First Player

【Su Lin. 】

[...If you are defeated, if there is nothing you can do, then give their souls to me. 】

[My guest, I will do it all for you, I will help you save Praia - just a soul full of divinity. 】

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The blue siren's seductive words seemed to still echo in Su Ming'an's ears.

"Siren, does Xie Lude meet the requirements?" Su Mingan asked.

Under Sherrod's longing eyes, the blue siren nodded.

"He... meets the requirements, a divine soul." She said softly: "It's rare. This is the only person I have seen along the way who meets the requirements."

"Because he is a brave man." Su Mingan has gradually understood what role this so-called brave man who "will definitely be able to turn the tide when disaster strikes" played in this disaster.

The Kraken feeds on human bodies and souls and uses them to strengthen itself.

If he just sacrificed Sherrod's body to the Siren and kept his soul, the red rose could still repair his body, which would be a sure profit.

On the side, the red sea monster princess has lost her mind again, and her pale claws suddenly smacked down.

At the same time, the manic sirens rushed towards the surviving people like crazy, causing heavy casualties for a while.

Xie Lude, who had been holding back and not taking action, knew that the time had come.

"Quick! Captain!" he shouted.

"... Do you want to choose to sacrifice your body to me only?" The blue siren covered her lips and smiled: "No problem, but I still suggest that you sacrifice it to me together with the soul of this divine life."

"No." Su Mingan said.

Red roses cannot repair the soul, but can only provide Sherrod with a player's body.

"Okay. I don't need to eat his soul. But... in this way, my body will not be able to return to its full strength. I can only die with that bloody soul." The sea monster said: "I will fall asleep of."

Listening to Siren Soul's words, Su Mingan had some bad premonitions.

"As long as we can defeat the opponent!" Xie Lude didn't think too much and immediately followed.

"Okay... then." The blue siren said softly: "I will possess you, the divine knight. During this period, I will give you the power to compete with the bloody monster in front of you. .”

Her body trembled slightly, and the next moment, it turned into a stream of blue light and fell on Xie Lude.

In an instant, his body suddenly ignited with bursting flames.

The flame burned his eyes, blooming with him as the center, like a sunflower with extremely bright colors and burning vigorously.

The blue color filled the whole sky with white snow in an instant.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that the sword blade in his hand was extremely light.

A powerful force surged out from his limbs. Looking at the mountain-like bloody sea monster in front of him, he suddenly had the consciousness to kill it with one sword.

The flowing blue flames burned his body, but he felt no pain. He only felt that something was slowly passing away in the burning.

He knew that this was the life force of his body.

【Have a divine soul. 】

The voice of the siren possessing him came:

[I gave you the ability to fight against the bloody sea monster. 】

[This power... will last until your body is devoured by me. 】

[Your time is limited, act as soon as possible. 】

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At the same time, all players still alive on the battlefield heard prompts from the system.

"Ding dong!"

[The battle situation has changed, and a "brave" who can compete with the Siren King appears. 】

[Current odds comparison: 78%]

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"Holy shit!"

The player who had just returned from the battlefield after spending precious teleportation items lay on the city wall and screamed with regret.

"How could the situation of the war change?" They beat their chests and regretted it.

"Then the players who stay there will win, and each one will have a red-level growth equipment?" Some people were so angry that they exploded.

"...I'm speechless. I really shouldn't have backed down just now."

"I just told you to wait... The first player is not in a hurry, why are you anxious..."

"A brave man? There is still a setting for brave men in this world? Where did this come from?"

"It's the blue figure, it's quite epic. It's a duel between red and blue."

"It's the famous Bright Knight. I heard that he seems to want to become a player..."

While they were chatting, the blue sea in the distance suddenly lit up with an extremely dazzling light.

A blue sword, like a huge sword breaking through the sky, emerged from the hand of the figure wearing golden armor on the white bridge, seemingly able to stand in the pale sky and blue sea.

He seemed to be hesitating, the sword trembled slightly in his hand, and even the blue fire rising from his body was still dying.

But soon, facing the pressing claws, he still swung the sword simply like he had done countless kendo trainings.

In an instant, blue light suddenly appeared, and the heaven and earth buzzed.

It seemed to have caused the entire sea surface to surge and roar, and each sea monster froze in place and screamed loudly.

They were like a whirlwind, surrounding the long sword, trying to block it with their lives.

However, the sword's power remained unabated and it still passed through the Siren King's body with great determination.

"Shua-!"

A harsh sound came, and the people on the city wall covered their ears.

They watched this scene with great joy. The negative emotions of sadness, anger, and despair were swept away, replaced by the joy of victory.

The blood-colored Siren King, who was baring her teeth and claws, was pierced through the heart by the blue sword, and a drop of bright red blood tears oozed from her bright red eyes.

"Thank you, Lu, De..."

She gasped softly, and her slightly choked voice was inaudible amid the sudden thunderous cheers from the people.

"——The Siren King is dead! We won!"

A loud cheer from the city wall broke the weird atmosphere.

Laughter appeared on people's faces, and joy spread wildly across the land.

They saw hope and dawn.

"——We won!"

"The damn monster is dead! Long live the brave! Long live Su Lin! Long live the soul hunters——! Hahahahaha..."

"Mom! Mom! The monster has been killed, big brother and the others are coming back!"

People's cheers spread from one end of the city wall to the other end of the city wall.

By the frozen river, the children were held high by the adults, as if celebrating a celebration.

The old people showed stable and gratified smiles, happy for such a happy ending.

In the North District, the players looking high up high-fived each other to celebrate the victory of this operation. They did not have to be forced to escape from here, and they would be extremely safe in the next few days.

The soul hunters stationed by the city wall hugged each other, their faces showing uncontrollable excitement and excitement.

The war was won.

The home was saved.

The happiness that our ancestors worked so hard to build was not taken away by a group of ignorant, stupid monsters who only know violence and killing.

The glory of Playa... it will continue. The monster that dared to invade them was duly sanctioned and punished.

They had a happy ending.

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[NPC (Xie Lude) HE ending progress: 80%]

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Amidst the cheers that could be heard throughout Praia, the knight, who was regarded as a hero and a brave man, lowered his head, held the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands, and did not dare to raise his head.

His whole body was trembling in the fiercely rising flames.

The sea water was dyed golden and red, and connected with the deep blue of the sky. The connection melted into one, and gradually became indistinct.

Blood fell in his peripheral vision.

He looked in that direction and saw a blond girl whose whole body was burned and wrapped in bloody flames, falling into the deep sea.

The princess closed her eyes.

"...Am I wrong?" She said softly: "I am not wrong."

Until this time, her thoughts had not changed.

She loves this land.

It is precisely because she loves this land and all the people on it. It is precisely because of this...that she has imprisoned herself for 'eternal life' to this day.

And precisely because of her pride as a royal, she must not let a perverse villain like Su Lin... subvert her kingdom of Praia.

She wouldn't allow it.

If it must be like this, let her stop it.

Sacrifice, struggle, death, and choice are the drops of water that keep Praia alive and well.

She managed these properly, and she watched them silently, allowing the people on this land to survive in their struggles.

Now that she is facing death, she has no regrets. She lost to Su Lin. She is the winner and loser.

However, she was still a little unwilling.

Her only regret was that the knight... he betrayed her.

She closed her eyes, blood and tears falling from her face, and her figure began to gradually dissipate, like a bubble about to fall into the deep sea.

And at this time,

She fell into a dusty embrace.

"Thank you." She didn't open her eyes, her expression was very calm: "You have found a good master."

"...He is just the captain." Xie Lude hugged her and said softly: "No one is my master, princess, I am an independent 'person'."

"The more you don't get something, the more you will force it." The princess said: "You can't be a player, Sherlude, I see you clearly, and I curse you - you will give up this path of transcendence on your own. It will be your fate."

"..."

Sherrod let go of his hand.

The hot breath spread everywhere.

The embrace that was full of pain and extremely hot, like a hot iron, was left behind by him.

"goodbye."

He said.

The bright red blood was like flowing fire, slowly flowing from his scarred face, from him, from the glorious knight's armor.

Cheers of joy came from the city as people celebrated their glorious future.

That fiery red star fell on the sea.

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[NPC (Xie Lude), killed Tulip Siren King! 】

[Exp+150000 (three times the effect)! 】

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"Ding dong!"

[You have been upgraded to the fourth level. Please complete the advanced tasks in the Lord God World. 】

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[The main mission has been completed, and you have obtained the key prop of Yunshang City: Heart of God. 】

[Heart of God: Hold this thing. The gods in Yunshang City cannot kill you directly. 】

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[With the final victory of "Sea Feast", your team will be qualified to ascend to Yunshang City and receive Tulip Heart*5]

[Tulip Heart: Players holding this object will ignore the poisonous gas in Yunshang City. 】

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[You have completed the temporary mission·cross-sea operation. 】

["Cross-sea operation" victory reward: the title of "Playa Rescue Hero" (title effect: combat power increased by 8%). 】

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[Perfect clearance progress: 98%]

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The results of Xie Lude's experience still fall on Su Ming'an.

His combat power rating has soared, reaching a value of over 2,400.

The blue sea monster broke away from Xie Lude's body and returned to Su Mingan's body.

"The duration of the battle was shorter than I expected." Blue Siren said: "I didn't have time to suck out all his life force. So, he may still have a period of life."

Su Mingan thinks this is just right.

Xie Lude should have something he wants to explain in this land. After he arranges everything, his body will just die. If he wears the red rose, he can seamlessly switch to the player.

The princess Siren dies and the barrier is re-established. Praia should have a peaceful ending and everyone should be happy...

He looked back.

The white bridge stained red by blood now appeared in front of him. The bright red blood fell from the bridge like a curtain.

Corpses with mutilated limbs and separated heads fell on the bridge like chess pieces.

The screams and wails of the injured rang in his ears.

Even if the battle is over and victory is achieved, the price is still heavy and almost unacceptable.

"..."

He watched it all.

"...Why didn't the sea monster recede?"

Clifford's frightened voice rang in his ears.

In front of me, the storm-like sea monster was still surging outside the newly established barrier.

Just like a few days ago, even if they were driven out by the power of light, they were still scratching at the newly established barrier, and their movements never stopped.

"...It's already very good." Duoya said softly: "They...are creatures that never leave without seeing blood. They were led here by the Siren King, found food, and were not intimidated by other Siren Kings. They are... They won't leave. Anyway, with this barrier, they can no longer enter."

She dragged her tired steps and threw the bright clothes on the beach.

"Go back." She said softly: "It's... okay. We won."

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The feast on the sea is over and the heavy snow gradually subsides.

The celebration ceremony was held in the center of the island in Praia, with bonfires dancing and the sea breeze blowing the long black hair of the dancing girls. The fragrance of barbecue and grass surrounds this land.

The dead and injured were properly cared for, and the victims were awarded the title of Honorary Soul Hunter.

In this land, there is no lasting sorrow and death is a common thing. Even though so many people have just passed away today, it will not affect their joyful celebration.

Instead, they believe it is a memorial to the victims.

In the East District, a high-rise building, you can see the fiercely burning bonfire in the center from the balcony.

The red-haired girl lying on the balcony focused on the wood carving in her hand.

Her carving technique seemed very awkward, the blade trembled slightly under her fingers, and a subtle "rustling" sound came through the scattering of sawdust.

Her expression was gentle and peaceful, and every knife that fell in her hand was like a fluffy feather scratching the tip of her heart.

Gradually, the appearance of a young man took shape in her hands. He has a soft face, a straight body, and a pair of always bright eyes.

She was carving intently, and suddenly she saw a pair of figures walking slowly from the other side of the sunset, approaching her neighborhood.