Altar of Infinity

The tall and solemn building collapsed into a ball of blazing fire. The screams of the murderers became weaker and weaker, and finally extinguished between the drizzle and the wind. their enemies.

Xie Ji took the big umbrella from Ran Yuanfei. The black umbrella separated him and Jiang Jichu from the rain. The heat wave was still on, and when it blew over the side of his face, it was still warm.

"It's over... Finally, it's over..." Wu Ying sat in the mud holding his statue, with a few lines of tears streaming down his face.

Zheng Yue squatted beside him, but did not say words of comfort.

Years of hatred and pain come to an end, it is time to cry.

Wu Ying cried for a long time before crying enough, and said hoarsely to everyone: "Thank you, thank you."

He bowed one by one, and then ran under the umbrellas of Xie Ji and Jiang Jichu, hugging Xie Ji's left leg and Jiang Jichu's right leg together in a very strange and tangled posture, burying his face between the legs and rubbing them back and forth .

"Brother Xie, Brother Jiang, thank you, really thank you..."

Xie Ji felt that the leg next to him was extremely stiff. He glanced sideways and caught a glimpse of Jiang Jichu's face pretending to be calm. He smiled and handed the umbrella to Jiang Jichu, then bent down and took Wu Ying from Pulled out between the legs.

If he didn't pick it up again, he was afraid that Jiang Jichu would lose control and throw Wu Ying into the fire.

He wiped away tears for Wu Ying: "Don't cry, I said, you will get the freedom you deserve."

Wu Ying nodded vigorously.

Xie Ji: "What do you want to do next? Go shopping or reincarnate?"

Wu Ying snorted and said, "Go for a walk, and then honestly reincarnate, hoping to meet my parents again."

Xie Ji: "Then Brother Jiang and I bless you."

Wu Ying was coaxed by Xie Ji, he walked a few steps towards the village, and the smile he just showed stopped abruptly.

The bustling village in my memory is full of changes, and the mottled walls and decayed railings silently tell that the people he guarded have long since left.

He was lonely and forgotten in the long years, old people passed away one after another, his name was not found in the village annals, the evil tower collapsed, the murderer died, and the last bit of proof and meaning of existence were erased, and he became a trace of nothing. No wandering souls, when they have seen enough, they will go to find their own peace.

The joy in the crowd faded along with Wu Ying's bewilderment, and some people couldn't help but sighed.

Speaking of closing the border, it is not like locking a child in a tower, sinking in the dark all day long and restless.

No matter how long you stay in the world, the great contribution is nothing but a fleeting moment, and there is nothing left after leaving the tower, not even a familiar face.

Ran Yuanfei's brain twitched, and he asked Wu Ying, "Do you regret it?"

After he finished speaking, he wanted to slap himself in the mouth, which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted.

But Wu Ying laughed again, yelling at the empty village: "I don't regret it."

He has no regrets.

At least his parents, his friends, and probably countless strangers will be spared and live a long life.

Xie Ji's voice came from not far away: "Wu Ying, are your parents' names Wu Shuang and Chen Zhu?"

Wu Ying followed the prestige: "Brother Xie, how do you know?"

Seeing Xie Ji waving at him, Wu Ying trotted over.

He saw a tombstone.

——The tombs of Wu Shuang and Chen Zhu.

That is the joint tomb of his parents.

The tears that had just stopped not long ago rolled down again mixed with the rain. Wu Ying knelt in front of the tombstone, ignoring the cold temperature and hard edges, hugging the tombstone tightly with his thin arms, crying loudly.

Ran Yuanfei made amends, and hurried over to hold an umbrella for Wu Ying.

Xie Ji's eyes were exceptionally gentle: "The life of your parents is written on the back of the tombstone. After you entered the tower, they stayed with you for a while at the side of the tower. Then they sold their property and looked around for a way to completely wipe out the murderers and rescue you from the tower. , Unfortunately, the current situation is chaotic, and I couldn’t find them in my whole life. Before I died, I returned to the village and asked someone to bury them beside you, so that I could be with you forever.”

Xie Ji remembered the word Fengjiang on the name of this level.

No matter how great the malice is, someone is willing to resist it for you with love.

Through the rain curtain, Xie Ji saw the old sea in a daze, and the tide surged towards the shore, trying to engulf him time and time again.

In the deepest part of the sea, there is the most desperate and mournful cry.

He whispered: "There are always some people who can never be forgotten."

Jiang Jichu turned his head to the side, and there was wind outside the tower, and some rain would inevitably blow under the umbrella. Xie Ji's dignified and upright eyebrows seemed to have been washed by ink after the rain, making them look rich and deep.

The man who had just fought fiercely with the murderer in the fire and rain suppressed his ferocity, and just stood upright and elegant. He put on the wristwatch that he took off before the battle, and it hung down an elegant arc according to the gravity.

Due to the low temperature, the back of the hand was covered with a layer of cold white, with cyan blood vessels winding on it, like a unique work of art in the world.

By coincidence, Jiang Jichu raised his hand to cover the back of Xie Ji's.

Xie Ji was taken aback, and turned to look at Jiang Jichu, who only looked at the sky that seemed to be sunny: "Yes. I can't forget it."

He smiled, with his thumb and palm stuck to the handle of the umbrella, and touched Jiang Jichu's between his fingers with the rest of his fingers, hooking him to hold the umbrella together: "Good performance, rock sugar pear and watermelon pudding will not be buttoned, and I will make you another one." Mala Xiangguo, go back and tell me about those bosses."

Jiang Jichu: "Okay."

This time Wu Ying cried for a long time, and didn't stop until they were about to leave.

In the rising white mist, Jiang Jichu heard Wu Ying rushing to him: "Brother Jiang, you have to believe! No matter how far or how long it takes, fate will definitely send someone to accompany you by your side, and take you out of the mud!"

The corners of Jiang Jichu's eyes slightly curved, like melting ice and snow: "I believe."

He is not grateful for fate, but he is grateful for those who are by his side.

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The civilian area is not a little cleaner than the slum area. It is equivalent to a new first-tier provincial capital outside. There are tall buildings everywhere, giving people the illusion of returning to the real world.

Xie Ji opened the book of life and death.

Owner: Xie Ji

Level Name: High Tower · Borderlands

Checkpoint level: second floor

Level score: 5000-10000

Number of participants: 13

Points earned: 10000

Remaining points: 14000

Owner: Jiang Jichu

Level Name: High Tower · Borderlands

Checkpoint level: second floor

Level score: 5000-10000

Number of participants: 13

Points earned: 10000

Remaining points: 13700

It was another level of harvest.

He handed the book of life and death to Jiang Jichu, and then looked at the time: "Find a place to live or have lunch first?"

Jiang Jichu: "Let's eat."

I ate fast food during the few days I stayed in the Evil Tower. I just had a fight with a murderer, and then I stood in the rain for almost two hours. I really needed a warm meal to reward myself.

Xie Ji followed the familiar Jiang Jichu to the snack street. Just like the slums, the people who opened shops on the street looked like ordinary people. According to Jiang Jichu, some of these people were non-human beings arranged by the altar, and some were ordinary people hired by the government. people.

After being promoted to the civilian area, there is a new way to earn points - working for the altar.

Although the points obtained are meager, at least there is no need to exchange your life.

They ordered two bowls of beef ramen, and the price in the urban area was higher than that in the poor area, a bowl of noodles was [-] points.

It was the meal time, and the business in the store was booming, and more than half of the dozen or so tables were filled.

People in the slums are also more lively than those in the slums, discussing fresh gossip while eating.

"Would you like to go to the square to see the lights tonight?"

"No, the altar is not peaceful recently, just stay in the hotel honestly, don't fight with the gods, and we little shrimps will be hurt again."

"Whoever fights with whom, talk about it."

"That's too much, just recently, 'wine' has fought with 'kinky', 'crazy' has fought with 'kinky', 'wine' has fought with 'kill', 'Delusion' had a fight with 'kill', and 'Delusion' had a fight with 'jiu'..."

"Why don't they fight melee...it's a mess."

"Isn't it? It is said that the position of 'Pirate' has been vacant for too long, and these four want to fight for it."

"Wait, don't these four have identities? Why do you want to rob 'thieves'?"

"Brother, are you new here? Every identity corresponds to a kind of right, who doesn't want to hold more in their hands? I heard that especially the 'reckless' and 'wine', the fight is in full swing, 'kinky' I also want to argue, after all, the name 'kinky' doesn't sound very nice, so it would be nice to change it."

Xie Ji secretly sighed that the noodle shop was the right place to hear so much information.

He raised his eyebrows at Jiang Jichu who was facing him: "What's going on with these four bosses, please tell me in detail?"

Jiang Jichu had already finished eating, and was drinking a bottle of carbonated beverage with [-] points. He let go of the straw in his mouth, and straightened his mind: "'killing' is equivalent to a dog of the queen."

"boom--"

Someone's spoon slipped from the palm and fell into the bowl.

When Jiang Jichu was speaking, he happened to encounter the brief silence of the noodle shop, and he directly extended the short silence indefinitely.

Every guest looked terrified, looking at him as if he was looking at a dead person.

Although...you can't say that 'kill' is the queen's dog so openly!

You are in the civilian area of ​​the main city of the altar!

'Kill' might be heard!

Jiang Jichu continued naturally with different looks in his eyes.

"It is the queen's guard, responsible for protecting the queen's safety, and directly obeys the queen's orders. Its biggest character is that it has no character, an iron-blooded machine.

"'Delusion' is a liar, and he doesn't say a word of truth. He is the one who loves power the most among the four bosses. He is responsible for distributing the book of life and death. The book of life and death that you will get if you successfully pass the altar novice level is sent by him. .

"'Prostitution' is a piece of rubbish as you can tell from its name. This person... this boss has a wicked mind and is in charge of the security management of the main city. We all said that he made a lot of money in private, and his strength is also the weakest among the four bosses. Well, I heard that he is often beaten by the other three bosses.

"'Jiu' brain is not normal, he is mentally ill, responsible for managing the level content, every level we encounter is arranged by it, this boss behaves out of line, does not play cards according to common sense, and finds 'arrogance' when there is nothing to do Fighting 'kinky'."

After Jiang Jichu finished speaking, he and Xie Ji were the only two left in the noodle restaurant. Even the owner was afraid of being implicated, so he ran out with other customers.

The words aroused the hatred of the four active bosses, Xie Ji looked at the empty noodle restaurant, and his first reaction was that it was a good thing that this restaurant pays first before serving the meal, otherwise he might have to pay a lot.