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Chapter 132 Dream, Sea, Lighthouse

"God Pillar..."

"Is it a divine pillar?"

"Well, that's the only possibility."

Yan Jingxing and Xie Yuzhi looked at each other and came to a conclusion at the same time.

Even though they had only seen it in murals, he and Xie Yuzhi were still shocked when the image of the huge pillar of flesh rising from the sea suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Why..."

It was so sudden that it can be described as "without warning"...

No, it can’t be said that there are no signs, such as the beam of light rising from the sea just now, and the terrifying screams that shook the mind, but these visions almost all happened at the same time, and the sense of urgency that followed made people feel Out of breath.

"Mr. Priest, didn't you say that it won't appear in the real world yet?"

*

Ji Chunzao didn't wake up as soon as he opened his eyes.

He stared at the cute little face and the slightly raised corners of her lips, as if she was having a sweet dream. Although Yan Jingxing has been in a heavy mood these past few days, just staring at this face now, his heart slowly relaxed unknowingly, and the corners of his mouth also slowly relaxed. …

Yan Jingxing breathed a sigh of relief, slowed down his steps, relaxed his movements, and approached Ji Chunzao who was lying on the bed.

Yan Jingxing shrugged. Although the various visions of the divine pillar's arrival did startle him, fortunately he had been mentally prepared.

There didn't seem to be any abnormality in her body due to the appearance of the divine pillar...

The man in black who was caught in the air stared silently at the towering wonders on the sea, seeming to come to a conclusion after a period of careful thinking.

*

After a few breaths, Yan Jingxing arrived at the location.

She can only find it herself.

During this process, her body was unable to move, and it was even difficult to accurately sense whether her body existed.

Xie Yuzhi turned around and asked.

She stood up unsteadily and looked at the uneven, rough ground beneath her feet. The cold and rough feeling of her soft cheek still lingered in her consciousness.

Ji Chunzao stroked his forehead and looked around.

"Looking at Chun Zao's expression, she seems to be having a... nightmare."

He landed from the sky, took off his clothes and ran non-stop towards the door. Under the surprised eyes of the medical staff, Yan Jingxing ran towards the inpatient ward. Anyone in the middle tried to stop him, but they were dodged.

Of course, Yan Jingxing knew that she would not disappear like this. She was protected by him. However, he witnessed the strange and drastic changes in the sky above Baiyue Town along the way. Only when he saw Ji Chunzao with his own eyes could he feel at ease.

Countless pictures appeared in his mind. He remembered Ji Chunzao's lively and lovely appearance when she was still awake. He thought of her sometimes laughing innocently and sometimes showing a sly smile like a little fox. He even began to think about the time since he came here. In a small town, I met a girl and got to know each other, taking adventures and living together bit by bit...

"boom!"

But apparently no one would tell her the answer.

The girl with long curly hair was lying quietly on the bed, her eyes closed, sleeping soundly. The breath exhaled from the lips and teeth was blowing the hair covering the side of the face at a steady frequency, and the sound echoed weakly and calmly in the ward.

No fever. Her thinking had returned to normal since she regained her focus and concentration.

"Where is this place?"

She muttered under her breath.

Sleeping Beauty is still here.

His expression was a little hesitant, and also a little disappointed that "it's finally here."

The current situation at least proved that their approach of letting his family leave early was right and timely. Yuzhi's father and his uncle should have left Baiyue Town by now, and he was relieved for this.

With great urgency, the white giant shot straight towards the target location.

However, just a short while after the beautiful memory passed, he began to stop laughing as he looked at it.

"Okay, let's just treat it like this. Anyway, what we have to do hasn't changed."

"Go to the hospital!"

In fact, she spent a long time organizing her mental state and refocusing her attention.

He pushed the door open, and several hours had passed at noon when the sun was high in the sky. The gentle skylight went down along the window and crawled on the bed and the vases placed on the table.

"Could it be that you intellectuals made mistakes in your past judgments?"

Yan Jingxing slowly turned his head.

There were hurried footsteps behind him, and Xie Yuzhi, the priest and others also rushed to the ward.

A small town with an area of ​​no more than 150 square kilometers, for a body that can fly at supersonic speeds, no matter where it goes, it will be a fleeting effort.

That's enough.

Seeing Yan Jingxing's back standing beside the hospital bed, Miss Xie was about to speak, but she keenly noticed a certain emotion that enveloped the young man. She calmed down and asked softly:

"What's wrong? Chun Zao, is she... okay?"

Therefore, when Ji Chunzao really "wakes up", nothing has happened yet.

"No, it has indeed not 'completely reappeared' on Earth. The body of the Divine Pillar is still on another planet, but its power is endlessly pouring into this world and penetrating into the 'membrane'. We can The black mist that is seen surrounding the town is probably the power of the Divine Pillar that is transforming Baiyue Town. Once this place is completely transformed, it will be able to use it as a basis to allow all the main bodies to descend... Therefore, we must Stop it in advance.”

What he has to do next is to rescue Chun Zao, and then protect her and Xie Yuzhi...

I don’t know if I should consider this a blessing - in this space, it’s hard to distinguish between up, down, left, and right, and it’s hard to understand the passage of time. Everything here, including the structure of time and space, is upside down and chaotic.

only……

This situation is obviously not what "normal" people should see.

"Jing Xing, Yuzhi..."

She opened her mouth and shouted softly.

The weak voice disappeared into the cold air.

Those curved and slender eyebrows furrowed for a moment, and then Ji Chunzao quickly gave up the idea of ​​shouting to attract people. Instinct told her that her friends were not with her now, and they might even...not be here at all.

With an uneasy mood, Ji Chunzao looked around and observed the situation, and planned to leave here.

The ground is uneven under the feet, and the wall tiles on both sides are also uneven, with green mud in the gaps.

Looking up, a staircase spirals upward, and the end disappears into the water-like darkness; looking down, it is also a spiral staircase submerged in darkness.

The space is cramped and the light is dim. There was a torch stuck on the metal frame in the corner. The flame was burning quietly, and the shadows cast on it danced restlessly on the wall.

When Ji Chunzao lowered his head, he realized that he was not wearing any shoes, and his bare feet were just touching the ground.

When he realized this, his crystal-clear toes curled up subconsciously, and a rough touch came from the soft soles of his feet.

There's only a slight chill, but it's not unacceptable.

She sighed and ignored it for now.

I am on the corridor of the stairs. This place... looks like an old castle or a lighthouse?

Strange, why do I think of "Lighthouse"?

Ji Chunzao always felt very familiar.

The first thing she thought of was her second adventure back on the alien planet. They used the power of their bodies to leave the palace, cross the forest, and saw a device similar to a lighthouse on the boundless red wilderness.

Then, the "lighthouse" suddenly activated, as if sending some kind of signal to the earth, so they hurried back.

Earlier memories slowly emerged, leaving only vague impressions. Before that, someone had mentioned the lighthouse, so she would——

"Ah, I remembered..."

The beginning of all adventures was the dream Jing Xing had.

In the dream, he saw himself and Xie Yuzhi growing up in the future, and told them the content of the dream.

She still remembered him saying that the adult version of Xie Yuzhi was in a palace, but she... was in a tower.

Ji Chunzao touched his forehead, always feeling that he was in a dream that he couldn't wake up from.

She stood silently.

After a while, she gritted her teeth, took the torch from the shelf, and walked up the stairs.

……

She thought that something would happen along the way. She remembered that Jing Xing said to herself that there were countless monsters and weirdos hidden in her shadow in the dream, so as she walked up, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at those who were following her. The shadow behind myself.

But the truth is, nothing happened along the way.

There was no danger, no sound, no creature other than myself, not even rats or mosquitoes, let alone people.

The only thing she could hear was the footsteps echoing in her ears; the only thing she could see was the light of the fire swaying slightly in her hands, and the shadows that kept moving back.

The stairs go up endlessly with no end in sight.

Fortunately, she didn't feel the cold, hunger, fatigue or other physical burdens that would occur over time in reality. She was like a disembodied ghost, wandering quietly on the stairs.

Not only the feeling of time - but all the feelings of the outside world are becoming blurred.

In this way, Ji Chunzao kept walking up. After who knows how long - a day and night, or a century later - she arrived at the door at the end of the stairs.

The moment he saw the door, the emotion that emerged in Ji Chunzao's heart was more like trance than surprise.

"There's really no one around...nothing happened."

The small palm was pressed against the iron door.

Then, with just a little force, the door slowly opened to the outside.

……

She reached the top floor, but didn't see anything that looked like a lighthouse, such as lenses or towers.

In fact, when Ji Chunzao turned her head and looked behind her, she was surprised to find that even the stairs behind her had disappeared.

——The girl is standing on a large, calm and dark sea. As long as she raises her head, she can see the huge moon wheel hanging in the night sky, casting clear light towards the sea, and occasionally she can catch a glimpse of sparkling waves. .

In addition, everything that could be seen was a vast sea of ​​black, making it impossible for her to tell whether she was at sea or in the universe.

"I...how did I end up floating on the sea...where am I?"

Where should we go?

She was destined to get no answer.

After a short breath, the silent world was broken by a sudden abnormal sound - accompanied by a terrifying "rumbling" sound, a huge tower emerged from beneath the black ocean, like a narwhal crashing into the moon.

Ji Chunzao's eyes widened in surprise.

An unreasonable instinct seized her body and mind, making her realize that something bad was going to happen next.

"No!"

She shouted into the empty world.

But it's too late.

The tower was bathed in the moonlight, and it did not stop after emerging from the sea. Instead, it continued to spiral upward accompanied by the roar, as if it could rise endlessly, until finally——

Breaking the moon.

Bang bang bang!

The heaven and earth shook, and the roar became louder and louder, like a silver bottle being broken.

Next came "Crash!", and the endless molten iron-like slurry material poured out from the broken moon, and then fell like a waterfall, pouring onto the dark and boundless sea.

A huge wave was set off.

Wrapped in mist-like black and water-like silver, the waves rolled in, and finally pushed the waves to her feet, submerging her snow-white feet.

On the water surface, the scenery on another planet is reflected:

In her hometown, a place called White Moon Town, the tower that broke through the moon eventually rose from the sea adjacent to the town, forming a strange pillar of flesh; invisible ripples centered on the tall pillar, accompanied by sounds Spreading out, countless life groups quietly mutated in this silent cry...

(End of this chapter)