Ye Qing
At the beginning, Lu Fanye didn't use his ability much, and Xu Wei had no interest in forcing others to communicate. They just thought it was good to keep some secrets from each other. Anyway, they would understand each other when the time came.
But if his ability is immortality, Xu Wei might be able to understand why the other party didn't tell him actively.
She raised her eyebrows: "Are you afraid that after I find out, I won't let you charge in the front?"
Deliberately use less serious words to prevent the conversation from becoming an interrogation.
In the past, the two of them divided the work, with Xu Wei responsible for controlling and leading the situation, while Lu Fanye assisted and contributed. If there was an emergency or obvious danger, Lu Fanye would go.
He said that his ability could guarantee survival, and was more effective than Xu Wei's skills in that regard, so he would never die.
Lu Fanye usually wouldn't say something so arrogantly, so Xu Wei agreed to the proposal.
To be fair, if Xu Wei really knew the effect of his skills, he might not agree.
In fact, this is not very fair.
In terms of deterrence, her skills are obviously much more powerful, and most of the time she can remain unscathed even in danger. But Lu Fanye is different. If he just doesn't die, the damage he will suffer is real. Apart from his skills, he can only rely on his own strength.
What's more, the ghosts and monsters in the copy torture people to death in various ways, and there are countless ways to prevent people from dying but make their life worse than death.
"It's a pity that you just promised but didn't let me practice it," Lu Fanye sighed, "It's always like this in every dungeon. I just go up without any hesitation."
Xu Wei wanted to open his mouth to refute, but he added: "If I really tell you, I'm afraid you will just let me stand behind you in the future."
He is actually right.
Xu Wei examined her own heart. If she really knew in advance that he had no ability to fight back and just wanted to avoid death, she would subconsciously not let him take any risks.
But this is not what Lu Fanye wants.
"Okay, you're right," Xu Wei compromised, "Why are you telling me now? Why don't you keep it a secret for a while?"
Lu Fanye handed over a cup of tea and said, "Because I chose a new direction of differentiation. Skill upgrades usually go towards strengthening abilities, and my skill effects are obviously at the top from the beginning."
Xu Wei took the tea and took a sip: "Mao Cheng did it? Is this the reason why you two had that inexplicable Riddler moment last time?"
Lu Fanye couldn't help laughing: "Mao Cheng really likes to speak half of his words."
He was silent for a moment, as if he was organizing his words or preparing something.
"Because my abilities were at the top level at the beginning, and I would continue to upgrade later, this part of my growth prompted my skills to branch out into new areas. At that time, I had two choices: one was to transform into an offensive skill, and the other was to remain a support."
"I...finally chose the auxiliary branch."
He seemed to hesitate as he uttered this sentence.
Xu Wei was speechless for a moment.
She seemed to guess what he was going to say next.
"Mao Cheng always thought that I would evolve my attack skills, that's why he was surprised that day," Lu Fanye looked down at her and said word by word, "In fact, I was also surprised at my own choice. Having offensive skills to protect myself while still being able to use the Eye of Immortality is exactly what I wanted in the past."
"But not now."
He leaned forward slightly on the armrest, enveloping her in the back of the chair, and looked at her seriously and solemnly, with tiny starlight twinkling in his eyes.
This is a rather aggressive stance that breaks away from the usual peaceful coexistence pattern.
He looked a little nervous, and his drooped eyelashes were trembling slightly.
Xu Wei's heart was also throbbing, and he unconsciously clenched the teacup in his hand.
She didn't back off.
"In the deserted village copy, the moment I discovered that you were contaminated, my body had already made a decision before my brain." He was so nervous that the end of his voice was a little unstable, as if he was worried that revealing everything would lead to different endings for the two of them.
"What you need now is my choice."
"Since the dark cloud is persistently trying to contaminate you, and the copies without purification chambers are still dominated by it, then... I can be your purification chamber."
Xu Wei was slightly stunned.
She knew too well what such a choice meant.
In the trial game where he could die at any time or even encounter something more terrifying than death, he almost completely put his life in her hands, gave up the offensive ability that was within his reach, and was willing to become her assistant.
She was speechless and said, "Why... did you choose this?"
Lu Fanye seemed to be waiting for her to ask this question and laughed softly.
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On the seventh day of the transit station cleanup process, a large number of players who had previously entered the dungeon finally returned.
Ye Yan was among them. As soon as she returned to the transfer station, she bombarded Xu Wei with messages and called for people to come over in a hurry.
"I killed black-robed priests number four and five." As soon as she saw Xu Wei, she raised her eyebrows, quite proud.
Xu Wei was surprised: "In the same copy?"
"Of course. There are only seven days, how can I enter two dungeons? If I wasn't waiting for them to show up, I would have come out long ago," Ye Yan chewed a biscuit and took a sip of milk, "I knew they couldn't wait to take action, so they think highly of me and sent so many people."
"But I didn't expect that they had infiltrated Yue. After all, it's such a big organization." She changed her expression and looked a little sad. "I should have expected it."
Xu Wei comforted her: "There's no need to blame yourself. You've done your best to investigate the evil cult."
Ye Yan smiled bitterly and shook her head: "No, it's not enough. Do you think that I am like you, and I do this purely because I hate cults from the bottom of my heart?"
Xu Wei didn't say anything.
She said sadly: "No, I have my own reasons, very strong reasons."
Xu Wei looked at Fang Yi behind her.
After Ye Yan went to the copy, she looked even younger. She was now like a little girl of eight or nine years old, and looked even smaller next to Fang Yi's sturdy body.
"Boss, why don't you go to the purification chamber first?" Fang Yi bent down and showed concern.
Ye Yan adjusted her mood, put down the biscuits, and wiped her hands with a clean towel.
She said, "Black-robed priests No. 4 and No. 5, one man and one woman, have at least half of their bodies transformed into a metal structure. According to them, this is the only way for every believer to dedicate their flesh and blood to the Lord, and the Lord will bestow power upon them."
"Number Four and Number Five are also prop masters. All the props they use are signed with "Test Product X". The effects vary, but they are definitely more effective than ordinary props."
"What I can confirm now is that their numbers are not too large after the loss of this period of time, but they have formulated a lot of suicide attack plans, and they will prioritize eliminating the members of the ranking organization in order to curb the progress of the trial game."
Ye Yan's eyes were sharp. "Yue has already fallen. I will be responsible for contacting the other organizations on the list. The other party's initial goal should still be to get on the list of the total number of clearances. But Xu Wei, you 7865 should also be careful."
"I heard from a believer that the leader of the God's Advent sect seems to have successfully communicated with the Lord recently - this was almost impossible in the past. In the past, believers who tried to communicate with the Lord fell into endless pollution, but this time, the Lord took the initiative to accept the leader in the form of attachment to a certain existence. It was the first time that the Lord accepted a human believer."
recently……
Xu Wei had to force himself to recall his memories which had suddenly become blurred after he was pulled into the copy by the dark clouds.
Is the change in its attitude towards believers related to her successful escape from the predicament?
She frowned in disgust. "Although... I don't quite know what kind of existence the Lord is, but if it really comes from the outside world and has endless polluting power, I'm afraid the cultists won't just focus on the total number of clearances. You must be careful."
"Compared to other organizations, 7865 has fewer people and is easier to defeat. If they swarm in, I'm afraid you won't be able to defeat them with just two fists."
Xu Wei nodded: "We have decided to pack it into the copy."
Ye Yan was stunned: "Everyone?"
"Twelve in total."
She understood: "Because of the contribution point system upgrade, your organization's current level should be the highest among all the organizations in the transfer station. It is not surprising that you have unlocked this function."
Xu Wei lowered his eyes.
In fact, 7865’s rise to the top this time is also very strange. They are just a small organization that was established not long ago, but they jumped to the top of the list due to various "coincidences".
Are there really so many coincidences?
Within a few days, many members of the organization "happened" to go to the dungeon, "happened" that all members of 7865 were there, and the strength of the players left in the Judgment City "happened" to barely resist the invading force.
What's even more terrifying is that other members of the organization are indeed taking turns to enter the copy, or they choose to enter early due to various reasons.
If it was really intentional, how long ago should the planning have started in order to combine all the accidental factors into one to create everything today?
Her hands hanging by her side suddenly tightened slightly.
This requires enormous computing power.
And based on her current knowledge, there are only three parties that can do it - the high-dimensional male voice, the dark clouds, and... the system.
Could it be the system?
Earlier at the transfer station, when they first connected with Chief Engineer Xu, the experts on the other end of the phone argued and vaguely mentioned that the system was updating itself.
Does the system have self-awareness?
Considering what Mao Cheng said, that there was "someone" helping her, could it be that the creature that was nagging her for a long time in the white room was a system?
This may explain Mao Ting's ambiguous attitude towards the matter. He may know something but cannot tell it for some unspeakable reason.
Unfortunately, the other party was so busy that Xu Wei found it difficult to find him for verification.
"In short, it's always better to be cautious. You should be entering the dungeon again soon?" Ye Yan said.
Xu Wei: "You have to go in tomorrow. Most people in our organization have a rotation of seven days."
"Should I call you a model worker?" Ye Yan smiled, "It seems that you don't have any days off. You should make full use of the organization's unlocking function."
Xu Wei laughed.
"By the way," Ye Yan said casually, "If you encounter a cult member, help me find someone."
"who?"
Countless thoughts suddenly flashed through her eyes: "Ye Qing, my...sister."
"By the way, the new bracelet looks great. The red color suits you well."
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