Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic Chapter 1257 - 709: Going Home

In that instant, Su Yu sensed a mysterious shift happening within his body, energy, mind, and determination.

He seemed to have evolved from the illusory to the authentic, from a mere phantom to a tangible entity. No, the metamorphosis went even deeper than that.

It resembled an average individual abruptly gaining the might to shatter the Infinite Universe—that was the magnitude of the alteration.

And it surpassed even that level.

This alteration was so profound that words could scarcely capture or quantify it.

It represented an ultimate evolution beyond the Narrative Layer. Su Yu was akin to a fictional figure emerging into true existence—what a staggering shift that was?

His earlier Space-Time Transcender power, enabling him to surpass space and time, had offered a comparable sensation, yet it paled in comparison, not reaching even one-tenth of the current intensity.

After all, Space-Time Transcender merely overcame space and time, while Su Yu now transcended the Narrative Layer—no true comparison existed.

Before long, the metamorphosis concluded.

Su Yu abruptly noticed his eyes were shut and quickly opened them.

Then he beheld himself in pajamas sprawled on a bed, as if freshly roused from a short sleep.

"Is this the so-called upper Narrative Layer?"

Su Yu surveyed the surroundings and found them utterly commonplace—a standard room lacking any remarkable features.

The space contained a bed, table and chairs, wardrobe, a computer, and...

Assorted everyday objects, none carrying the slightest trace of Spiritual Energy.

Su Yu took a quick look and dismissed them from his mind.

Yet in the very next moment, Su Yu jolted in shock, realizing how familiar the environment truly was.

Familiar enough that it initially appeared unremarkable at first sight.

This location... was his own home!

To be precise, it was the home from before his journey to Azure Star.

"I’ve actually come home..."

Disbelief flickered in Su Yu’s eyes.

On one side, the environment astonished him.

On the other, he marveled at how nearly he had forgotten his own dwelling.

Since traversing worlds, he had endured countless experiences over vast stretches of time.

Particularly during those billions of years spent in solitude within the Primordial Universe, his recollections formed an immense ocean of haze.

The memories prior to his travel now amounted to a minuscule, insignificant fraction.

Those long-buried recollections, he believed, would remain forgotten forever.

Thus, upon encountering the familiar setting, recognition didn’t strike him right away.

But within moments, awareness dawned.

Upon grasping that he had returned home, Su Yu first brimmed with joy, only for doubt to swiftly follow.

Was this genuinely his home?

Why had transcending the Narrative Layer brought him precisely here?

Furthermore...

"My power..."

Su Yu perceived his strength as feebler than at any prior point.

Previously, in the lower Narrative Layer, his might could obliterate innumerable universes.

Yet now, his power felt nebulous, reduced to a mere trickle inside him, falling short of even a First-Order Spirit Ability User’s level, incapable of manifestation or external influence.

Different Spiritual Powers also proved challenging to summon.

At this juncture, Su Yu’s abilities were at their weakest, practically stripped of all Extraordinary Ability.

For a fleeting moment, Su Yu wondered if his prior adventures were merely a dream.

No traversal, no Spiritual Energy, no profession—everything had been a mere Dream Realm illusion.

This notion caused his past memories to blur and start dissolving.

Like awakening from an epic dream, the Dream Realm’s contents swiftly faded from memory, while reality sharpened into vivid clarity.

Su Yu now found himself in exactly that condition.

All his ordeals in the Primordial Universe, every pulse-pounding brush with death, resembled fleeting shadows in the Dream Realm.

Only the adjacent bed, his physical form, and the rhythm of his heartbeat felt genuinely solid.

After some contemplation, the doubt in Su Yu’s heart gradually dissipated, and the surroundings grew ever more intimate and cherished.

He rose from the bed, slipped on his slippers, and approached the room’s door.

Gripping the handle, he faintly caught voices from beyond and the inviting scent of cooking drifting through.

"..."

Su Yu knew his family awaited outside, with his wife preparing breakfast.

A powerful urge welled up inside Su Yu, compelling him to fling open the door, dash out, and embrace that cherished figure, reuniting with his loved ones.

The longer he dwelled on it, the sharper those memories surfaced in his mind—the shared joys with his wife, the bliss of their daily life, all flooding back.

Likewise, his parents were due at noon for his birthday celebration, pressing him to start a family soon...

As were his university classmates, coworkers, and job friends—all gathering today for the festivity.

Against these realities, the dreamlike escapades on Azure Star, the Spiritual Power and Extraordinary elements, the profession, the Primordial Universe... they amounted to mere whims, insignificant nothings.

Su Yu's fingers shook faintly on the doorknob, yet he made no move to twist it open.

Slowly, sounds from outside filtered in—his wife calling him to breakfast.

That soft voice prompted a faint smile from Su Yu as he whispered, "Dream Ending? Quite a credible fabrication!"

Right then, ice filled Su Yu's eyes.

He had obviously been deceived.

Exploiting his frailty immediately after surpassing the Narrative Layer, some enigmatic force had fooled him and penned a "Dream Ending" for his tale.

In this "ending," all that came before turned out to be illusion—no journey, no Extraordinary Ability—just a regular youth with his wife, parents, and friends awaiting him...

To be fair, the moment struck perfectly.

Su Yu's power had dwindled to near-ordinary levels, slashing his capacity to fend off outside influences.

What's more, this "Dream Ending" fused with his pre-travel life, hitting him right in the soul.

After eons in that bizarre otherworld, Su Yu had often yearned for home, even if not desperately.

Thrust back so suddenly, that longing exploded, unleashing feelings bottled for billions of years.

As a result, Su Yu nearly yanked the door open at once.

Once outside, total submersion in the "ending" awaited—living out a mundane life and fading away as a nobody.

His feeble strength then left him all but defenseless.

Still, Su Yu saw the ruse for what it was and held back.

For starters, the "ending" wasn't pieced together convincingly.

Outer voices, inner urges, and recalled memories did stir Su Yu's heart, yet they pulled him in like an "audience" member, not the "protagonist" himself.

"Can’t immerse myself, after all... Where would I get a wife..."