Chapter 194: The Path of the Soul

Lu Qing did not expect Qin Ze's answer to be like this.

After living in this place for a long time, she has developed a personality that can survive in the apocalypse.

She was originally a sentimental woman, but now most of the time, she wears a smart single ponytail, just like a female officer.

But deep in Lu Qing's heart, there is still a little girl hidden.

"Thank you. Now that you have decided, we will set off tomorrow."

"I've left a letter for each of them."

"You and I are actually people who do not belong to this game world. We have done a lot for them."

Qin Ze nodded:

"So next, it's up to them. Their doomsday survival has just begun, but for us, it's already over."

Lu Qing smiled. She suddenly felt that "Li Qingzhao" was a very interesting person.

She was really familiar with the name Li Qingzhao, but she could never remember it.

Maybe it's because the memory belonging to the player has not been fully restored.

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The next day.

The effects of resentment are showing signs of weakening.

This is a good thing.

In each plane, those powerful resentful spirits dissipated, and the number of monsters was reduced. The players' consciousness has also become much clearer.

He was originally a person with black calendar, but under the influence of Qu Yuan, he became even more unconscious. Now, most members of the Hall of Valor are gradually returning to their senses.

But even so, many people died in this trial. Of course, most of them are newcomers to the Shadow of History level.

In the end, it is unknown how the Five Gods will measure rankings and plan title promotions.

Qin Ze and Lu Qing walked north along the manor and arrived at the northern suburbs of Linxiang City.

"It is recorded in history that there once was a powerful demon in the northern suburbs."

"It is an existence that even the masters of the old calendar are afraid of. Legend has it that this demon will never die."

Lu Qing continued to talk about history without stopping.

"Once this demon's limbs come into contact with other people or creatures, it will stretch out countless threads of corruption and fuse the target with itself. To be precise..."

"It's sutures. It has sutured countless people. It is said that there are countless heads, hands and feet in the body."

"The most terrifying thing is that these heads serve its main body, but they retain a part of their own consciousness."

Qin Ze could feel goosebumps when he heard this. This was no longer a demon, this was completely disgusting.

Lu Qing's narration continues:

"This is the most powerful enemy of the first generation Old Calendar Lord. It is a lifelong enemy."

"It is said that there once was a very appropriate name, but later, it was changed to the God of Suture and Devouring."

"The game designer made some modifications to the process of defeating the Lord of the Old Calendar and made it into a game."

"This is the most dangerous mission in Linxiang City, but as long as you defeat the God of Suture and Devouring, you can unlock an old calendar treasure."

The first ruler of the old calendar...

Could it be that he knew about the person who claimed to be the ancestor of the old calendar?

Qin Ze asked:

"When you... failed, was it because of this mission?"

Lu Qing shook his head:

"No, I failed in another mission. I learned about this mission of defeating the God of Suture and Devouring through another mission."

"To put it simply, I failed, but the designer of the game also gave me a chance to make a comeback...to challenge more difficult tasks."

Qin Ze understood.

Lu Qing initially challenged Task A.

But mission A failed, so the game designer made it an NPC.

But for this NPC, as long as a suitable player advances the main plot and saves the doomsday survival team, the game designer will give her a "resurrection match."

But the challenge in the resurrection game is not mission A, but mission B, which is more difficult.

If mission B fails, then Qin Ze himself and Lu Qing will become NPCs.

Then wait for the player's redemption and challenge the more difficult task C.

This is probably the pattern.

Because Lu Qing failed once, he unlocked the method to open mission B.

Qin Ze sighed:

"The game designer, the old calendar lord..."

He suddenly stopped. The fact that the ancestor of the Old Calendar was the game designer was recorded in the Golden Calendar manuscript.

In everyone's opinion, this place is at most a place created by the God of Games and Entertainment.

This is a secret and cannot be revealed.

Qin Ze changed his words and said:

"The game designers seem to really hope that the team of doomsday survivors led by Wen An can survive."

Lu Qing nodded slightly:

"Everyone has regrets, and those who bear the name of God are no exception."

Lu Qing stopped, and Qin Ze discovered...it turns out that this city has boundaries.

When you are in Linxiang City, you can see the world from a distance without any problems.

But when he and Lu Qing arrived at the place in front of them, some distorted scenes had appeared in the distance.

Broken cities, hills, deserts, oceans, swamps, volcanoes, and even starry skies are kneaded together like broken and messy puzzle pieces.

"This is the border area. If we don't get the guidance of memory and advance the main mission...the border area will not appear."

Lu Qing took steps again and led Qin Ze towards the border area.

Qin Ze probably understood.

This is the path.

Just like there are many paths between the real world and the Old Calendar world.

There are also paths in this game world.

These paths will only be unlocked after achieving certain achievements.

What Lu Qing wants to unlock now is one of the paths -

the path to fight against the God of Stitching and Devouring.

He suddenly thought of the "Dark Fuxi".

His own copy, in another plane, killed everyone.

This is equivalent to killing all the possibilities of knowing the path.

At the same time, the mission is also a complete failure.

This is good.

Let him be sealed in this world. Qin Ze is not sure whether the other party will become a certain player because of resentment and weakness and be forced out.

He hopes not, and hopes that this dark side of himself can stay here forever.

Lu Qing quickly arrived at the border area.

After entering the border area, Qin Ze found that everything in his sight became strange.

His feet were clearly on the ground, but ripples were created, just like stepping on the water.

The wind was coming towards him, but those swaying things were swinging against the wind.

The stars in the sky were shining, illuminating the dark shadows.

Qin Ze marveled at the magic of this place.

It's like a place where bugs are concentrated.

"Hidden mission, defeat the enemy that the old calendar master has defeated. The ability of this enemy will of course be weakened countless times."

"But even so, it may be the strongest enemy you have ever faced. I say it again... Li Qingzhao, have you thought about it?"

Lu Qing's hands were actually shaking.

She was very scared.

She was afraid that Li Qingzhao would regret it, and she was also afraid that Li Qingzhao would not regret it, but the two of them were not enough to open this road.

She was also afraid that she would make a wrong choice next.

Once this choice was made wrong, a lot of efforts would be wasted.

"If you are afraid, leave, I won't force you... I can continue to wait."

Qin Ze thought about it carefully.

So far, among his many trump cards, he has only used two copper coin grass fruits.

The ability he has shown is almost a supermodel for the main task of the game.

At the same time, he has upgraded many levels in the game, and his ability is no longer what it used to be.

He nodded and said:

"Start the mission, I'll take you home."

Even though he had seen life and death in the apocalypse, even though he had been tempered to the point where he could calmly accept the death of his companions and deal with problems with the best apocalyptic thinking...

When Lu Qing heard the words "I'll take you home", her heart was still hit hard.

She lowered her head and responded softly:

"Okay."

Lu Qing stretched out her hand and, according to the index in her memory, reached out to a star in the sky.

A magical scene happened. The sea of ​​stars seemed far away from people, but Lu Qing's hand picked off a star emitting a red light.

At this moment, all the scenes in Qin Ze's eyes began to distort, as if they were swallowed by a big whirlpool.

A new scene was being constructed.

He thought he had arrived at the border of Linxiang City, but looking at the surrounding scenery, Qin Ze realized...

He was back in Linxiang City again. It's just that the Linxiang City in front of him was very strange.

If you just look at the surrounding scenery, it's very close to what Qin Ze thought Linxiang City was.

But if you lower your head and look at the reflection under your feet, you will find...

Although you are standing on the ground, there is a clear, dark white reflection.

It seems that there is a Linxiang City under your feet.

And Lu Qing said:

"Make a choice, there are two choices next."

"Listen carefully, we must divide the work and cooperate. To defeat the God of Stitching and Devouring, we must go through many levels."

"And these levels cannot be passed if you only choose one path."

"Some monsters cannot be killed, but their souls can be killed."

"And some monsters have very powerful souls, but once the body is destroyed, the soul will be weakened."

"The reflected world under your feet is the soul world."

"And the world you see is the real world."

"We must have one person go to the soul world and fight the enemy's soul in a virtual state."

"The other person, in the real world, uses flesh and blood to fight the enemy's flesh and blood."

A subtle struggle flashed in Lu Qing's eyes:

"Only two people in the real world and the soul world can work together to complete this mission."

"In the end...the two can leave together."

When she said this, her tone had a slight emotional fluctuation.

Although Qin Ze noticed it, he only regarded it as fear of the mission.

Lu Qing calmed down the emotional fluctuations and looked at Qin Ze calmly:

"Li Qingzhao, the real world and the soul world are two different ways of fighting... The two of us will establish a special bond, and we can communicate even in two different worlds."

"If someone encounters an invincible enemy in a certain world, he must tell the people in the other world, because the enemy's weakness may be in another world."

"Of course, it is also possible that some monsters are not strong enough, and you can easily kill them even without the help of people in another world."

"But the designer's intention is to have two people cooperate, and one person must go to the soul world."

Qin Ze understood, and he looked at the reflection under his feet...

Thinking that he might sink into this dark white filter, he entered the so-called soul world.

Qin Ze completely accepted this.

Lu Qing said:

"Which world do you want to choose?"

Qin Ze asked:

"Which world is more suitable for me?"

Lu Qing was silent for a few seconds.

These seconds were particularly long for her.

Once upon a time, she chose the soul world, with her best friend.

But in the end... those who choose the soul world will stay in this world forever.

Some choices, once made, are doomed to end.

As if a century had passed, Lu Qing gritted his teeth and said:

"The soul world is more suitable for you. I will hold the monster's flesh and blood..."

"I know more about the monsters in the real world, but their soul forms are unfamiliar to me."

"But you are different. Anyway, no matter which world, it is unfamiliar to you."

Qin Ze nodded, thinking that this allocation was reasonable.

"Actually, I want to choose the harder one. To be honest, Lu Qing, I'm very strong, and I still have a lot of cards that I haven't used yet."

"If the soul world is harder, then let me go to the soul world."

There are three choices in this world: easy choice, difficult choice, and correct choice.

The three choices can often be combined in pairs.

Qin Ze prefers the difficult and correct choice.

Lu Qing's eyes were a little evasive, and she just nodded, indicating that the soul world was the most suitable world for Qin Ze to go to.

Then Lu Qing changed the subject:

"We can communicate. If there are any problems, communicate in time."

"By the way...we can also talk more about the real world. I'm talking about the world that belongs to us..."

"I haven't been back for a long time, I want to know what happened."

A huge sense of guilt arose, making Lu Qing eager to know more about the young man in front of her.

It seems that as long as she does this, she can alleviate the guilt.

She wants to know who "Li Qingzhao's" wife is, and whether he has other relatives who need to be taken care of.

Or if there is anything she wants to achieve.

"The levels ahead are not that difficult. Anyway, we are also together in life and death, Li Qingzhao... In such a doomsday, everyone doesn't mind making more friends, right?"

Lu Qing tried his best to suppress the guilt.

Qin Ze also found that Lu Qing seemed to have some extraordinary concern for him.

But it's not surprising.

After all, the two of them will have to cooperate with each other next. Maybe a little nervous, maybe hoping that the person he can cooperate with is not so unfamiliar, and can know more.

He nodded:

"Okay, I'm also curious about your friend who is a black calendar. Of course, I'm also curious about your experience over the years."

Lu Qing said:

"If...if you stay in this world, will you hate me?"

Qin Ze smiled:

"You mean the challenge failed? Don't worry, my luck is very good, you seem to be a little too nervous, relax."

"Anyway, we have to fight in the best condition, right?"

Lu Qing lowered her head and hummed. She was like a child who had done something wrong.

When the guilt spread, she immediately recalled her experience over the years.

Made into countless "NPCs" and placed in countless planes...

Experienced countless failures, betrayals, separations...

Such pain made Lu Qing's eyes firm again:

"Let's start, Li Qingzhao."

A vortex appeared under Qin Ze's feet. This was the entrance to the reflection world, that is, the soul world.

Without any hesitation, Qin Ze jumped into the vortex.

The task of challenging the God of Stitching and Devouring officially began.

(I really want to finish writing it in one go, but my head hurts too much. I'll talk about it tomorrow.)