Inside the bus.
I don’t know who brought it up first, but the kids started talking about the same old topic again - when can they see their parents again.
Human emotions are complex and changeable, let alone children's. They had originally hoped to reunite with their families in the city that never sleeps, but now, not only did they not get to reunite, but after only a few days, they had to leave again for their next destination. Anyone would feel tired and irritated.
Hearing the noise on the second floor getting louder and louder, Qi Mi hurried up to help.
With the exception of Wu Muchen, the other nine cubs had already collapsed into Zheng Yuanyuan's arms, crying. Seeing Qi Mi running over, her biggest fanboy, Zhao Yize, immediately opened his arms to her, "Teacher Qi, when can we see Mom and Dad again? I miss them so much."
Qi Mi walked over and held him in his arms, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
In order to calm them down, she had lied one after another. She had finally gotten the pass and was about to leave this polar night apocalypse, but she didn't know what the next apocalypse would be like...
"Teacher Qi, I think we should just tell them," Zheng Yuanyuan suggested quietly. "These kids might be stronger than we think. Even if they knew the truth, it might not matter... I'm afraid that if we keep deceiving them like this, their trust in us will gradually wear away."
"this……"
Indeed, this is what Qi fans are most worried about. If they continue to deceive the children, the result will be to lose the trust of the children. Once distrust appears, it will only do more harm than good to their future lives in the apocalypse.
After all, unfulfilled hope is more cruel than facing despair.
Qi Mi took a deep breath and just as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Eva's excited exclamation downstairs.
"Mi, come down quickly! We found the door!"
Influenced by the sound, the children suddenly stopped crying and all pricked up their ears to listen to the movement below.
Qi Mi looked around and suddenly lost the courage to tell the truth.
These children look so pitiful and are still so young. Even if we tell them the truth, what can we expect them to do? If we don't expect them to do anything, why let them face such a cruel thing?
After struggling internally, she pulled the corner of her mouth and said dryly, "It's almost there..." She stood up and abruptly changed the subject, "Wait until Teacher Du parks the car, then you can put on your backpacks and go down the stairs. Teacher Qi will be waiting for you on the first floor."
After saying that, she fled as fast as she could, feeling too guilty to even look into the children's eyes.
Seeing her dejected look coming down from the second floor, Eva couldn't help but tease, "Sure enough, only those little idiots could make you look like that. The spirit you had when you were fighting monsters is gone."
Qi Mi smiled bitterly, then suddenly remembered the key point: "By the way, haven't you seen Yu Shan yet?"
Eva shook her head.
Qi Mi subconsciously looked out and said, "Get out of the car first."
"Um."
Soon, Du Rui parked the car steadily not far from the door. The children, carrying their small schoolbags, got out of the car one by one under the leadership of Qi Mi and Zheng Yuanyuan.
The abrupt and magical [door] immediately attracted the children's attention.
Similar to the portal in video games, its base is a circular stone platform, surrounded by uniquely shaped stones with various strange and special symbols printed on them. The mist in the middle emits a faint blue light.
Two people wearing phoenix masks stood on the left and right of the door, like two solemn door gods guarding it.
"Mi, how do you want to go next so that I can avoid you?" Eva carried the big knife on her back and got out of the car with Qi Mi for the last time.
Qi Fan paused: "Do you dislike us so much?"
Eva realized she hadn't expressed herself clearly and waved her hands exaggeratedly. "No, no, no! It's not that I'm disgusted! I just want to go out and experience life on my own. I don't feel any sense of participation in this apocalypse. I can't keep on playing it so rotten."
Qi Mi glanced at her suspiciously, then reluctantly accepted her explanation: "We should probably choose the middle option. Anyway, I won't consider the [Extreme Flame Apocalypse] you experienced before. Just thinking about it makes me hot."
"OK! Then I'll choose to go left." Eva said with a smile.
"what ever."
Qi Mi looked back at the road they came from. Since the distance was not far, he could still see the small outline of the city that never sleeps from here.
Lang Yu had not arrived yet, and Yu Shan was nowhere to be seen.
"Teacher Qi, should we wait a little longer? Or should we open the car and take the children in to wait until it's warm?" Zheng Yuanyuan asked.
Qi Mi retracted his gaze and said, "No more waiting. Staying here for one more minute could lead to more trouble. Let's go first."
"OK."
Since Eva had experience, she took the lead in demonstrating to them.
She handed the pass to any gate god, and the mist on the portal was immediately divided into nine squares. The middle square on the far left was the Ji Yan Moshi that she had already passed, with a green tick on it. The upper left corner of the nine-square grid was her current location, with a small red dot.
The middle box in the grid and the middle box in the top layer flashed green, indicating that she had two choices next.
After Eva chose to go left, the middle box on the upper level quickly expanded and emitted a green light allowing passage.
"My wonderful friends, thank you so much for taking care of me during this time. I will be walking alone on the road ahead, and I will remember you all."
Eva smiled and hugged Qi Mi, Zheng Yuanyuan, and Du Rui. Just as she was about to turn around, she felt a force grab her down jacket. Looking down, she saw Wang Xiaohu holding her down jacket, his eyes red from crying. "Doctor, are you leaving too? Aren't you going to stay with us?"
"Auntie Doctor..."
"Auntie Doctor, we can't bear to leave you."
…
The situation got out of control for a moment, and the cubs surrounded Eva and looked at her eagerly.
Perhaps it was just before their departure that Eva saw for the first time the angelic side hidden within these little devils, and for the first time she did not want to get rid of them quickly.
She sighed, squatted down and opened her arms to them: "Okay, just this once, give you little idiots a farewell hug."
The children came forward.
A hug of just a few seconds was a qualitative leap for Eva, but it was also her limit.
She withdrew her hand, stood up and looked at Qi Mi again: "Mi, I am very happy to meet you in this world."
Qi Mi smiled and folded her hands: "Don't talk like we'll never see each other again. You're our doctor aunt. I told you, it won't be easy for you to leave our Douding class... Even if I give you a vacation this time, you have to come back sooner or later, understand?"
"Okay..." Eva shrugged. "I knew I couldn't escape once I got on this pirate ship."
The two smiled at each other.
After instructing these little fools to be obedient, Eva took the lead in walking into the portal and headed to the next doomsday alone.
The portal returned to its original state.
Qi Mi coaxed the children into laughing, and they gradually regained their composure and lined up obediently. She counted out thirteen passes and handed them to the gate god, selecting the unknown apocalypse in the middle. The portal once again turned green, accessible.
Du Rui led the way, followed by Zheng Yuanyuan, and the ten children followed them towards the portal.
However, just as Du Rui walked in with Wang Xiaohu, Yang Shengzhuang and Zhao Yize, the green door suddenly turned into a strange blood red. At the same time, a long and shrill alarm sounded, breaking the silence and making people's heart rate jump.
Zhao Yize's exposed hand grabbed the air twice in panic, and the next second, it completely disappeared into the portal.
Qi Mi's heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately ran to pull away Peng Yichen who was following closely behind him, to prevent him from going in with him.
This red door was like a pool of blood that swallowed people without leaving any bones. After Du Rui brought the three children in, there was no movement.
The situation that Qi fans were most worried about finally happened.
If everyone could be together, then even if any danger occurred, as an experienced player, she would be able to think of some solutions... But now, she was extremely careful all the way, but she could not predict that when she was about to leave this apocalypse, there would be problems with the portal.
If there is a bug in the portal, it would be a big problem. Each end of the world may be distorted. Even if she goes in now, she may not be able to reach the place where Du Rui and the others were teleported.
Although the two door gods wearing phoenix masks promised that the situation would be repaired soon before leaving, no one could remain calm in such a state of mind.
"Where did Teacher Du and the others go?"
"I'm so scared, I miss my mom and dad!"
"Wow—Mom—"
…
The kids were in an uproar again.
Qi Mi was busy trying to comfort them when a sudden lion roar caught her attention.
The majestic mutant lion walked slowly, paving the way for the two people in black cloaks behind it.
One of them was in a wheelchair and the other was pushing him.
Qi Mi subconsciously stood in front of these children.
"Long time no see, Qi girl."
“!!!”
As soon as the hoarse and low voice entered his ears, Qi Mi felt as if his whole body was tied with countless chains and he could not move.
As if he found her stiff appearance quite amusing, the person in the wheelchair chuckled twice and raised his hand to lift up his cloak.
With his black hair loose, a faint smile hung on his pale and bloodless face.
In the few seconds that Qi Mi was stunned, the city lord had already arrived not far from her.
He tilted his head, staring at her with his narrow, almond-shaped eyes: "Why, after just over a year, you don't remember me?"
Although the words were gentle, they were cold and filled with an indescribable chill.
Qi Mi clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles turned white, and his lips trembled for a long time but he couldn't make a sound from his throat.
Zheng Yuanyuan had never seen Qi Mi like this.
In her impression, Qi Mi has always been confident and bright. Even in this end times, no matter how big the difficulties are, she always seems to be able to turn danger into safety.
And now, Qi Mi's confident and bright aura seemed to be suppressed by something and could no longer be released -
She seemed very afraid of the man in front of her.
The city lord looked at Qi Mi's gradually pale face and raised his lips in pleasure: "You don't even want to call me 'Master' anymore..."
Qi Fan: "..."
"Yes, if you still regard me as your master, why would you let me sleep in that freezing ice coffin? Look, all the illnesses I have now are all caused by my good disciple." After saying too many words in one breath, the city lord couldn't help but lower his head and coughed a few times. Each cough sounded like the sound made by an old man who was barely alive.
Qi Mi took a deep breath, slowly calmed himself down, and turned his gaze to the man in the black cloak behind him.
The city lord's eyes flashed with understanding, and he ordered the man to take off his hat.
Under the big wavy red hair, light blue scales were faintly visible on her fair skin, and her black pupils turned into a deep blue like lake water. Although Yu Shan's past appearance could still be seen, she had obviously changed into a brand new skin now, and she was even more beautiful and enchanting, as if a character walked out of an oil painting.
She looked at Qi Mi, a bitter smile flashing across her lips.
Not long after Yu Shan was sent out of the City That Never Sleeps that day, her new skill [Bewitching Siren] was integrated with her body. Not only did she put on a beautiful new look, using sound waves and her beauty to lure enemies into attacking, she could also dive into the sea at will, becoming a near-human who could survive both on land and in the sea.
"Qi girl, do you feel a sense of déjà vu when you see her? When we first met, you were just like her. You had just arrived in this apocalyptic game and knew nothing. You were fluttering around like a frightened bird. You even said that after accepting me as your master, you finally found your spiritual support..."
The city lord helped Qi Mi recall the past. Although he was smiling, his eyes were sharp, as if he wanted to grind her into ashes immediately. "Looking back now, it really seems like a joke, doesn't it, girl?"
Qi Mi didn't respond to him. She was just worried about Yu Shan and waved to her, "Yu Shan, come here quickly, come here!"
Although Yu Shan didn't understand why, but with the lessons learned from the previous times, she trusted Qi Mi 100% this time.
However, just as she took a step forward, she was met with a cold stare from the City Lord: "Xiao Shan, are you going to betray your master so soon?"
His eyes were like a snake with the strongest poison, which could penetrate the bones with just one glance.
Yu Shan stopped.
The city lord raised the corners of his lips in satisfaction, and his gaze fell on the little ones behind Qi Mi. He took out a few lollipops from his pocket and shook them at them: "Which kid wants a lollipop?"
All the children kept silent and huddled together around Zheng Yuanyuan.
A few seconds later, the city lord seemed to have lost his patience. He casually threw the lollipop to the ground and sat upright: "Don't want to eat candy? Fine, then uncle will tell you a secret..." He paused, the corners of his lips raised even more, and said the most terrifying words in the most relaxed tone -
"Actually, your teacher Qi is a monster..."
“Master!”
Qi Mi hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
The City Lord stared at her and leaned back leisurely. "You're finally willing to call me Master. You're afraid, aren't you, that I'll shatter the image of a good teacher you've always maintained in front of these children? You don't dare tell them how much blood is stained on your hands, and you don't dare tell them that after they came into this world, they will never see their parents again, right?"
As she spoke, Qi Mi had already rushed in front of the city lord. Her eyes were red and she squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth: "Master, is it really necessary to do this?"
The city lord smiled, "Should I be the one asking you this? You're destroying the base I worked so hard to build? You're putting me to sleep in an ice coffin? Are you really going to do this?"
He paused, then slowly raised his hand. "Qi Mi, now that I've woken up and found you again, you should know what I'm here for, right?"
"I know you're here to seek revenge on me, but this is a matter between you and me, and has nothing to do with them. Why are you dragging them into this?!
"Of course it's because it's fun!" the city lord chuckled. "You destroyed my beloved base, so of course I'll destroy something you value too. I knew they were your beloved students and friends, so I specially invited them to stay with you! That's why I gave you the pass so easily—giving you hope and then extinguishing it with my own hands, isn't that more fun?!"
“Master—”
Qi Mi was about to say something when he suddenly heard screams coming from behind him.
Not far away, a huge Hell Yaksha appeared in the cracked and distorted space. Its hair was green flames, its face was green and it had fangs, crescent-shaped eyes on its chin, and it held a long and thick trident in its hand. It had already locked onto several children.
"You should still remember this Hell Yaksha. The Death Eye in your hand was snatched from it. Go and protect them quickly. Show these kids your monster-killing skills." The city lord looked like he was enjoying a good show.
Without thinking too much, Qi Mi rushed forward with his knife and grabbed the trident in Yaksha's hand.
Yaksha was stunned for a moment, then when he turned around and recognized Qi Mi's eye, he immediately became furious, and the flames burned even more fiercely. He roared, and with his green ghost claws, he grabbed the iron chain and lifted Qi Mi from the air.
Qi Mi let go of his hands in time, hugged the children and ran towards the portal.
Even though it's still in a BUG state, it's better than staying here and waiting to die.
"If you want to run, I won't give you the chance." The city lord raised his hand, and in an instant a distorted space appeared in front of the portal.
Qi Mi pulled them back in time.
Seeing the trident stabbing down, she quickly pushed the children away, raised her hand to grasp the hilt, and retracted the sword at the same time.
Then she jumped up and grabbed the tip of the trident, using the force to slowly swing towards Yaksha.
The city lord originally thought that she would hold back for the sake of the children's image, but now it seems that she is about to take the initiative.
Yaksha sensed the approaching hostility and took the lead in attacking, throwing Qi Mi to the ground.
Qi Mi landed and rolled over, clutching his sword tightly and continuing to attack.
Perhaps feeling that the scene was not lively enough, the city lord raised his hand and distorted the space in several places, summoning seven monsters to join the battlefield one after another.
The few of them were suddenly surrounded on all sides by eight monsters.
The children cried until their voices were hoarse. Zheng Yuanyuan didn't even bother to comfort them. She was already shaking with fear. "Qi, Teacher Qi, what should we do now?"
Qi Mi looked around and looked at the strange eye pattern on his left hand: "Don't worry, you will be fine."
She only whispered a few spells, and the moment the eye patterns came together, they split horizontally in the middle, and an ancient and distant sound came out from it.
The black hole understood her thoughts and moved her hand in front of the eight monsters, as if carefully selecting the prey to eat.
Qi Mi's left hand was busy observing, while his right hand had to use a knife to deal with the monsters' attacks at any time. He was unable to do both.
However, at this moment, a floating witchcraft curse took the opportunity to drill into the black hole. The eternal and long voice came to an abrupt halt, and the mysterious eye pattern was forced to close as if it was sealed by some kind of seal.
At the same time, Qi Mi's entire left hand was engraved with black runes.
The bright blue dead eyes disappeared in an instant, replaced by her natural amber eyes.
Qi Mi was stunned for a moment, and the moment she felt the sudden downward pressure from above, she reacted and quickly protected Zheng Yuanyuan and the children under her body.
The city lord sat outside and watched the excitement: "Qi girl, it seems that without that eye, you can't do anything."
The sound of the phoenix came.
A blood-red phoenix flew rapidly from a distance, and forced its way out of the encirclement of eight monsters. At the same time, the distorted space blocking the portal was torn open by the phoenix.
Qi Mi and his companions suddenly disappeared in front of the eight monsters.
The moment the barrier unfolded, Qi Mi saw the young man in black clothes and bloodshot eyes appear beside her.
Lang Yu turned back to check the portal: "The portal has been repaired, leave this to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the barrier showed signs of collapse.
The city lord, who also has the ability to control space, attacked from the outside and found them in less than a minute.
Qi Mi looked at his left hand, gritted his teeth, and hurriedly ran towards the portal with the children.
Lang Yu glanced sideways and whispered softly into her ear:
"Wait till I find you."
Qi Mi looked back at him, nodded, and stepped into the portal...
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