Chapter 545 Chapter 543 "Su Ming'an, That's Great."

Chapter 545 Chapter 543 · "Su Ming'an, that's great."

[Mission target changed. 】

[You have discovered the real goal of clearing the level: defeating the castle guardian—the man in black robe. 】

[The first one to defeat the man in black robe will win the only victory. 】

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"——Su Ming'an! Let me help you restrain him!" The moment he saw the mission target, Noel immediately understood that Su Ming'an must defeat the man in black robe.

“Swish, swish, swish—!”

Noel stretched out his hand, and several threads emerged, turning into a large net and covering the man in black robes.

Lu and Shirley didn't react at all, but Herbert and Joey immediately wanted to stop him. They not only wanted to kill the man in black robe, but also wanted to prevent Su Ming'an from killing the man in black robe first.

A pair of ghastly bone wings spread out from Joey's back, and with one blow, it was like setting off a huge wave, shattering the large white spider web-like web into pieces.

Herbert took a step back, turned the revolver in his hand, there was a "click" sound, and the bullet shot towards the head of the man in black robe like a silver snake!

The next moment, the man in black robe stretched out his hand.

Several cursed behemoths emerged from the shadows. In this ancient castle, the strength of the man in black robe seemed to be greatly enhanced.

Thick fog suddenly rose.

A cursed black beast jumped out of the thick fog, bringing with it a powerful evil wind. It roared, opened its bloody mouth, and pounced on Joey first.

Its body shook like black lightning, its bulky body changed from its previous state, and it suddenly accelerated as if it was filled with exhaust gas.

Before Joey could defend himself, his head was bitten off by the suddenly accelerating black beast, and blood spattered out.

Joey's death shocked everyone. They didn't expect this giant beast to suddenly become so powerful.

The man in black robe stands on top of the black beast, like a conductor waving his hands.

Following his command, giant beasts of different colors found their targets and pounced on the remaining players.

The players are each locked in a tough fight, and even Noel is trying his best to avoid and distance himself. The Cursed Behemoth is covered in a deadly curse, and no one can touch it.

...But Su Mingan discovered that the giant beast rushing toward him seemed to be a step slower.

He seized the opportunity, immediately shifted his space, and arrived directly in front of the black-robed man in an instant.

He swung the knife towards the chest of the man in black robe——

With this strike, he added several skills. This opportunity, which was not blocked by a giant beast, was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He wanted to make sure that he could kill this loach-like man in black robe with one strike.

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[Skill (Yellow Rose Lock): Lock a player or NPC, and the next physical attack of yours will not be dodgeable by the other party. 】

[Skill (Energy Suppression): You can actively activate skills by injecting mana to suppress surrounding enemies. 】

[Passive skill (magic blade): Has the ability to attack with melee spells. Attacking with this equipment will cause magic damage. 】

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At this moment, he almost exhausted all his strength, as if he had condensed all the energy in his body, and the golden flame of the freedom blade in his hand fluttered like flowing magma.

At this time, his eyes were extremely serious, and his eyes seemed to be dyed by sunlight.

This copy that has always been disgusting is finally coming to an end——

The man in black robe was completely locked by him, unable to dodge. The energy suppression skill pressed on the back of the man in black robe, like an invisible big hand, pushing down the man in black robe, as if squeezing a turtle huddled in the darkness. The mouse——

[Su Mingan is going to succeed! ! 】

[The first player is going to win! Ahhhhh! ! 】

【No player can stop him! Kill this man in black robe - he and Su Lin are the only ones left in the sky -! 】

[The number one player in the world——! 】

The barrage roared together, and the words madly interpreted their excitement.

"Uh-huh!"

The Blade of Freedom approached, and the fierce wind of the blade cut the mask on the black-robed man's face in half.

Su Ming'an's blade was still cutting forward. He wanted to see what the face of this rule introducer, who had been like a loach, deliberately creating a cursed black beast, looked like.

Why did this man in black robes have an initial impression of him? Why did he lose 5 points of favorability after being mistaken for Su Lin?

Under the lock of the "Yellow Rose Lock", the man in black robe could not avoid this sword.

The scorching blade wind blew Su Ming'an's hair, and the mask of the man in black robe shattered like stardust.

——He saw a familiar face under the broken mask.

The man's expression looked haggard but not depressed. Due to being suppressed by gravity, his lips were pale, like a magnet. The moment his appearance was revealed, Su Mingan could no longer look away.

"You win." The man in black robe said.

At this moment, Su Mingan felt a ridiculous reality.

"Wait..." He clenched the Freedom Blade in his hand, trying to stop the attack.

However, the forced locking effect still pushed him to keep thrusting forward. He tried to kick the man in black robe to push him away, but the other man just grunted, and his body was like steel poured into iron, unable to move. .

There was a sound of flesh breaking, blood spilled onto Su Mingan's hand holding the knife, and his eyes trembled violently.

"..." The man in black robe remained silent as always, with the familiar stubbornness still on his face.

Su Ming'an's hand kept thrusting forward. He could already feel the heart that was so close and heard the faint sound of blood flowing.

The next moment, his hand inevitably went through. The man in black robe took his hand, pulled him and stabbed it in, passing through the back.

But fortunately, Su Mingan was slightly off-angle this time and did not hit his heart.

Blood exploded in front of his violently trembling pupils.

An ocean-like feeling of suffocation overwhelmed him.

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【"Su Mingan."】

[Lu Shu hesitated for a while. 】

["I mean, if, if it was Noel," he said: "...would you let him follow?"]

[Su Mingan understood what he meant. 】

[Sure enough, Lu Shu felt that his role was constantly decreasing. 】

【……】

"I understand." Lu Shu said. 】

[His expression was still calm, and Su Mingan didn't know what he understood. 】

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["Alas, some people are out of date. I don't know how many times the crotch is stretched than Noer's. Even Yue Yue, who became an observer, is more useful than him..."]

["Still hanging on, what do you think? It's okay for the fifth world to be the soy sauce throughout the whole process. The seventh world not only occupied a teammate position, but also brought the useless Lin Yin with him. That Mo Wen didn't do anything from the beginning to the end. He showed up and said something about exploratory players... Lu Shu really takes himself too seriously."]

[“It’s already destined to be unable to keep up with the pace of the first player, so it would be a bit ugly to have to rely on it.”]

["Leave by yourself early, a world-class licking dog...ranked in the twenties without knowing it..."]

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The green mantis is called Xiaobi, and the red butterfly is called Xiaohong. Therefore, the black giant beast is called Xiao Hei, and the white giant beast is called Xiao Bai.

...As early as when they were in the cave, the man in black robe had already revealed this familiar naming method.

The man in black robe closed his eyes.

"I gave up my identity as a player and became the boss of the final level." He said: "In this way, when facing you, I can help like Yue Yue. I can help like Yue Yue... You’re busy.”

He repeatedly emphasized "like Yueyue".

Perhaps, he thought, this was the way Su Mingan wanted to help.

He is not Noel, and he doesn't know that Su Ming'an has a chance of death.

He didn't know that Su Mingan could come back again and again, and the error tolerance rate was infinitely high.

All he knew was that it would help.

Su Ming'an still doesn't understand why this person is so paranoid and why he has to do this even if he sacrifices his life.

However, Lu Shu said that he was a ‘good guy’.

So help him.

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["Su Mingan, you are a good person. In order to lead the vast majority of people, let them rely on you, believe in you, and believe that you will never fail - this will definitely help you to pass the level perfectly."

"...You don't need to care what other people think, because you are the future."]

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"Roar--!"

Various cursed behemoths pounced on the players below, radiating blood stains covered the stone bricks, and blood gushed out like a waterfall.

Lu Shu stood high above the black beast, like a pillar inserted into the black mud.

His thin but not weird figure stood firmly on the black beast - thin and straight, as if he came to the world with his soul alone.

Too paranoid, too fanatical, too narrow-minded...

...so sincere.

Su Mingan had never met someone like Lu Shu.

The blade penetrated Lu Shu's heart, and the blood dyed the blade red.

...The NPC dies and cannot be resurrected.

Su Mingan remained motionless, hot blood dripping from the back of his hand.

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[Su Ming'an, I've helped you. 】

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"But, I don't want you to do anything for me at all -" As if a string in his head suddenly snapped, he suddenly roared: "-I don't want you to do it for me at all -

Whether it's Yue Yue or you...all...Lu Shu, can you understand? Do you understand—"

He cannot say that he has a way back to death, and he does not need others to sacrifice for his path.

He could only grab Lu Shu's collar and roar.

The river of time flows repeatedly, bringing some people to him, and taking some people away irrevocably, leaving no one for him in the end.

Nothing.

He got nothing but a white mark on the back of his hand.

Yueyue, Xie Lude, Nai Luo... Lu Shu.

Who is left behind...?

"Lu Shu - do you understand? I don't need you to do this for me at all, you -" He coughed a few times and his throat hurt violently:

"enough."

"It's...enough."

The veins on his fingers were exposed, and his fingertips were red from pinching too tightly.

But soon, after roaring a few times, his eyes gradually calmed down, and he took a deep breath.

After quickly adjusting his emotions, he opened his eyes.

"Is there any way to save it?" he asked: "The mission only requires defeating you, you are not dead yet."

Lu Shu shook his head.

"In the past few days, I have cultivated many cursed black beasts for the sake of 'energy'. I have been walking with the curse. I really have to pay the price. My body can no longer hold it." He said: "After my death... You can kill these giant beasts and use their cores as 'energy' to give to Sibor... She still needs 'energy', right. The three elements of becoming a god, I, I also know a little about the plot, I... …not a useless outsider…”

"Su Ming'an, I just want to..." Lu Shu said: "...to satisfy my inner peace. You don't need to be mentally burdened."

Su Mingan: "..."

"——I don't know why, Su Mingan seems to be stunned up there!" Voices came from the players below:

"Good opportunity, let's kill that man in black robe quickly!"

"Who is the man in black robe? I can't see clearly from this angle——!"

"——Lu, none of you can stop me!"

"..."

Lu Shu glanced down, his eyes very indifferent.

These top players that he could not beat in the past are now as small as ants.

"Actually." Lu Shu said.

His usually plain face had a rare smile, as if all the brilliance was shining in his eyes.

"...I am a little sick, psychologically. I have been like this before the game started. I have always known it, and many people have said so." Lu Shu said, "It is just to cure the disease and find inner peace that I have persisted until now. - This is the reason why I want to stick to it. But it’s strange that now that I have done these things, it seems that I am suddenly cured.”

"Su Ming'an." Lu Shu said: "For this world... we have gone crazy a long time ago. You are crazy and I am crazy too. Madness is the theme of human beings. We cannot stop ourselves from going crazy..."

"This game is teasing us so much that we, as firewood, can only fight against it...or in other words, adapt to it." Lu Shu said, "But you are different. You are different from us. You are the torch."

"Su Ming'an." Lu Shu said, "I have been very good at judging people since I was a child. I think... you have always been the most suitable for this world."

"You are the best."

Su Mingan: "..."

"I actually heard what Nuo'er said a few days ago. He said that I followed you with ulterior motives." Lu Shu said, "Now I prove to you... I don't have it, and I never have."

"Okay." Su Mingan said, "You proved it."

The moment Su Mingan said these words, the look in Lu Shu's eyes gradually dimmed.

He took a quick breath, and the black air around him paused, and then quickly overflowed——

As if ink melted into water, he leaned back, his eyes still staring at Su Ming'an firmly.

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[NPC (?) Favorability: 100 points (a friend who cut his throat to death)]

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NPC dies and cannot be resurrected.

Su Ming'an's emotions had never been so depressed before, as if a pair of hands were pulled out from the chest and violently tore his chest, causing blood to drip from it.

"Immortal." He immediately activated his skill.

As a burst of red light flashed, Lu Shu did not immediately rot and die.

But once this skill is activated, it means that a person's life has come to an end.

If possible, it is best to never successfully activate this skill.

Because Lu Shu fell, Su Mingan heard the system prompt:

[You defeated the man in black robe. 】

[Castle Exploration·Mission Completed. 】

【You become the winner. 】

News of victory.

But it only made him feel harsh.

As the white light emerged, all remaining players disappeared, and they lost the qualification to continue participating in the war.

Looking at the empty castle hall below, Su Mingan suddenly laughed.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

He smiled with relief, helplessness, and joy. Emotions collided in his chest, as if suppressing his heart.

He had no choice but to come to this point.

He was thankful that he still had room for redemption.

"...Then there is only one choice left." Su Mingan said.

"Lu Shu, I'm very impressed." He said, "Become my 'follower'."

Lu Shu's expression was slightly sluggish.

"To be honest," Su Mingan said, "I am glad for the first time that I have become a person in power."

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[You activated the leader skill·Follower. 】

[(Lu Shu) agreed to your invitation. 】

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Followers are different from observers. They are similar to those in power and supervisors. They are individuals who can participate in the game.

Its essence still belongs to the players.

Becoming a follower does not occupy Su Ming'an's teammate position. In other words, Lu Shu no longer has to worry about anyone and can become Su Ming'an's most trusted teammate in an upright and permanent manner.

...But is this really what Lu Shu wants?

Su Ming'an didn't know, but Lu Shu's expression seemed to tell him yes.

He gave him the loyalty of a man who had never had faith.

Some people are very stubborn and inexplicable. They will never regret it in their lives and never look back.

Su Ming'an didn't understand why he, who was so ordinary and selfish, could be liked by so many people, whether it was Nailuo and Xie Lude who met by chance, or Yueyue and Lu Shu who had been together for a long time.

But their lives are extremely dazzling at the moment when they make a choice. Light and heat are never far away from them.

In a world full of disasters and pain, they live because of a certain belief, die because of their belief, exert their will because of their belief, and find their way back because of their belief.

On this road of no return,

Some people see the world as a way home,

Some see him as a way home.

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"Su Ming'an." Lu Shu coughed up a mouthful of blood, but his eyes were bright: "...that's great."

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[Perfect clearance progress: 95%]