Chapter 89 Waiting
[Update target detected to have been reached.]
[Opening a channel for you...]
[Welcome back to reality.]
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Li Li felt that the system had chosen a good time this time. At least it didn't force her to return to reality halfway through the process like before.
Because the cartoonist adjusted the update schedule, Li Li didn't have to go to the comic world for the remaining four days of the week. She just happened to sign up for a few summer classes to learn more.
Last week, the cartoonist updated two chapters of the Ranmu chapter in succession. Li Li speculated that the cartoonist wanted to equalize the progress of both sides, which means that the main chapter updated this week should be the continuation of the time period when she and An Heyu led the undead to look for Dan.
By Wednesday, the comic was updated with the main content.
Continuing from the previous episode, Yan Changxiao was telling Yiming and the others about his master's deeds, and inevitably mentioned the former Supernatural Guild.
This is the third time that news about the former Super Power Guild has been given in the comics since An Huyu introduced the former Super Power Guild.
An Huyu only knew one process, the process of the former Superpower Guild's existence and demise, while Yan Changxiao knew more. Because of Sang Feiling, he had met some of the former Superpower Guild's senior executives.
In the dark night, several enemies who were once at loggerheads sat together, facing the long river in Zhusheng City, with the starry sky above them, chatting.
Yan Changxiao described to them the former supernatural guild he had seen.
"I followed my master at that time and moved bricks with them when they built the City of Dawn." Yan Changxiao recalled with a smile.
"Moving bricks?" An Huyu couldn't imagine, "Aren't you all superpowered people? Why do you have to move bricks yourself?"
"Because most of the members of the former psychic guild were ordinary people and low-level psychics, right?" Yiming speculated, "High-level psychics do everything, which only makes them dependent. When something happens in the future, they expect high-level psychics to come forward to solve it, which goes against their concept of helping each other."
"That's right." Yan Changxiao nodded in agreement.
He recalled the scene at that time and slowly recounted the time when he was sweating profusely under the scorching sun.
There are also those in the past.
The introverted and socially anxious marksman Shen Qingqing, the cheerful and generous iron warrior Shi Quan, the philandering hypnotist Xuan Ying...
The comic includes their faces, as well as Sang Feiling from Yan Changxiao's perspective.
They smiled in the sunshine and built their own Dawn City with their companions who shared the same beliefs.
There seemed to be a gleam in those eyes, for the future they were looking forward to and working hard for.
The black and white picture captured those smiles, but also carried an indescribable sadness.
They are already dead.
Except for Sang Feiling, who was born into a noble family, they all died in the turmoil six years ago.
"They are all good people." said Yiming.
He was clearly sympathizing, his eyelashes drooped and his face looked sad.
"Good people don't live long in this world." said An Huyu.
Yu Xiao stared at the water in front of him, as if he was looking at the stars reflected in the water. He didn't say anything, and Tang looked as if he wanted to say something but didn't.
Then Yan Changxiao and Yiming parted ways. He was going to formally challenge the highest prize of the Sang family, and then use the winner's reward to rescue his master.
This challenge was assigned by the Sang family nobles, and the challenger was required to defeat all the superpowers in the arena in a wheel battle, and must kill the opponent.
The only way to win is to survive, this is a life-and-death challenge.
What the Sang nobles like most is to see the common people fighting each other to the death for the benefits they provide.
"I'm ready to die for this." Yan Changxiao said.
Just as he had told Li Baige, he would die for his beliefs.
After Yan Changxiao left, Yiming and the others were left to ponder the news they had just received.
"Yiming, you don't want to get involved, do you?" Tang asked vigilantly.
Yiming nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't fight them head-on."
He had a plan, and after telling An Huyu about it, An Huyu nodded, thinking it was feasible.
One day later, Yan Changxiao stood on the stage and started his challenge. Yiming and others took advantage of him becoming the focus of the crowd and sneaked into the arena.
The nobles of the Sang family were watching Yan Changxiao's efforts with a smile on their faces from the stands, and indeed they did not notice Yiming and the others.
Yan Changxiao said that he speculated that Sang Feiling was imprisoned on the bottom level of this gladiatorial arena, so Yiming and his team's goal was to find Sang Feiling on the bottom level.
If Yan Changxiao fails, they will do their best to help Sang Feiling escape.
However, during their infiltration, Yu Xiao got lost again.
Yiming, Tang: "...As expected of him."
Seeing this situation for the first time, An Huyu didn't understand the situation and asked stupidly, "Are we going to look for Yu Xiao?"
The other two shook their heads decisively, their expressions looking indifferent.
Tang said coldly: "If he can't die, don't worry about him."
An Huyu: "...You are so fierce, Tang."
Seeing this, Li Li also exclaimed: "It is worthy of being called a sunfish."
She felt that Yu Xiao's luck lay in his ability to avoid risks.
Afterwards, the three protagonists made great efforts and successfully reached the bottom level after a thrilling experience.
Then they did see the Sangfeiling.
In the simple cell, chains covered the entire space. In the darkness without sunlight, she was wearing tattered clothes. She lit a candle deep in the chains, illuminating her face.
One half was agile and beautiful, like an antelope running freely in the fields, but after years of imprisonment and waste, it became numb and tired.
Half of it was covered with scratches, the flesh and blood had turned out to form old scars, the surface was full of pits and pits, and only the pupils reflecting the candlelight could be seen.
She is a traveler, a free antelope.
But now she was trapped in this damp prison without seeing the sun. Her face had lost its rosiness and she no longer looked like herself.
The Sang Feiling in Yan Changxiao's memory was not the person in front of him.
But as soon as she heard them coming, she smiled happily and her eyes seemed to be shining with stars.
She looked at the boys and girls outside the cell, flexing their facial muscles in the candlelight.
"You're here," she said.
The perspective changes and the scene appears on the stage.
Yan Changxiao faced the last enemy, who was of the same level as him but had unknown special abilities.
He had wounded his opponent nearly to death and was on the verge of victory.
The superpowers were activated and the superpowers changed their status.
Health and near death switched in an instant, and Yan Changzhao ran out of strength and was on the verge of death.
The audience laughed and shouted, and the nobles of the Sang family lowered their heads on the platform, as if laughing at the naivety of the challenger.
They waited for Yan Changxiao to be torn to pieces by the mutant.
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The comic ends here, leaving a suspenseful feeling.
Li Li admitted that she was whetted by the cartoonist.
If it weren't for the current state of Ranmu City, Li Li would not have been able to go over to see the excitement, otherwise she would definitely go to tease Yiming and meet Sang Feiling.
Readers who had received the same treatment as her were already howling like crazy in the forum, but Li Li had more information at her fingertips, so she couldn't help but think about it herself first.
Li Li was sure that Sang Feiling was talking to Yiming.
She obviously knew something. Considering her friendship with the prophet, Li Li naturally thought that she had heard from the prophet that she would meet Yiming here.
This is not difficult to guess, but Li Li wants to know what the prophet said to Sang Feiling.
But she would have to wait a week for the next update of the main story to find out.
For the first time, Li Li felt that the cartoonist should draw more, at least to let Li Li know what Sang Feiling was waiting for Yiming to do.
While thinking, Li Li flipped through the comic and returned to the page where Sang Feiling and Yiming met.
She looked at the light that suddenly lit up in Sang Feiling's tired eyes, and suddenly thought of Lin Ran.
She suddenly recalled the first time she and Lin Ran met. It seemed that he was just as pale and surprised.
"I actually had an illusion that she might have been waiting for me at that time..." She laughed and thought she was thinking too much.
But then she was stunned again.
No, Lin Ran cannot control the eternal night. Why does she use up her supernatural powers to appear at night?
Li Li always felt that Lin Ran's attitude towards her was very strange. She didn't think that just by saving someone she could make Lin Ran look at her with new eyes. Lin Ran even hinted that he wanted her to be the city lord and manage Ranmu City for her.
But what if she knew that she would meet someone in the dark? What if someone had told her that she would meet a close friend?
It was a very nonsensical association, but Li Li suddenly felt that it made sense.
"What am I thinking? Lin Ran hates prophets, so how could he possibly believe in something like a prophecy?" She felt it was contradictory and unlikely.
Although Lin Ran is dead, Li Li feels that the questions she raises are increasing.
Or maybe she was just thinking too much.
...
Three days later, the update of the Ranmu chapter was released.
The content of the Ranmu chapter is pretty much the same as what happened, with Linran dying and Ranmu Castle falling into eternal night.
Because of Li Li's denial, the forum did not put the blame on her.
It was only in this episode that Dan's identity as a cross-dressing boss was exposed because of the conversation between Li Li and Dan.
[Ahhhh, cartoonist, look at how cute Dan is. So cute! You told me he's a man?]
[Aren’t men better? Hehehehe...]
【What a ghost!!!】
At one time, there were fan fictions on the forum about the woman traveling through time and space to marry the city lord. When the author of a fan fiction about Lin Ruye's stepfather cried for Lin Ran, the authors of fan fictions about the woman being in love with Dan or taking Dan into the harem went crazy and covered their ears, choosing not to believe it.
[Ruye, your mother is dead, but don’t be sad, your stepfather will take good care of you! ]
[I don't believe it! Danjiang must be a girl! Such a cute girl! ]
Li Li said that she really wanted to tell Lin Ruye about her stepfather's declaration, not for any other reason but because she thought it was fun.
There are also posts about her, but
Some of these posts are very indecent.
[I am a dog, Heige is coming to pick me up! 】
[Haig! You want another dog besides me?!]
【Open the forum and hear a lot of voices. 】
【Woof woof woof woof woof! 】
Li Li: Be serious!
She can't keep so many dogs!
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After the update of the Ranmu chapter, it's time to go to the comic world again.
[Preparing to cross.]
[The channel has been opened. I wish you to become a popular character and bring new inspiration to comics.]
The sky was dark, and explosions and screams were heard one after another.
The people of this city lost their lord who protected them and were forced into a hopeless and endless night.
The black figure disappeared on the spot. Li Li faced the fierce wind, and the mask at the corner of her eyes turned into red lines.
Frozen on her smiling face.
The 13th District is within easy reach.
The next second she crossed the boundary and entered Area 13.
No one stopped her, or rather, the young man who protected this place like a vicious dog couldn't stop her.