Twenty-one floors, twenty floors, nineteen floors.
When he stepped onto the eighteenth floor, Su Mingan saw Noel.
The night was closing, and under the burning candlelight, Su Mingan saw him at a glance - wearing a white ribbon sacrificial robe, with golden decorative metal on the cuffs shining brightly. This outfit that was not in line with the worldly style was worn on Noel, proving that he I went through a lot to get here.
"——Noel!" Su Mingan shouted.
Noel pushed the guard to the ground and smiled sideways. A stream of blood slid down his forehead, adding crimson to the ends of his eyes.
"I'm coming," Noel said.
When Su Mingan arrived at the ruins, he sent the black cat out. He had long thought that he could not place his hopes on Xiao Jingsan alone, so he had been looking for the third key person - Chao Yan.
With the cooperation of Watch Du, Su Mingan learned the location of the camera where Chaoyan last appeared - at the edge of the world. He ordered the scarlet bird to lead the way, and the black cats attacked wildly. They found Chaoyan in the early hours of this night.
Finally, after contacting Chao Yan, Black Cat rushed back in time and, according to the order set by Su Ming'an in advance, helped Su Ming'an, who had lost his memory, activate the "Dawn Immortality" skill and forcibly improve his mental state.
No matter how powerful the cognitive shielding method of the gods is, it still belongs to the world game and belongs to the category of debuff skills. The buff skill of "Dawn Eternal Life" could compete with it. Su Mingan quickly recovered his basic cognition and relied on his own strength to pull himself out of the quagmire.
He had already prepared himself for the difficult situation.
However, Noel's arrival was unexpected by Su Mingan. When Su Ming'an arranged everything, he didn't know what Chaoyan was doing at the edge of the world, nor did he know that she would die at three in the morning. He originally thought that it would be Chaoyan himself who came to save him at this time.
"Noel? Why are you here? Where is Chaoyan? Is she really dead?" Su Mingan held on to the wall and looked down at Noel through the height difference of the stairs.
Noel leaned on the blue rose cane and pierced the forehead of a guard with the cane. He turned to look at Su Mingan and smiled:
"It's me, I'm real, believe me... Su Ming'an."
"Chaoyan is dead. She was killed by the tentacle monster on the beach and failed to open the passage to other worlds. So, she asked me to rescue you. Even if the control mark on your body cannot be removed, I will save you. Save him."
"The spirit was led down by me. The noise on the first floor was caused by Mo Yan and the others."
"I know that you must have experienced many hallucinations in the past few days, including that you are probably confused by many perceptions now. Many things you see may be false, but... I am real at this time. "
Su Mingan frowned slightly, he did not dare to "recognize" Noel in front of him. Noel's appearance was completely unplanned.
Noel quickly cleared away the guards on this floor and walked up the stairs. He stabilized the crooked brim of his hat, and blood stains rolled down the stairs, like red roses blooming on his body.
He walked quickly towards Su Ming'an, smelled the blood in the air, his eyes looked dangerous for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Su Ming'an, you can't be sure whether I am real, but I can be sure that you are real, you are so qualified The smell of his blood is really recognisable."
The movement below the floor gradually died down, and the gods were about to return.
Su Mingan said: "...there is a piano room on the twelfth floor, and we can leave through the window there."
His fingers were clenched tightly, and he could squeeze the space to vibrate at any time. If Noel's answer is even half wrong, the space will be shaken immediately.
However, Noel laughed softly and gave Su Mingan a hug.
"……OK."
Su Mingan's fingers relaxed slightly.
——The code words match.
Mention the piano, give a hug - always the highest priority confirmation code.
This is the code word that only they know, this is the character that endless illusions cannot simulate, this is the reality that even the gods cannot shape, the conversations buried in countless abandoned archives - all true or false Among hundreds of millions of people, Su Mingan only dared to confirm the existence of Noel.
In Noel's smiling expression, Su Mingan whispered:
"Noel - I invite you to the tower."
The blue barrier spread, shrouding them under the barrier. At this time, the god appeared at the bottom of the corridor. He raised his head and looked at the two of them calmly.
A sharp white light emerged from the god's hand and hit the barrier of the tower invitation. However, the barrier was extremely stable and did not cause any waves.
Tower Invitation - It seems to be just an inconspicuous forced 1v1 duel skill without any attribute bonus, but it is the highest-level skill that Su Mingan masters. Just because it is a "rules-based" skill, the 1v1 duel between the two parties cannot be interfered with by anything. Unless the enemy also has skills that override this rule.
The gods stand outside the barrier and cannot enter.
"Boom-boom-boom!"
The violent bombing sound sounded, and Su Mingan saw the gods take action for the first time. In the past, the gods were gentle and calm, and even if they took action, they would only pinch Su Ming'an's wrist, but this time it was completely different.
Pure white light rose from behind the spirit and condensed into words that Su Ming'an could not understand.
--What's this? Rule attack?
Su Mingan looked at the overwhelming white light. Just looking at it, I felt as if a waterfall was hanging upside down and a tsunami was coming. Under these countless words and patterns, tiny humans are like ants facing the waves.
However, these light waves were blocked by the tower's invitation barrier and could not move forward.
Su Mingan roughly estimated that if the gods took action like now, their combat power could soar to more than 6,000 points. The previous several divine bionic bodies were all relatively weak individuals.
"Su Mingan, step back a little." Noel said.
Su Mingan nodded.
He knew why Noel came. Noel came here not to take him away - but to kill him.
Noel knew the news of Chaoyan's death. As early as the moment of Chaoyan's death, Noel understood that if the time he saw was still walking normally, and if the result of Chaoyan's death was not reversed, it would mean that Su Mingan had Self-death has not been achieved so far.
——So, he is needed.
Su Mingan let go of his hand and ended the hug brought about by this code word. He looked at Noel calmly. The blue rose cane in Noel's hand had a sharp tip, which was very suitable for ending a person's life.
Under the dim candlelight, Noel's pupils were still as blue as the sea.
The inviting barrier of the tower is like the ripples of the water, and no one can interfere with this peaceful world. Su Mingan thought of the word "living toward death" for a moment, and he felt a peaceful sense of departure in his heart.
He asked for death from Noel in order to live again.
Noel held the blue rose cane tightly, and he was about to send Su Ming'an on his next journey.
"...Rule-based skills?" The god looked at the unbreakable tower invitation barrier: "...Yes, you do have such skills. So this time, let's consider you successful."
Su Mingan heard "this time" keenly.
When he was unconscious before, he also heard the conversation between the gods and Xiao Jingsan.
…
["Yes. So, your resistance this time has failed. Su Ming'an cannot escape my control, he belongs to me." The laughter of the god. 】
[“—Before the world is reset, can I ask you to let him go free?” Xiao Jingsan said. 】
["——You should know that the winner of the game is entitled to all the trophies, and I will not let him go. Moreover, I am not going to reset the world this time. I am very satisfied with this world line (orld line) ." The voice of the gods. 】
…
Su Mingan looked at the god. The invitation from the tower lasted for three minutes. He still had three minutes to think before he died.
He believed that it was impossible for gods to know the return of death. If the gods knew it, then the organizers would most likely know it, and Su Ming'an would no longer be able to stand here.
Therefore, it is obvious that the "reset world line" mentioned by the gods is not referring to Su Ming'an.
Su Mingan quickly and calmly judged that there should be someone in the tenth world who had a skill similar to rollback and could reset the world line. This kind of reset can only be limited to the world and cannot affect the organizers and audiences, just like the reincarnation of Jiu Shen in the eighth world. Although the time in the dungeon has been reset, time outside the dungeon runs normally, and players can also remember this past.
So, in the tenth world, who has the ability to reset the world line?
Su Mingan quickly figured out who it was——
Own.
The gods once said, "It is forbidden to commit suicide." At that time, Su Mingan almost thought that the retaliation for death had been exposed. Later, he realized that it could not be exposed, otherwise the organizer would have come to the door.
It can be inferred from this that the gods believe that the one with the ability to reset the world line is not Su Mingan, but who could it be?
It's obvious.
——It is the character possessed by Su Mingan.
This character whose true background is unknown, who has the dual identity of a qualified person and a foreign species, who has inherited the emotions and memories of fifty fire bearers - this character.
At this time, Su Mingan has two death rollback powers - his own death rollback and this character's death rollback.
"..."
Su Mingan suppressed his racing heart. Although it was just a few words from the god, he quickly derived the result.
I don’t know the name of the character possessed by Su Ming’an yet, so I’ll use “Xiao Su” instead.
Judging from the dialogue between Xiao Jingsan and the gods, they were all able to retain their memories in Xiao Su's death flashback.
Therefore, even if Noel kills Su Mingan, the gods don't care, because even if Xiao Su dies, he will still be under the eyes of the gods. The gods will retain their memory after Xiaosu returns to the game. Time outside the tenth world will also run normally, and players will also remember that this world has been reset.
In other words, it should be a level like this——
Su Mingan’s death flashback＞The organizers and players＞Gods and people like Xiao Jingsan who can retain memories＞Xiao Su’s death flashback＞People in the tenth world
Those arranged in the front can cover the time and memory of everyone behind.
For example, once Su Mingan triggers the death rollback, the organizers and players, gods, Xiao Su, the tenth world and even all living creatures will be rolled back and no memory will be retained.
But once Xiao Su triggers the death rollback, only those behind him, such as the people in the tenth world, will forget their memories. Those in front of him, such as the gods, the organizers, the players, and even Su Mingan himself, will all remember that they have been recalled once. It is also impossible for Xiao Su to rewind the time of the organizers and the audience.
——Obviously so.
When Su Mingan's eyes met Noel's, Noel quickly understood what Su Mingan was thinking. Under Su Mingan's eyes for confirmation, Noel nodded slowly.
"I think... your deduction is correct." Noel said.
Su Mingan's forehead fell into cold sweat.
Therefore, the most critical and frightening question will come soon——
Once Su Mingan dies in the tenth world, will it be Xiao Su's death flashback or Su Mingan's own death flashback that will be triggered?
Su Mingan's death retracement is undoubtedly much higher than Xiao Su's death retracement, and can even include the organizer. But which death retracement is triggered first? What exactly is it based on?
At this time, Su Mingan must trigger his own death reversion, not Xiao Su's. Otherwise, the time outside the copy will not be reversed, only the time within the copy will be backtracked. The gods will remember this past, and even as soon as Su Mingan turns back, the gods will quickly restrain him and eliminate the possibility of him committing suicide again.
Only by triggering Su Ming'an's own death flashback will the gods be recalled, and no one will remember this past.
Under the blue barrier, Noel was very quiet. He waited patiently for Su Mingan to think. The problem Su Mingan was thinking about was too complicated to convey in code words, so he just waited and trusted.
"...I'm a little scared." Su Mingan said.
He was a little scared... If it was not his own death retracement that was triggered this time, it would be difficult for him to find another chance to die, and everything would be overturned.
Noel shook his head and said nothing, not disturbing Su Mingan's thinking. He wiped the blade of his Blue Rose cane until the light was discernible.
"...I didn't realize it until now..." Su Ming'an said.
...Only then did he realize that there were two death flashbacks in his body.
...Only then did I realize such deep fear.
"You've already noticed it very quickly, faster than me. You just said it, and I just noticed it." Noel said, "Don't underestimate yourself, you are smarter than most people."
They were playing riddles, but they could understand each other's meaning.
