"You... are you also a..."
"It doesn't actually matter who I am. What matters is whether I have gained your trust. You see... I have given enough sincerity since the beginning of Freedom City."
"But you know about Tania..."
"What happened to Tania...many people on the mainland know about it, but the way they know it...must be beyond your expectation."
"..."
"There are many forces in this world that are beyond your expectation, the Children of Destiny. Although many people don't want to believe it, they do exist. After so many years in the Free Continent, many unknowns often appear. , secrets that are not believed by others are revealed. To expose these secrets to the world, you need not only the strength to rival the world, but also the determination to accept everything... and the courage."
"Now you...just need to 'believe' is enough."
In the center of the ruins where calm gradually returned, the conversation between two figures standing opposite each other started word by word. However, the words spoken by one of the silent men were far less than the words spoken by the gentleman in black across from him: "Well... we don't have much time."
"If you are willing to take the time to understand these forces, your ideas will definitely change. By that time... I think we will become better partners."
He stepped forward, stretched out his hand at the same time, and then lifted the other adventurer, who seemed to have no resistance, into the air. The strange and profound dark power began to emerge from the hands of the gentleman in black, and gradually condensed into a black ball, which seemed to be able to swallow the fluctuations of space. The next moment, it flew to Duan Duan with Oxen's deep push of his hand. Qing's side, sucking him in along with the surrounding air.
"Goodbye, child of destiny." The hazy echo was filled with Oxen's last voice: "I hope next time... fate will still favor you."
The terrifying fluctuations gradually dissipated with the withdrawal of this power, returning the long-lost calm to the deserted ruins. The gentleman in black withdrew his hands slowly stood up straight, but gradually came the sound of reason in his ears. Several other people from far and near shouted: "...Sir, Lord Oxon..."
"Lord Oxon, what happened here?" In the reinforcement team composed of more than a dozen players, a player who looked like a captain hurriedly walked up: "Why did it become like this..."
"You better get out of here."
Different from the relaxed and polite attitude just now, the gentleman in black lowered his head and said warning words: "Before your life is left in this world."
"...But, sir." The black-clothed player looked around the surroundings, and finally asked with some reluctance: "There seems to be a battle here, and now you are the only one left, sir. What if..."
"If danger arises, I won't be able to handle it alone..."
Speaking this sentence for the other party in an indifferent tone, Oxen sighed and shook his head: "I know your good intentions and accept your contribution, but both our cause and our enemies have their own corresponding consequences. grade."
"Level." He tilted his head and looked at the face of the captain in black: "Do you understand?"
"Uh...ah hahaha." The captain in black replied with a haha: "I understand, I understand, the things here are the secrets of the organization, and we humble adventurers should not be concerned about it..."
"No." Oxen sighed, then turned around: "You don't understand."
"I don't mean any bullshit secrets, I mean enemies."
Looking at the figure of a girl carrying a huge package that gradually appeared in the distance of the giant pit, he raised his hands again, and this time, two strange black energies were surrounding his arms: " Since you are unwilling to listen to my advice..."
"Then just wait to die."
With a flick of his hands, he threw the two intertwined black balls into the distance, and then disappeared from their original position just before the sword energy coming from the opposite direction was about to hit his face. The player in black on the side showed a helpless smile, and his body was swept into pieces by the sword energy. As the rest of the team members behind him pulled out their weapons, the voice of a certain swordsman was heard. The battlefield of two monster-level NPCs appeared in their ears: "You..."
"You guys look familiar." Standing high up in one of the dome houses, he stroked his sword and looked at the black-clothed players at his feet: "Are you also from that alliance?"
"...It's Jian Beidong!"
"Why is he here?"
"kill him!"
"Take your head as a sacrificial flag today!"
"It seems that you haven't had enough of the hardships you suffered before."
With these words in his mouth, the cloaked swordsman finally showed a smile, and then rushed straight into the chaotic crowd with one man and one sword: "No matter what you are doing..."
"As long as you fail, my mood will become much better."
With his laughter, the dizzying sword shadow gradually rose around the central ruins, and then gradually transformed into a beautiful sword flower as the other players screamed one after another.
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"Pfft-ha, ha, ha..."
South of the Free City, on the seaside near the Starwind Plain, a figure fell into the sea from a high altitude and remained silent in the water for a long time, and then emerged when the splash was about to disappear: "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts. Oh...ouch, ouch."
"here it is……?"
He glanced at the movement around him and then opened the adventurer's manual that came with the system: "Binlan District? South China Sea, the Free City? Did I fly over the entire Starwind Plain?"
After trying hard to identify the direction, Duan Qing finally put back his surprised mood, then packed his luggage and swam towards the coast. His whole body was still filled with some kind of unbearable severe pain, and his health points were running low due to a series of changes. However, the instinct from the body and his long-term game experience still allowed him to quickly survive in the process. Accepting this ending that is difficult for ordinary people to understand - after the invisible force imprisoned him, the unknown power from Oxon pushed Duan Qing's body into some strange space, without any With no ability to resist, he flew like this in the darkness for a long time, and then inexplicably fell out at some point. The result of falling into the sea may be due to my luck, or it may be due to the other party's deliberate calculation and mercy, but no matter what, I have no chance to ask the other party more questions and know the possibility of the subsequent battle. .
All that was left to him were the moments that had already happened and countless messages with a huge amount of information.
"Now you...just need to 'believe' is enough."
In other words... there are still many truths in this world that are difficult to accept, right?
After swimming to the coast with difficulty, Duan Qing dragged himself out of the water, and then shook the water droplets from his hair while combing his eyebrows - regarding the title of the Son of Destiny, he only learned from a handful of people. I have heard from several NPCs that they are all closely related to the Destiny Weaver, and they have all noticed their own "unique" abnormalities without any warning. Although he didn’t know where this abnormality came from, he had indeed encountered several unexplainable things since he started playing in the free world. However, even he himself was not sure whether the visions he saw in a moment were real. , the matter of Tania, the matter of Falling Star Mountain, including the matter of the Emerald Tower... these things that I have experienced are rarely mentioned to other people, let alone those old men who are like magic sticks, and He no longer looks like a restorer of his own people. The only person who had ever explained the whole story to him was Gustan, whom he had met since coming out of Greenstone Village. But that guy who seemed to be running around trying to save his life was also very vague in his explanation.
But now... a person who is impossible to beat has revealed this secret. What does this mean?
"It can't really be true as he said, just to gain my trust..."
After checking his physical condition and belongings slightly, Duan Qing simply sat on the beach on the beach. While looking at the sunset that was about to set in the horizon, he held his chin and thought: "According to Gustan, that The guy whose destiny was cut off by me should have disappeared from the world. Although I don’t understand the principle behind this, the person who lost his destiny...should be forgotten by everyone. You just appeared out of nowhere. Is the guy who comes here a double agent with his feet on both sides? Not only does he know everything about the Restorationists, but he also knows everything about the Destiny Weavers?"
"No, that's not right. The only ones that are opposed to the Restorationists are the Council of Mages. There is no evidence that the Destiny Weavers are also against them. According to the temperament of those guys, if the Restorationists rise again is the general trend, they might still work hard. Help." Duan Qing's eyebrows rose deeply: "In other words, it is very likely that Oxen is a destiny weaver. This can not only explain his knowledge of Tania's final outcome, but also It can also explain why he spent 1 million to help me, and finally let me go in this way... So the question is, what is the final purpose of this guy under the banner of restorationist? He just wants to use me As a tool to get close to the city lord, or am I interested in the identity of the child of destiny that even I don’t understand? What is the background of Gardevoir? Her skills and fields seem to be very similar to Oxon, and the Twelve Thrones One of them, Jia Luo... showed up at the auction that day. I'm afraid he wasn't just joining in the fun, right?"
"The secret of the Bridge of Miracles, the treasure of the pirates, the identity of the city lord... Why did he bring these things up? Is the task of meeting the city lord... really as difficult as the legend says? Those guys in the Council of Seven tried their best to facilitate me. Did you anticipate the chemical reactions that I might bring about when traveling? What did the auction house president mean by those last few words before he slapped me away?" Duan Qing's brows furrowed deeper and deeper: "The so-called His unexpected power... does he mean the ability to see chains? That old thief Christo... If there really is another world in this world, labor and management will jump up and scold me."
As if he found himself in the center of a huge whirlpool, Duan Qing stood up with a tired expression, and then faced the path far away from the shallows with his finished expression. As the footsteps approached, a group of players gradually appeared there. They looked around the beach, and finally found Duan Qing standing alone: "Huh? Why is there someone there?"
"A player?"
"Why is he the only one? It can't be some new ambush trick..."
"You XX are too scheming, aren't you? There are so many tricks! Even if there are really tricks, how can the five of us be afraid of him alone?"
In the player team in the field of vision, the guy who acted as the captain reached out and slapped the back of one of the team members' heads, and then slowly walked to Duan Qing with the rest of the players in his footsteps: "Hello, may I ask..."
"Ah, hello." Duan Qing took the lead and replied with a smile: "Our team was wiped out, and now I am the only one left, so... when you go back later, can you take me with you?"
"Brother, are you not a local?" A warrior player named Wu Ming watched Duan Qing's reaction for a while: "How could the group be destroyed in a place like this?"
"Well... they had to go to the bottom of the sea to explore, but they all drowned." Duan Qing shrugged helplessly, and at the same time showed the traces of water on his body that had not yet dried up: "If I can go back alive, I must Put all the inheritance they didn’t have time to take away and slap it on their faces.”
"Drown..."
Looking at the calm sea for a while, Wuming nodded thoughtfully: "The Endless Sea is indeed not as safe as it seems, and diving is much more tiring than swimming. But since brothers are not locals, these It’s best to inquire about things in advance, it will save you a lot of money and you still don’t know why…”
"Of course we will, especially after this ordeal..."
"The City of Liberty is not another place. Not only do you have to consider the crisis in people's hearts, but you also have to pay attention to the dangers in nearby areas. After all, this is a place where players can only come after level 40. Don't think that after the new version is released, It will become easier to survive... Oh, by the way, you said you want us to lead the way? Sorry, our mission has not been completed yet..."
"It's okay, it's okay. You have to go back sooner or later, right? It's enough for you to just take me with you."
"But our team is full..."
"It's okay, it's okay. I will follow you. Don't worry about my safety. I am also a strong player..."
Under the setting sun, Duan Qing, who once again transformed into an ordinary player, blended into another team of players from Xingfeng Plain, and then returned to the ordinary game world amid laughter.
