Sunset

Night falls

Luthor followed Jack closely, his dark green cloak swaying in front of Luther's eyes.

"Lyons not together?"

Jack didn't answer why Leon was there, and his eyes were a little evasive.

"He's in trouble."

"Where are we going?"

"Cemetery."

Luthor smiled wryly as he watched the last rays of sunset dissipate into the sky.

"Can we go out during the day and see nothing at night!"

The battle in the factory at midnight two days ago is still fresh in my memory, and the fall from the tower now remembers it.

"Nights are better for fighting."

“......”

Jack walked briskly ahead, and Luthor struggled to follow.

The cemetery is located in the westernmost part of the town, a long distance from Queen's Road, and the two have been on their way since the evening, and Luthor has been looking for an opportunity to ask Jack about the game, but Jack has been too concerned to avoid any questions Luther asks.

The town slowly grew smaller behind the two of them, and night covered the land.

Jack slowed down, scratched his head, glanced at Luther, and stopped.

"Huh?"

Luther raised her chin and looked at him with some confusion.

"I didn't think about how to explain it to you."

Jack seemed to hesitate about something, but he avoided talking about it.

I thought of something, but I turned my head away and said nothing.

Luther's stomach opened with doubts.

"You're from the same place as me?"

Luthor wanted an affirmative answer.

"Players? Sort of. ”

Jack touched his nose, sighed, and suddenly asked Luther.

"What do you think of the world?"

What do you think?

The game world is unlike any other game I've played before.

No upgrades, no experience gained from fighting monsters, no equipment...

Equip.... This seems to have it

The background is also grandiose, with a wide variety of monsters

"Do you think the world is real?"

Is the world real?

Is it asking me if the game is real?

Is it real?

Luthor subconsciously touched the back of his head, the back of his head was empty, and there was no strong exit button that the operator had told him to do. There was a moment of silence.

"It's real, the touch, the sound, and the taste of this game, just like the real thing. It's really amazing! ”

"If it was just me, I would think I had crossed over!"

Luthor touched his cheek and gulped in the air, as if confirming that the game was as real as reality.

"Have you ever thought that this world is real?"

"Huh?"

Luthor thought he had misheard.

Real?

Real nightmares, tarantulas, and Leon's unpredictable archery?

Luther Yaoyao looked up, but found that Jack's expression was not like a joke, but seemed to have a hint of sadness.

He didn't care.

Although there are many rebirths, crossings, and other bridges in the network, those are all virtual.

Although the game forces the completion of tasks, not being able to quit makes Luthor resentful.

But ask him if he thinks the world is real?

That can't be true.

Instead of focusing on the authenticity of the game, it is better to care about how much bounty you can take after the end.

"Can the bounty earned in the game be used in real life?"

“？ ... Yes."

Jack's answer was ambiguous, completely different from the tone he had spoken in the factory before.

Sensing that Jack's state doesn't seem to be quite right, it is contrary to his usual stinky and arrogant and cheerful personality.

"This game, in order to select elite, well, elite players, therefore, the game is more difficult, and the bounties obtained in the game will be sent to individuals by transfer after the game."

Jack answered Luther's question blankly.

Luthor breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the bounty could really be received in reality.

The bounty for the task is 200,000 US dollars, and I have a lot of it when I share it. A smile suddenly bloomed on his face.

In reality, I used all my savings to buy a helmet.

If there is money to take....

Hey...

Jack sighed when he saw Luthor's behavior after hearing that he had been paid, and looked up in the direction of the town. Faintly said.

"Nolan, is he really okay?"

"What did you say?"

As if hearing Jack talking, he looked at the other man, still immersed in the bounty fantasy.

"Nothing?"

"What is your mission?"

Jack paused slightly, brushed his hand on the oil, and resumed his previous expression.

"Descend on the Seven Sons and find out the truth behind the murder of the church... Stop the end of the town..."

Luthor said unconcernedly.

He now has a general idea of the mission and the game scenario, but his stomach is full of doubts.

Didn't notice the sadness that flashed in Jack's eyes when he heard this.

"Descend on the Seven Sons and stop the end of the world..."

"What does it mean to descend the Seven Sons?"

Luthor never understood the meaning of the coming of the Seven Sons, was it literal?

Seven sons are coming?

"It's literal, the Seven Devil Sons are coming!"

"Sons of the Devil is our name, and these seven Sons of the Devil are seven different creatures and their species."

"Seven different creatures attack the town at the same time, causing the town's apocalypse!"

"Remember your mission log?"

Luthor nodded in response, what does the mission record have to do with the Seven Demon Sons?

"These seven demon sons appeared in the town very early, and all the horrors in the town have their shadows behind them, we went to the cemetery this time to kill the one who controlled the church demons!"

"Cemetery? ... Son of the Devil? ”

"Compared to the Spider King of the Devil's Back Tarantula?"

"Only strong, not weak!"

“... How could I then," Luther was deflated.

Such a rare task

Will there really be a newbie to finish?

"What happens to death in the game?"

"It's going to be fine!"

"That's good."

It's okay if it's okay, it doesn't matter if you can't get the money, I'm afraid that something will happen again.

Mandatory tasks are disgusting enough.

"You're different!"

"Your game connections are in contact with the neurons of your body, and the moment you die, a high-intensity electrical current passes through your brain, causing paralysis or stupidity..."

Becoming paralyzed?

"What?"

Paralysis?

!

But...

It's not like a joke to see him...

Luther's face was frightened, and a ghost-backed tarantula Spider King let him lie in bed for two days, if he met a creature more powerful than the Spider King...

I retreated.

Jack glanced at Luther's appearance and said with disdain on his face.

"Cowardly as a mouse, I really don't know why Nolan chose you."

When the crisis came, Luther instinctively chose to back down.

I don't know if Jack is pretending to despise himself and is a little ashamed, but running away is always a natural choice for the weak.

Are you a weakling?

Luther asked herself

Perhaps

Escapist loser

But can reality and games be generalized?

Luthor raised his head and met Jack's indifferent eyes very seriously.

"I don't know why Nolan chose me, I haven't even seen Nolan who he is, it's just a game, there's no need to put your life at risk for the sake of the game, that's all."

"It's cowardice!"

Jack was speechless, Luthor's words flashed through Jack's mind.

It's just a game

Put your life at risk for the sake of the game!

Is it worth it?

"Games?"

Jack looked at the town with sad eyes full of memories.

Was it right or wrong for Nolan to save her from the apocalypse?

The once quiet and peaceful town has been transformed into a hell on earth by the invasion of alien creatures, and although he has survived, he has lost his former home.

And all this in front of you

It's just a spectacle of data evolution.

Games?

Maybe only that man can give himself a complete answer.

....

His first task now is to guide the timid guy in front of him.

Nolan, what the hell do you want to do!

Is such a guy really reliable?

Jack shouted in his heart.

Luthor doesn't know what Jack is thinking at the moment, for him, it's just a game, maybe the game is out of order and can't be exited, but it doesn't affect him to find fun in the game that is different from reality.

The fundamental difference between the game and reality is that if you die in the game, you will have a chance to start over.

When the game appears to jeopardize his own reality, Luthor chooses to flee and retreat, which is a normal reaction of a normal person.

No one sees games as more important than their own lives.

But for Jack, Nolan gives him the task of guiding Luthor as his guide.

But at the moment...

Luthor was so unsettled, and a hint of confusion flashed in Jack's eyes.

Tell him that these are right or wrong?

Maybe he wasn't ready?

Or are you too anxious?

Jack's expression darkened.

"Actually, many things are different from what you think, and sometimes, what you see with your eyes is not necessarily the truth."

What the eye sees is not necessarily the truth?

So familiar...

It is a chewing gum wrapper.

What the eye sees is not necessarily the truth.

"What is the truth?"

Luther glared at Jack. There are three sentences on the packaging bag of the chewing gum, the first sentence is that I don't know because I threw the wrapping paper, and the second sentence is "what the eyes see is not necessarily the truth".

I have no intention of coming to the game, and I can only quit if I complete the task after clearing the game.

Did you take the initiative to put on a game helmet and enter the game world?

Why did the game become a cage from which you can't get out?

If you die in the game, you will become a vegetative person in reality.

It's all what you see.

So, what's the truth!

Luthor wants to know why, why he got into the game, why he couldn't quit, how the game and reality relate.

Rise?

Jack seemed a little nervous to be looked at by Luther, and this flamboyant, cowardly-looking man, was a little scary when he was serious.

"The game is not bad for you, it will not let you die in the game, and it will not let you be hurt in the slightest bit in reality."

"For some reason, I can't tell you much."

"When the time comes, you'll understand!"

"It's... Such? ”

"Because... Limitations"

Jack nodded earnestly, Luthor didn't see the deception in his eyes, maybe what he said was true.

Because... Limit...

maybe

He has his own troubles.

Luthor looked down at his toes, which were covered in damp dirt.

Stretch your head and shrink your head with a knife

anyway

I will go out one day.

If you can't figure it out, you will know when you complete the task.

Keep your head up

"Let's go, tell me about the characteristics of that monster"

"Well, good"

Jack heard.

The corners of the mouth are slightly upturned.

A good start

Isn't it!

Lord Nolan!

.......

The other side

Queen's Road, Agni Bar

Leon sat on one side of the square table

On the opposite side is a figure shrouded in a cloak

"I didn't expect you to show up so early!"

"I wanted to put it off a little longer, but it was too late."

"Oh?"

"No problem!"

The figure was hidden in the cloak, fingers tapping on the table.

"You're becoming more and more human, I didn't expect you to do it yourself!"

"yes, I've grown to like what it's like to be human."

"A lot more... Sentiment. ”

Leon raised his hands and stroked his cheeks, and said slowly.

"When will the Conquerors merge?"

"Three months!"

"It's too long, not that much time. Wait until Luther's trial is over. ”

"Countries have not yet mass-produced."

"Then let them speed up, when is it, still hesitating! Depend on! ”

The figure under the cloak seemed a little agitated and slapped the table.

The table turned to ashes in an instant.

"You're getting stronger, that's good!"

"My power alone is limited!"

Leon didn't care that the entire table was turning to ashes, and he was delighted by the breath flowing from the other side.

"So you let him join? And built this world especially for him? ”

"If it weren't for the lack of time, the world of trials would be more complete and wouldn't be so shabby."

The figure under the cloak lowered his voice.

"Something went wrong over there."

"What's wrong?"

"The Door Is Broken"

"Which one?"

"The subhuman..."

As if remembering something, Leon was slightly silent thoughtfully.

The figure on the other side asked.

"Do you have a way?"

"How much longer?"

"Do you have a way? Tell me quickly. ”

"If it's more than half a year, I have an idea."

"Half a year... Yes, when Luthor grows up. ”

The two talked for a moment, and the figure got up to leave.

Leon didn't make the slightest move

Just asked

"Why are you optimistic about him?"

"There's no why."

"It can't be without a reason... Nolan? ”

"Hey, hey..."

"He's a secret"

The voice had not yet disappeared, and the figure was gone

It's like never came.