Whether or not the words Tyrant HIM spoke about not caring about Xu Yuan were true was actually beside the point.
What could be stated with certainty was that Annoying Village HIM definitely did not care about Xu Yuan.
If one were to be precise, Annoying Village HIM and Xu Yuan had only met twice.
The first time was in the gray space, and the second time was this very moment.
So naturally, Annoying Village HIM had far fewer interactions with Xu Yuan than Tyrant HIM did.
After all, Tyrant HIM and Xu Yuan had stayed together in the same space for so long; developing a bit of feeling was perfectly normal (not really).
From the moment he first met Xu Yuan up until before the three of them met privately, Annoying Village HIM had always regarded Xu Yuan as a competitor.
So when he said that he did not care about Xu Yuan, that statement was indeed true.
However, when Xu Yuan proposed leaving the trial, Annoying Village HIM had instinctively stepped in to stop him. After Xu Yuan pointed this out, Annoying Village HIM immediately fell into deep thought, trying to understand why he had acted that way.
After a thorough and careful analysis, HIM finally sorted out the reason behind it.
Just as he himself had said, he could remain indifferent to Xu Yuan's life or death, but he could not ignore the survival of this world.
After all, this world was not the one Annoying Village HIM originally came from. By common sense, no matter how this world changed, developed, or even ultimately fell into ruin, it should have had nothing to do with Annoying Village HIM.
Yet for some reason, Annoying Village HIM simply could not truly stand by as an outsider and watch from the sidelines.
He had already become aware of this world's existence and had formed connections with the people and events within it. He had already become tied to this world, and so he could not ignore it.
Although Annoying Village HIM did not know whether, after the trial land ended, he would still retain some degree of connection to this world, or whether there would be any chance of crossing paths with it again in the future, no matter what the final outcome might be, deep down he sincerely hoped that this world would remain safe and intact.
He truly could not bear to see it reduced to the bleak and tragic scene of destruction.
After all, this place was just like the world he himself lived in, filled everywhere with vivid, living beings, each possessing independent thoughts and emotions.
If Annoying Village HIM were to nod and agree to Xu Yuan's suggestion, then Xu Yuan would undoubtedly choose to withdraw from the trial without hesitation.
And if that happened, the Void would certainly rack its brains and stop at nothing to completely wipe Xu Yuan out.
The likelihood of Xu Yuan being destroyed was extremely high. Having withdrawn early, he clearly would not have enough power to contend with the Void.
Even if, in the end, Annoying Village HIM successfully obtained the immense power from the true HIM and personally stepped in to help this world eliminate the threat brought by the Void, how much real meaning would all of that actually have?
One must understand that any world needs a solid and powerful "backbone" to support it in order to maintain normal operation.
And the "backbone" of this world was undoubtedly Xu Yuan.
If the "backbone" of this world were already gone, could this world truly continue on intact, maintaining long-term peace and stability?
The answer was likely no.
So Annoying Village HIM understood very clearly that if he agreed to Xu Yuan's proposal, what would be destroyed would not just be Xu Yuan himself, but the entire world.
If the price for bringing peace to his own world was the destruction of another world, Annoying Village HIM would never accept such a trade.
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Annoying Village HIM's words instantly gave Tyrant HIM a feeling of suddenly waking up, of sudden enlightenment.
He stared fixedly at Annoying Village HIM, quietly pondering in his heart.
"People with a lot of schemes really know how to talk. Not only is his reasoning more convincing, it even opens things up on a whole new level."
"Tsk… how did I not think of that just now…"
Although he muttered unwillingly under his breath, Tyrant HIM could not deny one fact, Annoying Village HIM's words had truly struck a chord deep within him.
After all, although Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM came from different planes and had vastly different personalities, in essence, they were ultimately just different manifestations of the same soul.
Deep down, Tyrant HIM truly did not want to see Xu Yuan erased and destroyed. At the same time, just like Annoying Village HIM, he could not bear to watch this world fall into the abyss of destruction.
When Annoying Village HIM spoke those words, Tyrant HIM felt an unprecedented sense of resonance and emotional impact.
After finishing his quiet muttering, Tyrant HIM stood silently in place, his brows tightly furrowed as he fell into deep thought.
Time passed second by second. After quite a while, he finally slowly raised his head and looked once more at Annoying Village HIM, then spoke.
"Mm, I agree with what you're saying."
"He brought us here for sure not just to solve the predicament of a single world."
"And you, me, and him, when you strip it down, we're actually the same person."
"These three worlds are all worlds we've experienced, worlds where we've had stories and growth. To us, all three of them are important."
After saying this, Tyrant HIM turned his head and looked at Xu Yuan, continuing.
"I'm sure you're the same as us, you don't want to see the worlds we're in head toward destruction."
"So I think none of the three of us should quit."
"The problems of these three worlds must be solved by the three of us together. Not one can be missing."
After saying this, a supremely confident smile slowly appeared on Tyrant HIM's face, which had once been filled with majesty and dominance.
He slightly lifted his head, his eyes shining with a bright and resolute light.
"Since that's the case, why don't the three of us just work together?"
Then Tyrant HIM continued, speaking freely. "That way, there would only be a single faction left in the entire trial land! Wouldn't that mean the trial land is effectively over?"
At this point, he suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed straight up at the sky above.
Even though the sky at that moment was completely empty, without even a trace of clouds, it was as if he could see through the thick cloud layers to the true HIM hidden beyond, engaging in a silent conversation with him.
"Isn't this… exactly the answer he was hoping for?"
As he said this, the corners of Tyrant HIM's mouth lifted slightly into a mischievous grin.
"As for who ends up obtaining that incomparably powerful strength in the end, we'll just let him decide that himself."
"He dragged us into this world without explanation and gave us such a huge problem to solve. If we solve it all, as the initiator, he can't very well just sit back and reap the benefits, can he?"
After speaking, Tyrant HIM once again shifted his gaze to Xu Yuan and Annoying Village HIM standing to the side.
He looked at the two of them with a meaningful expression and said slowly, "However, whether it's winning or losing, or even that so-called power, to us right now, it's actually no longer important, isn't that right?"
"Because the three of us all know very clearly that no matter which world we're in, we would never ignore the other two worlds that don't belong to us, turning a blind eye and doing nothing."
"On the contrary, we would all do everything possible to solve the various problems that exist in those worlds, striving to guide them toward the direction we all hope for, making them better and better."
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