The leading believer asked this question quite naturally.

They had come to the danger-filled Southern City with preconceived notions, only to immediately become like headless flies upon arrival. They came here for the sake of adventure, and this was simply the inevitable outcome. Therefore, they would naturally re-evaluate the very act of "adventuring."

The consequence of "adventuring for the sake of adventure" is that it becomes hard to define one's specific role in the events, and they don't know precisely what they should be doing. The reason is simple: at its core, "adventure" is just a process or means, and should not be the result or goal.

Now, their direction is to save and protect survivors, but that's not their direction; it's Dong Che's direction. They are just using this reason to continue their adventure. Since their driving force is to emulate me, after hitting a wall, they will surely stand in my shoes to think about ways to break through obstacles. Even if they fail this time, it's okay; what's important is not to fall at the same place next time.

However, trying to think from my perspective to gain guidance is extremely difficult for them, because I myself don't know the answer.

I am also regarding the process and means of "adventuring" as the result and goal I pursue,

choosing the path of adventure to protect something, acquire something, or destroy something—this is the normal mindset of an adventurer. I want to experience a thrilling adventure like the protagonist in a fantasy story; however, in those stories, the protagonist never ventures for the sake of venturing. "Adventure" in itself cannot form a story.

If it weren't for encountering these believers and being questioned so directly, perhaps I would also find it hard to notice this contradiction.

After meeting Mazao, I indeed experienced a lot of extraordinary magical adventures, but on careful thought, I was mostly passively facing the situation.

Because Ming Zhuo wanted to kill Mazao to open the door to the Post-mortem World, I had to deal with this threat; because Xuanming wanted to use Little Bowl to start the Heaven Sacrifice ritual, I had to strike first; because Taoyuan Village Master Meng Zhang wanted to remove me in advance to prevent me from being the feed for Shan Liangyi, and might even involve all of humanity into the Dream Network controlled by his whims, I also needed to defeat him after defeating Xuanming...

There was also Huang Quan, who for some reason wanted to kill me in the past, and Shan Liangyi, who still lurks in the shadows. These enemies were not my choices; instead, they initially displayed their threats towards me, mirroring and igniting my hostile stance. With Ying Lingyun and Yinyue, it was also because their existence threatened the life of my friend Changan that I entered into a situation of endless confrontation with them.

My contradictory nature is more apparent on the Doomsday issue. For a long time, I didn't know whether I should help Mazao stop the Doomsday or betray Mazao to advance it. Both sides seemed to qualify as adventure themes, which instead left me indecisive. Though I have now, after much thought, chosen the direction of advancing the Doomsday, there is still a highly fatal issue.

The Doomsday is the ultimate adventure stage, but I don't actually know what role I should play on that stage.

This war-torn Southern City, which has become the battlefield of Great Impermanence, can also be regarded as an extremely dangerous Doomsday scenario. The Zhuang Cheng believers who entered this scenario, in a sense, can be viewed as another me. I believe the Doomsday likely holds the infinite possibilities I yearn for, while they believe this city can help them get closer to the God in their hearts.

The blankness they now face might also be predicting my future.

"The adventure I pursue is something unpredictable and incredible, beyond my past life and common sense," I said. "And you should all know quite well about my past life. I was born into what you perceive as the secular society, where there are no demon hunters or abnormal things. Therefore, just being able to enter this world full of oddities and fantasy was already my first step into adventure, a great leap from zero to one.

"But for you, it shouldn't be like that, right? You were all born into this world. What is considered uncommon in my eyes is an everyday part of life for you. Our life experiences are utterly different, and even among yourselves, they should not be entirely the same. So the question of 'what adventure really is' can only be answered by yourselves.

"If you're only planning to imitate me, without your thoughts, merely wanting someone else to tell you how to adventure, then I think you better not continue. A borrowed resolve will only lead to regret at the last moment. Since you are wagering your life to advance, whether successful or not, at least ensure there's no regret."

The leading believer seemed to be digesting my words, steadily looking at me, and said, "But no matter how extraordinary, the more you experience, it eventually becomes your normal. Perhaps you once lived a mortal life, but the current you is undoubtedly a God. It's believed that you'll soon view the abnormal world as your world of common sense...or at present, there might already be such a tendency."

"Yes. So I must face this issue repeatedly." I said candidly, "Even the situation you are facing now is a problem I must confront. Merely being confused by it already brings you closer to me."

The leading believer was silent for a while, then said, "…I thought you would say something vague to brush us off."

"Do you have any other questions?" I asked.

After thinking, the leading believer posed another question, mainly asking me to move the survivors in the shelter out to the outside world. Though they did it for Dong Che's sake, they were also tired of being ordinary protectors, and more importantly, without leaving the City Barrier, this work held no hope, with annihilation as the only end.

They themselves are not planning to leave this dangerous environment for now, just want to shed the burden.

And regarding my temporarily weak state, I made no attempts to hide it. The more minds that can help think of solutions, the better. Fortunately, Luo Mountain's God believers understand that the Great Impermanence is not omniscient and omnipotent, so exposing my limitations doesn't damage my image. Even on the basis that other Lushan Great Impermanence cannot invade this city, the fact that I, a new Great Impermanence, managed to force my way in seems to be a noteworthy achievement in their eyes.

In addition to explaining the situation, I also briefly mentioned the current external affairs. The outside world's reaction to the Southern City becoming a Great Impermanence battlefield, the destruction caused by the Three-headed Great Demon to the Eastern Coastal City, the Evangelical Institute's human extermination plan, etc. Upon hearing these matters, everyone showed a shocked reaction.

"I thought the things happening here were already explosive enough; I had no idea the outside world was nearly entering a Doomsday Era..." Dong Che said with lingering fear.

Meanwhile, Xiaoqiao, the only ordinary person present, was bewildered and muttered, "...What will our world become?"

In both this Southern City and the already destroyed Eastern Coastal City, amid earth-shattering upheavals, it is always ordinary people who suffer the most casualties.

At this moment, the door of the room was knocked again. Dong Che glanced at me, and after I nodded, he turned to the door and said, "Come in."

A demon hunter wearing a black Impermanence uniform pushed the door open and entered. He first glanced at the gathered believers in confusion, then noticed me and Xiaoqiao present and gave Dong Che a querying look.

The leading believer, who might not have a low status in the shelter, said in a superior tone: "What is the matter? Speak directly."

"That guy has woken up," said the demon hunter.