[Confirm the death of the candidate, the C6 plan is activated, and the emergency soul ensures the measures to be activated! The candidate's soul lock is completed, the characteristics comparison is completed, the error is within the range value, and the extraction is uploaded to the LH666 sandbox...]

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‘…By the way, I am, Enqidu, the most ordinary person…’

‘So, where is this… again?’

‘No light, no others, no objects, no sound, no temperature, and even the boundaries of time and space are so blurred in perception. It is simply like the vain chaos…’

‘Nothingness? Is this... this is the world after death? How is it possible! This should be just a little consciousness left by me, an ordinary person, right?

‘Because, I’m dead.’

When Enqi realized that he had been judged to be dead in physiology, his past memories, especially his last moment, surged into his heart:

‘It’s really ridiculous… Apart from getting to know Su Ya, he was so ordinary that he had no special features, but at the last moment he sacrificed himself to rescue a little girl he had never known from under the crazy truck?’

‘And now when I look back, the action I used to snatch the little girl was more like an instinct than an impulse action. When I realized that it was impossible to remind me, my body had already moved in advance…Is this the so-called hero? I just sighed that this world didn’t need any superheroes…’

‘This is really a big joke.’

He wanted to support his face with his hands as usual and sighed, but he found that even if he saw it, he could not even sense the existence of his body and limbs.

And beside Enqidu, no, it should be said that this space has had a brand new landscape at some point: real and illusory, upright and distorted, reasonable and weird - it is the scene of the mind that mixes memory and perception.

As the "master" of the void space here, he did not have any questions about these scenery, and could even be said to have turned a blind eye, as if it should have been like this.

However, this is also natural, because he has been here more than once:

"Human Standard Template".

This is not a boring joke, nor is it limited to "ordinary" talents such as simple cooking, housework, painting, music, mathematics, and command, but all the skills that humans can master, including guns, driving, national arts, fighting spirit, magic, Taoism, astrology, mantras, Buddhism, etc.!

He can learn everything without any obstacles, but he cannot "success" in any of them, and can only be in the middle of everyone - including the results of exercise and the time required.

As for what kind of future he will usher in at the end, no one knows. But—

As long as the desire is still there, he will go all the way, but he will also move forward;

As long as the restraint is still there, he will always encounter the south wall, but there will be his way;

As long as the courage is still there, he will be endless despair, but he will also hope to be immortal.

That must not be the most successful, nor the worst, but the ending that suits him the most.

However, these have no meaning to Enqi at this moment:

‘If you want it to be a fucked egg, it’s not surprising that it will disappear at any time, it’s just a deceased thought of the dead.’

But isn't this the most standard human being: infinite but limited, rational but impulsive, tenacious but fragile.

At this moment, in this space where there should be no external objects, a thought that does not belong to him appeared, full of coldness and stiffness, and a mechanical texture:

[Ensure success, activity exceeds the minimum demand, transfer to the A3 standard process, prepare to conduct a clear Q&A:]

【The purity of the soul, completed!】

[The connection between the world has been cut off!]

【…All interferences have been ruled out!】

【Q&A, Start:】

Although the sudden appearance of the voice was full of mystery and doubt, Enqi unexpectedly believed in the voice from the bottom of his heart. However, even without the inexplicable sense of intimacy, he would not refuse to communicate with this voice now.

After all, the deceased does not need to care about the events before his life, nor does it need to consider the events in the next life:

【Would you like to save others?】

‘Look at my way of dying, isn’t this a matter of course?’

Enqi grinned, although he had no mouth now.

【What is the reason for saving others?】

‘I want to know more about this question!’

However, when answering this, somehow, in Enqidu's consciousness, various fragments that he had never seen before flashed through him before, and the scenery in this space presented a scenery that was originally impossible to appear except for pure fantasy in his life:

… “The three heroes who save the world? Don’t joke! I will take action just because I don’t do this and even I will be in trouble.”…

In the vast area, the gloomy but bright hall of the castle, a petite succubus sitting obliquely on the throne of the skeleton, looked at the carnival of various races in the water mirror technique in front of him, and the three statues on the square unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

… "Wrong information, deducted equipment, one-point timing... Cough cough! Hero, is it? Haha, boring. Cough! I'm just sorry, everyone, it seems that I can't go back and fulfill those agreements. Cough cough!"…

In the passage with red lights, there was no way forward or backward, a soldier full of blood and wounded let go of the rifle in his hand, laughed and took out a photo of drinking blood, and finally closed his eyes in helpless apologies.

【What price are you willing to pay to save others?】

‘Woo! It seems that I am willing to give my own life.’

While enduring the consciousness and the flashing scenes around him, Enqi said mockingly.

… “Why do you die with you? Because I want to be the great hero who saves the world! This is my dream since I was a child!”…

On the desolate alien battlefield where no one but the sound of killing sounds shocked, a young mecha pilot activated the self-destruct device without any confusion or hesitation after piercing himself and the enemy's heterogeneous creature body together with an alloy sword.

… “Why are I still scolded by so many people after saving them? Did I do something wrong? No, it must be that I have nothing to do!”…

On the path that seemed to extend from malice and nightmare, a young man carrying a metal spear with a strange luster on his back, covered with scars of old and new under the cover of tattered clothes. The confused young man slapped his face a few times, and then raised his fist-clenched right hand upwards.

【So, on this basis, are you willing to save the world?】

‘If you can do it…’

Just when Enqi was about to answer this question casually, the consciousness and the scattered pictures around him that seemed to be moving forward were finally coming to an end:

… “No praise or scolding, only endless running and fighting. Is it really the right thing to be a hero? Is there really the answer I am looking for in the other side of killing and grudges?”…

Above the endless yellow sand, a traveler wearing a cloak, tired and indifferent body, stepped forward like a mechanical step towards the battle and shocking the sky, and behind him was piled with uncountable white bones.

[Finally, in order to save countless worlds, you are willing to abandon your past and future, become an immortal walking in the dark, use killing and destruction as a means to bear endless sins until the last moment arrives?]

Enqi did not answer the mysterious voice as easily as before, but began to ask and answer questions and answer them unconsciously as if he had really experienced all this:

‘…How can we become a hero? Be praised by others? Forced by others? Sacrifice yourself voluntarily? Do our best to do this? Give up all emotions?…’

‘…No, what should be asked is, what is a hero? What is praised by others is a hero? What is sacrificed at will is a hero? What saves the world is a hero? What is the hero who tries his best to save others? The machine called justice is a hero?…’

Endless thoughts swept up like waves, but then retreated like a tide in the next moment. Various pictures and memories intertwined and confused, as if walking in a maze of thinking.

At this moment, this space even turned into a weird and weird four-dimensional maze. In the endless void, layers of roads stretched straight and spiral to the distance, upward and upside down, crossing and separation infinity.

He even felt like he had gained his body again, walking step by step in this maze with thoughts.

But from when, the route he had originally followed the maze road had become ignoring the void and the road, and moving forward firmly and straightly.

However, he never made any mistakes, because the maze seemed to be actively cooperating with him, and roads continued to move quietly from their original positions, building a wide and straight road in front of his steps.

In other words, at this moment, countless illusory figures from unknown places were standing in front of him, stretching out their right hand to guide the direction of progress. After he passed, they turned into a beam of shrinking flames and shot into his back, supporting him to continue moving forward.

All of this is just to get the final answer:

‘What is a hero?’

‘…No, a hero is a hero, a hero is just a hero!’

‘The so-called hero has always been just a noun, not a verb, and not an adjective.’

‘So, how to become a hero? It is not praised by others as a hero, nor is it because of others, nor does it mean that you want to become a hero--’

‘The moment when your body reaches out to help others faster than your mind, you are a hero.’

When I came to the end of this maze with countless inquiries and answers, Enqi replied calmly and took the last step:

‘Yes, I am [Hero], that’s all.’

[Confirm the candidate's reply and verify again: Are you willing to give yourself everything including wealth, fame, future, etc. just to save these countless worlds?]

‘(Smile and sigh) Alas, even if you don’t say it, I will do it, as long as it is indeed a catastrophe…’

【Confirm that the candidate's intention has not changed, the recruitment process is initiated:】

[Contract signing, confirmation!]

【List entry, complete!】

[World cause and effect, cut off!]

【Soul Attachment, Mount!】

As soon as he heard this, he lost consciousness and began to enter a dreamless deep sleep, but the voice did not stop:

[Protective network, build!]

[The core of sin, loaded!]

【Body reconstruction, end!】

[Talent search...correct, discover semi-awakening talent!]

【Armed faction, confirm!】

[It has been assigned to train number E-1256, the transfer of recruiters has been completed, and the full configuration of the train has been completed!]

[The entire project has ended here, the task has been issued, the goal has been confirmed, the access has been cleared, and the train has been departing!]
Chapter completed!