"Who... who are you?"
Mei Xin stared at the three people behind the door in terror, her eyes filled with disbelief.
In her eyes, characters in the fantasy world were merely two-dimensional beings. No matter how powerful they were described in books, before they were materialized, they were all fragile paper figures, easily defeated!
But now, she had just entered the fantasy world, and before she could even get a clear look at what was behind the door, she was sent flying out by the three fantasy characters behind it. This immense sense of disparity made her feel as if she had broken through from the fantasy world into reality.
Seeing the three people behind the door, the short-haired youth's eyes welled up with tears, and he said excitedly, "You've finally arrived! I thought it was all over!"
Ye Ling walked out from behind the door and carefully examined the short-haired youth, muttering, "Is this the destined person chosen by the Heavenly Dao? He seems a bit ordinary. Were we really created by him?"
E's lips curled into a sneer. "Who knows? Perhaps this world is an infinite nesting doll, and the reality we inhabit is merely another fantasy world."
"However, it's an undeniable fact that we were summoned by this guy."
Hearing Ye Ling and E's comments about him, the short-haired youth's感动 (gǎndòng - emotion/moved) instantly faded considerably. He retorted, "Aren't you guys being a bit too disrespectful? I'm your guide, after all!"
At this moment, Mei Xin got up from the ground. Her distorted gaze swept over Ye Ling and the duo of Shan and E, finally fixing on Shan, who had remained silent and appeared to be the weakest. With a piercing shriek, she lunged at Shan with lightning speed!
"You lowly beings from a lower-dimensional world, die!!!"
Mei Xin roared, numerous tentacles extending from her back to entwine Shan. She then opened her cavernous mouth, aiming to bite off Shan's head in one gulp.
Ye Ling and E, who had been chatting, were taken aback when Mei Xin suddenly attacked Shan, their expressions becoming rather interesting.
Mei Xin, however, didn't think much of it. After entangling Shan, she believed her sneak attack had succeeded. Fierce light blazed in her eyes, and she laughed heartily, "I'll take one down first!"
*Bang!!!*
Before Mei Xin could even finish speaking, a bloody hole was punched through her abdomen by Shan's fist. She flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the fleshy wall and dissolving into a pulp.
Shan wiped the blood from his hands, a puzzled expression on his face. "Strange... Do I look that easy to bully? Why do all these Heavenly Dao divine envoys target me?"
Hearing Shan's words, the short-haired youth's expression shifted slightly. He exclaimed in shock, "You've already encountered other Heavenly Dao divine envoys? This is terrible news!"
Shan asked, "What terrible news?"
The short-haired youth no longer concealed anything and confessed, "Actually, the Heavenly Dao of this world has long been replaced by an invading alien god. The true Heavenly Dao has vanished, leaving only a sliver of its remnant consciousness!"
"The reason I was able to summon you from the fantasy world to reality is that I received the authority of the Heavenly Dao bestowed by it. You are the last hope for the Heavenly Dao to fight against the alien god!"
"You haven't fully materialized yet. Once you're targeted by the alien god, it's completely over!"
As the short-haired youth spoke, he noticed that Ye Ling and Shan's expressions hadn't changed much. He assumed he hadn't made the severity of the situation clear and continued, "I suggest you return to the Pure White Space and hide. The alien god's power is beyond your imagination... These Heavenly Dao divine envoys are merely cannon fodder under the alien god's command. They are nowhere comparable to the alien god itself!"
After receiving the authority from the Heavenly Dao, the short-haired youth had understood the alien god's immense power. He had been diligently hiding and secretly summoning characters from the fantasy world into reality.
Shan, E, and Ye Ling were the Heavenly Dao's last hope against the alien god, and they absolutely could not fall here!
However, after the short-haired youth earnestly explained everything, Ye Ling and the other two remained motionless, which left him somewhat bewildered.
As the one who summoned Shan, E, and Ye Ling from the fantasy world, he had witnessed all their experiences. Therefore, he knew that the three of them were exceptionally intelligent and could not possibly misjudge the seriousness of the current situation.
Now that he had revealed the entire truth, and Ye Ling and the other two had no reaction, it could only mean that they already knew about the alien god and the Heavenly Dao and had made corresponding preparations.
Realizing this, the short-haired youth couldn't help but swallow and ask Ye Ling and the other two, "Could it be... you already know about the existence of the alien god?"
Ye Ling could no longer hold back his laughter. He shook his head and said to the short-haired youth, "Not only do we know, but Shan has already killed the alien god. As the destined person chosen by the Heavenly Dao, you're quite slow on the uptake."
"The... the alien god was killed?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the short-haired youth froze, his mind going blank.
He had painstakingly summoned Shan and the others from the fantasy world to reality, with the sole purpose of having Shan materialize and become the main force against the alien god.
But now, before he had even completed the task of materializing Shan, Shan had already slain the final boss.
This was akin to a game where the player was still in the character creation phase, and the game character had already beaten the game on its own.
This immense amount of information directly caused the short-haired youth to freeze.
After a while, the short-haired youth finally recovered and asked Shan and E, "When... when did you discover the alien god and possess power exceeding that of the alien god?"
He had been running the novel plot using the Heavenly Dao's program. Every move Shan and E made should have appeared in the program, yet he knew nothing about this!
E chuckled, "About three hours after you summoned us to reality."
"Three hours?" The short-haired youth's heart leaped. "You knew everything?"
E continued, "You're too predictable. Plus, you openly displayed that program right in front of us. If we still couldn't figure out the truth you were hiding, then are you overestimating yourself or underestimating us?"
The short-haired youth: "..."
E went on, "Your program, to put it bluntly... is a tool that connects reality and the fantasy world. Events in the fantasy world appear in the program in the form of a novel, and beings in the real world can only observe the fantasy world through the novel as a medium. And the novel features Ye Ling as the protagonist."
"Once we knew this, we could present one side of ourselves to Ye Ling, and another side in places you couldn't observe."
"That Heavenly Dao program is not only your tool for observing the fantasy world, but also our means of deceiving you."
After hearing E's words, the short-haired youth pursed his lips and sighed, "So... not only me, but the Heavenly Dao... and even that alien god, were all within your calculations?"
E chuckled, "You could say that?"
The short-haired youth asked, "Then, after you dealt with the alien god and completed your materialization, why are you looking for me now?"
E looked deeply at the short-haired youth and then said, "While you were observing us... did you ever have a strange feeling, as if you yourself were also being observed?"
Hearing E's words, the short-haired youth's expression shifted slightly.