Chapter 70 Parallel Paths (3) There is no grass growing, nothing...
"Can you control Prok's consciousness?"
Wine stared at the feigning death with interest. The miniature octopus's slippery tentacles wrapped around Bo Bei's wrist, as if afraid of being thrown to the ground and stomped on. "But your abilities extend beyond just control, right?"
"I see you haven't even entered the playground yet. Outside, when you were rescuing that Jiang something, you dealt with the plant consciousness quite easily. It seems you have other offensive abilities."
Bai Bei couldn't figure out how he could meet Wine at this point in reality. He had mentioned Wine several times in the comments before, and he knew that U was having a very smooth life here, even to the point of doing whatever he wanted. But he didn't expect to meet him not long after he arrived.
"...You saw everything? You were right next to me when I was dealing with the consciousness?" Bai Bei felt that his sudden appearance should have been seen by others, but it probably didn't have much impact.
Wine replied lazily, "I was planning to see if this consciousness could grow further, but someone disrupted my plans. I was quite interested, though, so I followed you for a while. It was even more surprising than I expected."
He once again threw out his familiar rhetoric: "Are you interested in the U organization? Do you want to join us?"
Bo Bei, who was also being recruited in this world, said: "...No."
The system was amused: [Bei, you seem to be entangled in something that you can't get rid of.]
Bai Bei: “…”
The barrage clearly shared the same sentiments as the system.
[I can't take it anymore, old thief, what the hell are you doing? My brother was haunted by a male ghost again in the previous game. Wine, why are you still following him? Is this pure crush or pure perversion? (Scared)]
【Wine: I will always watch over you...】
[When I think about how Wine will definitely change his attitude later and start to hate each other unilaterally, I am laughing so hard that I want to die. After enjoying the previous game for so long, it’s time to experience the feeling of the sequel (hi). I am already excited. I am so happy.]
Are these scattered abilities involving multiple fields? Wine was interested. There were very few members of this type in the organization, and he could easily control the consciousness of A-level ghost stories, so his strength wouldn't be that bad.
"Is there anything you want?" Wine certainly wasn't the type to let go of someone he liked easily. He smiled, "Property, status, or maybe a few lives."
"U can give you everything you want, are you sure you don't want to consider it?"
Wine's chips are indeed very tempting, not to mention that in the reality of alienation, most people probably find it difficult to refuse. Moreover, he is not just making empty promises, he will really come up with corresponding conditions.
Unfortunately, he was facing Bai Bei, an inhuman being with no desires or demands.
"There's nothing to consider." Bai Bei didn't want to be hounded by this guy again, so he stated his attitude directly, "I'll take action."
Wine laughed sarcastically. He had originally thought that this person preferred a free and easy life, but he didn't expect that he was more interested in the Operations Department. "Operations Department? Are you talking about that useless organization that only knows how to get killed?"
"Because the person you're looking for is in the Operations Department?" Wine had also heard a few words of the conversation between Bo Bei and another person before. He raised an eyebrow, "Or do you want to help them?"
"What a surprise! Are you the same type as those guys in the Operations Department? I thought we were companions." He sighed regretfully.
Wine continued to lobby: "Those members of the Operations Department are almost gone. Don't even mention them. Sooner or later, the ghost stories will completely merge with reality. By then, they will be completely at a disadvantage."
Bai Bei remained indifferent. He simply said, "It has nothing to do with you. What? Do you think you can survive after the ghost stories overwhelm reality? There's no concept of gratitude in those ghost stories."
"Of course not." What Wine said next really surprised Bo Bei. "Alienation is an unstoppable trend. Reality has collapsed anyway, and no one can escape death. It's a good ending, isn't it?"
Hearing the words "good ending," Bo Bei said, "...I don't understand it, and I don't think it's a good thing. We have different opinions, so I can't possibly join U."
"Maybe." Wine's unchanging expression gave Bo Bei a feeling of being unable to communicate. Before leaving, he did not forget to leave a sentence, "Then I really hope you can change your mind."
Bo Bei watched him leave expressionlessly, and then returned to the top deck of the Prolock. When the members of the Operations Department passed by the beach, he appeared in front of Xie Jianshan with his consciousness and proposed the idea of joining the Executive Department.
Xie Jianshan had this idea, but Bai Bei's strong purpose made him suspicious. So after asking for his opinion, he used his ability to check his past and confirmed that he had no involvement with those ghost story protection organizations.
Bai Bei successfully infiltrated the Operations Department.
Through the barrage, Bai Bei has learned that the characters in the previous sequel have not changed much, except for a few main personnel. Because the ghost stories that appear are the same, the plot is also similar, but the process and results of the handling have deviated due to his intervention.
He hadn't seen Wen Tingxu in the team before, and he thought he might have gone on another mission, but he didn't come back until the evening. Bai Bei had a vague premonition, so he pulled Xie Jianshan aside and asked him a few questions.
"Are you talking about Wen Tingxu? Do you know this kid?" Xie Jianshan sighed when Bai Bei nodded. "Wen Tingxu...he passed away last week."
Bai Bei responded after a moment's silence. He turned his head to look at Shi Yu who was talking with Su Yang not far away, but soon looked away, thus missing the young man's gaze.
Actively applying to join the Operations Department was probably a rare request from Bo Bei. Afterwards, whether he was at the base or helping to contain ghost stories, he behaved quite casually, not at all like someone who would ask to join an organization that was busy all day long.
Even though this new member does appear to be indifferent to anything, he is indeed incredibly strong. Not only can he accurately predict the location of new ghost stories, but he can also control the consciousness of high-risk ghost stories, and actual combat is no problem at all.
I don’t know where this big boss came from, but the executive team members who were led astray without knowing the truth all had the same idea: they must not let the evil U poach people away!
Shi Yu, who is the most lively and sociable, was inexplicably pushed out. His teammates had high hopes for him to establish a warm friendship with the new member of the group.
Shi Yu, who had always wanted to get closer to the new member but had been unable to find an opportunity, finally stood beside him. He tried to speak, but he was not as nervous as he had imagined. It seemed as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time.
It seems as if their destinies have always been bound together, and no matter what the process is, they will eventually be attracted to each other.
Bai Bei stared at the person in front of him. He did not reject the young man's approach and remained calm and indifferent as usual.
On the third day after Bo Bei joined the Operations Department, Xie Jianshan, who led a team into the most dangerous field of ghost stories, failed to return.
In the heavy atmosphere, Bai Bei remained indifferent without any emotional fluctuations, as if he was a bystander outside the situation. He looked at Shi Yu who was in a low mood and couldn't help but sigh.
The closer the time gets to the day of the flashback, the more tragic the casualties become. The number of ghost stories that appear increases dramatically. It is almost impossible to find a safe place that is not occupied by ghost stories in reality, and familiar companions leave one after another.
Bai Bei can change everything that happened, but he won't do it. This is just a replica of the past. Even if he intervenes, the reality that has long been destroyed at that node will not return to its original state.
He accompanied Shi Yu through this scarred land, like a ghost that stayed here for a short time. Apart from solving some S-level ghost stories that were still difficult for Shi Yu, and U members who deliberately caused trouble, Bai Bei no longer took the initiative to intervene in anything.
"We will die too." On the last day, Shi Yu suddenly said this. No matter how optimistic he was, there would come a day when he would be exhausted by endless despair. After the people around him passed away one after another, only Bai Bei was left.
Shi Yu looked up at the sky, which was so dim that it seemed particularly turbid. He lowered his voice and said, "Based on the rate at which strange stories are coming, it won't be long before reality is completely overtaken."
"I want to try." Shi Yu whispered. He still didn't intend to give up. "Kwaidan never appeared before. There must be some kind of blocking thing. They suddenly came into reality, just like the barrier separating the two worlds was broken."
Bai Bei knew what Shi Yu was going to do, so he continued, "You want to repair this barrier, right?"
Shi Yu nodded. Bai Bei had no intention of stopping him. He lowered his eyes and spoke with a firm tone as if stating the facts: "Then try to repair the barrier. You will succeed."
"I hope so." Shi Yu felt that this might be the last time they met. If he really succeeded, he probably wouldn't be able to survive anymore. He didn't say it completely. He not only wanted to repair the barrier, but also wanted to enter that world.
No human can survive in the world of ghost stories, but that is where ghost stories exist and the source of all these disasters. Perhaps there will be a real solution there.
Shi Yu looked at this companion whom he had only known for a few days, but whose future he cared about far more than his own. "I hope you can live well."
Bai Bei's thoughts came to a complete standstill, probably because of Shi Yu's words, and he didn't seem to know how to respond.
While he was distracted, Shi Yu had already stood up and left.
Bai Bei knew what Shi Yu would do. Through the precise time predicted by the detector, he tried to touch and trace back the boundary just before the ghost story came, bringing him into the world of ghost stories.
Bai Bei closed his eyes, and the mobilized shadows silently seeped into the ground, extending continuously until it reached the final boundary. He could sense everything covered, whether it was breathing, existence, or all events that happened.
He saw that Shi Yu successfully restored the barrier to its original state, but he did not stop there. He tentatively touched the barrier that was broken again, wanting to connect with that world.
But this time, Shi Yu was pulled in directly, as if a hand grabbed him and pulled him in directly.
He seemed to be immersed in water, with the water brushing across his face. The feeling of weightlessness was fleeting. Shi Yu stepped on the ground in the next moment and stabilized his body. He raised his eyes and saw the surrounding scene clearly.
...is a desolate place where no grass grows and nothing exists.
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