Doomsday Jigsaw Game

As the thunder flashed, Tao Xingzhi's figure loomed in front of him.

His eyes, which were stung by lightning, gradually adapted to the light in front of them.

For seven hundred years, he was submerged in the black blood vessels, and what he saw was what another consciousness wanted it to see.

Maybe it's the collapse of the scientists, or maybe it's the growing strength of the evil degenerates.

Everything was deviating from his original intention, but his mind was filled with the consciousness from Jing Si's heart——

These incompetent losers, these bastards who deceived me, they have to pay the price for their incompetence and deceit.

In the Denglin City Science and Technology Building, scientists all believed that immortality and the fact that death would strengthen monsters were both Tao Xingzhi's curses.

But in fact, immortality is Tao Xingzhi’s obsession and gift.

Under the influence of Jing Si's heart, his obsession created a realm where humans are immortal.

He hopes that he can give these former partners unlimited possibilities.

It is the curse of Jing Si's heart to allow evil to evolve when humans die.

A simple curse may not be able to overcome the despair that has been unable to be cut off for seven hundred years.

But the immortality of human beings gives this curse infinite vitality.

Watching these humans die in Denglin City was not the most painful thing for Professor Tao.

What really hurts him is watching them ignite hope bit by bit, and then watching them give up on themselves bit by bit.

Although he couldn't see what was going on inside the building, he knew that it had been a long, long time since... no scientist had tried to get out of that building.

"Bai Wu... I don't remember you... I don't know you..."

Professor Tao's breath was very weak.

With the twisting field of white mist, Karma Fire, Jealousy Sword and other means destroying Jing Si's heart, Professor Tao has become extremely weak.

"I'm just a nobody, it's normal that you don't remember me."

Finally meeting Professor Tao, Bai Wu felt a little excited.

Perhaps due to his preconceptions, he always believed that Professor Tao was not a bad person.

The curse in Denglin City was not Professor Tao’s original intention.

The Eye of Prell quickly responded to Bai Wu, but it also made Bai Wu feel the cruelty of reality.

[There is only one way to disintegrate this heart and relieve the curse and obsession - kill the poor guy in front of you.

It makes you feel bad because he is indeed a hero. And because you have promised to save him.

But reality sometimes cannot tolerate our promises. 】

This sentence was a bit confusing, but Bai Wu understood it all.

The big sword in his hand suddenly became heavy.

The brave man killed monsters all the way and reached the deepest part of the evil dragon's castle. He saw scales and sharp claws growing out of the previous brave man.

It is not uncommon for dragon slayers to turn into evil dragons. This is almost a law of history.

But this time, the evil dragon in front of him still had the soul of a hero.

He is not the former hero who became a dragon. He is a hero who suffered from misunderstanding because of his dragon body.

Bai Wu's mind was spinning very fast. Looking at Professor Tao's eyes and the last sentence of the note - he knew that this person had not changed in seven hundred years.

It was just the huge beating heart behind him that made Professor Tao a sinner.

He was hanged on the gallows by the evil thoughts of Jing Si, just like the one in the Bible in Baiwu's previous life.

But he is worse than that one, because what awaits him is not resurrection,

After being imprisoned for seven hundred years, he was cursed by the Heart of Jingsi and hated by the scientists in Denglin City.

Bai Wu observed Tao Xingzhi, and Tao Xingzhi also observed Bai Wu.

Both men have similar characteristics.

Of course Bai Wu still remembers what was written in the file that appeared in the heart of the kindhearted Jing Si -

Tao Xingzhi has been a person of indifferent temperament since he was a child. It is difficult for him to take in the joys and sorrows of the world, the ups and downs.

Baiwu will be like this after a certain year.

With just a few glances, Bai Wu could feel the despair, pain, torture and suffering that this professor had experienced over the past seven hundred years, even more so than the scientists in Denglin City.

And Tao Xingzhi also knew that he didn't have much time. After hearing Bai Wu's answer

"Who did you...promise to? Whose commission did you accept?"

A year ago, when the benevolent Jing Si's heart collapsed due to the elimination of obsession, in that game scene where everyone was pixelated, Bai Wu received a task——

Go to Denglin City and save the scientists.

In a sense, he accepted Jing Si's commission.

But when the words came to his lips, Bai Wu smiled and suddenly changed his words:

"It's Fu Lei, Hou Haiyan, Bi Yunxia, ​​and Xie Yingjie, all the people who have worked with you."

Suddenly there was light in his weak eyes, and Tao Xingzhi suddenly raised his head.

Like the reflection of a dying person.

"They never gave up. Maybe it seems to you that Fu Lei and the others didn't get out of that building for a long, long time, but they never stopped fighting."

"They are studying ways to overcome evil all the time, and they are always trying to get in touch with the outside world."

"My partners and I have experienced more than a thousand deaths and failures... and we almost gave up, but thanks to their encouragement, I was finally... finally able to come to you."

"Professor Tao, they have not given up. Human beings have never given up. They are all just like you, enduring hardship and waiting for one day to return to their homeland."

They never gave up.

It was really an idealized lie. Bai Wu had told countless lies in his life.

But there has never been a moment when I wanted this lie to be true as much as I do now.

There is never a moment when I hope that the person who was deceived will believe this lie.

The light in Tao Xingzhi's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he knew that he was going to die.

He can feel his own death and is the key to breaking the curse.

So he also knew very well that this young man was trying his best to make himself have no regrets. Maybe this was salvation.

Bai Wu was still telling many things.

"Xie Yingjie has a descendant named Xie Xingzhi. Xie Yingjie has never forgotten what happened back then, and he doesn't dare to forget it."

"The humans hiding in the tower, under the leadership of several rulers, dared to open up, and have never given up exploring the origin of distortion for seven hundred years."

"They are always wary of the tower and always yearn for one day to return to their homeland."

"Everyone in the tower has an unyielding soul. They never compromise with evil."

"They live in a high tower, free and equal, and everyone works hard for the overall happiness of mankind."

When Bai Wu told this, his expression was more focused than ever before, as if he wanted to deceive himself.

Professor Tao looked at him and smiled, with regret but also relief:

"It's really beautiful...but all of this...is fake, right?"

Bai Wu, who was still telling lies endlessly, suddenly stopped.

The conversation stopped abruptly.

It seemed that even the heartbeat behind Professor Tao became quiet at this moment.

Bai Wu had actually thought of it a long time ago. In despair, he had been parasitized by this heart for seven hundred years——

He should be very aware of how cruel reality is and how difficult the human living environment is.

He understands everything.

"Thank you, Baiwu, thank you for telling me this. Although these things have not yet come true, I am very grateful that someone will come and say this to me."

Tao Xingzhi's figure looked so lonely.

Bai Wu was suddenly confused. How could he be so lonely?

Seven hundred years ago, he had a group of like-minded subordinates.

I have a confidant whose academic level is indistinguishable from my own in their respective fields.

If there is anyone in this world who is most like a savior besides the first generation, then in Bai Wu's eyes, it must be this person.

But now this man is going to die.

Before his death, his former best friend, who was the ruler in the tower, might have remembered him, but Denglin City did not wait for the ruler's salvation in the end.

He was wary of the tower, fearing that the tower would obliterate mankind's desire for their homeland. In fact, this is indeed the case. The rulers have tried to hinder human exploration outside the tower through purges time and time again.

None of his once like-minded subordinates understood him, and they cursed him countless times in the past seven hundred years.

He is the last defender of mankind, but he stands on the opposite side of everyone.

This is reality.

Bai Wu didn't want this reality, his eyes were full of unwillingness.

"You are really an...unlovable person. At the end of your life, can't you pretend to have been deceived by me?"

"Why must you die with such huge regrets?"

The black blood vessels tried to get closer to Bai Wu, moving like earthworms, but when they crawled to Bai Wu's side, they were instantly reduced to ashes by the karma fire.

Facing Bai Wu's question, Tao Xingzhi just said calmly:

"You don't understand... Bai Wu, the prosperous age of mankind... is indeed what I long to see, but that is not what I want to see the most."

"My pain is not suffering from misunderstandings, being tortured by evil thoughts, or watching the homeland of mankind being occupied by monsters."

When the beautiful illusion in Bai Wu's mouth was exposed, the light in Tao Xingzhi's eyes did not dim, but became brighter:

"I'm just sad that they chose to back down."

"The science and technology building in Denglin City is inaccessible to villains and has an inexhaustible supply of research materials. In essence, it is another high tower."

"There are many twisted rules in this building. There may not be these rules in the tower, but I know that people's hearts... are not that beautiful."

"The emergence of high towers makes humans think that there is still a way out. The endless towers may have saved the flow of people for a moment, but they have also replaced the backbone of us humans."

"Peaceful times are good, but who knows if one day the world will become dangerous again? What if one day... the tower collapses?"

Bai Wu remained silent and did not respond, but he was in awe inside.

Tao Xingzhi looked at Bai Wu, as if he were seeing himself when he was young.

He wanted to reach out and touch the white mist, but was tightly bound by those black blood vessels.

In the end, he could only convey his belief with his eyes:

"The so-called courage, in my opinion, does not mean being ready to die in a dangerous situation; nor does it mean to remain calm when facing thousands of troops or monsters; nor does it mean to be a maverick who dares to be the first in the world."

"True courage is to be able to live hard when disasters and catastrophes come, without wavering, changing, or looking back."

Every time he finished speaking, his flesh and blood seemed to be drying up, but every word in Tao Xingzhi's words was full of vitality.

Bai Wu finally understood that Professor Tao's obsession was not to let the scientists drive out the evil here.

But I hope they can always maintain a fighting spirit.

Even if they fail, they can always have hope in their constant rebirth.

Don’t waver, don’t change, don’t look back.

Only then did Bai Wu truly understand this person - the unity of knowledge and action.

Courage for him does not mean seeing death as home, because death in this place is just an escape.

It is not the calmness when facing distortions. Facing distortions and unknowns, timidity is not terrible. What is terrible is that one loses oneself in timidity, or even denies oneself.

Nor is it a maverick trying to perform some kind of feat.

What Tao Xingzhi said was exactly what he did - living hard.

Don’t waver your will, don’t change your beliefs, and never look back before fear.

"I remember it. Is there anything else you want me to say...to them?"

Bai Wu knew very well that the final moment had arrived.

Tao Xingzhi shook his head with difficulty:

"I may have pity for them, but I don't feel guilty. If they wanted to leave in the first place, I would not keep them, but if they want to stay, they should know what kind of fate they will bear. If they have resentment towards me, then Let’s figure it out in the next life.”

Bai Wu nodded, his expression showing no sadness or joy. He was like a professional executioner, listening to a prisoner's last words before his death.

Although in his heart, he only had respect for this professor who never wavered, never changed, and never looked back.

"Where's Jing Si, do you have anything to say to him?"

"Jingsi..."

Professor Tao's eyes were complicated, and countless thoughts emerged, but he did not hesitate for too long:

"He is kind after all, but he is not a savior. If one day, you and him have to fight each other, make the right choice, just like what you are about to do to me."

Bai Wu heard the implication of this sentence and looked at Professor Tao in surprise.

Professor Tao’s eyes are still shining:

"Your name is Bai Wu. I have been waiting in this world for seven hundred years. In these seven hundred years, you are the only one who can see me..."

"If there really is a savior in this world, then this savior must be you. I hope you can live without compromising, wavering, or looking back."

Tao Xingzhi stopped talking. On the gallows formed by black blood vessels, the lightning illuminated the calmness on his face.

Like a god about to be resurrected.

Bai Wu raised his big sword and saw Professor Tao's calmness at the last moment of his life. The calmness and indifference he originally tried to maintain was finally broken by the sadness in his heart.

Thunder shines.

At this moment, this evil heart seemed to feel the threat of death, and all the black blood vessels and even the tentacles spread throughout Denglin City began to become frantic.

Countless black blood vessels seemed to be completing a new parasitism at this moment, and began to rush towards Baiwu crazily, trying to use Baiwu as a new host.

The moment he was touched by the black blood vessel, distorted memories struck him, and the clues to the two seven deadly sins emerged in his memory.

The powerful negative emotions seem to want to swallow up the white mist——

But everything has no meaning.

Negative emotions did not make Bai Wu lose his mind;

On the contrary, the red karma fire and the cold blue cold wave became more intense, and along the trajectory of the sword, it cut a ravine in the huge heart chamber.

With Tao Xingzhi's death, all the black blood vessels began to shrink, and the tentacles all over the city... the eyes on the body slowly closed, and the scarlet flowers slowly withered.

After dozens of thunder clouds exploded into the world, the thunder clouds began to slowly dissipate.

The hot sun penetrated the thunderclouds and illuminated the city.

The dense black blood vessels turned into black smoke in the sunlight and slowly dissipated.

Professor Tao's body had been reduced to ashes. White mist stood among the ruins, and the golden glow fell on him.

After a long time, Baiwu still didn't leave. It wasn't until Wujiu arrived that he woke up from his daze.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Wujiu looked at Bai Wu with a slightly lost look, which was very strange.

Baiwu is a little tired:

"It's a bit hard to kill someone who worked hard to live and never lost himself."

Wujiu said nothing and patted Bai Wu on the shoulder.

Although Bai Wu regained some emotions, he was not an empathetic person. He quickly recovered his emotions and the tiredness on his face disappeared:

"By the way, we have two clues to the Seven Deadly Sins. They are in a cemetery in the south."

(This is to make up for the one at zero o'clock yesterday, and there will be another one at twelve o'clock tonight.)