The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 195: No Escape After All (asking for monthly ticket)
In order to achieve some outrageous achievements in the journey, you just need to do your best to be as amazing as possible within the scope of your ability.

But in reality, if you mess around, there will be many consequences.

"I don't know what's going on in this sea area, but looking at the gray background, it seems to be the ruins I was teleported into before."

"Fortunately, fortunately I didn't show my face..."

While assessing the situation at the scene, Xu Shu secretly thanked his lucky stars that the strange "live broadcast on the big screen" did not reveal his identity.

On the other side, he held the steel bars in both hands as a long stick, stood at the gate, looked around the battlefield, and roared: "The defeated general still dares to resist? Surrender now!"

This roar used a special vocal technique, and the sound was like a huge bell, rumbling back and forth in the entire wide hall, full of domineering power and thunder.

Because there was a chaotic situation where a large number of Nieqiba were besieging a dozen extraordinary people, and these Nieqiba could also hear human words.

So when Xu Shu shouted like that, the other Nieqiba present thought that their reinforcements had arrived, and they all started making strange "hissing" and "howling" sounds.

The Hunter Association was also filled with fear upon seeing this, and they all felt that their lives were over.

Immediately, a man in the corner was heard shouting, "Are there any more masters? It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace!"

After shouting, he chose to self-destruct without hesitation, dragging four or five evil spirits with him to the west.

The death of their teammates stimulated the others. As three second-level masters were injured, they had already decided to fight and retreat, preparing to leave here and escape from the siege.

But now that it has turned out like this, many people's eyes immediately turned red, thinking that there were more and more enemies, and they dared to jump in the face and mock them, so they were directly blinded by anger, gritted their teeth and rushed forward, and were ready to self-destruct to kill the enemy.

Kill one and you break even; kill two and you’ll make a profit!
This is certainly not smart. When the enemy outnumbers us and we are weak, we still fight to the death? This is definitely a way to die.

But at this moment, Gu Panduo in the crowd glanced at the door and uttered a sigh. She chopped off the lower body of a Nieqiba and repelled it, while hurriedly shouting, "No, no, no! Everyone, don't rush to self-destruct. This person seems to be my student."

"What the hell are your students?"

Others were gasping for breath, and before they could question, they saw Xu Shu at the door carrying a monk on his back. He rushed into the back of Nie Qiba like an angry ape, holding a nearly two-meter-long steel bar in his hand, sweeping a large area with the stick.

Bang bang bang!
The Nie Qiba and his men never expected that the ones shouting at people not to resist were not friendly forces but enemies. They were caught off guard and their anus was in danger as Xu Shu broke through from behind.

In just a few breaths, he smashed to death nearly ten evil monsters.

At this moment, there was a sudden whistling sound above his head, and a huge tentacle as thick as a water tank came down with incredible speed.

As the bloody wind howled, the evildoers cheered, but Xu Shu's eyes fixed.

It's him! Bahamut!
Old enemy.

Although this "Son of the Spirit King" did not show any fighting ability in front of Xu Shu in the last round of the expedition, as an old enemy, Xu Arthur Shu, who had killed him once, knew very well that this guy might be quite powerful.

He actually showed up here!

In the legend, he has combat power comparable to that of the third level!
Even if this is not inside the ruins, it is impossible for these legendary guys who once died and now reappeared in the ruins to maintain their former peak. However, Xu Shu also knows that it is definitely not something he can resist now.

He thought to himself that something was not good, and was about to activate Jingwei, ready to withstand the attack, then he started to do sit-ups.

But at this moment, a fragrant breeze blew past my ears, and Wuxin behind me sang softly: "Duh!"

Invisible sound waves immediately spread out, instantly shattering the attacking huge tentacle into pieces.

At the same time, the sound waves that tore the tentacles condensed and did not dissipate, continuing to spread along the tentacles.

It spread to the hill-like octopus head that had just poked its eyes out of the window!

next second.

Xu Shu stopped retreating before he even started.

And Bahamut lay down before he could get angry.

With a loud bang, the giant octopus head, which was about to look down on everyone with "indifference, arrogance, power, and superiority", exploded and broke into pieces.

Large amounts of blood, mixed with the octopus's unique black and red body fluids, fell down and were scattered everywhere.

A strong stench of blood exploded, and the entire place fell silent.

"?" A trace of surprise flashed across Xu Shu's face.

Shit, Wuxin killed Bahamut in one move? I, I seem to have underestimated her...

Before he could finish his thought, he heard Wuxin say softly behind him: "Don't be afraid, comrade, I will protect you!"

Xu Shu: “…”

Even more scared!

I'd better not let you know that I'm lying to you, right?
Xu Shu swallowed his saliva, feeling a little nervous, but his expression was very calm: "Thank God for your protection!"

Having said that, he continued to pick up a long steel stick and rushed into the equally shocked group of evil monsters, killing them indiscriminately.

On the other hand, those evil monsters who cried out that they had been deceived and turned around to tear Xu Shu to pieces were unable to get close to Xu Shu due to some strange method used by Wuxin, and could only become living targets two and a half meters away from him.

Bang! A blow to the head.

Snap! Slash and tease!

Every horizontal chop would remove the head of a wicked monster; every vertical chop would split a monster in two.

At this moment, Xu Shu went crazy and killed like crazy.

The battlefield changed rapidly, and Nie Qiba's situation fluctuated greatly...

The Shura Purgatory where monsters besieged humans suddenly turned into a slaughterhouse where Xu Shu chopped melons and vegetables all by himself.

The snake's body was exploding and the beauty's head was wailing.

……

"Gu Qian, you said this is your student?"

"Stop bragging."

"Why do these basilisks feel like they are made of tofu in front of him?"

"That terrifying octopus tentacle had injured two second-level masters, Tang Rou and Song Qixing, at once. How could it be shattered by him?"

"He's like a god of war!"

For a moment, all the members of the Hunter Association were stunned and exclaimed in amazement.

Instead, there were several second-level senior leaders - the "fire mage" Song Qixing, whose lower body was severed and whose flesh was growing granulations, the "assassin" Tang Rou, whose arms were severed and then reconnected and whose wounds were beginning to heal, and the "witch" Gu Yueming, who had been pretending to be weak all the way but did not lose any strength in the real fight and was working hard to recover the injuries of his two teammates.

They looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.

——The monk with the yin-yang face behind this boy is definitely not simple!
Among these three people, even Gu Yueming, who had never left the safe zone, was knowledgeable and experienced. They all saw from some special places that the reason Xu Shu could treat Nie Qiba as a leek was because of the "superior man" - the strange monk with a yin-yang face riding on his back.

"Hiss... What kind of method is this? It's too weird, I've never seen it before." Song Qixing took a breath and almost blew out the big fireball in his hand.

Tang Rou's eyes widened. "I don't know. Could it be a space spell? These snake monsters aren't that strong, but it's definitely not easy for them to control the situation. But she killed the octopus monster with just one slap... How is this possible..."

Gu Yueming was even more surprised, and said in amazement: "Buddhist methods?... Damn it, isn't this person Xu Shu... When did he come? Is this true or false?"

She suddenly turned her head to look at her "niece", who also had a surprised expression and some concern. For some reason, she suddenly felt that her niece might meet her match.

Although the strange monk's movements were few and subtle, they were difficult to see clearly.

But these three people were so sharp-eyed that they clearly saw with their own eyes that the monk just slightly changed his hand gestures, and his whole body looked solemn and dignified. He was using a strange power to clear the area around Xu Shu and prevent any snake monster from getting close to him.

Of course, what’s even more terrifying is that he killed the terrible giant octopus with one move.

That was a powerful monster that defeated two second-level masters with just one move, causing Song Qixing to lose half of his body and knocking Tang Rou's arms flying.

Such a monster, which was definitely not weak among the second-level monsters, was actually killed directly by a silent attack.

What level is this person?
Third level?

While a group of people were suspicious, the battle on the other side was nearing its end.

This time, with Wu Xin's protection, Xu Shu was even more powerful than in the last round of expedition.

All the evil monsters died under his stick. The blood and flesh on the ground turned into ashes, and the battlefield became silent.

Unfortunately, just like the future that has been foreseen during the journey, the Nieqiba here also does not possess the erosion crystals.

This included Bahamut who died outside. After its death, its body quickly rotted, then turned into pus, and then quickly evaporated into ash, leaving nothing behind.

"He died, but there is no erosion crystal. It was all in vain. Damn it. If all the materials were revealed, with more than a hundred first-order erosion crystals and a second-order crystal, I would have ascended to level 30 in an instant."

"However, this situation seems a little familiar. I have heard of it before..."

Xu Shu wiped the blood off his hands with some resentment.

This was not a safe place to stay for long, so he did not delay any longer. Instead, he quickly walked towards the crowd, towards the Hunter Association members who were staring at him in amazement.

"You guys are stuck here like my team, right? Oh, you're here too? Then come with me. I happen to know a way out of here."

Xu Shu bowed and continued to lie to maintain his role as a "member of the hunting team."

He then looked at Gu Pan and tried to get close to him to show his friendly attitude.

As expected, everyone looked at Gu Pan, and they all suddenly realized that Gu Qian really knew this god-of-war-like figure.

"Gu Qian, is this person someone you know?" asked the team leader Tang Rou.

"Oh, my name is Xu Shu, a wasteland hunter, and Gu Qian and I are friends." After hearing what the other party said, Xu Shu continued with another sentence, and suddenly he dreamed of returning to the Black Widow Prison.

Gu Qian?

Heh, this guy always uses this pseudonym when he comes out, right? He doesn't even know how to change it...

At this time, Gu Pan frowned and looked at Xu Shu warily.

Unlike others, she had some doubts in her heart.

Because no one else knew that this place would fall into an "infinite cycle", and only she retained the memory of it.

She knew that this was a strange illusion, and what she saw might not be true, it might be fake.

Therefore, the "Xu Shu" in front of us might also be fake!
After thinking for a while, she suddenly interrupted in a low voice: "How do you prove that you are Xu Shu?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

Everyone was startled, and after a brief moment of surprise, they all stepped back tactically, trying to keep as much distance from Xu Shu as possible, as if this would give them a little pitiful sense of security.

According to what Gu Qian said, could the person in front of him be fake?

Tang Rou and Song Qixing looked at each other and thought, if this is fake... No, even if it is fake, I'm afraid they can only pretend that he is real. Otherwise, it will be difficult for everyone to reconcile today.

Only Xu Shu listened, touched his chin, waved to Gu Pan and asked her to come closer, then whispered: "There is no time to explain, anyway, come out with me quickly, if you dare to waste time with nonsense again, I will tell them that you are this big, this round, and you like to pee anywhere~~ I will also tell your mother the secret you told me when you were dying that day!"

As he spoke, he danced and imitated a similar scene.

"Huh? What??"

"Wait... Shit, you, you... you actually..."

Gu Pan was stunned at first, then his lips trembled, and he immediately understood what Xu Shu was talking about.

Shit! I get it!
He used to pretend!
He clearly saw it every time, but he just pretended not to see it?

Damn... this traitor...

The key point is what exactly did I say to him in my "last words" that day, and why did he have such a vulgar expression?

Gu Pan gritted his teeth, his heart full of doubts and shame, but he was relieved after all, and immediately said to everyone: "No problem, everyone, this is indeed my friend."

"what?"

Everyone just felt confused.

This person just makes some random gestures and then his identity can be confirmed?
Moreover, the hissing motion behind him seemed to have some strange meaning. Ah, could it be that they were not just ordinary friends, but had a special relationship?

Yes, although Gu Qian is a man, he is small and handsome, indeed... er, ahem...

A group of people showed expressions of wonder and waved at Xu Shu to express their gratitude for saving their lives.

"Without further delay, follow me!"

After gaining everyone's temporary trust, Xu Shu immediately set out again, left the (19, 19) supply point here, returned to the camp outside, and reunited with everyone.

This time, compared with the tragic scenes Xu Shu had seen during his previous journey, it was much better.

Before, there were only a handful of people left alive after the deaths here.

And now, the total number of deaths is less than five.

Two of them were killed by Nieqiba's sneak attack while neglecting their duties while guarding the camp.

As for the other three, one was the one who died in self-explosion, and the other two were besieged and killed by Nie Qiba in the battle. They were another team of main servants of the Gu family. They could be regarded as a pair of mandarin ducks flying together.

There are still nine extraordinary people left alive. Even though most of them are seriously injured, with the presence of the wizard Gu Yueming, as long as they are alive, there are ways to treat them and save them.

Xu Shu led a group of people and rushed to the easternmost part without stopping.

That is the key node used by Ksitigarbha to connect the ground realm and the underground fantasy world - the foundation of the ancient temple.

"At this moment, it should be less than nine o'clock!"

"Haha, it turns out that Dizang hasn't discovered my problem yet. He is still busy escaping and has no time to care about me."

"As long as you leave now, I can rest assured."

Seeing that the destination was right in front of him, Xu Shu felt a little relieved, but when he turned his head slightly to look at Wuxin who was lying quietly behind him, an idea had already emerged in his mind.

After all, this is a pure cultist, a guy who is dedicated to the "revival of the evil god", and he is also quite powerful. The friendly relationship between him and her is maintained by deception.

But truth will come to light sooner or later. If she finds out that the truth is not what she said, how can she survive?
Never let the tiger go back to the mountains!
As Xu Shu's thoughts raced, the large army had already arrived at the bottom of the ancient temple that was inserted upside down into the ground.

He immediately ordered everyone to dig open the corner of the wall, enter the interior, and see the warehouse littered with corpses.

After entering, the group of people were naturally shocked again. There were clearly quite a few corpses here, which belonged to them.

Fortunately, on the way here, I had already found out that this was an illusion. I had also seen Nieqiba disguised as my own rotten corpse before, so I could still bear it psychologically.

At that moment, according to Xu Shu's arrangement, among the two black holes above and below, everyone jumped into the downward black hole one by one.

Xu Shu chose to be the last one.

This choice would naturally arouse some people's suspicion. However, under the power he had displayed before, no one dared to resist, and they all fell into the black hole and disappeared.

Until, only Xu Shu and Wu Xin were left in the entire underground.

"Yes. If we want to leave here, someone needs to go to the fake exit to confuse Jizo."

Xu Shu opened his mouth and made up a lie.

This is a lie that can be seen through if you think carefully, but after he finished speaking, he added, "This is the instruction the Lord gave me."

In fact, if you think about it carefully, his direct address as "my Lord" is also a flaw.

I haven't even joined the religion, why are you trying to get close to me?

This will inevitably give people the impression of being too familiar with others.

However, Wuxin did not think so, she believed it directly.

In her opinion, Xu Shu, who "listened directly to the oracle", would change his beliefs on the spot even if he was a pagan before or even a staunch anti-sectarian.

This is called a miracle!

She patted Xu Shu's shoulder with appreciation and said, "Very good. Those who believe in our Lord will surely be blessed."

Keep this blessing for yourself...

Xu Shu grumbled inwardly for a moment, then said sincerely, "Well, I'll take you out first."

"how about you?"

"This cave entrance can only be passed by one person, and you have difficulty walking," said Xu Shu.

"I can recover after leaving this place and leaving the influence of the Ksitigarbha." Wu Xin didn't care, and put his hands together and said, "Comrade, I will wait for you outside."

"it is good!"

Xu Shu nodded heavily, then lifted Wuxin's soft buttocks and pushed hard, stuffing her completely into the hole above.

call out!
Wuxin disappeared into the depths of darkness.

"I'm sorry, Master. Please don't blame me for being so heartless and ungrateful. It's really because you are so ruthless and must kill me if you know the truth. For my safety, you should stay here with Dizang and wait for your true master to save you! Hahaha, goodbye!"

Seeing this, Xu Shu smiled, turned around, jumped, and landed in the cave below.

The real export!

After a dizzying spin, Xu Shu landed steadily on the ground.

The surrounding vision lit up, and I found that I was indeed inside the lighthouse supply point (19, 19), after entering the gate.

He came out alone.

As for Wuxin, of course he did not appear here.

"According to the rules, she should have appeared on the roof of the ancient temple in the underground fantasy world and fallen into a new cycle, haha. I hope the Divine Buddist can trap her for a while. If she comes out, my life will be in danger."

Xu Shu chuckled and looked back, and found that other members of the Hunter Association had also gathered here, and many of them went to the empty hall to watch.

Seeing Xu Shu appear, these people looked at him with nervous and doubtful expressions.

Obviously, after appearing here, they were like headless flies, not knowing what to do next. After all, this place looked the same as (19, 19) in the underground illusion, the only difference was that there were no traces of the previous battle.

Seeing this, Xu Shu laughed and said, "Everyone, it's not over yet. Follow me and I will make sure everyone can leave safely."

"This..." Everyone looked at each other. Their trust was not very firm to begin with, and now with the future uncertain, they naturally began to doubt again. Only Gu Pan was relatively firm and there was nothing unusual. It was obvious that she trusted Xu Shu very much.

She just felt a little confused. If they had already left, why did everyone still seem to be kept in the dark, as if they had not noticed that they had been trapped in an "infinite cycle of reincarnation"?

"It's really puzzling... But Xu Shu is quite capable. Where did he learn this trick? Has he figured out the rules of this cycle?"

While Gu Pan was thinking about something, Xu Shu had already led everyone to the north of the lighthouse and soon passed through a broken window.

On the ground outside, there was a fat, charming-looking monster entangled in spider silk.

Seeing her, a hint of alertness appeared in Gu Pan's eyes. She looked at Nie Qiba on the ground, then looked at Xu Shu in front of her, and her pupils suddenly shrank.

She discovered it! She discovered the truth about the strange intercourse between the giant and the basilisk that she saw on the big screen!

If you put the outlines together, it is clearly Xu Shu and the snake woman in front of him!

"... Damn it, this guy, he actually did that kind of thing?"

"No, you can't think like that. Even though he's lustful, he doesn't seem to be that bad... This, this is most likely the price he has to pay to save us, right?"

"Yes, that should be the case..."

Gu Pan quickly convinced himself in his heart, and the look he gave Xu Shu was full of gratitude and sympathy.

In order to save everyone, this man actually sacrificed his looks and gave himself to the basilisk. It is a really sad and tearful story...

Xu Shu had no idea that Gu Pan had already imagined a big drama in his mind. He just breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Nie Qiba.

Now it is finally over!

"Okay, do you see this hidden tire track on the ground? If we go outside and stay away from the tire tracks, we can be really safe." Xu Shu said happily.

When everyone heard this, although they still couldn't believe it completely, the "border line" that made them feel at ease was right in front of them, and they couldn't help but move impatiently, leaving the wheel tracks and leaving the ground area belonging to the Ksitigarbha.

Almost at the moment of leaving, they all covered their heads in pain at the same time.

"Oh, my head hurts...my brain is going to grow out..."

"No, something forced its way into my brain!"

"My memory has been modified?"

"I remember now! I remember everything! It turns out that we have been trapped in an illusion, repeating our lives over and over again!"

"It's so scary. How could there be such a strange existence..."

"And Brother Xu Shu brought us out. Otherwise, we don't know when we can wake up. We might be trapped there forever, trapped in the cycle of reincarnation!"

"Hahaha, I'm saved! Finally, I'm saved!"

Crazy shouts rang out one after another at the boundary between the border and the wilderness.

Everyone in the Hunter Association shouted and cried for joy.

After leaving the realm of Jizo, they seemed to be no longer affected, and all the memories they had lost were restored - perhaps, the memories had never been lost, but were buried by the power of the illusion.

Xu Shu looked at it and frowned.

Because he saw the member of the Tang family whose chest had been pierced, and learned from others that this person was called Tang Yuming. After he came out, he laughed wildly, "Turns out I'm not dead! Hahahaha!", while his entire body quickly turned into powder and disappeared completely.

"This, could it be..."

Xu Shu's pupils shrank.

The next second, amidst bursts of evil laughter, a large number of Hunter Association members typed GG.

One after another, their bodies were like ancient artifacts unearthed from the dust that had been buried for thousands of years. They were exposed to the air without any protection and were instantly weathered and turned into ashes, scattered on the ground.

In just less than ten breaths, the corpses and ashes of dozens of people were scattered on the border that was originally bustling and bustling with people.

Only the last five people still exist.

Gu Pan, Gu Yueming, Tang Rou and two other members of the Song family looked around in astonishment.

The two members of the Song family looked ahead in shock, at the captain who had sworn to bring everyone back safely when he led them out, the second-level fire mage, Song Qixing.

His body was also slowly disappearing.

"Is not likely to……"

"Third uncle?"

The two screamed in disbelief.

Song Qixing lowered his head silently. He looked at his gradually dissipating body and understood everything. He couldn't help but sighed and said in a very carefree manner:

"I see……"

"It turns out that in this illusion, if you die even once, you are doomed to be unable to escape, and all that remains is your thoughts..."

"Even if we leave that strange realm, how can the dead be resurrected?"

"It's just that, you two, why are you..."

His expression finally changed a few times. Looking at the two younger generations of the Song family in front of him, he seemed annoyed at first, but finally smiled with relief.

"Huh, luckily, at least you survived... You two, go back and tell the head of the family that I, Song Qixing, was incompetent and failed to protect the young master. Even though I'm dead, I still feel ashamed of my ancestors..."

After saying this, Song Qixing disappeared into the wind, completely ceasing to exist.

(End of this chapter)