First Player

Chapter 982: Nine hundred and eighty

 At this time, a scene appeared in the sky.

 …

  【Now I am giving you a world mission. 】

  【Before that, let me show you a picture——】

 …

 The huge canopy became a projection screen.

People raised their heads one after another and looked at the sky.

In the picture, a little girl with blond hair and blue eyes is running hard with a doll in her arms. Soldiers are desperately protecting her. Fierce artillery fire bombarded the people, and the people put up a defensive shield to protect the little girl with their lives and blood.

The corpses of the soldiers fell to the ground one after another. They died in extremely miserable conditions, with most of their limbs broken by artillery fire. They were like a swarm of ants marching together to the death. The people on the outermost periphery were killed by gunfire, while they firmly protected the little girl in the center.

This scene was extremely tragic, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. People could not tell where they were sending the little girl, nor did they know when this story took place. This is probably a piece of history that was once wiped out by the gods.

People raised their heads and looked at this scene in the sky, and suddenly some people thought it looked familiar.

“Wait a minute, this isn’t that game!” someone screamed.

 A flash of inspiration occurred.

yes.

This scene—this scene—

Many people also came to their senses and found a strong sense of déjà vu.

 —This is a lot like the Cats and Her games.

 "Cat and Her" is a chase and escape game. Players need to control a kitten and take a little girl to escape from the city and reach the suburbs before completing the mission. Along the way, there will also be many players playing humans to intercept the cats. In other words, "humans" are the chasing party and "cats" are the escaping party.

As long as the cat sends the little girl to the church outside, it is considered a victory for the cat. Humans will try their best to stop the little girl and make the cats fail in the game.

 But—that warm, cute, and extremely healing game—it’s not so tragic at all.

Su Mingan thought about the game.

 …

  【Su Mingan and Su Luoluo arrived in the suburbs, and they could see a large team escorting the little girl from a distance. Countless cats were guarding a little girl with blond hair and blue eyes, marching forward mightily. Thousands of humans came from all directions in the wilderness, throwing stones and catnip at the cat group in an attempt to disrupt their escort. 】

 …

 “Go forward! Go forward! Escort! Escort!” People’s hoarse voices rang out in the sky.

 They firmly protected the little girl and moved forward as hard as they could.

 "Leave me alone, move forward! Get her... out, get her out—!!"

"team leader!"

 “Let’s go! Let’s go—!”

Some people fell down and were quickly submerged by the gunfire. Some people crawled forward dragging their **** bodies, their limbs flying everywhere.

  No one stopped. They were subjected to very intensive attacks, not only overwhelming artillery fire, but also talismans, swords, poisonous arrows...

The barrier is crumbling, but everyone still grits his teeth and persists.

 …

  【The cats formed a huge shield, and the humans continued to use attack skills, like a mobile siege. Even if the cat is defeated, it will just be stuffed into the cat's nest by humans. The scene of the cat's death is not bloody. The cat will turn into a soul and float into the sky. The whole process was very healing and warm, without any sense of horror or blood. 】

 …

"ah-!!"

In the sky screen, a hoarse cry sounded.

There was an old soldier whose neck was cut off by a sword from afar, and blood like splashes of ink was sprinkled on the faces of the people around him. People's expressions looked painful for a moment, and then they quickly continued to take steps without stopping at all.

Hands full of blood held up the shield, and the palm prints could no longer be seen clearly. Blood flowed down between the fingers, and the bodies of the deceased were spread on the floor.

 Mobile siege warfare.

 …

  【Su Luolo waved his claws, and the fence fell towards the human, pressing a human under the wall. Watching humans being pinned under the wall and unable to move. The cats laughed loudly, and the way humans stretched themselves out was really funny. 】

 …

 “Boom—!”

 A burst of artillery fire struck, destroying the buildings around the people. The tall towers were pressing towards them, but the people, whose legs and feet were already bloody, had no time to escape.

 “Go! Don’t stop, leave us alone!” a lame man shouted.

 “Go forward—go forward—go forward!”

 The next moment, they screamed in agony. Their legs and feet were inconvenient and they were pressed alive under the broken bricks. Their bones made a violent cracking sound, their bodies were crushed, and blood spread, instantly staining the ground red.

 In the air, bullets and cannonballs were still wiping through the air one after another, brushing against the harsh wind.

The harsh sound of the wind,

   in people’s ears, it’s like—

   …”

  —Like a cat’s high-pitched laughter.

 …

Everyone looked at the scene in the sky with cold hands and feet.

Su Mingan felt that what was flowing in her chest was no longer air, but a biting cold wind.

 “The cat…and…her.”

 “Dream Patrol...game.”

 "Playing through the Dream Patrol game...can dispel...the black fog in reality..."

 Now people seem to have some understanding.

Could it be that…

"Could it be that..." Queen Brandy wore a long jeweled dress, her pupils trembling: "Those games... are all real worlds?"

“Is our ‘cognition’…confused by the gods?”

 “Cats…are actually all real humans?”

“And the human camp that stops the cats are all...real humans?”

“It looks like a warm and healing two-dimensional painting style, a mini-game between humans and cats... but it’s actually essentially a real war taking place in another world?”

“And we... don’t know anything about it?”

"In our 'cognition', it is just a game, so - we - cannot see - the cruel and **** nature - we entered another world through the Dream Patrol helmet and became the fourth natural disaster participating in the war, and we —Always know nothing about this?”

“The catnip and cat sticks used by the human camp to attack are actually cruel cannonballs and bullets.”

“The eaves that cats use to escape are actually towers and walls used for defense.”

“Because we only enter that world as a spiritual body, not as a real body, so - we can keep joining the war and keep killing others - just like constantly rejoining a game..."

"is that so!!"

 “Cognition-cognition-cognition!?”

Brandy covered her head. She couldn't accept it - she couldn't accept the truth.

Although this does not mean that they invaded other worlds, they only joined the war through the Dream Patrol Helmet, and finally succeeded in escorting the little girl, and in the end, they helped other worlds. But...how could it be accepted so easily?

Her earrings trembled violently, like tears of blood on her cheeks.

 She has killed many cats. After all, she thought they were just inanimate game characters. Do you care how many slices of bread you eat?

 Wouldn’t this be equivalent to—

Her hands are also stained with the blood of war?

Bevis's face turned pale. Even he couldn't believe this fact. He has also played the game "Cat and Her" more than once. In his eyes, it is just a casual and entertainment game, even a bit childish. The death of the cat is so funny, and the human gesture is also funny, like a meaningless clown show.

 But its core—what is it?

 It is death that is happening in another world.

 It is a war being fought in another world.

 It is the blood that is flowing in another world.

 Killing a cat is killing a living person in another world.

They, the "players", were blinded by the gods, blocked their ears, and confused their perceptions - they became deaf-mute people who did not need to see or hear.

 …

["It's so beautiful here. I finally arrived here." The little girl stood in front of the magnificent church arch and said with a smile: "ragdoll cats, your eyes are very beautiful. Orange cats, your figures are very cute - cats!" You guys look really cute, you are indeed a cat that represents justice!”]

 …

 In the sky, only a few dozen people were left in the originally huge **** team. The remaining people died on the **** road.

 The little girl’s face was also stained with blood, and her neck had a deep visible bone scar.

However, facing the tired people, she endured the pain and showed a relieved smile.

“Thank you for escorting me to the edge of the world.” The little girl reached out and wiped away the blood on a man’s face.

“We have sent you here, please remember your mission.” The man whispered.

"Yes." the little girl said, "I will never forget Mr. Qin's efforts. I will always remember the light in his eyes. I will also keep Xiaodong's sacrifice in mind. I will definitely send the [Life Hard Drive] to the era a thousand years later." , until the coming of the Promised One.”

 She smiled and raised her head:

“I believe that after a thousand years, everyone will have a brilliant and beautiful tomorrow. And you will also be remembered by future generations, and you will definitely be. I wish you happiness in the next life—”

“Go in, our lives have come to an end, and the pursuers are coming soon.” said the female soldier next to her.

 The little girl looked at them, completely reflecting their faces in her memory.

 Then, she turned around and disappeared from the picture step by step.

"I bless you-"

 Her voice was as light as a gust of wind.

 “I wish you a bright and beautiful tomorrow in the next life.”

 “Life is bright, healthy and smooth.”

 “Life after life, eternity forever.”

 …

["Thank you for escorting me here." In the game, the little girl said loudly: "I believe that I will have a happy, brilliant, and beautiful tomorrow. And you, righteous cats, you will also be happy—my blessing you!"】

 …

 As the little girl leaves, gunfire floods the frame.

 People have no way of knowing what mission she carries—this is a story from another world.

 Her story ended... it ended long ago. The game "Cat and Her" has already been cleared.

“…” Yi Zhongyu gritted his teeth, tears flashing in his eyes.

—Last year, as the number one Dream Patroller, he led people to clear "Cat and Her".

 But he didn’t know that the stupid cats around him would turn out to be living humans. When they were beaten to death by the human camp, he would also feel that they were too incompetent and couldn't avoid it.

At that time, he still remembered that a cat said to him: "It was a joy to fight with you... You must live on and go to distant places for me... This is my sincere wish."

 The cat was killed quickly after that, and he never saw it again. At the time, he only thought that the cat was suffering from a secondary disease, but now - at this moment - he suddenly understood the meaning and weight of this sentence.

That was a living soldier's life, separated by a chaotic cognitive barrier and a world, sending him the last blessings of life.

 Yi Zhongyu’s tears fell.

   …”

Su Mingan’s eyes were so dry that there wasn’t a single tear. He knew very well that his emotions could not be carried away.

 He looked at the sky, thinking about the purpose of these pictures.

If "Cat and Her" is a real world, then "Louyue Kingdom" is too, and so is "Girls' Dream Project".

O God—

 How many worlds do you rule? Why do you allow one world to insert the story of another world?

 He seemed to hear laughter, and the sound of the wind in his ears also sounded like laughter.

 —a sharp, cat-like laugh that mocks fate.

 …

【Meow. 】

  【Meow meow meow~】

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