My shadow, the moment I heard this, Carl's world shattered in an instant.

"Shadows?" He laughed wildly, looking at Xiao Lan's eyes in front of him, his eyes flushed with scarlet, "Ha, ha, it turns out that I am just a shadow to you?" No, you don't understand anything at all! ”

The body, which was exhausted from being chased by the "angels", burst out from the depths of his soul with a new power that was driven by his will.

Maybe it's because of the illusion of endless emptiness, maybe it's because of the real reality that I've finally faced, or maybe it's the fate that is already visible, all the things that pour out of the depths of consciousness are getting more and more intense. Although it was only for a moment, the scenes of the past flashed in my mind very clearly, connected in series, cemented into a strand.

- And then he roared.

"Then look at the anger that the so-called shadow can have!"

The moment before the words fell, the silver-haired demon king disappeared in an instant.

Draw your sword and slash.

The pitch-black magic sword rolled up the endless nothingness, and the promised one carried the power of destroying the target.

A chaotic and dark space seemed to be torn apart in an instant, and Karl's man had become one with the sword in his hand, turning into a phantom and using all the power that he had inspired and condensed to flash away in a completely stagnant time, he wanted to use this real power to kill the enemy in front of the enemy before the angels who were guarding could react, and the guy who spoke wildly but didn't even have a fighting posture tore to pieces!

Xiao Lan——

He stood exactly where he was, watching the blow come. Like a phantom, he didn't move.

And strangely, not only did he not dodge, but even the angels did not move.

So it hit.

It's really not a phantom. A sword poured into all the souls, all the spirits, all the power has been cut into the opponent's body, Carl can clearly feel his power, his spirit, how his soul condensed into an unprecedented point of condensation, on this body, cut the collarbone, split the ribs, break the muscles, cut the internal organs, all the way through the thorns, like a bamboo, and then cut out from the waist, everything that stood in the way shattered and disintegrated under this sword that was already nothing.

But...... Just winn, win?

Karl knew very well that everything had been destroyed under all this, and whatever the body was, it had been split in two. But there was not the slightest hint of excitement or joy in him.

-- Because the enemy is still not dead.

"Damn, why ......!"

The Demon King screamed like a curse. Why-why, you're not dead.

The phantom of nothingness still had a serious face. Only bright eyes revealed a faint smile.

There was no counterattack, no movement, and the angels were also quietly watching in place, witnessing the shock in his heart, Carl fled hundreds of meters as if he had seen something terrifying. Then he gently proclaimed a fact.

"Stupid. Whoever doesn't know anything is yourself......"

However, Carl doesn't seem to hear this.

"Liar! You-you should be dead. He clenched his hands and shouted, denying the truth he had seen, "I killed you with my own hands!" That is the power that belongs to you, the ultimate power that can reduce everything to nothing! Since you're not one of those angelic puppets, you can't live with that power! ”

Unexpectedly, Xiao Lan answered this question.

"That's right. You did kill me. He said softly, "Just as you said." It is indeed impossible for me to continue to live under the power of nothingness. ”

"But what are you now?"

"As you can see, it's a new me." He replied quickly.

The response was too blunt, and Carl's eyes widened, and then he stared at the man in front of him in fear.

Xiao Lan's calm voice seemed as if nothing had happened, but her body was shattering and decomposing under the power of nothingness, but the other force was repairing at the same time at a speed visible to the naked eye...... However, it is not so much about repair, but rather about a new existence that tears open the damaged "shell" and brings itself into this world...... It's like he himself said, a new self.

- But how is this possible?

"There is a logical contradiction in this, do you mean that you were the former and the present you are true? How do you explain this contradiction! ”

Karl shouted, and then - found the answer. It's just that he shook his head desperately.

That's unbelievable. No, that kind of thing is impossible.

…… But it doesn't tell you anything else - then it's possible. So Carl asked again: Is that kind of thing really possible?

"You, are you—"

"That's right, whether it's me now or before, it's just a shadow created by the ability of parallel existence. Well, your name is Carl...... In fact, even I don't know how the original and most primitive essence before I realized this miracle was killed by which person and in what way and at what time. ”

The void figure said with a faint smile.

"What-that, that's really impossible! So what exactly are you? You are not the original self? But you have the wisdom of your own self, how can you know that you are a fake and still function normally. Counterfeits are because they have the wisdom to understand that they are fakes, so they will self-destruct because they can't stand it, this is common sense! However, you admit that you are fake, but you ......!? ”

"Knowing you're not real will break down? That kind of intelligence is second-rate. But it's no wonder, after all, you've all fallen to such a point. ”

Xiao Lan hooked the corners of her mouth, then shook her head and continued to speak, "Since there is still a little time, let me explain it a little." The miracle achieved by breaking through the limit of time allows me to summon beings parallel to myself, which are exactly the same without any differences but absolutely different individuals, each of whom can die or die, but as long as one of them still exists, the "existence" named Xiao Lan will never disappear. Look, that's right, right? The result has not changed at all. ”

Carl listened quietly, and after a moment of confusion, shook his head negatively.

"That's just quibbling! Self - as absolute self can never be completely abandoned! That's why I stayed because I was me. Even if there were things like me, the result would be the same, and I wouldn't give him Carl's existence! It doesn't matter if I'm the one who left my name in history or not, the important thing is that if I can't observe me who left my name in history, wouldn't it be meaningless! ”

Carl hugged his chest and strongly retorted to the phantom in front of him.

His instincts told him that if he didn't, everything he had would be denied.

After all, it is stuck in its own self, and there is the other party who chooses to abandon itself...... This difference is a wall of despair separating the mortal from the extraordinary, all because it must never be acknowledged.

"That's the difference in thinking, Carl, and I don't blame you. For even I don't know when I became like that, and every summoning and dissolution represents the creation and dissolution of parallel beings, but before activating multiple beings, I have no doubt that I am myself. So, I was killed just now, maybe it's the original one, and I'm not sure?

No, the original me may be asleep somewhere I don't even know. But because they are all exactly the same, there is no so-called way to distinguish them. It's all a bunch of 'not necessarily', but that's the truth. Like a cat that doesn't know whether it's alive or dead until it opens its box, what matters is the reality of what is happening so far, right? That's why I'm undoubtedly Xiao Lan, to put it simply, since I'm here, I'm the only truth. ”

Then, Xiao Lan, who was still just a phantom, smiled, "But you're different from me, Carl. ”

He raised his hand and pointed at the other person from a distance.

"I think, therefore I am. This is a famous quote from the philosopher Descartes and a key theory in the idealistic worldview, but few people know the next sentence: Ignorance is bliss. Then again, you seem to be looking for truth in this illusory world? ”

"Then take a closer look with your eyes, the reality of what you have at the moment......

- Now you're not even one of my doppelgangers! (To be continued......)