Chapter 48 Death Birth, Secret Keeper, Curse the Bloodline of Death Birth. Immortality...
-The player [741 Mermaid King]'s spirit value is too low and has been eliminated.
Rewards are being settled
Instance【Princess Castle Rules Strange Stories】
- Death toll: 7
-Number of survivors: 5
-Best Performance: Gao Mengtang
-Team rewards have been settled...
-Best performance individual award has been issued
-Reward list is being generated...
When Gao Mengtang opened his eyes again, he was back in the room of the abandoned hotel, lying on his back on the bed, the moonlight was quiet. A hand was on his chest, half holding him in his arms.
Is it my brother... Gao Mengtang held down that hand, turned his head and suddenly came to his senses, "Who are you?"
Lying next to him was a strange handsome man, with silver hair and grey eyes, and a cool temperament, like a blooming cereus in the moonlight that was tired of blooming and was slowly retracting its petals.
The man sat up, his silver hair cascading down his shoulders like flowing light. He seemed a little sleepy, and frowned slightly: "Tangtang."
Gao Mengtang also sat up and said, "Look, how about we introduce ourselves first?"
"Why don't you call me Mengmeng anymore?" The silver-haired handsome man looked resentful.
Gao Mengtang was petrified instantly. Half a minute later, he managed to squeeze out a voice with difficulty: "Enemy Rabbit?!"
Enemy Rabbit hummed, hugged Gao Mengtang, buried his head in his chest, and rubbed it habitually: "Su Ji Meng. My name."
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One day later.
Gao Mengtang, He Lun, Bai Jie, Gao Geng, Enemy Rabbit... now should be called Su Ji Meng, sat around a table and held a seminar after the copy was settled.
Wei Wei said he was ill and could not go.
It’s hard to say whether he is physically ill or not, but he must be mentally traumatized.
"So, you are Fu Ling?" Bai Jie asked, staring at Su Ji Meng like a primitive man seeing a smartphone.
Su Ji Meng nodded: "I like the name 'Moon Creature'. Don't call me Fuling, that's the name you humans gave us."
Gao Mengtang: "When I called you 'Meng Meng', you reacted so strongly because you thought I was calling you 'Meng Meng', right?"
"Yeah." Su Ji nodded obediently. His face was as cold and bright as moonlight, and his eyes were as innocent as a child's.
Bai Jie frowned: "How did the moon creature come to the surface world?"
It is difficult for creatures in the other world to adapt to the environment of the Earth, just as it is difficult for humans to adapt to life on Mars. They have to go through complex rituals to be summoned, and they will only appear for a few minutes, like a dragonfly skimming the water.
He Lun: "Vacation? Sightseeing? Experiencing exotic customs?"
Su Ji felt aggrieved: "I don't want to come to Earth."
Scattered pieces of information suddenly appeared in Gao Mengtang's mind like reefs at low tide.
The Revellers are hybrids born from the rape of moon creatures by some unknown filthy creatures.
The moon creatures considered it a shame and the raped moon creatures were exiled to Earth along with the revelers.
Gao Mengtang asked slowly, he himself couldn't believe this conclusion: "The Feaster, is this your child? Were you exiled to Earth?"
The conclusion was so shocking that everyone at the table stared at Su Ji intently. When they escaped death in the game, what they were holding in their arms was actually a moon creature that "died and gave birth again", or the biological father of the Ancient God Feaster?
Maybe it’s my biological mother, it doesn’t matter much.
Four pairs of eyes looked at Su Ji at the same time. Under this heavy gaze, Su Ji nodded again: "Yeah."
Something shattered with a snap. It was the worldview of the players.
He Lun grabbed his hair and said, "You are a moon creature, a species with the same strength as the ancient gods, why are you mixed in with us players!"
Bai Jie whispered to himself: "How could it be possible that I actually saw a real moon creature. The ancestor of the god I believe in."
Gao Geng: "You can transform into a human form, why didn't you do it earlier and let my brother hold you all the time."
Gao Mengtang was most dissatisfied: "Why are you digging up my grave?"
After the chatter ended, Su Ji raised a finger and said, "First of all, I was cursed, and my strength has been greatly reduced. I am about the same level as you ordinary players."
He raised his second finger. "Whether it's the moon creatures or the revelers, to me, they are not gods. In the other world, there is only one god. Humans call the revelers 'ancient gods' because you are too weak. Ants also regard humans as gods. In the eyes of the 'one true god', the revelers are nothing more than ants."
Then, he raised a third finger: "The air in both the surface world and the game world is poisonous to me. I have been poisoned and died hundreds of times since I was exiled. Moon creatures will be resurrected after death, and their initial form is a little rabbit. It's not that I don't want to become a human, but I can't. I followed you into the [Slant Shadow World] and breathed some normal air, so I can become a human again for a while."
After answering all the other people's questions, Su Ji leaned softly on Gao Mengtang's shoulder: "Tangtang, the fruits and vegetables you offer in front of the tomb are delicious. I want to eat more. I dug around in front of the tombstone, trying to find some new food.
"I didn't know it was a grave. Moon creatures don't die, and they don't have graves. I didn't know graves were important to you."
Gao Mengtang didn't know what to say. His filial piety brought "catastrophe" to his parents.
"Tangtang, are you angry with me?" Su Ji looked at him eagerly.
Gao Mengtang: “No.”
Su Ji rubbed it again: "Tangtang is the best."
Gao Mengtang: "...Then why did my brother keep chasing you in the dungeon?"
When this matter was mentioned, Su Ji stood up straight, his expression became more serious: "Gao Geng is the [Secret Keeper], 13-1028 is his Secret Keeper number."
The unexpected fact was stated so calmly by Su Ji that it made everyone's brains freeze and they forgot to be surprised.
Gao Mengtang was not surprised. In the dungeon, Gao Geng was very nervous when the revelers were mentioned several times. He even stopped Gao Mengtang from entering the branch dungeon. Before entering the shipwreck exhibition hall, Gao Geng stopped them and made a shushing gesture to them. At that time, Gao Mengtang vaguely guessed that his brother was the keeper of the secret.
"My memory was lost in the process of resurrection. But I still remember a little about the Secret Keeper. Because it is related to my exile." Su Ji continued...
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The Secret Keeper is the spy of the Black Tower Game and is directly under the system. Each Secret Keeper is responsible for keeping a secret.
They are responsible for keeping an eye on the players, preventing them from getting close to certain truths, and if necessary, executing anyone who might leak secrets.
Even the secret keeper may sacrifice his or her life to forever bury a truth that should not be revealed.
In order to control the keepers, the system takes out their brains and manages them in a unified way. So, Gao Geng's head is empty.
The secret that Gao Geng was responsible for keeping was related to the Feaster and Su Ji Meng.
After Su Ji Meng was exiled to Earth, he kept dying and resurrecting. Until the Black Tower game was opened, the little rabbit wanted to see his child, so he followed the player, passed through the narrow door, and came to the game world.
By chance, Su Ji secretly witnessed Gao Geng's secret keeper induction ceremony.
"At that time, I was still in the form of a rabbit, hiding in a corner, watching quietly. I was still discovered, and the system ordered Gao Geng to hunt me down. Of course, I would not die, I would only lose some of my memories when I was resurrected next time."
After saying that, Su Ji grabbed Gao Mengtang's sleeve and said, "Tangtang, your brother won't hate me, will he?"
Gao Mengtang ignored his chatter and frowned, thinking: "What happened at my brother's induction ceremony?"
"Take out the brain, give him the [Secret Keeper's Feather Pen], and convey the secret-keeping plan of 13-1028." Su Ji tried hard to recall, "Oh, by the way, the system also mentioned that Gao Geng must sacrifice his life to keep the secret."
When talking about these, Gao Geng's expression did not change at all. After being saved, he almost forgot everything about the Secret Keeper.
"The system will transfer the half of the 'cursed bloodline' in the Reveler's body to Gao Geng's body, and then freeze Gao Geng permanently. In this way, the curse will not spread, and the Reveler will die."
Gao Mengtang couldn't help but wonder: "What exactly is this curse you keep mentioning?"
Su Jie sighed: "The blood of the dead. The curse of immortality."
"I have forgotten too much. I only remember that there are two opposing forces in the other world..."
The two forces are: Moon creatures, which look similar to humans, holy and pure, and are called "Fuling" by players.
Most of the shadow creatures are covered with pustules and tentacles, and are bloated, ugly, and hideous. The particularly powerful shadow creatures are what players call "ancient gods".
For a long time, the Moon Force has been protected by the "Only True God", can be resurrected infinitely, and looks good. It almost wiped out the Shadow Force.
Until the [Deathborn] appeared among the shadow forces.
Dead birth, born from death. They have similar properties to the moon creatures, they will be resurrected after death, and after resurrection, they are more terrifying and uglier.
What's even more terrifying is that the blood of the Dead Born is extremely aggressive.
The moon creatures interbred with other races, and the hybrids born did not possess the moon creatures' characteristic of "dying and reproducing".
But as long as they have one-fourth of the blood of the Dead Born, they can be born from death and resurrect infinitely.
With the advantage of contaminated genes, the dead-born spread rapidly. Those deformed, ugly and disgusting creatures appeared one after another in the other world.
If the shadow forces led by the Deadborn can defeat the moon forces, it would be fine. Just like when the dinosaurs became extinct and mammals became the new masters of the earth, at least one side can get what they want.
Sadly, the dead born do not want to exist, their lifelong pursuit is death. Because they are creatures that should not exist, every second of their life is a torture of fate for them.
The bloodline of the dead born is like an immortal curse. The caster of the curse suffers unbearable pain, while the cursed have to suffer their malice.
Su Ji looked out the window. They were sitting in a high-end VIP suite on a cruise ship heading to Zhongzhou. The ship tickets were generously sponsored by the rich second-generation He Lun.
"I vaguely remember that it was a mistake made by the moon creatures that led to the appearance of the Dead Born. Have you read "Frankenstein"? " Su Ji asked.
The story of Frankenstein is about a scientist named Frankenstein who used corpse parts to create a monster that has thoughts and emotions, but is ugly and terrifying. This monster has a deep hatred for the scientist who created it.
Gao Mengtang hesitated for a moment and said, "So, the reveler is your child with Sidan?"
"Yes. Having inherited half of the blood of the dead, my baby also wanted to die," Su Ji said, pretending to wipe his tears with the tablecloth. "When I peeked at the induction ceremony, the baby had already killed half of the moon blood in his body and turned into a half-dead, charred zombie."
"As long as the remaining half of the Death-Born bloodline in his body is transferred, the Reveler can get the death he has always dreamed of. According to the system's original plan, Gao Geng will bear the curse of immortality and be frozen forever."
"If low-level creatures like humans come into contact with the blood of the Deadborn, they will explode and die immediately. Your brother must have been strengthened by the system. Even though his brain was contaminated, he was able to hold on for so long."
Gao Mengtang then asked, "The Revelers are a hybrid of Moon Creatures and Deathborns. Is this a secret that my brother wants to keep?"
Su Ji said nonchalantly, "What kind of secret is this? Everyone in the inner world knows it. I have forgotten what secret he wanted to keep. After I was caught peeking at the induction ceremony, Gao Geng killed me once. But the system was still worried and wanted to kill me a few more times so that I would forget it more."
"Fortunately, I remembered Gao Geng's face. After returning to Earth, I investigated everywhere and found his brother." Su Ji blinked his big eyes and looked at Gao Mengtang, "Tangtang, our encounter was not accidental, it was planned for a long time."
...it was planned for a long time, and then to eat the offerings in front of the grave.
Gao Mengtang recalled what happened in the copy.
No wonder Gao Geng was so persistent in catching rabbits.
No wonder Gao Geng prevented them from entering the exhibition hall, because he wanted to keep a secret related to the revelers.
Heron looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "The key to the black tower in the hands of the reveler is the house you left for him?"
Su Ji started to cry again: "I didn't have the ability to leave him the house. I don't know where he found the key."
Gao Mengtang spread out his hand, and in his palm was the black tower key, which was shaped like a mini version of a full moon orb.
"This black tower key is not simple. It has the effect of suppressing the bloodline of the dead." Su Ji stretched out his index finger and lightly poked the small ball in his palm.
The key was originally held tightly in the fist of the Reveler, and at that time, the Death Bloodline was suppressed. After Gao Mengtang took out the key, the Death Bloodline revived and was all absorbed by the broken arm.
The severed hand directly attacked Gao Geng, because according to the original plan of the system, the blood of the undead was to be sealed in Gao Geng's body.
However, Gao Mengtang stood in front of his brother, and the broken arm finally pierced his chest.
Why would Sidan's bloodline be purified by the twelve ghosts?
Gao Mengtang had this doubt and asked directly.
Su Ji shook his head, his expression serious, not like he was lying: "I don't know. But the Twelve Ghost Shadows can clear the blood of the dead, they must be supreme and mysterious beings."
Gao Mengtang nodded thoughtfully.
"You are also a mysterious existence." Su Ji pointed at Gao Mengtang.
Gao Mengtang pointed at himself and said, "Me? What's so mysterious about me? I'm just an ordinary person."
The expressions of He Lun and Bai Jie became somewhat subtle, and they obviously disagreed with this statement.
Su Ji looked at him with piercing eyes: "There is only one ending for the Secret Keeper: sacrificing his life to keep the secret. But you opened the second ending, you actually saved the Secret Keeper. Tangtang, you are awesome, how did you do it?"
How do you do it? Select the skill of salvation, use it, and the salvation will succeed. That's it.
"Maybe I won the genetic lottery, and my supernatural skills are even more powerful." Gao Mengtang tried to explain.
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Gao Mengtang took out a notebook and sorted it out in chronological order.
Long, long ago, the moon creature Suji Meng was raped by Death and gave birth to the Reveler.
Su Ji and the Reveler were exiled to Earth. The Reveler, who was determined to die, killed half of his Moon Bloodline, preparing to transfer the Death Bloodline in his body when the time was right, and found a key that could temporarily suppress the Death Bloodline.
Su Ji missed his child, so he followed other players into the game and found the revelers in the Bai family shipwreck. At that time, Gao Geng was holding an induction ceremony for the Secret Keeper. The peeking bunny was pulled out, killed, and resurrected, losing some of his memory.
But Su Ji still remembered Gao Geng's face, and he searched for clues everywhere, and finally found Gao Geng's brother. Su Ji was squatting near a small house in the countryside, and met Gao Mengtang, who helped him open the [Narrow Door] to enter the Black Tower game.
Soon after, Gao Mengtang also entered the game. When passing the second copy, Wei Wei summoned Gao Geng through desire and came to the [Princess Castle Rules and Tales] copy.
As the secret keeper, Gao Geng was responsible for guarding the Bai family shipwreck, which was also bound to the "Princess Castle Rules and Tales" dungeon, resulting in changes to the main quest and the addition of side dungeons.
The main storyline ends, and Su Ji follows Gao Mengtang and enters the sunken ship again.
This time, the twelve ghosts in Gao Mengtang's charming aura miraculously cleared the bloodline of death, the reveler died, and the key to the black tower fell into Gao Mengtang's hands.
After finishing the notes, Gao Mengtang flipped through them and said, "Su Ji, thank you. If you hadn't helped me enter the Black Tower game, and I had arrived a year or two later, my brother might have been implanted with the bloodline of the dead and sealed forever."
Su Ji wiped the corners of his eyes with the tablecloth: "Tangtang, thank you too. My son had only one wish, to die. You helped him fulfill it."
Gao Mengtang: "...You're welcome?"
Su Ji died and resurrected too many times, so his memory was incomplete. Gao Geng had forgotten everything he had experienced as a secret keeper. He had asked all the questions he could, but there were still a few questions left that he could not answer.
When did Gao Geng become the Secret Keeper? Their mother Gao Yaxin appeared in the group photo of the restart of Project 13-1028. What is her relationship with the Black Tower Game?
Gao Geng is keeping a secret related to the reveler, Su Ji Meng. What is that secret?
Also, what are the Twelve Ghosts, and why can they purify the blood of the Dead Born known as the "Curse of Immortality".
These questions obviously need further exploration to be answered.
After talking so much, everyone was hungry. He Lun asked everyone to order food, which would be delivered to the suite by the butler.
Gao Mengtang ordered a salad without sauce. When he turned around, he saw that Su Ji had ordered grilled chicken, steak, caviar, lobster and oysters.
"Aren't you a vegetarian?" Gao Mengtang asked.
Su Ji looked starving, ticking the boxes on the menu without even looking up: "Moon creatures are vegetarians, but I'm not."
He checked half of the dishes, and specifically chose the expensive ones. He Lun, who was treating the guests, swallowed and touched his wallet.
Su Ji raised his head and pushed aside the long silver hair that was covering his left face. Steam was rising from his skin, and in pain, the illusion on his face disappeared.
The skin dissolved, revealing the fascia and muscles, the left eye turned completely white, half of the hair fell off, leaving only a scalp covered with burn marks.
"This is me," Su Ji laughed. His left lip shrank, revealing sharp fangs. "Before I was exiled, that group of people extracted the blood of the Dead Born and injected it into my left cheek, forming an indelible mark of shame."
Half of her face is that of a beauty, and the other half is that of a Shura. A collision of beauty and terror.
"The mark of shame isn't so bad. I can eat meat now. Sugar, meat tastes much better than vegetables."
A few seconds later, the illusion reappeared, and Su Ji turned into a normal person again. He touched Gao Mengtang's arm nervously: "Tangtang, you won't dislike my ugliness, will you?"
Gao Mengtang: "No. Very unique beauty."
"Really?" Su Ji was about to cry again, "You know, I lost my child when I was young..."
He Lun: "...Order another plate of grilled wagyu beef?"
Su Ji: “Okay!”
I thought I had found a fellow vegetarian, but in the end, Gao Mengtang was still the only one holding the salad bowl.
He thought of the notes in the system and asked Su Ji again: "Am I a moon creature?"
Su Ji was busy wrapping roast duck rolls: "This is also a suspicious point. The appearance characteristics of the moon creatures are 'ice-white hair, dusty eyes', which means white hair and gray eyes. And Tangtang has black hair and black eyes. Tangtang should be related to the moon creatures, but more special. So I said, Tangtang is very mysterious."
A full table of dishes was served, and He Lun ate until his mouth was full of oil, without stopping to chat: "Bai Jie, let me tell you, you fainted at that time and missed 100 million."
Gao Mengtang knew what he was going to say, and reminded him quietly: "Hey, He Lun, don't mention this matter..."
The thin voice was drowned out by He Lun's loud voice: "Do you know that Wei Wei has been bewitched by the stinky butterfly?"
Bai Jie: "Uh, this is the third time you've said it today."
"Although it's immoral, it's really funny, hahahaha." He Lun slapped the armrest of the chair. "Wei Wei looked at the stinky butterfly with tears in his eyes. What did you say? I actually hurt my most beloved Xi Shuang!"
Gao Mengtang glanced at the door, his expression changed, and he put some food on the plate opposite him: "He Lun, eat more and shut your mouth."
"...He was still lying on the cocoon of the stinky butterfly, crying and shouting, Xishuang~Xishuang~~"
"Good day, everyone." A sharp and thin voice sounded behind Heren's head, immediately extinguishing his laughter.
He Lun's whole body was petrified. Holding half of the roasted pigeon that was still dripping with oil in his hand, he turned his head slowly, little by little.
Wei Wei stood behind him, wearing a light blue jacket. He was so thin that his body was emaciated, the front of the jacket was empty, his cheeks were deeply sunken, and his face was so gloomy that he looked like he wanted to kill someone.
"Good afternoon, Brother Wei." He Lun trembled three times while speaking and almost cried.
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