199 Reversal
◎How could there be such a person? !◎
No one could count how many paper figures were entwined on the tree roots.
The moment he saw the densely packed paper figures, Liu Ge instinctively shuddered. The situation before him was simply hell for someone with trypophobia.
She took a deep breath and turned away to ask Qi Qiuxue for her opinion: "Axue, what should we do?"
Qi Qiuxue raised her eyes and stared ahead: "Looks like we have to destroy all the paper figures."
"Even the roots." She spoke softly. "I think this is the giant tree recorded in ancient books that gradually evolved into an evil spirit."
“…”
During the conversation, perhaps sensing the invasion of strange creatures, the paper people on the tree roots all began to shake, rustling at an extremely fast frequency.
As if given life, a hint of red gradually appeared in their pure white eye sockets, and began to spread rapidly around, eventually forming a bright halo.
——It’s their pupils, the color of each pupil is a strange blood red.
Time seemed to stand still at this moment. Countless paper figures stopped shaking, their pupils slowly focused and moved, and then they all looked in the same direction in unison.
That's where the players are.
"Be careful!" Sensing the approaching danger, Qi Qiuxue immediately tightened her grip on the bone knife. Before she finished her words, countless paper figures suddenly fell from the tree roots and hit the ground like ripe fruits.
They crawled towards Qi Qiuxue and the others one after another, and in the process of crawling, they turned into running and galloping. They moved faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, they had arrived in front of the players.
Soon, the paper figure stretched out its hand toward the players. Its fingers, like tree roots, could extend far away in an instant, and its fingertips turned into sharp blades, stabbing straight into the bodies of several people.
Qi Qiuxue swiftly cut off the arm of a paper figure.
"Plop." The arm fell to the ground, squirmed a few times, and quickly turned into a pool of pure white pulp. While dodging the attacks of other paper men, Qi Qiuxue looked at the broken end of the wound of the paper man, but no new arm regenerated.
It works, her attack works!
But this level of damage was not enough to stop the paper man's actions, and the speed of the paper man's attack still did not slow down, so Qi Qiuxue decided to make further attempts.
She quickly stabbed the bone knife into the chest of the other paper man, rotated it clockwise half a circle, and then pulled out the bone knife.
She created a huge wound on the opponent's body. As the bone knife was pulled out, colorless and transparent liquid mixed with paper pulp splashed out from the paper man's chest cavity. Through the wound, you could see the beating "heart" of the paper man inside.
——It is a small piece of wood made into the shape of a heart.
Qi Qiuxue kicked the paper figure to the ground, stepped on its head, leaned over and took out its "heart".
This time, the entire paper man turned into water and pulp.
"Five seconds." Li Yiqing raised his hand and shot the paper man's head accurately. Normally, such an attack would be fatal to ordinary people, but it had no effect on the paper man. It seemed that the only way to slow down its attack was to cut off a part of its body, and the only way to kill it completely was to take out its heart.
But it was too slow. A set of movements took at least four to five seconds. It was feasible for dealing with a small number of paper figures, but when faced with such a large number of paper figures, it was difficult for them to have a chance of winning.
Groups of paper figures are gathering here rapidly.
Even though Qi Qiuxue and others killed one paper man after another, there were always new ones appearing continuously. It seemed as if they could regenerate forever, endlessly and infinitely.
The key lies in the roots.
If they don't completely "kill" the tree roots, they will never be able to eliminate all the paper people.
"Hiss." Soon, they welcomed the first injured person.
While dodging, Bai Shien was accidentally stabbed in the right hand by the paper man. In an instant, her right arm began to turn into paper rapidly, becoming pale and weak, and she was even unable to hold the poker on her fingertips. Even if she tried hard to retract her fingers, she still couldn't stop the poker from falling from her fingertips.
No way.
If we delay any longer, death will only be a matter of time.
"Be careful!" Qi Qiuxue loudly reminded the players to be careful. After fighting, she once again cast her eyes on the tree roots, hoping to find some key points.
She saw the roots wriggling, and pores appeared one after another in the gaps between the roots. Paper people were continuously produced from the pores, and the number was increasing, and the speed was getting faster and faster.
There is only one place.
There was only one place where there was no change. The air hole was located at a very high place. It was not long or wide enough, but it could barely accommodate a human body in and out.
"I want to go there." Qi Qiuxue murmured softly.
Although it was a bit far away, Li Yiqing still heard it. In the next second, she turned her gaze to the place where Qi Qiuxue was looking. It was too high and could not be reached by ordinary means.
unless--
"I'll take you there."
In an instant, a strange and huge skeleton appeared out of thin air, and the paper figures were stepped on by it, unable to move at all.
Under the effect of the punishment, Li Yiqing's legs lost strength and he suddenly knelt down.
But the skeleton was different. It used its huge palm to slowly lift Qi Qiuxue in front of it.
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After sending Qi Qiuxue to the vent, the skeleton tried to attack the tree roots, but obviously, under the influence of the copy judgment, its attack was ineffective.
The skeleton can only be used for fifteen minutes at a time.
Qi Qiuxue looked at Li Yiqing, who had become extremely small and was kneeling on the ground, the players who were fighting hard, and the huge number of paper people who were constantly regenerating, and quickly opened her mouth to give instructions to the skeleton.
"I'll be back in fifteen minutes with everything sorted."
as well as.
"Protect everyone, and protect yourself."
After hearing this, the skeleton nodded obediently to show that he understood.
So Qi Qiuxue quickly drilled into the vent without looking back, and the skeleton behind him continued to grow bigger and bigger, just enough to cover all the tree roots.
Countless barriers formed from the gaps between its bones until all the gaps were filled, wrapping it tightly. Countless newborn paper figures were trapped in the barriers, unable to escape but could only make meaningless attacks and roars.
The other side.
Qi Qiuxue turned on the night vision function of the camera and quickly went deeper along the hole in the tree roots. Just as it was recorded in ancient books, this tree may have grown for thousands or even tens of thousands of years before being made into wooden statues and sold to various places. Even though only the remaining roots are left now, there is still a different world inside the roots.
The space inside was very large, becoming wider as one walked. There were insects lurking everywhere, such as spiders, centipedes, etc., which were a hundred times the size of ordinary insects. Some giant insects whose names could not be told were even taller than Qi Qiuxue. In order to save time, Qi Qiuxue tried to walk lightly whenever passing by these insects, so as not to disturb them as much as possible.
As for some insects that blocked her way and had to be eliminated, Qi Qiuxue dealt with them as quickly as possible, hitting their fatal spots with every blow, leaving them no chance to fight back.
Just like that, she finally reached the center of the tree roots.
As far as the eye can see, there is a huge wooden heart beating regularly.
Just like those paper people, as long as she got rid of the heart, she would be able to successfully kill the tree, so she walked over with a knife and stabbed the blade into it without hesitation.
The wooden heart was covered with circles of growth rings. It was very difficult to insert the knife into it, and it needed to be pushed inward bit by bit.
Soon, the blade passed through the [first circle of annual rings].
Qi Qiuxue suddenly heard the sound of chainsaws. Countless chainsaws were operating at the same time. It was very noisy and harsh. The sound came from far away and gradually became as if it was ringing in her ears. Then the chainsaws fell at the same time and chopped at the branches of the giant tree.
"Click, click."
Qi Qiuxue felt pain in all the bones in her body. It seemed as if the chainsaws were chopping off her body, cutting her head, limbs, and torso into pieces.
"Puff." A mouthful of blood gushed out of Qi Qiuxue's mouth, but she did not stop and continued to stab the knife deeper.
【The second annual ring.】
The sound of chainsaws disappeared, replaced by thousands of prayers. Each prayer was mixed with desires, for fame, money, and an endless amount of life. The voices were either loud or soft, screaming or wailing. Qi Qiuxue felt her eardrums begin to hurt and bleed, blood gushing out of her ear canal, dripping onto her body.
【The third annual ring.】
The wooden statues failed to fulfill the terrible desires of mankind and were therefore rejected and forced to bear the wrath of mankind. They were thrown into the fire and thrown into the water. They were chopped into pieces by axes and trampled underfoot.
In an instant, Qi Qiuxue began to suffer from hypothermia, and even felt dizzy and dizzy. She used her remaining willpower to continue pushing the blade forward, and soon, the tip of the knife buried deeper.
【The fourth annual ring.】
The wooden statue covered its "eyes". In order to no longer endure the torture, it chose to accept. No matter what kind of desire, no matter good or bad, it began to accept it all. The lingering and unrelieved pain accumulated in its body, causing the roots and the wooden statue to begin to change at the same time.
Blood flowed out of Qi Qiuxue's eyes, and besides that, there were tears that carried a thousand pains.
【Fifth annual ring.】
Qi Qiuxue's eyes were already pitch black, but she seemed to be able to see in another way. She saw that the inside of the circle of annual rings was glowing, a pure white, flawless light.
Two voices echoed in Qi Qiuxue's mind at the same time.
A voice said, "Please, don't kill me."
And another voice said: "Kill me, I can give you everything you want, whether it is money, status, or prestige."
"Or perhaps, I can fulfill your wish," the voice said. "You want to end this game, right? You want everyone to survive and save everyone's life."
"Kill me and all your wishes will come true."
Even with her mind extremely unclear, she had to admit that such temptation was indeed fatal. For a moment, Qi Qiuxue briefly lost her ability to distinguish and instinctively pressed down her wrist, trying to stab the blade deeper.
A knife appeared behind her. It was her bone knife, and it was her hand that was holding the handle. Time and space seemed to fold at this moment. As she moved, the tip of the knife had reached her chest, and it was just a little bit away from piercing her chest.
Just like what is recorded in ancient books——
【Those who do evil will be punished by heaven, endure the pain of reincarnation, and suffer all kinds of torture.】
[Evil thoughts are like a knife. Those who are controlled by it are both the butcher and the prey.]
“…”
Qi Qiuxue raised her left hand, tightly grasped her wrist, and stopped herself from continuing to cut.
She stopped at the fourth ring, then bent the tip of the knife back, no longer stabbing, but cutting. She removed the four outer rings that had turned pure black, leaving only the innermost layer of pure white, sparkling rings.
In an instant, all the discomfort in the body disappeared, and the knife behind him disappeared without a trace. All the pain and suffering stopped at this moment.
There was only one voice left in my mind.
It said to her, "Thank you."
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When they left the hole, the paper figures had disappeared. Except for Li Yiqing, all the players' injuries in the battle had recovered.
The skeleton carefully wrapped its palm around Qi Qiuxue, placing her steadily on the ground before disappearing. Qi Qiuxue quickly took a few steps and squatted in front of Li Yiqing, asking worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Li Yiqing shook his head and looked at her with the same distressed eyes, raising his hand to wipe the blood off Qi Qiuxue's face.
"Have we completely completed the mission this time?" Su Wen tried to contact the system again, and this time, she finally got a response from the system.
System: [Congratulations to everyone for preventing the fire. Congratulations to everyone for completely eliminating the paper figurines and saving the sacred tree.]
[Now, players can use the key item to return to the real Chigu Village.]
"Okay." Su Wen nodded, took the key prop that Qi Qiuxue had taken from the homeless man before, and opened the door that appeared out of thin air in front of him.
Several people helped Li Yiqing, who had difficulty moving, and walked towards the door together.
After a burst of strong light, the surrounding scenery changed again, and they were indeed back in Chigu Village, the real Chigu Village.
“…”
“…”
Chigu Village ten years ago.
Qi Qiuxue quickly scanned her surroundings and soon realized that this was not the right time. A strong sense of unease suddenly surged in her heart.
"How do we leave the copy?" But she did not point out, and still asked the system calmly.
The system quickly answered her question: [Ten years after returning, with the help of a medium, you will successfully leave the village and return to the real world.]
Qi Qiuxue: "What is a medium?"
After finishing speaking, the system spoke again, but this time, its voice was filled with a hint of laughter: [The player successfully returned to ten years ago through the dead. Correspondingly, if you want to return to ten years later, you need to find the opposite medium.]
A living person.
It said: [A living person belonging to Chigu Village, who is still alive, whether ten years ago or ten years from now, and who is not cursed.]
[When the player finds the medium, the gate of time and space can be reopened and the player can leave the dungeon.]
A living person who belongs to Chigu Village and is not cursed.
Qi Qiuxue's expression turned grim. "Now that the sacred tree has been purified, will the curses that originally afflicted the villagers be..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the system: [No.]
[The purification of the sacred tree means that the curse will no longer spread, but the curse originally borne by the villagers will not be offset.]
[But please rest assured, even if the curse still exists, it will no longer have any negative impact on the villagers in their future lives. Whether now or ten years from now, when you return to Chigu Village ten years from now, you will not see any unusual villagers, and the paper figurines will have disappeared.]
[The premise is that you can really go back. ]
“…”
The system's words almost shattered everyone's last hope.
Qi Qiuxue frowned tightly. If it was really as the system said, how could there be such a person?
No matter whether they are still living in Chigu Village or those who are working outside, everyone has been cursed through their names and memories since they were born. The time when they entered the copy happened to be the most critical year. In this year, all the villagers in the village have been occupied by paper people, and the last few groups of returnees have already been forced to return under the influence of the curse.
At this point, all the villagers were gathered in Chigu Village. Everyone was cursed and no one escaped.
"Are you kidding us?" Even the good-tempered Wu Shanyue couldn't help but question the system, "How could such a person exist?!"
In response, the system just chuckled a few times.
Dao: [Good luck to everyone.]
【Author’s words】
Here it comes! It’s two in one qwq, and I’ll continue to update more in the next chapter
Special thanks to Yinza and Xiaoyu for their deep water, hugs and kisses! Thanks also to all the treasures for their overlord tickets and nutrient solution, thanks for leaving comments and reading, big kisses!
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