Chapter 181

When Shen Yunzhe opened his eyes, he saw a white light around him.

It was really, really white, a completely opposite feeling from the location of Codename Hope, but it gave Shen Yunzhe the same feeling.

Apart from the gap between black and white, this is still a dead space where even time seems to stand still. The smell of decay is everywhere, and you can hear the wailing of dying people.

"Because the Virgin Mary still disguises her appearance, wearing a holy white robe and a compassionate face, but her heart has long turned black and is completely unable to disguise herself...?" Shen Yunzhe murmured. He tried to touch the boundary, but could not touch anything.

[This is the core point of the Virgin Mary, the heart of the statue.]

Shen Yunzhe responded, "I know."

Shen Wei and I both thought that letting the Virgin Mary mistakenly believe you were her child was the best way. At least the Virgin Mary wouldn't threaten your safety, so I never told you.

"It's okay. My original intention was to make the Virgin Mary appear anyway."

Shen Yunzhe began to walk forward, looking for a certain direction, a route he had seen last time.

The road to where Codename Hope is located.

After learning his true identity, Shen Yunzhe found that his senses about parallel worlds were becoming increasingly sharp. He could easily discover the holes that the Virgin Mary had torn in various worlds, and he could also easily enter other parallel worlds. This was all due to the miracle of his birth.

Shen Yunzhe is destined to be the ruler of the parallel world and is destined to repair the damage forcibly torn apart by the Virgin Mary.

After confirming for a while, Shen Yunzhe turned and walked in one direction, asking as he walked.

"If I am a brand new life born from the collection of all isotopes, then what about you? System, as a parallel world system, how did you come into being? How did you gain consciousness?"

[You and I are one. You can completely think of me as just your special ability and me as just a parallel world system.]

It was you who gave me consciousness, and all your equivalents, and the sorrow of all parallel worlds being destroyed and paused. Therefore, I was born to be your guide, awakening when you touch the playground and leading you to save the world.

It's very novel and comical, but it's reality for Shen Yunzhe.

Walking along a path in the empty space, Shen Yunzhe soon saw a person lying on the ground not far away.

He looked like he was not sleeping well, with a frown on his face. When Shen Yunzhe approached, he saw a face exactly like his own. But to be honest, even if they looked exactly the same, Shen Yunzhe and his counterpart had different temperaments, so at just one glance, Shen Yunzhe knew that he was codenamed Hope.

The only difference is that this code name Hope is not wearing a white robe, and his hair and eyelashes are not silver, but ordinary short black hair.

Shen Yunzhe squatted beside him, the two of them were so close that there was almost no difference between them.

"Hope?" There was a hint of doubt in Shen Yunzhe's voice.

"It was him. You and Codename Hope were both dreaming when you met. At best, it was just your consciousnesses meeting in your own consciousness space. Don't argue with me that it's unscientific. Even strange creatures exist, and you're a life form born in a world of strange creatures."

Shen Yunzhe swallowed his words silently.

[Anyway, this is what Codename Hope looks like after accidentally entering the core game field and being paused.]

Shen Yunzhe helped the man up and leaned him against his lap. "He doesn't look like a monster after all. Come to think of it, how could a normal person have long silver hair and silver eyes? He looks like a monster."

"Hope?" Shen Yunzhe tried to call him, "Hope?"

【You can try calling him by his real name: Chenqi. 】

"What a lame name!" Shen Yunzhe said disdainfully, "Shen Yunxi, get up. I'm here to take you home."

"If you don't open your eyes, I won't call you Shen Yunxi anymore."

The system silently shut its mouth and said nothing more.

"Shen Yunxi."

Codename Xiwang slowly opened his eyes and looked at Shen Yunzhe blankly. Shen Yunzhe waved his hand in front of him.

"Can you see what number it is?"

Codename Hope subconsciously looked at his hand for a long time before he spoke his first words as if he had just woken up from a dream, "Where is this?"

"Shen Yunzhe?"

Codename Hope was obviously in an abnormal state. After thinking for a long time, Shen Yunzhe remembered that he was like this when he first met Codename Hope. He looked well-behaved, spoke carefully, and read people's expressions, with innocence in his eyes.

His memory was too blank, so he was fearful and curious about his surroundings, like a frightened cat that wanted to stretch out its claws.

It is also the beautiful doll that Shen Yunzhe likes.

He still recognizes Shen Yunzhe now, but his memory is obviously fuzzy, so he has returned to this state. This is because he has been sleeping for too long. His consciousness has finally returned to his body, but he is unable to deal with those exaggerated, extreme and terrifying memories well.

He still vaguely remembered Shen Yunzhe, so he understood that Shen Yunzhe was a safe person, so after asking the question, he subconsciously leaned towards Shen Yunzhe.

"Wake up." Shen Yunzhe patted his back, "I'm here to take you home."

"go home?"

"Yes, go home." Shen Yunzhe pulled up Codename Hope.

Codenamed Xiwang was still in a daze. Shen Yunzhe pulled his hand and led him out, so he followed him without resistance, his eyes fixed on Shen Yunzhe.

"Shen Yunzhe." Codename Hope couldn't help but speak, "I feel like something's wrong with me right now."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know." Codename Hope said, "I feel a little pain in my heart, like it hasn't beaten for a long time, and when it suddenly beats, my whole body aches from lack of oxygen. But I'm so happy because you really came to take me home. Even though I don't have many memories, I'm just very happy."

Codename Hope gave a slightly shy smile, "I must really like you."

Looking at Code Name Hope like this, Shen Yunzhe recalled Code Name Hope who had previously gone against him.

To be honest, he really wanted to do something to Codename right now so that he would stay like this forever. He was so likable now.

He would say thank you when he was helped, would frankly express his love, but would also be shy. However, after regaining his memory, he would just pretend, hiding his extreme little thoughts every day. The angelic expression on his face was all fake, and his methods were unspeakable.

But there is no way, no matter who you are, it is better to be your original self. If you are too obsessed, you will become a weirdo.

Shen Yunzhe smiled, stopped and pointed forward.

There was a door where he pointed. The door looked a little dark in the space full of white light. It looked like a black spot on white paper and was particularly dazzling.

"We can get out from there." Shen Yunzhe said.

Codename Xiwang nodded, but he didn't move. He hugged Shen Yunzhe's shoulders and kept looking at the door.

"Go ahead."

Codename Hope looked up at Shen Yunzhe and spoke after a long moment, "What about you?"

"where are you going?"

Codename Hope is a very perceptive person. The moment Shen Yunzhe pointed to the door, his slow brain immediately realized that Shen Yunzhe was not going out with him. Shen Yunzhe wanted to stay, stay in this place where there was no space and no time.

So he didn't let go, nor did he leave.

"I still have things I need to do." Shen Yunzhe said, "Go quickly. You'll be home if you go out through that door. You have to wait for me at home."

"Waiting for you to come home?"

"Yes." Shen Yunzhe said, "You are my favorite doll. Of course I have to send you to a safe home in advance. I would be sad if the beautiful doll accidentally got a scar."

Codename Hope looked at Shen Yunzhe, and he slowly let go of his hand.

Under Shen Yunzhe's gaze, he finally moved step by step towards the door.

In fact, he still didn't want to leave. He hadn't fully recovered his clear mind and told Codename that he should stay now, but another voice in his heart said: Shen Yunzhe asked me to go home.

He should listen to Shen Yunzhe.

Because this is the kind of doll the owner likes.

When he reached the door, Codename Hope looked back and saw Shen Yunzhe waving at him. Codename Hope grabbed the door handle and stepped out of the door. The next moment, he found himself in a relatively warm house. There was a whole wall of custom-made glass cabinets in the living room, which were full of beautiful dolls. All the lights in the house had been turned on and were shining brightly.

This is the light Shen Yunzhe left for him.

…

Li Yuluan subconsciously walked to Shen Yunzhe's community. It was already getting late, but the entire statue of the Virgin Mary seemed to be glowing.

If you don’t know that this thing is the landmark of the core game field, everyone would think it is really a god descending to earth.

There was no security guard at the entrance of the community, and Li Yuluan walked in silently. He had actually been here yesterday. At that time, the lights in Shen Yunzhe's house were on, and he thought Shen Yunzhe had returned. But when he went upstairs, he found that Shen Yunzhe had habitually turned on all the lights in the house.

In the end, he didn't move and left as he was.

After walking inside for a while, Li Yiluan looked up and was surprised to find that there was a person standing on the balcony of Shen Yunzhe's floor, looking at the sky.

"Shen Yunzhe?" Li Yuluan ran upstairs quickly. The elevator stopped on the first floor because no one was entering or exiting. He quickly went to the floor where Shen Yunzhe was, and then began to press the doorbell frantically.

While waiting anxiously, Li Yiluan heard a click on the door and someone opened it from the inside.

"Shen...!" Li Yiluan's surprise came to an abrupt end. He frowned suddenly, and then asked in confusion, "Shen Yunxi?"

Codename Hope looked at him. After a long time, he let go of his hand, leaving the door hanging halfway, and then turned back to the living room.

Li Yuluan looked at him blankly. After a long time, he stepped in and closed the door.

"Are you Shen Yunxi?" Li Yuluan asked again.

Li Yuluan is a fortune teller. He never judges people by appearance, but this time he had to ask twice because Shen Yunxi's appearance was completely different from what he remembered. She had short black hair and black eyes, and wore ordinary clothes. She looked exactly like Shen Yunzhe.

Any ordinary person who comes here will not be able to find the difference between him and Shen Yunzhe.

Codename hoped to stand on the balcony again. When Li Yiluan walked over, he found that he was looking at the statue of the Virgin Mary that seemed to be glowing in the sky.

"A prophet once made a prophecy for me," Codename Hope suddenly spoke. "He said: One day I will enter a pitch-black place and stay there for twenty years. But at the end of the endless loneliness, I will see a miracle."

Li Yilun asked: "Who is the prophet?"

"It's you."

Codename Hope looked at Li Yiluan, "Prophet of the future, have you seen a new ending?"

Li Yuluan was stunned for a moment. He had no idea what kind of prophet he was because he had never joined the official in this world. Therefore, he did not have the same code name as Huang Yihua. His name was Li Yuluan and this was the only name he identified with.

But Li Yuluan's mind was really working very fast. After a moment of stunnedness, Li Yuluan suddenly realized something.

Why do Shen Yunzhe always seem to have signs of a past life? Why can he always connect with certain dead souls? And why did Shen Yunzhe suddenly have a brother named Shen Yunxi who looks exactly like him and possesses a unique ability?

Because, that was himself in the parallel world.

Shen Yunzhe's special ability is nothing more than finding himself in countless parallel worlds and borrowing his own abilities.

Yes, that's it.

At this moment, something flashed by, and Li Yiluan subconsciously looked out the window. He saw that outside the window not far away, the huge statue of the Virgin Mary opened its eyes.

Li Yiluan frowned slightly. He turned back to the living room and turned on the TV. Now no matter which channel it was, it was the live broadcast of the statue of the Virgin Mary.

I saw the inspectors moving around, and the host speaking her lines facing the camera. Her hand gripping the microphone was tightening, and her fingers could be seen turning white under the incandescent light.

"The statue of Our Lady is showing signs of movement!"

"A large number of biological fluctuations have been detected! Signs of temperature changes are everywhere!"

"The city around the Madonna statue could become a giant petri dish for strange creatures!"

"Everyone prepare to evacuate!"

Li Yiluan turned on his mobile phone and saw a lot of messages the next moment. The city X that lost contact on the Internet was more terrifying than he had imagined.

On the browser homepage, a vb post became an explosive hot topic. It was a Weibo post posted by a vb user half an hour ago.

[Little Boat Swing: @Official! @Official! My relative in City X has returned unexpectedly! He knocked on my door and said he hadn't come home for something and had avoided this disaster, but I noticed his eyes turn red when backlit! My parents have already welcomed him in!]

What should I do? I told my parents about this, and they thought I was making a fuss. Is this the time to make a fuss?!

[This relative went through the garbage to eat, oh my god! ]

After many people tagged this netizen, the official began to contact him, but he could no longer be contacted and no longer updated his Weibo, as if he had completely disappeared from the Internet.

Soon, many posts appeared on the Internet about relatives in City X returning home, and without exception, all the people who posted them had disappeared.

This supernatural event happening right before their eyes directly caused an uproar on the Internet. Now the statue of the Virgin Mary is a hot topic. They all know that the city X lost contact after the statue of the Virgin Mary appeared.

That huge and holy statue of the Virgin Mary is actually such a terrifying thing!

"The statue of the Virgin Mary has started to move." Li Yuluan's face looked grim.

"The erosion of the core playground is different from that of other playgrounds. If the special playgrounds are simply difficult to clean, the core playground can pollute the entire world." Codename Hope said calmly, "Because the core playground is the world where strange things originate, and the Virgin Mary is the biggest pollutant in this playground."

"The Virgin Mary's appearance means strange things will fill the world."

Li Yiluan stood up and asked, "How is Shen Yunzhe now?"

"He's inside the statue of the Virgin Mary. He sent me home, but he had something else to do, so he didn't come back." Codename Hope said, "Instead of worrying about what Shen Yunzhe does, you might as well find a way to escape. Once the Virgin Mary takes action, the whole world will be filled with strange creatures."

Li Yiluan looked at the huge statue of the Virgin Mary outside the window, his eyes filled with unspeakable sadness. "...But where can I escape to?"

This is the world they depend on for survival. How can they have a second home when they live in this world?

No matter where you hide something, there will be something strange there, and that is where there is no place to hide.

"Then stay," said Codename Hope. "Stay here and wait for him to come back."

Li Yiluan looked at code name Hope.

He suddenly understood the meaning of the code name Hope.

The person in front of him is a player who can directly harm strange creatures. In other words, he can survive to the end among countless strange creatures. This will also be a place where no strange creatures dare to approach. As long as Li Yiluan stays here, he can avoid being harmed by strange creatures.

"ah!"

A shrill scream came from outside the window.

A familiar female corpse was lying on the glass of the balcony. Li Yiluan saw the corpse climbing up little by little along the outer wall glass, and finally dragging a woman from the upper floor down. The woman was killed on the spot. A few seconds later, the dead woman climbed up with the corpse, twisting her scattered body and continuing to climb up.

"Go home, go home..."

The corpse made noises in its throat as it crawled.

Ding Dong, Li Yuluan's mobile phone made a notification sound. Before Li Yuluan turned on the phone, the announcement sounded automatically.

[Congratulations! The game has been upgraded! Enter the upgraded version of the game field now!]

【Rule 1: Please believe in the Virgin Mary! 】

[Rule 2: Please sacrifice your children to the Virgin Mary! ]

[Rule Three: Do Not Disobey the Will of Our Lady!]

【Rule 4: Our Lady is Everywhere! 】

Rule 5: You are no longer you, but...

The statue of the Virgin Mary looks into the distance, but no matter which direction you look, you will feel that she is looking at you. The huge stone statue makes countless people burst into tears.

At the official headquarters, everyone was looking at the huge statue of the Virgin Mary and the news of the attack by countless strange creatures flying like snowflakes. They could no longer utter a word. The entire conference hall was dead silent, and no one, whether official or organizational, knew what to say.

The gap between them was as huge as a chasm. Just one encounter and one move from the Virgin Mary, and the whole world seemed to collapse.

All the plans they made turned out to be rubbish, the whole world became the Virgin Mary's playground, and the number of casualties continued to increase.

But they are powerless to this extent.

"Is it over?" Someone finally couldn't help but ask, "Is the world really going to end?"

"No, it's not time to give up hope." Huang Yihua said in a hoarse voice, "Shen Yunzhe, he hasn't shown up yet."

"Didn't he disappear?"

"He's just missing, not dead." Huang Yihua said seriously: "He won't die so easily, he will come back eventually."

Everyone sighed, they didn't know what to say to Huang Yihua.

Should I laugh at her naiveté, or envy her for remaining so stable?

Huang Yihua stood up and started coughing. The wound on her neck was still horrible. "From now on, I will start making a lot of talismans and distribute them to everyone. Even if it's just me, I will definitely hold on with the whole world until he comes back."

After saying that, she turned and left.

After Huang Yihua left, another person stood up. He was a young player, still full of youthful vigor and vitality.

"I'll go and maintain order. Order is even more needed now to reduce casualties."

"I'll go too. We swore at the beginning that we can't give up like this."

"The host is one of ours. She said we'll stay at the front. We can't embarrass her at this moment. She's still hanging around the statue of the Virgin Mary, and her life or death is uncertain!"

"Leave."

So one person left, and then another, and soon there were only a few people left in the entire conference room.

Many people collapse, but the strong ones remain strong.