Chapter 142 Two-way Separation
Dominate raise, what does it mean?
Boom, boom, the ceiling and floor shook violently.
The students raised their heads suddenly, and gravel came crashing down on them. They blocked it with their hands, and the sharp blades mixed in the stones drew streaks of blood.
As everyone grabbed their weapons to deflect the debris, the wall twisted into black grease, surging upwards and instantly swallowing up a large area of the floor.
“Wow—”
"Get out of the way!" Lin Lang's legs transformed into wolf form. She carried Zheng Lu and leaped sideways across the unstable slabs. The others also activated their magical items, dragging each one towards a more stable area.
Snore~
The black grease twitched, enveloping the fallen weapons, debris, and a mass of slurry-spilling machinery, drawing it inward. It twisted into a ball, like a large, broken tofu-skin bun.
The folds of the black bun were twisted tighter and tighter, and a force appeared out of nowhere, pulling the folds upwards, and then smashing them down heavily!
Boom, boom.
The bun bounced up and down, hitting the floor like a hammer.
One student slipped and fell into the black slime, and his body evaporated instantly.
One, two, three times...
The room cracked and rustled, then healed within the cracks, forced together by the fissures that shone redly. Pieces of shattered space, like shattered porcelain shards, constantly wriggled under the hold of crimson glue.
Oh no...if this continues, we'll all fall!
Lin Lang and Zheng Lu clung to the chandelier, ready to leap onto the twisted windowsill at any moment. Xing Shuyao's group was in the most danger, relying solely on Lü Min's levitation abilities to barely keep them afloat.
As everyone was at a stalemate, a rectangular wooden board suddenly floated out of the pitch-black slime. It hadn't warped or transformed into anything organic; its surface was smooth and stable.
"Everyone, the table!" It was the table where Chen Xiao'er had been lying!
Lin Lang grabbed the chandelier and jumped up, followed closely by his classmates.
Boom boom boom!
Everyone jumped onto the table top one after another. Is the table top too small? No problem, we can stack it up.
Students with specialized strength stood at the bottom in unison, laying the foundation for those above. Students with more specialized abilities then climbed to the second and third levels, using magical objects to expand the platform and increase the contact area.
Those who are agile or have the ability to move are hung on the outermost edge, pulling one by one to barely hold them in place, protecting the smallest and most capable person at the top.
Pluru~
The "baozi" released a large amount of solution, a black liquid that sloshed back and forth like grease, gurgling and swirling with red bubbles. This solution was very dense, had strange properties, and possessed enormous buoyancy.
Sun Yu quietly threw a dart in. The metal piece sank into the mucus with a sizzling sound and evaporated instantly.
"Hiss, don't touch it, you will die if you go down."
Gurgle, gurgle gurgle.
Everyone was silent.
The black bun was still releasing liquid, and sooner or later the solution in the room would push up the table, causing the people on it to hit the ceiling and fall down.
Wait, the ceiling.
Inspiration flashed through the minds of many people, and Lin Lang was the one who acted the fastest!
She let go of Zheng Lu's hand, climbed up from the side by climbing up the bodies of her classmates, and reached the highest point in a few steps.
“Oh…”
Lin Lang stretched out his claws and stabbed the ceiling with force, tearing a gap!
"There's a dead end down there. I'll go up and take a look." After she said that, she exchanged a glance with Sun Yu. Sun Yu immediately linked his arms, held her feet with his palms, and lifted them up.
Puff.
The wolf claws easily hooked onto the edge, and Lin Lang dangled and clung to the ceiling, using his waist muscles to desperately push upwards.
She took a deep breath, and the air she inhaled finally lost the tar smell. The Pasteurizer on her chest stopped screaming, and the radiation level had probably dropped to 500.
"It's okay, it's An..."
Before she could finish the word, the smile on her face disappeared.
"What's wrong? What happened up there?!" the classmate who was sitting under her feet asked hurriedly.
Gurgle.
Lin Lang looked at the worm-shaped monster that was rustling forward and lying on the ground, which was as tall as two basketball hoops, and didn't know what to say.
She rolled her eyes and looked up. Xinnaya was sitting on the windowsill with her legs crossed, grinning at her.
I'm fighting the devil, and I'm fighting two at once?!
…
Buzz——
Even with the detector turned to maximum, the upper left corner of the screen was still pitch black.
The Eye of God attached to Chen Xiao'er disappeared along with her, and only the location of Apostle Zero remained.
Moreover, this point was not scanned by a detector, but was roughly calculated bit by bit through the soul connection of the other 999 apostles.
Sizzle...sizzle.
The strange object, resembling a radio pointer, swung back and forth, eventually determining a rough range. But no matter how much the observers zoomed in, they couldn't see anything in that area, not even a pixelated figure.
[My Lord of Light, please illuminate the area where No. 0 is.]
The administrator made a request, and golden letters circled the screen. All observers who saw it were nervous, worried that the light would not be able to dispel the darkness.
The people of the Church of Light believe in their gods, but they also understand the true nature of Light. It is different from other creatures in the abyss. It is a man-made creation.
Does the man-made god have sufficient authority? He has not yet awakened to power, and may never awaken.
In this area shrouded in the embryonic form of power, a worry as thick as fog shrouded the hearts of the "believers".
Fortunately, the most feared thing did not happen.
rustling.
A few golden lights fell from the void like spots, and one or two translucent strips faded into the pure darkness.
Silver hair gleamed among the thin strips, and then the apostle's curled fingers were seen in the spots of light.
"It's number 0! Number 0 is found!"
Everyone's spirits suddenly lifted: Look, our god has found the hidden apostle. So even if it's a man-made creature, it doesn't matter; a man-made god can still tear a hole in the realm of "demigods"!
For the Church of Light, which continues to invest in Light, it is a great comfort to be able to prove that this path is feasible or at least can slightly compete with those "great beings".
"Quick! Contact Zero and wake her up!"
"We're already in contact."
The sound of keyboards continued to ring out, and energy flowed back and forth along the soul connection between the apostles, constantly exchanging information between the two sides.
The radio waves on the "radio station" rose and fell, indicating that No. 0 was in decent condition, but still unable to be awakened. Even with 999 direct links to the Soul Pool, the silver-white figure remained with its eyes closed.
What's going on?
I don’t know, probably due to the limitations of power and rules.
The staff continued to advance the link progress under intense pressure.
The information captured by the monitoring center indicated that Zero had not been destroyed. She was likely in a unique "vacuum" state, suspended in a realm of nothingness, temporarily shielded from reality. The fact that she could be observed was thanks to Guanghui and the monitoring center.
What to do... Although the students and the Knights can act, if Zero and Chen Xiao'er are excluded, an excellent opportunity to attack will be lost.
When everyone was in trouble, an application email reached the last link of the signing process and was displayed on the screen.
[Milo: I request to transfer the sealed emotional files to No. 0.]
[C: Rejected, too much data]
【Milo (supplement): What is the maximum transmission amount? 】
【C: Three words,】
【Milo: One word is enough. Wait a moment while I excerpt it.】
A word? What word?
…
Zero floats and sinks in the sea, and this ocean is the conception of life deep in the soul.
She placed one hand on the side of her face, the other raised high, as if trying to grasp the light in the sky. The faint light swirled through her hair, but could not penetrate her closed eyes.
“——”
“——,——”
Brief, radio-wave-like messages lingered in the void. They were the calls of more than 900 companions. They gathered like drops of water in the ocean current and flowed towards her mind.
Tick, tick, tick.
Zero's brain clearly received these waves, but her body did not react. She could not react because the rules around her forced her to sleep.
“——”
Waves of electricity brushed past my ear canal and poured into my mind, until—
"zero."
Amidst a thousand calls, a single, clear character shone. Its unique sound was like a gust of wind, extinguishing a candle and lifting the sun above the shimmering sea.
rustling.
The slender fingers trembled in the darkness.
"..." Zero's consciousness slowly floated up until it touched the water surface.
Her eyelids kept twitching, as if she was fighting with her eyelashes.
Swish! Her tense muscles pushed her fingers apart, and she pressed her tongue against her teeth, squeezing out broken notes from her chest.
“…Xiao’e.”
She touched the tangible fingertips and held them tightly.
bite.
One dot, two dot... the falling pinpricks of light swayed in the void, bursting into a magnificent spark. The flames burned an arc in the confined space, eventually converging into the figure of a young girl.
rustling.
Chen Xiao'er turned her head and opened her eyes in the gentle halo.
"…zero?"
Her voice overlapped with the countless calls in her mind, and the world was lit up.
Click.
Chen Xiao'er shook her neck nervously. A strange feeling of restraint made her tremble violently, and her whole body shrank inward.
She shook her head, and the golden threads swirling around her transformed into real ropes, wrapping around her body. The moment she regained consciousness, the pure black space was forced to solidify, shaping the warehouse and the floor.
Chen Xiao'er tried to tilt her head back, but the back of her head hit the hard skeleton with a thud.
She immediately realized it was Zero's shoulder and quickly leaned her head forward like a duckling. "Does it hurt? I'm sorry."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt," Zero replied calmly, a simple picture shared by her companions flashing in her eyes.
The two sat back to back on the floor, their arms and feet bound by ropes shaped like rules, making it difficult to move.
Boom, boom, boom.
As long as you are still here, they both quiet down and listen to each other's heartbeats.
After a moment, Chen Xiao'er moved her wrist and rubbed the rope hard.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
"Hiss... it hurts!" She wiped away tears as she wiped. The rope's surface was uneven and burred, and it stung her hand painfully. Every time she twisted her wrist, it swept across it.
The back is okay, but the vein under the palm is very painful when it is rubbed.
Ling raised his finger and tapped her back: "Stop, let me do it."
"No, your arms are... a little thicker?" Chen Xiao'er was still wondering whose wrist was thicker, hers or hers. It should be hers, right? She had more muscles and a bigger frame.
Before she could figure it out, she suddenly heard a crisp click.
How could rubbing the rope make such a sound? Chen Xiao'er asked anxiously, "Ling, did you bump into anything?"
"It's okay, I just dislocated my arm."
"It's okay, I twisted my arm off."
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