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'Is this the world you originally lived in? '

Bruce asked in his mind.

"No, this is just a mission world. As a transcendent, you will be forced to be sent to various universes to participate in some missions."

The honest male voice, that is, Di Xin's voice replied.

"From your tone, have you ever been exposed to this so-called S-level mission?"

"Of course. I am what they call the 'legend' who has passed ten S-level missions and has immunity from mandatory missions."

Di Xin replied calmly.

Bruce was slightly startled.

"Since you already have mission immunity."

He questioned in his heart.

"Then why are we still on this so-called rookie team?'

'You should ask Dr. Manhattan about that. '

No longer in the DC universe dimension, Di Xin obviously didn't have a good look when he mentioned Dr. Manhattan.

"It was all set up by him, wasn't it?"

"What calamity... test... haha... As expected of the Lord of Dimensions, he is really good at deceiving."

After sneering for a while, Di Xin calmed down a little.

He had gone through so much hardship to obtain the magic lamp, experienced so many disasters, and narrowly escaped death. Even his perfect martial arts body that had reached the pinnacle of the universe fell, leaving only his soul lingering and sleeping on the earth for more than 2 years. But in the end, I found that I had to start all over again.

Anyone else would probably go crazy.Even if his mind was stronger, he still couldn't accept this fact for a while.

Bruce also seemed to understand Di Xin's situation. The two souls had the same origin. Even though their consciousnesses were independent, he could also feel the unrest coming from Di Xin's part.

Without saying a word, Bruce waited for Di Xin's next words.

After a while, Di Xin answered Bruce's question head-on.

'It seems that Dr. Manhattan has packaged you into a complete 'new person'.A new transcendent, and the reason why we are separated into primary and secondary soul bodies should be to avoid being noticed by the source of the mark, the legendary 'Master'.As long as we continue to exist in this form, we will be able to conceal our existence, and no one will be able to see that we are not newcomers at all. "

"Even I didn't know that such an operation could be possible."

Although the two share the same soul, they were separated at the consciousness level by Dr. Manhattan.

Although Bruce Wayne possesses the main soul of Di Xin, he does not have the memory and cognition belonging to Di Xin. Instead, he has his own independent personality, which is equivalent to a new life.I'm afraid even [Mark] can't judge what kind of system Bruce Wayne should be included in, so we simply treat him as a new transcendent.

This may also reflect a problem from the side. [Sigil] obviously does not have real intelligence. It is more like a dead thing that only knows how to execute operating rules.

'..Then can we re-integrate? '

Bruce frowned slightly.

'Didn't you understand what Dr. Manhattan said before? "

"You are the main body, with six-tenths of the soul weight of 'Di Xin'. I can only be regarded as a doppelganger, a shadow soul, but he forcibly stripped all the memories to me.'

As Di Xin spoke, he felt annoyed again.

'I have always been a martial artist.My physical body was my biggest source of support.But my original body has long been destroyed, and the power of the burning soul has consumed the few strength I have recovered. If we want to merge again, we must break the soul seal set here, but I The current state does not have that kind of power at all. This is a deadlock. If you want to break the seal, you and I need to fuse, but we can't fuse, let alone break the seal. '

Dr. Manhattan did it intentionally. In Di Xin's view, the seal in his soul may not be broken by non-cosmic-level strength, but by that time, Di Xin's side as Bruce Wayne will have long been It has grown to the point where it is close to, or even comparable to, him.In that case, Dr. Manhattan is naturally not afraid of the two merging, because there is no possibility that 'Bruce' will be assimilated by 'Ti Xin'.

Perhaps in Dr. Manhattan's view, only then can the two be considered a true "fusion".

Taking a step back and making a hypothesis, if they can fuse their souls now and become a complete body, and then pay the huge price of burning the origin of their souls, they may be able to sublimate briefly, return to the strength of the cosmic level in a flash, and use the power of a moment to Breaking this seal, but because of the seal set by Dr. Manhattan, this is simply impossible.

'...I'll help you. '

Bruce was silent for a moment.He said in his heart.

'Let me tell you when you can return to my original state. '

Di Xin also knew that there was no chance now, so he sighed and replied.

But how easy is it to become a cosmic-level superpower?

Even though Di Xin was confident that he could let Bruce and their different consciousnesses reach the peak of his era again, breaking through the boundaries and reaching the legendary super-universe realm was something he was not able to do in the first place. .

Thinking of the magic lamp being used as a 'hostage' by Dr. Manhattan, Di Xin himself did not know whether he would be able to take it back in his lifetime when faced with such a dimension lord-level existence.

Thinking of this, Di Xin's honest voice slowly disappeared.

Return to the original state?

Blue remained silent, and the people around him asked questions, bringing his thoughts back to reality.

"Excuse me, what is the master you are talking about?"

"Lord is just an existence imagined by us."

Leo's answer surprised the newcomers.

"We don't know if there really is such a person, but the mark of the transcendent may not be an unconscious behavior in the infinite universe. Its rules and its source of power all indicate that it may have some kind of origin. , a supreme existence hidden behind. But we don’t know exactly where the mark comes from and what the existence of the transcendent is for. But for the convenience of understanding, we imagine a person who formulated the rules. The one - 'Master'."

"You are all people from different worlds in the infinite universe. Although there are some differences, the transcendent will only select intelligent life that is similar to the 'human form'. This is also an implicit rule. Of course, there are other You can explore and understand more hidden rules by yourself in the future."

Leo paused for a moment before adding something meaningful.

"At present, the premise is that we can still have a future."

"...what do you mean?"

Perhaps it was because of the rule not to attack teammates, but gradually, this made the newbies become a little bolder.

"literal meaning."

Lilith still had that face-covering smile, her eyes were as charming as silk, and she said slowly: "Why do you think the total number of transcendents in this infinite universe is only a few million? That's because. ..Every moment, countless newcomers participate in this 'game', and also every moment, countless newcomers die in the mission, and even veterans will continue to die in the mission. Replacement and becoming a transcendent can give you opportunities and resources that you could not imagine before, but at the same time, this is also a bet of life. If we cannot become the strongest, one day, we will die in this game."

At the end of the sentence, her smile gradually disappeared, and the adjective she used in the last sentence was 'we'.

"..."

Everyone's expressions were obviously a little stiff, and it took a long time before someone continued to speak.

"Then what do we need to do on this mission?"

"This is your first mission, also a newcomer mission."

Leo continued to take over Lilith's words.

"But before that, let me ask, is there anyone here who wants to go home?"

Although Leo's last sentence was said very casually, it undoubtedly caused an explosion among the six-person team who heard it.

"Can you still go back?"

The beautiful girl with pointed ears had great joy on her face.

"Of course, for the master, for the transcendent group, there is no need to be weak and ready to retreat at the first level. But... giving up the identity of the transcendent, the soul mark will also be removed, and the soul will be removed Imprint..."

Leo grinned.

"It's like losing your soul. Death."

Everyone's expressions suddenly froze on their faces.

"Well, it seems like no one wants to go home. Very well, this might be a wise choice."

As if he felt that the atmosphere was in place, the bearded Leo said something meaningful, paused, made sure no one was speaking, and then spoke.

"This basic mission is a survival mission. As long as you feel it in your mind, the master will transfer the mission content to your consciousness."

The newcomers looked at each other, and just when they felt a little confused, a new stream of consciousness suddenly appeared in their minds.

Mission Rating: E

Mission goal: Survive in this world for 72 hours.

Mission reward: an E-level soul seal and opening the entrance to the Zero Realm. After the mission is completed, you can choose to return to the Zero Realm to rest.

Note: All your actions may affect the task rating and generate branch tasks, so please proceed with caution.

.....

At this time, the strong man lying on the ground twitching and rolling had gradually calmed down. He managed to get up, with a pale fear on his face, feeling the strange consciousness and memory in his mind. Obviously, with his IQ and brain, it is difficult to understand what is going on.

"Who the hell are you!"

He roared fiercely but did not dare to attack the bearded Leo again.

And the bearded Leo didn't bother to talk nonsense with him. He didn't even look at the warrior with a tail. He looked at his wrist, and there was a high-tech silver watch on it. He shook his wrist slightly. It vibrated, and a holographic projection of time seemed to appear on it.

"Let me see...the countdown to the mission starts in one minute. Is there anyone else who wants to ask questions?"

"What is the E-class soul seal?"

A newcomer asked quickly.

"The soul seal is the reward you get for completing the mission. It has many functions. In order to avoid nonsense, I suggest you explore it yourself."

Leo glanced at the questioner.

"What is the zero realm??"

"The universe where the Transcendents live is called the Zero Realm by the 'Master'. After becoming a Transcendent, you can only choose to return to the Zero Realm and cannot return to your original universe."

This time Leo was silent for a moment before speaking.

"what?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions suddenly showed a look of collapse and astonishment.

Can't... go back to your original world?

Wouldn’t that mean we have to say goodbye to our hometown forever?

I want to go home...I still have my wife and children waiting for me at home! ! "

A man in the team stayed for a few seconds, then fell to his knees on the ground and howled miserably.

"Please, let me go! I can't die here."

He shouted in a language that no one could understand, but everyone could understand what he meant.

Everyone frowned, especially the beautiful girl with a pair of pointed ears who covered her little cherry mouth with tears in her eyes, obviously not believing what Leo said.

"Then how can we return to our original world?"

the girl asked with a trembling voice.

"Alive."

This time, the bearded Leo did not make any comments or sarcasm. He only used two short words, glanced at the watch in his hand, and finally spoke.

"Time's up. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the question time is over."

As his words fell, everyone felt that the surrounding environment suddenly changed. In their original field of vision, the world ten feet away seemed to be covered with a layer of clouds and fog, but now, the clouds and fog dispersed, and they could not see clearly. Suddenly, the sound of a bustling crowd was heard, and everyone realized that they were actually on a busy street.

People passing by cast strange glances at the seven people.

"here is..."

Bruce calmly observed the environment in front of him, the tall buildings, the passing vehicles... and the creatures closest to him. These beings wearing modern clothes seemed to be just as human as him.

At least on the surface, they look the same as humans.

In a daze, he seemed to be back on earth again.

"Where is this?"

He suddenly stopped a passing girl who was playing with her mobile phone with her head down. The girl was startled, raised her head and glanced at Bruce who looked like he had just been robbed, and immediately took two steps back in fear.

"This...this is City B."

It was also an unheard language, but Bruce could understand it, and when he spoke English, the other party seemed to be able to understand it as well.

"I...I didn't do anything, please forgive me!"

The girl took another look at the strangely dressed guys next to Bruce, screamed, and ran away in panic.

Bruce ignored the girls who escaped because he had noticed that some passers-by looked at them differently. He was all too familiar with that look, as if they were looking at some kind of freak or monster.

"Interesting, this world should be a world similar to Earth's civilization, but it doesn't look peaceful."

In his heart, Di Xin's voice came.

"Did you notice it too?"

Bruce looked at a building directly ahead.

There is nothing surprising or worthy of special attention in the building itself, but on the third floor of the entire building, a very obvious chunk of the wall facing them is missing, and the reinforced concrete is exposed, forming an inconspicuous It's a regular circle, so it seems like it was knocked down by something, but at that position...what could have crashed into the building?

Bruce also spotted several craftsmen working on the exterior of the floor.

On the ground of the building, a no-passage zone was also circled.

"Missiles? Or some other force?"

Looking at the damaged building, two thoughts flashed through Bruce's mind.

"You got into the mood so quickly? Not bad... You can notice unusual things and analyze and evaluate them immediately. It seems that you are used to being suspicious."

Di Xin laughed in his heart.

"However, you are absolutely right to do so. Even if you think as exaggerated and bad as possible, it doesn't matter. This is a mission world. Any mission world is dangerous, and the 'Master' will never transcend it. They are thrown into some peaceful and prosperous world for vacation...and the basic condition of this newbie mission is 'survival', which means that this world must have some kind of potential risk."