After sneaking into the administration building late at night and learning the conspiracy of Yongsheng Technology Company and the secrets of Usagiami Town, Lu Ming, who was still a human, began to think - how to save Reiko from the sacrifice?
During that six months, due to the high orphan mortality rate, Yongsheng Technology Company was investigated by the government and almost stopped all sacrifices.
However, the students did not know where they learned the legend of the Rabbit God, and they privately killed their classmates without any background in an attempt to please the Rabbit God and fulfill their own wishes.
Lu Ming was able to sense the danger of his and Lingzi's situation. He appeared at Hope Middle School as an orphan and was destined to die as a victim.
In his opinion, instead of two people dying together in vain, it is better to intervene with one's body so that one person can live.
So one night late at night, he went to the lake and played the bamboo cage game all night with the rabbit god Kanna Shichiro became. Under the witness of the rules, he offered to sacrifice himself in exchange for Reiko's wish to live.
But he didn't expect that Reiko had the same idea as him and made a wish to the Rabbit God, hoping to exchange her life for his well-being.
So in a bamboo cage game organized by the students, Reiko lured away the boys and girls who came to look for Lu Ming, and quietly replaced him as the "ghost" in the game.
Lingzi died and was thrown into the lake by the students who killed her. The strongest wish in her heart before she died was that Lu Ming would live - such a wish must be realized.
Lu Ming had no idea at the time and waited for Lingzi to go to the cafeteria as usual that evening, but until the evening self-study began, he still could not wait for the girl.
He searched and searched throughout the school, almost every corner of the teaching building and dormitory building, but could not find any trace of the girl.
He had a bad premonition and learned about Lingzi's death from Li Fang one afternoon.
A plan was formed in his heart...
"After a bamboo cage game, you killed yourself, thereby completing the sacrifice to the Rabbit God; according to the original rules, he not only violated Reiko's contract to let you live, but also violated your request to Reiko The agreement to survive, and suffered backlash.”
Qiss lowered his eyes and sighed: "His only way is to resurrect you and Reiko together, because as long as one of you dies, the other can easily coerce Him through self-sacrifice.
"But it is a pity that with his remaining divine power, he cannot resurrect two people at the same time. And your death has exposed Hope Middle School to the public eye. The sacrifice will be unsustainable. If the divine power cannot be replenished, it will be a dead end."< br>
Belief is poisonous. Gods are superior and enjoy the offerings of believers, but the incense and sacrifices they eat have become a kind of responsibility and restraint.
Just like a soul contract, in addition to collecting the soul leaves of the other party, you must also fulfill your promise to them; after the contract is signed, no being can refuse to perform its contractual obligations.
What happened to the Rabbit God made Chiss not be wary, and he made up his mind to use the contract authority more carefully in the future.
"It's not a dead end." Lu Ming shook his head, "He was too greedy. He thought he could collect the sacrifices of two people at the same time, but he never thought that I would trade with another god.
"After my death, a paradox formed, and He was trapped in the fate of me and Reiko. I made the game "Escape from Usagi Kamachi" to place Him.
"As long as He can let go of Reiko's soul in the time and space of Usagiami Town and resurrect Reiko, I will take the initiative to end all this."
The Rabbit God was the first to accept Reiko's sacrifice, so Reiko's soul has been taken into his possession, leaving only a body in Hope Middle School.
After Lu Ming trapped her in the game "Escape from Usagi Kamachi", Reiko's soul was also trapped in the game and transformed into Edo Reiko, who was friends with Kanna Shichiro.
The reason why the background of the game differs from the real history is not because Lu Ming made random changes, but because Reiko's soul is the sacrifice that the current Rabbit God is destined to obtain.
Therefore, Kanna Shichiro cannot be selected, and the one who is selected must be Reiko.
Accordingly, the head of the Kanna family cannot be selected, but needs to survive and bear the mission of telling the secret to Kanna Shichiro so that he will no longer be pious.
On the other hand, the Rabbit God only needs to give up accepting Edo Reiko's sacrifice, and Reiko will be saved, but that means "Kanna Shichiro" will be selected.
The Rabbit God at this time is actually Kanna Shichiro, who seized the Rabbit God's power hundreds of years ago; Kanna Shichiro at this time is the player who was teleported into the game "Escape from Rabbit God Town" by Lu Ming.
If the player plays Kanna Shichiro is selected, he will gain the power of the Rabbit God and become the new Rabbit God according to the established history hundreds of years ago.
Compared with losing his divine power, it is obvious that the Rabbit God transformed by Kannashichiro would rather lose his freedom and continue to work with Lu Ming.
At this point, the fate of the two people and one god has become inseparable.
Lu Ming said: "He cannot leave Rabbit God Town, but the overflowing divine power can interfere with Hope Middle School. He made Reiko die in reincarnation again and again, hoping to scare me into giving up.
"But God told me that Reiko will not have the memory of death. I will bear the pain alone. No matter how many cycles I go through, it is not worth fearing."
The clues reached a closed loop, and Qiss finally understood the original intention of this copy.
The "rabbit" in "Beware of the Rabbit" should originally refer to the "Rabbit God" and Kanna Shichiro who was regarded as a victim.
When the main quest was refreshed, the narration made it very clear:
'The girl's ending has been written by the gods. No matter how many times she repeats the reincarnation, she will never get out of the seven-day infinite cycle. ’
'She is destined to die and will suffer more and more. No one can change her fate, but some people overestimate their ability to restart the world. ’
'Let the pain and sorrow end as soon as possible. Please find her body within seven days and let the dying people trapped in the cycle rest in peace. ’
Lingzi is a destined sacrifice and must die as written. Lu Ming can live according to Lingzi's wish - this is a plan acceptable to the Rabbit God.
However, Lu Ming was unwilling and used paradox to trap the Rabbit God in the game "Escape from Rabbit God Town", stubbornly starting reincarnations again and again.
What the player needs to do is to dispel Lu Ming's delusions, end the infinite loop of dungeons, and rescue the trapped Rabbit God.
It's a pity that Qi and Li Heng intervened and added an optional main task for players, which is to find a new clearance route in the game and save Reiko.
And Qisi just hates rescue missions, no matter whether the other party is Reiko or the Rabbit God.
"If that's what you said, things may be in trouble." Qisi touched his chin, "You said that Edo Reiko in "Escape from Usagi Kamachi" is Reiko's soul; I remember that I seemed to kill her conveniently. ”
He suddenly understood Lu Ming's anger when he found out that he had killed Edo Reiko.
From Lu Ming's perspective, the situation at that time was probably that all plans were ruined, and there was no room for change, and he even wanted to kill him.
Later, for some reason, he calmed down, gave up strangling him, and communicated with him calmly.
"No, she is still alive." Lu Ming lowered his eyes and looked at Qisi's right pocket, "I originally thought you had killed her, but I soon felt that her soul reappeared."
Qisi put his hand into his pocket, touched the soft coolness, and subconsciously pulled out the contents.
It was a bright red prayer belt with Juanxiu’s handwriting written in gold:
【I want to be with Xiaoqi. Reiko】
This was Reiko's prayer tape. When Qisi was writing his own prayer tape, he happened to see it and pulled it off.
In the mountain forest outside Usagiami Town, Reiko was fascinated by the ghost. He used this prayer belt to arouse Reiko's inner desire and sign a contract with her.
【Name: Reiko’s Prayer Belt】
【Type: Props】
【Effect:? ? ? 】
【Remark:? ? ? 】
Silver-white prompt text appeared in front of my eyes, and I didn't know when the ordinary prayer belt had the potential to become a prop.
After being held by Qiss for a while, the blood-colored prayer tape became slightly hot, the kind of temperature that releases light and heat but does not burn the holder.
At the bottom of the Hall of Thought, a bright red leaf was re-condensed and belonged to Reiko. Qisi remembered what he said to Reiko at that time——
‘You said you want to be with me, so please, are you willing to believe in me and follow me forever? ’
This undoubtedly formed a contract, and the four words "always follow" caused Reiko's soul to attach itself to the prayer belt and turn into a prop.
This was the first time that Qis encountered such an out-of-control situation since he became an official player and used the Soul Contract skill.
Although this time it did not lead to bad results and even developed in a good direction, he still felt cold in his heart.
The closer you get to the level of a god and the more secrets you learn about the first level of a god, the more you realize that there are many dangers under the net of rules. If you are not careful, you will fall into a situation where you are at the mercy of others.
No wonder Li agreed so simply when he proposed to replace the deed...
But even Li was eliminated by Qi and Fu Jue's conspiracy...
"I understand." Qisi's expression did not change, and he asked knowingly, "Does it just require me to inherit the power of the Rabbit God at the Rabbit God Festival as Kanna Shichiro, and then return to Hope Middle School to resurrect Reiko, and everything will be over? ”
"Yes. Thank you." A stiff and pale smile appeared on Lu Ming's dejected face as a token of gratitude to Chiss.
His shadow gradually faded away like an ink painting soaked in water, disappearing into the dark background. Only Qiss was left in the room.
The barrage in the live broadcast room went crazy.
"So this is what the copy of "Beware of the Rabbit" is like! I feel like I have cleared a fake "Beware of the Rabbit"..."
"Should I be called a boss? A seemingly ordinary puzzle-solving dungeon, and Si Qi has come face to face with a god-level existence! If the unnamed guild continues to develop, it feels like it is expected to compete with the Kyushu guild."< br>
"Don't worry about the gossip upstairs. Is the Rabbit God considered a god? He just looks like a high-level NPC with a louder name. He can punch such a weird God every time."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.so touching...Lu Ming risked his own life for Lingzi, and even used his mortal body to plan the gods. It turns out that the copy of "Beware of the Rabbit" is such a story..."
"You guys continue chatting. I'll go back to the forum and write a strategy first. I wonder if I can get a starting spot."
Qisi looked at the audience emotion pie chart in the upper left corner of his vision that was flashing, and remembered that the live broadcast had not been turned off.
Under the prophecy that "faith is poisonous", he successfully lost interest in spreading his name. At present, the attitude that should be conveyed has almost been conveyed, and it would be redundant to start a live broadcast.
Qisi raised his eyes to the ceiling, and said word by word in his mind: "Weird game, close my live broadcast room."
Players in Sunset Ruins saw the live broadcast room titled "Si Qi" go black for a second, with a line of pale text printed on it:
[Player Division has closed the live broadcast]
"What's going on? We're reaching a critical point, how can we just turn off the live broadcast? Doesn't the unnamed guild provide after-sales service?"
"Refund! I just bet 10,000 points on his TE pass, please don't let him blackmail my points with all his tricks..."
"It's over, it's over. It's a single-player dungeon. The route in the later stage is almost determined. What else can be done?"
The barrage discussion became sparse after a while, and many players silently followed Qisi's live broadcast room, anxiously waiting for the ending of the copy.
At the unnamed guild base, Lin Chen was sitting in the office, watching the screen in the live broadcast room go black, with a worried look on his face.
At first glance, it seemed that clearing the copy of "Beware the Rabbit" was a foregone conclusion, but he always felt that things were not that simple.
That was an existence at the level of gods. Although Ziss was experienced and had sat at the negotiating table with gods, but in this dungeon where most props were banned, could he really save the day like before?
From the available information, we can tell that by the time of the Rabbit God Festival on August 7, it will be a sure thing that Shichiro Kanna, played by Zeiss, will inherit the power of the Rabbit God.
The Rabbit God transformed by Kanna Shichiro will definitely try his best to kill Zeiss before that in order to preserve his status and authority...
Qisi is afraid that he still has a tough battle to fight, so he turned off the live broadcast at this time, probably to prevent others from seeing his weak and embarrassed side...
Lin Chen clenched his fists and tried to contact Qiss through the soul blade again, but received no response as before.
He smiled bitterly and sighed: If he hadn't set his real name as his display nickname, he might be able to team up with Zeiss and enter the dungeon now, and he wouldn't have to worry about watching from the outside...
……
Qisi rejected all the news and was happy and pure.
He knew that at this time, he was already a thorn in the side of the Rabbit God. Kanna Shichiro 1.0, a young boy who slayed dragons, eventually turned into an evil dragon. If it were not for the restraint of faith, he would probably want to kill Kanna Shichiro 2.0, who he played, right away.
What's more troublesome is that although he can't understand the low-efficiency and worthless behavior of Lu Ming and Lingzi sacrificing themselves for each other, and he has no good intention to help these two good people get good rewards, he is indeed determined to gain the power of the Rabbit God.
Since the contradiction between the two cannot be bridged, we can only let nature take its course.
Qisi rummaged through another drawer of his desk and found Li Fang's death notice.
Li Fang died before Lu Ming died. Calculating the time, it should be shortly after revealing the cause of Lingzi's death to Lu Ming.
Although the death notice stated that the death was sudden and unexpected, the real cause was most likely silenced by Yongsheng Technology Company.
Qisi almost understood why Li Fang and Lingzi were both important NPCs who could refresh the prompt text.
It's just because they all died and their souls were left in Lu Ming's consciousness.
There are very few souls in this dungeon world. Only Lu Ming, Rabbit God, Ling Zi and Li Fang are real. The other NPCs are probably replicas built by Lu Ming based on his memory.
"It's boring. Even if you become a ghost, you haven't even thought about killing the entire school and locking them together in their own world to play battle royale?"
Zeiss shook his head in boredom, reached into the bottom of the drawer, and took out a yellowed booklet, which he read was a book of ghost stories circulated privately by middle school students.
There was a note on the cover, to the effect that it had been confiscated from a student from a well-off family, and that it would be returned to its original owner after the student finished his exam on August 3rd and submitted for review.
Qisi opened the book and saw scrawled writing on the middle page:
[Bamboo cage eye, bamboo cage eye, when will the bird in the cage be released to fly? 】
[In the early morning of the night, a crane and a turtle fell down. The child behind them asked who it was? 】
[Legend has it that as long as you recite the above songs and complete the bamboo cage eye game, the Rabbit God can grant a wish. 】
The bamboo cage eye game always needs a channel to spread among students; and for students of this age, the only channels they can access are various brochures.
Zeiss tore off the page, picked up the ballpoint pen on his desk, and wrote new content:
[The Scarlet Lord who has traveled through infinite time and space. 】
[The new soul master who holds the power of the contract. 】
[The only existence that shuttles between reality and illusion. 】
[Legend has it that as long as you recite the above names of gods by the lake, any wish can be granted to the Rabbit God. 】
Although he is aware of the hidden dangers of faith and contract authority, Qiss does not intend to give up food because of choking. Risks and benefits are equal. He has always liked to gamble and make big gains with small things.
Even if he couldn't get more souls from this copy, he was still very interested in trying to get between Lu Ming and Rabbit God.
What's more, after reciting his three lines of divine name, and then going to the Rabbit God to fulfill his wish, what's the problem?
The soul blade belongs to him, and the responsibilities and obligations belong to the Rabbit God. The division of labor is so clear and the organization is so clear.
The Rabbit God far away in Rabbit God Town:...6. (End of chapter)