Chapter 188: Sara's Song (XIII)

After a great battle, the end of the Wall of Sacrifice is in shambles.

The ground is covered in black and red root fragments and alienated monsters that Sara has violently reduced to a crumbly mess.

The black pool tossed and churned, churning up pitch-black waves.

Instead of the brightness of good triumphing over evil, it looks as if some evil creature is about to be born from it, played by Luo.

Xiao Lan watches for movement in the pool water and waits for her boyfriend to show himself.

Gradually, the fluctuations in the pool subsided.

The black roots and dark shadows sink into the water, Sara's voice ceases to sound, and it is as if everything is over and the water becomes smooth as a mirror.

However, Luo's figure did not emerge from it for a long time.

Xiao Lan couldn't help but frown as he tried to call out, " Luo ?"

After the battle, the end of the Wall of Sacrifice became deadly silent, making the words seem abrupt.

His voice echoed out around him, and the sound waves reflected back to his ears through the walls.

But there was still no movement in the pool.

Xiao Lan couldn't resist moving closer to the pool, fearing that something unexpected might happen.

Suddenly, a blackness leapt out of the pool water.

It was a blackness that seemed to have been extracted from the essence of the night, and in an instant, this blackness expanded to the full extent of Xiao Lan's vision, taking over everything in front of his eyes.

Xiao Lan seems to be caught in a pitch-black prison made for him.

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On the other side, out of sight of Xiao Lan.

In the small town of Mo Na, the surrounding mountain fires suddenly went out and a large black shadow appeared in the sky, almost blotting out the sun.

Many of the townspeople's eyes were filled with a wild and excited look as they watched the sudden change.

Some people began to kneel in place, kowtowing frantically to the sky, not feeling the slightest pain even when their blood was flowing like water.

"A miracle! A miracle! It's Sara's miracle!!!" They cheered.

Others looked at their alienated limbs and frowned, their previous frenzy inexplicably subsiding.

These people suddenly wondered why they had come to believe in Sara.

A certain Xiao Qing looked at the sky and then at the people who were kneeling.

He Little Xiao whispered, "Che, maybe Sara got her ass kicked?"

He counted up the money he had saved over the days.

It was probably the suitcases he sold not long ago that made him the most money, as this was the thickest pile.

That should be enough money for him to live outside for a while, right?

Just as the fires around the mountain had died down, Xiao Qing Nian took the opportunity to grab his belongings and slip out of town.

He walked around the mountains for a while, but as he had never been out at all and did not know the way to tell where he was going, he soon got lost.

Just as he was crouching in place scratching his head, the figure of an old man appeared not far away.

The old man is trudging through the forest carrying a heavy-looking rack.

Xiao Qing Nian ran over and reached out to pick up the object on his back: "Eh, let me help you, old man, what are you carrying that is so heavy?"

The old man looked up, revealing the face of the old priest, John, who was carrying the cross that Xiao Lan had retrieved from under the church.

John said to Xiao Qing Nian, "Thank you, son, this is a symbol of God."

Xiao Qing Nian's hand shook and he almost dropped the cross: " Sara?

John shook his head, "No, a truly forgiving and loving God."

Xiao Qing Nian was a bit confused: "What?"

John said, "God loves the world and the cross represents God's love and salvation for mankind."

Xiao Qingnian looked at John with some admiration: "Wow, you look so educated, can you teach me?"

John smiled, "Yeah, you'll see a bigger picture when you go out into the world."

Xiao Qingnian said hopefully, "And do you know what comes after 10?"

"......" John suddenly felt as if he had a long way to go in his education career.

On the beach of some playground.

A player in pigtails and beach trousers is enjoying his long overdue holiday.

He has been punished a lot since he failed his last mission and has been so busy that it has been hard to free up again.

The man with the dreadlocks lounges in the sun on a lounger.

A straw hat was casually placed over his face as he stretched out, "Holidays ...... are the greatest invention in the world."

Suddenly, a compass-like object placed on the table next to him shook violently.

The sound of clicking caught his attention and made him lift the straw hat on his face to look over.

The black shadow that had been staying quietly in the pointer was seen to be tossing and turning violently, as if it was preparing to break free from its shell.

"It's broken?" The dreadlocked man frowned, ready to reach up and take a look.

But just before he touched the compass, a tiny crack appeared in the casing.

Then dark shadows quickly burst out of it, trying to escape.

As an indentured player, Pigtail naturally reacted extremely quickly.

Without hesitation, he reached out his hand, ready to grab the unknown contraption straight away.

But though his hand held the dark shadow in perfect separation, he felt no touch of the physical hand between his fingers; it was like a real shadow, visible and untouchable, without anyone to catch it.

With that the black shadow fled before his eyes, flying all the way up into the sky, towards an unknown direction.

Looking at his empty palm, the dreadlocked man's brow furrowed.

He felt as if something bad was about to happen and he might have to say goodbye to his rare holiday.

The dreadlocked man threw away his straw hat as soon as he could, "Damn ...... how come it's so hard to take a holiday?!"

Almost at the same time.

The black fragments hidden in the corners of the various playgrounds seemed to have been summoned by some kind of call, and no matter where they were originally hiding, they were now all hurtling in one direction or another.

Countless black fragments broke through the barriers of their respective playgrounds, cutting through the void and surging in unknown directions.

In this instant, it was as if the barrier of space did not exist, and the originally impenetrable barriers of the game were completely lost in the face of the dark shadows.

Like thousands of crows returning to their nests, the fluttering black shadows grow in number.

Their figures gather to cut across the sky, staining the canopy of countless playgrounds black, they blot out the sun, cut through the clouds and finally break through the barrier of the sky to the unseen distance.

The players who were staying in the playground witnessed the scene.

"What is this?"

"A mass migration of raven spirits?"

"Devil's Descent?"

"You're too fucking middle-aged for that, aren't you?"

"So what do you think it is? Could it be someone burning coal that's causing the pm2.5 to go over the limit?"

"Is that ...... some deadly hidden quest we've opened? Now it's going to be cold ......"

"Crap?"

"Crap!"

"Crikey ......"

Whether it was a playground with hidden shards or one affected by the shard's actions, almost all playgrounds were in chaos at this point.

--

A piece of nothingness.

The white figure with the same appearance as Luo opens its light golden eyes.

It was clearly the same face, but in his body he exuded a completely different feeling, looking cold and indifferent.

He was not dressed like Luo, but in a white robe that covered every inch of his body except his face, with long white hair that made him look like a god on high.

Condescending, indifferent and without a trace of emotion.

His ripple-free, pale gold eyes swept in the direction of the playground.

Countless game worlds are suspended in the void like balls of light, as if they were a sea of stars.

Amidst these stars, there are large black shadows intertwined in such numbers that they are overwhelming.

Spotting the chaos in the playground, his face remained emotionless, as if there was nothing in the world worthy of his concern.

The juggernaut's eyes roam over countless game worlds.

The scent of the rebel was everywhere, making it impossible for him to find out where it came from for a while.

He whispered, "Is ...... you?"

--

Before Xiao Lan's eyes was a blackness that he had never seen before.

He hadn't thought before that black could be so pure, and it made him think that all the black he had seen before could only be considered grey.

There was not a sound around.

Xiao Lan can only hear her own clear breathing and heartbeat.

" Luo?" Xiao Lan couldn't resist speaking up.

A low chuckle suddenly came from the blackness in front of his eyes.

The absence of other sounds makes the cello-like quality of the sound stand out.

"I am." The source of the voice was directly in front of her, which Xiao Lan had not noticed before.

Xiao Lan looked ahead, "You've recovered?"

Luo says: "It's not too far off."

Xiao Lan: "Will the master find you?"

Luo: "Not for a while, I did a little tampering to interfere with him."

When Luo didn't show up, Xiao Lan said, "What's wrong with you? Why don't you come out?"

Luo asks rhetorically, "Does Monsieur want to see me?"

Xiao Lan didn't understand why he was asking: "Of course ......"

Luo's voice came a little closer, "So ...... as you wish."

In front of Xiao Lan's eyes, as if the black tide had faded, Luo's face emerged from the blackness.

Xiao Lan can see everything in a dark world where there should be no light.

Luo's eyes are no longer camouflaged, returning to their light golden colour and full of Xiao Lan's reflections.

He was no longer wearing the usual black suit he had been wearing before, and he was as naked as if he had been reborn.

The tight body carries a smooth line that arcs beautifully with his movements.

Luo's dark, ink-like hair became long and just fell in a cascade, with a few unruly strands slipping from his shoulders, carrying the observer's eyes as they wandered.

All this gives him a look that is out of the bounds of human skin, demonically handsome.

Xiao Lan suddenly felt herself breathing a little faster.

He forced himself to pull his thoughts back to business, "Then ...... let's ...... go first ......"

"There's no rush ......" said Luo, reaching out to squeeze Xiao Lan's shoulder.

As he moves, the black shadows around him coalesce, building a magnificent throne behind Xiao Lan.

The throne is black and covered in exquisite carvings, as if it were a work of art lying dormant in history.

Luo's hands exerted a slight pressure, allowing Xiao Lan to sit on the throne in accordance with his force.

A bad feeling rose in Xiao Lan's heart: "You-"

"Shhh." Luo lightly tapped a finger to Xiao Lan's lips, "This is an exclusive spot for Sir."

With that, Luo braced his hands on the armrests of the throne, trapping Xiao Lan in the Little Xiao gap between himself and the throne.

However, Xiao Lan was already in his black world.

This time it was just more of a no-way-out.

He looked down at Xiao Lan on his throne: "Sir, will you be my sole soul-contractor?"

Xiao Lan stared, "A soul contract?"

Although both and contract players have the word contract, this one doesn't sound quite the same.

Luo: "When players reach a certain level of power, they can awaken on their own and unlock a new life form."

"The pact, on the other hand, draws on our power to speed up the process. Of course, if one draws on our power, there is a connection with us and also a certain price to be paid."

I suppose the price of the juggernaut is that all indentured players must be at his disposal.

Xiao Lan said, "What about the cost to ...... you?"

Luo leaned close to Xiao Lan's ear, the distance between them so close that Luo's body was almost pressed against his: "Sir should have guessed, no? A soul contract, it's always different."

Xiao Lan felt the heat of Luo's breath on her skin.

"Actually sir you could have broken through to Awakening with your own power, you just needed a little more time." Luo suddenly changed the subject, "However, it seems that we are running out of time ......"

Now that the Juggernaut has once again launched its plan to have the Advent world override reality, countless people are being dragged through hell and their time is indeed running out.

The quickest way before Xiao Lan is to accept Luo's contract and quickly increase his power.

Xiao Lan feels he's been set up: "......"

Luo is a little bit of a negotiating genius, as he doesn't miss out on anything that's in his favour.

Could this be described as using power for personal gain?

Luo continued to coax, "I think you said you wanted to hear me sing before? How about right now ......"

Feeling even worse, Xiao Lan tries to escape, but suddenly finds himself with no way back.

Before he can say anything, Luo's song is already ringing in his ears.

It was a song without lyrics, in an ethereal but enchanting key, as if the sailors, lost at sea, had heard the seduction of a banshee in a haze.

Xiao Lan's consciousness can't help but drift away with the sound of the song.

At some point, the singing stopped.

"Is it good?" Luo inquired softly.

"Well ......" Xiao Lan felt her legs go a little weak and couldn't help but be grateful that she was lucky to be sitting in a chair.

Is this the true power of Sara's song?

Luo's long fingertips lifted Xiao Lan's chin so that he was looking at himself.

His pale golden eyes shone with a certain ineffable emotion: "Will you accept me, sir?"

"Henceforth, break the original shackles of life and share the power and danger, but ...... you will never be free of me."

Xiao Lan feels as if he has been captured by the person in front of him.

He was circled by his opponent and had no way back.

It may sound dangerous, but Xiao Lan's heartbeat suddenly accelerates.

It was then that he realised that he had a deeper desire for Luo, that they both longed to go further, to have every inch of each other deeply stained with their own traces.

No more, no more distinction.

Xiao Lan reached out and put her arm around Luo's neck, "Of course."

The two bodies were once again close, and by virtue of their body heat, they could both clearly feel each other's desire.

A darkness where only the intertwining of breath remains.

Xiao Lan feels like he has fallen into a cloud, sinking and floating in pleasure.

In this process, it was as if the innate gaps in the soul were filled, as if there was such a being in this universe who could fit perfectly with him, and that only when they were together was life in its fullest form.

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The players who were still stuck in the playground were struck by the fact that the sky, which had been littered with dark shadows, had once again changed.

A blinding golden light spreads across the sky, as if it were sunlight, but more brilliant than it, with a vibrant vitality.

This golden light appeared for only a brief moment, intertwined with the black shadow, and disappeared in a flash.

But it is an injection of power to the players who bask in it.

Despairing of the future, the player who had attempted suicide suddenly retracted his steps in preparation for the jump.

No, he couldn't give up yet, it wasn't time to despair.

The player who was about to fall in the mob of ghosts and monsters suddenly gripped the weapon in his hand and attacked backhanded.

He felt so full of power in his body that he could clearly have fought another wave.

This scenario is happening in many playgrounds.

--

I don't know how long it took.

Xiao Lan leans into Luo's arms, his head resting on his shoulder.

On one side is mental laziness and contentment, on the other is the power that grows like mad in the body.

So that's what the soul contract is like, this feeling of power filling up that is hard to resist.

Suddenly, he felt as if there was something more in his chest, and countless forces were surging towards it.

Xiao Lan reached up and covered his chest, "This is ......"

Luo's voice rang out above his head, "It's your core, it's growing."

Within a short time, Xiao Lan felt a core coalesce in her chest where her heart had been.

The core is very much like Luo's, but with a touch of youth and fragility.

This is a nascent, exclusive core for Xiao Lan.

At this moment, he has broken through the shackles of human life and has entered a higher dimensional state of life.

His skills are no longer given to him by the Advent world, but are completely integrated with him, becoming Xiao Lan's own ability.

With the skill condition broken, he will be able to use it more freely in the future.

Xiao Lan clenched his fist, adjusting to his altered body, "Your native power is darkness and the dominant one is light, but mine seems to be different from yours, it's hard to describe it."

Luo reached out and put his arms around him, "He and I had our original power first and then the consciousness was born out of it. You are different, humans are complex creatures and have form first, perhaps your power is not as pure, or as monotonous, as ours."

With that, Luo reached out and cut his fingertips.

Dark blood gushed out of his wound at once, but instead of dripping down, the blood floated upwards and slowly formed a circle in the air.

Understanding what Luo was trying to do, Xiao Lan also reached out his hand and released his blood in the same way Luo had done.

The blood of the two men fused in the air and then separated again, becoming two rings.

Luo took the rings made of their blood and placed one of them on Xiao Lan's finger.

Xiao Lan also brought another one into Luo's possession.

Luo smiled and kissed the top of Xiao Lan's head: "This time, even at the end of the universe, you won't be able to leave me."

Xiao Lan looked up, "Who said I was leaving."

The two men looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

Suddenly, Luo's eyes glanced in a certain direction: "We should go, sir."

The blinding Bai Guang that accompanied his words instantly permeated the playground.

Unlike the previous golden light, Bai Guang did not bring the slightest warmth to the room, and seemed unusually cold and hard.

The Juggernaut finally managed to find the source of everything, despite the interference of the dark shadows.

At the same time, almost all the indentured players also received the mission and they rushed to the copy specified in the mission -

Sara's Song.

Luo instantly gathered up the fragments that had interfered with his previous use and reabsorbed them.

Then he raised his hand in the air and broke right through the barriers of the Advent world, opening a door to the real world.

Just as the two stepped through the door, the blinding Bai Guang also came to the end of the wall of sacrifice.

Luo smiled up at Bai Guang in front of him, "I'm back."

In a flash, his figure disappeared.