Returning to the dark underground, the damp and moldy ground was scattered with countless black mane.
Some of the messy hair was still drifting in the air, and the air was filled with the desolation of the end of the battle.
The underground, which was just heated up a moment ago, was now deserted and silent.
In the desolation, a tall and slender figure emerged from a hidden tunnel.
His shoulders were tense, his tall figure and expressionless features resembling a precise instrument.
The man glanced in the direction Bai Lixin had left, then turned and walked into the darkness where the black monster had been locked up for a long time…
He walked through the long darkness and finally stopped at the end.
Beyond the end, there was another world.
Countless treasures were casually stacked in this inconspicuous darkness, the world-renowned relics already covered in dust.
Lin Xiao’s gaze slowly wandered around this space, his eyes unusually focused, as if afraid of missing something.
Following the narrow tunnel, he moved forward step by step. And as he progressed, more and more cultural relics were revealed.
The treasures casually stacked here surpassed those in the museum.
Lin Xiao quietly passed by these treasures, his eyes showing no hint of greed.
He didn’t know how long he had walked, but just as he was about to reach the innermost part, a dazzling golden light suddenly flashed behind him.
Bright golden light enveloped Lin Xiao from behind, and faintly, there were nine blurry golden dragons with mouths wide open, as if alive.
It was only then that Lin Xiao stopped, his gaze fixed on an inconspicuous metal earring.
This loot, taken from a battlefield without any effort, was preserved without care. The metal tassels on the earring had long been pressed into deformation, lying pitifully in the crevice.
Lin Xiao carefully picked up the metal earring from the gap, then meticulously cleaned the dust off it before holding it in his hands carefully: “Finally found you. I searched for you for so long in the museum, but you were here all along. It took a long time to get rid of the black monster. I’m sorry for making you suffer.”
The nine golden dragons emitted a silent dragon roar. The golden light dissipated, and the nine blurry golden dragon shadows slowly retreated behind Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao stared at the earring in his hand for a long time, then put it away and turned to leave.
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Bai Lixin felt like he was about to die.
In the turbulent waves, he felt like a bamboo raft about to fall apart.
He seemed to be hallucinating.
Sometimes it was warden Dijia in front of him, and sometimes it turned into the huge black beast.
The black beast’s vertical pupils flashed, and everywhere its hard and heavy fur brushed against was burning like fire.
When the heat reached its peak and he was on the verge of fainting, the originally crazed beast turned into another cold and gentle touch.
The perfect chill extinguished the scorching heat and burning sensation brought by the beast, making him feel like he was bathing in clear spring water.
The extreme contrast between ice and fire continued to tear and ravage his body, leaving Bai Lixin powerless to do anything but slump inside the huge birdcage made of gold, while his soul got split and torn apart by the pulling of the place.
He allowed the other party to bring out the instincts buried deep in him, venting this indescribable out of body sensation.
If the first underground battle earlier was the first battle, then this place was the final battlefield.
In this battle where everyone turned into beasts, there was no reason or skill, only the most primitive slaughtering and plundering.
If it weren’t for the limited time, this battle might have continued endlessly.
The countdown reminder brought back Bai Lixin’s remaining shreds of sanity to reality.
The system’s prompt rang out in his mind, his soul flying away while his body still felt the strong tremors of battle.
He struggled to use his last bit of sanity to control the other party, locking eyes with those constantly changing red-silver eyes.
Wild red.
Suppressed silver.
The ultimate fusion of desire and restraint.
Bai Lixin shook his head to clear it and calm himself down. Looking at the countdown timer in his mind with only thirty seconds left, he gulped hard.
“Sorry, I have to leave again.”
The words came out hoarse and distorted.
Dijia looked down at him, “Where are you going?”
Bai Lixin: “To a place where we will never be apart. Will you come with me?”
Dijia’s eyes were thick with emotion. He sighed softly and bit down heavily on Bai Lixin’s slender white neck with his hot lips.
“I told you, since you’ve come back, I’ll never let go.”
“Where you go, I go.”
“No matter where you go, I will find you.”
“You are mine.”
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[Ding! Congratulations to player Bai Lixin for successfully completing the [Stolen Treasure] copy tasks.]
[The number of players participating in this copy is nine, and the number of players who successfully cleared the copy is 1.]
[Congratulations again to player Bai Lixin, who will enjoy the rewards exclusively. Your rewards will be distributed after returning to the game lobby. Please check carefully.]
[Due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no further exploration or strategy for the [Stolen Treasure] copy after this clearance. The official decision is to close the [Stolen Treasure] copy after this clearance.]
[If players want to view the subsequent plot of this copy, they can apply to their escape system for viewing.]
[The copy teleportation will begin after a three-second countdown, the destination: the player dormitory in the game lobby.]
[During the transmission process, players may experience varying degrees of physical discomfort, please be aware.]
[Countdown begins: 3, 2, 1.]
[Teleportation initiated!]
The mechanical electric sound rang out in his mind, and as the countdown ended, Bai Lixin immediately felt a strong force sucking him into endless darkness.
When he woke up from the dark whirlpool, the surroundings had turned into the familiar yet unfamiliar player dormitory.
He lay on the bed, propped himself up with his arms and felt the stinging pain spreading throughout his body.
Only then did Bai Lixin belatedly recall the madness of the past four hours, his face flushing as he rushed into the bathroom.
In front of the huge mirror, a disheveled beauty met his gaze from behind the mirror.
Bai Lixin rubbed his head, wanting to find a hole to hide in.
For someone his age, why was he so reckless, acting like an unruly teenager?
Was madness contagious? Even he had gone mad?
[Master Bai Lixin,] The escape system’s soft voice rang out in his mind, [would you like to receive some treatment first?]
Even it couldn’t bear to look!
Bai Lixin’s face reddened even more.
He forcibly calmed himself down, repaired the marks on his body, took a hot shower, changed into clean clothes, and walked out of the bathroom.
When he came out again, he had turned back into the flawless God Xin.
After pouring himself a glass of water, he sat on the sofa, massaging his temples helplessly: [Sister System, I want to see what happened next in the [Stolen Treasure] copy.]
The escape system: [Okay, Master Host, I will now present the subsequent images for you.]
In Bai Lixin’s mind, a picture gradually unfolded.
Warden Dijia and the black monster disappeared at the same time, angering Queen Elizabeth III, who had always been strategizing behind the scenes.
She sent many people to search for Dijia and the black monster, but they seemed to have disappeared from the world and never appeared again.
But that wasn’t the only thing that troubled the queen.
There was also the disappearance of the Kiss of the Sun.
More than a month ago, Henry Eve volunteered to find her and told her about his contracted monster, declaring absolute loyalty to her. To test Henry Eve’s strength, she gave him a test.
As long as he could get the “Kiss of the Sun” from the heavily guarded museum and present it to her, she would believe in Henry Eve’s strength.
Nine o’clock that day was the appointed time.
But Henry Eve stood her up.
She sent her guards to catch Henry Eve, and the answer she got made her furious.
Henry Eve stole the Kiss of the Sun, but then lost it!
Her steward did not wait for the appointed person that day. After returning to the palace, he reported the situation to the queen in detail, including the untimely appearance of Garner.
The naturally suspicious queen suspected that Garner was closely related to this matter, and gradually turned her sword against the Garner family.
Until a few familiar faces that shouldn’t have appeared suddenly appeared in the picture, the subsequent development became bizarre.
Under the strong will to survive, Dr. Garner had to rise up in rebellion.
With the help of three monsters, he successfully seized power and became king.
The first thing Garner did as king was to return all the treasures looted by the empire under the nagging of the black furry monster.
S419M: [Eh, this plot development is so strange, I’ll take another look. By the way, Lord Host, did you predict what would happen to Garner and deliberately left behind the black furry monster and the black and white scarecrows?]
Bai Lixin felt a headache coming on. He shook his head honestly: [Not really. At that time, I was focused on finding Dijia, and I forgot about those three. I thought they would return to their own world after we left the copy, why didn’t they go back?]
S419M: [Children in the rebellious stage always like to run away from home.]
Bai Lixin: […]
Escape System: [If you didn’t deliberately leave the black furry monster behind, why would it make Dr. Garner return those looted cultural relics?]
Bai Lixin pondered for two seconds, [Then we have to thank Xiao Tou for imparting nine years of compulsory education into it.]
Who wouldn’t give a thumbs up to nine-year compulsory education at this time? !
S419M: [Oh, hahaha!]
Years later, the little black furry monster and the black and white scarecrows were still enjoying themselves in this copy. Suddenly, a huge black vortex appeared behind them, sucking them into the darkness without warning.
Before leaving, the black furry monster screamed miserably, “Ah! Dad Misfortune, spare me! Dad Xiao Tou, save me!”
The scene abruptly stopped here.
From this, it could be seen that the little black furry monster and the black and white scarecrows were finally caught by the god of misfortune.
He sank back into the sofa, reminiscing about the events of the previous copy.
When he left the copy, the system said there were “nine” players participating in the copy, just like in the last Deep Sea Mermaid copy.
Lin Xiao vanished into thin air again.
Thinking of something, he opened his backpack, and searched for a while before finding a palm-sized notebook from the corner.
The standard regular script inside the notebook remained intact and did not disappear with Lin Xiao’s memory.
Was it because he wouldn’t forget Lin Xiao, so his things wouldn’t disappear?
Why did no one remember Lin Xiao, not even Dijia and the systems, only he retained memories of Lin Xiao?
In addition to Lin Xiao’s matter, there was something else that Bai Lixin cared about a lot.
That was Dijia’s performance in the recent copies.
In the Mermaid Laboratory copy where Lin Xiao appeared, Dijia was a merman imprisoned in the laboratory.
And in this Stolen Treasure copy where Lin Xiao appeared, Dijia was once again under imprisonment.
Dijia was a very powerful presence in the earlier copies, but in these recent ones, he could feel the shackles on Dijia’s soul fragments.
Was this related to what Lin Xiao said about “disruptions to the order of the copies”?
Or was it that with the increase in floors, the power of the main brain gradually surpassed Dijia’s power, thereby suppressing Dijia?
In this game lobby, Dijia seemed extremely powerful, but he was trapped on the 999th floor.
This was very similar to the mermaid Dijia in the Mermaid Laboratory and the Warden Dijia.
His chest felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible giant hand, and Bai Lixin weakly rested his hand on the armrest of the sofa.
The resistance he faced was increasing, so it seemed he was getting closer to some truth.
But as he approached the truth, Dijia’s situation became more and more dangerous.
[Master Bai Lixin,] the escape system’s voice once again pulled Bai Lixin back from his chaotic thoughts, [your rewards have arrived, do you want to receive them now?]
Bai Lixin nodded, [Umm.]
The escape system: [Ding! Below are the rewards for player Bai Lixin in the [Stolen Treasure] copy.]
[Player Bai Lixin performed excellently in this copy, received an MVP rating, and obtained all rewards.]
[Congratulations to player Bai Lixin for receiving 1,000,000 performance points! Congratulations on your floor being upgraded from the 690th floor to the 740th floor!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Lixin for receiving 1.2 million mall points. Your wealth is enviable to many, so feel free to shop for your favorite items in the mall!]
One million performance points, twenty thousand points per floor upgrade, a total upgrade of fifty floors, this reward was indeed generous.
After seeing his name on the score ranking list rising significantly, he didn’t pay any more attention to it. Instead, he scrolled up until he reached the list of those with high performance scores.
There were several changes compared to the last time he looked at this leaderboard.
The number of players entering the 900th floor and above has increased.
It seemed that the Shentian Guild was not idle while he was clearing the copy.
Bai Lixin glanced at those names briefly, then his gaze moved up and stopped at the mosaic at the top.
Then he swiped to shrink the screen, so that his name also appeared on this long list of rankings.
After shrinking, the names were almost too small to see.
There are countless horizontal lines between him and Dijia.
Those lines were like fences, needing him to dismantle them one by one.
Anyway, he finally appeared on the same page as Dijia. This was the first time they appeared on the same page after such a long time.
This also meant that he was getting closer to Dijia.
He believed that before long, they would not be separated by the tower, avoiding the surveillance of the main brain like cheating lovers. They will stand under the same space and embrace each other freely.
After taking another deep look at the man ranked first on the leaderboard, Bai Lixin closed the performance score leaderboard.
The moment he closed the list, the tension he had felt since leaving the copy slowly disappeared.
The aftermath of the intense battle was strong, and only now did he feel a bit tired Coupled with the hot bath just now, he felt a bit drowsy.
Yawning, Bai Lixin turned off the light and sank into a deep sleep under the covers.
He slept for nearly twenty hours, so deeply that he didn’t even hear the private chat notifications.
When he woke up completely, he finally took the time to check the messages.
He thought Xia Chi and the others would look for him, but to his surprise, only Sun Ning and Zhou Guang sent him private messages.
Sun Ning: [Everything is going according to plan, contact me when you wake up.]
Zhou Guang: [The guild is fine, no need to worry, rest well, you’ve worked hard.]
Bai Lixin replied to Sun Ning: [Sun Ning.]
Then he sent a message to Zhou Guang: [Thank you, you’ve worked hard during this time too.]
Sun Ning’s message came immediately: [Are you awake? It seems you slept really well, you’re only replying now.]
Bai Lixin felt a bit embarrassed: [I was too tired. Where are you now?]
Sun Ning: [I’m having coffee with Li Cancan outside. We’re almost done with our coffee and about to head back. It’s the café in the 450th floor entertainment area. We’ve been here before. The café where the staff gave me an anniversary gift during the store celebration. Do you remember?]
Of course Bai Lixin remembered. The one who gave Sun Ning the gift wasn’t just any ordinary NPC, but Sun Ning’s brother’s good friend, Chi Yan.
He was once sent to the punishment copy “Time Cage – Eternal Diamond Mountain” by the system because of a mission failure, and it was there that he met Chi Yan.
Later, Dijia broke through the solidified eternity, and he managed to leave the Eternal Diamond Mountain. Chi Yan also successfully entered a normal copy and returned to the game lobby.
However, unlike him who became a player again, Chi Yan returned as a system NPC and became a coffee server on the 450th floor.
Chi Yan and Sun Ning’s brother jointly created the “Raging Flame Guild.” After Chi Yan left unexpectedly, the Raging Flame Guild fell into the hands of Sun Ning’s brother, and Sun Ning assisted in managing it as the vice president.
With the efforts of the siblings, the Raging Flame Guild once ranked second only to the Shentian Guild.
But later, Sun Ning’s brother was killed by the Little Overlord while clearing a copy, leaving Sun Ning without any support. The other vice presidents of the Raging Flame Guild took advantage of Sun Ning’s weakness and united to turn her into a marginalized figure.
After returning from the copy, although Chi Yan did not recognize Sun Ning, he had been silently helping her behind the scenes. Using the convenience of being an NPC, he stirred up chaos within the Raging Flame Guild. Sun Ning seized the opportunity to counterattack successfully, kicking out all the traitors and regaining control of the guild. This time, she wasn’t just a vice president but became the absolute leader as the guild president.
However, those traitors had deep roots. After leaving, they took away many trusted aides, greatly weakening the Raging Flame Guild’s strength. It dropped from second place on the guild rankings to a much lower position, almost similar to the guild rankings of the Core Fire Guild.
Bai Lixin organized his words: [I remember. I was particularly envious of your luck at the time.]
Sun Ning was smart and shrewd. In fact, she had caught Chi Yan, who had turned into an NPC, a long time ago. The fact that Chi Yan managed to evade her questioning was because he did a small favor for Chi Yan.
Seeing that Sun Ning brought up this matter specially, it seemed that she hadn’t given up searching for Chi Yan and hadn’t abandoned her initial speculation.
She probably already realized that the attendant NPC was Chi Yan, but she couldn’t find evidence for a while.
But for someone as smart as her, she would eventually discover the truth.
Or rather… Sun Ning was already completely sure that it was Chi Yan but pretended not to know.
Because of the NPC’s characteristics, Chi Yan couldn’t reveal his identity, or he would face certain punishment.
Bai Lixin didn’t want to cause any trouble for Chi Yan, so he pretended not to know anything.
Sun Ning: [Yes, I also think I was very lucky. Otherwise, how could the weaknesses of those traitors just fall into my hands, and I ruthlessly used them to kick them out one by one? I got whatever I wanted, as if someone was helping me in the dark.]
Sun Ning’s words had reached this point, Bai Lixin just smiled and didn’t continue to dwell on this topic: [You left me a message before saying the plan was very successful?]
The topic changed quickly, and Sun Ning didn’t continue to dwell on the previous topic either: [Yes, have you checked the forum?]
[ Li Cancan and I will return to your guild later. Let’s talk about the specifics there.]
Bai Lixin sat up from the bed and put on some clothes, [I’ll see you in half an hour.]
He walked to the computer and opened the forum. The content of the posts contained a strange atmosphere.
Last time, the Shentian Guild declared war on him while he was away, causing him to inexplicably become a “turtle hiding its head”. This made him receive a lot of criticism at the time.
But after this trip to the [Stolen Treasure] copy, the negative comments about him had been completely reversed.
The top ten posts on the forum were all discussing the confrontation between the Core Fire Guild and the Shentian Guild.
Bai Lixin opened the post with the highest popularity.
Hospitable passer-by: [God Xin went crazy this time, nine people entered, only one person came out. All eight snipers fell, I would like to call God Xin a ‘sniper assassin’!]
I Want to Be Beautiful: [So don’t mess with people who usually seem very gentle. When gentle people take action, that’s when they’re truly fierce. No wonder God Xin is the man I admire.]
IOHOI: [What kind of guild is the Core Fire Guild? Can someone give me a popular science lesson? Why does it make the Shentian Guild target it ?]
Good Scholar: [Brother, the popular science post is next door, finish reading it before coming to discuss!]
Little Chicken Pecks At Rice: [When dragons and tigers fight, small shrimps will suffer. I’m not taking sides, I just want to know if I go into a copy now, will I still be targeted by the Shentian Guild?]
Oops: [I want to know too! I’m just a new player, I’m running out of points, please help me.]
Stealing Stars: [The Shentian Guild hasn’t made a statement yet, but the Core Fire Guild’s leader said they won’t target neutrals. God Xin’s targets are only the Shentian Guild and its allies.]
Little Chicken Pecks At Rice: [Let me summarize. If I’m neutral, according to the Shentian Guild’s previous behavior, they would target me, but the Core Fire Guild wouldn’t. But if I join the Shentian Guild’s alliance, I’ll be attacked by God Xin? But vice versa, if I join God Xin’s alliance, I’ll be targeted by the Shentian Guild. So, the Shentian Guild targets me twice, while God Xin only targets me once. Okay, I choose the Core Fire Guild.]
Stealing Stars: [I want to choose the Core Fire Guild too, not for anything else, just for God Xin’s face. Moral values follow facial features.]
Abnormal: [But the Core Fire Guild is still not enough. The Shentian Guild is dominant, can the Core Fire Guild really resist the Shentian Guild to protect us? I just want to quietly clear copies and go home.]
Returning to the dark underground, the damp and moldy ground was scattered with countless black mane.
Some of the messy hair was still drifting in the air, and the air was filled with the desolation of the end of the battle.
The underground, which was just heated up a moment ago, was now deserted and silent.
In the desolation, a tall and slender figure emerged from a hidden tunnel.
His shoulders were tense, his tall figure and expressionless features resembling a precise instrument.
The man glanced in the direction Bai Lixin had left, then turned and walked into the darkness where the black monster had been locked up for a long time…
He walked through the long darkness and finally stopped at the end.
Beyond the end, there was another world.
Countless treasures were casually stacked in this inconspicuous darkness, the world-renowned relics already covered in dust.
Lin Xiao’s gaze slowly wandered around this space, his eyes unusually focused, as if afraid of missing something.
Following the narrow tunnel, he moved forward step by step. And as he progressed, more and more cultural relics were revealed.
The treasures casually stacked here surpassed those in the museum.
Lin Xiao quietly passed by these treasures, his eyes showing no hint of greed.
He didn’t know how long he had walked, but just as he was about to reach the innermost part, a dazzling golden light suddenly flashed behind him.
Bright golden light enveloped Lin Xiao from behind, and faintly, there were nine blurry golden dragons with mouths wide open, as if alive.
It was only then that Lin Xiao stopped, his gaze fixed on an inconspicuous metal earring.
This loot, taken from a battlefield without any effort, was preserved without care. The metal tassels on the earring had long been pressed into deformation, lying pitifully in the crevice.
Lin Xiao carefully picked up the metal earring from the gap, then meticulously cleaned the dust off it before holding it in his hands carefully: “Finally found you. I searched for you for so long in the museum, but you were here all along. It took a long time to get rid of the black monster. I’m sorry for making you suffer.”
The nine golden dragons emitted a silent dragon roar. The golden light dissipated, and the nine blurry golden dragon shadows slowly retreated behind Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao stared at the earring in his hand for a long time, then put it away and turned to leave.
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Bai Lixin felt like he was about to die.
In the turbulent waves, he felt like a bamboo raft about to fall apart.
He seemed to be hallucinating.
Sometimes it was warden Dijia in front of him, and sometimes it turned into the huge black beast.
The black beast’s vertical pupils flashed, and everywhere its hard and heavy fur brushed against was burning like fire.
When the heat reached its peak and he was on the verge of fainting, the originally crazed beast turned into another cold and gentle touch.
The perfect chill extinguished the scorching heat and burning sensation brought by the beast, making him feel like he was bathing in clear spring water.
The extreme contrast between ice and fire continued to tear and ravage his body, leaving Bai Lixin powerless to do anything but slump inside the huge birdcage made of gold, while his soul got split and torn apart by the pulling of the place.
He allowed the other party to bring out the instincts buried deep in him, venting this indescribable out of body sensation.
If the first underground battle earlier was the first battle, then this place was the final battlefield.
In this battle where everyone turned into beasts, there was no reason or skill, only the most primitive slaughtering and plundering.
If it weren’t for the limited time, this battle might have continued endlessly.
The countdown reminder brought back Bai Lixin’s remaining shreds of sanity to reality.
The system’s prompt rang out in his mind, his soul flying away while his body still felt the strong tremors of battle.
He struggled to use his last bit of sanity to control the other party, locking eyes with those constantly changing red-silver eyes.
Wild red.
Suppressed silver.
The ultimate fusion of desire and restraint.
Bai Lixin shook his head to clear it and calm himself down. Looking at the countdown timer in his mind with only thirty seconds left, he gulped hard.
“Sorry, I have to leave again.”
The words came out hoarse and distorted.
Dijia looked down at him, “Where are you going?”
Bai Lixin: “To a place where we will never be apart. Will you come with me?”
Dijia’s eyes were thick with emotion. He sighed softly and bit down heavily on Bai Lixin’s slender white neck with his hot lips.
“I told you, since you’ve come back, I’ll never let go.”
“Where you go, I go.”
“No matter where you go, I will find you.”
“You are mine.”
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[Ding! Congratulations to player Bai Lixin for successfully completing the [Stolen Treasure] copy tasks.]
[The number of players participating in this copy is nine, and the number of players who successfully cleared the copy is 1.]
[Congratulations again to player Bai Lixin, who will enjoy the rewards exclusively. Your rewards will be distributed after returning to the game lobby. Please check carefully.]
[Due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no further exploration or strategy for the [Stolen Treasure] copy after this clearance. The official decision is to close the [Stolen Treasure] copy after this clearance.]
[If players want to view the subsequent plot of this copy, they can apply to their escape system for viewing.]
[The copy teleportation will begin after a three-second countdown, the destination: the player dormitory in the game lobby.]
[During the transmission process, players may experience varying degrees of physical discomfort, please be aware.]
[Countdown begins: 3, 2, 1.]
[Teleportation initiated!]
The mechanical electric sound rang out in his mind, and as the countdown ended, Bai Lixin immediately felt a strong force sucking him into endless darkness.
When he woke up from the dark whirlpool, the surroundings had turned into the familiar yet unfamiliar player dormitory.
He lay on the bed, propped himself up with his arms and felt the stinging pain spreading throughout his body.
Only then did Bai Lixin belatedly recall the madness of the past four hours, his face flushing as he rushed into the bathroom.
In front of the huge mirror, a disheveled beauty met his gaze from behind the mirror.
Bai Lixin rubbed his head, wanting to find a hole to hide in.
For someone his age, why was he so reckless, acting like an unruly teenager?
Was madness contagious? Even he had gone mad?
[Master Bai Lixin,] The escape system’s soft voice rang out in his mind, [would you like to receive some treatment first?]
Even it couldn’t bear to look!
Bai Lixin’s face reddened even more.
He forcibly calmed himself down, repaired the marks on his body, took a hot shower, changed into clean clothes, and walked out of the bathroom.
When he came out again, he had turned back into the flawless God Xin.
After pouring himself a glass of water, he sat on the sofa, massaging his temples helplessly: [Sister System, I want to see what happened next in the [Stolen Treasure] copy.]
The escape system: [Okay, Master Host, I will now present the subsequent images for you.]
In Bai Lixin’s mind, a picture gradually unfolded.
Warden Dijia and the black monster disappeared at the same time, angering Queen Elizabeth III, who had always been strategizing behind the scenes.
She sent many people to search for Dijia and the black monster, but they seemed to have disappeared from the world and never appeared again.
But that wasn’t the only thing that troubled the queen.
There was also the disappearance of the Kiss of the Sun.
More than a month ago, Henry Eve volunteered to find her and told her about his contracted monster, declaring absolute loyalty to her. To test Henry Eve’s strength, she gave him a test.
As long as he could get the “Kiss of the Sun” from the heavily guarded museum and present it to her, she would believe in Henry Eve’s strength.
Nine o’clock that day was the appointed time.
But Henry Eve stood her up.
She sent her guards to catch Henry Eve, and the answer she got made her furious.
Henry Eve stole the Kiss of the Sun, but then lost it!
Her steward did not wait for the appointed person that day. After returning to the palace, he reported the situation to the queen in detail, including the untimely appearance of Garner.
The naturally suspicious queen suspected that Garner was closely related to this matter, and gradually turned her sword against the Garner family.
Until a few familiar faces that shouldn’t have appeared suddenly appeared in the picture, the subsequent development became bizarre.
Under the strong will to survive, Dr. Garner had to rise up in rebellion.
With the help of three monsters, he successfully seized power and became king.
The first thing Garner did as king was to return all the treasures looted by the empire under the nagging of the black furry monster.
S419M: [Eh, this plot development is so strange, I’ll take another look. By the way, Lord Host, did you predict what would happen to Garner and deliberately left behind the black furry monster and the black and white scarecrows?]
Bai Lixin felt a headache coming on. He shook his head honestly: [Not really. At that time, I was focused on finding Dijia, and I forgot about those three. I thought they would return to their own world after we left the copy, why didn’t they go back?]
S419M: [Children in the rebellious stage always like to run away from home.]
Bai Lixin: […]
Escape System: [If you didn’t deliberately leave the black furry monster behind, why would it make Dr. Garner return those looted cultural relics?]
Bai Lixin pondered for two seconds, [Then we have to thank Xiao Tou for imparting nine years of compulsory education into it.]
Who wouldn’t give a thumbs up to nine-year compulsory education at this time? !
S419M: [Oh, hahaha!]
Years later, the little black furry monster and the black and white scarecrows were still enjoying themselves in this copy. Suddenly, a huge black vortex appeared behind them, sucking them into the darkness without warning.
Before leaving, the black furry monster screamed miserably, “Ah! Dad Misfortune, spare me! Dad Xiao Tou, save me!”
The scene abruptly stopped here.
From this, it could be seen that the little black furry monster and the black and white scarecrows were finally caught by the god of misfortune.
He sank back into the sofa, reminiscing about the events of the previous copy.
When he left the copy, the system said there were “nine” players participating in the copy, just like in the last Deep Sea Mermaid copy.
Lin Xiao vanished into thin air again.
Thinking of something, he opened his backpack, and searched for a while before finding a palm-sized notebook from the corner.
The standard regular script inside the notebook remained intact and did not disappear with Lin Xiao’s memory.
Was it because he wouldn’t forget Lin Xiao, so his things wouldn’t disappear?
Why did no one remember Lin Xiao, not even Dijia and the systems, only he retained memories of Lin Xiao?
In addition to Lin Xiao’s matter, there was something else that Bai Lixin cared about a lot.
That was Dijia’s performance in the recent copies.
In the Mermaid Laboratory copy where Lin Xiao appeared, Dijia was a merman imprisoned in the laboratory.
And in this Stolen Treasure copy where Lin Xiao appeared, Dijia was once again under imprisonment.
Dijia was a very powerful presence in the earlier copies, but in these recent ones, he could feel the shackles on Dijia’s soul fragments.
Was this related to what Lin Xiao said about “disruptions to the order of the copies”?
Or was it that with the increase in floors, the power of the main brain gradually surpassed Dijia’s power, thereby suppressing Dijia?
In this game lobby, Dijia seemed extremely powerful, but he was trapped on the 999th floor.
This was very similar to the mermaid Dijia in the Mermaid Laboratory and the Warden Dijia.
His chest felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible giant hand, and Bai Lixin weakly rested his hand on the armrest of the sofa.
The resistance he faced was increasing, so it seemed he was getting closer to some truth.
But as he approached the truth, Dijia’s situation became more and more dangerous.
[Master Bai Lixin,] the escape system’s voice once again pulled Bai Lixin back from his chaotic thoughts, [your rewards have arrived, do you want to receive them now?]
Bai Lixin nodded, [Umm.]
The escape system: [Ding! Below are the rewards for player Bai Lixin in the [Stolen Treasure] copy.]
[Player Bai Lixin performed excellently in this copy, received an MVP rating, and obtained all rewards.]
[Congratulations to player Bai Lixin for receiving 1,000,000 performance points! Congratulations on your floor being upgraded from the 690th floor to the 740th floor!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Lixin for receiving 1.2 million mall points. Your wealth is enviable to many, so feel free to shop for your favorite items in the mall!]
One million performance points, twenty thousand points per floor upgrade, a total upgrade of fifty floors, this reward was indeed generous.
After seeing his name on the score ranking list rising significantly, he didn’t pay any more attention to it. Instead, he scrolled up until he reached the list of those with high performance scores.
There were several changes compared to the last time he looked at this leaderboard.
The number of players entering the 900th floor and above has increased.
It seemed that the Shentian Guild was not idle while he was clearing the copy.
Bai Lixin glanced at those names briefly, then his gaze moved up and stopped at the mosaic at the top.
Then he swiped to shrink the screen, so that his name also appeared on this long list of rankings.
After shrinking, the names were almost too small to see.
There are countless horizontal lines between him and Dijia.
Those lines were like fences, needing him to dismantle them one by one.
Anyway, he finally appeared on the same page as Dijia. This was the first time they appeared on the same page after such a long time.
This also meant that he was getting closer to Dijia.
He believed that before long, they would not be separated by the tower, avoiding the surveillance of the main brain like cheating lovers. They will stand under the same space and embrace each other freely.
After taking another deep look at the man ranked first on the leaderboard, Bai Lixin closed the performance score leaderboard.
The moment he closed the list, the tension he had felt since leaving the copy slowly disappeared.
The aftermath of the intense battle was strong, and only now did he feel a bit tired Coupled with the hot bath just now, he felt a bit drowsy.
Yawning, Bai Lixin turned off the light and sank into a deep sleep under the covers.
He slept for nearly twenty hours, so deeply that he didn’t even hear the private chat notifications.
When he woke up completely, he finally took the time to check the messages.
He thought Xia Chi and the others would look for him, but to his surprise, only Sun Ning and Zhou Guang sent him private messages.
Sun Ning: [Everything is going according to plan, contact me when you wake up.]
Zhou Guang: [The guild is fine, no need to worry, rest well, you’ve worked hard.]
Bai Lixin replied to Sun Ning: [Sun Ning.]
Then he sent a message to Zhou Guang: [Thank you, you’ve worked hard during this time too.]
Sun Ning’s message came immediately: [Are you awake? It seems you slept really well, you’re only replying now.]
Bai Lixin felt a bit embarrassed: [I was too tired. Where are you now?]
Sun Ning: [I’m having coffee with Li Cancan outside. We’re almost done with our coffee and about to head back. It’s the café in the 450th floor entertainment area. We’ve been here before. The café where the staff gave me an anniversary gift during the store celebration. Do you remember?]
Of course Bai Lixin remembered. The one who gave Sun Ning the gift wasn’t just any ordinary NPC, but Sun Ning’s brother’s good friend, Chi Yan.
He was once sent to the punishment copy “Time Cage – Eternal Diamond Mountain” by the system because of a mission failure, and it was there that he met Chi Yan.
Later, Dijia broke through the solidified eternity, and he managed to leave the Eternal Diamond Mountain. Chi Yan also successfully entered a normal copy and returned to the game lobby.
However, unlike him who became a player again, Chi Yan returned as a system NPC and became a coffee server on the 450th floor.
Chi Yan and Sun Ning’s brother jointly created the “Raging Flame Guild.” After Chi Yan left unexpectedly, the Raging Flame Guild fell into the hands of Sun Ning’s brother, and Sun Ning assisted in managing it as the vice president.
With the efforts of the siblings, the Raging Flame Guild once ranked second only to the Shentian Guild.
But later, Sun Ning’s brother was killed by the Little Overlord while clearing a copy, leaving Sun Ning without any support. The other vice presidents of the Raging Flame Guild took advantage of Sun Ning’s weakness and united to turn her into a marginalized figure.
After returning from the copy, although Chi Yan did not recognize Sun Ning, he had been silently helping her behind the scenes. Using the convenience of being an NPC, he stirred up chaos within the Raging Flame Guild. Sun Ning seized the opportunity to counterattack successfully, kicking out all the traitors and regaining control of the guild. This time, she wasn’t just a vice president but became the absolute leader as the guild president.
However, those traitors had deep roots. After leaving, they took away many trusted aides, greatly weakening the Raging Flame Guild’s strength. It dropped from second place on the guild rankings to a much lower position, almost similar to the guild rankings of the Core Fire Guild.
Bai Lixin organized his words: [I remember. I was particularly envious of your luck at the time.]
Sun Ning was smart and shrewd. In fact, she had caught Chi Yan, who had turned into an NPC, a long time ago. The fact that Chi Yan managed to evade her questioning was because he did a small favor for Chi Yan.
Seeing that Sun Ning brought up this matter specially, it seemed that she hadn’t given up searching for Chi Yan and hadn’t abandoned her initial speculation.
She probably already realized that the attendant NPC was Chi Yan, but she couldn’t find evidence for a while.
But for someone as smart as her, she would eventually discover the truth.
Or rather… Sun Ning was already completely sure that it was Chi Yan but pretended not to know.
Because of the NPC’s characteristics, Chi Yan couldn’t reveal his identity, or he would face certain punishment.
Bai Lixin didn’t want to cause any trouble for Chi Yan, so he pretended not to know anything.
Sun Ning: [Yes, I also think I was very lucky. Otherwise, how could the weaknesses of those traitors just fall into my hands, and I ruthlessly used them to kick them out one by one? I got whatever I wanted, as if someone was helping me in the dark.]
Sun Ning’s words had reached this point, Bai Lixin just smiled and didn’t continue to dwell on this topic: [You left me a message before saying the plan was very successful?]
The topic changed quickly, and Sun Ning didn’t continue to dwell on the previous topic either: [Yes, have you checked the forum?]
[ Li Cancan and I will return to your guild later. Let’s talk about the specifics there.]
Bai Lixin sat up from the bed and put on some clothes, [I’ll see you in half an hour.]
He walked to the computer and opened the forum. The content of the posts contained a strange atmosphere.
Last time, the Shentian Guild declared war on him while he was away, causing him to inexplicably become a “turtle hiding its head”. This made him receive a lot of criticism at the time.
But after this trip to the [Stolen Treasure] copy, the negative comments about him had been completely reversed.
The top ten posts on the forum were all discussing the confrontation between the Core Fire Guild and the Shentian Guild.
Bai Lixin opened the post with the highest popularity.
Hospitable passer-by: [God Xin went crazy this time, nine people entered, only one person came out. All eight snipers fell, I would like to call God Xin a ‘sniper assassin’!]
I Want to Be Beautiful: [So don’t mess with people who usually seem very gentle. When gentle people take action, that’s when they’re truly fierce. No wonder God Xin is the man I admire.]
IOHOI: [What kind of guild is the Core Fire Guild? Can someone give me a popular science lesson? Why does it make the Shentian Guild target it ?]
Good Scholar: [Brother, the popular science post is next door, finish reading it before coming to discuss!]
Little Chicken Pecks At Rice: [When dragons and tigers fight, small shrimps will suffer. I’m not taking sides, I just want to know if I go into a copy now, will I still be targeted by the Shentian Guild?]
Oops: [I want to know too! I’m just a new player, I’m running out of points, please help me.]
Stealing Stars: [The Shentian Guild hasn’t made a statement yet, but the Core Fire Guild’s leader said they won’t target neutrals. God Xin’s targets are only the Shentian Guild and its allies.]
Little Chicken Pecks At Rice: [Let me summarize. If I’m neutral, according to the Shentian Guild’s previous behavior, they would target me, but the Core Fire Guild wouldn’t. But if I join the Shentian Guild’s alliance, I’ll be attacked by God Xin? But vice versa, if I join God Xin’s alliance, I’ll be targeted by the Shentian Guild. So, the Shentian Guild targets me twice, while God Xin only targets me once. Okay, I choose the Core Fire Guild.]
Stealing Stars: [I want to choose the Core Fire Guild too, not for anything else, just for God Xin’s face. Moral values follow facial features.]
Abnormal: [But the Core Fire Guild is still not enough. The Shentian Guild is dominant, can the Core Fire Guild really resist the Shentian Guild to protect us? I just want to quietly clear copies and go home.]
