"It seems that the other origin places have not yet reached out to Victoria. Is there any reason..."
Luo Ling pondered for a moment. The many gazes she sensed in the sky were not illusions. Victoria's existence itself seemed to have an inexplicable attraction to other places of origin.
From the private group chat records of Iris and others, Luo Ling could also see that Yuejian and Tumi were overly enthusiastic towards Victoria.
After a little thought, Luo Ling made up his mind.
"Elsa."
Luo Ling turned her head and called softly.
"ah?"
At this time, because the adults were talking about important things, Elsa, who could only concentrate on eating, looked up blankly.
"Let's go back to Victoria together later." Luo Ling said softly, his eyes twinkling, "Perhaps, I vaguely know why..."
There is only one major difference between Victoria and other places of origin.
—Her presence.
Because of Luo Ling's "Savior Witch", Victoria was able to successfully reverse the coming of "Doomsday".
If it weren't for her...
What would other places of origin be like
Before going on a date with Iris, Luo Ling wanted to feel Victoria's changes more carefully.
Elsa happens to be free, so I'll take her with me.
"Eh..."
Hearing Luo Ling's invitation, Elsa was slightly stunned, and then showed some joy.
Is this the legendary date
Chapter 7 The Nth Funeral (5k)
In the present Victoria.
The blue-haired girl wore a plain long dress and a round-brimmed gauze hat, which added a touch of youthfulness but made her strange appearance seem less outstanding.
The petite red-haired girl next to her was still wearing her usual Lolita skirt and a bright red butterfly on her cute flat hat.
Luo Ling held Elsa's hand and strolled through the devastated Victoria.
The weather in Victoria in May is changeable. It was cloudy and rainy not long ago, but now it is a bit hot and dry.
“… … .”
Compared to the first time he stepped into Victoria after the "doomsday" disaster, Victoria today seems to be no different, but Luo Ling can still feel the changes.
According to the news sent by Fiona, order completely collapsed after the truth about Victoria was revealed.
The most important thing is that without the suppression of the "company" headquarters, there is no need to worry about causing boundary collapse or other unforeseen disasters. In addition, people are panicked when they realize that they have lost their awakened abilities. Many mentally broken awakened people vent their anger on ordinary people.
Fortunately, most of the awakened people were rational enough, and the riot did not last long and was quickly suppressed.
What was even more terrible was what happened afterwards. The awakened ones discovered that they could regain their power by becoming strange apostles. Even some of the awakened ones who had been calm and rational before could not hold back.
The most troublesome thing is that the strange secrets of "Company" and "Pioneer" have been leaked out. Suddenly, many awakened people emerged who used the power of their own sacrificial vessels to transform into strange apostles, including several owners of powerful sacrificial vessels.
After all, the owners of these powerful sacrificial instruments were originally at the pinnacle of humanity, but they lost all their power because of this incident, which was a particularly heavy blow to them.
Not everyone can be like the young man, who can face the loss of power calmly. Even when faced with Luo Ling's offer of help and the promise to restore his decapitated head, he was able to calmly refuse it.
After all, most awakened people would rather pursue more powerful power and the status that comes with it. The pain of getting it and then losing it is far more intense than not getting it at all.
However, this would cause even more trouble due to the strange apostles that appeared everywhere.
There are many reasons why the weird apostle has been criticized in the past. The most important one is that once you follow the corresponding weird path, you will embark on a path similar to this weird person, and your personality and everything will be affected, gradually tending towards weird instincts.
Most weird instincts don't care about human nature...
Therefore, this continuous chaos has not been resolved until now.
Luo Ling was just strolling casually in Victoria, and he could feel the aura of various strange paths all around him, which gradually spread from this suffering city and even affected the entire world of the place of origin.
More importantly, Luo Ling could deeply sense that the shadow of "Doomsday" had never left Victoria, even if she used the "Savior Witch" who could reverse the path.
Even the "Transformation" that fell in the past could not compete with the real "Doomsday". It is too fantastic to rely on the power He left behind to resist the erosion of "Doomsday".
Unlike Luo Ling who was worried, Elsa next to her was quite happy. She could not feel the conflicts of various strange paths taking place in Victoria. She enjoyed the time alone with Luo Ling.
and...
Although it is strange to say so, compared to the large three-hundred-year cycle kingdom of God that was previously redeemed by "Transfiguration", today's Victoria... is more suitable for Elsa's existence.
Elsa has never been a normal awakener. She has always been a "human" walking on a strange path. Only Victoria, who is on a strange path, makes Elsa feel a lot more comfortable.
While Luo Ling and Elsa were still walking, a shocked voice sounded from behind them.
"...Liu Qian?"
A familiar yet unfamiliar name.
Elsa was slightly stunned. She always felt that the name sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it.
She turned around and saw a lightly dressed girl staring at her. She looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she was. She could only tilt her head and ask,
"Who are you... "
But when he heard Elsa's voice, the other party's originally excited expression turned into suspicion and he frowned slightly.
Luo Ling looked up, and the moment he saw the lightly dressed girl, the forgotten memories reappeared in his mind.
"It's my schoolmate."
During the Jiangcheng County period, An Yu, Luo Ling's high school junior, once carried out the "Bai Yan Village" mission with Elsa and Luo Ling. As a result, she witnessed the death of her grandparents at the hands of Bai Lingzhi, and the girl almost collapsed completely.
Come to think of it, we haven’t seen each other for more than half a year.
Elsa didn't think of it at first. Firstly, too many things happened in the past six months, and secondly... An Yu had always been wearing classic school uniform sportswear. This kind of appearance-destroying outfit could almost make up for the difference between most people.
Lian Luo Ling only remembered Elsa through "Liu Qian", the name she used when she lived in Jiangcheng County.
Luo Ling sent a message to Elsa through the spores, and the little girl suddenly realized and said in surprise,
"Oh, it's Sister Anyu!"
"Hmm? Are you really Xiao Qian?" An Yu's suspicious look finally faded away, and she said tremblingly, "You... can you talk now?"
If she hadn't said it, Luo Ling would have forgotten that Elsa was originally a mute and talkative little girl in a wheelchair.
"Um... "
Elsa looked up at Luo Ling, and when she saw that she didn't react, she realized that Luo Ling didn't want to recognize An Yu in her current appearance, so she didn't mention it any further.
Hearing Elsa's answer, An Yu was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.
She came closer and looked left and right, then raised her hand to wipe away her tears and said in a sobbing voice,
"That's great. Sister Xiangyun said you were dead. They even took me to see the cenotaphs of you and Senior Sister Luo Ling..."
"ah?"
Hearing this, Elsa blinked.
At this time, she also remembered that she seemed to have "died" before...
In the battle with Lin Jianming, Luo Ling chose to fake his death to escape, and with him, Elsa also got rid of this quagmire and completely disappeared behind the scenes.
However, it was hard for the other members of the Twin Ponytail Team. Until now, Cen Xiangyun and Eve thought that Luo Ling and Elsa were dead.
After all... Although almost all the senior executives knew that Luo Ling was the "White Witch", this matter was never made public.
Of course, the dead philosopher and the old man could not speak, but the only person who knew about this, the boy, had no intention of revealing this fact to the members of the Twin-Ponytail Team. This kind of thing was purely a bad taste and had no benefits, and it was inconsistent with the boy's usual character.
only...
"My... cenotaph?" Elsa pointed at herself, a look of bewilderment on her face. "But, I'm not dead yet."
Elsa, who encountered such a thing for the first time, was a little confused for a moment.
Someone built a grave for me while I was still alive. Who wouldn't be confused when encountering such a thing
Luo Ling next to her remained calm. There was nothing she could do. She had experienced similar things countless times and had become accustomed to it.
Now when Luo Ling heard about this kind of thing, he felt almost no emotion in his heart, and even wanted to go and see it, preferably at the memorial service.
How many times in life will you have the opportunity to attend your own memorial service
Of course, Luo Ling participated a little too often...
"This is..."
An Yu raised her head slightly and looked at the "Black Kite" version of Luo Ling standing next to Elsa with confusion.
When seeing the face of "Wu Yuan", An Yu's expression paused slightly.
It wasn't because he recognized Luo Ling, but because Miss Iris's appearance was too eye-catching, and the same was true for Luo Ling now.
"friend."
Elsa pulled on the corner of Luo Ling's clothes and said with her head slightly lowered.
She was not very good at lying and was afraid that An Yu would notice something, so she could only lower her head to hide the unnatural expression on her face.
"Wu Yuan—you can call me that."
Luo Ling did not intend to confess directly to An Yu, nor did he not want to recognize An Yu or expose the fact that he had faked his death.
Victoria's affairs have come to an end, and there is no point in hiding the past any longer.
I finally got a "Wu Yuan" vest again, I'll hide it for a while.
As for the experience of traveling with Elsa, Luo Ling would soon erase her own existence from the minds of everyone who had seen them.
"Um... "
An Yu's eyes were a little complicated, but she also knew that during the time she was separated from "Xiao Qian", it was normal for her to make more friends.
Perhaps because it was a rare occasion to meet an old friend, Elsa returned to her talkative nature and started chattering with An Yu.
Luo Ling never interrupted and just stood by and listened quietly.
Elsa recalled the past and talked about the Twin Ponytails Team. An Yu also told Elsa her story after she left Jiangcheng County and the people in Qingshan Mental Hospital.
After the Jiangcheng County incident, the Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital communication group was almost completely disbanded. Several low-level awakeners went to various small organizations and there was no news of them since then.
Including the group leader Ji Shinian, who was arranged by Lu Fangling to go to a retirement home because his abilities were wasted.
Only An Yu was noticed by the "Society of Destiny" because of his ability in the "Order" path, and became a "Fortune Teller", joining the "Society of Destiny"'s awakened team.
Her story is rather unremarkable. Like most low-level awakeners, she basically follows her teammates to solve some small strange accidents and then gradually grows.
Until the "end of the world" came, the "savior witch" reversed, the whole world changed drastically, and the original boundary restrictions were completely lifted. Only then was An Yu able to follow the "Destiny Society" to Victoria.
But...
An Yu was also one of the awakened ones who were affected. Her current strength was much weaker than when she first met Luo Ling. Not to mention the concept of erasing the information on the mobile phone card, she couldn't even erase any message records.
He has been at a loss since coming to Victoria. Due to the shadow left by Baiyan Village, An Yu did not follow the path of the weird apostle like other awakeners. He just let his abilities slip away and did not try to recover them.
Now An Yu is planning to become an ordinary person again and stay away from the world of awakeners.
The reason I came to Victoria was just to see my former senior Luo Ling and Elsa again.
But I didn't expect that when I came here, I heard the news of Elsa and Luo Ling's death. I was very sad about it until I met Elsa by chance today.
Hearing this, Luo Ling felt ashamed. Her fake death plan had caused so many tears, and it still hadn't been completely resolved.
"How about finding a time to confess to Cen Xiangyun and the others?"
Luo Ling was thinking in his heart, at this moment, several familiar figures appeared not far away.
... Cen Xiangyun and Eve.
They were originally with An Yu, they just dispersed temporarily.