"You, just by chance, as an administrator, became my enemy in the world of hypercubes, and by chance became the first infected person of the Chaos Ancestor virus, eroded by my strength and will, and abandoned the original form called "Carl", and then everything including strength, appearance, and temperament changed towards me. Then, after fating to kill my will, invaded this world, and then condensed all the evils of this world into an evil god, absorbed the skull of Chaos, and obtained my true power, knowledge, and wisdom, and thus was also destined to become an individual who was a parallel existence to me except for the will.

Take a good look at what you look like now, and you can find any traces of Carl's presence in the past? It's impossible, because it's been completely abandoned by your own hands, so recognize that this is the only truth for you.

I've said it a long time ago, you...... Just a shadow! ”

Carl pondered the meaning of these words in a daze, and suddenly raised his head to stare at the other party's face.

As if it was fate, he saw his own reflection in the other party's eyes, and that possession was exactly the same as "Xiao Lan" as if it was a reflection in the mirror, but there was no figure that you could have anything to do with "Carl", and then something seemed to break in his heart suddenly.

“…… I, it's an illusion of a reflection? ”

The moment he denied himself, existence ushered in a collapse.

There was a "pop". The left elbow, which had been injured before and had not had time to fully recover, made a falling sound from the wrist.

Something like blood, dripping from his elbow with a click.

But. On the section of the wrist that fell, the inside was empty. No flesh, no bones, no blood, nothing. It wasn't blood that came out of the wound. It's some kind of liquid like orange juice.

It's like a papier-mâché dummy, or a 3D puppet made of polygons. On the surface, the human skin looks delicate and realistic, but from the hollow inside, it looks like a thin layer of lilac plastic. Looking through the open cavity, there was a small magnet-like thing levitating. A triangular column that reveals the color of the skin. At the base is a regular triangle with a side length of less than two centimeters, and a height of less than five centimeters. The small triangular column remains in a fixed position and rotates constantly. On the side of the triangular column, there are many rectangular objects of one centimeter in length and two centimeters in width. It's like an ultra-small piano keyboard. As if an invisible finger was playing, the rectangular keys on the side of the triangular pillar kept moving forward and backward.

That's -- me?

"Hehe-ah-haha."

Carl fell to his knees in distraction and began to laugh.

"Haha, hahaha, hahaha

Crazy voices. Filled with chaos and darkness.

-- It's funny.

I have known it for a long time, although I have known that I am a fake for a long time. But I didn't expect it to be made.

My head was empty, blank, and I couldn't think of anything.

But...... Obviously, I can't think about anything anymore. But he still couldn't stop laughing.

“…… Haha, ha...... Ahaha-ha! ”

It's a strange thing.

If you're just a fake. Why are you able to get to where you are now?

Such a clear consciousness suddenly appeared in his mind, and he raised his head as if he had found the backbone of the heart, pointed to the apocalyptic scene around him and shouted, "No, I am myself!" Look at the broken earth, look at the falling moon, maybe it was your power then, but it was definitely my will. I'm—"

“…… Do you really think so? ”

A sneering whisper rang out. With the gradual collapse of Carl's body after denying himself, Xiao Lan, whose phantom-like body began to become solid, silently looked up at the falling moon that was about to hit the earth, and uncovered another unknown truth with great cruelty.

"You want to say that you destroyed the world according to your own will, right? Stupid, until now I haven't realized the vortex of cause and effect rolling between the worlds, haven't you thought about it, since the twin goddesses gave the three major disasters that will come, and the world will usher in the prophecy that the destruction of mankind will be redeemed at the end of the world, then this prophecy is destined to be completed in someone's hands, think about it carefully, who volunteered to take this task, who personally let me come to this world? ”

Karl shouted: Liar!

But it didn't turn into a voice, he just stood there in silence.

Xiao Lan's expression didn't change, except that his body was further condensed, only his eyeballs distorted as if they were mocking.

"That's right, it's you. For me, no matter who completes this mission of annihilation, in the extreme destruction and chaos caused by the collapse of the world order, the chaotic fetal movements will hatch my true body in this world.

But if things can be done in secret, it is ideal. The will of the world decided that "Karl" was my enemy and not a servant, and it would be great if you had nothing to do with me and destroyed the world. And although I didn't expect it, you actually succeeded in doing it, and I originally planned to let you go because of this, so that you can accept the salvation of the goddess and start a new future in another world like everyone else, but I didn't expect you to dare to come to me again......

There should be a limit to arrogance, you are not on the path of destruction because of your own will, no matter who gets my power and my knowledge, it will be done under the guidance of the unconscious! ”

Carl lost his strength from head to toe.

He couldn't refute what Xiao Lan said. Because it is.

From beginning to end, he never decided anything by his own will, and he ...... Nothing can be done.

-- But, on the contrary, he was grateful for the situation.

The hearts that were still in turmoil just now became as calm as a lake because of these words.

"People can't live as they wish, everything you say seems to be summed up by fate, and the person who is in the middle of fate - it seems that I am not the only one, right?"

The moment he thought of this, his eyes lit up, "Now that I understand it, there is no point in considering what is true and false, maybe what I have done so far cannot be considered right, but I don't regret everything I have done, and I don't regret knowing these cruel enough truths." As you said, ignorance is bliss, but I would rather die than live in deception! So, if you were the one who gave you the opportunity, maybe I should thank you? ”

This is recklessness, but the voice that gritted its teeth is indeed a strong will to fight.

In an instant, the illusion that had enveloped him disappeared.

With long silver hair, simple armor, fair skin, and indifferent temperament, everything that belongs to "Xiao Lan" is instantly shattered like a mirror image, revealing the existence of the real name "Carl" inside-

Your own appearance, your own body, your own will.

Although the broken arm could not be recovered, in the palm that was still intact, he was holding the power that was absolutely his own.

"Fight, I--I must risk my life for myself!"

Xiao Lan's eyes changed, no longer boring and silent, but full of praise and admiration.

The moment the mirror image was shattered, his phantom-like figure completely turned into reality, and the power that resided in Carl's body was all returned to him at this moment, and the human in front of him who lost his divine power and fell back to a mortal, he accurately regarded it as an existence with an equal identity.

"At the end of the day, I was finally interested...... Then let me see the true power you can have! ”

Quiet words, echoing in the chaotic darkness.

Xiao Lan raised the Void Demon Sword that had returned to his hand, and solemnly raised it to the posture in front of him, representing that he had decided that his opponent was an object worth destroying.

Carl saw that and suppressed the tremor of his teeth with all his might.

"I-I'm going to kill you!"

Swing your sword, slash.

In an instant, this noble battle was over.

Because of his respect for his opponent and going all out, Xiao Lan rolled the pitch-black magic sword that shattered the void, and cut off Carl, who was alive with his true self at the last moment, in a stagnant time.

The body that formed the shape of Karl disappeared completely with this wave.

The body became shattered, leaving nothing behind.

Just as it was from the beginning, it turned into worthless ashes and disappeared into nothingness.

And looking at the scattered stardust, Xiao Lan, who had finally completely descended, let out a long sigh and looked up at the moon overhead that had gone through a seven-day long journey.

"That's it, it's time to end ......" (To be continued......)

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