Chapter 119 Night Moon Town (9)
There is no such thing as a small world; it's all the work of the "weird," and the source of everything is right where it all began.
The most dangerous place is often the safest.
None of the human players could have imagined that everything they had experienced was nothing more than standing still. The "weirdness" was right there, relentlessly sucking their blood and eating their flesh.
Kong Yuehan and Zhang Tao exchanged information, and then remained silent.
The shock I felt was no less than that of an 8-magnitude earthquake.
"How could this happen? How could this happen? If we were really tricked from the beginning, then we..." Doesn't that make us seem incredibly stupid?
As soon as Zhang Tao finished speaking, Cheng Danyang said, "Forget about whether it's stupid or not, hurry up and ask what to do next. We've discovered such a big secret, shouldn't we tell all the human players?"
Cheng Danyang couldn't contact Xing Lei, and had also lost contact with Gou Wenyan. Being stuck with Zhang Tao, whom she didn't know well, made her feel really uneasy.
"Is the weird forum still working? Quickly post a message to let everyone know!"
Zhang Tao shook his head, "[The Strange] has already taken control of the forum, and human players can no longer log in and use it. Moreover, it is gradually eliminating any traces of its exposure."
"Ah, why?"
"Not all human players are outside the instance. Those who are still inside doing quests are unaware of what has happened."
"Oh, I see. The [weird] wants to restore everything, then kill us, cover up the truth, and continue to exploit other human players."
Zhang Tao's face was grim, but what Cheng Danyang said was probably true.
"Then let's ask Bai Jin how to cause trouble. We can't just surrender like this." Cheng Danyang wasn't downcast; instead, he was eager to try.
If the power gained from the bizarre world could be fed back into the bizarre itself, that would be incredibly satisfying.
Upon hearing Cheng Danyang's voice, Bai Jin felt a slight fondness for this human.
Dad is right, this girl named Cheng Danyang is very straightforward.
They are a potential partner.
So he said, "If [the Strange] wants to cover up the truth, then let it do that. We'll just continue to cause chaos. As long as we're fast enough, it won't be able to keep up."
"Hey? Bai Jin, is that you? Then tell me what to do." Cheng Danyang leaned closer to Zhang Tao.
Bai Jin said to both sides at the same time: "Destroy all the buildings in this building and expose all the copies below the 18th floor."
This way, when players return to the rest area after leaving the instance, it will be clear at a glance.
It also saves us the trouble of explaining to each one individually.
"But what about Lao Bai and me? We're still in the dungeon!" Gou Wenyan shouted.
Bai Jin directly cursed, "Idiot! Are you stupid? The dungeon world is inside the building. You just need to break through the spatial barrier of the dungeon world to come back."
"Oh right, if we find a loophole in the instance space, we can leave." Gou Wenyan suddenly realized.
Bai Ye seemed to realize something and immediately asked, "Xiao Bai, is it only the second-highest level of strangeness that can find spatial rifts?"
"Yes, it's at least at the second-highest level of the supernatural. Dad wants to return to our side, so he needs to ask the supernatural for help."
"I see."
Communication was lost.
Bai Ye and Gou Wenyan rowed out of the 1304 apartment, using the protective shield as if they were rowing a boat.
After struggling forward, we finally reached the 14th floor of the stairs.
After that, I ran all the way back to the 100th floor.
"Old Bai, what are you trying to do?"
"Find Tao Zhizhi and ask her to help us."
Wasn't she away on a business trip?
"Don't you understand what Xiaobai is saying? The strange things here exist in various dungeons, and Taozhizhi is definitely no exception. Her so-called business trip is just entering a certain dungeon game, so you can definitely find the golden thread leading to that dungeon world in her house."
An hour later, the two found the flowing golden light under Tao Zhizhi's bed in her bedroom, at the four corners of the bed.
Bai Ye was overjoyed, "This is it!"
"What should we do? Go into the instance to find them?" Gou Wenyan was very reluctant after learning the true information about the instance. "I don't want to go in. Let's just get them out."
"Do you have a solution?" Bai Ye turned his head and asked.
Gou Wenyan shook his head, "I didn't, but we can follow the example of the 13th floor and demolish her house."
Bai Ye opened his mouth, but didn't speak, and finally nodded.
This is a pretty unethical thing to do, but it's very reliable.
Tao Zhizhi was working hard in the instance and was about to complete the task when she suddenly felt that the space was unstable.
Then, a huge panic swept over them: "My house!"
When Tao Zhizhi opened the door again, she was stunned.
A lovely 150-square-meter cozy home is gone, gone!
All the building walls have disappeared; looking up, the sun shines brightly overhead. Looking down, the furnishings of all 99 floors are clearly visible.
Right in the middle, two human players are huddled inside a white sphere, smiling at themselves.
Tao Zhizhi was furious. "You two are asking for it!"
Bai Ye quickly spoke up, "Ms. Tao, please calm down and let us have a word to say."
"You two shameless humans! I kindly took you in, and you repay kindness with enmity, destroying my home!" Tao Zhizhi walked directly into the house, moving freely even without a building structure.
Bai Ye pointed to the four golden threads that appeared in the space and got straight to the point, "Ms. Tao, isn't each floor of the Fenyang residential complex a constructed instance game? You residents are all taskers in these instance worlds, just like us, right?"
"What are you talking about? I don't know," Tao Zhizhi denied.
Gou Wenyan exposed her even more thoroughly, "Ms. Tao, stop pretending to be stupid. We've already demolished the buildings in Night Moon Town. Every floor has the same structure as this one. We're all just laborers, all being exploited. Why are you weirdos so stubborn? Wouldn't it be better to unite with us humans to resist and become the masters?"
Tao Zhizhi was stunned. The core area had been destroyed?
"That can't be right, it was so well hidden..."
"Well, you've admitted it yourself, these two buildings are actually the same one."
Gou Wenyan pointed at the other person, his tone both surprised and delighted.
Tao Zhizhi realized she had been tricked into revealing information, and her face turned even uglier.
Bai Ye remained calm, simply saying, "Tao Zhizhi, do you really want to work and do quests in the dungeon game forever? I remember Aunt Yao really disliked you working all the time. I didn't understand before, but now I finally do. Aunt Yao, she just didn't want you to be controlled by the [weird], right?"
"What do you know! Those powers are far more terrifying than you can imagine. My mother used to be such a powerful strategist, but she was still beaten senseless."
"Aunt Yao has encountered those strange creatures?" Bai Ye immediately seized on the key information and asked urgently, "Then do you know what those strange creatures are? Where exactly are they?"
"I don't know, and don't ask. For my mother's sake, I'll let bygones be bygones for you damaging my house. Now get out of here." Tao Zhizhi waved her hand, and the ball that Bai Ye and Gou Wenyan were on immediately rolled away.
The two stood at the top of the stairs on the 99th floor, their eyes meeting.
“Tao Zhizhi refused to help us, and even bringing up Aunt Yao didn’t help.”
"Forget it, let's not go back."
"What do you want to do?" Bai Ye had a bad feeling.
Gou Wenyan then pulled out another card.
Bai Ye looked down and saw that it was [Death Awakening], which had a similar effect to [Summoning Spell].
"You have more cards?" Bai Ye was genuinely shocked. "Just how many item cards have you hidden away, kid?"
"It's gone, it's really gone this time."
Gou Wenyan held the card and looked around. "Since we can't find the way anyway, let those weirdos clear the way for us. I'll use [Death Awakening] to awaken the weirdos in each of the dungeon's small worlds. There are bound to be some high-level weirdos among them. Then, Lao Bai, you use the power of judgment—oh right, the judgment is fake—to secretly find a way."
This is about stealing bizarre memories!
However, "My power of judgment is too weak; I cannot judge so many strange beings at the same time."
"Isn't there the [King's Judgment]? Why don't you use it? I reckon the power of judgment is quite strong."
Bai Ye recalled that in the critical zone, when he judged the sinners, he experienced their life events and, while seeing right from wrong, he also gained a complete view of their memories.
If we can judge the second-highest level of the strangeness, then perhaps we can really find a way out.
The two got right to work and started setting up shop right at the entrance of the 99th-floor stairwell.
With both trump cards used simultaneously, the power of judgment instantly swept over and enveloped the entire building.
Those invisible forces disregarded spatial distance, penetrating layer by layer and entering each and every small instance world.
Gou Wenyan awakened all the strange entities in the dungeons at once, putting them into a dazed state.
"Hurry up, brother, this situation can only last for five minutes." After using the card, Gou Wenyan was fine and urged Bai Ye to act quickly.
Bai Ye had already mobilized the faint power of judgment within his body, and with the help of the Ace Card, he withdrew his consciousness and entered the dungeon.
A vast consciousness, like a drop of water entering a river, flows and surges, eventually converging into the sea.
Bai Ye abandoned the entire trial process, only using the trial as an opportunity to quickly browse through those bizarre "past lives".
Upon closer inspection, they not only discovered the location of the spatial rift but also found their so-called hometown.
Bai Jin, who had been trapped on the 18th floor and unable to go up, suddenly felt the power of judgment, and the originally solid barrier loosened in an instant.
"Now!"
Bai Jin forced his way through the 18th floor and went up again.
As Bai Ye withdrew his power of judgment and collapsed from exhaustion, he pointed in a direction, "18th floor, there's a crack, inside room 1801."
After saying that, he had no strength left.
Without saying a word, Gou Wenyan carried Bai Ye on his back and ran down the hill, chuckling as he ran, "You're a true brother, so loyal. Wait here, I'll take you back to find your daughter."
"My hometown, in..."
Bai Ye was about to finish speaking when Gou Wenyan suddenly shoved him upwards, causing him to lose his breath and completely faint.
Gou Wenyan didn't have time to turn around and look behind him, completely unaware that Bai Ye had already fainted.
He excitedly carried the person up the building, using two item cards along the way, but was stopped when he reached the 20th floor.
A piece of hand bone, still covered in flesh and blood, lay across the corner of the staircase.
"Old Bai, the hand bone has appeared."
Gou Wenyan swallowed hard, unable to resist taking a step back while glancing around nervously.
If hand bones have been found, then the skeleton must be nearby.
"Old Bai, do you still have the strength? Can you also put a trial on the skeleton?"
"Old Bai, Old Bai?"
Gou Wenyan finally realized something was wrong, turned around and saw that Bai Ye had fainted.
"..."
The timing of that fainting spell was incredibly opportune.
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