People just get used to it and turn from not thinking into blind obedience.

When a group is working hard in the same direction, those who turn around or turn away will become outliers.

They are like dead seedlings looking downwards for a little bit of living space, like fish in stagnant water longing for the last bit of air.

They crave order, correct others, heal themselves, correct rebellion, and eliminate ignorance, but they actively wander around, reject alienation, crave reason, and are prone to madness.

They eventually turned their dream paradise into an endless hell.

And in this era when light cannot be seen, some people take the initiative to sink into the gloomy rain.

…

Su Mingan flows through the heavy rain.

The drum-like sound of the rain filled his ears, and the water in the pit covered his calves.

Beside the tree, a young man fell down as if he had fallen asleep. The young man was leaning against the tree trunk, with his eyelids closed, and holding a big sword that also seemed to have fallen asleep, with a very peaceful expression.

Su Mingan looked away.

There was heavy rain on his shoulders, which was slowly solidifying with his movements.

Crystal-like waves lit up around him.

He stared at Mizushima Kawaharu, his eyes as silent as dead water.

"I, I refuse your invitation!" Mizushima Kawaharu said immediately.

She had been observing Su Ming'an all the way, and naturally discovered his tower invitation skills. She knew that as long as she refused, the invitation would be invalid for her, let alone create a barrier to isolate herself from the outside world.

Su Mingan's expression remained unchanged.

In his equipment slot, azure skill light flashed.

Special Skill Tower Invitation: You can select a player or nP and initiate a verbal invitation to them. If the other party agrees (any acknowledgment in words or actions will be deemed as "agree"), a three-year invitation will be initiated to the other party.

Minutes of solo duel, without being affected by other interference.

Special Skills Tower Showdown (Unlocked): When selecting a player or nP, the other party’s consent is not required.

…

The next moment, a transparent barrier rose from the ground, completely covering the world.

Mizushima Kawaharu was stunned.

...I clearly refused, this is...

"boom!"

The next moment, the air shook violently and surrounded her.

It was as if countless hands were pulling her body hard, and the raindrops around her were violently shattered.

The tremendous force that came from all directions in the world, tearing her apart, almost tore her thin body into pieces.

hP-1248! (Critical hit! Combat suppression! Mental suppression! Damage deduction for victims!)

"hiss……"

Her expression was instantly painful, and twisting ripples were flowing all over her body.

She felt as if her chest was about to boil. Although there was no bleeding, she felt that all the bones in her body were about to break.

...If it weren't for the damage reduction bonus due to the victim's special status, this blow would have killed her.

She endured the pain, gritted her teeth, and immediately stretched out her hand, and a golden brilliance flashed like starlight.

You activated the (Victim) active skill: Invincible Mask (can only be used once per copy, lasting ten seconds, during which you are not allowed to initiate attacks.)

As soon as the mask came out, the pressure instantly decreased, and she immediately said: "Su Mingan! Don't you care about Dongxue's life or death? Don't forget, her life is still in my hands!"

Su Mingan never looked back, his eyes were very quiet.

He knew what the winter snow was like behind him.

But he couldn't save her.

Even if the barrier of the tower invitation was now raised to block the connection between Mizushima Kawaharu and the ruby ​​pendant, he could not save her.

Mizushima Kawaharu has been lurking here for so many years, so she must do her best in everything she does. Once the red light of the gem pendant lights up, there will be no chance of reversal. She is not the big villain boss in the story who is crazy about opportunities. At this time, she still

To test his determination, her purpose is just to make him fail here and go crazy.

Therefore, no matter what he does now, he cannot prevent Dongxue's death.

Mizushima Kawaharu said this just to give him the final despair and make him think that Dongxue could still be saved.

He has seen too many such methods of torturing people's psychology, giving people hope and driving them into despair.

"The pendant explodes at a certain time." Su Mingan said with an extremely calm tone: "Even if I kill you here now, Dongxue will still die."

A smile appeared on Mizushima Kawaharu's face.

She raised her hand, her fingers fell down uncontrollably, and her wrists were also a little uncontrollable. This was the damage caused by the space vibration just now.

But her smile still remained, and even grew bigger: "...very smart."

She said with some regret: "...I am also prepared to let you kneel down in front of the whole world and beg me to be like what I experienced in the fifth world."

"You had the opportunity not to kneel down," Su Mingan said.

If Mizushima Kawaharu could have communicated with him on an equal footing and negotiated a good exchange of benefits at that time, instead of kneeling down and begging for mercy and sacrifice in tears as soon as he came up, he would not have reached that point.

…Some people can’t be brought back.

They themselves are used to living on the edge of the cliff, and it has become their comfort zone.

He had no intention of trying to reason with Mizushima Kawaharu.

Although Mizushima Kawaharu is stupid, she is not someone who cannot see clearly. She must know the importance of his position to human beings.

But she still chose to attack herself.

Therefore, he can speculate that this behavior should be related to her vital interests...and her special identity.

It is precisely because this personal interest is more important than the future of all mankind in her eyes that she will take action against herself at all costs and bear the huge pressure of public opinion.

According to the words in the damage bar just now, the victim should be the special identity that Mizushima Kawaharu now has, which is a half-NP and half-player identity. Maybe her mission is similar to killing herself, so that she can completely regain her identity.

Obtaining a player identity, or obtaining some extremely precious hidden reward, such a task.

Therefore, persuasion is meaningless.

Ranking lists, special identities, various guild organizations... In such a world, human beings are checked and balanced, differentiated, classified, and turned into isolated islands.

With a one-seventh selection probability, they cannot find their former companions and can only start over with distrust in each other.

In such an isolated world, people work on their own and cannot tell all the facts.

They are powerless against the organizers.

Therefore, unwilling to be lonely, they will become accustomed to limiting their gaze to their surroundings.

...Su Ming'an anticipated Mizushima Kawaharu's choice.

The overwhelming rain was blocked by the barrier invited by the tower.

Inside the dry barrier, everything seemed quiet.

"Su Mingan, don't you have anything to say?"

Under the arc-shaped golden light shield, Mizushima Kawaharu suddenly spoke.

Su Ming'an raised his head somewhat sluggishly.

"...I won, this time." Mizushima Kawaharu said.

She did win.

Even if it doesn't take more than ten seconds, the invincible light shield will disappear and she will be killed. But Dongxue's pendant has been timed by her in advance. If she takes it off forcibly, it will explode, and it will explode in no more than two minutes.

By then, even if she dies, as long as Dongxue dies, her mission will be completed.

She can get rewarded evolutionary opportunities...

She recalled the rewards and conditions of the mission, felt the time passing second by second, and felt happy when she saw the gloomy rainy day outside.

Suddenly, she heard the deepening voice on the other side.

"...You won." Su Mingan looked at her: "Humanity lost."

"...?" Mizushima Kawaharu was stunned.

...What's so weird?

"What are you losing? Why, do you think you can represent humanity?" She said sarcastically, but suddenly met the other person's eyes.

She couldn't describe the look in her eyes at this moment.

It was as if sea water had irrigated her senses. Through her somewhat hazy vision, she saw the deathly silence in the man's eyes, as if she saw the falling sunlight.

...like dying in a despairing dream.
To be continued...