Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 586 Homecoming
Seeing Shi Yue pointing the weapon at him fiercely, Wang Luo felt as if time was going backwards. Several years ago, she also had such a pretty but fierce face, but...

"Raise your hands where I can see them clearly. Don't act rashly. The weapon in my hand can easily kill you. No matter which world you come from or what magical powers you possess, they are useless in the gaps of the Book of Worlds!"

However, along with these fierce words, Wang Luo felt an undoubted threat.

The weapon in Shi Yue's hand was not the toy-like Evil-Binding Chain that he had seen when they first met, but an extremely powerful weapon with a strange shape but containing terrifying power.

Although Shi Yue, who was holding a gun, looked very weak compared to this sharp weapon, the weak girl used steady and determined movements, as if she had become one with the weapon without revealing the slightest flaw.

Wang Luo had no doubt that if he really acted rashly, she would be able to activate her weapon as quickly as possible and pose a fatal threat to him.

However, this strong threat and the certainty of the threat instantly aroused Wang Luo's fighting instinct accumulated over the years as an expert in scroll battles. Before Shi Yue finished speaking, he chose to act rashly without hesitation.

The Record of Ascension appeared with the silent summons, and the moment the golden light bloomed in the still world, Shi Yue immediately activated the weapon. However, the weapon, which should have been invincible, betrayed its master at this moment. Instead of spurting out deadly rays from the muzzle, high heat emanated from the handle and shoulder rest.

Shi Yue's face twitched in pain, and her hands even made a sizzling sound, but she did not drop her weapon... nor did she make a futile attempt to pull the trigger. Instead, she quickly threw a mirror-like metal object in front of her with her left hand. However, the invisible shield that should have been supported by the mirror also shrank back and hid under the golden light of the Ascension Record.

Shi Yue was surprised but not panicked. After dropping the mirror with her left hand, she pressed a mechanism on her waist, making a sound that was firm and steady despite the burning pain.

"Reporting to the dean, a level one emergency has been discovered. Intruders have breached the weapons authentication system. We are requesting the support of a senior executioner. I repeat, we are requesting... what!? Dear, this?!"

The little girl, who seemed to be ready to die, suddenly had a pale face and even insisted on being roasted and refused to let go of the gun, which she threw to the ground.

Afterwards, Shi Yue looked Wang Luo up and down with an incredible look, bit her lip, and nodded reluctantly as if she was a victim of betrayal.

"I understand. The mission has changed. I will bring him back to our hospital now. But if he...Okay, I understand."

After that, she pressed the mechanism on her waist again, and then said to Wang Luo: "Our dean invites you to talk to her, and also said... as long as I tell you this, you will follow me obediently."

After a pause, Shi Yue cleared her throat, as if she regarded the following words as a motto or a spell.

"Junior brother, it's me."

Hearing this, Wang Luo couldn't help but close his eyes, and the Record of Ascension floating beside him also went out and fell back into his hands.

Should I say it's not surprising at all... Although this is simply absurd and unbelievable, Wang Luo does feel that this is how it should be.

"Okay, lead the way."

"Hmph..." Shi Yue snorted unwillingly, but quickly calmed down. She picked up the cooled weapon, looked at it with a rather resentful look, put it on her back, and said to Wang Luo.

"After that, you will have to follow me through the 'Book Spine' and travel from World No. 3 to Main World No. 18. You may feel very uncomfortable during the process, and in serious cases, you may even suffer internal injuries, so I suggest that you use the safety cabin..."

Having said that, after putting away his weapons, Shi Yue took out a delicate small metal box and threw it on the ground. This time there was no golden light suppressing it, and the small box quickly unfolded into a translucent coffin with a big word "prisoner" written on the lid.

Shi Yue explained: "This is indeed not a safety cabin for receiving distinguished guests, but the function is actually similar. It is better to say that this Luogui-type safety cabin has more comprehensive functions. It can not only ensure the safety of passengers through the spine of the book, but also protect against external intrusions and suppress internal... Well, anyway, I have received the order from the dean, confirming that you are a temporary visiting distinguished guest. Even if you take a prison cabin, it will not affect your guest status."

Wang Luo smiled, feeling that the embarrassment of the girl in front of him who was trying to make conversation was in stark contrast to her resolute and resolute attitude just now.

I wonder what kind of environment Shi Yue, who lives in the origin of the illusion, grew up in? Or, what does the main world No. 18 look like?
With a hint of curiosity, Wang Luo shook his head and declined Shi Yue's kindness.

"No need, just take me to your world along the normal path."

Shi Yue was surprised: "Ah? Don't be so arrogant. Going through the spine of a book means that the laws of the universe are disrupted. No matter how powerful you are, even if you become the supreme ruler of a world, you may vomit like slime because of a simple dizziness. I once took in an invader from World No. 7. He was originally a master who could cause the sky to collapse and the earth to split at will, but when I saw him, he had already vomited half of his internal organs on the spine of the book."

Wang Luo smiled and said, "I didn't jump out of the book world, you can rest assured."

"?" Shi Yue first put on an obvious question mark face, then her expression gradually cooled and solidified, her eyes became wider and wider, after a moment, she shook her head and patted her cheeks, as if to confirm that everything was not an illusion.

"You, you mean... No, there's no need to say more. I'm sorry for being so rude. I've already wasted a lot of time. Please follow me to the spine of the book!"

Shi Yue bowed to Wang Luo in a tone that was half official and half emotional, then she picked up the scraps on the ground and turned around to walk on a dimly lit road.

That road was clearly detached from the solidified world around it, as if a crude stroke had been added to an already completed painting. But it would be better to say that when this world solidified, Wang Luo had already been outside the painting.

When Shi Yue stepped to his side, there was clearly nothing under his feet, but his feet made a loud sound.

"Please follow me closely... Although you may not care about the disorder of the laws of the universe, once you get lost on the spine of the book, you may fall into any world. We have not yet been able to place monitoring points in all the page worlds, so we may not be able to find you and will not be able to rescue you in time. Well, some worlds are very dangerous and are on the verge of destruction. Once you fall into one of them, you will be in danger of death."

"Yes, got it."

A prosperous world like the Third World, which is highly similar to Kyushu, would be fine, but like the First World, the whole world turned gray... Wang Luo really didn't have the confidence to survive the wind. After all, even Taichu Tianzun used a magic method to turn himself into a black whale to have the strength to fight.

Afterwards, Wang Luo followed Shi Yue onto the road of dim light, and the moment they stepped foot, the surrounding scenery suddenly disappeared, replaced by darkness, a deep darkness that seemed to swallow people. Only the road with a little light under their feet could barely serve as a guide.

"Please be careful not to go beyond this spine line." Shi Yue warned seriously, "It took a huge amount of resources to open up this line. Even the dean took a lot of effort to convince the council to approve the budget, but they only approved the budget, so the line is still very narrow."

Wang Luo then asked, "What kind of person is the dean?"

"She..." Shi Yue started to talk, but did not continue. "Dean, it is really not my place to comment on this. Please meet her in person and make your own judgment. Ah, we are here." The spine of the book was unexpectedly short. Wang Luo felt like he had only taken a few steps and arrived at the end.

After Shi Yue stopped, she pressed the mechanism on her waist again: "We have arrived at the jump location, requesting to be picked up."

The next moment, a dazzling spot of light bloomed under Shi Yue's feet. The spot of light expanded rapidly and soon became a circle with a diameter of about three meters, just enveloping Shi Yue and Wang Luo.

After that, there was another strong feeling of falling, and the dark world was replaced by a silver-white color... After a trance, Wang Luo found himself in a room made of bright silver metal. Under his feet was a complex circular platform, behind him were several more complex metal machines, and in front of him...

In front of him, nine girls with almost identical figures and looks were looking at Wang Luo with nervous, vigilant, yet polite attitudes.

After a while, someone turned his gaze to Shi Yue, who was leading the way, and smiled faintly: "Number 8, welcome back, the dean is waiting for you."

Shi Yue nodded and responded: "I will take the guests there right away, but the relevant paperwork for this operation..."

"Don't worry, number nine will help you make up for it."

A girl at the end of the line suddenly wailed in a low voice: "Why me?"

"Because that's how No. 8 helped you last time."

Shi Yue smiled and said, "Thank you, number one."

"You're welcome."

After a brief conversation, the team of ten Shi Yue looked at Wang Luo curiously with similar but different eyes, but no one opened their mouths to ask.

It was not until Shi Yue, numbered eight, led Wang Luo out of the bright room and into a segmented straight corridor that Wang Luo asked, "Those were your sisters?"

Shi Yue said, "I guess so. We are from the same batch, and the dean has always asked us to call each other sisters. However, other people in the base generally oppose this. They believe that giving clones too many emotions will lead to unnecessary risks. So unless in private, we still call each other by our numbers."

"Clone..."

Wang Luo repeated it in a low voice, and at this time a cold voice sounded from both sides of the corridor.

"Passed security check, welcome to [Luoshu Base]."

Then, a heavy metal door at the front of the corridor slowly opened, and noisy voices came from behind the door.

Shi Yue turned around and told Wang Luo, "Please keep a low profile. Although you are the dean's guest, there are many people in the base who are gossipy...ah, your clothes may be too conspicuous, do you want to..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Luo had already mobilized the true energy in his body and changed the style of the plain cloud-like dress that was transformed from the true energy.

Indeed, Shi Yue in front of him was dressed very differently from himself. Her design style was simple and concise, generally presenting the cultural characteristics of the new immortal calendar era, but there were many differences in the details. Wang Luo therefore referred to her clothing characteristics and reshaped the immortal clothes.

The process of casting the spell also made Wang Luo realize that the rules of the main world No. 18 are actually very strange... Obviously, this is not a place that promotes immortality. Whether it is the weapons and props held by Shi Yue or the construction method of this base, they all have an extremely strong "exotic style". It is better to say that it is very much like the world in those absurd stories that his senior sister told him back then.

In that world, there is no such thing as immortals or ghosts, or in other words, most magical powers do not exist. However, even without relying on magical powers, people still built an extremely prosperous civilization. And my sister was born in such a world, grew up happily, and then suddenly traveled to the Kyushu continent.

When Wang Luo was in Lingshan, he often listened to his senior sister telling stories about her past. Thanks to those stories, Wang Luo had become more or less adaptable to the world before him. However, unlike in the stories, this world was not isolated from the immortals' magical powers. Although the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was still relatively thin, he could clearly feel the growing atmosphere, as if the spiritual energy would become richer with each passing day.

That was why Wang Luo was able to successfully change his clothes into a style similar to Shi Yue's.

"Wow, you can actually use magic in the main world? No wonder the dean treats you as a distinguished guest. And the style of your clothes is also right. You... forget it, this is not my concern. Please follow me closely from now on. Just act like an ordinary base staff and go to the dean's reception room."

Afterwards, with some excitement, she left the straight corridor and stepped into a wider space.

A space called Luoshu Base.

Wang Luo followed behind Shi Yue, disguising himself as a passerby in the base, and indeed avoided a lot of unnecessary troubles... But he also clearly felt that simply following behind Shi Yue would attract a lot of attention.

"It's those clones again. I feel uncomfortable every time I see them."

"The dean is in love with her, so even if she's uncomfortable, she has to endure it... Who is that person behind her?"

"I don't know. He was probably a conscripted soldier. Seeing how nonchalant he looked, I'm afraid he doesn't know what will happen to him."

"How can someone who doesn't know this walk around the base?"

"There are always stupid people, who cares."

Shi Yue ignored the discussions and quickened her pace. After turning left and right, she finally arrived at an unremarkable-looking meeting room. Before she could reach out to knock on the door, the door naturally opened to both sides.

Behind the door was a familiar face that made Wang Luo absent-minded.

"Hi, Xiao Wang Luo, I finally see you here."

(End of this chapter)