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"Lian Chuan," Ning Gu grabbed Lian Chuan's hand, "Do you still remember me?"
"Of course I remember," Lian Chuan looked down at him, his knee still pressed on his stomach, not loosening his grip at all, "I remember everything, including you."
"I mean," Ning Gu felt breathless, but still held his hand tightly, and small spots of light flashed under the skin of the back of their hands, "You still remember those feelings... right? During the experiences we had together, your feelings..."
Lian Chuan looked at him without saying anything, his eyes so cold that no emotion could be seen.
"When you gave yourself to the poet in the Lost Valley and waited for me to save you," Ning Gu said with difficulty, gritting his teeth, "when you followed me to the ghost town Tongue Bay and told me that I had to live without any scruples and ignore the cost..."
Lian Chuan didn't move, just looked at him. If Ning Gu hadn't felt the almost suffocating pressure on his stomach, he would have suspected that he had become a statue.
"When that big-faced guy in the dewdrops wanted to take me away and you ran into him," Ning Gu took two breaths, "you still remember those feelings, right?"
"I like your feelings very much, and I don't want you to die," Lian Chuan finally spoke, his voice as cold as the hyena when he mentioned "main city cleanup team" when they first met, "Is that what you want to say?"
"Yes." Ning Gu said.
"Remember." Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu was a little overwhelmed when he heard these two calm words. He had thought that if Lian Chuan still remembered that they had been through so much together before, there would at least be a way to pry open the door.
But Lian Chuan's reaction now was as if he was telling him.
Remember.
So what
Ning Gu suddenly lost his strength, let go of Lian Chuan's hand, and lay down on the ground with his arms and legs spread out and closed his eyes.
"Okay, kill me."
Lianchuan's knee moved away.
When Ning Gu opened his eyes, Lian Chuan was no longer beside him.
He quickly climbed up, holding his stomach, and saw that Lian Chuan had returned to the stage and sat back in the chair. Everything was back to the way it was when he first saw it.
Lian Chuan sat in the dark shadow against the light, with countless tubes leading to the darkness all around.
"Why don't you kill me." Ning Gu walked up the stairs for the third time.
Lian Chuan did not answer.
"Are you reluctant?" Ning Gu stepped onto the stairs and did not release his ability to protect himself. "If it were me, I would be reluctant to kill you."
Lian Chuan still didn't move.
"Come back with me," Ning Gu walked back to the platform, and without pausing, he continued to walk towards the chair, "There are still many people waiting for you, Lei Yu, Aunt Chun, the boss, the partners of the cleanup team, and Jiuyi, the brainless one..."
Just when he was about to reach Lian Chuan, the black tubes around Lian Chuan suddenly retracted at the same time, blocking Ning Gu in front of him.
Ning Gu stopped and stared at the tubes, but still couldn't see the end of the tubes.
Maybe these are what control the Scavengers.
But he didn't know if this was the case, then the "center" of control was these tubes or Lianchuan.
If he cut off the pipes, would he kill the scavenger or Lianchuan
"Are you controlling the scavenger?" Ning Gu asked.
"You talk so much." Lian Chuan said.
"Is this your first day knowing me?" Ning Gu said, "I always talk so much, and I talk even more when I'm in a good mood."
Lian Chuan didn't say anything else.
"Did you just say that you like me very much? Are you reluctant to kill me?" Ning Gu asked, "Are you controlling the scavenger?"
Lian Chuan didn't say anything. The pipes were blocked more tightly and Ning Gu could no longer see Lian Chuan through the gaps in the pipes.
"Am I handsome?" Ning Gu asked, "Am I more handsome or is Jiu Yi more handsome?"
"Have you ever touched the little tuft of hair on the tip of the boss's ear?" Ning Gu asked.
"I took Leiyu A01 today," Ning Gu continued, "It was quite comfortable and cool."
"When can I take your car?" Ning Gu said, "Can I try driving it? Or..."
The pipe blocking the way suddenly parted and whipped forward.
Ning Gu was still thinking about what to say next when he was caught off guard and was hit on the head. He flew backwards a long distance and fell off the platform again.
The whole body, including the face, exploded with pain instantly.
“Lianchuan!” It took him several seconds to jump up again. Golden light burst out from under his feet as he roared. “So many things, I remember so much! Are they so meaningless to you? Aren’t these worth the pain?”
"Of course I can't resist!" Lian Chuan suddenly jumped down from the high platform and rushed in front of him in an instant. The hatred and coldness in his eyes were clearly visible. "Of course I can't resist. It's just a fleeting memory..."
"Is it so short in a flash?" Ning Gu roared, "Those flashes by were happiness! They were joy! I was reluctant to leave! They were enough for me to decide to stay in this world at the risk of my life, and they were enough for me to come here to find you!"
"Really?" Lian Chuan tilted his head.
"Why did you come here?" Ning Gu stared at Lian Chuan, "It's because of those fleeting moments! Enough for you to choose between life and death in order to keep me alive for a fleeting moment!"
Lian Chuan didn't say anything. He raised his hand and Ning Gudi flew backwards for who knows how many times.
After falling to the ground for who knows how many times, his eyes were burning with anger.
Time doesn't exist, does it
There is no cause and effect, right
Isn't it an Ouroboros
When Lian Chuan turned back to the platform, Ning Gu rushed up the steps and slashed at Lian Chuan with several dark silver blades: "You have been here for a long time, right?"
"Yes." Lian Chuan shook, and Ning Gu's attack missed, leaving several deep scratches on the huge chair.
"So Jiuyi was right. I was the one who created the Scavenger." Ning Gu didn't pause. He waved his hand back and the blade wrapped in golden light slashed towards Lianchuan again.
Lian Chuan dodged again, but another blade under Ning Gu's feet had blocked his retreat and cut a deep line on Lian Chuan's foot.
Lian Chuan stopped and looked at Ning Gu.
"You are the beginning," Ning Gu said, "and you can also be the end."
"Are you going to kill me?" Lian Chuan looked at him.
"I want to take Lian Gou back with me," Ning Gu said, "If you don't let me, I'll kill you."
Lian Chuan didn't say anything else. He instantly flashed in front of Ning Gu and punched him hard in the chest.
Ning Gu knelt on one leg, supporting himself with his hands, and was carried back several meters by the inertia of the punch.
I felt like I heard a click.
The sharp pain in his chest told him that his ribs might be broken.
"I want that," Ning Gu adjusted his breathing, "The dog that will steal my rations, come back."
Lian Chuan rushed up again.
At the same time as the pipe hit Ning Gu's face, he kicked him in the chest.
Same location.
This time Ning Gu was sure that even if the previous punch did not break his ribs, this kick would definitely break them.
"You can't kill me," Ning Gu stood up, holding his chest, "Although I don't know why..."
Lian Chuan kicked Ning Gu in the stomach again.
But this time the golden light rolled over and protected Ning Gu.
He was kicked several meters away. He stretched his legs backwards and stopped at the edge of the platform. He looked at Lian Chuan while panting: "But you can't kill me."
"You can stay here," Lian Chuan said, "You can't bear to leave me."
Time does not exist.
Yes.
If Ning Gu didn't leave, for him, his world would have stopped at the moment he reached out his hand to the scavenger.
No one would realize what he had been through, and the world might be destroyed in the next second, but he could watch countless worlds being destroyed here with Lian Chuan.
In this place without time, he lives in that second of all the people and things he cares about.
Ning Gu pressed his chest and almost cried out in pain.
He doesn't want to stay here.
What’s the difference between this and Ye Xi living forever in that yellow last second
He doesn't want to live like this.
He wants to live a real life, with tears and laughter, happiness and sadness, friends and enemies, goodbye and see you tomorrow...
"I'm not reluctant to leave you," Ning Gu smiled, "Who do you think you are?"
Lian Chuan rushed over and punched him in the ribs for the third time.
At this moment, Ning Gu felt that he couldn't speak. He grabbed Lian Chuan's shoulders and tried to breathe hard: "You are not the one I can't bear to leave, but I will find him and take him back."
"If you don't leave, you will really die," Lian Chuan slowly removed his hand from his shoulder, "I'm just giving you a choice."
"Really?" Ning Gu laughed, "I have already made my choice."
Lian Chuan stared at him for a long time, and when he raised his hand and hit him again, the speed was too slow for Lian Chuan.
Ning Gu can dodge or use his ability to protect himself.
But he didn't.
He was just waiting for this punch.
This dark Lian Chuan wanted to load the pain he had endured onto him bit by bit, watching his pain clearly, watching his hopeless struggle, and watching his persistence which seemed meaningless to him.
Just like he was watching here countless worlds suffering from the terror and despair before destruction.
When Lian Chuan's fist landed on Ning Gu's chest, Ning Gu felt that his breathing had stopped, and there were chaotic dots in front of his eyes.
But he still used all his strength to hug Lianchuan.
Lian Chuan didn't move, and seemed to be enjoying his painful gasps.
The time is now.
Win every bet.
He didn't want to inflict any more pain on Lianchuan, but he still had to use pain to wake Lianchuan up.
The source of all Lianchuan’s pain.
There is no golden glow.
All that burst out from Ning Gu's body were dark silver beams of light.
No spinning, no tangling.
There is no buffering.
All of them pierced into Lianchuan's body.
"I have already made my choice," Ning Gu whispered in Lian Chuan's ear, "I want the Lian Chuan who married me in the church to live with me in our world."
Lian Chuan didn't say anything.
But breathing was heavy.
The countless blades that pierced his body finally made him let out a low, painful cry.
I'm sorry, Lianchuan, I have to use your most painful memory to get you back.
"Betelgeuse," Ning Gu whispered word by word, "wake up."
receive.
The vibrations coming from the ground were accompanied by huge explosions.
Jiu Yi, who was squatting on the top of the molten fire pipe, was almost shaken and fell down, so he had to reach out to support himself.
Fulukushouxi was holding onto the pipe tightly below: "Boss! Are you going to die?"
"Shut up," Jiu Yi slowly arched his back, "I don't know whether Ning Gu succeeded or failed... Anyway, the scavenger is coming."
"A lot!" Fulu shouted.
"Move in full force," Nine-Wing said. "Tell the Demoman to get ready."
Fulukushouxi jumped down the pipe quickly.
"Nine Wings," the captain's voice came from the intercom, "something is wrong."
"A large number of them are coming," Jiu Yi said, "Travelers, please take precautions. Is E here?"
"Here." E's voice sounded.
"I'm going to blow up the pipeline," Jiu Yi said, "Let the puppets fight back. If we can't stop this wave, we're done."
"Got it," E said, "I'll do my best."
"Have Lei Yu and the others returned?" the team leader asked, "I can't contact them."
"The communication with the main city is down," Jiuyi said, "We have to bear it for the time being."
"All members of the cleanup team are in place." It was Long Biao's voice on the intercom.
"Once the pipeline explodes," Jiu Yi said, "the cleanup team will be isolated in the main city, and that part will be left to you and the travelers."
"Okay." Long Biao said.
"Then wait." Jiu Yi said.
When the flames seemed to burst out from the cracks as if they were about to break through the ground, Guangguang saw a large area of black.
The number of scavengers almost obscured the flames rising into the sky.
"Don't come out." Guangguang pushed the last refugee into the underground warehouse and closed the door.
Is this the final moment of destruction
Guang Guang jumped out of the mall window with his weapon on his back.
She couldn't help much. The weapon could only suppress the scavenger briefly. Although she rushed out of the mall with the goal of suppressing a scavenger for even a second, she knew that the bigger reason was that even if she had to die with this world, she would die in resistance.
The screams of the travelers rose and fell all around, and the continuous bursts of power were mixed with broken scavengers.
The main city troops surrounding Luzhu also dispersed, city guards and patrols passed by, and the sound of heavy rocks being fired could be heard continuously.
Guangguang never imagined that one day she would be holding a weapon, standing on top of the ruins in the main city that had been completely destroyed by fire, firing at the scavengers that kept rushing out, and pushing the scavengers into the circle of ability of the nearby travelers.
I never imagined that I would have such courage and anger one day.
She had never imagined how she would die one day.
As several dark shadows rolled towards her, she pressed the button for the last time.
goodbye.
Although it wasn't very beautiful, it still left behind many memories and a world that I was reluctant to leave.
My hometown.
"Explode." Jiuyi flicked his finger lightly, and a low buzzing sound was heard.
As explosions were heard again from underground, a large area of ground on the Black Iron Wasteland began to slowly rise.
When the first piece of black iron ground was lifted up by the explosion, Jiuyi bent his body, spread out his huge wings behind him, jumped off the black iron pipe, and glided through the air.
"Savior," he waved his hand, a cold light flashed, and a passage was cleared for the group of puppets that were surrounded, "What did you do... Where is your exclusive big bug?"