Kicked out of Rhodes Island, a small quilt was covered in the hole of the Longmen Bridge

"See you later then."

Holding the "Frost Cold" long sword that Xi specially drew for herself, Bai Hua lightly jumped out from the wall in the north of the village, left the barrier, and plunged into the forest.

"I……"

Seeing that Bai Hua didn't act with any hesitation, Xi seemed even more shaken.She looked down at the long sword she held in her hand, and then raised her head to look at the blood-red cloud in the sky, the scene of gradually burning everything in the distance.

As a painter, but also a little proud of his own ability, it can even be said that he is a "conceited" painter, throwing his dissatisfied paintings into the fire, this kind of thing is really common.

Maybe it's because the layout is not satisfactory, maybe it's because the number of characters doesn't match, or it's because the color matching is not realistic enough, or it's simply bleed--any minor mistakes will make Xi throw those 'defective products' into the in fire.

But at this moment, the Poshan Town that I drew is being burned to the ground, just like those 'defective products' from the past.

Xi is very clear that this is the message that Li Zai sent to herself in the most easy-to-understand way—'truth' does not exist, and there is no so-called perfection in this ordinary product from the very beginning. In any case, the world in the picture scroll is The picture scroll is full of loopholes, it can be easily ignited, burnt out... the picture scroll.

Xi frowned, her expression seemed a little helpless, but she looked at the pale mist that occasionally emanated from the deep forest in the distance to the north, and patted her cheeks with her hands, forcing herself to bring her thoughts back.

The voices of the surrounding villagers gradually became louder and chaotic, and within the range visible to the naked eye around the barrier, those dead bodies and 梼杌 monsters had already appeared.

Although these monsters were just inferior imitations, and the crossbow arrows could indeed penetrate their heads, such a huge number of monsters approaching slowly cast a shadow of despair over the entire village.

——Li, do you really want me to leave this picture scroll so much?

But... I'm not ready yet, I'm not, not...

Xi gritted her teeth, dragged the long sword in her hand, and strode towards the "loophole" in the east, as if if she slowed down, she would no longer have the motivation to move forward.

She still doesn't know how to face the coming end, and she doesn't know how to get along with the "friends" she recreated through the paintbrush, but since she has supported it for such a long time, maybe a few more hours... ...and there's no telling what's going to happen.

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"I'm sorry, because I'm in a hurry, I can only supersede you physically!"

Click!

The sound of ice shattering was extremely crisp in the poplar forest, and it could even be said to be harsh.

Holding the frost long sword that Xi had drawn for herself, Bai Hua walked towards the depths of the poplar forest in the east facing the wave of monsters, while observing the 'picture loopholes' around which monsters could continuously spawn.

According to Xi's words, there is a flaw in a land. Normally, there will be no saline-alkali land around Poshan Town, but there is such an area there. Well, this kind of omission is naturally not a problem, but it is precisely this kind of loophole that makes the person in the painting realize that all of this is just a bubble on paper.

"Awwhhh-!!!"

brake!

The fierce beast named 梼杌 rushed towards Bai Hua, but Bai Hua just dodged sideways and avoided the attack. At the same time, he raised his right arm, and the long sword glowing with cold light directly chopped off the monster's foreleg, leaving the torn wound Because of the rapid freezing, the cut surface of the wound did not spurt out blood, but instead was a layer of reflective ice.

"Although the number has increased, the combat effectiveness is much worse than before."

Bai Hua stepped on the head of a dead body and jumped to the top of the branch. In this way, he avoided the monsters pounced on him from all directions. Then he stepped on the trunk and swooped forward. The ground was frozen, and a slanted ice ramp was abruptly created.

"So strong...!"

Although it hasn't been long since I started using it, the power of Frost and Cold has greatly exceeded Bai Hua's expectations. This sword itself is extremely sharp and can be broken by blowing hair. frozen.

It's a pity that it can only be used in the picture scroll, otherwise Bai Hua would have already started fantasizing about bringing this sword and ice body protection next time, and taking the opportunity to kill Xuetu viciously (?).

Forcibly using the artificial ice slide to quickly speed up and throw away the monsters chasing behind, Bai Hua finally found that strange land in mid-air. Various monsters and dead bodies are constantly being bred.

"That's it - there are too many monsters, hey!"

It's not the first time that Bai Hua has dealt with the loopholes in the picture scroll, but before the picture scroll itself was "burned", the number of monsters bred from these loopholes was not too many. Xi and Bai Hua Working together can easily solve it.

However, the number of monsters in the ink pool of the loophole this time far exceeded expectations. Not only that, but Xi was still dealing with the loophole in the east at this time, and she was alone.

——It always feels more troublesome than the time in Chernobog.

When I went to Qiecheng before, even though Bai Hua was fighting against most of the integration movement alone, but no matter what, those integration movements would not rush out like recruits who don’t need money, and they wouldn’t be crowded together like they are now. group.

But as the saying goes, "everyone has come", the barrier in Poshan Town is already crumbling, and I have no other choice until now.

Bai Hua sighed in mid-air, then flicked her tail to adjust her posture, and clenched the Frost Cold Sword in her hand.

The hoarfrost of the severe winter spreads continuously, and the freezing cold air will feel like a thousand cuts if it is scratched lightly.

Bai Hua held the hilt of the sword with both hands at the same time, swooped in mid-air, and then thrust the long sword straight into the ground heavily, as if trying to penetrate the ground.

boom--! !

The moment Bai Hua inserted the long sword into the ground, icy crystals splashed outwards, and with the gray wolf as the center, the area with a radius of 20 meters turned into a radial cold hell. Those monsters just born from the ink pool, Those monsters entrenched around, those monsters eager to try to bite the birch - all were covered with a layer of crystal clear 'crystal shell', and then shattered into pieces.

"Cough cough cough...! How did Yelena manage to freeze an entire street with just a wave of her hand...?"

Bai Hua coughed and pulled out the long sword. Although it was in the world of the picture scroll, the limits of body and spirit were still placed here intact.

Bai Hua, whose source stone skill affinity is '噗嗤', forcibly relied on the weapon Xi gave her to release such a huge source stone skill, even Bai Hua, who was specialized in killing and fighting, became a little weak for a while.

"In short... the next step is to crush the core in the center of the ink pool—"

Bai Hua put away the long sword, forcibly endured her lungs that were about to burst and moved forward, at the same time, she took out a charm from her bosom, pulled it away and threw it aside.

The bluish-white smoke instantly spread to the surrounding area, and the monsters outside the 'Ice Burst Zone' were temporarily blocked by the smoke.

Bai Hua moved forward stepping on the shattering ice, and finally came to the edge of the ink pool that was completely unaffected by the ice and still bred monsters.

Pooh!

He took out a small crossbow and pierced the 梼杌 that was rushing towards him, and then flew to the left in a little embarrassment to avoid the bite of the zombies. Taking advantage of the moment before the next 梼杌 was fully formed, Bai Hua aimed at the center of the ink pool The gurgling ink stretched out his palm, and a piece of broken ink was held in Bai Hua's hand.

As the white birch took out the core of the ink pool, the previously flowing ink pool became stagnant in an instant, and the 梼杌, which had crawled out half of its body, turned into a pool of pus again, and the surrounding woods stained with black ink gradually reappeared. changed back to its original appearance.

"Now only Xi's is left, so it should be fine..."

After confirming that the loopholes in the poplar grove in the north had been eliminated by herself, Bai Hua collapsed on the ground and forcibly used the unfamiliar Originium technique to release it, which consumed more physical strength than imagined.

Although there will still be scattered monsters rushing around, but Bai Hua is not particularly worried at this time. After all, as long as the plan is advanced, after Xihe himself fills the last loophole, this Poshan Town will also become a " Real' existence, Li will definitely stop his extreme actions when the time comes——

"Why do you have to do this, Bai Hua?"

What came to my ears was not the roars of monsters, but the familiar voice of that girl.

"If I were an uninformed passer-by, I wouldn't get involved in this kind of thing, but since I already know the ins and outs, I wouldn't just sit idly by - Li, your behavior is too extreme, isn't it In helping Xi, you are only hurting her constantly."

Bai Hua propped herself up and stood up from the ground. At the same time, Li Ze appeared in front of Bai Hua, who was dressed in plain Poshan Town uniform, and asked the gray wolf a little puzzled.

Although the girl in front of her is the instigator of the endless stream of monsters and the gradual swallowing of all the walls of fire at the far end, no one will be able to see madness or despair from her.

On the contrary, the girl's eyes were calmer than anyone else's, as if everything that happened during this had nothing to do with her.

"Not only that, haven't you noticed the villagers in Poshan Town? They are no longer the existences that have no self-awareness, and even the clothing decorations are vague. Aran, Cook Pan, Uncle Wang, Mr. Liu... They are all the same as you now, they are already "people outside the painting". Even so, do you still plan to destroy Poshan Town? Li You collected the items of those villagers before, didn't you? Do you just hope that one day you can get a companion like yourself, and expect everyone to get their own life?"

Bai Hua asked the girl in front of her, she was clearly thinking about the direction she had longed for, but Xi still chose the most extreme way, which Bai Hua couldn't understand.

"Didn't those items have already been thrown into the cabinet of the pawn shop? And you, Bai Hua, helped me sort it out. Compared with the illusory longing... During the time when you and Xi were crazy together, what you showed The splendor that belongs to the outside world—these are more worthy of my treasure.”

Li responded softly with a smile, but no matter how you look at that smile, there is a bit of loss and confusion.

"And Bai Hua, haven't you noticed? The only 'people outside the painting' that really exist in the world in this painting are you and Xi. The others, even me—are just drawn by Xi. It’s just a bunch of lines, the function of lines can make people smile when they are idle and bored, and make pedestrians stop for a while, but how can lines imprison the painter, so that she can’t leave the painting scroll and the forest?”

"So this place is not just a picture scroll, Li! We have filled in so many loopholes one by one, and today's Poshan Town is already comparable to reality, so how can it be just a picture scroll?"

Bai Hua retorted to Li, after all, during the years in this painting, Bai Hua witnessed with her own eyes that this small village had 'bugs' everywhere at the beginning, and gradually became a place where everyone can call themselves a school and live a leisurely life. Little Taoyuan, he couldn't understand why Li, who had obviously spent that time with him and Xie before, became so stubborn and decisive.Even after witnessing the vast corner of the outside world, he would rather use this method to free Xi from the shackles of Poshan Town.

"Ha...you will understand, Bai Hua. You and Xiao Xi are still correcting the so-called 'loopholes' in this picture scroll, right? Unfortunately, this is just because she doesn't know what to do, so she chose to escape That's it. Although the process may be a bit... painful, it is a last resort. Maybe you are right, it will hurt the news, but if it can release the painter from the 'failed' painting, it should not Is it a qualified behavior for a painting?"

"What are you talking about, Li? Can't you see the transformation of the villagers?"

Bai Hua couldn't understand why Li was still so pessimistic, everything was clearly moving towards the final "truth", but Li's expression...as if he knew the ending in advance.

Moreover, it was the kind of ending that Bai Hua didn't like.

"Probably soon you will understand why, Bai Hua. I like you very much. You are obviously a person from the future, but you can also play with us old antiques in the picture scroll, and you have shown me a lot of yourself An interesting future that will never be known... Thank you for being able to come into this picture scroll."

Li smiled and shook her head at Bai Hua. She slowly approached the gray wolf who had nothing to do with the picture scroll but had been running desperately for it, and gently pressed her forehead against him.

——Although the ending of the broken picture scroll must be thrown into the furnace, but because of your existence, at least I have a glimpse of all the wonderful things beyond my vision here. Please take Xiao Xi to see the world you mentioned with your own eyes. Bar.

"Wait a moment--"

Bai Hua wanted to hold Li's palm, but the girl in front of her still disappeared slowly, like a drop of ink melting into a river, disappearing invisible.

……

The confusion and uneasiness in his mind gradually surfaced. After a short rest, Bai Hua stood up and moved towards Poshan Town with his body propped up by the frost.

Not long after, Bai Hua returned to the edge of the barrier, and the green semicircular barrier was covered with more cracks visible to the naked eye. Near the entrance of the village, the middle-aged men in the village were all concentrated on holding their crossbow arrows, and they continued to attack The monsters run through.

Looking at it from a distance, Poshan Town at this moment is like a bird's nest that has been slapped on the reef by the rushing water. devours everyone.The villagers also know this very well, so everyone is ready to fight to the death.

"Mr. Bai Hua! Everyone, quickly cover Bai Hua!"

Several of the villagers noticed the gray wolf approaching from behind the group of monsters, and immediately called on everyone to open the way for Bai Hua to cover and shoot.

"Thank you... Well, there are monsters all the way, and there is no time to rest."

Bai Hua dragged his tattered clothes and managed to return to Poshan Town. Although the ink pool had been disposed of, there were still a lot of monsters that had been summoned.

"Are you okay, Bai Hua...!"

As soon as Baihua returned to the village, Xi jumped down from a high platform in the distance and approached Baihua, asking anxiously.

"I'm fine, what happened to the loophole in the east?"

Bai Hua waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, and quickly asked Xi how to deal with the last loophole.

"..."

Facing Bai Hua's question, Xi expressed some hesitation.

"Can't it be lifted? Then I'll go right away—"

"It's been lifted, Bai Hua."

Seeing Xi's hesitation, Bai Hua instantly misunderstood that Xi had failed to close the loophole there.

"That's great, then the monsters shouldn't appear again! I met Li before, but she... looks a little strange, Xi, can you contact her? This picture is already a 'real existence' 'The world is gone, we must stop Li!"

After hearing that the loophole had been dealt with, Bai Hua happily raised her eyebrows, and immediately talked with Xi about the next arrangement.

"Baihua, although the loophole has been dealt with, those monsters still exist, and Li's authority still exists."

"Uh, are there any other loopholes? If that's the case, just tell me, the barrier in Poshan Town should last for a while, and I'll fix it—"

"There's only one loophole left, Bai Hua."

Xi interrupted Bai Hua's words. At this moment, Xi completely lost her initial cold and strategizing posture, leaving only a confused and helpless posture.

"Then go and deal with the last loophole?"

"...Actually, what Li said is correct, the so-called truth did not exist from the beginning. Why I didn't fix those loopholes again and again, the reason is actually very simple, and the last is the most obvious loophole - the sun and the moon above the head .”

Xi sighed, and looked up at the sky as if she couldn't hide it at last. Although it was covered by the blood-red smog, the sun and the moon were still hanging in the air above Poshan Town, motionless.

"This is a picture scroll, and there will always be a [boundary] in the picture scroll. The sun and moon above the head are the proof of the boundary. The painter may be able to make infinitely detailed research on the details of the brush strokes, content, and era background of the picture scroll, but the picture scroll cannot be avoided after all. Open the border, as long as the sun and the moon hang in the sky, as long as the border of the scroll still exists——a painting is a painting, it can never become the so-called 'real', do you understand, Bai Hua?"

Xi turned his eyes away from the sun and the moon, silently looking at the gray wolf in front of him, with a very sad expression.

Bai Hua finally understood Li's words at this time, and also understood why Xi was always so confused.

It's not that she doesn't know how to turn the picture scroll into reality, on the contrary—be it Li or Xi, they actually knew from the very beginning that "reality" can never exist in the world in the painting.

"The entrance is going to be overwhelmed!!"

"If you can't hold on, you have to hold on! Everyone, after throwing out the rest of the spells, all go to the tavern for the final defense!"

"Master Xi, Lord Baihua—you should go and evacuate quickly! I think this village is already doomed, we cannot escape, but if it is you two adults, we will definitely be able to escape from this place! "

The shouts of the surrounding crowd became more and more noisy and chaotic, and the trembling sound of biting and impacting continued to be heard from the edge of the barrier.

Poshan Town is about to reach the end, and this picture scroll will be burned like the remnants of the past.

...Is this the end?

Birch looked up at the blood-red sky and the sun and moon buried in it.

if--

If you can 'swallow' those two things hanging in the sky——

The blue-gold different pupils were suddenly replaced by pure blue, and a burst of dizziness suddenly hit Bai Hua's consciousness.

[What do you want to devour? 】

A strange, familiar voice came from somewhere.

282. Fenrir