"It's over …"
After receiving the news of Zhu Bi's death from his subordinates, Liku, who had locked himself in the room, sat on the chair and looked at the empty seat opposite him.
That used to be Zhu Bi's seat.
There was still a chess game on the table, which was the result of the game between him and Zhu Bi not long ago.
Lifting his bandaged arm with difficulty, Liku gently picked up a chess piece and then put it down.
In an empty room, Liku was playing chess with an invisible entity that he was certain existed: the God of Games.
"Ah … Why, still can't I win …"
A low voice asked, but there was no response.
"I thought that we would definitely win this time. Together with everyone — with Zhu Bi, I thought that we would definitely win!"
At the beginning of the game, Liku set six rules:
[First] You can't kill anyone.
The reason is that if you kill someone, you will be killed, and you don't want to kill anyone.
[Second] You can't let anyone die.
The reason is that if you let someone die, they will die, and you don't want anyone to die.
[Third] You can't be seen through by anyone.
The reason is that if you are seen through, you will die.
[Fourth] Using any means is not considered cheating.
— — As long as one's thoughts were not seen through, no matter how one cheated, it would not be counted as cheating.
[Fifth] Their rules have nothing to do with us.
The reason is that if you compete on the same stage, you will definitely lose, and your mind will be denied by those who kill each other.
[Sixth] Violating the above rules will be considered as losing.
Then, the current situation was that Zhu Bi was dead.
It conflicted with the second and sixth rules.
"I … lost again!!"
"I … I didn't want anyone to die … I wanted to go to the end with Zhu Bi … I … I worked so hard … Why … Why …"
His face was also wrapped in bandages, and his tears soaked the cloth.
"If we can't even win once, then why give us humans the [Heart]!!"
Supporting his broken body, Liku's heart, which Zhu Bi tried to analyze, kept tearing apart.
Including Zhu Bi, Liku, and himself, 179 [Ghosts] sacrificed everything except their lives to finally create the stalemate between the [God of War Artesius Faction] and the [Other Faction], allowing humans to have ten years of peace.
"But what kind of joke is this? He was betting everything that humanity had! Including Zhu Bi's life! They only managed to obtain a short ten years of peace. Could this be considered a victory?! What happened next?! Are we going back to a world where we are constantly facing death?! "
Again and again, Liku would ask questions in an empty room. Perhaps he was asking himself, or perhaps he was asking the illusory [God of Games].
"— Willpower, Liku."
Suddenly, a mechanical voice sounded in the room.
Li Ku, who was sitting on the chair dispiritedly, raised his head and saw the black-robed man who had appeared in the room without him knowing.
The mechanical parts that were exposed under the black robe silently expressed the other party's race.
Mecha type.
"Who are you?"
"… Although I don't have a name, according to what everyone calls me, just call me [Fully Connected Commander]."
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Lucia.
This was the name of the continent in the world where Eight-cloud Ink was located.
"Gillian."
"Hi!"
Beside Eight-cloud Ink, a young Skywing girl raised her arm high.
"What's the matter?"
Her strange tone, as if she was singing, made Eight-cloud Ink think of Luo Tianyi.
"I said, can you speak normally?"
"Eh? Don't you like it? I think with my current body size, I'll be cuter when I talk like this. "
"Then, may I ask, why do you want to make yourself cuter?"
"Of course, it's to be able to stay by your side!"
Finally, Eight-cloud Ink could not help but take out a paper fan and hit Gillian on the head.
"Where's your loyalty to your master? Was it washed into the sewers along with the broken moral integrity?! "
"Ah, because I used up a lot of energy in the previous battle, I won't be able to recover for decades! Before that, even if I return to my master's side, I won't be of any use. Isn't it better to follow you first? "
Although the content of her words gave Eight-cloud Ink a headache, her tone returned to normal.
Gillian seemed to have undergone a subtle change after Eight-cloud Ink brought her to Fantasy Village.
Although Eight Cloud Ink had said that she could leave on her own, this Skywing, who had turned into a young girl, was still by his side.
Thinking that it would be easier to obtain information with a resident of this world following him, Eight-cloud Ink tacitly agreed to Gillian's actions.
However …
Raising her eyebrows, Yakumo raised her arm and looked at Gilliel who was hugging and rubbing against her arm as if they were close friends, Yakumo raised her arm.
"Eh?"
Gillian, who was hanging in the air, tilted her head and looked at Eight-cloud Ink.
"Let me ask you, is there a human settlement around here?"
"Human …?"
Gillian showed a puzzled expression before realizing what Eight-cloud Ink meant by "human."
"Are you talking about those monkeys?"
Monkeys …
"I don't know … Who would care about those low-level monkeys? They don't have any strength at all. The shockwaves from our battle can kill a large number of them. "
Gillian said matter-of-factly.
It seemed that Gillian could not be relied on. Eight-cloud Ink swung his arm in an attempt to shake Gillian off.
The young Skywing girl clung to his arm tightly, unwilling to let go. As he swung his arm, her petite body began to spin in the air as she cried out.
Suddenly, Eight-cloud Ink turned his head to look into the distance.
He and Gillian were now in a mountain range.
Standing at the peak of a mountain, although he could not see with his eyes, Eight-cloud Ink was sure that there was a group of [Lifeforms] rapidly advancing in a place that could not be seen with his eyes.
"Mecha?"
Gillian had clearly sensed the other party's aura.
"Hordes of mechas? Why would they move out at this time? "
Eight-cloud Ink thought about it and decided to follow them for the time being.
According to Gillian's explanation, every mech armor was theoretically connected to a common network. Although Zhu Bi had said that she had reported a lot of errors when she tried to analyze the [Heart], resulting in the connection being cut off, Eight-cloud Ink still decided to follow those mecha to take a look.
The result was beyond his expectations.
These mecha were actually hibernating outside some inconspicuous valley.
Afterward, one of them, who seemed to be the leader, entered the valley alone.
From there, Eight-cloud Ink sensed the aura of humans.
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