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Chapter 602 - Let Reason Decide!

When faced with an unsolvable mathematical proposition, mathematicians often start by making a hypothesis, providing a "non-existent" number or formula.

From small equations to grand conjectures, the first thing to obtain isn't the specific solution, but the establishment of the entire process.

This is a group of "success-ists." The reason they make hypotheses is "First, we must succeed in finding a solution. Second, we will discuss how to succeed."

Now, the solution was right in front of Shu. As long as he simultaneously severed the threads connecting the three anchors, the canopy blocking his way would disintegrate, and then he could take full control of the battlefield.

But this hypothesis was too difficult. He couldn't get in. He had to find a way in...

Or...

He had to find a way to send someone else in.

He turned to look at Cocolia and Noah beside him, but after two seconds, he looked away again.

Could Noah be trusted? Could Cocolia be trusted?

Shu didn't dare to trust either of them. Whether it was his own preconceived notions about Cocolia or Noah's current status as a twin Herrscher, he didn't dare to trust these two.

He needed to find other help...

How long would it take for him to rush to ARC City at full speed?

Shu calculated the time. Without regard for consumption, only reserving enough [Hope] to reliably defeat the Herrscher, a round trip would probably take several hours. And the consumption of a direct spatial jump increased exponentially with distance; he couldn't do it.

After all, he was clueless about the theory of spatial warping. If Joyce or Schrodinger were here, perhaps they could help him reduce the consumption.

And there were two hypotheses in this as well... that there would be no unexpected situations, and that the people he brought could enter the canopy on their own without his help.

Could they?

Shu silently raised his hand. Cocolia's pupils contracted. She saw another version of herself appear outside the canopy that Shu had been manipulating.

She watched as "Cocolia" reached out to the canopy, only to be violently thrown back a great distance.

This feeling of being chosen as a test subject was not pleasant. But compared to that feeling, Shu's current state was even more terrifying.

Creation might bring a spiritual cleansing and shock, but watching the deduction of the world was different... It would only gradually wear away a person's sentimentality and some unnecessary thoughts.

Cocolia being blocked by the canopy did not exceed Shu's expectations. To him, this canopy was a fragile thing that could be shattered with a casual touch, but to an ordinary person like Cocolia, it was an unbreakable wall.

Perhaps Kiana could break through... no, the reason should be the Divine Key. This canopy was too fragile. It would shatter with even a slight collision of power.

...Shu's pupils suddenly trembled.

That's right... a Divine Key can break through the canopy... and the threads are one with the canopy... so can a Divine Key also sever the threads?

Shu immediately raised his hand. Mei, holding the pseudo-Xuanxuan, appeared beside Kiana and slashed at the threads connecting her.

The threads broke. Shu's hand froze.

It can be done... So... Mei could have saved Kiana herself... Kiana also has the Key of Genesis, protected by another Divine Key...

They... really had a chance to save themselves, without needing his hypothesis of getting inside...

["Shu, I valued her more than you did!"]

The voice of Evolution suddenly echoed in Shu's ears, tossing a stone, not large but not small, into the mirror-like calm of his mind. The ripples shattered the mirror that reflected one's inner self, tearing the person within to shreds.

It wasn't that he valued Kiana more than Shu did... but that the Kiana in his eyes... held more weight... than the one Shu saw...

Shu raised a hand to cover his eyes in pain, his knuckles turning white from the force, only to quickly go limp.

So at that time, Mei had already seen hope. She knew she was so close to saving Kiana... but I shattered her fantasy with a single punch...?

His clenched fist trembled for a moment before relaxing. Shu let out a long sigh, then once again suppressed all the emotions in his heart.

Forcing himself to calm down for the second time was much easier. Shu quickly adjusted his state and pulled the scene to another location.

Bronya and Seele...

Mei could indeed do it, but as analyzed before, destroying only one anchor would cause the canopy to collapse on its own, accelerating the deaths of the others.

Mei couldn't sever the threads of three people at the same time. If she did, Bronya's side...

Shu fell silent. Everything here was a virtual scene constructed from his memories. And in a corner of this memory, he saw the Key of Remembrance, glowing with white light, in Seele's arms.

"...Heh..."

After a long time, Shu let out a bitter laugh, full of self-mockery.

["There were two murderers... I have received my punishment... What about you?"]

He really was a murderer... It was his impatience, his recklessness, his sick concern and protectiveness that had destroyed their hope...

Thinking he could solve everything with a fight? Thinking that the moment a Herrscher appeared, he could just charge in and kill it?

He could do it, but he wasn't worthy...

For the first time, Shu doubted whether it was right for him to possess such power. Was he really suited to wield such strength? If Mei were in his position, would she have done better? What about Bronya?

Perhaps... even Kiana would have done better than him...

The third forced calm was activated. Shu opened his weary eyes.

But he couldn't do nothing... Don't pin your hopes on "miracles."

Mei and the others might be able to solve the predicament, but similarly, all their plans had a common hypothesis—"no accidents happen."

And that Herrscher was the biggest accident. Once this variable was considered, the act of Mei and Seele severing the threads at the same time truly became a "miracle."

They needed help...

So the question returned... Who to send in? How to get in? What to do once inside?

These were the blanks he needed to fill.

Shu's expression became grim. The moment he raised his hand, countless figures appeared around him.

First, timeliness is required—

In an instant, 99% of the figures vanished. The sea of people instantly became a mere handful. Among them, Cocolia saw the two burly men from the gate.

Second, ability is required—

Most of the remaining people vanished again.

Finally—the determination and courage to stand against a Herrscher is required!

Almost everyone disappeared. Before Shu, only three people remained, chosen by his absolute rationality.

—Cocolia.

—Noah.

—And the AI, Kai.

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