“How strange…” Song Qi frowned as he looked at Chen Junnan. “Do you know Fifth Brother and Sixth Sister?”

“I definitely know your Fifth Brother, but I’m not sure about that Sixth Sister of yours…” Chen Junnan scanned the room. “Huh? Where did Sister Dong go? I should’ve brought her to meet an old acquaintance…”

Yun Yao paused at this moment. “Chen Junnan… do you only have memories from before today?”

“Before… today?” Chen Junnan let out a deep breath and walked to the window to check the time of day.

Yes, it was strange. He felt like he had just woken up, so how had it already become afternoon?

“Little Chu… this ability… it sounds somewhat familiar.” Chen Junnan turned back with a somber expression, staring at Chu Tianqiu.

“Is that so? Does it resemble one of your acquaintances?”

“You know it yourself. Just now I heard you all constantly arguing about the leader position for ‘Heaven’s Mouth.’ Now it seems you’re truly the only one suited for it.” Chen Junnan said with slight sarcasm. “In this cursed place where everyone’s gone mad… you’re the most fitting one to lead.”

“How embarrassing…” Chu Tianqiu smiled. “Since you’ve said so, then I’ll reluctantly continue being this ‘leader.'”

Chen Junnan let out a cold laugh, then walked over to “his” corpse. His expression was extremely complex as he looked at this body identical to himself, pondering something unknown.

After a short while, he touched the chest pocket of the corpse, then revealed a slight smile. Seeing that no one had noticed, he quickly retrieved the item from the pocket into his hand, then stood up and said to Song Qi, “Little Song, are you heading back?”

“That’s right.” Song Qi nodded. “After all, this was just a mission. Now that it’s complete, there’s no need to stay here any longer.”

“Let’s go together then.” Chen Junnan said. “We can look for Sister Dong on the way.”

After saying this, he turned back and asked, “Do you know which direction Sister Dong went?”

The several people present had no clue. Doctor Zhao and Han Yimo exchanged glances and said softly, “Those few girls went with Su Shan to participate in a game… it seems they were also heading to ‘Earth Level’…”

“Su Shan…” Song Qi’s eyes flickered. “The person we tried to recruit several times but failed—she’s now with Chu Tianqiu too…?”

“Don’t think too much about it…” Chen Junnan said. “How could Su Shan possibly be with Little Chu…? She’s clearly with our Old Qi.”

Yun Yao looked at Chen Junnan—this way of speaking, this contemptuous manner…

He seemed to still be himself, yet he was also an entirely new person.

Hearing Chen Junnan’s words, Chu Tianqiu wasn’t angry either, only nodded with a smile. “Yes, I don’t know that young lady called Su Shan, so she can’t be considered to have joined me.”

“Ignore him.” Chen Junnan said. “Little Song, let’s go.”

“Wait…” A voice stopped Chen Junnan.

Looking back, it was Xu Qian.

“What?” Chen Junnan asked. “Something wrong?”

“You…” Xu Qian paused, looking at the corpse on the ground then at Chen Junnan before her, asking somewhat tentatively, “Don’t you remember me?”

“Don’t remember…?” Chen Junnan was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, then looked Xu Qian up and down. “There’s no rule saying I have to know every beautiful woman in the ‘Land of the End,’ is there?”

After hearing this, Xu Qian’s eyes flickered, then she slowly lowered her head. What exactly was going on?

Was the man before her still Chen Junnan?

Xu Qian felt that all his memories with Chen Junnan seemed to have fallen into a crevice.

In the entire “Land of the End,” having “Echo” meant retaining memories, and not having “Echo” meant being unable to retain memories.

Yet the Chen Junnan before her had “skipped over” his memories with her. If he revived again next time, he still wouldn’t be able to remember everything that had happened.

Chen Junnan looked at the woman before him with a puzzled expression. After a moment, he turned back and patted Song Qi, saying softly “Let’s go,” then pushed him around and left the room. The two quickly disappeared to one side of the corridor.

The expressions of everyone present weren’t quite natural. The most distressed was undoubtedly Yun Yao.

Everything happening before her eyes was beyond her expectations, and now her mind felt extraordinarily chaotic.

Why could Chu Tianqiu “copy” Chen Junnan?

His “Echo” could clearly only be triggered after witnessing the “End,” yet now he had “copied” a brand new Chen Junnan right in front of everyone.

What was that thing he ate just now?

How did he kill the Earth Level?

Yun Yao had many questions she wanted to ask Chu Tianqiu, but she knew he had already changed.

In the last three cycles, “Heaven’s Mouth” had been thrown into complete chaos by this man before her.

“Yun Yao…” Chu Tianqiu called Yun Yao’s name, then turned to look at the people in the room. Seeing that no one supported her now, a smile appeared on his face. “This time you just lost your head. Actually, everything you said before was unintentional, right? In the days to come, we’ll still be good partners, good comrades.”

Yun Yao thought for several seconds, then her expression became resolute.

“Chu Tianqiu, not a single word I said was unintentional.” She answered. “Since you’ll continue to lead ‘Heaven’s Mouth,’ then from today I’m withdrawing.”

The evening wind of the “Land of the End,” fishy, rotten and hot, blew in through the window, caressing Yun Yao’s expressionless face.

“Hmm?” Chu Tianqiu was slightly stunned, his eyes seeming somewhat different from before. “Yun Yao… leaving now, don’t you feel it’s a pity? We once agreed that we would…”

“No pity.” Yun Yao said firmly. “After seeing your actions today, I’m increasingly convinced that following you makes escape impossible. The Chu Tianqiu I knew is already dead. The person alive now is a madman I don’t recognize. He treats human life like grass. He can silently copy his companions. I feel deeply saddened.”

Hearing these words, Chu Tianqiu clearly showed uncontrollable disappointment. “Then… what do you want to do?”

“Just as you said, I can go out and establish a second organization.” Yun Yao walked to the table and grabbed the Earth Snake’s head. “From now on, I’ll personally uphold the original ideals of ‘Heaven’s Mouth’—to make this world free of ‘Zodiacs,’ to give the ‘Participants’ a pure land. If one day I fail and become a ‘Native,’ I won’t have any connection with you either.”

After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu frowned and grabbed Yun Yao’s arm, saying seriously in a low voice, “What nonsense are you spouting? Don’t you know there are outsiders present…?”

“It doesn’t matter.” Yun Yao said firmly. “‘Extreme Path’ will know of my existence sooner or later. Rather than constantly hiding, better to make it clear now.”

She turned to look at the smiling Yan Zhichun and asked, “Extreme Path,’ has your target changed now? Will you kill me?”

Yan Zhichun smiled slightly. “No, I don’t oppose killing ‘Zodiacs.’ Moreover, you’ve already ‘Echoed’—killing you has no meaning.”