First Player

Chapter 1280 Chapter One Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy Seven · "Thank you, Phoenix."

"boom--!!"

A strawberry candy fell to the ground, and a dazzling light exploded in the corridor, blocking the pursuing robot.

"This way!" The blue-skinned robot took the lead. Facing the maze-like mechanical corridor, he recognized the way accurately and quickly, leading Noel into the small door, through the dog hole, and into the vent...

In the narrow space, the puppet silk exerted its maximum effect, and bullets and gunfire were thrown back, exploding one after another. The pursuers were slithered back and forth like dogs by Noel, until their blowholes were filled with smoke.

"Come up there!"

The two rushed into the vent, and Noel immediately blew up the passage below. Accompanied by the sound of falling masonry, the sound of pursuit finally fell silent.

"It's a little safer now, come with me." Lan Qie crawled forward.

Noel yawned as a cool breeze blew from the ventilation duct. He came out of the can before he was fully developed, his body lacked nutrients, and now he feels lethargic.

In order to avoid falling asleep, Noel looked at the iron legs moving in front of him, cheered up, and started chatting casually:

"Lan Qie, haven't you thought about buying yourself some clothes?"

This was a casual question from him. Clothes are usually a good topic to lift your spirits.

"Ah?" Lan Qie was startled. The mechanical gears in his mind turned a few times, as if he had never considered this issue. He subconsciously felt shy and scratched his exposed iron skin: "No, no. We Aren't you running for your life? You actually care about this."

"It's better to chat while crawling than to crawl in silence." Noel stepped forward: "If you are too nervous, your calf muscles will become stiff when you can run."

"Um, oh..." Lan Qie's mind couldn't turn around. He was just the most common model, the chip was very outdated, and the parts were very old-fashioned. He knew that he was stupid and couldn't keep up with other people's ideas, so he could only do his best. Response: "The temperature sensation is fixed, so I don't need to wear nice clothes... turn in front."

"Hmm." Noel looked at Lan Qie and chatted to keep himself awake: "I think you are very suitable for wearing a suit. You are tall and straight."

"Ah...really, really?" Lan Qie couldn't resist. He had always been exposed to cold machinery and completed the same work day after day. It had been too long since anyone had spoken to him like this. He could only wring out the current and come up with the best response: "...Thank you."

Yes, the best response in his program is to say thank you.

Saying thank you is the most sincere response and will never go wrong.

"Keep talking to me or I'm going to fall asleep," Noel said.

"good."

"Tell me about Rovasha?"

"I don't know much about it either. I've been working here since I was conscious... I've never been outside. The machine operator who was out in the field told me that the sky outside is blue and the grass is green. I don't know what it's like... " Lan Qie said shyly.

"So you're doing the same thing day after day, no breaks, no food, 24 hours a day."

"Yes... the master of machinery often tells us that if we don't do it, there will be people who do it." Lan Qie's voice was muffled, echoing in the ventilation duct: "Occasionally we will rest for half an hour, and then I will lie down On the floor, I chatted with my companions and thought about it together. As long as I work hard, I can sleep as long as I want, and I can eat all the mechanical liquid I want... If I work more today, I will have better things in the future. Life."

"……after?"

"After working until it is scrapped, we will be sent to the surface to live a free life."

"But you chose to run away."

"Yes." Lan Qie's voice lowered:

"Because the Lord of the End of All Things showed me the truth in my dream... Those companions who were scrapped and went to take care of themselves were all dismantled into parts. The happiness we longed for... does not exist at all."

"From the moment we were born, we have been just tools. The harder we work, the more work we have at hand, and the Machine Master can live a better life."

"So at that moment, I woke up. Why should I go to a life that can be seen to the end? Why should I wear it out until I die? The first time I saw you, I thought of today's escape plan. I want to use your strength to help escape."

"Then what do you want to do after you get out?" Noel gradually understood Lan Qie's thoughts.

"I want to see what color the sky is that my companions are talking about... I also want to taste the peach-flavored mechanical juice. I heard it is very delicious. I have only eaten tasteless things..." Lan Qie's eyes twitched slightly. Moving up, he was thinking, and his cheeks made a mechanical friction sound.

"It seems like the God of the End of All Things is really a good person." Noel sighed with emotion.

"I don't know if He is a good person or a bad person. At least He showed me another brand new possibility and gave me another choice...turn right ahead."

"After we get out, I'll take you to eat peach-flavored mechanical juice, and you can help me introduce the Lord of the End of All Things, how about that?" Noel suggested.

Lan Qie's circuits were running rapidly, and after a moment, the temperature of his iron-skinned face increased slightly, which seemed to be a sign of overthinking. He lowered his head in embarrassment and muttered:

"…and a suit."

"Okay." Noel smiled: "There is also a suit that suits you."

"Yeah." Lan Qie responded softly.

The Tin Woodman had never worn anything so delicate, but his friend was a good taster. Whether it’s peaches, blue skies, or exquisite clothes, people who love life always know better than the tin frame they were born to be trapped in.

Although their first meeting was just to help each other escape, at this moment, Lan Qie felt Noel's kindness and enthusiasm. This was not reflected in the chattering of words, but the heat radiated from the inside out by the blond boy, which made people feel the warmth even without touching.

"Thank you... my friend." Lan Qie met such a person for the first time. The numb life almost made him a piece of stiff iron.

"My name is Phoenix." The blond friend smiled.

"Thank you... Phoenix."

If there is really an immortal bird in the world, it may be a person like the blond boy.

Lan Qie lowered his head, and he had a sentence he didn't tell Noel. It was a sentence he couldn't help but admire when he saw Noel in the nutrient tank for the first time.

——From the first glance, he fell in love with that kind of intuitive beauty, the beauty from the ancient mythical beast.

The touch of this beauty spread to his thinking dial, and even to his mechanical mind, making him delusionally think that he had the sensibility of organic life.

He implemented this bold escape plan, although mixed with the desire for freedom, but what is indispensable is that he really wants to help this beautiful creature escape.

The machine born to be shackled has rotted in the numbness day after day. In fact, even if he escapes, his machine will not work for long.

But Phoenix, who was born to belong to the sky, should not fall in the nutrient tank and rot with him.

——If he acts with such an idea...

Lan Qie turned his head and glanced at the flowing golden hair behind him, like bird feathers. The boy's blue eyes were slightly bright, purer than his turbid artificial eyes.

——Does it mean that his mission does not come from becoming a monotonous and numb part, but from pursuing what he wants? For example, aesthetics, such as sensibility, such as... freedom?

"It seems that there is an exit in front." Noel looked up.

"Okay."

...

[\u003cSu Mingan's Perspective\u003e·April 5, 2025 16:25]

The chest is gently bulging, something is expanding and contracting.

Fu En should feel sad for Qi Jue's betrayal, but he was more excited, excited, and passionate about seeing his idol... so much so that he rushed forward without hesitation, completely forgetting his own weakness. He only had one thought in his mind - he wanted to protect his idol!

"Let go! Let go of my idol!!!" Fu En covered his bleeding wound and stumbled forward.

Xi Ting didn't even bother to respond with a glance. Her arm turned into a sharp sword and pierced Fu En directly without any surprise.

Blood flowed all over the ground.

"Don't overestimate your own abilities." Xi Ting said lightly, and fixed her eyes on Su Ming'an: "The noisy thing has disappeared, we..."

The next moment, her eyes widened.

Su Ming'an's shoulder suddenly bleeds, but Fu En is still alive.

...

[Noah's Chain (Gold):

Effect 2: You can select any player to share any damage for him/her in the next 10 seconds, with a cooldown of fifteen minutes. ]

...

Su Ming'an saved Fu En.

Fu En was the only person on the platform who could move. He could see the location of Aini and Tianyu.

"Fu En, take them away. I'll hold Xi Ting and Lotasha back." Su Ming'an shouted to Fu En.

Fu En gritted his teeth and immediately rolled down.

He had never thought that the first time he met his idol in his life would be like this.

Xi Ting narrowed his eyes: "Should I say you are arrogant or confident... Little Magpie. Your enemy has a god and an emperor. Do you really think you can hold your companions until they leave? In fact, there is no need to be so troublesome. As long as you nod and join us, everything will be perfect."

Su Ming'an shrugged: "I want to, too."

... Unfortunately, his main task is to kill the goddess of life.

"Stubborn." Xi Ting grabbed Su Ming'an with a bone claw, with a bit of contempt on his face, obviously not taking Su Ming'an's combat power seriously.

Su Ming'an raised his eyes.

... Si Que, this is the friend you asked me to meet, and he is indeed very "friendly".

Although he did succeed in meeting the goddess of life, in a sense, Si Que really did not find the wrong person...

At this moment, Xi Ting suddenly sensed a hint of danger. This was the sixth sense she had honed from thousands of battles, warning her -

Why did she feel dangerous? Si Que in normal conditions was no match for her at all.

The next moment, she knew.

A sudden drop in gravity pulled at her arms, and she suddenly felt dizzy, and sticky mud flowed all over her body. Extremely negative emotions exploded in her heart.

Sadness, anger, despair, pain...

Before she could catch her breath, she felt the air around her begin to fluctuate and tear -

"Boom -!!!"

Su Ming'an stepped on the puppet silk, slid lightly across the vibration area, slid from the stage to the stage, and landed in front of the goddess of life.

A violent vibration sounded behind her, mixed with the sound of bones breaking, and blood-red words floated on the damage interface.

...

[HP-3721! (Weak point attack! Critical hit! Position suppression!)]

…

Xiting was lying on the ground, his skeleton was shaken apart, and several ribs were shattered on the ground.

Gravity suppression + judgment + full mana space vibration. This is the most stable and fiercest attack that Su Mingan can make now.

His fighting power is enough to fight against the third-level gods. His previous avoidance of the emperors does not mean that he cannot defeat them. Xi Ting thought she could easily deal with him, but she did not know that she was not facing a weak and helpless bird, but a super jellyfish.

The dignified undead emperor was smashed to the ground by the super jellyfish with one hand.

Su Mingan switched to the bright state and drew the sword of Alman.

Qi Jue in front of him tilted his head, and his green hair swayed: "You are very strong, Xi Ting underestimated you... But are you ready to greet me in a state without any magic power? Si Que."

At this time, Fu En climbed up from the ground and met Qi Jue's eyes.

Seeing that the situation seemed bad, Fu En could not help but say: "Qi Jue..."

He never thought that his knight was the goddess of life, who accompanied him for eighteen years.

The descent of God when he was eight years old finally had an explanation-because the goddess of life was by his side, and of course He could save him from the sky when he fell.

The scenes of the past flashed before his eyes, the gentleness, love, and dedication of the knight... The knight always tolerated his arrogance again and again. So this time, can he let his idol go? This is his only wish...

"Qi Jue..." He hesitated and wanted to beg for mercy.

However, Qi Jue glanced at him and said lightly: "Why are you still alive?"

At this moment, Fu En's voice was stuck in his throat and he could no longer speak.

He was not smart, but not stupid. He suddenly thought clearly about many things.

Qi Jue had been protecting him for more than ten years and taking care of him in every possible way - in order to make him a sacrifice and let the goddess of life come to the world.

Qi Jue told him the teachings of the goddess of life every night and patiently answered every question he had - in order to make him recognize the goddess of life to prevent the rejection from being too high.

Qi Jue saved him from his father's hands because... he didn't want to dirty the eyes of the goddess of life.

And the god's descent when he stumbled when he was eight years old -

"... Was that god's descent for me?" Fu En couldn't help but want to confirm. Qi Jue is the only person in the world who treats him well, and this concern... even if there is only a little bit of true love.

Qi Jue thought for a moment: "That time the God descended was indeed for you, to gain your trust."

Fu En's eyes brightened, almost catching the last ray of light.

——But the green eyes still didn't look at him.

"Because I pushed you when you slipped that time." Qi Jue said lightly.

God's eyes only have power and compatriots.

The long eighteen years of mankind are just a moment in His eyes. Did he really think that He would like an arrogant, confident, and irritable prince? Was it the song He played in the piano class that confused him? Or was it the sunflowers planted together in the garden that confused him?

"You are not even as good as a vibrant flower that I like more, at least they understand the way of life better than you." Qi Jue stretched out his hand:

"Goodbye."