Although Li Huailin's impression of Marinka was that she was quite annoying, it was only for tactical reasons. Currently, other than himself, the most useful thing for Li Huailin was to summon the Jade Emperor. Of course, she couldn't go. If it was really a trap inside, wouldn't it be troublesome? The remaining people couldn't be carelessly sold out. After all, they were on the same side. As for Peanut, Li Huailin really didn't trust him. Because … he looked too cunning.
So, after considering it all, Marinka was the better choice. Fortunately, she didn't say anything and directly walked into the teleportation array. However, after a while, Marinka didn't respond.
"What's going on? Is something wrong? " Jade Emperor asked in the party channel. Yes, when Li Huailin sent Marinka first, she had already guessed Li Huailin's intentions. Could it really be a trap?
"It doesn't seem like it," Peanut suddenly said. "Did you guys forget that the communication channel was always closed during the trial? If you don't believe me, you can send her a private message. It will show that she is in a special map and cannot be contacted."
Li Huailin immediately understood. That was indeed the case. That was why they had prepared a tracking device. He immediately sent Marinka a private message. Sure enough, it showed that she was in a special map and could not be contacted. Although that was the case, there was no way to confirm whether or not Marinka had already entered another game world. Who knew, she might have been thrown into another uncontactable space by Celestial King.
This situation was a bit of a headache. It was clear that they couldn't drag it out any longer. After Marinka entered, Celestial King and Saint Lofrey were watching the remaining four. Celestial King's expression was usually hard to read. However, Saint Lofrey's expression clearly seemed to be saying, "What are you guys waiting for?" Of course, with Celestial King around, he didn't seem to have any intention of saying anything.
"What do we do?" Fire Head asked.
"I'll go in first." Li Huailin suddenly said, "How about this? I'll summon you after I go in. Wait for a while. If there's no response, you'll be the last to come in."
Li Huailin thought that if the summoning was outside, he had left a mark on the Jade Emperor's body. Maybe he could teleport out. But to be honest, Li Huailin hadn't tried it. After all, that space was another game space. Maybe the judgment would be different. But this was the best way he could think of.
"Alright." Given the current situation, everyone had no other choice but to listen to Li Huailin first. Hence, Li Huailin also entered the portal first.
As soon as he stepped through the portal, Li Huailin felt a flash of light around him. When Li Huailin's vision recovered, he found himself on flat ground. After looking around, Li Huailin immediately confirmed that he had arrived at the right place. The characteristics of this place were very obvious. The resolution was very low. It was probably because the simulation wasn't that high. In any case, he could see the difference at a glance.
He didn't expect to arrive at the place he wanted to come to so smoothly. It seemed like Celestial King really wanted them to continue the quest. Currently, Celestial King's actions clearly showed that he knew something was wrong with him. Perhaps he didn't know it was related to another Temple. Then, he pretended not to know and allowed them to continue killing the programmers. Although it made sense, Li Huailin felt that things weren't that simple.
As he was thinking, Malinka came over to greet him. "Sorry, it seems like communication devices can't be used here."
"Yeah, I noticed that too." Li Huailin nodded. "It's fine. It seems like there aren't any problems. Over there …"
As Li Huailin spoke, Firehead and Peanut came in one after another. As soon as they came in, they saw the location Li Huailin was pointing at and were shocked.
Yes, the location Li Huailin was pointing at wasn't far away. The scenery there was very strange. Yes, it was said that the game world was gradually collapsing. The location Li Huailin was pointing at was the edge of the collapse. It was very close to where Li Huailin and the others were standing. What surprised them even more was that the edge of the collapse had begun to corrode the city next to it.
Yes, this city was the one they had been to before. It seemed to be the capital city of some damned kingdom in the game. Li Huailin couldn't remember the name (it was actually the capital city of the Luton Empire, Rogym). Li Huailin only remembered the city's appearance. Although they had seen the edge of the collapse the last time, they were still some distance away from the city. Now, the edge of the collapse had reached the city. It could even be said that almost half of the city had been destroyed. So, what Li Huailin and the others saw now was half of the city gone. The scenery was very strange.
What was even more surprising was that the NPCs in the city didn't seem to realize the situation. They were still moving around in the city. While Li Huailin and the others were watching, they saw an NPC walking toward the edge of the collapse. Then, he stepped on empty air and fell down, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.
It was said that the AI of the NPCs here was very weak. Obviously, the AI system of the NPCs here couldn't recognize this situation. In their opinion, they were just repeating the usual AI settings. In short, the current scene was really something that couldn't be seen under normal circumstances. It was really a little strange. Of course, on the other hand, it also meant that the previous programmers were right. This game world was really collapsing, and it had obviously expanded to this place.
Li Huailin looked at the situation on the other sides. Sure enough, there were also edges appearing in other directions. It was just that the edge wasn't as close to them as this one. The way to identify the edge was actually very simple. This collapse was really complete, and even the sky had begun to collapse. So, it was very easy to see the edge. They just didn't know how far it was from them.
"How is it?" The few of them were still watching when they heard the voice calling for the Jade Emperor. Of course, she immediately saw the situation and was a little surprised.
"It seems like this world is really going to collapse. We have to find them as soon as possible," Li Huailin said immediately. "Let's enter the city first."
The programmers that they met previously were in the palace in the city. It should be the temporary stronghold of this group of people. However, now that the edge had expanded to the city, Li Huailin didn't know if this group of people was still in that place. In any case, they should go and take a look first.
Of course, the others had the same idea. So, the five of them quickly walked toward the city gate. Of course, it was not the city gate that had been devoured.
When they reached the gate, they still encountered retarded guards. These guards completely didn't seem to be able to see the collapse of the city on the other side. They still stood at their posts and were on duty diligently. Fortunately, they didn't need to pay any entrance tax. They ignored the guards and directly ran into the city, then directly jumped in the direction of the palace.
However, the troublesome thing was that at the entrance of the palace, Li Huailin and the others were stopped by the "dedicated" inner city guards. Yes, the palace still didn't allow ordinary people to enter. This was a little embarrassing.
"Damn it, why didn't you ask the programmers to find us an identity last time? What should we do now?" Li Huailin facepalmed.
"I guess it's useless to find an identity. After all, we aren't from this world. I don't know if these guys can remember us." Fire Head next to him said, "Should we try accepting a mission that allows us to enter the palace like last time?"
"It's useless." Ma Linka suddenly said, "I remember the location of the bulletin board where we accepted the mission last time. But you can see the situation now."
Everyone looked in the direction that Ma Linka was pointing at. She was pointing at the other side of the city that had collapsed. It was obvious that the bulletin board that posted the imperial notice had collapsed. (Note that the inner city gate they entered this time is not the same gate as the last time.)
"Last time, I also remember that it was posted at the entrance of the inner city gate over there. But it doesn't seem to be posted at this city gate. Should we look elsewhere?" Fire Head next to him said.
"We don't have the time to do that now." Li Huailin facepalmed. After thinking for a while, he said to the guards at the door, "Has your emperor announced any missions? The kind that summons warriors from the common people to complete? "
"I'm sorry, traveler. His Majesty hasn't issued any missions recently. You can go to the Mercenary Guild in the east of the city and ask around. Maybe there is a suitable mission for you, "the guards here replied in a daze.
"Damn it, there really isn't any mission." Li Huailin facepalmed. There was no need to look anymore, but he still had to find a way to enter the palace. After thinking for a while, Li Huailin said, "We are actually the subordinates of a high-ranking official in the palace. This time, we are here to seek refuge with this high-ranking official, but I don't know his position. Can you make an exception?"
"Who is it?" the soldier asked.
"The name … I'm not too sure." Li Huailin did not know what the position of the programmers in the palace was. He could only say, "I remember that his mansion is on the east side of the palace. There is a strange circular buoy on the roof …"
"You mean the State Master Satchka?" The guard suddenly understood.
"Yes, yes." Li Huailin quickly said. Of course, he had never heard of Satchka's name. It should be an alias of the programmers.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Huailin nodded, the soldiers in front immediately shouted, "Someone come quickly! There are remnants of the State Master here. Quickly take them down!"
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