Chapter 137: The Man in the Mirror (Comic Content)
[Ah, this one.] 】
The woman raised her hand with some surprise and showed the ring to Ye Yunhe up close, as if she was very happy to meet someone with the same taste and aesthetic taste.
[Some people may think that I am married because of this, but in fact I just like this ring, so I wear it. But you are right, you can use this excuse to get rid of that person. 】
[However, it is quite predestined.] 】She covered her lips and smiled, [I didn't like jewelry at first, but that day I suddenly wanted to go into the store to have a look. As soon as I entered the door, I was attracted by the ring. It was as if there was some magic that made me pick it up and put it on involuntarily. I even spent several months' salary to buy it. 】
[This must be fate.] 】
The woman sighed.
The four of them were silent. They stared at the ring from a distance that was either far or near, and inexplicably felt a sense of nausea in their hearts, as if after everything was settled, the much-hated mastermind behind the scenes had left behind a ambiguous riddle that disturbed the crowd's joyful mood.
The copy always likes to manipulate the emotions of the people in the mirror, revealing everything they think is good as bad in the end, and always obtaining the despair it advocates.
But they wanted to break this despair.
[It suits you very well.] 】Ye Yunhe gently touched the slightly concave ring,【For this kind of thing, it's enough to just like it, no matter what others say. 】
[I think so too.] 】The woman smiled with satisfaction.
What follows is the usual waiting.
With Ye Yunhe's deliberate conversation, the two of them soon began chatting and laughing, as if they had met each other too late. Twenty minutes later, the man pushed open the store door and looked around inside.
[It's really inappropriate.] 】Ye Yunhe smacked her lips, and soon she raised her empty coffee cup, 【How about I go and wait in the seat behind you? After you guys finish talking, shall we go to the store we just talked about? 】
[Don’t refuse, I’m free today - I have plenty of time to make new friends. 】
Without waiting for the woman to nod, she quickly ran to the back seat with the cup in hand, with only half of her head visible through the sofa.
The other three had changed seats at some point and were sitting on the other side of her, secretly drinking refills. Qi Heng picked up a piece of cake with the fork with some difficulty and waved it towards Ye Yunhe.
Half an hour later, the alienation had indeed become more serious. The four people staying here felt as if they were swimming freely in a gas tank and risking their lives.
The skin blocked by the gloves has hardened to the point that it makes a "tapping" sound when it touches the quilt. The vitrification has spread from the calves to the knees, and by the time the legs are completely solidified, it will probably reach the torso.
The heart must be the last one. Qi Heng was thinking randomly. I'm curious what it will taste like.
【Don't worry.】 Lin Muyu caught the fork that slipped from the boy's hand and said softly, "We will succeed." 】
The barrage also expressed strong curiosity about what would happen next.
"The last time this man and woman met, it left me with a severe psychological trauma and shock. I wonder what will happen this time..."
"When I saw that ring, my heart was shaken and my back went cold. Please don't do any more close-ups of my face (dead)"
“Why are you still wearing this ring, sister? It’s a curse from the copy on you. It’s not a good fate. Throw it away quickly.”
"Calm down. We can't let the four of them go and snatch it... Wait, it seems possible. Let An An, who is the fastest, take the ring off and run away. Then Xiao Ye will comfort him to gain trust and favorability! The other two, one will go and catch the person, and the other will stay where they are!"
"Are you really a genius?"
"Don't underestimate the power of the protagonists, damn dungeon!!!"
…
The man took his seat.
Unlike the haggard and thin look he showed the last time we met, this time he was obviously much healthier, with a rosy complexion and handsome features, and the suit he was wearing was also well-fitting. It's more like the one in the wedding photo.
He held a bouquet of flowers and wanted to give it to the woman, but when he was rejected, he placed it at his feet and smiled humbly. Those who have seen his true face are amazed by his excellent acting skills.
The content of the chat was very ordinary.
It was nothing more than some trivial matters between you and me, which were discussed over and over again, and ended hastily when one of them did not cooperate. The man tried to get angry several times, but was glared back by the people staring at him. He just stayed like that until the topic died down and the two of them had nothing to talk about.
The huge clock in the commercial street marked the time in real time, and it was the point where the woman in the previous cycle was about to die.
Everyone held their breath and got ready.
So there’s nothing to talk about? 】
The man's disguise cracked a little, and he smiled stiffly: [I just want to ask you out for a walk. If there's anything you like, I can...]
[No, thank you, I think I made myself clear. 】The woman shook her hair, and the bright red hair was like a slap in the man's face from a distance, making his face darken instantly. [I have no thoughts of further development with you, nor do I have any thoughts of getting back together. You probably don't want me to announce here what you've done, right? 】
Si Yu'an, who was sitting on the side, cleared his throat at the right time, coughed and glanced over here, as if responding, and was looked at strangely by the woman.
【……】
The comments dared to say that at the moment when the man lowered his head and remained silent, the four people had already grasped their weapons in the close-up, waiting for him to attack so that they could pin him to the ground with one hand each.
But obviously this person doesn't have the courage.
The time of the woman's death passed peacefully. The man simply kicked down the bouquet of flowers, then hurriedly got up and left his seat. Nothing unexpected happened until a few minutes after he pushed open the door of the store.
The cycle is broken.
...Did it succeed just like that?
Ye Yunhe stared at the clock in a daze, watching the long needle representing time move intermittently and reach a new node.
Outside the window, figures were intertwined and people were surging. There was no scene of people circling around and watching the farce in the center from afar, nor was there any commotion and panic after the huge mirror was shattered. There was only a peace and leisure that was completely different from the copy, which made her almost think she had returned to reality.
The red-haired woman turned around and gently asked her to sit back down, with a bright smile on her face that she had never seen before.
The ring was like a half-finished product that was showing off its might. It appeared meaninglessly under the control of the copy, but quietly left when people were nervous, making people feel anxious.
[Is there no boss battle this time? 】On the other side, Si Yu'an, who breathed a sigh of relief, muttered to his companion. He covered his chest where his heart was pounding, and said in a low voice, "I'm not used to it. Are we done or not?" 】
[Isn’t this a good thing?] 】
Lin Muyu tapped his forehead and pushed him away: [But it is indeed a bit unexpected. The matter of the replica may not be over yet. The next step is probably to find the real passage to leave the replica. 】
[It will probably be difficult. We can try to get clues from her. 】
Qi Heng sat quietly aside and drank the last sip of hot coffee. He did not participate in the discussion, but just raised his eyes and gently swept his gaze across the faces of his companions, and finally fell back to the empty bottom of the cup.
The moment the loop was cracked, the barrage seemed to have unloaded a huge burden. Knowing the identities of the protagonists from a God's perspective, they patted their bellies and began to predict what would happen next.
"Small loop, take it, take it!"
“I’m finally relieved… I’ve successfully saved her, right? The woman’s soul can be freed, so the key is the mirror, not the loop. How do we get out?”
"Mao Mao is simply friendship-minded. It feels like he has been stuck together as a group of four since he woke up. Every time he appears, it's a four-person scene, and his eyes are always glancing at his friends (soft-hearted.jpg)"
"Which one of these four doesn't value friendship? An An is not to be mentioned. Xiao Ye and the captain both look rational, but in fact, they are the type who will break down when their friends get into trouble (reverse). This family is not suitable for being stabbed."
"So far, no important character in this comic has died! This shows that the route is different from other boys' comics! The cartoonist is brave and the readers will always follow~~"
"Looking back now, these four are totally different from when they first met (relieved)"
"I can't wait to see what happens next!"
…
After receiving instructions from his teammates, Ye Yunhe sat back next to the woman and looked at her with a smile, intending to ask her for some clues about the passage, or at least something else. Most of the time in the dungeon is spent on this, and it would be unreasonable if there is no reward.
The red-haired woman thought for a moment and was about to answer Ye Yunhe's deliberate question. The lipstick-coated lips opened and closed slightly, and she was about to spit out her answer, but the next second she froze in the arc of a smile.
…
Accidents are always like invisible time bombs that explode instantly when people let their guard down, irresistibly bursting the skin and flesh.
Everything happened very quickly. Five minutes after the woman's death, when the four people's emotions calmed down, when everyone thought the matter was over.
Ye Yunhe's pupils suddenly shrank.
“Crack—”
Like spider silk on a mirror, cracks spread from the corners of the woman's lips to her temples, quickly spreading to the whole body, covering her entire face with the cracks.
Women are alienated.
It is the sound of crystal growth, crisp and rapid, accompanied by the crackling sound of the body turning into glass, and the sound of inflation as the body grows larger.
The crystal clear liquid devoured her warm flesh and blood, pierced her blood vessels and skeleton, and condensed into irregular crystals inside her body. The jelly-like eyeballs were squeezed out of the eye sockets, bouncing and hanging on her cheeks. Then the extremely sharp and long tip passed through the eye sockets and went straight out of the body to the outside world, or pierced through the skin and grew out. The speed was so fast that it was unbelievable, and it extended in different directions in an instant.
Ye Yunhe was pulled back forcefully and barely avoided the unexpected attack. She stood there in a daze until Qi Heng called her name. Then she came to her senses with trembling pupils and ran quickly into the distance with the young man. Lin Muyu and Si Yu'an followed beside them, their eyes full of confusion and bewilderment at the unexpected situation.
Crazy screams rang out in the cafe. Countless people ran out in terror at this scene, but were frozen in their movements at that moment by the rapidly spreading alien energy. Their skins with different expressions were devoured, and they were fixed in place like ice sculptures.
Ye Yunhe gritted his teeth and used all his strength to reverse time for the four people when the alienation came, thus avoiding being assimilated.
[How could this happen...] Si Yu'an murmured. He shivered as if the extreme cold was solidifying his limbs. His hands and feet almost lost all strength. [Why? Didn't we succeed? 】
No one responded to him.
No one had time to think about the reason.
The same turmoil as the last cycle.
Behind him was a scene like hell on earth. The woman was completely alienated and turned into a deformed person. She recalled all her memories. Her soul was trapped deep inside her deformed body. She screamed in pain and struggled and rolled with her remaining strength, but could only fall into a deeper area.
The infinitely extended limbs were affected by her, waving and grasping indiscriminately, and in a blink of an eye, they overturned the tallest building that looked like a toy, swept away a cloud of debris and dust, smashed the small glass man on the ground into pieces, and turned it into deformed nutrients.
The ring rolled down the drain. Countless, identical rings were stacked on top of each other, covered in mud. This one was piled on top, and in the inner ring with the same bulge was engraved a name that was unfamiliar to the woman.
“Crack!”
The woman's face, whose facial features could no longer be seen, was completely empty. Her head was wrapped in crystals and touched the false blue sky, and an unprecedented crisp sound rang out.
The sun was blocked out. The blue sky was pushed up into a strange arc, and the broken lenses were stuck together at the junction, as if they would be completely broken after the woman's next step, and the entire space would perish together.
Where to go?
The four of them stumbled forward.
The entire space was torn apart as if the end of the world had come. Before they even stepped into the building, they would be torn apart by thousands of glass men who pounced on them, or be swallowed up by the cracked earth and fall into an unknown hell.
How to fight against an enemy as tall as the sky. The mere touch of its limbs to the ground can cause you to fall to the ground in dismay, and a blow with all your strength won't even leave the slightest mark on it.
This makes it impossible for people to muster up any emotion of resistance. There is only overwhelming despair surging in the chest, and you cannot even have this despair, because the strong alienated energy will corrode your internal nerves.
【————! ! 】
The sound waves that could not be captured by human ears came out from the giant deformed mouth, piercing the human eardrums and becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Qi Heng widened his eyes and tightly grasped his companion's arm. Lin Muyu exhaled tremblingly and hugged them tightly to himself. Coldness was the only touch they had for each other, but it was enough to bring the final peace of mind before the unknown arrived.
They fell into a crack in the earth.
Here, space is destroyed.
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