Chaos Era: Zhou Zimo's "Dream" (Finale)
With the last number of words, my consciousness seemed to be drained, and everything around me seemed to be pulled into a whirlpool, and an incomparable sense of vertigo hit, but I could do nothing but watch the torn space gradually blur......
By the time I woke up, I had already returned to the alley I had just had, but unlike before, I was able to see the entire alley without any obstacles?!
When I looked up, I saw that it was still night, and I couldn't help but panic when I remembered the restrictions of "before sunrise" that the voice had just said.
Who are they summoning? Why before sunrise? What exactly is a mirror? What's the deal with closing your eyes?
Just as I was wondering about these questions, she reappeared, proving that what had just happened was not a dream!
"It's time to strike, but you better take a look at your own body first! Get acquainted with it. Unfortunately she didn't answer those questions, even though she seemed to have the ability to see through what was going on in my heart.
I decided to put these issues aside and focus on my body, I didn't feel like I was "sitting" on the ground from the moment ago, and even if I did sit up, I really didn't feel the cold smell of the ground, let alone the nausea of lying on my stomach just under my feet.
I barely got to my feet, trying to gradually regain my senses, but just as I looked down, another hammer slammed into the sanity I was trying to regain.
An unknown thing covered my arms for two days, and on closer inspection, even my body, my legs were completely covered by something similar in color.
"It's ...... Armor? "I tried to twist my limbs, but there was no discomfort, and the armor was draped over me as if it had no weight, moving with my movements, almost like my body!
"I said that using the power of the 'mirror' will allow you to cover your armor," and thankfully, she was finally willing to answer the question.
"Armor? What kind of armor is this? What's the use? "I asked a lot of questions, even if the questions were stupid enough.
"Now this is armor, as for its function, it can protect you from being killed by the mirror mutant with a single blow, and it can also allow you to see the movement of light, of course, this requires a little bit of your own strength."
"Light?" I frowned, how do you imagine this thing?
"What do you think a single 'light' should look like on a macro scale?" Her explanations were as dry and difficult as any previous physics classes, but I did as much as I could, trying my best to appeal to my preconceived notions of the concept of "light," closing my eyes and imagining what it should look like, at least not the boring directed lines in textbooks.
The so-called light is also a kind of electromagnetic wave, and its essence is particles, and what I see is only the difference in color.
Seems like that's it? When I opened my eyes, I found that the world had suddenly changed to a different shape - I actually saw the "light"!
Originally, I thought I would see countless flickering particles, but, unexpectedly, the light turned into a solid thing, frozen in front of me, I couldn't help but reach out and touch it, but as soon as I saw through, it was not solid!
I was like I was trapped in a ball of jelly, but I couldn't reach it, I was amazed by such a strange sight, I tried to move again, I couldn't really be trapped inside!
Sure enough, as I thought, it seemed to be solidified, but it was no different from the air, but as my body moved, I "saw" a strange sight.
Moving to the left, I suddenly saw the scene just now being played backwards!
"Huh?!" I exclaimed.
As soon as I had an idea, I moved to the right again, and sure enough, the scene that had just been played upside down began to "play" again......
I kept shaking from side to side, having a lot of fun, this magical scene made me suddenly have a new understanding of "light", so what about that space just now?
"Alright, it's close, ready for battle." Suddenly, the voice interrupted my behavior, and my consciousness relaxed, and everything in front of me suddenly became what I saw normally!
"Is this just my hallucination? That's right, armor! It's armor! "I suddenly realized that the armor had shown me the scene just now.
The words of this voice pulled me back to the boring reality all at once, whether it was reality or fantasy, I had a matter that needed to be solved at the moment, and I made up my mind again, I decided to put aside all doubts and let this matter continue to develop.
Thinking about it, the Mirror Mutant appeared in front of me, and it appeared in front of me for a split second, which did make me instinctively frightened and frightened, but the warmth of the armor quickly calmed me down. But it didn't move, and that puzzled me.
"Its 'mirror' should just be a 'plane mirror', so this is just a 'virtual image', follow the trajectory of light to find the body, and then break the 'mirror'!" She reminded me that my comprehension seemed to be better in practice.
"Look against the light!" It seemed to be about to punch me, my consciousness instinctively wanted to see it, the scene just now appeared again, all the light froze, I moved forward, and sure enough, everything was playing at a rapid pace, and the reality was playing in my eyes as if I had pressed fast forward, and suddenly a ripple appeared in the lower corner, and the light folded here.
"There it is!" I quickly looked there, in the opposite direction of the place in front of me that had clearly deflected the light, and sure enough, it was also coming towards me, and I quickly turned around, ready for the blow.
"Its 'mirror' is on the belt." I looked at the almost indescribable form of the monster, the only thing on its body that could still be called a "belt" was in the middle and back of it, and the front head was indeed a glass-like artifact.
"As long as it's broken, is it okay?" I barely took one of its punches, but it wasn't as hard as I thought, and it withdrew its punch, as if trying to fight back, and I took the initiative to attack it.
βοΌοΌβ I let out a surprised sound, the blow didn't "break" it, but only passed through, and while I didn't understand the mechanics of this fight, I'm sure this was definitely not what "breaking" should be, and my attack "passed" it.
"Damn! ... Its 'mirror' is not a flat mirror at all! Her voice fluctuated emotionally, as if they had met for the first time, and she said with a hint of remorse, "This is also like ...... And it's a real thing! Then, its 'mirror' can only be ......"
"Lens...!" I seemed to realize something, and I looked up, and it was swooping down from the sky with a terrifying aura.
Probably because I was lucky enough, although I was hit by it, I relied on this strange armor on my body to block the attack, and I dodged to the side for the rest of my life.
It landed with a heavy blow, probably not expecting its attack to be blocked, and leaping quickly into the distance.
"This is? ... Where are you going? ...β
After a failed sneak attack, it left the alley in one leap, but I don't know exactly where it was going.
Out of the alley is Red Maple City, if it wants to find other targets to attack, it is impossible to stop it before it is found, "What should I do?" If this thing is going to the city...... "I don't have an idea for a while."
"No," she retorted to me for a moment, "I can feel it...... Now that it's close to sunrise, it's impossible for the Mirror Mutant to attack anything other than hindering summoning! Then its destination could only be a ......" She analyzed the situation, and it was clear that I could not have more knowledge than she did in this respect, so I decided to abandon the analysis and continue to follow her command.
"Quick! Think about it, where there are so many big mirrors, and the altar it uses for summoning can only be in that kind of place! She grew excited, and it was clear that it was a critical juncture, and I racked my brains to rummage through my memories of the city over and over again in such a tense situation.
"Are you sure that the bigger this mirror is, the better, and the more the better?" I thought of something, but still had some doubts, and I tried to ask her, "For example...... A one-story high mirror covering six sides of a room? "I recall the lab building, which was absolutely the only option in the current conditions.
"Is there really such a place...?" She didn't answer, but asked back, questioning its authenticity, "Deception is not allowed at this time, you should know." β
"No, there is a place - six sides covered with mirrors, and there is enough light, this is the time......" I continued, but gradually gave up hope at the thought that it was not fully open today, "at this point in time, it may not be open, unless we have another way to get in......"
As the minutes ticked by, I didn't want to waste time, so I tried to tell as much as I could.
"If there is, then it must be this place, and we have to go inside." She said firmly, without hesitation, "We're going to stop the summoning no matter what, no matter what." She repeated the last word, as if to make up her mind.
"But it's completely enclosed," I know we're going to have to go in anyway to stop the so-called "summoning", but objectively speaking, it's impossible, first of all, we can't get to the summoning site before the mirror mutant, it's very likely that it will arrive early, and delay there as long as possible, and eventually we can't stop the summoning,
Besides, it's definitely too late to find those experimenters now, and it's impossible for me to break those mirrors, and I guess I can't break them alone, at least it's very unlikely.
"That's not a problem," she replied as she read through my mind as usual, before I gave up completely, "we can get in and out of the mirror world, and in the mirror world, we are all moving at the speed of light, especially when we travel through the cracks of the world. We can get in, as long as it's a mirror, we can shuttle in! β
I found out that I really didn't know enough about all this, so I decided to give up on analyzing the situation again.
A cool breeze blew, and even though I couldn't feel the morning breeze in my armor, I felt a little more comfortable, because there was a good chance I wouldn't be able to feel it again after that.
I ran in the direction of Hongyue Tower, blocked by layers of ruins, and I knew it was time to go. Whether it's a dream or a reality, the problem is in front of you, and you have to solve it.
"Let's go." As soon as I said a word, a flower suddenly appeared in front of me, and I had entered the strange world of Fang Cai again, and what was even more strange was that I couldn't be afraid of this world anymore!
"Don't you understand? Close your eyes and see the world with your heart! She noticed me blinking hard trying to see my surroundings and prompted again.
Although I was puzzled, I closed my eyes according to her instructions, but after more than ten seconds, the surrounding environment suddenly became clearer, this was not the purple-black space I saw just now, it was the same as in the alley, but it became daytime, and there were many particles floating in the air, I don't know what it was.
"It's very simple, you follow the direction of the light, and we are there." Her instructions are still puzzling.
"Follow the light?" I was puzzled, raised my head, and suddenly understood what she was talking about, in the direction of Hongyue Tower, a light connecting heaven and earth pointed out the way.
"Looks like this is," I stepped forward, walking that way, "Is it too late?" β
"Of course, did you forget? Here we are the light! You might think it's going to take a long time to get there, but in your world we're moving at the speed of light! β
"So awesome?!" I was amazed, but I picked up my pace and ran over there.
After running for almost half an hour, I finally arrived at Hongyue Tower, and before I had time to question whether I could catch up, there was a different scene in front of me.
The smooth mirrors clearly reflect the scenes played out in the room, creating a wonderful view under the light transmitted from the outside, and the six mirrors interact with each other to create an atmosphere of exceptional purity.
And in the middle of this pure room, there is someone already standing there! I don't know what to wait for, he was wearing a white robe, standing in front of a white platform in the center, even in such light and reflection, he couldn't see his face clearly, he looked this way, as if he knew my presence, but he didn't move.
"What's wrong with him?" I asked her.
"He found us, but he can't see us in your world, and the speed is far from comparable, so we look at him as if he is still." Her voice reverted to indifference.
"So what now?" I asked mechanically, and I didn't need to think in front of her.
"Get out there, face him, beat him!" Before I could refute it, as her words fell, I was once again kicked out of the "cracks of the world".
"Oh? Are you here to receive the blessings? The man in white looked at me and asked a puzzling question, "There is still some time before sunrise, we can wait here slowly, and the summoning will begin at sunrise." β
There was a gentle smile in his words, but all I could hear in those words was a chill that chilled my bones. I tried to keep approaching him and at the same time be ready for battle.
"Of course, these words must not be said to you." His tone turned cold and unforgiving for a moment, and I knew full well that I could not avoid this conflict.
"You won't listen." He moved quickly, drew his pure black pistol from his robe, raised it at a near-limiting distance, and shot straight at the top of my head.
"My goal is clear," thanks to the ability given by his armor, I was able to hold his wrist before he could shoot, forcing him to lower his gun, "We're going to stop you!" Before I knew it, I was also starting to use the plural first person, and I pushed it back with my elbow.
"Ahem! It's almost sunrise! There's no way you can stop the calling! He fell backwards and got up again, roaring, but losing the ability to resist, "No one can stop God from coming!" I will be the first to receive the grace! He still roared, stepping back. Unfortunately, I didn't understand what he was saying. I don't, and I don't intend to, understand these words.
"Because you are the savior." She whispered suddenly, "Because you are the chosen savior," as far as I could perceive...... The savior who eliminated the summoner and saved the world......" At this point, I was even more convinced.
"So, now,"
"Finish him." We said in unison, I'm ready for battle, and as long as I eliminate the summoner, it will all be resolved, at least that's what I thought at the time.
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Unfortunately, there has never been a "smooth sailing" thing, and this has always been a truth, and of course it will be the last time to practice this truth in person.
Just as it was all about to come to an end, the last thing we wanted to see happened, and the Mirror Mutant arrived just in time, and horrifyingly, only the real image entered the room, and its body must still be outside the room.
17 minutes until sunrise.
"Damn! Is it still a step slower?! β
"Huh? Aha!! I said it!! I said it!! No one can stop it from coming!! "The man in white looked like he was crazy.
15 minutes until sunrise.
"We're going to find its body, we're going to break it! In. She spoke in a hurried tone.
"It's useless!! It's over!!! The man in white was still yelling.
"It's over, I can't get out! The mirror in this room turned out to be a two-way mirror, which means that its outer layer is not a mirror, and we have no way to get out! β
11 minutes until sunrise.
"It's useless! There's no way we can defeat it without breaking it! β
"But, but!"
5 minutes until sunrise!
"Ahh I, I can see the first rays of the day! I, I'm going to press it!! Right now!!! He roared frantically, and there did seem to be a strange light coming from the outside world, we had been fighting for a full 17 minutes, but without breaking the main body, the mirror mutant was still standing, and I was left to lie on the ground due to the loss of strength, although I was protected by armor, but I couldn't move.
"We must stop the call, we must stop the call......" she repeated, her already mechanical voice showing desperation, and I watched him fall into a frenzy in front of the table in the center of the room.
ββ¦β¦β
Silent.
But as it happened, I saw the pistol I had taken from his hand all along, and the black exterior shone brightly, it was the light of hope!
I instantly ignited hope, grabbed my pistol, and began to aim with difficulty, the mutant and the man seemed to have been carried away by the imminent summoning and did not notice me.
"It's two big bets, one on whether this pistol will work or not, and one on whether I'll be able to hit......" I said to myself, and as my vision blurred, I roughly aimed at his bearings.
"Sunrise!! I'm going to pressβ"
"Give me the !!" At this moment, bullets with fireworks flew out of the chamber of the gun, and I had won the first game, and then the most important one, the second game.
The sound of gunfire echoed through the room, and he was knocked down and collapsed in a pool of blood, as if suspended.
She didn't say a word, but I knew very well that my consciousness was gradually moving away from her, that space was no longer open to me, and that the armor on my body was fading......
"This is the 325672 reincarnation, and the Savior has completed his mission."
[Mom, this is finally written, the epidemic is serious, everyone rest and protect~]