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Chapter 270: Chapter 267: "6.23%

[December 3, 14:34 PM]

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Su Ming’an opened his eyes and saw the familiar ceiling.

His blurry vision hadn’t fully recovered yet. What had been a grayish-white ceiling now appeared dark gray to him.

He moved his body and felt a familiar pressure, as if a stone were pressing down on him.

He reached out, grabbed the white cat lying on top of him, and violently threw it aside.

"Meow!"

The sound came from the cat that had been sleeping soundly, and it suddenly exploded into a flurry of white.

Su Ming’an didn’t know when this creature had started appearing by his side. It seemed to appear mysteriously, not needing his permission like the black cat did.

Ignoring the cat, he sat up and looked at the time.

This time he had slept for about a day.

His experiences in the Sixth World had left him without good sleep, the numerous deaths in a short time ravaging his nerves. Upon waking, he felt an almost suffocating oppression surrounding him.

He could barely breathe.

With a "click," he turned on the light. The darkness around him was dispelled. He stared at the bright, illuminated space of the narrow room and began to space out.

In that death file, Mizushima Haru’s words had truly made him feel like the sky was falling.

She had indeed made a wish, a wish exactly like his own.

But she lacked the ability to protect such a wish, and thus died directly at his hands.

He had personally killed a pioneer who thought the same as he did.

As a tasker, a pure assassin, she was successful.

But as a human... in a broader sense, she was a failure.

An incompetent pioneer, her death was completely worthless... no, even before she died, she had caused him a lot of trouble. He still remembered the way Mizushima Haru looked at him with her limbs broken, bleeding and angrily staring at him in that save file.

Though she was indeed foolish and naive, believing that the organizers would be kind to someone like her,

She did make him consider a possibility.

If Mizushima Haru could think of a wish to redeem Zhai Xing, then, as her sister, Mizushima Kawa Sora, should also be able to think of it.

Or even higher up, those perfect passers trained by the Ancient Martial Families might also harbor such a wish in their hearts.

Even a bit more distant, the United Group, Edward, or Gran Vittoriosco, the Alliance Watch Group, the Yu Country Storm Division, the Dragon Country Yangtze System, the Eagle Country Countermeasure System... and even those who never became famous, those solitary individuals quietly growing... they should also be able to think of this step, some people who hold the destiny of all humanity in their hearts should also be able to make such a wish...

But the possibilities, the uncertainties, were simply too great. He couldn’t place his hopes on those people.

"Ding Dong!!"

[Congratulations on perfectly passing!]

The system’s voice rang in his ears, startling him like a clap of thunder while he was deep in thought.

...This system, hadn’t it finished broadcasting yet?

He thought it should have finished during his sleep but realized that it had become more humanized, pausing as he slept.

He switched to the system interface and saw lines of text beginning to appear on the azure panel:

[Congratulations on perfectly passing!]

[World Review:

Upon first entering White Sand Paradise, acquired the identity "Yang Xia".

First run-through: Explored at night, first encountered Dong Xue, killed Dong Xue, instance reset.

Second run-through: On the first day, first met Xia Luoyang and forcefully raised favorability using the Ruler’s Skill, gaining the ability to understand the rules of White Sand. That night, refrained from executing student number 27, Locker, and talked with Dong Xue in the classroom, obtaining key information. The next day, verbally persuaded the teacher (Flax) and entered the hidden line, Years Line. That night, Lin Jiang and Dong Xue died simultaneously, instance reset.

Third run-through: Following the Force Line, killed (Flax) and obtained the key clue: The Truth of White Sand Paradise (1/3), entered the Escape Line. Killed the victim (Mizushima Haru), entered a key building, and obtained the key clue: The Disappearance of the 30th Student. Killed (Xia Luoyang), escaped and after killing all White Sand employees, persuaded Dong Xue, obtained the full truth of White Sand Paradise (3/3), and chose to return, burned down White Sand Paradise, achieving the hidden line, Years Line TE: The Long Years.

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Although Su Ming’an reset many times in the Sixth World, causing the process to appear lengthy, in a single life successful run, only five days had passed for everyone.

From November 29 to December 2, this was the duration of his current stay in the Sixth World.

Adding the day he slept, nearly a week had passed since that human self-rescue meeting.

But seeing this lengthy summary from the system... it felt as though a very long time had passed since that meeting...

So long that his memories had started to blur.

What was said, what was done, what he had agreed with Noel... these things were like old photos smeared in his mind, he could only slowly awaken these memories upon careful recollection.

The words continued to appear:

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[Sixth World: Overall Evaluation: Completed basic quest, completed sideline quest, completed advanced quest, completed Ruler’s quest, Perfect Pass with one hundred percent progress]

[Evaluation Level: SSS (Perfect)!) (World ranking 1/24801892 (remaining "normal" players at world’s end)!)

[Earned evaluation points: 150 points]

[Earned additional battle points: 100 points]

[Earned sideline quest reward points: 50 points]

[Earned advanced quest reward points: 50 points]

[Earned additional Easter Egg points: 5*3=15 points]

[Easter Egg: A Triple Reset): Reset the instance three times or more]

[Easter Egg: Crossing White Sand): Maintained a sanity below 60 for half or more of the entire strategy process.]

[Easter Egg: Wanderer): Killed the victim Mizushima Haru.]

[(Special Easter Egg: Yang Xia Dong Xue): "Thank you for always saving someone as insignificant as me." (Identity as Yang Xia, and achieving Dong Xue’s full favorability at the end of the instance)]

[(Special Easter Egg: The Ruthless of White Sand): Killed all observed teachers (including two White Sand teachers and forty-five employees)]

[Special Easter Egg rewards will be sent later to player’s inbox.]

[Live streaming initiated, points earned based on total popularity in the streaming room: 100 points]

[Total points earned: 465 points]

[Easter Egg Evaluation (Appreciation from the organizers): Congratulations, Ruler.]

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[Received Prop (Dong Xue’s Ruby Pendant)]

[Dong Xue’s Ruby Pendant (Red Level): A one-time prop, you can gift it to an NPC or a player who, upon wearing it, will enjoy a controllable explosive effect. It can only be removed using a secret unlocking method.]

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[Rewards fully distributed!]

[You have successfully advanced to Ruler·Second Rank.]

[New Rights Acquired: NPC Negotiation Rights!]

[NPC Negotiation Rights: In addition to in-game instances, players can now communicate with certain NPCs in the Main God Space to improve favorability. (NPCs in the Main God Space include followers and NPC shop clerks.)]

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A bright light flashed, and the mark of his fifth Perfect Pass began to engrave itself on the back of his hand.

Su Ming’an closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, his gaze was firmly fixed on the number 24801892.

Having just woken from a long sleep, his eyes were still slightly dispersed, but the long string of system notifications soon began to awaken his thoughts.

Over twenty million.

Over twenty million...

After the Sixth World ended, all that was left of humanity were over twenty million people whose strengths had not been reset.

And that didn’t count those who struggled on to the end and went insane upon returning.

He remembered that at the start of the world, the number of participating players had reached over two hundred million.

In other words,

Nearly two hundred million people had their entire strength reset in this instance.

Among them, those who suffered permanent psychological damage, or were left with shadows, never to enter the fray again, accounted for a significant portion.

He switched to another panel that displayed the overall points progress of all humanity.

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"Ding Dong!"

[You have received a communication request.]

Before Su Ming’an had the chance to look, he received a video request.

He chose to accept, and an orange-lit scenery appeared on the screen.

Behind the screen on the table lay a sword covered with a white cloth, and a tuft of gold hair peeking at the bottom of the screen.

Like adjusting the camera, the camera on the other side moved, then Noel’s head popped up from below, his blonde hair sprouting up like a plant.

"Back already?" Noel spoke.

Su Ming’an noted that Noel seemed completely unaffected by the Underworld instance of the Sixth World, still smiling like a naive, cheerful young boy.

"Just got back," Su Ming’an said.

"Hmm... well, welcome back!" Noel spread his hands, seemingly very happy, "Su Ming’an, we have a longer interval this time, what are your thoughts?"

"I might..." Su Ming’an pondered for a moment, "first find a new weapon, then adjust my own condition."

He still remembered the predicament in the Sixth World. Due to the evolution of the Clone Skill, there might be two instances of his Bright State, and he needed to find another weapon comparable to the Sword of Yarman.

"Before that, I hope to meet you in person." Noel sent him a coordinate, "It’s right here."

Su Ming’an saw a coordinate from Area 25.

"This is..."

"The Main God World headquarters of the New World Guild." Noel smiled, "As partners, I think it’s necessary to show my resources to my associate, to better assist you. Since this coordinate is in the Main God World, not at the guild headquarters, there’s no direct attack, so you can be at ease."

"I’ve never doubted you."

"Hm, I know." In front of Su Ming’an, Noel behaved like a purely innocent child, "So, it’s a deal?"

"...Okay."

"Ah, right." Just before hanging up, Noel stared at him for a moment, "You don’t seem in a good state, I’ll take you somewhere tomorrow."

"Is it the United Group’s Psychological Division?"

"Haha, no, of course not," Noel waved his hand, "Those folks... are setting up a peacekeeping force, re-regulating, maintaining basic order in the Main God Space... They want to re-establish the old order in this kind of world. It’s indeed a correct decision, but the big environment decides that these guys’ decision won’t work. Everyone thinks that psychological division is a holy land, even many top-ranked players think it’s a gospel for recovery..."

He spoke in a somewhat stern voice, "But I’m clear, that’s not any good place... The top tier of people has changed, and the deceived don’t even understand. Su Ming’an, rest easy, the place I’m taking you to is a safe, relaxing, absolutely harmless, good place."

"Before that, Su Ming’an, I hope you can rest well."

Noel’s tone grew heavier.

Appearing genuinely concerned, Noel came across like a caring big brother from next door, his eyes utterly sincere, "According to the forums, this period right after returning is the most dangerous, sometimes, a person’s breakdown happens in an instant. I hope you don’t overtax yourself, get plenty of rest, and as for follow-up handling, preparation for the next world... it can all be postponed, there’s still time, no rush."

Su Ming’an listened, still somewhat unaccustomed.

It had been a long while since he had heard such genuine concern.

Although he and Noel were essentially in a relationship of mutual use.

"...Thank you," he said, "you too."

"By the way, finally, do remember to check the latest announcements on the world forum, that one is quite interesting." Noel’s smile remained as he waved his hand, and with a "click", the video closed.

Su Ming’an’s gaze returned to the progress bar percentage.

He had to focus first on the changes to this progress bar to determine how much it had progressed in the Sixth World...

He remembered that at the end of the Fifth World, the progress bar was at 20%.

At that time, people were still very optimistic, thinking there were still over three hundred days left to push the points to 100%.

So, logically speaking, with the Sixth World taking up fifteen days, the progress bar should have advanced at least around 5%, meaning the current progress should at least have reached 25%...

He opened the interface, and a row of white numbers popped up.

[21.8%]

Staring at this number, Su Ming’an involuntarily clenched his fists.

1.8%.

It had only increased by 1.8%.

He felt his throat was a bit dry.

Su Ming’an was certain that this 1.8% increase was solely piled up by the top-ranked players who had enhanced their strength, while those in the middle and lower tiers, in the Sixth World, had actually pulled down the overall progress due to the overwhelming number of deaths.

He still didn’t know how much the death of Lin Jiang had cost the progress bar, and he still needed to gather some information from the world forum and check the "interesting" announcement Noel mentioned...

He stretched out a finger, just about to switch interfaces, when he saw the panel with the white progress bar at the lower right corner slowly begin to change.

The white squirmed, gathered, and then, slowly revealed a line of blinking characters.

He shifted his gaze downward.

[Personal Information Updated.]

[Player (Su Ming’an), Current Combat Power: 1800+ (Personal State), Current Points: 741, Current World Ranking: 1/106575889]

[Player (Su Ming’an): Single-player contribution to overall progress bar: 6.23%/21.8%]

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[World Game Version 0.03 Updated]