Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

"We'll talk about it later."

"First, integrate the scenes."

Wen Qi extended her slender index finger and gently pressed it against Su Ming's lips.

Just then, the cell phone rang.

I picked it up and saw the caller ID: Zhou Zhengyang.

After the call connected, Su Ming said without any politeness, "Old Zhou, what the hell do you want from me again?"

"I'm busy right now, I'll contact you when I'm done."

He paused, then added, "Also, don't worry about the gods descending to earth; even if they do descend, it will be a process."

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Zhengyang listened to the busy tone and slowly put down his phone.

His phone call was merely a test to gauge Su Ming's opinion.

Now he has heard it.

The unease in my heart quickly subsided.

I don't know if it was because of Su Ming's tone or some other reason.

But at this moment, he felt completely at ease.

The scene shifts back to Su Ming.

Just as he was about to step into the old scene from 2003, Xu Qinghe's favorability rating beside him began to skyrocket.

[Affection +10, Current (Cursed Doll): Unsealed (10/300)]

[Affection +10, Current (Cursed Doll): Unsealed (20/300)]

...

[Affection +10, Current (Cursed Doll): Unsealed (300/300)]

[Affection Level Up Quest: Survive the Cursed Doll for 7 Days]

In less than a minute, Xu Qinghe's favorability rating was maxed out, and she unlocked the advancement mission.

Su Ming couldn't help but look at her.

He didn't instruct Xu Qinghe to increase her favorability rating.

Xu Qinghe remained silent, but Wen Qi spoke first: "I was the one who promoted her."

"Seven days later, go to her doomsday line."

Oh, then it's alright.

Since it was arranged by Wen Qi, she must have her reasons.

Without further hesitation, Su Ming opened the system page and went directly to the 2003 Old Days scene.

Wen Qi's requirements were also very simple.

"Enter Shen Wanyu's exclusive scene from here."

"Stay for one minute. If nothing changes, come back."

Su Ming nodded.

The next second, the surrounding light and shadows distorted violently, and the scene changed rapidly.

When the surrounding environment became clear, he had arrived at the Anthem of the Deep Sea.

He waited for a minute as Wen Qi had asked, but nothing unusual happened, so he returned to the 2003 doomsday scenario.

Wen Qi has disappeared.

Or you could say she's everywhere.

The voice rang directly in Su Ming's mind, concise and powerful.

"Let's go again."

Thus, Su Ming began to shuttle back and forth between the 2003 apocalyptic scenario and the Deep Sea Ode to the Sun.

As the switching became more frequent, the barriers between the two independent spaces began to tremble violently.

Clear spatial fluctuations spread rampantly, and the originally distinct boundaries of the scene gradually became blurred and loosened.

Shen Wanyu's voice rang out at the right moment: "I can sense Wen Qi's presence."

"Su Ming, speed up the scene transitions."

I don't know how much time has passed.

Originally two separate, exclusive scenes, with the tacit approval of their respective scene controllers and the point of intersection of Su Ming, finally underwent a revolutionary change.

The deep-space black mist that enveloped both scenes began to boil, as if some enormous object was slowly moving within it.

"Don't stop, speed up the switch."

Wen Qi gave instructions.

After countless switching between scenes, the two originally independent scenes appeared side by side in Su Ming's field of vision.

Half of it is the Ovation of the Deep Sea, and the other half is 2003. The Old World.

They were like two drops of water, finally touching precisely at this moment.

In an instant, the two scenes merged into one at an incredible speed, forming a larger scene.

Even the deep-space black fog that shrouded both scenes has faded considerably.

Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu, the two rulers of the two apocalyptic timelines, officially meet for the first time in the game.

At the same time, a system pop-up window appeared in front of Su Ming's eyes.

[Unlock new system features ahead of schedule: Exclusive scene integration]

[System is undergoing forced update]

[Estimated update duration: 7 days]

Then, a powerful repulsive force pushed Su Ming away.

Back to the Abyss Base.

He looked at Wen Qi excitedly: "We succeeded!"

"The system triggered a forced update, and the next new feature is indeed scene fusion."

But Wen Qi's expression was somewhat solemn.

Shen Wanyu frowned thoughtfully.

"What's wrong?"

Su Ming looked at their reactions with some confusion.

Wen Qi remained silent.

Shen Wanyu pulled Su Ming to sit down, her expression rather serious: "Actually, I discussed this with Wen Qi earlier, and we speculated that the system might have a scene fusion function."

"It's now confirmed that the fusion function really exists."

Do you know what this means?

Su Ming lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up.

He understood why their expressions were so solemn.

Their respective scenarios originate from twelve completely independent and non-interfering doomsday lines.

Now they've merged together.

This is enough to prove that those seemingly independent doomsday lines actually have an intersection point.

They may be one entity.

Twelve doomsday scenarios, twelve unique scenes.

If we were to merge them all into a single scene…

Su Ming's Adam's apple bobbed violently, and he asked in a low voice, "It's not 1996, is it?"

Shen Wanyu shook her head: "I don't know either."

"We might only know a little bit after the system update is complete."

"But one thing is certain: even if it wasn't 1996, it's definitely related to that year."

"on the contrary."

She looked up at Su Ming: "If it really is 1996."

Shen Wanyu did not finish speaking.

But Su Ming understood.

If the twelve exclusive scenes really did merge into 1996.

This means that in 1996, the world would have ended, and everyone would have died.

What happened after that?

What about the doomsday lines of 2003, 2012, and 2019?

A fleeting illusion? Or a lingering dream after collapse?

"That may not be the case."

In the silence, Wen Qi finally spoke.

"1996 was both the beginning and the end."

"You previously relayed Chen Zhiwei's deduction, in which she believed that the situation in 1996 was like a cat in a box."

"Whether he is alive or dead, only opening the box will tell."

"So don't let your imagination run wild or make wild guesses until the very last moment."

"Where the heart desires, the world will follow."

Su Ming had heard this sentence many times before.

Yu Mengnian once said it, Xu Qinghe once said it, Chen Zhiwei once said it, and now Wen Qi has said it too.

At that moment, an incredibly absurd idea uncontrollably surged into his mind.

Could it be that our world is an idealistic world?

It determines reality and falsehood, existence and extinction based on the thoughts of all beings.

This is utterly absurd.

Let's leave the topic at that.

Because Wen Qi explained it very clearly.

Don't speculate too much about 1996, and don't draw any conclusions.

1996 was like a source of pollution.

It is unfathomable.

Any speculation or conjecture will invisibly alter its state and give rise to unknown changes.

Just like people's speculation about the sources of pollution, which leads to the perception that once they appear, they must be extremely terrifying.

This is humanity's fear of the unknown.

This fear is never a figment of imagination, but a real force that can be embodied.

The more fearful and speculative you are, the more likely it is to happen.

Ideas are never just empty boasts; they can produce a real effect.

It's like someone thinking they're going to have a bad day.

Some people think they'll have good luck today.

Two different mindsets determine all your experiences today.

"Now, check the timeline for 2026."

Su Ming gathered up all his chaotic thoughts.

I took out my phone and started searching.

Upon examining him, he jumped up on the spot, his scalp tingling instantly, and a bone-chilling coldness rushed up his spine to the top of his head.

Because the changes have been too great.

It got so bad that he started to question the meaning of life.

Pingjiang City has disappeared.

A city that had existed for many years, with millions of people, had all traces and past lives completely erased by Blue Star, as if it had never existed.

This earth-shattering change shook Su Ming to his core.

He quickly looked up and asked.

"Sister School Beauty, which city did we live in before?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu both frowned.

Since Su Ming asked, something must have happened.

Tang Tang blinked and replied curiously, "Husband, we've always been in Dajiang City."

"Dajiang City?"

"Mmm." Tang Tang nodded and said softly, "Dajiang City, Blue Moon Community, Building 3, Room 1903."

Su Ming's pupils contracted.

He immediately opened the map and determined the exact location of Dajiang City.

The location has not changed, but the urban landscape has undergone tremendous changes.

What was once a small third-tier city has now become a magnificent metropolis.

Tangtang whispered to me, "I remember Mom and Dad saying..."

In 1996, Dajiang City was still a small county town called Pingyao County.

"Later, with the support of the state, it rose rapidly and was renamed Dajiang City."

"It has now become a provincial capital and metropolis, second only to Beijing in terms of prosperity."

Su Ming stared blankly at the screen, his heart filled with confusion and bewilderment.

He quickly searched his memory for all the familiar names.

Li Tao, Song Liyi, and Zhao Fei have disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Qian, Li Lei, Yang Xiaoxu, and his classmates also disappeared.

Mingde High School still exists, but its school emblem and location have changed.

Gu Shen, the former director of the Pingjiang City Abnormal Management Bureau branch, has disappeared.

The current director of the Dajiang City Administration Bureau branch is Yao Guiying.

The profile page clearly shows: Yao Guiying, 47 years old, unmarried throughout her life, is the latest Five Awakened One to be promoted in the Dragon Kingdom.

"Never married in his lifetime."

Those four short words completely stunned Su Ming.

Her husband, Gu Shen, and her daughter, Gu Yan, have both disappeared.

She alone, the one who should have passed away, remains in the world.

Looking back, before 2019, I was eating barbecue and drinking beer with Gu Yan and Zhou Zhengyang in a remote third-tier city.

The three of them raised their glasses, laughing loudly, and said, "To tomorrow, to the future."

To his surprise, when he returned, one of them had vanished forever.

It's not death, but complete disappearance, leaving no trace.

And Jiang Qian, the class representative who said she would take on all her homework from now on, has also disappeared forever.

Those who disappeared this time were all people Su Ming knew.

Surrounded by an extremely familiar world, Su Ming felt a profound sense of unfamiliarity and bewilderment for the first time.