Chapter 128 The Road Home (7)
Everyone was there, except for Gou Wenyan.
It goes without saying who is inside this cocoon.
Bai Ye never expected that the person least likely to cause problems would actually make a mistake.
After circling the giant cocoon, Bai Ye found no openings, indicating that the cocoon was formed from the inside out.
What do we do?
"Wenyan, Wenyan, Gou Wenyan!" Bai Ye patted the cocoon, but it was quiet inside, and there was no response.
He turned around, wanting to find others to help, but strangely, the others had "disappeared." He could clearly sense their presence, and they were very close, but he could no longer distinguish them with his naked eye.
"Dad, what's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood." Bai Jin appeared calm on the surface, but was very anxious inside. Her father's emotions were fluctuating too much.
Something must have happened inside!
Bai Ye remained silent for a moment, then confessed, "Xiao Bai, Gou Wenyan is trapped in a cocoon. I have a bad feeling about this."
"Cocoon, what's wrong?"
"Breaking out of the cocoon and becoming a butterfly is one of the growth processes of some insects in the human world. Once they emerge from the cocoon, it means that their life is about to end."
Bai Ye didn't want to think about the worst possible outcome, but the fact that it strangely imitated humans was undeniable, and the purpose of this cocoon was almost self-evident.
"I don't know if it was Jiuzun or the Supreme Prosecutor who tampered with Gou Wenyan."
"It must be Jiuzun. Those cards were all designed by Jiuzun," Bai Jin said intuitively. "Then, Dad, are you going to save him?"
“I can’t just stand by and watch Gou Wenyan die. Besides, this cocoon gives me a bad feeling, and I can’t let it finally take shape.”
Besides worrying about Gou Wenyan's safety, Bai Ye was also afraid of the unpredictable consequences after he emerged from his cocoon.
After thinking for a long time, Bai Jin reluctantly said, "Alright, since Dad wants to save him, I will definitely help him."
"Thank you, Xiaobai. I'm glad you could help."
"Don't be too happy yet. I only know the method. Whether it succeeds or not depends on that human's luck." Bai Jin held the card in his hand and infused it with his strange power. Soon, the cocoon in the mission emitted a faint light.
Bai Ye was astonished; within the halo, he could vaguely make out Gou Wenyan's figure.
"Father, use your power of judgment to infuse the collected death energy into it."
"That death energy that has materialized?"
"Yes, it's all death energy, but the death energy you collected, Dad, is of a higher level and can suppress those unformed death energy. As long as it can be suppressed, Dad can use the power of judgment to awaken that human. Whether he can break free from his cocoon in the end depends on whether he has a strong will to survive."
Bai Jin provided guidance from the outside while Bai Ye performed the operations; the father and daughter worked together seamlessly.
In just half an hour, the thick callus thinned, and Gou Wenyan "woke up" ahead of schedule.
"What the hell? How did I get eaten?" Gou Wenyan looked at the silk threads around him, feeling a chill run down his spine.
Bai Ye's voice descended from the sky, "Wen Yan, you gather life force inside, and I will infuse death energy in. By maintaining a balance between the two, this cocoon can break open."
"Old Bai? You're outside, I'm trapped. What's this?"
"There's no time. Just do as I say, and we'll talk about other things once you're out."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Gou Wenyan had no doubt and was completely convinced that the two of them worked together perfectly.
The silk thread snapped, the huge cocoon split in two, and Gou Wenyan jumped out and hung directly on Bai Ye.
After a series of wailing and howling, he finally calmed down and squatted down to examine the cocoon that had suddenly appeared.
It's not quite a cocoon. To be precise, it's a spherical structure made up of countless silk threads, and it looks almost exactly like a cocoon.
The two squatted on opposite sides, occasionally picking up the silk thread to examine it.
Bai Ye frowned more and more as he looked at them; these threads looked very similar to the threads on the player's screen.
"Old Bai, I think I've seen this kind of thread before."
Gou Wenyan picked up a thread and pulled it casually. The thread was very resilient and wouldn't break at all. "It's all one by one. I accidentally destroyed a prop card before, and that thing turned into this tangled mess."
Gou Wenyan became more and more frightened as he thought about it. "Damn it, could this be a conspiracy set up by the Nine Venerables? This giant cocoon might actually be a huge card."
"I think you're right," Bai Ye nodded.
Gou Wenyan was so frightened that he immediately stepped back, and then, as if remembering something, he reached into his robes.
Then, Bai Ye watched as the other party pulled out... at least fifty cards.
"I've definitely been tricked, they don't want these cards anymore!" Gou Wenyan said indignantly.
Bai Ye casually picked up a few cards, glanced at them, then looked up at Gou Wenyan, his feelings indescribable.
"You little brat, just how many cards did you hide?"
That's all.
Bai Ye's eyes held a resentful look, indicating disbelief.
Gou Wenyan was really anxious this time. "I really have nothing left. Would I lie to you at a time like this? This is the last bit of grain left in the landlord's family."
"The cards of the Nine Venerables, and the player screens he designed, are both made of silk threads. These are what the Nine Venerables use to monitor us throughout the process. Right now, he might be watching from outside."
Bai Ye wasn't afraid of being spied on, but he wanted Gou Wenyan to honestly confess, "If you still have secrets, I won't be able to help you if you encounter danger again."
"It's really gone, I swear!"
Bai Ye stared into the other person's eyes for a long time before nodding, "Yes, I believe you."
Gou Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What should we do? I've been tricked. Is it impossible for me to collect enough death energy? I'm definitely not going to get out."
“You’ve been tricked, and so have I. The power of judgment that the Supreme Prosecutor has bestowed upon me is hardly any better.”
Knowing that Bai Ye had also encountered danger and lost her way, Gou Wenyan felt miserable. "Who did we offend? We're just innocent and kind people, how did we get taken advantage of? It's really too much!"
"You weirdos have gone too far!"
Regardless of whether he could hear it or not, Gou Wenyan shouted into the air.
Bai Ye grabbed Gou Wenyan and whispered a few words to him.
Gou Wenyan's eyes lit up. "It can be done like that! Can it work?"
"We'll know once we try," Bai Ye said nonchalantly.
Gou Wenyan was even less concerned, and was even quite excited.
...
The two sat facing each other. Bai Ye held Gou Wenyan's hand and closed his eyes.
When the power of judgment enters Gou Wenyan's "life," all of his past rights and wrongs become clear at a glance.
"Wenyan, use those cards to attack my power." Bai Ye casually corrected errors in the vast past.
The power of judgment is used to determine right and wrong, and to uphold fairness and justice. However, if misused, it will backfire on the judge himself.
Bai Ye and Gou Wenyan didn't want to be schemed against by these forces, but they couldn't think of a way to separate themselves from them. In the end, they came up with a bad idea: to put the two forces against each other and make them compete with each other.
A more humorous way to put it is that the two forces are killing each other.
"Old Bai, if you make your judgment a little more casual, I'll find it easier to use the cards."
Gou Wenyan took the cards and, without caring about their effects, unleashed a flurry of powerful attacks.
The two exchanged blows, having a great time.
Meanwhile, outside the mission, in a dark corner, both the Nine Venerables and the Supreme Prosecutor had grim expressions.
The anticipated competition for resources did not occur, the human players who placed bets were not lost in the strange power, and unexpectedly, the two human players caused their powers to attack each other.
Both the power of judgment and the effects of the cards are part of the power of these two top-tier mystical entities.
It could even be said that it was a puppet-like entity.
Bai Ye and Gou Wenyan used their powers carelessly and incorrectly, and as human players, they were not harmed. However, Jiu Zun and the Supreme Prosecutor were in great pain.
"These two clueless idiots, instead of trying to find a way out, are recklessly wasting their remaining strength. Don't they want to live?!" Nine Venerables' blood and qi surged, not because they were seriously injured, but mainly because they were furious.
After learning that Gou Wenyan was a mysterious close contact, he gradually seduced him, making him a big winner in the card game and turning him into another puppet of his.
Now that the puppet has failed to function and has not broken free of its cocoon to become a monster, what was the point of all the effort he put in?
The chief prosecutor's feelings were equally complex; the power of judgment, what a supreme power.
How could this human being so arbitrary in his judgments, not only making wrong judgments but also disregarding cause and effect?
"We can't let them continue to act recklessly; they still have the power of the rules at their disposal," the Supreme Prosecutor said in a deep voice.
The Nine Venerables' expressions were equally serious. "You're right. If they want to bring about their own destruction, they'll have to wait until we strip them of their rules. Then we can send them to nourish the strange world."
The two top-tier weirdos exchanged a glance and reached a tacit understanding.
Since the game is no longer working, let's just take action!
However, when the two forces were unleashed, they were stopped by an invisible net. The net was so tight and impenetrable that it absorbed both strange forces completely.
It's her!
"It hasn't dissipated yet. Wasn't it supposed to have broken down into primordial energy clouds?"
"I never expected that the newly born top-tier weirdness would have such resilient power."
Both the Nine Venerables and the Supreme Prosecutor regretted not eliminating this newly grown, top-tier monster earlier.
"She wants to help those human players leave the supernatural world." Jiu Zun didn't understand. He had struggled to grow up under their noses and finally became a top-tier supernatural being. Why would the other party side with the humans?
The chief prosecutor also frowned; the appearance of a third top-tier anomaly was not the right time.
"We have to stop them; we can't let those human players get away."
On the other side, Bai Jin was guarding the mission, the [Universal Card] in his hand flashing, which was the proof to determine whether the environment in which the player entered was safe.
If the card stops flashing and turns gray, it means the environment within the mission is dangerous.
But the cards are getting brighter?
Bai Jin was stunned when she saw this.
Just as I was about to contact my father to get some answers, a huge cloud of air rushed towards me.
Before Bai Jin could react, she was completely engulfed by the gas.
"Little devil, I've destroyed the cards in your hand," the old woman said in a low voice.
Bai Jin's hair stood on end, enveloped in a cloud of energy, which essentially exposed all his weaknesses.
She vanishes without a trace the moment the other party has a single thought.
"Get away from me! I won't allow you to hurt my dad!"
Despite her fear, Bai Jin still gripped the card tightly.
The air mass didn't move; it simply parted the surrounding environment, allowing Bai Jin to see everything that was happening inside.
"Dad, and that human...they plotted against my dad?" Bai Jin murmured.
Looking down at the cards in his hand, he wished he could destroy them all.
But she still couldn't completely believe what she was seeing. This old woman was incredibly mysterious; what if she was just playing a trick on her?
"Little Ghost, take another look."
As the air mass extends infinitely, the field of vision it presents also becomes wider and wider.
Bai Jin could clearly see that Jiu Zun and the Supreme Prosecutor were heading in their direction.
"The card in your hand is the best locator. If you want to save these humans, destroy it immediately."
Bai Jin held the card in her hand, unsure of what to do.
"Little Ghost, time is running out."
"I know! Don't rush me."
Bai Jin was extremely annoyed. Looking back and forth between the two "scenes" in front of him, he suddenly felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.
The eerie, as a cloud of gas, is as light as smoke and is the substance with the least mass in the world.
At this moment, Bai Jin felt a heavy weight pressing down on her.
"You, take me inside, I need to find my father."
After much thought, Bai Jin could only come up with this one solution: "I can destroy the cards, but before I do, I need to make sure I stay by my father's side."
She is unable to enter the mission environment; as the second-highest level of the supernatural, her power level is inherently limited.
But with the help of the most bizarre and mysterious forces, anything is possible.
"Little Ghost, once you go in, you'll never come out again. You'll either be trapped and die during the mission, or you'll leave with White Hair."
"I want to be with my dad," Bai Jin said firmly.
As Bai Ye and Gou Wenyan were expending their power against each other, the surrounding air suddenly fluctuated.
The next second, a little baby fell from the sky and landed between the two.
Bai Ye and Gou Wenyan both hugged Bai Jin at the same time, both somewhat bewildered.
"Xiaobai, how did you get in?" Bai Ye picked up the child and placed him in her arms.
Bai Jin put her arms around the other person's neck before telling him about the unexpected events that had occurred outside the mission.
No sooner had the words left her mouth than the old lady's voice came from all directions.
"The passage is open."
Almost simultaneously, the environment within the mission suddenly brightened.
Bai Ye and Gou Wenyan turned around, looking for the others.
Upon seeing this, I was almost stunned.
The reason is simple: it seems that all the human players who are still alive are involved in this mission.
"What's going on? Everyone's come up with this idea?" Gou Wenyan couldn't believe that these people thought like him.
"No way, if we were really that compatible, we would have collaborated long ago."
Bai Ye, however, thought of another possibility: "It should be the positioning function of the cards, something that the Nine Venerables did on purpose."
"So, the Nine Venerables want to wipe them all out in one fell swoop?" Gou Wenyan gasped.
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