Raise the soup to stop boiling.

Jiang Yu stared at himself in front of him, and the other Jiang Yu in front of him also looked at him. The location here is the underlying illusion of genes, and the victory or defeat here depends on the most basic will competition.

The will of the body.

The will of the heart.

The fourth-order genetic lock has not been opened, and the form of existence of the opposing person will be determined by Jiang Yu's own cognition. There is only one in its number, not the hundreds of billions that should have existed. And this means that its demise is doomed.

Raise the soup to stop boiling.

'Bang——! The other self in front of Jiang Yu directly exploded into a blood mist splattering everywhere in the collision of wills. The next moment it was the whole ground under his feet that cracked, and all the diners in the cafeteria were abraded by the invisible flames in an instant, and the skeletons were reduced to ashes in an instant. The windows exploded, the beams and pillars shattered, and a cry of destruction erupted from the depths of each of the tiles.

Destruction has come, and everything is according to Jiang Yu's wishes.

He felt the restless darkness surging in the depths of his mind, and under the collision of wills, it fell silent. And the aftermath of destruction is still spreading outward, expanding, overflowing, until it tears the skin of this campus painting, until the true image of this spiritual world finally appears in Jiang Yu's field of observation.

He saw a volcano that was boiling but not erupting, and that represented arrogance and anger that did not provoke it.

He saw the endless river of lava, which represented the flow of power, the desire and ambition to swallow everything.

He saw a majestic factory standing among the volcanic complexes, countless steel pipelines digging deep into the boiling pools of fire and extracting energy. And this undoubtedly represents the rules, the reason, and the morality and self-restraint forged after tomorrow. The savagery of nature is firmly bound in it, and is allowed to be driven and exercised by this artificial power.

This is him, his right self. A natural calamity that is bound and constrained by things forged by civilization. And from the inside of the non-stop industrial machine, there is a steady stream of steel industry creations that are constantly produced.

Such as nuts, such as steel nails.

For example, molten aluminum and iron.

The desire to vomit suddenly rose from the bottom of Jiang Yu's heart. The premonition was so strong that he vomited all the food he had taken from the table in his throat without any resistance. Undigested finished or semi-finished industrial creations were scattered at his feet. And in front of his eyes, the huge factory that represented himself also emitted a corresponding vomit!

'Boom-boom-'

The vomiting of heavy industry is the gushing of gold and iron. The so-called gains and losses are like this, since Jiang Yu chose to fight, he chose the path that was not perfect. Then he is destined to give something.

"I've lost something." - Jiang Yu thought. It was in the form of undigested food and vomit in the form of genetic memory illusions, which he regarded as the most inconsequential thing he had. And he will lose them briefly until he wins the final victory in the battle of the will of the cells that has not yet begun.

He didn't know what it was, and now wasn't the time to delve into it.

He watched as the torrent of gold and iron in front of him converged, converged, and shaped. Until a dark golden giant with his own appearance stood in his field of vision.

The number of giants should have been in the hundreds of billions. Just like the total number of cells in ginger jade.

But there is only one giant who appears here.

The giant swayed, swinging his golden hammer and heavy shield. It and the blue surge that was entwined around it charged fiercely towards Jiang Yu, who was the enemy, without the slightest hesitation or stop.

A victory without any variables.

Once delaying time, paste and repair the soup to stop boiling.

That's all.

………………………………

Jiang Yu opened his eyes, and the water in the basin was already drying up in the boiling. And the jug-wielding queen didn't linger here - Galadriel had left the garden, and the secret place had returned to the long silence it was supposed to have.

Jiang Yu took a soft breath. He felt that his brain was working very transparently at the moment, and all the instinctive impulses that were hidden in the depths of his soul so that he could not even organize them in the immediate moment faded away, just like some unknown invisible burden on the tip of his heart.

The mind is a dangerous and troublesome thing, and he relies on it for wisdom and strength. He was also hampered by many obstacles because of this. If he could now obtain enough wisdom to contain all these worries through Odin's hanging ceremony, then he would not hesitate to dedicate one of his eyes to the fountain of wisdom. Unfortunately, there is no such shortcut that can make him achieve it overnight.

After all, everything was just a boil, and he defeated the tiny cell will that he had forcibly recognized. In exchange for a certain period of time of security and stability...... Or rather, lingering. But next time, repeating that shortcut won't be so easy. Because every time you know, you have to pay a price, this time it's a trivia that doesn't matter if you remember or forget, but next time, the chips you need to pay to delay the duel will inevitably be more and uncontrollable - because when you come up with a way to break the game, your body will also know the corresponding means. This time, it was a surprise with the help of Galadriel, but it may not always be possible to find the right help.

- It's inevitable to face it, ah...... I thought I could delay until a point in time when I could be ready. But now...... Sure enough, there is no free benefit in the world.

The world is pushing him, pushing him to keep going, pushing him to be strong.

When the talent of the person being promoted is sufficient and the road ahead is clear, this push is gentle and kind. Because every step of growth is step-by-step. Every leap comes naturally. So all the chances seem so warm.

However, once the pusher reaches the bottleneck, it encounters the limit. Then this push for assistance will become impatient and urgent. Because it's not smart enough to customize a flawless, exclusive path for everyone. It will only push the people it chooses to move forward in ways that are within its cognitive reach.

- Galadriel guided me to this step. And I decided to take this step myself. Then the second and third are imminent. When I chose to raise the soup to stop boiling, I also attracted the water that was originally in dynamic equilibrium. It didn't take long for me to take the next step, forcibly unlock my fourth-order genetic lock, and fight to the death against my awakened cluster of cellular wills.

Jiang Yu clenched his fists, he felt the fourth-order lock in his body so clearly at this moment. He knew that he was already the undisputed fourth-order Gene Lock holder at this moment. The difference between him and other units of the same level is that he has not yet released the energy of this lock of genetic power for the first time.

He can already open it, anytime, anywhere, with just a thought. But unlike the normal holder of the fourth stage of the gene lock, as long as he activates this power, he will inevitably lose control of his demons in the first place.

Fiora's guess on 161 was correct - as long as he could successfully reach the fourth order, then he could directly reach the limit of the fourth order that completely suppressed the demons. Because as long as you unlock the fourth-order gene lock, you will directly face the strongest cell cluster will counterattack, and if you win, you can naturally ignore the demons whose influence has been cut to the minimum, and if you lose, you ...... That Jiang Yu is the inner demon.

- I need a fight.

He has a clear and unambiguous understanding of this.

- A battle that was fierce enough, critical enough, and critical enough for me to gamble everything to win with the determination of a moth to a flame.

- And this battle will not be long.

The world's assistance cannot be unjustified and costless. Although the pitch-black sky dome has not revealed the dark omen it should represent until this moment, it will not be long before it turns into reality.

Jiang Yu believed that the node should be around the time of the Rivendell meeting—around the time of the scheduled time. Fellowship teams will be established to stop them in any way. And at that time, I thought that I would also usher in the battle that I had destined.

It's useless to run away, and facing is the only and correct ending. Jiang Yu had never understood his current situation so clearly for a moment, and he even knew that this time's 'raising the soup to stop boiling' would bring him a few days of buffered peace.

The breath that was inhaled was exhaled with the same amount of lightness.

Jiang Yu bowed deeply in the direction of Galadriel's departure, this is indeed a favor, no matter how much world impetus she has behind her.

So, next......

His gaze was deflected to his dominant hand. The thought turned slightly, and the black smartphone that he used to take the first step in facing reincarnation in the Resident Evil world appeared in his palm from the storage prop.

It was exactly the same as when it was tucked away, and its corners still had small fragments of the scars from that throw. It can still be used, as it gains a fixed seat and stays in it after the Storage Ring is redeemed. Its built-in battery only gained its long-lost drive operation at this moment, and it immediately recovered from standby and restarted according to Jiang Yu's will.

It's just a very ordinary smartphone - the latest model of Jiang Yu's previous life, a domestic product, suitable for students, and not a flagship cheap product. Because Jiang Yu prefers the PC more than the claw machine to rub the glass. It's just a cheap phone that's just a cheap phone that's designed to look up information.

Jiang Yu has deleted all the apps on his phone...... In fact, he should have completely destroyed the portable communication device that had stored many unlimited streams in the first place, rather than leaving it in his storage ring. But now, even if it were to be crushed to the point where there was no residue left, there was no point in it.

INTERVIEWER Speaking of which, why did I choose to keep this phone at the time?

Jiang Yu tilted his head, and he couldn't think of the specific reason clearly. No amount of computing power he has can reproduce the subconscious operation of his old days when he made decisions. Maybe it's just a simple nostalgia and reluctance, anyway, this kind of trivial matter doesn't make much sense even if it is pursued.

It was just a trivial matter that didn't matter – at least at the time the decision was made, that's all he had in his head.

Now, it's a mystery.

'Smack-' Jiang Yu put away his phone.

He felt a breath, a step, a familiar will approaching.

and resonate with your body and mind.

The soft arms wrap lightly around your neck from behind.

"Ayu." Kasumi's voice, she was as gentle and beautiful as ever. The identity of the captain of the Zhongzhou team has quietly switched to Jiang Yu as an ordinary youth. The sluggishness and resistance generated when switching identities have been reduced to a minimum.

He knew that he should always remain the 'captain of the Middle-earth team' in order to face the next battle with maximum efficiency. He knew that every time he switched his self-perception, it would lead to a decrease in the buffer period that he had earned with the help of Galadriel. He knew that Jiang Yu, as an ordinary youth, was neither good at tactics nor rigorous and meticulous, and only had unrealistic fantasies and all kinds of bells and whistles in his eyes. But even so, he still overcame this resistance to self-knowledge and arrived here.

"Kasumi." He opened his mouth slightly. A thousand words, stuck in the throat.

"I'm sorry......" He didn't expect a 'no need to be sorry'.

"I forgive you." He gets the voice he needs to hear the most. "No matter what you do, Ayu, what you plan to do, I forgive you."

The girl's cheeks gently rubbed the young man's neck.

The reason why she didn't appear by Jiang Yu's side until just now. It's because she knows very well that Jiang Yu doesn't need her to stay by her side until just now, but as a hidden secret combat force. And now, she also sensed exactly that Jiang Yu needed her very much, so she rushed here as soon as possible.

Jiang Yu and Xia's hearts are the same, their bodies and minds have long resonated, and they know at all times what kind of distance they should maintain from each other.

So...... Jiang Yu gently placed his palm on Xia's arm.

The night was still long.

The occasion is not suitable for too intimacy. But at the very least, you can enjoy the silence of the night together.

Jiang Yu raised his head slightly.

He saw Zhao Yingkong, who appeared there at some point, squatting on the top of the grape trellis, looking at him with his cheeks propped. Jiang Yu and Xia were not the only ones who had the same heart, the assassin girl tilted her head slightly and blinked.

Very good.

It seems that the trellis is very strong and will not fall.

…………………………

The day before dawn, the reincarnators bid farewell to the slightly unwell queen and continued their journey north with the queen's gift and the coalition army, which had been replenished with more elven troops. Darkness still gripped the land, but the reincarnators didn't encounter any accidents.

On the fourth day of their departure, they arrived on the outskirts of Rivendell. With the help of the spell effect, they arrived at their destination almost one after the other with the One Ring.

And at the same moment, somewhere in Middle-earth no one knows. The first rift finally appeared in the Great Barrier of Iluvita.

(End of chapter)