Chapter 139 The Day of Doomsday (End)
Most of the communication between Qiao Yuan and Qiao Ying was done by the former, and judging from the latter's scant responses, whether she was listening was another question.
Although Qiao Ying had reminded her not to take Qiao Yuan's words to heart, the Saint Girl listened clearly every time, including that time, out of her disgust for Qiao Yuan.
Qiao Yuan obviously didn't want to die, so he talked to Qiao Ying as if he was just chatting about how he could leave this world and live in other worlds after becoming a god. The Saint initially thought that Qiao Yuan was just talking nonsense to survive, after all, in her cognition, there was only this world. However, what upset the Saint was that Qiao Ying actually answered.
Qiao Ying followed Qiao Yuan through other worlds and was able to guess some things, but he was not sure whether the power after becoming a god could support him to leave this world, so the answer was ambiguous.
However, the Saint could tell that the other party was seriously considering this matter, which made her feel very complicated for a while. Logically speaking, Qiao Ying saved her, and it was her freedom to go wherever she wanted, but for the Saint, she had already gotten used to Qiao Ying's existence. After losing Hamos, she might face losing him again.
The Saint knew that she was only able to stand on her own now, but in fact it was because of Qiao Ying's presence. She had not seriously thought about this question , after all, she did not think that Qiao Ying would leave this world. However, now that Qiao Yuan had raised this question, no matter how much she wanted to ignore it, she could not help but think about it in her mind.
Because of her past experiences, the Saint subconsciously hid her true emotions in front of Qiao Ying, and because she was busy with this matter, she tried not to think about it. But today, watching the magic circle in motion, she knew that as Qiao Ying was about to stab the knife into Qiao Yuan's heart, all this would soon end, and Qiao Ying could occupy Qiao Yuan's body, and then...
She was originally equivalent to another center of the magic circle. As her mind was distracted, the magic circle would naturally be affected to some extent.
By the time she came to her senses, it was too late.
Although some infected people wanted to move forward, they were afraid of the magic circle on the ground.
Feelings of regret instantly took over her body, and the Saint tried in a panic to activate the magic circle again to help Qiao Ying. As the gold filled the stripes again, each pattern on it flowed like water, but Qiao Yuan and Qiao Ying had already deviated from the center of the magic circle.
When Qiao Ying realized that the magic circle had been restarted, he tried to push Qiao Yuan back. However, Qiao Yuan, who had also guessed what he was thinking, naturally would not let it succeed so easily.
Qiao Ying: "I think we can talk."
"We have been together since birth..."
Things change, and now it was Qiao Yuan who smiled and said, "Don't play the emotional card."
"I gave you a chance."
The system fell silent.
The magic circle operated for a few seconds, and suddenly something unexpected happened.
The entire hall was shaking violently as if there was an earthquake. When the infected people and humans standing nearby realized that something was wrong when they noticed debris falling from the ceiling, they wanted to run towards the door, but they were still a step too late.
A section of the ceiling collapsed and hit a fleeing human. The human didn't even have time to utter a muffled groan. As the flying dust cleared, everyone only had time to see the human's arm sticking out from under the ceiling, no longer moving.
And this was just the beginning. The ceiling collapsed one after another, and even the pillars supporting the entire hall showed signs of breaking.
Qiao Ying knew that this was the backlash of the ritual. He looked at Qiao Yuan in front of him and said, "This place is going to collapse soon."
Qiao Yuan was still conscious at this time, so she knew this. She also knew that Qiao Ying's reminder was not out of kindness, but she would have to let go of the dagger if she stood up now. Qiao Ying was waiting for her to let go first, and she was the same.
Because of the fight for the dagger, their bodies were like overlapping each other, and the ceiling had already fallen to the feet of one person and one shadow. If it was a little further away, it would probably break their legs directly.
Neither Qiao Yuan nor Qiao Ying wanted to die, but they also didn't want to be the first one to let go.
Qiao Ying: "Three, two, one, let go at the same time?"
Qiao Yuan nodded, but as he finished speaking, no one loosened their hands on the dagger.
Fortunately, because they made the same decision, neither the man nor the shadow felt guilty, and they finally ran towards the door holding the dagger.
The Saint watched the man and the shadow leave, realizing that she was abandoned. Although she knew that it was probably because Qiao Ying was in danger due to her negligence, she still felt a sinking feeling in her heart.
She wanted to follow, but her way was blocked by the ceiling that suddenly fell.
When they ran out of the hall, Qiao Yuan and Qiao Ying discovered that not only the hall but the entire base was shaking and there was chaos outside.
At this time, the people in the base discovered the infected people who had sneaked in, but fortunately, due to the violent shaking, the infected people themselves were still fleeing, so they had no time to pay attention to humans.
Everyone was busy and no one had time to look at Qiao Yuan and Qiao Ying.
Qiao Yuan and Qiao Ying were focusing on each other, and at this moment, a crowd suddenly ran over. Qiao Yuan saw Qiao Ying's body becoming flat, and it was obvious that after realizing that the situation was stalemate, he wanted to blend into the shadows of the crowd.
But how could Qiao Yuan give it this chance? She knew Shadow still had a lot of time, but she didn't have much time left. And if she let the other party escape again this time, it would be even more difficult to deal with it next time when it learned its lesson and came back again.
However, Qiao Yuan did not show it on his face. He took advantage of the moment when Qiao Ying's hand holding the dagger loosened briefly and directly snatched the dagger and stabbed him.
When the first thrust went in, Qiao Ying's figure paused. After all, Shadow was not a human body, so there was no blood splattering.
Qiao Yuan didn't know where Qiao Ying's heart was, so he could only pull out the snow-white dagger and stab it again.
The shadow's body suddenly fell backwards, and it seemed that it was about to fall down, but when it was about to hit the ground, it melted into the ground like a drop of ink, and then merged into the shadow of a person next to it, and then followed that person and mixed into the fleeing crowd.
The system's voice sounded in Qiao Yuan's ears: [It ran away]
Qiao Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "You can't run far."
She could see that Shadow was in a bad . His speed was much slower than before. He was obviously seriously injured. Death was only a matter of time.
Qiao Yuan sighed regretfully: "It's because it's a shadow that it has no fear."
If it were a human, after being stabbed twice by her, he would have been bleeding profusely by now. Running away would only accelerate blood loss and kill him faster.
However, Qiao Yuan did not forget the additional task, so he joined the crowd and prepared to look for any players occupied by shadows.
After realizing that all he had to do now was wait for Qiao Ying to die, Qiao Yuan felt instantly relieved, and he even had time to answer the system's questions.
System: [So you really did it on purpose? How do you know the Saint will definitely be distracted? ]
Qiao Yuan sighed in his heart: "Because I observed carefully."
The saint had two different attitudes towards her and Qiao Ying, which laid the foundation for her plan. The monster's previous attempt to distract the saint also gave her inspiration.
System: [Since you have already started preparing since then, why are you still...]
Qiao Yuan: "How can you fool it if you don't fool yourself first?"
This naturally refers to Qiao Ying.
system:【……】
It really thought Qiao Yuan had given up.
Qiao Yuan obviously guessed what the system was thinking: "Don't talk about leaving so casually in the future."
The system responded guiltily, and then for the first time had the idea of changing the subject: [So how did you feel when you were lying on the formation?]
Qiao Yuan then realized that the system could not know her perspective when she was lying on the formation. Thinking of everything she saw, she hesitated for a moment and decided to hide it: "I saw the revolving lantern of life."
"From the first time I entered school, the first time I entered the entertainment industry, the first time I was on the trending search..."
System: [Enough, don’t leave]
As long as it wanted, it could retrieve Qiao Yuan's resume which recorded the other person's countless first times in life, so naturally it had no interest in it.
Qiao Yuan also followed suit and stopped the topic.
Qiao Yuan saw many players and shadows in the crowd. Because of the sudden vibration, some players took the opportunity to break free, and then chased their own shadows like Qiao Yuan, but there were also players whose bodies were obviously occupied by shadows.
Qiao is willing to solve them one by one while there is still time.
And Qiao Yuan also met Yu Guo in the crowd.
The moment she realized someone was approaching from behind, she turned her head sharply and met a pair of smiling eyes.
It is the remaining fruit.
Yu Guo's face and body were splattered with blood, her ponytails were a little messy , her arms were twisted at an abnormal angle, and she walked with a limp. When she saw Qiao Yuan turning her head, a smile broke out on her face: "Sister, when I saw you in the crowd just now, I ran over immediately..."
Looking at Yu Guo who was so close to him, Qiao Yuan showed a surprised expression: "What's wrong with you?"
Yu Guo: "We encountered some difficult infected people."
Qiao Yuan: "It's good that nothing serious is wrong."
"But are you alone? Where are Song Yanchi and Sheng Guiye?"
She remembered that the players should all be locked up in the same place.
Yu Guo shook his head: "I don't know, it was too chaotic at the time. By the time I reacted, we had already dispersed."
There was nothing wrong with Yu Guo's answer. After all, the place was really chaotic. While Yu Guo was answering her, they were almost separated by the crowd and could only walk along the shops on the roadside.
The two of them naturally talked about shadows.
Yu Guo's voice suddenly sounded faintly: "Actually, I have found it."
"So you still don't see it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly took out a gun from somewhere and pointed it at Qiao Yuan.
Qiao Yuan: "Are you Yu Guo's shadow?"
Yu Guo in front of him nodded. Although she was smiling as usual, murderous intent was revealed on her face.
Like a cold sword being unsheathed.
The gun was obviously picked up from somewhere by the other party, and there were bright red bloody fingerprints on it, but Yu Guo's hand had no wounds.
Qiao Yuan still had a dagger in his hand. As long as he estimated the distance well, he could rush forward. After all, Yu Guo was obviously seriously injured and the only thing he could rely on was the gun in his hand.
But she stood still and said word by word: "You are still Yu Guo."
When Yu Guo first heard Qiao Yuan's words, she didn't react, but when she realized Qiao Yuan's expression was serious, she smiled and threw away the gun: "Well, I wanted to trick you into attacking me, but I didn't expect you to see through it."
Qiao Yuan watched the gun fall to the ground and knew he had guessed right.
Yu Guo in front of her was not possessed by the shadow at all. The shadow was just trying to trick her into making the first move and then being punished by the system.
Perhaps because of the murderous intent just revealed, Yu Guo's face showed malice, and he looked at Qiao Yuan wantonly: "If I wasn't injured and there were no bullets in the gun, I wouldn't use this trick."
She knew that Qiao Yuan would never attack her as a player, so she was naturally fearless.
Seeing that Yu Guo no longer concealed his murderous intentions, Qiao Yuan was finally able to ask the question he had always wanted to ask: "Why do you want to kill me?"
Yu Guo raised the corner of his lips: "To help people solve their problems."
Qiao Yuan didn't know who he had become a worry or trouble for: "...Who?"
If this was in the entertainment industry, she would be able to guess which star she was blocking based on trending searches and recent brand endorsements, but looking at Yu Guo's appearance, she didn't look like a fan of any star or an invited person.
After all, Yu Guo now gives her the feeling of a mercenary like Anthony.
Yu Guo just smiled, obviously not intending to say the other person's name.
Because she had long realized that if Yu Guo wanted to say a name, he would not use a person instead, so Qiao Yuan had no hope that Yu Guo would answer this question. Seeing the other party's reaction was also within her expectations, so she was not too disappointed, but just deduced in her mind.
Yu Guo seemed to sense something and sighed regretfully: "Ah, the time is almost up, and my shadow can't hold on for much longer."
"Sure enough, without blood, it's hard to control death..."
Her two inexplicable words made Qiao Yuan understand what she meant. Yu Guo had found Yingzi just now, but did not kill her immediately. Instead, he left her alive like Qiao Ying. During the short time Yingzi was alive, Yu Guo was looking for her and trying to kill her.
She guessed that the wounds on Yu Guo's body were caused by the other party's shadow.
Yu Guo continued: "It seems that I can't kill you this time."
She sighed, but from her expression, she didn't show much regret: "But considering my brother-in-law's cooking is delicious..."
Qiao Yuan: "Brother-in-law?"
She was distracted thinking about who sent Yu Guo in front of her. After hearing what the other party said, she realized that Yu Guo was talking about Sheng Guiye: "We are not that kind of relationship..."
She didn't like being misunderstood in this regard.
Yu Guo: "I'm willing to reveal some to you."
After hearing Yu Guo's words, Qiao Yuan changed his words abruptly: "...It's impossible that they are not that kind of relationship."
"Your brother-in-law can indeed cook, so what do you want to reveal?"
Although Yu Guo couldn't help but be stunned by Qiao Yuan's sudden change of attitude, he still said, "Stop posting those weird things on Weibo."
Qiao Yuan: “…Strange content?”
Her Weibo account is mainly composed of selfies, promotions and advertisements, and her activity level is moderate. Because she often responds to hot searches and fans recently, she is also known as one of the few living people in the domestic entertainment industry. You know, in order to maintain her image, she is very careful in choosing stickers for selfies, so how could she post weird content?
Wait, fans...
The system obviously thought of something: [She is the Black Rose? ]
However, Qiao Yuan rejected his guess. After all, if Yu Guo was the one, he would not have said that he was doing things for others.
She wanted to continue inquiring, but unfortunately Yu Guo's mission had already been successful. As a black shadow appeared under the other party's feet, she was teleported away first.
After Yu Guo was teleported away, Qiao Yuan suddenly found that his shadow had returned.
It looked like Qiao Ying was dead. At the same time, the system's mechanical voice rang in her ears: [Congratulations to the player for completing the mission. ]
[About to leave the dungeon...]
