"That's right…" Due to the existence of [Special Contingency Plan-F], Infinite had no choice but to answer Brother Jue's question truthfully.

I estimate many viewers have already forgotten this setting, so I've decided to explain it again, saving everyone the trouble of looking back at previous chapters…

The so-called Special Contingency Plan-F is a set of code that Zero secretly implanted into Infinite's body.

This happened shortly after the end of S1… Under Woody's direct orders, Zero sacrificed some of his power and sneaked into the "Space-Time Data Transmission Layer" to accomplish this. At the time, Infinite was not yet fully formed, so he had no memory of it…

And the effect of Special Contingency Plan-F is—to prevent Infinite from lying to Feng Bujue, from attacking Feng Bujue, and to prevent himself from revealing known information to Feng Bujue.

At first glance, this plan seems to be helping Feng Bujue, but it is actually Woody using it to "protect" Infinite… It is precisely because of the existence of this plan that Infinite avoided contact with Brother Jue.

According to Woody's original plan, Infinite should have devoured Root (Infinite's original design was based on Root) during the major event of "Twilight of the Gods," thereby completing his final evolution.

However, no one could have imagined that Feng Bujue would come to the data layer through a space-time rift in a script… and arrive at Infinite's location within fifteen seconds.

"Very good." After receiving the other party's response, Feng Bujue asked again, "Then… given my current abilities, is it possible to complete this operation?"

Infinite didn't answer this question, because as soon as Brother Jue finished speaking, he had already slipped away…

As one of the most powerful beings among the Derivants, his mobility in the data world is astonishing. In an instant, Infinite transformed into a stream of light and disappeared without a trace.

Three seconds later, another part of the "Space-Time Data Transmission Layer."

Infinite's figure re-condensed here, his recombination process was similar to a data puzzle; but seeing streams of light rapidly converge, forming a rough whole, then, the pixels of his appearance increased at a constant speed, and his image changed from blurred to clear.

"Answer my question."

The next second, something terrible (for Infinite) happened again, Feng Bujue's voice… actually sounded again not far away.

Infinite turned his head sharply and saw Brother Jue standing calmly, and involuntarily replied, "Yes… with your current abilities, you can completely complete this operation…"

"Tell me the specific method." Feng Bujue said immediately.

And Infinite… ran away again…

The time spent on this escape was still three seconds, it seems this is the shortest time for Infinite to make a leap-like movement in the data layer.

"Why are you running?" But Feng Bujue was like a shadow, appearing at the new location almost simultaneously with the other party, "Speak."

"First…" Infinite's expression was very nervous and heavy, but he couldn't control the words that popped out of his mouth, "Greatly damage my body structure, and observe the pattern of data operation during my recovery and reorganization, so as to lock my original code…"

After answering this sentence, he ran away again.

Another three seconds, the two changed places again, but the situation did not change.

"Continue." Feng Bujue said again.

"The second step…" Infinite continued, "Use *The Autobiography of Chuck Norris* to parse my original code."

This time, he didn't run, because he realized that moving wouldn't solve the problem at all.

"Third… ka—"

So, Infinite tore off his jaw.

"Heh… that's a good way." Feng Bujue smiled, "But given your self-healing ability, this level of injury…"

Before he finished speaking, the other party's jaw had already recovered, however, Infinite immediately and decisively repeated the tearing action, destroying his language organs for the second time.

"Okay… in order to keep the conversation going…" Feng Bujue shook his head and said, "How about this… I won't ask you that question for now, and you stop this self-mutilation, how about it?"

When Infinite heard this, he quietly waited for his jaw to complete its second self-healing, and then said, "Okay."

He was not afraid that Brother Jue was bluffing him, anyway, as long as he wanted to, he could destroy his mouth again in 0.5 seconds at any time.

"How did you find me?" This time, Infinite asked a question before Brother Jue could.

"Analyze it yourself." Feng Bujue replied without thinking.

"Want to test my logic circuits…" Infinite muttered, "Hmph… it doesn't matter." He was silent for 4.3 seconds, and then continued, "I understand… the last time I 'scanned' you, although I was not infected by the 'virus' you carried, you took the opportunity to leave a code similar to a 'tracking beacon' on me…"

"Heh… four point three seconds." After hearing this, Feng Bujue replied in a mocking tone, "Far inferior to me~"

"If what you said is true, then it's strange…" Infinite replied in a deep voice, "Even if the utilization rate of the human brain is improved in this dimension, your abilities have far exceeded the scope of normal people. In addition… you can actually move in the data layer in the same way as me… all these signs indicate…"

"Indicate that I already possess some of the characteristics of a Derivant?" Brother Jue interrupted the other party, finished the half of the sentence that Infinite was about to say, and then spread his hands indifferently and said, "Alright… I probably already know what's going on with your logic circuits. Given the rank of Ed and Link, being able to create an existence like you can indeed be considered a breakthrough…" He paused for half a second, "Of course… to me, it's nothing more than that."

"Hmph… say whatever you want." Infinite's expression and tone showed that he was very unhappy with Brother Jue's words and actions.

Unlike the last time they met on the Musou Stage, Infinite's personality has undergone obvious changes. After all, one of his two designers is Link, who calls himself a "gentleman," and this guy attaches great importance to "personality simulation programs"; therefore, as the degree of "evolution" increases, Infinite's personality will become more and more distinct.

"By the way." At this moment, Feng Bujue suddenly asked, "Have you gotten Ed and Link out of the Pi Maze yet?"

He asked the question very quickly, and Infinite's hands were also very fast; when the words fell, the latter's jaw was torn off again.

"Oh… so, they've already come out." Feng Bujue looked at the other party with a teasing smile, "You see… sometimes you don't need to speak to tell me things, if you hadn't rescued them, you wouldn't need to hide anything, would you?"

After saying that, Brother Jue took out *The Shaving Razor of Chuck Norris* from his knapsack, and unhurriedly continued, "Unfortunately, the specific coordinates of the two of them… I can't know unless you tell me personally." He raised the razor, "So I'll do the 'first two steps' you just mentioned first."

Ka—

As Feng Bujue spoke, he had already turned on the switch of the razor.

But… just as he was about to shave his head, suddenly…

Infinite teleported again, and… after he disappeared this time, Brother Jue could no longer sense the existence of the beacon.

"About as expected…" Two seconds later, Feng Bujue turned off the razor with a calm expression and muttered, "After analyzing the 'beacon,' he immediately corrected the calculation mechanism of all his programs, and then performed an emergency self-check using a new algorithm, and… he also used language communication to try to probe my information." His fingers tapped lightly on his forehead, "After completing the investigation of the beacon, he didn't teleport immediately, but continued to talk to me calmly… wanting to collect more information about me. It wasn't until I suddenly asked a question and revealed my killing intent that he deleted the beacon and ran away instantly."

"Hmm…" Brother Jue crossed his arms over his chest and paced back and forth with his head lowered, "Judging from the investigation time, his 'program execution acceleration ratio' is quite astonishing…"

"Then why did you deliberately let him go?" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from Feng Bujue's side.

He turned his head in response, and what came into his sight… was a fair-skinned beauty with a shapely figure, wearing a black leather jumpsuit.

"Heh… it seems that I'm not the only one who leaves beacons on others…" The moment Feng Bujue saw Twenty-Three, he had already thought of many things.

From this point of view… what Brother Jue said just now was true, his reasoning speed was indeed stronger than Infinite's.

"Let me guess… you secretly left it on me during the Harem City arc, right?" Feng Bujue continued to ask.

"That's right." Twenty-Three also replied bluntly, "This way… as long as you enter the data world outside the script, I can sense your coordinates."

"Oh…" Feng Bujue said, "Then… have you been watching in secret all this time?"

"Yes." Twenty-Three nodded in affirmation, and then said, "If I haven't misunderstood… you didn't intend to kill him in the first place?"

"Not necessarily." Feng Bujue spread his hands and said, "If everything went smoothly and he said everything I wanted to know, I wouldn't mind killing him either."

"But the chances of that are very small." Twenty-Three continued.

"Haha… life is not always what you want it to be." Feng Bujue said with a smile, "So… I also prepared for those 'eight or nine out of ten' countermeasures." As he spoke, he put away the razor, "Letting him go… is naturally a part of these countermeasures."

"I… don't understand." Twenty-Three thought for a while, and then said, "According to my observation, the result of your 'test' just now is… the beacon you left on him has been eliminated, and you have already stirred up the hornet's nest. In this way… you can't control what he will do next, can you?"

"Yes, that's the effect I want." Feng Bujue replied calmly.

Hearing his words, something seemed to flash in Twenty-Three's eyes: "I see…"

"What?" Brother Jue asked suspiciously, "Don't you want to ask me why?"

"No need." Twenty-Three replied, "Since you said this, it shows that everything is within your calculations, it's enough for me to know this."

"Oh…" Feng Bujue responded casually, and then asked, "So… you came here this time specifically to tell me that I was being tracked by you?"

When Twenty-Three heard this, her expression changed slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, she replied, "Let's just say… I came to see a friend."

"No, you're not just here to see a friend." Feng Bujue shook his head and said, "You have something else to say."

"I…" Twenty-Three met Brother Jue's eyes, and her eyes became very complicated, "I have a question I want to ask you…"

…………

At the same moment, the Reverse World, the Stringless Domain.

A stream of light flashed out from somewhere, and then brought out a figure.

Two seconds passed, accompanied by bursts of rising heat, Infinite's figure appeared in front of Ed and Link.

Link's appearance was the same as in the past, with the appearance of a white man around forty years old, with neat sideburns and a clean face without a beard. He was wearing a black tailcoat, shiny leather shoes; wearing gloves, a bow tie, a top hat, and holding a cane in his right hand.

And Ed… was very different from when he last appeared. Last time he appeared in Ljn Paradise, he was wearing a set of ordinary black clothes and pants, but his head was in a state of liquid mercury, and he was also complained by Root as "Slime."

As for Ed at this moment, he has completely changed, becoming… a white, three-dimensional toilet person.

Yes, you read that right, it is the "toilet person", which is the human-shaped logo that you often see on the door of the men's bathroom when you go to a public toilet.

His head is a perfect sphere, separated from his neck, and his body is composed of the simplest, integrated thick lines.

Of course… in the world of the Derivants, he doesn't look too ugly like this, their "aesthetics" are different from humans; except for a few oddballs like Link, most Derivants don't care about their appearance, let alone deliberately rewrite the relevant code.

"Ooh~ what happened to you?" As soon as Link saw Infinite, he raised his hands and made a very surprised expression.

"Just overloaded… no big deal…" As Infinite spoke, he looked down at his still semi-solid, unstable body, "The temporarily rewritten sequence produced some running errors after a long-distance movement, I have already re-sequenced and repaired it."

"Then…" Ed's voice came from his round, white head, "...what is the reason for your current embarrassing state?"

Infinite replied, "Feng Bujue entered the Space-Time Data Transmission Layer and found me."

"What?" Link's expression changed, "You… didn't say anything, did you?"

"Don't worry, I didn't mention a word about the 'Twilight of the Gods' plan." Infinite replied, "However… he knows that you have already escaped from the Pi Maze."

"Hmm…" Link muttered, "That's good…"

"In addition, the main purpose of my coming to see you two is to tell you…" Infinite quickly continued, "I… noticed some 'phenomena' on Feng Bujue's body."