Chapter 275
Su Bei walked through the crowd and came to his companions, and said straight to the point: "The teleportation array is not working."
Jiang Tianming was not surprised that he knew this. He sighed and said, "It was destroyed by the nightmare beast, but we must leave quickly. According to Feng Lan's prediction, this island will sink to the bottom of the sea at five o'clock."
Hearing this, Su Bei immediately checked his phone. The time was 4:30, and they still had half an hour to leave.
But it is not so easy to rebuild a teleportation array. It is absolutely impossible to do it in half an hour. If the teleportation array is destroyed, people outside will not be able to teleport in. Otherwise, the defense of Weixi Holy Land will be in vain.
The defense that they were once so proud of has now become a cage that traps them. Everyone present has a pale face, with despair written all over their faces.
One person cried, "I am still young and rich, I don't want to die! Why is God so cruel to me? Did God give me such a good life just to let me die young?"
This turned on the switch, and the others began to speak out as well, with sobs and complaints everywhere.
Lan Subing was reminded by this sentence, and suddenly looked up at Su Bei: "Can you change our fate?"
Previously, Su Bei was able to use his ability to change fate to destroy so many nightmare beasts in one breath. Can he use this ability to save everyone now?
The others didn't understand, but Jiang Tianming and the others had seen Su Bei's strength. So when they heard Lan Subing's words, they all looked at him with shining eyes, hoping that Su Bei could give a satisfactory answer.
Change your fate...
Su Bei's mind moved, and he activated his supernatural power to check the horoscopes of everyone present. Then he immediately gave up the idea.
The reason he was able to change the fate of those nightmare beasts before was because the fate compasses on most of their heads were exactly the same. As long as he adjusted one, he could adjust the others as well.
But now the pointers on the heads of these people are too mixed, some are alive, some are about to die, some are leaving, and some are sick. If you want all these people to leave smoothly, it will cost more than two Subei.
He was about to refuse, but suddenly remembered something, looked far away, then looked away and asked another question: "Why not ask the 'All-Knowing Conch'?"
"I asked, but no answer." Si Zhaohua said helplessly.
Ai Baozhu revealed the truth: "That thing probably wants us to die here together, how can it tell us the answer?"
The "Omniscient Conch" is a nightmare beast after all. Even if its autonomous consciousness is very weak, it still has autonomous consciousness. How could it miss the opportunity to destroy so many superpowers in one breath?
It seems that I can only rely on myself for the time being. Su Bei raised his lips and said, "What good will it do if I help?"
"If you don't help, you will die too." Wu Mingbai said with a smile.
Unfortunately, Su Bei is a mountain man who has his own tricks: "I will always find a way to survive."
He has quite a few resurrection props on him, and as the leader of the "Destiny" organization, it is very easy for Su Bei to temporarily borrow props from the organization's prop library. He just needs to do some more tasks and return them afterwards.
Moreover, now that the author has revealed his identity as a member of the "Fate" organization, many people in the comic world have guessed it. Therefore, he no longer needs to hide the fact that he has a lot of props and can use them without restraint.
It was time for the people of the Weixi Holy Land to speak. The leader of the neutral faction took the initiative to step forward and said, "As long as you can rescue us all, when this matter is over, we can give you permanent status as a distinguished guest of the Weixi Holy Land. If you have anything else you want, you can ask for it."
Although the Weixi Holy Land is about to fall, with so many treasures and wealth in their hands, it is not impossible for them to make a comeback. By then, although the status of this distinguished guest will not be as valuable as it is now, it will still have some value.
Su Bei didn't care about his permanent guest status. He had been here once, and it was enough. He didn't want to come again, and there was no need to come again. But Weixi Holy Land was indeed a place with many treasures, and Su Bei really wanted something.
"I want the 'All-Knowing Conch'." Seeing that everyone except Class S was far away, Su Bei opened his mouth with a lion-like voice. And he was very firm in his words, and had no intention of bargaining with the other party.
As soon as these words came out, the neutral leader's expression suddenly changed. Although the "Omniscient Conch" has a lot of disadvantages, it is also very useful. Therefore, even though they know that it costs 100 million plus a life each time, and they may not get the answer, people still come to seek help from the "Omniscient Conch".
It can be said that this is a very important item, and its ability to attract money is not much less than other items. At present, there are only two "omniscient conchs" known in the entire supernatural world, and the gold content is extremely high.
Most importantly, at a time when the Holy Land of Weixi is likely to cease to exist, they need such a sustainable resource to accumulate original capital to help them make a comeback.
Guessing the reason for their hesitation, Si Zhaohua's sky-blue eyes seemed as cold as ice, and he reminded them calmly: "If something happens to us here, do you have a chance to make a comeback if you leave the 'All-Knowing Conch' behind?"
Yes! The neutral leader suddenly realized this. If so many superpowers got into trouble here, including some with deep backgrounds, even if they could get out safely, they would not be able to leave alive, let alone make a comeback.
Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Sure, as long as you can get us out safely, this 'Omniscient Conch' will be yours."
Su Bei nodded with satisfaction and looked at Si Zhaohua: "Can you take me to the sky?"
"Of course." Si Zhaohua nodded with some surprise, hugged his waist with both hands, and the white wings appeared, flashing twice lightly, and the two of them flew into the air together.
The sun had just risen, and from their location they could just see the sunrise.
Looking down at the entire island, Su Bei finally found the compass of destiny of the Weixi Holy Land.
He has always been able to change not only people's fate, but also the fate of "things". However, this ability is often not used, and when it is occasionally used, it is not as convenient as directly changing people's fate, so it has never been used.
He had not studied the fate compass of "things" in great detail, but he had a general idea of it. It did not have as many points as humans, but only 12 points, each representing a different meaning. And there was only one pointer, and now the pointer was in the lower half of the compass, indicating the fate of the island to be destroyed.
Changing the fate of an "object" depends on the size of the "object" to determine the amount of mental power consumed, and a "object" as large as the Weixi Holy Land must consume a lot of mental power. Fortunately, Su Bei had just taken a nap, and his mental power was now at its peak.
He mobilized his mental power and slowly adjusted the pointer of the Weixi Holy Land to the upper half. The mental power surged out like a tide, and Su Bei's face turned pale.
It must be said that changing the fate of such a large place consumes a lot of mental energy. Now the mental energy in his mind is only one tenth of that in its heyday. This is because he has been practicing well in the "Holy Spirit Banyan Tree" during this period. If he had released such a large amount of mental energy before coming to Weixi Holy Land, Su Bei would have fainted on the spot.
Be a good person to the end, and send the Buddha to the west. Since you have already pretended, of course you have to pretend to be a big one. Su Bei tasted the little mental power he had left and directly activated the instant skill.
At the same time, he snapped his fingers handsomely: "Then it's time to witness a miracle!"
"Blah, blah, blah!"
The next second, a giant whale as big as half the island jumped out from the seabed and landed heavily on the side of Vessi Island. Vessi Island was originally tilting, and the giant whale directly added weight to the floating part, which immediately restored the balance of the originally shaky island.
The whale did not run aground after this leap, but simply knocked off a large piece of land and then fell back into the sea. Everything seemed to be just an accident, but it was a perfect accident that saved everyone from danger.
"…Visi Island is safe." The neutral leader opened his mouth in disbelief. He felt that he had never been so surprised in his life. He never thought that not only were their lives not in danger, but they also saved Visi Island, which they thought was going to sink to the bottom of the sea.
The person next to him stamped his feet, looked around, and then showed a surprised smile on his face: "It seems that everything is fine! The island has stabilized and there is no sign of it tilting further!"
"Great, we really survived!" I don't know who shouted first, but then everyone started shouting as loud as they could, venting the fear and joy in their hearts.
Jiang Tianming and the others couldn't help but reveal happy smiles on their faces. Even Ling You, who was the coldest, slightly curled his lips with a faint smile in his eyes.
“Blah, blah, blah—”
Suddenly, the sound of waves resounded, and the giant whale jumped out of the water again. A strong column of water gushed out from its head, and under the sunlight, it refracted a beautiful rainbow!
"Look, it's a rainbow!"
The rising sun, the rare rainbow, the magnificent giant whale, the dangerous experience, everything was so joyful. No one spoke any more, just quietly appreciating the absolutely beautiful scenery in their hearts. They believed that they would never forget this scene in their lifetime.
"You did this too," Si Zhaohua asked curiously after admiring it for a while in mid-air.
Su Bei was also looking at the rainbow. Hearing this, he smiled and shook his head: "It's fate's arrangement."
It is obvious that the author deliberately put this rainbow for them at the end of the incident, but I don’t know if his help was also within the author’s expectations.
But I have to say that Su Bei really likes this picture, so please forgive the author for a second.
The prompt of "Comic Consciousness" sounded as promised: "The King of Superpowers has been updated, please check it out."
Weixi Holy Land was fine, and the teleportation array was naturally repaired quickly. Two hours later, everyone successfully left the Holy Land and returned to the place where they came in, which was the school gate.
"I'm finally back!" Ai Baozhu let out a long sigh, and her whole body was filled with the laziness of surviving a disaster. "I'm going to go back and have a good rest. I haven't slept well in the past two days. I feel that my skin has become dull."
As she said this, she touched her face cherishingly, then looked at Lan Subing and Ling You: "Bingbing, Xiaoyou, let's go back together."
After staying up all night, Lan Subing and Ling You were extremely sleepy. They signaled to the others and came to Ai Baozhu's side. The three of them walked towards the girls' dormitory together.
"I'm going to report to my class teacher what happened to us in the Weixi Holy Land these days." Mu Tieren said very reliably, "What they did has to be dealt with by the school and the supernatural government."
Although they did share hardships in the end, this cannot cover up the crimes of some of the indigenous people in the Weixi Holy Land. If it was just to absorb some of the tourists' physique, he would have turned a blind eye. But the cooperation with the nightmare beast was intolerable and must be reported to the teacher.
Fortunately, the others did not intend to stop him. It can even be said that the wooden iron man was willing to take the initiative to report to the teacher, and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They did not want to do this troublesome thing.
Especially Jiang Tianming, who was always blamed for this several times. God knows how irritated Meng Huai was every time he heard that they were in trouble again, he didn't want to face the teacher's face.
After the four of them left, the rest of the group headed for the boys' dormitory. On the way, Si Zhaohua remembered something and looked at Feng Lan curiously: "Didn't you predict that the island would sink to the bottom of the sea?"
"I can predict fate, but he can change fate." Feng Lan pointed at Su Bei and answered. The purpose of prophecy is to change the future, but normally, a future like the destruction of the island is difficult to change.
"So that's how it is." Si Zhaohua understood, "Su Bei's abilities are indeed amazing."
These words really touched the hearts of the others. To change destiny and reverse the future, Su Bei's supernatural power was indeed top-notch and not inferior to anyone else's.
Su Bei, who was praised by them in his heart, really didn't have any thoughts. He waved his hand casually and opened the door in front of him: "I'm at the dormitory. See you tomorrow."
After returning to the dormitory and lying on the bed, he did not read the comics immediately, but fell asleep directly. He had consumed too much mental energy in the Weixi Holy Land just now, and he had been holding on all the way to avoid fainting.
The magical thing is that Su Bei found that his mental power seemed to never be enough. Every time he managed to increase his mental power, the consumption would increase in the blink of an eye.
When he woke up, it was already afternoon. He hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch and his stomach was growling with hunger. Without planning to go out for a meal, Su Bei took out some dry food from his storage ring to fill his stomach, and then started reading comics.
The previous comic strip depicted the conflict between radicals and conservatives that spread across the island. The beginning of this chapter continues from the last time. Jiang Tianming and others returned to the hotel, and were then dragged by Su Bei to Ai Baozhu's room.
The discovery of Ai Baozhu made things go from clear to confusing again. The nightmare beast and the reduction in physical strength both sounded problematic, but now everyone dared not attribute them all to radical style.
Next is the plot of Su Bei catching people. When he is invisible, he uses virtual representation, observes the transmission process, times the transmission, knocks people unconscious, puts on invisibility talismans and takes them away. The author cleverly uses just a few simple pictures to fully display Su Bei's plan.
The scene where he was the unlucky cannon fodder being carried as a princess was also drawn on it, and the barrage of comments was just as Su Bei had expected, with people discussing it very enthusiastically.
"When can I also experience the princess hug in northern Jiangsu?"
"First of all, being carried like a princess is really sweet. Secondly, why would you want to carry a grown man like a princess?"
“Elegance never goes out of style”
"You have plenty of power and means"
"If I could travel through time and space with this unlucky guy, I would also like to be hugged by the Princess of Subei."
When he saw the man explode and die again in the comic, Su Bei pursed his lips and felt strange. He was really scared at the time, so he didn't think too much about it. But now looking back at this scene, the dead man is so similar to him at the beginning, both are cannon fodder in the comic.
They all died so easily, it could be said that it was just an accident. The author didn't care whether they had relatives waiting for them or whether they had unfinished business, just because the plot needed someone to die here, so they died like this.
This is how the comic world works. The author cannot be blamed, nor can he be changed. Su Bei can only hope to finish this comic as soon as possible, so that no one can control their fate at will.
The plot soon develops to the point where Su Bei leaves alone, while the others evade the pursuit of the Weixi Holy Land's pursuers while investigating the truth.
The more people there are, the bigger the target, so they have to be dispersed. The group split into two groups, one group went to the government building to look for clues, and the other group continued to wander around to see if they could capture another aboriginal to question.
The protagonists naturally have the aura of the protagonists. Su Bei looked at the group of people wandering outside. Because they saved a little boy, they successfully knocked on the door of one of the few neutral families in the Weixi Holy Land, and spent that night in this family's home.
Another person who was sent to the government building successfully tracked an important official and overheard key information about the conservatives. He realized that Lin Qi and his group were not good people either, and that the radicals and conservatives were completely in cahoots with each other.
Thinking back to the time when he discovered the clues entirely through his attentiveness and observation, Su Bei felt a moment of sadness. But he soon recovered and was able to replace the protagonist's halo with his attentiveness and observation to achieve the same effect as the protagonists. Isn't this his ability?
Back to the story of the comics, Su Bei learned through the comics that the radicals and conservatives in the Weixi Holy Land are not what they thought at the beginning. The radicals are indeed the radicals in their cognition, and it is they who absorb the physique of the superpowers. They are quietly collecting these systems and want to put them together in one person in the end to complete the "deification".
The conservatives are different. They perfectly illustrate what "conservatives think radicals are too conservative" means. They are the ones who really cooperate with the Nightmare Beast. They want the Nightmare Beast to wreak havoc on the mainland, so that the god they create can save people from danger as a savior and push the Holy Land of Weixi to the supreme position.
At this point we have to mention the "God-making" plan again. This plan is generally divided into two steps. The first step is to create the number one person in the supernatural world. They think that the reason why the Weixi Holy Land is not powerful enough is that it lacks a strong person who can suppress everything.
The second step is to make this created strong man have a reputation that resounds throughout the world, so that they can become noble together.
As for the neutrals, they are innocent. They did not participate in any actions of either side, and they did not support them. But they are not innocent either. It is obvious that they are well aware of the plans of both sides, but they have no intention of exposing them. Sometimes, standing by and watching is also a kind of evil, an evil called "sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor."
As for why the radicals and conservatives always fight, this is actually a life-saving card that the Holy Land of Weixi has kept for itself. If the deeds of one of the two factions are exposed, then all the bad things can be blamed on them, and the other group can get away with it. After all, many people can testify to their discord, which ensures that the Holy Land of Weixi can at least keep half of the "innocent" people.
The cunning plan seemed foolproof at first glance, but unfortunately they encountered the protagonists, and the conspiracy was doomed to fail.
There is a tool in the government building that can absorb and store the physical energy of people with special powers, so Wu Mingbai and others planned to collapse the building.
Originally, Su Bei thought there was nothing interesting in this plot, but when he was flipping through the pages frantically, he suddenly noticed a strange point - Jiang Tianming disappeared for a long time in the plot.
From Lan Subing and others killing the people of Weixi Holy Land, to Wu Mingbai causing the building to collapse, to the invasion of the Nightmare Beast. Jiang Tianming did not appear in this long plot, nor was he mentioned by anyone. Only other people showed up throughout the whole process. The camera was given to Wu Mingbai and Lan Subing, to Si Chaohua and Ai Baozhu, to Mu Tieren and Ling You and Feng Lan, but not to Jiang Tianming.
Only after everyone had fought the Nightmare for a while did Jiang Tianming suddenly appear. He then naturally rejoined the protagonist group and fought with them, as if he had never disappeared.
Not only did no one else notice his little thing, Wu Mingbai and Lan Subing didn't even question his disappearance.
To be honest, if Su Bei hadn't turned the pages quickly and suddenly noticed that Jiang Tianming's face hadn't appeared for a long time, if he hadn't read the plot page by page, he might not have noticed this detail.
If this person who disappeared for a long time was replaced by anyone else, Su Bei would not have thought it was a problem. After all, there were several characters involved in the plot at that time, and it was normal for the author to forget one or two occasionally.
But that was Jiang Tianming! The main character of "The King of Superpowers", the author could not forget to portray him even if he forgot to portray anyone else. He did not appear in the plot where he could have appeared for such a long time, and the author even deliberately used multiple characters to cover up his disappearance, which made Su Bei suspect that there was another plot during the time when Jiang Tianming disappeared.
As the saying goes, a quiet child must be up to something. Jiang Tianming disappeared for so long that Su Bei thought the author might be laying a trap.
But what can he do if he disappears at this moment?
After re-watching the episode when Jiang Tianming started to disappear, Su Bei did not notice anything unusual. He just disappeared when everyone was scattered to deal with the enemy. It couldn't be that he was captured during this time.
Besides, Jiang Tianming's secrets have been completely revealed. Is there anything else that the author needs to hide?