Absolute Death Game-Chapter 480 - 51 Endless Desert_3
After recalling the giant python into the Sealed Space, Xiao Buli lacked the energy to move forward; the current situation was quite bleak. Devoid of mood and fighting spirit, he found a shady spot and sprawled out on his back.
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Dehydration made his head begin to subtly ache.
"Why suffer this torment?" The Heart Demon, who had been silent for a long time after Xiao Buli considered befriending it, finally spoke again. Perhaps it was the heat delirium, but Xiao Buli felt an odd sense of happiness upon hearing its voice.
"For my brothers," Xiao Buli thought, thankful that he didn't need to speak aloud to converse with the Heart Demon.
"Really? (真的?) Isn't it just to ease your own conscience? You feel guilty for dragging them down with you, so you're just trying to make your own conscience feel better," the Heart Demon's sharp words struck at the question Xiao Buli least wanted to face.
"Why do you always speak English?" Xiao Buli started to ramble.
"I am you, I know what you're thinking. But don't think you can change the subject. Before, there was some hope you could help them drive away their Heart Demons, but now you know that it's an impossible mission. Not just for you, but also for Xuan Zhenzi who sent you to the Temple. I bet he's facing the same problem now. Everyone who enters this game eventually encounters a Heart Demon. That's an undeniable fact."
"What exactly are you? What created you?" Xiao Buli knew it was telling the truth. He had thought about this problem before, but didn't want to believe it. He preferred to think that Xuan Zhenzi ultimately escaped his Heart Demon, otherwise, thirty years of effort would have been in vain. Xiao Buli disliked such a conclusion. He would rather believe the current Heart Demon was a trick played by the one that left his body long ago.
"I don't know (我不知道). I just appeared like that, synced up with your memories, and possess a part of your personality. You ask why I like speaking English, I don't know either. Sometimes it slips out, maybe because you used to like speaking it, or perhaps because your English passed level six? That's all. I come from you, I am you, you are me." The voice of the Heart Demon somehow sounded melancholic, as if it too felt helpless about its fate.
"Heh, do you all say that line? 'I am you, you are me.' You slowly eat away at our thoughts until you replace us," Xiao Buli said weakly as he closed his eyes. He didn't need to voice these words out loud. Whether it was fever-induced confusion or habit, he murmured to himself.
"Hey, isn't that our Elder Xiao?" A strange voice suddenly rang out above Xiao Buli's head, causing him to snap open his eyes as a shadow blocked the scorching sunlight.
Almost reflexively, Xiao Buli thrust with his feet, sliding backwards on the sandy ground, then leaped up, with the Glowing Light Sword in his right hand and his left behind the lava barrier, ready to fight. Only then did he see clearly what was in front of him: a group of about a dozen people, with four in front carrying what seemed like a litter, upon which a humanoid creature lay. However, its shape was a bit strange, its body and limbs wrapped in thick white cloth, making it resemble a freshly unearthed mummy, only two dark eyes and a small patch of pale skin visible below them.
Looking closely at the four litter bearers and the dozen or so followers behind them, they matched the mummy quite splendidly. Each one wore tattered clothes, their faces withered, and large, hollow black eyes filled the sockets—what appeared to be zombie-like dry corpses.
He sent a Mind Revelation over, and a red name float above the mummy's head read Bai Yunfei: (Silver — Leader) Undead.
"Old Bai???!" Xiao Buli exclaimed in shock as soon as he saw the name.
"Haha, never expected to actually encounter a living person. Elder Xiao, how did you get in here? Did you also join the game?" It seemed Bai Yunfei was equally excited to see Xiao Buli, but his body barely moved, as if his mobility was quite limited. Seeing him like this, Xiao Buli suddenly recalled the Empty Gentleman from the Journey to Demonic Subjugation; if Bai Yunfei weren't wrapped in white cloth and instead wore it, he would look even more similar.
"Old Bai, what's with this get-up? And why the red name? Are you an NPC now or what?" Xiao Buli chose his words carefully to avoid ruining the moment of their reunion.
"You mean 'monster'?" Bai Yunfei was not very sensitive about the word. "Yeah, I'm already dead, now an Undead Monster. This outfit was given by the system, how's that, pretty cool, right?" Although he joked, Xiao Buli heard the resignation in his voice. Entering the game with Zhang Yaoyang, Bai Yunfei couldn't have imagined this day would come, but it seemed he was faring better than Zhang Yaoyang and the rest.
"You still have autonomous consciousness? How did you manage that?" Xiao Buli couldn't help but ask.
"Let's find a cooler place to talk. Although I can no longer feel anything, I bet you must be struggling, right?" Bai Yunfei spoke, and the zombies stirred to life, moving far more nimbly compared to their previous stationary, branch-like stillness.
Xiao Buli jumped in surprise, but relaxed when he realized the zombies were simply carrying Bai Yunfei forward.
"Don't worry, they obey my commands. Come with me," Bai Yunfei called out without looking back, and Xiao Buli hurried to follow. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian ) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
