The wind howled across the orange-red land, stirring up a cloud of sand and dust that scattered across the dusky yellow sky of the alien planet. The dry ice cloud floated slowly in the sky as if it was tied by a string. It stuck to the planet's atmosphere and refused to go any further. There was no living thing visible to the naked eye. There was only endless sand.
It wasn't until the sand in the vast world was suddenly parted to form a thin passage, like the Red Sea that was cut open by Moses, that there was finally some movement in this deathly silent land.
A bright red flesh worm, half the size of a human, stood up. The sandstorm hit its body and made a loud noise. It stretched its body and looked into the distance for a while. Then, it lowered its head and slapped the face of the unconscious person lying on the sand. "Wake up!"
Through the layers of red sand that were blown away by the wind, Lin Sanjiu could vaguely make out the face of a woman. Her chest was still heaving up and down, but the sharp hissing sound in her trachea was frightening. As more sand entered her mouth and nose, the hissing sound became louder and louder.
After being hit a few times, the woman struggled to open her eyes. Her gaze was unfocused.
"It's here," the flesh worm said in a shrill voice, "You're right. It's really here!"
The woman, who was almost half buried in the sand, blinked her eyes and scrunched up her face. She coughed and wiped the sand off her face. She opened her mouth and asked in a daze, "Where is it? How long has it been? "
It was Lin Sanjiu.
"Six minutes," Soulsqn answered. She swung her fleshy limbs and said, "Do you see that parted red sand? It's over there. "
Her face was purplish red from holding it in. She raised her head in a daze, as if she had lost most of her consciousness. The person who parted the sandstorm moved very quickly. Lin Sanjiu had only squinted her eyes in that direction for a few seconds when the red sand in front of her suddenly parted. Like a piece of gauze that had been torn apart, the sand flew past her.
"Sister!" A familiar voice called out. Before the flesh worm could see who it was, she turned around and retreated behind Lin Sanjiu. She was so cautious that only the top of her head could be seen.
"You're here. You're still alive!"
Panting, Lin Sanjiu smiled in the direction of the voice despite the fact that it was futile.
The closer it was to night, the heavier the sandstorm became. A figure walked out from behind the rolling sandstorm. He rushed to her side and glanced at Soulsqn. Then, he turned to her and said softly, "Sister, don't be afraid. There will be oxygen soon."
His jet-black long hair fluttered in the wind, contrasting with the red sand and the dark blue sky, making his skin look even whiter than before. Lin Sanjiu stared at Ji Shanqing's profile for a while before she nodded weakly.
Ji Shanqing's words were like magic, dripping soft and soothing air onto the planet. The air rippled around him and covered the earth. Very soon, she noticed that the burning pain in her chest was gradually subsiding. It was as if a stream of water had flowed down her windpipe. The grand prize wiped the sand from her face gently and asked in a low voice, "Sis, how did you get thrown here? You really scared me. I've been looking for you for so long. "
I've been looking for you for a long time. "
Lin Sanjiu looked at him again. She wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words in the end.
Lin Sanjiu looked at him again. She wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words.
The grand prize's hand paused for a moment, then he continued wiping the sand off her face. The two of them remained silent for a while. For a moment, only the sound of Soulsqn's body rubbing against the sand could be heard.
The grand prize did not look back at her.
"So, the Veda lied to us." After a while, he slowly pulled his hand back. "Is Puppeteer still alive?"
"Yes," Lin Sanjiu answered hoarsely. "Thank goodness he's still alive."
"Sister, do you care about him a lot?" the grand prize sat beside her and asked softly.
Lin Sanjiu frowned subconsciously when she heard the question. It seemed that the word "care" could not be used to describe her impression of Puppeteer.
"You can say that I'm a busybody, but I can say that I'm being cold-shouldered …" Her voice dropped so low that it was almost inaudible. "But, in my eyes, he's the same person as you. What all of you are striving for is actually the same thing. "
Both of them sprouted in fear, humiliation, and hatred. Now, it seemed like they were about to blossom into the same big black flower, even though they were different from each other.
Ji Shanqing was taken aback. He did not expect to hear such an answer. After a long while, he sighed with a bitter smile and did not pursue the topic. "Sister, I've defeated the Veda," he said softly like a child asking for credit. "They couldn't do anything to me. I've already mastered the core of the Data Stream Library."
Lin Sanjiu was not surprised at all.
"Is that so?" Even though she was not surprised, she still turned her head and raised her voice slightly. "What happened?"
Ji Shanqing briefly explained the settings of the Data Stream Library and how he had used the information he retrieved from the database to turn the tables on the Veda. However, when he spoke, Lin Sanjiu could not hear a single word of his complicated vocabulary, metaphors, and analysis. Ji Shanqing's voice had long drowned out the thought that was running through her mind.
When he was done, she could not help but ask, "Where's the highest god?"
Ji Shanqing was stunned for a moment before he answered, "He has been turned into a set of data by the Veda. When the war between me and the Veda is over, I will reactivate him."
"Then, don't forget about it." Lin Sanjiu nodded.
After all, the highest god might be his only helper in the Data Stream Library and the only person who could accompany him in the future.
Ji Shanqing tilted his head and looked at her. He seemed to have sensed something. His eyes were glistening, and his rose-like lips were slightly parted. He looked like a deer that had suddenly realized that it had gone the wrong way.
Lin Sanjiu wanted to sigh.
When she heard that the Veda thought that she and her grand prize would only be released from the Data Stream Library after they deleted Puppeteer and Ji Shanqing, she suddenly understood something. If her grand prize could lie to her once, he could lie to her again.
When she reunited with him in the Data Stream Library, her mind was filled with shock, doubt, and joy. She did not think it through at all. When the grand prize told her that he only had the ability of the Veda, he did not have the corresponding data and knowledge, and he did not dare to get close to the light filaments. She believed him immediately because there was no reason for her not to believe him.
However, after they parted ways, the highest god accepted Ji Shanqing's orders without any reservations, even if it meant putting himself in danger. Lin Sanjiu was afraid that it would be difficult to convince him to make such a huge sacrifice. He must know that Ji Shanqing was his only hope to escape from the Veda.
'Why?
Just because the grand prize's ability is slightly higher than his? '
"Will the war between you and the Veda be … dangerous?" Lin Sanjiu asked softly as she tucked a lock of hair behind his ear. Ji Shanqing blinked and smiled. "No, it's not. I've done what I need to do. "
'Done … That's true. '
If he had entered the light filaments the moment he entered the Data Stream Library, he would have had a good chance to get all the information he needed before the Veda discovered him. For example, how to use reverse coding to erase the light filaments and the Veda.
Lin Sanjiu and the rest of them had fallen into a blind spot. Even if they had entered the light filaments, the Veda would only notice something suspicious about the grand prize after they had analyzed him thoroughly. However, the grand prize was already a Veda in both appearance and essence, so why would they do that?
For example, if a woman casually walked into a ladies' washroom, the first reaction of the other women inside the washroom would not be to hold her down and check her gender. Furthermore, women were easy to impersonate, but there was nothing in this world that could impersonate a Veda.
The Veda had no reason to be wary of the grand prize.
With that in mind, the grand prize could easily enter the light filaments and try his best to gather as many advantages as he could for his next plan. When he found out that Lin Sanjiu had also arrived, he would rush over to meet her.
'No matter how he found out, the highest god must have known about it, right? '
"Sis," the grand prize's voice interrupted her thoughts. "Did you hear what I said?"
Lin Sanjiu snapped out of her daze and quickly replied, "What?"
"I said," the grand prize smiled softly. He wanted to reach out and hold her hand, but he paused. "Sis, this is my invasion of an entire race, and I'm using their own weapons. Do you know what's going to happen next? "
Lin Sanjiu stared at him blankly without saying a word.
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