"We're back?"
"Well, I'm back."
Gu Chi let out a breath. S-level copy seemed not as difficult as imagined?
It took Lingmao dozens of seconds to finally confirm that he and Gu Chi were really back.
There are no zombies, no wind and snow, just children selling newspapers on the street, old phone booths on the roadside, and homeless people rummaging through trash cans for food.
Everything is as it is in memory, as if what happened before has never happened.
The only difference is time.
It was noon before, and now it is afternoon to early evening, but this does not affect the results.
She and Gu Chi successfully reversed time and returned to the first day when they first came to Guicheng!
Their appearance returned to that of their youth, and all the injuries on her hands were healed, not even scars.
Lingmao touched her smooth and tender face and couldn't help laughing happily. Unintentionally, she couldn't control her emotions and wanted to throw herself into Gu Chi's arms to celebrate, but Gu Chi pointed her finger on her forehead. Interrupted spellcasting.
"Don't be too happy, the game is not over yet." Gu Chi said.
It's true that they reversed time, but the main mission of the dungeon is not to go back from the future to the past, but to find the prophet.
There is still one last step left.
As if to confirm Gu Chi's words, the system popped up another prompt - two prompts.
[The player died, the mission failed, the number of remaining players: 4]
[Player Bai Yang died, mission failed, number of remaining players: 3]
Lingmao: "??!"
what's the situation?
The girl's lips were slightly opened, and her eyes showed disbelief.
Aren't Gun Ash and Bai Yang old players at level 18?
Why is he dead?
When the word "ye" appeared in his mind, Suzumo thought of mustard soup.
Jiang Niao didn't come back with her and Gu Chi, so he should be gone too.
Lingmao couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Fortunately it's just a game, it doesn't matter if you die.
Lingmao quickly collected his emotions and re-entered the state: "Then let's go find the 'eye' now?"
Gu Chi: "Do you know where it is?"
Lingmao: "...I don't know."
"Fortunately, I know." Gu Chi said.
"Oh...huh?!" Lingmao's eyes widened. She thought Gu Chi would say something like "I don't know, why don't you find a hammer?" She was ready to be scolded, but Gu Chi said he knew?
Could it be that I heard it wrong?
"Let's go have a meal first." Gu Chi ignored the shocked girl, bought a newspaper from the newsboy, and walked forward humming a tune.
He told Lingmao not to be happy too early, but he suddenly became happy.
"Hey, Gu Yuan, wait for me!" Seeing Gu Chi walking away, Lingmao quickly chased after him.
The hotel is the same one from before.
The food tasted good, but Lingmao didn't eat it at all.
Her mind was filled with questions about "eyes".
These days, everyone lives and eats under the same roof. She has also experienced what Gu Chi has experienced.
In other words, the information and clues she had were the same as Gu Chi's, but she didn't see any connection between these things and "eyes", and Gu Chi refused to tell her now what it meant for a family to be in order , we can wait until Chu Tiankuo comes back to clear the customs.
Anyway, her appetite was whetted by Gu Chi, and even acting coquettishly didn't work.
Gu Chi didn't talk to her about "eyes", so she could only change the topic and talk about Chu Tiankuo.
From the second day after entering the game, Chu Tiankuo and the others disappeared. If it hadn't been for the system prompt just now, Lingmao would have thought it was a four-person version.
At first, Mustard Tang and Jiang Niao thought that Chu Tiankuo and the others did not want to take them to play, so they ran away overnight, but now it seems that Chu Tiankuo and the others were more likely to be involved in another time and space, and encountered a bigger enemy. trouble, otherwise Bai Yang and Gun Ash would not have died so easily...
"That's not necessarily the case." Gu Chi took a sip of tea and said casually: "No matter what background setting, time is one of the highest levels of power. If you can't find the correct solution, let alone level 18, 180 The same level must die."
He had an old-fashioned tone, as if he was really an old player.
Some people still believe it.
Lingmao said with a serious look on his face: "What you said makes sense."
well……
Gu Chi sighed in his heart.
After dinner, the two of them walked along the street.
Lingmao saw a familiar old lady, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
Could it be that the Shigui City where she and Gu Chi are now is not the original Shigui City?
There was no prophet in Shigui City at that time, but it does not mean that there are no prophets in this Shigui City.
Even the element of time travel has appeared, and it makes sense to have a parallel world, right?
Starting from the fake Shigui City, after going through many difficulties and twists and turns, we finally arrived at the real Shigui City, then found the target, completed the mission and cleared the copy... This is also very consistent with the game logic!
The more Lingmao thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. He ran to the old lady in two steps at a time, shocking the old lady.
"Hello, mother-in-law, have you heard of the prophet?"
"What do you know?"
Lingmao: "..."
Old lady: "What first?"
Lingmao: "..."
I didn’t even say anything. Why did you pick it up yourself?
"It's okay, mother-in-law, you're busy."
"oh."
His self-confidence was shattered. Lingmao returned to Gu Chi with a depressed expression and asked, "Gu Yuan, do you think I'm stupid?"
"Really?" Gu Chi tilted his head, "I think you are quite smart?"
Lingmao's eyes were moving: "Really?"
Gu Chi nodded: "Really, because truly stupid people will not find out that they are stupid."
Lingmao: "..."
You are such a comforter.
Under the double blow, Lingmao completely gave up the idea of using his brain.
Once a person learns to show off, he will find that the whole world suddenly becomes brighter.
If you have nothing to solve, wouldn't it be nice to go shopping with Gu Chi?
Lingmao actually liked this feeling. She didn't think about anything and just walked with Gu Chi on the side of the road, blowing in the wind, and walking through old streets one after another.
I really wish the road was longer...
The night is getting darker.
There was mist in the air again, and the two of them walked back to the entrance of the hotel.
Just like the first day, the restaurant was closed by now.
Lingmao asked tentatively: "Should we go back to the hotel first?"
Lingmao hasn't slept since the last time leap until now, and Lingmao is a little sleepy.
I wonder if Gu Chi will allow her to sleep tonight?
Will you encounter zombies again when you wake up?
Gu Chi looked at the time, 22:18.
"hold on."
When Gu Chi didn't say anything, Lingmao guessed it himself.
"Are we waiting for Chu Tiankuo?" the girl asked.
"Well." Gu Chi looked at the night sky, with deep worry in his words: "Bai Yang and Qian Hui died, they should have reached the last moment. Although I don't know what the speed of time is over there, I feel it should be fast. I hope Chu Tiankuo can hold on."
I hope Chu Tiankuo can hold on?
Listening to Gu Chi's tone, Lingmao always felt a little strange. She couldn't pinpoint the specific strangeness.
Also, how did Gu Chi know to wait here?
Lingmao was about to ask when a voice came from behind.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm not late, am I?"
Lingmao turned around and was stunned. Was it really Chu Tiankuo?
The man still wore the pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and the smile under the lenses was elegant and gentle. I haven't seen him in so many days - or in so many years. His gentle appearance has not changed at all, but there is a large blood stain on his chest, which is stained. His white shirt turned red.
"Are you injured?" Gu Chi frowned, walked quickly to Chu Tiankuo, checked his injury, and called Lingmao to heal Chu Tiankuo.
Chu Tiankuo waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a minor injury, no need to bother."
Lingmao lowered his hand that he had just raised, feeling a little confused about why Chu Tiankuo refused treatment.
Could it be that this man is a bitch who likes pain?
Lingmao didn't ask any more questions, but gave Chu Tiankuo a strange look, then obediently retreated to Gu Chi's side.
"Did you also encounter zombies and snowstorms?" Gu Chi asked.
Chu Tiankuo nodded: "We also met a white bear on the way to the bell tower."
Gu Chi: "Do you still remember Neil's letter?"
Chu Tiankuo: "He has a father named William who works in the police station."
Gu Chi: "William died in the hospital."
Chu Tiankuo: "Vagrants and sanitation workers."
Gu Chi: "There is no prophet."
Chu Tiankuo: "You should have died long ago."
Gu Chi: "Past and future."
Chu Tiankuo: "Now."
The two of them talked faster and faster, and the words became fewer and fewer.
In the end, Chu Tiankuo laughed: "Our experiences are the same."
Gu Chi also smiled: "It seems you have guessed where the prophet is."
Chu Tiankuo: "You are very smart."
Gu Chi: "You're not bad either."
Lingmao: "???"
No, what are these two people talking about without any hesitation?
How come they guessed where the prophet was and started talking business?
Is this a conversation between high IQ and high IQ? Why can't she understand a word...
"Lingmao, get out of the way!"
At this moment, Gu Chi suddenly pulled out a pistol, frightening Lingmao and quickly hid aside.
"boom!"
The piercing sound of gunfire shattered the night.
Not far away, under the street lights, a man twitched and fell in a pool of blood. The plastic bag in his hand had not been thrown into the trash can.
Lingmao's eyes were dull: "Gu Yuan, you... why did you want to kill him?"
Chu Tiankuo was also stunned. He knew the reason why Gu Chi took action, but he didn't expect that Gu Chi would be so decisive and use a gun.
If we attract the police, won't it cause trouble?
"You haven't figured it out yet?" Gu Chi asked Lingmao, "Why are homeless people and sanitation workers the first to be infected when a zombie virus breaks out?"
Because the trash can is the source of infection.
On November 13th of the previous year 5776, this person threw the virus into the trash can in front of them, which led to the zombie apocalypse that followed.
This is also the reason why Gu Chi chose to wait for Chu Tiankuo here.
Chu Tiankuo is a very keen observation person, which can be seen from the fact that Chu Tiankuo will specifically write down the number of homeless people at the beginning.
Such people are often not bad at thinking.
He could notice someone coming to throw away garbage that night, and so could Chu Tiankuo.
If Chu Tiankuo could successfully reverse time and return to this day, he would definitely come to the hotel door to stop the other party from releasing the virus, because this is the most critical part of finding the prophet.
"We must ensure that the prophet can survive until tomorrow." Gu Chi said.
"You mean, the prophet is actually in the city?" Lingmao's little mind didn't turn this corner.
She understood a little bit about ensuring the safety of the prophet. Lingmao remembered that Neil said that if there was a prophet and he was a man of few words, he would have been torn apart by zombies. But the problem is, they asked so many people that day, but no one had heard of the prophet?
"Is the prophet just an inconspicuous child?" Lingmao asked.
"No, no matter how young a child is, as long as he shows the slightest bit of magic, it is impossible for him to be completely unnoticed unless no one understands what he is saying." Gu Chi said, "And Neil mentioned it twice in his words and letters. I’ve been to the hospital, and with the scene of time reversing, the hospital has appeared three times in total.”
What kind of person lives in a hospital, speaks in a way that no one can understand, and doesn't attract attention?
Lingmao was a little confused: "W-which kind?"
"Baby."
Chu Tiankuo pushed up his glasses and gave the answer: "At the time we are currently at, the prophet is still a newborn baby."
Lingmao was even more confused: "Baby?"
"That's right." Maybe it was because the copy was coming to an end. Gu Chi was particularly patient tonight. He explained: "Neal once mocked the prophet for why he didn't come out to remind everyone to prevent the zombie virus from breaking out. In fact, the prophet has already given the reminder. , it’s just that no one can understand his cry.”
"Since I don't understand it, I can't say the word 'prophet'."
"After today, the zombie virus will break out, and the hospital that receives homeless people will become the hardest hit area, and the prophet will die directly at the hands of zombies."
"That's why we couldn't find any news about the prophet from beginning to end."
The prophet cannot be found when he is alive, and even less so when he is dead.
Gu Chi had been trying to find a thread that could connect all the clues, and when he turned back time and saw the passing scenes, he found it.
time.
From the start, the most important tips are right in front of them.
The darkest thing is darkness under the lamp.
That's the whole logic of this copy.
It's hard to say, but it's easy to say.
Lingmao was completely stunned this time. She looked at Gu Chi with a questioning look.
Regardless of whether the above inference is correct or not, it is really possible for people to figure out so many things based on some extremely fragmentary information.
This man is so awesome...
In fact, there is one thing Gu Chi didn't say: there should be more than "one" prophet.
The 'Eye' exists in every timeline that has not been killed, and these timelines correspond to different time and space. The "zombie line" they experienced is just thousands of parallel time divergent after being affected by the bell tower. One of the worlds.
The game deliberately separates the seven players and promotes the same plot in different time and space to remind them of this.
And because of the clock tower, the time in Shigui City is very different from the outside world.
It is a special individual in this world.
It may be that only a few days have passed in the outside world, but decades have passed in Shigui City, or it may be that decades have passed in the outside world, and only a few days have passed in Shigui City.
Even within a few days, time began to reverse as time went by, so there was a situation where their leaders knew about the prophet, but the residents in the city had not heard of it.
This is slightly different from "just because I am in this mountain".
After hearing Gu Chi's reasoning, Chu Tiankuo felt relieved.
"I'm now sure I was right."
He was the only one who derived this result. Chu Tiankuo did not dare to say that it was 100% correct, but if Gu Chi thought the same as him, then this copy...
It's time to end.
Chu Tiankuo smiled and took out his gun and pointed it at Gu Chi.
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