In the vastness of the universe, only a small part of what we humans can perceive and understand.

When those parts that we cannot understand are perceived by us, "myths" are born.

The ancients adapted things or phenomena that were beyond their knowledge into religious stories, explained them in a more acceptable language, and passed them on.

And among the many such stories, there is a concept that appears frequently, and although it is expressed in many different ways, it is called the underworld in most legends.

People interpret this "concept" simply as the place where the dead go, where the soul rests.

But in fact, this so-called "underworld" is just an imaginary space that cannot be completely deconstructed and explored with the existing scientific and technological capabilities of human beings.

Those substances in the multiverse that have no concrete form of existence make up this space; In other words, it is a conceptual dimension as opposed to the tangible world, or the "world of being."

Lilia's ability, Nothing, is a power of similar nature, which is why ...... Moment of the Underworld doesn't work for her.

Although the "underworld" and "reality" are as close together as two twins standing back to back, the barrier between the two worlds is very tight; There are only three ways in the world to break this barrier in a short period of time.

A few minutes ago, on Lilia's way to the bottom of the forbidden area, Zilin told her that the "Moment of the Underworld" had been hidden in the mezzanine of her suitcase, so Lilia also guessed that the pocket watch was related to the black hole in front of her; It's just that...... She didn't know that what Zilin wanted her to operate was one of the three ways to connect the underworld - to open a passage between the two worlds through a brief synchronization on the "time dimension".

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Zilin didn't take too long to explain, because he relied on the pages of the Book of Hearts to convey information to Lilia, as long as his brain was fast enough, he could read hundreds of words in front of the other party's eyes in a few seconds, and Lilia's reading comprehension speed was also very fast, so it only took less than a minute to complete.

"According to you, the 'monsters' who were thrown into this space by the Federation should have been devoured by the 'Underworld' long ago...... It's nothing. Lilia thought for a few more seconds, and then said to Zilin, "So, what exactly do you want me to open this black hole to?" Could it be a ghost? ”

"Normally, after the passage is opened, nothing can be put out, because there is no way for things over there to invade the 'existence world'." Zilin replied, "However, the things here can go to the other side...... Although it will be transformed into a 'non-existent thing' immediately after the past, it ......"

"Wait! Are you trying to ......?" a terrible speculation flashed through Lilia's mind.

"That's right, I need you to go to the other side of the world and bring someone back." Zilin answered.

"Fuck off!" Lilia scolded directly through her mind, "You literally want me to die!" ”

"No, you're not going to die." Zi Lin responded, "Your ability allows you and what you come into contact with to freely transition between 'being' and 'nothing', that is, ...... You just have to come back before the passage closes, and nothing will happen. ”

When he said this, Lilia remembered something again: "Isn't that right...... Didn't you just say that I should 'open the entrance, activate my abilities on myself, and then leave quickly'? ”

"That's to trick you into opening the passage first,......" Zilin admitted simply, "Don't forget, what you see in front of you is a 'black hole', and the moment it opens, unless you immediately grab something fixed on the ground, you will be sucked in as soon as you catch your breath." ”

"You ......" Lilia was about to continue the rudeness, but on second thought, something seemed wrong......

"Oops!" A second later, she had a flash of inspiration, quickly turned around and flicked her arm, and threw the suitcase in her hand out violently.

However, she was still a step too late after all......

The moment the suitcase flew out of her palm, the whole world seemed to freeze, and suddenly it turned black, white and gray; The suitcase that flew out stopped in mid-air, and Lilia's body couldn't move, she couldn't even turn her eyes for half a minute, but her mind was still running.

This "pause" lasted for about three seconds, and then a subtle, mechanical pocket watch clockwork sound reached Lilia's ears.

With this "tick-tick" sound, Lilia's body gradually regained its mobility, but ...... Before she could make a move, the black hole behind her had dragged her whole body off the ground and sucked it in.

At the same time, a large text appeared on the page in Lilia's hand—

By the time you read this, you should be on the other side of the world.

"First of all, I want to apologize to you.

"Since you are quite quick to react, to count you, I will have to give you the missing and wrong information from the beginning, and then constantly convey to you new instructions and information, true or false, as the operation unfolds...... Combined with the possible responses you may make, you can finally get to where you are now.

"You've already thought of it now...... All of your interactions with me since you came to the Forbidden Zone, including your 'refusal to carry out a mission' to blackmail me into explaining the Black Hole and the Moment of the Underworld...... And the few conversations we just had, all in my calculations.

"One of the key things I've been hiding from you about the 'opening of the passage between two worlds' - as long as the 'Moment of the Underworld' is brought near the 'passage entrance', there is no need for you to 'take it out of a container' or do anything special, it will automatically start 'time synchronizing' with the other world.

"To sum up, all the things that are just me stalling for time are actually just me...... Drag it to 'sync complete' and I'm done.

"I don't expect you to forgive me, but I'm sure you'll try to get back from there, with the will to survive and the vengeful anger against me.

"In that case, please pay attention to what I am saying, for it will help you to return to our world.

"One, whatever you see or hear there, don't speak, don't reply to any voice, don't forget who you are and what you're doing...... Don't get lost in good memories or illusions.

"Second, the pages of this book of the heart are extremely powerful extradimensional technology, it is not affected by that world, and the last text I left on it will not be changed by the illusions around you, so if you feel that you are about to get lost, just look at the pages and these words I left behind, and stabilize your mind.

"Three, everything in that world is black, white and gray, and even illusions can't create colors, but the person I want you to bring back will be wearing red clothes...... Because the pulp that made this page was mixed with a drop of his blood, he will sense you as soon as you enter that world.

"Since there is no concept of 'distance' over there, it doesn't take long for him to come to you.

"As soon as you see the 'Man in Red', grab his arm, use the 'No' ability on him and yourself at the same time, and quickly disarm it when you're done.

"At that time, he will be transformed from a state of 'nothingness' into another state of 'nothingness' that is the same as yours, and then into a state of 'being', to put it in a more understandable way...... After going through these two processes, he will change from 'dead' to 'alive'.

"As soon as he is 'resurrected', his abilities will be restored, and with his abilities, it will be easy to bring you back to this world......

"Finally, good luck."

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After about thirty seconds, the enormous gravitational pull generated by the connection of the "interdimensional channel" has been attenuated.

The suitcase containing the "Moment of the Underworld" had also fallen to the ground - for some reason, the box was not affected by the gravitational pull of the black hole from beginning to end, as if the insulator would not be sucked away by the magnet.

On the other hand, the hunter who was locked in the net alloy cage was in the half minute just now...... His whole body was pulled to the iron fence, and his whole body was strangled to pain.

At this moment, the suction subsided, and he sat back on the ground and let out a long breath.

"Little brother surnamed Zi, what do you want me to do...... I've complied, when are you going to get me out? Two seconds later, as he muttered the words in his mind, he tore a layer of skin on the inside of his arm and pulled out a page-sized piece of paper from it.

In this process, there was no blood, and there was no blood on the paper, as if there was another layer of skin on top of the Hunter's skin.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer, the inhibitors here will be ineffective, and you can go out by yourself when the time comes." Zilin's reply soon appeared on the paper.

"Hey...... I'm not the only one who is at this level, and with the method of 'neutralization inhibitor', wouldn't those guys also come out? "Hunter continued," he said...... Can't you just let that chick destroy my cage? ”

In the next second, Zilin immediately replied: "First, that's not my girl; Second, her current strength can't break through the cage that clears you; Third, although the people she brought back in a while could break the net alloy cell, it was hard to say, what if she didn't complete the task and stayed there? ”

"Cut ......," Hunter snorted with his mouth, and then said in his heart, "Okay, I'll just do a good deed." ”

What he cared about was not that his "neighbors" would cause some terrible disasters after they came out, he just felt that he was ...... Only he did something for Zilin, but he let those guys who didn't know it escape from prison together, which was a little unhappy.

"I know you're not convinced." Unexpectedly, after a breath, Zilin sent another sentence, "Even if the people around you escape, they won't thank you...... They won't even know your role and role in this prison break. ”

"What do you want to say?" Hunter knows that there must be something to be said about this.

But Zilin seemed to suddenly open the topic and said: "As a person with abilities that have quickly risen to the mad level due to various 'accidental factors', your development of your abilities is obviously not perfect, and one of the biggest blind spots is ...... You know you can strengthen yourself by getting the DNA of 'animals', but you never put the most abundant species on the planet into the category of 'animals'. ”

This passage made the hunter like an enlightenment, suddenly enlightened, and at the same time ...... But it also made him feel numb on his scalp and secretly frightened in his heart.

"Huh...... Are you kid a demon? After a few seconds, cold sweat was oozing from Hunter's forehead, but there was a grim and smiling look on his face.

"Why do you say that?" Zilin replied, "Because the things I hinted at have crossed a certain bottom line of yours?"

"However, compare what the Federation has done to you, and what you have done...... What do you think is the difference? Or how much worse is the transgression?

"Mr. Levine, everyone in this world can be a demon, and 'sin' has always been with us.

"We have been instilled with a set of universal moral standards since we were young, and we have set different boundaries in our hearts according to the different levels of acceptance and the choices we make at some critical moments in life.

"But at the end of the day, the bottom line is just a subjective shackle......

"It exists to help us better adapt to the society we live in, and it will vary depending on the environment we live in, the education we receive, and the things we experience.

"As long as you can completely convince yourself subjectively, you can break free from the shackles, and the one who breaks free from the shackles...... Can do anything. ”

Every word that appears on this piece of paper is like a demonic whisper, corrupting the mind of the hunter and trying to drag it into the abyss of depravity and evil.

And in the end...... It worked.