Others are fighting hard but I am the first to show off. I am rated S?

In the sunlight, Adams' tall and handsome figure looked as holy and glorious as a god in everyone's eyes.

In his live broadcast room, countless comments scrolled across the screen, expressing the admiration and worship for him.

The news that Ander Adams had discovered the Nightmare Beast's weakness spread to various live broadcast rooms as fast as snowflakes, and his popularity on Blue Star began to soar.

At this time, Li Jing was holding Xiaoguai in his arms, picking up the yellowed photo and comforting her gently.

"Your parents must have chosen to die with a smile on their face, without any regrets or remorse. So, darling, stop treating their sacrifice as a nightmare and stop blaming yourself for it. You are not a burden, and you have not made any mistakes."

Click.

He took out his mobile phone, which in this world has lost most of its functions because of the lack of internet, and took a photo of himself and Xiaoguai.

"Just keep this photo as a beautiful memory from the past."

He put the yellowed photo into a sealed book and showed Xiaoguai the photo on his phone.

“This is our future, isn’t it?”

In the photo, a man and a woman are snuggling together. Xiaoguai has tears in his eyes, looking pitiful and cute. Li Jing has a faint smile on his face, looking handsome and gentle.

Xiaoguai stared blankly at the photo on the screen, his eyes gradually becoming fixed, as if he was in a trance.

"Is it really possible, Brother Li Jing? Can I... really move forward into the future without having to bear the burden of my parents' death?"

"Of course you can, little darling."

Li Jing smiled and scratched her nose.

"Dwelling on the past is the behavior of the weak. If Xiaoguai wants to become stronger and grow up, he should carry their hopes and move forward firmly into the future."

Is dwelling on the past... something that is for the weak?

Xiaoguai raised his head and looked into his eyes infatuatedly, as if he had understood something.

"Thank you, Brother Li Jing."

She was so moved that she threw herself into his chest.

Thank you for helping me erase my last weakness with your own hands.

Chapter 21 Some people are fighting hard, some are

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All things are interdependent and there is nothing eternal and immortal.

Even the invincible Nightmare King must have flaws and weaknesses that can weaken it or even kill it with one blow.

As a trial and a game, the host Xibi would never give an impossible task.

The Nightmare Beast is conceived and born from human nightmares, but it is not influenced or controlled by its mother. Even if the person who gave birth to the Nightmare Beast is killed, it does not seem to cause any harm to the Nightmare Beast.

It is a monster embodied by the fear in human nightmares. The most effective way to weaken or even kill the nightmare beast is to find the source of such nightmares and objects that embody the images of certain people, events, and phenomena.

This is the weakness that the Nightmare Beast has had since its birth.

Even as the King of Nightmare Beasts, there is a weakness that cannot be avoided.

And just now, such weakness was silently wiped out in Li Jing's gentle voice, his warm embrace and soft whispers.

Is that yellowed photo, that old photo of a man and a woman holding a baby with bright smiles, the real source of Xiaoguai’s nightmare?

she does not know.

She only knew that even in the most difficult and dangerous moments, when they had to abandon everything in order to survive, her parents still carried this photo with them.

This photo includes father, mother and brother, but not her.

When she solved everything by herself, she thought she had become strong enough, no longer weak, and would no longer be controlled by others.

She stood in front of her parents' bodies, looking at the photo that had slipped out of their arms.

She thought that the weak and obedient self in the past was dead, but the jealousy and hatred that surged from the bottom of her heart at that moment made her realize that she was not strong enough, cold enough, and had eliminated all humanity.

Deep in her heart, she still couldn't control herself and was filled with longing and hope for that impossible warmth and that non-existent care.

She thought she had completely merged into the quagmire of the abyss, transformed into a monster that spread despair and destruction.

But there is still a hand that stubbornly holds on to that glimmer of hope, and the moment it realizes that hope is shattered, deeper darkness and resentment emerges.

What she pursued would never be obtained.

She is burdened with sin, her hands are covered in blood, and there is no redemption.

She couldn't even manipulate them to create false warmth, because all that lay before her was a cold corpse.

She killed the future she longed for, that illusory future, with her own hands.

The moment she realized all this, the last glimmer of light in her eyes completely disappeared.

Her other half, the pitch-black monster born from the depths of her soul, evolved and sublimated at that moment, becoming the king above all nightmare beasts.

She picked up the photo, held it in her hand, looked at the picture on it, and couldn't help clenching her fingers. The photo crumpled into a ball in her palm, and the portraits of the baby and the man and woman on it became distorted, as if revealing an expression of great pain.

She finally just let go, flattened the photo, and left.

This is her nightmare, but also her flaw and weakness. Not only can she not destroy it, but she must also watch it, carry it and protect it at all times.

What an irony.

How lucky.

Who would have thought that many years later, she would meet a group of people from other parallel worlds in this dilapidated world, and meet a player who was willing to sacrifice his life to save her.

The embrace and warmth that she longed for, even if it was fake, even if it was disguised, could be obtained so easily?

What's more, it's not fake.

Leaning in Li Jing's arms, Xiaoguai listened to his heartbeat and felt his warmth and breathing.

How could such a sincere and passionate emotion be false?

The yellowed and wrinkled old photo was inserted into the pages of the story book by Li Jing.

He could never have imagined that if he made a slight mistake and accidentally damaged the photo, it would cause such a fatal blow to the girl in his arms and achieve such an unexpected and amazing achievement.

However, this photo was quietly buried between the pages of the book, and as it was sealed, it was replaced by another photo and completely lost its function.

He also could not have imagined that his simple act of wanting to comfort the girl at this moment would cause such a great psychological blow to the woman who had just saved him from the nightmare beast not long ago in the future.

He just sighed in his heart, fortunately I stabilized her mental state and didn't let her continue to be depressed and negative.

Xiaoguai, you are the big brother and Xiaodai who is supposed to carry me through to the end, how can you be so depressed and sink to the bottom?

I can mix, but you have to be C!

He held Xiaoguai in his arms, set the photo he had just taken as his phone screensaver, and waved it in front of her eyes.

"My dear, remember, this is our present. Whenever you think of your parents in the future, open your phone and look at this photo. Look at you crying like a little crybaby. They definitely don't want you, whom they sacrificed their lives to save, to be so sad and crying all day long, right?"

"You should smile more. Play games with a smile, live your life with a smile, and don't be afraid of any difficulties. Face them with a smile. Don't become like the little crybaby in the photo. Got it?"

"Yes, Xiaoguai understands, Brother Li Jing."

Xiaoguai sniffed and raised his little face, staring at Li Jing's face with his red and swollen eyes sparkling with tears, revealing an expression as if he had been redeemed.

"My dear, you will smile more."

She grabbed his collar.

"Xiaoguai will listen to Brother Li Jing obediently."

[Wow, I am about to cry. It turns out that Xiaoguai has such a tragic past. It turns out that Li Jing is so thoughtful and can comfort people! ]

[My dear, my dear, don’t cry. I am willing to take your place and love you in your parents’ place…]

[Knock knock knock! So good! I originally thought that Li Jing and Xiaoguai were a bit mismatched, but why did I smile so much when I saw this? ]

[Holding high the banner of Jingguai, what Liu Lingxue, she is not as cute as our good boy! ]

[Ahhhhhh!!! I'm obviously feeling extremely bitter inside, but why are the corners of my mouth slightly curled up? I'm clearly eager to punch Li Jing, the bad guy who took advantage of the situation, to death through the screen of my phone, but why am I so excited that I'm twisting like a maggot on the bed?]

[I don't want to, I clearly don't want to, but since when did I start to support Jingguai CP? This struggle, despair and pain of my heart rejecting my body but falling in love with it unconsciously, why... does it feel so damn sweet? ]

At this time, barrages of comments were flooding the screen, shouting words like "It's exploded, it's exploded" and so on.

Li Jing had no idea about the grand occasion in the live broadcast room, and he was quite proud that there must not be many people in the live broadcast room now.

Who would not watch the thrilling performances of those top players at such a critical moment concerning the fate of all mankind, but instead watch a jerk hanging out with other girls and performing a boring love drama between a man and a woman?

"Hehe, that's right."

He wiped away the tears from the corners of Xiaoguai's eyes, not even for a moment feeling soft-hearted and sympathetic towards the girl's smile and emotion. He loosened his arms, pointed to the time on his phone that was past noon and the empty kitchen, and urged the girl to rush to the battlefield with a serious face.

"My dear, you finally laughed. But if you don't go to the kitchen to cook, I'm afraid I won't be able to laugh soon because I'm starving."

"Oh, sorry, Brother Li Jing, I'll be there right away."

The little cook Xiaoguai wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Without taking time to compose herself, she immediately put on an apron and rushed to the kitchen, entering the battlefield that truly belonged to her.

The sounds of pots and pans and the aroma of cooking soon rang out in the kitchen.

[Familiar feeling, familiar taste. You are worthy of it, Li Jing.]

[I was so moved that tears streamed down my cheeks just now, Li Gou, you actually...returned my feelings of being moved to me! ]

[Li Gou, Li Gou, you really are a dog! ]

[I don’t know why, but I’m not surprised at all. ]

[What do you know? Li Jing not only psychologically soothed Xiaoguai's mental state, but also immediately and effectively told Xiaoguai that I need you and you are very important to me by making demands. This greatly affirmed Xiaoguai's existence value and gave her positive feedback. He completely stabilized the previous words and psychological comfort, and revitalized Xiaoguai's mind. I can only say that you are too superficial and don't understand the mystery of his operation at all.]

[Damn, it turns out that every action of Li Jing actually contains such a deep meaning? We have wrongly blamed him. Of course, even if we have wrongly blamed him, we still have to call him Li Gou.]

[Hey, another guy who knows everything has come out. I just blasted the previous guy who knows everything away, and now another one who analyzes emotions has come out? ]

[Everyone, I just made a big discovery! A super big discovery that will absolutely shock everyone! Through numerous clues and speculations and analysis, I finally dug out the big game that Li Jingzhen is playing! ]

[Hey, you're here too. I know you don't have a partner or friends in real life, so stop talking about your grand chess theory and trying to gain a sense of existence. Just eat candy and be done with it, understand? ]

[Oh, then I won't say anything more. I'm waiting to see your stunned expressions when the trial game is about to end.]

[Bullshit expression, you are still stubborn even though I exposed your lie, right? 】

After this small disturbance, the live broadcast room returned to the atmosphere of eating sugar and cursing Li Gou, and it was full of joy.

For many viewers of Blue Star who watch Li Jing's live broadcast, coming to this live broadcast room every day to watch Li Jing and Xiaoguai's interaction has almost become a daily activity.

The more this kind of environment exists, the more people can't help but want to escape, and want to find a place where they can relax, feel at ease, not have to think so much, and can just joke and talk nonsense.

Although the proportion of such people is small, no matter how small the proportion is, it can still be considered huge and terrifying in the face of the large population base of 9.9 billion on Blue Star.

What's more, the interaction between Li Jing and Xiaoguai is so real and interesting, without any falsehood. Isn't this better than a dating variety show?

The audience in the live broadcast room were all excited because the relationship between Li Jing and Xiaoguai had warmed up again.

The rest of the people on Blue Star were also excited and cheered enthusiastically because of the outstanding performances of the players.

Tian'an City.

Xu Hao and his brothers successfully hunted down a giant nightmare beast, and all of them survived with only minor injuries!

This minor injury is nothing compared to the source of power.

After Xu Hao selflessly shared his insights on using source power to regenerate flesh and blood.

Although his team couldn't be as abnormal as him and could immediately regenerate limbs after their hands and feet were chopped off by the Nightmare Beast, as long as the injuries were not as serious as broken limbs, just a few minor wounds could be quickly repaired with source power after the battle.

During this process, Xu Hao also discovered that everyone's perception and use of source power, or their talents and abilities in this regard, are different.

Others cannot comprehend abilities like flesh and blood regeneration on their own. They need to rely on him to teach them, and they cannot master them quickly.

Similarly, another member of the team, He Jian, realized the ability to use source power to release flames, but he couldn't figure it out. Even though He Jian selflessly shared his insights on this, many people in the team said they didn't understand what he was talking about and they couldn't learn it.

Some insights can be roughly understood by everyone, but they are easy to learn but difficult to master, and it is impossible to achieve the same level of proficiency as the ability developers, such as his flesh and blood regeneration.

Some of them are hard to understand even after listening, such as He Jian’s source of power flame.

The strength of the source power, as well as the understanding and use of the source power, will be the dividing line that distinguishes the strong from the weak.

Talent and ability, even if you change the world and start from scratch, everyone's starting point is different.

Quping City.

Ander Adams successfully obtained source energy by killing the nightmare beasts captured by his men.