Nightmare Forest
An Rou lowered her eyes, and the light yellow mist was condensing into her body.
It was exactly the same as the last time I entered the Ghost Ruins. But unlike last time, this time, even though I knew I had eyes that could see a thousand miles away, I didn't notice the existence of the ink.
Thanks to Chu Mo, she was blessed with the luck of the soul world and intuitively knew that she had the ability to fight against the Ghost King, but she had no idea how to use it.
The Ghost King did not take action immediately, so she could only use stillness to control the situation.
An Rou's gaze fell on the Ghost King opposite her, and she decisively chose to taunt him back.
"Hey, isn't this the Ghost King? Why did you change your appearance? Does the Soul Society also have the concept of infringing on portrait rights?"
The ghost king in front of him had Shi Xizheng's face and no longer looked like Jie Xin.
Shi Xizheng was born with a refined and fair complexion. Perhaps because he had been at the helm of the Longyan Guild for too long, the look behind his glasses always made people feel cold and harsh.
The resentment deep in the Ghost King's eyes just magnified this temperament.
No wonder even if he reproduced Bao Fu’s face one to one, he could only be regarded as a copycat of “Jie Xin”.
The Ghost King didn't get angry, but smiled coldly: "It seems that you really think you have a loyal dog."
His gaze fell on An Rou: "Come out, why are you hiding?"
An Rou was startled and looked over out of the corner of her eye.
Less than a meter away, another white figure appeared - the soul of sudden wealth!
Baobao has already woken up? How come she didn't feel anything at all?
His facial features were still pure white, and his eyes seemed to have no pupils. But An Rou caught his determined gaze.
"Don't be afraid, master. I'm here," he said.
The Ghost King suddenly burst into laughter, and fell forward and backward with laughter.
"Interesting, so interesting! Each of you, I'm doing this for you, you're doing this for him. Does anyone know who the real winner is?"
He suddenly took off his glasses and his figure rose sharply, like a god high above, looking down at the people on the ground.
"After so many years, your body is dead and gone, and you still dare to say you are still here?!"
A beam of white light emerged from Bao Fu's forehead, swirling and transforming into the shape of a long sword.
"I have Phoenix Flame." He said in a low voice.
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The holographic command center has many departments, all of which are called "technical teams." The equipment maintenance team, responsible for maintaining the servers, is also a member of it.
However, no matter how much everyone called out, almost no one knew where the equipment maintenance team was.
Some people guessed that the game room was located on the snow-capped mountains, some guessed that it was in the northwest desert known as the Devil City, and some guessed that the game room was placed in the heart of the most powerful military region to prevent any irrational country from sending people to fight for it.
They were all wrong.
Zhan Xingce had been the deputy of the Second Association for many years when he accidentally learned that the computer room was located in the holographic command center.
It is not on the ground, but underground, deeper than the four underground floors where the ink removal is located.
"Zhan Xingce? Are you awake?"
"Well, President Lu notified me to go online. There is an important mission."
"...You're going to go online right after such a major surgery, your body?"
"fine."
The special police outside the door were all familiar faces, and Zhan Xingce successfully entered the office of the Second Association.
Erhui was old, and since he was his deputy, the holographic cabin was placed in Erhui's office, and he and Erhui shared a medical team.
"By the way, about the Second Meeting..." Before closing the door, the special police officer suddenly said, "Oh, President Lu has informed you, you should know."
Do you know? What do you know?
Did something happen in the second meeting?
Zhan Xingce didn't ask the question out loud. Compared to shutting down the server, none of this mattered.
He hummed and closed the door, then leaned his back against it, suppressing his breath.
It hurt, every part of my body ached, especially my back, which stung and burned as if enveloped by a foehn wind and a freezing cold wind.
But he knew that the real pain was not on the surface, but in the bone marrow that could not be felt by the fingers, and the heart that was missing a large piece.
Cold sweat slid down his eyelashes. Zhan Xingce took a few seconds to calm his breathing and opened his eyes.
Late at night, the vast office was lit only by dim lights from a few devices. Paperwork lay scattered on the desk. Through a glass interior door, he glimpsed his oversized holographic pod.
He walked over, holding onto the wall, and pushed open another door next to it.
Inside was Erhui's suite, with a secret door hidden in the closet, and at the door was an elevator.
Direct access to the underground machine room.
There was a metal handrail in the elevator. Zhan Xingce held it tightly, and the dark blue veins on the back of his pale hand were slightly bulging.
As soon as the elevator stopped, Zhan Xingce stood up straight instantly.
He had never been here before. Logically, as one of the secret entrances to the machine room, there should be special police on duty outside the elevator. But as the elevator door opened, he saw no one, only the chaotic sound of people pouring in.
"Check what's going on!"
"Could it be that the Ghost Island replica server is affecting this? I've never seen anything like this before!"
"First conduct a comprehensive investigation. If the situation still cannot be stabilized, notify Ghost Island to open the server immediately!"
…
In front of him was a long, narrow corridor, and voices could be heard from the end of it. Zhan Xingce leaned against the wall and slowly moved closer. As he got closer, he saw the lights flashing wildly on the wall.
That's the light from the server running.
"Here! There's abnormal data here, like a virus invasion, but... I don't understand."
"Isn't there enough in-game data to understand? Don't even look at it. Just cut that line! A problem somewhere is better than a server-wide problem!"
"receive!"
Soon, the light on the wall slowed down, swirling around and becoming very regular.
Everyone inside breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do we need to notify Onigashima?" someone asked.
"Forget it, Team Leader Yu said that Yong'an's mission is on Ghost Island. Now that it has stabilized, don't disrupt their operations."
"Then when will we get it? What if there are abnormal data again..."
"Who knows when Ghost Island will stop serving us. We'll just deal with it when the time comes."
…
Yongan, on Ghost Island?
Zhan Xingce closed his eyes, breathed, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
He slid down slowly against the wall and suddenly opened his eyes.
No matter if the other party is a fake person created by data, or a god hidden behind divine revelation... it's all the same to him.
A life for a life!
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Huang Yan, happy to meet you.
Huang Yan, angry and unpredictable.
Huang Yan, never forget the worry.
Huang Yan, thoughts have no boundaries!
In the dark soul world, the white sword brought up bursts of devouring fire, trying to strangle the gods in the sky.
However, no matter which part of the Ghost King it attacked, a hole would always appear there at the critical moment, allowing the flying sword to pass through.
The Ghost King's voice was like thunder, rolling down.
"Do you really think you can hurt me without a sneak attack?"
"Do you really think that you can resist the laws of nature with just the little bit of luck you've gathered?!"
"Xie Xin, you are still wishful thinking!"
The Ghost King's boundless body was already riddled with holes. Just after he uttered the last word, a white flying sword shot out from all the holes at the same time.
He copied all the attacks of the Phoenix Flame Sword and chose this moment to return them in full!
Thousands of flying swords were like meteors, and the white flames they trailed were like comet tails, covering the sky and enveloping the two people on the ground.
Suddenly, a red light emerged from the black earth and condensed into deep red lightning at lightning speed, heading towards the white sword rain.
One simulates the sword moves of the Phoenix Flame Sword, and the other has only half the attack power of the Youqi Sword. The two are tit-for-tat and evenly matched.
All the energy exploded at the same time, dissipating into a violent gale, causing the Ghost King's huge figure to flicker.
Black fog rose from the ground and condensed into a thin human figure, hovering above An Rou and Bao Fu's heads, confronting the Ghost King from a distance.
"Eliminate the ink!" The Ghost King roared like thunder. "Open your eyes and see who that is. How dare you go against me even now?!"
Chu Mo's eyes were dim, and they stayed on Bao Fu's face for a moment, and finally looked at An Rou.
An Rou frowned but didn't look away.
This guy... seemed like nothing had changed, but An Rou sensed a hint of vulnerability in him.
Chu Mo turned his gaze away and looked at the Ghost King, his voice still hoarse: "Don't worry, I won't kill you, I just want her to live."
"Not killing me? Don't act like you have the ability to kill me!" The Ghost King raised his hand. "Do you know where she's going? The Endless Sea!"
Chu Mo's body visibly stiffened, but he still repeated, "I just want her to live."
The world was silent for a moment.
The Ghost King burst into laughter again, and every syllable of his laughter was like thunder rolling in the highest part of the night sky, stirring up the wind and clouds.
An Rou ignored Chu Mo's meaningless words and focused her attention on the place the Ghost King mentioned - the Wuji Sea.
The destination of the Nightmare Forest is called the Endless Sea? She has never heard of this place.
Just as he was thinking, Bao Fu flew to Chu Mo's side on his sword.
"My recovered strength is insufficient. You and I can fuse together to protect the master."
Chu Mo's gaze fell on the Phoenix Flame Sword.
The Ghost King's big face suddenly lowered and he leaned closer to look at the two of them.
His face had abandoned the appearance of Shi Xizheng. The hollowness on his face could barely be called facial features, and the corners of his elongated lips were as sharp as knives.
He is laughing.
"Phoenix Flame and Youqi, the two most advanced flying swords in the world, were once your swords. Now that you've found Phoenix Flame, you must be eager to take Youqi back too, right, Jie Xin?
"What a shame! It's a shame that Chu Mo, that stubborn guy, secretly merged his own destiny with Youqi in order to kill me. Apart from him, no one can control Youqi now.
"Unless, you devour Chu Mo? Hehehe, devouring souls, isn't that what you have been doing all along?
"What are you waiting for? Isn't it your favorite thing to deprive millions of people of their luck in order to improve your own realm?!"
The roar of the Ghost King exploded in my ears.
Chu Mo's gaze fell on Bao Fu's pure white eyes.
He couldn't understand Bao Fu's eyes, but he could make out the faint and sincere smile on Bao Fu's lips.
"I just want to protect my master. I don't care about anything else."
The words he repeated twice had the same meaning as Chu Mo's.
The sudden wealth talk clearly angered the Ghost King. His massive head suddenly tilted back: "Hypocritical! Stupid!"
Every word was like thunder, bringing with it streaks of lightning that were ready to strike.
"How dare you, in front of me, in front of Heaven, speak so arrogantly! Since you've delivered yourself to me, let's die together and accept Heaven's endless cycle of punishment together!"
The Ghost King's figure suddenly spread out, as if someone had poured a bucket of white paint on the dome, covering the entire night.
He tried to devour the only three people in the Soul Realm in one breath, three unprecedented amounts of rich luck.
The phoenix flames are abandoned, and the two swords are wailing.
At this moment, white paint also surged out from the ground and instantly climbed onto An Rou's feet. An Rou wanted to lift her legs, but the huge suction force generated from the ground made it impossible for her to move.
"Master!" Baofu whispered, looking at Chumo, "If we don't merge, the master will be in great danger!"
Chu Mo swooped down towards An Rou.
Baofu chased after him: "My strength has not yet recovered, and you are only half of your true form. You can't hide from me!"
His body suddenly froze, and then a terrifying thunderclap sounded above his head.
A big hole appeared in the white sky, and lightning containing the power of luck fell from it, striking An Rou directly!
Chu Mo had already rushed to An Rou's side and pulled her, but failed to free her from the suction force under her feet. He also noticed the lightning falling from the sky, and in a moment of desperation, he used his body to block An Rou's way.
Lightning strikes in an instant.
A silent but fierce gust of wind spread in all directions. An Rou narrowed her eyes and realized after a while that it was Bao Fu who was using his body to block the ink remover.
The pure white figure melted in the strong light.
"Baobao!"
The bright light dissipated, and everything in sight became messy and complicated.
Colorful rainbows, neon lights, farm buildings, glowing pools of water... and dense, tangled treetops in all directions.
Mixed in the chaos is an indescribable silence.
She came back, escaped from the ghost ruins, and returned to the soul world in the game, the Yong'an Farm in the soul world.
After realizing this, her eyes went dark and the messy picture became clear and orderly - she returned to her body and opened her eyes.
An Rou immediately thought of Bao Fu and quickly looked away: [Bao Bao, where are you?]
Before she got a response, she felt someone pulling her up. When she looked carefully, it was Chu Mo.
"Be careful!" said Chu Mo.
Outside the farm, above the lush forest, a huge teleportation array suddenly lit up.
The spirit tower descended rapidly from the formation, like a seal falling from the sky, smashing into the Nightmare Forest!
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