(35) How to go home together
"That...... Who are you? Why are you pulling me to run? β
When the flow of people fleeing to the surface world was about to sweep Dong Dong in, someone took her hand and pulled her against the flow of people, and strangely, the players seemed to subconsciously avoid the location where everyone and Dong Dong were.
Dong Dong was involuntarily pulled away, while observing the person's back from behind, seeing that the height was not even as tall as this Fang sister, wearing the same style of clothing as herself, her beautiful purple hair was tied into a single ponytail by a red and white bow, Dong Dong even felt a special sense of intimacy from this person.
"Where are we going? Please answer me, okay? β
Dong Dong asked strangely again, but unfortunately this person had already pulled her head and ran forward, just without saying a word.
"Wow~ Hurry up and answer me? It's so annoying to not talk all the time! β
After being pulled and running for a distance, Xiao Maoyu finally said angrily.
But as soon as she finished saying this, the girl who had been pulling her away in front of her suddenly let go of her hand, leaving a string of silver bell-like laughter and then disappeared.
The place where she stood now was a ruin that seemed to have been badly corroded by something, and the upside-down marble pillars on the ground were full of pitted pits, and even the fine reliefs on the walls were corroded like mosaics.
"Here it is...... Where? Why did that person bring me here? β
Dong Dong held the bow and arrow in his hand a little nervously, since the first time he tried to take up arms to fight that day, Xiao Maoyu has learned to find a sense of security in the touch of weapons when there is timidity and worry in his heart.
She wandered aimlessly around the area, and found two grizzled men lying in a large pit, both of whom happened to know each other.
"Ahh Mr. Uejo! Ay? This is...... Mr. Naraku? What are you doing here? β
Xiao Maoyu happily ran to Shangjo Dangma's side, and then looked at the two people who fell face to face suspiciously, and asked very suspiciously.
"Knock knock! Why are you here? It's dangerous here! β
When Ma is not in a good state now, his body is deeply penetrated by the poisonous miasma, and every inch of his bones hurts and itches, as if he has rheumatism all over his body, how uncomfortable and uncomfortable it is.
This is still the situation after the magic on the miasma was destroyed by the Fantasy Killer, and if the mortal's body came into direct contact with Naraku's miasma, I am afraid that there will be no bones left that will corrode in an instant.
"I'm here to pick up Mr. Kamijo and the villains with the president! Everyone in the guild is here! β
Dong Dong noticed the virtue of Uejo Dangma's sick face, and she asked very worriedly.
"Mr. Uejo, what's wrong with you? Why are you lying on the ground motionless? Your face is so ugly~"
"Knock knock...... Who are you...... How did you get up? β
Naraku, who was lying on the other side, asked weakly, and the appearance of Xiao Maoyu also surprised him.
"Ah~ It's Uncle Makarov! He gave a thing called the Nether Star and a seed to Sister Zhendong, and Sister Zhendong handed it over to Sister Fang! This sister Fang brought us up like this! β
After hearing the unintentional answer, Naraku's expression turned white at first, and then turned helpless.
"Makarov, this guy...... Obviously just a servant of the soul I summoned from hell, he would betray me without hesitation. Like those doppelgangers before me, completely untrustworthy. β
"Mr. Naraku, you can't say that! Uncle Makarov is a good man! That's what everyone thinks! β
When Dongdong heard Naraku's words, he was immediately unhappy.
"Haha! Good? Knock knock, you're so stupid and naΓ―ve! You don't know that man's past! He's a terrible terrorist, and we don't have a fraction of the blood on our hands combined! Ahem......"
Naraku's current physical condition is not much better than that of the previous one, he didn't expect that there was such an evil existence as a fantasy killer in the world, and the miasma equivalent to a part of his body was almost collapsed in front of this hand, and it felt like someone was digging out two-thirds of your internal organs with a knife.
As a half-demon, Naraku, the part of the youkai almost disappeared, and if it weren't for his quick enough reaction to transform into a human form before his body was completely crushed by the power of this hand, I am afraid that he would really be unable to escape death.
"But Uncle Makarov, he's a good man! He never wanted to hurt everyone! I know! He had never thought of it that way! So, Makarov is a good guy! β
Naraku's words that retorted loudly with a Mao Yu's perception of the world.
"Mr. Naraku, you didn't want to hurt anyone? Mr. Naraku seems to have been waiting for someone! I can feel it, too. β
"Shut up! A little imp with a little special ability, you know? I'm a good person? It's the biggest joke in the world! Listen! Stop your ridiculous naivety! In this world, as long as there are intelligent creatures, whether humans or monsters, no matter what they think in their hearts, they can't control themselves not to hurt others! β
For the first time, Naraku felt that the little ghost in front of him was so an eyesore, so hateful.
"According to you, what is a person who refuses to hurt others in his heart, but has blood on his hands? Good guys? If you hear this, the souls of the dead will weep! β
After Naraku roared, he felt that this little ghost would definitely be yelled at by himself, right?
He thinks this is not bad, if he can make Dongdong recognize the reality, he can let her fall a few less times in the future of life.
It's a pity that Naraku doesn't understand how stupid it is to tell a Mao Yu about the cruelty of the world.
"Hmmm! As long as you don't want to hurt others in your heart, you are considered a good person! β
This is Mao Yu's attitude towards others, concise and straightforward, straight to the point of stupidity.
If Naraku still has the strength, he will definitely squirt a mouthful of old blood first, and then educate this dead girl about the cruelty of the world.
It's a pity that now he can't even speak, he can only show a helpless smile and talk to himself.
"I really didn't expect that one day, I Naraku would also be regarded as a good person......"
"Naraku...... That's enough. I can see your feelings. Don't go wrong any longer. β
Suddenly, a strange sentence came out of Dong Dong, obviously the same voice, but it gave people a completely different feeling.
"Knock? Wrong...... What is this!? β
While Ma was still thinking, Naraku had already called out the long-lost name in surprise.
"Kikyo! You're Kikyo! β
Even if Naraku forgets who she is one day, she will never forget her existence.
"Kikyo...... Are you finally willing to appear in front of me? β
And after hearing Naraku shout the other party's name, Kamijo Dangma reacted.
This is Miss Miko, and she says she can control her body...... Is it like that? β
The shrine maiden had no ill intentions, so when Ma was not worried that she would hurt Dongdong, he was curious about what the shrine maiden was going to say.
"Naraku, stop. Kikyo is dead, and so is Naraku. Now we are all undead. β
"That's not right! I don't admit it! You're standing in front of me right now! How could it be the undead?! β
In the face of Naraku's questioning, Kikyo, who turned into Dongdong, didn't say a word, just looked at him with extremely calm eyes.
ββ¦β¦ All right. We are all undead. β
Naroku chose to retreat under these eyes, and he confessed his identity as an undead, a living undead who had been entangled in the events of his previous life to the point of madness.
"But even if you're just an undead! I want you too! β
What Kikyo and Dangma didn't expect was that Naraku suddenly burst out at this time, he stood up and punched Dong Dong in the chest, instantly knocking her unconscious.
"Even if you're just an undead, I'm going to get you. Because Naraku was originally a monster born because of his love for you......"
As he spoke, he picked up Dong Dong and ran in the direction of the temple, without even looking at Dang Ma lying on the ground.
"Damn! You scumbag! Let her go! Give me wait! β
This sudden information made Dangma almost go berserk, and he struggled to stand up, but his body injured by the miasma couldn't move at all.
Naraku was commented as the 'most difficult boss' in the ACG world back then, No.1, and four-fifths of the plot of the original book revolved around killing Naraku, and it was framed over and over again, but it just couldn't die.
Although the Divine Purity Demon is powerful and domineering, it is still difficult to abolish a monster of Naraku's level with a clean blow.
"Damn! What is that guy going to do? I'm going to stop her, body...... Move me! β
Dangma, who was trying to stand up, suddenly heard a string of cute laughter, and he was surprised to find that a strange girl with purple hair appeared in front of him, looking at him with a smile.
"Who are you? Can you help me...... Pick me up and chase after that guy? β
Although he didn't know the child, when he was in desperate need of help, Dangma still asked her for help.
Although he heard Dangma's words of asking for help, the child just covered his mouth and chuckled, and then made a gesture that almost made the hedgehog-headed boy's eyes stare out in front of Dangma.
With a swipe of her hand, she opened the game menu in front of him, then pulled the menu to the bottom and tapped on the last option.
"Ding Dong ~ Hey Hey ~ "
She imitated the sound of the system, but she made herself laugh.
After doing all this, the child slowly bowed to Dangma, as if to thank him, and then flew away like smoke before his eyes.
"Wait! Don't go! What do you mean? System Menu ...... Yes? β
When Ma opened his system menu, and then found a situation that made him unbelievable, the option to quit the game that had disappeared for a long time actually appeared again?!
Other words...... Can players finally get out of this nightmare?
The child's action just now should be a reminder of this, right?
"When hemp! Finally found you! β
Just when Shangjo Dangma fell into deep thought, a voice woke him up again, and he saw this Fang, Yan Feng Qili, and Youren rushing here with their companions from the Lucky House.
"When hemp! You're okay, right? The injuries on my body are very serious...... What about Ice Hunting? β
The first to run over was You, who had very good physical strength.
"It's okay...... Ice Hunt and Makarov don't know where they fought. Someone needs to stop them! Wait! I have one more important thing to say! Let's open the system menu and look at the last column. β
Although I don't know why Dangma suddenly asked for this, everyone in the guild still did it.
"Wait! What is this? β
"I'm not dazzled, am I? That's not true, is it? β
"Can you finally leave? Will we finally not be trapped here again? β
There were even a few people who clicked on it without any scruples, and then they logged out of the game to the sound of music.
Seeing that someone had really left this nightmarish world, more guild members began to riot, and for them, it was a very big temptation, as long as they tapped their fingers so lightly, they could go home.
"Everyone! Calm down! β
At this moment, Izumi suddenly shouted and temporarily dispersed the initial commotion.
"I know everybody wants to go home...... But we still have companions of unknown circumstances here! At that time, we said that we would go home together, do you remember? β
"So, let's go to the end together! Please! β
When the terrible reality becomes illusory again, can the bonds built in the time of the illusory crisis still bind everyone together as before?
Someone will surely reply, 'Definitely!' No matter what it becomes, trust and bonds will not change! β
However, such an answer pales in the frequent sounding of the logout music.
After all, the person who can give that kind of handsome answer is either the protagonist of the protagonist's life or the protagonist of the world.
Dingdong~Dingdong~Dingdong~Dingdong......
Players all over the game world quickly noticed the situation, and then the music of the game sounded from all directions.
When you log out of the game, your body will turn into a meteor and rise into the sky.
At this moment, in every corner of MineCraftOL, countless meteors rose into the sky and disappeared, each of which contained a soul longing to return home, and they left...... Never coming back.
Izumi bent over and closed her eyes, she didn't dare to look up to see how many of her companions were left, but the ding-dong ding-dong stabbed her heart like an awl.
Are the emotions and memories that I have maintained, longed for, and relied on to be so fragile? β
'Don't! Don't let me hear this again! Don't! β
Tears slipped down the blue-haired girl's cheeks, and someone gently patted her on the shoulder.
"Silly girl, what are you crying about? Is it true that in your heart, we are all such affectionate guys? β
It was Yuu who spoke, and she held up her face with one hand, then pointed forward.
"See for yourself! Lucky House everyone! β
"Ah...... Huh? β
The girl wiped away her tears, and then her eyes widened in surprise.
The players who were supposed to leave are now standing in their place, and the eyes they cast at them have not changed at all.
They still remember their agreement with the group and trust everyone around them.
No one will go first, everyone will go home together!
"But what's the sound just now?"
Izumi, who has experienced a lot of ups and downs, asked a little dumbfounded.
Yan Feng Qili, who was standing behind her, replied very seriously.
"Ding-dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! β¦β¦β
Well...... I didn't expect this dead face who has always been serious to have such excellent ventriloquism.
The prisoner has been found.
Shiina Madon made a very formal report before coming to this aspect.
"President! In addition to the companions who disappeared for no reason before and the first few handicapped people who were too excited to log out of the game, a total of 78 people from the Lucky House Expedition Team gathered here! Now there are only Dongdong, Ice Hunt, Uncle Makarov, Mr. Okazaki, ......"
"I'm here!"
At this time, Okazaki, who was supposed to be waiting below, appeared in front of everyone.
"Ahh Uncle Okazaki...... How did you get here? β
There were so many strange things happening today that Izumi felt that his head was a little insufficient.
"That...... I'm waiting for you to leave. Suddenly, a little girl with purple hair appeared and reminded me that I could leave now. But I wanted to wait for you to leave, and she pulled me here. οΌ
"Purple-haired...... Little girl? β
"Hmmm! Yes, there is...... Yes? What about people? β
Naoyuki Okazaki looked left and right suspiciously.
"I was still here."
"Little purple-haired girl, I just saw it. Anyway, no one helped me......"
When Ma Gang wanted to interject, he was interrupted by someone.
"Everybody...... I am back. β
The person who appeared this time was Ice Hunt, but it was ...... He's in a bit of a strange state.
"Red-haired...... And what about Uncle Makarov? β
Yu asked worriedly.
"Master? He's right next to me! β
The red-haired swordsman replied with a smile.
"You may not be able to see it, but he's right behind me, with his comrades."
Behind Ice Hunt...... Nothing, the most unacceptable and worrying situation finally happened.
Ice hunt he slashed Makarov, but his own mental state was ......
Suddenly, Izumi raised his head and said to everyone very seriously.
"Now that Ice Hunt and Uncle Makarov are back, too. Then those who are not there are only Dong Dong! Where the hell did she go? β
Everyone understood what she meant, and since things were already like this, then it would be good for Ice Hunter to never know the truth.
"She's just been taken to the central temple by that guy named Naraku! Anyway, hurry up and someone will help me up! οΌ
Dangma roared loudly.
"So the final boss is that guy? Let's go! Snatch our knock back! β
Izumi's fighting spirit was high.
"Let's go!"
When embarking on the final journey, Ice Hunt didn't know who to whisper.
"I will take you home with me, my dearest master, my tenth ghost...... Makarov. β