Chapter 266: White Orchid Rain Festival (Forty-nine)
Obviously, the Dragon God, who was stationary on the other side of the barrier, should not be able to hear or see what was happening on his side, but Nan Huan could see through her scarlet eyes that she was aware of everything that was happening on his side.
Nan Huan didn't dare to think about what this would bring her, being forced to recall the painful things in her life. Meanwhile, the Dragon God's next choice was slowly unfolding on the other side of the barrier that she could not reach.
Time goes back to when they first arrived in Bailan City. This time, the Dragon God did not waste time, but built Bailan City into an impregnable castle from the very beginning to resist future attacks.
But unfortunately, the time when humans discovered them was also advanced, and the battle began. This time the Dragon God showed no mercy and was committed to killing the opponent in one go from the very beginning. The mountains of corpses and seas of blood were even more horrifying than the last time.
It is just the disparity in numbers, and the realization that the dragon race is so dangerous, that has led humans to unite as never before. They want to completely eliminate this race that poses a threat to them. This goal has made them unprecedentedly united.
No one knew when the killing would end, but the blood-stained air in the Bailan City left no grass growing on the place. Finally, a drizzle of rain came down as punishment from heaven.
Nan Huan discovered that in the space where the Dragon God regained the right to choose, the voice of the prophet never appeared again, and the Dragon God would no longer question the sky. She just became weaker after making choices again and again, and then tried the next choice, hoping to find a way among these choices that would allow Xiao Bailan to live without worries.
Fast forward time, the Dragon God came into this world as a wooden sculpture along with Jiusheng. For the first time, it appeared in the form of a wooden sculpture and looked at those people in the room who vowed to execute Xiao Bailan. Without any extra words, and without even asking for the opinion of Jiusheng who was still a baby, it transformed into its original form and killed everyone directly.
The prophet seemed to hate the Dragon God for making the same choice as always even though he knew there would be no good results. This time the punishment from heaven was more severe than ever before. The Dragon God just wrapped little Bai Lan in his arms and silently endured the lightning strike.
The world was like a huge light bulb that was suddenly switched off and turned completely dark. Then, as if it had been restarted, it instantly returned to its original state, where Jiusheng and Wooddiao were just born. The prophet once again chose this time point, and it was not known whether he felt like he was confronting the Dragon God, or wanted to use this method to force the other party to see the current situation clearly.
This time, Xiao Bailan took the lead in holding the Dragon God in his arms. Although she could not speak yet, she still put her forehead against him, hoping that he could understand what she meant. Fortunately, someone stood up and Xiao Bailan was saved from the possibility of being killed. The Dragon God reluctantly decided that this time, he would not be so impulsive to end everything with killing.
But as he grew older, Jiusheng was still not accepted by the people in the city. When he was tied to the altar for the first time, the Dragon God planned to endure it at first. After all, she had compromised to this point. Until the torch ignited the match under Jiusheng's feet, she could no longer bear it, so she transformed directly, summoned rain, and put out the fire.
Faced with Jiusheng's request, she still did not give up and took this opportunity to get rid of all the people.
Those ignorant people, a hundred years ago, swore to regard me as their enemy, but just because I brought rain, I became their dragon god. How absurd and ridiculous it is. Such human beings are not worthy of believing in themselves.
However, the difference was that this time, the heavenly punishment did not come. Instead, the Dragon God felt that at the moment she transformed, something entered her body and tried to control her. She gradually lost her mind because of killing, and eventually her scarlet eyes were completely replaced by pure black. She lost her mind and strangled Jiusheng, who tried to wake her up, to death with her own hands.
Her sanity briefly returned, and she chose to accompany her little white jasmine once again.
The world returned to peace with the sounds of heartbreak and pain, and when he opened his eyes again, the Dragon God and Hisahi were back on the altar.
Compared to fighting against the heavenly punishment, she hated it more to dissipate in this form. The last time she did such a thing to Jiusheng, her original intention was to protect the other party, but she didn't expect that in the end she would be the one to attack her. This couldn't be more ironic.
So this time the Dragon God backed off. She was not afraid of heaven's punishment or the people with evil intentions. The only thing she was worried about was that all Xiao Bailan was facing was because of her. At Jiusheng's request, she temporarily suppressed the thing in her body and did not take action against the people immediately. It was just like what she had actually experienced. It seemed that she had gone back to her original choice.
But because her body was invaded, she could no longer fulfill other people's wishes and could only let Jiusheng bear the fact of it all. She had experienced it all. Everything seemed like a huge but very precise giant clock, and finally returned to normal in this form.
Inside the Dragon God Temple, Yizhihua was bewitched and unable to stop Jiusheng's actions, and time came again to the last sacrifice.
The prayers did not bring about heavy rain. Those people who believed in her because of a rain would naturally betray her because of a rain. The Dragon God never doubted this, but she would not allow them to impose such resentment on Jiusheng, and she could not face Jiusheng suffering such pain in front of her again.
So this time, she didn't even wait for the people in the audience to make a move before she took the initiative. Even though her body might be devoured by the existence in her body, she still chose to transform. After dealing with the people, she dealt with herself with her own hands and saved Jiusheng's life.
But she seemed to have forgotten that how much she cared about Jiusheng, the other party cared about her as much. At the moment when the world collapsed, the Dragon God saw the other party kill himself with his own hands.
The Dragon God roared to the sky and asked powerfully, why is all this happening?
Why did Xiao Bailan and I have to go through all this?
What is there to redeem for those hopeless residents?
Why did I try again and again, but still inevitably come to this point?
Nan Huan, on this side of the screen, was already shedding tears uncontrollably, and in an instant he understood why the other party had gone crazy and wanted to attack him the moment he entered here.
The person she wanted to kill was not Nan Huan, nor the player, nor the so-called invader. From beginning to end, what she wanted to get rid of was herself, who had made countless choices in the past but had never been able to make Xiao Bailan live happily in this world.
Perhaps the past and the continuous choices have come to an end, and the two worlds have returned to their original state. Those scenes have disappeared, and instead, Nanhuan has turned into the appearance of the Dragon God again, but he can clearly feel the feelings and emotions of the Dragon God on the other side of the barrier.
She tried her best to suppress the great sadness in her heart and wanted to think of a solution before the Dragon God calmed down.
She did not forget that she entered this cocoon because she triggered a mission, and finally understood the insidiousness of this side quest of the system, or that someone was trying to use this game to completely solve some problems.
The hint for this task couldn't be simpler or more straightforward. It required one to strike first. The dragons inside were in this state as well. If there wasn't this barrier, and if one hadn't realized something before entering the cocoon and given that warning, I'm afraid all the players would have attacked the only remaining dragons the moment they entered the cocoon.
The mission description of this game also clearly states that only one can get out of the cocoon. This is a way to completely destroy the dragon clan, and it is also an effective way to weaken the players. For some people, it is a way to kill two birds with one stone.
Therefore, from the perspective of the other party, or from the perspective of the already set up game system, it is impossible for a barrier to suddenly appear, giving players and dragons a chance to breathe and figure out what exactly happened.
Especially when a barrier, an object that completely hinders the progress of the game, appears, the system monitors it and says that no abnormalities are found, and the game continues. The problem is that now because of the appearance of this barrier, the game cannot continue at all.
That means that the barrier is not an element suddenly added to the system, but an accident. This accident can block the system's monitoring to a certain extent. It is obviously not the work of the group behind the scenes who expects the dragon clan to disappear from now on, but it is a bit like their group.
But the players basically do not have this ability, and the weird thing that happened before entering the cocoon forced Nan Huan to reasonably suspect the instigator of this incident.
At this moment, something like a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the air of the pure white space where Nan Huan was. As the scene inside gradually became clearer, Nan Huan finally heard a familiar voice.
"Anan, can you hear me?"
As Beixi's voice came out, Nan Huan discovered that the picture that appeared in the air was actually the same pure white picture. The only difference was that unlike himself, which had turned into the same color as the Dragon God, Beixi still maintained his original appearance. Opposite him was a small dragon-shaped wooden sculpture that had just run out of his control panel. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't find it at all.
Nan Huan didn't say anything and leaped into the air, flying on the body of the Dragon God, which was smoother than her own wings. She got closer and could see the scene at Bei Xi's place completely.
"I can hear it," she nodded. "It seems my guess was correct. Was it the one that created the barrier?"
Although this should be a question, Nan Huan said it with certainty, "So what should we do now? If we continue to be in a stalemate, the mission will not be completed and the players will not be able to leave?"
The dragon-shaped wooden sculpture was very happy to see Nan Huan. Before Bei Xi could answer, he moved closer to the magnified Nan Huan and said, "I made this. You are so smart. I wanted to let you enter the cocoon I created, but something went wrong."
It seemed a little depressed, and while speaking it glanced at Bei Xi behind it in an unpleasant manner. It was obvious that it was not used to facing someone with the same aura as itself.
"I can observe the situation in the other cocoons. Now everyone is blocked from attacking by the sudden barrier. They are all still experiencing the past. With my current strength, I can only establish a medium for face-to-face communication. And my ability won't last too long. Once these barriers disappear, killing will inevitably occur. Only you can change this."
Accepting the murderous look behind him, the wood sculpture had to start talking about serious matters. At this point, it saw that Nan Huan seemed to want to ask a question, so it suddenly added, "I only know that you can change, but I'm not sure how to do it specifically."
Nan Huan was amused by its mischievous expression and had a lot more to say, but it was obvious that Bei Xi behind him couldn't wait any longer.
"I've already observed it," Bei Xi's steady voice came from the screen. The wooden sculpture reluctantly moved away, and Nan Huan finally saw Bei Xi's figure completely. "All the dragons in the cocoons seem to have been confused. When they saw a dragon that looked exactly like them, they started to attack. It seems that they were very regretful about their past selves. Based on the information we just received, the evil god occupied part of the dragon god's body and controlled all the dragons. The evil god seemed unable to kill them directly, so he set up this trap. I think the first step is to find a way to wake them up. Maybe there will be a turning point."
Bei Xi is worthy of being the best president and the top-ranked player. He quickly summarized some rules and countermeasures from the limited images constructed by the wood carvings.
Having said that, she glanced at the wood carving again and felt that the other party was indeed negligent as it had just said. After all, in this kind of confrontational mission, it was not even clear what the price would be for the Dragon God to wake up, and whether the direction of the mission would change after he woke up. So what she hoped was that Nan Huan would be here to give orders, while she would go directly to face the Dragon God.
But from the very beginning, we can see that Nanhuan’s fighting ability is no match for the Dragon God. If the opponent cannot wake up quickly, Beixi has even begun to think about whether there is any way to directly enter the cocoon where Nanhuan is to rescue him.
Nan Huan also knew what Bei Xi was worried about from her serious expression, but she quickly thought of a solution based on what Bei Xi said about the only way to try.
"I have a way. Maybe it can confuse the Dragon God for a short time," Nan Huan considered, "but you have to remove the barrier first..."
"no,"
But before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Bei Xi, "I don't agree with this method, it's too risky, and we don't know if it will work. After the barrier is removed, you are no match for her."
Nan Huan sighed helplessly, not because of Bei Xi's objection, but because he was amazed that the other party had guessed what he wanted to do. "That's why we have to try. The evil god made the Dragon God lose part of his sanity. She wanted to kill her past, so I became her. Just now, she watched me being forced to go through her previous choice again, so her killing intention towards me is even stronger. Only at this time can the effect of waking the other party up be the strongest."
"And from what I've observed just now, she hasn't completely lost her mind. On the basis of one of her re-selections, she still chose to let her people fall asleep again, and didn't drag them into this endless cycle. So she must be very familiar with and attached to the aura of the dragon race."
"Although I have become the other person's appearance now, I am just a shell. If I am stained with the aura of the dragon clan, maybe I can really make the other person sober for a moment."
Nan Huan persuaded her with both emotion and reason. After all, she could truly feel all of the Dragon God's emotions, and she knew that he always felt guilty towards the dragon clan. After all, in the beginning of the story, she had no clan, and she fought alone with Xiao Bailan. But since she came to Bailan City, she had her own kind. Even though what happened between her and Xiao Bailan had brought bad influence to them, the Dragon God still did his best to save his clan from disaster.
Later, because he was controlled by the evil god, those tribes were now trapped in the cocoon. Although the Dragon God was not completely awake, he still felt a little guilty in his heart, which was what Nanhuan wanted to take advantage of and magnify.
In addition, she happened to have the reward from the previous mission, Dragon Horn Incense, which could allow her to completely transform into a dragon. Communication with the Dragon God should be smoother, although there were still risks. The entire mission had come to a standstill, and if she didn't move forward quickly or seek an opportunity, things would change.
"But once I remove the barrier, I won't be able to protect you anymore. With my current abilities, it will be difficult for me to erect the barrier again when you are in danger. The risk is too great."
The wooden statue of the dragon god also understood Nanhuan's plan. It must be said that this is indeed the only way that can be tried at the moment, but Nanhuan himself will also be placed in great danger.
"I will be careful," Nan Huan promised solemnly, "I have not used my offensive weapons in this instance. If I really get into a desperate situation, I will use them. I promise you."
The latter sentence was a promise made by Nan Huan to Bei Xi. She knew that Bei Xi was unwilling to take risks because she felt that after knowing the identity of the Dragon God, it was impossible for her to hurt him. Therefore, only such a guarantee could make him feel a little more at ease.
Bei Xi looked at Nan Huan and did not answer immediately. He was not trying to determine whether the other party was serious about what he said. It was only after a long while that he spoke, "I saw everything that happened in the Dragon God's cocoon just now."
Bei Xi seemed to have said something that was irrelevant to the current situation. Nan Huan didn't understand at first, and the dragon-shaped wooden sculpture didn't understand either. What time is it now and why are they starting to discuss this?
"I have seen the choices she made, whether they were made out of necessity in the past or as a re-selection now. If it were me, I would make the same choice."
Bei Xi added calmly, and Nan Huan understood something from the other's firm gaze.
She was warning herself not to act rashly, otherwise she would try every possible means to make a new choice.
Nan Huan was stunned at first, then smiled at Bei Xi, "Don't worry, I won't let you have a choice, let alone drive you crazy. We still have to go home together."
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