Chapter 444 Chapter 442·“You will definitely see the sea.” (Kasiert leader’s update 23)

"This is the soul stone, which can protect us from being invaded by the black fog at night."

 In the silent forest, Siboer took out a transparent stone.

 “Crack.” A soft sound. The stone ignited a transparent flame.

After being illuminated by this light, the strange and cold feeling around me suddenly disappeared. The all-pervasive black particles and mist gradually bypassed them.

"When traveling in the dome at night, you must light this kind of stone. Its light can dispel the black fog. Otherwise, if you stay in the black fog for a long time, you will be infected with a curse." Siboer said: "The soul stone is very precious. , I only have this small one, which can probably burn for more than ten hours. In other words, it can only protect you for about two nights."

 “How to obtain the soul stone?” Su Mingan asked.

"The method of obtaining it is very troublesome, you don't need to know. When this stone is used up, you can rest honestly at night."

She raised her hand and walked in the silent forest, as if holding a transparent torch.

The place where Su Mingan just woke up was the cabin where Xiber lived. She was exiled by the tribe because of her status as a pagan, so she lived near a dangerous forest where wild beasts were infested. If you walk through this remote forest, you can see plains and fields. The view there is very wide, and you might be able to meet other players.

 “Siboer, are you familiar with this place?” he asked.

"Hmm." Siboer said, "I grew up here. Every one of our guides is a native of Qiong."

Su Mingan did not ask her about her family. Judging from her status as a rejected pagan, she might have been exiled by her family.

In this kind of god-believing, feudal and ignorant world, killing one's own children is a possibility. That's why she lives alone on the edge of the forest, isolated from the rest of the world.

Even though she was still a child, she was already so vigilant that she didn’t even dare to hold on to the helping hand extended to her.

Su Mingan remembered that there were sweet potatoes and various seeds in her house, but she probably didn’t grow them. The environment around the wooden house was extremely harsh. Therefore, Siboer should make a living by hunting on weekdays.

 In this way, she actually has some fighting ability, at least she can set traps and subdue small prey.

 “Why do you believe in God Jiu?” Su Mingan asked.

He discovered that all the misfortunes that happened to Sibor were due to her belief in this "God Nine" and her status as a pagan.

 —Because of belief in evil gods,

 She will be abandoned and exiled,

Only then will they be rejected, driven away, and looked down upon by others.

Only then are they forced to live in such a harsh environment, and have to make a living by hunting on their own before they reach adulthood.

Only then will he be reduced to... He doesn't even have anyone around him that he can talk to, and he will always doubt him repeatedly when he meets him.

Sibber’s steps paused.

“…Because when I was a child.” She said: “God Jiu saved me.”

As she spoke, there was a sudden rustling sound in the grass next to her.

She turned around suddenly and saw that Su Mingan's back had left the range of the light source and was exposed in the black mist.

"Come here!" There was a look of fear in her eyes, and she stretched out her hand to grab him.

At this moment, a twisted, black shadow like black mud suddenly jumped up from the grass!

Su Mingan took a step forward and quickly entered the area where the halo was.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 The black shadow immediately melted when it encountered light, and a sound like burning oil was heard. It squirmed and fell to the ground.

 “Don’t leave the range of the light, don’t you hear me?”

 Looking at Su Mingan who was still observing, Siboer frowned. If this guy who claims to be the strongest adventurer continues to seek death, her little trust will be eroded.

 …Does he think he is very powerful? Still want to resist the curse?

“What is that?” Su Mingan asked as he saw this strange black mud melting into the light.

"This is a creature that haunts the forest. If you are bitten by this kind of ghost, you will also be infected with the curse." Siboer said: "At night, a black mist containing a curse will appear in the dome. Once there is no soul stone, Dispel it, if you stay in the black mist for too long, you will be infected with the curse."

She didn’t know why this traveler liked to ask questions so much, but his behavior, which was clearly seeking death, was already wearing down her patience.

If he had just been bitten and cursed, she would not have placed a time bomb around him.

 “Why are there curses in your world?” Su Mingan thought.

 Indeed, his behavior of just leaving the halo range was intentional.

He firstly wanted to test Sibor's trust in him, and secondly, he wanted to get more information from her.

If she wanted him to survive, she would definitely stop his suicide attempt and explain to him the dangers of this "curse".

 The black fog that appears inexplicably, the twisted black creatures, and the curse that looks like a living thing outside the sky... Obviously, these are not things that should appear in the normal world.

"Just like why there is air, there is such a thing as a curse in the sky." Siboer said lightly: "'Curse' is something unique to our sky. We, the people of the sky, have been carrying it for generations. Curse, the environment we live in often has black mist with curse energy spreading.

 No one knows what its source is, and no one can completely eliminate it. Once the curse strikes, no one can escape death.

 And once something like this biological and chemical weapon is released, the outside world will also suffer disaster.

 Hence, our ancestors…”

Siboer’s voice paused.

“Our ancestors built a ‘black wall’ to isolate the dome from the outside world. The ‘black wall’ separated the dome from the outside world and prevented the curse from leaking out.” She said, her eyes very quiet:

"...So, for hundreds of years, none of us have been able to leave here. From birth to death, we have lived in this polluted land our entire lives, and each of us has a curse that cannot be erased. "

Su Mingan was a little shocked after hearing this.

He did not expect that the people living in this dome would actually shoulder such a mission.

 The people here actually chose to take the initiative to build a barrier to protect the dangerous curse and prevent it from contaminating the outside world.

The price is that all of them, for generations, including their parents, children, their children's children... must live in this world full of curses.

 They will never be able to see the beautiful and pure world outside for the rest of their lives.

 Maybe it was because his face was not looking good, so Siboer approached him.

"Actually, the curse is not a bad thing at all." She said: "Because of its existence, many of us have gained powerful powers that outsiders cannot have, such as the ability to control fire and the ability to control ice elements. Ability...Those guides are the outstanding ability users among us. Of course, if we need to use these powers, the curse on us will be affected, which is why we are reluctant to take action."

“Is there a curse on you too?” Su Mingan asked.

Sibber was silent for a while.

 The night wind blew up her bright red hood, revealing a few strands of her white hair.

 After a moment, she said softly "Hmm".

"Locals like us...are born with a curse. The curse will always be latent in us. When the curse occurs, people will definitely die." She said: "However, before the curse occurs, we locals will also use some There is a way to delay the final time when the curse takes effect. The curse on most people may not take effect in their lifetime. They will only enjoy the power brought by the curse when it does not take effect. Of course, you outsiders have no resistance. After being infected with the curse, you will definitely die quickly, so I hope you take my words seriously."

Su Mingan frowned slightly.

 He was a little unsure of how to speak.

People in this world have a time bomb-like curse on them since they were born. They don’t know when it will strike and suddenly take their lives...

　　They can't even control their lives in their own hands, so they can only try their best to delay the onset of the curse.

 This bomb hanging on them may kill them at any time.

This kind of world...can indeed be extremely painful.

As he was thinking this, he suddenly saw her approaching him suddenly and staring into his eyes.

"So." She said: "-Don't underestimate those black fog and cursed creatures, you will die, understand? Don't think that just because you are the strongest adventurer, you can ignore the curse--even if you are the strongest guide among us. , if the curse occurs, you will still die. Death is fair to everyone."

"Then...you said that in this battle, the last surviving leader can go to the outside world. Is it true?" Su Mingan said.

"Yes." Siboer nodded: "Actually, this Hundred-Man War is not the first one. Previously, Qiongdi held such a Hundred-Man War every twenty years, and the winner who survived in the end was Or, I really passed through that black wall and went to the outside world."

 After hearing her words, Su Mingan realized that the world's world view was not as simple as he imagined.

 Originally, he thought that this was just a small world for them to fight with a hundred players. Those "guides" are just added to make this copy more fun.

 But now he realized that this was not the case at all.

 …This is clearly an extremely independent world with a complete worldview.

Those guides are also living people. They all have their own thoughts and wishes. They participate in this battle and have their own beliefs and purposes.

 They have a cooperative relationship with players, not a vassal relationship.

 Such a battle has occurred not just once, but more than a dozen or more than twenty times...

As for Sibor’s current session, it is the most special one because they suddenly have a group of players who have been summoned to help them. The previous contestants all fought against each other alone, and there was no such thing as a leader.

"Every twenty years, the gods will issue an oracle to select a hundred contestants from each tribe. And the person who survives in the end can lift the curse on him, pass through the black wall, and go to a place where there is no curse. "The outside world." Siboer said: "As for the death of Baishen...that happened five years ago."

Su Mingan listened quietly.

 He ​​knew that this was the key world information he had obtained after gaining Siboer's trust, and Siboer would only tell him once.

 Once he loses her trust, she won't say anything.

"Five years ago, a large curse like a living creature suddenly appeared in the sky, and the sky and the earth were in danger." Siboer said: "At that time, the Bai gods, who originally only existed in legends, really appeared among the tribesmen. In front of my eyes, His whole body was covered in strong white light. In the prayers of the tribesmen, He turned into the sky to block the curse, sacrificed himself, and saved all the tribesmen..."

She spoke very slowly, and her face looked too pale, like a frail person who had been ill for a long time. When she told the story, she put away her guard and wildness, looking like a little girl.

"Even if God Bai dies, according to the oracle before his death, the one hundred leaders who were originally selected will still participate in this war." She stretched out her hand and slightly pulled the hood that had fallen off to cover her withered skin. The hair: "...and I am one of them."

Siboer was selected as a contestant for this session shortly after he was born.

Even though Bai Shen died a few years ago, she still had to participate in this war according to the previous list of contestants.

 Competitors have no right to refuse.

A weak person like Siboer who cannot fight, once chosen by the oracle, must still compete even if she is destined to become cannon fodder in the crushing power of the strong.

Once the competition begins, only one of the one hundred contestants will survive to the end, and the other ninety-nine must die.

 Only when the other ninety-nine people die, the only winner can gain the powerful power to leave the dome, lift the curse, and pass through the black wall.

…so.

So at the beginning of the game, when Su Mingan woke up and opened the door, was it possible to see her lonely back?

 She is obviously working so hard to live.

 But from the moment she was born and chosen by the oracle, her fate was already sealed.

　　…She will die in this war. 】

 At the moment the war began, she had already entered the dividing line of death, and the sickle of death was already on her neck.

 Her life has entered a countdown.

　　　…”

Su Mingan looked at Siboer's calm face.

She was still standing in front of him, wearing a bright red robe that almost covered her entire body. And the part of her exposed wrist holding the soul stone was also covered with scars from hunting.

　　After he had just woken up, he opened the door and saw her for the first time. Standing under the night sky, she was closer to death than to him.

 So, she will be on the verge of collapse, looking crazy, like a frightened animal, a lonely and alert wild wolf.

It was his words of invitation to his companions and his hug from behind that made her temporarily put aside her thoughts of giving up on herself.

Su Mingan figured out the other party's thoughts.

 He changed his tone and stretched out his hand.

 “Believe me, you will survive until the end.” He said.

he thinks.

 …if this world is real.

 …if Sibor’s existence is real.

So, in fact, they have already been burdened with so much misfortune.

Comparatively speaking, all the misfortunes he experienced before the world game began seemed insignificant.

 Forgetting homework, failing an exam... In the eyes of people like Siboer, it can even be regarded as sweet pain, a small loss in living in a peaceful world.

 After all, she has been struggling between life and death all her life.

 From birth to death.

 She has little power to choose other ways of living.

Looking at Su Mingan's outstretched hand, Siboer's eyes fluctuated slightly.

"If I can live to the end." She said: "...go to the outside world, I want to see the sea."

 There is no sea in the sky.

In this dark, depressing world, full of curses and beasts, there are only dangerous forests and crazy tribes.

According to some outsiders who accidentally entered the sky from beyond the black wall, there is a sea in the outside world.

　　The people in the Dome inside the black wall cannot go out, but the people outside the black wall can come in.

However, generally no one will take the initiative to come in, because there is no way out.

These outsiders who entered the sky by mistake and were unable to leave generally have vague memories. But they say that there is a sea in the outside world.

 Blue, beautiful, endless.

Sibber wanted to see the sea.

 …She wants to live.

"You will definitely see the sea." Su Mingan said, "I promise you that I will let you see the sea."

Siboer didn’t say anything, but just stretched out his hand.

The hand that was full of hunting scars and extremely rough held his hand.

 After that, she slightly pulled her lips and grinned.

 …

 …She smiled.

 …

　　【That day in the forest, she suddenly smiled. 】

That smile was so innocent, just like the smile she smiled at her parents before she was accused of being a heretic. 】

  【This is his first and last time,】

　　…Seeing her such a simple smile. 】

【she says. 】

  【She wanted to see the sea. 】

  【—"Jiu Shen·Reincarnation Notes"】

 …

 (End of this chapter)