Chapter 664 [One Result]
"Something is not right?" Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao were stunned: "Didn't we have successfully rescued Qiao Qiao?"
"It's because it's so smooth that something seems wrong. Lan Hai shook his head slowly: "Old Joe's daughter...... Well, let's call you Jojo - when we met you, you were held alone. Haven't you seen any of the other informants being imprisoned?"
"Nope. Qiaoqiao immediately shook his head: "It's just me." β
"Haven't you seen anyone else like you, who is unwilling to kill the Awakened and clean up the loopholes?"
"Kill the Awakened?" Jojo shook his head in confusion, "You guys...... What the hell are you talking about? I don't understand at all. β
"You weren't imprisoned for refusing to join the Covenant?"
"No, it's not. Jojo was still at a loss: "I don't know why I was arrested." I thought...... You know why. β
Lan Hai and Chen Xiaolian glanced at each other, and they both saw horror in each other's eyes.
Chen Xiaolian originally thought that Qiao Qiao must have been imprisoned because he refused to join the alliance. But he didn't expect that she didn't even know that the refresh at the end of the world had stopped, and the buggers were cleaning up!
"Jojo, tell me everything that has happened to you since you were captured, in detail. Chen Xiaolian's face was grim, he lifted the blanket on his body and stood up, the sword in the stone was held in his hand again, and put on the life detector, looked around, and made a temporary safe gesture towards the blue sea, but he still didn't dare to relax his vigilance.
"Good. Qiao Qiao also immediately realized that something was wrong with the situation, frowned and recalled carefully, and said slowly: "Coincidentally, the environment where I woke up happened to be the last underground palace when we were in Jerusalem Replica.
When I opened my eyes, I was shocked to see that my surroundings were exactly the same as when I died. I didn't know then that I was dead, at the end of the world. I just thought ...... We won.
But when I raised my head, I couldn't find you, Xiao Lian, I couldn't see Luo Di, I couldn't see Xiuxiu, tires, Xia Xiaolei...... Even the previous enemies have disappeared, and I am the only one left in the empty dungeon.
I tried to contact you using the team channel, but I found that my personal system wouldn't open at all, and my storage gear was gone, but luckily the skills were still working.
I followed the exit, only to find the sky above me...... No longer blue sky and white clouds. Well, as you can see as well. At this time, I realized that I had reached the other world.
Then I saw a couple of figures flying in and began to search through the ruins of the dungeon. They saw me, but they didn't care at all, and no one came up to talk to me, just looked for something on their own. It wasn't until later that I realized that they were looking for usable equipment items in the newly refreshed dungeons.
Later, two of them found a spear at the same time. The two confronted each other for a while, and eventually one of them backed down, while the other left with the loot.
I thought about it, tried to walk up to him, and asked him something about the place. From his mouth, I roughly knew the rules of operation at the end of the world.
Once upon a time, all dead Flaws would go to the end of the world and have a near-infinite life, as long as they don't get killed. Because there is no personal system, and there is no way to get points in the dungeon, most of the loopholes can no longer improve their strength regardless of whether they were strong or weak before they entered, and only a small number of them have skills that can be self-cultivated can gradually become stronger over time.
In fact, not all of the people who get into the loophole here are the strong. Most people don't grow strong enough in the real world, they die in the dungeon and go to the end of the world. The people here are uneven in strength, and there is a reshuffle with a refresh cycle every three months or so. Although there will be disputes and even conflicts between each other over system items, they are generally not really desperate for these things. After all, as long as you live a stable life and don't provoke others casually, you can live a good life.
After knowing these things, I thanked him, chose a direction, and found a city copy to live in. My idea is simple, since the buggers in the end of the world will never be cleared by a refresh, then I can wait here forever. Although ......"
Speaking of this, Qiao Qiao raised his head and smiled sadly at Chen Xiaolian: "I don't know if I want to see you or not." While I miss you every minute and every second of my time here, I also know that once I see you here, it means ...... You're dead.
But no matter what, since I'm still alive here, I have to live.
Shortly after I arrived here, I experienced a clearance. Everything around us disappeared in an instant, turning into pure white, and the space at the end of the entire world seemed to shrink, pulling us to the top of the Olympia copy in an instant.
Every time the end of the world is emptied, it's the only time for all the buggers to get together at the same time.
I wasn't interested in dealing with them, so after clearing it and new dungeons came in, I left Olympia and found a place to stay. I didn't look for gear, I just looked for some food every day. Eat, sleep, and reminisce.
Then one day, suddenly a man, a man, came.
He didn't explain anything to me, he just attacked me, defeated me, but didn't kill me, but took him back to Olympia and imprisoned me. I didn't fight back in front of him, I was like a baby.
I don't understand what the hell he's going to do. I asked a few times, but he never answered, just brought me food and water on time and on time, but never let me leave.
At first I was angry, but gradually, I didn't care. For me, no matter where I live, what difference does it make?
Then, it's you who come. Qiao Qiao raised his head and smiled at Chen Xiaolian: "I thought that the best ending would be that maybe after many years, you will die, enter the end of the world, find me, and then live here with me forever." But I didn't expect you to ...... Willing to kill himself for my sake. β
She bit her lower lip, and there was a slight mist in her eyes: "Whether we can go back smoothly in the end, I can see you again, I am satisfied enough." β
Chen Xiaolian smiled and squeezed Qiao Qiao's hand: "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to go back." β
Then he raised his head and looked at Lan Hai, and his expression became a little ugly: "Mr. Lan Hai, this matter is indeed very wrong. β
"Yes. Lan Hai stood up, walked to the stump in the middle of the room and sat down: "Qiaoqiao, do you know my current state?"
"Yes. Qiao Qiao nodded: "After you died in battle on the day of the fall of Zero City, you were refreshed and became an ordinary person, and you lost all your memories. Then, after dying a second time, he entered the recycle bin at the end of the world. β
"That's right. Lan Hai said lightly: "You also know that an awakened person like me will be emptied in the regular refresh at the end of the world. Do you remember how long it has been since the last refresh?"
Qiao Qiao was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought about it for a while, but only slowly shook his head: "I don't remember." There is no alternation of day and night, and the passage of time can only be judged by a timer. And I was held alone and didn't count the time carefully. β
"Yes. And you haven't been in for a long time, so you don't know how long the interval between two emptyings should be. Lan Hai nodded: "In fact, no one has ever told you that the emptying at the end of the world has stopped for the time being, and almost all the loopholes have formed an alliance to start hunting the awakened in order to restart the emptying process." β
Jojo looked shocked and didn't know what to say.
Lan Hai continued: "The reason why the end of the world stopped refreshing was because Zhao Yun, that is, our companion, used some kind of prop to protect an awakened person, so that he could not be automatically cleared. You can understand it as...... The gears are stuck. Since the Loopholes in the Covenant could not find that particular person, they had to make a simple and crude decision - kill all the Awakened. β
"Why?" said Jojo frowned.
"Because if the emptiness here is not restored for a long time, the development team will notice the anomaly here sooner or later. Chen Xiaolian took over Lan Hai's words: "If the upper world is manually emptied, then it is very likely that the loopholes here will also be implicated and cleared together." β
"I ...... Never know. No one said that to me!" Jojo took a deep breath.
"Here's the problem!" Chen Xiaolian slapped the stump in front of him: "I always thought that you were imprisoned by them because you refused to cooperate with the Covenant. But when I think about it, I feel that this thing is a little strange. Mr. Blue Oceanβ"
Chen Xiaolian looked at the blue sea, and his smile was slightly ashamed: "Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of your jokes." If I hadn't met you first time after arriving here, and had a way out of the end of the world, I really don't know if I would have been persuaded by the vultures to join their covenant. β
Lan Hai said lightly: "This is also human nature. Since we, the Awakened, are meant to be emptied on a regular basis, it is not cruel to carry out this kind of cleanup. Either we die, or everyone dies together. In a two-choice situation, if I were a loophole, I would also participate in the cleanup. β
Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and turned to Qiao Qiao again: "Now, you tell me that from beginning to end, you don't know that such a big thing happened at the end of the world. So...... Why did the leader of the Covenant imprison you?"
Qiaoqiao's expression was also solemn: "I don't know, I really don't know at all." If I knew something like this, I ......"
She pondered for a moment, then replied crisply, "I will join the covenant." I still have the opportunity to see you at the end of the world, and it is impossible to have any woman's kindness at such a time. So, what you're trying to convey is that I'm in captivity...... Nothing to do with the current situation at the end of the world?"
"Yes. Chen Xiaolian's gaze slowly swept over Qiao Qiao and Lan Hai: "You were imprisoned for other reasons. But strangely enough, whatever you want from you, or what you promise, the leader of the covenant should always ask you. β
"I'm sure no. Qiao Qiao recalled carefully, and his tone was categorical: "From beginning to end, what he said to me did not add up to ten sentences, only that I should live there honestly, that he would provide me with food and water, and that I would not have the intention of running away." Other than that, there is nothing else. β
"So...... It seems almost impossible, but β it seems to point to only one outcome. β
Chen Xiaolian sighed and glanced at Lan Hai.
"That person deliberately imprisoned you so that I could get you out. β