“That’s right…” Due to [Special Contingency-F]'s existence, Infinite had no choice but to answer Brother Jue's questions truthfully.

I suspect many viewers have forgotten this setting, so I've decided to re-explain it to save everyone the trouble of rereading previous chapters...

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

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

The effect of Special Contingency-F is to prevent Infinite from lying to Feng Bujue, from attacking Feng Bujue, and from preventing himself from revealing known information to Feng Bujue.

At first glance, this contingency seems to be helping Feng Bujue, but in reality, it was Woody's way of "protecting" Infinite… It was precisely because of this contingency that Infinite avoided contacting Brother Jue.

According to Woody's original plan, Infinite would devour Lute (Infinite's original design was based on Lute) during the "Twilight of the Gods" event, thereby completing his final evolution.

However, no one could have imagined that Feng Bujue would actually arrive in the data layer through a spacetime rift in a script… and reach Infinite's location within fifteen seconds.

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

Infinite did not answer this question, because as soon as Brother Jue finished speaking, he had already slipped away...

As one of the most powerful existences among the Derivatives, 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 location in the "Spacetime Data Transmission Layer."

Infinite's figure re-formed here, its recombination process resembling a data puzzle. Streams of light rapidly converged, forming a rough whole. Then, the pixels of his appearance steadily increased, and his image went from blurry 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. He couldn't help but reply, "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, which seemed to be Infinite's shortest time for making a quantum leap 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 tense and heavy, but he couldn't control the words that were bursting out of his mouth, "Greatly damage my body structure, and observe the data operation rules during my restoration and reorganization process, so as to lock my original code..."

After he answered this sentence, he ran again.

Another three seconds, the two changed another location, but the situation remained the same.

"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... *crack*—"

So, Infinite tore off his own jaw.

"Heh… that's a good method." Feng Bujue laughed. "But with your self-healing ability, this level of injury…"

Before he could finish his sentence, the other party's jaw had already been restored. 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-harming behavior, how's that?"

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

He wasn't afraid that Brother Jue was bluffing him. Anyway, as long as he wanted to, he could destroy his mouth again in 0.5 seconds.

"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... no problem." He was silent for 4.3 seconds, then continued, "I understand... The last time I 'scanned' you, although I wasn't infected by the 'virus' you carried, you used it to leave code similar to a 'tracking beacon' on me..."

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

"If what you said is true, then that's strange..." Infinite responded in a deep voice, "Even if the usage rate of the human brain is somewhat improved in this dimension, your abilities have already 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 Derivative?" Brother Jue interrupted the other party, finishing the half-sentence that Infinite was about to say. Then, he indifferently spread his hands and said, "Alright... I roughly know what's going on with your logic circuits. Given Ed and Link's level, 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 what you want." Infinite's expression and tone indicated that he was very displeased with Brother Jue's words and actions.

Unlike when they last met on the Musou Battle Stage, Infinite now… had obvious changes in his personality. After all, one of his two designers was Link, who styled himself as a "gentleman," and this guy attached great importance to the "personality simulation program." Therefore, as the degree of "evolution" increased, Infinite's personality would become more and more distinct.

"By the way." At this time, 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 hand was also very fast. When the voice fell, the latter's jaw was torn off again.

"Oh... so they're already out." Feng Bujue looked at the other party mockingly and smiled. "You see... sometimes you don't have to say anything. If they hadn't been rescued, you wouldn't have to hide anything, would you?"

With that said, Brother Jue took out *The Shaving Razor of Chuck Norris* from his bag, and unhurriedly continued, "Unfortunately, I can't know the specific coordinates of the two of them unless you say it yourself." He raised the razor. "So I'll start by taking care of the 'first two steps' you mentioned just now."

*Click*—

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

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

Infinite teleported again, and… this time, after he disappeared, 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' matter, he immediately corrected the calculation mechanism of all his programs, and then performed an emergency self-check using a new algorithm. At the same time… he also tried to probe my information through verbal communication." His fingers tapped lightly on his forehead. "After completing the scan of the beacon, he didn't teleport immediately, but continued to talk to me without showing any signs… 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 escaped instantly."

"Hmm..." Brother Jue crossed his arms over his chest and paced a few steps with his head lowered. "Judging from the scan time, the 'acceleration ratio of his program execution' 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 to the voice, and what came into his sight… was a fair-skinned beauty wearing a black leather catsuit that accentuated her curves.

"Heh… it seems 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 had just said was true, his reasoning speed was indeed stronger than Infinite's.

"Let me guess… you secretly left it on me during the Harem City incident, right?" Feng Bujue then asked.

"That's right." Twenty-Three also replied bluntly, "This way… as long as you enter the data world outside of the scripts, I'll be able to sense your coordinates."

"Oh…" Feng Bujue said, "So… you've been watching secretly all along?"

"Yes." Twenty-Three nodded to confirm, then added, "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 told me everything I wanted to know, I wouldn't mind killing him either."

"But that chance is very small," Twenty-Three replied.

"Hehe... life is mostly unsatisfactory." Feng Bujue said with a smile, "So... I've also prepared countermeasures for the 'mostly unsatisfactory' part." As he spoke, he put away the razor. "Letting him go... is naturally part of these countermeasures."

"I... don't understand." Twenty-Three thought for a moment, then continued, "According to my observation, the result of your 'test' just now is... that the beacon you left on him was eliminated, and you've already stirred up the snake. In this case... won't you be unable to control what he does next?"

"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, "Aren't you going to ask the reason why?"

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

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

Hearing this, Twenty-Three's expression changed slightly. 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, her gaze becoming very complicated. "I have a question I want to ask you…"

…

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

A stream of light flashed out from somewhere, followed by a figure.

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

Link's appearance was the same as before, a white man in his forties, with neat sideburns and a clean-shaven face. He was wearing a black tuxedo, shiny leather shoes, gloves, a bow tie, and a top hat. He also held a cane in his right hand.

Ed… was very different from his last appearance. Last time he appeared in Ljn Paradise, he was wearing a set of ordinary black clothes, but his head was in a state of liquid mercury, and Lute even called him a "slime."

As for Ed at this moment, he had completely changed, becoming… a white, three-dimensional toilet sign figure.

Yes, you read that right, a "toilet sign figure," which is the humanoid symbol you often see on the doors of public restrooms.

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

Of course… in the world of Derivatives, he didn't look too bad either. Their "aesthetics" are different from humans. Except for a few outliers like Link, most Derivatives don't care about their appearance, and they don't deliberately rewrite the related code.

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

"Just overloaded... nothing serious..." Infinite said, looking down at his unstable body, which was still in a semi-solidified state. "The temporary rewritten sequence generated some operating errors after long-distance teleportation. I'm already re-listing to repair them."

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

Infinite replied, "Feng Bujue entered the Spacetime 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 escaped the Pi Maze."

"Hmm..." Link muttered. "That's good..."

"In addition, the main reason I came to see you two is to tell you…" Infinite quickly added, "I have detected some 'phenomena' from Feng Bujue…"