Chapter 039 Two World Lines

"His entire life was bathed in God's glory, listening to God's teachings. Now he will finally return to God's embrace. May he rest in peace, free from disaster and suffering, and live forever in God's realm."

"Let us see him here for the last time."

In the church, beneath the majestic dome, a coffin was placed on a high platform. Fairlight, wearing a robe, with his back to the gorgeous stained glass, spoke to the crowd.

Accompanied by soft music, the guests walked to the coffin one after another and presented the last bouquet of flowers to Shi Jin.

Shijin lay quietly inside, his white robe seemed to be bathed in a sacred aura, with a slight smile on his face, as if he had had a beautiful dream.

Everyone on the field had an unreal feeling.

To them, Shijin was the most loyal believer. He was capable and humble, but he took advantage of the fact that Fairlight and the former bishop were not paying attention, and instantly usurped the throne and took control of the church. He suddenly died on Christmas Eve, like a chapter that came to an abrupt end.

People placed flowers on his body one after another, and soon the coffin was covered with flowers. Amid low sobs, the last mass ended with prayers.

Fairlight, dressed in his bishop's formal robes, looked mysterious in the sunlight filtering through the stained glass.

He completely established his prestige in the battle with Beatrice. Everyone avoided his sight without leaving a trace and dared not look him in the eye.

His relationship with Shijin is so delicate, and it seems weird no matter how you look at it that he presides over the funeral.

The funeral was over, and it was just a small incident in their schedule for the day.

Fairlight stared out the window for a moment and then said:

"Let's get started."

…

The town seems particularly peaceful today due to the arrival of Christmas Eve.

After Shijin's death, Fairlight returned to the church and temporarily ceased fighting with Beatrice. The whole town showed a brief calm before the war. The monsters were much less after the University of Michigan's clearing during this period, which made both sides seriously injured and the situation of monsters everywhere was much better.

But Rong Le knew that this illusion of calm would soon be broken, and all the monsters would come out in full force, like a final counterattack. Even the relatives who were by her side might be hidden monsters.

The key to breaking the deadlock is sacrifice.

Thor, the piece of meat in the wooden box, is the last missing link and it is obvious that the key to turning everything around is to be the sacrifice of the mother.

By controlling the mother body, you can prevent the gods from descending.

However, before it got dark, the riots gradually spread from the small town.

Rong Le looked out of the window of the hotel room. Screams were heard from both sides of the street. Residents who were chased by their relatives who had transformed into monsters ran out of their houses to escape, and a strange gas spread.

Other investigators from the University of Michigan also noticed something unusual outside.

Tina rushed over and killed the monster with one knife, saving the person. The others around her also followed the sound and dealt with the monsters around them.

Rong Le frowned slightly as she looked at everything in front of her.

Time is going faster.

No, it should be said that Fairlight's actions became faster, and the riots broke out at least an hour earlier.

Tina and others' mission was to protect Rong Le. Seeing this, they looked at each other solemnly. The monsters seemed to have heard the command and ran towards this side.

"There are twenty on the left, very fast! There are also more than a dozen on the right, in front, behind... They are coming for us."

Bai Yang jumped off the roof with a rather ugly look on his face.

"We can't delay any longer. Let's go first and take the teacher to our destination!"

Tina swung the knife and said coldly.

Everyone reacted very quickly to the situation. Bai Yang escorted Rong Le away from the surrounded battlefield as quickly as possible, while Tina led people to clear the way around.

Rong Le: "Where are the others?"

"We have already informed them of the situation here and are on the way."

They were few in number, and although they all possessed high combat effectiveness, when their manpower was exhausted, Rong Le had already assigned most of the men to ambush on the top of the cliff, trying their best to prevent the ceremony from proceeding.

He had thought about increasing the degree of tampering by destroying the layout of the cliff. The answer was perhaps, but the focus of the ceremony was definitely not on the altar.

If Orianna was controlled from the beginning, it would inevitably alarm Fairlight and Beatrice, and then they would turn around to deal with Mithra and others, and they would not be able to withstand such great pressure.

Not to mention whether they can survive the Christmas Eve deadline. Based on the nature of this module, Rong Le doubts what will be waiting for others even if they survive Christmas Eve and the players leave the module.

This is not the 100% degree of tampering he is pursuing.

As night falls, more and more monsters appear on the road, and it seems that the whole town has turned into a carnival paradise.

Rong Le originally wanted to take control of Cohen when the riot just happened and negotiate with Orianna in turn, until he saw Cohen protecting Orianna on the road.

Cohen seemed to have been injured in the previous fight. His arm was simply wrapped with a cloth, but blood was still oozing out. Orianna leaned against him with a pale face, looking very scared.

The live broadcast room was also confused:

"Orianna? Why is she here?!"

"The plan has already begun, right? Shouldn't Orianna be with Fairlight now?"

"I have a bad feeling. If I think about it carefully, a lot has changed this time, whether it's the situation of Beatrice or the town. Could it be that the sacrifice will also change?"

"Fuck, my mind is about to explode!!"

He searched the church for most of the night, turning almost the entire church upside down, but still couldn't find the girl.

Until this moment, Rong Le suddenly knew where Bai Tutu would be.

He suddenly turned around and shouted, "Go straight to the cliff, full speed ahead!"

…

Fluttering snowflakes fell from the sky.

Bai Tutu was lying on the altar, wearing a long white dress. Her hair, which was originally shoulder-length, had grown to her chest. She lay there quietly, like the purest and most flawless sacrifice.

Fairlight stared at the sky quietly, while behind him, the team ambushed by the Mithraic University was entangled with the believers.

During the fight between the believers and them, the hooded grey robes that covered their entire bodies slipped off, revealing their inhuman parts, deformed and alienated organs and the remaining intact human faces, which was even more frightening.

Liu Guangye barely blocked the oncoming attack with his knife, and was knocked back and rolled twice on the ground. He barely got up and groaned a few times, saying in a somewhat embarrassed manner: "What the hell, why haven't they come yet? If they don't come soon, you can just wait for us to collect your bodies!"

"It seems the monsters below have started rioting. The others must have been dragged down and can't take care of us for the time being."

A team member of the same level as Liu Guangye blocked the subsequent attack for him and replied with a smile.

Liu Guangye said, "I haven't been this active for a long time. It seems that it's still uncertain whether I can return alive this time."

The team member laughed and said, "What discouraging words are you talking about? The captain and his men haven't arrived yet. We can't complete the task assigned by Mr. Rong Le, even if we die."

Liu Guangye was in pain from the wound on his body and hissed, "You're so long-winded. You don't have to tell me that I'm not any less conscious than you."

"Okay, you're more aware than me."

The few of them took a break from their busy schedule to bicker with each other, seemingly relaxed, but in fact, they were all somewhat exhausted.

Each of these monsters in front of him had inhuman strength and amazing recovery ability. No matter how many wounds were cut on their bodies, there would always be a burst of bright white light, and then the wounds would heal as before.

Liu Guangye glanced at Fairlight, who was not taking the battle seriously in the distance, and vaguely saw a thin line connecting him and these monsters. Through these thin lines, the monsters obtained recovery energy from him.

Although they gradually showed signs of decline, their obstruction was also effective. The ceremony should have started by now, but there was no movement.

The monster opposite roared, its muscles knotted all over its body, and the excessive force even burst its shirt. In Liu Guangye's eyes, the thin line suddenly emitted a brighter light, as if transmitting more powerful power.

Facing the hill that had become even less human and filled with oppression, Liu Guangye's brows twitched wildly, and he turned around and ran without hesitation.

The team members were shocked by his decisiveness: "Oh my god, wait for me!"

Who the hell can beat this kind of monster?

Everyone stopped fighting and quickly retreated. The monster, which gradually lost its mind, chased after them with a roar.

“…”

Rong Le saw this scene when she was rushing to the cliff. Liu Guangye and others ran down shouting, while trying their best to attract hatred to the monsters behind them.

The huge monster behind them was chasing them, but it couldn't catch up and could only roar in frustration.

Tina rushed forward with a knife in hand. Liu Guangye and others, who were glanced at by the captain's cold eyes, restrained their expressions, turned around and cooperated with the reinforcements to attack the evolved species.

Perhaps because the distance was too far, the thin line could no longer play a big role, and the monster was quickly killed under the siege of the crowd.

The monster's heavy body fell to the ground, and the ground shook slightly. Rong Le frowned slightly, stepped over the corpse, and walked towards the cliff.

Behind him, everyone was completely reunited, supporting each other as they headed towards the final battlefield.

Liu Guangye opened his mouth, looked at his back, hesitated and wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

Inexplicably, he felt that Mr. Rong Le already knew everything.

Everyone came to the cliff, Fairlight stood beside the altar, and the believers behind him chanted something with humble and respectful expressions. The trivial mumbling turned into a special power, activating the formation.

On the altar, the girl finally moved and let out a whine.

When her eyes fell on the girl on the altar, Rong Le's expression turned completely cold.

Bai Tutu has always been lively and active. Although he often attracts various mysterious events due to his physical condition, he radiates eternal light like a little sun, dispelling the long-standing haze in Polant.

But at this moment, she was lying on the cold altar, her face pale and weak. With the perfect physique for sacrifice, she became the best breeding ground for the evil god, and also endured a fate that she should not have endured.

Rong Le endured the unfamiliar emotions rising in her heart.

He tilted his head slightly, and after receiving his instructions, Tina, who had been unable to bear it any longer, growled and quickly attacked them with a knife. Everyone was enraged by the scene before them, and anyone who was able to fight joined the battle.

Thor clutched the wooden box in his arms and looked at them in a daze.

Everyone had suppressed pain in their hearts. As fellow Michigan students, some of them had even met this senior sister a few times, but now she had lost all her vitality, like a fragile flower that was about to wither.

The monsters were rapidly consuming nutrients under the siege of the crowd, and even with the thin line, they could not keep up with the recovery speed. Fairlight frowned slightly, but it was obvious that he could not provide much nutrients to the monsters.

With a loud bang, several monsters fell heavily to the ground. The crazy battle turned everything around into ruins, and there was silence all around.

In the center of the mess, the only clean and undisturbed place was the center of the altar where Fairlight stood.

Fairlight turned slightly to the side, as if finally understanding his own failure, and sighed.

Rong Le was no longer in the mood to pay attention to him.

He walked across the ruined ground, the messy bloodstains, and the dirty corpses, and walked towards the spotless girl on the altar.

Bai Tutu coughed lightly, his eyebrows trembled slightly, and then he finally opened his eyes without any external force preventing him.

She stared blankly at Rong Le in front of her, as if she still didn't understand why she saw him.

The gods who could not be born began to rage, and the gloomy sky was like dark waves, constantly rolling. However, the heavy power could not attract anyone's attention. Their eyes were all fixed on the altar.

Liu Guangye leaned on Bai Yang, his body still splattered with the monster's blood, and he was breathing softly.

Everyone was silent, looking towards the altar.

Bai Tutu blinked, as if he finally understood the situation, and a familiar smile slowly appeared on his pale face.

She coughed softly. Even though the ritual failed, her body gradually collapsed. Countless warm blood flowed from all directions, and blood continued to seep from her mouth and nose.

Bai Tutu seemed to be trying hard to say something, but Rong Le picked her up from the altar and whispered, "...Stop talking."

It was clearly an irresistible entanglement of world lines, but he felt a strong sense of guilt because of it.

He was unable to think rationally, and didn't even feel relieved about the module that was about to be cleared. Rong Le refused to accept the fact that Bai Tutu would die, just as he had refused to accept the fanatical faces of his parents kneeling before the statue.

The girl said, "Don't feel sad for me."

Bai Tutu's tears flowed uncontrollably because of the pain. She sighed, her pretty face showing a little relief. She nestled in Rong Le's arms, curled up as if she was back home.

"You finally found me, Rongrong."

There was satisfaction in her smile.

She slowly closed her eyes, warm blood splattered on her face. Rong Le opened her eyes slightly, her green pupils reflecting the girl's painful yet relieved face.

The surging emotions in my chest surged like a tide.

…

It was unknown how much time had passed since that sunny afternoon when the girl bumped into him.

She occupied a part of the already small house, forcefully broke into his life, and began to radiate a steady warmth like the sun.

He and Tina tacitly agreed to her joining and took her under their protection.

They knew each other well.

Just as the meaning of family lies in care, she acts willfully and goes everywhere even though she knows she may encounter danger.

He once believed that even family members could not decide other people's lives, but now he has tasted the bitter fruit of this.

If all this was destined, then it must be God's punishment for their recklessness.

[You have obtained your personal CG——]

"Bai Tu Tu BE Line Going Home"

…

[World Line Tampering Degree: 100%]

-

For a moment, the live broadcast room was so shocked that no more comments were posted.

Everyone stared at the figure in the open space in silence. After an unknown amount of time, the young man who had originally lowered his head suddenly chuckled.

He leaned over and placed the girl back on the altar, then stood up with his hands on his knees, his back to the crowd. No one could see his expression clearly, only his long hair tied with a ribbon behind his head hung down silently.

"It's okay, it's okay."

The young man murmured, "I won't let you die, absolutely."

This was not the victory he wanted. Rather, such a result was no different from losing for Rong Le.

Tina seemed to sense something and took a step forward, "Teacher..."

Before anyone could react, the young man suddenly pulled out a pistol with his back to them, pointed it at his head, and fired it cleanly.

The splattered blood was reflected on Tina's retina.

…

Witnessing the death of a loved one, the members of the University of Michigan investigation team were unable to come to terms with it. After quashing the conspiracy, everyone was taken back to school for extended psychological counseling. Team leader Tina's condition was particularly severe, unable to communicate normally. Thor, a young man brought from Portland due to his exceptional talent, was accepted as a freshman. However, the main culprit in the incident, Fairlight, escaped, and the search for his whereabouts is ongoing.

…

[Talent skill "Time and Space Rewind" has taken effect.]

【You are dead.】

【Do you want to use your talent skill? 】

…

Rong Le felt that her body was sinking and sinking, as if she was gradually falling into the unfathomable deep sea, and as if she was floating in the boundless universe.

Everything around him was so dark that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face, as if he was the only one in the world.

In the chaos, Rong Le sensed the existence of another life in this space. He seemed to have a feeling: "KP?"

KP said softly, "It's me."

If Rong Le hadn't taken the initiative to look for him, KP would usually not appear in front of him, and Rong Le would rarely take the initiative to contact him. Only at this time would they have the opportunity to have a serious conversation.

Rong Le said: "Are you satisfied with what you saw? This is the ending."

KP: "I won't comment on your choice. In fact, no matter what choice you make, I will agree that it is reasonable."

His slightly hoarse voice held a subtle magnetism as he spoke calmly, "As you've imagined, each of your deaths will cross a world line. Alpha-line Fairlight is destined to succeed, and Beta-line Baitutu is destined to die as a sacrifice. This is the inevitable outcome."

No matter what process occurs, as long as the time node does not change drastically, the ending is inevitable.

Rong Le chuckled mockingly: "But this doesn't mean that the β line will be successful. You are trying to deceive me."

"Even if Fairlight's Beta line fails because of Baitutu, this is just a false 100% tampering degree. This established trend is not the true tampering degree value at all. Am I right?"

There was a hint of laughter in KP's voice, as if he was pleased: "You're right."

At this point, the true malice of this module of the City of Mist is revealed.

The module carefully laid layers of traps for the savior, revealing its ferocious fangs in the dark. It outlines a tragic story and arranges numerous difficulties in the front, making players think that they have finally found the right direction after going through untold hardships, and then creates certain sacrifices to tell players that this is the victory you have gained at a price.

However, these are all false. If Rong Le decides to log out of the module at the last moment, what awaits him will be the ruthless annihilation of the Fog City.

Just one wrong step will lead to a complete failure. Even if you have seemingly innate skills, you will not be able to compete. This is the difficulty of legendary quests.

"It's really wonderful." Rong Le exclaimed.

"But even though I've seen the true nature of the module, it's still really upsetting."

Rong Le's expression was as calm as ever, except for a hint of suppressed anger between her eyebrows.

"Toying with emotions, manipulating people's minds, controlling everything in the module to make it lead to a predetermined ending, what is the value of such a life without any twists and turns?"

"Everyone's future has thousands of possibilities."

Rong Le: "What makes me even more curious is why the City of Mist appears in the form of a module, and why the highest legendary quest is intended to completely subvert the module?"

KP: “I think you need to find the answers to these questions yourself.”

Rong Le: "What about you? What is your existence?"

KP: “I am your guide and the host of the module.”

Rong Le realized that she couldn't get anything out of KP.

"Let's meet next time, kp."

The young man said this with a cold look in his eyes, and then he quickly disappeared from the space.

In the pitch-black space, even the flow of time became unimportant. After a long moment, KP spoke again in a low voice:

“…May you find your final destination in the endless space and time.”

The shadow from the starry sky continues to cover the world.

**

Rong Le looked at the wine glass in front of her and blinked gently.

In my ears, I hear the lingering and sad songs in the pub. The hoarse female singer sings softly with her sexy voice, as if it can soothe all the fatigue in people's hearts.

He seemed to have dozed off. The dim light in front of him reflected Harry's affectionate face. He also seemed to think that Rong Le had accidentally fallen asleep. He shook his wine glass and teased, "Is it so boring to talk to me?"

Rong Le paused for a moment, quickly recalling the current situation.

At this time, he had just discovered Orianna and Harry's affair, and was in the process of putting off getting close to Harry. The second main quest had not yet begun, and he had just discovered Fairlight's conspiracy to summon the offspring of the evil god.

This is such a perfect timing...

He stood up and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Harry, I suddenly remembered that there are more important things waiting for me to do. I have to excuse myself today."

Harry was stunned for a moment: "Now?"

Rong Le put on the coat that was draped over the back of the chair, leaned over to look at him and smiled faintly: "Yes, after all, it's an important matter, we have to do it now. See you next time, Mr. Harry."

After saying this, he strode up from his seat, walked down the stairs and out the door to the waiter's respectful farewell.

Only Harry was bewitched by his last smile, and his smile was all in his mind.

He stammered, "Huh? Considerate?! I…"

How could he, how could he do this?!

…

After Rong Le walked out of the pub, she headed straight towards the church.

At this time, the barrage had already exploded.

"Help! Help! What am I seeing?!"

"How can this guy be so cruel? Doesn't he have any psychological trauma after shooting himself?"

"From the moment I saw Bai Tutu lying on the altar, I started trembling. I felt the module's true malice. Can he really make it through?"

Because no one can see this live broadcast room, the barrage can only vent in this way. After receiving no response as usual, the audience gradually calmed down and began to regain their rationality.

"It seems that no one else has the memory of time travel except us. Perhaps we can only see the full picture because of Rong Le's perspective. Although the module's malice is really terrifying, seeing how calm he is, maybe things are not as bad as we think?"

"Yes, everyone, look at Rong Le's confident look. He must have come up with a solution. Now that we know the direction of the two world lines, he must have a very detailed plan!"

“That’s right!”

“Second!”

The barrage of comments said.

Soon, Rong Le arrived at the church gate.

Shijin was well-informed. As soon as he walked out, he saw the young man striding in. A smile immediately appeared on his face: "Why are you here today?"

There seemed to be a hint of coldness in the young man's voice: "I'm looking for Fairlight."

"The Bishop has not appeared today..."

Before Shi Jin could finish his words, he saw Rong Le rushing in. He was surprised and asked, "Wait, Mr. Rong Le?"

The young man didn't even turn around and waved his hand: "Sorry, I have something important to talk to him about."

Shijin was stunned for a moment by his unconventional move, then came to his senses, waved away the believers who came over after hearing the noise, and followed Rong Le.

Rong Le walked very quickly and seemed to be very familiar with the layout of the church. He soon reached the top floor. Shi Jin was delayed a little because he had to appease other believers. When he stepped on the last step of the stairs, he heard a loud "bang" coming from the bishop's room at the end of the corridor.

The entire corridor seemed to shake.

Shijin was stunned for a moment, then quickly caught the picture frame that had fallen off the wall. The room became deathly silent again.

He walked hesitantly to the door and asked, "Your Excellency the Bishop? Do you need me to come in now?"

There was silence behind the door for a moment, then Fairlight said, "No, go down."

But, Mr. Rong Le is in there, right?

Shijin thought about it and finally decided to pretend that he saw nothing. He left here and skillfully responded to the believers' questions and comforted the people who were startled by the loud noise.

Anyway, it looks like everything will be fine.

-

There was no murderous intent in Rong Le's attack, so Fairlight was almost hit. After seeing who the person was, his expression became a little helpless.

"How did you get up here? Didn't Shijin stop you?"

Rong Le failed to land a blow, so he twisted his wrist and said casually, "We'll talk about this later. Let me beat him up first."

He said politely, "I know this is a bit excessive, but could you please just stand there and let me beat you?"

Fairlight: “???”

Just like that, the two of them started fighting in this room which was neither too big nor too small.

The moment he kicked open the door, the comments started to raise a series of questions:

"Calm down!"

"The important thing is to beat up Fairlight?!"

"I really never expected things to turn out this way, but when I think about it...it seems to make sense?"

"Rongrong: I've died twice, so hitting you twice isn't too much, right?"

Fairlight's fighting skills were not weak. The two of them fought each other with physical skills. Rong Le's advantage was more in skills. She was still unable to compete with him in terms of strength, and Fairlight soon seized the opportunity to press her on the desk.

Rong Le was sweating slightly and simply leaned against the table to catch his breath. Behind him, Fairlight was holding his hands behind his back, and his whole body was a little messy.

He said helplessly: "Can we talk properly now?"

The young man leaned on the table, his long hair hanging messily on his shoulders, and he let out a long, questioning sound in his throat nonchalantly, as if he had no intention of explaining his sudden behavior at all.

Fairlight lowered his eyes and chuckled, "It's been a long time since I last saw you so willful."

Rong Le turned her head and said casually, "Don't act like we know each other well."

Fairlight changed the subject: "So, you rushed up so recklessly, I guess you already have a plan."

There were some things that the two of them knew without having to say them out loud. Rong Le smiled nonchalantly, "Maybe."

"I will try all possibilities, and we will meet again in the constantly reset world lines."

After these two flashbacks, Rong Le has realized that if he wants to achieve a perfect ending, he must pay a greater price.

This decision was undoubtedly painful.

No matter who it is, no one can calmly face death again and again, looking for the ending that seems to never come. Until now, people have suddenly realized that Rong Le’s talent may not be very useful.

This talent is like a curse, bringing people deeper despair.

Fairlight: "Can it really be done? I'm curious, but I haven't had the chance to see it."

"Anyway, let's verify this possibility now."

Rong Le raised her hand with a smile, and under the gaze of the two men, she pulled the trigger.

——The repetitive cycle has begun.