mu Juechen's tragic death, frowned slightly, but there was always a peaceful smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Ivan, you're really strong. It's surprising that all of them died at your hands. ”

"Really? But I'm going to die eventually. Whether it's Imu doing it, or 'she' doing it. ”

Ivan's gaze turned to Tianyun, who had a cold smile on his face. He didn't understand what kind of existence she was. Or rather, what he doesn't understand is what this 'Tianyun' is now.

"Can you tell me who you really are?" Evan suddenly asked Xiang Tianyun, "I originally thought you were the same as me. But in the end, it turned out that I was wrong. But you are truly special. Because there are two spirits within you. One of them is the 'Tian Yun' that I know. Who is the other person? …… I know you're not going to tell me the answer. But I'd love to ask something before I die. For example, what you know about this laboratory, or rather, what you know about the Demon Realm. If I'm not mistaken, you don't have any affection for the Demon Realm. Especially these laboratories are full of disgust. ”

"That's good." Tianyun looked at Ivan playfully and said with a smile, "In some ways, you are indeed very smart. But also stupid. I'm certainly not the same as you. You're just a defective product, a defective product synthesized by the Demon Realm Laboratory. Anyone who knows about the defects of your kind can easily kill you. But I'm the most perfect being. It is the most perfect existence compared to any life. ”

"Perfect...... Is it perfect? Evan silently read the word, and he suddenly laughed: "In this world, isn't the so-called absolute perfection absolutely imperfect?" …… I suddenly understood what you were. You can be the light of everything, or the darkness of everything, or just nothingness...... You're more pitiful than I am. It turns out that there are people in this world who are more pitiful than me, and it is really gratifying to know this before I die. ”

"Do you want to provoke me to kill you quickly?" Tianyun raised her eyebrows and looked at Evan, a trace of cold killing intent flashed in her crimson eyes, but it was fleeting. Still smiling, she said, "No life has any meaning in my eyes. But I don't want to kill you right now. Because you make me feel funny. The image in my mind shows that soon someone will come to punish you for trespassing on the forbidden land. The defective products that are punished are far more interesting than the dead ones. ”

"If you don't kill me, someone will naturally kill me. While Daniel didn't know my flaws, the problem was, 'she' was clear. ”

Daniel was slightly stunned. He only knew a little about the conversation between Tianyun and Evan. Since his appearance, his only concern has been the instability of Tianyun, and luckily this 'Tianyun' clearly does not intend to help Ivan . But at this moment, Ivan's words changed the status quo again.

Sure enough. Imumu, who was beside him, suddenly widened his eyes, covered his head in pain, and after only a few moments, he fell to the ground and turned into charcoal.

"Now, this defective product is also gone. No one knows what your flaws are but me. So, if I don't want to kill you, no one here can kill you easily. Hehe, little one, is it suddenly full of gratitude to me? ”

Evan smiled and looked at Daniel and Tianyun. But his nerves were still tense. Fang Cai, when he realized that he had fallen into Daniel's design, thought he was powerless to escape. But the appearance of this 'Tianyun' made him see a glimmer of life.

Although there is no certainty. But according to the analysis of the information that has been collected, there is a great possibility that the other spirit body in Tianyun's body is the most perfect existence. The most perfect being that eventually falls......

"Dear ......" Daniel didn't know what to call Tianyun for a while, he raised his hand and touched his nose, his sweaty fingers brushed the tip of his nose, and a slippery feeling made him feel very uncomfortable. But he still habitually touched his nose and smiled reluctantly: "I wonder if you will allow me to inject some interesting things into this defective product?" You know, although the academy will punish them, that kind of punishment is not very interesting. ”

"Whatever you want." Tianyun dropped the sentence and turned away from Daniel and Evan's gaze.

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The most perfect being is the most imperfect being.

It's like the more powerful the force, the more difficult it is to control, and the more dangerous it is.

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Tianyun left the thirty-third floor and went all the way up without stopping.

Her eyes were still red, and she couldn't distinguish between the pupils and the whites of her eyes, and from a distance they looked like two burning flames.

Just as Evan had guessed. 'Tianyun' doesn't like this, he doesn't like the Demon Realm. Perhaps more accurately, she doesn't like any of them, and she doesn't care about any living beings.

Of course, there is one absolute exception.

Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar environment around her, she touched the small transparent porcelain bottle in her pocket.

During this time, the consciousness that occasionally awakened was gradually able to read some fragments of memories of the alter self. It's a little better than knowing nothing in the past. But after all, this body can't withstand her full strength, and the time to wake up is extremely limited.

"Whew...... Raphael was boring and stupid. Glancing at the small white lines in the porcelain vase, the corners of Tianyun's mouth hooked slightly, and after putting it away, he rushed all the way to the elder's room on the top floor.

The senseless killings stretched upwards. The personnel patrolling the various floors, before they could even see the people who were coming, completely disappeared into this world. Because death comes so quickly, the person who is killed does not feel the momentary pain at all, and falls into the earthly or spiritual realm.

When death has nothing to do with suffering, death also becomes less disturbing and frightening. On the contrary, it makes those who suddenly come to another world feel a little unknown lightness.

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When Tianyun finally came to the elder's room on the forty-first floor, the red glow in her eyes gradually returned to normal, and her pupils gradually became clear.

"It's ...... arrived," he looked at everything in front of him with some blankness. Tianyun can't remember what happened along the way. But none of this seemed to her at the moment.

The Elder's Room was a mess, surrounded by charred corpses. She hesitated for a moment, and according to Vashag's prior prompts and instructions, she quickly found the entrance to the chamber behind the mural on the east wall of the Elder's Room.

The Chamber of Secrets is a small room of less than ten square meters, with small drawers inside three walls, and in the most conspicuous place, there are three magic weapons that glow with black and gold light - a black ring, a black cloak, and a black and gold helmet.

"Is this an artifact of the Demon Realm?"

Tianyun took a closer look and found that whether it was a ring, a cloak, or a helmet, they were all engraved with dense and unknown strange runes. And among these runes, there are strange black streamers constantly wandering.

――What are these? It's similar to the runes you see near the academy platform. Is it a linguistic symbol unique to the Demon Realm?

Although she was curious, Tianyun didn't dare to linger too long, and after she placed the three thin white threads on the magic weapon, she quickly left the elder's room.

As soon as he walked out of the door of the elder's room, he was suddenly pulled into his arms, and was about to resist, when he raised his eyes, it was Vashag.

"Uncle?"

"Don't talk, follow me."

Vashag led Tianyun into another room on the forty-first floor. Soon, there was a rush and chaos of footsteps in the corridor.

...... "What the hell is going on?!" ”…… An old voice rang out angrily.

...... "this...... Could it be the unwitting invasion of the gods of the heavenly realm? ”…… The other old voice was equally marked with anger.

...... "Back to the two elders, the elder's room was attacked by an unknown person before. After that, the thirty-third floor of the laboratory was also destroyed, and the test subjects died, and we captured two of the suspects, both of whom were contestants this time. ”……

...... "Contestants? ”……

...... "Yes. According to the identification card, one of them is Evan, a contestant from the dark line, and the other is Bart, a contestant from the wind department. They have now been held in the interrogation room of the Academy. ”……

...... "Ivan? …… Are you saying that just two contestants killed all the magical beasts in the laboratory, and killed all the patrol guards above the thirty-third floor? How is this possible?! If they are really that powerful, how can you catch them with your abilities?! ”……

...... "this...... Back to the two elders, when we reached the thirty-third floor, they were both seriously injured. One of them was completely unconscious. So ......"

...... "Humph! This makes it even less conclusive that they did it. ”……

...... "Hey. Ghost old, don't get excited. It's just that the two of them are suspicious. Let's check if there are any important items missing. Then go and see those two bastards. ”……

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Outside the door, there were conversations between several people. Tianyun was shocked when she heard it.

- Were Evan and Bart caught? And what about Mirabelle?

"Girl, wait for all of them to leave. I'll take you out of here. ”

"Uncle, what the hell is going on?" Tianyun lowered her voice, looked at Vashag in confusion and asked, "Why did everyone die when I arrived at the Elder's Room?" And it seems that someone has infiltrated the elder's room before? ”

"You don't have to think about that. Rest assured. There is no image of you left in the surveillance room, and you are doing a good job. ”

"And what about Evan and Bart......?"

"Their business. You don't have to. ”