At this moment, countless complex emotions emerged. Looking at someone walking towards him, Wujiu's mind went blank.
It was not until the two of them got closer that Wujiu finally recovered from his shock.
As if a long time had passed in this moment, he spoke in a trembling voice:
"You are... Bai Wu?"
There is astonishment and shock, as well as joy that has not yet erupted, and also a hint of self-doubt and vigilance.
"Captain, that's not the case. Your expression makes it seem like I've changed. Have you forgotten me just because we haven't seen each other for half a year? Or are you not used to my appearance?"
"Ah, but you should remember this blame. I was the one who took it when we first left the tower. As for why I took it on again, it's a long story."
"Oh, this big sword... Well, this sword has a history. I'm also surprised that this sword is stronger than my life. I'll tell you the origin of this sword later. This is a very important thing, and it's related to the reason why I came here."
"Hey, I remember another version of Yan Zizai said you have a cat? What cat? Orange cat? Ragdoll? British shorthair? I didn't expect that you, the captain, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are a cat lover."
"Captain, your aura has become very powerful... I thought that after drinking the well water, I would become the strongest among humans, but Captain, you were able to catch up."
Bai Wu kept talking, and from Wujiu's reaction, he knew that Wujiu must have heard some news.
Thinking back to the message I left for Yan Zizai before leaving, telling him that I had gone to Denglin City—
Bai Wu's brain reacted easily and realized that this person... was here to avenge him.
After the apostle was destroyed, Zero should have conveyed the news of his own death. And Zero should also know that it was Jing Si who killed him.
It is impossible that Yan Zizai did not dissuade the short man in front of him, but he still came to Denglin City.
Even though he knew that his opponent might be Jing Si.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu both had red eyes.
Bai Wu kept talking a lot, not only because he wanted to ease Wujiu's emotions, but also because he needed to ease his own emotions.
One of the two people was talking incessantly while the other was listening silently. Both of them were suppressing their emotions and not letting them explode.
The reactions of the two gradually calmed down.
The early morning sunlight was partially blocked by the huge science and technology building. Wujiu stood in the light and Baiwu stood in the shadow. It seemed that the two were very far away, but they were only separated by a thin line.
Then Wujiu reached out his hand, and Baiwu's hand also passed through the shadows:
"Welcome back."
"Welcome back."
The two people said in unison, each thinking that the other was the one who returned. Bai Wu then realized that—
I am so similar to the captain.
I saw a certain future and thought I would never see the captain again.
The captain also learned some news and thought he would never see me again.
That's why they said the four words "welcome back" at the same time, as if... they had already experienced a permanent farewell.
The so-called trip to Denglin City, in a sense, was about changing the future for the captain, and the captain also changed the future for himself.
This is good, it makes him feel that he is not alone.
The two smiled at each other, and Wujiu said:
"I heard that you were dead. You must explain this to me."
"I almost died. I will explain it to you clearly, but let's go in first. These evil people want to let us in, so they must trigger some rules." Bai Wu said.
Wujiu was very confused:
"Will it be dangerous?"
"Yes, but that's how the game works. If you don't open that door, the zombies will never come in, the game will never start, and the NPC will never tell you that the princess has been captured, but the game can't continue."
Wujiu nodded as if he understood something, and Bai Wu said:
"There may be humans in the Denglin City Science and Technology Building. After we go in, we will most likely encounter these humans and be affected by certain rules like these humans. However, as long as we can remove these rules, we should be able to gain a lot."
Wujiu still nodded. It felt good that I didn’t have to use my brain.
So, under the gaze of a bunch of three-eyed evil creatures, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu stepped into the Denglin City Science and Technology Building.
The moment the two of them stepped into the building at the same time, they both sensed a strange aura.
Wujiu looked at Baiwu. If he didn’t understand something, he should just ask Baiwu.
A note popped up in Bai Wu's eyes—
Ahaha! You are finally caught. From now on, you have entered the survival challenge of Lantern Forest City. Once you step into this building, you are already shrouded in twisted rules.
Rong Ben will bring a narrator to explain the following game rules to you -
The last hope of mankind lives in this building, and obsession can influence the rules.
At that time, Jing Si's aura turned countless humans into evil, but only those scientists could not turn into evil because of the rules created by their obsession, and they are still alive in the human way.
But Jing Si's resentment erupted, causing the evil in this place to evolve abnormally, and a curse of lies filled the building.
The effect of the curse of lies is that there is no savior in this world. If there really is one, prove it.
Therefore, the conditions for winning the mission are to find Jing Si’s evil heart and kill Jing Si’s evil heart.
Mission failure conditions: No failure. Once you enter the cursed building, every death of yours is the beginning of the next torture, and the torture will continue to intensify with your death.
"What did you observe?" Wujiu asked.
Bai Wu's eyes were no longer a secret. Looking at Bai Wu's somewhat surprised expression, Wu Jiu probably guessed that Bai Wu had seen something bad.
"It's the rule. I understand why those evil ones want us to enter this building. Because once we enter this building, our death will no longer be the end. On the contrary, it will make the end farther and farther away from us."
Bai Wu spoke calmly as he pondered the contents of the notes, while also answering some of Wujiu's questions.
Wujiu frowned. He didn't quite understand Bai Wu's last sentence:
"What do you mean our death is no longer the end?"
Bai Wu gave an example:
"It's like a game where a hero goes to the dragon castle to slay a dragon. The dragon is very powerful and kills the hero. The death of the hero ends the game. At this time, you can choose to leave the game or continue the game."
Wujiu understood:
"But now that we've stepped into this building, does that mean we can't leave the game, and if we die we'll be resurrected in the building?"
"Yes, so those monsters really want us to enter the building because they can eat us more than once." Bai Wu responded while looking around.
Wujiu said:
"But doesn't this mean that we won't really fail? Even if we fail, there will be countless next times. Why do I feel like this is a good thing?"
After confirming that there was no valuable information around, Bai Wu said:
"Because our death will make the end further away from us. Once we die, all the monsters that kill us will become stronger."
Wujiu reacted:
"No wonder... The evil that I saw wrapped around this building last night was just tentacles. Today, I discovered that many scarlet flowers had bloomed on the tentacles. Does this mean... it is mutating, evolving?"
Bai Wu nodded, acknowledging this fact which was extremely disadvantageous to them:
"That's right. That's why the evil in this city is so strong. The scientists who live in the science and technology building are the last ones to stand against the distortion..."
"In a sense, the more they refuse to give up, the stronger those monsters will become. Over the past seven hundred years, they have died as many times as those monsters have evolved..."
Wujiu was silent.
What a desperate scene this is
He had heard Bai Wu mention that the scientists who held on to the end gave up the opportunity to enter the tower.
They were afraid that once all humans entered the tower, they would be further and further away from the homeland that once raised them, and would eventually be unable to return.
They don't want to see this scene, nor do they want humanity to be driven out by evil and defeated by distortion.
So he stayed in the Denglin City Science and Technology Building and continued to develop ways to fight against evil.
During this period, an important member, Xie Yingjie, went to the tower, which dealt a severe blow to the entire technology team.
Even Professor Tao, who had always been determined, wavered at that time.
But in the end, Professor Tao continued his research with this group of people, determined to find a way for humans to defeat evil.
This decision widened the gap between his life and Xie Yingjie's.
Professor Tao experienced increasing despair day after day in Denglin City.
And Xie Yingjie obtained eternal life and power in the tower.
Although it may not be true happiness, compared with Professor Tao, what Xie Yingjie carries is really too light.
Xie Yingjie is not a bad person, but in comparison, Professor Tao is a little too tragic.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu could both imagine that for seven hundred years, scientists had been trying and failing continuously, and every failure made those evil beings stronger.
Every failure makes the possibility of expelling evil even slimmer.
Their former ambitions were shattered time and again by the ever-growing evil, and no matter how hard they tried, they could only feel that their goals were getting further and further away from them.
It would be fine if I died because of this, but because of the rules, I can never reach death.
Every death does not mean the end, it only means that the next death will be more painful.
“This is… too heavy. They shouldn’t bear such a fate. Saving humanity is humanity’s self-salvation and it shouldn’t be borne by a few people.” Wujiu felt like a stone was pressing on his heart.
Bai Wu looked at the elevator number and already knew which floor the scientists were at:
"Some people will just carry the burden for others, and there are many such people in history. Captain, they have lived under the curse of never being able to defeat the evil for seven hundred years, and the gap between them and the evil is getting bigger and bigger. But now that we are here..."
Bai Wu's eyes and Wu Jiu's eyes both became firm:
"Then I swear to break this curse!"
The two brothers spoke in unison again.
Bai Wu is a cold-blooded person, who is sometimes passionate, but more often cold-blooded to the core.
But there are some people in this world whom he wants to save no matter what.
Professor Tao and the group of scientists in Denglin City are the people he deserves to redeem.
Not to mention Wujiu, he is a hero.
The two began to walk deeper into the technology building.
Just by relying on observation, he was able to obtain so much information. Wujiu realized how powerful Bai Wu was and made up his mind that no matter what terrible scene he would face later, he had to at least protect Bai Wu.
To this world, Bai Wu is more valuable than himself.
"I don't want to miss any clues, Captain. Let's take the stairs. By the way, I'll tell you what happened recently."
"Okay, you make the decision."
Next, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu began to explore slowly. They confirmed one thing: it seemed that monsters could not enter the building.
At least during the day.
There was no information from the first to fifth floors of the science and technology building, and even in the rooms of Well 4 and Well 6, no valuable intelligence was found.
During this process, the two of them deliberately walked very slowly. Bai Wu told Wu Jiu a lot of things he had experienced before and told him everything he knew.
Wujiu also told the story of the cat. The two of them exchanged their experiences during the six months they hadn't seen each other.
Wujiu was very confused:
"You mean... I was captured by the Well Force in order to protect the tower?"
"Yes, that's what was said in the revelation, but now the revelation has changed." Bai Wu was searching for files, but there were very few files in the archive room.
Compared with what Bai Wu learned in the Xuanhui Market Four Hearts copy, it is much less.
"Perhaps the revelation... has not changed."
"What's the meaning?"
It was Bai Wu's turn to be confused. Although Wu Jiu had told Bai Wu about the cat, neither of them had thought of a possibility.
Now Wujiu suddenly thought of it.
"Maybe it has changed. In the revelation you experienced, I was indeed captured by the farm in order to guard the tower, but now, because you took action before the tower came down - many things have changed."
"But have you noticed that according to Yan Zizai, you still died on the way to Denglin City, while I am still heading to the tower, another me."
Wujiu looked at Baiwu, who immediately came to his senses:
"Yes... maybe the future has been changed, but there will also be some kind of logical correction in the future. If the corresponding calamity does not fall on the captain... then it means that someone else has taken it on your behalf, captain?"
It was as if he was supposed to die, but Jingsan died for him.
If Wujiu had not appeared in the tower, then the cat that appeared in the tower and was mistaken for Wujiu by everyone... might have suffered the corresponding fate for Wujiu.
At this time, Li You had not established any perception with Wujiu, so he was unaware of this conversation.
"The tower cannot be destroyed. If we find Jing Si and pin down Jing Yi, we will be able to completely reverse the future. No matter what, Li is the captain's friend and has saved the captain many times. He is my friend."
Wujiu nodded:
"So during our trip to Denglin City, we need to find the two weapons as quickly as possible. Judging from Li You's current progress, the evil tide has begun to converge on the tower. Theoretically, we should be able to make it in time."
"Yes. Now, we have to focus on solving the problem in Lantern Forest City, finding the two weapons, and freeing... these scientists from the curse."
When Bai Wu finished speaking, he came to the stairs. Just as he and Wu Jiu were making simple plans for the future—
There was a little scare on the stairs.
A scientist in a blue dust suit ran frantically from the seventh floor of the science and technology building to the sixth floor, muttering to himself:
"Let me become evil! Let me become evil! Please let me go! Let me go!"
He seemed to have lost sight of Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, and was about to crash into them—
Snapped!
The scientist in the dust suit... suddenly exploded, and red blood plasma and organs scattered everywhere.
He was fine in the previous second, but in the next second his body was twisted by a strong force and instantly turned into countless pieces of meat.
Although this scene was bloody and horrifying, Wujiu and Bai Wu were able to easily avoid the blood and flesh. However, Wujiu was puzzled:
"Isn't there no way for the monsters to get into this building? Why did he die?"
Wujiu thought that this person's death was related to his evil fall.
Bai Wu was also thinking about this question. He suddenly remembered something and his eyes caught sight of something -
Victory condition: Kill Jing Si's evil heart. What on earth is this? Is it the same thing as Jing Si's heart in Xuanhui City
What is the effect of evil thoughts
Hiding in this building, although the evil outside cannot come in, it does not mean that there is no danger inside.
The white fog gradually took shape.
Although the scientist exploded, the documents in his dust suit were still there. This was very strange. The scientist's will seemed to have collapsed, but why was he still carrying the documents
He reached into the pocket of his bloodstained dust jacket, pulled out the document, and said:
"I wonder what happened to Professor Tao...?"
(It’s been shorter recently, but when it comes to the chapters that need to explode, I will definitely arrange a 10,000-word chapter. The main reason is that I have to echo many of the previous scenes, so I really can’t write fast... Please understand that the current chapters are more difficult to write.)