Orphanage in Black Mountain

Dormitory area

After lunch, it's a rare break.

Students of different ages take a break from the dormitory floors to their respective dormitories, and most of them use this time to relax in the hallways.

The floor where the current "4 to 5 years old" is located,

Orphans in this age group have not yet fully carried out the 'cruel' curriculum, or the real screening has not yet been carried out, and physical punishment is the mainstay, and the elimination is rare.

Therefore, the number of orphans between the floors is relatively large, and the [fourteen bedrooms] are the mainstay.

Yi Chen, who was only four years old, was walking alone on the way back to bed, and the passage, which was originally full of laughter, immediately quieted down.

"The genius is back, everyone get out of the way~ (whispering)"

"Don't talk nonsense, be careful of being beaten~ I don't want to be beaten."

For everyone's rejection, Yi Chen has long been used to it.

Although it is true that killing intent will appear inexplicably at some point, Yi Chen's ego is unwilling to do so, he doesn't want to become a monster in an orphanage.

The reason why everyone is reluctant to be a companion with someone like Yi Chen is mainly because he is too good and has never been punished, even if he is called to Director Cao's office for violating the rules, he can come back intact.

There are both talents and privileges.

This led to the transfer of this part of the resentment of the children who had been oppressed by the orphanage for a long time to Yi Chen, a privileged person.

Of course.

Yi Chen also has his own bottom line, if someone dares to do something to him in private or do something that affects his life, he will inevitably double his dedication, and his own personality also makes it difficult for him to make friends at all.

Back in the dormitory,

The roommates all sat and chatted at the farthest point from him.

Although he felt that the group of people were whispering in a low voice, he could hear that the relevant topics were related to him.

Yi Chen took off his shoes and sat on his bed.

From under the pillow, he took out a book that was awarded to him for winning a recent competition at the orphanage, "In the Mirror".

This is also Yi Chen's first time reading a foreign novel, because of Director Cao's private tutoring and his own talent, he can basically be completely literate at the age of four, without any reading disabilities.

He loved a character in the book called "William".

William in the book is not real, but a psychotic protagonist's alter self as seen in the mirror. William's personality is completely different from the withdrawn protagonist, always helping the protagonist at key moments, and gradually becoming his closest friend.

As a child, Yi Chen also wanted to have such a friend, but there were few mirrors in the orphanage, so he painted a brown-haired [William] on the wall next to the bed as described in the book, trying to be his imaginary friend.

Since Yi Chen basically didn't have the opportunity to talk to his peers, his desire for communication prompted him to gradually start a conversation with 'William' on the wall.

Of course, it's all his one-sided chat,

Talking about their names and interests,

Talking about his hatred for the orphanage and his fantasies about the outside world, he even tries to share with 'William' every day after going to bed.

Although it is only a one-sided confession, it can make Yi Chen have a psychological balance.

It probably lasted more than two months.

One day, a roommate in the next bed was emotionally unstable due to unfair punishment, and he was lying in bed trying to sleep, but he could always hear whispers from Yi Chen's side, which made him even more upset.

I couldn't hold back for a while, and came directly to Yi Chen's bed and scolded:

"Why do you talk to imaginary things every day, can you be a little quieter! It's so hard to live with a freak like you. ”

The words made the man even more agitated, and he walked over to the wall with the inscription 'William', trying to destroy it completely with his fingernails.

Just as he was about to make a move,

Syllable!

The man's neck had been choked and lifted slightly off the ground, and in front of him were Yi Chen's cold eyes.

Obviously only more than four years old, he actually has such strange powers, and this person's face has already begun to turn purple.

The rest of the roommates were just watching the show, and no one came to help, they didn't want to mess with a freak like Yi Chen.

Critical moments,

A hand suddenly pressed on Yi Chen's wrist, stopping this dangerous murderous act.

When Yi Chen looked along his arm, he was stunned.

The brown hair, the same height as himself, and the rather similar face made Yi Chen can't help but shout a name out of his mouth.

"William."

The tight palm slowly released, and the roommate who survived the catastrophe was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled away.

By the time Yi Chen came back to his senses and looked at the past again, William had already disappeared.

But Yi Chen could feel the residual warmth on his wrist, and he could be sure that 'William' really existed.

From this moment on, Yi Chen could occasionally see the 'William' that seemed to exist in the corner of the passage, in the crowd, or in some dark corner.

As the chat continued, William's frequency of appearances increased day by day.

Whenever Yi Chen is about to make an extreme decision,

Whenever he has strong emotional ups and downs,

Or when encountering some kind of extreme danger, William will appear at close range or even have physical contact with him,

Even when Director Cao was called to the office for verbal brainwashing, William would always stand by and cover his ears for him, or say some interesting things to distract him.

A very difficult final test,

Yi Chen put himself in a very dangerous situation because of his opening mistake, and even Director Cao sweated for him.

Director Cao was also keenly aware that whenever danger came, Yi Chen's attention did not pay attention to the source of danger, but looked at a meaningless vacancy.

After passing the final test without danger, Director Cao pulled Yi Chen into the office alone, seriously analyzed the major problems in the exam, but also asked the point that made her curious.

"You've been close to death several times, but you're distracted...... What the hell are you looking at? ”

Maybe it was the rest of his life after the catastrophe, or maybe he was glad that he survived, Yi Chen subconsciously replied, "William...... William was helping me. ”

But he immediately realized the problem,

He actually knew that William might not be real, and knew that no one else could see it.

If Director Cao knew about this incident, he might be sent to a psychiatrist, or even forced to eat psychosuppressive drugs.

however

Director Cao showed a very gentle smile and hugged Yi Chen,

"William? My good ...... The students have finally made good friends, and I am very happy with the teachers. Rest assured, the teacher will keep this secret with you. ”

That's it

Yi Chen lived with 'William' in the orphanage until the day was ripe for Yi Chen to start his escape plan.

Oddly enough,

William, who usually exists at critical times, is nowhere to be seen on the way to escape from prison.

Yi Chen, who is currently more than ten years old and mentally mature, can't care about so much, he knows that he only has this one chance, and any hesitation will lead to failure.

Kill the security guards,

Bypassing the labyrinthine structure of the orphanage,

Over the walls of tens of meters,

But in front of him is not the big city he yearns for, but a no-man's land.

Yi Chen dragged his broken body and ran on the almost endless highway, and his speed was no match for Director Cao, who was chasing after him.

Sure that he couldn't escape, Yi Chen held the pistol he grabbed in his hand early,

When he was caught up, Yi Chen stuffed the muzzle of the gun into his mouth in front of Director Cao, and resolutely chose to commit suicide.

On the eve of death.

In addition to seeing Director Cao's hideous face trying to stop him from committing suicide, Yi Chen also saw another person standing in the middle of the road.

One never showed up during the escape from prison, a friend who always accompanied him during his life in the orphanage,

William stood in the middle of the road, tilting his head sideways and looking at Yi Chen,

I looked at it very seriously,

Looking at it very familiarly,

Very friendly to watch,

Very calmly watched,

It seems to affirm and support Yi Chen's current behavior, and perhaps this is the only way to escape from the orphanage.

Bang！ Gunshots.

Bullets shot out of the back of the head, and the shattered brain wiped consciousness out of sight, and everything in sight ceased to exist.

……

"William......

Beneath the abyss.

The Dead Sea collapsed, and Yi Chen, whose internal organs were completely destroyed, was gradually dying out, and he remembered the past and the familiar playmate.

But this time it's a little different.

Yi Chen didn't want to die yet, he still wanted to fight with his last strength.

However, William didn't just stand there, but conveyed a message with his eyes, a message that made him wait for a moment.

"Hoo ......"

William, whose left arm was no longer configurable and had less than 20% of the total number of effective cells, took a deep breath and looked at his gradually crumbling body and concept, but William showed a cheerful smile.

After making sure that Yi Chen could still move, William turned his attention to the inside of his skull.

"Little grape, let's go according to the plan...... Please. ”

"At the last minute, it's not about the grapes! In case the grapes accidentally die, try to collect more fragments of the evil sun to help me bury them in the old location of the Seven Days Cemetery, you should still remember, right? ”

"Of course."

William used all his strength to snap his fingers.

Syllable!

Above the stage, the 'stage light ball' hidden at the top of the abyss began to descend slowly, and its size was completely equivalent to the evil sun of the past.

But the bulb is just a shell, and it lacks an inner core.

meanwhile

The small grape embedded in the center of the brow turned into a beam of ash and rushed straight away, shooting into it before Reuben could react.

Suddenly, a dim and warm light shone down, and all the plague owners present felt the nourishment of the most original epidemic, even the first deceased.

Only Reuben frowned,

【Evil Sun Reappears】

As a lesion object with the same lesion as the "crescent moon",

Coupled with the evil sun burned many times in the previous battles, Reuben could not ignore it, and even regarded this evil sun as William's last hole card.

One bent his knees and jumped up, heading straight for the evil sun.

Resisting the impact of the evil sun at the highest energy level, the entire evil yang was directly penetrated by his body alone, and the black and hot fragments of firewood fell in the air.

However, it will take some time to destroy the overall structure.

With small grapes to help buy time,

William pulled the tape out of his body, returned to his most ordinary state, and quickly walked to the dying Yi Chen.

William still smiled,

Keeping that familiar and kind smile,

Exactly the same as the painting on the wall of the orphanage's bedside.

Boom~ The evil sun that is gradually crumbling, and the constantly falling pieces of firewood as the background.

William stretched out his arms, staggered his steps, and bowed his head to greet Yi Chen:

"This is the final stage I laid for Mr. Yi, and it is also my last stage.

Then came the final play, the finale that I had been planning since my birth, and one that surpassed all the plays that had been performed so far. ”

Speaking of which,

William's skull opened on its own, revealing his [brain hole] on the stage for the first time, a brain hole with a pure white aperture and a pitch-black inside.

It's ...... It's like a loop of rope.

William continued, "In this way, Mr. Yi can be regarded as [dead] once, and he will be considered to have completely atoned for his sins, and he will not have to commit suicide after doing all this."

I could feel that there was a larger, higher world beyond all planes, far from what Reuben had imagined.

It's about other wonderful, beautiful, multi-species worlds.

Yi Chen, you must go and take a look, just like when you climbed out of the high wall of the orphanage, the brilliance outside will definitely make you very happy, and maybe you can make better friends.

As for me,

I've been tired for a long time, and I've never slept well since I started in the evil circle. Constantly absorbing knowledge, constantly thinking about every detail of the plan, constantly overturning and reconstructing to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

I'm so tired every day, so tired that I often want to stop, but I can't.

finally

Although there were some hiccups along the way, it seems that I can really have a good rest......"

Yi Chen wanted to say something, but his vocal cords were already depleted, and his tongue was dry.

The shrinking visual window could only see William's brain, for some reason...... His eyes, which should have been equally dry, were slightly moistened.

The body, which was already impossible to move, supported Yi Chen and poked his head forward,

Slowly,

Instinctively,

Naturally,

Put the whole head between the holes in the brain, hold it tightly, and die resolutely, just like when you once escaped from the orphanage.

The window was finally swallowed up by darkness,

All perception, all consciousness, all existence dissipates at this moment.

……

Rumble!

The shattered evil sun shattered completely, and the warmth that briefly shone on the abyss was dispelled by dreams.

Reuben was unscathed in his "self-dreaming" state, and the lines on the surface of his body already indicated that he was no longer a being of this dimension.

When Reuben, who was suspended in the air, looked at the 'main target' below again, he immediately locked onto William, who was in a strange state.

"Dead? What's going on in his head? ”

Ruben descended quickly, his face full of doubts.

William's cells had withered, leaving only a dull vertebra and a circle of brain holes attached to the top that had almost come to a standstill and could disappear at any moment.

Looking at such a brain hole structure, Ruben suddenly sensed something.

A hand inserted his arm into it, and with the help of the color he continued to penetrate and grasp something, and dragged it violently.

[Crescent] was actually dragged out.

"No wonder my dreams enveloped the entire lesion, and I couldn't find the crescent moon, which was hidden here...... I'm impressed with you again, William.

When it's all over, I'll remake one of yours in the new world. ”

Because of Reuben's forcible withdrawal of the crescent moon, the already suspended brain hole was damaged, and it quickly shrank and disappeared completely.

Looking at the chaotic crescent moon in front of him, Ruben seemed to see a picture of the future.

"Finally, it's time to start detached! Wait a minute...... Am I overlooking something? William, has this guy fought me for so long alone? ”

Ruben looked at such a tragic scene of the abyss, recalled the previous duel with William, and always felt that something was not right, as if something was missing.

Then

Barber Todd arrived at the scene at this time,

He wanted to report on the killing of the Second Calamity and William's conspiracy, but after seeing all this, he didn't say anything more, just stood quietly and watched the boss's final detachment.

Reuben pressed one hand to the surface of the crescent moon and asked suspiciously, "Todd, who is the current representative murderer of the [Tenth Calamity]?" ”

"The tenth calamity? Boss, why do you ask this question, didn't the crew disintegrate after Miles' death? At present, there is no tenth disaster in the evil circle. ”

"Didn't you? That predecessor of the 10th Disaster Michael. How did Miles die? ”

Todd looked puzzled, he also felt that something was wrong, as if he had lost a memory, "Hey~ It seems that he was killed by someone, boss, you suddenly asked me like this, I ......really can't remember it for a while"

He couldn't go on halfway through his words, and it was pitch black before his eyes......

Merge the big chapter, that's all for today, write all day, and go to do some cervical massage in the evening

(End of chapter)