…Why are there so many people standing on the bell tower?

The next moment, Su Mingan saw a figure on the bell tower taking a step forward, falling like an autumn leaf——

"Snapped!"

Only then did Su Mingan realize that under the bell tower, people's corpses were piled up like sacks, forming a hill.

These people on the clock tower... closed their eyes and jumped off the building one after another, putting on a suicide show.

Many residents gathered in the central square to watch this scene, their faces filled with shock.

Su Mingan suddenly understood why those people on the bell tower jumped.

Those people... are all people who have been bewitched by the gods for a long time and cannot be rescued, with blood-red eyes.

In the 49th year of the Cataclysm, just after the Dawn War, soldiers from the gods' camp committed collective self-immolation after their defeat. Now in the 65th year of the Cataclysm, these believers have also chosen to collectively commit suicide by jumping off the building - they do not want to live in a world without gods.

inside.

Belief... is really a terrible thing.

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

The sound kept coming, and people jumped from the bell tower one after another.

An old woman wrapped in a cloth robe, holding a cloth bag in her hand, walked up to the clock tower panting. There was no red light in her eyes, and suicide seemed to be just her free will.

There are many people like her, most of them have lost their desire to live, all their relatives around them have died, and they don't want to live in this world.

She whispered the overlapping sound of the two words several times, hugged the bag, and leaned forward——

As she fell, the bag in her hand involuntarily let go, revealing the grass flying inside - withered, yellowish, snow-white, burnt black, with a layer of cyan, dull, muddy, and water-like shape.

Different.

They accompanied her and other people's jumps, and because they were too light, they flew up in the wind, like dandelion seeds, as if they were about to fly to all directions, or like the wandering light and shadow on the stage.

Her head tilted downward, and the rags and linen clothes on her body rustled, like the wings of heaven, and the corners of her mouth curled into a smile, as if she could embrace the light with this——

Just like the water that has spilled on the lotus leaf, leaving no trace behind.

"Peng!"

There was a loud noise.

Then it fell silent.

After her, there were another series of loud noises, and the bodies were piled up into a mountain.

Su Ming watched this scene quietly.

Five minutes later, on the bell tower, the suicide performance was over. Soldiers began to clean up the bodies.

"Dang——dang——dang——"

The sound of ancient bells is thick and distant, ringing a farewell sound for the souls of the deceased. The passing of human life is normal. Whether it is death in battle, freezing or starvation, life is as light as a feather.

Only this scene - hundreds of people lining up, clasping their hands together to commit suicide and falling to death in the same way, can make onlookers feel the weight that hits their hearts. The weight of life seems to be heavy only at this moment.

"..."

The barrage was so shocking that it even jammed briefly for a few seconds. Su Mingan looked at the empty clock tower for a few seconds and then closed the window.

...let's take a rest.

He wiped away the blood on his chin and lay on the bed, feeling exhausted——

…

He smelled the fragrance of green grass.

The four-cornered pavilion made of stacked stone pillars is covered with reeds and grass. The river below is like a strip of white, carrying falling ginkgo trees downstream. The sunlight reflects on the waterside pavilions, and the environment is vast and tranquil.

Su Mingan can be sure that this is a dream.

He was behind a thick ginkgo tree, stepping on the leaves under his feet.

Suddenly, he saw a figure swaying not far away. The man was wearing a white robe, his eyebrows were cold and stern, his eyes were pale, and he walked with murderous intent, which made people look away.

...Lin Guang.

Su Mingan was confused...why did he dream about Lin Guang? He mostly dreamed about his father and Yueyue, but never dreamed about NPCs.

Lin Guang walked to the pavilion and started making tea. He was extremely serious and meticulous in every step. The color of the tea liquid was clear and moist, and the aroma of the tea floated out.

The moment Lin Guang picked up the tea cup, he suddenly looked up and saw Su Mingan behind the ginkgo tree.

Lin Guang's expression was confused for a moment.

Su Mingan also looked at Lin Guang.

The two looked at each other for a while, then Lin Guang suddenly lowered his head and sighed:

"...I dreamed of you again."

"..."

Su Ming'an realized something-could this not be his dream, but the dream he was in Linguang now?

This is a good opportunity.

He walked out from behind the tree. Lin Guang was still lowering his head to make tea. The tea poured into the mouth of the bowl, showing an amber color.

"Linguang." Su Mingan said.

Lin Guang put the tea bowl in front of him and started to boast that he was good at making tea:

"Lovis, do you want to learn how to make tea with me? I'm very good at making tea now."

Su Mingan immediately declined politely: "No, I don't have the talent in this area."

"No." Lin Guang said: "The one you made is of course the best. If you say it's not good, you don't even know how to appreciate it."

"... Lin Guang, why didn't you kill me before?" Su Mingan changed the subject.

"Why should I kill my friend?" Lin Guang asked doubtfully.

"Then why don't you respect your friend's wishes and insist on killing all mankind with nuclear explosions?" Su Mingan said.

Lin Guang's expression changed slightly. For a moment, his eyes were mixed with confusion and coldness, and they were firmly locked on Su Ming'an's face. Su Ming'an didn't show any clues, and his expression was natural.

After a while, Lin Guangcai said: "I launched the nuclear explosion not to save resources... I just did it to..."

At the critical moment, he kept silent.

Su Ming'an didn't expect that in this dream, Lin Guang could still be such a riddle--can't you just open a mouth and tell me why you want a nuclear explosion? What on earth did the pangolin say?

There's no one else here, so who else could hear...

Wait a moment.

Su Mingan suddenly realized why Lin Guang never said "the reason for launching the nuclear explosion".

Someone is watching.

Since the 32nd year of the disaster, until now, even in dreams... there are people monitoring Lin Guang, most likely [Tali Wei]. So Lin Guang has been refusing to say "the reason for launching the nuclear explosion", just for

Don't let [Tavi] know.

Su Ming'an has encountered this situation before. As early as in the City of Measurement, the Dawn System showed that someone was monitoring it and it could not answer his questions. One week, Su Ming'an revealed at the night meeting that he was not Akto, so he was killed by Dawn.

Killed by the system himself.

All this shows that... there is a monitor above people's heads. [Taiwei] has been overlooking the world for a long time.

"Lin Guang, tell me, okay? I promise no one will hear you." Su Mingan said.

Lin Guang just shook his head.

Lin Guang is not as smart as Noel, and can talk to Su Ming'an across the board. He is just an idiot, and can only shake his head. Su Ming'an can't hint that he can turn back after hearing the truth, because Lin Guang can't listen if he talks a little more cryptically.

Understand.

It seems that this matter can only be left to Noel...

Su Mingan frowned, and Lin Guang suddenly stood up.

"0321..." Linguang said.

"What?" Su Mingan said.

Lin Guang walked forward, and Su Mingan immediately followed him.

They walked through the gravel road and came to the edge. Su Mingan discovered that there was a cave outside. It turned out that there was a cliff under the pavilion, shrouded in clouds and mist, and they were on the mountainside.

"Do you know where I am?" Lin Guang said.

"I don't know." Su Mingan said. He was not familiar with the scenery of the ruined world.

"...This is Taihua Mountain." Linguang said.

Su Mingan raised his eyes and looked up.
To be continued...