I'm not a drama god

Wen Shilin's figure was gradually enveloped in darkness, sitting quietly in the audience like a sculpture. However, he was not completely assimilated with the other audience members. The outline of his "shadow" still had some edges, and you could vaguely see the clothes he was wearing and the outline of the camera on his chest.

Wen Shilin did not disappear, nor did he become part of the disaster; instead, he became a shadow… a special shadow.

To be honest, when Chen Ling first came up with this crazy plan, he wasn't very confident. After all, this was his first time using [All Beings' Play], and no one knew if this skill could really take him to the stage and replace his original mocking personality.

But now it seems he made the right bet.

In this audience filled with malice, a kind-hearted spectator appeared.

Whether the Wen Shilin before him is the real Wen Shilin resurrected is no longer important to Chen Ling... Until now, malicious viewers have been controlling his life. He has experienced too much pain and despair, and now that someone can support him, even just one person, it can be considered a salvation for him.

This was something that Chen Ling had once considered almost impossible… but now, it had truly happened. Chen Ling couldn't help but think that although the process was still fraught with difficulties, and there were even some aspects he himself couldn't replicate, what if…

What if he really can solve these problems?

If all the malicious audience members in this theater were transformed into well-meaning audience members like Wen Shilin, wouldn't that mean that the mockery would become absolutely controllable?

The idea came to Chen Ling's mind and wouldn't leave him... but he knew now was not the time to study it.

Chen Ling took a deep breath, her consciousness leaving the stage and returning to her body.

When he opened his eyes again,

A vast, crater-like ruin came into view.

The beast's painful struggle had shattered the surrounding earth, leaving Chen Ling to walk along the rugged terrain while pulling out her phone.

【00:00:29】

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【00:00:27】……

Chen Ling's timing was quite precise. Although the process of Si Zai throwing the script was a little late, it was still within an acceptable range overall. There were less than thirty seconds left before the end of this save-time event.

This 24-hour window of opportunity was probably the most dangerous one. If I hadn't temporarily acquired the [Drama of All Beings] and orchestrated this grand scheme, I probably would have perished here. But the gains were also enormous; not only did I learn Wu Tongyuan's weakness, but I also managed to rescue Chu Changqing.

It's important to know that Chu Changqing is a crucial figure; without him, Jiu Jun wouldn't even be able to initiate the "Sleep Plan."

Without him, humanity would not have been able to extend its lifespan by three hundred years.

Chen Ling climbed all the way from the deep pit to the surface, looked at the endless gray earth around her, breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally relaxed and sat down on the spot.

【00:00:15】

【00:00:14】

【00:00:13】……

Without the rift, returning to Earth is impossible. Chen Ling can only wait for the Gray Dimension of this world to begin merging with Earth. Fortunately, he can still return to the real world, so he won't be trapped here for so long...

As long as nothing unexpected happens in the last ten seconds or so, everything will be fine.

[Audience Expectation Value +3]

[Current expected value: 23%]

Chen Ling: ? ? ? ?

When those two lines of small characters floated across the ground beside him, Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly got up from the ground!

Beneath the leaden-gray clouds, a figure entirely in black stood suspended in mid-air, looking down at the scene with great interest... Its scarlet eyes narrowed slightly, and its ferocious mouth stretched to its ears.

"Hehehehehe—"

The moment that nightmarish laughter rang out, Chen Ling's heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave!

Damn it! !

It had been hiding nearby all along?!

Chen Ling had assumed that the calamity of this world had been chased away by the beastly calamity, but unexpectedly, after escaping using the Ghostly Abyss, it circled back...

But Chen Ling has already exhausted all his methods. What can he do when facing a fully-formed Mo Zai again?

【00:00:07】

【00:00:06】

【00:00:05】……

"how?"

"You defeated foe, still want to die?"

Although Chen Ling's heart was in turmoil, he remained calm on the surface. He even casually put his hands behind his back and smiled as he looked at the distant Chao Zai, his tone carrying a hint of murderous intent.

Five seconds left!

Even if it's just a bluff, enough to intimidate the scoundrels for a moment, that's enough.

【00:00:03】

【00:00:02】

With a sinister laugh, it seemed to have seen through Chen Ling's true nature after observing her for a long time. Without exchanging a single word with Chen Ling, it vanished in an instant!

Chen Ling's heart skipped a beat!

An overwhelming, world-destroying pressure erupted from behind him!

【00:00:01】

boom--! !

A burst of scarlet blood mist exploded from Chen Ling's body!

【00:00:00】

……

The dim starlight twinkled silently in the night sky.

Two figures draped in research lab coats walked silently down the dimly lit street. The orange streetlights stretched their shadows longer and longer, making them appear lost and lonely in the night.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Xiao finally spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Director Chen isn't here, so... what should we do next?"

"...Let's leave first." Lu Xun sighed softly. "Don't get involved in this great vortex of war. Our enemy is not humanity, but the Gray World calamity that will come in the future."

While it's uncertain when they will arrive, what we can do now is conserve our strength and increase our power... striving to have the strength to contend with the great cataclysm that comes our time.

"Leave...but where can we go?"

"I want to go back to Wushan."

Yang Xiao turned to look at Lu Xun and then remembered that Wushan was Lu Xun's hometown... Moreover, there was an underground base there that could shelter a large number of people.

Hiding in the base not only allows them to escape the vortex of international war and focus on improving their strength, but also provides shelter for those refugees, making it a truly good choice.

"Then I'll go with you."

“It’s too wasteful for the two of us to protect only one base.” Lu Xun shook his head. “You are the strongest among us. If the two of us split up, we can protect more people.”

Yang Xiao pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll go to the base in the north."

“You’re not from the North, are you? Why don’t you go home? Dr. Su told me that she seems to be planning to go back to the base in her hometown.”

Yang Xiao smiled slightly:

“If everyone goes back to their hometowns, what will happen to the people in the far north? No matter how cold or harsh the place is, there are always people living there. I heard that the situation there is the most difficult right now. I’ll go and see if there’s anything I can do to help.”

Lu Xun stared blankly at Yang Xiao, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He patted Yang Xiao on the shoulder:

"……Thanks a lot."