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The Judgment Knight's eyes also turned red. As the red light filled his eyes, they seemed to come to life once again.

A chilling mechanical synthesized voice echoed in everyone's ears.

——Intruder lifeform level assessment complete

——Level——Doomsday

——Target unit identification complete

——Target: Eden Magic Child.

A massive red pillar of light instantly descended upon Tang Xian.

For some reason, when the pillar of light fell upon him, upon hearing the words of the Judgment Knight,

Tang Xian suddenly didn't feel so panicky anymore.

The previous orange light had fallen on Xiaojiu, and he had been frantic with worry. When the orange light vanished, he had thought they had escaped a disaster.

But now, everything in his sight had turned blood-red, as if a painting had suddenly been splashed with a layer of scarlet paint.

Tang Xian finally realized that today was his destined calamity, one he could not escape.

Beneath the red light, Tang Xiaojiu's body suddenly transformed, emitting a painful howl.

The howl was like that of a fox's long cry.

Tang Xian's hand was pierced by Tang Xiaojiu's claws, but then healed instantly.

He still held Tang Xiaojiu's hand, his eyes showing a resigned look as he stared at Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan.

In this instant, Tang Xian already had a strategy in mind.

One thing was certain, all of his characteristics matched the description of the Eden Magic Child found on the Stele.

However, he did not believe in the truth of the great catastrophe recorded on the Stele.

He did not believe that beings like him, or rather, his own kind, were responsible for the destruction of the Human World.

He didn't even believe in the malicious term "Eden Magic Child."

It was just a matter of whether humans would choose to believe in him or the Pyramid?

"So that's what it meant not to go to the eighth level. So this is the significance of the dream." Tang Xian's expression had completely calmed.

The red light became increasingly intense.

The Judgment Knights once more assumed an offensive posture, their palms now gathering energy filled with destructive intent.

Twelve rays capable of instantaneously melting perfect level creatures targeted Tang Xian.

Tang Xian's hand pressed upon the portable teleportation rift. Find more to read at My Virtual Library Empire

At the same time, long fox tails once again overturned everyone's cognition.

The huge fox tails within the red light acted like barriers, protecting Tang Xian.

Tang Xian's view was blocked by the fox tails, only able to glimpse Li Xiaoyu through the faint cracks.

Li Xiaoyu still had a look of panic on her face.

It was time to say goodbye, Tang Xian suddenly realized.

"Sorry, it looks like I won't have time to do the third thing, I might have to leave now."

Li Xiaoyu was unable to utter a word.

The transformation into a fox of Tang Xiaojiu said it all.

Li Wanye finally realized that the warning from the ring was real.

This was not a malfunction.

But among the crowd this time, there truly was a Nine-tailed Fox and... the legendary Eden Magic Child.

"Do you remember what I told you? The distance between mountains and waters, and the distance between social classes are all reachable. Live well, and wait—"

He wasn't able to finish his farewell, as at this moment, Tang Xian's reflexes were even quicker than those of the fox-transformed Tang Xiaojiu.

The portable teleportation rift suddenly opened.

He entered the mining area with Tang Xiaojiu.

The rift was like a door tearing through dimensions.

And this door was twisted by the Judgment Knight's destructive rays.

The rays, potent enough to destroy everything, were absorbed by the rift in turn.

The red pillar of light disappeared in an instant.

The Judgment Knights also instantly turned into bronze statues.

It was as if they had suddenly lost their souls.

The events that had happened prior seemed like a dream.

But for Li Zheng, or Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan who had long known the truth,

everyone's souls seemed to have been sucked into the rift.

Even after a long time, they were all in a state of tremor and confusion.

Only Li Xiaoyu was biting her lips tightly.

She kept thinking about a phrase Tang Xian had said among the trees —

"It's precisely because lies are plausible and the truth is absurd, that we need to be watchful against the unknown like the Pyramid."

Li Xiaoyu clenched her fists, her eyes had shown panic, fear, discomfort, and pain.

But they had never for a moment doubted Tang Xian.

Her gaze turned to the empty top of the eighth level, looking up at the ceiling six hundred meters above.

For the first time, Li Xiaoyu showed a strong sense of vigilance.

——Volume One Ends