Chapter 1797: Seeing Wen Ruoshui Again

A full day had passed since Chen Ling stepped into the Ruoshui Base.

He had guarded Wen Ruoshui for a whole day just like that.

He had been late for over three hundred years; at least this time, he didn't want to be late... He had forcibly broken into the inner wall and liberated the Ruoshui Base just to arrive here early and wait for Wen Ruoshui to wake up.

Wen Ruoshui was startled. He looked around subconsciously, and as a faint light flashed in his eyes, the surrounding walls became visibly transparent... The entire Ruoshui Base seemed to turn into a giant glass shell in his eyes, allowing him to easily overlook the entire Ruoshui Prison.

Under the dim sky, Ruoshui Prison had turned into a silent ruin, rolling smoke rising from various places. Except for the occasional skeletal Calamity passing through, no human figures could be seen...

And around their base, figures were stationed at different positions, and under their protection, this base had become the final pure land.

"Director Chen, this domain..." Wen Ruoshui’s face turned pale.

Wen Ruoshui knew that because his sleep potion was insufficient, he would wake up faster, and in the process of his nearing wakefulness, the power supporting the domain would inevitably collapse... He had guessed that this would be a terrifying catastrophe for the Ruoshui Domain, but...

Why couldn't he see a single person in the ruins below?

"Don't worry." Chen Ling said calmly. "The millions of residents here have already been evacuated... Regardless of anything else, Ying Fu did a pretty good job with this."

Hearing this, Wen Ruoshui finally let out a long sigh of relief.

For Wen Ruoshui, his biggest worry was that his awakening would lead to the suffering of the people in the Ruoshui Domain. Although he had warned the people in the base before he went into deep sleep, over three hundred years, generation after generation had passed, and he didn't know his exact awakening time. It was unclear how much effect that warning could have in this era.

"Director Chen, I have prepared the matter you mentioned to me before." Wen Ruoshui said seriously.

"A 'restart' covering the entire Earth is indeed possible, but my own power alone is not enough... I am now at Tier 9. After I die, all my power will converge into the cornerstone of the restart, which is a 'save file'."

"After that, as long as we collect the power of the others and inject it into this 'save file,' the coverage of the restart will continue to expand... But there is a problem now. I have calculated that even with the Red Star Willpower of the eight of us, it might still not be enough to restart the world... We are still missing one portion."

Chen Ling’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Chen Ling had actually anticipated this result long ago. In the Fifth Generation world, gathering the power of the Nine Sovereigns could restart the world because the Red Star Willpower in the Fifth Generation world was only divided among the nine of them... But in the Sixth Generation world, Lou Yu was missing, while Chen Ling and Ying Fu were added.

In other words, if the Dusk Society wanted to restart the world, besides collecting the corpses of the other Sovereigns, they also had to entomb Ying Fu.

If that still wasn't enough... Chen Ling would have to find another way from himself.

"I will find a way for this." Chen Ling looked at Wen Ruoshui with a complex expression. "It's just... I've wronged you."

"Director Chen is joking." Wen Ruoshui smiled. "The sleep is over, and I was meant to die anyway... I’m just making my corpse more valuable."

"Besides that, I have another thing I need your help with."

"Please tell me."

"In your current physical state, if the range is limited to this base... how many more times can you restart?"

Wen Ruoshui pondered for a moment. "If the interval between restarts is short, about three times... If the interval is long, perhaps only once."

"What if the interval is only a dozen seconds?"

"If it's a dozen seconds, there can be four times." Wen Ruoshui looked at Chen Ling in confusion. "Director Chen, what are you going to do?"

Chen Ling was silent for a long time before lowering his voice and speaking:

"I have an idea..."

Chen Ling’s voice echoed in the base. Wen Ruoshui listened carefully, his gaze gradually changing from surprise to astonishment, and then to joy.

"I understand." Wen Ruoshui nodded firmly. "Don't worry, Director Chen, I will definitely cooperate with you."

"Hmm."

Chen Ling took a deep breath. "Then, let's begin."

Chen Ling’s consciousness sank into the theater.

……

Outside the Ruoshui Base.

"Lord Red King has been inside for a whole day and hasn't come out yet..." Heart 10 looked back at the silent base behind him. "Could something have happened?"

Li Shangfeng raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about? Lord Red King is so strong, how could anything happen to him?"

"But it's been too long..."

"And, Lord Ruoshui is inside the Ruoshui Base, right?"

"Lord Ruoshui is one of humanity’s Eight Sovereigns, and our Lord Red King is... the two of them are very likely to fight!"

As soon as these words were spoken, even Li Shangfeng was stunned.

That's true... Lord Ruoshui stands on humanity’s side, and the Red King is a world-ending Calamity. Lord Red King breaking into the Ruoshui Base alone might very well be to kill Lord Ruoshui?

Could they already be fighting inside?

But... even if they were fighting, wouldn't there be some commotion?

Regardless, it was a fact that the Red King hadn't come out for a whole day. With this possibility thrown out, everyone present felt somewhat uneasy.

As for Li Laide on the side, his brows were furrowed even tighter.

Those deep blue eyes stared fixedly at the quiet Ruoshui Base, as if hesitating about something...

"Um... King." Qing Huo leaned toward him and asked tentatively, "Do we also have to follow the Dusk Society and... guard here?"

Li Laide was deep in thought and was annoyed by Qing Huo’s sudden interruption, his expression turning gloomy. He glanced coldly at Qing Huo, who immediately shivered and hurriedly explained:

"I didn't mean anything else... I just... I need to go to the bathroom."

"..." Li Laide’s face was dark enough to drip water. "Go yourself."

"Eh, alright!"

As Qing Huo ran off into the distance, Li Laide’s gaze returned to the base.

Just then, a faint aura of a domain flashed from within the base!

Li Laide’s pupils contracted sharply!

Although faint, it was undoubtedly a Tier 9 domain. If nothing went wrong, it was that Lord Ruoshui who had acted... The ominous premonition in Li Laide’s heart seemed to have become reality. He didn't have time to think, his figure instantly turning into a black shadow and breaking into the Ruoshui Base!

This scene frightened the other Fire Usurpers and Dusk Society members. Spade J’s eyes flashed with a cold glint, and he was about to chase after Li Laide, but was stopped by Diamond Q raising a hand...

"Lord Red King has not given any orders, so we will wait here." Diamond Q said calmly.

"No matter what... trust Lord Red King."