Embers Ad Infinitum

Shang Jianyao was very happy, raised his hands, raised his body slightly, looked at the ceiling and said:

"Everything is a fantasy, why take it seriously?"

Seeing this, Chen Wen rubbed his temples with his right hand and said:

"Everything is empty!"

"Aren't you from the Mirage Sect?" Shang Jianyao asked without saying anything.

Chen Wen felt the intermittent and slight shaking of the house and replied nonchalantly:

"I am from the 'Dream Order'."

At this time, Liu Chuan carried Flora on his back, another strong man from the "New World" whose "body" was intact carried Barnard, and the others were also ready.

Shang Jianyao seized the time and asked Chen Wen:

“What is your sacrament?”

"We don't have the Holy Communion, it's all false." Chen Wen emphasized calmly, "Everything is empty."

Shang Jianyao suddenly lost interest in the "Dream Order" and asked instead:

"Did you see that photo in that courtyard?"

"What photo?" Chen Wen asked.

"Lin Sui's photo." Shang Jianyao was very surprised.

Then, he suddenly realized:

"You don't know that's Lin Sui?"

"I have never seen any photos at all." Chen Wen said truthfully.

He didn't care too much about this, since everything was empty anyway.

Shang Jianyao was about to describe the details of the photo when Liu Chuan looked around and said:

"Everyone, the signs have appeared. We are rushing to the tower now. We cannot miss this opportunity."

He took the lead, carrying Flora on his back, ran to the entrance of the basement, and opened the dark iron door.

The others filed out without hesitation and followed Liu Chuan.

Shang Jianyao ran wildly to keep up, forced overtaking, and passed several companions.

Then, he slowed down again and fell to the back of the team, showing his inner struggle.

"We haven't fully understood the problem of the 'new world' yet, and we are not sure which side we should be on..." Shang Jianyao, who believed in justice, said to himself slightly anxiously.

"Yes, yes." Another Shang Jianyao echoed him, "We don't even know whether helping these people escape the 'new world' is a good thing or a bad thing, and the turmoil started!"

The vicious Shang Jianyao then sneered:

"From the information we have learned so far, it is possible that the 'New World' was created by the Zhi Sui to protect Huitu. Otherwise, so many strong people from the 'New World' are running around in reality without restraint, which is almost a disaster in itself. disaster."

"Not necessarily." Shang Jianyao, a calm and rational person, retorted, "After the initial chaos, those strong people in the 'new world' will compromise with each other and form a new balance."

While talking, they kept running at the back of the team and followed them out of the special building.

At this time, the shaking of the earth became more and more obvious, and the houses on the street made creaking sounds.

Woo!

A strong wind came over.

The reckless Shang Jianyao ignored the struggles of his colleagues and said without any psychological burden:

"Not everything will wait until you are ready and think it through before starting, and the same is true for the turmoil here!

"Faced with the current situation, we can only act first and then talk!"

Chen Wen, who was running next to Shang Jianyao, listened to him talking to himself all the way without interrupting, but just glanced at him.

For him, everything is empty. When he has free time, he can talk about it and pass the time. There is no problem. Now, it is none of his business.

After running a few more steps, the calm and rational Shang Jianyao said:

"It's time to notify Dabai that signs of unrest have appeared."

On this matter, no one Shang Jianyao expressed any objection.

As they ran on the increasingly shaky road, they separated their minds and revealed their strength, searching for human consciousness around their bodies.

…………

While taking a nap, Jiang Baimian suddenly dreamed of a monster. It opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and dripping blood, and bit her head.

Jiang Baimian woke up with a throbbing pain.

She quickly understood what was going on, and hurriedly stretched her spirit to touch Xiang Shang Jianyao's consciousness.

After the dull darkness emerged and the glimmer of light condensed, Jiang Baimian saw Shang Jianyao running.

Her consciousness was forced to "run".

The next second, Shang Jianyao shouted:

"The signs have appeared!

"The unrest has begun!"

Jiang Baimian had been waiting for this opportunity, and took a slow breath and said:

"Then I have to enter the real 'new world' and get closer to the whirlpool-shaped building."

"But, we are not sure which side to help yet!" Shang Jianyao was very distressed, "I don't know whether to help Flora and Barnard escape the new world, or to maintain order here and wait for the turmoil to end... "

Jiang Baimian said calmly:

"This is because we don't yet understand the nature of the 'new world' and the root of the problem."

So I don’t know what impact breaking the order of the “new world” will have on reality.

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao agreed deeply.

Jiang Baimian had already considered this issue and pondered:

“This is actually an opportunity.

"Under normal circumstances, the 'New World' has its own set of order. Those imprisoned have no way of knowing how to improve, nor do they know what they are thinking and doing. This makes your investigation always go around in circles. .

"Once the turmoil starts, the order will inevitably collapse, and many things hidden under the order will be exposed, and you can take the opportunity to restore the truth.

"It's not too late to make a choice then."

Bang, Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist with his left palm and said:

"Why didn't I think it could be like this!"

Jiang Baimian immediately ended the exchange:

"Okay, don't waste your energy. Remind me if there are any changes."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao waved his hand.

…………

After disconnecting, Shang Jianyao focused all his attention on the unrest.

Bang! Bang!

The houses on the street made overwhelming sounds as they continued to shake, and the glass windows were rattling and might break at any time.

Thin and obvious cracks also appeared on the ground, which were clearly visible under the street lights brought by Liu Chuan, Flora and others.

In the surrounding darkness, street lamps representing other "New World" powerhouses were either going in the opposite direction, away from the tower, or staying in the building where they were originally, not daring to move, and could only wait, or slowly. The ground moved towards the tower, as if trying to take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters.

Kick, kick, kick! Shang Jianyao ran faster and faster, surpassing Chen Wen and others, and reached the middle of the team.

This position allows him to observe the situation ahead and see if he can find answers to certain questions from the disintegration of order.

They were not too far from the tower itself. When the earthquake became more severe, they came to this area that few people usually enter.

Just after passing a certain "boundary line", Liu Chuan and others' eyes froze at the same time.

Here, not only the tower itself is brightly lit, but the buildings surrounding it also seem like the stars have fallen into the world.

The whole team instinctively stopped, and the weak Liu Chuan blurted out:

"How can there be so many 'New World' awakeners..."

There are more lights here than those "New World" powerhouses outside the core area put together!

Normally, this scene cannot be seen from the outside in, as it seems to be covered by the tower.

Boom!

A building nearby collapsed during the earthquake, and a deep and ferocious crack appeared horizontally in front of Liu Chuan and others.

Woo! The storm was blowing, making everyone stagger a little.

At this moment, on the other side of the crack, in an apartment-like building, a man slipped out on a wheelchair.

He is from Honghe. He wears a white shirt and a blue sweater. His lower body is covered by a brown blanket. He looks about forty years old. His hair has obvious gray spots and his temperament is very elegant.

The man came to a place nearly twenty meters away from everyone, scanned the opposite side with his light blue eyes, and asked loudly:

"What are you doing here?"

Barnard responded tremblingly:

"'Vice Dean', we need to enter the tower.

"You have only two choices, one is to get out of the way, and the other is to die!"

"He is the 'vice president' of the Eighth Research Institute?" Shang Jianyao said to himself.

The "Vice Dean" put his hands on the wheelchair and said sarcastically:

"You know nothing, you will only bring disaster to the dust!"