Barrier of Light

"Huh...it seems to be going well?"

Zhong Xing stood nervously in front of the porthole, ready to face death.

But after leaving Dragon Bone Fortress.

The airship's navigation fell into a stable state. There was no "natural disaster" or "unforeseen disaster" along the way.

After the source of destruction was opened, a shield was formed, covering several people.

The tense atmosphere inside the airship eased a lot.

But Gu Shen knew that this was just an illusion.

After entering the old world, there will inevitably be many dangers. The reason why it seems peaceful now is just because the current route...there has been no disaster in the original world trajectory.

It's certain now.

The original will of this world will mobilize all forces to prevent outsiders from exploring the origin, but it cannot "make it up out of thin air."

Zhou Jiren's expression was not relaxed.

He came to sit down next to Gu Shen and asked: "The next step is to use 'restart' to continue to push deeper into the [Old World]?"

"……yes."

Gu Shen unfolded his mental map and stared at the winding route.

If you want to reach the "end", you will definitely encounter obstacles from the original will of the world.

But the only advantage of being outsiders is that they can keep restarting and stand up wherever they fall.

This team is equivalent to an infinitely resurrected Survey Corps team.

Gu Shen slowly clicked a few points with his finger: "To leave from the giant wall of Dragon Bone Fortress, we need to go west and go around to the northern border. However, since the 'Essence Storm' has been experienced here, we have to change the route in advance..."

There are two key points in the first half of the voyage.

One is the "maze" where Gu Shen performed his first mission outside the fortress.

The other one is the dark land where the black snow mountain giant lives.

Since it was the first time in the restarted world that the airship had successfully left the blockade early, the airship traveled very slowly and finally landed after two days and one night. Rusty Bones opened the source of destruction shield, shrouded everyone in it, and stepped off the airship.

"Rumble..."

The overwhelming wind and snow were coming.

In front of him is a pale valley that looks like a pile of colored glaze.

"Is this where you went on your first mission?"

Xiugu moved his head and looked at Gu Shen.

From that moment on he had noticed the young man.

The survey corps had been advancing the mission of the Citadel Maze for twenty years, and it was only finally solved by Gu Shen.

"There's nothing to hide now."

Gu Shen smiled and said: "This is the place where Pluto set a foreshadowing. He lost a supernaturally awakened snake here... I tamed it during that mission and used it for my own use. If [Deep Sea] had not used the banishment pattern, I should have completed my escape on the big snake."

He stretched out his palm and gently twisted out the wisp of fire.

The blazing fire swayed forward, burning away all the wind and snow that was coming towards the face, illuminating a path.

Gu Shen walked at the front, followed by several others, with Xi Gu at the bottom.

One origin, two banned... With the configuration of this team, they can almost run rampant in the first half of the [Old World], but everyone is careful.

[Old World] The truly deadly thing is the black hole where disordered source material condenses.

They finally got here.

Once touched, it may cause a "reset", where all previous efforts are wasted and the process begins again.

Gu Shen didn't walk very fast.

Although he has been here once... he is very familiar with the route of this maze and the source black holes that may cause danger on the way.

But the world is full of evil.

No one can tell what will happen next.

"At the end of the maze, I have seen your figure, teacher...so I want to take you to see this maze and find out if there is a [door]."

Gu Shen stopped, and the end of the long snow valley suddenly became dark and gloomy.

The steep mountain walls on both sides began to tremble.

"Crash!"

It seemed like a strong wind was blowing——

But the trembling sound stopped abruptly after Rusty Bones drew his sword, and two long golden rays lit up in the darkness. They were the fierce and surly eyes of Golden Spike Flower, but after seeing Rusty Bones, the look in their eyes The ruthlessness was swept away immediately, and the source of destruction that almost crushed the entire snow valley set off a gale dozens of times more powerful and powerful than before.

"???"

The pupils of the big snake entrenched on the mountain wall suddenly shrank. It reacted quickly and quickly gathered its body to prepare to escape.

In the past years, it has eaten many investigators from the Beizhou Legion who came to explore. The "mark of killing" left by Pluto is engraved in its heart. As long as the extraordinary person steps into this place, it will not let go.

But this time it was an accident!

Because the extraordinary being in front of him is so powerful, he is second only to Pluto!

Golden Spike Flower has reacted immediately——

But it's still too late!

Rusty Bones made a random sword strike, and a sword energy was nailed to the mountain wall, causing the Golden Spike Flower to fly out...

Immediately afterwards, Rusty Bones expanded its domain, and the source of destruction shrank instantly. A towering bronze giant rose from the ground, stretched out its body, and crowded all the narrow passages in the maze snow valley. The giant stretched out his palm, grabbed Golden Spike Flower's neck, and then The attacker slapped his body like a loach, but the slap on the rusty forearm did not hurt or itch, and instead made bursts of golden and iron sounds.

Zhou Jiren, Luo Er and Zhong Wei raised their heads.

The expressions of the three of them were a little complicated.

The fighting power of this big snake is not that strong... If a battle really breaks out, the Sky Eye or the Towering Tree can kill it with just one shot.

But this thing is so huge that it is much more difficult to trap it than to kill it!

As for catching the big snake like Rusty Bones catches the loach.

To them, it is a fantasy.

"How to deal with it?"

General Rusty Bones looked at Gu Shen and spoke calmly.

If it were in the past, he would not have unleashed his true nature at all and would have chopped the little snake into pieces with just one sword. But after all, in the real world, this was Gu Shen's "pet"...

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

There was no aura of surliness in Golden Spike Flower, and she looked like a pitiful little insect at the moment.

But Gu Shen knew that this was just a disguise. As long as the mark left by the previous Pluto was removed, this thing's desire to kill humans would not be extinguished.

"Let me do it."

He slowly stepped forward, and the bronze giant pressed Jin Suihua's head to the ground. The latter did not dare to resist at all, and looked at Gu Shen pretending to be "poor", with his vertical pupils full of begging.

Until Gu Shen summoned the blazing fire.

Only then did the look in Jin Suihua's eyes change...

The ray of fire illuminated its vertical pupils.

It was at a loss, it was confused, and it felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity and surrender welling up in its heart!

A large amount of memories are poured into the spiritual sea.

The big snake trembled all over, and it took tens of seconds to break away from Gu Shen's mental world, with an expression full of disbelief.

Gu Shen put one hand on the top of the big snake's head, and used the blazing fire as a traction to draw out the spiritual sea of ​​the big snake. In this restarted world line, the Zhou Jiren trio did not wait until the Piyue City Fortress appeared before entering the [Old World], so it was naturally impossible for Jin Suihua to see these three people as spectators... But it doesn't matter, This spiritual sea shows what happened in the "maze" where Golden Spike Flower has been entrenched for nearly twenty years.

The most important thing is what the end of this so-called maze looks like.

Boom!

Golden Spike Flower lowered her head, and the golden mental projection unfolded in front of the five people——

The maze is like a landslide, tilting to both sides! A false oasis suddenly appeared before our eyes!

It is full of life and has not been damaged by the storm of essence. Just one look at it will make people yearn for it!

Even the rusty bones were moved by it, almost urging the bronze giant to stride into the oasis.

But the next second he realized...

It’s not that easy to step into this oasis!

There is nothing at the end of this maze. This is not a maze, but more like a lair.

"This is indeed what we saw back then."

Zhou Jiren looked complicated and said: "At the end of the Piyue City Fortress, a door suddenly appeared... Behind the door was such an oasis. But after we stepped in, we realized something was wrong. This oasis was actually just a 'mirage'. No matter how far we walked, we couldn't reach it, so we started looking for the second door and the third door."

"The space in the old world is discontinuous, so the end of the maze and the oasis scene... seem to be only a few dozen steps apart, but in fact there is a huge gap between them."

Gu Shen sighed softly.

The [door] that Teacher and the others stepped into back then is actually the same existence as the maze in front of them.

It's more of a scam than a trap.

He said seriously: "But one very important thing is certain, that is, this 'oasis' does exist."

Regardless of whether it is an oasis that humans are looking for.

Being able to glimpse real images from the maze and the fortress of Piyue City proves that there is such a land in the [Old World].

"Theoretically, that's the case."

Zhou Jiren was stunned for a second, and he realized what Gu Shen was going to do.

Ever since he stepped into the Piyue City Fortress and could never return, he began to worry about one thing.

Not afraid of death.

Rather, I am worried about finding that oasis after all the hard work, only to find that it is a spiritually fictitious world.

But this is Reboot the World.

If you find a piece of spiritual fiction in the restarted world... then it is equivalent to finding a flaw in this restarted world.

And vice versa.

If the oasis is real, then the team has fulfilled its original intention!

Tian Tong and Zhong Wei also understood what Gu Shen wanted to do.

"Junior brother...how are you going to find him?"

Gu Shen took a deep breath.

He reached out and patted Golden Spike on the head, and whispered: "Stay here."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

It was still whimpering in a low voice, but this time the big snake didn't have any disguise. It had been tamed by Gu Shen's blazing fire. Rusty Bones controlled the bronze giant to release his hand. It still lay obediently on the ground, swaying its slender tail. .

The group left the maze and boarded the airship again.

"The Traveler tribe is good at opening doors, and the next place is the place of 'hope' buried by their tribe. The true god of the Traveler throne was crucified by extinguishing the candle, and they still have the illusion of resurrecting the throne." Gu Shen said slowly : "If we want to push deeper into the [Old World], we need to pry open the traveler's mouth and pry out the ancient text formation that 'opens the door'."

The next starting point for Gu Shen was the hidden land where General Silver Fox had his accident.

"So... there will probably be a pretty brutal battle next."

Gu Shen said seriously: "Everyone, please be prepared. Once one of us dies in battle, the whole world will restart."

"You guys stay on the airship, I can be alone."

The rusty bone horse and golden sword sat there, holding the sword with both hands, and spoke firmly.

He was powerless to undo the tragedy that happened in the real world.

But in this virtual world, he just had an opportunity to "draw his sword".

"Although I also want to do this... but the traveler tribe does not play such a thing as one-on-one."

Gu Shen smiled helplessly, "Once a war breaks out, only you can deal with the black snow mountain giant that can fight the origin. And we need to deal with countless low-level travelers. In my plan, we can Through negotiation, we can obtain the ancient text pattern of 'opening the door', which can avoid fighting and ensure that it will not restart."

"..."

Xiugu clutched the sword tightly.

Although he wanted to go on a killing spree in the Traveler Continent, he finally regained his senses... Killing at this moment really had no meaning other than to vent his emotions.

No matter how many travelers you kill in this virtual world, it won't help reality!

Moreover, it was the [Deep Sea] that harmed the White Lizard and Silver Fox, not the travelers.

"You want to negotiate with the traveler?"

Rusty Bones frowned and asked, "Will this tribe accept such a thing as 'negotiation'?"

Non-my family, its heart must be different!

This is an iron rule that every Beizhou border warrior should keep in mind!

Rusty Bones didn't believe that the traveler would negotiate with a human being...especially what Gu Shen was trying to ask for this time was the most important "gateway" of the ethnic group, the art of ancient Chinese.

"Give it a try."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes and stared at the dark mist that constantly covered the portholes. He said softly: "There are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests."

…

…

A pitch-black ball was suspended in the void, like an extinguished sun, exuding a strong aura of disaster.

This place is 2,300 miles away from the human defense line.

An airship hovered in front of the barrier, and two figures slowly left the airship.

The rusty bones opened up the source of destruction and wrapped Gu Shen into this disaster barrier...

"This seems to be the power of Hades?"

When he saw the pitch black ball, Rusty Bones realized something was wrong.

This huge disaster barrier should be a realm created by Pluto.

"yes."

Gu Shen did not deny this.

He looked back at the airship, and the teacher was standing outside the porthole staring at him. He waved his hand, and then said in a very soft voice: "A long time ago, Pluto and the traveler made a deal, and the traveler used the lives of the people of the ethnic group as a bargaining chip. , in exchange for Pluto’s guidance.”

"???"

Xiugu looked at Gu Shen in disbelief.

The content of this transaction is really shocking.

"Pluto needs a powerful army of the undead, and the Traveler needs to lead his people to find a stable home."

Gu Shen said calmly: "You also know the final outcome of this deal... This is why I want to try to 'negotiate'."

The outcome of this transaction is a lose-lose situation.

Pluto fell, and the so-called army of the undead ended.

Not to mention the Traveler side. No matter which angle you look at this transaction, the Traveler Throne is a pure victim.

“Until now, the ‘core needs’ of travelers have still not been met.”

Gu Shen landed on the land and said: "This is why we can negotiate."

Click.

A slight cracking sound came from the soles of Gu Shen's feet.

Gu Shen did not lower his head, but Xiugu, who came to this barrier for the first time, couldn't help but lowered his head and looked down. His expression changed slightly... A large dark cloud suddenly appeared on the top of the disaster barrier. A streak of snow-white thunder flashed past, illuminating the entire landscape of this vast land. Countless "corpse" of travelers were lying in the snow, densely packed and countless.

"This is the burial ground of Pluto's undead army."

Gu Shen said expressionlessly: "Mr. Rusty Bones, please protect my safety... Once the negotiation breaks down, we will have no choice but to go on a killing spree."

"no problem."

Rusty Bones' answer was reassuring.

Gu Shen looked at the black snow-capped mountains in the distance. He summoned his own firelight to illuminate the darkness in all directions, while at the same time transmitting his spiritual thoughts.

He only sent out one sentence.

"Do you want a safe home to live in?"

The next moment, there was thunder!

Rumble, rumble!

Along with the sound of thunder, the land began to rise and fall, like a blue sea wave. The layers of snowflakes advanced in waves, and finally a huge object broke out of the ground. It was a huge palm, lifted from the bottom of the snow. This palm was full of It was a hundred meters big, and it grasped Gu Shen and Xi Gu in the palm of its hand, and then "slowly" lifted it upwards.

In just a moment, Rusty Bones reacted!

He grasped the sword in an instant, and then he was about to use "Destroy the Origin". Countless black origin auras were mediating above his head, and the outline of the bronze giant had already emerged.

But Gu Shen held down the general's sword-holding hand.

"etc."

Gu Shen's blazing fire can catch the crisis.

So far, he has not experienced any life-threatening danger.

Rusty Bones frowned and took a deep breath.

"Crash..."

A pair of huge scarlet eyes opened in the dark world, those were the eyes of the black snow mountain giant!

The snow in the huge palm spread like quicksand. It picked up the two people who stepped into this place and put them in front of them for inspection.

"home?"

There are two routes for the evolution of the traveler group, one is to sacrifice wisdom, and the other is to sacrifice the body, but no matter which of the two routes is evolved to the extreme, there will be no fatal flaws. In other words, although this black snow mountain giant is not as "intelligent" as the wise men in the group, it is by no means an idiot. It can understand Gu Shen's spirit and transmit its own thoughts through spiritual resonance.

It stared at Gu Shen.

Gu Shen's eyes quickly glanced around and finally landed on the shoulders of the black snow mountain giant.

The Crucified Traveler's Throne is right there!

Gu Shen knew that the creatures on the stone wall were not really dead.

In order to escape the punishment of the soul contract with Pluto, the traveler cast his "soul" across the five continents, so this body is in a state of exhaustion, but there is still a glimmer of hope.

"Yes...home."

Gu Shen said seriously: "I can find a livable home for travelers that is suitable for survival."

"home!"

Unexpectedly, the Black Snow Mountain giant repeated these two words again.

This time, the spirit it conveyed was so strong that it caused thunder in the sky. Gu Shen was shocked and staggered.

This big guy seems very angry?

Gu Shen was not sure, but he already had an ominous omen in his heart.

He tried to continue the negotiation: "You should know what 'deal' means. I can take you to find a new home, but in return, the traveler tribe needs to use the ancient writing skills of 'Portal'."

After this spirit is passed on.

The whole world fell into a brief silence.

The head of the black snow mountain giant slowly raised back, and its "lips" also slowly opened.

next moment.

boom! ! !

A shocking crack exploded in the dome, and billowing sound waves burst out from the giant's mouth. Rusty Bones immediately stepped forward, stood in front of Gu Shen, pulled out the bronze sword, and destroyed the semicircle that had been opened by the source. The shield was instantly impacted thousands of times by the majestic roaring power!

Gu Shen looked pale.

Thunder buzzed in his ears.

"Pluto!!!"

"You... owe us this!"

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(PS: I originally wanted to write a longer one, but I was afraid that everyone would be too impatient to wait, so I posted these first. There should be another chapter before evening.)