[No.3 Player Live Room·Edward]
Under the dark night, beside a dark castle, several beasts were lurking in the grass.
"Squeak——"
The castle gate made a harsh opening sound. A handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes stepped out into the dangerous night.
"Ouch——"
The roar of the beast sounded, and the pack of wolves walked out of the grass. A pair of blood-red eyes quickly stared at the young man in a robe.
The blond young man just glanced at them briefly and continued walking, as if he didn't notice the threat here.
The wolves endured for a moment, and after confirming that the other party was alone, they immediately pounced with ferocious force.
"Shua——!"
A brilliant blue light suddenly flowed and lingered at this moment. The light quickly stopped in the dark sky, converged, and carved out the appearance of a clock. A man with blue hair like flowing river water appeared around the blond young man, floating in the air.
The man's narrow eyes reflected the brightness of the starry sky. He stretched out his hand, and there was a faint "ticking" sound in the air.
At that moment, the floating black particles and the flowing twisted sludge - all stopped for a moment. The extremely powerful figure of the pack of wolves was hit by the light and immediately retreated as if rewinding, and even the scraping grass became completely silent.
The blue-haired man stared at all this, standing in the windless night sky, like a god descending from earth.
The blue-haired man lowered his head.
"Adventurer. I am the fourth-ranked leader - Time Guardian Migale. I hold the power called 'time'." The blue-haired man has a gentle voice, a calm face, and a pair of narrow eyes. There seems to be endless time locked inside: "What's your name?"
"Edward." The blond young man crossed his arms.
Looking at the floating blue-haired man and the clock behind him, Edward frowned slightly: "Is it just the fourth place? Forget it, it makes sense."
He rubbed his chin with his hand: "In that case, that guy Su Mingan... should be matched with the number one leader."
He said, walking towards the dark forest.
"——Wait, adventurer, don't leave the scope of the castle yet." Michael's figure floated down and immediately stopped him: "The rules of the world of Tianqiong are very simple. There are only two points, but they are both related to your life. Very relevant – I hope you remember what I’m about to say and don’t die because you broke the rules.”
"Say it," Edward said.
He will memorize this kind of rules carefully. Although he looks extremely arrogant, he is not an arrogant fool. He has made it this far because he has his own way of doing things.
"Two rules, that is - 'stay long during the day and don't look back at night'. In other words, you can't stay in the same place for too long during the day, and don't look back when walking in the forest at night." Michael said.
"What will happen if the rules are violated?" Edward asked.
"These are the rules left by the Bai God. If you violate them, you will be cursed and die." Michael said.
"Baishen?" Edward seemed to hear a key word.
“The Hundred Gods—the gods that represent the only and perfect one.” Michael put his hands on his chest, as if he was doing a strange prayer posture: “Although He has died because he transformed into the sky that protects us, what He left behind is The oracle is still etched in our hearts... you see.”
Michael pointed to the sky.
Edward looked up.
The disgusting black sky, which seemed to be filled with living creatures, made him feel uncomfortable. Seeing that his sanity dropped by 3 points, he immediately looked away, feeling a little dissatisfied.
"Have you seen that dome?" Michael raised his head: "Beyond the dome, there is an endless black curse... The reason why those things did not come down to invade us is because there was a barrier transformed by a hundred gods to block it. them……"
"I see." Edward thought and asked a very crucial question: "So, Michael, are there any other gods here?"
After hearing this, Michael's originally gentle expression changed slightly.
A look of disgust flashed through his narrow eyes with the hour hand engraved on them.
"No more." He straightened his robe, raised his head, and said in a calm but affirmative tone:
"——God Bai is the only god in this dome. He died because he protected us. This dome—now there is no living god."
"Understood." Edward said: "Then, speed up the progress and take me to the nearest small copy. After delaying for so long, there is no time to waste."
The adventurer he possessed this time seemed to have an ordinary identity. He was wearing ordinary cloth before.
He had spent quite a long time waking up, searching in the castle, and then meeting and talking to Michael.
He glanced at the system time. It was almost a little faster now, and the most precious first hour of entering the dungeon had passed.
He may have fallen behind compared to others.
...If it were that guy Su Ming'an, he would have almost completed the first small copy. Su Ming'an was always efficient in clearing levels, and the plot route never went astray.
Edward thought he had to hurry up.
The Michael in front of him didn't look easy to handle. Michael didn't show any intention of teaching him his time ability. It seemed that he still needed to take the trouble to communicate with him and improve his favorability in order to gain the other party's true recognition.
As for Su Ming'an, I guess there won't be such a problem. Su Ming'an has always had a good relationship with NPCs. I'm afraid it won't be long before Su Ming'an can join forces with the number one leader to promote various small dungeons.
Edward felt a sense of urgency.
If it were Su Ming'an, the relationship with the leader must have been as good as possible at this time...
…
"——You can't run away."
The bright red robe fluttered slightly in the night wind, and under the hood was a pair of wild and fierce eyes.
The red-robed man's hands were like wolf's claws, tightly holding the young man in front of him, and his fingers were so strong that they seemed to be embedded in the flesh.
The shadow covering her face has been removed, revealing an extremely young and extremely pale face, like a weak patient who will die from blood loss at any time. The faintly bleeding eyes revealed a beast-like cruelty.
Under the silent night, the two maintained a dangerous confrontation posture.
Although their postures looked particularly funny to outsiders, Xi Boer's hands were on his shoulders, and Su Mingan's hands were also on her shoulders. Their fingers were tugging at the fabric, pulling each other like a tug-of-war.
But Su Mingan didn't stop, he had an extremely strong sense of crisis.
He had a feeling that he couldn't let go.
... At this moment, it seemed that he could never retreat, never let go, never give up on the wolf-like girl in front of him, and couldn't turn around.
If I turned around at this moment, gave up on her, and left her, something extremely terrible would seem to happen.
Looking into Siboer's eyes, he narrowed his eyes and suddenly smiled.
Siboer's expression was slightly stagnant. She didn't expect that the adventurer in front of her, who claimed to be the "strongest", could be so optimistic even though he knew he was being plotted.
"Xi Boer, you said, 'Under the witness of God Jiu, your vow to walk with me until the end is established'. So, the God Jiu in your mouth is...?" Maintaining a stiff posture, Su Mingan said without giving in. , asked with a smile.
He discovered that he had been wrong.
In just a few minutes of seeing Siboer, he immediately defined her as "timid and cowardly, afraid of fighting", so he adjusted his emotions accordingly and said something similar to make her long for company.
If Sibel is really such a weak and cowardly person, his words can give her comfort and give her low self-esteem the meaning to continue fighting. Because "being desired and needed" is the most indispensable mentality for her who lacks the meaning of fighting.
But...at present, it seems that she is not that kind of character.
She was clearly the leader of the 100th, but her series of actions were cunning. She showed weakness at the beginning, and then immediately revealed her true face after determining his character.
……No wonder.
He said how could a person with such momentum and being able to stand calmly under the night sky have such a timid mentality.
"God Bai and God Nine are the two gods in this world of 'sky'..." Xiboer looked at him and her tone rose slightly: "God Jiu is the god who represents incompleteness and reincarnation - and I am his only one. A believer. In other words, I am the only 'pagan' among these hundreds of people."
As if an invisible god waved his hand at this moment, the night wind suddenly rose, blowing her bright red hood.
She let go.
The slightly deformed fabric made a slight friction sound, and the skin of her retracted hands became paler, like frost climbing up rocks in winter.
Her eyes remained calm and her body no longer trembled.
She looked at him with extremely quiet eyes: "So, if you walk with me, you must be prepared to be almost an enemy of the world. Once I am sure that you do not have the ability and determination to walk with me, I will not Leave hesitantly - in these short fifteen days, everything I have to face is much crueler and more painful than you can imagine. And I will not accept a guy who may abandon me at any time - I think, Rather than being abandoned by you when your identity as a heretic is revealed, it would be better not to share the same journey in the first place.”
Su Mingan laughed after hearing this.
"A 'pagan' who is not popular with everyone?" He said: "Very good, I am becoming more and more satisfied."
"Huh?" Siboer was slightly startled.
"I was originally wondering why I was matched with a guy with your personality. But obviously, your true personality gave me the answer. I just said that a coward who is afraid of everything has nothing to do with me. But now, talking to you is much easier." Su Mingan stretched out his hand:
"Then, congratulations on becoming the only pair of 'accomplices' in this world, Sibor. I don't know what the gods are - since you believe in the 'Nine God', then I will follow your belief. 'Jiushen'."
Although Su Ming'an said this, he was just changing his way of speaking according to Xi Boer's character as before.
However, before, he was prescribing the right medicine for a leader with a "timid and timid" personality, but now, he is prescribing the right medicine for a leader with a "stolen and cunning" personality.
It’s just a matryoshka doll, who wouldn’t?
"……snort."
Siboer turned slightly sideways and blinked. She seemed to be very impressed by these words.
The bright red robe was like slowly flowing waves. She raised her head slightly and stared into his eyes.
The moment she met his gaze, her plain eyes suddenly became a little dazed, as if she saw something through his eyes.
"You are very good at talking, adventurer." She said: "Maybe, with you, we can really reach a 'perfect' ending..."
Her hand reached out and intertwined with his.
Xi Boer's hand was held very tightly, and the rough joints rubbed against Su Mingan's hand, as if confirming something.
The skin of her hands is not delicate, and it is not like hands that are not stained with spring water. The hand was chapped by frostbite, had thick calluses, and had scars that had not gone away. It felt particularly rough when holding it.
Just from the marks on her hands, it can be seen that she seems to have experienced a lot of hardships.
In front of those powerful leaders who hold all kinds of authority, she has no fighting power and struggles to survive. What has she experienced?
If it wasn't Su Ming'an who matched her, what would be her upcoming outcome?
She seemed extremely close to death. Her future ending seems to be visible at a glance... Who would believe that such an unpopular, weakest guy, ranked one hundred, will have a happy ending?
For players, this is just an exciting world adventure, a thrilling and exciting peak competition in which death is free and will not drain your strength.
But for these leaders who put their fate on this, what they are betting on is their sanity and soul, which are almost equal to their lives, and their attachment and belief in the world.
The price of failure and the degree of pain are not equal at all.
They are inherently not on a measurable scale.
When she held his hand, Siboer's eyes seemed to be much gentler.
She is so alert, so afraid of betrayal, and it seems that at this moment, she is sincerely looking forward to an ending that makes her feel at ease.
"I put my trust in you," she said.
"Ah, of course." Su Mingan let go of her hand.
"I won't leave you behind."
He said.
at this moment,
He heard the favorability prompt.
[NPC (Sissi), favorability: 30 (initial favorability) +5]
…
"Ding dong!"
[You have entered the perfect customs clearance route·'Jiushen' line in advance]
["——My dear delusional person, you are a 'monster' and also a 'god'."]
[Line Tips: Protect "Siboer" and fulfill her hidden long-cherished wish. 】
[Route Tips: There are three perfect clearance routes in this world: 'Baishen' Line/'Jiushen' Line/'Reincarnation' Line.
If you choose to abandon "Siboer", you will be able to enter the "Baishen" line at any time. (The difficulty of the 'Baishen' line is lower than that of the 'Nine Gods' line.)]
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[Perfect clearance progress: 5%]
