Infinite spooky game

Chapter 95 Hopeless Sea (End) Zero-Return to Zero
Chang Xu walked step by step towards the statue in the center of the altar.

Countless thoughts that did not belong to him washed over his consciousness and gradually became integrated with his thinking.He seemed to be submerged in the ocean, already full of holes in decay, and could only let the water flow through the holes, washing, dissolving, and eroding...

Bizarre and bizarre scenes swim around you, and the shadow of a huge whale floats above your head. People walking feel like they are on the bottom of the sea, stumbling forward step by step.

A stone tablet appeared in front of him again. Chang Xu stopped and glanced at the inscriptions. The corresponding information was read by the system interface, and only broken words were displayed:

[Rules...pollution...sacrifice...]

[Sin...Eating...Nightmare...]

Thoughts automatically fill in the gaps between words, weaving into strange illusions:

Ugly ancient creatures rose from the ground, and then began to be damaged from the corners, and their limbs disappeared piece by piece, as if they were being eaten by an invisible thing.

Thick black smoke spurted out from the break, dispersed in all directions, and enveloped the entire sea area.Wherever the black smoke passed, all living things were wiped away inch by inch as if by an eraser, disappearing in place, leaving only the empty ship.

Chang Xu unconsciously sorted out his experiences since entering the dungeon in his mind.

At first, Captain Crouch asked the passengers to go to sleep, saying that if they woke up midway, they would disappear into thin air...

There is no night on the island, and the sky is always the color of dusk; the layout of the buildings on the island does not conform to common sense, and the feng shui is weird; there is a high probability that the clock tower has a parallel space, and several teams of players who went to explore did not encounter each other...

The hand of the pocket watch of destiny, which marks the objective time, has stopped...

The answer was already clear. Chang Xu heard a voice spit out strange syllables in his ear, like a divine command: "Wake up...leave this long dream that does not belong to you..."

The surrounding scene shook violently, and the brightness in front of his eyes increased at a speed that was perceptible to the naked eye. Chang Xu had a premonition that this was a precursor to awakening from a big dream.

He had an intuition that he could clear the level as long as he woke up, or in other words, there was a force that didn't want him to continue moving forward, so it wanted to send him away as a compromise.

He couldn't leave now. Qisi and Liu Yuhan were still in the hands of the puppet master. If he failed to bring the Poseidon Scepter back, they would die.

Chang Xu knew this clearly.

The black cards condensed at his fingertips, and the blue light began to spread from the cards to his whole body. He closed his eyes and stated calmly and seriously: "This is not a dream."

In the endless void, the invisible world line was briefly distorted. Chang Xu felt that the space around him stabilized again, and the brightness gradually returned to the original darkness.

He opened his eyes and continued on without changing his expression.

The shadows of various marine creatures floated in the void, and the distant wind carried ancient songs with undeniable meaning.

The white statue with tentacles and a fish head was just a few steps away, and the last stone tablet stood on the ground directly in front.

Chang Xu's mood was calmer than ever before.He walked over and read the records on the stone tablet one by one. Then he knelt down and bent down according to the instructions above.

"The Lord of Time and Space who wanders between life and death."

"The master of destiny who is responsible for disasters and blessings."

"The Immortal Being that announces doom and apocalypse."

The moment he finished reciting the three lines of the god's name, a figure with black hair and black robes appeared in front of Chang Xu's eyes. It seemed to be an illusion. The edges were blurred to the point of being almost transparent, and only a pair of golden eyes were extremely bright.

The illusion flashed by, and the figure disappeared without a trace. Only a white scepter remained where it originally stood. The two-meter-high slender object stood straight and lonely, with the sharp top like a legendary trident. .

Chang Xu reached out and held the scepter in his hand, which felt cold to the touch.At the moment of touch, messy characters flew around crazily on the system interface, like program code running incorrectly.

[Name: Poseidon Scepter]

[Type: ## (data deleted) ##]

[Effect: ## (data deleted) ##]

[Remarks: ## (error!) ##]

All the information about the entire island was recorded into the brain. In addition, it also included sea areas far and near, even areas so remote that common sense could not comprehend them.

The huge water system and the small pieces of land in it seem to have become part of the soul, a continuation of the body, an extension of the limbs.

His consciousness was mixed into a ball, and he was no longer clear, but Chang Xu still knew what he should do.

He held the cold white scepter tightly, turned around with difficulty, and walked along the way he came, towards the direction where Qisi and Liu Yuhan were standing.

The majestic power may lead to disaster, and giving powerful props to Xi La may lead to the death of more people, but at the moment when his mind is crowded by the information brought by the scepter, Chang Xu can no longer think so much.

All he knew was that he could not allow two innocent people to die at the hands of the puppet master.

Mixed murmurs were running through his mind, and Chang Xu's steps were frivolous, as if he were walking on the soft sand at the bottom of the sea.

He squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and saw that the young man standing next to the "The Dead Stops Here" stone tablet was still holding the girl's slender neck tightly. The girl looked at him with pitiful and sad eyes, as if asking for help.

Chang Xu walked up to the young man, raised his hand as if handing over the scepter, and said word by word: "Let them go."

"Okay." The young man said with a smile, stretched out his left hand to take the scepter, "Our reputation in Xiela has always been very good, and my puppet master never breaks his promise."

Chang Xu vaguely felt that this sentence was a bit strange. Before he could understand the violation behind it, the young man had already flipped his wrist and thrust the tip of the scepter at him.

He wanted to dodge, but Poseidon's power burst out from the top of the scepter, making him unable to move.

He lowered his gaze and saw that his chest was penetrated, and the blood flowed down the pale scepter, soaking the young man's pale fingers, and even a few drops splashed on the white shirt.

The cold heavy rain fell from high in the sky, and the salty smell made it sound like waves rising from the bottom of the sea. The noisy sound of raindrops hitting the sand and the sound of waves were difficult to distinguish, and for a while, even the sound of waves oscillating from a distance was heard. The bells all seemed ethereal and silent.

Someone asked with a smile deep in his memory: 'Is this a prayer bell, or a death knell? '

The blood was drained along with the strength, and the severe pain after the heart was penetrated pulled his consciousness into chaos. Chang Xu fell to his knees weakly, and the scattered memories were regurgitated like a tide. The scenes flashed by, making it difficult to capture.

The survival instinct reaches its peak, overriding all factors unrelated to survival. Destiny promotes the possibility of turning danger into safety on its own, and captures key information in the complicated thoughts.

This is a dream... This is just a dream, not his dream...

In the misty darkness, Chang Xu heard the voice of God, which was sacred and solemn:
"wake up."

……

Qisi took out his scepter and watched Chang Xu's body fall to the ground without causing any dust.

The rain fell heavily, and soon a shallow pool formed on the stone platform, washing the blood and overflowing in all directions, diluting it into a light pink color.

Qisi lowered his eyes and looked at Chang Xu who was lying motionless on the ground. He was still not at ease, so he picked up the scepter and stabbed the corpse's back a few more times.

Confirming that the person could not die anymore, he stopped his hand with satisfaction, looked back at Liu Yuhan, who was beside him with eyes blank, and smiled brightly: "Let's go, let's take the real TE clearance route."

The huge benefits are worth taking certain risks. Once the results of the risk are ideal, the benefits will be considerable.

Deliberately being parasitized by the puppet silk to bring about the Poseidon Scepter and Chang Xu's death, this deal was a good deal, enough for Qi Si to savor it for several months.

Liu Yuhan was still immersed in Chang Xu's death and asked blankly: "Why did you kill him? Isn't he your teammate?"

"Don't you just keep teammates when they are useful, and then kill them when they are no longer useful?" Qisi was in a good mood, and answered with a smile while walking in the direction of the destination, "He has such a holy mother's heart, how can he still Idiots who like to start live broadcasts will be a big trouble if I keep them. Instead of letting him find out some clues in the future and chase me all over the world, it is better to give him a ride now, which is convenient for both of us."

Liu Yuhan's breathing became rapid, mixed with clear fear.Qisi comforted him kindly: "Don't worry, I won't do this to you. After all, your soul is in my hands, and I don't have to worry about you doing anything beyond my control."

He paused for a moment and then changed the subject: "Of course, once you have a wrong idea, it will only be more convenient for me to kill you than to kill him."

Liu Yuhan listened silently, clenching her fists.

Yes, she signed a soul contract and mortgaged her soul to the unknown evil god...

From now on, her thoughts will be known to Chiss, and her actions will be controlled by Chiss at any time. From now on, she will no longer be herself, but a tool of the devil and an accomplice to harm others...

What is the difference between the so-called "soul contract" and the "puppet master"?No, maybe it's even worse. The puppet is the "dead", and all sins have nothing to do with the life; and she is still alive, so she must be awake to serve the banquet of sin...

Her most correct choice may be to commit suicide immediately and vow not to associate with the devil, but she is afraid of death and is unwilling to die like this and give up her hard-won new life...

"Are you interested in signing another contract?" Liu Yuhan heard Qisi ask in a smiling voice.

She was startled and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but she quickly thought: things have reached this point and it can't get worse.

So, she asked in a strange way: "What contract?"

Qisi turned his head, looked into the girl's eyes, and said calmly: "If you clear another hundred dungeons, I will let you go free."

The surprise came too suddenly. Liu Yuhan opened her mouth for a long time, but could not speak.She was afraid that the young man would regret it, so she kept nodding her head.

The bloody contract paper is spread out in the palace of thought. It is already covered with golden handwriting, which is the terms of the contract signed before.A golden quill appeared out of thin air and added a line of small words at the end of the paper.

Liu Yuhan saw that new text was refreshed on the system interface.

[Soul redemption progress: 0/100]

One hundred copies is a lot, and it may seem like an impossible task at first glance, but it is better than being manipulated by others forever. At least there is hope again in the gloomy life.

Liu Yuhan is accustomed to climbing toward hope.In the past 18 years, her goal was to get into a big city and leave the small town where she was born and raised; but now, her goal is to clear one hundred dungeons.It will definitely be achieved, just like back then...

"If you want to be free, just work hard to clear more dungeons. One dungeon a day only takes more than three months, isn't it?" Qisi encouraged with a smile, and took a few steps forward. He stopped in front of a long-dead skeleton in the forest.

This is the skeleton he asked Chang Xu to bring down from the top floor of the bell tower. In his understanding, it is also the key to successfully clearing this dungeon.

He pulled out the tape recorder from the toolbar, pressed the play button, and bent down to place it at the skeleton's feet.

"God, please save me..."

A familiar song sounded, and Liu Yuhan asked inexplicably: "What are you doing?"

Qiss explained patiently: "You should already know that Yuna wants to become a being similar to a 'god' and sacrifice the lives of others to the sea god in order to live forever without being bullied in this sea far away from the world. .”

Liu Yuhan thought for two seconds and nodded.

"With your IQ, you should be able to analyze that this sea area does not belong to reality, but is an existence similar to a dream space. After we fall asleep in the so-called 'Devil's Triangle Sea Area', we will be automatically transported here; death Here, it disappears.”

Liu Yuhan recalled the ship in the opening scene of the dungeon and Captain Crouch's alarmist words on the ship, and nodded slightly.

Zeiss seemed to have thought of something, picked up the tape recorder, stood next to the skeleton, and continued: "Then I will give you another clue. The first group of people Yuna sacrificed were slaves during the triangle trade, and they hoped to block the path to the skeleton. The voyage to a foreign land ended the misfortune of the ethnic group. So Poseidon built this group dream based on their wishes, which is the Hopeless Sea."

"Yuna lied to them." Liu Yuhan understood and murmured to herself, "The triangular trade did not stop there. Yuna just used their lives to circle the sea area under her control and proclaimed herself their savior. "

"Smart." Qiss praised with a crooked smile, "Tell me, how will they feel once they realize that their sacrifices have no effect, and that instead, members of their tribe died because of them? "

The heavy rain fell on the ground, splashing small water droplets, which suspended in the air into white mist.Qisi was immersed in the water color of the whole world. The water flowed down his hair and fell from his face, and then soaked into his already soaked shirt.

Ghosts with fish heads and human bodies poked their heads out from among the layers of coconut trees and gathered around the skeleton.The yin and yang may have been hindered from communicating for a while, but now they are both deceased, their memories and thoughts are connected, and the long-buried truth has resurfaced.

The ghosts seemed to understand something, whimpering and roaring mixed together.The scenery oscillates and is mixed into mottled masses, just like the kinks and tangles when waking up from a dream.

The rain connected all existence, and Qisi raised his eyes to see a beautiful woman in a blue dress not far away.

The beautiful face showed sadness and confusion, as if asking Qiss why he did this.

"The answer is simple, because you can't give me more benefits, so I have to continue to pursue the perfect clearance I want." Qisi smiled in the rain, and the malice behind the smile was profound.

"I'm very curious. It's obvious that your misfortune was caused by the ignorance of religion. Why did you still fall into the trap of religion after you gained your freedom, changing from a lamb to a swordsman?"

The scenery blurred into a vast expanse of white, and Yuna's image could no longer be seen through the fog.

Amid the noisy rain, Ziss half-sighed and half-smiled as he uttered the last words, as if pronouncing a sentence: "Based on the doctrine you once believed in, you should have heard: 'The Messiah will suffer before he establishes his kingdom. Die.'"

[All worldviews have been cracked]

[Congratulations to the player for clearing the multiplayer copy "Hopeless Sea"]

[Is the deception that no one exposes the truth?Will false dreams last for thousands of years really turn into eternal reality?Is what I have seen with my own eyes just a huge scam, or a long dream that will never wake up? 】

The sound of rain never stopped. Qisi opened his eyes and found himself standing on the deck of a huge sailboat. His hair and shirt were still dry, and they were slightly fluttering in the sea breeze.

Only then did he realize that the heavy rain he had just heard was just the sound of waves lapping against the side of the ship.

Qisi looked around and saw that the ship was quite empty. Apart from him, there were only two people, Liu Yuhan and the captain. To be precise, there was one person and one ghost.

The [Destiny Pocket Watch] in the toolbar has returned to usable status. It seems that he has left the group dream of Hopeless Sea.

Seeing the effect of [returning objective time by 1 minute] that had not been used yet, Qiss was a little ready to make a move.

He immediately walked up to the captain and asked with a gossipy face: "This ghost, what is your relationship with Yuna? It's not like you fell in love with her, so you were willing to help her deceive people to come here, right?"

"..."

The effect of time retrieval was activated, and the pocket watch icon in the item bar turned gray.

Reminiscing about the phantom pain caused by death, Zeiss lay obediently on the side of the ship, far away from the captain, to prevent him from getting in trouble with this simple-minded NPC with well-developed limbs again.

The huge sailing ship sailed slowly on the sea, and Qisi smelled the bloody smell blurred by water vapor, mixed with the salty sea breeze coming from a distance.

He raised his eyes and saw a snow-white corpse lying on a black rock. The ragged blue cloth hung on the limbs and was stained with little blood.

Several monsters with fish heads and human bodies were lying around the corpse, gnawing at the skin and flesh.The exposed bones in the chest are neatly arranged, making it look like a half-rotted fish.

Qiss looked sideways at the captain in the middle of the deck, who also looked at the corpse on the reef. There was no fear or sadness in his eyes, but a waveless indifference, like the stagnant water in the deep forest.

Is Yuna really the only one who prays to Poseidon and pays the price with other people's lives?

[Religion is hypocritical and sinful, theocracy is fragile, and the fears and desires engraved in genes have allowed generations of people to persistently repair the most vulnerable lies, and burn the truth with fire and bury it with soil]

The cold electronic sound tells the epilogue and is faithfully displayed on the system interface.

["Hopeless Sea" True End-"Pseudotheism" has been included]

[A copy will be automatically sent out after 3 minutes]

　Thanks to Chen’s Jianhua for the 600-point reward! (There are too many friends who voted for me to vote monthly, so I can’t write them here. I will open a separate chapter tomorrow to thank you!)

　　
　
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