Chapter 1051 - 22: The Dead World! Mythical Level!

Chapter 1051: Chapter 22: The Dead World! Mythical Level!

Veiled in vagueness...

Shrouded in haze...

It’s unclear how much time has passed, but the consciousness of the Demon Hunter Girl gradually awakens, and her scattered will slowly becomes lucid.

"...!!"

The next moment, she suddenly jolts awake, her eyes wide open, her expression immediately turning into one of calm intensity.

She fists both hands, crossing them protectively over her chest, swiftly scanning her surroundings with alertness as she sits up...

This is an instinct deep in her bones, ingrained from past encounters, the blood, sweat, and training she paid, and invaluable experiences refined through countless hardships and extreme environments.

Even though she was once forced to flee, hunted by the Wild Hunt with no refuge in heaven or earth, those tormenting past events now seem long ago. Supported by someone’s tacit approval, not only did she return successfully to her realm, but she also initiated a counterattack, obliterating the Wild Hunt’s lair—after all, when in adversity, resentment grows, and upon reaching prosperity, one rightfully strikes back, when powerless one can only endure bullying, but with power, it’s natural to retaliate fiercely, sweeping the enemy away like a fall wind leaving the trees bare—yet undeniably, such a life has left an extremely deep impression on her.

So.

Upon awakening from a coma, Hiri reflexively responded in such a manner.

However—

The Demon Hunter Girl paused slightly, as the scene before her eyes was that of a dim cavern.

It appeared to be a natural cave within a mountain, looking dry and warm.

Especially at this moment, it seemed like an ideal haven amidst a storm, offering the best refuge from harsh conditions and weather changes.

When the firelight cast bright illumination and warmth across the uneven, rugged ground and walls, accompanied by the cracking sounds of dry wood burning in the Flame, outside the deafening, even earth-shattering sound of the Baofeng raging was obviously contrasted... And meanwhile, the silhouette quietly sitting by the campfire appeared unfamiliar yet familiar.

Quiet yet lonely, cozy yet comfortable.

Like sitting by the stove in a room warming oneself on a snowy night with the north wind howling in the ice and snow.

Compared to what happened before, everything felt like a long, unreal, dream, etched deeply within the consciousness.

"Um, you—"

The Demon Hunter Girl obviously froze for a moment, instinctively opening her mouth to speak, but the next moment she gasped sharply.

Hiri couldn’t help but bend over, raising her hands to clutch her head, showing an unladylike expression of gritting teeth. She felt a massive influx of information assaulting her mind, not painful or torturous, but this strange overheating sensation as if her brain was overloaded remained uncomfortable. Countless images and incomprehensible information flickered within her memory, blurry overlays overlapping thousands of times, appearing more bizarre and distorted...

It was as if an infinite tidal wave of information surged forth like an enraged torrent, occupying far too much processing power and bandwidth.

In short, she froze at this moment, her brain directly "crashed."

—However, it was at this point...

A slender, strong hand appeared, gently pressing on the Demon Hunter Girl’s head, making her eyes shift from sluggishness to liveliness, recovering her former lucidity.

Taking a long breath, Hiri finally felt herself calming down, biting her lower lip as she sat there, dazed for quite a while, eventually unable to help but tug her mouth: "Just now... What was that?"

The information volume was too vast and too overwhelming; though her nearly overloaded CPU had resumed working, it was still impossible to process such massive data quickly... So it was only temporarily suppressed, allowing her a moment to breathe.

"...You can regard it as ’potentialities.’"

The person across returned to sit by the campfire, stirring the firewood slowly before he added a piece of wood, then at ease provided this response.

"Potentialities?"

Receiving such a reply, Hiri raised an eyebrow.

"Indeed, don’t you feel you experienced many different things simultaneously? In reality, these are manifestations of potentialities of different worldlines. Since, amid all causation events, the originally contracted time river has completely unfolded at that distorted point, you were present at that moment, experiencing the impact of all ’time’... Naturally, you only glimpsed them, beyond your comprehension and Perception, unable to fully receive."

The young man in white clothes with black hair explained calmly, casually tossing another piece of dry wood onto the firewood pile.

"So, for you, these are just coincidental glimpses of ’potentialities,’ reflecting in some world, all possibilities regarding your past or future, different IF lines divergent from your current chosen path... Even though unusable, this experience is immensely valuable intelligence, which will be useful in certain situations next, you shouldn’t just consider them as mere déjà vu."