Roland couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Garcia's master... should be called Lan, right
In other words, the woman who met him at Rose Cafe early in the morning... died
how can that be
Even if Lan was restricted by the rules of the dream world, he was still a disciple-level martial artist, and dealing with a few fallen demons should be no problem.
What's more, Prism City was transformed from a mine. The main body is buried deep underground, and it is usually guarded by the Awakened. How could it be easily attacked by the fallen demons
He resisted the rushing emotions in his heart, and pretended to calmly pull the other party up, "Come in and talk."
Garcia stood up softly, as if all her strength had been lost.
Roland threw the sleeping Zero into the bedroom, and poured Garcia a glass of warm milk to calm the nerves. Under the bright light, the latter's mood gradually stabilized. Although his eyes were still a little out of focus, the tears finally stopped.
Only then did he notice that there were more than a dozen missed calls and six unread text messages on the mobile phone that he forgot to put in his pocket because he was walking in a hurry.
"That, sorry... Zero suddenly had a fever. I was in a hurry to go to the hospital and forgot to bring my phone." Roland said unnaturally, "What happened in Prism City? How did you know about your master? of?"
Garcia was silent for a long time, and when he thought that the other party would not speak, she said intermittently, "Around noon, I received an emergency communication from c02... It said that there was an abnormal situation at the headquarters of the association, and asked various martial arts. Home is ready to support…”
If I remember correctly, c02 was the liaison officer of the last joint extermination operation, Roland thought, that's why she made so many calls to herself, "But the support was not implemented later?"
Otherwise, Garcia should have gone to Prism City long ago.
"Yes, because the culprit that caused the anomaly is... A piece of erosion in the middle layer suddenly expanded." She murmured, "No one saw how it happened, and the monitoring did not capture the moment it changed. I heard c02 say, By the time the association reacted, the erosion had almost cut off Prism City in the middle, and the upper and lower layers had also lost contact."
Erosion... Enlarge? Roland's heart skipped a beat. If according to Lan's statement, the red moon is essentially a "hole" caused by erosion, then theoretically it should be able to appear anywhere, which naturally includes the underground. If the "red moon appeared in the world" was regarded as the beginning of the battle of divine will, wouldn't the sudden expansion of erosion also be equivalent to the appearance of the red moon in another sense
"Is there a specific time for the occurrence of the mutation at the headquarters?"
She nodded slightly, "It should be around nine in the morning."
It is almost the same as the ripple that swept over the city!
Could it be that the dream world was warning him that the power from the outside world had begun to erode here
"Then what happened to the fallen demon?"
"They... came out of the ground..."
Half an hour later, Roland had a general understanding of the whole thing.
Realizing that erosion engulfed the middle of the city vertebrae, the Martial Daoist Association immediately organized a rescue operation. Prism City was like a giant awl that went straight into the depths of the ground. This structure brought excellent defensive performance, but it was not without flaws. For example, the ventilation system must be running all the time to ensure that the people in the middle and lower layers can breathe smoothly. Other materials such as water and food are also transported from top to bottom. Therefore, when the erosion cuts off Prism City in half, the lives of the lowest-level employees are at stake.
The top priority of the association is to find out the extent of erosion and to find a suitable passage to reconnect the upper and lower floors. Prism City also considered a similar situation at the beginning of its construction, so it also set up several sets of spare evacuation wells around the city vertebrae.
Since the possibility of enemy attacks was ruled out, the Martial Daoist Association naturally canceled the support request. At that time, the guard and all the disciples were there, and the headquarters urgently needed the engineering team and the medical team, so the martial arts masters who were not very helpful to the rescue were also put on standby.
But what no one expected happened.
Just as everyone went into the various evacuation wells to explore down, the Arashi team located in Well 04 was suddenly attacked by the fallen demons.
It was later recognized that many of the fallen demons were companions of the Association who were trapped in the lower levels.
This sounds extremely shocking, and it is unbelievable that no one knows what happened below the city vertebra in the hours after the disconnection, but what appeared in front of people was a group of monsters fused with corrupted cores. There are both ordinary employees and martial artists.
Those who can enter the lower level of Prism City are undoubtedly the most reliable stalwarts of the association. What made them betray the association in less than half a day is still unknown. But there is no doubt that when they integrate the fallen core into their bodies, they are no longer a member of the human race. Even Roland was surprised to hear this for a long time, not to mention the shock of the rescue team at that time.
As a result, Lan's team was caught off guard.
In the case that the number and strength are not dominant, it is all due to Lan's excellent performance that he did not end up being wiped out. However, as the captain, Lan was unable to return to the ground safely. When she closed an isolation door, she was attacked by several fallen demons.
At the end, Garcia couldn't help sobbing again.
Roland poured her a glass of milk again, and after a moment of hesitation, he still asked the question that he cared about the most. Although it sounded out of place, he had to figure it out.
"These news should have been passed on to the headquarters by the survivors, right?" He took a deep breath, "Did anyone really witness your master's sacrifice?"
If it were normal, this kind of questioning would probably be beaten, but Garcia was in a chaotic mood at the moment, completely unaware of Roland's intentions, "My master... Master, she blocked the closing switch with her body... Then she was torn apart by the fallen demon. Fragments... At that time, many people in the team saw this scene..." She lay on the coffee table, suppressing her voice and crying, "Wu..."
"...Condolences." Roland couldn't help sighing.
He didn't know what would happen to the people in the dream world if they died, would they return to the world of consciousness, or would they disappear completely? But if the gods really control most of the world of consciousness, no matter what the outcome is, it will not be a good outcome. Without the protection of the dream world, what kind of fate will a betrayer face, you don't need to think about it.
No wonder he thought of it to the gods. This mutation is like a layout made for Lan.
Likewise, the gods do not have only one target for Lan.
The dream world is what the other party wants to destroy the most.
"Then you have to protect this place... If you lose it, the world of consciousness will be closed to you forever." Roland couldn't help thinking of Lan's warning.
It seems that he is going to fight a battle of divine will in the dream world.
The opponent is neither the devil nor the Heavenly Sea Realm.
He will face the gods.
…
"persist in… "
The noisy voice sounded in the ear, as if it was far away, and it seemed as if it was close at hand.
What the hell is going on
It felt severe pain all over its body, and its legs seemed to be broken. It was the first time it had encountered such a serious injury. Even during the promotion ceremony, it had never been so embarrassed.
For a moment, it even thought of dead words.
Ah... yes, it's dying. The vitality in the body is fading little by little, and it is replaced by a biting chill. The consciousness is like a mass of scattered sand, and it is difficult to concentrate and think.
"hold onto… "
The sound got closer.
anyone there
Strange... This language seems to be heard somewhere...
"There is still one alive here, who will help me move this damn stone away!"
"She looks badly hurt, hurry up!"
"one two Three!"
In an instant, it felt a sudden light under it, and was then lifted onto a soft movable bed.
"Hold on, you'll be fine," someone said over its head, "The Association has prepared the best doctors and equipment, as long as you can make it to the hospital!"
What does the hospital... mean? Are these people... are they saving it
"By the way, are you from the Kagad Peninsula? What's your name?"
"I... my name?"
"Yes, do you remember?"
It responded with the last of its strength.
"… Vaki… Reese."