Edited by Jules
Xiao Lan dealt with the monster which pounced at him with a swing of his staff.
Along the way, he had already dealt with no less than 20 monsters of various bizarre shapes.
Who knew if the Wall of Sacrifice originally had this many monsters or if Xiao Lan was just seriously unlucky to be on a path abundant with monsters.
Of course, Xiao Lan himself didn’t want to acknowledge it was the latter.
The further he travelled, the stronger he sensed that the creatures he faced were, and the less human-looking they became.
He couldn’t help becoming curious. What in the world was Sara?
What was Their goal in enticing humans to become Their followers? Was it just to turn them into sacrifices?
At that moment, Xiao Lan sensed Luo contacting him from the envelope. The familiar, elegant writing appeared.
【Sir, are you okay?】
Surprisingly, in a situation like this where all communication items weren’t working, Luo’s envelope had signal.
His boyfriend could be said to be the Advent World’s conscientious telecommunications operator.
Xiao Lan replied,
【I’m alright; just met a couple of monsters, but overall they’re nothing I can’t handle. How about on your end?】
【I ran into a slight inconvenience. The Wall of Sacrifice is repelling me. As of right now, I’m still outside the wall.】
【Repelling you? Do you know why?】
【I did something, and I sensed my own aura nearby. It’s stronger than any from before. My fragments are probably concealed here, and there should be quite a number of them.】
【Nearby? Could it be inside the Wall of Sacrifice?】Xiao Lan looked at Luo’s message and felt a little astonished.
【I’m guessing that the Master gathered a portion of my fragments back then. Given his character, he probably made the best use of them, such as — using them to cultivate something.】
【You’re saying… The Master used your fragments to cultivate Sara?】
What sort of environmentally friendly plastic brotherhood do you guys have…
What sort of monster had Sara been cultivated into, after absorbing a large amount of the Insurgent’s fragments?
To use such a monster to test players, the Master had probably never considered allowing players who entered this game to actually succeed in becoming contract players ba.
Perhaps, to him, these players were all just fodder to feed Sara.
Plus, it was extremely difficult to become a contract player, while death was normal, so players who died probably wouldn’t arouse anyone’s attention or suspicion.
【That’s most likely the case. This time, however, luck seems to be on my side. It’s very clear that Sara has yet to be fully cultivated, while I’ve already discovered his objective. I’ll look for Them through my fragments’ aura. This is a rather good opportunity. Perhaps our objective will be achieved beforehand.】
【After rescuing Wang Ke, let’s go find Sara together.】Xiao Lan wrote on the envelope.
【Alright.】
【You agreed so easily this time, Not going to stop me?】
【As you know, I’m unable to refuse any of your requests.】
Suddenly, Xiao Lan thought of an extremely philosophical question.
【Uh… allow me to be presumptuous, but is your singing also this terrible?】
Luo’s writing didn’t appear for a very long time, as if he had fallen into doubts of the universe and life.
In sir’s eyes, what kind of existence was he?
Why were his artistic skills always called into question?
It took a while for Luo’s writing to appear.
【How about we find a night for me to sing just for you?】
Xiao Lan was puzzled.
【Why at night?】
The writing that surfaced on the letter seemed to contain profound meaning:
【When the time comes… you’ll know.】
【Please be careful in the Wall of Sacrifice. I’ll find a way to enter.】
After communicating with Luo, Xiao Lan kept moving.
There were still countless monsters that ambushed him along the way, but they were all nothing to the current him, and he dispatched them easily.
As he advanced, the walls around him also changed. They were no longer formed completely out of vines as human limbs and bones began to appear on them.
The air was full of the rotting smell of corpses.
The human limbs were wrapped up in the vines, many of which had pierced through skin and flesh, so that everything looked like they were blended together.
Just like that, they became nutrients for the Wall of Sacrifice.
From what the town residents said, this should be what they meant about becoming one with Sara, which could also be considered their ultimate goal.
Xiao Lan really couldn’t understand their self-sacrificial cultivation.
Walking a little further, Xiao Lan saw an extremely fresh body.
The figure wasn’t wearing clothes and looked thin and pale. The hair was a little long as it hung down and obscured the face.
That person’s lower body had been swallowed up by the Wall of Sacrifice. The blood-coloured vines were deeply embedded in his skin and looked extremely hideous. The vines travelled up his body, trapping him against the wall.
He looked like the others who had been swallowed up by the Wall of Sacrifice.
However, his body showed no signs of mutation, which made him different from the other corpses.
He was like those people who were unaffected by Sara’s Song, yet also seemed to have some sort of power to prevent his body from mutating.
Xiao Lan wasn’t sure whether the other party was dead or alive.
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Suddenly, Xiao Lan’s gaze fell on the other party’s hand.
There was a layer of calluses on the right palm. This was something only a person who frequently wielded a sword would have.
Although the people in the small town loved to harm themselves, they weren’t skilled in martial arts, so someone with a hand like these was most likely a player.
A player who used swords, had been brought to the Wall of Sacrifice, and seemed to have a power which prevented mutation.
A guess appeared in Xiao Lan’s mind.
Was this person Wang Ke?
Xiao Lan carefully approached him.
No new monsters appeared from the wall to attack him, and the vines locking the other party’s body in place showed no signs of vigilance.
Xiao Lan reached out to lift away the hair which hid his face.
Xiao Lan: “!”
Although much thinner and extremely pale, this was definitely Wang Ke’s face.
Wang Ke’s eyes were shut, and he didn’t respond to Xiao Lan’s movements at all.
This looked like the best situation, yet also the worst.
He had finally found Wang Ke, who was still alive, but the latter had already been half-eaten by the Wall of Sacrifice.
What should he do now?
Xiao Lan tried to wake Wang Ke up, but the latter showed no signs of waking up regardless of how much Xiao Lan slapped or called him.
As such, Xiao Lan took out an alarm clock-shaped item from his storage space.
【Name: Wake up, time to go to work (Rare item)】
【Ability: Forcibly rouses the target, regardless of species (24 hour cooldown)】
【Description: May I ask who doesn’t hate the morning alarm?】
After the shrill alarm clock rang, Wang Ke finally stirred slightly.
His brow was the first to furrow, as if he was a little uncomfortable, then his breathing picked up slightly.
Wang Ke seemed extremely weak; it took a lot of effort for him to force his eyes to open.
He didn’t seem to have expected to see a familiar face, and there was surprise in Wang Ke’s eyes.
He opened his mouth, his voice quiet and practically inaudible. “Xiao… Lan…?”
Seeing that his mental state was still normal, Xiao Lan sighed in relief. If Wang Ke had become like those crazed suicidal people, it would be troublesome.
Xiao Lan said, “Yeah, it’s me. We came to rescue you.”
Wang Ke said with difficulty, “‘We’…? Who came… Taidi?!”
Xiao Lan nodded. “Taidi and Qi Ning are also here, but we were separated after entering the Wall of Sacrifice. They’re probably looking for ways to come find you.”
Wang Ke’s eyes were wide and he seemed a little angry. “Taidi… How… could he… cause trouble…”
Xiao Lan comforted him. “Don’t worry. Taidi has now become very strong, otherwise we wouldn’t have agreed to come with him to find you. Tell me about your condition first and I’ll find a way to get you down.”
Wang Ke seemed to want to shake his head, but realised he didn’t have the energy to do even that.
He helplessly let out a bitter laugh. “I… can’t get down… These vines… have fully entered my body… I can feel them… digesting my flesh…”
“How can that be…” Xiao Lan was in disbelief.
They worked so hard for so long, only for it to be futile at the last step?
He tried reaching out for the vines on Wang Ke, only to realise it was as Wang Ke said. These vines had burrowed deeply into his body, and countless roots were crammed into his flesh; Xiao Lan could faintly see bone.
He couldn’t drag the other down by brute force; even just poking the vines slightly hurt Wang Ke acutely.
Wang Ke didn’t utter a sound, but it could be seen just from the cold sweat on his forehead how painful it was.
Xiao Lan then tried to dig out the nearby wall sections.
But once the Wall of Sacrifice was damaged, it would speed up its absorption of Wang Ke to replenish itself and recover.
Xiao Lan was afraid to act rashly after that.
He looked at the blood-coloured vines covering the wall, a tinge of impatience in his heart.
“Don’t rush…” Wang Ke said. He struggled to take out an item by the tips of his fingers. “This… take it.”
Xiao Lan took it and saw that it was an item like a small wooden figure.
【Name: Puppet Master’s Custom-made Craft No. 004 (Rare Item)】
【Ability: Swallows up a person (limited to a living person) and transforms into an identical puppet. The puppet will possess the appearance and memories identical to the original, and will replicate all of the deceased’s abilities.】
【Description: Highest level puppet, to mix the fake goods into the real.】
Wang Ke said, “Use this on me… Then take the puppet away… But don’t tell Taidi…”
Xiao Lan was stunned. “You want to…”
Wang Ke sounded a little impatient. “Hurry, while I’m still alive… Then quickly get out… It’s dangerous here…”
“You think something like that can fool me?!” A roar resounded behind them.
Following that, Wang Taidi’s figure came charging over like the wind. Next to him was a grey butterfly that could barely keep up.
Who knew how much he had overheard.
At that moment, there was blood on his lips that hadn’t dried yet, and his clothes still had blood from when he killed Liang Si’an.
Wang Taidi seemed to have run all the way here as his hair was a little tousled.
He questioned his brother, “Did you prepare long ago to use this to fool me if you died one day?! Am I just an idiot in your eyes?”
Wang Ke looked at his brother. “Why… did you come…”
Wang Taidi conversely laughed. “Why wouldn’t I come? We said before that we would leave the Advent World together, right?”
Wang Ke’s eyes were a little red. “You… dumbass…”
Wang Taidi said, “Don’t worry, we’ll definitely save you.”
Wang Ke still said, “Don’t… Just leave…”
Wang Taidi bellowed at his own brother for the first time. “Shut your mouth! Just wait there!”
Wang Taidi no longer bothered with Wang Ke and began testing all the items he brought along to try and get him down.
Wang Ke stared at his brother, who suddenly seemed a little unfamiliar.
Taidi seemed to have grown up…
When did he become this decisive and calm? Was it because of Wang Ke’s existence that he had been unable to grow?
Wang Ke no longer spoke, and waited silently.
After trying out almost all his items, Wang Ke was still stuck in the wall.
Wang Taidi curled his hands into fists, unresigned. “How can this be…”
He looked at Wang Ke. At that moment, Wang Ke had closed his eyes from exhaustion. It seemed he would soon pass out again.
Wang Taidi tried again.
This time, he directly used his ability. “Wang Ke, free yourself from the wall.”
When he said the words, the blood-coloured vines were still firmly embedded in Wang Ke. Nothing happened.
His ability obviously failed.
Although 【I have no interest in money】 turned Wang Taidi’s words into reality, there were still several conditions and limitations.
For example, Wang Taidi couldn’t bring a dead person back to life, couldn’t directly make a person die, or use his ability to clear a game right away. These were all situations that could not be realised.
His ability had met another limitation in this situation.
Maybe he didn’t convey it correctly, or there was some inside story about the Wall of Sacrifice, or perhaps this command simply could not be realised. It was also possible that the price was so high that he currently didn’t have enough wealth value.
Time was limited, and Wang Taidi couldn’t keep trying endlessly.
Wang Taidi changed his wording a few times, but they all failed.
His sense of urgency was practically boiling over, but he still forcefully suppressed his feelings.
Stay calm, he had to stay calm.
If he became irrational, the first person to be affected would be Wang Ke.
It was at this discouraging moment that something even worse happened.
Sara’s Song rang out once more. This time, the singing sounded distant and faint, making one couldn’t help but strain to hear it.
Perhaps after a few more times, the players would be able to hear the singing that drove those town residents crazy with infatuation.
Wang Taidi instantly felt a burst of throbbing pain in his head.
The world before him started spinning. The intense vertigo coupled with the pain made him unable to think.
On the other side, everything before Xiao Lan’s eyes disappeared.
Regardless of whether it was Wang Ke and Wang Taidi, or those red vines which formed the Wall of Sacrifice, everything completely vanished.
He seemed to be standing in a white fog; everything in his field of vision had become a boundless white.
What was this?
Why was he here?
What happened? What was he doing just now?
Xiao Lan looked around in confusion, but didn’t see anything.
Suddenly, a hand appeared out of the white mist in front of him. The hand was slender and fine, like a girl’s.
There was an hourglass in its grasp, which was silently held before his eyes.
Xiao Lan didn’t reach out, and the hand didn’t retreat.
The scene was thus at a standstill, both sides in some strange deadlock.
After a while, Xiao Lan realised that this was similar to something he had experienced before.
It had been in his second game. Gu Mo, who was the game’s boss, had given him an hourglass as a reward when he was on the verge of clearing the instance, and hoped that he could stay behind to be her companion.
Then?
Then… He refused her request for him to stay.
Go Mo thus brought along her minions to chase him, and began a marathon of life and death in the instance…
Were it not for Luo forcibly breaking through with him, he might have died then.
Xiao Lan’s somewhat dazed consciousness instantly cleared up.
The white fog before him vanished, and Gu Mo’s hand disappeared. The blood-coloured Wall of Sacrifice appeared before him once more.
He was still standing in the same spot. At the same time, there was Wang Ke, who had fresh blood dripping from his lips, and Wang Taidi, who was clutching his head.
Evidently, what had occurred was an illusion, and this illusion made him temporarily forget where he was.
Sara’s Song was affecting him more and more.
If this dragged on, it would just become more dangerous.
Xiao Lan smacked Wang Taidi’s shoulder. “Taidi! Taidi! Wake up!!”
Wang Taidi struggled to shake his head, and opened his eyes with gritted teeth. “Hu… My head nearly split open…”
He rubbed his temple, alleviating the sudden intense pain.
Xiao Lan thought of Wang Ke whose life was hanging by a thread, and turned to him, only to see Wang Ke’s breathing become weaker. Blood kept dripping from his lips, but all of it was absorbed by the vines without any left behind.
Wang Taidi also realised Wang Ke’s state. He threw himself forward. “Ge! Ge! Wake up!!”
Wang Ke forced himself to open his eyes, and his voice was almost indiscernible. “Leave…”
Wang Taidi stubbornly gritted his teeth, refusing to nod.
At that moment, Xiao Lan suddenly asked, “Wang Ke, do you remember how long it’s been since you were absorbed by the wall?”
Wang Ke thought about it. “Can’t… remember… My consciousness… was sporadic…”
He looked at a scrape on his shoulder; the wound hadn’t scabbed over yet. “Judging from the wound… it shouldn’t be… more than a day…”
Hope suddenly rose in Xiao Lan’s heart. “Maybe I can give it a try.”
This was the inspiration he received from when he saw Gu Mo in his illusion. If he couldn’t use normal means to free Wang Ke, perhaps an item that controlled time could be used.
He took out 【Time Reversal】 from his storage space.
【Name: Time reversal (Rare item, bound)】
【Ability: Wind back the clock to any time in the last 24 hours once (Number of uses 2/3)】
【Description: Usable on both people and objects; range can be specified】
Although this was obtained in a beginner’s instance, it was a rare item that had been personally gifted by the game’s boss.
Coupled with the fact that items that could control time were extremely rare in the Advent World, Xiao Lan had always been extremely unwilling to use it.
【Time Reversal】 could turn back time, but only to within 24 hours. Now, he would make a bet and see how long it had been since Wang Ke was engulfed by the Wall of Sacrifice.
Xiao Lan set the target as Wang Ke, then activated the item.
The hourglass flipped over, and the sand representing time flowed.
Before their expectant eyes, the vines which deeply penetrated Wang Ke’s flesh unexpectedly began to actually retreat bit by bit. The hideous wounds they had left on Wang Ke were also restored to nothing through the forcible reversal of time.
Soon, all of the vines had retreated, and there was no sign that his flesh had ever been injured.
Without the constraints of the vines, Wang Ke’s weak body slipped from the wall and slid down.
Wang Taidi had been paying close attention. Seeing this, he immediately caught his brother.
To prevent the Wall of Sacrifice from cheating, he took several steps back with Wang Ke in his arms, stopping only when he was far away.
Under Wang Taidi’s wary gaze, the Wall of Sacrifice was silent, with no intention of giving chase.
“Ge! We succeeded!” Wang Taidi looked at the person in his arms with joy.
But there was no response.
At that moment, Wang Ke had closed his eyes once more, and didn’t respond to Wang Taidi’s words.
Wang Taidi’s smile froze.
He felt for the pulse at Wang Ke’s neck a little nervously. It was extremely weak, but was still there.
Feeling the weak pulse at his fingertips, Wang Taidi finally let out a breath.
His ge was still alive; it seemed they had smoothly freed him from the Wall of Sacrifice.
This was already the best outcome.
Wang Taidi turned to Xiao Lan and sincerely said, “Thank you… Xiao Lan.”
Xiao Lan said, “We’ll talk about it after going back. Hurry, let’s leave first.
Wang Taidi nodded and was about to carry Wang Ke on his back, but realised —
Uh… His family’s big brother was still butt naked. Just now he had been too worked up and didn’t realise.
Carrying him out like this probably wasn’t the best.
As such, Wang Taidi dug out a towel from his storage space.
It was a light yellow, and had several fat corgis bouncing about on it.
Wang Taidi tied the towel around Wang Ke’s waist. In any case, he helped mosaic his brother first.
While tying the towel on, he explained to Xiao Lan, “When we were young, mom loved to buy this type of towel for ge the most. When he wakes up, he’ll definitely feel very moved.”
Xiao Lan: “…”
It seemed he had accidentally discovered information that could lead to him being silenced through murder.
He felt that after Wang Ke woke up and saw this towel, the chances of him violently beating up his little brother would definitely be higher than him feeling moved.
Wang Taidi was treading the bottom line of his brother’s restraint, and wildly disco dancing on the brink of death.
Perhaps it was this sort of experience which enabled him to build ample resistance to stress, thereby laying a solid foundation for his future growth.
Carrying his big brother, Wang Taidi left in the direction they had entered along with Xiao Lan.
After reuniting with Qi Ning, they could leave Sara’s Song.
Feeling the feather-light weight on his back, Wang Taidi was a little emotional. “Turns out my ge is this light… He’s also so short, so carrying him isn’t troublesome at all.”
Xiao Lan glanced at him and said, “Believe it or not, if your ge heard this, he will definitely get up to beat you.”
Wang Taidi couldn’t help laughing. “Hahaha, then just let him beat to his heart’s content. I definitely won’t fight back.”
The three continued forward swiftly.
At some unknown time, the little Taidi who was protected by his brother had also grown up.
His shoulders were broad and thick, and his arms were strong, to the point he could carry his own brother.
Wang Taidi steadily walked onwards while carrying his brother.
Just like a very long time ago, on the day their parents died in a car accident, when the still young Wang Ke single-handedly carried home his little brother, who cried himself to sleep in front of the doors of the operating room.
From that day onwards, the two brothers only had each other to depend on in the world.
But… the corgis swaying along with the movement of Wang Ke’s butt were a little eye-searing.
Glad Wang Ke is saved now
Thanks for the chapter
It is so moving and hilarious at the same time
I went from feeling moved to choking on laughter i can’t HAHAGHAHA corgis on his butt! Wang Ke your black history is unsolvable by nie
They finally found little big bro xDD
Now they just have to leave asap and Luo beating and eating up his other parts.
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
AMOOOOOO
Especialmente que Taidi sea Taidi siempre 🤧🤧
Thank goodness baby Wang Ke is finally found❤️.
I’m supper stressed now, just waiting for something to go haywire 😭 I just know it will.
I think Luo’s psycho big bro wanted to ‘create’ some sort of other being like the two of them. I mean that was the whole point of the games. He probably happened to notice the bosses or monsters growing stronger after absorbing players or something of the sort and thus had this ‘awesome’ idea.
I can’t kept myself from shipping Wang Ke and Wang Taidi..
My Rotten Mind
Saved at last !!!
Author loves to ‘ruin the moment’s LOL
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