First Player

No. 7 "Those are countless rivers in the world."

It was approaching late at night, and dark clouds were rolling in the night sky, as if an unknown fate was brewing.

The street lights in the city-state are lit in sequence due to program control. People hiding in the house can still see clearly what is happening outside even if they turn off the lights.

They saw a pair of blood-red eyes fixed high in the sky among the rolling black clouds. The blood-red pupils were filled with complex magical patterns. It seemed to be looking down at them coldly.

Even though it didn't move for a while, like a sticker in the dark night, this picture had already made the frightened residents extremely panic.

Under the bell tower, a group of people were discussing strategies.

"...Su Mingan hasn't woken up yet?" Player Locke wiped his rain-covered glasses. He looked at a tall building in the rain curtain. It looked like a fallen black dragon amid the heavy rain.

"Hey Hey hey!"

Chrissy the Measurer tapped his fingers on the communicator and heard a noise like scratching on a blackboard. He couldn't help the violence in his heart and suddenly threw the communicator to the ground.

He spread his hands and said angrily: "What's going on with Su Mingan! We contacted Noel and there was no response. Why are these top players starting to become Riddlers! At least let us know what to do next!"

He spun around in circles and said angrily: "Now I'm soaked through, and the signal is cut off again! I've never been so aggrieved!"

Next to him, Tai Chi master Wu Yu shook his head lightly, with a fairy-like attitude: "It can't be said, it can't be said."

Locke said calmly: "Just wait and see, maybe the NPC will take action."

He raised his head and looked at the bell tower.

This city is riddled with holes and has experienced seventy years of changes. The surface of the bell tower is full of gun pits, like a dark fire stick.

And a group of people wearing bloody cloaks were standing on the bell tower. In wartime, the blood cloak also has another meaning, that is, a commander-level figure.

On the bell tower, a middle-aged woman with a goshawk on her shoulder put down the telescope in her hand, her blood-colored cloak fluttering slightly.

"This rain is so heavy... I can't even see the blood on the ground clearly, and even the mountains in the distance are covered..." Beside her, a white-haired old man's eyes flashed.

"How is the escape plan going? It's not too late to take some people out now." the middle-aged woman said.

"Anita, do you want to escape?" The old man frowned. He is the Lord of Hope City Yalin, and he has been fighting with Su Ming'an.

Anita held the telescope tightly and hummed: "I am only responsible for my mercenary team, and I want to lead them to survive. There is obviously something wrong with this situation. I don't believe that god interrupts all signals just to see us as headless." Fly, if you don’t run away, it’ll be too late.”

Yalin frowned slightly and wanted to persuade, but someone next to him waved his hand.

"Then let's go." Hilley from Antofa City said, "Anita, you have the freedom to choose to survive."

His words were full of pessimism, the situation had taken a turn for the worse, and even he felt confused.

"I don't advise you to go with me. Thank you for respecting my decision." Anita bowed her hands to them and said her final goodbyes. With one step, she jumped down from the edge of the bell tower and left with her elite team.

In the heavy rain, her figure quickly became blurred. It was difficult to see the dark streets below from high above.

Several people on the bell tower looked at her leaving figure, and Yalin bit his lip.

"Are we really not leaving?" Someone said softly.

"Everyone is prepared to die in battle." A man in black robe said: "Even if you escape now, you will still be able to survive. Balk, Gena, Benny, Ying Fei, Molitor... they are all holding on. Even if we can’t contact other armies, we can’t give up.”

"Humanity has not struggled so far just to make our grandchildren slaves." Healy said.

"I hope he can lead us to victory..."

During the heavy rain, only the vicissitudes of the bells echoed in the bell tower.

…

Su Mingan felt chilled to the bone.

Although there was no mirror, he seemed to see his own gray eyes, reflected in his senses, and he saw the vast emptiness of the universe. The messy patches of color were flying in front of his eyes, and his whole body felt dry and cold as if it had been roasted.

Even if you don't look, you can still feel the deep suffering. Even if you don't listen, there are always people filling your ears. Those sharp and pungent emotions passed by his eyes time and time again. My limbs were numb, and all the blood in my body gathered at the top of my head.

My vision has long been blurred, I can't see anything, and there are only the wails and screams of countless people in my ears.

They pierced him like long cold needles.

He is assigned a role, and although he does not have to play every word or deed of that role, the system's tasks require him to act in line with the character, and the words of people around him will affect his positioning - these will affect him in a subtle way.

He has always been a person who is very good at hypnotizing himself and can understand the ideas of the people he possesses. At the same time, during the performance, he will try his best to become exactly like the character.

He always has the strongest "sense of involvement".

He had never been so... longing for rest. The emotions in his chest seemed to be out of control, leaving only unconcealable pain. I can't tell the difference between reality and fantasy, and I have no sense of reality.

It was like sinking into icy water.

Countless water plants dragged him downwards and drowned.

"..."

"...Su Ming'an, Su Ming'an!"

"——Su Mingan!!"

During the dark night, a dense crowd of people gathered outside the church.

They surrounded the Baroque-style church and shouted the name like a slogan.

I don't know who spread the news that "Su Ming'an is in the church". It got out of hand. Within this hour and forty minutes, people gathered like crazy. There were players watching the excitement, soldiers who were concerned about the city lord, and non-commissioned officers who had lost contact and wanted to find the commander. They surrounded the church.

But there is more - an endless mechanical army.

The spontaneous gathering of players pointed the way for the mechanical army. The mechanical army was like a tsunami that continuously rushed towards the island, trying to raze the church to the ground.

"Su Mingan!"

"Su Mingan! Are you in there?"

"Su Ming'an! You have the ability to steal people, and you have the ability to open the door!"

"Su Mingan! Your tactics are very modern, but your ideas are quite ancient. Who are you!"

Some people even saw the excitement and started to make fun of it without taking it too seriously.

"——It's so noisy!!"

Inside the church, Yamada Machichi, Violet, and Che gathered inside. Yamada Machichi couldn't help but complain when he heard the noise outside the church.

The dome sheds a warm yellow light, and the Baroque floor tiles shine slightly. Even in heavy rain, the church still looks like a stable and stable golden island.

There were so many people outside the church that Yamada Machichi and others did not dare to open the door, so they could only rely on Noel's silk barrier to isolate the interior and exterior of the church.

“Buzz——!!”

A cannonball fell from high in the sky, trying to destroy the church. This was an attack by the mechanical army.

But soon, the cannonball was intercepted by players outside the church. The colorful lights in their hands gathered together to form an airtight defense line - the players guarded the church without retreating even a step.

"Protect Su Mingan! These mechanical monsters don't want to harm our number one player!" some players shouted.

"Ah hahaha, I want to be on TV!!!"

"You guys wanted to hand over Su Ming'an at the beginning of the dungeon, but now you are suddenly united."

"That's just the beginning! Now everyone is in the same camp! The points are the same! Just hand him over and we're done!"

"Legion Commander, don't stop!!"

A cacophony of sounds floated outside the church.

But this is also the reason why Yamada Machichi and others do not drive away these players - these players are indeed protecting Su Ming'an.

The power of an individual is limited, but when dozens or hundreds of combat-effective players gather together. Covering various fields such as melee combat, human shield, treatment, aura, and long-range attacker, you can form a powerful elite army. The power of the Fourth Disaster has begun to show, and even a large mechanical army cannot capture this place for a while.

At this moment, a burst of light flashed in the church.

Before Yamada Machichi could become alert, a figure appeared in the light. His hair was slightly messy, his eyes were slightly red, his body was covered in blood, and even his black gloves had several cuts.

——This was the first time Yamada Machichi saw Su Lin looking so embarrassed.

"……cough."

Su Lin landed and the light dissipated. He wiped the blood from his mouth and took off the broken gloves on his hands.

"Where's Su Ming'an?" Su Lin looked at Yamada Machichi, his golden eyes rimmed with blood red.

"Inside." Yamada Machi pointed to the back room: "Su Lin, where have you been hunting in the past few hours? The situation is not good now."

Su Lin didn't answer and walked straight to the back room.

He opened the door and what he saw was a humming emotional resonance machine. The ferocious hose was connected to Su Mingan's slightly drooped head, as if it was gnawing at his soul.

Su Ming'an leaned on the chair, his black hair hanging on the side of his face like withered grass, his face had turned completely gray, his lips were chapped and purple, and his condition was almost the same as that of a dead person.

Xi held Su Ming'an's hand tightly. Her legs were already numb, but she never moved even half a step.

Next to him was Noel standing, seemingly thinking.

"How long has it been resonating?" Su Lin glanced at the indoor scene.

Xi glanced at Su Lin and whispered:

"One hour and forty minutes."

Su Lin said: "Then I probably won't wake up."

Noel suddenly raised his head: "Don't say such things."

Su Lin heard this and said coldly: "If I'm not here, won't you interrupt the resonance? If I don't come now, will you keep the resonance going?"

Noel said equally coldly: "It's none of your business, it's his decision."

Su Lin said: "But this is my fault."

Noel was about to quarrel with Su Lin, but Su Lin suddenly gave in.

Su Lin put her hand on the machine and said calmly: "In the past hour and forty minutes, I still haven't found the god's back-up plan. There is something wrong with me in this regard."

"So if he doesn't wake up, I will take responsibility."

"He used to like to run around alone, so I would take him to various places."

"He likes white hair, so I brought all the white hair from the Lord God's world to him."

"Probably, maybe he'll wake up."

Noel was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what cooperation agreement Su Ming'an and Su Lin had reached. He only said: "In addition to Praia, do you finally have something more in your eyes? Do you finally realize that he is also a human being?"

"There is no conflict." Su Lin said, "If he doesn't wake up, I won't be able to go back."

After hearing this, Noel's expression became even worse.

Seeing the atmosphere in the room becoming increasingly tense, Xi suddenly exclaimed.

"Xiao Shuai..." she called in a low voice.

On the seat, Su Mingan's fingers moved slightly.

Everyone fell silent instantly. At this time, Su Mingan slowly opened his eyes.

The color of his pupils seemed to be getting darker and darker, as if covered with a light haze, losing their original brilliance, and even his expression was stiff. When Zai Xi helped him stand up, he even staggered and almost forgot how to stand.

"Su Mingan." Noel called his name.

"Su Ming'an! Are you awake?" Upon hearing the voice, Yamada Machichi and others rushed over in a hurry and stood at the door: "Brother, you are finally awake!"

"Su Ming'an?" Su Lin stared into his eyes.

Su Mingan raised his eyelids slightly, looking at the gray wall with a blank look.

In this look, Su Lin seemed to see countless rivers in the world.

"Su Mingan!"

"Su Mingan!"

The room was silent. Su Mingan did not respond to the call, as if he was deaf to the name.

Yamada Machichi and others were still calling "Su Ming'an", but Su Lin suddenly spoke and called in a tentative tone:

"Asa Aktor?"

At this time,

Su Mingan finally reacted.

He slowly raised his head and glanced at Su Lin.

Then, he said "huh?" softly.