Doomsday Train, I went crazy by hoarding billions of items.

Chapter 174 Why her of all people?
Jiang Ran felt a throbbing pain in her forehead after staring at the manuscript for a while, perhaps because it was unusual.

But she closed her eyes, suppressed the discomfort, and continued reading.

She had a feeling that the topic of the doomsday train would be coming up soon.

Seeing all this, she roughly understood what Ant had meant when he told her that he hoped Paro Island would return to its original state.

For Ant, the original Paro Island must have been peaceful and serene, just like... just like the oblivious people on the island now.

Although somewhat extreme, compared to later events, when the giant octopus named Otoko was permanently sealed at the bottom of the sea and Paro Island became a strange "sacrifice pool," it seems much more peaceful.

Actually, when she saw in the journal that the source energy of Paro Island was limited, she had already roughly guessed what Shen would do.

It's simply a matter of finding new, replenishable energy sources.

Unfortunately, it seems that the Earthlings became the unlucky ones.

Sure enough, after turning the page, the journal recorded everything Shen had done.

The only thing that surprised Jiang Ran was that this apocalyptic game wasn't actually created by Shen...

It is the will of Paro Island itself.

This includes the pillar of light that connects Paro Island and the City of Eternal Night, as well as the "heart" buried deep in the sea.

That heart was actually the heart of Paro Island.

This also explains why the Saintess and her group were so concerned about the energy in the heart, and why Big Eyeball was so furious that Jiang Ran took that energy away.

For Big Eyeball, Jiang Ran stealing that energy was practically the death of it.

Obviously, the way the big-eyed creature replenishes its source power is to harvest from the group of traitors on Earth.

The survival game, which embodies the will of Paro Island, aims to evoke extreme emotions in players, allowing them to experience dramatic highs and lows, and thus generate energy through emotional outbursts.

No wonder Jiang Ran always felt that the relationship between Big Eyeball and the game was somewhat ambiguous, as if it was both restricting and giving it enough authority.

However, Jiang Ran didn't understand why, if that heart was formed from the will of Paro Island, it would be so tolerant of her.
He was thinking about it, but his hands just missed.

Jiang Ran looked down and realized that she had finished reading the journal again.

No, it's not that she's finished reading the journal, but rather that she hasn't collected enough real fragments!

After all, she still needs four more pieces.

Perhaps the reason I was able to make some repairs midway through was because my diary and explorer's notes resonated with me in some way.

Even knowing what the Big Eyeball wants to do with the Will of Paro Island doesn't explain the strangeness that appears in this instance.

This kind of all-out attack can't be because she took advantage of her too much before, so Big Eyes just decided to go all out and destroy her, right?

There must be something missing in this.

But the most urgent task is to resolve the current predicament.

No matter what Big Eyes is planning to do this time, she can't just stand by and watch it do its thing.

Even if we assume that the giant eyeball is trying to replenish its energy because it has been robbed of too much, Jiang Ran wouldn't just sit idly by and wait to die.

She looked up and saw that the "moon" in the sky was closer to the ground, and its strange outline was clearer. It was clearly an eye filled with mockery.

It and Jiang Ran looked at each other silently, as if to say: How can you stop this on your own?

Although Jiang Ran didn't know the answer to the question, she believed that the small character wouldn't have appeared out of nowhere.

Moreover, if you put it that way, that giant octopus might actually be her ally.

The enemy of my enemy can be allied with.

Jiang Ran looked around but didn't see the small print from before. However, she knew that the small print must still be there.

So she said directly, "At a time like this, are you still going to play mysterious? You didn't hand this notebook to me just to tell me a story, did you?"

The smaller text appeared again: "You should now have a general idea of ​​why all this happened. In fact, this isn't the first time Shen has done this."

Jiang Ran recalled what Xiao Zi had said before, "No matter how many times it tries, it will eventually choose this path again," and a thought struck her: "You mean, it has failed many times before?"

This time, the small print landed directly on the last page of the journal: "Perhaps you have already guessed my identity, but I still have to say, yes, Jiang Ran, I am you."

"As for that big eyeball... it has traveled through countless failed endings, only wanting to find a way to preserve Paro Island, or rather, to preserve itself."

Although she had guessed a little bit about it, Jiang Ran still felt a strange surge of emotion when she actually saw the small print admitting it.

At first, she thought it was her luck that guided her to acquire these skills and notes.

Later, she began to wonder why this mysterious power always provided her with the most useful things when she needed them most.

Until she saw herself frantically scribbling in her journal, and that pink diary.

She finally began to wonder if that mysterious person was herself from a parallel world.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Ran slowly asked, "So, how did you manage to bypass those spatial barriers and get here?"

This time, the small print appeared quickly and densely: "Because we have finally found a way to end all of this. Do you remember what I told you before? Actually, we have never left Earth."

"I was the first Jiang Ran to discover this. I tried countless ways to find a way to expel Paro Island, until I realized it was impossible."

"Palo Island is not just a simple island; it has its own life and consciousness. You might be able to sense this after reading the journal."

"It did not occupy Blue Star, but rather devoured Blue Star's lifeblood little by little in order to replenish its own power."

Jiang Ran got goosebumps.

No wonder the game is about the end of the world.

The dungeons in the game also seem to be anchored to the land of Earth.

Her voice was tingled with emotion: "Then, what exactly is going on with my heart? Why is it so affectionate towards me..."

"You've already guessed it, haven't you? The heart is kind to you because you're a Blue Star person. This is the land you grew up on, and the life force it embodies will easily resonate with you. Even though Paro Island has used the kidnapping of the entire Blue Star as a bargaining chip to devour it, it still cannot completely assimilate the will of Blue Star in a short period of time."

Upon reading this passage, Jiang Ran felt as if her heart had been struck hard by something.

She suddenly became somewhat incoherent: "But, but there are so many people on Earth, why specifically..."

Why her of all people?