Chapter 42: Family Abyss is neutral, disaster is the opposite...
【Theme: Is disaster good or bad? 】
[I don't understand. The more I read the comics, the more I feel something is wrong. In Lao Zei's comics, is the disaster something that must be expelled, or can it be befriended?
Whenever I think that disasters are pure evil, Bai Shan always tells me in the next second that "disasters are not evil." Why does he emphasize this point?
If so—
Where did the school doctor go after Li Ming and his team broke into the academy copy? Did Li Ming and his team kill the school doctor as well? 】
[PS: I have only watched this one by Li Ming, and have not seen the previous one. ]
[It's the enemy.]
【The school doctor has returned to the abyss.】
[It is the opposing party. But even if it is the opposing party, not all of them are pure evil. There are great differences within the disaster itself, which is caused by the historical reasons of the abyss. ]
【ah? 】
[The abyss had already swallowed up many civilizations before swallowing up the civilization where Jianghuai was. Those civilizations also resisted the disaster like they are now, but they all failed in the end.
The result of failure is being completely swallowed by the abyss, and the survivors are transformed into a new disaster. 】
【ha? ? ? 】
【If we fail, we will become one of Them.】
【So what are we fighting against? 】
【And Disaster】
[And the skeletons of losers]
[And the abyss natives, disasters, disasters transformed after the failures died, and some civilization survivors who retained consciousness. We can also call these civilizations swallowed by the abyss "lost civilizations", and these civilization survivors "lost people"]
【But they are all called disasters. 】
[Because their behavior is no different from that of a disaster, they are more troublesome (paralysis).]
[Most disasters have no self-awareness, but there is still a one in ten million chance that they will retain awareness. The more civilizations the abyss swallows, the more self-aware beings will emerge.]
[The Siren siblings belong to this category. ]
【When their civilization was engulfed, they were transformed into a new disaster.】
[They were also quite unfortunate. When the Siren civilization was swallowed by the abyss, both of them were still children. At an age when they couldn't even hold a bowl, they learned to hold weapons steadily, and then they went straight to the abyss to survive.]
[The Abyss was a monster at the time, but it was stronger than the two of them. Even under such circumstances, Whale Yoyo was still raised by his sister to be a sweet and innocent child. It can only be said that his sister truly loves him.]
[But my brother’s self-awareness is not well maintained. ]
[Does that mean he is a good person? ]
[Not a good person, but an enemy. ]
【It can only be the opposing party. 】
【？ 】
【Can't understand】
[They represent two civilizations. If the Siren civilization wants to escape from the abyss, it must use the survival of other civilizations as a springboard. Therefore, humans and these beings will only be the opposing side. ]
[The revival of one civilization comes at the cost of the destruction of another civilization.]
【I understand.】
[That is, the Sirens may not be hostile to individual humans, but they are determined to fight to the death against the civilization represented by humans? ]
【almost. 】
So don't expect the other side to be good.
[You only need to know that disasters and humans are only in opposition: one side wants the continuation of civilization, and the other side wants the destruction of civilization. Even if there are disasters who are willing to help humans, their help will only be short-lived. ]
【The war between civilizations is cruel and cold.】
[The school doctor helped Li Ming and the others. I think it was probably more due to the restrictions of the school rules and the imitation of human behavior.]
[But I feel that Jing Youyou is very friendly to Li Ming. ]
[When its sister is not around, it is very friendly to everyone. What's wrong with it? It's just an immature baby whale. ]
【I suddenly thought of something...】
[Not long ago, there was a post saying that the reason why 'Li Ming would not be an S-level Apocalypse' was that Li Ming's empathy was too high. I remember that the empathy of Whale Yoyo's sister was also quite high.]
【……ha】
【Hell Joke】
[What are you thinking about? Siren shed tears purely to seduce and deceive the enemy. She, she, she... she really wouldn't associate Li Ming with her.]
…
【Subject: After reading the next post, I am now wondering what the abyss is? 】
[I have seen the previous game, but not in detail. Now I can only recall the various dungeon strategies and the exciting moments of the battles. You guys can just treat me as a newbie (covering your face)]
【Hahaha】
[I knew someone would ask this question, hahahaha]
【OP, you...】
[It’s okay, it’s okay hahahaha, the old thief is obviously planning to make up for the setting in the sequel and round out the ending of the previous game. It’s normal that I can’t understand it now, haha—— (I couldn’t help it)]
[The Abyss is neutral, and Disaster is the opposite]
[The appearance of disaster will attract the abyss closer. 】
【？ 】
[You can think of the universe as the human body, the disaster as the virus, and the abyss as the white blood cells that come to devour the disaster. White blood cells have no self-awareness, and when they devour the disaster, they will devour all the normal cells around them.]
[Oh oh oh]
[Fuck, this metaphor is so vivid.]
[What are those 'people at the top of the abyss' that I saw? Are they the subcellular divisions of white blood cells? Did they appear last week? Why don't I remember them at all? ]
[They didn’t even have a chance to appear before the finale]
[After that, Lao Zei was scolded for having a bad ending (paralyzed)]
[I guess you should have skipped the Mermaid Reef dungeon. This information was revealed by Siren, because she is one of the few S-level disasters that can communicate normally. Jiang Huai sold a lot of sex in order to get information.]
[Hahaha, I remember the old thief was scolded half to death at that time]
Amen
[Looking back at the beginning of the Mermaid Reef dungeon now, I feel pity for Jiang Huai]
【Ha ha ha ha】
…
[Subject: Everyone, go check it out, the new cover is so atmospheric! Congratulations to Lao Zei for taking another first step towards becoming a horror cartoonist! ]
[The atmosphere is really good. This cover shows that Baishan Laozei really put a lot of thought into the layout of light and shadow, which makes me further believe that Laozei really has the idea of filling the hole.]
【……】
[Sometimes I really don’t know whether the OP is pretending not to understand or really doesn’t understand]
【ah? 】
[I think this is Lao Zei's response to the forum post "Can Li Ming's weak talent really change the ending?" not long ago. ]
[A bit like the style of an old thief]
[But I still don't understand why it was Li Ming. Is there anything about his background that is worthy of Lao Zei writing a sequel from his perspective? ]
[You should change your description above, for example: Why did Lao Zei choose to give up drawing comics with Jiang Huai as the protagonist? Although Lao Zei became more and more impatient, he was serious about his work. ]
[Jiang Huai was also scolded as the male protagonist of the human-machine at the beginning, and now it is Li Ming's turn to be scolded as the male protagonist of the camera. Uh... I can only say that the male protagonists of Lao Zei are scolded badly...]
[Yes]
[There must be a story that cannot be told from Jiang Huai's perspective, and can only be told from other people's perspectives.]
[Go right: humanity; go left: disaster.]
Li Ming was transformed into a disaster in the previous game, so this time it counts as going right? Choose human? 】
If I had to say...
I feel that Li Ming's actions are in contrast to the cover image, and he seems to be being pushed around. His current plot is all about being pushed around, being killed, and being pushed around by his sister. 】
[Li Ming's subjective initiative is not strong. For example, when he met Whale Yoyo, Jiang Huai's reaction was danger, but Li Ming's reaction was that Whale Yoyo was so big and beautiful.]
[I really doubt whether Li Ming can make it to the end without Jiang Huai. ]
[But in the cover, Li Ming, who is walking to the left, is single. This is implying that if Li Ming chooses the disaster, does he have a direction and a purpose? I don’t understand…]
[There is more to Li Ming’s death than just what appears on the surface. ]
[There must be something wrong with Li Ming's talent. Didn't he get a talent that allowed him to "degenerate as soon as he awakens" last week? I think this is the most reasonable guess at the moment.]
[After falling, he will be swallowed by the abyss, and then the abyss plot line will begin? The reason why Lao Zei can't write from Jiang Huai's perspective is because Jiang Huai is a human and can't go to the abyss? ]
【ah? 】
[But Li Ming is assimilated, not degenerated. ]
[Li Ming is still in the disaster area. If he had awakened that kind of talent on the day of the disaster, he would have been pulled away by the abyss right on the spot and would not have had time to enter the area.]
[Even if he degenerates later, the characteristics he shows will never be those of Wu-Mian. He will show the appearance after being infected by the talent. This kind of talent that can degenerate instantly cannot be of B grade! ]
[Unlikely]
[If you really want to guess along this line, you still have to give a reasonable explanation for the origin of the 'Eye of Truth'. ]
[No talent can appear out of thin air. ]
*
"Jiang Huai, are you interested in revealing your family background?"
When he woke up the next day, Li Ming, with his messy hair, said to Jiang Huai in a serious tone, "I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm giving you a notice. Your silence has seriously affected my chances of survival."
Jiang Huai, who was biting a piece of bread, blinked his eyes and said hesitantly: "Not really..."
"As for that." Li Ming retorted with gritted teeth.
After a night of baptism on the forum, Li Ming was really glad that his brain didn't crash this time. He still remembered the questions he had when he first read the comments, as well as the subsequent intelligence about the abyss.
Li Ming stood up shakily. As he walked to the bathroom, he said to Jiang Huai who was sitting on the sofa, "Just sit there and don't move. I don't want to find out that you are gone or there is someone else after I finish washing up."
This sounds horrifying.
Jiang Huai looked at the unfinished breakfast in front of him and nodded blankly: But he still couldn't understand how his family situation would affect Li Ming's chances of survival?
Can the Faceless Man read memories?
"It is possible, but I am not sure how to read and imitate it." Li Ming, who had just finished washing up, answered subconsciously after hearing Jiang Huai's question.
"Oh."
Jiang Huai secretly found a reasonable explanation for Li Ming's abrupt remarks, but then he couldn't help but frowned and said, "But it doesn't seem to affect our current breakthrough in this dungeon, right?"
"No, it will have a serious impact." Li Ming said nonsense seriously, "What if your family members show up? How can I know whether it is true or not?"
“They won’t show up.”
They will show up! The forums are already going crazy guessing whether your brother will come or not!
Li Ming smiled at this: Oh my god, he finally figured out last night that Xiao Yiyan was Jiang Huai's adopted brother, but today Jiang Huai still did this to him...
Li Ming felt like he was going crazy.
Without real and solid intelligence, the information he obtained from the forum could easily be blocked by the pure white space.
"How about we tell each other about our family backgrounds?" Li Ming said with a helpless smile, "I'll tell you mine and you'll tell me yours, so we can get to know each other better, right?"
"That's fine." Jiang Huai nodded silently.
Li Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he felt very sorry for Jiang Huai, he had to find out the situation. Jiang Huai's missing sister was obviously an important figure in the later plot of "The Mist"...
She needs help.
"I was adopted by my family." Jiang Huai said dully.
"Uh-huh."
Li Ming nodded like a chick pecking at rice. But after a long silence, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "And then?"
"Anything else?"
"..." Li Ming smiled. He felt that his patience was running out.
"Well," Jiang Huai smiled bitterly, "Strictly speaking, it's not adoption. Uncle Xiao was my father's comrade-in-arms, and he adopted me after my parents died."
"But he didn't change my last name. Because my grandfather was still alive at the time, Uncle Xiao didn't know whether I was willing to stay."
"Yeah." Li Ming nodded.
Up to this point, he could still understand. Jiang Huai didn't talk about his family situation because he didn't want to explain over and over again that he was adopted. But why didn't he change his last name later?
"Well...something happened afterwards that led to--"
"Be more specific." Li Ming commented coldly.
Jiang Huai blinked his eyes and said awkwardly, "Okay. Later, Uncle Xiao wanted to pursue Aunt Jiang, and I didn't really want to change my last name, so I didn't mention it during that time."
"Huh?" Li Ming raised his head in surprise.
Don't tell him that the 'Jiang Huai's brother' mentioned in the forum does not exist.
"Well," Jiang Huai said hesitantly, "During that time, I stayed with my brother. My brother is Uncle Xiao's son, but my brother's mother died of illness when he was a child."
"Does that mean he got married again later?" Li Ming hesitated.
"Yes." Jiang Huai nodded seriously, "My sister is the child of Uncle Xiao and Aunt Jiang."
Li Ming: “…”
The relationship in your family is really complicated.
"I think Aunt Jiang's family must have strongly opposed their marriage..." Li Ming frowned and laughed. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was not someone who could get married.
"That's indeed the case." Jiang Huai affirmed.
Li Ming was silent after hearing this. He suddenly realized that the young Jiang Huai might have been afraid that his presence would hinder them, so he was reluctant to say let's stay.
He lives in a family that he is destined to leave.
Li Ming somewhat understood why Jiang Huai had the personality he had now. Such an environment certainly could not produce an optimistic and cheerful Jiang Huai.
"But they got married later." Jiang Huai said softly, "My brother and I went to the wedding together. That day..."
Mom is dressed beautifully.
Jiang Huai suddenly pursed his lips and said in a calm tone, "After my sister was born, we all thought the situation would get better, but later..."
"My sister was kidnapped and Aunt Jiang went crazy."
Jiang Huai laughed at himself quickly, covered his eyes and said bitterly: "I forgot, I should say that my sister is dead. No one can take a baby girl who is less than one year old away quietly from the capital that is blocked by the police, unless she is dead."
At the end of the topic, Jiang Huai smiled unwillingly:
"If she were still alive, she would be 12 years old this year."
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