Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 646: The Protagonist as the Antidote_1

So this is your trump card? Wang Linchi looked at the Zombie Core in his hand. It was a Merit Crystal, forced into a solid state by the pressure of sin-force. If a surviving human swallowed this Merit Crystal, it would become their Extraordinary Source, strengthening them.

The Mutated Zombie was, in essence, a human with abundant merit, which was why it formed a high-quality crystal. As the pressure from sin-force intensified, the crystal grew larger and its quality improved. This was essentially a process of transformation from the intangible to the tangible.

This move did catch me off guard, but you still fell short.

Aside from the Zombie Core and the complete evolution system, Wang Linchi had also been monitoring Meng Wuji, whose abilities he had learned about immediately. At first glance, Meng Wuji's power indeed seemed unremarkable. However, after becoming a Level One Evolver, Meng Wuji's ability changed from resisting the zombie virus to immunity against the Level One zombie virus. This meant that as long as Meng Wuji could maintain his lead and evolve to the apex, he could become the cure. Then, if the world administered this cure like a vaccine, the Karma Zombie disaster would be eradicated.

It's a pity; you still fell a bit short, Wang Linchi thought, slightly disappointed. He had indeed been caught off guard, but that didn't mean he lacked a solution. If the zombies couldn't reproduce and their numbers were limited, you could have actually succeeded in about ten years. But you just had to overdo it.

Actually, Karma Zombies also have limits; they aren't perpetual motion machines. Without a continuous intake of sin-force, a zombie would weaken from insufficient sin-force within five years and be essentially extinct by the eighth. They are like a stagnant pool of water; unless an external cycle of sin-force energizes them, they won't last long. As for Meng Wuji, developing the cure would take too long. The world is only considering its own immediate survival crisis and doesn't realize this time issue.

The primary reason was simple: this world, within its Virtue Career System, had only developed merit. As for sin-force, not only had it made no progress, but it had also deliberately severed ties with it to avoid impacting its own interests. This resulted in very little research on the Karma System.

Wang Linchi wasn't concerned about this. He had already obtained the complete Merit System and, by integrating it with the Karma System, had begun constructing his own "protagonist system." Combined with the History of Time and his own Three Realms and Civilization, numerous "protagonists" were quickly becoming pillars, attempting to utilize sin-force. It's still in its infancy, though.

He already had ideas for his final transcendence. Since I possess the History of Time, why not use the special structure of merit and sin-force to achieve infinity? As for how to do it, it's simple: replacement. Regardless of who or what the original source is, I'll find it, destroy it, and make my own merit and sin-force the new source. If my merit and sin-force don't align with the original, well, that's a separate issue. This approach is akin to the Yellow Turban Army becoming the primary rebel force across the myriad worlds, or the Yuelai Inn establishing a multiverse chain. If I succeed, I'll become the source of both merit and sin-force. Those who aspired to control causality would find the position already taken, leaving them no choice but to settle for less.

Of course, becoming the source is merely one stepping stone towards my ultimate transcendence to infinity; it doesn't mean I'll be confined by merit and sin-force. They are just the highest stepping stones; many more lie beneath, now all part of the system. Essentially, the merit and sin-force I form will be completely different from the original versions; only the names will be the same.

However, this is currently just a trial run. I'm still in the experimental phase. I've only just reaped the entire system from this world, and it only contains merit, no sin-force. I'll need to supplement that later. For example, by exploring the other three worlds? But there are many difficulties. When this world was severed from others, the separation was executed very cleanly; I couldn't find any trace even if I wanted to. Still, just as they have their clever schemes, I have my own ways to counter them. I just need to force their hand. The method of coercion isn't difficult: simply killing the protagonist, Meng Wuji, will suffice.

Because of Wang Linchi's actions, the entire world had fallen into extreme Weakness. Meng Wuji might possess the Potential to save the world, but it was currently just that—Potential, unrealized.

As the saying goes, a dead genius is no genius at all. Although Wang Linchi inwardly scoffed, he didn't deny the phrase's utility. If this particular genius dies prematurely, this world is guaranteed to suffer a catastrophic loss. Even its last glimmer of hope might be extinguished. So, the world now has only two choices: either fight me directly or get external aid to fight me. If it doesn't resist, it can just wait for death.

Based on Wang Linchi's understanding of this world, it definitely wouldn't swallow its pride and passively await destruction. Even if it were to be annihilated, it wouldn't let Wang Linchi have an easy time. Of course, that's assuming it believes there's absolutely no hope left. Otherwise, it definitely wouldn't give up so easily.

But how should I kill him effectively? Wang Linchi stroked his chin. His idea was actually quite simple. How do I kill Meng Wuji in a way that compels the world to seek external aid against me, rather than fighting me itself? External aid implies the intervention of other worlds. In that case, I can switch worlds directly, saving me the trouble of using the world coordinates for Reincarnation stored in the History of Time.

The probability of any nearby worlds being Apocalypse Worlds isn't very high. Given this world's cautious nature, if it sensed an Apocalypse World, it definitely wouldn't let it get close... or would it?

Wang Linchi suddenly had a thought. This world's operational logic is more like that of a merchant. Perhaps it would even *prefer* an Apocalypse World nearby, so it could 'sell' a protagonist to save it. After all, that would be more profitable.

A shiver ran down Wang Linchi's spine at the thought. My Luck couldn't be *that* bad, could it? Then again, does it really matter if it is? My main goal is to draw more players into this game.

I must kill the protagonist but leave the world a sliver of hope, making it believe it can still be saved, that it's not beyond redemption. It would be best if I could make it understand the principle that a wretched life is better than a noble death. Numerous ideas surfaced in Wang Linchi's mind. Easier said than done. The difficult part is figuring out the execution. Let me think... who should carry this out?

As he pondered the execution of his plan, he began to consider who to send. I could go myself. It doesn't really matter at this point; there's no need for secrecy, given how Weak the world has become. Then I'll go myself. I'm idle anyway, and it's a good opportunity to 'exchange a few words' with Meng Wuji. After all, he's the last protagonist. It's a pity this world's champion missed the Great Luck War. If Meng Wuji had emerged as the victor of that war before starting his world-saving efforts, his success rate would likely have been higher. Not that I care about his success rate. An encounter with me turns a hundred percent chance of success into zero. If he's dead, how can he possibly win against me?

As for forcing the world's hand... perhaps mutual destruction? This was the only solution Wang Linchi could devise. Otherwise, how could the world see any chance of victory? Only if it perceives a chance to win—and believes it has a probability of preserving itself even after inviting the wolf into its den—will it opt for external aid. Of course, even that isn't entirely secure. The safest method is mutual destruction. When Meng Wuji dies, the world must also believe that I, Wang Linchi, the arch-culprit, have 'died' alongside him.

This way, the world is 'saved,' but it won't have the strength left to clean up the mess. To avoid succumbing to its 'illness,' it will seek external aid rather than passively waiting for death. There's no need to worry if the world can conceive of this. This world is a special entity with strong initiative; otherwise, how could it have produced so many protagonists?

Then I'll just 'die' again. It wouldn't be the first time, anyway. Wang Linchi was quite indifferent. To him, death was like blinking; he even knew the entire process that followed. But how to stage this 'death'? This world perceives me as an individual invader, not as another world. So, the best method is to reveal myself and 'die' along with Meng Wuji. I might as well use my identity as Wang Linchi; no need to change it. The data from when I betrayed the Prime Minister is still there; I can use it as evidence.

As for how to incite Meng Wuji's hatred, that's also very simple: reveal the 'fact' that he's a Reincarnator. True, Meng Wuji is a fake Reincarnator, but he himself doesn't know that. He genuinely believes he was reincarnated. Once this great secret of 'reincarnation' is exposed, he will undoubtedly fight me to the death.