"The fairness I speak of isn't about numbers, but rules."

Delta bent down to pick up the cracked mask, placing it back on its face—the crack where the sword had pierced through merged together, eventually disappearing without a trace. Not only the mask, but its torn clothes and body also returned to their original state after a moment.

"Under equal rules, the Creator cannot receive extra protection from the domain, and the Envoy can only fight with strength no higher than the world's limit. This is fairness in essence. As for the difference in numbers, or the advantage in the situation, it's all the result of my meticulous planning. Where does the unfairness come from?"

"Heh..." Fei Yuhan wiped the corner of her mouth. "I don't think being able to act as if nothing happened after having a sword pierce your head is part of the rules either."

"Unfortunately, this is indeed a rule etched into the very foundation." Delta opened its hands, walking towards her step by step. "Blame Lan. As a traitorous Envoy, it left a small backdoor when creating this world—only the Creator and the Envoy themselves can truly eliminate an Envoy. You can hurt me, but these injuries will eventually be repaired by my magic. This battle was destined from the start."

"So that's why you were so wary of Jieluo?"

"To be precise, I was wary of her before the rift formed. Now, without the protection of the world, she's just an ordinary Awakened." Delta paused. "Being able to ask this question means you're different from those logical consciousnesses. Did you hear some news somewhere? Since you know you originate from nothingness, why bother struggling?"

"What is nothingness, and what is reality? Do you think that really matters?" Fei Yuhan grinned.

"What?"

"From different angles, the answer is never certain. How do you know you're not another form of nothingness?" She raised her long sword, once again filling her body with the power of nature. "But for me, there's no world more real than this!"

"Simply—incomprehensible." Delta snorted coldly, raising its hand to smash down at her.

And she, without retreating or yielding, swung her sword down to meet the force head-on!

The two forces collided, producing a deafening roar. The resulting shockwave even overturned the overturned vehicles—in such a battle, merely entering the area where the two were fighting could result in fatal injuries.

The Envoy, needless to say, quickly developed multiple openings on its body. And in a desperate clash, it was cut in half by the brilliant silver light erupting from the genius martial artist's palm.

But as it said, even such a staggering injury couldn't stop it from acting. As the Envoy grasped its body with one hand, the wound that extended from the shoulder all the way to the chest slowly closed up.

Fei Yuhan couldn't do that.

Even though her momentum was even greater than before, the wounds on her body continued to increase, from small abrasions to deep, bone-revealing scars. The situation seemed to be gradually deteriorating.

Jieluo couldn't help but cover her mouth.

She suddenly understood why Fei Yuhan, knowing she would be injured, was unwilling to retreat even half a step, insisting on choosing a head-on fighting style to confront the opponent!

It was all because of herself!

To reduce the possibility of injury, one must avoid the solid and attack the weak, find the opponent's flaws before striking. And the Envoy's attacks were all reflected in its hands. With her skill, predicting them in advance was not impossible. If there were only two people in the rift, her attacks would definitely be more agile.

But now Fei Yuhan couldn't do that!

If she abandoned the aggressive head-on fight and chose to move around, the enemy could completely abandon her and come straight for her!

Thinking of this, Jieluo's heart involuntarily clenched.

In order to prevent the Envoy from even having the slightest chance to harm her, Fei Yuhan had abandoned the elusive fighting style, using the most violent offensive to firmly restrain the enemy in the center of the field.

In other words, the injuries she was currently suffering were all being endured for her sake—

The little girl felt a sudden sourness in her nose.

After awakening, she also had a basic understanding of the power within her. The reason why Fei Yuhan still seemed to be standing firm was entirely the result of pushing the power of nature to the extreme. But this power couldn't eliminate pain, and it also had limits. She couldn't keep fighting like this forever. Eventually, she would either be crushed by the intense pain, or she would exhaust her power and weaken. Either way would cause irreversible damage to her body!

No... don't fight anymore, she wanted to shout, but could only utter a faint sob.

Another full-force sweep, and with a crisp sound, the long sword Fei Yuhan used to block was shattered to pieces. Before she could find a new weapon, she was grabbed by the right foot by the opponent and thrown high into the air!

Unable to borrow strength in the air, no matter how superb the technique, it was difficult to control the trajectory of the fall.

And below, the Envoy had been waiting for a long time.

Almost a thunderous straight punch was thrown out, and the latter suddenly flew out dozens of meters like a cannonball, crashing to the ground with a bang, and then tumbling more than a dozen circles before stopping.

This time, the white light on Fei Yuhan's body dimmed a lot.

She wanted to support herself to get up, but failed several times. Blood flowed down her cheeks, soaking her clothes along with sweat.

"No!"

Jieluo could no longer hold back, rushing out from her hiding place and running all the way to Fei Yuhan.

"Shifu..."

"Get away from me!" However, the other party's stern shout made the little girl, who was about to help her up, tremble. "Go where you should be, cough cough... don't come near here!"

For the first time, an anxious expression appeared on Fei Yuhan's face.

"But I... Ah————" Before Jieluo could reply, she was strangled by an invisible hand and lifted into the air.

"Got you." The Envoy held its hand in a virtual grip, ready to swing the other hand. At this moment, Fei Yuhan gritted her teeth, poured all her power of nature into her legs, and crashed into the enemy regardless of everything.

With a loud bang, the two stuck together and rolled a long way together.

Jieluo also fell from the air.

"To be able to last thirty minutes in such a battle, your strength is indeed commendable, but what's the point of continuing to persist?" Delta grabbed the immobile martial artist and brought her in front of it. "You should also know that the appearance of this world is just a mistake. It's like a flower in a mirror or the moon in the water, its opening and stillness are tied to a thought of the Creator. I don't think he would regard you as the same kind—everything you've given is just a joke."

Fei Yuhan, who had been hit repeatedly, was covered in blood and flesh. Her two legs were completely broken due to the reckless eruption, and her shoulders and right arm, which had been hit head-on, were like being crushed by a giant object, the skin and bones separated from each other, appearing extremely gruesome. But even so, she still tried to raise the corners of her mouth, looking at the other party with condescending eyes.

"I... said, so what? I can't... choose the world I was born into, but at least I can choose... to act according to my own will. And you, besides... the gods, what else is left? I'm afraid you haven't even seen the true face of the gods..." she gasped, "Besides, I don't think the Creator thinks the same way as you."

"What do you mean?" Delta frowned. For some reason, it suddenly felt a little irritable.

"They are people from outside the world... cough cough, clearly don't belong to this world, but they are still working hard for this world. If they only regard this place as illusory, how could they have done so much? Outsiders are working so hard, what reason do I have not to work even harder? If you don't believe it... you can ask him in person when he comes, I think his answer won't be what you think."

"Could it be that you've been persisting until now, just to wait for the support of another Creator?" Delta shook its head. "Give up, I've been planning for so long, naturally I wouldn't give you this opportunity. Outside the rift, there is another Envoy. It may not be able to defeat the main Creator by itself, but there's no problem in holding him back for a while. And you've obviously reached your limit."

It let go, letting Fei Yuhan fall to the ground. "I won't kill you. Now protect the vital parts with magic, and you may be able to save your life. When this world returns to its origin, you will eventually see the greatness of the gods."

After saying that, Delta stepped towards the true goal of this trip.

But before it could take a step, it suddenly stopped.

Looking back, it saw Fei Yuhan stretching out her only remaining left hand, tightly grabbing its foot.

"You—incredibly foolish!" It couldn't help but burst into anger, raising its hand and slapping down behind it. The invisible giant palm instantly pressed the martial artist's body into the ground, and a spider web-like crack appeared around it.

The hand that grabbed it finally slowly drooped.

"I gave you a chance."

"No! Shifu—!" Jieluo screamed heart-wrenchingly.

"Don't worry, you'll be next soon." Delta suppressed the emotions that shouldn't have existed in its heart, and once again raised its hands towards the Creator.

Just then, a muffled roar suddenly resounded through the rift.

Light flashed across the texture, like ripples across the water's surface—followed by the second and third, as if something was hitting the rift from the outside, causing this space to rhythmically tremble.

"How could it be... so fast?" Delta was stunned, this was impossible! The erosion trap set up with the magic core, although it couldn't isolate the inside and outside like this rift, it could at least trap the other party for several hours.

"Ipsilon, what exactly happened outside?" It shouted across the air.

"Answer me, Ipsilon!"

However, there was no reply from the other side of the rift.

"Damn it!" Delta raised its hand to grab at Jieluo, and at that moment, an extremely dazzling flash of light pierced through the top of the rift, leaving a scorching mark on the texture.

Then the light spread around, dispelling the darkness of the world, and the blurred and distant scenery returned to both sides of the bridge.

The rift cracked.