the other side.
When Jie Fangcheng and the other person decided to enter the dream and communicate in the dream, the other players went back to their rooms after finishing their meal.
Wei Yuan seemed to have recovered and he also returned to his room.
But not long after, Wei Yuan's door opened again.
He walked quietly step by step towards the gate of the Shenju Tower.
Going to the temple... praying.
Wei Yuan's eyes were wide open, his limbs were stiff, and he walked forward mechanically.
The benevolent god was still waiting in the temple. He wanted to offer the most pious prayer to the god and get the god's instructions.
God...
As the gate was getting closer, suddenly, a white light flashed in front of Wei Yuan.
He stopped slowly and looked down at the ground.
A silver cutlery was stuck in the ground in front of his feet.
Wei Yuan turned his head.
A familiar figure stood in front of him.
Who is this... Seems to be very important to me...
Wei Yuan's thinking was very slow, but for some reason, his mouth had already called out the name of the person in front of him.
"Qiao Mai."
Qiao Mai's eyes were red. She waved her hand and the cutlery on the ground returned to her hands.
[Skill: Fantasy Maid]
[Introduction: To become a qualified maid, you have to go through many tests. Are you elegant and hardworking, loyal and knowledgeable? ]
[Tip: When you have enough courage, you will become the best maid in your fantasy. ]
[Function: It's not too much for a maid to carry tableware with her at all times, right?]
Qiao Mai is not a player who is good at clearing dungeons. Although she is meticulous and good at analyzing dungeons, Qiao Mai, who hates fighting, is more of a life player. After so many years in the game, whenever she goes to a dungeon, she basically goes with Wei Yuan.
In her dreams, she and Wei Yuan lived peacefully in the game.
She knew that this dream was not a good thing. With her intelligence, she should be one of the Ronghua Union members who could get rid of the dream on her own, just like Nie Shuangshuang and the others.
But something happened to Wei Yuan.
Wei Yuan was the one who fell the deepest. Qiao Mai was so worried about him that even his dreams were affected.
Wei Yuan in the dream was just like he is now, and he really needed her help. Looking at his appearance, how could Qiao Mai bear to escape from the dream
She couldn't bear it every time in her dreams, but when she woke up from the dream, she realized that this was not a solution.
It seems that I can only try Zhang Daoan’s method.
"What are you going to do?" Qiao Mai asked.
What are you going to do? Go...
Wei Yuan felt that his slow brain was still thinking about the problem, but his mouth had already spoken it.
"I'm going to the temple to see the merciful God." His voice was filled with enthusiasm, and he invited Qiao Mai in front of him, "Qiao Mai, the merciful God is watching us. He has given us so many gifts. We should prove our piety to Him. You are also a devout believer. Come with me to the temple to pray?"
Qiao Mai was also under the influence, but she looked at Wei Yuan and knew that Wei Yuan needed her help, so she was able to completely suppress other thoughts in her heart at this moment.
"You are not allowed to go." Qiao Mai said.
"Wei Yuan" was stunned for a moment, frowning: "The gods have given you so many things, how can you be so ungrateful? Qiao Mai!"
A silver cutlery appeared in Qiao Mai's hand again, and she stood in front of "Wei Yuan".
"Wei Yuan, will I still be in your dreams?"
The familiar yet unfamiliar "Wei Yuan" in front of him had a dazed expression. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say "yes", but couldn't say it.
The next second, Qiao Mai rushed over with a silver fork.
Her strength is considered weak. Let alone fighting against Wei Yuan, anyone picked out from Ronghua is stronger than her.
But this time, Wei Yuan in front of her dodged her attack in a panic with uncoordinated hands and feet. His strength seemed to have dropped to the level of a rookie overnight. Even Qiao Mai could fight against him.
This is natural.
The "Returning Dream Fish" that took over Wei Yuan's body are the divine servants who were killed by Jie Fangcheng. The strength of these divine servants is not enough. Even Qi Chanyang, a player who has completed the level less than ten times, is confident that he can deal with them.
The strength of the gods' servants is limited. Once they are successfully hatched and occupy the player's body, they will indeed be able to inherit the player's strength, but it will take time to adapt.
What's more, Wei Yuan now obviously still retains some of his own thinking.
According to Zhang Daoan's inference, Wei Yuan may already be in a semi-hatched state. With one more prayer, he might be able to fully hatch successfully.
By that time, even Jie Fangcheng couldn't guarantee whether the original Wei Yuan's soul would return to the Book of Life and Death, or would be swallowed up by the "Dream Fish", and would never have the chance to reincarnate.
Either make Wei Yuan wake up, or... kill him before he is completely swallowed by the Huimeng Fish, and ensure that his soul can return to the Book of Life and Death.
As long as the soul is still there, we will have the chance to meet again in the future.
At that time, Zhang Daoan, like a doctor, gave the patient's family two choices.
In order to make Wei Yuan wake up, Zhang Daoan had no better way, so Qiao Mai had to do it himself.
But the second one is very simple. Manager Xie specializes in this and he can ensure that Wei Yuan dies easily.
Qiao Mai chose the first one.
"If I can stop him, that's great. If I can't..."
It couldn't be stopped. She was beaten to death by "Wei Yuan" first, and then Jie Fangcheng beat Wei Yuan to death.
At this moment, "Wei Yuan", who was beaten so badly that he could only run away in panic, was dodging while speaking angrily.
"Qiao Mai, are you crazy?! You attacked me! I am..."
who I am
"Wei Yuan" was stunned for a moment, and Qiao Mai's fork immediately pierced his arm.
He howled in pain twice, and the fighting consciousness formed in his body burst out at this moment. He stretched out his hand reflexively and lashed out with the "Gift of Thick Earth".
Qiao Mai was unable to dodge and was hit by the whip. He flew backwards and hit the corner of the wall heavily, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing her vomiting blood, Wei Yuan's originally angry expression became very distorted, with pleasure, anger, happiness and heartache mixed together.
Qiao Mai exchanged the system potion with trembling hands and drank it.
Over there, "Wei Yuan" said: "Don't try to stop me, or you'll die in my hands."
These words were spoken sincerely, whether from Hui Mengyu's perspective or from Wei Yuan's perspective.
But Qiao Mai just laughed and slowly stood up with the help of the wall.
The system potion took effect, allowing her wounds to heal rapidly.
There was a voice in her heart that kept tempting her: Does it hurt? If it hurts so much, give up! You can't stop Wei Yuan with such strength. It would be great if you could go to the temple with him to pray. In your dream, you can help him and live the happiest life with him. But if you stop him, he will hurt you...
Qiao Mai clenched the cutlery in his hand and rushed out again.
Over and over again, she was like a baby bird that was persistently crashing into a solid rock. She was knocked away again and again, but after drinking the recovery potion, she rushed forward again without hesitation.
The blood sprayed, not only dyeing Qiao Mai's originally white divine clothing red, but also splashing on Wei Yuan.
Until the last time—
The knife and fork stabbed into Wei Yuan's shoulder, and the "Gift of the Thick Earth" also whipped through Qiao Mai's chest.
With a "wow" sound, Qiao Mai's blood sprayed onto "Wei Yuan's" face, staining half of his face red.
Wei Yuan's eyes were red, and he did not stand there in a daze like he did in the previous times after knocking Qiao Mai away, as if he was struggling.
This time, he roared as if he had torn something apart, and then he hugged Qiao Mai who was about to fall to the ground.
Qiao Mai, who had no strength left, looked at him, meeting those familiar eyes.
She reached out and gently rubbed Wei Yuan's cheek.
"…Wei Yuan?"
"Qiao Mai!"
Wei Yuan's hands were trembling as he hurriedly took out five or six bottles of medicine from his system backpack and fed them to Qiao Mai.
The injuries on her body were not serious. Although they were fatal, as long as she had a breath left, the system potion could recover.
But the mental pain will not disappear just because the physical wounds heal.
She had been holding on just now, but now seeing Wei Yuan regain his familiar gaze, she no longer had the strength to stand up.
Just as the two were hugging each other, Jie Fangcheng and Zhang Daoan appeared in the corridor.
The scene before him was truly horrific. The entire doorway was covered in blood, and fragments of organs of unknown origin and empty bottles of system medicine were everywhere.
Two people hugged each other in a pool of blood. Although Qiao Mai's injuries healed after drinking the system potion, his face was pale and he collapsed in Wei Yuan's arms.
Wei Yuan didn't even have time to feed himself medicine, with a silver fork still stuck in his shoulder.
President Wei, who was known as the "Big Rock", was always very steady, but at this moment he was crying and laughing like crazy. He looked up and saw Jie Fangcheng and the others. Before he could speak, Zhang Daoan asked, "Wei Yuan?"
"It's me." Wei Yuan nodded solemnly.
"How did you get back?"
How did you come back...
Qiao Mai was knocked down by his own hands time and time again, and Wei Yuan's anger and panic finally broke through his confused mind.
In his thinking space, it seemed as if there were two "Wei Yuans", one had already closed his eyes, and the other was covered with a thin membrane, controlling this body.
Wei Yuan, who had kept his eyes closed, finally opened them.
He entered a state that was difficult to describe. His mind was clearly in the thinking space and he no longer had control over his body, but he could hear the sounds outside and see the scenes outside.
At the same time, he also saw another "Wei Yuan" who was controlling him.
That "Wei Yuan" seemed to smile at him contemptuously.
The person who controlled his entire mind had changed, and it was simply a pipe dream for Wei Yuan to control his body again.
The four-dimensional space that originally belonged to Wei Yuan was no longer under his control, and a series of defense lines were set up to prevent Wei Yuan from moving forward.
Those lines of defense looked like natural barriers, daunting to the eye.
—But there’s nothing I can do!
If he didn't rush over and tear apart the ghost thing that was controlling him, Qiao Mai would be beaten to death!
Jie Fangcheng can answer this question.
Because Wei Yuan is Wei Yuan.
The power of the soul is very strong. The creator of this copy did come up with a way to replace one thing with another, but a thief is a thief, and what is stolen is never his.
When the owner of the soul wakes up, with an indomitable determination, the entire thinking space belongs to him.
After hearing this, Zhang Daoan looked at him seriously again.
Suddenly, Zhang Daoan raised the red string in his hand and strangled Wei Yuan's neck.
This woke up even Qiao Mai, who was drowsy and about to faint, and she quickly grabbed the red thread.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Daoan said calmly: "You said it very well, but I can't be sure whether you are Wei Yuan or a well-disguised 'divine servant'."
Wei Yuan was stunned.
He is not a stupid man. He was previously influenced by the "Dream Fish" and his mind was not clear. Now that there are no factors affecting him, Wei Yuan immediately understood.
"I'm Wei Yuan, but I really don't know if that thing has really disappeared, and whether it will affect me again in my mind." He had no intention of resisting at all, but looked at Zhang Daoan firmly, "If I die now, I will be included in the Book of Life and Death, right?"
"right."
"Then go ahead." After saying that, he looked down at Qiao Mai, and gently reached out to brush her bangs behind her ears, "I'm sorry, Qiao Mai, let's meet in the underworld when we get back."
Wei Yuan did not suggest that Qiao Mai live a good life. He knew very well that if he died, Qiao Mai would not continue to live.
In this cruel and cold game, they are the only reason why the other party is still fighting in the game.
But if he didn't die, Wei Yuan felt that he might as well die in case he suddenly turned against them and harmed others.
Qiao Mai didn't say anything. She just smiled and held Wei Yuan's hand tightly.
When both of them were ready to be free, the red line disappeared.
Facing two puzzled faces, Zhang Daoan explained calmly: "Those gods' servants don't have very high IQs. If you can just act to fool me, then you should just accept your fate."
His words really make people feel safe, but also make people feel so arrogant!
For Wei Yuan and the others, death meant going to the underworld, and they didn't know what the scene would be like at that time.
Being still "alive" now, being able to continue my current life, and having the opportunity to see Ji Chaoyang die, this is the best choice.
The star-crossed pair hugged each other and cried bitterly. Wei Yuan kept apologizing, and Qiao Mai comforted him in return.
"This copy is just too disgusting, it's not your fault."
As he said this, he gently kissed Wei Yuan on the forehead.
Zhang Daoan saw from the corner of his eye that Jie Fangcheng beside him frowned when he saw this scene, and his expression was actually a little... What is that, hard to accept
Zhang Daoan paused, and then heard Jie Fangcheng whisper beside him: "When Qiao Mai kissed his forehead just now, did he kiss directly into his bloodstream?"
Manager Jie, who is a germaphobe, really can't understand the couple. At least wipe it off, it's so dirty!
Zhang Daoan looked at him meaningfully and said nothing.
But it’s a good thing that Wei Yuan can come back. His level is too deep and he can no longer control his own thinking space.
Other players are still in an affected state, but their thinking space is still their own.
The two lovers cried and laughed, supporting each other and went back to the room. Although Jie Fangcheng couldn't accept that they kissed after that, he was also quite emotional.
“Human emotions are truly amazing.”
Both Qiao Mai and Wei Yuan are truly admirable for being able to do this for others.
After he finished his sigh, Zhang Daoan beside him suddenly said, "Manager Xie, can't you do that?"
"Ah?" Jie Fangcheng was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what he meant.
Zhang Daoan looked at him and said, "Manager Xie must have done this for others before."
Jie Fangcheng thought he was baffled: "What are you talking about?"
Zhang Daoan didn't explain, but just smiled and said, "It's okay. Manager Xie, see you tomorrow."
.
The next day, when the players woke up one after another and started a new day of life as the gods' favored ones, they all saw the tragic scene at the door.
Wei Yuan was completely awake, and only after he woke up did he sense the danger.
It seems that the players are actually fine now, and no one is as serious as him, but there is no telling when they will become like he was before.
So Wei Yuan and Qiao Mai simply took advantage of the crime scene at the door to tell their stories.
The players of Ronghua were very clear about the relationship between the two, and everyone had witnessed how Wei Yuan treated Qiao Mai in the past.
But after being controlled, would he actually hurt Qiao Mai
Many people were nervous, but what to say... Because of the existence of the "Returning Dream Fish" in the thinking space, it greatly paralyzed everyone's perception of danger.
Wei Yuan would treat Qiao Mai like this, but I might not be the same as him!
Others echoed Wei Yuan's words and said, "The things given by the gods are always true. Even though they don't look like good people, we just believe them on the surface and get more benefits first!"
This looks very familiar, just like what Wei Yuan said before: "Let's just take a break."
Wei Yuan tried to persuade them earnestly, but apparently few of them listened.
A deep feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart, and he finally understood what Zhang Daoan had felt when he had advised him before.
"Really... There's a fire pit right in front of them, and these people keep jumping in!" Wei Yuan was so angry that he was dying.
The players of Ronghua are all in this situation, and the players of the Death God Guild have obviously been affected as well.
These chuunibyou patients are not talking about God when they mention this God now.
"Is there really an Ultraman/Athena/Nanabe/King... in this world!"
It seems that the character who gave them the laptop in the dream was a familiar one.
The entire player group did not undergo much change due to Wei Yuan's awakening. While eating, everyone still discussed how to continue helping the people in the city.
Nie Shuangshuang, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking about something, and seemed to have come to her senses.
"I seem to be a little confused." She frowned. "I don't think it's right. I know this god must be bad. He made Wei Yuan treat Qiao Mai like that. But Brother Jie... It's very strange. I know he is bad, but I always want to believe in him devoutly. It feels like there are two of me in my body. It's too contradictory."
Xie Fangcheng was really surprised.
"Shuangshuang, you can do it!"
Zhang Daoan was listening at the side and suddenly asked: "Do you want to try to kill another self?"
"Kill him?" Nie Shuangshuang was shocked.
"Yes. That's a tumor growing in your brain."
There were constant arguments in Nie Shuangshuang's mind, such as "He is lying to you", "What other self? That's all fake", "Don't agree to him, or you will get hurt"...
"I want to try it." Nie Shuangshuang nodded.
She had a simple mind, and it was this simple mind that made her make this decision.
"When Yingying was here, I always listened to her. I know I'm not smart, and I always make mistakes after she's gone." Nie Shuangshuang was honest. "I don't feel very good now. I always think, Brother Zhang, you want to hurt me. But I also know you won't hurt me."
Her honest words made Zhang Daoan silent for a moment.
He didn't say anything, just closed his eyes. Soon, he grabbed with his hand, and a silver dream fish appeared in his hand.
This thing was difficult to keep, so Zhang Daoan simply kept it in his mind.
He was not afraid that the fish would act recklessly in his mind. After all, there were eight laser cannons aimed at the Huimeng fish at all times. The Huimeng fish dared not move, and he did not understand how there could be someone in the world so terrifying that could control his thinking like this.
At this time, Zhang Daoan grabbed the fish and put it in front of Nie Shuangshuang.
"It might help you."
The little silver fish had been threatened in the dream, and this time it obediently crawled into Nie Shuangshuang's body.
Nie Shuangshuang closed her eyes unexpectedly, and with a "bang", her head hit the table and she fell asleep. The sound was so loud that it made people feel like they had a headache.
Qiao Mai was sitting next to her. When he heard the noise, he turned his head and was startled: "What happened?"
During this short conversation, Nie Shuangshuang woke up.
She was stunned for a moment, then she covered her forehead and said "ouch" twice.
The little silver fish that completed its mission crawled out of her body and obediently returned to Zhang Daoan's hands.
"How about it?"
Jie Fangcheng asked.
"Dead." Nie Shuangshuang nodded with certainty.
The dream she entered this time was her own memory.
The memory starts from when she entered the game until this copy.
Without the interference of the modified "Returning Dream Fish", Nie Shuangshuang began to experience the copy again. She was just not smart, but she was not a fool either. She soon realized that this thing was really insidious.
She was very lucid in her dream. She was so lucid that she watched her friends around her fall step by step and become strangers.
Nie Shuangshuang was very anxious to kill this thing.
Since the Lord of Dreams thought so, she could naturally do it.
After waking up, Nie Shuangshuang covered her forehead and asked excitedly, "This method is really useful! Can they also use this method?"
Zhang Daoan didn't say anything, but handed the Huimeng Fish in his hand directly to a Ronghua member next to him.
The little silver fish circled around him twice and then flew back.
Jie Fangcheng explained: "There can only be one Huimeng fish in a person's mind. You wanted to expel the Huimeng fish in your mind, so it was able to enter."
"Ah." Nie Shuangshuang was stunned. "In other words, only if you first realize that the things in your mind are not good things, can you be saved?"
"right."
"What should we do then?" Just looking at the reactions of the surrounding players, they didn't think it was a bad thing at all.
Zhang Daoan didn't explain.
"Soon." He even smiled. "Anyone with a conscience will soon realize that this god is no good."
Nie Shuangshuang was stunned, and soon understood what he had not said.
People with conscience will know that the god is an evil god and be saved.
As for those without conscience... there's nothing wrong with them being replaced.
(End of this chapter)