Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1278: The Fog on the Return Journey - Undercurrent Ends

Lu Ning accepted the package. She did not ask how Cheng Lurong informed her through Lewanska. Everyone has their own secrets, and as Cheng Wuling's sister, Cheng Lurong's personal abilities are needless to say.

"I want to ask you another question."

"You say."

"Before she started treatment, did you ever enter the same scene? Which level?"

"Yes." Cheng Lurong nodded. "My sister and I entered a scene called [Demon-Subduing Labyrinth], level 4. Almost all the parties we faced in that scene were fanatics, and we also encountered some phantoms from the past... Of course, the final result was a success."

"Did she have any comment on the scene?"

"My sister never makes many judgments. She is not immersed in the scene." Cheng Lurong shook her head. "Do you suspect that this gift has something to do with it?"

"She didn't say it because she thought that this matter shouldn't be told to you." Lu Ning nodded, "I agree."

"I'll listen to you." Cheng Lurong replied.

"You lack curiosity." Lu Ning glanced at her. "That's a good thing. Your action style will not be the same as Cheng Wuling's, and you can avoid some risks. If you can come to the fifth level, I will welcome you if I am still here."

"Thank you. Any other questions?"

"No more, I'll take it." Lu Ning stuffed the package into her arms.

After Cheng Lurong politely said goodbye and left, Lu Ning casually opened the package, revealing a token made of white jade and a thin letter.

[This item is not suitable for delivery to you through the distribution center. Please take it as a token from the Ice Castle. I wish you a smooth journey. ]

"It's so short." Lu Ning laughed. She put the token away and called Ning Yeyi again.

"You still say you don't know what it is?"

"I really don't know. My stuff was passed on to me by Si Fangle, and he specifically told me not to tell anyone else about it. I'm worried that it's some important secret."

"alright, I got it."

Lu Ning basically understood that this was definitely Cheng Yurun's arrangement. That guy really liked to keep things mysterious, and he only knew his own tasks in every link. This time, he probably arranged it this way on purpose.

"Okay, I'll come find you once things here are resolved." Lu Ning didn't pursue the matter.

"Lu Ning, how about the fifth-level scene?"

Hearing this question, Lu Ning was suddenly stunned. She didn't know how to answer.

“…It’s very vast.”

"That sounds great. You seem to be more cheerful and confident than when you were promoted, Lu Ning."

"Is the change so big? I only experienced one scene."

"At least I can notice it. Go get what Cheng Wuling gave you. She prepared a farewell gift for all of us."

"know."

Lu Ning stood up. She really wanted to know what Cheng Wuling had left for her after going through so much trouble.

It didn't take much effort to take the things out. Ice Castle did a good job in this kind of service. Lu Ning got a notebook, which was sealed in a small wax-sealed box.

"A...notebook?" Lu Ning opened the box and flipped open the notebook.

[If you see this note, it means that I can no longer tell you the story in person.

Your dream should still be to go home. I haven't seen any changes in you. In this case, I think this information should be given to you. If nothing unexpected happens, I will give this task to Cheng Lurong.

I went through several scenes at the fourth level, one of which was the "Demon's Labyrinth", which is also the source of the information I want to tell you.

Here, I found a member from a force called "Archives" and became friends with him. The difficulty of this scene is moderate, but I learned from him that this scene is actually a lower level of the return scene.

At first, I couldn't figure out what it was, because I looked into the details of all the sects in this world, and found no signs except that the upper echelons of each sect were crazy fanatics. I didn't understand what this scene had to do with the return scene, but later, under my deliberate inducement, a sect that believed in blood and bones completed their summoning ceremony and summoned a god they believed in.

The Moon Angel who hides death.

This is an honorific name. For the people of this world, they can only call the honorific name instead of the real name of God. However, after reading the scriptures of that sect and using a forbidden divine spell, I learned the second and third titles of this God.

"The Moon Angel Who Conceals Death" is the title used in the lower world, "The Vanishing Shadow" is the second-level title, used by core believers to perform true descent rituals, and the third level - "Yena".

Sorry, I don’t know this person. I just knew from the divination results at that time that I should give this information to you.

After that, I conducted two more tests. During these two tests, I met two tourists whom I knew and had a good relationship with. One was still alive, and the other was dead. Both of them came in the form of gods, which gave me some guesses.

You must be careful when returning to the scene, because I am in a lower level, and these gods bring endless dangers. The two gods I met are nothing like the people I know. This is not a resurrection, but something else. Therefore, Lu Ning, when you meet me on your way back, I sincerely hope that I will not be a major threat to you at that time.

Believe it or not, I still hope that my few friends in the distribution center can realize their dreams. Unfortunately, I have to consider my family, and I can't provide you with more help.

May the sun always shine on your future. 】

The following pages are descriptions of the scenes. It is obvious that Cheng Wuling adopted some subjective writing methods to avoid certain shielding effects of the distribution center.

After Lu Ning read it carefully, she found it a little absurd.

Once upon a time, what Cheng Wuling knew and understood was far beyond her, but it was only because she crossed the class earlier than the other party and reached the fifth level that everything Cheng Wuling described seemed so straightforward to her. Even the useful information in it was probably just the information about the angel named "Yena" and the lower level of the return scene.

Lu Ning was not surprised at all. She found a name she had almost forgotten in these descriptions, and also knew where "Yena" came from.

"Kazama Rie, she has only just reached the fourth level."

The revealed truth did not confuse Lu Ning. After the previous scene, she felt that her mind was much clearer. After reading the notebook, Lu Ning went to find Ning Yeyi. She did not ask Ning Yeyi to find some acquaintances to hold a welcome party, but had a meal with her and told her all the information she knew about the archives and the trial island, and then asked her to pass it on to Si Fangle or Cheng Yurun and others if she had the chance.

She didn't care about spreading this "information" which was very important to many tourists. The distribution center didn't block it, which means it didn't care.

Then, she returned to the fifth level.

This time she didn't plan to rest for a long time. After all, although she fought to the death in the last scene and even died once, Lu Ning didn't feel that she was mentally exhausted like in many scenes. She even had a passion to enter the next scene that was not a teaching scene to see what kind of ability she had in the fifth-level scene.

But before that, she still went to look for Yan Rong and Zhou Weiyuan.

Zhou Weiyuan naturally agreed to remind Mo Ningyan, and Lu Ning also noticed that this somewhat lazy friend had changed. His attitude was more positive, and he was no longer like in the past when it came to procrastinating on some troublesome matters.

But Yan Rong hasn't changed much.

After practicing with her for a while and confirming that he still couldn't beat her, Lu Ning asked Yan Rong about her thoughts on the future.

"I hope I can...lead some people." After thinking for a while, Yan Rong expressed his thoughts.

"Lead some people?"

"I'm pretty capable, so I think I should be able to shoulder some of the responsibility. After all, we've already reached the fifth level. Look at those big guys in the Golden Dawn. I want to be someone who can shoulder the responsibility like them and continue to maintain the current stability of the distribution center."

"Stability will not last forever, Yan Rong," Lu Ning said. "Those who should leave will always leave, and even the most powerful people will die. Heroes are not eternal, and they will become legends one day."

"Then I must take over this responsibility." Yan Rong laughed.

"Aren't you going to return?" Lu Ning asked her.

"No." Yan Rong shook his head. "You have seen some of my past. To be honest, I have no regrets about my death. Now, my loyalty to that country has long since disappeared. Even if I go back, I can't see my relatives, so what's the point?"

"But here you are..."

"Maybe one day you will die in a certain scene? Lu Ning, I'm not such a pessimistic person." Yan Rong reached out and patted her shoulder, "You are definitely not here to advise me, right?"

"No, I think I will eventually return. After I leave, I hope someone will still take care of Xie Meng Ye You. Yuan Zi is a very good leader, but Yuan Zi will not devote all her energy to this organization. I can see that she is not interested in this."

"She probably prefers a leisurely life. That girl has a better mentality than me." Yan Rong nodded, "Okay, if you leave one day, I will help your small organization."

"Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for? We've been through life and death together so many times. You have to know that once soldiers have been on the battlefield together, their relationship will be different from that of ordinary people." Yan Rong waved his hand, "If you are interested, help Zhou Weiyuan more. He has been pushing himself too hard recently."

"You don't need to tell me that. Zhou Weiyuan is also my friend." Lu Ning smiled and said, "Then I wish you good luck."

"When to set off?"

"This free rest time is up." Lu Ning said.

"come on."

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When Lu Ning walked into the gathering place, she was a little surprised.

Unlike previous times when she would choose to sit in a closed space, this time she actually sat in an open-air garden, and a waiter was serving her drinks.

"You are the first one to come," the waiter said politely.

"This time... twelve people?"

"In the fifth-level scenes, the number of people fluctuates greatly. Some scenes only have a single-digit number of people entering." The waiter explained, "I'm sorry, the tourists cannot get to know each other directly this time."

"Cognitive blocking again? What's the trick in this scene?" Lu Ning took the teacup and asked the waiter.

“You need to explore it yourself in the scene.”

Lu Ning nodded and didn't ask any more questions. As long as the waiter didn't want to say anything, she wouldn't be able to ask a single word.

Soon, tourists came into the garden.

Just as the waiter said, everyone's face seemed to be cast under a spell, and it was impossible to recognize the facial features clearly, let alone remember them. This severe face blindness made Lu Ning quite uncomfortable. Fortunately, the waiter did not waste time. After all twelve people arrived, he bowed and took out a bound scroll from his arms.

"Everyone who has been invited this time has something they can bring into the scene," the waiter said loudly, "And distinguished visitors, this time we have put a cognitive shield on you. It is precisely because in this scene, you may be friends or enemies, so we cannot show your appearance in advance. Of course, after this scene is completed, we still sincerely hope that you can become friends."

No tourist spoke, everyone stared at the waiter.

The waiter flicked the scroll in his hand, and in an instant, a scroll of the same shape appeared on the table in front of everyone.

"Please unfold it."

Lu Ning picked up the scroll in front of her and unfolded it. On the scroll was a map. The map was vast, and even from the edge, there was a part of the land that was not drawn. The blank space on the edge of the scroll was painted with the three items on her body in the style of classical ink painting.

"Blight", "Honor: Death" and "Giant Knuckles".

The waiter continued, "Everyone, you can see some of the items you hold on the side of the scroll, and these items will change in the scene. It will not affect their functions, but it will fix the appearance or structure of some items with transformation capabilities. For this reason, we have also provided you with a more thorough compensation method. If you are willing to give up bringing in a certain item this time, then when you enter the scene, you can obtain a special ability of the corresponding level corresponding to this item."

"Can you give up more than one?" the person sitting opposite Lu Ning asked in a hazy voice.

"Of course you can. However, these special abilities won't give you a huge advantage right from the start. In addition, strongly bound items cannot be discarded."

"If you don't give up, you can't get it?" Lu Ning asked again.

"Just a step ahead. If you are interested, you can try to obtain any special abilities in the scene." said the waiter.

Lu Ning shrugged, then gave up on the useless "Honor: Death".