**Chapter 2895: I Wish to Be Drunk and Never Wake Again!**
Jiangnan's body felt as if all the strength had been drained from it, and he collapsed like a pile of mud!
Mila's eyes were filled with worry, and she couldn't help stepping forward to ask, "Jiangnan Gege? What's wrong? Are you alright?"
However, the expression on Jiangnan's face turned to fear, and his eyes were filled with shock and uncertainty!
Wang Youzhi didn't even manage to catch him as Jiangnan sat down heavily on the ground!
Facing the hand Mila reached out to him, Jiangnan instinctively retreated backward!
He even pressed himself directly against the doorframe!
Mila's outstretched hand froze in midair, and there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.
*Jiangnan Gege... actually dodged?*
She had known Jiangnan Gege for so long, and no matter the situation, Jiangnan had never shown any resistance or rejection toward her before!
What always welcomed her was a warm hug or a sweet head-pat!
But this time, Jiangnan's reaction made Mila panic!
He had never been like this before!
Mila even felt that at this moment, Jiangnan seemed a little unfamiliar...
But from Jiangnan's perspective, the world flickered again. Mila's aged and withered appearance was carved into his heart like a knife!
Her cloudy, weathered eyes were filled with stories, yet they were still full of concern for him!
Mila's little hands were fair, smooth, and delicate as cream, but in the alternating flickering reality...
The hand reaching out was covered in wrinkles, utterly lusterless, shriveled and aged like a chicken claw!
The world before his eyes kept alternating and flickering, stuttering. Many parts of the surrounding scenery even turned into mosaics!
It was as if two realities were constantly swapping, and the truth hidden in the darkness seemed about to surface!
Everyone was frightened by Jiangnan's reaction. A moment ago, he had been so spirited and confident, and now he was limp on the ground, staring at Mila like an idiot!
As if he had seen something terrifying!
But there was simply nothing unusual at all!
*Wait, with Jiangnan's strength, was there really something in the Starry Sky that could scare him like this?*
Mila grew even more worried:
(งᵒ̌﹏ᵒ̌)ง "Jiangnan Gege? What's going on? Say something!"
However, this scene looked completely different to Jiangnan!
The world before him was furiously alternating and flickering, and Mila's state was constantly shifting between her young and old forms!
Jiangnan could hear what the young Mila was saying, but it came in fragments, sounding like a skipping disc to his ears!
And the old Mila was also saying something, but Jiangnan could neither hear nor see clearly...
Jiangnan's eyes were bloodshot. He turned his head to look at the others, reached out a trembling hand, and pointed at Mila!
"You... can't you all see it? Mila... Mila is..."
But as he looked over, Jiangnan froze...
Around him was nothing but emptiness!
Wang Youzhi, Wu Liang, Yakeli—none of them were there. Their figures had vanished into thin air!
With the flickering of the world, their forms would appear and then disappear...
Xia Yao said urgently, "What's wrong with Mila? Xiao Nan? Don't scare me? You're freaking everyone out like this!"
Jiangnan's stiff body turned to look at Xia Yao. In the flickering reality, at that spot, there was also nothing...
Jiangnan subconsciously looked down at his own extended hand!
His entire arm was pitch-black like ink, flesh decayed, exuding an extreme aura of abhorrence!
On his wrist hung a worn-out wolf-fang necklace. Jiangnan was all too familiar with that necklace—it was a gift Xia Yao had given him during their student days!
And on that wrist, there was also a faint tooth mark that had lasted for a long time. The position of the fang matched Xia Yao's fangs...
And on the ring finger of that hand was a crimson bone ring. The ring radiated a gentle warmth, and on it were engraved four characters:
*"Qing You Du Zhong"* (Love Is Exclusive)...
Jiangnan stared at the ring, at the wolf-fang necklace. His nose suddenly stung, and tears poured out uncontrollably!
He scrambled up and rubbed his eyes hard!
Clenching his lips tightly, he took a step forward and vanished completely!
The world... was still flickering!
Everyone was stunned. What was wrong with Jiangnan?
Wang Youzhi's face darkened!
"Damn it! It must be related to the 'altered reality' Jiangnan mentioned!"
"Chase after him! Don't let Jiangnan lose track of which reality he belongs to!"
Without needing Wang Youzhi's order, everyone had already given chase. Zhong Yingxue was undoubtedly the fastest!
*Xiao Nan had actually cried. Men don't easily shed tears. What had he just seen?*
No one noticed any abnormality. Noah, Yakeli, Zhong Yingxue, Xia Yao, Mila—even Wang Youzhi—saw things exactly as they always did!
They wouldn't notice the flickering of reality at all!
But Jiangnan was different.
Milky Way Star Domain. Suddenly, a dark rift hundreds of thousands of kilometers long tore open in space!
Jiangnan stepped out of it. There were still traces of unshed tears in his eyes!
Looking out, the Milky Way Star Domain was a sea of sparkling stars. Humanity's footsteps had reached every corner of the galaxy!
After rapid development and the concentrated resources of the Carbon Alliance, human civilization had reached the top tier of Starry Sky construction!
The entire Milky Way Star Domain looked like a magnificent jade plate set into the Starry Sky!
But with the flickering of the world, the prosperity before him shattered, and everything ceased to exist!
What appeared before Jiangnan was a desolate, dead Star Domain!
Shattered planets were everywhere. Supergalactic clusters had been torn apart. Galaxies were broken, and star streams were scattered in all directions!
It was like a ruined battlefield. As far as the eye could see, there were only broken walls and debris, filled with destruction and death!
Jiangnan's heart sank to the bottom. His teeth were nearly ground to powder!
*Was this the truth beneath the dream?*
*The hidden reality?*
*The original timeline?*
The moment Jiangnan stepped out, Zhong Yingxue, Wang Youzhi, and the others chased after him!
"Xiao Nan? You..."
But Jiangnan didn't stop. With one step, he was far away from everyone!
"Domain Expansion • Black Hole Devouring Star!"
Without any explanation, Jiangnan directly activated Black Hole Devouring Star. He wanted to return to the Life Forbidden Zone and see what was really going on!
A massive black hole loomed over the Milky Way Star Domain. Its terrifying energy made it impossible for anyone to get close!
Just looking at it was enough to make people shrink back in fear!
Wang Youzhi gritted his teeth: "Damn it! What is this kid trying to do?"
"Don't let anything happen, dammit!"
Once Jiangnan activated the Black Hole Devouring Star, no one could stop him, and no one could help him either!
Yang Jian's heart climbed into his throat!
...
Life Forbidden Zone, above the Realm Source Forbidden Sea. The familiar light and shadow, pages, and bookshelves appeared again!
Jiangnan couldn't help but cast his gaze toward the reality that belonged to him!
Sure enough, the flickering disturbance had started again!
But just as Jiangnan tried to use this opportunity to look at the truth hidden in the darkness—
The disturbance and flickering disappeared. Everything returned to normal, as if it had never happened!
Jiangnan was stunned. His expression was extremely grim, but his eyes carried a hint of helplessness!
According to his current speculation, in the Life Forbidden Zone, this kind of disturbance in the lines of reality actually affects the real world!
And the result was just as he had seen—two realities kept alternating and stuttering, like a scene glitching in a game!
This phenomenon meant that the reality he was in was becoming increasingly unstable, like a rootless duckweed, already on the verge of collapse!
Once it collapsed, the disturbance would disappear, and his reality would cease to exist, vanishing like a flower in a mirror or the moon's reflection on water!
Everything would return to the right track!
And the "right track" was probably what Jiangnan had glimpsed through the flickering disturbance just now!
Jiangnan raised his hand and looked at his palm. It was as clear and translucent as glass—a perfectly flawless hand!
There was no crimson bone ring on it, no wolf-fang necklace, and no shallow tooth mark...
But just now, during the flickering of the world, Jiangnan felt as if those things had been worn on his hand!
Jiangnan took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes!
*That kind of world flickering should only be visible to me!*
*Because I am the crux of the current reality!*
*So when I entered the Life Forbidden Zone and left the real world, the flickering stopped?*
*But the correct answer hasn't been given yet. The stability is only temporary. If it isn't resolved, reality will eventually collapse!*
*And now the disturbance flickering has already affected the real world!*
*Jiangnan's time is running out...*
He slowly opened his eyes and murmured softly:
*"Zhong gu zhuan yu bu zu gui, dan yuan chang zui bu fu xing... Hu~"*
(Zhong and drum delicacies are not worth cherishing; I wish to be drunk and never wake again... Hu~)
Letting out a long breath, Jiangnan was about to return to the reality page. But just as he was about to step in, he couldn't help recalling what he had just seen!
"Woo~"
Jiangnan's lips puckered, and his nose started stinging again!
But he fiercely slapped his own cheeks!
"Don't cry! Swallow it back! You have to swallow it back! Worrying everyone for no reason is useless!"
"This problem only you can solve. You can fix it! Just like always, solve all the problems. You can do it! You're Nan Shen!"
"You're the best! The most awesome!"
Slapping his cheeks, Jiangnan kept taking deep breaths and muttering to himself. He tried to step forward several times but couldn't hold it together!
"Hu~ Slow down! Let me slow down..."
Muttering, he turned and stepped toward the Realm Source Forbidden Sea!
*Anyway, I can stay here as long as I want. Time on the page of my reality won't flow!*
*So I'll just stay a little longer...*
...
Wang Youzhi and the others were full of worry. Jiangnan had directly activated the Black Hole Devouring Star, leaving them all helpless!
But the next moment, the massive black hole suddenly disappeared. An eternal, indestructible heartbeat echoed!
Jiangnan's figure emerged in the starry sky. His aura was even more terrifying than before!
Everyone was stunned!
Jiangnan smiled brightly:
(∗ᵒ̶̶̷̀◡˂̶́)✧ "Yo~ Did I scare you all just now?"
Only an instant had passed in the outside world!
But no one knew... how long Jiangnan had actually spent in the Life Forbidden Zone to calm his emotions!