The holy light, as ruthless as time, drew the now shadowy Wang Daer into the pool.
The young man vanished into ashes along with Duor Ming's screams.
Along with dreams, hopes, and love.
"No!!"
Lin Fan's desperate cry, accompanied by the demon's whispers, completely disappeared into the purification pool.
The earth began to shake violently, and the stone bridge connecting the ruins to the outside world collapsed rapidly, finally severing the Land of Yesteryear from the world beyond.
All returned to a state of peace, leaving no trace of love or sorrow.
"Patriarch, the ancient teachings state that you once rebuked, saying all men in the world are fickle. But have you seen this man named Wang Daer? He is quite devoted!"
A warrior said with a hint of sadness.
"That foolish boy..."
Amon turned around, and no one could discern the expression on his face.
"This place is sealed, and no one will ever be able to enter again. Our mission is complete, retreat!"
Everyone sighed, casting one last glance at the imprisoned land before galloping away into the sunset...
The wind swept through the temple. After a long silence, a few crisp hoofbeats broke the tranquility of the ruins.
On the cold stone statue, the beautiful woman who seemed to have slept for countless ages, after an eternity of coldness, awoke once more!
"Xiao Rou?!"
At this moment, Lin Fan, who had returned to God's perspective, was stunned.
He struggled to break free from the invisible restraints, wanting to imbue his consciousness into Wang Daer's body.
However,
Wang Daer's body had long since turned to ashes along with Duor Ming.
Lin Fan was like a lonely spectator.
The story in the picture was beautiful, but it had nothing to do with him.
Another slash!!
Seemingly within reach, yet as distant as the farthest corners of the world.
Being able to watch but not participate felt no better than being engulfed by the holy light.
The maiden slowly opened her eyes and saw a silent ruin.
Xiao Niu Ma Luobo, limping, slowly approached the familiar Mona. The horse with a black mane, unable to find its owner, could only stop beside Mona.
In the past, Lin Fan would have jumped for joy seeing Luobo alive after falling into the valley.
But now, he had lost his former enthusiasm.
He numbly watched from God's perspective as the maiden, who resembled the 'Xiao Rou' in his memory by nine-tenths, sat up in confusion.
On one hand, he was happy that 'Xiao Rou' could be resurrected.
But humans are greedy, especially when he had the chance to reach Xiao Rou.
That feeling was worse than killing him!
Gently stroking Luobo's forehead, Mona seemed to understand what had happened.
The maiden recalled a conversation she had with Wang Daer long ago.
"If you have a chance to live, you must grasp it tightly and never let go."
Where was the person who said this? Why was Luobo limping? Hadn't she already died? What was this place? What did that earth-shattering tremor just now signify?
All questions lay in the sky. After the destruction of the stone statue, the sky was as the legends described: sixteen arcs of light, near and far, descended from the heavens onto the earth.
In the story of the afterlife and the dark messenger, only in this forbidden land known as the Land of Yesteryear could one's life be revived.
"Did that person... use his own life as a price to revive himself?"
As Mona was lost in thought.
The sound of a baby's cry broke the silence of the great hall.
"Waa waa waa... ying ying!!"
Following the sound, she arrived at the edge of the purification pool. The pool water had long since dried up, and lying within was a naked infant?
Mona stepped forward and picked up the baby. Curiously, the baby had two small demonic horns on its head!
The perspective slowly zoomed out.
Accompanied by a melodious and light piano tune, a limping pony, a maiden, and a baby with horns disappeared into the sunset.
[Congratulations on clearing the game, thank you for your experience!]
[As the 001st player to clear the game, you can claim a mysterious gift with your clearance code!]
Staring blankly at the suddenly appearing prompt, Lin Fan numbly exited the game.
Taking off the VR helmet, Lin Fan took out a black and white photograph from under his pillow. It bore a nine-tenths resemblance to the 'Mona' he saw in the game.
Looking at the sweet smile of the girl in the photograph, Lin Fan could no longer hold back and burst into tears!
"Wuwuwu!!"
"Cough cough... wuwuwu... Wah!!"
In the small rented room, intense sorrow erupted.
After a long while,
Lin Fan, his emotions stabilized, put on the VR helmet again, cleared the save file, and started anew.
The corners of his mouth trembled slightly.
"Xiao Rou, this time it's my turn to protect you. I will never leave again."
......
[......]
[As the 002nd player to clear the game, you can claim a mysterious gift with your clearance code r****002.]
Soon,
On the other side, Bai Zhiyuan, having finished the game's concluding segments, also received the system's clearance notification.
Looking at the striking number 002, she frowned slightly.
She was only second...
She shook her head with slight regret, having been a bit slow to get used to VR games.
Moreover, in the game, due to greed, she had 'savored' the torment for a longer period.
It couldn't be helped,
For her, the 60% clearance feedback mechanism was the ultimate pleasure.
Especially the extreme experience of dual ice and fire when facing the final colossal statue was simply exhilarating.
She still savored the memory.
"Hoo~~"
Letting out a long breath, Bai Zhiyuan used her mind to capture a picture and save it to a folder. Then, she eagerly took off the helmet and happily opened Lu Li's Weibo.
[Second (Image) (Yay!)]
After clicking send, she covered her phone with both hands and pressed it to her chest.
Thinking that her fantasy was Lu Li, the usually cold and icy beauty's face flushed like a volcanic eruption, dots of red appearing.
The collision of two completely different attributes filled the room with a humid and hot atmosphere.
Ding dong!
Receiving a message, Lu Li, like a scumbag, tossed his phone aside and turned to bring up the system panel.
"System, check current emotional value!"
As he spoke, Lu Li's voice was filled with anticipation.
After waiting for a full month, a player had finally cleared the game. As the longest foreshadowing, the most brutal twist, combined with the immersive VR game experience.
He was eager to see what magnitude of emotional value players would erupt with from experiencing such a "knife" in this world.
[Ding! Current remaining emotional value: 230 million...]
[Ding! Current remaining emotional value: 250 million...]
[Ding! Current remaining emotional value: 280 million...]
Ding dong!
Ding dong!!
Ding......
Following that, Lu Li's Weibo backend was continuously alerted by private message notifications. As more players cleared the game, the emotional value grew at a visible rate.
At this frequency, it would reach 2 billion within three days, and 5 billion within a week.
The incredibly immersive "knife," coupled with explosive player emotions, could even reach over a million per person, and if emotions were particularly intense, even ten million could appear!
Hiss!
Thinking of this, Lu Li took a deep breath.
Then, he put his hands in his pockets, exuding an air of supreme confidence.
As if there were no rivals left in this world!
......