First Player

No. 72 "Su Lin's jungle knife."

"Xiao...Xiaomei! Have you come to save your father?"

The fat man's eyes lit up. His daughter has never resisted him since she was a child, no matter whether she went to be a wandering warbler at night or was eventually sold. She will be obedient.

As Xiaomei came closer, the man realized something was wrong.

The daughter in front of him was a little strange - she no longer wore a revealing skirt and high heels, but a thick cotton-padded jacket and military boots, with her hair neatly tied up, just like those white-collar workers on the TV screen who were beyond his reach.

A ferocious-looking mechanical arm was placed on her hand, covering her smooth skin. The cold steel concealed huge power.

"Female... daughter?" he said.

A group of soldiers protecting her followed Xiaomei. She stared at the man for a while and then said:

"Pull him up."

The soldiers stepped forward and pulled the weak fat man up. The fat man rubbed his hands expectantly: "Xiao Mei, are you here to take dad in and live a good life?"

Such beautiful clothes must have been given to her by the noble man who bought Xiaomei. If he could be brought into the city, he wouldn't stay in a shitty area like this...

Xiaomei stared at him.

"I should thank you for selling me out," she said.

"No need to thank me, I won't do this again..." The fat man was secretly happy. It seemed that Xiaomei still had feelings for him.

"After leaving the fringe zone, I gained a lot." Xiaomei interrupted: "I also came into contact with many... hobbies that I had never been exposed to before. For example, planting some daisies and listening to some radio broadcasts. Listen. When those anchors were chatting, I discovered that the world is so big, and that girls like me... shouldn't have been sold out by their fathers."

In the past, her vision was limited and she didn't understand what resistance meant.

but now……

There was a very good person who suddenly appeared in her life and brought her sunshine that changed her life.

"It turns out..." Xiaomei stared into the man's eyes: "I have never had the obligation to give in to you."

The fat man turned pale.

"You can't..." He still wanted to stay.

"I have no reason to consider a man who sold me as my father." Xiaomei said, "Throw him back."

On her shoulder, the white cat meowed lazily. Her mood was not as calm as it appeared. She was having a fierce ideological struggle, and she was also afraid.

Today... was her first step to say goodbye to her weak self.

She won't give in.

No longer weak.

Only by allowing yourself to stand up... can you be qualified to approach the light.

"Bang!" The fat man was thrown back and smashed into the ruins. Xiaomei turned and left.

Her legs were still shaking.

But she never stopped moving forward.

…

【Edge Zone · Battle Group】

In the dark alley, a man smoked with his head down in despair.

"Huh..." White smoke floated up, and a deep blue-gray color squeezed under his eyes.

"Brother, are you still decadent?" Luo asked him outside the street.

The man didn't say a word, just lowered his head and drank.

"Well, I can't control you." Luo said: "You have the qualifications to be sad, but please give me the medal of the leader of the war group. If you don't want to face the remaining companions, I will lead them."

Che Kelstia raised her head. His eyes were covered with a drunken fog.

"I'm sorry." Che said.

"..."

"I'm sorry." Che kept saying.

He kept shaking and dropped the bottle in his hand to the ground.

"...There is no need to say sorry." Luo said: "It was not you who caused the death of the Kaiusta Chapter. It was their malice and ambition towards the city lord that made them eager to win Kaiusta.

It's the fate of people on the edge - to kill themselves. "

She stepped forward and poured a basin of cold water that she had prepared on Che's body.

Under the wet black hair, Che's red pupils were like flames that were suddenly extinguished. He gradually sobered up.

…

[It is the fate of people in the fringe zone - to kill themselves. 】

…

He still thinks he was at fault.

If I could subtly change people's ideas, let the war group not be so hostile to the city lord. Or on the first day when Luvis came to the battle group, if everyone in the battle group gave up entering Caius Tower... would everything be different?

If they had started from the beginning, they would not have been able to maintain the war group with hatred against the city lord. Is it...that he won't be alone now?

His ancestor...Sen Kelstia was so dazzling during the War of Dawn, leading the beacon army to defeat the god's camp. His father, Cheng Kelstia, devoted his life as the city lord's laboratory assistant.

And he...

Maybe we should do something for this city-state.

If you can use this to make a contribution, you can protect more friends...

"Do you need me somewhere?" Che said.

"any."

Luo turned around.

While passing by the street, she heard a young couple arguing.

"——You have to join the army, right? Can't you stay with me? Obviously the diamond ring we just bought..." The girl grabbed the boy's collar.

"——Dear, you can buy another diamond ring. There is only one chance to make a contribution. I want to take you to live in a better area..." the boy explained.

"——I don't want it. I just want you to give me the diamond ring now. Don't leave..."

Luo sighed.

She walked toward the block with the long sword lingering in the blue electric light.

…

【Edge of the World】

"Uh-huh!"

Golden light flashed, and Su Lin appeared at the edge of the world. He looked at the large energy station on the side.

The structure of the energy station is similar to that of a factory, with liquid energy inside. There are a total of 1,600 energy stations around the world. Now, black mist pours in through the edge of the world, liquid energy has been contaminated, and half of the energy stations have gone dormant.

At this time, no trucks have arrived.

Su Lin faced the edge of the world where black mist was constantly pouring out, holding a long knife - this knife was a piece of red-level equipment that Su Ming'an had just given him, produced by his Wei army.

Su Mingan named this sword "Jungle Knife". Su Lin didn't understand what it meant. He guessed that "Jungle" might be the name of a hero in Zhai Xing's legend, which is the same as "Arman's Sword".

Su Lin stared at the edge of the world and thought for a moment.

"Then, the most suitable task for me is actually..."

Lean forward.

He fell into it.

…

【Caiusta】

The two-hour rest period ends.

Su Mingan opened his eyes, and he suddenly realized that this time he did not wake up in the underground hibernation cabin.

[Disaster Year 71], AI Yaya shows the time.

It has been a long time since he left last time, with only one year left.

Su Mingan realized that he was not possessing anyone - because what he was using now was actually his own body. He called up the system mirror - the mirror showed his own appearance with black hair and black eyes, not Akto's face.

He looked around, this should be Doomsday City.

The buildings in the city are much taller than they were six years ago. The roads are planned to be horizontal and vertical, full of steel and concrete, and look too cold and hard. Even the residents passing by lowered their heads and did not smile.

There is a sculpture standing in the square. Every inch of the young man has been carved with extreme care, the shape of his eyes is firmly drawn, and the lines of his lips are raised, as if to show a smile to everyone.

——That is the stone sculpture of Asa Aktor. It was created by the former deputy city lord Su Xiaobi.

However, compared to six years ago, there are no flowers voluntarily sent by the people at the feet of the stone sculpture, and a layer of dust has accumulated on the face. No one has cleaned it for a long time, as if...it has been abandoned by the world.

Su Mingan stared at the distant stone statue, his heart seemed to be faintly knocked, and it felt dull. For a moment, he thought it was the emotional resonance brought by Akto's body, which made him a little sad, but he soon realized that this It's his own body.

...these 6 years,

In the end what happened?

He used his watch to hack into the information system and obtain the six years of history.

…

[Tavi Executive Officer——Asa Aktor]

…

This term appears repeatedly in history.

All kinds of dirty insults were poured out in an endless stream, such as "traitor", "liar" and "lackey", like rolling waves - rushing towards the same name.

Asa Aktor.

Su Ming'an's pupils shrank - he had no idea that in the past six years, Akto had not died, but was still the city lord, ruling everything in the human race.

from a resident’s perspective. This became more and more cruel, indifferent, and ruthless. He called himself "Tavi Executive Officer" and carried out severe ideological rule. He took the initiative to become a lackey of [Tavi], enjoyed the resources given by [Tavi], and brought These resources are given sparingly to the masses.

It’s not that no one tried to fight against Akto. However, some people kept losing, some died, some got discouraged and gave up resistance, and some disappeared never to return...

Akto is so smart that almost no one can stand up to him. Defenses are always dismantled by his indifferent decisions, as if an adult is destroying a baby's building blocks.

An increasingly silent atmosphere echoed in Doomsday City. Every resident of the city-state had his head lowered. The man who stood on top of the city-state was suppressing them with his absolute wisdom. No one could be regarded as an equal by him. enemy.

On the street, a procession was taking place. They are residents who resist brainwashing, and red-eyed soldiers suppress them.

"Liar - he is a liar - why should we obey such a city lord..."

"Why is he Wei], he is obviously the person who hates [Tai Wei] the most..."

The detainees covered their faces and cried, while the residents passing by looked at them numbly.

When Su Mingan saw this history, he felt familiar, as if he had returned to the theocratic rule of the 32nd year of the disaster.

Human history is truly a magical thing.

In the 32nd year of the Cataclysm, humans could not stand the whispers of the gods and wanted to fight for [freedom], so they launched the War of Dawn, at the cost of countless people's [survival], in 4.

Catastrophe 5: Cold Cataclysm began, and people who could no longer survive began to give up the [freedom] they had won, and wanted to seek help from the gods again, pushing Akto off the edge of the world, just to [survive].

In the 71st year of the Cataclysm, Executive Officer Hevi met people's demands and gave them enough resources to survive. Human beings are beginning to want to give up these [survival] resources blessed by the gods and strive for [freedom]...

History is a big circle.

Around "survival" and "freedom", it goes back and forth, from one loop to another, like a cut Klein bottle. Human beings continue to toss their own lifespan and civilization, and the sparks of philosophy and contradiction will always appear in this species, until it burns into a prairie fire and destroys itself.

And now, there is a fatal question -

He is here now.

Who is the "Lord of the City," Asa Acto, who exploits and deceives all the inhabitants?