First Player

Chapter 406 Chapter 404 · "The Unseen World, the Unfinished Journey"

At night after the snow stopped, it looked particularly cold beside the city wall.

People walked in the wave-like darkness, like boats bumping in the waves.

Su Mingan turned around and saw a black umbrella at the entrance of the alley.

The cold wind blew into his collar, and the necklace holding the photo around his neck jingled.

Under the umbrella, a silent red-haired girl was holding the wooden sculpture in her hand and watching him calmly.

"One of the virtues of a knight is sacrifice." She said, "And after killing the devil, the hero cannot go back to hiding safely."

She stared at him, her eyes calmer than ever before.

"Everyone is mortal," she said. "Rather than decaying in the future, or embarking on an endless road with no end, it is better to stop here. At least... someone will remember it."

"Turning other people's memories into your own tombstone is the most meaningless act," Su Mingan said.

He walked past her and heard her extremely quiet voice.

"Rin, the people who have passed through your life should not be the regret that shackles you." Naraku said: "Remember her, remember her forever, and then keep walking."

"Who are you talking about?" Su Mingan was keenly aware of the deviation in her words.

But Naraku was like a motionless tombstone, not meeting his gaze.

"Sorrow and regret for the person who passed away... don't need to accumulate in your chest. I'm not asking you to completely forget her, nor am I asking you to suppress your sadness." Naraku said: "She just... wants to go home."

"You didn't wake up?"

Su Mingan had already noticed that something was wrong with her state.

The red-haired girl suddenly turned back.

The thin moonlight behind the snow shone on her face. She stretched out her hand, holding a small wooden sculpture.

It is a wood carving in the shape of a young man. It can be seen that it has been carefully carved, and every edge and angle is just right, comparable to the work of a master.

She looked at him blankly and suddenly showed a bright smile.

"for you."

As if she suddenly changed into a different person, her eyes that were still indifferent and sad just now suddenly burst into child-like joy.

It was like the sun suddenly shone into her eyes, dispelling the haze, and she smiled so pure, like a piece of white paper that had not been painted with color.

She raised her hands, like a child's favorite teddy bear, and presented the small wooden sculpture to his eyes.

"Here you go." Her smile widened.

Su Ming'an was a little confused. He didn't understand how Naraku became schizophrenic.

He was still saying something like a eulogy in the front, but then he suddenly showed a silly smile like a child.

He took the wooden sculpture and a system prompt popped up.

[You get props (Naraku’s wood carving)]

[(Nara's wood carving): There are no special value-added props. It can be seen that they have been carefully carved by her and can be placed in her personal space for collection. 】

A small message is engraved on the wood carving:

【When you wake up in the silent dawn,】

【You will see me spread my wings and fly high. 】

…

"Thank you." This was a prop after all. Even though it was of little value, Su Mingan still accepted it.

When he wanted to turn around and leave, the smile on Naraku's face became even brighter.

"Rin." She said with a smile, "I will teach you how to practice shooting tomorrow."

"good."

Su Mingan passed by her.

As he passed her, he noticed a strand of white hair on her temples.

"Naraku, the snow is no longer falling. You can put away your umbrella and pay attention to safety at night." He warned symbolically and walked towards his house in the East District.

"good."

Naraku turned around and looked at him steadily with a pair of confused eyes.

"but,"

she says:

"...Who is Naraku?"

…

Su Mingan returned to the East District, and the streets here were still quiet.

Since all the residents had moved out, it was still a dead street when the feast just ended.

With the cold wind filling his collar, Su Mingan opened the door to the room and walked towards the bed with a clear purpose.

"Ding-dang——"

The necklace around his neck jingled. Su Mingan took it off and took a look at its properties.

…

[Immortal Pendant (Red Level): "Captain, please take it with you... to see the world I haven't seen yet and complete my unfinished journey."

Durability: 0/0 (This equipment does not lose durability due to the "Immortality" property.)

Equipment requirements: Player Su Mingan (the only one).

Active skill (immortal): Use it on any NPC or player who is dying to forcibly extend their life for ten seconds. The cooling time is half a day and can only be used once on the same person. 】

…

This is a special skill equipment that does not have combat characteristics. In some special times, it can be used as a "combat continuation" skill that can be used repeatedly.

"..." Looking at this message on the equipment interface, he looked away.

After sorting out the harvest, he suddenly felt extremely tired.

With every dungeon he passed, he felt like he was gradually losing something. After Xie Lude's death, this sense of loss became more and more obvious.

It's like every second of life, something flows by like fine sand. It's a kind of panic that makes people feel a little confused, but can't stop it.

In the upper right corner, the barrage was still noisy as always. They seemed to be very sad about Xie Lude's death, and they couldn't understand why Su Mingan didn't forcefully save the other party.

In their view, life is the most important thing, so what does knightly will count? There is no need for Xie Lude to sacrifice his life for a group of NPCs.

Su Mingan didn't look at these barrages anymore.

He lay down on the bed.

…

The blood-red sky was as dull as ever.

Golden sparks float in the air, and this place is like a hell on earth that has been ravaged by magma.

Su Mingan opened his eyes and walked onto this red land. The small sand table at the door of the church floated in front of him.

Thousands of puppets of different shapes appeared in front of him with a "swish" of white light, and the formation was extremely spectacular.

Now in the fifth level of "The Demon King and the Hero", he continued his previous actions.

He properly arranged the war situation and deliberately triggered the war, allowing the armies of both sides to fight pointlessly, collecting the energy generated by their hatred and death to strengthen his Demon King's City.

But now, he already knows,

This is not a playful resource placement game.

The sand table floating in front of me is like a toy,

...That was a cruel war that took place in the real history of Praia, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

On the sand table, armored model soldiers like red and blue chess pieces,

...Those are real lives sacrificed in the war.

He watched the armies of both sides fight, and watched the numbers of both sides decrease little by little, and then increase little by little...old soldiers continued to die on the front line, and new soldiers continued to join them.

[There are always soul hunting deaths. 】

[But there are always people who become soul hunters. 】

…

At this moment, he suddenly remembered what his grandmother had said when she held his hand and persuaded him when he first came to Praia.

All unreasonable phenomena gradually seemed reasonable in the battle in the small sandbox.

This is a world where people have to hurt each other in order to survive.

Humans and souls, souls and souls, humans and humans.

In this morbid way of living, people deviate from their original intentions and gradually coexist with pain.

They endure humiliation and live an ignoble existence.

...However, there will always be people like Sherrod.

Su Mingan reached out his hand to adjust the battle situation between the two sides and stir up the flames of hatred.

…

[Their deaths must not be meaningless. I command them and carefully arrange the ending of each of them. 】

[——I enable everyone to work hard for a better tomorrow. 】

…

On the sand table, there are two armies facing each other. One army's armor is red, and the other army's armor is blue.

In the middle of the fight, a golden chess piece appeared.

——[Brave].

A brave man appears on this land.

There is a line of small words on the head of this chess piece. If you don't look carefully, you will really miss it.

【The Despicable People of Betrayal Heaven and Their Companions】

The despicable ones in heaven still rebelled.

Unavoidable.

Because this is a fact that has already happened in reality.

…

The high-pitched system voice rang out, with a strangely passionate tone:

[——My respected Demon King! 】

[As time goes by, the "brave" and his partners appear! 】

[I believe that after such a long period of business, you already have the strength to fight with him! 】

[You are the great demon king guarding the castle. Please fight to the death with the brave man who will challenge you later! 】

[Please behead this "brave" who attempts to subvert your rule! 】

【Pour your anger into this world! Let darkness cover the world, endless flames burn the entire land, and the world becomes a bloody prison...]

…

Listening to the high-pitched voice of the system, Su Mingan only felt ironic.

"Do I kill myself?" he said.

The system voice completely ignored him.

It just continued to shout to itself, and its passionate emotions seemed to only infect itself.

That is the battle report from the sand table:

[The battle situation has reversed! 】

[The appearance of the brave man unites the armies of both sides! Your soldiers (Golden Rose), (Black Lovers), and (Holy Glory) have lost contact. 】

[As the Demon King, you play in the human world, and you control the armies of both sides of the world - you need to provoke them to war and cause their death to obtain sin points! 】

[However, there has been a truce between the red and blue armies, and the number of deaths has decreased significantly. Your source of power is failing. Please get your sin points as soon as possible! 】

[Distance to target sin value: 87980 (paused)/100000 (If the target value is not collected before the end of this level, your level will be declared failed.)]

After saying this, the system's voice faded away, and a blue option appeared in front of Su Ming'an.

The blue light pulsed, seeming to tempt him to press it as quickly as possible.

He stared at the blue option, motionless, seeming to have fallen into a permanent stillness.

On the sand table, the armies of both sides have stopped the bloody war and seem to have reached a state of truce.

Behind the sand table, among the simulated city buildings, lights were bright and gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky.

Red and green Christmas lights are strung across the rectangular-shaped simulated city, and the sound of singing can be heard faintly.

…

"Where the tree tops glisten (The green trees sparkle)~"

"And children listen (children stop and listen)~"

"——May your days be merry and bright (——May you be happy and bright every day)"

…

He had heard this piece of music in Praia before, on a snowy night at the beginning of a sea feast.

At that time, when Noel walked in from outside the house, this Christmas song came through the crack of the door like a flowing stream.

It is an inescapable fact that the devil represents God and the sand table represents Praia.

At this moment, there is no room for luck.

He closed his eyes and held out his hand.

Red sparks danced in his ears, and when he stretched out his hand, he heard the immortal pendant around his neck making a clear tinkling sound.

"Ding--"

He held the shaking photo folder tightly with his left hand, and pressed the blue option in front of him with his right hand.

The blue light flashed, and the moment his finger pressed it, it was instantly stained with a layer of blood-like red.

Through the sand table that was suddenly stained with blood, and the fallen soldiers, he seemed to see the blood-red sky road spreading across the southern district... and the bridge of corpses that could not be seen at a glance. .

The bright red fonts danced on the options, like flowing blood.

…

[In order to obtain enough sin points, create a large number of deaths to meet the final brave——]

[Great Lord Demon King, do you choose to invest part of your sin points?]

…

[——To launch a sea monster siege? (If you do not initiate it, your level will fail and you will immediately lose the qualification to play in this world.)]

…

【yes. 】

Su Mingan held the pendant in her hand tightly.

…

The bright blood color unfolded on the sand table battlefield with Christmas music floating at this moment.

"Bang——!"

There was a gunshot that shook the chest, as if someone was blowing a trumpet to declare war on the sand table.

at this moment,

He heard the bang from the flintlock,

The crisp sound of blades meeting,

The collision of armor and siren energy, a small but recurring whine.

In front of his eyes, a small, pale energy, like a rainbow after the rain, gradually extended and formed from one side of the sand city, like a white line drawn by a pen, gradually drawing to the other side of the battlefield.

Its color ranges from pale white to pure white, and from pure white to crimson.

Countless small armored men charged on this white line, shattered, and disappeared, leaving behind a pool of bright red blood.

Like a blood-red flag unfurled in white.

Like a giant snake with a white back, it gradually became wider and bloated, as if wrapped in blood-red clothes, and gradually stretched into the distant blue sea.

A moment later, in the blue sea, a character model wearing golden armor leaped out.

Behind him, the sirens followed him and left, like stars rolling down on the sand table.

This scene is very childlike, like a nonsensical children's fairy tale.

However, only those who have truly experienced this tragic war can understand what happened in this seemingly absurd drama.

——He personally initiated this disaster.

Su Mingan lowered his head.

He opened the photo holder in his necklace.

Only then did he realize that the necklace Sherlude had given him had a different photo inside.

This is not the original photo of sister Xie Changying with a bright smile.

It’s a group photo with warm tones.

Under the warm indoor light, there is a blur of white buildings in the distance.

In the gloomy night, there was a faint soft light.

Inside the windows, heat was rising.

The blond knight facing the camera smiled, held up the engraved gem in his hand, and took this somewhat blurry photo.

In the photo, Noel, who handed over the amber sword, is standing on the left side of the photo. Su Ming'an, who took over the long sword, is the center of the photo. He lowered his head and was looking at the introduction on the weapon intently.

The roasted meat was golden and filled with fuzzy heat.

The face of the blond knight is close to the camera, pasted on the right side of the photo, and his face shows the secret joy of the candid shot.

In the lower right corner of the photo is the date it was taken, which was exactly a few days ago.

There are also a few lines of neat small characters below. The fonts are small and the writing is very hidden.

…

【team leader. 】

[After I give this necklace to you, shall we go have barbecue with Changying again? 】

[Even without lemon, Praia’s barbecue is delicious. 】

【Right? 】

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