"The end of the world, how is it determined?" After Cheng Yuxue's hands gradually became warm, Ning Buwen sat with him on a bench in the park, chatting as if they were talking about the weather.
Cheng Yuxue's emotional instability only lasted for a short period of time.
According to Cheng Yuxue himself, when they were outside the Ultimate Dungeon, although they also remembered their experiences in the Ultimate Dungeon, it was always like there was a layer of separation. It was like self-protection, and their empathy would be reduced. When he entered the Ultimate Dungeon, the memories of the past would come flooding back like a tide, almost drowning him in an instant.
Even someone as mentally strong as Cheng Yuxue couldn't bear it at this moment.
Si Nan and A Zhi also found a place in their copy to retreat and adjust themselves before they could recover.
Ning Buwen was more curious about the task requirements of this copy.
The so-called "end of the world" has different views from different people. Some people think that occasional power outages are the end of the world, some think that when humans face a similar loss crisis, it is the end of the world, and some think that it is the end of the world only when the world is completely destroyed.
So, is the end of the world the end of mankind? Or does it mean that the end of the world will come when all organic life in the world dies out
"That's determined by Pandora herself." Cheng Yuxue smiled bitterly. "This is the most frustrating part of the ultimate dungeon. What counts as the end of the world is determined by Pandora, not by the players themselves."
The player thinks he has completed the game, but Pandora doesn't think so, so it doesn't count as completing the game.
"That… "
"Because no one has ever cleared the ultimate dungeon, there is no definite answer on how to clear it." Cheng Yuxue said while looking at Ning Buwen, "If it were you, what do you think you should do next?"
"Ah?" Ning Buwen didn't expect that this difficult question would be pushed upon him all of a sudden.
To be honest, Cheng Yuxue, you are the third time to pass this dungeon. You are older than me, more capable than me, but you actually ask me, is it possible to be someone's lover like this
Tears began to accumulate in Ning Buwen's eyes, as if he was looking at a heartless person, "It's only been five years, and you don't love me anymore."
"After all, five years is a long time." Cheng Yuxue followed Ning Buwen's lead and said, "We've tried all the tricks we can. Now, holding your hand is no different from touching my own hand."
"!!! Do you really think so?" Ning Buwen immediately jumped up and stretched out his hand to pinch Cheng Yuxue's face, "I just said that, and you actually..."
Cheng Yuxue readily grasped the paw that Ning Buwen extended and comforted him, "I'm just acting with you. Otherwise, wouldn't it be boring for you to cry here alone?"
Ning Buwen couldn't help but laugh.
"We're so bored."
"No, you've always been very interesting." Cheng Yuxue laughed, "The only thing that makes me feel a little helpless is that you're becoming less and less afraid of me."
"There's nothing scary about you." Ning Bu Wen shrugged slightly.
Cheng Yuxue is a person who is easy to get along with except that his thinking is a little different from that of ordinary people. (Security team: No, you are just a lover who sees beauty in others!)
In the past, Ning Buwen was afraid of Cheng Yuxue. On the one hand, he couldn't control his love for him and couldn't help wanting to get close to him. On the other hand, he was not strong enough and always felt that he would be crushed to death at any moment.
But now, Ning Buwen has risen to the 18th place in the global Pandora rankings. As his own strength has improved, he is naturally less afraid of Cheng Yuxue.
What’s important is trust.
Knowing that Cheng Yuxue would never hurt him in any way, he naturally became braver.
In a sense, this is called "being spoiled and arrogant."
However, this word was a bit too shocking for Ning Buwen, so he decided to forget it quickly.
"We can't rush this instance." Cheng Yuxue said, "When I came here before, I didn't have as much time as I do now. The time I started the war was thirteen years, and when I released the virus, it was only five years. But now, we have a full eighty-six years. With such a long time, we can try to do things that we didn't dare to think of before."
A longer preparation and a gentler plan of destruction.
In this way, perhaps the psychological pressure will be less.
Cheng Yuxue has been here twice, and his emotions stabilized quickly. Although he felt a lot of guilt, it was actually limited to what he had done.
No matter how beautiful this world is, it is not their world after all.
Human beings are inherently a selfish species.
If we have to make a choice, we will still choose the world we live in.
You can find out the specific manifestations by reading history books.
"Our previous experience is not very useful in this world. Even if we have item cards and personal physical abilities, the residents of this world have suffered too much. When faced with strange abilities and items like ours, they also have their own ways of dealing with them. In comparison, I am more worried about the other players who enter the dungeon."
"What will happen to them?" Ning Buwen then remembered that there were at least ten million ordinary players who followed them into this copy.
Such huge numbers...
"Pandora will change the timeline and spread them out over eighty-six years," Cheng Yuxue replied, "This is the only way to ensure that the number of people in this world is reasonable. However, many players may want to clear the level at first, and then want to stay in this world."
This world is too attractive for ordinary players.
There are no disputes, no unrest, the environment is beautiful, the residents are kind and emotional, completely different from those NPCs.
This is a world that is more beautiful and real than the virtual reality.
In the virtual reality, there are so many excellent players who have lost their fighting spirit, let alone here
Ning Buwen didn't have much to say about these people's decisions.
There is nothing shameful about liking comfort.
Besides, this is not something that can be accomplished by manpower alone.
"We don't need to think about their problems for now." Cheng Yuxue turned his head slightly, "If we want to understand this dungeon better, we need to meet some people first."
"Who are you meeting?" Ning Bu Wen was stunned for a moment. Could it be that there was some key NPC in this copy
"Go to the darkest prison in the deepest part of this city." Cheng Yuxue held Ning Buwen's hand a little hard, "People in this world have their own views on death. For some extremely evil prisoners, they will not give death, but eternal imprisonment. There is no sunlight in the dark cage, only a small room, no sound, and the only person you can chat with is the prisoner like you."
When Cheng Yuxue thought of that place, his eyes curved slightly.
"I was imprisoned there before, for about fifty years in total." Cheng Yuxue stretched lazily. "Besides being boring, it's an interesting place, great for resting."
"Then...how did you escape?" Ning Buwen was a little curious about this.
"I didn't run away, but used the Time Hourglass." Cheng Yuxue smiled, "The Time Hourglass and another prop card can be used together to speed up my sentence. I was only there for fifty years, and I used almost a few hundred Time Hourglasses to spend the remaining nine hundred years of my sentence. Pandora will automatically rationalize the prop cards and personal physical abilities, so we don't need to worry about this."
Ning Buwen heard this statement for the first time.
No wonder Cheng Yuxue would so abnormally refresh the same dungeon, and also told him that the hourglass of time would be useful in the ultimate dungeon.
So it’s used to shorten the sentence
Ning Buwen didn't know where to start complaining for a moment.
"So, we are going to the prison now?" Ning Buwen quickly came to his senses and understood Cheng Yuxue's thoughts. "Those imprisoned in the prison are all top players from the previous dozen generations who almost passed the dungeon!"
Ning Buwen couldn't help but get a little excited.
Among the previous seventeen generations of players, only eight generations unlocked the ultimate copy.
The player who can be locked in the dark cage must be at least at the level of Cheng Yuxue.
What a great help this is!
"When I left last generation, I remember there were only two of my neighbors left." Cheng Yuxue tilted his head and thought for a while, "One is from the sixth generation, and the other is from the eighth generation. They don't usually like to talk much. The only time they talked a lot was when I was locked up and when I took out hundreds of time hourglasses to shorten my sentence."
No, I totally understand.
We are all sinners who are trying to destroy the world, and we all have to go to jail together. But you are the only one who comes out with special props to shorten your sentence, and you just walk away. Even if you are a mute, you will curse loudly.
Ning Buwen thought silently in his heart.
"Have you ever seen the first and second generation players?" Ning Bu Wen asked.
It seems that the earliest generation of players known so far is Cheng Yuxue.
The first and second generations seemed to have left no trace at all.
"No." Cheng Yuxue shook his head. "Sinan is the earliest generation of players I can find. Because in the previous era, humans' experience with Pandora was not perfect, so few were able to survive, and not many were able to open the ultimate copy. Even among the later survivors, most of them were after the sixth generation."
Although he had expected this, Ning Buwen was still a little disappointed to get such an answer.
"Let's go." Cheng Yuxue pulled Ning Buwen and said, "Let's go to the prison and take a look."
Hey hey hey
Don't you need to think long-term
Ning Buwen was a little dumbfounded, "We're going like this, just the two of us?"
Although both of them are very powerful, it is still a bit too arrogant for them to break into the prison together.
"The prison's guarding measures are not strict." Cheng Yuxue said as he pulled Ning Buwen, "People in this era are enjoying their lives. How could anyone be so bored as to guard prisoners? Besides, even if you open the door and let the prisoners go, they won't leave."
They are not trapped in this copy, but in themselves.
They have committed unforgivable sins against the people of this world, but they are still unable to save their own generation. They can only survive alone. How can they escape
Only endless darkness and endless silence can reduce their guilt.
There is no better place for them than prison.
"If you want to visit them in prison, you just need to apply at the prison gate. As long as the prisoners inside agree, you can meet them."
For most players, going to prison and meeting the prisoners is not difficult.
The difficulty lies in the fact that there is no description of the location of the prison in any book in this world.
Only those who have personally been to the prison and left it can accurately find the location of the prison.
This can be considered a little gift from Pandora to these legacy players.
They can still have an impact on the next generation of players.
If they want.
The twelfth generation.
Another prisoner was put into this prison.
The sixth and eighth generation people couldn't help but look towards the door.
Did another generation of players open the ultimate copy and fail
Players of the sixth and eighth generations are rarely curious.
They also wanted to see what kind of person this junior was.
"General Xue, you maliciously provoked an international war. Your sentence is 999 years. Please reflect on your actions here."
After sending Cheng Yuxue in, those people left.
This prison is fully automated and high-tech. These people can't escape at all, and the prop cards are useless.
Cheng Yuxue staggered a few steps before he stabilized his body.
Once the prison door is closed, there is no more light.
After that, neither food nor water will be delivered.
Anyway, these players have reached this level, so they won't have any problems if they don't eat or drink. Moreover, the prop cards can't be used, but the things in the space can still be used.
If you really can't stand it, just create some food and water in your own personal domain and then take it out, it will just consume energy.
"Turns out she's still a beauty." Even in a place where there is no light at all, they can still see.
Players who can leave their names in the top ten of Pandora's global rankings can hardly be considered human beings, but rather demigods.
Like Ji Xing, he has almost mastered half of the copy world.
If he wanted, he could choose not to participate in the ultimate copy and continue to live as a world tree.
"You chose to bring doomsday to this world by starting a war?" The Sixth Generation asked. "It's a smart move. At least it's much better than me foolishly overdrawing myself to summon countless monsters."
"It's a pity that we still failed." Cheng Yuxue replied calmly, "My generation only has a dozen years left. The war I started was not large enough, and the international conflicts were not planned to the point of a global war."
"Since you have failed, you will have to go to jail with us. Your generation has also failed."
Generation after generation of players failed, and they no longer even thought of escaping.
They don't want to become the legacy, nor do they want to face the fact that they have committed such a heavy sin and still failed to save the world.
"I don't want to. I want to continue." Cheng Yuxue shook his head firmly, "I am not a twelfth-generation player."
"you… "
"Not the twelfth generation? You were once a survivor?" The sixth generation was stunned for a moment, "Which generation are you from?"
"Three." Cheng Yuxue answered briefly with one word.
"The third generation?" The eighth generation player was also frightened. "Impossible, isn't the earliest known generation the Si Nan with the spider?"
"You said you were the third generation, but we've never seen you."
"I was very weak before, so of course you couldn't see it." Cheng Yuxue calmly stated the truth, "I'm just an ordinary person."
He started to become stronger in the ninth generation, so players before the ninth generation naturally had no impression of him, because Cheng Yuxue had never successfully survived to the time when the ultimate copy was opened.
He died halfway through, then came back to life little by little, and fought again in the low-end copy.
Repeat again and again.
It was not until the end of the eighth generation and the beginning of the ninth generation that he reached the threshold of Pandora's high-end players.
Cheng Yuxue does not have such great talent and can never become a high-end player who can stand out in the contemporary world.
He could only use his abilities again and again and let time teach him everything he should learn.
Cheng Yuxue took out hundreds of time hourglasses in one breath.
This can shorten the sentence.
Although he had never been to this instance, he had been imprisoned in the world of magic civilization in the previous generation. In that cell, he heard the seventh generation player tell him the secret of the hourglass.
The fifteenth generation.
Cheng Yuxue was imprisoned again.
"You failed again."
"I didn't expect to see you again."
"I heard you created a virus this time. Great, brother, you have a broad mind."
Players of the sixth and eighth generations miss their old friend Cheng Yuxue quite a lot.
Although I only miss it at this time, the excitement will pass and I will return to calmness.
"You two shut up." Cheng Yuxue's voice was not loud, but it was loud and clear. "Don't disturb my rest."
The six-generation and eight-generation players looked at each other and felt that something was wrong with Cheng Yuxue's situation.
It seems like his personality has changed a lot.
But on second thought, if it were them, there would probably be even more.
It has been so many years since Cheng Yuxue came here. In the meantime, he might have gone to other ultimate copies.
But obviously, they all failed.
Failure after failure, end of the world after end.
Who can bear it
Cheng Yuxue took out all the time hourglasses to shorten his sentence.
But he was not proficient enough in using the time hourglass, and he was still imprisoned for nearly twenty years.
When he went out again, he was already a middle-aged man.
"Are you leaving again?" The sixth-generation player whispered, "If you fail one more time, it's almost time for you to give up. We have already been abandoned by the times, and the future will always belong to the next generation of players."
These people, who should have been buried in history long ago, should learn to accept their own destiny.
"I won't give up." Cheng Yuxue looked at them calmly, "If I gave up, I would have died in the third generation."
"As long as my abilities can still be used, I will survive again and again, reintegrate into a new generation of players, and go through another dungeon."
The most important thing that time taught Cheng Yuxue is not to give up.
As long as you are alive, there is hope.
Since his ability is immortality, it means that he can come to this ultimate copy again and again.
Until my powers fail.
The author has something to say: The sixth and eighth generations: Wow, the person imprisoned this time is a beauty.
Decades later.
Sixth and Eighth Generations: Why does he have hourglasses, and hundreds of them? Isn't it agreed that you can't enter the same instance repeatedly? Did he go out of his way to find an item that can allow him to repeatedly enter the instance
The sixth and eighth generations: … My apologies, it turns out that he is the boss of the third generation.
Hundreds of years later.
Sixth & Eighth Generation: Boss, your personality seems to be changing a little too fast.
Eighth Generation: I guess it’s a perversion, which is understandable.
Sixth Generation: So, nothing is difficult in this world as long as you are willing to give up.
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