Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

Chapter 212: end

The voice paused for a moment, and said again:

"Lian Qiao...is your most important person...you have to...save him..."

Like an old radio with poor signal, the sound is intermittent, with a little current interference.

Honeysuckle even looked at Qiao with a strange expression on her face.

"Go up and have a look?" Lian Qiao suggested in a low voice.

“…” Honeysuckle felt inexplicably repulsive. He couldn't tell why, but he was scared when the voice didn't mean any threat. He dared not go up.

But reason tells him that the answer is ahead.

He took a deep breath and nodded to Lian Qiao.

The gears around are uneven, and you can climb all the way up by following the gears. The two climbed cautiously between the gears, and the dark voice continued.

"You'll go through... a lot of torture, but it's not a punishment, it's a reward."

"When you reach the end..."

The voice paused, seemed to take a deep breath, and continued:

"When you get to the end, you'll know it's all worth it."

"Live with him."

"With him...live."

The last sentence is repeated twice. The strings of Honeysuckle's heart have also been repeatedly plucked, and it is difficult to calm down.

Lian Qiao saw that his face was not good, so he stretched out to help him, and sighed: "Don't think about it for now. Be careful with your feet, don't step on the air. You'll know when you go up."

Honeysuckle: "Yeah."

Crawling between the gears is very laborious, after all, all the gears are turning.

Honeysuckle was upset and forced to focus on her feet.

"Lian Joe is your most important person...you have to save him..."

Darkness, that voice repeated that paragraph over and over again, like a broken repetition. The higher the two climbed, the closer they were to the voice.

Gradually, they found a gear on top that looked different from the others. The other gears are all gray, but this one is bright silver and white, and the roulette is also engraved with strange patterns.

That sound came from the silver gear.

This silver-white gear is in a very high position, and it is blocked by many gears below, so they did not find this unusual gear before.

The silver-white gear stood abruptly in the air, not connected to other gears. But it's not too far away.

The two stood on the gear closest to the silver gear, with a gap of about half a meter. Lian Qiao estimated the distance, took a few steps back, jumped over on a run-up, and grabbed the edge of the gear.

His feet were in the air, and the whole person was shaking in the air. Seeing the tightness in her throat, Ren Dong couldn't help but want to reach out to pick him up.

Honeysuckle raised her head and asked, "What's on it?"

Lian Qiao did not speak for a while. After a while, he leaned out from the edge of the silver-white gear and stretched out towards him.

"Come on, come up and see for yourself."

With the help of even Joe, Honeysuckle also climbed up. He was stunned as soon as he came up.

A silver-white light curtain stood between the silver-white gears.

He couldn't help but look up. The light curtain seemed to be the Milky Way falling for nine days, pouring straight down from the sky, and it was impossible to see where the source was. It is like a spear piercing the night sky, unstoppable, penetrating the boundless darkness and leading people to the other side of the universe.

Lian Qiao circled around the light curtain and scratched his head: "What is this? Teleportation Array?" Then he poked the light curtain with his fingertips.

"Wait!" Honeysuckle was about to stop it, but it was too late. I saw a flash of white light in front of my eyes, and even Joe disappeared.

"Lian Qiao?!" Lian Dong was shocked and rushed into the beam of light. In an instant, a warm, soft white light enveloped him, and he felt dazzled. My feet felt like they were stepping on cotton. They were soft and didn't feel gravity.

However, the next second, the sense of gravity returned to the body.

"Hmm!" He fell forward unbalanced, hitting something hard.

"Woo!" The thing was caught off guard and slammed to the ground by him.

The two rubbed their bumped heads and got up from the ground dizzy. After confirming each other's safety, Lian Qiao looked around and said in amazement, "What the **** is this place? The library?"

I saw countless bookshelves standing around. All the bookshelves are connected in a row, with a slightly curved arc, forming a large circle with a diameter of tens of meters.

The place where they fell was right between the huge circular bookshelves. Looking up, there is still endless darkness above, but there is a silver-white metal ground below.

The silver-white metal under her feet reflected light from somewhere, reflecting the reflection of the two of them. Ren Dong only looked down and felt dazzled, as if there was another self under his feet, which made him inexplicably uneasy.

Lian Qiao was very excited and said, "The beam of light just now seems to be really a portal! It sent us here! Hey, is there another gate over there?"

Honeysuckle looked down where Lian Qiao pointed. Sure enough, the circular bookshelf was missing a piece, forming an abrupt gap.

Honeysuckle's heart moved: "Go and see?"

Lian Qiao said, "No hurry. Study the bookshelf first."

The two people were standing far away from the bookshelf, so they couldn't see what was on the bookshelf. When I got closer, I realized that the bookshelves were not filled with books, but wooden boxes.

The two blurted out at the same time.

"Treasure chest?"

"The urn?"

The two were stunned for a moment, and both looked at each other in shock.

Lian Qiao is the one who said the treasure chest, because the shape of this wooden box is exactly the same as the treasure chest in the game. The reason why Honeysuckle speaks of urns is because the scene where the wooden boxes are neatly arranged on the shelves is very similar to the funeral home where Zhong Xiu's ashes are placed.

Lian Qiao was a little excited when he saw the treasure box, but when he heard the words of Honeysuckle, he couldn't help sticking out his tongue: "Indeed, there is a name on this box..."

Honeysuckle turned her head sideways and looked at every box on the nearby bookshelf. Sure enough, each box was engraved with a name and a keyhole.

Honeysuckle's heart moved, she took out a brass key and compared the size.

Just right.

Lian Qiao's eyes widened: "This... This key was originally used to open the lock here? Then my key..."

Honeysuckle vaguely guessed something, and panicked for no reason. He suppressed the unease in his heart and smiled at Lianqiao: "Look for my name first."

Even Joe didn't know what he was thinking, and his expression became a little subtle.

The two began to look for the treasure chest with Xu Rendong's name on the bookshelf.

Each treasure chest is the same size, about ten centimeters in length and ten centimeters in width, a size that an adult man can easily hold in his arms. However, when Honeysuckle tried to remove the treasure chest from the bookshelf, he found that the treasure chest was like a nail on the bookshelf, and no matter how hard he tried, it would not move.

He tried to insert his key into the keyhole of the treasure chest, but it couldn't go in at all. It seems that these treasure chests with other people's names written on them have nothing to do with him, and he still has to find the one that belongs to him.

The two moved separately and went all the way along the bookshelf. The terrain is simple and the field of vision is wide, so even if you split up, you don't have to worry about anything going wrong.

Honeysuckle's eyes carefully scanned the bookshelf, and saw countless unfamiliar names, but never saw herself.

I didn't see even Joe.

His heart was always hanging in the air, and he became more and more impatient. Just as he stepped up to inspect the bookshelf, Lian Qiao's call came from behind.

"Honeysuckle, come and see!"

Honeysuckle's ears perked up and walked towards him quickly: "Found it?"

"Uh, I found it, but it's not yours..." Lian Qiao stood in front of the bookshelf with a weird expression, "...It was Iwami."

Honeysuckle was taken aback. Only then did he discover that the treasure chest he pointed to was actually open, and it was empty inside. And on the lid of the treasure chest, the words "Ishijian Chuan" are impressively written.

"Iwami Chuan also came here?!" Ren Dong was a little surprised, and then figured it out, "Well, this is reasonable, after all, he is also a person with a key."

"Then what's in his box?" Lian Qiao tried to move the box, but he couldn't. He reached into the box and touched it a few times.

"Not even dust." Lian Qiao sighed and retracted, "I can't guess what I let go before."

"Forget it, don't worry about Shi Jian's wear." Honeysuckle said, "Continue to look for our boxes."

It didn't take long for Honeysuckle to find a box with Lian Qiao's name on another bookshelf.

"Ahhhh!" Lian Qiao shouted frantically, "I don't have a key! My treasure chest ah ah ah ah!"

Honeysuckle pursed her lips and said nothing.

As a scavenger, seeing that his own treasure chest could not be opened, Lian Qiao's depression simply broke through the sky. What hurts him even more is that he can easily take the box off the shelf. The weight is not too light, but I don't know what is hidden in it.

He tried to poke the honeysuckle key, but of course it couldn't get in.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!" Lian Qiao scratched his ears and cheeks, almost crazy with curiosity, "Why don't you smash the box open and have a look!"

Although Honeysuckle felt that this was inappropriate, she did not stop him, but let him smash. I saw Lian Qiao holding the treasure chest high above his head and smashing it to the ground with a loud shout. The wooden treasure chest slammed to the ground with a bang.

Lian Qiao didn't give up, climbed to the top of the bookshelf with the treasure chest, and smashed it down from a height. Repeating this several times, I was exhausted, but the treasure chest was not damaged at all, and it was still tightly closed, and there was no clue.

Lian Joe is crazy.

"Ah, ah, it would be great if there was a crowbar!" treasure chest!"

Honeysuckle is always silent onlookers. Only then did he say, "Maybe this is the real price."

"Huh?" Lian Qiao raised his eyes aggrievedly.

Honeysuckle: "You used the key in the dungeon, so you can't open the chest here. This is the price of using the key."

Lian Qiao: "…"

Honeysuckle sighed: "Look, I told you not to use the key. Do you regret it now?"

Honeysuckle originally thought he would roll on the ground frantically, but Lian Qiao touched his nose and smiled at him.

"Ah, that's not it. If I had known that the price was just one less treasure chest, I should have used the key in the first reincarnation. That way you can save a lot of hardship."

Honeysuckle was taken aback. The heart seemed to be thumping, and it fell into the wine ball, sweet and sour, warm and drunk.

"Forget it, let's find your treasure chest." Lian Qiao simply kicked his treasure box away, out of sight and out of mind.

Honeysuckle didn't say anything, just sighed softly.

Soon, the two found the treasure box with the words "Xu Rendong" engraved.

Honeysuckle's treasure chest is not far from even Joe's, and the size is exactly the same. Ren Dongshen took the treasure box from the bookshelf, and as soon as he touched the treasure box, a strange feeling surged in his heart.

Across the wood, he felt an indescribable attraction. Reason told him that it was not clear whether it was good or bad, but he had a strong impulse.

He wants to open the box!

He wants to get back what belonged to him!

…Huh?

Originally owned by him?

Honeysuckle held the treasure chest and stood still.

"Honeysuckle?" Seeing him standing still, Lian Qiao thought he was worried about opening something bad, so he stretched out, "Why don't I open the box? You hide farther."

Lian Qiao was taken aback. Only then did Ren Dong come back to his senses, and raised his eyes in a trance.

"...No." Honeysuckle gasped slightly and said firmly, "I'll do it myself."

Lian Qiao noticed his strangeness and worried: "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with this box?"

"No." Honeysuckle shook her head slowly, **** slowly across the wooden texture of the treasure chest, only to feel the heartstrings plucked along with it, and even the depths of her soul began to tremble slightly, " This is my suitcase...I feel it. Inside, there is something very, very important to me..."

Lian Qiao scratched his head: "Really? Then I didn't feel at all when I touched my suitcase just now."

Honeysuckle raised the corners of her mouth and smiled. The smile is a little forced.

Lian Qiao became more and more uneasy: "Is it really all right? You don't look right. Or we should not open the box and go directly to find a way..."

Honeysuckle shook her head firmly again. This time he didn't say anything, but calmly inserted the key into the keyhole.

Turn the key. The treasure chest creaked open.

Then everything in front of me shook like a wave.

A flood of emotions floods the brain in an instant. Honeysuckle was a little dizzy for a while and couldn't stand still. When he regained his balance and opened his eyes, he found that Lian Qiao was gone.

"Lian Qiao?" Honeysuckle was startled, looked around, and found that she was still on the round bookshelf.

And at the gap in the bookshelf, where they had not had time to explore, someone was kneeling on the ground.

"...Lian Qiao?" Ren Dong hesitated and walked towards the figure.

The back is very familiar, the person he has embraced countless times. But at this time, it somehow made him feel a little strange.

When he got closer, he realized where the strange feeling came from.

It was indeed Lian Qiao, but he was covered in wounds and blood dripping. The clothes were almost shattered into strips of cloth and hung on the body in tatters, clearly exposing several wounds with deep bones on the skin.

Some of the wounds were smooth and flat, as if they were opened by a sharp blade; There are more deep and shallow wounds of different shapes, some have healed with scabs, and some are even bleeding.

Honeysuckle's pupils shrank suddenly, and she was shocked.

The reason for his shock was not why Lian Qiao was suddenly injured so badly. It was because, in Lian Qiao's arms, he was holding a man with mutilated limbs.

From this angle, it can be seen that the man's legs are broken at the knees. The arm resting on Lian Qiao's shoulder was also missing, revealing the bones of the fascia.

The blood from the broken arm soaked even Joe's back. The blood is no longer flowing, and the blood is all dark red scabs. It can be seen that the blood of that person has stopped for a long time.

It was a dead face. That is the face Xu Rendong sees in the mirror every day.

—that was dead, himself.

"Lian Joe..."

Xu Rendong felt the blood all over her body congeal instantly. He murmured Lian Qiao's name and walked towards Lian Qiao.

Even Joe turned a deaf ear, just looked down at the dead man who was pregnant. It was as if the whole world had nothing to do with him.

Honeysuckle stumbled behind Lian Qiao, trying to push him. Just as he lifted it up, he suddenly heard a voice above his head.

"Congratulations player, you have cleared all challenges."

"The player can choose to leave or stay."

It was a non-male and non-female voice without emotion.

Honeysuckle looked up in astonishment. I saw behind the gap in the bookshelf, there was actually a silver-white metal door. The shape of the door was very familiar to him. It was the entrance to the elevator.

Or...export?

The mechanical sound seemed to come from the door. It continued: "By choosing to leave, players will permanently leave the system and return to the lives of ordinary people."

"Choose to stay and will unlock a new difficulty challenge. As a reward for the second week, players can fulfill any wish..."

Before the mechanical voice finished, Lian Qiao, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly raised his head.

"I'm staying!"

Honeysuckle was shocked. I saw Lian Qiao's eyes were red, tears mixed with blood, his face was dirty, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

"I want to stay." Lian Qiao said a word with a firm expression, "My wish is to resurrect Xu Rendong."

Suddenly hearing his name, Xu Rendong trembled. He looked at Lian Qiao's blood-stained face, and suddenly wanted to wipe it for Lian Qiao. So he squatted down slowly and reached out to wipe his face.

But just as his fingertips touched Lian Qiao, the scene in front of him shook again.

Lian Qiao suddenly disappeared.

It was replaced by a man who stumbled towards here.

The man swayed as if he was drunk. Before taking a few steps, his legs became weak and he fell to the ground.

"..." Honeysuckle stood in front of the elevator door, looking at... himself who fell to the ground with mixed feelings.

That Xu Rendong was in a trance, and was also covered with wounds and blood on his face. However, even Joe was not by his side.

The only thing that accompanied him was a blood-stained crowbar and a cracked puppet.

Where did Lian Qiao go?

The sound of the machine sounded again behind.

"Congratulations player, you have cleared all challenges."

"The player can choose..."

The corner of Xu Rendong's mouth twitched, and he suddenly laughed up to the sky.

"Ha, ha ha ha ha ha!"

The sharp laughter echoed through the bookshelves, repeatedly bouncing, extremely harsh. That Xu Rendong had obviously had a mental breakdown, and was in a trance at the moment, smiling on his face but crying in his eyes.

“…As a weekly reward, players can fulfill any wish and get a mortgage exchange meeting.”

Mechanical sound ignored his madness and dutifully finished the sentence. Then stopped and waited quietly for his reply.

That Xu Rendong finally had enough laughing and lost the strength, so he breathed slightly, and asked with a self-deprecating smile, "What's the use of keeping me?"

His voice was hoarse with laughter, so his voice was choked, like a whimper of sand, and it was difficult to identify.

Mechanical Sound did not answer him.

The Xu Rendong stroked the crowbar and muttered to himself: "Live for me... What is 'live for me'... Why do you force me like this? You kill everyone , even willing to kill himself to pave the way for me... What's the use of keeping a waste like me?"

Suddenly, he looked fierce, raised the crowbar high, and slammed to the ground. The metal crowbar collided with the ground, making a screeching sound.

Xu Rendong raised her head, looked at the door behind the bookshelf, and asked, "What is the exchange meeting?"

Mechanical Sound replied: "Pledge the player's most cherished thing in the system to exchange an additional wish. After the mortgage is successful, a key will be generated, which can be used in the copy to unlock the customs clearance prompt. If you use it, the mortgaged thing will never be retrieved.”

Mechanical Sound: "The system has determined that the player still has things that can be exchanged."

"Oh, is it?" Xu Rendong said lazily, "Then take it as you like."

"Please confirm, do you choose to stay and play the weekly challenge?"

"Hmm."

"Ask the player to specify a wish."

"First, I want to resurrect Qiao. Second..." Xu Rendong took a deep breath, "I want to have the ability to reverse time and space. I want to redeem all the faults that haven't happened yet."

"It is detected that there is a certain conflict between the player's wish and the system, and the actual effect of the player's wish will be fine-tuned."

"Wait, what fine tuning? What fine tuning method?"

"The exchange is successful. The player has obtained: death reset ability. The new copy is about to be unlocked. The player Lianqiao is about to reset. Collateral is being extracted: all memories related to Lianqiao. Adjustment for causality , while extracting from the player Lian Qiao: all the memories related to Xu Rendong."

"What..."

Xu Rendong opened her eyes wide and suddenly covered her chest. A ray of light overflowed from between his fingers, and then, a brass key engraved with the word "Xu Rendong" rose from his chest and slowly floated into the air. Floating side by side with another key engraved with "Lian Joe".

Xu Rendong cried bitterly: "No! How can you take away the memories of both of us at the same time! In this case - I - we - "

The emotionless mechanical voice sounded again: "The exchange has been completed. The order is irreversible. Player Xu Rendong, please prepare to enter the next round of dungeons."

"Xu Rendong!" His voice was so hoarse, he desperately stretched out towards the two keys, "You must remember—you must remember! Even Joe is the most important thing to you. You're going to save him! You're going to be tortured a lot, but it's not a punishment! It's a reward! When you get to the end, you'll know it's all worth it! With him—"

"With him - live!"

…

The scene in front of me shook like water again.

Countless images flashed before my eyes. Numerous emotions flooded into my mind at once, like thousands of ghosts squeezed into the body at the same time, squeezing the soul of Honeysuckle out of breath.

“Honeysuckle? Honeysuckle?!”

The arm was held tightly. Familiar feeling, like the first bird I saw in this world when we first met.

"Honeysuckle? What's wrong with you? Look at me, you talk..."

...No, that wasn't a first encounter at all.

It was a reunion after a long absence.

Xu Rendong raised her eyes in a trance. Vision blurred, eyes filled with tears. You can vaguely see the empty treasure chest that fell on the ground, as well as the familiar circular bookshelf.

Lian Qiao was holding him, wiping the tears from his face in a panic, and asked at a loss: "What's wrong with you, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, honeysuckle... honeysuckle... " Honeysuckle spoke with difficulty, her voice hoarse, whimpering like wind and sand: "Lian, Joe..."

"I'm here!" Lian Qiao grabbed him and put it to his heart, "I'm here, I'm by your side!"

Honeysuckle smiled slightly, and tears fell from the corners of her eyes.

I remembered, finally I remembered.

It turns out we have known each other for so long. It turns out we've been in love for so long.

Even if we lose all our memories, we will still love each other again.

Because our destiny is intertwined with each other like gears and closely linked.

He smiled and held Lian Qiao's back.

"Come on. Go home."

This time, we finally came here together.

In the rest of my life, we can finally go on together.

The author has something to say: it is over, let’s spread the flowers~

Thank you for your long-term companionship, bow