Chapter 185: Sara's Song (X)

Xiao Lan tackles the monster that lunges at him with a single blow.

Along the way he had already tackled no less than 20 monsters of various shapes and sizes.

I don't know if there were already so many monsters in the Wall of Sacrifice, or if he had just had bad luck and taken a path that was teeming with them.

Xiao Lan himself, of course, did not want to admit the latter speculation.

The further he went, the stronger the monsters he felt he was facing and the further they were from the human form.

It made him wonder, what the hell is Sara?

What purpose does He have in compelling humans to become His followers? Was it to make them sacrifice?

At that moment, Xiao Lan sensed a contact from Luo on the envelope, which still bore the same familiar elegant handwriting.

[Mr., are you okay?

I didn't expect Luo's envelope to have a signal when all the contact props were out of order.

His boyfriend is simply the conscientious operator of the Advent World.

Xiao Lan Re.

[It's okay, I've encountered some monsters, but overall it's not too hard to deal with, how's your side?

[Having a little trouble with the wall of sacrifice repelling me from entering, I'm currently outside the wall]

[Reject you? Do you know why?

[I used a little tact, and felt my own scent nearby, stronger than on any previous occasion, and there should be fragments of me hidden here, and in good numbers]

[Nearby? Does it mean inside the Wall of Sacrifice? Xiao Lan looked at the message from Luo and felt a little surprised.

[I suspect that at the time the master had collected some of my fragments, and according to his character he would have put them to good use, for example - to cultivate something]

[Are you saying that the ...... master he is feeding Sara with pieces of you ?

What kind of eco-friendly reuse plastic brotherhood is this for you guys ......

What kind of monster will Sara become when she absorbs a large number of pieces of the rebellion?

By testing the players with such a monster, the master probably didn't consider allowing the players who entered this game to succeed in their contract.

Perhaps to him, these players are just fodder for Sara.

And with the already high difficulty of the deed, deaths are normal and the players who die probably won't even draw attention or alert anyone.

[There is an 80% chance that this is the case. This time, though, luck seemed to be on my side. It's clear he hasn't finished with Sara yet, but I've found out what he's up to, and I'll follow the scent of the shard to it; the timing is good, and perhaps our goal will be reached early.]

[After we rescue Wang Ke, let's go find Sara together] Xiao Lan wrote on the envelope.

Good]

[So quick to agree this time, not to stop me?

You know, I can never say no to anything you ask.

Suddenly, a very philosophical question came to Xiao Lan's mind.

[That ...... takes the liberty of asking, are you such a bad singer too?]

Luo's handwriting does not appear for a long time, seemingly caught up in doubts about the universe and life.

What kind of a being was he in the eyes of the gentleman?

Why are his artistic standards always questioned?

It took a while for Luo's handwriting to appear.

[Why don't I sing it to you alone one night]

Xiao Lan was a little confused.

[Why at night?]

The handwriting floating on the envelope seems to have some meaning.

[You'll see when ...... comes around]

[Please be safe in the Wall of Sacrifice, I'll find a way in]

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After contacting Luo, Xiao Lan moved on.

There were still monsters attacking him on the way, but they were nothing to him now and were easily dealt with.

As he advanced, the walls around him changed, no longer all made up of roots, but human limbs and skeletons began to appear on them.

The air is filled with the smell of corpses as they decay.

The human limbs are wrapped in rhizomes and many of the roots just pierce into the skin and muscles, looking as if they are intermingled.

They thus became the sustenance for the wall of sacrifice.

According to the townspeople, this is how they become one with Sara, which is their ultimate goal.

Xiao Lan really cannot understand the self-cultivation of leeks like them.

A little further on, Xiao Lan saw a very fresh body.

The body was clothed in nothing and looked pale and thin, with somewhat long hair that hung down over its face.

The man had been engulfed by the wall of sacrifice from the waist down, the blood-coloured roots sinking deep into his skin and looking hideous for a few moments as they followed his body upwards, securing him to the wall.

This is the standard appearance of being swallowed by a wall of sacrifice.

However, there was little sign of alienation on his body, which was not unlike the other corpses.

He is like one of those people who are unaffected by Sara's song, and it is as if some force is preventing his body from alienating itself.

Xiao Lan was a little confused as to whether the other man was dead or alive.

He stepped forward and checked it out.

Then he noticed that the man's chest was still rising and falling slightly, very faintly but indeed still alive.

"Hello?" Xiao Lan tries to communicate with the other person.

The man on the wall had his head hanging low without the slightest reaction and seemed to be completely unconscious.

Suddenly, Xiao Lan's eyes fell on the other man's hands.

The palm of his right hand is covered with calluses, the marks that only come from years of holding a weapon like a knife.

The inhabitants of the town love self-harm but are not martial artists, so anyone with such hands is likely to be a player.

Players, with knives, caught in a wall of sacrifice, seemingly prevented from alienating by some force.

A suspicion appeared in his mind -

This is not Wang Ke, is it?

Xiao Lan approached the other side carefully.

No new monsters appeared on the walls to attack him, and the roots holding the other body in place showed no sign of alerting.

Xiao Lan reached out and ruffled the hair that covered the man's face.

Xiao Lan: "!"

Although much thinner and extremely pale, this is indeed Wang Ke's face.

Wang Ke's eyes are tightly closed and he does not react in the slightest to Xiao Lan's movements.

Now it seems to be the best case scenario, and it seems to be stuck in the worst case scenario.

He finally found Wang Ke, who was still alive but had been half-eaten by the Wall of Sacrifice.

What to do now?

Xiao Lan tried to wake Wang Ke up, but he did not show any signs of waking up, whether by tapping or calling.

So Xiao Lan took out the alarm clock-like prop from his storage space.

[Name: Wake up, get to work (Rare item)

[Ability: Force the target to wake up, regardless of species (cooldown 24 hours)]

[Description: Who wouldn't hate an early morning alarm clock?

After an ear-splitting alarm clock, Wang Ke finally makes some movement.

His brow first furrowed as if he was a little uncomfortable, and then his breathing rate became a little faster.

Wang Ke was already so weak that it took a lot of effort to open her eyes.

Wang Ke's eyes were a little surprised to see someone he hadn't expected to meet.

He spoke, his voice so low it was almost inaudible: " Xiao Lan ?"

Xiao Lan was relieved to see that he was still sane, as it would have been a problem if Wang Ke had become one of those crazy self-harmers.

Xiao Lan said, "Yes, it's me, we've come to rescue you."

Wang Ke said with difficulty, "You guys ......? Who came to ...... Taidi ?!"

Xiao Lan nodded, " Taidi and Qi Ning are here too, but we were scattered when we entered the Wall of Sacrifice, they should find a way to find you too."

Wang Ke's eyes widened and he seemed a little angry, " Taidi ...... he ...... how can ...... fool around ......"

Xiao Lan reassured him, "Don't worry, Taidi is very strong now, otherwise we wouldn't have agreed to come with him to find you. Let's talk about your situation first, and I'll try to get you down."

Wang Ke seems to want to shake his head, but finds he doesn't even have the strength to do so.

He smiled helplessly and bitterly, "I ...... can't get down ...... these roots ...... have completely rooted into my body... ...I can feel them ...... digesting my flesh and blood ......"

"How could ......" Xiao Lan was somewhat incredulous.

They had worked so hard for so long, only to find out at the last step that it was completely futile?

He tries to reach out and examine the rhizome on Wang Ke's body.

As Wang Ke had said, the roots had sunk so deeply into his body that they were so thickly embedded in the flesh that the bones could be seen.

He simply couldn't remove the man with brute force, and even the slightest flick of the rhizome caused Wang Ke severe pain.

Although Wang Ke didn't say a word, the cold sweat on his forehead showed just how intense the pain was.

Xiao Lan tried again to dig down all the nearby walls.

But once the nearby wall of sacrifice is scarred, it speeds up the process of drawing nutrients from Wang Ke to repair itself.

This has discouraged Xiao Lan from making any more rash moves.

Xiao Lan frowned at the wall full of blood-coloured roots and felt a few anxious moments.

"Don't be busy ......" Wang Ke said, struggling to pull out a prop to grab at his fingertips, "This ...... you take. "

Xiao Lan took a look at it and saw that it was a Little Mu human-like prop.

[Name: Doll Master Custom Work No. 004 (Rare Prop)

【Ability: Devour a person (only living) to form an identical doll, which will have the same appearance and memories as the original, and replicate all its abilities in life】.

[Illustration: The highest level of mannequin, that is, to be faked]

Wang Ke said, "Use this on me ...... then take the dolls out ...... but don't tell Taidi ...... "

Xiao Lan Shocked: "You're trying to ......"

Wang Ke sounded a little anxious: "Quick, while I'm still alive ...... then you guys get out ...... it's dangerous here ...... "

"You think you can fool me with this kind of thing?!" A roar rang out from the rear.

Then the figure of Wang Taidi rushes by like the wind, accompanied by a grey butterfly that can barely catch up with him.

He had no idea how long he had been eavesdropping in the background.

At the moment, there is still blood on the corners of his mouth and the blood from when he killed Liang Sian.

Wang Taidi appeared to have run all the way here earlier and his hair was a little dishevelled.

He questioned his brother, "Have you been preparing to fool me with this if you were to die one day! Do I look like a fool to you?"

Wang Ke looked at his brother, "How can you ...... come ......"

Wang Taidi laughed instead, "Why can't I come, we said we'd leave Advent together, didn't we?"

Wang Ke's eyes were a little red: "You ...... idiot ......"

Wang Taidi said, "Don't worry, we will be able to save you."

Wang Ke still says, "No ...... you all go ......"

Wang Taidi yelled at his brother for the first time, "Shut up! Just wait!"

After that Wang Taidi stopped talking to Wang Ke and started trying the various props he had brought in to try and get him down.

Wang Ke looks at his brother steadily, suddenly feeling a little strange.

Taidi seems to have grown up ......

When had he ever been so crisp, decisive and calm? Was it his presence that kept him from growing up?

Wang Ke stopped talking and waited quietly.

After trying almost all the props, Wang Ke is still confined to the wall.

Wang Taidi clenched his fist reluctantly, "How can it be ......"

He looked at Wang Ke, who by now had closed his eyes in a somewhat weary manner, as if he would soon pass out again.

Wang Taidi tries again.

This time he used his skill directly: " Wang Ke, detached from the Wall of Sacrifice."

At the end of the sentence, the blood-coloured roots remained rooted dead in Wang Ke's body and nothing happened.

Apparently his skills failed.

Although [I'm not interested in money] can make Wang Taidi's words true, there are many conditions attached to it.

For example, Wang Taidi cannot bring a dead person back to life, nor can he directly bring a living person to an immediate death, or pass himself straight through, which are conditions that are impossible to achieve.

The current situation is a sign that his skills are being restricted.

Perhaps he had expressed himself incorrectly, perhaps the wall of sacrifice was otherwise insidious, or perhaps the command was judged impossible to fulfil, or perhaps the cost of achieving the phrase was too high for his current wealth value to pay.

The limited time available now is not enough for Wang Taidi to try countless times.

Wang Taidi has changed the expression several times, but all have failed without exception.

The agitation in his mind was almost boiling over, but he continued to suppress himself to death.

Be calm, always stay calm.

If he loses his mind, Wang Ke will be the first to be affected.

It was at this disturbing moment that a worse situation arose.

Sara's song comes on again, this time with an ethereal sound that makes you want to listen to it more closely.

Perhaps with a few more visits, players will be able to hear the kind of song that has the town's residents enthralled to the point of madness.

Wang Taidi's brain felt a throbbing pain.

The whole world spun up in front of his eyes, and the intense dizziness accompanied by pain made it almost impossible to think.

On the other hand, everything in front of Xiao Lan's eyes disappears.

Not only Wang Ke and Wang Taidi, but also the wall of red roots for sacrifice disappeared into thin air.

He seemed to be standing in a white haze, a blanket of white as far as the eye could see.

What's going on here?

How did he get here?

What's happening? What was he doing?

Xiao Lan turned his head somewhat suspiciously and looked around, but found nothing.

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the white mist in front of him, a slender and long hand that seemed to be that of a girl.

With an hourglass still in his hand, it rested silently in front of his eyes.

Xiao Lan did not reach out and the hand did not back away.

It was as if the scene had stood still and the two sides seemed to be in some sort of bizarre stalemate.

After a while, Xiao Lan remembered that it was very much like a scene he had experienced before.

It was in his second game that Gu Mo, the boss, handed him an hourglass as a reward for passing the game and wanted him to stay and become his companion.

And after that?

After that ...... he refused the request to let him stay.

Then Gu Mo chased him around the playground with her Brother Xiao in a life and death marathon ......

If Luo hadn't forced his way out with him, he might have been out cold by then.

Xiao Lan's somewhat chaotic state of mind suddenly awakens.

The white mist in front of him disappeared, as did Gu Mo's hand, and the bloody wall of sacrifice reappeared before his eyes.

He is still standing in the same position as before, alongside Wang Ke, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and Wang Taidi, with his head covered.

Clearly, what had just occurred was a hallucination, and one that would briefly make him forget where he was.

The influence of Sara's songs on him has grown.

The longer you stay, the more dangerous it will be.

Xiao Lan slapped Wang Taidi on the shoulder: " Taidi! Taidi! Wake up!!!"

Wang Taidi struggled and shook his head, gritting his teeth as he opened his eyes, "Whew ...... my head almost cracked ......"

He rubbed his temples to ease the sudden, sharp pain he had just felt.

Xiao Lan thought of Wang Ke, whose life was hanging by a thread, and looked towards the other side.

The heaving of Wang Ke's chest became weaker and weaker, and blood continued to drip from the corners of his mouth, but these drips were immediately absorbed by the blood-coloured roots, leaving nothing at all.

Wang Taidi also noticed Wang Ke's condition and pounced on him: "Brother! Brother! Wake up!!!"

Wang Ke barely opened his eyes, his voice barely audible, "Go ......"

Wang Taidi clenched his teeth and refused to nod.

At this point, Xiao Lan suddenly asked, " Wang Ke, do you remember how long you have been absorbed by the wall?"

Wang Ke recalls, "Remembering ...... not being able to ...... my consciousness ...... intermittent... ..."

He looked down at a scrape on his arm that hadn't scabbed over: "Judging by the cut ...... shouldn't ...... be more than a day ...... "

Xiao Lan's heart suddenly rose with hope: "Maybe I can give it a try."

This was inspired by seeing Gu Mo in a vision, and if Wang Ke could not be freed by normal means, perhaps a prop for manipulating time could do the trick.

He took out the [Reverse Timer] from his storage space.

[Name: Reverse Chronicle (Rare Prop, Bound)

[Ability: Rewind time once within 24 hours (2/3 times available)]

[Description: Acts on people or objects, you can specify the range yourself]

Although this was obtained in the primary field, it is a rare item given by a boss himself.

In addition, props with the ability to control time are very rare in the Advent world, so he has not been able to use them much.

The reverse chronograph can only go back in time for up to 24 hours, and now it's a gamble to see just how long Wang Ke has been consumed by the Wall of Sacrifice.

Xiao Lan selected the target as Wang Ke and used the prop.

The hourglass is turned backwards and the grains of sand representing time keep flowing up.

As they watched in anticipation, the roots that had sunk deep into Wang Ke's flesh and blood actually withdrew little by little, and the ghastly-looking wounds they had left on Wang Ke's body were restored to their original state by the powerful reversal of time.

Soon all the roots and stems left without the flesh being injured in the slightest.

Without the confinement of the rhizome, Wang Ke's helpless body detaches itself from the wall and slides downwards.

Wang Taidi, who had been watching his situation, saw him and caught his brother in his arms.

To prevent the Wall of Sacrifice from acting as a demon, he held Wang Ke and took several steps back in quick succession, stopping only when he was well away from his previous position.

Under Wang Taidi's watchful gaze, the wall of sacrifice settled down, not meaning to pursue.

"Brother! We did it!" Wang Taidi looked ecstatically at the man in his arms.

But he got no response.

By this time Wang Ke had closed his eyes again and did not respond to his words.

Wang Taidi's smile falters.

He felt the pulse on Wang Ke's neck with some nervousness; it was faint, but it was there.

Wang Taidi is relieved to feel the faintest pulsation in her fingers.

His brother is alive and has made it out of the Wall of Sacrifice.

This could not have been a better outcome.

Wang Taidi turned to Xiao Lan and said sincerely, "Thank you ...... Xiao Lan."

Xiao Lan said, "Let's go back and talk about it, come on, let's get out of here."

Wang Taidi nods and is about to pick up Wang Ke when she realises that...

Uh ...... own old brother is still butt naked, he just got so excited he never noticed.

It's probably not a good idea to just carry it all the way out.

So he rummaged around in his storage space and pulled out a towel.

Tender yellow, with a number of corgis with fat butts bouncing around.

Wang Taidi wrapped the towel around Wang Ke's waist, at least to give his brother a mosaic first.

As he wraps it, he explains to Xiao Lan, "When I was a kid, my mum loved to buy towels like this for my brother, and he would have felt very close to him if he woke up."

Xiao Lan: "......"

It was as if he had accidentally learned information about something that would run the risk of being silenced.

I always thought that when Wang Ke woke up and saw the towel, he would be more likely to punch his brother than to feel affectionate.

Wang Taidi has been bouncing madly on the edge of death when it comes to provoking his brother's patience.

Perhaps it was also this experience that gave him enough resilience to build a solid foundation for his later growth.

Wang Taidi picks up his brother and leaves with Xiao Lan in the direction of entry.

After meeting Qi Ning, they were able to break away from Sara's song.

Feeling the light weight on his back, Wang Taidi sighed: "My brother is so light. ...... He's also so short that it's no trouble at all to carry him."

Xiao Lan gave him a look and said, "Believe it or not your brother would jump up and hit you if he heard that."

Wang Taidi couldn't help but laugh: "Hahahaha, then let him fight until he's happy, I definitely won't fight back."

The trio of figures moved swiftly forward.

Before you know it, little Taidi, who was protected by her older brother, has grown up too.

His shoulders were broad enough and his arms strong enough to the point where he could carry his brother on his back.

Wang Taidi carries his brother steadily on his back.

It was like a long time ago, the day their parents died in a car accident, when Wang Ke, as a teenager, carried his brother home alone, crying himself to sleep in front of the operating theatre.

From that day onwards, only two brothers were left in the world to depend on each other.

But the corgis on ...... Wang Ke's buttocks that wiggle with the action are slightly sticking out.