first player

Chapter 168 Chapter 160·"Are you still cold?"

The fantasy world, bold and dreamy colors make the whole city look like a magnificent oil painting.

On a wall around the city, guards who looked a little lazy were talking to each other.

"...Do you think we can really handle it? I've been feeling so weak lately, and I've overused my abilities. Am I... dying?" The young man in the revolutionary army uniform held a grass in his mouth, and his posture was relaxed.

"What are you in a hurry for? We're on the safest part of the city wall. People outside are taking their lives to fill it up. If the sky falls, there will be someone tall enough to hold it up." Another person continued.

"I don't understand." The youth of the revolutionary army scratched his head: "There is no need for us to kill the surging monsters and puppet soldiers one after another. Those powerful people, just help me out one by one." The defensive cover, isn’t it enough? Why should we soldiers fill it with our lives?”

"It's good to be strong. Anyway, there are weak people who will open the way ahead, so you don't have to charge forward." The black-haired young man said: "Since ancient times, the high-ranking people have always been like this. They still wish that we would dedicate everything to them and be loyal until the last moment. .”

"Hmph, even if this world is really invaded by monsters, and we are really wiped out by those puppet troops, those adults can easily survive." The young man said, "Hey, what do you think, Bell?"

Next to them stood a man who was also a member of the Revolutionary Army, but his posture was timid. He seemed to be very nervous, holding a worn-out spear tightly in his hands. When he was suddenly questioned, his body trembled suddenly.

"Ah, yes." Bell nodded quickly, facing the two NPCs, his mind was not on the conversation.

His original name was Gao Ang, and he was just an ordinary otaku student. After seeing such a post-apocalyptic world in the first world, he was so scared that he never dared to leave.It was only after hearing that the fifth world was a legendary different world that he resolutely became a player with his two-dimensional passion.

It's just that his previous strength was emptied, and he was addicted to forums and read various comics and novels during the period from the second to the fourth world, so he didn't prepare anything for himself.When the fifth world was first assigned the status of a revolutionary army, he was still terrified—after all, his current strength was not much different from that of ordinary people.

But fortunately, as a soldier defending the city, he didn't have to go out of the city or fight the main army. He just had to stand here. Although he didn't get much contribution value, at least he didn't have to worry about his life, which gave him peace of mind for a long time.

In this way, if there is no threat of life, it seems that it is not bad to be an end player...?
Gao Gao's daily entertainment is to watch what the World Channel is chatting about. Although he dare not go to other places to find opportunities, there are many chatters on this channel, and they speak nicely. He likes it very much.

[Maltz: It's the seventh day, the seventh day... I'm still moving things in the square. 】

[Wo Zhengyang: You are an old porter, why do I feel that the copy of this world is so simple that I am speechless...]

[Charles: Indeed, it doesn’t feel so hellish. 】

[He Le: Have you heard the latest news?I wondered, didn't a bunch of people go to some forest to encircle and suppress the first player?What now? 】

[Mara: ...do you still have questions about this question?You can tell by looking at the leaderboard that Su Mingan's camp has all gone to the Revolutionary Army. 】

[Hu Zhen: Huh?Revolutionary Army?Why don't you take a high position in the regular army and run to be a revolutionary army? 】

[He Yan: So this is probably the difference between us and the first player. He can run around with ease, and I am still running around in the revolutionary army...]

[Zhai Hui: nmd, I just ran to the main army to change camp, and now I'm about to run away again...]

[Wilder: Guys, stop chasing the first player, they won't even talk to you. 】

【Dobin: That’s not necessarily the case, what if it’s like Lu Shu in the first world... there will always be everything. 】

【…】

Gao Ang was paying attention to the chat on the channel, feeling the breeze of the legendary other world, when he suddenly heard a voice calling from behind.

"—Hey. You three!"

He turned his head immediately and saw a small captain walking up the city wall.

"Someone is looking for you." The team leader waved at them: "Follow me."

...Is it a chance?

Gao Ang was both excited and scared, an otaku like him who doesn't even like to go out on Zhai Xing, always hides when he can get into trouble.

But with the benefits in front of him, he is still willing to try it without risk.

"Hurry up." The captain led the three of them down the city gate.

An NPC asked strangely: "Captain. We still have to defend the city, and it's not time to change batches. Why..."

"Don't ask too many questions." The team leader raised his eyebrows, seeing that the people next to him were far away, and whispered in his ear:
"...It means the second commander."

"Second Commander?" The NPC looked solemn and said nothing more.

Gao Ang suddenly felt a little bad.

The city he guarded, named Geka City, is one of the major garrisons of the Revolutionary Army. It is not far from the central garrison of the main army and is close to the forest. A similar line of defense is a big city, and it cannot be easily lost.

If the first player wants to contact the revolutionary army, this city is the closest one.

Then contact the Second Commander who suddenly appeared in this city...

The bad feeling in Gao Ang's heart became more and more intense. Is he going to meet the legendary No. [-] player?
Along the way, he walked staggeringly, his heart seemed to be stuffed with a mess, just like a student who was about to give a speech but forgot the words.

The buildings in the city divided the space into fragments and cramped one by one. Since there was no money to build roads, the road was full of potholes and dust splashes. A building covered with a glazed roof.

Such a gorgeous roof, shining under the blue-purple sky, is as beautiful as the waves of the sea in the setting sun, and it is incompatible with the dilapidated buildings like sacks around it.

... Sure enough, is this the difference between the poor area and the rich area?

Gao Ang coughed and looked at the unusually luxurious building, which seemed to be completely cut off from the surroundings, as if they were not in the same city.

"Here we are. The Second Commander summoned us."

Just as he was observing his surroundings, he suddenly heard the captain's voice.

"Remember, don't talk nonsense, and be careful when responding, otherwise, I won't be able to protect you."

"Okay, okay..."

The other two guarding npcs also looked nervous.

And stepping in, stepping on the white steps in front of him, he felt that his legs were not his own, but like stepping on two wooden stilts, step by step, dripping in extremely unnaturally.

He raised his head, and saw a person sitting in a high position, whose appearance was so high that he felt a little bit centered.

Those slightly narrowed moon silver eyes were just staring at him, like a pond full of milky white lotus blooming in a flash.

He instantly felt a kind of legendary "beauty through the dimensional wall", but soon he realized - this tm is a man.

By the way, could this be the first player...

Su Mingan looked at Gao Ang and the others, and asked them about Goka City.After a while, let them go.

Gao Ang felt dizzy, he felt that the first player was so kind...

It turns out that Su Mingan is not a vicious person, he is even very charming. He thinks that maybe he can try to read the Lighthouse Theory of the World Forum...

……

This city is an important military city and an important line of defense against monsters. The city wall is extremely thick and extremely tall.If it falls, it will be smashed to pieces from this height.

But the girl sitting on the city wall was not afraid at all. She held the hand of Su Ming'an tightly with the hand of the sword cocoon, and the rough touch rubbed slightly, carrying a slight warmth.There is always a scent of wine floating on her body.

She closed her eyes, and pressed the palms of her hands against his. A wave of energy was slowly transmitted in, warming his body that was gradually approaching the ice.

"Are you still cold?" she said softly.

"Cold." Su Mingan said truthfully.

In the previous communication, he showed that he admired him, both of them believed in his identity, and brought him to this city to rest.After that, he summoned the soldiers of the city, asked the players mixed in, including Gao Gao and others, and got general information about the players' camps.

It was the afternoon of the seventh day, and there were less than two days before the coming-of-age ceremony on the tenth day.

He had to go back, even though the square must be very dangerous, the altar was waiting for him there.But the final completion of the experiment still needs his fresh blood.

Others must be present, but they must return as victors.

Under the purple sky, the girl's black hair fluttered behind her with the wind, like a kite that might break free from its cycloid at any time.

It is rare for Su Mingan to turn off the live broadcast now, instead of living under everyone's gaze, and only staring at the npc in front of him, he has a rare relaxation.Her eyes are extremely clear and clean, which is completely different from the cloudy eyes of the ruling class.

"I'm sorry for my offending you before. At that time, I thought you were just a noble young master who didn't know the sufferings of the people, but I didn't expect you... to be admired." Shan Shuang lowered her eyes, her tone full of apology.

The term admiration was spoken so slowly by her, full of respect, as if she was chanting the name of a god.

"You should stay at the headquarters of the main army." Shan Shuang said: "We have already prepared the army. Save you. We will not let you die under the persecution of Shengqi."

Her tone was firm, but Su Mingan shook his head.

"Although the revolutionary army intends to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, I feel that your actions have no order, no rules, and no system." Su Mingan said: "I have a friend who stays in the revolutionary army. It’s not bad, but it’s even difficult to pull together a fairly complete team.”

Shan Shuang was a little silent, as the Second Commander, she had already realized this.

"I also noticed that some members of the revolutionary army seem to be very dissatisfied with you." Su Mingan said: "You can't give them the life they want, the warmth and food they want, and they eat and sleep all day long, and they are hunted everywhere If this continues, no matter how great the ideal is, it will be obliterated, and the will and slogans will not be worth the bread after all.”

"We... are just doing our best to consider the future of all human beings. When your research spreads and changes the entire continent, people will be happy." Shan Shuang whispered: "Everyone will understand."

The breeze blew her long hair, and she raised her neck to drink the old wine in the gourd.

Suddenly, Su Mingan noticed that someone was carrying a stretcher by the side of the city wall.

The white cloth on the stretcher was spotless.

"..." Shan Shuang watched the person carrying the corpse walk down the city wall, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

"Another sudden death." She whispered.

"What's wrong?" Su Mingan asked.

"Do you know why our city has been stubbornly existing in the tide of monsters?" Shan Shuang looked away: "You look up... because of that building—because of the people in that glazed building."

Su Mingan raised his eyes.

He saw that the extraordinarily luxurious building, with the glazed tiles on the top, exuded a beautiful light in a ruin-like house.It was a building where the upper class lived. During his journey, he heard many commoners complaining about these upper class people.

"The people in that building are all my companions." Shan Shuang said, "They are as strong as me."

Su Ming listened quietly and noticed that she was quietly wiping away tears.

He looked away, pretending he didn't see it.As the second commander of the Revolutionary Army, she is not a girl who needs to be taken care of, but an independent and powerful general.

"Because in order to preserve this city before the world crisis, those people in the glazed pagoda must pour energy into the gemstones in that building day and night to prop up the defensive barrier." Shan Shuang said: "Life It dissipates little by little, the energy is extracted little by little, and after the resources in the body are exhausted...they are gone."

She seemed to remember something, and immediately added:
"Ah, by the way, you don't have to feel guilty. If your experiment results are successful, we will have no regrets at all for a few more months or years."

Su Mingan looked at the beautiful building.

He seems to have also seen that there are countless lives dissipating under a piece of beautiful colored glass.

Perhaps those soldiers who scolded the upper class didn't understand at all that most of the people they scolded had died.They even died faster than those who went to the battlefield.

In this world, it seems that everyone does not live purely for self-interest.

He once again thought of the look in his eyes before Chen Yang fell.It's like looking at hope, like looking at the warm sun in spring.He was being dragged and lifted with such force that it was like wildfire igniting the earth.

—people want him so desperately to live, to bring the future to them.

The white stretcher, like snow, slowly passed by his side.

"Are you still cold?" Shan Shuang squeezed his hands and asked him softly.

"Cold." Su Mingan confirmed again:
"It's even colder now..."

(End of this chapter)