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Published at 14th of September 2023 11:26:40 AM


Chapter 261.2

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All the conditions were met, and with the appearance of the variable, the black sheep suddenly fell to the ground in agony.

The black snakes also lost their strength one after another, becoming motionless.

This might be the easiest victory they had ever achieved.

The black sheep looked up at the sky with angry crimson eyes, as if seeing another presence through the heavens.

It reached out desperately, uttering its final resentful words, “Father God!”

“Why? The Garden of Eden did nothing wrong, yet you want to condemn it for this sin?”

“The guilty ones are Samael, Adam, and Eve.”

“I just wanted to bring happiness to all life in the Garden of Eden.”

“Father God! Father God!”

“I just wanted to create a true paradise, why does it always go wrong?”

“I did it all for the good of humanity.”

“Samael did nothing wrong, Adam and Eve did nothing wrong, and neither did you in the beginning,” said Bai Lixin, half squatting on the rooftop. “You just had different starting points based on your interests, so you couldn’t empathize with them.”

“The fruit they ate was called the Fruit of Wisdom. Although they were punished and driven out of Eden, that fruit granted them broader thinking and rich emotions. If you think about it carefully, it’s not hard to deduce that after eating the Fruit of Wisdom, they would find it difficult to accept a life of being confined like caged birds in Eden. It was because of that fruit that they created the human family.”

“Human beings experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness; they have selfishness as well as selflessness. They are not like the flowers and plants in Eden, where if it’s green, it’s just green. If you want to restrict the complex and free-spirited humans again, you’re causing a regression for humanity, and you become the antagonist who destroys humanity.”

“In the name of ‘for the good of humanity,’ you built this so-called pure land with a mentality that was already filled with hatred from the beginning. It was never pure.”

The black sheep lay weakly on the ground, unable to say anything now. It glared at Bai Lixin for a moment, before squeezing out three words from its mouth, “You understand nothing.”

Hongyue: “Should I go down and beat it up for you?”

Watching the black sheep’s eyes gradually cloud over, Bai Lixin shook his head. “No need. It’s almost dead.”

The subsequent actions of the black sheep confirmed Bai Lixin’s words. It suddenly widened its blood-red pupils, exerted all its strength, and leaped towards Bai Lixin.

The others had no time to react and could only watch the black sheep’s body expand dramatically.

On the screen, the cinema owner looked at what was happening in the movie excitedly and couldn’t help but smirk, “Hehe, hehe.”

“The excitement of watching a movie lies in this—the ultimate twist always comes unexpectedly, but it surprises the audience.”

Suddenly, his smile froze.

On the huge screen, the seemingly slender young man effortlessly placed his hand on the black sheep’s head, and the black sheep was instantly blocked a forearm’s length away, unable to advance any further.

Mocking laughter suddenly echoed in the cinema owner’s ears, “Hahaha, cinema owner, you truly live up to your name. As you said, the ultimate twist always comes unexpectedly, but it gives us a pleasant surprise.”

Lin Jue looked down at the cinema owner condescendingly, his face full of schadenfreude. “I’ve said it before, don’t underestimate these people. Oh, no, don’t underestimate anyone here. Now you know how wrong you were.”

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In the live broadcast room

[Hiss…how should I say it? When these people get together, I often wonder who is the copy boss. ]

[Me too… This old man of the cinema hall is such a miserable NPC. ]

[Sister Hongyue is going to make us laugh to death. The friendly reminder is too much! It’s like embedding park protection into our DNA.]

[Humph, after all, the firefighter uncles gave us a good education. We are all little fire and environmental protectors.]

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A trace of fear flashed in the black sheep’s eyes, and in the next moment, Hongyue and Emil, who stood on both sides of Bai Lixin, also reacted. They immediately pinned the black sheep on the rooftop and started beating and kicking it.

Normally, the black sheep would not be so weak, but now, because of the baby’s cry, it had lost most of its strength and was now like a fish on the chopping board.

‘Man is the knife, I am the fish.’

At this moment, it suddenly felt the pain it was forced to endure. It looked at the people before it in panic, and with a final trace of unwillingness, slowly disappeared into the air.

With the disappearance of the black sheep, the black snakes that lurked below also vanished one after another.

And with the disappearance of these monsters, the once heavenly backyard finally revealed its true face.

Weeds were overgrown everywhere, and the land was desolate.

Where was the golden apple orchard with the golden tree? Where was the rose garden?

It was all an illusion.

As far as the eye could see, there was desolation everywhere.

“My God, the white jade stone is gone!”

“What about those golden walls? They’re all gone too!”

“And those rare portraits, all gone!”

The exclamations of Elizabeth and the others came from the ground.

The four of them exchanged glances, and the angel once again flapped its wings, gently bringing them back to the ground.

At this time, the system’s voice appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to player Bai Lixin for breaking the curse of Eden. After the curse is lifted, everything here returns to normal, and the player’s backpack and items are now free to use.]

[Ding! Friendly reminder: There are 30 minutes left until the end of the movie. Please find the passage and leave as soon as possible, otherwise, the player will be trapped in the movie forever.]

Not only the backyard, but the entire resort had become desolate.

The once-huge white jade fountain in front of the building was already covered with yellow withered grass, and the fountain had dried up long ago, with no trace of water.

Its material was not some priceless white jade, but ordinary marble. After years of weathering, the marble had become a mess.

The gate and the hotel were covered with creeping ivy and withered vines. The metal gate had rusted and hung crookedly on the latch.

There was no time reversal, and everything had returned to its most authentic state.

Bai Lixin walked to the backyard and stood before the statue of the Holy Mother.

He was about to reach in and take out the baby when a small hand of a child about five or six years old, reached out from inside.

Then a second hand appeared.

Soon, a little boy of five or six years old clumsily crawled out with his hands and feet.

Tears streaked down his plump cheeks, and there was a faint mist in his brown pupils.

The little boy looked up at Bai Lixin. Their eyes met for two seconds, and then he sniffled and called out, “Mom.”

Bai Lixin: “…”

Thunderstruck.

Being called “Papa” by Tuanzi was already enough, and now he was mistaken for a male mom? For a moment, he couldn’t tell if he was here to clear copies or adopt children.

After staring at each other for several seconds, Bai Lixin finally found his voice: “I am not your mom.” The little boy tilted his head, his expression innocent and bewildered.

Obviously, although he had grown up physically, his thinking was still stuck in infancy.

Even though he was not his parent, Bai Lixin didn’t want to just leave the child here.

He took off his coat and put it on the little boy, then picked him up and returned to the hotel entrance.

Inside the hotel was pitch dark. The once exquisite stained glass had long been damaged, and the ordinary marble walls were covered in countless cracks and the marks of time.

Deprived of its former opulence, this excessively vast space now appeared eerie and terrifying.

Everyone stood at the entrance, and no one dared to venture inside.

Emil: “Ah, we forgot about Samael.”

Hongyue: “I knew something was missing.”

Emil glanced at the dark corridor, “I’ll go check on him.”

Hongyue swiftly grabbed Emil, her gaze serious as she stared at the dark corridor, “Wait, listen, there are footsteps.”

Emil’s raised foot froze. He held his breath, pricked up his ears, and indeed heard the footsteps as described by Hongyue.

In the pitch-black, nothing could be clearly seen, only heard.

Step, step.
Step, step.
Step, step.

At the end of the darkness, the crisp sound of shoes stepping on the ground rhythmically echoed one after another, like a silent pendulum hitting everyone’s heads.

Elizabeth stuttered, “Wh-who is that? Hasn’t the thing ended already? Are there other monsters?”

Emil and Red Moon exchanged glances, then vigilantly looked towards the depths of the corridor.

The footsteps grew closer.

Moonlight spilled in from the broken window frames, and gradually, a leg appeared in the moonlight.

Elizabeth and the others tensed up, trembling as they looked at that leg.

Then came the second leg.

The owner of the legs fully stepped into the moonlight, and Emil and Hongyue’s expressions froze.

Under the moonlight, the owner of the legs had golden hair with a faint misty white glow. He waved at them casually and greeted, “Hey, long time no see.”

Emil: “Samael!”

Samael’s deep and cold eyes glanced over everyone. He hooked his lips slightly, and then approached them slowly.

Hongyue looked at Samael thoughtfully. This should be her first direct interaction. During the zombie copy, she hadn’t communicated with him, but she still wanted to thank him.

Hongyue: “Hello, Samael. I’m Hongyue. Thank you for the cloak you gave me back then.”

Samael’s gaze was always cold and indifferent, as if he treated everyone the same. He looked at Hongyue and said in a low bass voice, “It was nothing, no need to thank me.”

Hongyue’s eyes brightened, “So you have recovered. How did that happen?”

Samael: “I was trapped in a cycle, and the suffering I endured was caused within that cycle. Now that the cycle is broken, my power has been restored. It’s as simple as that.”

“In fact, it’s the other way around. It’s not that you should thank me, but I should thank all of you.”

“Hongyue, thank you for your help.”

Then Samael’s gaze fell on Emil.

Emil had already curled up and quietly hid behind Hongyue. He lowered his head, looking at the ground like a mouse seeing a cat.

Samael’s smile widened a bit, and he called out in a low voice, “Emil.”

Emil trembled all over, and his gaze suddenly lifted, flickering with fear as he started to confess, “S-Samael, let me explain. There’s a reason why I tied those knots in your hair, let me explain.”

“Heh,” Samael gazed down at Emil, a faint chuckle escaping his lips. He didn’t tear down Emil’s façade of pretending to be weak. “Alright, I’ll listen to your explanation. Take your time, we have plenty of time, don’t rush.”

“…”

Emil was instantly speechless, but after a few seconds, he managed to squeeze out a sentence, “That.. I’m sorry. But don’t forget, I saved you.”

‘So you shouldn’t bully me.’

He lifted his head, and his gaze happened to meet Samael’s blue pupils.

Those eyes were quietly looking at him, as profound as the deep sea. After a quick glance, Emil hurriedly averted his gaze, it felt as he would drown in those eyes the next moment if he kept looking.

Samael didn’t say much more, just softly said, “I know, thank you, Emil. You saved me wholeheartedly and took care of me all this time.”

“After this is over, you’ll be free.”

Emil was momentarily stunned.

He bit his lip.

Ever since Samael discovered his secret and made him his little brother, he had always hoped for freedom.

But now that he heard Samael say it out loud, why did his heart suddenly feel empty?

Samael looked behind Emil’s shoulder and saw Bai Lixin and the angel approaching from a distance. His eyes flickered for a moment, and then he strode towards Bai Lixin.

Samael walked up to Bai Lixin and, with a meaningful look on his face, said, “Thank you both for your help. Without you, this place wouldn’t have returned to its former peace.”

His gaze fell on the child in Bai Lixin’s arms. “Hand this child over to me. He doesn’t belong to Eden, nor to the outside world. I will raise him.”

“You’re not coming back with us?” Emil suddenly turned his head, but as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was dumbfounded.

Yeah, if he doesn’t come back, who will be there to bother him?

Why does he care so much if Samael goes back or not?

Was he going crazy?

Samael took the child from Bai Lixin’s hands, turned around, and looked at Emil meaningfully: “You want me to go back?”

Emil was restrained in place, not knowing how to answer.

Samael sighed softly: “I don’t belong to your world. This child’s parents are dead, and now I need to raise this child. If I still have a chance, I will come to see you.”

Emil: “…”

“Don’t worry,” Samael explained, “My wish has been fulfilled, and I won’t tie you by my side like before. Don’t be afraid.”

Emil still didn’t speak: “…”

‘I am not afraid.’

Seeing that Emil was still silent, Samael didn’t force him anymore, but just sighed silently, then turned to look at Bai Lixin: “Have you not found the passage to leave the movie yet?”

Bai Lixin: “No, do you have any clues for us?”

Samael: “The last time I left was through the water in the fountain. The water reflected the reflection of the moon, so I left from the reflection. But now there is no water in the fountain.”

Hongyue: “If it’s a reflection, will a mirror work if there is no water?”

Everyone looked up at the moon in the sky thoughtfully, and Samael said, “You can try it, do you have a mirror? Or we can go into the hotel and look for one. There should be a mirror left here.”

“No, I have one.” Hongyue directly took out a mirror from her backpack and placed it on the fountain, finding the right angle to reflect the reflection of the moon into the mirror.

After finishing this, she looked up and saw everyone’s slightly stunned expressions. She frowned slightly, “I’m a girl, and girls love beauty, so it’s not too much to put a mirror in the backpack, right?”

Emil: “…”

‘Are you a girl? You are clearly the queen, okay?’

Samuel hugged the little boy and walked to the mirror, followed by the others. Seeing the clearly different reflection in the mirror, he said, “It worked, this is the passage. You don’t have much time left, so hurry and leave.”

Elizabeth and the others also approached, and Elizabeth exclaimed with joy, “Great, we can finally leave this ghostly place.”

Her short sentence instantly drew everyone’s attention to her. Elizabeth was a bit flustered as she hesitated, “You, you aren’t planning to leave us and go by yourselves, right?”

“Look at the fire outside. If you leave us here, won’t you be watching the three of us burn alive?”

“Take us with you, please.”

The actor also spoke up, “Yeah, I have a movie to film next month. Take me with you too.”

Bai Lixin and the others looked at each other for a moment, then Hongyue said in a low voice, “Do you three still not realize it?”

The three of them were puzzled, “Realize what?”

Hongyue: “The three of you died a long time ago.”





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