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Chapter 444 Chapter 442 · "You will definitely see the sea." (Kasiert leader’s update 23)

"This is the soul stone. It can protect us from the black mist at night."

In the silent forest, Sibor took out a transparent stone.

"Crack." There was a soft sound. The stone ignited a transparent flame.

After being illuminated by this light, the weirdness and coldness around him suddenly disappeared. The all-pervasive black particles and mist gradually bypassed them.

"When traveling in the dome at night, you must light this kind of stone. Its light can dispel the black fog. Otherwise, if you stay in the black fog for a long time, you will be cursed." Siboer said: "The soul stone is very precious. , I only have this small one, which can probably burn for more than ten hours. In other words, it can only protect you for about two nights."

"How to obtain the soul stone?" Su Mingan asked.

"The method of obtaining it is very troublesome, you don't need to know. When this stone is used up, you can rest honestly at night."

She raised her hand and walked in the silent forest, as if holding a transparent torch.

The place where Su Ming'an just woke up was the cabin where Xi Boer lived. Because of her status as a heretic, she was exiled by the tribe, so she lived near a dangerous forest where wild beasts were infested. If you walk through this remote forest, you can see plains and fields. The view there is very wide, and you might be able to meet other players.

"Siboer, are you familiar with this place?" he asked.

"Yeah." Siboer said, "I grew up here. Every one of our leaders is a native of Qiong."

Su Ming'an didn't ask about her family. Judging from her status as a rejected pagan, maybe she was exiled by her family themselves.

In this world of belief in gods and feudal ignorance, killing one's own child is a possibility. That's why she lives alone on the edge of the forest, isolated from the rest of the world.

Although she was still a child who hadn't grown up, she was already so vigilant that she didn't even dare to hold on to the helping hand extended to her.

Su Mingan remembered that there were sweet potatoes and various seeds in her house, but she probably didn't grow them. The environment around the wooden house was extremely harsh. Therefore, Siboer should make a living by hunting.

In this way, she actually has some fighting ability, at least she can set traps and subdue small prey.

"Why do you believe in God Nine?" Su Mingan asked.

He discovered that all of Sibor's misfortunes were due to her belief in this "Nine God" and her status as a pagan.

——Because I believe in evil gods,

Only then will she be abandoned and exiled,

Only then will they be rejected, driven away, and looked down upon by others.

Only then would they be forced to live in a place with such a harsh environment, and have to make a living by hunting on their own before they reach adulthood.

That's why I'm reduced to... I don't even have anyone around me that I can talk to, and I have to doubt him repeatedly when I meet him.

Siboer's footsteps paused.

"...Because when I was a child," she said, "God Nine saved me."

As she spoke, there was a sudden rustling sound in the grass next to her.

She turned around suddenly and saw that Su Ming'an's back had left the range of the light source and was exposed in the black mist.

"Come here!" There was a look of fear in her eyes, and she stretched out her hand to pull him.

At this moment, a twisted, black shadow like black mud suddenly jumped up from the grass!

Su Mingan took a step forward and quickly entered the area where the halo was.

"Zizzi——"

The black shadow immediately melted when it encountered light, and there was a sound like burning oil. It squirmed and fell to the ground.

"I told you not to leave the range of the light, didn't you hear me?"

Looking at Su Ming'an who was still observing, Xiboer frowned. If this guy who claims to be the strongest adventurer continues to seek death, her little trust will be eroded.

...Does he think he is powerful? Still want to resist the curse?

"What is that?" Su Ming'an asked as he saw this strange black mud melting into the light.

"This is a creature that haunts the forest. If you are bitten by this kind of ghost, you will also be infected with the curse." Siboer said: "At night, a black mist containing a curse will appear in the dome. Once there is no soul stone, Dispel it, if you stay in the black mist for too long, you will be infected with the curse."

She didn't know why this traveler liked to ask questions so much, but his behavior just now, which was clearly seeking death, was already wearing down her patience.

If he had just been bitten and cursed, she wouldn't leave a time bomb around.

"Why is there a curse in your world?" Su Mingan thought.

Indeed, his actions just leaving the halo range were intentional.

Firstly, he wanted to test Sibor's trust in him, and secondly, he wanted to get more information from her.

If she wanted him to survive, she would definitely stop his suicide attempt and explain to him the dangers of this "curse".

The black fog that appeared inexplicably, the twisted black creatures, and the curse that looked like living creatures outside the sky... It was obvious that these were not things that should appear in the normal world.

"Just like why there is air, there is such a thing as a curse in the sky." Siboer said lightly: "'Curse' is something unique to our sky. We, the people of the sky, have been carrying it for generations. Curse, the environment we live in often has black mist with curse energy spreading.

No one knows where it comes from, and no one can completely eliminate it. Once the curse sets in, no one can escape death.

And this kind of biological and chemical weapon... once it is released, the outside world will also suffer disaster.

Therefore, our ancestors..."

Siboer's voice paused.

"Our ancestors built the 'black wall' that separated the dome from the outside world. The 'black wall' separated the dome from the outside world and prevented the curse from leaking out." She said, her eyes very quiet:

"...So, in the past hundreds of years, none of us have been able to leave here. From birth to death, we have lived in this polluted land all our lives. Each of us has something that cannot be erased. curse."

Su Mingan was a little shocked after hearing this.

He didn't expect that the people living in this dome would actually shoulder such a mission.

The people here actually chose to take the initiative to build a barrier to protect the dangerous curse and prevent it from contaminating the outside world.

The price is that all of them, for generations, including their parents, children, and their children's children... must live in this world full of curses.

They will never be able to see the beautiful and pure world outside for their entire lives.

Perhaps it was because his face was not looking good, so Siboer approached him.

"Actually, the curse is not a bad thing at all." She said: "Because of its existence, many of us have gained powerful powers that outsiders cannot have, such as the ability to control fire and the ability to control ice elements. Ability...those guides are the outstanding ability users among us. Of course, if we need to use these powers, the curse on us will be affected, which is why we are reluctant to take action."

"Is there a curse on you too?" Su Mingan asked.

Sibor was silent for a while.

The night wind blew up her bright red hood, revealing a few strands of her white hair.

After a moment, she said "hmm" softly.

"Locals like us...are born with a curse, and the curse will always be latent in us. When the curse occurs, people will definitely die." She said, "But before the curse occurs, we locals will also use There are some ways to delay the final time when the curse occurs. The curse on most people may not occur in their lifetime. They will only enjoy the power brought by the curse when it does not occur. Of course, you outsiders have no resistance. , you will definitely die quickly after being infected with the curse, so I hope you take my words seriously."

Su Mingan frowned slightly.

He didn't know how to speak for a moment.

People in this world have a time bomb-like curse on them since they are born. They don’t know when it will strike and suddenly take their lives...

They can't even hold their lives in their own hands, so they can only try their best to delay the onset of the curse.

This bomb hanging on them may kill them at any time.

This kind of world... would indeed be extremely painful.

As he was thinking this, he suddenly saw her approaching him suddenly and staring into his eyes.

"So." She said: "-Don't underestimate those black fog and cursed creatures, you will die, understand? Don't think that just because you are the strongest adventurer you can ignore the curse--even the strongest among us. Guides, if the curse breaks out, they will also die. Death is fair to everyone."

"Then...you said that in this battle, the last surviving leader can go to the outside world. Is it true?" Su Mingan said.

"Yes." Siboer nodded: "Actually, this Hundred-Man War is not the first one. Previously, Qiongdi held such a Hundred-Man War every twenty years, and the winner who survived in the end was Or, I really passed through that black wall and went to the outside world."

After hearing her words, Su Mingan realized that the world's world view was not as simple as he imagined.

He originally thought that this was just a small world for them to fight with a hundred players. Those "guides" are just added to make this copy more fun.

But now he realized that this was not the case at all.

...This is clearly an extremely independent world with a complete worldview.

And those guides are all living people. They all have their own thoughts and wishes. They participate in this battle and have their own beliefs and purposes.

They have a cooperative relationship with players, not a vassal relationship.

And such a battle has happened not just once, but more than ten times, more than twenty times...

As for Xi Boer's current session, it is the most special one because they suddenly have a group of players summoned to help them. The previous contestants all fought against each other alone, and there was no such thing as a leader.

"Every twenty years, the gods will issue an oracle to select a hundred contestants from each tribe. And the person who survives in the end can lift the curse on him, pass through the black wall, and go to a place where there is no curse. "The outside world." Siboer said: "As for the death of Baishen... that happened five years ago."

Su Mingan listened quietly.

He knew that this was the key world information he had gained after gaining Sibor's trust, and Sibor would only tell him once.

Once he loses her trust, she won't say anything.

"Five years ago, a large curse like a living creature suddenly appeared in the sky, and the sky and the earth were in danger." Siboer said: "At that time, the Bai gods, who originally only existed in legends, really appeared among the tribesmen. In front of my eyes, His whole body was covered in strong white light. In the prayers of the tribesmen, He turned into the sky to block the curse, sacrificed himself, and saved all the tribesmen..."

She spoke very slowly, and her face looked too pale, like a frail person who had been ill for a long time. When she told the story, she put away her guard and wildness, looking like a little girl.

"Even if God Bai dies, according to the oracle before his death, the one hundred leaders who were originally selected will still participate in this war." She stretched out her hand and slightly pulled the hood that had fallen off to cover her withered skin. The hair: "...and I am one of them."

Shortly after Sibor was born, she was selected as a contestant for this session.

Even though Bai Shen died a few years ago, she still had to participate in this war according to the previous list of contestants.

Contestants have no right to refuse.

A weakling like Siboer who can't fight, once chosen by the oracle, must still compete even if she is destined to become cannon fodder in the crushing power of the strong.

Once the competition begins, only one of the one hundred contestants will survive to the end, and the other ninety-nine must die.

Only when the other ninety-nine people die, the only winner can gain the powerful power to leave the dome, lift the curse, and pass through the black wall.

……so.

So when the game starts, when Su Mingan wakes up and opens the door, do you see her lonely back?

She is obviously working so hard to live.

But from the moment she was born and chosen by the oracle, her fate was already sealed.

[...She will die in this war. 】

At the beginning of the war, she had already entered the dividing line of death, and the sickle of death was already on her neck.

Her life has entered a countdown.

"..."

Su Mingan looked at Xiboer's calm face.

She was still standing in front of him, wearing a bright red robe that almost covered her entire body. And the part of her exposed wrist holding the soul stone was also covered with scars from hunting.

When he just woke up and opened the door, he saw her for the first time. Standing under the night sky, she was closer to death than to him.

Therefore, she will be on the verge of collapse, looking crazy, like a frightened animal, a lonely and alert wild wolf.

... It was his words of invitation to his companions and his hug from behind that made her temporarily put aside the idea of ​​giving up on herself.

Su Mingan figured out the other party's thoughts.

He changed his tone and stretched out his hand.

"Believe me, you will survive until the end," he said.

he thinks.

...if this world were real.

...if Sibor's existence is real.

Well, in fact, they have already been burdened with so much misfortune.

In comparison, all the misfortunes he experienced before the World Game began seemed insignificant.

Forgetting homework, failing an exam... in the eyes of people like Siboer, it can even be regarded as sweet pain, a small loss in living in a peaceful world.

After all, she has been struggling between life and death all her life.

From birth to death.

She has little power to choose other ways of living.

Looking at Su Mingan's outstretched hand, Xiboer's eyes fluctuated slightly.

"If I can live to the end." She said: "...to the outside world, I want to see the sea."

There is no sea in the sky.

In this dark, depressing world full of curses and beasts, there are only dangerous forests and crazy tribes.

According to some outsiders who accidentally entered the dome from outside the black wall, there is a sea in the outside world.

People in the Dome within the Black Wall cannot go out, but people outside the Black Wall can come in.

However, generally no one will take the initiative to come in, because there is no way out.

These outsiders who entered the sky by mistake and were unable to leave generally had vague memories. But they say that there is a sea in the outside world.

Blue, beautiful, endless.

Sibel wanted to see the sea.

… She wants to live.

"You will definitely see the sea." Su Mingan said, "I promise you, I will let you see the sea."

Siboer didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand.

The extremely rough hand, covered with hunting scars, held his.

After that, she slightly pulled her lips and grinned.

…

...she smiled.

…

[In the forest that day, she suddenly smiled. 】

[That smile was so innocent, just like the smile she smiled at her parents before she was accused of being a heretic. 】

[This is his first and last time,]

[…Seeing her smile so innocently. 】

【she says. 】

【She wants to see the sea. 】

[——"Jiu Shen·Reincarnation Notes\