Hearing what Rookie said, everyone froze on the spot, their faces full of confusion and helplessness. At this moment, they only felt their minds go completely blank, completely unable to process news like this.
After a stretch of silence, a furious roar suddenly shattered the calm, the force of it making everyone's ears ring.
"What did you say?!"
"What do you mean by disappeared?!!" The Ender Queen's eyes widened as she stared at Rookie in disbelief. Her body leaned forward uncontrollably, as if in the next second she would pounce in front of him and grab his collar to force a clear answer out of him.
At that moment, a black shadow flashed past like lightning. A thick, powerful arm stretched across in front of the Ender Queen, firmly blocking her path.
It was Entity 303. His face was grave, his brows tightly furrowed, deep worry showing in his eyes. He looked at the Ender Queen and slowly shook his head.
"Now isn't the time to vent your emotions…"
When Entity 303 came out of the item dimension and saw the surroundings for the first time, his heart immediately sank.
Everything before his eyes looked so unfamiliar and chaotic. Clearly, while they had been hiding in the item dimension, something unexpected had happened outside.
He knew very well that the situation was critical and there was no room for the slightest carelessness.
So while Rookie was trying to explain the current situation to everyone, Entity 303's gaze remained locked on the Ender Queen the entire time, not daring to relax even for a moment.
On one hand, he was truly afraid she might act impulsively because she couldn't accept the truth.
On the other hand, he was even more worried that she might completely break down from the overwhelming blow.
After all, whether it was Rookie or the Ender Queen, both of them were extremely important people in Entity 303's life.
One was his best bro, the other was like a good older sister. Both sides mattered to him equally. Naturally, he didn't want the two of them to end up in conflict.
Seeing Entity 303 blocking her, the Ender Queen took several deep breaths and finally managed to suppress the emotions that were about to erupt.
She also knew this wasn't the time to act on impulse. She wasn't ignorant or foolish either. Since Rookie and Notch had both appeared here and summoned everyone out of the item dimension, that meant things were not beyond saving.
But since it involved Xu Yuan, she truly couldn't stay calm.
Seeing that her emotions had eased slightly, Entity 303 gently patted her shoulder to comfort her, then turned to Rookie and asked, "Can he still come back?"
Entity 303 was being completely straightforward. What had already happened was in the past and couldn't be changed. At this moment, all he cared about was what the final outcome would be.
Hearing his question, everyone finally snapped out of their daze and all crowded forward at once, talking over each other.
"Since you called us out, that means we can be of use, right? What do you need us to do?"
"I am my king's dark side… his shadow… you can start with me…" The usually calm Null once again showed a flustered and panicked expression on his face after such a long time.
Hearing this, the Necromancer Knight quickly echoed, "I'll do anything. As long as His Majesty can return, even if I have to offer this life, I'm willing!"
The always cunning Dreadlord now also showed a resolute expression as if ready to face death. "Alright, stop all this talk about dying."
"If it really comes down to trading one life for another, then it should be this old body of mine first. What are you all jumping in for?!"
Hearing this, the Wither King quickly shook his head to stop him. "Ever since I joined this big family, I haven't really been able to help much. This time, it should be me proving my worth…"
"This old man..."
"I..." Just as the Dragon Prophet and the Last Dancer were about to speak, Rookie quickly interrupted them.
"Stop stop stop. I know you're loyal."
"If it really comes down to needing a sacrifice, then I'll uphold a completely fair, just, and open principle and let you draw lots to decide, okay?"
"So… can you let me finish first?"
Hearing this, everyone froze for a moment. After exchanging awkward glances, they all turned their eyes toward Rookie.
Seeing that everyone had finally quieted down and stopped whispering among themselves, Rookie took a deep breath, steadied himself, and then began to carefully explain the cause and development of the whole situation.
He spoke with a slight hint of unease, "I have indeed carefully planned and drafted a plan. But to be honest, the success rate of this plan is only sixty percent."
As soon as he finished speaking, Rookie keenly sensed the reactions of the people around him. He knew very well that someone would definitely interrupt him any second.
So he quickly sped up his speech, not giving anyone a chance to cut in, and continued.
"Although the success rate isn't particularly high, the good news is that up to now the plan has been going exceptionally smoothly. You could even say it's exceeded expectations!"
After hearing this, everyone's tightly suspended hearts finally relaxed just a tiny bit. Their previously tense nerves slowly loosened, and the expressions of extreme tension on their faces eased considerably.
However, just as everyone had barely let out a sigh of relief, the very next sentence Rookie threw out was like a massive bomb, instantly causing an uproar among the crowd and stirring huge waves.
They heard Rookie say in a heavy tone, "Right now the game is in a shutdown state. And the place we are currently in is actually another world that exists inside this game world. Let's call it the 'inner world' for now."
After a short pause, Rookie added, "The game world you were living in before was actually the so-called 'surface world,' which depends entirely on the server running normally to maintain its existence."
At this point, Rookie deliberately paused, looked around at everyone's shocked faces, and only then slowly revealed the core of his final plan, "I can actually choose the time point when the server shuts down."
"I could have chosen to pause the server after Xu Yuan agreed to D's conditions, or after he handed over Notch's power but before he completely disappeared."
"But I still chose to pause the server after he had completely dissipated."
"Because those living beings made their own choice and put it into action, Xu Yuan also had to give his most sincere response."
"Only this way would people's faith in him no longer be empty words, but would turn into a power capable of surpassing all obstacles…"
Hearing this, the confusion on everyone's faces only grew stronger. Before they could even ask, Rookie explained, "My plan is…"
"To let HIM of the surface world completely dissipate… and let Xu Yuan of the inner world be reborn."
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