Chapter 318 The Decomposed

This time, Silver Ball did not open his mouth to refute.

He curled up in Zhi Lan's arms. He was clearly the one radiating warmth to warm the body in front of him, but he seemed to be freezing cold and kept pressing down on Zhi Lan.

Zhi Lan didn't care. He breathed softly and slowly touched the surface of the silver ball in the night.

"Looking back, I used to think... that this world was not very kind to me. It made me suffer a lot. The medicine was bitter, my body was bitter, and this hopeless life day and night was also bitter."

The silver ball quietly dimmed its light, and he lay on the bed, motionless after hearing the words.

"But now I find it's different." Zhi Lan rubbed the silver ball's head, narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It's actually quite good to me."

【……】

The silver ball did not answer. He did not know how to answer.

The world is collapsing. The cracks in the sky continue, and each crack heralds the approach of Zhilan's death.

...But what else can he do?

The silver ball warmed Zhi Lan's body. He smiled with an ambiguous tone when he heard the words, then remained silent for a moment and said nothing.

【Go to sleep.】

Zhi Lan pulled up the quilt, half of his face was buried in it, and he hummed obediently.

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I didn't sleep all night.

The energy in his body was being consumed rapidly. Yu Zhuo calculated the time and estimated that he would not stay here for more than a week.

But he still hasn't figured out the relationship between Zhi Lan and the main system.

The silver ball that stayed beside Zhi Lan... Is he the main system?

Yu Zhuo frowned. He quickly sorted out the data in the system library. While scanning, he accidentally saw the totem photo he had taken in the jungle before.

Yu Zhuo stared at the photo for a long time and connected to the big database for a deeper analysis.

It didn't take long for him to come to a conclusion soon - it was similar to what Yu Zhuo had guessed before, it was a dragon-slaying totem.

Snakes are also called little dragons in folklore. They crawl across the surface of the totem and are burned into a ball of rotten meat almost instantly.

These totems were obviously not drawn by Zhi Lan. Zhi Lan could not travel very far, and he would never draw such totems to harm his peers.

Then it could only have been drawn by someone outside the castle.

Dragon slayer, dragon slayer...

Do they want to destroy Zhi Lan?

Yu Zhuo tapped the tabletop with his fingertips.

He understood the setting of this world. Zhi Lan had been worshipped as a dragon god by outsiders for many years and was highly worshipped. But why did these believers suddenly change their minds and even want to kill Zhi Lan?

Yu couldn't figure out the reason, so he thought for a moment, printed out the photos, and prepared to give them to Yinqiu tomorrow.

Yinqiu's attention to Zhi Lan has far exceeded the scope of the normal system's attention to the host. Yuzhuo sent him the photos, and he estimated that he would be able to find out the cause and effect soon.

It also saves a lot of effort.

Yu Zhuo turned off the system's energy device, packed up his things and lay back on the bed. Before falling asleep, he smelled the strange fragrance again.

Yu Zhuo frowned and pinched his nose. He raised his eyes to look at the corner of the table and saw a broken iris placed there at some point in time.

There were a few drops of water on the petals, as if they had just been picked.

Yu Zhuo put the flower in his hand and looked at it for a while. He had no recollection of who had come in during this time, so he put the flower next to him.

However, the scent of this flower is so similar to that of Silver Ball, it is likely that Silver Ball secretly put it in.

Yu Zhuo leaned against the table with his brows lowered. After a few minutes, he opened the small box in which he collected shells.

All the shells inside had been turned over, and Yuzhuo's memory was pretty good, so he easily found that a small shell was missing.

It was pure black and was another crescent-shaped shell of a similar style to the one he gave to Zhi Lan.

"How shameless." Yu Zhuo muttered inwardly and stuffed the iris into the collection box.

It was late at night. This world without stars and moon was always terribly dark at night. Yuzhuo turned off the desk light, and he lay on the bed staring at the sky, and he had the illusion that he was blind.

The world is completely dark, and this is probably what a blind person always sees.

Yu Zhuo stared at the black air in the sky for a long time, and closed his eyes when he felt sleepy.

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【You are calling me. 】

【I would like to ask you to do me a favor. 】

【This is not part of the mission requirements. 】

[I know. But the situation is urgent, I can only ask you... Look at this world, look at them...]

【Destruction is the inevitable path. Only after death can there be rebirth.】

[Dead is dead! There is nothing left! You really don’t understand anything! 】

[You are too unstable. Attention, your value has reached the warning edge. I will choose whether to eliminate you based on the threat situation.]

[…Eliminate me? Ha…you said you want to eliminate me?]

【Yes.】

【If you clear me, what are you? 】

[Please understand that I don't need to rely on you. According to the data, in most cases, you will only drag me down. ]

[Data, data, data... You will be a puppet controlled by data for the rest of your life! You don't need me and I don't need you! Give me the energy, and I have nothing to do with you anymore! Don't even think about it... Don't even think about controlling me anymore!]

[You and I are one, there is no such thing as control. You have now reached the edge of danger, and the system automatically lists you as a harmful target. Please stay calm.]

[Get lost! Don't bother me! ]

Bang--

The two mixed mechanical sounds made Yu Zhuo's head ache. His whole body felt like it was run over by a hard object, and his bones were still creaking when he woke up.

Yu Zhuo frowned and opened his eyes. The originally dark night had been replaced by light without him noticing. He got up from the ground and pressed his palm down on small stones.

He was not in the small room he had been in before.

Yu Zhuo was stunned. He looked around and saw that the surrounding grass and trees were withered, the ancient castle not far away had collapsed, and thick smoke was rising from inside.

"...Zhi Lan!"

Yuzhuo suddenly felt something was wrong. He staggered to his feet and suddenly ran towards the direction of the castle.

Burnt remains of animals could be seen everywhere along the way. Yu Zhuo was almost blinded by the smoke, and he thought of the dragon-killing totem he had seen before, and suddenly he felt uneasy.

"Slay the dragon! Slay the dragon! Slay the dragon!"

"This evil dragon has done great harm to people. He accepts our offerings, but constantly causes disasters and harms civilians! This evil creature! Kill him and offer a sacrifice to the gods!"

"Give us peace back! Kill the dragon! Give us peace back!"

The shouts of the crowd echoed on the earth. Yu Zhuo split the ancient trees in front of him and finally reached the edge of the castle after more than ten minutes.

His pupils constricted when he saw what was going on inside.

It was in ruins. The entire castle had collapsed, its bricks shattered. The fires that surrounded it were still rising, almost burning Yu Zhuo's eyes.

Yu Zhuo shifted his gaze stiffly, and the severed black dragon's tail fell into the fire, its scales cracked and blood gushed out.

Zhi Lan was tied to the dragon god statue. He was still wearing the same black robe that Yu Zhuo had worn when he first met him. It was made of silk, but now the edges were all torn, and black blood was dripping down from the robe.

"...Zhi Lan."

Yu Zhuo froze in place. After a moment's hesitation, he suddenly tried to push away the crowd in front of him and move forward. However, these people were like copper walls and iron walls. Yu Zhuo exerted force with his arms and at a certain moment he actually went straight through their bodies and was shocked back two steps.

[Warning! Energy is running out! Please be ready to leave! Warning! Please stay away from the dangerous area! Please stay away from the dangerous area! ]

The warning sound in his ear stimulated Yuzhuo's eardrum. Yuzhuo bumped into the tree trunk behind him and felt a sharp pain on his back, but he seemed not to notice it. He just stood up again, holding on to the rusty iron railing beside him.