A mushroom rain fell in the Exiled City. The smiling mushroom spores fell into the bodies of half-weird humans who had been under mental control for a long time, consuming the dark thoughts that could not be controlled no matter what, and inspiring the happiness and hope that had been forgotten by people for a long time.
The mad human stopped his reckless attack, wanting to die along with others, and stood there with a pale face.
The man who was about to stab himself with a knife suddenly stopped, with a strange expression of disbelief on his face.
Even if he didn't want to live, he wouldn't have stabbed himself to death so brutally, right? And now that he thought about it, even though strange things were happening to his body, he could still hold on. There was really no need to resolutely die right now, right?
So the crazy city quieted down, and because of the long-forgotten warm words and happy things, the vast majority of semi-weird humans not only did not want to die, but also had an inexplicable urge to laugh.
I laughed at the happy things they thought of, and also smiled bitterly at my own fragile, crazy, and escapist appearance.
The people didn't know what to do for a moment until they heard the voice of a young man standing on the only big mushroom, his hair seemed to be shining.
"Everyone, look up!"
These few simple words made people subconsciously look up and look in the direction of the voice.
They saw Ye Yang Wangwang with a small green leaf hat on his head and a small green cloak on his body, as well as Liu Sha who was specially pulled out by Wu Xiangwang.
The two people standing on the tall mushroom did not look like two humans at all. Instead, they looked like strange people who had undergone mutations like them, and some of the mutations were very obvious.
Especially the Liusha with scales all over his body and a head shaped like a wolfhound.
He looked like a complete weirdo.
The appearance of these two people made the confused people in the city stunned. They didn't understand why they stood there for everyone to stare at.
Don't they feel depressed, embarrassed and hopeless? With such an appearance, shouldn't they hide in a dark corner and wait for the end of their lives?
But they saw that the young man with rabbit ears on his head and who seemed to be wearing a green hat, but in fact the hat grew directly on his head, suddenly turned around twice on the spot.
"Everyone, look at my weird little hat and cape. Aren't they pretty? They're bright green and can automatically absorb sunlight, creating a natural light effect."
Everyone: “…………?”
Even if you have a built-in 3D colorful effect, what's there to be happy about after it's become like this? Aren't you still a human being?
Wu Xiangwang didn't get a response from anyone, but he still managed to laugh and talk to himself: "Although I don't look like a human anymore, my mind and soul are still that of a good person!"
"I don't care what my appearance becomes. I still have my own weirder look." Qiangqiang and Qiuqiu have broken his bottom line one after another. He used to talk about "immortal man" all the time, but now he consciously hides those two words.
"But becoming weird doesn't mean I'm going to die, and becoming weird doesn't mean I can't move around or move forward."
"I know that everyone can't accept the way they are right now, but if they can't accept it, should they just sit there and do nothing and wait for death?"
"I've already traveled through five cities, and the City of Exile is my sixth. Although I'll likely be completely unrecognizable by the time I reach the capital, as long as I can cross that gate back to Earth, even if I die on Earth, I'm willing to do so."
"Besides, this world is so magical. We all possess supernatural powers and have witnessed countless miracles that could never happen on Earth. Perhaps after returning to Earth from this world, all the powers and strange appearances that don't belong to Earth will disappear."
Many people suddenly raised their heads when they heard the last sentence, and Wu Xiangwang felt their inner excitement and hesitation.
"We are walking on a road whose ending is unknown to anyone, so why should we give up before seeing the final result?"
"I must reach the capital and return to Earth. If you want to do nothing but wait for death like mushrooms in the corner, then go ahead and die. I won't die anyway."
Wu Xiangwang spoke proudly and proudly, listening to the people below gritting their teeth and cursing in their hearts: Who wants to die? I don’t plan to die unless you die!
Everyone's spirits were lifted by this cuckolded but smug guy. They suddenly felt that if this guy was determined to make it to the end, why couldn't they?
We are all people who have become weird. Just like this guy said, it doesn’t matter if they have become weird. As long as they still clearly know their goals and race, they can still move forward.
Besides, what if it becomes completely weird?
Everyone looked at Liusha, who was standing next to Wu Xiangwang. This man, who had almost no human features except for his eyes, stood on the smiling mushroom and spoke seriously to everyone who was watching him:
"I want to go home. I want to take my teammates back to Earth!"
"I am, human."
"You are all human beings too."
Liusha's words did not contain much emotion or incitement, but he himself was the most vivid and living example that could touch these half-weird humans.
Even a person whose language and mental state have become less normal and almost completely weird has not given up and is determined to ask his teammates to go home. They have only had changes in their arms and legs, hair growing on their heads, or tails and wings growing behind them. What is there to despair about?
The worst possible outcome would be that it would become completely weird and lose its own consciousness.
But as long as they still have a little consciousness and can continue to move forward, they should not give up. Maybe when they finally return to Earth, everything will return to normal.
People's thoughts are always amazing.
One thought leads to heaven, one thought can lead to hell.
Now they were looking at the two half-weird people standing on the huge mushroom, and then they looked around at the people standing around who were just like themselves and had no human appearance. Suddenly someone laughed.
"Oh! What's there to be sad about? Aren't we all the same?"
"Yeah, yeah, everyone in this city is just as unlucky, but there's no rule that says unlucky people have to stay unlucky forever. Even though my teammates abandoned me after I became like this, I'm still very powerful! I'm a super powerful fire-type esper! A level five! I'm looking for teammates now! Any level is fine, as long as you're willing to fight with me to the capital!"
"Haha! Bro, I'm in! I'm a level four weapon user! My arms can transform into all sorts of weapons! Now they can even transform into all sorts of weird arms. They're a bit ugly, and I occasionally lose control of them and randomly slap people, but as long as you don't despise me, I'm your most loyal teammate who will never betray you!!"
"Come on, bro! Who can't control themselves? But we can help each other control ourselves when we have teammates!"
"And me, and me! After I transformed into a weird person, I grew a bunch of ears on my head. It looks a bit ugly, but my hearing is super good! I can hear noises from far away! And I can run really fast! It's perfect for me to get information!"
So, the remaining tens of thousands of human adventurers who were originally standing there at a loss, began to look for teammates under this huge mushroom, and decided to form a powerful "half-human army" to continue moving forward and backward towards the ten major cities of this world.
When they can face the changes and injuries inflicted on themselves, and when they have companions who are determined to move forward even if they become outliers, these changes and injuries can no longer be their weaknesses.
They were once fragile and came to this city ready to exile themselves, but now they choose to face themselves again, determine their goals, and continue on their journey in this city.
The young city lord, whose forehead was still bleeding, looked at the invisible flame called "faith and hope" that was spreading out from the center of the energy wheat field, and finally smiled with satisfaction and joy.
These compatriots who once decided to die in this city will surely become the most determined force to subvert the world in the future.
Precisely because they have experienced the most demanding self-examination and the most desperate self-exile, when they ignite hope and strengthen their beliefs, they will be the most unshakable movers.
"……very nice."
Yes, that's great.
In this way, his crime of not being able to kill the city lord in time and turning the city into this state that gathered so many desperate people could be mitigated.
And when he finishes the last thing, he can close his eyes peacefully and go to see his teammates and loved ones who have passed away before him.
Wu Xiangwang saw the young city lord's gesture and came to his side.
He frowned as he looked at his seriously injured appearance, wondering which of the Fierce Brothers' skills could save him.
But the young city lord seemed to see through his plan and smiled, waving his hand. "No need. My body has been occupied for ten years, and my soul has been suppressed for ten years. I'm exhausted from holding on until now. I simply can't live any longer."
"Don't waste your energy on me."
"I called you just to tell you a few things."
Wu Xiangwang pursed his lips, and finally sat down next to the young city lord: "You say."
The young city lord looked at the people in front of him who had formed many small teams, happily calling each other brothers and sisters, and laughing, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Although I lost my body to a brutal massacre for ten years and slept for much of that time, there are some things I can always see as long as my consciousness merges with His."
"The images I've seen in the past ten years have been messy and disorganized, and I haven't learned much that's important. But I've been diligently searching and sensing a single thread, and I've still gained something."
He grinned somewhat smugly.
"I don't know what the Gate of Return in the capital looks like, but I do know that from the first human adventurers who descended upon this world until now, nearly a hundred years later, no human has successfully passed through it."
"...I can't say that. Perhaps some people have succeeded before, but their success wasn't truly successful. They simply escaped this world, not successfully returned to Earth."
"I can't pinpoint the specific problem, but it's a feeling. It's the murderous conviction that no human has ever succeeded."
"When I sensed this, I was extremely shocked and even felt despair. I felt that this world had no hope for humanity."
“But people are always unwilling to give up.”
The young city lord sneered, "So I'm looking for the most terrifying and powerful person in my memory of the massacre, the most frightening thing in my memory of the massacre, and the true method to leave this world."
"Then... I saw a powerful figure. I couldn't see his face, or even his true size. I only knew that he was a terrifyingly powerful human in the heart of slaughter. His appearance practically shook the world."
Wu Xiangwang's heart began beating uncontrollably at that moment. He guessed the man's identity almost immediately. His voice became hoarse uncontrollably: "...but he...should be dead."
"Maybe. Maybe he's seriously injured and recuperating somewhere. Maybe he's completely transformed into something strange."
The young city lord's eyes brightened at this moment: "But none of this matters. He left his power behind! Go find his power!"
"The Eye of the Fallen is the eye of that powerful human who was gouged out by the monsters after he was besieged by the monsters after he became half-monster! One eye is already so powerful, and he has other powers to imprison the sky and the sea!"
"My intuition tells me that if I want to truly leave this world and completely open or close the door to return, I must obtain the power of that ancestor. I must soar straight to the sky and descend straight into the abyss."
"Unfortunately... I don't know exactly how to do it, but if I don't tell you now, it might be too late after we get to the capital. So I have to tell you that there must be something extremely important in the Sky City and the Ocean City. You have to find it."
Wu Xiangwang took a deep breath and nodded.
"I'll go find it."
Whether it's strength or... everything about that person.
"No matter how high the sky is, or how deep the abyss is, I will find it."
Then the young city lord laughed happily.
"Then go! I'll be waiting for your good news in the Yellow Springs Abyss!"
"And...as the lord of the City of Exile, I will give you one last great gift!"
As he said the last sentence, his expression suddenly became fierce, and his temperament, which was originally as gentle as the breeze, disappeared. He reached behind him through the air and grabbed four weird people with shocked eyes.
These four weirdos immediately took defensive action, but they were still one step slower than the dying and crazy city lord.
"I am Cen Qingfeng, the Lord of Exiled City.
In my city, humans are allowed!
"Strange, retreat!"
boom--
Along with the shock wave of the violent air explosion, the air in the entire Exiled City began to fluctuate.
All the hidden monsters in the city screamed and were blown into pieces by the fluctuations in the air.
Cen Qingfeng dragged the four monsters from the Royal Capital Hunting Team and became the center of this energy riot.
Together, they exploded into the most brilliant blood-red fireworks in the sky above the city.
Although it was not like the bloody wanted posters that appeared in every city before, in Wu Xiangwang's eyes it was heavier and more brilliant than any other bloody wanted poster.
"Boy, I can only help you up to this point.
"The next city is the City of Destiny. It's said the Lord of Destiny knows everything. You can look for clues about that person there." Cen Qingfeng's final words of advice reached Wu Xiangwang's ears.
Then his voice echoed throughout the entire Exiled City.
"My fellow citizens of the Exiled City, today I will use my strange blood to send you on your journey again!"
Let's go, to a place I can never go again.
To fulfill the dreams that the deceased could never fulfill.
You will succeed in the end!
The mushroom spores floating in the air fell to the ground as the air vibrated and gradually dissipated.
Then, tiny mushrooms with different smiling faces emerged with vibrant umbrellas on the land of the energy wheat field, in the green belt of this city, and in all places where there is land.
The dark clouds over the city dissipated in the blood-red fireworks. From today on, this city, once filled with despair and madness, was no longer a city of exiles, but... a place where the journey was restarted.
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