The Fool of the Gods

This is a cramped utility room, which is small and filled with various cleaning tools.

There is only half a meter of space for people to stand.

In this half-meter cramped space, Cheng Shi and Fang Shiqing stood face to face.

Fang Shiqing smiled, and Cheng Shi looked surprised.

"The so-called fog of war is to kidnap me?"

Cheng Shi looked around with a strange look on his face, and felt that this small space was indeed a good place to hide.

"That's not how the word kidnapping is used."

Fang Shiqing smiled, held Cheng Shi's arm with both hands to keep a certain distance in front of them, and explained seriously:

"The clamp girl is following closely, and this is the only way I can get rid of her for a while."

"Huh? You also call her the clamp girl?"

Cheng Shi's eyes lit up, and he instantly felt that he had found a comrade-in-arms.

"Otherwise, stop talking nonsense, we don't have much time, Cheng Shi, I have something to say to you."

"I like men, thank you." Cheng Shi's mouth is faster than light.

"......"

Fang Shiqing was stunned at first, and then laughed:

"It's not what you think, don't rush to refuse."

Cheng Shi heard it and breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's okay, I still like women."

"You... am I not attractive at all?"

"If the attraction you are talking about is the kind of attraction that Bai Ling has, then I really don't have it."

"...... I won't argue with you anymore." Fang Shiqing was not annoyed at all, staring at Cheng Shi, her face became quite serious and she said:

"Cheng Shi, I know you lied about your ladder score, and I know you are very capable, but I won't delve into why you concealed it. I just want to invite you to join us."

"You guys?"

Cheng Shi's smile gradually faded, and his brows slightly frowned, as if he thought of something.

"Are you from the Lizhi Association?"

The Lizhi Association is an organization established by a group of players led by [Truth] believers. The association's philosophy is to pursue the truth of the universe and explore the essence of gods.

Under the influence of [Truth] and the "Tower of Reason" in the background of the trial, they have a fanatical desire for knowledge about the origin of all things and the laws of the universe.

These people have become very crazy and irrational in order to obtain the knowledge of [Understanding Divine Power] and [Becoming God].

In fact, there are many player organizations like the Reason Association, such as the "Order Alliance", "Natural Sect", "Historical School" and so on.

The fundamental reason for the existence of these organizations is that humans who are forced to become [players] have an instinctive desire for survival and power.

So they gathered together spontaneously and worked tirelessly to improve themselves.

Fang Shiqing is a believer in [Truth], so Cheng Shi naturally thought of the Reason Association first.

However, Fang Shiqing shook her head and sighed:

"The Lizhi Association has abandoned reason. They will do anything to become gods. Rather than believing in the [truth], they are more like believers of [depravity] and supporters of [foolishness]. They release their ambitions and expand their desires. They have long been out of the scope of normal people and have become unreasonable lunatics...

But we are not such people.

Cheng Shi, do you still remember your own home?"

Fang Shiqing's sudden affection made Cheng Shi a little overwhelmed.

How can I say this? If you want to say that the utility room in the orphanage is also considered a home, then I do remember it.

After all, now I am moved by the scene. This small space is similar to where I lived when I was a child.

Seeing Cheng Shi didn't respond, Fang Shiqing continued:

"Everyone has a warm family and a family that loves us.

But after they came, everyone lost their wonderful lives.

[Faith Game] shattered the world and pushed tens of millions of compatriots to the edge of the cliff."

Her tone was a little low, and the hand holding Cheng Shi's sleeve was a little tight.

"Cheng Shi, not everyone is like you and me, who can win in one trial after another.

You can score 2000 points.

You can get S-level talent.

You can try to survive.

Many people... will fall into the abyss if they take a wrong step, and more people have already fallen into the abyss.

But are they wrong?

They are just innocent people, struggling to survive, making compromises, and in the end, they will be labeled as "forsaken by God" after they die.

And among these people, there are your family, my family, people who love you, and people who love me."

Fang Shiqing smiled bitterly, and then cheered up and continued:

"Is there really no way to avoid all this?

Is everything we love and want to protect destined to be lost in front of the gods?

No!

Any human being with flesh and blood, bones and spirit will not allow this.Everything happened!

So, we were born!

We gathered together, using all the power we could use, uniting all the friends we could unite, and protecting all the beauty that needed to be protected!

We bowed our heads to accept their blessings, and also raised our heads to challenge their authority;

We turned around and entrusted our backs to each other, and also swore to protect the trust of our friends;

We forged swords and guns to build new walls, and also went deep into the darkness to pass on the flames of hope.

This is us!

For the people we want to protect behind us, we must stand up!

Cheng Shi, do you... understand?

This is... us.

A group of fighters who attempted to resist [God's Greatness], a group of lunatics who still have their hearts set on "beauty".

In order to achieve all this, we crawled in the dark and never showed ourselves to others easily.

But you, Cheng Shi, I think you are worth my risk.

Now, I solemnly invite you to join us, are you...

willing? "

Cheng Shi listened to Fang Shiqing's words silently, his face blended into the shadows and he did not comment.

Fang Shiqing wanted to see some emotional fluctuations on his face, but obviously, she failed.

Cheng Shi was silent for a while, then slightly raised the corners of his mouth and asked jokingly:

"·After saying so much, can you tell me, Ms. Firebringer, whether you are a city defender or a city builder?"

"! ! ? ? "

Fang Shiqing's eyes suddenly widened, looking at Cheng Shi in disbelief, trying to suppress the shock and exclaiming in a low voice:

"You know us? You..."

She immediately thought of something, and the shock and hope in her eyes dissipated together, and instantly turned into deep regret, and she smiled bitterly:

"It seems that you have already rejected us..."

Cheng Shi's face was very unnatural, he shook his head slightly and said:

"No, no one has ever invited me, you are the first. "

Fang Shiqing's face was even more shocked. She raised her head and said in surprise:

"Impossible, players who have not been contacted by the Firebringer cannot know us! How did you know?"

"How did I know?"

Cheng Shi's eyes suddenly became deep and distant. His sight missed Fang Shiqing's hair and looked at the darkness behind her. He didn't know which scene in his memory he recalled. He sighed with an extremely bleak tone:

"Yeah, where did I know?

Probably from a fool.

Tell me, how could someone disregard his own life for a stranger?"

"Why not?" Fang Shiqing's eyes suddenly became firm, and she said solemnly:

"The Firebringer will protect everything at any cost, not to mention himself."

"Strangers are also what you call beautiful?"

"Maybe not mine, but it must be his. It's the beauty in the eyes of the Firebringer you have seen... "

Fang Shiqing's tone was full of romance that she would never regret until her death, and even Cheng Shi, who was never serious, was slightly touched.

"Is that so..."

He shook his head, and the smile on his face finally reappeared. He looked up at Fang Shiqing's eyes, looking at the eyes full of hope, and felt that it was so...bright.

Even in the fog, even in the dark utility room, it was still so bright.

"I remember you, Ms. Guardian."

Fang Shiqing was slightly stunned. She didn't expect the other party to actually trick her into seeing through her identity, but she didn't care about these.

"So this time, what is your answer?"

"Compared to this, I want to ask, why did you take a fancy to me? I never think I am a good person." Cheng Shi spread his hands and said.

Fang Shiqing smiled: "'Good person' is too heavy for today's world. We never expect to meet a good person, but just hope that our partner is not a bad person. "

"How do you know I'm not a bad person? "

Fang Shiqing loosened her left hand that was tightly grasping Cheng Shi's sleeve and pointed at her ears.

"The S-level singer's professional talent is 'moving heartstrings'. I can hear the music played by everyone's heart. I am very familiar with the evil people's music. You are not that kind."

"?" Cheng Shi raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Then which kind am I?"

"Well... very weird, very jumpy, very low, but not dark."

Cheng Shi silently experienced it for a moment, and then suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Sorry, I laughed that you heard it wrong."

As soon as the voice fell, a knife chopped Fang Shiqing's neck before she could react.

"Bang!"

"You..."

Fang Shiqing's eyes widened for a moment, and then she closed her eyelids and fainted.

ChengShi rubbed his hands, looked at the big wave falling in his arms, and said in an inexplicable tone:

"People standing in the firelight should not trust people in the dark, not to mention that people standing in the dark are generally not human."

"But still...thank you."

He smiled self-deprecatingly, picked up Fang Shiqing by the waist, opened the door of the utility room and walked out.

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