Chaos and darkness gradually covered his heart, and the personality of the woman named Whisper Ning Lan then fell into the endless abyss, as if countless chaotic thoughts poured out from the depths of her severed mind, completely tearing the center of consciousness that was constantly churning because of extreme pain into pieces. The five senses gradually became floating and empty, as if the light of consciousness that had lost the body and then began to sink towards the depths of this endless darkness, and the brilliant and illusory images also appeared little by little in these fragmented visions as this slow and lengthy process passed.

These pictures look familiar, but they are extremely unfamiliar, only the warm back from the center of the picture, the scene displayed in the vision is extremely clear.

“…… Ning Lan, I love you. ”

"Ning Lan, I love you, open your heart and accept my love."

"Ning Lan, this is the gift I prepared for you today, it's your favorite irise, isn't it very like you dancing like a butterfly?"

"Ning Lan, Ning Lan ......"

The tingling sensation began to fade slowly, replaced by the endless warmth that surrounded her heart, and the smile and provocative words of the familiar back gave her a great sense of unreality, like a sweet dream that she never wanted to wake up again. Consciousness seemed to melt in this feeling, and the smiling maid began to dance in accordance with the other party's request, until the sun rose and sunset again and again, and the endless sweet companionship seemed to have no end to one of the nights, this familiar figure hugged her tightly in her arms under the romantic light shining in the starry sky: "Ning Lan, we should have a wonderful night, don't we?" ”

Knowing the meaning of the other party's words, the joyful maid nodded vigorously: "Yes, master. ”

"You've been looking forward to all of this for the past twenty years, haven't you?"

The familiar silhouette of the figure brought his hazy face closer and closer, and even the heart-pounding breathing seemed to be brought together: "But since Ning Lan is looking forward to this day so much, then I can't send you this reward so simply." ”

"Well, I'll give you one last task." He opened his chest sideways, and at the same time pointed his finger at another hazy figure that was slowly emerging not far away, dancing back and forth: "Kill that guy who is disturbing our sweet time, this person looks like an eyesore." ”

"It is an honor for Ning Lan to be able to dye her hands red for her master."

Nodding his head vigorously, Ning Lan's happy smile on the corner of her mouth then turned into a firm oath: "Since the master thinks she is an eyesore, then he is Ning Lan's mortal enemy." ”

She took out her dagger and walked slowly in the direction her finger pointed, and the starry sky and the romantic air began to fade as she slowly moved forward, replaced by the sounds of battle and the clamor of shouts from around the hazy figure: "You...... Who is it! ”

"The idea is a bit stab, let's do it together!"

"She seems to be a thief too...... Wait a minute, there's someone in the back, that's- Secret Whisper Ning Lan? ”

As if she heard someone calling her name, she hesitated slightly as she was walking forward, and then the raised dagger stopped in the air just about to fall, and then trembled slightly along with her body: "......"

This picture - it looks familiar.

As if not noticing the approach of the maid in front of her, the hazy figure in front of this hazy scene was still flying up and down in front of her, and the dancing dagger slashed peacefully around the motionless whisper Ning Lan again and again, and then at some moment suddenly cut through the top of her head, making a bell-like buzzing sound.

Have you ever experienced something like this?

Standing stunned by the heart-pounding bell, she slowly lowered her head and focused her gaze on her hands, and the dream like a bubble gradually became clear and dim into the appearance of a dim and damp underground waterway.

Wait, wait a minute, I haven't-

Wanting to turn around and confirm whether the figure of the man who was waiting for him behind him was still there, but the body seemed to be no longer obedient, the body of the maid player named Secret Ning Lan then began to tremble violently, as if she was struggling with something: "I...... Ning Lan ......"

Burst.

The muffled sound of the blade then sounded behind her, accompanied by a faint shout from the front: "She's free!" Kill her! ”

The silent wind then echoed around Ning Lan, accompanied by the illusion of light and shadow generated when the hazy figure from before rotated around her at high speed, and then she felt a little loss of strength in her body, and finally slowly fell to her knees. The pale breath came out of his parched lips with the weak voice, and at the same time, it was accompanied by an inexplicable sense of relief, and the eyeballs that began to shake were also scattered with some kind of power that was clutching his consciousness, shuttling back and forth in the chaotic battle picture in front of him: "You...... Be...... Who......? ”

【…… Friendship has been reached, triggering the hidden condition. 】

【Start Quest——】

The voice behind her, Ning Lan couldn't hear it anymore, and the cool feeling also appeared outside her face with the sound of shattering, and then mixed with a vague voice and slowly fell towards the depths of the void: "Sure enough...... The ...... of this mask Is it? Feed! Hey—"

Mask?

No, it's actually a shackle of darkness.

I remembered it, because I was so eager to get the love that belonged to me, but it became the chain they used to bind me, and it became the tool they used to build a virtual space to control me.

Ah, turning this emotion into a tool—what an ironic and infuriating thing, but, but......

"It's impossible for Ning Lan to give up this mood."

A final smile appeared on her lips, and the blood-soaked maid then slowly fell to the ground, the fierce battles that surrounded her and the shouts that echoed in her ears seemed to her to have no meaning. Before consciousness completely disappeared, the familiar figure that had been wrapped around her heart also began to slowly disappear away from her, and the maid who looked at the other party disappeared like smoke and then struggled to raise the hand she wanted to grasp, and finally fell into a deep sleep with that endless thought.

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“……”

"What's wrong with you, big brother?"

"Big brother? Wow, finally Lori is willing to call me big brother. ”

Wiping away the tears in his eyes, Duan Qing, who was carefully avoiding the limelight on one side of the Tania underpass, then also retracted his gaze from a certain direction in the distance: "Uncle, I-no, it's my brother, my brother is fine, it's just a sign that I suddenly felt some discomfort in my heart." ”

"An omen of discomfort?" There was some doubt in the clear eyes, and the little girl known as Xiaoba looked Duan Qing's face up and down: "What does this mean?" What are the signs? ”

"Well, if you don't understand, forget it." So Duan Qing's smile also became embarrassed: "If you have to explain...... Well. ”

"It's like you and your big brother found this place."

He protected the little girl's body, and at the same time turned his head to the depths of the passage in front of him, and the crisscrossing sword qi and the player's shouts were also echoing in the dim light and shadow of the passage one after another, among which the burly figure who was being besieged by many players was also particularly obvious in this chaotic combat power: "That Spartacus...... How did you find here? ”

"The eldest brother said that he would follow them, so we kept following them." What answered him was the innocent voice of the little girl in front of him, and the little head that was tied with two braids and swayed back and forth: "Where the eldest brother goes, where does the little eight go, the eldest brother said that it is very dangerous to beat the bad guys, and he doesn't let the little eight stay by all the time, so ......"

"That's why I sent you to me, didn't you?"

Recalling some of the scenes and pictures that had happened in front of him before, Duan Qing's voice was full of pondering: "Really, who is protecting whom." ”

"It's okay, big brother is very powerful." Holding her fists tightly and staring at the battle screen in front of her, the little girl named Hachiko was full of firm confidence in her voice when she heard the answer: "Even if Hachi and Big Brother are combined, Big Brother can keep us safe." ”

"It seems that in your mind, the weight of this 'big brother' and 'big brother' is much different." Duan Qing sighed and poked out his gaze again: "But you are right, your eldest brother's strength is indeed very strong. ”

Looking at Spartak in front of him, he punched the Fish Man back with his human shield, and then continued to block the back of the man in front of him, and his sigh became a little more obvious: "This kind of real power...... Even a full-level level 60 player with top-notch equipment may not be able to achieve such an effect. ”

"It should be some artifact blessing, or a set of special effects or something."

He rubbed his chin and looked at the sight of the burly fighter smashing the sword qi flying in front of him with a punch with an incredible gaze: "If such a fighter goes to participate in an underground boxing match, it will probably only be a matter of minutes to win the championship." ”

"Underground boxing?" Hearing this name, Hachiko then suddenly became excited: "I, I, I, I, I've heard this name!" It's a competition that Big Brother once participated in, right? ”

"What, he really participated?"

The whistling sound like a bullet grazing came from inside the passage in front of him, causing Duan Qing to shrink his head in fright: "When did he participate?" Is it something that happened recently? ”

"Hmm...... It seems like a long time ago. The finger rested on the round chin, and the little girl's gaze became very clear: "Because I went to a lot of places in the middle, it seems that a long time has passed, anyway, the eldest brother entered the iron cage at that time, and then defeated many, many bad guys......"

"And in the end?"

"In the end, of course, I became the champion!"

"What about before you become a champion? It's not about meeting the master of the underground boxing tournament and signing a contract with him...... Uh, no, is it a friendly exchange with him? ”

"Is there such a thing? Hachi doesn't remember, Hachi only remembers that the eldest brother at the time asked me to wait outside, and then went into that room for a long time-"

Rumble!

The sound of heavy bombardment then sounded in front of Duan Qing and the little girl, accompanied by the scene of a large amount of earth and rocks collapsing downward brought by the powerful fist gang's collapse channel, and the figure named Spartak then gradually became clear in the center of the dust that gradually dispersed, and then turned his head silently: "...... Well, those annoying flies won't be able to fly for the time being. ”

"Also, it's really an immediate method." Duan Qing's dry smile seemed to have cold sweat on his expression and began to seep out: "Aren't you afraid of shaking the structure of this place and burying yourself in the ground?" ”

"Of course not, this channel is not part of the main architecture." Slapping the dirt on his body, Spartak gradually showed his bald head in the eyes of Duan Qing and the little girl: "The collapse here won't cause any big problems. ”

"Looks like you're familiar with this place." Duan Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth and asked tentatively, "Is it because you have become a regular customer?" ”

"In order to prevent the Underground Lord from forcing me to sign that suspicious contract, I made another deal with him." Glancing in the direction where Duan Qing was, Spartak replied in a dull voice: "Because of the underground activities during this time, I have a general understanding of the terrain here. ”

"Otherwise, there would be no way to find this place so quickly."

After dealing with the last dust, he slapped his palms and looked at Duan Qing's face: "How did you end up here?" ”

"What? You're not here for me? Duan Qing's eyes widened when he heard this: "Then why did you come to the rescue?" ”

"Because...... Just passing by. Spartacus's gaze moved to the side: "I heard some movement here, followed the sound and found it, but I didn't expect to encounter a good scene, and my hands were itchy for a while, so I helped you teach them a lesson." ”

"Hey, that's not what I expected." An unsustainable feeling appeared on Duan Qing's face: "Don't expect me to thank you, after all, I have run out of ammunition and food now, and I am penniless." ”

"I don't need you to say anything thanks."

Looking up at the faint commotion behind the blocked passageway, Spartak's face gradually became serious: "And-"

"The target I'm looking for is right now in front of my eyes."