"Feng Bujue?" Before Brother Jue could say anything, the two who charged at him called out his name in unison.
When the two of them rushed over, they originally planned to attack, but when they saw that their target was Feng Bujue, they quickly pulled back and stopped.
"Oh, it's you two …" Different from Phantom Dawn and Ye Zhi's shocked reaction, Brother Jue was as calm as ever when he saw them. After saying that, he activated his data view to search for the route.
"Hey! Aren't you being a bit too calm? "When Phantom Dawn heard that, he yelled in agitation." Do you know what's going on? "
"I do." Feng Bujue's tone did not change. "In fact, I should know more than you two."
"What?" Ye Zhi asked. "You know the reason behind all this?"
As an ordinary person, and a woman at that, Ye Zhi desperately needed someone to explain to her what was happening in front of her, to alleviate her uneasiness and fear.
Unfortunately, Feng Bujue was not in the mood to console other people. He said directly, "To put it simply … an AI by the name of 'Fate', or in other words, the system of Thriller Paradise … has launched a dimensional invasion on our world not long ago. At that moment, the real world that we are in is merging with the main universe of Thriller Paradise … and that is why there are phenomena like space-time distortion and monsters everywhere."
"How … how is that possible?" Obviously, Ye Zhi's worldview made it difficult for her to accept this explanation.
"This is not a question of whether it is possible or not. It is a question of whether you will accept it or not." As Feng Bujue spoke, he had already locked onto a barely visible data line and started to walk in that direction.
"Wait! Where are you going? "Seeing that he was about to leave, Phantom Dawn quickly asked.
"Of course, I am going to find Fate and stop her," Brother Jue replied coldly, and he did not slow down.
"Wait! Explain yourself! "Phantom Dawn had to chase after him." Why would there be a dimensional invasion? How do you know all this? "
"I don't have the time, nor do I need to explain it to you in detail." Feng Bujue did not even turn his head as he replied as he walked. "While we are talking, the entire world is changing. With every second we delay, countless humans and other creatures will die..." He paused for a moment before continuing. "Humph... Of course, that is no longer important. Once the fusion of the universe is completed and 'destiny' becomes the new god, everything will be over... By then, she will be able to kill all life in the universe with a single thought."
"Then …" At the end of the day, Phantom Dawn was an idiot. With his brain, it was easier for him to accept Brother Jue's explanation. "… I will go with you!" He said, then turned back to Ye Zhi, who was still at a loss, and shouted, "Sister Zhi, let's go with him, at least it will be safer with more people …"
Hiss — —
Just as Phantom Dawn was about to say 'all', suddenly, there was the sound of wind being torn.
In an instant, Ye Zhi's body was cut in half.
One second later, she lowered her head in shock. She watched as her body was separated from her abdomen, and she collapsed to the ground.
The reality was bloody.
Death in real life would not be covered by the white light.
Ye Zhi, or rather, Ye Zhi, a mid-level employee at Regulation Studio, was killed by a normal slash in that instant. Her organs and blood leaked out from her body and spread across the muddy forest. Her expression of shock, pain, and fear froze on her face, and it was imprinted deeply into Phantom Dawn's … or rather, Ma Junxiao's eyes.
This scene stunned Phantom Dawn.
Even though he had seen many deaths in the game, in real life, when he saw someone he knew die so easily before him … he still reacted like a normal person.
After his brain received the shocking scene in front of him, it was as if it had crashed and temporarily stopped working.
Then, as if a file had been rewound, the most recent short-term memory was read out …
About ten minutes ago, Phantom Dawn had been enjoying the air-conditioning in one of the breakrooms at Regulation Studio, listening to Ye Zhi complain about how boring and tiring it was to write reports for her team members.
At the time, the world was still normal, and it was such a normal and boring day.
But after a burst of white light without any warning, everything changed …
When they recovered, they were already in the middle of nowhere. After being attacked several times by monsters, they realized with a shock that they could use some of the powers that they could only use in-game. Therefore, the two of them moved forward cautiously, trying to find the reason behind everything.
Along the way, they were ambushed by monsters, and that made their nerves very tense … until they ran into Feng Bujue.
Who would have thought that in the ten seconds when Phantom Dawn and Ye Zhi were distracted by their conversation, Ye Zhi would be killed by an attack that came out of nowhere?
Our brains will activate a set of self-protection mechanisms when we encounter some major changes. Examples are 'coma', 'short-term memory loss', 'self-deception', 'short-term memory loss', and so on. Most people can survive under the protection of this set of mechanisms and slowly accept reality. However, there are also some people who, due to their mental fragility, or because they have suffered too much shock, or because they have been subjected to severe physical and mental abuse for a long period of time, will eventually suffer from mental illness.
"Ah!" Thankfully, Phantom Dawn managed to survive. After a short daze, his mind finally came online, and he screamed instinctively.
Hiss! Hiss!
The thing that took Ye Zhi's life did not care about that. It was still approaching, bringing with it the sound of wind.
If this was the Phantom Dawn in the game, he would be able to spot a monster with such speed and destroy it easily, but at that moment, the Ma Junxiao standing before him … other than being weaker than his in-game self in terms of power, his mental state was far different from his in-game self as well.
Tzzt!
In the blink of an eye, two bloody wounds appeared on Phantom Dawn's left arm and back.
Thankfully, his physical body and energy were much stronger than Ye Zhi's. The same attack could kill Ye Zhi, but it could not cut through his body.
"Ha … Ha …" After gasping for air, Phantom Dawn finally recovered from his shock. He calmed down slightly. The pain from his wounds cleared his mind, and his focus sharpened. "Don't be afraid … I am very strong … I am very strong …"
He repeated this sentence repeatedly, using this self-hypnosis to alleviate his fear.
Several seconds later, Phantom Dawn's eyes finally caught sight of the thing that attacked him — it was an unknown creature made from strings. When it was moving, it was like a string that had been stretched taut during the 'flower threading rope'. It was constantly changing and maintaining an orderly form amidst the chaos. The moment it launched an attack, it would pop out a section of the 'rope' and use a high-speed 'whip' … If the target was not tough enough, it would be cut open.
"Ah!"
Now that he saw it clearly, there was nothing to be afraid of.
With an angry roar, Phantom Dawn's body flashed, and he appeared before the monster. With a punch filled with energy, he blasted the monster into dust.
But that did not change anything …
Ye Zhi was still dead. Her body that was cut in half fell to the ground. The organs and blood that flowed out emitted a heavy stench in the damp environment.
The shock earlier had caused Phantom Dawn to ignore this, but now, the scene and the smell before him caused his stomach to churn, and he could not stop himself from retching.
Moments later, when he wiped away his tears and sweat and lifted his head to look again, Feng Bujue … had already disappeared.
Phantom Dawn could not even confirm whether the Feng Bujue that he had seen earlier was real or not. He wished so badly that this was just a dream, a nightmare that he wished to forget forever.
…
At the same time, in another part of the forest, Feng Bujue had found a new space rift inside a cave.
A few minutes ago, he did not stop because of Ye Zhi's death or Phantom Dawn's screams. He did not even turn back to look at them.
This was not because he was heartless, but because he knew very well that the way to save them and everyone else was not to turn back but to move forward.
Fighting against the 'things before his eyes' would not save the entire universe.
Only by finding fate could he save and fix everything.
However, in this journey to find 'fate', no one would be able to travel with Feng Bujue.
First, in terms of 'transmigration', he was different from other people. When other people transmigrated through the space-time rift, they would arrive at the other space fragment that the rift was connected to at the same time, but Feng Bujue … as Sid said, 'no matter where he went, he would get closer and closer to' fate '. In other words, even if someone entered the same rift at the same second as Brother Jue, there was a high chance that they would be transported to different places.
This was something that Feng Bujue had confirmed through the data perspective when he transmigrated through the space rift last time. That was why he had said that there was' no time and no need 'to explain anything to Phantom Dawn.
Secondly, even if Brother Jue had the intention to have others follow him and provide him with aid before he transmigrated, not everyone would be able to help him.
At the end of the day, the experts in the game world were just civilians in real life. One could not expect these people to become qualified warriors after gaining some power.
This was like giving a player a real gun and sending them into the battlefield. No matter how good they were at the game, when they had to put their life on the line, it would be a different story.
People like Feng Bujue, who had dealt with many life-threatening things, were in the minority.
Buzz buzz!
Soon, Brother Jue jumped into the space rift inside the cave and performed the second teleportation.
When the feeling of teleportation faded, he arrived in a modern city.
He recognized this place … it was City S.
At that moment, the city had changed beyond recognition. The monsters from the main universe were wreaking havoc everywhere. They indiscriminately destroyed all the people and objects that came from different dimensions. There were explosions, cries, and various unknown collisions everywhere.
"Woah … That gave me a scare." Brother Jue had just steadied himself when a familiar voice came from behind him. "Where did you come from?"
Feng Bujue turned his head to look over his shoulder. He saw Snow … and about thirty men in black suits.
The group of people stood in the middle of the road. Other than Snow, the rest of them were wearing sunglasses. They were all looking in the same direction. It felt like they had arrived at the set of The Matrix.
"Why are you all gathered here?" Feng Bujue asked instantly.
"Of course we're not waiting for you," Snow said. He lifted his chin and signaled Brother Jue to look in the other direction.
Feng Bujue looked in the same direction and saw a humanoid creature with wings on its back and horns on its forehead flying out from an intersection dozens of meters away. It flung a few cars with passengers in it.
That was not the end of it. Just as the creature appeared, another figure jumped down from the top of a thirty-story building at the side of the intersection.
This "person" was blood-red. It looked like a skinned corpse. Its bone structure was also different from that of a normal person. It was extremely tall and strong.
Boom!
When the figure landed, it created a huge circular crater on the asphalt road. However, it did not seem to mind the impact of the fall.
"If I'm not mistaken, these two are Sam Montier and the Bloodcorpse God." A few seconds later, Snow opened his mouth again. "Heh … Although I don't know why these guys in the game suddenly came to reality …" There was even a hint of a teasing smile in his words. "… But actually, I don't hate this kind of thing."
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