Chapter 14: The Collapsed World
Just as the big snake and the others were surrounded, a dark shadow appeared on the sand dunes not far away, quietly peeking at all this.
When Lu Qing woke up again, he found that he was also locked in a cell. I couldn't help but sigh slightly, and rearranged the chaotic thoughts in my brain.
According to the law of extreme survival, the first rule is to first determine the purpose, and then plan according to the purpose. Lu Qing's purpose is to return to the original time and space, and get out of the control of the secret forces. But this requires a Pisces jade pendant in exchange. However, from Professor Peng's mouth, it is known that the jade pendant has been taken away by a terrible unknown. Therefore, Lu Qing was unable to get the jade pendant for the time being. Since the goal cannot be achieved, then we must follow the second rule, live, and then plan for the future.
Therefore, Lu Qing's top priority at present is to escape. But when he entered Professor Peng's cell, Lu Qing found that this kind of cell was extremely strong, and it was impossible to dig a hole to escape, so he could only wait for an opportunity to kill him when someone came to deliver food. However, what puzzled Lu Qing was that since he had a conversation with Professor Peng, the people outside the door had already understood enough information. You are already worthless to the other person, so why not just kill yourself? Is it out of humanitarianism? To hell with it!
After so many days of tossing, Lu Qing was physically and mentally exhausted, and the darkness in the cell was like a big lock, gradually locking his soul, and it didn't take long for Lu Qing to gradually fall asleep.
In the dream, Lu Qing dreamed of Mina, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time. Lu Qing is in love with Mina, but unfortunately she can't keep up with her at all, as if she is always one step ahead of herself. may be excessive longing, Lu Qing saw a beautiful woman in a deserted temple in his dream.
Lu Qing wanted to hold Mina tightly in his arms with longing, but Mina kept retreating, as if she had entered endless time and space, and at the same time, her face also changed strangely. I saw that the soft skin on Mina's face was peeling off piece by piece, and the ravines were vertical and horizontal, and finally turned into a withered yellow and strange man's face. Lu Qing didn't know this man, but the man's face was like a brand, deeply imprinted in his mind, and lingered for a long time.
"Mina ......"
Lu Qing suddenly woke up from the dream, the dream just now was still vivid, his chest was like a boulder, an irrepressible depression hit his heart, and deep despair followed.
In the endless darkness, Lu Qing's consciousness gradually blurred.
When she was very young, Lu Qing lost her parents and was always raised by her uncle and aunt. Although they treated themselves as their own, Lu Qing still felt that something was missing in his heart. He longed to have a home of his own, a precious place of his own. That feeling became especially intense when meeting Mina. Because it seems that they have found a long-sought home.
However, this dream was like a heavy hammer, shattering the beautiful scene in Lu Qing's fantasy. It's just a dream, but why is it so real? If this dream becomes a reality, how should you face your life? Even if you get the jade pendant, what's the point of returning to the original time and space?
Lu Qing once again thought of the mysterious death of Tianbao, the mysterious disappearance of Mina, and in a certain time and space, Sister-in-law Liu's mother and daughter died in a fire, the landlord Lao Hu who was arrested for killing his wife and children, and Grandma Li, who died inexplicably, and the tide of negative emotions suddenly rushed into his mind.
The headache that I hadn't had for a long time was repeated, and the pain was unbearable. Lu Qing remembered that the beaver once said that the chip in his mind had been assimilated, and he no longer had to be bothered by headaches, was this another lie?
"Ahh Lu Qing was like a crazy beast, rushing into the cell again and again. But the physical pain could not alleviate the heartache in the brain.
I don't know how long it took, Lu Qing's patience finally reached its limit. The alloy knife in his hand gradually approached his neck artery, and as long as he used a little force, he could end this painful life forever. But at this moment, a vague voice appeared in Lu Qing's mind.
"Are you ready to give up? You're much more vulnerable than I thought. ”
"Who are you? Don't meddle in things. The movement in Lu Qing's hand suddenly paused.
"yes, why should I save you?"
"No one can save me." Lu Qing's consciousness was depressed to the extreme.
"Then why don't you do it?"
"I ......"
"The world is like a dream, if you dream of heaven, everything is up to you; If you dream of hell, it will be painful and painful. ”
Hearing this, a thunderclap sounded in Lu Qing's sea of consciousness, and the negative emotions in his heart receded like a tidal wave. The alloy knife had already cut through the skin of his neck, and a stream of blood slid down his neck, like the baptism of the stream of life that made Lu Qing's entire body feel like a new life.
Lu Qing prostrate on the ground and worshiped religiously, but he didn't know who he was worshipping, maybe it was a nihilistic existence, or maybe it was another self.
"No matter what, I'm going to live. Those good things that are about to leave, I will do my best to restore them. When Lu Qing made this promise to himself, a warm current was injected into his heart, the headache disappeared in an instant, and his physical strength miraculously gradually recovered, and a wild will filled his mind.
Perhaps, as the beaver said, the potential of the Revelator is being activated.
In the ruins of the ancient city, more and more sandpeople joined the excavation of the giant pit. Although many people have been decomposed to death, the pace of excavation is getting faster and faster.
At this time, dense black clouds were condensing in the sky in the distance, and a violent sandstorm was condensing. I don't know how many things living and dead will be taken away by this catastrophe.
"My lord, the sandstorm is coming. I'm afraid everything we've done will be undone. At the edge of the crater, a middle-aged man in a black visor sighed.
"We've been waiting for decades, and what could be more important than time? Dig for me, dig hard. Although the jade pendant has been taken away, I will never give up. In that case, I'll dig straight into their nests. The warriors who have been dormant for many years should also show their might. In the face of the crazy leader, the middle-aged man was helpless.
"What about that stranger? And that guy with the surname Peng? ”
"I had a hunch that the stranger was still useful. The old man kept it, too, and the rations were as much as they wanted, as long as they wanted to eat. At this time, the leader stared at the sandmen in the huge pit, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"The sand people are getting fewer and fewer, and it seems that some of them have fled. If they let them alarm other forces, they will be in trouble. The man in the visor was worried.
"There's also a flock of hungry vultures circling around their injured prey." The leader sneered.
The sandstorm is approaching rapidly, and the intensity is extraordinary. The leader looked at the sandstorm in the distance, and finally there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"My lord, as long as we can retain our vitality, we still have a chance." The man persuaded again.
At this moment, an exclamation suddenly came from the huge pit. The sand in the center of the crater began to sink rapidly, and a large number of sand people had been swept into the ground by the sand flow.
"I dug it through at this time." The leader roared at the sky, but it was too late.
Just as Lu Qing was looking for a way out of the predicament in the cell, the door was suddenly opened. The one who came was a 'mummy' wrapped in a white cloth. When Lu Qing saw his appearance clearly, he was taken aback. This turned out to be a beaver who had been separated from him for a long time.
"Beaver? You ......" The beaver's skin looked as if it had been burned, leaving a large blood scar. Judging from the fact that the whole body was covered with a white cloth, the beaver must have suffered some kind of burn wound on a large scale.
"Don't talk nonsense, come with me." The beaver dragged Lu Qing out of the cell and ran wildly towards the outside of the base. The guards along the way had been killed, and there was little hindrance along the way.
When Lu Qing and the mountain beaver rushed out of the underground base, the sandstorm had arrived, and the wind and sand in the sky were like knives, cutting bloody cuts on their bodies from time to time.
Lu Qing was dragged by the beaver to the front of the giant pit and heard him roar.
"Jump."
"Are you crazy? We're going to be buried alive. Lu Qing was taken aback by the mountain beaver's crazy behavior.
"The giant pit has been dug through the world below, follow me and jump down, otherwise it will be too late." As soon as he finished speaking, the beaver plunged into the huge pit.