“You did a good job.”
Tang Xingfei stood below with his head down, and was indifferent to the compliments. It was not until the Lord God above raised a question that he spoke up, "This has always been my duty."
The Lord God sneered.
Duty? Does it mean cleaning up those ants who try to resist him, or is it his instinct to protect Yu Qirong?
His order was to kill Yu Qirong and let him die in the illusion that collapsed because of his death. Originally, Lu Zichu's words could have shaken Yu Qirong, but he chose to do so and fought with Lu Zichu.
Although the mission was completed in the end, the unnecessary action inevitably made the Lord God wary.
Fortunately, the purpose of the live broadcast was achieved, and the Chenxing Guild temporarily settled down.
Should we say that these ants are too strong or that they are overestimating their own capabilities by trying to overthrow his control?
"Okay, I won't let you take any missions in the near future, go down." said the Lord God.
Tang Xingfei said nothing, just glanced at the Lord God before leaving, then turned and left.
The so-called main god, who doesn't even have a form, is just a wisp of black mist that seems to disperse with a blow, but he has become the main god who can control the lives of all players.
After Tang Xingfei's back disappeared behind the iron gate, the Lord God called the robot dog's processor in a low voice, "Keep an eye on Tang Xingfei, and tell me in time if there is any whereabouts..."
He turned around and looked at the bead behind him. The bead was crystal clear and emitted a soft white light. But Hei Wu's body was actually trembling, as if it was a natural fear, which was strengthened in his memory.
He has always kept this thing under his nose. Not to mention that Yu Qirong is dead, even if he is not dead, as long as he does not have this bead, it will be a waste of effort and will only be eroded by his black mist.
"...Forget it," the Lord God suddenly sneered, "Just give him a complete holiday."
The voices in his head were very chaotic, but he couldn't hear anything when he listened carefully. Yu Qirong frowned subconsciously, trying to block out the voices outside, but his increasingly clear consciousness forced him to listen -
[Warning - Player detected...abnormal exit...system shut down]
“…”
Yu Qirong's eyelids twitched and he opened his eyes.
The mechanical sound I just heard was obviously the system sound. What did it mean? System shut down?
He opened the system panel as usual, but there was no response. Yu Qirong paused his hand in the air, then retracted it and went to check the warehouse again.
Fortunately, everything in the warehouse is still there and the props are not disabled.
His head was dizzy, he pinched his eyebrows, sat up, and chose to observe the surrounding environment first.
The surrounding environment seemed extremely dilapidated. He seemed to be in a pile of rubble. Green glass fragments and red bricks were piled not far away, as if a house had suddenly experienced an earthquake, or some other natural disaster or man-made calamity. There was also a broken fire hydrant with water leaking out, and it was about to flow to Yu Qirong.
Yu Qirong frowned, stood up from the ground, and took two steps forward, moving away from the ominous-looking pool of green wastewater.
He looked up at the sky. It was gloomy and there seemed to be severe smog, and the sun was not visible.
There was an inexplicable stench in the air, and the tall buildings in the distance that had not yet collapsed also looked desolate, as if there was no one living here at all.
Yu Qirong still remembered that before he regained consciousness, he saw Tang Xingfei reaching out his hand to him. Just as he was about to ask him how to get out, his vision went dark and when he opened his eyes he found himself in this place.
This place was desolate and deserted, like a ruin. The sudden failure of the system made Yu Qirong feel like she was abandoned.
As soon as this thought came to mind, suspicion grew wildly like weeds, entwining Yu Qirong's heart and making it hard for him to breathe.
He couldn't help but recall the last time Tang Xingfei looked at him, his eyes were as cold as ice, without a trace of warmth.
And what Lu Zichu said sounded like Tang Xingfei was saying something sorry about him.
She didn't believe it at first, but when she woke up and saw that Tang Xingfei was not around, Yu Qirong couldn't help but have some doubts.
Then, Yu Qirong saw his current appearance after seeing the light of water on the ground. Probably because he had left that illusion, his hair had grown back to its original length, maybe even a little longer, slightly past his waist, and his clothes were still the same as before he entered the dungeon.
He didn't know which copy this was, and this time it was even worse. Even the system and tasks were gone. He seemed to be completely abandoned in the wilderness, isolated from the world.
Yu Qirong subconsciously used her fingers to scratch her bangs that were blocking her vision, revealing her smooth forehead. The hairs on her face immediately stood up due to the cool breeze. It was obvious that the temperature here was not so suitable.
Yu Qirong knew that no matter what, he couldn't stop here. He walked forward a few steps and then stopped again.
Faced with the deserted streets and the devastated scene, after losing the guidance of the system and the task, he didn't know where to go for a moment.
Yu Qirong had to be extra careful to avoid the facilities on the ground. Although those things looked dirty and messy, dangers might be hidden in them. He almost stepped on a sharp knife because of his distraction. Fortunately, the light from the knife flashed his eyes, allowing Yu Qirong to avoid danger.
This knife doesn't look like a trap set by someone, but rather like a fruit knife used for peeling fruits. Perhaps when the natural disaster came, there was no time to dodge and it slipped out of someone's hand.
Yu Qirong took a look at the blade and vaguely remembered the one in Tang Xingfei's hand.
After a while, he squatted down and put the fruit knife into the warehouse, and took out the pure white hook jade that he had not carried with him for a long time from his pocket.
He had no memory of the previous copy and just thought of this thing as a decoration, so he casually threw it away at home. It was only later that he felt that the cufflink looked familiar, and when he came back to look for it, he found the hook jade embedded with the cufflink.
Yu Qirong took it out, stared at him for a while, then inserted another one, and then closed his eyes.
If I remember correctly, this thing was also found in Tang Xingfei's dormitory, and the entire object probably belongs to Tang Xingfei.
Tang Xingfei gave him this thing which could resist the erosion of black fog. What should he do then?
She was obviously very nice to him, but suddenly attacked him.
Yu Qirong was puzzled. On the one hand, she felt that Tang Xingfei might have ulterior motives, but on the other hand, she felt that her vision in selecting people should not be that bad.
He had been conceited for quite a long time, so when faced with sudden betrayal, he seemed a little overwhelmed, and even his clear eyes were filled with confusion.
Yu Qirong remained squatting, holding the hook jade in a daze for a while. After an unknown amount of time, his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a pair of bright eyes under the manhole cover not far away.
When the eye saw Yu Qirong looking at him, it knew it had been discovered, and it instantly retracted into the well, and the manhole cover fell back into the groove perfectly without any error.
After hesitating for a moment, Yu Qirong walked towards the manhole cover. He looked at the filthy manhole cover with some hesitation, found a place that didn't seem so dirty, pinched the piece of iron until it was deformed, and made something similar to a manhole cover handle, and easily opened the manhole cover.
The people inside have disappeared. Looking down, all you can see is the empty underground environment and a ladder for workers to climb up and down.
He is not the only one in this copy.
After realizing this, Yu Qirong's frown relaxed.
I don’t know when it started, but he also developed a sense of dependence on those players who had different identities and positions from him, and they seemed to regard themselves as human beings.
He lifted the manhole cover and threw it aside, looked at the dark hole, then turned over and climbed down the ladder.
Yu Qirong squinted his eyes and with the help of the light outside, he could vaguely see the road ahead. It looked like a long tunnel, and it was impossible to see the situation at the end of the tunnel.
This kind of lifestyle made Yu Qirong a little hesitant, but the illusion outside was obviously...
He raised his foot and walked forward.
The ground under his feet was a little damp, probably some wastewater, giving off an unpleasant smell. Yu Qirong covered his nose, unable to hide the disgust on his face, but he could only continue walking forward.
The underground tunnel was dark and damp, but fortunately there were no rats or cockroaches. Yu Qirong walked forward while paying attention to his feet to avoid stepping on anything bad.
There seemed to be some sound in the distance, and the further he walked in, the clearer the sound became.
"Did you see clearly, is it really a person?" asked an old voice.
The young man's voice was a little trembling. After hearing the man's question, he began to become uncertain: "I was discovered after just one look. I don't know if he is a human, but he looks very good..."
The old man seemed a little speechless, and after a while he said, "Since he found you, why don't you take a closer look?"
"…I'm a little shy and a little scared. What if he's not a human? Wouldn't I be dead?"
"What are you afraid of? That manhole cover is very heavy. I've tried it before. An average adult can't move it. It can only be opened from the inside..."
The two suddenly heard footsteps. They looked at each other and saw a strand of white hair swinging out at the corner of the tunnel in front of them. Then a delicate face was revealed, but the eyes were scarlet, which made people feel scared.
"Uh... hello?" Yu Qirong was not used to taking the initiative to show goodwill. He was not sure if there was anything wrong with his approach, but it was obviously a thankless job.
He could clearly see that the two people opposite him were more wary than friendly. Yu Qirong rubbed his nose, remembering what the old man in front of him said, "The manhole cover can't be opened by ordinary people." He had to lie, "I have a prop that can temporarily increase my strength, so I pried the manhole cover open."
His explanation not only explained why he was able to come in, but also showed the two that he was a player who could use props. Yu Qirong hoped to use this method to prove to them that he was the same kind of person.
The old man opposite him froze, as if he believed Yu Qirong's words, and asked hesitantly: "You were also exiled here by Tang Xingfei and participated in the rebellion against the Lord God. Member of the Shenxing Guild?"
Yu Qirong was stunned. She didn't expect to hear Tang Xingfei's name again so soon.
In his mind, he put together what the old man said and what he heard from Xie Yi, and he vaguely pieced together the outline of the matter.
Xie Yi said that Tang Xingfei killed members of his guild, but they were not actually killed. Instead, they were put into this... place that was similar to a deserted city.
"Yes, I am also fortunate to meet President Bai Zheng and Vice President Xie Yi." Yu Qirong replied. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Where is this place? In addition to the players that Tang...he brought here, are there other people?"
He had some grudge in his heart and didn't want to mention Tang Xingfei's name for the time being, but he had to mention it, so he had to use a more specific word instead.
After hearing the two familiar names, the old man already regarded Yu Qirong as one of his own. He sighed, "This is the Land of Exile, a collection of various abandoned and destroyed dungeons. In addition to the players who were thrown here to die, there are also some NPCs from the original dungeons."
Yu Qirong's expression changed, his mind raced, but he only asked, "NPC?"
The old man took a look at Yu Qirong's hair and eye color, and his guard was still a little lower. People with this appearance are rare, but they have already been abandoned. There is no point in worrying about these things.
Those who have arrived here are either exiled players or NPCs who have lost their original homes. They are all equally pitiful.
So he nodded slowly and said, "There are some non-aggressive NPCs here. Sometimes I even feel that, except that they don't keep entering dungeons, they are no different from us players."
"The Lord God seems to be constantly generating new copies, separating the most valuable high-level copies from the low-level copies that progress autonomously, and the rest are destroyed and discarded at will like scraps."
"There are also some high-level dungeons that will collapse because they cannot bear the control of the Lord God. At this time, the Exiled Land becomes a buffer to bear the collapse of high-level dungeons. Those indescribable monsters will also appear and slaughter us players and NPCs."
The old man's eyes were full of coldness: "Although Tang Xingfei didn't kill us directly, it's no different from leaving us here to die."
Yu Qirong was shocked, and the most unwilling guess in his heart appeared again. Was Tang Xingfei's previous actions all to deceive him? Was he just trying to kill him for the Lord God's mission?
But why bother? After all, when he used that move, Yu Qirong had no way to avoid it, and even mistakenly thought that Tang Xingfei wanted to do something else.
Yu Qirong felt a chill on his back and his whole body was chilled. Unable to resist, he put his fingers into his pockets, but his fingertips could not help but tremble.
In his right pocket, there was a round bead. It felt warm when touched and even gave off a soft scent. When one touched it, it felt as if all the pores were opened, and the whole body felt refreshed, and even the depressed mood improved a lot.
Yu Qirong touched the bead and pondered secretly in his heart.
Was this put in by Tang Xingfei?
when?
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